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So I didn't get any reviews for last chapter… Well that's not entirely true… I got two… But those reviews were attacking me, so they have been deleted of course!

Does that discourage for writing the next part of this story? NO! Also I'm a little sick at the moment… Probably just a case of the Mondays, so this part might not be as good as I hope it will be…

Keeping a Secret? Part 2

Rose made her way back to the library, not being able to get what she saw out of her head, it was just so unbelievable and yet… It was true. She wasn't sure how exactly to explain this to the girls or even if she should do so. Rose was so baffled and in thought that when she did make it back to the library, she didn't hear Smolder calling her name. It took Silverstream coming up and putting her claw on the filly to take Rose out of her current thoughts.

"Rose, you okay?" Silverstream asked, a bit concerned. "You look like you seen a ghost or something."

"Oh please don't say that, I don't want to be reminded when Discord made us think the school was haunted." Ocellus told the hippogriff.

"Sorry." Silverstream apologized.

"So, did you find the boys or what?" Smolder asked again as they now had Rose's attention.

"Oh…" Rose thought and quickly decided to not reveal what she saw. "I couldn't find them, maybe they're on their way and we passed each other without seeing one another." Rose answered, hopeful her friends didn't see through her rushed answer.

"Whatever…" Smolder gave up. "Lets just start without them, they'll have to catch up." The dragon opening a book and started her own homework.

The five girls were in the middle of doing their homework, helping each other when a few minutes later Gallus and Sandbar showed up together, with their bags, ready to do some homework.

"Sorry to keep you girls waiting." Gallus apologized.

"Yeah, we both forgot that we're doing a homework get together today." Sandbar added, clearly lying, which of course Rose knew, but she didn't say anything.

For the rest of the day until the last rays of the sun were starting to go down, the group of friends did their homework, well most of them… Rose was more focused on watching Gallus and Sandbar. She could tell the two boys were trying their hardest to keep their romance as little as possible, but sometimes one would put a hoof or claw on the other hoof or claw and the receiving one would blush, but put it away a quick second later. Rose would look away and pretend to focus on her homework if one of the boys looked towards her. As the day ended Rose sighed in relief as she could go home and let it out.

"Well see you all tomorrow." Rose said as the group of friends exited the library, Rose's friends all going to their dorm rooms as the little filly herself exited the school building to her house in town. "What am I going to do?" Rose asked herself while trotting back home.

As Rose arrived back home, going inside, she called out for her brother, who would be home by now, having had a long day himself at town hall.

"Pen?" Rose called out, but no answer came.

Rose trotted through the home until she eventually found her big brother in the room which was now Pen's work room. She found her big brother asleep, snoring as he was sitting on a chair, but had his head laid down on the desk in front of him. Rose had to laugh softly, this was always a habit for her big brother, he would literally work himself to sleep, often sleeping whole nights sleeping at a desk. Rose quietly trotted up until she was besides her brother before calling out loud…

"Wake up big brother!" Rose shouted, Pen right away lifting his head up as he was confused to what was happening.

"Sorry mayor!" Pen shouted out loud. "I'll get your schedule done, just give me an hour!" Pen clearly not thinking straight, at first… "Wait a minute…" And Pen looked down to see his little sister laughing loudly.

"Are you ever going to break that habit big brother?" Rose laughed as Pen rubbed his eyes.

"Very funny little sis." Pen yawned as he stretched his eyes to regain proper vision. "Guess I was exhausted and fell asleep."

"Come on big brother, I'll help you get to bed." Rose having had her fun as she took her brother's hoof with her own and helped guide her brother to his bedroom.

"Thanks sis, normally it would have been mom who would do this." Pen commented. "So how was school today?" Pen asked, reminding Rose of what she saw.

"Oh, same old, same old." Rose answered, not sure whether or not to tell her brother. "But enjoyable as always."

"Good to hear." Pen yawned as they arrived at Pen's bedroom. "Well goodnight, we should both get to sleep for another day tomorrow."

Pen got into his bed, getting comfortable under his blankets as he started to close his eyes to enjoy a good night's rest. Meanwhile Rose was about to go to her own bed, only to decide to ask her brother what she should do about her friends.

"Hey big brother, so…" Rose started, unsure how to explain it. "You know Gallus and Sandbar?"

"Yeah?" Pen said sleepily.

"So I found out today that they love each other, should I tell the rest of our friends?" Rose asked, however by now Pen was again completely out of it.

"They're your friends, you should…" Pen started, but stopped short as he was now completely asleep, snoring yet again, leaving Rose with a incomplete answer.

"I guess he was about to say that I should or shouldn't…" Rose thought, not being able to figure out what her brother was going to say.

Morning came and as the two siblings woke up, Pen seemed to have forgotten what Rose was asking him last night because the young stallion didn't bring it up.

"Morning Rose, ready for another day at school?" Pen asked, only now Rose was the one out of it as she couldn't sleep most of the night, tossing and turning in bed, thinking about the problem of whether or not to reveal two of her friends' biggest secret.

"Yeah…" Rose lied, trying her best to then hide a yawn as she was eating a bowl of hayflakes, poking at her food with a spoon which she was holding with her magic.

"Good." Pen smiled as he ate his own breakfast happily.

After breakfast and the two put on their saddle bags, they went off to the school, where of course Pen escorted his sister before leaving for work himself at town hall. As Rose entered the school, not being able to stop yawning she saw her friends coming towards her.

"Hey Rose!" Ocellus greeted the little filly with a smile.

"Hey guys." Rose tiredly replied.

"What's wrong Rose?" Yona asked.

"I just didn't get enough sleep last night, but I'll be fine." Rose yawned. "Now lets get to class, we don't want to be late."

And yet again, Rose had to witness Gallus and Sandbar's relationship and it was worse in her tired state, it was driving her nuts. The rest of the girls were a bit worried, seeing Rose in her state, but of course they didn't know the problem Rose had. The only thing they could do was help keep Rose awake without any of the teachers noticing. It was during midday during lunch break that things got to a head.

The group of friends were at the forum taking out their lunch to enjoy outside during the beautiful day, sitting by a set of stone benches by the water fountain. As Rose sat down and took out her lunch, she could see that Gallus and Sandbar were sharing their's, laughing along themselves as they enjoyed their meal. At this point, Rose simply couldn't keep it bottled in anymore and in her tired state, she wasn't thinking clearly when she shouted out…

"Gallus and Sandbar are in love with each other!"

Just as soon as she finished, Rose put her hooves over her muzzle as the rest of the girls looked at Rose in shock before turning to the two boys in the group…

Both Gallus and Sandbar's faces were red as they knew that their secret was now out and their friends knew. Rose wasn't sure how the two boys would react, but she knew it wasn't going to be clean.

Well… That sure lasted long…

Next part will most likely be the last part of this short story, so until than…

See everycreature later!