Sunrise: Chapter Five

It’s been a few days since the epic inter-team scrimmage and things have been on the up and up for little ol’ me. Many of the students that didn’t even bother to speak with me are actually saying hi again. Feeling the warmth of human interaction puts me in a good mood for the first time in awhile. As a plus, the whispering bitch in the back of my head hasn’t been a problem for me. The scrimmage itself has turned the entire team around. The girls are helping each other to get better during practice for a change. Even Trixie has picked up the pace.

This day however, has been a lesson in patience. It started when I noticed my practice jersey was missing while packing for this morning. It continued when I noticed the chain on my bike was one link from ripping off the sprocket, so I had to change it out. It was at this moment that I thanked my curiosity for learning how to repair this thing myself, or I’d be out a cool five grand. To top off my shitty morning, I received a phone call from the school’s resident know-it-all, Rumor Mill. She thought it was a bright idea to tell me that Flash Sentry had been holding a one-man vigil over the portal since the Sparklebitch has been gone. Why she decided that I needed to know this, I don’t know. The breakup between us hard enough, but knowing he’s a bleeding heart for my new arch nemesis is salt in the wound.

Despite all that, I still arrived at school in a somewhat good mood. I truly perked up when I realised Miss Cherilee isn’t at school today. That means instead of suffering through her class, I now have a free period right up to lunch after my math class. Okay, there’s a sub for her class, but I’m not wasting a chance for a morning-long “study hall.” So I spend my free time in the gym, reading my history book while relaxing on the top of the bleachers.

Reading about the history of these beings is one of my favorite things to do when I’m not busy. Through my studies I’ve found that these…humans, as they are called, are anything but friendly. Wars to cleanse the impure, capture land, spread “religious freedom”, or just kill people they don’t like mar the pages of their history. I would have thought that the world leaders of this place would learn from the past. Judging by the state of the world today, I don’t think many of them liked history class.

But reading about mass genocide can only take up so much time. After awhile, I can’t help but let my mind drift to something a lot less depressing - specifically a certain yellow skinned, pink haired girl named Fluttershy. She’s pretty much been at my hip whenever possible since I’ve dropped the “queen bitch” attitude. And honestly, I don’t know what to think of all this. I get that she’s nice, but that doesn’t explain how “extra friendly” she’s been with me lately. I don’t get it. We were the best of friends before, but this feels different, like she wants something more. But maybe I’m just misinterpreting things. Besides, why would she be with me after what I did to her?

Just as I’m thinking about this, little Miss Sunshine herself kinda waltzes up the bleacher stairs.

“umm…excuse me…Sunset Shimmer?” Her angel soft voice doesn’t register with me at first. when i finally peer over the brim of my book, I see her standing on the stairs just below where I’m sitting.

“Rainbow Dash sent me to return your jersey. It was dirty so I washed it for you…if that’s okay.”

I put my book down and look at her. Seriously, her kindness is almost terrifying. I’m starting to realize why her animals listen to her all the time.

“It’s fine Fluttershy, really. Thank you.” I smile as she tosses me my jersey back. I take in the fragrance, and can’t help but notice her scent mixed in with the ‘Spring Breeze’ scent of the fabric softener.

“Did you…wear this by any chance?”

She starts fidgeting all over the place “ohhh...umm, maybe just for a little bit…umm…the entire time I was sleeping…”

My mind is completely blank, but I can’t help but feel overjoyed. It’s not every day the object of your affection sleeps in your clothing. Fluttershy just starts blushing like mad.

“c-c-c-can I….umm…sit..with you?”

“Don’t you have a class now?”

“um...don’t you?”

The girl has a point. I nod and make some space for her. She squees, then hops up the bleachers and sits next to me. I swear being this cute should be illegal. Fluttershy snuggles against me as I go back to reading I can’t help but smile at her as her eyes scan the pages.

“so what are you reading?”

“World History.” I say. “You know there’s not a lot of friendship going around.”

Fluttershy agrees. “yeah, there have been a lot of wars.”

“Humans are generally terrible to each other. They rape, they kill, all in the name of progress, or freedom, or whatever excuse they can make to shoot people...and then there’s you. You’re not like the others.”

“i-i’m not?”

I shake my head. “You’re almost too nice of a person. I’ve never seen you get angry at anyone…Well…except that kid who insulted Angel Bunny.” We don’t talk about that day. NO ONE talks about that day.
“but I couldn’t just stand by as he was intimidating a defenseless animal.”

“You’re weird.”

“i…i am?” her mood kind of dips.

“But you’re the still the kindest person I know, and I like weird.” I say. Suddenly she perks up. And then she asks the question.

“how much do you like weird?”

“…..ummmmm…be more specific?”

“how much do you like…me?”

