Starlight was the first to wake up at the new apartment. She and her bandmates had decided that Trottingham was a bust and Canterlot was probably not going to be one as well. She looked around as she stood. She saw that Gilda had crashed on the couch rather than her bed. Garble started to stir and slowly opened his eyes. "What happened?" Garble stated.
"Another one of your dang parties, that's what!" Starlight yelled, which startled Gilda.
"What? My head. That house party was insane." Gilda said as she woke. "Hey Starlight."
Starlight looked away and spoke in her condescending tone. "Hey Gilda. Woke up after you got your butt kicked last night by Lightning?"
"Mostly and I didn't get my butt kicked, it was a an almost even match until she cheap-shot-ed me." Gilda retorted in a pissed off voice.
"Yeah, yeah." Starlight rolled her eyes. Garble tried to inch away from the living room, but Starlight caught this. "Where do you think your going?"
"I was trying to-" Garble was cut off.
Starlight pointed at him. "Emphasis on trying." She opened her mouth to talk, but Lightning Dust slammed the door open and screamed.
"SHUT UP! I'm trying to sleep." Lightning Dust's voice was riddled with exhaustion.
"Wow. What a drama queen." Starlight said and crossed her arms. This earned her some looks.
"Really?" Lightning Dust asked. Her eyebrow was raised. She looked around. "Where's Strings?" The bandmates looked around and started to freak out. "Crap! He couldn't have gone far. Lets look." The band agreed and stepped through some doors, splitting up. Dust went through the kitchen and saw Heart Strings. He was slumped over face first onto the table and on the counter was freshly cooked eggs and bacon. Four plates for his four bandmates. Lightning Dust sighed. "Thanks." She put a hand to her mouth and yelled out. "Found him!"
"Whew, I was scared for a second." Gilda walked in. She immediately smelled food. "Don't tell me he- He did! That wonderful bastard!"
"Not cool." Garble growled.
Gilda backed off. "Sorry."
"Better be." Garble mumbled under his breathe.
"We might as well eat." Starlight shrugged. She had walked in during Garble's mumbling. They sat around the table where Heart Strings was sleeping. Starlight looked at him. "I feel bad for him. He can't taste this good food."
Garble shared her sentiment. "He probably did." He put a spoonful in his mouth and Strings shot up. "Ah-" Garble choked out.
Strings looked around and saw them eating. "Oh, you guys got the food I made. So, is it good?" He had a mile wide smile with his teeth in full view. He had dark rings around his pink eyes, which contrasted against his white hair and skin.
"As always, but dang dude you nearly killed me." Garble said.
Strings scratched at his neck. "Sorry." He caught himself and kept a straight face. "I enrolled us at CHS by the way."
Starlight smiled a no tooth smile and said. "Good. Have to keep a strong mind with this great body." Starlight posed and Strings faked a gag. Garble and Gilda laughed while Lightning was too caught up in food to care. Starlight frowned to this while Strings chuckled lightly.
"We start tomorrow and I arranged for some people to show us around." Strings yawned out after saying this. He scratched his wild white hair. "We got a- *yawn* gig in days as well." Strings may have been their lead guitarist, but he was also their part manager along with Starlight and songwriter. Gilda was their bassist, Lightning Dust was their drummer, Starlight was rhythm guitarist, Garble was lead singer, and Gilda and Starlight were backup vocals. "I think I need more sleep. See ya." He yawned once more and stood up, his thin frame in full view.
"Alright. See ya later." Lightning Dust said as she finished her plate.
"From the way I feel right now? Probably tomorrow." His voice was full of energy, but his body lacked it. He shuffled off like a zombie to his room.
"Thanks for the grub!" Gilda shouted, but no reply came. He was probably asleep already.
The Next Day...
The group stood in the Principal's office waiting for their "tour guides." There was an awkward silence, but it was soon interrupted by a knock on the door. Principal Celestia replied. "Come in." Just as she said that two girls walked in. One had crimson and yellow hair and the other had pink bouncy hair. "Sunset, Pinkie, these are Gilda..." Gilda crossed her arms and nodded. "Lightning Dust..." Lightning Dust looked at them and crossed her arms. She looked away. She wasn't their friend why should she acknowledge them. "Starlight Glimmer..." Starlight didn't pay any attention to them, she was too caught up in her phone to notice. "Garble..." He looked up at them, smiled and looked back at his phone with a straight face. "And Heart Strings." Heart Strings was sleeping standing up. Garble noticed this and smacked his shoulder lightly. Strings jumped awake and grinned sheepishly. He waved at them with a wide smile. Pinkie, being Pinkie waved vigorously at him.
"Well, it's nice meeting you all. I'm Sunset Shimmer." Sunset waved and smiled.
Pinkie threw herself forward and vehemently shook Gilda's hand "Hii'mPinkiePieand..." She moved on to Lightning Dust. "andIjustmetyouall..." She moved on to Starlight. "butIjustknow..." She moved on to Garble. "thatallofyouarenice..." She moved on to Strings. "inyouownwaysandwe'll..." She backed off them and went to Sunset, shaking her hand as well. "hopefullyallbethe..." She let go of Sunset and shook her own hand. "Bestoffriends!" She looked down at her hands. "Woops that's me!" She looked around. Their reactions varied. Sunset and Lightning Dust were confused, Garble, Gilda and Starlight were mad, and Strings was chuckling. "Sorry! Let me rephrase that. Will you all be my friends?"
All of the bandmates shook their heads except Gilda and Strings. Gilda said. "We'll see."
Strings shrugged however. "Eh. Why not?"
Pinkie smiled. "One and a half to go, only three and a half left." She muttered. She was determined to be friends with all of them, whether they wanted to or not...