My Life Sucks

Sunset trotted down the hall of CSGU with her two guards behind as she held her head high and ignored the whispers of the ponies around her.

“Oh boy, here’s the queen of the school,” Sunset faintly made out a colt ten feet to her left mutter to his friends and she flicked an ear his way.

Today is gonna be great, Sunset thought bitterly and rolled her eyes.

“Here’s hoping nothing else blows up.”

A mint green unicorn stepped out of her way in fear and Sunset sighed to herself, rolling her eyes subtly as she cursed internally, mentally shaking a hoof at the other stupid filly. The filly wasn’t really stupid and Sunset knew that. From the one class Sunset had with her, Sunset nodded she was quite intelligent but a bit out there. Sunset faintly recalled the green mare ran in Twilight Sparkle’s circle.

Sunset paused at her locker, using her magic to bypass the various layers of security she had secretly placed on it. Only her and probably her mom could get through it. They did have a similar magical signature, after all.

“Can I carry anything for you, Princess?” Thunder asked and Sunset shook her head. “Are you sure?”

“Yes, I’m sure Thunder. Thank you for the offer,” Sunset hung up her saddlebags, levitating out her books and setting them on the top shelf. “I’m perfectly capable of carrying my own books. But I appreciate you asking.”

Sunset glanced at the schedule she had taped to the door of her locker.

First hour: History with Maple Toffee.
Second hour: Art class with Aqua Blossom.
Third hour: Math with Frost Glimmer.
Lunch.
Fourth hour: Ecology with Gloriosa Daisy.
Fifth hour: Science with Cloud Storm.
Sixth hour: Intergrated Chemistry and Physics with Static Wave.
Seventh Hour: Tech Theater with Full Front.

Sunset slammed her locker shut and a few ponies gasped, running when she looked at them and Sunset resisted the urge to slam her head in her locker repeatedly.

“Let’s get this day over with. My video game station is calling me and I wanna get some guitar practice in,” Sunset turned on her hooves and levitated her history book in the air. “Maybe we will get lucky eh and I can whack somepony upside the head?”

“No whacking ponies in the head after what happened in the market downtown,” Comet reminded Sunset flatly as the mare flicked her wing tip. Sunset winced and nodded. “Or the time at the arcade or when you-”

“I got your point,” Sunset held up a hoof and Comet closed her mouth with a smirk. “Gee, thanks Aunt Comet. Way to make morning, eh?”

“It was my pleasure,” Comet nudged Sunset with a smirk. “And remember, Thunder, Cobalt and I were there in the hospital room when you were born. We’re allowed to tease you. Now let’s get you to class.”

Sunset rolled her eyes and her two guards smirked as she started walking with them behind her.

Comet and Thunder held open the door for Sunset as the unicorn trotted inside. A few ponies glanced up and went back to their books as the two guards took their positions outside the door and stood at attention.

“We’ll be waiting here to escort you to your next class,” Thunder called out and he turned to look forward. “She’s not happy looking.”

“Can you blame her? School sucks,” Comet answered and her eyes flicked to watch a colt trot inside. “Hell, I barely graduated. I was too busy drinking with my friends and getting into brawls. I was covered in bruises and welts more than you can see my natural pink coat.”

The two shared a laugh as Sunset sat at her seat in the back and next to the window. She always did prefer the window seat. It allowed her the ability to daydream when her teacher droned on as he tended to do.

Oh goodie, the daily announcements, Sunset thought as the intercom buzzed to life. Wonder what is going on today.

“Hello students!” Emerald Leaf shouted over the intercom and everypony winced.

“Swear I’m gonna ram my spear down her throat,” Thunder grumbled and uncovered his ears with his wings.

“Keep it PG. We’re in a school,” Comet grinned and Thunder scoffed.

“Get your mind out of the gutter. I have a wife and a kid,” Thunder rolled his eyes. “Swear, you’re worse than some of the other male guards. You know what I meant. I meant the one in the armory- actually, why am I even explaining this to you?”

“We have no major announcements this week. The art club is still looking for members as is the theater club. Our theater club is showing Little Shop Of Horrors this Saturday. Entry is five bits. All proceeds go to school functions,” Emerald Leaf read and Sunset continued reading her book. “Have a great Monday!”

Swear I’m gonna blast her into next Sunday, Sunset thought to herself as she turned the page. The door opened and a dark orange unicorn with grayish blue eyes, a white mane and tail and a wrench cutie mark rushed in, random papers falling on the ground.

“Sorry I’m late. I uh got lost,” the unicorn levitated her papers up and shoved them hastily into her binder. “This is the history class, right?”