I have no idea what to say. Since being a human, I’ve had zero luck with any sort of emotion other than tearing people down. And before you ask, that thing with Flash was less of a relationship and more of a…pleasure aid with free food. Of course once I turned into a super bitch, the free food and pleasure went away. Turns out he didn’t like dating the queen bitch of the school, and dumped me…via social media of all things (pussy).

The point is, I suck at relationships, and now the porcelain angel of nicety pretty much just asked me how much I like her. Well, you only get once chance. So I take a deep breath, then pull the trigger.

“Fluttershy…d-do you want to be my… girlfriend?”

The silence was so palpable you could hear wind…from outside. I swear a tumble weed went across the gym floor. We sat there looking at each other for almost twenty minutes before another word was spoken.

“ummm, I’d love to…yes…”

“Didn’t catch that”

“ummm, yes, I’d love to be your…girlfriend…”

“Was that a…yes?”

She blushes hard and nods her head. I can’t help but smile in relief. She actually said yes! The one girl that actually cared about me despite everything that’s happened is now my girlfriend! I can’t believe it! I open my arms to her and she crawls in between them. I stare into her eyes, and she stares back into mine. Then she leans in, and I meet her in the middle. I cup her cheek as we share our first kiss on the gym bleachers. Not the most romantic spot, but no one’s complaining.
After what feels like an eternity, I look up and notice two important facts. One, that Fluttershy is now sitting on my lap. And secondly, she has this look in her eyes. I’ve never seen this before from her…It’s not seductive per say…it’s more like aggression, like ‘I’m-about-to make-you-mine’ type aggressive.

“Umm…Flutter…shy?” I’ve never seen this side from anyone, let alone Fluttershy…And I can’t lie, it’s turning me on something fierce. She doesn’t answer me; she just cups my cheek with her left hand, and kisses me again. This time though it’s not the gentle, loving kiss we just shared. This kiss is much harder and lustful. She prods my lips with her tongue, and I oblige her. Our tongues roll together, and I wrap my arms around her and pull her close to me.

When we finally break the kiss, we’re both panting. My cheeks are redder than my hair, and Fluttershy looks like she wants to tear my clothes off. I sit up, move my bags to the floor next to us, and scoot forward to gives us more room. And then we’re on each other. Our lips meet briefly, before Fluttershy pulls my jacket down my shoulders and attacks my neck with her lips. I surrender to her touch.... And then I hear the gym open….

“Hey ya’ll, it’s-uh…why are ya’ll stuck together like that?”

Busted…

“ummm…no reason!” Fluttershy says, despite the fact she’s sitting right on my lap, and her face is as pink as her hair. Also her hands are running along my side under my shirt HOLD ON WHEN THE BUCK DID THAT HAPPEN?! Damn, this girl is crafty.

“Well THAT escalated quickly” Pinkie beams, bouncing up and down as usual. I just hide my face in Fluttershy’s shoulder. I’ve been caught in worse situations than this in my life, but sitting here as the others tried to figure out just what exactly we were doing made my face redder than my hair. I quickly bury my face in Fluttershy’s shoulder to escape their gaze.

“I dun think I’ve ever seen Sunset Shimmer…umm…what’s the word I’m looking for?” Rainbow wonders.

“Embarrassed,” Applejack says

“Yes, usually she’s so shameless.” Rarity chides. Celestia I hate that bitch. I turn my head and glare at her. “What were you girls up too?” She asks.

“N-n-nothing!” I try to say through the cracking of my voice.

Rarity doesn’t buy it. “That doesn’t look like nothing, darling. From here it looks like you two were greatly enjoying each other’s company.”

Applejack doesn’t buy it either. “Ya’ll two are sitting in the gym, by yourselves, sitting closer than two peas in a pod, and yer cheeks ‘r redder than Big Mac’s jacket. Last time I checked, “nothing” doesn’t fit that definition.”

“Where are Fluttershy’s hands?” Rainbow asks.

“Nevermind that!” I shout, then quickly compose myself… “So… what did you girls want?”
Rarity speaks “Well, Rainbow Dash said that you and Fluttershy were in here, so we came to get you for lunch. But since you both are OBVIOUSLY busy, we’ll just leave you-“

“uh….we’d love to join you girls for lunch.” Fluttershy nods and climbs off me. She fixes her skirt, while I pull my jacket back over my shoulders and fix my shirt. We smile awkwardly at the others as I gauge their reactions.. Pinkie Pie is giving us thumbs up. Rainbow and Applejack are also supportive, although Applejack is STILL confused about what happened. Rarity on the other hand, I can’t tell if she’s shocked or disapproving. She just shakes her head as they leave out. After fixing our clothes, Fluttershy and I follow behind, holding hands as we set off for the cafeteria.

