>be anon. >walking to rarity's shop >she wanted to fit you for a new suit. >see Sweetie Belle looking sad, sitting on the side of the road "What's wrong, Sweetie?" >she looks up, her eyes red as if shes been crying. >"Rarity and i got into a fight..."   buy her ice cream   "I'm sorry to hear that...tell you what, how about we go to sugar cube corner and I'll buy you an ice cream cone?" >Her eyes light up a bit. >"Really?" She sniffs. "really." >she gets a small smile and stands up. >You walk to sugar cube corner and find pinkie inside baking some cupcakes. "Hey pinkie, two ice cream cones, please." >"Okie dokie, what flavor?" She beams.   mango  and marshmallow     "mango for me." >you turn to sweetie belle who is up on her hind hooves, peering over the counter looking at the big menu hanging over the pink mare's head. "What do you want, Sweetie Belle?" >"Mmmm... Marshmallow!" She says, pointing at the board with her little hoof. >"one mango, one marshmallow coming up!" pinkie smiles, turning around to go to the back where all the ice cream is held. >she comes back quickly holding two cones in each hoof, awkwardly walking on her back legs. >you take the cones from her, give sweetie's hers and reach for your wallet. >Pinkie scoffs at you. >"no need for that, this one is on the house... or would it be in the house? or this is a bakery, so in the bakery? but i live here so its a house too... hmmm..." Pinkie rambles. >you give pinkie an uneasy smile, nodding at her nonsense. >you turn to the little filly who is happily licking at her cone.   you are one cool cat. here, have a free stress ball sweetie     >you take out a stress ball. "I think you might have more use for this than me, since you are fighting your sister and all..." >She looks at it perplexed. >"What is it, mr. anon?" "It's called a stress ball, you squeeze it when you are stressed out, or angry." >She takes it and squeezes it a bit. >"Umm, thanks...?" >she still looks confused about the gift.   would you like to talk about what happened?   >"Anon, do you have experience with big sisters?" uh, actually... >"Can you talk to her"   "Oh, I'll do more than talk to her"   >"Whatcha mean by that, Anon?" Uh.... Nothing... >you ruffle her mane, she giggles. >"Thanks for making me feel better." She hugs your leg.   Go to rarity and ask her fuck is up stand in sweetie's side regardless of what it is     >After a short walk to the boutique, you ring the bell and Rarity comes trotting down the stairs, looking slightly flustered. >"Anon! There you are darling!" She calls to you. "I was expecting you here an hour ago for your fitting!" >She notices Sweetie Belle beside your leg, looking at the floor. >"Oh dear... What happened?"   "The little one is upset about something you did."     "Sweetie belle is upset about something you did." >"Oh... yes, that." Rarity tongues the words. "Can i come in and we can settle this?" >"Of course." She replies, stepping aside and letting you pass. >as you walk in sweetie follows and you watch over your shoulder as rarity gives sweetie belle a look, like daggers padded by regret. >you sit down in her little chair that you are far too big for and not near the right shape. >Sweetie belle climbs up and sits next to you, closer than needed, clinging for security. "So, what happened?" You sight now that you have all sat >"Oh, it was just dreadful!" Rarity announced, looking straight at you, having completely ignored her sister that sat beside you since she entered the building."I was working on a stunning outfit for a client, and it was almost done but i needed just a bit for fabric. I went to the wardrobe where i kept my stash to find to roll i needed gone." >This was the first time rarity had even acknowledged Sweetie belle in her rambling. "That one!" She proclaimed with a hoof. "Had decided to do some 'spring cleaning' and ended throwing out my good role of black cotton embroidered with golden thread." >"I thought it was an old rug!" Sweetie cried out in her defense. "YOU had it just thrown out on the dresser floor. I was only trying to help!" her little voiced strained against the tear welling up in her eyes.     