*Apple Bloom POV*

"APPLE BLOOM COME ON GET UP!!!!" Apple Bloom could feel her nice, cozy blanket being torn from her body. Still she lied there, not moving at all.

"Ah' don' wanna go to school!" She replied. It wasn't like she was tired or anything. She just didn't want to face the pain of her heart being crushed by one million elephants.

She wanted to pour out all of her emotion into one giant lump. But, she couldn't.... She chanted the words of her song in her mind like it was a broken record.

~Ah' can do it..... Ah' can do it....... Ah' can't do it!~

"Apple Bloom! Equestria to APPLE BLOOM!"

Apple Bloom said nothing as she merely just turned herself around in her bed and stared strait into the eyes of her sister.

"What is wrong with ya'?" Applejack asked leaning in closer to her sister. "Ya threw a picture at tha' wall an' then yer gone fer SIX HOURS! That isn't normal! THIS isn't normal! Yer usually up at four in tha' mournin'! But now, school is gonna start in 30 minute's an' ya' haven't even brushed yer' HAIR!"

Applejack suddenly looked at her sister with a worried glance. "Ah'm worried 'bout ya'! Ah' don' even know why yer' actin' like this!"

Apple Bloom sighed. No matter what, she was gonna have to face this one way or another. She can't just walk out.

~Ah' can do it.....Ah' can do it..... I'll get through this!~

"Fine.... Ah'm gettin' up!" Apple Bloom groaned, shifting out of her bed. Her hair was a ruffled mess. Her eye's looking tired and weak. She tried to smile, but anypony could tell it was forced.

Applejack reluctantly smiled back at her sister. "Thank ya' sugar! See ya' after school!" She said walking out of the room slowly, as if she still had a problem to fix.

But once she was finally gone, Apple Bloom looked in her vanity mirror. She didn't feel brushing her mane at the moment, but she had to do SOMETHING with it. It was too messy to leave alone, even by her standards! Then suddenly she got an idea, eying the pink fabric tied to her bed post.

*Sweetie Belle POV*

"UGHHHHHHHH! Where is she?!" Scootaloo said, getting aggravated.

Sweetie Belle just stood there looking around for the red haired pony.

"I can't see her anywhere. Maybe she's sick?" Sweetie replied.

"Nah! She was fine yesterday!"

"Maybe she got sick last night! The disco fever is going around....."

"Disco what? HEY! There she is!"

The two fillies burst from there spot and hugged their friend. Apple Blooms hair was done in a neat bandana, the bandana being her pink ribbon that she loved so much.

"Your hair looks nice that way!" Sweetie complemented.

Apple Bloom frowned, pushing the girls off of her and walked in front of them, her back facing them.

"Thanks girls bu'..... Ah' don' feel like hugs right now..." The rest of the CMC just stared at the filly.

Apple Bloom was never this upset! Why was she like this suddenly?

"Ah'...." Apple Bloom started. "Ah'm gonna go inside now..."

And without another word, she walked into the building, her tail between her legs.

"What was that all about?" Scootaloo asked once she disappeared.

"I TOLD you that the disco fever is going around!" Sweetie pointed out.

"Ok.... but seriously what the buck are you talking about?"

~*~*~*~
The three sat together at lunch. Everypony was silent except for the little white unicorn. "And he kept calling me Sweets! Like a nickname or something!" Sweetie giggled, her face a bit pink for talking about this with her friends.

Apple Bloom however, was just getting more and MORE annoyed.

"Sweetie and Pip! Sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then come's th-"

"Scoots! STOP!" Sweetie said looking at her laughing friend.

"Haha! It's all in good fun Sweetie!"

Suddenly Apple Bloom threw her hoof on the table making everypony with in a 20 feet radius turn their heads.

"ALL IN GOOD FUN? YOU THINK THIS IS FUN? I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT MISERABLE ALL DAY! AND YOU THINK THIS IS FUN!???!!!"

Scootaloo stared wide eyed at the filly. The yellow foal gasped at realizing what she just did. She quickly scurried out of her seat, grabbing her bags.

