Chapters *brrrriiinnnnngggggg* the vibration sound of the Canterlot High School's bell ringing,making a sign it's time to go home.
"Let's go,girls!" Pinkie Pie said cheerfully,calling her friends' attention.
"Alright Pinkie darling,just don't be too rush."Rarity advised Pinkie Pie but she seems not to care for Rarity's words.
"It's just Sugarcube Corner,Pinkie."Sunset said,holding Twilight close to her."We can go there anytime,right? I mean,with your employee exception.Right,Twilight?"
Twilight blushed,she slowly put her forehead on Sunset's chest."Yes Pinkie,Sunset's right,".She said,smiling warmly.While Sunset was there,blushing too.
"Geez,fine lovebirds!"Pinkie Pie pouted,stomping on the ground playfully.
"Ahahahahaha,"Rainbow Dash laughed,putting her arms around Pinkie Pie,who was pouting."Don't lose your spirit,girlfriend! Be cheerful,at least smile for me,"Rainbow smirked,with a hint of teasing.
"Aaaw,thanks Dashie!" Pinkie Pie get closer to Rainbow,putting her head on Rainbow's right shoulder.
"Alright,no more dramas,ya guys."Applejack interrupted which makes Rainbow Dash pissed a bit."If we don't get to Sugarcube Corner soon,the bakery will closed in anytime,".
"I agree with Applejack darling,"Rarity replied quickly."There's a special limited delicious float mocha with sprinkles that I'd love to try."
"Oooh,I thought you're on a diet!"Pinkie Pie teased Rarity a bit.Rarity twitched her left eye.
"That was last week,Pinkie Pie darling,"Rarity answered,trying not to get angry with Pinkie Pie's question."You should respect that,a lady who was dieting are the ladies who are trying to look good for the person they love!"Rarity added.
"But,ya look beautiful enough without looking good,"Applejack complimenting her girlfriend,smiling sheepishly with a smile."Your normal look is pretty best for me,Rarity."
"Aaawh,you're so sweet,Applejack darling!"Rarity blushed,looking at Applejack in a flirtatious way."By the way,I'm really proud of Twilight on the other day!",Rarity said,turning around to see Twilight,who was talking to Sunset and holding Sunset's hand.After Twilight noticed she was being mentioned by Rarity,she stop talking.
"Oh,really?"Twilight asked,smiling sheepishly.Rarity nodded."And,why is that?".
"Because,you confessed your feelings to Sunset,of course!"Rarity 's smiled grew larger in pride."I mean,you both look perfect for each other! NO ONE was perfect with Sunset before,but look! Twilight darling,you're perfect with Sunset! And,I ship the both of you.No offense?".
Sunset blushed,smiling in an embarassing way."None taken~!" Sunset said,cheerfully but still blushing.
While Fluttershy,who stood a little far away from her friends,looking at the ground.She seem to look very down since Twilight and Sunset are girlfriends.And then,Pinkie Pie called her out,"Hey,Fluttershy!".
Fluttershy looked up to her friends.Fluttershy's look was somewhat a combination of hatred,jealousy,sadness,depression and blank.When Rarity looked at Fluttershy's sad look,she widened her eyes,quickly do the sad expression face and asked her,"What happened,Fluttershy darling?! Did someone bullied you?".
Fluttershy remained quiet,looking at the ground again.After a few seconds,she looked up at Rarity,faking a smile that Rarity doesn't notice that she's jealous of Twilight and Sunset."I'm fine,Rarity! No need to worry about me,I was just uhm..."She look around the hallways to find an excuse to lie at Rarity.She smiled again,"I was just lost mind! I slept quite late last night! Ahahaha,"she faked a sheepish laughed.
Rarity,Applejack and Rainbow Dash raised each of their eyebrows as if to say,'Are you sure? Because,you look like you're lying,'.In that awkward moment,Pinkie Pie interrupted,"Hey guys! Let's go to Sugarcube Corner Bakery before it's closed!".All of them smiled and nodded except for Fluttershy.On the hallway,she somehow walk behind her friends very slowly while her eyes are focused on Sunset who was talking with Twilight happily.Fluttershy thought to herself, 'I wish I could be that close to Sunset, '.Fluttershy blinked and sigh heavily but quietly.'Maybe if Twilight's gone,Sunset will need me! Yeah,if * she's gone*..... '.
