After the Battle of the Bands, the Dazzlings left, defeated and very angry. Well, two of them. The other one was left, abandoned. She was Sonata Dusk. Until a boy comes by to her side. With Dusk Shine by Sonata, love comes by.
After the Battle of the Bands, the Dazzlings left, defeated and very angry. Well, two left that way. The blue one was left, abandoned. Her name was Sonata Dusk. She was left out of the Dazzlings, and was all alone. That is, until a boy comes by her side. Dusk Shine. He soon became her friend. And with that, love comes. A story comes.
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The crowd booed. They just booed. But at whom? The Dazzlings. Adagio, Aria, and Sonata. They tried to steal the crowd, with evil intentions, but failed miserably. Thanks to the Rainbooms. But anyways, everyone in the band was pissed. Except for Sonata, though she was really upset and sad. Adagio looked like she was going to become the inferno. "We had it, girls! We!" she screamed backstage to the other two. "You two blew it! If you'd follow the plan-"
"Wait," Aria interrupted. "Why does it appear to be US, me and Sonata, being the botches here?" She clenched her fist, as she was intensely frustrated by this.
"What do you mean?" Adagio asked Aria, getting up close to her face. "You always screw up the plans I come up with. Their perfect, just SOME of the people aren't. AKA you two idiots."
Aria's face turned red. Not blushing red. Furious red. "You know, you aren't a perfect one, either! You suck at every level!" Aria screamed at the top of her lungs. "You're just TRYING to be the boss of this group, but you're just a mishap of a 'leader', Adagio."
With that, Sonata started to break down into tears. She suffered just about enough. She didn't want her friends, or to her, her sisters, to start arguing and fighting. Cause Celestia knows what'll happen after THAT. "Guys..." Sonata said, weakly. And in addition, her voice was breaking. "I... please, don't fight. Haven't we had enough distraught?" Adagio raised her hand, about to slap Aria, but heard Sonata sniffle. Both looked at a blue girl creating a little pond of tears in front of her. Then, it came to both of them. It wasn't that they were doing the wrong thing. "Please, just stop. I just want us all to be happy..." It was just that they were facing the wrong person.
It snapped up: they had Sonata Dusk. She was just a mere child to them. Always wanting tacos, acting like a child, even THINKING like one. Aria knew it was someone's fault, but it wasn't Adagio's. Adagio had the same for Aria, knowing it wasn't her fault. It all led to a finger pointed at Sonata. She was the reason. Or if you can say, their little scapegoat.
Both girls grinned at each other. They had the same intention. "Well then, Aria," said Adagio. "I am terribly sorry for that." She reached her hand out, waiting for a handshake. Sonata stared at this. She felt warmed and enlightened to this.
Forgiveness... Sonata thought. She started to stop crying, and started smiling. She was more happy to see them smiling, too.
Aria grabbed and shook Adagio's hand. "Me, too. I didn't what I was thinking, either. I forgive YOU." Aria said. She crafted the devil's grin with her lip.
"I forgive YOU, too." said Adagio. Sonata relieved, like a sting going away.
She looked up at both, very happy that both have solved their problem. "Thank you, guys. I actually thought that-"
Sonata was cut off by Adagio. "But who we DON'T forgive..." Both looked at Sonata, grinning with malice dropping from both lips. This worried Sonata. Alot.
They both pointed at Sonata. "Is YOU!" they both said, angrily. They turned their expression into an angry frown. The words struck Sonata like a bullet. It was starting to scar her.
"Wha... what?" Sonata said, her cute voice cracking. She felt... heartbroken. "Why are you pointing at me?" She continued to sob and whimper, this time more harder. "What did I do?"
Aria gladly answered, just for her. "What did YOU do?" she asked. "Let's keep it to this: you mean nothing to US. You are a mere child. All you just about cared were the tacos! Rather than the PLAN of getting world dominance! Two: you act like a mere child! Always making stupid comments, acting stupid, and most of all, TALKING like one! With that stupid voice of yours."
It all hurt Sonata even more. She couldn't clearly with all the tears in her eyes. This was something Sonata couldn't handle. They were like her sisters that she never had. Family. That's what they USED to be. Now, not even close. "I..." She could hardly speak. "I l-like my v-v-voice, though."
Adagio then put her finger under Dusk's chin, and lifted her head. She saw every detail of the broken girl. "Listen up, and wake up," she said. "You are pathetic and weak. You just have to deal with it." Sonata sat on a chair. Soon, Adagio slapped her off it. Hard. *Sonata felt her cheek, where she was slapped. "I-I thought we were family." she said.
Aria felt disgusted. "Well, drag THAT one down to Hell!" she said to her. They approached her, with Adagio picking her up. They noticed a large bucket of water. They thought of it, just then. They were going to drown her. Of all the horrible things.