"Ah'...... Ah' need to go" She said in a flustered and hushed tone. Then without saying anything she ran as fast as she could, away from the table.

"Hey!! WAIT!!" Scootaloo exclaimed, rushing after her friend.

Sweetie Belle just sat there. Wondering what just happened. She would go after her but she was still in so much shock.... she didn't think she could move.

*Apple Bloom POV*

Apple Bloom ran as fast as her little legs could carry her. She knew Scootaloo was following her, but she kept running anyway. She ran way back behind the school and jumped into a bush.

She could hear hoofsteps go right past her. Phew! Apple Bloom sighed as she sat down in the bush. She couldn't do anything! She couldn't say anything! She could do anything about her love for Pip! She couldn't even forget about him if she tried!

"Ah' can do it..... Ah' can do it!...... AH' CAN'T DO IT!" She said out loud.

"Apple Bloom?!" Scoots shouted and moved the leaves to the bush to reveal Apple Bloom.

"F(BUY SOME APPLES)!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.

"Apple Bloom! What's wrong? Why did you run off like that?"

"NONE OF YER' BUSINESS!" She shouted, angered by the fact that she just can't be left alone.

"Apple Bloom.... just tell me what's wrong!"

Apple Bloom was shouting at the top of her lungs now. But, nopony could hear her from all the way back here.

"NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME!!! AH' CAN'T BE LEFT ALONE, EVEN WHEN AH' AM ALONE!!!!!! THERE ARE ALWAYS THOUGHTS GNAWING AT ME HEAD!!!!! AN' AH' CAN'T EVEN GET RID OF THEM!!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD AH'VE TRIED AN' TRIED AN' TRIED??!!! NO SCOOTALOO!!! YOU DON'T!!! YOU ARE NOT ME!!! AN' YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHA' LOVE FEELS LIKE!!!"

Her words were coming out like bullets. Each one hot and steamy.

"L-love?! What are you talking abou-"

"SWEETIE BELLE HAS BEEN DRIVING ME INSANE ALL WEEK!!!! ALL SHE TALKS ABOUT IS PIP!! AN' SHE BARELY KNOWS 'EM!!! ALL SHE LIKES ABOUT 'EM IS THAT HE'S CUTE!!! AND IT'S UNFAIR!!!! AH' LIKED 'EM BEFORE HE WAS CUTE!!! AN' WHAT COMPETITION DO AH' HAVE AGAINST HER!!!!!??? AH' HAVE KNOWN 'EM FOREVER!!!! AN' HE STILL DOESN'T NOTICE ME!!!!!!! IN FACT HE HAS BEEN AVOIDING ME FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS!!!! AH' CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!! AH'VE LOVED HIM SINCE FIRST SCHOOL AND AH' CAN'T DO NOTHING!!!! AH'...... Ah'.......ah'........"

Suddenly, Apple Bloom burst into tears. "Ah'...... Ah' can't do it....."

Scootaloo threw her hooves around her friend, trying to comfort her. "Apple Bloom..... I don't know what to say.... I'm not really good at this kinda stuff."

Apple Bloom pulled away from the hug and looked at the orange pegasus. "You don't have to say anythin'! Just keep this a secret between you and me! Please! Ah'....." She looked away. "Ah' don' wanna hurt anypony...."

Scootaloo once again hugged her friend. "Your secret is safe with me!"

Apple Bloom smiled. It was nice to get that off her chest.....

"Apple Bloom..... it's ok..... i know you want to be able to be with Pip..... but crying about it isn't gonna do anything. I know you can't confess..... but you have to bring yourself to an understanding. You can't keep on loving him..... but that's the only thing I can suggest. You can't try to fight it either..... it will only make it harder. You need to get some thinking time.... for yourself. And you need to come to a conclusion to what you want to do. All the advice I can give you is...... never forget.... like I did."

Scootaloo looked away from her friend.

