Sonata swiped up on her tablet to finish reading the news article. She finished reading the last word, and sipped her coffee. Down under the last sentence was another article, she clicked on it. Sonata saw the picture of a hooded woman. But the picture was at the wrong angle to see who it was, Sonata squinted at the hair though. It was somehow familiar. Sonata gasp as she realized that this was Adagio. Adagio Dazzle, an old friend from high school who tried to mislead Sonata.
She read the article to find the Adagio had been hop lifting. Steeling a bottle of beer and a small pack of Oreo's. Sonata laughed.
I have to talk to her, Sonata thought. I have to track both her and Aria Blaze and talk to them. Sonata turned off the tablet and gently laid it on the table. She sighed and looked down at her giant stomach. She rubbed it and smiled.
"Maybe they've changed. Maybe you and you're big sister will meet them someday," Sonata mumbled. She felt a kicking. "Calm down," She laughed, but soon all of the blood drained from her face as something changed. "You're ready to come out," She whispered.
* * * *
fourteen months later
Adagio stared blankly at the text on her phone. Why should she trust a random person that is texting her? How could she know her phone number? And why would she go to a certain address? "Fine," Adagio groaned. "Got nothing better to do."
Adagio shivered in the rain, staring at the door of the house. She looked down at her phone to make sure that this the right address. Adagio sighed and stepped up onto the porch. She knocked on the door and gasp's when Sonata opens it. Sonata blushes. She looks at Adagio, and found that the color drained out of her. Adagio's hair is thin and not poofy like before. She was dangerously skinny, even through the hoodie, Sonata could tell. Sonata smiled.
"Come inside, you're rather late but that's okay. We left some dinner for you, now come on," Sonata pulled Adagio inside. Adagio shook her head as if to clear it.
"Did you just say we?" Adagio asked. Sonata frowned.
"It's been eleven years, Adagio. Don't you think that I would have moved along and eventually met someone in my life?" Sonata replied. Adagio sighed.
"Eleven years? Sonata you never told me that it was that long!" A male voice startled Adagio. Sonata chuckled.
"Adagio, this is my husband. Jack," Sonata said. Jack held his hand out to Adagio. Adagio shook it.
"Hi, I've been waiting to meet you. Sonata said you were an old friend who she hasn't seen a while. But, obviously it was more than that," Jack said. Adagio blushed. A girl about five years old came running up to Adagio. Adagio laughed. A young toddler started walking behind her.
"Okay, the five year old is Emily, and the fourteen month old is Steven," Sonata grabbed the baby and held him closely. Adagio noticed that Sonata had a motherly type of face the entire time. The four of them smiled and laughed at the smiling baby. Something a bit like fear, but not quite, welled up inside Adagio. Was it jealousy? No, Adagio had felt that before, it wasn't Jealousy. It was pain. But not like needles stabbing your skin, pain within Adagio's heart. Adagio had felt so much pain in the last eleven years, but none as shocking and hurtful as this.
"Adagio, why don't you come and eat," Sonata suggested. Adagio escaped from her thoughts, it must have shown on her face. Adagio nodded. Sonata led her to the table, and there was sitting spaghetti and meat sauce with a glass of milk. "Emily suggested it," Sonata bit her lip. Adagio smiled.
"Thank you, Sonata," Adagio said. Sonata sat in a chair next to Adagio. Jack smiled.
"I'm sure you two have a little catching up. Adagio, we are honored to have you here. We'll leave you be," Jack turned to the children. "Who wants to watch a movie with daddy?" Squeals came out of Emily, and Jack grabbed Steven from Sonata. Adagio chuckled.
"What?" Sonata asked. Adagio shook her head.
"You've moved so much further than me," Adagio mumbled. Sonata laughed.
"Adagio, I'm sure you've done something with you life," Sonata said. Adagio glared at Sonata, and shook her head.
"No, Sonata. You have a family, I'm sure you have a job-"
"A lawyer, actually. You seriously have done nothing? Adagio, in all of these years I would have thought you did something," Sonata stated.
"No, I don't have any friends, I keep getting fired from jobs... and I can never keep a guy. High school messed me up. Stupid Star Swirl," Adagio told Sonata. Sonata sighed, and tried to ignore the comment about Star Swirl the bearded.