On the stairs,Fluttershy stopped walking and looked at Sunset and Twilight.As she looked at Sunset and Twilight,she walk slowly at the stairs.Without Rarity,Applejack,Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash noticing,Fluttershy pushed Twilight from the back without hesitation.And then,Twilight fell down the stairs and screamed,"Ow! It hurts!".Fluttershy smirked and rolled her eyes as if to say,' Serve you right !'.In that moment,Sunset and her friends ran down the stairs in panic.All of them kneeling down to Twilight to see the injured part.
"Twilight! Are you alright? Where does it hurt?" Sunset asked Twilight in worry.In that moment,Fluttershy just kept quiet and concentrate on Sunset and Twilight.
"O-on the right knee and left a-ankle.." Twilight replied weakly.Sunset immediately examined Twilight's right knee and left ankle.Sunset's eyes lowered in sympathize.
"That is horrible! Who would do such a thing?" Rarity said,looking at Twilight with puppy eyes.Fluttershy somewhat felt like a needle beaked her heart in pain.
Pinkie Pie looked at Fluttershy and then,turn around to see Sunset and Twilight. "I think I know who did it."Pinkie Pie said in serious tone.Fluttershy gasped and widened her eyes as she looked at the ground.
"You do?!" Sunset asked Pinkie.Pinkie Pie nodded in confidence."Then tell me,who is it?!" Sunset asked desperately.
"It's Fluttershy."Pinkie said,pointing at Fluttershy who was looking at the ground.And then,all eyes are on Fluttershy.After Fluttershy heard that,she look at her friends who was looking at her.
"What? It couldn't be Fluttershy darling,Pinkie. "Rarity quickly replied. "She's the elements of the kindness,there's no way a girl like that would do such a thing!".
"Well,it's fine if you don't believe me! I saw her with my own eyes! She pushed Twilight from the back!" Pinkie Pie said,trying to improve that Fluttershy was the one who did that.
"You didn't do that,right Fluttershy dear?" Rarity asked confidently as she looked at Fluttershy.
Fluttershy gulped and let a sigh."It is me.."she admitted.
"What?!" said all of them except for Pinkie Pie and Twilight.
"I can't believe that you did that!" Rarity sputtered.
"Why in da name of Wondercolts would you do such a thing?!" Applejack said sternly.
"Why did you do that?!" Rainbow Dash shoutted.
In the fear of everyone looking at her,Fluttershy looked at Sunset who was giving her a pair of sharp eyes full of hatred.Fluttershy gulped again,trying not to look at Sunset.
"How dare you do such a thing!" Sunset said sternly. "I never thought a kind person like you would do such a thing! I expected you to be much kinder,Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy stepped back from her friends.Quickly,she protest in sadness "B-but I..! I've always loved you,Sunset! I just can't stand to see how close you and Twilight are!" Fluttershy screamed softly.
"Love me?" Sunset growled. "LOVE ME?!" She raised her voice and widened her eyes in rage and anger.Fluttershy gulped,blinking once."If you really loved me,you should just let me free! You'd let me love the person who I really wanted to be! If you're just hurting the person that I loved the most,it means you are hurting me too!".
'Hurting me
Hurting me
HURTING ME '
Those words are repeating in Fluttershy's heart so many times as Sunset turned away from her and put Twilight on her arms.While everyone,they looked at Fluttershy in disappointment and regrets.They rolled their eyes and leave Fluttershy behind who was looking at the ground,with teary eyes.As her friends left her,she heard some words from them.
"I can't believe she did that!"
"Gosh,I thought she's a good girl!"
"Ugh,I'm so ashamed of my own childhood friend!"
"She should be ashamed of herself!"
"I would never loved her if I was Sunset!"
Slowly,Fluttershy walked through the school's hallways.While she was walking,she looked at the wall,the lockers,the ceiling and the doors.Not long after,her legs stop moving.Fluttershy looked around the hallway and she sighed heavily with no one was there.Everyone has left school earlier that day.