Convenient carnaval   "Alright," you break in. "It's getting a little tense in here... why don't we all get up and out of here to stretch our legs and cool off a little bit?" >Rarity eyes you, doubtfully. "What exactly did you have in mind, darling?" "Well.... there was a carnival being set up on the outskirts of town, Twilight and myself were going to go check it out tonight, but she will understand if I go a little bit ahead of her." >Sweetie Belle's ears perk up a bit, obviously interested. >"A carnival? really?" Rarity scoffs, holding her nose high in the air. >"of course you wouldn't want to go, you never want to do anything fun." Sweetie belle mumbles just loud enough for you to hear. >"What was that?!" Rarity half yells, snapping her attention to her sister. >Sweetie Flattens her ears back and shrinks into the cushion, averting Rarity's gaze. >"Nothing." She whispers.   Insist in the Carnival stuff   >you furrow your brow, Sweetie's mistreatment just doesn't sit right with you. "Would you like to go with me, Sweetie Belle?" You ask, while glaring at her sister. >She looks up at you, timid, then she looks over at her sister then back to you. She nods weakly. "Then let's go." >You hold a hand out to her. >she puts her hoof in your hand and lets you help her stand up >"Wait!" Rarity stands up as you two head for the door. >you turn around to face the White mare who is now looking at you and her sister standing together about to leave her house. >"I... well..." She stammers, biting her bottom lip. "C-can I go?"   Fine. It's obvious she wants to reconcile.   >You sigh. "fine." You jerk your head to the right, motioning her to follow you. >She glows slightly. >"Oh, but what to wear to.... such a place." She almost grimaces. >You hear Sweetie sigh beside you. >Rarity turns to a wardrobe she keeps in the main room of the building and opens it, revealing several extravagant hats. >you kneel down to Sweetie Belle's level. "What's wrong?" you ask, looking into her down trodden eyes. >"Well..." She mutters, looking down at the ground before pawing at the floor a bit. She looks at rarity who is still rambling to herself about hats. >She motions for you to lean in close. >you offer her your ear >"Rarity is always the center of attention... i just wanted you and me to go without her being swarmed by every colt in town and making me sit and wait on her.." She whispers into your ear.   wat do you do now? you know that if rarity goes, especially wearing one of those hats she will attract everyone's attention, but she really seems to want to try to make up.   Give sweetie a hat   "Hmmm" you ponder, rubbing your chin. "What if... we give you a nice, big hat too?" you ask the little filly. >Her eyes light up. >"Oh, you mean it, anon?" >Then her eyes narrow, unsure about something. >"But... rarity never lets me wear her things..." You grin. "We will see about that!" >you stand, looking over at rarity who is now putting on a bright red sun hat. "Hey, rarity." you call. >"Hmmm?" She hums, looking over her shoulder. "Can you get one for Sweetie Belle too, the sun is a little intense today... we can't have a lady out in that kind of sun." you play off her vain beliefs. >She shifts uncomfortably. >"Yes... That's true, but..." She bites her lip again. >"Oh, alright." she caves when she can't come up with an excuse to deny her sister a hat. >She gives Sweetie a green hat with lace and feathers on the bill >Sweetie smiles brightly as she places the garmate on her head, "Everybody ready to go?" You ask. >The both nod in agreement. >you walk to the other side of town, to the outskirts where the carnival has set up. The heat is starting to get to you in your three-piece suit. >you are sweating, and could go for a drink. >Rarity, being ever dainty is right there with you, wanting to rest after the very minimal amount of activity she had done. >Sweetie on the other hand was full of life, constantly swiveling her head to take in all the sights. >She wanted to skip the break and go straight to the ferris wheel to see all of ponyville from up high 'like a peagasus pony' as she said.   Tell Rarity to sit on a bench or something, let her take the break while you go with Sweetie bell.   "Well, rarity... Me and Sweetie can go on ahead to the ferris wheel and meet you back here if you want..." You suggest.   >"Oh..." She sighs, unsure how to answer. >She sees the drink vendor and is immediately drawn to it. >"alright" She finally answers, walking to the shaded rest area "You two have fun, meet me here when you are done. >You and sweetie head towards the ferris wheel despite our thirst. >You go up to the worker and buy two tickets. >the line is fairly short and after a very short wait you jump into the cart with the excited filly.   