(Now 1st person)
I walked backstage, looking around. Man, it felt good to be free. To be lifted and broken from that spell. I just hated the Dazzlings now. Those girls, trying to corrupt us or something. Thank God for the Rainbooms, right? I smiled. Until, I heard a muffled, or rather gargling, scream. And some hitting noises heard, like a person rapidly hitting a wooden box. It scared me to think about this. Someone is drowning.
But how? No matter, I must find where the noise is coming from. I rushed to it.
"Keep the bucket still, Aria!" said a female voice.
"I'm trying, Adagio!" another said. I peeked my head out of the corner. I saw a shocking image. The Dazzlings, drowning what seems to be a blue girl. I had to stop this.
"Hey!" I shouted, jumping out of the corner. The violet-haired girl, Aria, I think, was startled. She lost hold of the bucket they were drowning the girl in. The girl jumped back, and the orange-haired girl, Adagio, I think, lost her grip of forcing the poor girl's head in. Water spilled everywhere. The girl coughed multiple times, with the addition of heavy breathing. I saved her life from a horrible death.
They quickly scrammed off as I ran towards them, wanting to take them down for what they've done, but I stopped at the blue girl.
I took the bucket off her head, revealing her. It shocked me. She was one of THEM. But why were they drowning her? I had no time to think about it. I had to help this girl. I didn't even care if she was evil at this point.
She looked at me, very hurt, broken, and sad. She was all wet, but you can clearly see her crying. She raised up her hands in front of her face as I leaned a hand to help her up. "Don't hurt me." she said, terrified with a cracking voice. She was scared of me hurting her. As if I was a part of the crowd who wanted to hurt, or even KILL, the three Dazzlings. Now, I just wanted to hurt the other two, not this one.
I told her, "Hey, don't be afraid, I'm not like them. I'm not going to hurt you." She looked at my hand, then at me. She was wondering if this was either a truth or a trick. She then decided. She took my hand. Her hand was very soft and firm. I lifted her up. She was shaking, like a scared, abandoned puppy. To be honest, that was who she was right now.
She had tears streaming like a waterfall from her violet eyes. Her blue hair with darker blue highlights was down. But, she had my attention. She needed care. Never thought I'd say that. But then, she showed her very appreciation. She wrapped her arms around me, tightly. This might be her way of saying thanks. She rested her head on my chest. She weeped and weeped. "Thank you." she said. "Thank you so much."
What do I do here? I could put my arms around her, but that might look like I'm using this situation for her to love me. Like I wasn't caring that she almost drowned. But I wasn't like that. I cared for her that she almost drowned, and I wanted to show it. So, I lightly put my arms her. "It's alright." I cooed. "You're safe now."
She let go, and looked up at me. Her mascara was running, but she looked less depressed than before. "Really, thank you so much." she said. But she then asked, "But why don't you hate me? Aren't you really mad that we tried to take you over?" She put her arms around, and sat down.
"Well, I am pretty mad at you for trying that," I responded. "But you almost died, with those two trying to drown you." She looked very hurt from that, trying to forget that moment just mere minutes ago. "Yet, those two were with you." I knelt down on one knee. "Why were they trying to kill you? I'm sorry to ask." She then started to cry again. "You don't have to answer." I told her.
She then sighed, and wiped her tears. "Well, those two, they always seemed to be something special to me. Like sisters I never had, you know?" I nodded to show I was understanding. "I thought they had the same feeling towards me. But I was wrong." She sobbed more. I put my hand on her shoulder, soothing her. I hoped she didn't mind. She continued, telling me all about what happened back here. She then finished. "And that's it. That's all it. Them seeing me as the stupid kid I am."
I told her, "Hey, you're not stupid." She looked back up to me again. "That's what THEY think. I might not know you, but I'm looking at you right now, and I don't think you're stupid." I smiled at her, but she didn't.
"Looks can decieve." she said. *"Don't think negative." I told her. "You're just... down in the dumps. That's all." She was warmed up by this. She even smiled.
"My name's Sonata Dusk, in case you were wondering." she said, more happier than before.
"Dusk Shine." I said in return. I then scratched the back of my indigo hair. I'm pretty sure she needs a ride home. "So, um, do you need a ride home?" I asked.
"Oh, well, you see, um... I don't seem to have a home now." she said. My eyes widened. What?! "You see, I lived with my..." she took a big gulp. "family...and now that they rejected me, I'm pretty sure they don't want my company." Well this buzzed my mind. Where can she stay? Oh wait...
"Uh," I started to oddly speak. "I don't think this will be answered with a 'yes', but do you wanna stay by my place tonight? I mean, you don't have a home..."
Sonata then answered, in a sweet, calm tone, "I think that might work." I walked to my car with her, and along the way, students passed by. They glared at Sonata, not forgiving her. But I glared back at them. I kept Sonata close, just in case. Surely she was a villain, but right in this situation, what I've heard from her, I see now evil in her. She just tried to have friends, but those two, they weren't. I hope this wouldn't cause trouble. We make it to my red Mazda, and Sonata sat in the back with a towel wrapped around her, since she was wet and cold. We then drift towards my place...
