Every Dark Night Turns Into Day

I watched my sister quickly walking her way up to us with a hopeful expression and I crosses my arms across my chest. I tried to turn my anger into disappointment. It’s what Ma and Pa would do. They never really got angry, they got disappointed and in a way that was worse. I would have preferred they be mad than be disappointed.

“Hey y’all!” Apple Bloom smiled happily. “Ah see y’all are talkin again. Did y’alls lunch go well?” I glared at her and she froze.

“Do ya wanna tell me why Sunset says you told her that Rainbow and the others couldn’t come help out on the farm yet you told me she came up to you?” I questioned with a raised eyebrow. Apple Blooms eyes flicked between the two of us as Sunset leaned backwards.

“Ah just wanted y’all to be friends again. Ah was the one who fucked up, not Sunset,” Apple Bloom admitted.

“Firstly,” I held up a finger. “Don’t you ever use that type of language again missy. And secondly, you can’t force these types of things Bloom. Did ya learn nothing from anon a miss girl?” Sunset gave a cold grin Apple Blooms way, evidently enjoying me lecturing her.

“I really should be screaming and shouting at you right now. Nothing would make me happier than making you cry but I’d feel bad about it later because I don’t like making kids cry,” Sunset stated coldly. “You made a mistake.” Apple Bloom flinched and looked away.

“A-ahm sorry,” Apple Bloom mumbled as she walked off. I sighed as she disappeared from sight. I’d have to talk to her later. Sunset sighed and looked down.

“How did ya know she was lying to us?” I asked and stared at Sunset. She lifted her head and rolled her eyes, giving me a dirty look.

“Do I seriously look that stupid to you?” She asked pointedly.

“No of course not!” Sunset gave a humorless laugh.

“I’m not exactly trusting of other people right now. Especially not your sister. I’ve started paying more attention to when I’m being manipulated. You should try it too,” Sunset said smugly. I dropped my head into my hands and sighed.

“Ah know. Ah just wanted to think she had learned her lesson.”

“Clearly she didn’t,” Sunset grumbled as she stood up and brushed her jeans off. I gave her a confused look.

“Where ya goin?” I asked worriedly. We had just started talking again, I didn’t to go back to her just ignoring me again. Sunset stared at me with her hands on her hips.

“Back work? It’s been an hour and I have other chores around here to do duh.” I didn’t realize it had been that long. I turned my head to look down the hill and Big Mac gave me an understanding nod before walking away.

“You’re right.”

“It went okay ah think Rarity. Ah just ain’t sure of what to expect from here on out,” I admitted as we walked through the hall. “Ah honestly thought it wouldn’t still be a warzone in here.” Rarity looked around the hallway before her eyes settled on a fist fight being broken up with a distasteful look.

“Me too darling. I guess it’s gonna take a while before things to calm down,” Rarity sighed. “These things always happen take time.”

“Try teaching to the Bloom,” I snorted and shook my head. “She manipulated the whole meeting. Ah honestly expected Sunset to explode and go off on her. She clearly was holding back.” A worried look crossed Rarity’s face.

“Do you think she would harm Sweetie Belle?” Rarity asked worriedly. She let out a sigh of relief when I shook my head.

“Nah that ain’t her style. She wouldn’t hurt a kid. She said so herself the other day.”

“Do you think since she started talking to you she might be willing to talk to me?” Rarity asked as we paused in the hallway.

“Ah don’t know,” I admitted. “It took her a while to say more than a few words to me till lunch. And even then she only gave me short responses. She originally didn’t even want to come sit with me till Bloom persuaded her to.” Rarity sighed and nodded her head as we resumed walking. She subtly nodded to three girls at Sunset’s locker with a bunch of flowers.

“What do you think they are doing?”

“Ah ain’t sure but let’s find out ah guess. Ah imagine Sunset would be even less happy with us if she found out we knew someone did somethin to her locker and we didn’t at least try and stop em.”

“True,” Rarity agreed as we walked over to them.

“And just what do yall think you’re doin?” I asked as I folded my arms across my chest. Roseluck, Daisy and Lily flinched at my voice.

“Well if it isn’t anon a miss’ older sisters,” Lily scoffed and gave us both dirty looks. “What do we owe the displeasure?” I ignored the girls attitude and nodded at Sunsets locker.

“What are yall doin to Sunsets locker?”

“What does it look like?” Daisy grumbled as she taped another flower to the locker. “Putting flowers on the locker.” Roseluck sighed as she handed Lily a rose.

“After the fall formal, we moved our garden and hid it from Sunset when we knew she spent a lot of time in it. It was like her comfort zone and we didn’t tell her where we moved it. Not even after the battle of the bands. And we hated her during anon a miss so hopefully she accepts these various flowers as an apology. We made an awful mistake and flowers are a great way of saying how you feel. We grew them ourselves,” Roseluck explained as she placed a white flower on the locker. “This isn’t the first time either.”

“And what happened to them?” I asked curiously.

“We replaced them with fresher ones,” Daisy answered.

“And you guys didn’t take that as a sign that she wanted you to stop?” Rarity asked. Lily gave her a dirty look.

“Yeah well at least unlike your group of cowards who just let her avoid you for a month and a half, some of us are trying to apologize,” Lily stepped forward towards us and I glared at her. “Not surprised Applejack just stood by. You country folk aren’t all that bright after all.” Rarity shot me a look that screamed not here.

“Not here Lily,” Roseluck warned as she placed a hand on her sisters shoulder. “We are on school property. We don’t want you suspended or worse.”

Lily took a deep breath and nodded before giving us both cold glares.

“Fine. But you two stay out of our way.”