Ask if she is hungry   >Sweetie barely sits still in her seat on the ferris wheel >Her head keeps turning back and forth, getting a bird's eye view of the surrounding area. >"Wow anon!" She exclaims taking in the landscape. "like it?" >"This is incredible!" her void squeaks. "Good, so are you hungry?" >The little filly looked surprised by the question. >She put her hooves to her tummy. >"I guess a little..." "wanna get something to eat when we go meet rarity?" >"That sounds good!" Sweetie smiled.   offer sweetie to stay at you house.   "Sweetie..." you say, very serious. >"What is it, anon?" She asks, with a raised eyebrow. "Are you angry with your sister?" >She looks at the cart floor. >"maybe a little...." "If you are still mad at your sister. You can stay at my place for a couple days and cool off." you say. >"Wow.... really?" "Mhhm, ive been living with the Apples, im sure you and applebloom could shack up together for a couple nights if you want a break from Rarity." >"Thanks anon! it would be like a big, long sleepover!" >The ride ends and you retrace your steps back to where rarity is waiting, sipping a drink and shooing off colts. >The sisters greet each other briefly, slightly warmer than their tones were back at Rarity's shop. >You tell rarity that Sweetie is a bit hungry and you are going to buy her something, you offer her something as well but she passes. >You two walk up the vendor and Sweetie orders a hay sandwhich. >You order a cup of juice and pay the pony running the stand.     "Hi Rarity! Ferris wheel is awesome - we saw my home. By the way, can Sweetie Bell sleepover in my place?"   Convince her to let sweetie sleep over   >"Hmm? Sleep over? At your house?" Rarity looks blankly at you, simply repeating your words as her brain contemplates them >She frowns and her brow furrows as she thinks about it. >"I... don't know, anon... i mean, Sweetie has never slept over with anyone but her little friends before. And... Well..." She trails off. >You are pretty sure what the REAL reason is of her disapproval is that she doesn't think she knows you well enough to give over care of her sister. "Sweetie?" You call, looking over your shoulder at the filly standing a pace behind your leg. >"Yea?" She answers, looking up at you with her big, adorable eyes. "Do you wanna sleep over at Sweet Apple Acres with me and the Apples for a day or two?" >"Yea!" She cheers, getting an excited bounce in her step. >She then looks at her sister, and her disapproving glare. >She shrinks back and her smile fades. >"Ummm is that okay rarity?" She squeaks out. >Rarity rolls her eyes and huffs. "Oh, i suppose if the Apples will be there no harm will come." >Sweetie belle jumps up and rushes over to nuzzle her sister in thanks. >"Haha, you're welcome, Sweetie Belle." She softly laughs as the filly rubs against her.   More carnival   "Well, lets go explore the carnival some more. After that we can go back to the boutique and pack your things, Sweetie. Then we can go to the farm together." You plan out the next few points of action, dictating them to the two ponies in front of you. >"That sounds good, anon!" Sweetie chirps, a sweet smile on her face. >"Indeed, that sounds fine." "Great!" you smile. "Now, what do you wanna do next?" >"Ooo ooo" Sweetie coos. "I saw a bunch of games over there!" She points a hoof through the food vendor's tent to the section of the carnival beyond. "Sounds good to me." you look at rarity for confirmation and she nods in acceptance. >the three of you walk to the tents that have hollering carnies trying to entice the passing ponies to play their games >Sweetie is darting back and forth, looking at the game. Finally she stops for a prolonged amount of time in front of a particular game. "What's up, Sweetie?" You ask. >you follow her eyes up to a giant stuffed bunny "You want that?" you ask her. >She looks at you and nods furiously with a big grin on her face. >The game is to knock down three bottles with a throw from a ball. "Wanna play?" you ask, preemptively reaching for the bits in your pocket to pay for her. >She nods and you pay the pony whole gives Sweetie one ball. >Sweetie focuses her magic, eyes shut and sticks her tongue out. >The ball floats up and weakly flies over to the bottles eliciting a grunt from the young filly. >The balls clink against he bottles, the lower right sways an the top one falls. >however, the bottom two stay standing. >"Tough luck." The carnie says, with an amused half-grin after watching Sweetie's failure. >Sweetie looks severely disappointed with herself for not succeeding. >She sighs and begins to turn away from the stand.   