"W-what do you mean, like Ah' did? And how do you know so much 'bout love?"

Scootaloo frowned and looked at Apple Bloom again.

"When I still lived in Cloudsdale, when I was 5, I met this pegasus named Comet. I ended up having feelings for him and he asked me out. Our family members were kinda upset at first, since we we're so young.... but soon they learned to except it. But..... then my mom died. He helped me through the hardship, but then I had to move away with my foster mother. We never visited each other...... and soon I forgot all about him. Then, a year before I met you guys...... he came back. I didn't even recognize him! He got mad and broke up with me..... why do you think I avoid the subject of love? Everything I once loved left me! My mom, my coltfriend, and who knows what happened to my brother! It's caused me so much pain in the past! But now I know....."

Scootaloo looked strait into the eyes of her distressed friend. "Never... EVER.... forget about your loved ones! Even if it make yourself forget and it works... it's gonna be hard in the near future. Promise me that you won't forget Apple Bloom, even if Sweetie and Pip do get together. Promise me that...."

Apple Bloom wiped away her tears. "Ah'..... Ah' promise Scoots....." She was at a loss of words.

Scoot had her heart ripped into pieces and stomped into the ground..... yet she carried on. It made Apple Bloom so sad.

It wasn't like she could bring the colt back for her.... or her mother for that matter. There was nothing more to say about it. The awkward silence fell over the two.

"We should probably get back to Sweetie......" Scoots said, breaking the silence.

"Ya......" They both climbed out of the bush and quietly trotted back to the courtyard.

*Sweetie Belle POV*

Sweetie Belle still sat in her spot at the table. Should she eat? Nah.... there wasn't any point.

~Why did Apple Bloom run off like that? Why did she scream? Why have they been gone so long? Why can I hear someone crying? Why didn't I chase after them? Why- wait...... Someone's.... crying?~

Sweetie could hear the muffled sobs from somewhere behind her. She slowly got up and followed the curious sound around the courtyard. Soon she walked up to a large oak tree.

When she peered behind it, her eyes widened with shock.

She could plainly see Silver Spoon lying on the ground with her face in her hooves. Her hair was down and out of her usual braid. Her glasses we're sprawled out a few feet away. But the sight that was most curious, was Silver's cutie mark. It was sorta.... distorted. It looked as if someone had smeared it, like smearing wet paint on a picture.

Sweetie was not sure what to make out of the scene... but she had to do something!

"Um...... Silver Spoon?" Silver gasped and started freaking out, thrusting her arms around like a crazy mare.

"G-go away blank flank!" Silver sputtered. But Sweetie Belle stood her grounds.

"Why are you crying? And what is UP with your cutie mark?" Silver flung her head around to look at her own rump to see the smothered mess.

"OH CELESTIA!!!" She cried. "DIAMOND'S GONNA KILL ME!" Sweetie Belle was now nothing but confused.

"What do you mean? Aren't you guys like friends?"

Silver grabbed her glasses and stood face to face with Sweetie Belle. "PLEASE! Just leave me alone!" Now Sweetie was getting frustrated.

"If you don't tell me what's going on right now I will tell the whole school about this!" She hissed. Silver's eyes went to pinpoints and started to tear up.

"P-please..... don't" She pulled her hooves up to her face and started to sob again.

Sweetie just sat there. Was she supposed to feel guilty? Because honestly, she had no idea.

"Just calm down and explain." She said sitting next to Silver. But Silver didn't say anything. Sweetie was about to ask her again to explain, but was suddenly stopped when Silver took a hoof away from her face and rubbed her cutie mark till...... it came off.

Sweetie Belle gaped at the sight. She couldn't comprehend it in her brain. "It's fake..... It's all a lie." Silver said.

"If you tell anypony about this-"

"I won't, I won't! Cross my heart, hope to fly. Stick a cupcake in my eye!" Sweetie promised along with the hoof motions.

