"Thats the second large sigh you've let out today, Twi and you only started 20 minutes ago," Timber spoke as he sprayed some cleaning product on the marble counter top and started wiping it down.

Twilight glanced over at him while she leant on her hand, slouching behind the counter.
"I hate people,"

"No? Really? I never would have guessed," Timber responded sarcastically, shooting a large smile in Twilight's direction, who in return shot him a very bored look.

"Die."

"Would if I could, be better than working here,"

"Then you understand my large sighs," Twilight grumbled. Her eyes wanered round the room and they just narrowed a little over time. It was dead today and the two tables that had people that she served were a hassle.

The first one consisted of a middle aged woman with her 3 kids who decided something was wrong almost as soon as she sat down and even after Twilight tried to give her an answer to her complaint, she demanded to speak to a manager who, suprise suprise, told her the exact same thing Twilight told her. Twilight has avoided that table ever since and made Timber deal with it.

The second table was a group of, very obvious, fuck boys who, judging by their varsity jackets, went to the same university that she studyed at. As soon as she even stepped within the the radius of the table, they immediately set off about how they would show her a 'good time' or 'rock her world'. She didn't even say anything, it was like they had a radar. She didn't even bother taking their order and gave it to Flash, who was currently out back taking his break. He was very chilled out about it which Twilight was thankful for.

Twilight kept minding her own business until she felt a tap on her shoulder, turning her head to see Timber giving her a weird look. Oh she knew exactly where this was going.

"So-" Timber started but Twilight raised her hand in front of him and shook her head.

"We are not having this conversation, Timber. Not again. I've made my feeling's clear about us," Twilight motioned between herself and Timber "I've also said I'm happy to remain friends, which you agreed to by the way, but you're making it so awkward and difficult to do that when you constantly bring the break up, up,"

Timber opened his mouth to say something but closed it as he saw Twilight was not done.

"I want this friendship to work, Timber, I really really do. But I'm just..so tired of you trying to make it 'work' again, so just stop making this weird," Twilight spoke before pausing and adding on "-more weird. Please just stop trying, I'm begging you, you're making my job even more tedious by still trying this,"

Timber didn't speak for a moment, only to nod and smile softly.
"I understand, Twi, I'm sorry,"

Twilight just smiled in response and turned her head when she heard shuffling behind her, Flash coming out from the back.
"He tried again?"

"Hey!" Timber protested.

"Uh huh,"

"Timber, dude, really?"

"I thought I'd give it a whirl!"

"A whirl?" Flash laughed

"This is abuse in the workplace," Timber grumbled but couldn't stop the smile rising. There was a moment of silence before they all shared a laugh.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

It was an hour before closing time and Twilight couldn't be happier, constantly checking the clock as if that would make it go faster. Timber and Flash stood next to her, Timber wiping down the counter so they all weren't caught off by the manager saying 'this isn't clean' at closing time and Flash was cashing up the till.

Twilight kept to herself and doodled on a piece of paper in her notebook that she used to take orders, humming as she did so. She heard the bell of the door go off but ignored it as she usually waited a couple of minutes so that whoever came in had time to sit down and actually take a look at the menu.

"Holy shit..." Timber spoke in awe which got Twilight's attention, looking up at Timber with a raised eyebrow and saw both himself and Flash gawking, she went as far as thinking their jaws had, physically, dropped. Twilight ended up more confused than before and looked in the direction of the boys and thats when it all made sense as her jaw, had also, dropped to the floor.

All three of them were burning their eyes into what could only be described as some kind of biker godess. Her hair was red with yellow strips (or yellow with red strips, Twilight didn't really care at this point), she wore a black leather jacket with a dark red tank top underneath, black ripped jeans and knee high boots. She still hadn't seen them staring as she was staring down at her phone, sliding into a booth and smirking at her phone, holy fuck that smirk.

"Fucking hell, I'm so gay right now," Twilight said without hesitation.

"I'd say same but that doesn't really work, so, fucking hell, I'm so straight right now," Flash responded, only taking her eyes off the girl to blink, although that didn't really count.

"So.." Timber started, getting the attention of the other two "who gets to talk to her first?"

"Not Twilight," Flash chimned in.

"Um? Excuse me, what? Why not?" Twilight asked in shock and annoyance, crossing her arms over her chest. Flash shot her a bored look.