We drive for a couple minutes, going swiftly through the streets of Canterlot, blooming to life as it turned dark. We soon make it to my house, where I just live alone. It was nice and small, which was alright with me. Besides, the inside looked absolutely dazzling. Speaking of dazzling...
"So, here it is." I told Sonata, who almost fell asleep in my car. She looked at it. She smiled, which looked cute.
"Great." she said. "Thank you so much for bringing me here. You have no idea how much this means to me. I mean, without a home..." Sonata trailed off, then gave out a sigh. "Never mind, you know what I was going to say." She got out of the car with the towel still wrapped around her.
I opened the door for her, and she walked into my house, giggling afterwards. Probably because I was being kind of a geek there. "So, here it is. I'm pretty sure you don't mind this, right?" I asked her. Not that my house was in bad shape or anything, I was just wondering how she felt about it. "It's a pretty neat place, don't ya think. You are going to stay here for the night, so-" I get cut off.
"A night?" Sonata said. "Why a night?" I then felt red from that being asked.
"Well... what you want to live here... w-with me?" I ask her. It seemed like she wants to live here.
She nods and smiles. "Of course, you're place is AMAZING, for realzies!" She plops herself on my couch, and she lets out a yawn. "I mean, is there anything wrong about me being your roommate?" She then seemed to frown a little. "It's not because you think I'm a villain, right? Believe me, I'm not. I just did what Adagio and Aria told me."
I quickly respond, "NO! Nothing like that. I just thought you wouldn't feel really well with me wanting you to stay at my place, that's all. You know? Cause... I'm a guy... you're a girl... that sort of thing... But anyways, no you are no villain at all. Not anymore." I turn on the TV for Sonata.
"Oh, OK. That's what I thought you meant... to say." Sonata said, bundling up in the towel still. She was getting dry quickly. During the time, she took off her hair elastic, letting her ponytail go free. It bothered me. But not in a bad way. She looked pretty cute and nice with her hair out like that, not like her hairstyle before was bad. She laid on the couch, bundling herself even more. The towel really wasn't big as a blanket, though. I felt dorky as I grabbed my huge blanket and put it over her on the couch. I blushed a bit as she smiled. "Oh, uh, thanks for that." she told me.
"No problem." I told her. "Anything for a new roommate... I guess." With that done, I head over to the shower and wash myself. I get my pajamas on, then head back to the living room, seeing Sonata still awake and watching TV. She was watching an episode of Victorious, a show about a teen girl who sings at a performing arts school. I usually watch the show at times, basically because the girl sings great! But, Sonata... I saw her try to sing.
Back at the Battle of the Bands, she and the others sang fantastic, until they were beaten by the Rainbooms. They sung horrible and out of key after that, for some reason. "When I make it shine..." she sang out of key. I didn't wanna be rude, but she sucked. But it's like her voice box just cracked, and her singing voice disappeared or something. I walked on over to my chair, and Sonata notices me. She gasps really quick and puts her hands over her mouth, as she was attempting to sing some more. "Oh, hehe, hey." she said.
"You like this show?" I ask her. "Ya, it's one of my favorite shows, too. I watch it at times, hearing some nice songs sung." Sonata looked down then. Oh crap. I think I might have brought her back a bit to her singing, which telling from earlier, she doesn't want me to hear it.
"Yeah. Singing..." she said. She attempted to sing again. "When I make it shine!" A small lightbulb broke at the pitch of her high and off-key voice. She buried her face in the pillow that was laying on the couch. "Oh, shoes! I just wish I can sing again." I raised my eyebrow.
"Why can't you sing?" I ask. She looked at me. "I mean, you DID sing with the other girls, and you did a fantastic job at that. After you... lost to the Rainbooms, you sang off-key. Why?" I kind of felt bad to ask such a personal question. "I'm sorry to ask that."
She let out a big sigh, and put her face off the pillow. "Well, it's a loooooong story." she said. "I can summarize it like this: Siren gems." She then sighed again. I raised my eyebrow again.
"Siren gems?" I questioned. "What in the heck our those?"
She sighed again, rested her head on her hand, and explained. "Siren gems are special gems that contain a special magic. A magic that can help us sing beautifully and gain power. Basically, how you people got under our spell and stuff, well, that was cause of that." She then opened her eyes, reached into her pocket, and pulled out a red shard. A small, precious blood-red shard. "This is a piece of it." Sonata tossed it to me, and I catch it. "Ya, those things were going to be used to take control of this place, as the other girls explained it, and I went along, wore it, and became one of them."
I stare at the shard, and see my reflection on it. "Wow." I said, very shocked at the look of it. "So, this was a piece of the pendant worn around your neck? You did wear a pendant, right?" I asked her. She nodded. "Huh."