Try to win her the bunny   "Wait, Sweetie." you call. >She stops and turns around to look at you, her eyes questioning. >You put down the bits for another ball >he puts it in front of you and sets the top bottle back up. >You pull back, cocking the ball as best you can, mimicking an MLB pitcher. >you hurtle the ball right at the middle of the two bottom bottles. >The bottom right bottle flips from the collision, taking most of the force before hitting the back wall of the tent. >the top bottle falls and the bottom left bottle tilts to the left, spinning. >it rocks back to the right. >You bite your bottom lip watching the bottle uneasily twirl >the bottle becomes even more unstable and finally tips over. >The carnie looks genuinely surprised the bottles fell >"Uhh.. winner!" He announces. " pick your prize." >You indicate the big stuffed bunny. >He takes the stuffed animal down and hands it to you. >You turn to Sweetie and give it to her. >She immediately squeezes it between her forehooves, nestling her head into the faux-fur. >"Wow! thanks anon..." She smiles up at you before looking back down at the toy and smiling even bigger.   Piggyback ride Sweetie Belle all the way to the boutique so bunny can get a top tier view.   >You look up at the sky and see the sun is starting to set. >You have apperently lost track of time, it didn't seem like you had been at the fair that long. “Well...” you say slowly, looking down at the two mares who look slightly worn out. “Ready to head home?” >Rarity seemed delighted by the idea. She shakes her head immediately responding with a quick. “I am.” >Sweetie Belle takes in a deep breath and sighs, she looks a little disappointed. > “But... there is a whole part of the carnival we didn't get to see...” She frowns, dispite her own tiredness. “Hmmm...” you hum, rubbing your chin.  “What if to make up I give you a pony back ride back to the Botique?” >She smiles up at you. > “But... how would a ponyback ride work with you, Anon?” She giggles, eyeing your human form. “Let me show you?” >she nods >You reach down, placing your hands under her forlegs and lifting her up. > you put her forlegs over your shoulders and rest a hand on her flanks, giving her support for a moment before pushing her up higher. >you use your other hand to stead her as she clamber up so her hind legs are around your neck and her front hooves are atop your head. >Rarity slightly gasps at the sheer height off the ground her little sister is now. >You grab Sweetie's hind hooves to try to quell Rarity's fears. > “Wow Anon!” You hear sweetie gawk at the area around her. “You are so tall!” “I'm a giant.” you tease, as you begin to walk to the entrance of the fair. >You see that rarity is levitating the bunny now that sweetie can't carry it on her back.   go the botique and get packed up for sweet apple acres   >You walk along, the strain of Sweetie's weight is very miniscule, she weighs less than your backpack. >You make idle chatter with the two ponies as you walk your way back to the boutique, arriving much quicker than you had expected. >you finally put sweetie belle back on her own hooves >She huffs in disappoint, her ride coming to an end. >you all walk into the cool boutique >You instruct sweetie to go pack and she runs off to her room upstairs. >"Want a drink?" Rarity asks you. "Sure." you answer, the walk back to the boutique making you slightly thirsty. >She brings you some tea and you have a seat on one of her couches and she takes the position opposite of you. "I think..." you begin. "that the break will be good for both of you, i get the feeling you two have tension..." >She frowns and nods agreeing with you. >"Perhaps you are right..."   Assure her that it will be fine and start walking with Sweetie to the acres. Along the way, talk to get about her problems.   "She will be fine.... Applebloom and her will probably sleep in the same room. You have nothing to worry about." > Rarity nods, swallowing the unease that was welling in her throat. >Sweetie belle comes barreling down the stairs, a sloppily stuffed suitcase on her back with a sleeve hanging out the side. "Sweetie belle..." You chuckle. "you are only going to Appleblooms for a day or so, its not like you are going that far away." >"Well... as rarity says, 'you must always be prepared.'" striking a pose imitating her sister. "Well, alright..." you give up. "are you ready to go?"   