Beyond the Mask

by NanashinaGrace

Rating: everyone
Tags: Equestria Girls, Sunset Shimmer, Slice of Life, Sonata Dusk, Sad, Aria Blaze
Length: 1961

Aria is going through a small depression after being defeated with Adagio and Sonata in the Battle of the Bands. An unexpected friend comes to help her. It was time to change things in the life of Aria Blaze, known as "the rude girl of the group".

But her, "the rude girl" knew something else: that they themselves had begun with its own misfortune. Just then they could be famous, fans might be chasing them now have wealth, fame... if they had just started in a good way. [No shipping. OoC. One-Shot]

My first fic in English.

Cover Photo. FanFic in Spanish.

Published 2015-05-02 20:50:03 UTC
Last updated 2015-05-02 20:50:03 UTC

A New Friendship

And it was there, standing, admiring as her "friend" could not decide whether to order fried tacos or grilled tacos. Her name was Aria Blaze, known as "the rude girl of the group". Many know her to be a cold and remorseless person. But there was something they did not know very well: her impatience.

Aria was a girl who had just one minute stop at the same place and already stressed out and filled with the desire to hang someone to vent. And this time was no exception. Sonata Dusk was a crazy lover tacos and took advantage every time to get at least one taco. This still could not believe that he insisted to Adagio satiating her that Aria to accompany her to buy tacos. I knew behind clientele was bothered by the indecision of the girl, but what could be done in the case of Sonata Dusk?

“I know! Fried... or better grill? Better grill! ...no no, fried...”

“Make up your mind once and for all Sonata, there are clients waiting” Aria exclaims tired of even hearing the voice of the young.

“Uhhh…”

Minutes passed where Aria was getting tired more because Sonata lips that irritating sound kept coming. She felt her head would explode if the light blue girl continued to make that sound so shout told how the first thing that came to her mind:

“Give us fried tacos, and make it fast!”

The cook nodded a little scared and started cooking because it had heard Blaze up there, and when he did Aria take the opportunity to take wrist sharply to her former bandmate and take it to a table getting annoyed look of blue haired.

“Why did you do that?!”

The violet haired can only sigh looking at Sonata.

“Took you a lot and customers were upset and tired of you, though, they are not the only...”

“What do you mean?"

The girl with pigtails was about to answer that when they hear the sound of a bell with the voice of the same young that served telling what was ordered Sonata, or rather, Aria.

“Wait here” Blaze ordered coldly and abruptly stood up from the chair in which she sat closer to the bar taking the greasy bag of tacos and pay with money Adagio had forced her to bring. Well, the three were like family: Adagio was her mother (although in reality it was her older sister) * and Sonata and her the sisters were like that always fought and hated each other. And being Adagio the greatest, it was the middle and as always the orange haired "was busy", Aria had to deal with Sonata.

So much had happened since the three had been defeated by "The Rainblossoms" and Sunset Shimmer at that stage, and since then, "The Dazzlings" have been from town to town looking for an apartment in which to live with food and water. But there was one problem: the people of the city that would know what these had in the Canterlot High School, making things more difficult. And when they found a city that did not know of his past mistakes, they were engaged in begging in a few streets until someone found out and went to those places.

They had returned to that city where it all began, where the three there knew lived they had begun with her misfortune. But her, "the rude girl" knew something else: that they themselves had begun with its own misfortune. Just then they could be famous, fans might be chasing them now have wealth, fame... if they had just started in a good way.

Aria Blaze was not as bad as everyone thought. Anyone would be surprised if they knew that this it was rather sensible, generous. But no!

It was all because of the pressure, of all Adagio’s orders gave her and people around telling them to never give way to fame.

But since they'd put those necklaces her life had taken a 180 degree turn, she began to act outside of itself. As the cold, tough girl that now everyone knew...

If only...

"Aria. Earth to Aria Blaze" Sonata waved his hand in front of her sister's face, later to start shake her. “Wake up!”

And Aria shook her head from side to side leaving behind their thoughts and awakening of her dreams.

“What? What do you want?” pushed her little sister upset.

“You paid to Mr. and stayed frozen, there are clients waiting and my tacos be cooled.”

This could only look behind her and see that there was a long line waiting for this move away, among these customers was achieved see Stellar Eclipse, a new young in town who was disabled and I expected to eat some tacos being than the burger was closed for reasons unknown to all. Aria could only blush a bit of grief and left the row next to which she considered the worst with their tacos bag and left the establishment.

“I can not wait to get home and eat these delicious tacos!” attached the bag to her chest excited.

“But if you order every Tuesday fried tacos”

“That makes them more special” Sonata launched a chuckle anxious to give the first bite.

“Stay ahead right? Adagio must be occupied and not notice you came alone. Today I want to walk slow.”