"Cause you've unloaded the only two tables you had today onto Timber and I, even when you could of easily found a way around the problems,"

"You said you didn't mind!"

"I didn't, but now I have an excuse to talk to this hot chick first because of it," Flash smirked which Twilight responded to with a low snarl. Timber cleared his throat and tapped on Flash's shoulder, Flash turning around with a raised eyebrow.

"You'll go second, I saw her first so I get to go first,"

"Oh what planet did you see her first?"

"On this planet, now move aside," Timber said, pushing past Flash before he could argue.

"Wow..he got over you quickly huh, Twilight?" Flash joked.

"Hah, funny. I'm gonna laugh in both of your faces til the day you die if she ends up gay," Twilight hissed, Flash inhaling sharply.

Timber breathed in and let out a deep breath, waltzing up to the table with a smug smile on his face. He assured himself it showed 'confidence'
"Hey there,"

The girl looked up slowly, Timber taking note of her beautiful cyan eyes that he hadn't noticed before. She stared for what seemed like forever in Timber's world and he felt himself start to sweat slightly. She looked him up and down before chuckling lightly.

"It's not working," She finally spoke, her voice deep and raspy by womens standards and Timber honestly thought it was the hottest thing ever but the statment she issued confused him.

"Excuse me?"

"This confidence act you got going on? It's not working but you did it for a reason so what is it?" She asked, leaning forward slightly while her eyes narrowed.

Timber's mouth kept opening and closing, only short spurts of utter noncence left past his lips. The girl sighed in annoyance, leaning back in her seat.

"You wanted my number, is that it?" She asked and Timber, who now stood in fear nodded ever so slightly which was earnt with a pissed look by the girl.

"You actually thought you'd have a chance at that? No offence, but I'd rather shove a cactus up there than your dick. Nice try," She waved her hand in a shooing motion to get him to go away, which he did quickly.

Timber came back round the counter and didn't say a word or even look the two in the eye. Flash gulped but shook it off quickly and smirked.

"Well good try, buddy," Flash said, slapping Timber on the shoulder before making his way from behind the counter "But its clear that you're not her type so let the master handle this!"

Flash rolled his shoulders back and struted up to the table, slicking his hair back.
"Hey there, gorgeo-"

"-don't you dare finish that sentence unless you want gender reassignment surgery right here in the middle of this diner," The girl spat at Flash, who had since tensed up and forgotton how to breathe.

"Not one of you two boys has even bothered to take my order, you have come over with completely different motives than what I want to eat or drink but god forbid I do that in a fucking diner!" She shouted, slamming her hands on the table.

"Now do me a favor and fuck off! But tell that purple haired girl to come over, I want to have a word with her,"

"E-excuse me?" Flash stuttered.

"You heard me!" The girl yelled, causing Flash to scury off. She let out a heavy sigh and slumped back in her chair.

"She...she was to speak to you, Twilight," Flash spoke, his voice weary and shakey, like he'd seen a ghost or something. Twilight could feel herself sweating bullets but she slowly made her way from behind the counter as Flash moved back in. Every step Twilight took towards this girl felt like the ground was going to swallow her up. By the time she had made it to the table she felt her whole body shaking as the girl looked up at her, her cheeks red due to her yelling.

"P-please don't yell at me...a-anything you want to o-order I'll get you!" Twilight stumbled over her words, shuting her eyes closed tight and waiting for the verbal abuse. When it never came, she became less scared and more confused. She opened her eyes to see the girl smiling warmly at her which caused even more confusion and her mouth became an o shape.

"I'm not gonna yell at you,"

Twilight had to wait for her brain to buffer before she could respond.

"I'm...so lost right now," Twilight managed out.

"I was nasty to those two because right from the get go I could see they had an ulterior motive, they were dumb enough to not hide the notion either. It happens with both boys and girls, I assure you its not a gender thing," The girl explained, smiling apologeticly " I apologise if I came across rude or unfair,"

"Oh...n-no not at all," Twilight lied slightly but laughed awkwardly. The girl sighed.

"I really am sorry, I just wanted something to drink and you actually bothered to hide your flirty notions well enough,"

Twilight stood to attention, as if she was in the army, and looked anywhere else but at the beauty sat in front of her.

"I..I didn't mean to come across that way..."

"Honestly? For you, I don't mind and well, you did ask for my order, unlike dumb and dumber over there," She flirted, leaning on her hand and smirking slightly at how she caused Twilight to go red.

