Starting Point
Shimmer's Point of View
"Shimmer."
Sunset forcefully took her helmet off and looked at me. Her hair fanned out around her face like bright rays of sunlight. I closed my eyes and sighed. Of course I would meet her here. This was where we first met. I opened my eyes to find Sunset off her bike and walking toward me. Her face was stern and revealed no emotion. "Shimmer, we need to talk."
She stopped abruptly in front of me. I defiantly stepped back. "What if I don't want to talk to you."
Sunset hesitated. Her shoulders went rigid. I could tell she hadn't been expecting my answer. She must've run this scenario over and over in her head and had it in her mind that it might actually go her way. Which only made me feel more reluctant to talk to her.
"Regardless of what you want, I need to talk to you," Sunset said," It's important."
I frowned. "Yeah, sure. Whatever it is, I don't care to discuss."
I turned away from her. I'm just going to have to take the long way home then if it means avoiding her. But my plan was interrupted when I felt her fingers tightly wrap themselves around my wrist and stop me from moving forward.
"Don't go anywhere."
"Let go of me."
"Hear me out, Shimmer."
"No. Just let go."
"I need to talk to you!"
"Well I don't want to!"
Her grasp tightened around my wrist. I bit my lip. If she were to hold it any tighter I'm sure I would either lose circulation and go numb, or have a blood vessel cut by the nail that was threatening to embed itself into my skin. Gritting my teeth I turned my head to her slightly. "You're hurting me."
Her hand released my wrist. I backed away rubbing it. Sunset sighed, running her fingers through her hair. She looked away at the factory in annoyance. "Sorry..." she grumbled.
"That's a first..." I muttered to myself.
She shot me a look before beginning to speak. "Look, I just want to address an issue. Just one thing. If you let me do this I'll do you a favor, ok? I just need to talk to you."
I raised an eyebrow. What an odd thing for her to do. She'd actually do me a favor? Unlikely... How reliable is she to keep her word? Why should I let her speak just for that one thing? There were plenty of reasons why I wouldn't trust Sunset. But looking at her expression, I could see that she might not be joking at all. Her eyes looked at me with a sincerity I hadn't seen from her before. Her mouth was a thin line that wasn't seeming to twitch into a smile and the silence that followed after her words held a feeling of calmness. It was like she was in a state of quiet defeat, having lost her usual sassy mood. Thinking about it more, I could I could actually get her to leave me alone if I asked her to now.
Cautiously, I ventured on to see how true her words were. "Will you really do me a favor if I listen to what you had to say?"
Sunset nodded. "I will."
"Well then go and tell me what you will."
Sunset's Point of View
Shimmer stands before me with her hands on her hips, her expression unbelieving. I swallowed. Who knew I could be so frustrating?! I frowned to myself. Looks like I'm getting a taste of my own medicine and boy, does it taste like shit. I better get talking before she lose interest.
"So you know that today was my first day at Pointeville High..."
"Yes. I know," the other girl replied curtly.
"Well, there was no surprise that people were shocked to see that there were two of us. And surprisingly, people accepted me with open arms--"
"What a shocker."
"--and for once I felt that I could belong."
Shimmer smirked. I could see that she was amused by what I said. "You really think you'll belong here? Before you know it you'll jack up people's lives like you did mine."
I opened my mouth to counter her remark and found that there were no words to say. I looked down at the ground in thought. She wasn't lying about that. I had done it back at Canterlot high, what makes me think that I won't do the same here? All I want is to get away from all the hard looks that people gave me everywhere I went. I just want to feel appreciated. And I got that today.
Ok, maybe that was more of a fascination that people had about me, but still. At least I felt like I could fit in in time. But the only person who wouldn't see to it, who didn't believe that I could change...was myself. My eyes wandered back up to Shimmer, who was looking triumphant. Myself...I didn't believe that I had changed...She didn't believe it and she only knew me for a short time! Showing Shimmer that Sugar Belle and Double Diamond were not her true friends was something I thought was a good thing. But I had gone about it in a way that made me hurt her. It no longer mattered that her previous friends weren't good to hang around.
I hurt myself.
I gritted my teeth. In the end, all the pain I caused comes crashing down on me. I had given up on friendship before and now seemed like a good time to pick it back up. It will take quite a bit of time but I'm sure I could do it. I need to change my ways once and for all and befriend Shimmer. If I make her happy there will be no cutting stares, no side-eyed glances, no scowls, no nothing. I will finally be able to be at peace and make a difference. Princess Twilight was right, as much as I hate to admit it. Friendship must be Magic. It worked for others but she had given it up before she really gave it a chance. It's time she give it another try. And hopefully that magic will patch up the sore spot she made in her and herself's relationship.
"Shimmer, I want us to be friends."
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Small but still a great chapter... and it's understandable with school... it takes every's time away...good luck with it and hope to see even more awesome chatpers!
Pointeville sounds awfully close to Ponyville
Great Chapter. I understand the whole school issue. My school started today. It seems the first week is always super stressful. Kind of funny Sunset had her first day at Pointeville and I just had my first day of the new year. Hmmm....
Which I still feel to be really petty and silly. But then again, maybe I don't remember just how mature high schoolers were.
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....I'm pretty sure that's the point.
*starts cheering*
Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! At least one kissing scene?
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Ladies and gentlemen..... Captain Obvious.
*claps slowly*
Here's your chance, Shimmer! Sunset said her piece, now call in your marker and tell her to stay the buck away from you! (Not going to happen, of course.)
6355391 None of us are awfully mature, really. Some are but most aren't where I am.
6355983 The story hasn't even gotten to that point!
6355317 Yes. Pointeville is the human version of Ponyville. I would think that if the city were really called Ponyville in the human world people would clown it to death so I changed the name slightly.
This chapter seems like a preview of things to come in a more grander scheme with details and descriptive plotting for it to congeal nicely.
I'm still trying to foresee if Sunset and Shimmer can actually get along over the course of, let's say, a month or less. Friendship does take time and patience to attain such status of friends. In my opinion at least.
Author, I hereby advise you to take your time with your story in a manner that doesn't strain your real life and school studies to detrimental levels where it becomes a little one-sided losing battle. Just do what you are able to accomplish and adjust with a planned schedule, so to speak.
Overall, a fine chapter to bring forth shipping fuel to the pairing of 'Summer' duo. (Example: Sunset x Shimmer=Summer)
6359776 I will take your advice, my friend. Loved your comment!
Ladies and gentlemen, i present: how to drop an f-bomb.
Hey, it's fine, school happens to even the best authors. Take your time with updates.
6363898 Yes. In the author's notes I mentioned the ship name in a previous chapter.
Sunset said," It's important."
1. Just this spacing in the wrong place.
Great story so far. One thing though. You switched perspectives halfway through the last chapter.