She looked her right,there's lockers.She looked up,just normal ceiling.But,when she looked left,she found a picture of her and her friends after the event of Friendship Games.She touched at the picture of Sunset standing with a pride face,with a winning medal necklace.She sighed again.She started to sing quietly.
Slowly,she raised her voice up since no one was there.
"A million thoughts in my head,
Should I let my heart keep listening?
Because up until now,I've walked the line,
Nothing lost,but something's missing..
I can't decide,
What's wrong,
What's right,
Which way..Should I go~?
If only she know what my heart's telling her,
Don't know what I'm feeling,is this just a dream?
Woah oh,yeah..
If only I could read the signs in front of me,
I could find a way to who I'm meant to be~!
Woah oh,if only..
If only..".
She walked away again,this time,her legs moved a little faster.After a few minutes,she arrived at the entrance (also an exit too of course) of Canterlot High School.She walked out very slowly and then,when she looked at the opposite side of the entrance's door,she saw her group of friends,walking away much happily than before.And,Sunset seems to enjoy Twilight on her arms quite much.
Fluttershy looked at them in somewhat combination of jealousy,worried,sad and missing.She breathed,closing her eyes for a few seconds,and then,she ran yet it was slow.She ran pass her friends,hoping not to see Sunset's face full of hatred again.Her friends seems not to care about Fluttershy running pass them.Instead,they just shrugged and continued walking and pretending like nothing happened.
It's break time in Canterlot High.The six friends were in the Cafeteria,talking and chatting about some stuff that happened to them on that day and several stories about on the other day.
"Oh my god,I can't believe that Applejack wore Rarity's fancy dresses!" Rainbow teased Applejack,laughing so hard. "Even before I imagined it,I already know what it actually looks like! Bahahaha!".Applejack blushed furiously in total embarrassment.
"Now,now,Applejack darling," Rarity said,trying to calm Applejack down as she sipped her tea. "It's Rainbow Dash being Rainbow Dash,there's nothing to be ashamed of! We're all girls here,and I bet that she wears one of Pinkie's pink dresses with ribbons,".
Rainbow Dash stopped laughing,staring at Rarity seriously.Rarity raised one eyebrow."What? Aren't it was the truth? We're all girls here,and I do believe that you..wear one of Pinkie Pie's clothes,right?" Rarity said,innocently without any regrets or embarassment as she sipped her tea again.
Rainbow twitched her left eye.She was about to stand at Rarity,but quickly interrupted by her girlfriend."Aww,c'mon Dashie!" Pinkie said cheerfully,calming her girlfriend. "It's alright! I mean,you do wear one of my clothes.." Pinkie said,looking on the other direction while Rainbow Dash blushed. "Especially the one with the lacey,pink and full of ribbons ones,".
Applejack quickly laughed so hard,much louder than Rainbow Dash.While Rarity giggled softly as a normal lady.They all have such a great time chatting and interacting with each other happily.And there,Sunset and Twilight were together,with Twilight on Sunset's arm and putting her forehead on Sunset's shoulder.They seemed to ignore Fluttershy's absence..until Flash Sentry interrupted them.
"Hey girls," Flash Sentry stood there,greeting them all.They all looked at Flash Sentry,that has been looking at Twilight for a while. "Have any of you seen Fluttershy?".
When Flash mentioned her name,everyone of the Rainbooms finally realized that Fluttershy was absent that day.Well,Sunset somehow felt something beaked her heart,thinking that she was the reason why Fluttershy was not schooling that day.
"Fluttershy?" Sunset quickly replied,a little sweaty. "No,why?".Suddenly,a bell rang in Rarity's brain."Are you both dating?" she asked,wide eyes.In that silent and awkward moment,Flash Sentry quickly blushed as the others were looking at him.
"What? No,no," Flash Sentry quickly replied,yet blushing."We don't have a single relationship,or even dating,".Slowly,Sunset stood up to him.
"Then,why are you looking for her? You both are not hiding anything from us,are you?" Sunset asked,crossing her arms with a little angry expression on her face.
"Well,we actually started to be close friends lately," Flash smiled sheepishly,blushing."But,we're not dating!".
Sunset sigh,she put a hand on her forehead and put her hand away after that."No,my original question is - Why are you looking for her?".