"Yeah. I regret having it now. You can keep it if you want. I mean, it looks pretty, but it's useless to me and probably everyone else in the world." she told me. I held on to it, and put it in my pocket. She then yawned. "Guess it might be time to go to sleep. Don't ya think?"
I yawn. "Ya. Suppose so. Where are you going to sleep?" I ask. Sonata yawned again.
"I'll just sleep on the couch. Besides, this is comfy!" she responded, and so she laid her head on the pillow. "Goodnight, Shine."
"Goodnight, Sonata." I told her, and I headed towards my bedroom. I jump into my bed, and knock myself out. Man, what a day this was.
I wake up after my alarm clock beeps wildly. I get up, and walk towards the kitchen. It was the weekend, so no school today. Thank God. But while I was walking towards the kitchen, I notice Sonata snuggled up on the couch, sleeping peacefully. That is until I tripped like an idiot on my shoes, then crashing on the floor. Of course this happens. She gets awakened by this act.
She gets up, and looks at me sprawled on the floor. "Are you okay?" she asks. "Oh, and good morning!" she adds.
I get myself up, and just dust myself off. "Yeah, I'm fine." I tell her. "And good morning to you, too." She lets out a loud yawn, which makes me yawn along. We both noticed and blushed. But, I start to pour myself a bowl of Fruity Loops, and I ask Sonata, "Hey, what do you wanna have for breakfast?"
She thinks for a moment? "Do you have tacos by chance?" she strangely asks. I put the milk away after I poured some in my bowl.
"Tacos?" I question. "You want tacos for a breakfast? Why thaat?" I done did raised my eyebrow at her.
She then just stares at me. "Why not? What's wrong with tacos?" Sonata questions me back. "After all, tacos are the best things in the world. For realzies, man." I had to agree to that. Tacos are really great. God bless to Taco Bell. But still, tacos aren't meant for breakfast.
"I don't think tacos we'll have now, but surely later. I got a buddy up in Taco Bell who can gladly make tacos for us." I tell her. She squealed in excitement at the sound of that. She then just decides to have a bowl of Fruity Loops.
We sit around, switching through the channels trying to find something worth watching. Nothing. I then take a good look at her. She was still wearing the same clothes from yesterday. "Hey, uh, Sonata," I started to say. "About your clothes... I think they should be changed." She looked down at her clothes. I then look a little longer. She strangely seems to be close to my size... "What size are you?" I ask, soon noticing I was asking a strange and personal question.
"Oh, well..." she startled, blushing and playing with her blue hair, which was now back in a ponytail. "I think I'm a size adult small." I nod.
"Well, hang on." I go into my room, not only putting on normal clothing, but finding a nice hoodie I strangely used to wear. I come into the living room and toss the hoodie to her. "Change. See if it fits." I tell her. She goes to the bathroom to change.
She comes back out wearing the grey hoodie. She looked pretty nice and swift in it. Then I take notice of the skirt. Didn't seem to fit well. God I am such a fashionist right now! "Um..." I struggle to ask another question a man should just about never ask a girl. "Pants?"
She told me her size, and I quickly then snatch a pair of shorts that seemed to work out just fine for her. She puts on the black shorts, and we both decide to head out. I look around Canterlot, and so does she. But, we were in the public view, where teens wandered around. They noticed the girl next to me, Sonata Dusk, and just glare at her even more, like they wanna hurt her in some way, well some had that look. She kept her head down while she had the hoodie covering her head, and we continued to just walk. I just wanted to get a book from the library really quick, and when I do that, it might as well be time to have some tacos or something for lunch.
I head in the library, hoping to find a really good book. I'm a book geek, deal with it. I looked around the sections, as I was trying to find this book people kept going crazy about. It was called "Hope At Cathedral" or something. It was like a sic-fi war book, which I usually dig. As I was walking however, I noticed two girls next to each other. It wasn't the other Dazzlings, but it was indeed two girls that made Sonata feel a little uncomfortable. A girl with long pink hair, with a tank top and a long green skirt, sitting next to a girl with rainbow hair, a t-shirt with a small torn jacket, wearing a long skirt also. These were two of the girls that were in the Rainbooms.
The blue one seemed to notice us, or more likely noticed Sonata, and just looked at us strangely. Not like glaring, like the other teens we've encountered, she just looked at us. I then quickly find the book and make my way to the register. I get the book, and I walk my way towards the exit. I didn't exit, however, as the rainbow-haired girl whispered loudly. "Hey!" she whispered. I turn back, but Sonata doesn't. She gives me a signal to come close, and I do the following.
"What?" I ask. "If this has to do with her, with you just going to complain about her, count me out."
"No, it's nothing criticizing." she told me. "It's just… why is she here with you? I'm just saying. Usually she hangs out with the other two jerks." I closed my eyes, and explained it.
"OK, fine. Back at the Battle of the Bands, when you did your thing, the Dazzlings were in the back, and they claimed to blame Sonata for their loss of 'taking over the world', and they tried to drown her." I explained. Her eyes widened, but I heard Sonata walk over to me.
