Art of a Sun's Love Volume 1

OCTOBER 11, 2011

About a week had passed, and things felt as though there had never been any conflict between Vincent, Comet, and Song Cue in the first place. However, conflict between Vincent, Flash, and Sunset was a different matter altogether. Every time Sunset tried to talk to Vincent, Flash would interrupt them and take Vincent away.

"What's your deal with keeping Sunset away from Vincent, Flash?" asked Soarin.

"I'm trying to protect him from that bully's lies," protested Flash. "Remember the Fall Formal?"

"But that was a one-time thing," insisted Soarin. "Surely you can't hold a grudge for one instance, right?"

"Hmph. You never know," said Flash. "For all I know, she could be lying and waiting for another chance to strike."

"Hey, I get that you care for your brother," said Soarin, "but aren't you being too one-sided on this situation?" Flash couldn't think of anything to say to that.

Rainbow Dash walked up to Soarin.

"What up?" she asked.

"A quarrel's going on between Flash and Vincent over Sunset," said Soarin.

"Love triangle?" joked Rainbow Dash.

"No, Dashie, this is different," said Soarin.

"How different can it be, Soarin?"

"Flash hates Sunset, and he wants Vincent to hate her too."

"But why? All she did was call him an insulting name; it's hardly enough to justify Flash's reasoning."

"I know," said Soarin, "but years ago, Sunset was a great friend to Vincent. It angered Flash to hear her upset him."

"All those years of friendship, suddenly destroyed in the course of one evening," sighed Rainbow Dash.

At that moment, Prism Strike came by.

"Hello there, little sister," she said. Then she looked a little more closely. "Oooh! You've got yourself a boyfriend, haven't you?"

"Prism!" protested Rainbow Dash, blushing. "I'm not dating anybody!"

"Oh, don't act like I don't know, little sis," smirked Prism Strike. "I saw you dancing with him at the Formal."

"B-but it could've been anyone...!"

"But you also kissed him," Prism pointed out.

That must've struck a raw nerve with Rainbow Dash, as she went redder than ever. She then raced away, fuming with embarrassment. The whole thing had been observed by Twilight and Moon Dancer.

"Sisters," chuckled Twilight.

"Always teasing each other," added Moon Dancer. "And I should know too, Twilight. So how was your time spent with Math Equation?"

"Oh, we had a great time at the Formal, Moon Dancer," said Twilight. Speaking of whom, Math Equation came by.

"Morning, girls," he said.

"Morning, Math," said Twilight.

"So, Math Equation, is it?" asked Moon Dancer.

"Yep, that's me," the brunette replied.

"Would you mind telling me a bit about yourself?"

"Sure," said Math. "I'm a known book lover."

"So are we," said Twilight. "What are some of your favorite books?"

"Well," said Math, "a few I like are Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, and of course, there's Of Mice and Men."

"Ah, Steinbeck," said Moon Dancer. "Tasteful. If you haven't, you should check out The Grapes of Wrath - classic."

The trio talked about what their favorite books were before Math figured he should change the topic.

"Not that it's any of my business, but how did you two become friends?"

The two girls were surprised by Math's question.

"Well, we met back in Canterlot Elementary School," said Moon Dancer. As she and Twilight began their story, some more students came over to listen.

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AUGUST 26, 2002

Five-year-old Moon Dancer felt very nervous when she, a toddler Morning Roast, and their father Evening Star arrived at Canterlot Elementary School. Back then, Moon Dancer didn't have her glasses and she had a different hairstyle too.

"Do I really have to go, dad?" she asked her father. "What if the other kids don't like me?"

"How do you know they won't like you if you don't give them a chance?" asked her father. Moon Dancer didn't know how to reply.

"Me go with!" came a little voice. It was Morning Roast, and she clung onto her big sister with pleading eyes.

"You can't attend school yet, little one," chuckled the father. Morning Roast looked like she was going to pout.

"We can still play when I get back from school," said Moon Dancer. Morning Roast looked less pouty after hear that.

As Moon Dancer walked towards the door, she saw another girl get out of a car with her mother.

"Hi there!" the other girl called out to Moon Dancer.

"Um, hi," said Moon Dancer.

"My name's Minuette," said the girl. "What's your's?"

"I'm... Moon Dancer." The two walked inside.

Moon Dancer and Minuette soon arrived at their classroom. Moon Dancer felt a bit nervous seeing so many other kids.

"C'mon, Moon Dancer!" said Minuette. "Wanna make some new friends?"

"Wh-who said we were f-friends?" asked Moon Dancer.

Minuette didn't answer and instead, she brought her over to two other girls. "This is Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine," she said.

"H-hi," said Moon Dancer shyly.

"Hi," said Lemon Hearts.

"It's nice to meet you," said Twinkleshine.

"Thanks," said Moon Dancer. She felt a little better, but still felt rather shy.

The four girls met up once again during lunch.

"I love this cafeteria's apple pie," said Twinkleshine.

"Where do they make it?" asked Moon Dancer.

"I hear it was made at Sweet Apple Acres," said Lemon Hearts. "They make the greatest apple treats in all of Rainbow Falls and Canterlot."

"Wow," said Moon Dancer. "I've never tried one of their treats before."

When Moon Dancer was next, she reached for a slice of pie, but...

"Yoink!"

"Hey!" she cried.

"You snooze, you lose," snickered a boy of ten years old. Moon Dancer felt hurt.

"You can have my slice if you want," said a voice.

Moon Dancer turned to face a girl her age with indigo hair and big purple eyes.

"I'm not really supposed to have sugar for a while," said the girl. "I've a dentist appointment coming up."

"Thanks," said Moon Dancer, accepting the piece of pie. "I'm Moon Dancer. Who are you?"