"Let me introduce myself to make this a little less awkward. My name is Sunset Shimmer. And you are?"

Twilight took a deep breath and paused before smiling widley at the girl.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle. And I shall be your server today,"

"Is that how you greet all people you wanna flirt with?"

"No. Just you," Twilight flirted with a slight smirk, feeling more confident.

"Awh. I feel so special," Sunset flirted back, biting her lip. Twilight could feel a blush rising again as she glanced at the girls lips so she quickly thought of something to say.

"S-So what would you like today, Miss Shimmer?"

Sunset let out a laugh and Twilight, had then, decided that it was now one of her favourite sounds of all time.

"Miss Shimmer huh? There will be none of that, just Sunset is fine," Sunset responed with a smile.

"Gotcha," Twilight started, having to physically restrain herself from doing finger guns "So, Sunset, what would you like?"

"Just a Strawberry milkshake, thank you," Sunset spoke before Twilight nodded and wrote down order on her note pad. She didn't have to as it was just a milkshake but she was doing everything she could to stay around Sunset longer.

"I'll be right back with that," Twilight smiled, walking off. She didn't noticed Sunset staring as she did so, a grin spread acorss her lips as she did.

Twilight held the order out towards Flash, who just stared at her with slack jaw.

"How did you...when did you...I don't..."

"Go make the milkshake, Flash and then maybe during that time you'll find the ends to those sentences!" Twilight smiled sarcasticlly.

Flash took the piece of paper and looked at her with worry.
"I'm never going to hear the end of this, am I?"

"Not on your life,"

Flash groaned, glancing over at Timber, who just shrugged in responce.

"Don't look at me, I doubt I'm in the clear either," Timber spoke

"You really aren't!" Twilight called from the back before staring up the blender for the milkshake. She decided to do it herself instead of making Flash do it. Once done, she poured it into a large glass, placed a strawberry ontop and placed the straw inside. She took a deep breath and picked up the glass, carrying out front and towards Sunset.

Sunset looked up from her phone and smiled.
"That looks amazing,"

"Then I hope it tastes as good as it looks," Twilight winked as she placed the glass on the table and, she swore to god, she saw Sunset go red ever so slightly. Sunset sipped the milkshake and bit her lip.

"Its good. Very good, sweet," Sunset started before looking up with a mischievous grin "Nearly as sweet as you,"

"That's all you got? That was corny as hell," Twilight giggled and Sunset let out a short laugh, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Heh. I guess it was. But hey, it got you to laugh, so I'm giving myself brownie points for that one!" Sunser resorted, smiling widely. Twilight only nodded and smiled back.

"A feat most impressive," Twilight said.

Sunset kept drinking her milkshake before taking a pen and grabbing the napkin next to her, Twilight watching on in confusion until the napkin was handed to her. Twilight took it and opened it slowly, her eyes widening when she realised it was Sunset's number. Twilight was about to say something but was intruppted by Sunset standing up and fishing through her wallet for the money to pay.

Twilight shook her head and held up her hand to stop her.
"It's on the house,"

Sunset look on in shock.
"Are you sure? I wouldn't want you to get in trouble,"

"I won't don't worry, the manager happens to love me,"

"That's handy. Well I guess that means I owe you now," Sunset spoke lowly, looking down at Twilight with a breathtaking smile, at least according to Twilight's point of view.

"I guess it does. I'll text you and we can, maybe, arrange something?" Twilight responded a little too breathlessly, biting her lip as she looked up into Sunset's deep cyan eyes. Sunset nodded.

"Sounds like a plan. Thanks, Twilight Sparkle, this has been fun," Sunset blew her a kiss before walking away, her ass swaying as she did so.

Twilight stood as if she was froze in time before finally, she let out a huge breath she didn't realise she was holding.
"Holy fuck,"

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Twilight slipped on her jacket as she punched in her clock in number in the machine to clock out. She threw her bag over her shoulder and took her phone out of her pocket before walking out front.

"See you guys later!" Twilight waved although not looking up from her phone, walking out the door before she could see or hear the responce. She had saved Sunset's number as soon as she got it ealier but hadn't had a chance to text the girl as she was busy closing the resturant with Flash and Timber.

'Hey, its Twilight,' She texted and was about to put her phone away only to have her phone go off. She assumed it was someone else but to her suprise, it was Sunset. She opened the text to see that Sunset had sent a gif of Obi Wan Kenobi going 'hello there'

"Is she a nerd too?" Twilight thought, deciding to send back the only responce to that gif she deemed acceptable. General Grievous going 'General Kenobi'.