However, once we’re there, the scene in the gym is still the topic of conversation, since Applejack goes back to questioning us. “So, what in the hay got into you both back there?”

“umm…we were celebrating our r-relationship…” I don’t know where the Flutters that pretty much mounted me went, but
Timidshy is back in full effect. I, on the other hand, sling my arm around her and proudly proclaim our new relationship.
“What Flutters is TRYING to say is that me and her are dating now.” I say confidently and throw my arm around her.

Applejack pauses for a moment, then smiles. “Well why didn’t you just say that earlier?! I’m happy for the both of ya. It’s a mite unconventional for me, but I like it! Just try and keep your make out sessions out of the gym? You’re lucky it was only us that caught ya.”

“y-yes applejack” Fluttershy lays her head on my shoulder and smiles.

“Awwww, you two are sooooooooo CUTE!” Pinkie Pie shouts, making us blush.

“Thank you Pinkie!” I exclaim. Fluttershy squees and nuzzles into my neck. The scene draws a chorus of “awws” from the others. All except Rarity I’ve noticed. In fact, Rarity hasn’t said much since we sat down. Trying to be the nice girl, I ask her what’s on her mind.

“Hey Rarity, why are you so quiet?”

She pipes up. "Oh! Nothing, it’s just. Well I just never expected someone like you to be with someone as precious as our Fluttershy, that’s all.”

"Well there’s nothing really to- Wait, someone like me? What is THAT supposed to mean?!"

"Well, Fluttershy is well-meaning, agreeable, considerate, and overall an extremely nice person, while you're just....yourself."

I sigh and take my arm from around Fluttershy to press against my face in disgust. "Rarity, must you be a total BITCH now, of all times?"

"Why thank you for supplying the word I needed! 'Bitch', that's what I meant to say."
Goddammit this girl is a master at pushing my buttons. “Fucking cunt,” I grumble.

"And this is why it's so unexpected that someone like you would be with Fluttershy."

Applejack, looks concerned, and tries to talk some sense into her friend. “Uh Rarity, Maybe you shouldn’t, uh, poke the bear?”

Instead of acknowledging her fucking mistake, the bitch is filing her nails! “Oh my darling Applejack, I’m just voicing my concern that Sunset Shimmer may be a bit too…abusive for our darling Fluttershy.”

Did…did she just…Did she just say I’d abuse Fluttershy?! That’s it! “Bitch, I’ll show YOU abusive!” No more games, no more being miss nice Sunset, I’m gonna rip this bitch’s throat out right here! I kick my chair back and make a lunge across the table, but like lightning, Rainbow Dash and Applejack grab me by either arm to try and hold me back. Even with me about to tear her a new one, she keeps messing with those damn nails of hers.

“Are you starting to see now, darling?” She points her file at me and sits there with that ‘I told you so’ grin on her face. That’s the last straw. I rip away from the others and ready a punch. Just before I can strike her, Fluttershy speaks up.

"Umm, Rarity... I've actually known Sunset Shimmer the longest of all of us, and Sunset is really really kind. She's helped at
the animal shelter, and with cleaning up the park, and actually stood up for me when Rainbow Dash wasn't around before she became all mean. She's actually a real sweetheart"

I’m blushing badly now. I pick my chair back up and sit down with a huff, and look off to the side to hide my blush " Pshh, you say that as if I'm some sort of goodie twoshoes or something.”

"Well , you kind of are. That is, if you don't mind me saying.” Fluttershy stands up, throws her arms around my neck, and gives me a slow sensual kiss right in front of the entire lunch room. The places comes to a screeching halt. The sounds of silverware clatters on the floor everywhere as people stop to look as I return the kiss with equal passion.
Rarity blushes at such an open display from us, but continues down her path. “Well, if you insist on trusting her Darling, I certainly won’t stop you. Just be careful.”

This seems to piss Fluttershy off. She breaks the kiss, turns to Rarity, and actually raises her voice to a normal level (which is shouting for Fluttershy) and says “Rarity, stop being a bitch!”

Everyone’s jaw drops. The remaining silverware not already on the floor clangs to it. Off in the distance I hear a male voice ask, “Did Fluttershy just call someone a bitch?” And that’s when it dawns on me.

Fluttershy, the Little Mrs Nice Girl of the school, just called Rarity, the head fashionista, the queen of debonair, a bitch. To her face. After making out with her new girlfriend (me) in front of the entire school. Dammit I love this girl!
Rarity, quite frankly, is stunned. “But Fluttershy, darling…you must realize I’m only trying …”

Applejack cuts her off. “Rarity, FLUTTERSHY just called you a bitch. Just quit while you’re behind sweetheart.”
Rarity finally does the smart thing and shuts up. Pinkie Pie has fallen out of her chair from shock, meanwhile Applejack is breathing a sigh of relief, and Rainbow Dash is confiscating phones to destroy evidence of the kiss. I smirk at the scene, then nibble on Fluttershy ear, making her gasp.