"Twilight Sparkle," said the other girl.

"Do you want to sit together?" asked Moon Dancer.

"Sure."

The two girls went to a table and sat down together. They were soon aided by Moon Dancer's other new friends.

"Who's your new friend, Moon Dancer?" asked Lemon Hearts.

"This is Twilight Sparkle," said Moon Dancer.

"Hello. What were you three talking about?"

"We're talking about ourselves," said Twinkleshine.

"Twinkleshine says she has a fear of germs," said Minuette.

"I'm sorry to hear that," said Twilight.

"Anyone sneezes, and I freak out," said Twinkleshine.

"But not all germs are bad," said Twilight. "I read something like that in a medical guide."

"Books are boring," said Lemon Hearts. "All they do is put you to sleep."

There must've been something about that statement that sparked Moon Dancer's interest. "Did you mention... books?" she asked.

"Yeah, I did," said Lemon Hearts, "and the fact that they're-"

"-the greatest thing in the world!" interrupted Twilight.

"I didn't say that," protested Lemon Hearts, but Moon Dancer interrupted and spoke to Twilight.

"I happen to be a book lover myself," she said. "What are some of your favorite genres?"

"Oh great," muttered Lemon Hearts. "Now we got two eggheads at our table."

"How are they eggheads?" asked Minuette. "They look nothing like Humpty Dumpty!"

"Not that kind of egghead," laughed Twinkleshine. "An egghead is a nickname for somebody who really loves books."

"Oh," said Minuette. She wasn't the brightest candle on a Hanukkah menorah. Before long, all five were chatting like old friends.

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Twilight and Moon Dancer were just finishing up their story.

"I remember from all those years," said Minuette. "You were really shy back then."

"Amazing what time can do to one," said Moon Dancer.

"How'd you get the glasses?" a random student asked.

Moon Dancer blushed a little upon hearing that question.

"It's okay, Moon," said Twilight. "They'll understand." So this is the story Moon Dancer told them...

AUGUST 21, 2006

"Dad, do I have to wear these glasses to school?" protested Moon Dancer. Not too long ago, she, Evening Star, and Morning Roast had gone to an optometrist and it was said that Moon Dancer's vision wasn't 20/20, so she had to wear glasses, much to her dismay.

"Lots of people wear glasses," said her father.

"They make me look silly, dad."

"You'll get used to them, dear."

"I'd rather not..." muttered Moon Dancer.

As Moon Dancer walked into school, other kids started to look at her.

"Who's that nerd over there?" one asked.

Moon Dancer felt embarrassed and pulled her coat up so she could hide her face. That did little good when another student, for no reason, pulled her hood down exposing her face for all to see.

"Four-eyes alert!" he called. This caused some of the students to laugh at her, making poor Moon Dancer feel more embarrassed than we wanted to be.

Moon Dancer just fumed away to her classroom.

"Morning, Moon Dancer," said Minuette.

With a gasp, Moon Dancer quickly took off her glasses and hid them in her pocket. She forced a smile to Minuette.

"Morning," she said.

"Are you okay?" asked Lemon Hearts.

"You look kinda... strange," said Twinkleshine. "Almost like a Cheshire cat."

"Oh, I'm fine," lied Moon Dancer. "I just feel so giddy today."

She continued to smile, making her three friends feel a bit awkward.

"Are you sure you're okay?" asked Minuette.

"Very positive."

"Well, alright then," said Lemon Hearts.

But Moon Dancer wasn't alright at all. Because she wouldn't put her glasses back on, she began to have difficulties seeing properly in class. Her eyes were squinting a lot, which made her teacher concerned.

"Moon Dancer, is something the matter?" he asked.

"I'm fine," said Moon Dancer. "Just having a bit of trouble seeing the board."

"Maybe you should move to the front seat so you can see better," the teacher suggested. Moon Dancer sighed as she moved to the front seat.

Worse and worse, she thought to herself. Still, at least I'm not being teased for glasses.

At last, it was lunch time. Moon Dancer was by herself; she pulled her glasses out of her pocket and looked at them. All morning she'd avoided even wearing them, but what if her friends saw her wearing them? What would they think about her?

They would probably think I'm a dork, she thought sadly.

At that moment, her four friends walked up to her.

"Hi, Moon Dancer," said Twilight.

"Oh, hey, Twi...light?" Moon Dancer looked up in surprise - Twilight had glasses of her own! "Where did you get those glasses?"

"I had a visit to the optometrist last June," explained Twilight. "The doctor found out that my vision was going bad, and so he said I should have glasses."

"Really?"

"That's what happened," said Twilight. "It took a while to adjust, though."

Moon Dancer was at a loss for words. Without thinking, she put on her own glasses.

"Moon Dancer, you got glasses too?" asked Twilight.

"Yes, I do," said Moon Dancer. She expected the laughter to come from her friends... but it never came.

"You're not laughing at me?"

"Why would we laugh at our best friend?" asked Twinkleshine.

"Everybody else laughed at me for my glasses," said Moon Dancer.

"Well, just because they laughed at you, it doesn't mean that we would too," said Twilight. "Friends don't do something that mean."

This made Moon Dancer feel much better.

OCTOBER 11, 2011

"...there were still some students who mocked me for having glasses," said Moon Dancer, "but with renewed confidence, I didn't care what they said as long as I'd focused on schoolwork."

"Nice story," said Vincent. "I guess you two were meant to be friends forever."

"Well, there's always ups and downs," said Twilight, "but yeah."

"Many friendships go that way," added Moon Dancer. "Even on the days when you're angry with them, you still love your friends all the same."

While Twilight and Moon Dancer's friendship showed no sign of stopping, the same couldn't be said for Flash Sentry and Math Equation.