Twilight saw that Sunset had seen it and saw the three dots to show she was responding.

'You got my reference? You're a keeper,' Sunset responded and Twilight couldn't help the large smile that began curling onto her lips.

'Who doesn't get that reference? Its one of the most iconic moments in the film franchise. Not to mention a massive meme,'

'Excatly! I'm shocked and dissapointed by the amount of people who don't get it'

'So,Miss Shimmer, may I ask. Do you have a job of your own?'

'I do'

Twilight waited for her to eleborate for her to not do so.

'...what kind of job?'

'Ah see now, if I told you that I'd have to kill you'

When she didn't respond for a moment after that Twilight genuinly began to worry.

'I'm joking of course, I work at a bike shop'

Twilight breathed a sigh of relief. She should of kind of guessed that Sunset did something to do with motorcyles due to how she was dressed.

'That sounds awesome! Do you fix them or sell them or modify them?'

'Yes' Sunset responded bluntly causing Twilight to chuckle, looking up momentarily to see she had arrived at her dorm building door. She pulled her keycard out of her bag and scanned it, the door opening automatically. Twilight walked up to the third floor and down to her room, 11.

Throwing her bag on her bed, she finally responded to Sunet.

'Is it full time?'

Twilight did wonder if she was out of uni or didn't even go as she did look a little older than herself.

'No part time while I study Engineering at University,'

'Oh you are at Uni? What one?'

'Canterlot University'

Twilight froze there and then, her jaw dropping. She stayed like that for a few moments before regaining the composure to respond.

'No way do we go to the same uni,'

'You go CU too?! That's insane!' Sunset text back with a shocked face emoji

'Right? How have we never see each other around? I take Physics and the science building is right next to the Engineering building'

'It's really weird, yeah. I definitely would of remebered you if I did see you,' Sunset put a winking emoji at the end of her message and Twilight rolled her eyes.

'Oo such a tease. Be careful or, at this rate, that dinner will happen sooner than you'd like'

Twilight sent the message but almsot instantly regreted it out of fear that Sunset would be digusted by the idea of this, potential, date. She looked back down at her phone to see Sunset had replyed.

'It's cute that you think of that as a threat. The sooner the better <3'

Twilight felt her heart quicken and she became giddy.

'I'll hold you to that,'

'I'd be upset if you didn't'

Twilight decided to change the topic before she said something stupid about the entire situation.

'So what are you up to right now?'

'Well before we started talking, I was playing guitar, as for now, I'm just listening to music,'

Twilight frowned slightly at the first part of that text.

'Oh, I'm sorry, did I intruppt you? Would you like me to leave you be so you can get back to it?'

Sunset reread her messaged and slapped her forehead as she noticed how the message came across.

'No, no, god no! I'm sorry it seemed like like I was having a go, I assure you I wasn't. I was just trying to learn the chords for a new song I created and I'm planning to play it with the band I'm in, The Rainbooms, on Friday. I had been playing for a while so I was happy for the break and I get to talk to beautiful girl too so I see it was a win win'

Twilight went red ever so slightly as the compliment but decided to focus more on the band aspect of the conversion.

"Of course she'd be in a band. Smart, drop dead gorgeous, talented, seems kind and caring too. Just the full package," Twilight thought, sighing in a dreamy manner.

'You're in a band? Thats pretty cool'

'Yeah, the way to a ladies heart according to every cheesy romatic comedy ever'

Twilight giggled at the quip before reading the second message.

'For real though, you should come watch us play. Can use that as an excuse to take you out afterwards too,'

'Why? Are you guys that bad that you're gonna have to make it up to me somehow?'

'Oh 100%. We are the absolute worse. Truly dreadful'

Twilight sent some laughing emojis before responding.
'Funny, but I'd love to come along. Where abouts?'

'The Amphitheater on 3rd. You familar with the place?'

'Yeah been a couple of times, big venue. What kind of music do you guys play?'

'We are pop-punk and rock,'

'So..like PVRIS and Our Last Night?'

Sunset nearly dropped her phone when she saw that message, in complete shock that Twilight knew two of her favourite pop punk bands.

