With a sigh, I stepped into the school with my backpack hoisted up on my back. I pushed the door open and as soon as I did, I was greeted with sad and regretful looks. I suppose it was way better than the hateful and angry looks I had received when people thought I was anon a miss. It doesn’t mean it didn’t get tiring after awhile. I opened my locker and hung my backpack up. I picked up my chemistry book and smiled faintly at the group picture I took with my family and all my friends I had stuck to the inner locker wall with a magnet.

“Hey anon a miss!” Someone shouted and I instinctively flinched. I relaxed when I realized they weren’t talking to me. I glanced down the hallway around my locker as someone shoved Apple Bloom to the ground. With a frustrated sigh, I slammed my locker shut and walked to them.

“Hey!” The student looked at me and a sorrowful look formed on his face. “Leave her alone!” He took off running and I stood over the younger girl with an outstretched hand. “Are you okay?” She quickly accepted and I pulled her to her feet.

“Yeah ah am,” she mumbled as she rubbed her wrist and hissed quietly. “T-thanks Sunset. Why did ya help me though?” I gave her a cold indifferent look.

“Because I know all about being pushed down after making a mistake trust me,” I laughed bitterly and she flinched. I scoffed and turned to walk away.

“H-hey wait!” She called out and I paused, looking back at her.

“What?” I asked in a bored tone. Apple Bloom fidgeting nervously with her shirts collar.

“Can ya uh come help out on the farm in a few days after school? We really need the help and ya know Applejack, she’s too proud to ask for help.”

“What about Rainbow or the rest of your family?” I asked curiously.

“Rainbow said she was busy unfortunately and mah extended family aren’t always here. They have their own farms after all,” she answered. I tapped my foot in thought and folded my arms.

“Your farm is important true. And it is your primary source of food and money and I don’t want you guys to starve or go without money,” I mused. “I’ll be there.”

“We usually start harvestin around ten,” Apple Bloom said. I held up a hand and she froze.

“I’ll be there at nine.” And with, that I turned around and started walking to my chemistry class.

I slammed my head down on the desk top as the last of the students filed out, giving me sad looks.

“If I get one more sad or regretful look from the others, I’m gonna I don’t know what I’ll do,” I grumbled. Mom gave a chuckle as Derpy kissed my cheek.

“I’m sure it’ll end soon,” Derpy reassured me. “At least they aren’t giving you dirty looks now.”

“God I hope so,” I groaned as I lifted my head and kissed Derpy back.

“I’d love to stay but my dad wants help with a carpentry project again,” Derpy rolled her eyes but smiled. Derpy was super close with her dad. “We on next week still for our date night?”

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” I smiled warmly as we both blushed. Derpy waved as she stepped to the door.

“Alright I love you.”

“Love you too,” I waved back and leaned in my chair, watching her leave. “Hey mom, I got a weird thing to ask.”

“Okay I do too,” Mom looked up from her computer. “You go first.” I took a deep breath.

“Is it okay if I got over to Applejacks this weekend and help out on the farm? They need the help and I don’t want them to go without food or money.” Mom gave me a surprised look.

“I don’t have a problem but are you sure you will be okay?” Mom asked worriedly. “Anon a miss was a month ago and you haven’t talked to any of them.”

“I’m sure,” I sighed. “If anything happens, I’ll call you.” Mom gave a chuckle.

“Okay love. Now you remember how right after I adopted you, I became a foster parent to help other kids in need right?” Mom asked as she leaned back in her chair.

“Yeah,” I answered and gave her a confused look. “Where is this going?”

“Well I was offered two kids that are sisters that are going through a domestic abuse right now and can’t be around their parents. I wanted to ask your permission before I just went and said yes,” Mom explained.

“I mean I’m down. I’m always down to help another kid or two who was in trouble just like I was. You know I take it serious,” I smiled. “Why ask anyway? It’s your house.”

“Our house,” Mom corrected with a grin. “And I wouldn’t want to spring something as big as that on you without at least talking it through with you.”

“Makes sense,” I admitted. “What school do they go to anyway?”

“They go here,” Mom answered. I stared at her in shock.

“Do I know them?” I asked cautiously. I hoped it wasn’t one of my friends. Mom gave me a shrug.

“I don’t know. They’re in the hallway waiting. Want me to call them in?” Mom asked.

“Yeah absolutely! Don’t even have to ask,” I smiled and faced the door.

“You can come in now!” Mom called out as we both watched the door way. A short grey girl walked in with a pink girl and my eyes widened.

“Hi,” the grey girl said softly. I shot to my feet and pointed at the pink girl.

“You! We meet on the roof a couple days after the assembly when I was revealed innocent of being anon a miss and we talked! How are you?”

“Been better,” she sighed and looked away. Immediately I was kicking myself. Of course they weren’t okay.

“So you do know one of them,” Mom said with a smile.

“Yeah but I don’t know their names,” I admitted sheepishly. Mom stood up and stood next to me.

“Sunset, meet Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara.”

Author's Note

So for context, this story was actually created before Come With Me. I had really wanted to write a story with Silverspoon and Diamond Tiara being foster kids of Cheerilee. I realized it wouldn't have made sense if Sunset suddenly was Cheerilees adopted daughter without any backstory. This story started everything. It's just been sitting here, waiting to be published for a month or so.