Flash raised an eyebrow in a little anger."Didn't I just said that we're starting to be close friends?".
Sunset raised her eyebrow,too."Yeah,why?" she asked,not even realizing that Flash is worried about Fluttershy's absence.
"That's just it." Flash said,looking down.Sunset was a bit of surprised. "I'm her close friend,and I'm worried about her absence,Sunset."
"Her close friend
Close friend
Friend
Those words are repeating in the 5 girls' head as they realized that they were Fluttershy's friends and they are not worried about Fluttershy's absence at all.In that moment,Flash look at each girls.
"Oookaaay," Flash rubbed his neck in awkwardness. "I'll be going now,alright? Good day,girls!" He said,walking away,leaving the 5 girls and the newest Wondercolt student behind.The girls,who were there,sitting,continued eating their lunch while Sunset who was standing,shook her head,blinking and then return to her seat and continue eating her lunch.
Meanwhile,in Fluttershy's house..
Fluttershy blinked her eyes,slowly get up from her bed,shivering after she was stretching.Fluttershy looked at the time in her phone.It's already 10:54 AM. She sighed,stretching her body once again and yawned.Suddenly,three soft knocks came to the door with Fluttershy's mother,Sterling's (Princess Sterling in Equestria) voice."Fluttershy,dear? Are you alright in there?" Sterling asked her daughter in a little concern.
Fluttershy blink for about 5 times,and then she let out a soft sigh.She replied to her mother's question."Yes,yes I am,mother.." she replied in a very weak yet she still sounds so sleepy.After the response from her daughter,Sterling scratched her head and then,she let out an awkward smile.
"So.." Sterling said.
"What is it,mother?" Fluttershy answered,slowly lifting her head and her body to her bed.
"Aren't you are going to school today?" She asked her daughter.
"Hmn..No..I,guess.." Fluttershy quickly answered,she sounds like she doesn't feel anything about schooling she just wants to stay in her bedroom and sleep.
"Why? I mean,your friends are probably worried of-" Before Sterling could finish her line,she was quickly interrupted by her daughter's respond.
"My friends are NOT worried about me,mother." Fluttershy let out another sigh. "I'm pretty sure that they're just fine there..".
Sterling tilted her head in confusion,suddenly she remembered one of Fluttershy's close friends."Well,I do feel like someone does worried about you~".
Fluttershy looked at the wall and blinked."Let me guess..Is it you?".After she answered that,she heard her mother's soft giggle.
"No,of course my dearest daughter," Sterling smiled warmly,holding her daughter's room door knob.Fluttershy quickly sat up,blinking again,but this time,she's confused.
"Then..Who is it?".
Sterling slowly opened her daughter's bedroom,smiling warmly."Who else then..Flash Sentry?" Sterling said,as she open the door of her daughter's bedroom.Fluttershy blushed after what her mother just told her.
"Wh-what?" Fluttershy asked as her mother entered her daughter's bedroom.
"Aren't it's true?" Sterling said as she walked into Fluttershy's bedroom."I mean,Flash Sentry happened to be one of your close friends on the other day,".
Fluttershy blinked slowly as she blushed."Uhm,y-yes,but..Uhm..".
"But what?"
"H-He's not my boyfriend! We're just normal close friends!" Fluttershy shouted softly like a Tsundere.
Sterling blinked in confusion. "What? When did I say that he's your boyfriend? I just said that he might be worried about you,dearie."
Fluttershy looked at her mother in embarassment.Her mother giggled softly.
"You really remind me of your sister," Sterling said,rubbing her daughter's head with a warm smile.Fluttershy looked at her mother."You remember her? Sunny Rays?" Sterling asked her daughter.
"Of course I do,she's my sister," Fluttershy looked at hands. "And,she's also my very first best friend,why did she need to be the first one to go? She's just..Just..Still young.." Fluttershy said,with teary eyes and sad antonnation with small and soft voice.
Sterling looked at her daughter and hugged her in comfort."Only the powerful God knows.." Sterling said,wiping her daughter's tears.Sterling smiled,holding her daughter's chin."But,you should be proud of yourself that you're still alive and young,you have your friends,too." Sterling said,pulling her hands away from her daughter's chin.
