Sunset watched the Dazzlings stroll through the school. She wasn’t fool enough to approach Adagio again, not when the lead singer had her bandmates with her. The last thing she needed was to get into a fight with a territorial Beta like Aria. Still, it was perplexing, not knowing what drew her toward Adagio. Perhaps her scent? No, it was hard to distinguish from Aria and Sonata’s scent-marking each morning. Alpha pheromones didn’t work on other Alphas, so that couldn’t have been it, either.

“Maybe you’ve got a crush on her?” a voice piped up, startling the leather-clad woman from her thoughts. Turning, Sunset found Pinkie grinning at her.

“Pinkie, what are you talking about?” Sunset asked, holding a hand to her chest to calm her pounding heart.

The pinkette shrugged and chirped, “Well, you’ve been staring at that lead girl, Adagio Dazzle, for days. Maybe you’ve got a crush on her?”

“How can I have a crush on her?” Sunset blinked in confusion. “We’re on opposing sides.”

“Doesn’t mean a thing!” Pinkie giggled. “You can have a crush on the enemy. Maybe once Twilight gets here, you can make a move on’er.”

“I doubt dating someone you all are going to kick the butt of will help my reputation with the school,” Sunset chuckled. “But thanks for the thought Pinkie.”

The pink bombshell stepped in front of Sunset with a serious expression… kinda. It was overly exaggerated. “Don’t think about the school,” Pinkie ordered. “If asking her out is gonna make you smile, then it’s my job to make the rest of the meanies at school shut up so you can smile. Once we kick their butts, you’re gonna march over to her, ask her on a date, and Rarity is helping with the outfits, ya hear me?”

Sunset gave a soft laugh and placed her hands on the Omega’s shoulders. “Loud and clear, captain. Loud and clear.”

Pinkie’s usual disposition was back in a flash. “Great! Now, come on! The others are meeting us at the statue outside before band practice.”

Sunset nodded and turned to follow, only to trip into someone else. Quickly righting herself, Sunset reached out to wrap her hand around the other person. Her hand fit snugly in the apex of hip and waist, a pair of deep pink eyes glancing to her in shock. A slight blush colored Sunset’s cheeks as she gently righted Adagio.

How cliché, she thought. Maybe it is a crush. This is something Flash and Twilight would do.

“Well, Shimmer,” Adagio purred as Aria and Sonata stepped up to her sides. “If I’d known you were so forward, I would have bumped into you days ago. I take it you’ve figured out how to fix your little problem?”

Sunset gave a slight shake of the head. Sonata and Aria were letting out a lot of their pheromones; all that could be smelt was those two. “Not yet, but Pinkie’s thinking of a solution.” She gestured to the bouncing girl, who was lost in her own world at the moment. “Sorry about that, Adagio. See ya at the welcome party this afternoon.”

“And the Battle of the Bands tomorrow, I hope?” Was that a husky tone to her voice? Considering how flirtatious Adagio was, it was difficult to tell.

“You got it,” Sunset nodded, dragging Pinkie away.

Once the Dazzlings were out of earshot, Pinkie leaned over. “Good cover,” she whispered loudly. “I don’t think she suspects a thing!”

“I hope not,” the Alpha laughed. “Otherwise, it might make your plan a little shaky. Come on, you can be in charge of making a congratulations party if she says yes, but we have to meet up with the others.”

Pinkie nodded and bolted off, Sunset hot on her heels. Down the hall, the Sirens stood in a darkened hallway, Adagio calming her slamming heart. She had done it (with her sisters’ help of course, but that was neither here nor there). Aria and Sonata were keeping a lookout as she reeled in her hormones.

“I still can’t believe you want to let that Alpha into our pack,” Aria grumbled. “We’re doing just fine with the three of us.”

“I… I don’t feel this way often, Aria,” Adagio murmured, rubbing her chest. “My nose just won’t let this go. She’s got to be at least similar to us if she’s got such an enticing scent.”

“Maybe she was banished here from Equestria, too!” Sonata gasped. “That would explain why Dagi feels this way about her.”

The other two shrugged. It sounded plausible, but Adagio still wasn’t sure. “Either way, we’ve got to keep a close eye on her. Especially tomorrow. I don’t want her scent interfering with my performance; we need to be at our best tomorrow to gain our full power back.”

“Won’t have to worry if you’d stop flirting with her,” the middle sister snickered.

Adagio gasped, affronted. “I most certainly have not been flirting with her!”

“It’s against Siren Code to lie, Adagio,” Aria laughed. “You’ve totally been making eyes at her since you met up with us yesterday.”

“Making eyes does not count as flirting in my book,” Adagio responded, flipping her hair.

“Then what about just now?” Aria continued as they exited the hallway. “‘Oh, Shimmer, I’ll see you at the Battle, right?’”

Adagio scowled at her sister and flipped one of the younger woman’s twin-tails. “That was a terrible impersonation.”

“Not my fault,” the purple siren shrugged. “That’s Sonata’s talent, probably the only one. And you totally dodged the situation.”

“I was being friendly,” her big sister declared.

Sonata snorted and hip-bumped the yellow siren. “Since when are you friendly to other Alphas?” she giggled.

“I’ll be plenty friendly once the Battle of the Bands commences,” Adagio snickered. “Just they wait.” Turning down the hall, she called, “Come on. We need to get to the gym to help prepare for the Band Gathering.”

“I call making the fruit punch!” Sonata cheered, she and Aria hurrying after their sister.

“Do you even know how to make fruit punch?” Aria scoffed.

“Do you?” Sonata retorted.

Adagio simply shook her head and ignored them.

Author's Note

I'm gonna speed through the last third of the movie in the next two chapters so that the plot can actually get rolling for you.

As always, constructive criticism and comments are welcome.