"Harsh." the girl said. "Really… I-I'm so sorry for that happening." She looked up at Sonata, feeling really bad for her. "What's your name?" she then asks.
"Sonata Dusk." I said. I then continued the story. "While she was getting drowned, I saved her life, took her to my place, and that was it. Kids just seem to just glare at her, and I can see why, but right now, she isn't a villain. She never was in the first place."
"B-but she w-was apart of the D-Dazzlings…" said the other girl, hiding behind her pink hair.
"It's because I wanted to be with them." Sonata said. "I thought they were like sisters to me, and they were truly giving me that kind of feeling, but…" She was starting to break apart a bit, as she was about to cry. A tear fell out. "I soon realized, they wouldn't care if I died, they were nothing but big… meanies!" She cupped her face with her hands, sobbing.
"Wow…" the blue girl adds. "Well, guess what? You aren't like them. You don't seem to be evil anymore. That was all in the past, right? I guess you can say, we'll be pretty happy to accept you as a friend." Both girls smiled. Sonata thought about it, wiping a tear from her eye. She then nods. "Alright then, I'm Rainbow Dash." She leans her hand out for a hand shake, and Sonata grabs it, then shakes it.
"I-I'm Fluttershy." said the other yellow-skinned girl. She did the same. Sonata smiled happily, glad that she now has some more friends.
Sonata squeals. "Thank you guys so much!" she said, loudly. The library shushed us, and we soon kept quiet. "It's getting close to lunch time, and we're heading to Taco Bell, you coming?" she then asks in a quiet tone to the two girls.
They both nod. "Sure, I haven't had one in a looong time. Might be good to have something, anyways. I'm starving." said Rainbow Dash.
We head out of the library to go head out and enjoy a nice walk towards Taco Bell. Along the way, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy seem to just notice people glaring at Sonata Dusk. Sonata looks down, feeling neglected and rejected from society for what she has done. "One day, they'll understand." she said out loud.
"Don't worry, Dusk. They will." I told her.
Rainbow Dash looked back at me. "Oh, yeah… I forgot to ask your name. What is it?" she asks me.
"It's Dusk Shine." I answered. And so we continued our path towards the Taco Bell, starting to pack up customers.
I get in and ask the girls what they want, and as they told me, I told them to find a seat, like a booth or something. I see them walking towards a corner booth and sit there, and then I just wait in line to get the stuff.
(Meanwhile, in 3rd Person)
Sonata, Rainbow, and Fluttershy sat there looking out the window. Sonata sighed. "It just still blows that these girls, these girls that I thought were special to me, have not just abandoned me, but tried to DROWN me. I feel like that's what every other person that glares at me wants to do to me, no matter if they get jailed."
Rainbow put her hand on Sonata's shoulder. "Relax, kid. They don't have to be a problem, now. And trust me, they won't be a problem anymore. We'll find them, take them out, and you'll live out with no worries. But for now," Dash laid back. "Just sit back, relax, and just enjoy the day. What are the chances of just running into them, anyways?"
Sonata smiled. "Okie-dokie." she said.
Suddenly, "Hey, that's my line!" Then, right behind Sonata, stood a pink girl with poofy hair. She smiled at Sonata, until she saw who she was talking to. She gasped, and Rainbow and Fluttershy told her to shush. She sat next to Dash. "What's she doing here? If you don't mind answering." she whispered to Dash.
Sonata heard this. After another heavy sigh, she explained it. Once again. "Ya, they tried to drown me, and it blows, but now, I'm just trying to live life nicely with Dusk Shine, and get myself off that note." She laid back.
"Oh." the pink girl said. "Well, it looks like my friends like you, so I guess I'll like you, too. I'm Pinkie Pie! Pinkie Diane Pie!" She reached her hand out for the handshake, and as Sonata grabbed it, she shook wildly. "Oh, and also, who's Dusk Shine?" she simply asks.
Sonata points at a tall, purple figure with indigo hair carrying a tray of food over. He then sits next to Sonata.
(1st Person)
"Hi, my name is Pinkie Pie!" said a new girl sitting next to Dash. She was all pink and her hair was all poofy. "And you must be Dusk Shine." I nod.
"So, you're one of the Rainboom members, right? The drummer or whatever?" I ask. She nods fast.
"Yuppity-guppity, that's me!" she responds. "I feel famous now!"
"Don't you want some food here?" I ask her.
She shakes her head. "Nah, I'm stuffed anyways. I just came here because I saw Dashie walk inside here, and since I felt like a lonely bumblebee, I walked inside to be with her!" Man, this girl is crazy and electrifying, but I liked it.