"Yeah,'Friends'.." Fluttershy frowned,rolling her eyes without her mother noticing."I'm sure that's fine..They're just..happy," She faked a smile.Sterling smiled,looking at her daughter.
"Sunset will notice how you exactly felt about her since you've reformed her," Sterling said,as she stood up from her daughter's bed."Anyways,when will you start schooling again? If you keep staying at home,your reputation will went down,right?"
"Yes,I know..I'll start schooling the day after tomorrow.." She said,hugging her bunny plushy.Her mother smiled and left her in her bedroom.After her mothet left her room,Fluttershy continue to sleep.
It's already 5:00 AM in the morning.Fluttershy's alarm clock just stopped a few minutes ago.Fluttershy get up from her bed,yawning and stretching her body softly.As she blinked for a few times,she slowly walked towards her cupboard and grabbed her towel.Her eyes shivered as she walked out of her room to the bathroom.
"Let's see if they are worried about me.." Fluttershy splashed a handful of cold and fresh water to her face.After that,she used her towel to dry her wet face. "..Or not." She continued.She grabbed her toothbrush and her mint toothpaste.With her toothpaste,she applied it to her toothbrush and brushed her teeth.A few minutes later,she washed her mouth after she's done with brushing her teeth.
After that,she splashed a handful of cold water to her face again, just to make her feel better and fresh for the day.Slowly,she dried up her wet face and she washed her feet.In a few minutes,she walked into the room and changed to her usual clothes.She brushed her hair and tried to make a different hairstyle.In the end,she came up with a clean and beautiful hairstyle.
She walked out of her room again and went to the bathroom to wash her face.After that,she walked straight to the kitchen to grab her breakfast.As she saw her mother drinking hot coffee while reading the newspaper,she greeted her, "Good morning,mother,".Sterling looked up to her daughter who was grabbing the bowl,cereal and the milk from the sink,cupboard and the fridge.Her mother smiled and greeted her as well."Oh,good morning,Sweetheart!" she said,smiling to her daughter.
Fluttershy poured a half of the cereal to her bowl.And then,she poured a milk to her glass and the bowl of cereals.She then grabbed her spoon and ate her breakfast slowly.As her mother just finished reading the newspaper,she drank her coffee and Fluttershy finished her cereal and drank her glass of milk."Ready to go to the school?" Sterling asked her daughter.Fluttershy nodded quietly. "Well then,let's go!" Sterling said cheerfully.
Fluttershy followed her mother who was walking to the entrance of the house,already wearing her work shoes.Fluttershy grabbed her usual green boots and wore them.And then,they went out and went into the car.A few minutes later,they arrived at Canterlot High.Fluttershy looked at the time in her mother's car.It showed 5:54 AM already.And then,she turned at the outside of the car and found a Pinkie,Rarity and Applejack at the broken horse statue.She sighed and look at her mother."What's wrong,Fluttershy dear?" Sterling asked her daughter.
"Oh,nothing.." Fluttershy looked at her mother,faking a smile and grabbed her backpack."I'll be going out,now!".She said, faking a cheerful antonnation.
Sterling smiled and said,"Alright,good day,Sweerheart!"
Fluttershy kissed her mother's hand and went out of her car."Thank you,mother." She said as her mother drove the car to her work.As the car left her,Fluttershy inhaled and exhaled.She looked to Pinkie,Rarity,Applejack and Rainbow Dash who was just arrived at the statue.It seems like they didn't notice Fluttershy's attendance.Fluttershy faked a smile and walked towards them.
"Good morni-" before Fluttershy could finish greeting them,Pinkie interrupted her by greeting Twilight and Sunset who were just arrived there.
"Good morning,lovebirds!" Pinkie said,playfully.Sunset and Twilight laughed to Pinkie's greetings.
"Good morning,Pinkie," Twilight said as she finished laughing with Sunset.
"So,why are we waiting?! Let's go and have another romantic and awesome day!" Pinkie said,not noticing Fluttershy.Fluttershy sighed heavily as it drew attention to all of her friends.