Stop for a healthy snack of carrot juice for the long walk there at a nearby stand and ask Sweetie all the things she packed   >"Yup" Sweetie belle chirps. >you two walk out of the boutique and after a quick farewell from rarity you are alone walking to Sweet apples acres. >You begin the walk in silence. after a hundred yards or so you see a vendor selling drinks. "Want something to drink for the rest of the walk?" you ask Sweetie. >"sure, anon." She nods. >you walk to the vendor and order two carrot juices. >you get the drinks and bring one over to sweetie, she takes in a hoof and sips at it. >She levitates it with some effort and you begin to walk again. "So... what did you pack?" You ask. >"Oh! i got some clothes, a snorkel, a winter coat, my toothbrush, and hair brush... you know, the usual." She smiles brightly.     >you wonder what kind of shenanigans she could possibly get into where that stuff is normal. >you decide to not pursue that course of conversation. >You see the farm house in the distance as you walk. >You get a playful grin and look over at Sweetie belle. "Bet ya can't beat me to the farm house." you challenge >Her eyes open wide in surprise. >"Oh yeah?!" she smiles. >you nod. >both sweetie belle and yourself stop walking, grinning playfully at one another. >she gets down in a low stance, looking ready to pounce >"Three...two...one...GO!' she counts down. >You both take off sprinting. >Her equine build quickly beats you out for speed, leaving you in her dust. >She wins the race by at least 25 yards >you lower your speed and come up to the apples porch jogging and breathing partially ragged >you see sweetie trying to catch her breath from the sprint. >you are both in front of the farmhouse of the apples. >the door opens and Applejack comes out. >She sees you and smiles. >"howdy, anon." she says. >She then looks over and sees sweetie by your side >"Oh, hi Sweetie Belle... Are you and Apple Bloom going somewhere today?"   Tell AJ that you suggested a sleepover for Sweetie to spend a bit of time away from her sister   "ahh, well you see..." you begin, cutting off Sweetie belle before she can explain. "I sort of invited Sweetie here over for a night or two...so she can have some time away from her sister, those two have been fighting recently and I think the time apart will do them both good." >applejack nods. >"It very well might be the best thing for those two." she agrees. >"Well, go unpack." she says towards Sweetie belle "I recon you'll be bunkin' with applebloom?" >"that was the plan" she says happily as she bounds up the stairs, pass the orange mare and into the house. "Thanks a lot for letting her... and me stay with you." You say grinning the farmer. >"We apples never turn away a pony in need." She recites proudly. "Now come on, supper's almost ready."   Go have a lovely dinner with the Apples and Sweetie Belle   >you follow the country mare into the house and a sweet scent of roasted apples hits you. "So uhh... What's for dinner?" as if you have to ask. >"Apples." comes the obvious response. "granny roasted them up tonight." >you walk through the living area of the Apples' house and come to the dining room. >the plates are already set up and granny enters the room from the kitchen the same time you enter from the living room. >She is carrying a steaming tray of roasted apples. >She sets the down on the table before exclaiming "Whooo boy, them puppies are toasty!" >you can only smile at the broken down mare's odd personality. >applejack takes her normal spot at one end of the large table. >big mac comes out of the bathroom, apparently having just finished washing up before dinner. he has a seat to the right of AJ >Apple Bloom, accompanied by Sweetie belle come running down the stairs and go into the dining room. Applebloom takes her seat to the left of AJ before sweetie sits next to her. >you walk over and take your 'normal' spot next to the red work horse >granny runs back into the kitchen, promptly returning with another tray, this one full of home made hay frys. she puts them next to the apples before siting down at the other end of the table, to your right. >"looks mighty good, granny." Applejack compliments. >"thank ye, applejack. i know it ain't no family reunion type meal but it'll do." she says back. >"eeyup." comes the comment from big mac. >everyone takes an apple and a small side of hay fries and begins to eat. >you peckishly nibble at the apple, but the hay fries are on your plate just to be polite.   excuse ourselves, then after dinner get AB and SB together and have a talk about how AB tolerates her siblings. then at night SB wakes you and is having bad dreams and wants to sleep in your bed.   >you quickly finish your apple and poke a bit at your hay fries as the dinner progresses. >the dinner conversation drifts from Big mac and Applejack's day in the field and how the crop is looking to Apple Bloom's day off of school. >"How about you, anon?" Granny smith's shaky voice asks you. "Oh, me? well Me, Rarity, and Sweetie Belle here went to the carnival at the edge of town." >"Oh, well how nice..." She responds with a smile. >you feel pressure in your bladder and curse yourself for having to leave and risk looking like a rude house guest. >you quickly excuse yourself and go outside to what serves as the outhouse for the apples. >Its obviously not as sanitary as your bathroom back home, but its much cleaner than what you would expect from equines. >you come back inside after you are done to find that dinner is finished and Granny, AJ, and big mac are all in the living room sitting around together talking quietly about something you cant pick up on. "Where are the little two?" you ask the group. >"Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle went ahead upstairs. TA play, ah reckon." Applejack says. "Alright, I'll go check on them." you say to the three before heading for the stairs. >you climb the stairs and knock on the door you know to be Apple Bloom's >"come on in" her accented, muffled voice says through the heavy wooden door. >you open the door to two the two crusaders sitting in the middle of Apple Bloom's floor looking at a paper. "Hi?" you ask, wondering what they were doing. >"Hi Anon!" Sweetie belle looks up and beams. >"oh, hai." Apple Bloom looks up as well. "I was wondering if i could ask you a few things, Apple Bloom." >"Oh, well sure, anon." She answers, looking up at you curiously. "It's about your sister..." >"Hmmm...?" She puts a hoof to her chin. "Sweetie belle had a fight with her sister today, that's why I invited her to stay over tonight, to give her some time away from Rarity. I wanted to ask you what you do when Applejack upsets you."   >"Hmm... well, mah sis an ah don't get into to it very often, but when we do, ah go calm down by doing a hobby or going on a walk around the property." She answers, looking thoughtful. >"Hobbies? like what?" Sweetie belle asks, her interest piqued. >"Well..." Apple bloom blushes. "out by the clubhouse ah have a tree swing that ah've been working on. so, building ah reckon." >"Building?" Sweetie sighs. "I can't do that..." >"Well... what about yer singin'? ya did pretty good at that talent show." >"Oh yeah! i forgot about that! you really think it would work, though?" Sweetie smiles. >"Well sure ah do!" Apple Bloom answers. >they giggle and wrap one another in a warm embrace. >"Apple Bloom!" Applejack's voice comes from the bottom of the stairs. >Apple Bloom gets up and pokes her head out into the hallway. >"Yeah?" She answers >"It's yer bedtime, get ready fer bed." >"Awww... do ah have ta?" She moans. >"Yall know the rule." Comes the short response. >Apple Bloom sighs and closes the door. "Ah suppose I'll get going then, Sweetie are you sleeping in here with Applebloom?" >"Mmhm." She nods. >you bid them goodnight and leave Apple Bloom's room. >you walk down the hallway to the guest room where you had been staying. >you lay on the bed, resting for a bit. you decide you'll go down and talk to the adults for a bit before bed... right after a second of just laying on this soft bed. >you open your eyes and moonlight is streaming into the room. 'must have fell asleep...' you think to yourself, looking up to the dark ceiling. >you hear a rustling to your left and snap your head towards the sound. >The silhouette of sweetie belle is standing next to your bed, holding her pillow. "Sweetie Belle?" you ask groggily."What are you doing?"   >"Well.. ummm... i had a bad dream...and I didn't want to wake up Apple Bloom. but I couldn't go back to sleep and then I heard something...And i might have gotten a little scared... " She sheepishly looks at the ground, pawing the hard wood floor. Her cheeks were red despite the darkness of the room. "Sweetie belle..." you ask, breaking the silence. Do you want to sleep in here?" >She nods, happy she didn't have to ask. >you scoot bad in the bed and open up the blanket, letting Sweetie belle Crawl in. >She lays down with her back to you, and scoots back, grinding her back into your chest. >She rests her head on the pillow between her hooves. >You close the blanket and lay down yourself. >you drape an arm around the filly. holding her close, cuddling the pony in the bed. >"Thanks anon..." You can hear her smile. >She snuggles into the pillow, her new-found comfort making her fall asleep quickly. >you lay there, feeling her chest rise and fall under your arm. >you lean forward and kiss her mane before shutting your eyes and falling back into your own unconscious state.