"I once was a lot like you, a blank flank..... an outcast. But the bullies were much more severe with me since i got strait A's. I was the complete nerd..... nerdy glasses, curly hair, love for science you name it! I would get beaten up everyday! That's when Diamond found me. She straitened and braided my hair, gave me new glasses, applied makeup, and painted a cutie mark on me. I went to school the next day, and I was treated with respect! Diamond took care of me for a week, giving me lessons on how to be 'popular'.... But that's when she showed me her dark side. She said if I wanted to keep being popular and get lessons from her, I had to do whatever she asked me to! If I didn't.... she would reveal me as a fraud! So, I have to what she says. And that's why I make fun of everypony! She makes me!!!! I don't WANT to hurt ponies! But I don't have a choice!!!!! If I go back.... I will never see the light of day again when everypony finds out! I don't know what to do anymore!"

Sweetie Belle looked at the filly, her eyes bugged out and her mouth wide open. Silver.... she never meant any of this! She was being haunted everyday by the thing that keeps her from being forever shamed.

"Please don't tell anyone!" Silver begged.

Sweetie Belle stood up and walked over to her lunch table. She grabbed her saddle bags and headed back over to Silver. Sweetie dived into her bag and fished out a light blue skirt.

"Here, you can were this" She said, handing the skirt to Silver. "I wont tell anypony."

Silver took the skirt and smiled at Sweetie. "Thank you.... I'm sorry for making fun of you.... but I'm not sure I'll stop even after now..... i just want you to know that i don't mean it. Ok?"

Sweetie smiled back and hugged the tearful pony "Ok. Don't worry.... things will get better!"

Silver slipped the short skirt on and re-braided her hair. "Sure they will...... Bye, and thank you." Silver trotted off without another word.

(This song is a PARODY of Let her go, all rights go to Passenger)

(Apple Bloom) Well you only need your love when your love is gone.
(Silver Spoon) Only miss the truth when it starts to show
(Scootaloo) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(Sweetie Belle) Only be the enemy of your friend
(Apple Bloom) You need to feel happy when you know your sad
(Scootaloo) Only tell the secret when they need to know
(All) And they need to know

(Apple Bloom)
I can't let go let go of the past
Hoping one day I'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

(Silver Spoon)
I see her when I close my eyes
Maybe one day she'll understand why
Everything I touch surely dies

(A.B.) But you only need your love when your love is gone
(S.S.) Only miss the truth when it starts to show
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(S.B.) Only be the enemy of your friend
(A.B.) You need to feel happy when you know your sad
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(Scootaloo)
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in my heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

(Sweetie Belle)
She tries go on with her life
But never to be happy and never to keep
'Cause she's made mistakes
And she dived too deep

(A.B.) Well you only need your love when your love is gone.
(S.S.) Only miss the truth when it starts to show
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(S.B.) Only be the enemy of your friend
(A.B.) You need to feel happy when you know your sad
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(All) And they need to know (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
(All) And they need to know (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
(All) But they can't know....

(A.B.) But you only need your love when your love is gone
(S.S.) Only miss the truth when it starts to show
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(S.B.) Only be the enemy of your friend
(A.B.) You need to feel happy when you know your sad
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(A.B.) But you only need your love when your love is gone
(S.S.) Only miss the truth when it starts to show
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(S.B.) Only be the enemy of your friend
(A.B.) You need to feel happy when you know your sad
(S.L.) Only tell the secret when they need to know

(All) And they need to know......

Author's Notes:

http://www.fashionbelieve.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ways-to-Wear-a-Bandana-in-Your-Hair.jpg
Apple Blooms new hair style ^^^
http://www.hairstylestars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/curly-long-hair.jpg?6f38c5
Silver Spoons nerd hair ^^^
http://www.eatthedamncake.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nerd_glasses.jpg
Silver Spoons nerd glasses ^^^

Also lets just all pretend for a moment that you can actually straiten curly hair and it will STAY strait lol!
IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIND THE PERFECT SONG FOR THIS!!!
Finally got it done at least!
Lurve you guys!

~CrazyRandomPony
(ponies have better hair straighteners than people)