I bite into my taco, and so does Sonata. She ordered four crunchy tacos, and I just had 3 soft tacos. Ya, we were pretty hungry. Plus, tacos were one of the greatest things ever made in the world. Dash and Fluttershy just had salads to eat. "So, what are you guys going to do?" Dash asked. "Like, after this?" I just shrugged, and Sonata did exactly the same. What was there to do? "Huh. Maybe you can come hang out with us, if you want. We can introduce you to the rest of the gang. Applejack, Rarity, and Sunset Shimmer." She then looks at Sonata, who had a strip of lettuce sticking out of her mouth. "Actually, Sunset is a lot like you, Sonata. She kinda has the same history, sorta."
Sonata looked at her taco. "Ya," she said with a mouthful of taco. "I've heard of Sunset. She was a she-demon thingy, right? Ya, I guess we do have a relation."
Dash nodded. "Yep, you sure do. Just… don't say that to Sunset. She really gets bothered to be brought back to that part."
Sonata then nodded. I finish my tacos, Sonata finishes her tacos, and Dash and Fluttershy eat the rest of their salad. We throw away the trash, and we follow Rainbow Dash, who was taking us to meet the other three members of the Rainbooms.
We venture out of Taco Bell, and follow Rainbow Dash to Sweet Apple Acres, the city farm. She said that Applejack called Rarity and Sunset to help out with some stuff. So, that's where they all were, and so that's where we were heading. Sonata walked pretty happily, seeming to be a little excited about meeting the last three. What probably was getting to Sonata was Sunset. I knew Sunset. She was a bully at the school, long ago. At the Fall Formal, she took the crown, and turned into some she-demon. She almost had the entire school at her grasp, but she failed to do so, and soon, people neglected her, never forgiving her. That was just the situation Sonata was dealing with. Like Sunset, Sonata was a good friend now, but people just don't dare to believe so.
We make it to Sweet Apple Acres, where in the barn were three girls. A girl with freckles wearing a cowgirl hat and had a long ponytail, a pure white girl with purple hair, and was wearing a fashionable dress with a golden wristwatch, and then there was the girl who had fiery-red hair, wearing a black jacket over a purple shirt with a sun on it. That girl was Sunset, that I knew. And I think the cowgirl hat was Applejack, leaving the fashion diva to be Rarity.
"Howdy, ya'll!" the cowgirl says to us as we approach up the hill. "So, how ya'll doin' today here?" She then petted a cute little dog resting on a hay bale.
"Oh, nothing much, Applejack." responded Rainbow Dash. "But, we did bring some company over. If you don't mind."
"Well, don't keep them waiting, darling. Let them show!" said the pale-white girl, painting her nails. Rainbow Dash then scooted over, revealing not just me, but a blue-skinned girl wearing a hoodie. Or hiding in a hoodie, I should say. "Oh." she said. She had no problem with me, but she had a moment looking at Sonata, hiding herself in her hoodie. "My dear, what's wrong? Where are your-"
She got cut off by Sonata. "Friends?" she said, finishing Rarity's question. "I don't wanna know."
Rarity sat there, then feeling pretty awful for bringing that up, not like she knows what has happened, but she figured it was a little fight or break-up. "I'm Dusk Shine." I said out loud. "This is Sonata Dusk, if you don't recall remembering." I noted.
"Oh, there's nothing to worry about, sugar cube." Applejack told her, which caused Sonata to take off the hood. "Trust me, there ain't a single thing that you have to worry about." Sonata then sat on a hay bale, then Applejack got close to me. "What happened?" she whispered in my ear.
Rainbow Dash pulled her aside, out of the barn, and explained. Sonata didn't notice, to which I was pretty thankful for, because she probably would have known what's up, and it might make her feel bad. Rarity scooted over to the next hay bale, which Sonata was sitting on. "Darling, believe in this: I don't care at all what happened about what happened, but just looking at you, you look… pretty new. So, I guess it'll be fine to be next to you. Besides, you're friends might have just had a little fight, that's all."
Sonata looked at Rarity. "It's not." she said. "It WASN'T a 'little fight'. Trust me, let Dusk Shine explain." Rarity looked at me, wanting the answer. "Go ahead, I won't bother. I'm used to it, anyway."
"What happened, darling?" she asked me.
I scratched the back of my head, putting my fingers through my slips of indigo hair. "Well, to sum it up, Sonata almost got killed by the Dazzlings, but I came to help her out."
Rarity's eyes widened in the pure shock of hearing this. "My word, child!" she said. "I'm very very sorry to hear that. Why would they do such a thing?"
"Because they thought I was useless, and that I was also nothing but a mere child. A small baby." Sonata said, then burying her face in her knees.
"Ya, but guess what?" I told her. "You're not. To me, they seem like the children. Blaming you as the one in their failure, when it was honestly nobody's fault." I still wanted to hurt them for that. I'll NEVER forgive them for that. If they don't respect Sonata, I don't respect them back. Simple as that.
