“So Pinkie is next on your list huh?” Aria asked as I admired the setting sun. Me and her two other sisters were sitting on the roof of the school with our pops. I would have invited the others but everyone was busy.

“Yeah,” I answered. “And it’s probably going to be a long awkward conversation. She honestly probably thinks I hate her.”

“I would if I was you,” the siren grumbled as she stretched her legs out on the roof. “Nice view. Now I know why you, Lyra and the others keep this place to yourself.”

“Damn right,” I chuckled as Adagio smirked at me.

“Naughty Sunset Shimmer. Keeping secrets from your friends? What would the Princess say?” Adagio teased as she shifted her focus to the sky.

“Oh you mean the pony princess who you like?” I shot back with a smug grin.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Adagio muttered and gave me the middle finger. I snickered as Aria grinned at her blushing older sister.

“Sure seems like you do to me based on how red your cheeks are,” Sonata pointed out with a smirk. “You did always tell me to pay attention to how a person reacts to certain things after all Dagi.”

“God I hate you two some days,” Adagio grumbled and paused. “Correction, I hate you three somedays!”

“Aww don’t be like that Dagi!” I tried out Sonata’s nickname and chuckled. “You love us. And you know it so don’t bother fighting.”

“I swear you three plan out your attacks before meeting me. Strategic little fuckers,” Adagio muttered.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I said casually as Aria whistled innocently.

“Anyway,”, Adagio said while shooting me and Aria glares. “Where’s the rest of the nerd herd?”

“I can’t believe we are fucking calling ourselves that,” Aria grumbled and crossed her arms. “What are we five?”

“Hey!” Sonata snapped. “It’s a great freaking name!”

“May God have mercy on us all,” Aria scoffed quietly. “Anyway, where are the others? Surprised they aren’t at the group spot.”

“Lyra and Bon Bon have their weekly date night, Octavia and Vinyl are working. Derpy is baking with her mom. Trixie, Lavender and Fuchsia are working out the kinks of the magic show. Lightning Dust is at soccer practice right now with the other soccer team members,” I ticked the names off on my fingers. “And we haven’t had much time together because people keep swarming me.”

“Want me to start shoving people into lockers?” Aria asked eagerly as she leaned forward.

“No it’s fine,” I shook my head. “And don’t you mean continue? I know you shoved Rose Hearts into the locker already.” Aria hid her grin behind her pop and shrugged.

“Well it’s been real Sunset,” Adagio said warmly as she stood up. “We gotta get home. These two have to do their homework before they get detention.”

“Bite me,” Aria growled as she stood up. Sonata groaned and pressed a hand to her head.

“I’m feeling sick suddenly. I can’t do it. I’m gonna go sleep when I get home,” Sonata whined.

“Well then I guess you can skip cheering Sunset and the others on during the Friendship Games in the next couple weeks if you’re so sick,” Adagio replied with her hands on her hips. Sonata eyes widened and she shook her head. Believe it or not, I still have no clue what the Friendship Games are. Sonata ran down the stairs.

“I’m feeling better! Gotta get homework done! Bye Sunny!” She shouted as the door slammed shut. I burst out laughing and smiled.

“Bye Sonata!” I shouted back but she was too far away to hear me.

I ran down the hallway and jumped over my sister. Scootaloo ducked down reflexively even though she was already crouched in front of the vending machine, her peanut butter crackers on the ground in front of her. She obviously had been spending time with Trixie. The two had surprisingly hit it off, considering both were reckless as all hell.

“Hey sis!” She called out. “Where you going?” She turned the few students that were still packing up heads. Roseluck and Rarity stared in shock at the two of us. High Winds tilted her head in confusion as she shut her locker.

“Finding Pinkie!” I shouted back. “Go straight to the car. Mom is waiting with your sisters! Love ya!”

“Okay! She’s in the kitchen of the home ec club! Love you too!” Scootaloo shouted back and grinned.

I kept running down the hall till I reached the home ec room, placing a hand on the door panting. Flash Sentry froze with a tray of muffins in his gloved hands.

“A-are you okay Sunset?” He asked hesitantly as my head snapped up.

“Oh hey,” I grunted. “I’m good. Hate to cut this short but where’s Pinkie?”

“Behind you,” Flash muttered. “And we can talk later. Have fun with Pinkie.”

“I prefer to be called Pinkamena,” I jumped and stared at Pinkie standing behind me with flat hair and an outstretched hand.

“Uh okay?” I said in confusion. “Today’s our day to figure out where to go from here and all that remember?”

“Mhm,” Pinkie or Pinkamena said with zero emotion. “I’m very sorry for not believing you Sunset. I understand if you hate me. I hate me.”

“I’m mad at you yes,” I admitted. “But I could never hate you Pinkie. I don’t hate any of you. Well that’s not exactly accurate but I don’t hate you at least.”

“Oh wow. That’s surprising,” Pinkie muttered as she walked to some cakes. “Do you want one? I baked them.” I walked over to the cakes on the counter, ignoring the other students and stared at them. My face was drawn on the top with my name written in icing. The rest was plain white. I was a bit nervous. Pinkie never did anything plain.

“Oh uh sure,” I said as Pinkie cut a slice and slid me it.

“Please help her,” a timid voice said and I stared down a short grey girl with grey hair with purple eyes.

“Hey Marble,” I said quietly. The shy girl almost never talked. She was more shy than Fluttershy and I thought that wasn’t possible.

“She’s been like this for a while. Help my sister,” Marble begged as she squeezed my hands.

“I will,” I promised and realized sometimes you need the simple answers. “Hey Pinkie. I forgive you. Wanna throw me a party?” Pinkies eyes widened as a loud popping sound echoed causing me and Marble to jump. Her hair exploded back to its normal messy hair and she hugged me tightly.

“Would I ever!”

Author's Note

Currently chilling in the emergency room because my sister almost cut her toe off playing in the back yard. How the fuck she managed that, I'll never know.