Chapter 2: Lullaby

Sunset Shimmer and the Sirens finally arrived at her two floor apartment.

Sunset cooked carbonara for dinner and they ate together.

She was nervous of what she saw awhile back but insured herself she was just tired.

But it didn't help when Sonata placed a five plates instead of four plates.

Aria even placed some food on the fifth plate.

Sunset wanted to ask but they were acting this way, but didn't know how to bring up the question.

Dinner was just awkward, Sunset tried starting a conversation.

"So...um.. I would like to ask if you could help split the bill of the apartment and other necessities by getting part-time jobs? Since this will also be your home." She was nervous.

"..."

The Sirens looked at her with a glare except for Sonata.

"..."

"Ugh...fine." Aria groaned and continued eating her dinner.

"Okey-dokey-lokey!" Sonata smiled.

"And what is your part-time job?" Adagio pointed her fork at Sunset and raised an eyebrow. She wanted to know if Sunset was just fooling them to work for her.

"..."

"Oh.. I work as a waitress at a family restaurant." Sunset blushed a little, thinking it was kinda embarrassing.

"..."

"How do you know?" Adagio faced the fifth empty seat.

Sunset just couldn't take this weird actions the Sirens were doing.

"Um... Who are you talking to?"

The Sirens looked at Sunset and to the fifth empty seat and back to Sunset.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Aria gritted her teeth, control herself not to throw something at Sunset. Adagio and Sonata glared questioningly at Sunset.

"You guys have been acting weird lately. You talk to someone who is not there and you even placed a plate and food for this person. Are you guys okay?" Sunset showed her concern.

"..."

"Let's not talk about this. _ doesn't want to argue right now." Adagio said in a cold voice.

Sunset dropped the topic, seeing the Sirens were giving her the death glare.

"O-okay.." She looked down and went back to her seat.

They continued the dinner in silence.

Once dinner was over, to Sunsets surprise they helped her clean up.

"Don't be surprised. We were told to help." Aria grumbled while washing the dishes.

Sonata giggled beside Aria. Aria handed the dishes she cleaned to Sonata to wipe dry.

Adagio was helping Sunset pack the remaining food to be put in the refrigerator.

Sunset thanked whoever was advising the Sirens to be good. She could see this person had good intention and the Sirens seem to respect this person.

/Maybe I should ask about this person when they trust me. The topic about this person is very touchy for them. Like they could kill, if you mess with this person. Maybe they are really under a spell. I have to tell Princess Twilight./ Sunset thought about it carefully.

She snapped out of the thoughts when Adagio spoke to her.

"Where are we going to sleep?" Adagio placed her hand on her hip.

"Oh..um..there are two bedrooms in this apartment. Two can sleep together at the vacant one and the other can sleep with me." Sunset suggested.

"I didn't know you wanted to sleep with one of us." Adagio grinned.

Sunset's face turned red as a tomato.

"W-what! N-no! I didn't mean it that way!"

The Sirens chuckled at Sunset's reaction.

"..."

"It was a joke. But don't worry. I'll sleep with you." Adagio said in a sultry way and winked at Sunset.

"W-would you stop!" Sunset tried to sound serious, but her blush was not helping at all.

"Wait! I have to sleep with Sonata!? Ugh!" Aria groaned.

"Deal with it!" Adagio snapped.

"..."

"But she's the worst!" Aria pointed at Sonata. She felt insulted.

"You're the worst!" Sonata answered back and flicked Aria's nose.

Aria flicked Sonata's bangs up which messed it up.

"...!"

"Uurghh... Silence!" Adagio was pinching the bridge of her nose trying to prevent a headache.

Aria and Sonata stopped looked away from each other.

"..."

Sunset thought she saw Aria blushed a little.

"Fine..." Aria grumbled, left the kitchen and headed towards the living room. Sonata followed.

Sunset's blush finally faded and faced Adagio. She wanted to tell her something serious.

"Um.. Adagio."

Adagio faced Sunset with an glare looked.

"What?"

"..."

"I just wanted you to know that you can trust me." Sunset smiled.

Adagio was unfazed.

"Prove it. Cause we lost everything. We can't go back home anymore. We will never be able to fix what we messed up years ago."

"..."

Before Sunset could answer Adagio, she left her in the kitchen and headed where the other Sirens were.

/Is she talking about the Chaos they made back in Equestria?/

Sunset thought and followed Adagio. Sunset saw the three of them sitting on the couch and watching what ever channel was on the TV. She spoke up.

"Why not guys take a shower. I'll get you some clothes to sleep in. The shower on the second floor across the vacant room. Adagio, our room is at the end of the hall on the second floor." Sunset blush a little from what she said.

/Our room./ Sunset mentally face palmed.