'Yes, excatly like PVRIS and Our Last Night! I'm suprised you know them,'

'I'm a pop punk fan myself, although I may not look it,'

'I'm actually more into metal myself but pop punk and rock are my tied second favourite genre and it seemed like more of a fitting genre for everyone else in the band than heavy metal,'

'This is true. Not many people appeciate the metal genre. I do love Parkway Drive and Architchs however,' Twilight typed back. She wait for a moment before looking back at her phone and her face almost flushing red at the message.

'Oh my god, marry me please,' Sunset's responce read, a little heart emoji at the end of the message.

'Well we'll see how this dinner after your 'absolute worse' band preformance goes,'

'Oh, I do like my odds,' Sunset messaged back. The entire converstion she had a stupid grin on her face, her face flushing sometimes.

"Who the hell are you talking to make you smile like that?" A voice spoke. Sunset glanced over to where the voice came from and saw her roomate, Rainbow Dash, staring at her with slightly wide eyes and raised eyebrows. Sunset's stare lingered for a moment before she turned her attention back to her phone.

"You know the girl I told you about who worked at the local diner?"

"Briefly,"

"Her,"

"So if this gonna be a fuck and chuck situation then?" Rainbow asked bluntly. Sunset stopped for a moment before her face screwed up and she sighed.

"It's nice that my ex likes to spread such positive things about me," Sunset groaned, throwing her legs over the side of her bed. She put her head in her hands and dragged them down, pulling her skin along with it.

"She was a real witch, that one,"

"You're telling me. I dated her," Sunset mumbled "Ah sorry, 'dated' as according to her I didn't want a realtionship and just wanted a friend's with benifits type of ordeal,"

"She used your looks against you. You look like the type of girl to have constant one night stands and no time for commitment," Rainbow started.

"Whereas, its quite the opposite," Sunset finished, looking at Rainbow with almost pleading eyes.

"I like this girl man, she's nothing like Adagio and she's pretty much the whole package that I look for in a woman,"

Rainbow stayed silent for a moment before a small smile curled onto her lips.
"Reminds me alot of how it started off with Flutters and I,"

"You were both as bad at the whole fliritng thing as each other," Sunset chimed in, chuckling lightly. Rainbow pushed herself off her bed and went to sit next to Sunset on hers, placing a hand on the red head's shoulder.

Sunset looked over and Rainbow kept her smile.
"Don't worry, Sun Shim. Adagio was a massive bitch and this girl seems nothing like her at all, not to mention she sounds like a dream so I only have high hopes for you. Besides who really listens to Adagio anymore after everything that's happened,"

Sunset turned to her friend and envolped her in a hug.
"You're right. Thanks, Rainbow,"

"Ah don't mention it. Seriously. Don't need people to think I'm a sap,"

"I second that, got this badass biker chick reputation to uphold," Sunset smirked, bumping fists with Rainbow.

"Preach, Sister!"

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Sunset and Twilight talked non-stop for about 3 more hours until Twilight mentioned she had a paper to write and had to sign off for a while. Sunset took this opportunity to listen to some music through her headphones and sketch in her artbook, the sketch being that of Twilight in her uniform. Sunset ripped it out once she was done and hid it in her drawer by her bed, knowing if Twilight saw this at this point in their friendship she'd be weirded out, no doubt.

"Shim, did you memorise the lyrics for our gig Friday?" Rainbow asked as she climbed into her bed, streching her arms above her head.

Sunset put her headphones around her neck and closed her sketchbook, putting everything away while she talked to Rainbow.
"Yeah, memorised the chords and the lyrics in full. Got wow that crowd y'know?"

"And impress the girl, well, more than you probably already have with your none-stop flirting," Rainbow rolled her eyes but smiled at her friend none the less. Sunset stuck her tounge out at Rainbow before putting her headphones on the bedside table and her phone to charge, slipping into bed.

"Well I was going to put on a rockin' preformance anyway but now I have another reason to do so,"

Rainbow let out a short chuckle before swtiching off the lights.
"Alright, lover girl, cool ya jets,"

"You'd love that wouldn't you,"

"Damn right. Night Sunset,"

"Night Rainbow,"

Rainbow rolled over to face the wall and fell asleep almost instantly. Sunset stared at her ceiling for a few more moments before finally drifitng off to sleep with a smile on her lips.

Author's Note

Do I have other stories to finish and/or add to? Yes. Do I think of a new idea and have no self control so I write it anyway? Also yes.

Hope you enjoy this collage au!