"Well, Adagio, maybe you just need a little push to get your life going. I'd be happy to help, or-"
"What if you helped me get back to Equestria," Adagio smiled, before shoving spaghetti in her mouth. Sonata frowned.
"No. No, no, never in the universe would I do that. Nothing, nope, magic gone, never again. Equestria is out of my life, Adagio. I have made something good, something new, my memories of magic are gone. It's like I was never enchanted. Never magical," Sonata exclaimed. Adagio was now frowning.
"I thought you said you'd be happy to-" Adagio paused. She eyed the red jewel necklace Sonata was wearing. She still had her hoodie on, but it was un-zipped. The ruby looked an awful lot like her original one back in Canterlot High. "How- How did you get that. They broke. And I thought you said you had no magical stuff," Adagio looked at Sonata suspiciously.
"What are you talking about?" Sonata cocked her head to the side. Adagio pointed to her necklace.
"That. How did you fix it?" Adagio asked. Sonata laughed.
"Adagio, this was an anniversary gift from Jack. Though, it does look a bit like the gems from before. It's different, okay? Like I told you, no magical ties to Equestria. I'm not a siren anymore," Sonata frowned again.
"Sonata Dusk! You are still a siren!" Adagio slammed her hands on the table. "You cannot leave that behind! I don't care if you're not fond a magic anymore, but you can not leave such a big part of your life behind!" Adagio yelled. Sonata's frown deepened.
"I've changed, Adagio!" Sonata yelled back. Adagio scowled.
"What about Aria? Aria Blaze? Remember her? Have you invited her over for fun too? Has she changed?" Adagio asked. It was a genuine question. Sonata pushed her chair back.
"Follow me," Sonata headed into a hallway. Adagio followed her. Sonata opened a door to what looked like an office. Adagio followed Sonata into it, and Sonata closed the door behind the both of them.
"Look," Sonata shoved a tablet into Adagio's hands with a news article. A picture of a dead girl, probably in her twenties with muddy hair and muddy body, a gun wound in her stomach, behind a dumpster. Her face was strikingly recognizable. Aria Blaze, dead.
Girl found dead behind dumpster
Died from blood-loss. A bullet wound in unidentified girl's stomach. Killer not found. Investigators are looking into case. Suspects will be determined.
That's all. Adagio sucked in a sharp breath. A tear fell from her eye.
"She's dead, Adagio. Maybe she has changed, we may never know," Sonata said, taking the tablet away and setting it on the table. Adagio shut her eyes, opened them again, and turned to Sonata.
"She's dead," Adagio repeated. "And no one cares. I bet no one cares at all, she didn't deserve this! Some stupid...Ugh! shot her, probably to take her money or something!" Adagio cried. Sonata looked out o the window. She watched the darkness of her fall yard. She closed her eyes, and sighed.
"Adagio..." Sonata muttered.
"No, no! Sonata, we can't let this just go by. Aria is dead, and she never deserved it. I am a wreck, my life sucks. I've known all along, Sonata. I knew that we shouldn't have ended up this way!" Adagio exclaimed. "Come on, magic needs to join your life again. Leave this loser place and go back to Equestria. We can go on adventures, and be sirens again."
Sonata glared at Adagio. "You know what? I have a family, I have a life! You can't boss me around, this isn't high school! You know why Aria will be forgotten? Because she has the same attitude as you. Like you both have always had! You think that you are too cool for everything! You're life sucks because you didn't want to do anything with it!" Sonata explained. Adagio felt the same pain as she did before. "I've changed, Adagio," Sonata sighed. "Maybe you should, too."
Adagio sneered, but stormed out of the room. Out of the house. Out of the neighborhood. Out of the human realm. But Sonata left it like that. She left Adagio with an empty hole in her chest for the rest of her life. Sonata remembered Adagio in a special way. They would never meet again, and would forever be different.
Sonata would live on, and Sonata would still remembered the little lessons the Adagio told her. Sonata would forgive Adagio for the she'd done. But Adagio wouldn't know. Adagio would push away everything, and wouldn't change.
Author's Note
I know this ending is seriously disappointing for a ton of people, and I know that you hate me for it, don't criticize me. I'm different, and I promise you that there are worse stories, and, come on/i] it's my little pony! Give me comments, and suggestions for stories.