After two hours, everyone took a shower and the Sirens changed into the night clothes Sunset gave them. They all set up Aria and Sonata's room and after that Sunset and Adagio went to their respective room. Adagio slept on the left side of the bed and Sunset on the right. Adagio was already fast asleep.

/She must be really tired. I guess Sonata and Ar-/

Sunset stopped her thought when she heard Sonata and Aria arguing by the next room.

/I guess I was wrong about them. Those two still have energy to argue./

Before Sunset could get out of bed to stop them before Adagio gets up in rage, the arguing died down quickly.

/That was quick. Could it be?.../ Sunset suddenly got the goose bumps.

She couldn't sleep right away cause she was scared.

/I have to write to Twilight./

Sunset got out of bed and headed towards to her desk and opened the drawer to pull out a brown book with her cutie mark on it. She sat on the chair and started to write on the book.

Dear Princess Twilight,

I have reached out to the Sirens. I wanted to help them change, like I did.

Because I know everyone deserve a second chance like you have given me.

Sure, they are mean and hateful towards me right now, but giving them time they will trust and forgive my and my friends.

Like you and my friends trusting and forgiving me. I believe they can change.

I also want some help on something. The Sirens have been acting strange.

They act like there is another person in their group, even thou it is just the three of them. I could use some help on their history if there was ever a fourth siren. They are very protective over this person and they listen to what ever this person tells them, and they cannot even seem to say this persons name. We never noticed this since we were never watching them closely. But I truly believe I have seen the person.

Your friend,

Sunset Shimmer

Sunset closed the book and returned it back in the drawer. She headed back to bed.

/I hope this is nothing serious./

Before she could lay down, Sunset heard Adagio talking.

"I'm...sorry...sorry...stop..."

"Adagio?"

Sunset walked to the other side of the bed to check on Adagio. To her surprise, Adagio was crying in her sleep. She thought about something.

/Maybe... I have to check./

Sunset left the room to check on Aria and Sonata. As she thought, they were also crying and talking in their sleep.

"Help...help her Aria...do something... Save her..." More tears came of from Sonata and on instinct she held Aria's hand.

"I...can't...too...late...stop..." Aria also had more tears and frown on her face.

/It couldn't be. Are they sharing one dream?/

Sunset got startled by their voices getting louder and louder. She could also hear Adagio in the other room. Their voice had anger and sorrow in it.

"STOP! DON'T HURT HER!" The Sirens shouted in union.

Sunset ran closer to Aria and Sonata, she was about to wake them up. But they suddenly calmed down. It was only Adagio who she can still hear in a panic.

/Adagio.../

Sunset ran to their room. When she entered their room. She stopped at the door and in fear, she wanted to scream but her voice wouldn't work. A girl was standing next to Adagio side, looking at her having a nightmare. Sunset looked at the girl, she could tell she was a bit taller than the sirens and her self. The girl was a bit tanned close to Applejack's skin. Her hair was brown with red streaks, which reached her shoulders and her bangs were tied up. The girl was also wearing a black robe and on her right shoulder had a mark on it, but noticed 3 other marks on it as well.

/Isn't that...the sirens?../

"Please...p-please..forgive...me...i-it...was..m-my...fault..." Adagio spoke in her sleep between sobs. She was reaching out her hand to the girl.

The girl held Adagio's hand which calmed her a little. Sunset was able to see the girl's face clearly now, she had a scar across the bridge of her nose and had blue and red eyes. The girl was looking at Adagio with a sad expression on her face, but she then looked up at Sunset and smiled at her. It was a sad smile. The girl placed her index finger on her lips, signalling Sunset to keep quite. Sunset nodded and just watched the girl on what she was about to do.

/Maybe she's harmless./

The girls suddenly spoke, which startled Sunset.

"I won't hurt you."

"O-okay." Sunset answered in a whisper nervously.

"Thank you. Thank you for helping them. But I also need your help." The girl sounded desperate and had a saddest expression on her face.

Before Sunset could ask what help the girl needed, the girl started to sing.

Things may come and things may go

Some go fast and some go slow

Few things last, that's all I know

But friendship carries on through the ages

To Sunsets surprise, the girls voice was lovely like the Sirens and what surprised her more was that the girl was wearing a necklace with the same pendant.

/Oh no... It couldn't be... There is still one more Siren... And she has a gem..But we never seen her../

Before Sunset could take action, she heard Adagio sigh in relief , which made Sunset look at her. Adagio was already calm and stopped crying. When Sunset looked back up to the girl. But she was already gone.

/Where did she go?/

In a panic, Sunset rushed to her desk to write on her book. She needed to write to Twilight. Before Sunset could start writing, she heard Adagio spoke.

"Air..."

-End of Chapter 2-