“Yes,” Maple Toffee spun around in her chair. “Name?”

“Uh, Silver Spanner.”

“Well, tell us about yourself?” Maple Toffee suggested with a warm smile. Silver Spanner stood awkwardly in front of the class. “Uh Sunset? Please play attention.”

Sunset marked her spot and put her book away. Maple had been one of the few teachers at CSGU to look past Sunset being Celestia’s daughter.

“Yes ma’am.” Sunset held her head up with a hoof.

“I’m uh Silver Spanner. I’m from Ponyville and I’m fourteen. I’m a unicorn, obviously. My dad is a painter and my mom is a receptionist. Oh! And I like building stuff,” Silver Spanner levitated some drawings out. “I got a wrench cutie mark. Aiming to be a engineer. I’m-”

“Hey, watch this,” a colt whispered to the other colt to next to him and levitated a straw to his lips, balling up a piece of paper and chewing on it, spitting it at Silver Spanner and she yelped as it slammed into her mane and Sunset frowned slightly. “Bullseye!”

“And that’s detention. Congrats,” Maple glared at him and he shrank down. “Sorry about that. Silver Spanner, why don’t you uh sit next to Sunset Shimmer?”

Sorry, what? Sunset thought and shot her teacher a look as Silver Spanner trotted over, shooting the colt from before a glare that even Sunset was surprisingly wary of.

Silver Spanner sat next to Sunset, tucking her books under her seat, Sunset noting the mare preferred using her hooves over her magic.

“Alright everypony, turn your books to page seventy five. And Sunset, kindly help Silver Spanner catch up please and thank you.”

Oh boy, Sunset thought to herself as she and Silver Spanner made brief eye contact.

Emerald Leaf shifted in her chair in the teachers lounge, glancing at the clock occasionally as she tapped a hoof against the flooring, the other teachers sitting around her.

“What is this for?” Frost Glimmer asked and the white stallion brushed down his graying mane. “All I was told is the Princess wishes to see us.”

Emerald opened her mouth to tell him that she honestly didn’t know as the door opened and four royal guards trotted in with Celestia behind them and they all promptly knelt down to bow.

“Princess,” Emerald Leaf said and Celestia nodded at her.

“You may rise,” Celestia sat down on a chair and the other ponies warily rose. “You may all be wondering why I’ve had you all here stay after today. I know you all have your own families to get back to. We are here about to discuss my daughter.”

Oh boy, Emerald thought worriedly to herself. Having any parent come to her as the assistant headmare of Princess Celestia’s school was worrying enough. It was another thing entirely when the parent was the almighty ruler of Equestria.

“Is Sunset not happy? Is she being bullied? Oh by the gods, she has an issue with a teacher?” Emerald asked and Celestia chuckled, shaking her head.

“Well, she is not happy by something and frankly, neither am I. Sunset was telling me earlier this morning how most of you are always wary of her because of where she sits in the hierarchy. She is my heir to the throne, after all. Personally, I would prefer if we didn’t give her any special treatment,” Celestia levitated a cup of tea to her lips and she took a sip.

“All due respect your highness but are you seriously asking us to treat her like we do other students? She’s your daughter after all. The press gets ahold of any potential punishment they deem too extreme and the school, your school gets a spotlight shined on it,” Gloriosa Daisy pointed out and some teachers nodded along. Being the only earth pony teacher in a predominantly unicorn school was never easy, especially when a certain few staff never let her forget it.

“I can handle the media. What Sunset and I want is for her to be treated like a normal student. But naturally, if this gets abused, I will personally relieve anypony of their job. All of you know what the line is and not to cross it,” Celestia scowled and some of the teachers gulped nervously. “What will also give us a bad image is if my daughter gets the most attention and treatment around here and some student goes without because of it. I will not allow any student of my school to have a poor memory of being here. Understood?”

Various forms of yes or I understand rang out and Celestia nodded in satisfaction.

“Excellent. And now, onto the next topic of Sunset and her having friends....”

Emerald had a feeling this was going to be a long conversation. She had personally talked to Sunset multiple times about the teens worrys but never seemed able to convince Sunset there was more than enough ponies in Equestria to meet. And based on how Celestia was staring, Emerald had a feeling she had the same issue.

Sunset was a fairly stubborn teen in some areas, but what teen wasn’t? And Sunset was well known for wearing her emotions on her face, whether it being boredom or the rare chance she got angry.

But Emerald did always admire how Sunset never really let her position get to her head. She only wished Blueblood had learned that lesson.