Dagi in Love

When lunch rolled around, I was quick to get my lunch and head outside. I picked a seat high on the bleachers and waited for my fellow Dazzlings to arrive.

Sonata was first. On her tray was a single taco, which she ate every single day.

"Hello Dagi!" She singsonged. "Did you invent a new song?"

"The word is compose, Sonata," I corrected her. "Not invent." Sonata giggled as she plopped down next to me on the metal bench.

"Sorry!" She replied. "So, anyway, before we do this, I was in line next to this guy who calls himself Captain Planet. And he-"

"DON'T!" I held up my hand. "Say. Anything."

"But-"

"Nope!" I interrupted. "He's weird. Stick to the program Sonata."

"He-" This time, I cut her off with a death glare, and she stopped talking.

"Sorry, Dagi." She picked up her taco and bit into it. Cheese and meat spilled out the other end. I laughed at Sonata's disappointed face. It was funny.

At that moment, Aria chose to arrive.

"Okay, read us your song," she said bluntly. That was Aria's best quality, getting down to business.

I sang the song to them, although not as passionate as I had done in the gym. When the last line was sung, Sonata and Aria clapped.

"Oh! Oh!" Sonata sprang right up, bubbling with ideas. "For the part about falling, I could pull someone from the audience up, and hold them like this!" Sonata paused as she helped Aria to her feet. Sonata and Aria clasped their hands together and leaned backwards, so that there was maximum space between them.

"And then I let go!" Without warning, Sonata released her grip on Aria. She stumbled backwards, nearly tripping over the bleachers before regaining her balance.

"Sonata," Aria growled, glaring at Sonata. Sonata smiled sheepishly.

"No, but then Adagio catches them right before they hit the floor!" Sonata explained.

"Aah," I commented, now understanding. "You seem to be full of good ideas today, Sonata."

"Yeah, except she's the worst," Aria grumbled. "I could've tripped and died!"

"Oh, please." I waved my hand at her concern. "You're perfectly fine. Now, does anybody else have any ideas?"

We spent the entire lunch break developing the choreography for the song. Sonata actually had many ideas, and while some were just shuffled off to the idea box, many actual made it into the routine.

"I think lunch is over, Adagio," Aria muttered as she practiced the steps for the first lines. I looked over to see several students heading inside. I groaned.

"At least we have most of the song worked out. Come on, let's go." I began to walk down the bleachers, but ain't stopped when Aria spoke again.

"What happened to 'School is lame, focus on revenge or die with the princess' deal?" Aria asked. I turned around and tried to keep my annoyance to a minimum. This was a perfectly sane and normal question, after all.

"Nothing, except an annoying guy who gets all over your case if you aren't in your stupid class," I responded. "Which is why I even bothered showing up to Phys. Ed. earlier."

"I thought you said we weren't aloud to talk about him!" Sonata pouted, a -fine, I'll admit it- adorkable expression plastered on her face.

"And we won't I answered her, hands on my hips. "Just- let's just go in, okay?" I was aware of my heels clanging against the metals of the bleachers as I headed for the main building. I rehearsed the new song in my head as I walked, repeating the lyrics and imagining the choreography that went with it.

'Your friends aren't who they say they are, no they're not,' I thought. 'If they had the chance they'd look you up and leave you there to rot. Who can you trust, then? If you don't have a friend? They won't be with-

"Aah!" I cried in annoyance as I rammed into someone.

"Watch where-" I began to give my offender a piece of my mind. What I didn't realize was that I had crashed into the principal of this wretched place, Celestia. Not to mention her counterpart was the ruler of Equestria and partly responsible for my banishment here.

"Principal Celestia!" I feigned an embarrassed expression and tried to act sincere. "I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there!" The principal crossed her arms and tapped her foot. Not a good sign.

"I understand, Miss Adagio. What I do not understand, however, was what, exactly, was distracting you enough that you weren't watching where you were going?"

"I just learned a new song, Principal Celestia," I answered quickly. "I am quite the fan of music!" For some reason, she still seemed suspicious. The look she was giving me was enough to begin to melt my confidence.

"Oh, Dagi's just being modest! She composes songs! This one's really good! It would be cool if she shared it with the entire school!" I never imagined my saving grace would have a long blue ponytail and an obsession with tacos. Nevertheless, Sonata had stepped in front of me and convinced Principal Celestia we could sing the song in front of the entire school! Principal Celestia eyes both of us, before she broke into a wide smile.

"What a wonderful idea, girls! You can perform right after lunch, tomorrow! I look forward to hearing you!" The principal walked away, much more cheerful than when when I had bumped into her. I folded my arms and turned to face Sonata.

"You are on top of the game today," I marveled. "What's up?" Sonata blushed.

"Oh, nothing!" She waved her hand as if to dismiss the subject. "I just discovered this place has a magic I've never seen before!"

Something in my gut told me Sonata's "magic" wasn't going to help me on my revenge quest, so I didn't press for details.

"Come on, Sonata." I patted her on the back. "Let's go get ready for class."