But then, the fiery-haired girl walked over to Sonata, and kneeled in front of her. "He's right." she said softly. "Trust me, you aren't. Don't let that one get into you. Their just trying to hurt you, that's all. Just ignore that feeling, and just keep moving on with life as it is." She smiled at Sonata, who started to grow a small smile back. "Life will get better. Believe me, I have had just about the same journey as you, kid."
Sonata reached out and hugged Sunset tightly. "Thank you." she said. "All of you guys. Thank you so much." Sonata let go, and then asked a question. "What are we going to about them, though? We aren't going to let them get away with an attempted murder! Right?" We all just looked at each other.
I then decide to end the strange silence. "We'll try to find them. If we find them, they'll get what they deserve. If we don't, then I suppose we don't. I dunno. Can't tell the future." Sonata looked around. "But again, we'll try to search for them. Certainly, they must still be around Canterlot."
Sonata nodded. "Alright. But for now, like Sunset said, I guess I can just enjoy life as it is, for now." She laid back, and smiled cutely. I couldn't help it. I started to take a look at this girl, who used to be a part of some villainous group, now a good friend who has been left out by the world. I started to feel really sympathetic for her. But not just that. I started to fall for her. She seemed like that innocent, cute, and adorable girl that only a monster would want to hurt such a precious thing. I really couldn't help it. She kept on smiling, keeping that face for a while. I had to thank the girls for accepting her as a friend. She deserves to have them.
"So, what do we do now?" Sonata asks. We stand there, thinking. Rarity comes up with a thought.
"How about we go shopping? I can drive to the Canterlot Mall." she says. We agree to it, thinking it can be fun to just chat.
"But, we can't ALL manage to fit in your car, right?" I ask.
"Oh, no worries." said Sunset. "I drove here, too. It can be able to pack up the rest of us." I nod to this. It was settled.
Me and Sonata jump in Sunset's car, and we start to drive out of Sweet Apple Acres to Canterlot Mall. I just sat in the back, reading my new book. It was actually fun to read. But me reading wasn't the only thing that happened in the car. Sonata was at times asking Sunset about things such as how brutal her life was being neglected. She answers, and Sonata listens as if Sunset was her Yoda. Sunset then puts on some electronic music, which was really fun to listen to. Sunset had an album from The Main Drag, a small-time band. Sucks cause they were actually good. Sonata agrees, patting her knees along with the beat of Jagged Gorgeous Winter. Which looked very adorable. Even I lost myself in the song, as I patted along, too. Strange.
We park as soon as we made it to the mall, and we met up with the others. To be honest, it felt strange. Why? Let's see, there is a huge group of teenage girls having a day at the mall, and there is just one dude in the middle of that group. Ya, guess that can summarize. We soon walk around the mall looking for stuff that we can perhaps buy. Rainbow quickly entered the CD store, then coming out with a Judas Priest album called Painkiller. "I love Judas Priest. You can't blame me." Rainbow said as some of the girls gave her a strange look.
I actually stumble upon a Gamestop section later on after Rarity got herself a bracelet and a necklace. I told them that I was going to pick out a came for my Playstation 3. Sonata decides to come with. I enter the store, and search the Playstation 3 section. There were surely some cool games I could be able to purchase, such as an HD version of God of War, there was Call of Duty Black Ops 2, and Last of Us. Oh, come on, I couldn't stop staring at it. Last of Us was said to be one of the greatest games made, so who can say no to that? I pick it up, and head for the cash register. I couldn't wait to try and play this at home. After I purchase the game, I was going to meet the girls at Iphone store.
But, while getting the game, Sonata kept poking my shoulder. And she wouldn't stop. I turned back at her. "What?" I whisper to her. She looked pretty afraid. Wait... She then pointed out of the store, at two girls. One had orange hair, with a golden belt, and the other had violet hair, with a silver star in the middle of her belt. I knew exactly who they were. They were Adagio and Aria. Sonata's old friends, now her forever fears.
I get my game, but stood still, watching them. They looked like they were on a search for something. Or someone. Sonata? I didn't believe much so, but I saw her strike of fear in the eyes, so I keep her behind me. They then just pass on by. We move out of the Gamestop, then moving to meet the gang at the Iphone store. Yet with the worry of the Dazzlings being around and about.
We find them, and approach them. "We're back." I told them.
They noticed me. Rarity then suddenly walked close to us. "I don't know if you noticed, darlings," she started to speak. "But we seemed to have noticed some... trouble. The Dazzlings are here at the Canterlot Mall."
I sigh. "We saw them." I told her. "But they didn't see us. So, let's just keep it that way. I don't wanna start a fight at any cost." I cracked one knuckle. I really didn't. I mean, to be violent, it's kinda scary. And I can SNAP. I didn't wanna do that. Especially in front of Sonata.
"Ya, that's not really good, but we can avoid them. No biggies." said Sonata. "Let's just enjoy the mall together." And we surely did.
