Crystal Rose and Sunset Shimmer Sophmore Year

Sunset Shimmer head was pounding, and she felt a little dizzy, but she wasn't going to tell Celestia that. It was bad enough that she had passed out while getting her blood drawn at the doctor's office.

"Do you feel like you need to sit down Sunset?" Celestia said, noting how pale the girl was, she had had a lot of blood work done this time.

Sunset shook her head, and then wished that she hadn't as the world spun around her, "No, okay maybe I should."

Luckily they just happened to be in the shoe aisle, so they didn't have to go far to sit down.

Celestia rummaged through her purse and pulled out some hard candy, "Here, try shucking on this," she offered. It didn't take long after that for her head to stop spinning and her to look around.

She reached up and pulled down a boot that was on display, "Now that's a cool boot."

Celestia glanced over at it, it was an ankle boot with leather straps, buckles and chains going across the top, "Why don't you try them on?" she offered.

Sunset looked confused, "What's wrong with the boots I have on right now?" she asked, pointing to her knee high boots with the purple stripe.

"Nothing, you just like those boots so you should try them on," Celestia insisted, "I believe Crystal Rose has five pairs of shoes, and I don't even want to know how many pairs of shoes Rarity has, you should have a spare pair of shoes anyway, in case something happens to the ones you have on."

"You mean I can get them?" Sunset asked, shocked, she never just got something because she liked them before, there just hadn't been money for that kind of stuff.

Sunset walked into Sugar Cube Corner with a smile, "Hi Guys," for some reason she was excited to show off the new outfit she had bought. Talking to Zecora that morning had helped a lot, and she now could see that they really were trying to be her friends, at least at the moment.

"Sunset," Rarity exclaimed, "That outfit is simply stunning!"

"You think so Rarity?" Sunset asked, smoothing her light blue shirt as she glanced down at what she was wearing, a light blue shirt, a new faux leather jacket, black skinny jeans, and the boots she had found at the mall.

"Of course Darling," Rarity said, "Your new outfit says that you are happier now and trying hard to change."

"You can tell all of this just from what I am wearing?" Sunset asked.

"You'll get use to it," Crystal Rose stated, "She always knows when we are having a bad day because of the way we dress and do our hair and make up."

"And so far she has never been wrong," Pinkie announced grabbing Sunset by the shoulders, "It's like she can read our minds!" she shouted before turning to the purple haired girl, "Wait one minute," she jabbed a pink finger in her face, "What am I thinking right now?"

"Pinkie, Darling, can you please give me my personal space," Rarity asked, taking a step back from the energetic pink girl, "I'm afraid I'm not Telepathical like you so wish I was."

"Wow," Pinkie exclaimed, "That proves it, you really are a mind reader." she then whispered out of the corner of her mouth, "I was thinking she could read my mind."

"Ya don't say?" Apple Jack drawled, "So, Sunset, what's in the bag?"

Sunset jumped, she had totally forgotten about the bag in her hand, "Oh, Celestia asked me to give it to Crystal Rose," she handed the bag over to the other girl who peeked inside.

"Cool, this is the jacket I asked for," she said, pulling out the rose colored fabric, "Mine from last year is missing a button."

"Oh you couldn't have worn that old thing this year anyway, it is so last season." Rarity insisted.

"Now Rarity there is nothing wrong with wearing an old jacket if it's cold out," AJ insisted, tucking uncomfortably at the old denim jacket she was wearing.

"Oh yeah!" Crystal Rose exclaimed, "Aunt Luna announced something this morning at school."

"We're doing a Musical Showcase!" Pinkie shouted, as she jumped up and down in excitement.

"The money is going towards repairing the front entrance," Fluttershy whispered.

"And I'm forming a band to compete," Rainbow insisted.

"Ya mean we're forming a band?" Apple Jack asked.

"Yeah yeah yeah," Rainbow said, waving a blue hand at the Cowgirl, "That's what I said."

"Well can I..." Sunset begun but Rainbow Dash interrupted her.

"Of course you can sit in on our practices, I need someone there to tell me how awesome I sound."

"We sound?" Apple Jack stressed.

"Yeah, that's what I said."

"No, I was wondering, well you see..."

"I need to go to the store and buy a new guitar, the neck on mine is broken."

"Oh," Crystal exclaimed, "Sunset has a..."

"And I've already wrote like five songs already."

"I would like to write a few songs too," Fluttershy whispered.

"That's a great idea Fluttershy," Rarity beamed, "And I shall work on our wardrobe."

"Puh-lease nothing to fufu? okay?" Apple Jack asked, "We don't need a wardrobe change every five minutes or so."

"Don't forget, we still need to buy our Halloween costumes." Pinkie announced.

Crystal Rose placed a hand on Sunset Shimmer's shoulder, "Look they're excited, that's all, once they calm down some, I'm sure they will welcome you into the band full heartedly."

"I wasn't really interested," Sunset lied, she use to watch Flash Sentry and his band practice and she would always imagine being up on stage with them, "Zecora and your mom want me to branch out a little, you know try something new, figured this could be it."