If they were few girls who were engaged in ask for alms, it was obvious that they had used half of the money they had achieved (as they were a few coins and banknotes) for Sonata tacos. But as always, no cared, because they knew they would achieve raise (even if part of) the next day and could take care of themselves.

But what impressed Sonata... It was that her sister speak in a calm tone, without coldness and harshness. Rather, as a mother ... But she preferred not to comment anything knowing that if she did the opposite would her attitude of "girl without remorse" and was encouraged from that place leaving behind Aria. This one had to wait for his ex-mate would turn the corner, and when she did, began to go the opposite direction, no matter if she lost.

Step awhile and it was night. Adagio and Sonata should be concerned by her, did not care at all. Just wanted to go where the wind take her.

Gradually she was coming to the city park and sat on a bench, can hear away the laughter of children who did not want to leave without even caring that morning had classes.

Aria began to feel a tightness in her chest with a lump in her throat. She felt tears flooded into her violet orbs and let the tears flow first started singing to herself than to anyone else.

She continued singing in a high, beautiful voice that would impress anyone who has heard her sing when had that necklace and after losing in that battle.

A few minutes later the laughter of children were declining until all that could be heard was the voice of Aria. And this continued singing, never imagining that a girl was walking near her position slowly talking on her cell phone, being able to hear the otherside a girlish voice and lively. This just trying to understand her as her mate spoke very fast until she saw which had previously tried to hurt her with Adagio in high school.

“Pinkie Pie, I speak to you later” she hung up moving closer to the girl who was singing and crying without noticing the contrary presence.

Gradually the voice of Aria was diminishing until shut completely by listening only the crickets and let the tears continue to fall as waterfalls of her eyes, and her eyes were closed, did not notice the look of the other girl she was apparently the same age as her.

Aria was slowly opening her eyes as she cried and noticed that she approached. Ocher yellow skin, eyes turquoise and yellow and red hair. Recognized perfectly those traits. Sunset Shimmer, who had been the cause of that was crying at that time.

“What do you want? Do you come to mock me?” asked coolly wiping her tears.

“No, in fact I came to the contrary” Sunset sat next to Aria and this pulled away as if she wanted to respect their space. “Are you okay?”

“Do you think I'm okay?” ask sarcastic pointing to her tearful face.

“Sorry” apologizes the young woman looking to the contrary. “Why are you crying?”

“I don’t want to talk about that.”

“Come on” Sunset's hand alighted delicately on the shoulder of the violet girl, feeling something icy already than a breeze began to go out there.

When Aria felt the ocher hand making contact with her skin, she felt a contact who had not experienced for years. No wickedness, hardness perceived; but rather a loving and outstanding support. Sunset maybe was not as bad as she had thought.

And that's how Aria began to tell all her problems, but stopped in half thinking that Sunset as bored, but on the contrary, was very interested in her problems so it proceeded.

“I see” Sunset responded when the girl in front of her finished telling all.

“Can you help me?”

“Of course.”

And for the first time all day, on the lips of the new Aria was outline a sweet smile until her stomach growled, turning to blush it. She looked adorable when she blushed.

“Great. Hungry and I just spent all the money that was in some tacos for Sonata” Aria complains crossing her arms like she always did since it had crossed the door of the Canterlot High School.

Sunset begins to think a little and look with a slight smile to the girl before her.

“Would you like to go to dinner at my house? It is not very far from here.”

The violet girl could not avoid grin at the girl from mane of fire, and was about to accept, but remembered something:

“I would like but ... Sonata and Adagio must be very worried about me, you see it's too late and have spent hours separating me from Sonata for be brought forward to our “house”.

For though sound difficult, "The Dazzlings" were living in an abandoned department where hardly could bathe at the very poor conditions of this.

“I understand” Sunset rose slowly from that bench looking at Aria “Do not worry, I'm not upset. And not to be rude, but is better that you go if you dont want to have a problem with your teammates.”

Was it true? ¿Sunset Shimmer, worried about her? Do not care what her friends came to think? Apparently, the answer to that last question was "no", while the responses of the other two was a "yes".

Violet orbs of the young with violet and turquoise hair strands focused on Sunset and how it walked away slowly. Her stomach growled again and rose from the bench approaching the girl she had talked before.

“Wait!”

The turquoise orbs of the beautiful ocher girl focused in the ex-rude violet orbs. The beautiful turquoise orbs focused ocher girl in violet orbs ex-rue. Did not know if this new facet show publicly or rather keep it a secret who wanted she knew it only.

“I would love go to your home, can handle two later.”

Sunset corresponds the smile to Aria, because this smiled at her sweetly and two start walking out of the park on the way to the house of the girl of fire.

That would be the beginning of a new friendship.

Then she would face Adagio and Sonata.

She did not care.

Nothing mattered to her.