I whisper into her ear, “Thanks for sticking up for me baby.” I giggle and squeeze her soft tush, making her jump and blush at me as I saunter away.

I head to the bathroom to wash up, and that’s when it hits me. A head splitting, gut wrenching pain unlike the others. I drop to my knees and grip my head. Suddenly everything goes black. I stagger back to my feet and face the bathroom mirror. And there I see it… That claw handed, leathery winged, fang-toothed, red eyed, spikey haired witch I transformed into six weeks ago.
“Y…you couldn’t do that before” I stammer.

“Well with your little bitch fits, let’s just say I got a little energized.”

I can’t believe it..I’ve tried to keep my emotions in check all this time and still this witch gets her juice from ONE of my outbursts?!

“What the fuck do you want from me?!”

Sunset Satan laughs “I don’t want anything from you, child. At least not anymore. I’m just here to tell you not to get too attached to your new girlfriend. Because I’m coming back, very soon…and when I do, I’m gonna coat YOU in her blood.”

“I won’t let you harm her! I swear if you even touch one pink hair on her head I’ll!”

”Child the last time I took this form I almost demolished half your school and killed your friends without even trying.”

“It doesn’t make sense, the element of magic severed your connection from my body. You can’t take me over anymore.”

She doesn’t seem fazed by that. I have a bad feeling about this.

” I have a work around for my little problem.”

What is she talking about?

“W..what do you mean work around? Just tell me what you’re planning!”

“Pop quiz smart ass, what happened to Luna when all her hate and pride built up?”

“She became Nightmare Moon…But you still haven’t answered by question. The element of magic locked you OUT of my body, how are you going to anything?!”

”I’m not finished!” she shouts. “Second question, How many elements did it take to eradicate the spirit of Nightmare Moon?.”
“Six…”

“And how many were used against me? And to clarify, your friend’s little transformations don’t count.”

Shit. It took six elements of harmony to destroy Nightmare Moon. We only had one.

“One Element of Harmony was enough to give you your life back, but it also gave me a way to charge my power. As you know, I’m feeding off of your hate and anger. Your fury is making me stronger and stronger by the day. When I finish feeding off of you, because YOU can’t keep your emotions under control for more than two days at a time, I’m going to use my power to create a new body from scratch.

“But there’s no magic here, there’s nothing for you to use to create a whole new body!”

“You’re as dense as that Twilight Sparkle aren’t you?” The only thing I lost was my ability to project myself through you. I still have all of my magical power I siphoned from the crown, coupled with YOUR hatred and anger.”

This...this can’t be possible, she has to be lying! How could she still have her powers intact? If this is true, then how the fuck can we stop her?! The only reason we had magic to begin with was because of Twilight, and it’ll be thirty moons before…before…

“When I get my new body, I’m going to chain you down, and make you watch as I torture your precious Fluttershy until she begs for death. And then I’m going to make you kill her. Slowly, and painfully. You’ll watch the life drain from her body as she begs you to stop. And after you’ve finished, and your psyche is a shredded hulk, I’m going to make you watch as I destroy the rest of your friends, your school, and this miserable shithole of a world you call home! And then, and then I’m going to have some fun with you, Sunset Shimmer.”
“YOU WOULDN’T DARE!”
This damn thing wags her finger at me. “Careful, Careful, don’t want to give me more power do you? Now I’m curious, should I just kill her in front of you, or would you prefer I fuck her WHILE I kill her in front of you?”

To say I lose my cool is an understatement. I shriek and punch my fist right through Sunset Satan’s smug face. The glass shatters, and I wince in pain as I feel the shards stabbing into my knuckles. Shortly after, the light comes back to the room and the door bursts open, with Fluttershy rushing in.

“Sunset! I heard shouting, are you okay?!” I don’t answer her. I just remove my fist from the glass. She sees the blood and covers her mouth. “Om my gosh!” Sunset, what happened?!”

I turn to her and wrap her in a tight hug, as tears go streaming down my cheeks. The mental image of that…thing torturing her before my very eyes makes me sick to my stomach.

“Fl..Fluttershy” I whimper. “J…just hold me…please?”

Fluttershy nods and holds me tight. She rubs my back as I drop to my knees, and my weight pulls her down with me. She kisses my cheek and tries to console me as I shake in her embrace.
“Sunset…was it…was it…”

“Yes…” Is all I can say.

Author's Note

All aboard the feel bus! Also, two updates, in one week? What is this madness? well now that school is winding time I have some time to edit, for now. so i'll be able to update more regularly!