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>Scootaloo doesn't realize she's reached the edge
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>she takes another step backward as the pink filly and the silver filly take another step closer
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>her hind leg kicks at air where there should have been ground
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>she falls backward and tumbles head over hooves
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>the ditch isn't very deep, but a shallow creek runs through it
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>she lands on her back, covered in mud
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>the two fillies above her roar with laughter
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>she realizes she's lying on her back with her legs splayed open
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>the two of them can see everything
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>with a blush and a scowl, she quickly rolls over and scrambles to her hooves
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>the two fillies laugh again
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"What was that?" says Diamond Tiara
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"Yeah, I thought you could fly!" chimes in Silver Spoon. "Why don't you just use your wings?"
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"Maybe she can get her cutie mark in gymnastics!" says Diamond Tiara
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>the two of them laugh again
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"Bump bump, sugar lump rump!" they cry in unison
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>they perform that annoying butt-bump move they like to do
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>why the hell do they do that, anyway?
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>do they think that's normal?
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>they look like they're into each other, Scoot thinks
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>a thousand nasty insults run through her head
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>she doesn't say any of them
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>she just scowls at the butts of the two fillies as they walk away, still laughing
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>when she can no longer hear their voices, she scrambles out of the muddy creek
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>...
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>Scoot tramps across the uneven ground
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>the surrounding trees provide plenty of shade, but the afternoon is still hot
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>the mud has dried and caked into her fur and mane
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>it mixes in with her sweat and makes her feel dirty
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>she can't wait to get home and take a shower
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>the narrow path through the woods isn't much of a shortcut
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>it's actually faster to just go through town
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>however, that route would take her through the area that Spoon and Tiara usually hang out at after school
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>walking past them again, still caked with mud?
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>out of the question
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>besides, the last thing she wants is for them to follow her and find out where she lives
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>insects are buzzing around her, drawn by her sweat
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>she swats at them with her tail, but they keep coming
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>that's the downside of the woods, so many bugs out here
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>but at least she's alone
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>a little further down the path, a fast shadow suddenly passes overhead
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>she looks up
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>a sky blue pegasus suddenly lands in front of her
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>she looks down
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"Hey, kid."
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>in this moment, Scoot is euphoric
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>the events of the last two hours are immediately forgotten
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>her idol stands on the path in front of her, chest puffed out a little, wings tucked gracefully to her sides
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>shafts of late afternoon sun cut through the tree cover overhead
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>it makes the sweat drops in her rainbow-colored mane sparkle
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"H-hi Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo stammers
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>she struggles to contain the spaghetti welling up inside of her
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>Dash smiles nonchalantly
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"What are you doing all the way out here, kid?" she asks. "How come you're all muddy?"
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"Oh, uh..."
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>Scootaloo begins stammering again
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>euphoria recedes, everything comes back to her
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>she looks down at her mud-caked legs in disgust
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"I...uh...I was practicing jumps. I took a header into the creek."
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>Dash snerks
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"Yeah, I did that a few times when I was in flight school. Where's your scooter?"
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>Scoot's stomach drops
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>she can feel the spaghetti beginning to leak out of her
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"Oh...uh, I left it. Back at the creek."
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>Dash gives her an odd look
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"Want me to fly back and get it for you? It'll only take a second."
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"No!"
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>damn, said that way too fast
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>she's going to think you're a sperg now
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"No, that's okay. I'll go back and get it later. I want to go home and shower first."
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>that part's true enough at least
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>she doesn't say anything more about it, and Rainbow doesn't press the issue
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>they stand there for a few awkward seconds
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>summer cicadas are buzzing all around them
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"Want me to walk with you for a little bit?"
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>with considerable effort, Scoot suppresses an explosion of spaghetti
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"Uh, y-yeah. Sure. I mean, if you want to."
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>the two of them continue down the uneven forest path
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>Dash boasts casually about races she won and headers she took back when she was in flight school
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>Scoot is hanging on every word but somehow doesn't hear any of it
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>she glances up at Rainbow every time her eyes are turned away
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>her strong, powerful body strolls confidently along the path
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>her unkempt mane falls around her withers, still shimmering in the sunlight
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>she probably doesn't even pay attention to it
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>she just looks that cool without even trying
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"How come you keep looking at me like that?"
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>Dash turns her head back suddenly
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>Scoot's stomach plunges
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>she quickly averts her gaze
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>she can still feel the older mare's eyes on her
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>she reddens slightly
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>Dash snerks
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"What, do you like mares or something?"
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>Scoot's blush deepens
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>she stares at the ground like she's trying to bore holes into it
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>Dash snerks again
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"I don't care if you do," she says casually, and resumes walking
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>Scoot trots quickly after her, still staring at the ground
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>say something, you stupid filly!
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"I...uh...I don't know..."
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>suddenly she just blurts it out
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"I like you, I guess."
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>she stops dead in her tracks, realizing what she just said out loud
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>she keeps staring at the ground, spaghetti oozing out of her pores
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>stupidstupidstupidstupidstupidstupidstupidstupid
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>finally, she can't take the silence anymore
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>she risks a look up
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>Dash is watching her
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>she looks amused
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"You like me?" she says.
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>Scoot hesitates, then nods
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"Like, you wanna kiss me?"
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>instantly blushing again, Scoot looks away
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>she tries to tunnel into the center of the earth with her mind powers
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>she wishes she'd never crawled out of the mud
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>maybe she should just throw herself back into the creek and live there forever
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"You can if you want."