"Oh,good morning to you too,Fluttershy.." Pinkie greeted,not as cheerful as how she greeted Twilight and Sunset,she's not even smiling.Fluttershy looked at the others,Rarity was whispering to Applejack,Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow in disgust while Sunset..look at Fluttershy in full of hatred and disgust.While Twilight was holding into Sunset's arm,she raised an eyebrow in digust as same as Rainbow Dash.
Fluttershy looked down as she looked into Sunset's eyes."G-good m-morning..E-everyone.." Fluttershy greeted,trying not to look in Sunset's eyes.Everyone sighed in disgust except for Fluttershy and Applejack.Sunset looked away from Fluttershy and turned into Twilight,who was smiling at Sunset.They're like the happiest couple in the group.
Fluttershy shooked her head and said,"A-anyways,I am so sorry about my absence,everyone..I was-" Before she could finish saying,Rainbow Dash interrupted her.
"So,you were hanging out around? Find other friends? Rest at home? Being lazy? Hearing to sad songs? Playing with animals?" Rainbow Dash said in a little rude way.
"Uhm,n-no,I was-"
"What? You were what?" Sunset said this time. "If you're saying that you're sick,so what? Do we look like we cared?"
"Uhm,I-I don't even-"
"We were so much happy back then,without you!" Sunset lied,shouting at Fluttershy."Why did you even came back to school?!"
"Well,because..I-I need-" Fluttershy said,with teary eyes,her voice are getting softer to hear.
"And,you even make Flash as your close friend!" Rarity added."I bet he's actually your boyfriend!"
"What? N-no,I would never-".
"You're lying!" Sunset said.
"I-I'm not! I would never ever lied to-".
"From now on,you're not a part of the Rainbooms anymore!" Rainbow Dash declared as all of them agreed.
"We don't need a friend like you,Fluttershy.." Twilight said as the others walked into the school halls and continue talking to each other.While there,left Fluttershy alone, who was crying softly.
"B-but..A-all I need is just love and friendship.." Fluttershy said, with no one was there heard her."W-why am I tested like this? If only I didn't pushed Twilight on the stairs.." She sobs softly.
Suddenly,something touched Fluttershy's shoulder."Hey,are you alright?" A voice.A voice that Fluttershy recognize,it sounds like Rarity,but much deeper.Fluttershy turned around and saw a student looking at Fluttershy in concern.Which was..Adagio Dazzle.
"H-huh? W-wait,aren't you-" Before Fluttershy could finish talking,Adagio put a finger at Fluttershy's lips.
"Yes.It is me." Adagio replied,well she mostly sounds somehow embarrassed,shy but in a normal way,Fluttershy slightly noticed that Adagio's cheeks were a bit red.
"Uhm,what are you..Doing here?" Fluttershy asked her.
"W-well..How can I exactly explain this..So like,my group and I started to split up and..Well..Start a new life and I sort of decided to go back to Canterlot High." Adagio said,scratching her head,blushing and looking away from Fluttershy."Anyways,are you alright? You seemed to..be kind of..sad,did something happened?" Adagio asked in a very concern way.
"Oh,r-right." Fluttershy said,ducking her head down."Oh,well,did I look like it? Well,uhm..There's nothing happened,a-actually..Wh-why do you ask?" Fluttershy asked,as some tears dried up.
"Well,you just looked a bit sad,and I'd comfort you if you like," Adagio insisted.
Fluttershy stared at Adagio for a while.Fluttershy let out a sheepish smile with a blush and asked,"Y-you would?".Adagio nodded."That's..very kind of you.." Fluttershy said,a little blushing.Adagio smiled,well mostly smirked.
"Thank you,now,if you don't mind me,I need some education to learn," Adagio said,walking pass by Fluttershy.And then,she turned around at Fluttershy. "And,can you please accompany me? If..that's alright?" she said as she smiled sheepishly.
"I would love to!" Fluttershy smiled cheerfully as she walked towards Adagio.And so,Fluttershy and Adagio walked into the school,Adagio seems to forget about Canterlot High,so Fluttershy insisted on helping Adagio by showing around the school.Although Fluttershy's morning is a bit saddened,she enjoys her time with Adagio.Slowly,they get to know each other when they're walking around the school..With Pinkie was watching them from behind.
"She's such a player!" Pinkie whispered,as she followed Fluttershy and Adagio from behind,without them noticing.