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>her head jerks quickly up and she meets her idol's eyes again
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>Dash is looking at her with a weird expression
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>Scoot swallows
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>her stomach feels like it's full of helium
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>she could float away any minute
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>Dash smirks and leans in towards her
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>Scoot swallows again
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>her eyes close involuntarily
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>she feels the older pony's muzzle pressing against hers
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>their lips touch
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>Scoot relaxes, leaning into it
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>suddenly Dash presses forward
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>her tongue pushes its way into Scoot's mouth
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>the sudden aggression knocks her off balance
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>their lips part with a loud smack as she falls backwards over her own haunches
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>for the second time that day she is lying on her back with her legs splayed open
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>in front of another mare
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>this time she's barely even conscious of the fact
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>her chest rises and falls
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>she can still feel Rainbow's tongue moving around in her mouth
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>Rainbow looks down at her
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"Heh."
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>she smirks again
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>there's a weird look in her eye
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>she glances downward
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"What's this?" she says
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>she takes a front hoof and runs it gently up the crack between Scoot's legs
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>that tiny bit of pressure is all it takes
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>something inside Scootaloo bursts open
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>she yelps in alarm as spasms wrack through her entire body
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>fluid begins gushing out of her
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>it erupts everywhere, splashing into the grass and soaking up the dust on the ground
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>Rainbow's fetlock is immediately soaked
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"Holy shit," says Rainbow, laughing a little.
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>the wave subsides
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>Scootaloo is still on her back, breathing hard
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>her heart is pounding
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>she looks up at Rainbow still watching her
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>the blue pegasus smirks
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"I've never seen anypony squirt that much!"
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>the frank vulgarity makes Scootaloo blush again, but right now she's too exhausted to think much about it
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>her gaze drifts away into the bushes
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>cicadas and flies are still buzzing around them, oblivious
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"I think I might have to start calling you 'Squirt' from now on."
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>Scootaloo's head jerks back
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"You can't!" she protests. "That'd be way too embarrassing!"
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>Dash snickers
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"Relax, nopony but us is gonna know what it means."
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>before Scoot can object, Rainbow leans in and kisses her again
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>her mouth tastes like sour hayburgers
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>Dash pulls away
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"Anyway, I gotta get going. There's gonna be a thunderstorm tonight, and I gotta help set it up."
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>she flaps her wings twice, raising herself up into the air
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>she turns around and gives Scootaloo one last smirk
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"See you around...Squirt."
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>she takes off
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>in the space of half a second she's gone
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>Scootaloo is still lying on her back, breathing hard
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>she watches the rainbow-colored trail fade away into the afternoon sky
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>...
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"I'm home."
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>Scoot calls out into the empty house
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>there's no reply
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>she wasn't expecting one
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>her scooter is still lying in the entryway where she left it this morning
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>she doesn't want to look at it right now
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>outside, the storm clouds are beginning to gather
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>the day is still hot, but it's cooling off
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>the smell of impending rain is drifting in through the open door
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>Scoot kicks it shut behind her
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>the house is stuffy and warm, and there's dust on everything
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>she doesn't feel like opening the windows, though
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>she tramps up the stairs to the bathroom
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>the shower feels good
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>at least the hot water in here still works
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>she stands under the spray a long time, rinsing the mud and sweat out of her fur
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>she closes her eyes and lets the water rush over her face and through her mane
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>she can suddenly taste sour hayburgers
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>Scoot shuts off the water and shakes herself off
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>her towel smells gross, and she doesn't like using it anymore
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>it's hot enough in here that her fur will probably dry on its own
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>downstairs, she fixes herself a bowl of oats to eat
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>she's running low, and there's nothing else to put in them
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>there isn't any school tomorrow
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>she ought to go to the market
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>her parents usually send her some bits to buy food at the beginning of the month, but they don't always remember
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>she opens the drawer where she keeps her money
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>looks like there's probably enough, but she's running low
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>maybe she can ask her aunts again
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>if she gets up early and catches the first train, she can probably go out to their place and be back before the market closes
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>she pushes the drawer shut with her nose
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>she suddenly feels exhausted
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>at the top of the stairs, she catches a glimpse of herself in the bathroom mirror
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>she got most of the mud off of her, but there's still a tiny bit in her mane
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>she realizes she's too tired to wash it again
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>she wonders if her aunts will say anything about it
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>probably not
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>they probably won't notice
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>she looks at herself in the mirror a bit longer
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>suddenly she can taste hayburgers again
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>she wonders if she's the same way her aunts are
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>into mares
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>maybe she is
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>what happened with Rainbow Dash kind of proves it, right?
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>she looks away from the mirror and trundles off towards her room
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>she doesn't really want to be like her aunts
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>they're always nice to her when she visits, and they give her whatever she asks for
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>but it doesn't feel like they care that much about her
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>they never come to see her
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>she always has to go to them
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>maybe it's because the house is dirty and smells bad
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>she nudges open the door to her room
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>it smells bad enough in here that she has to open the window
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>cool air and the smell of rain waft in from outside
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>a slight breeze blows through her still-damp mane
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>it feels good
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>the sun has gone down, and the crickets are chirping outside
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>she flops down on her mattress
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>her nose wrinkles
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>she had a nightmare once, and wet the bed
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>she's pretty sure the straw inside is rotten from that
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>but she doesn't know how to change it
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>she's too embarrassed to ask her aunts for a new mattress
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>so she just puts up with it
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>raindrops begin to patter against the roof as she snuggles down into her blankets
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"Goodnight, Mom," she mumbles into her pillow. "Goodnight, Dad."
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~FIN~
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