We had a good time, cracking jokes, having cool conversations, and just buying. I bought myself a Colts jersey! Sonata, she wanted a Cowboys jersey, which I respected. Besides, it looked nice on her, anyways. Not being creepy or anything, just saying my opinion. Ya, a good time we all had. Boys don't do this, but seriously, they should try this! Truth be told. We did manage to buy another game, thanks to the help of Rainbow Dash, who was very kind to lend some money for this one, and I got Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Nice. But we had our time, and then it turned a little late. As they say, time flies by when you're having fun! And it really does.
We head towards the cafeteria, so we can have a nice dinner or whatever. There was a McDonald's there, so I just take two double-cheeseburgers and a medium fry. Sonata just took one with medium fries. The rest of the gang just took Panda Express, which kinda surprised me. They didn't look like Panda Express people. Continuing on, we pick a nice seat to sit down, eat, and chat. It was nice to have a conversation with them. These new friends. To be honest, I have friends, but mostly they are acquaintances. They don't usually hang out and about, but still have a talk or two each week.
Speaking of kinda having few friends, there's Sonata again. Without the help of me, if she managed to survive the incident, she would be all alone. The people around her would just neglect her, hurt her feelings, and make Sonata go into such a depressed state. Now thinking of that, it made me feel really disturbed, thinking of a really dark and depressed look on Sonata's face. I couldn't bear the image. Sonata was happy now, though, and it shall stay that way. She has friends now. Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer... and me. I brought her in this kind of state, and she was pretty lucky. I was really glad of making someone feel this way, as Sonata is pretty childish. She would never make it without me, swear to God.
Sonata was just eating her double cheeseburger, and I ate my second one. Ya, double cheeseburgers are the best things in McDonald's. Sonata (might have) thought the same. Nah, probably not. She probably is craving a whole lot for Taco Bell, or simply, the tacos. It seemed to be like the only thing she ate in her entire life. She finished her meal, and I did just the same. Ah, what a day. And... what a devilish sight. The Dazzlings. I saw the two girls, walking around again, as in some searching mode. Like cops trying to search for the number one criminal in the city, and they must not give up. They were that determined, just to look for Sonata. Or maybe I'm just overreacting, and I must be. But still, why were they searching for Sonata? Do they really wanna hurt her that bad? What's the deal with these people? She's innocent, let it be.
But remember last time when they didn't notice us? They just passed on by with their life? Sonata noticed the Dazzlings while she was trying to get my attention when I noticed them, but as I soon dragged my attention off, not trying to get Sonata look at what I was looking at, it was too late. She was shivering at the very sight. They were around the cafeteria, and then Aria looked over here. I got pretty tense, Sonata got nervous. The girls take the notice just a second later. Aria looks at Sonata, and points at her. Adagio, trying to search for Sonata by the look, sees the finger being pointed, and sees her target in sight. This wasn't good.
Sonata was very worried. "W-what do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?" she said out loud, shaking her hands along. Woah, never thought she'd be dead worried. But if I were her, I might have done the same. "Do something, they are coming!" And they were. The Dazzlings approached us, swinging their hips, with the devilish grins settling. Me and the girls gave them a look, trying to warn them and make them back off. But of course, why would they listen? They kept coming closer and closer.
"Why, hello there, Sonata." Adagio said. Sonata froze. "How fancy of meeting you here."
"H-h-how d-did you know I was here?" Sonata asked.
"We found you dancing around in the parking lot, and then we noticed you right on the spot. So, we followed you here." Aria responded. "So, ya, how are you doing?"
Sunset stood up. "What do you want, Adagio?" She brought up a fierce face. "Please, back off. Nobody wants to get hurt, right?"
I stood up, too. I cracked my knuckles. Adagio just grinned wider. "You wouldn't DARE to hit a girl, would you, ponyboy?" Adagio said. I loosened up my grip a bit. Not because of what she said or whatever, but because I actually almost lost it there. It wasn't good, but thank goodness I found myself. Guess you can say I really have a short temper. "That's right. You were just trying to be a brave boy for little blue spot over here. But why? She's nothing. Just a small, skinny, and talentless girl."
"No." Sonata said. "No, I'm not."
Aria walked up to her. "Well, that's what they all say. Stop thinking you're a special person in this stupid world. What's the point?" Sunset stepped in front of her.
"She's not trying to be a special person in this 'stupid' world. She just wants to be like us. Friendly, nice, and hopeful people. Unlike you." She poked Aria's chest, but then Adagio reacts. Badly. She spins Sunset around to face her, and then slapped her. Hard. Sunset collapsed on the ground, and people watched this. This got everyone's attention.
"Don't try it, Shimmer." Adagio said. Then that's where I stood up, fiercer than ever.
I jump out of my seat, stand in front of Sunset, and went up close and personal to Adagio's face. "Back off!" I yelled. "Or else..." I grabbed her collar, something I never thought I'd ever do to a woman. "You'll get the special something that you would have gotten, or should have gotten, a long time ago. Leave us alone. Leave Sonata alone."
Adagio tapped my face, still grinning. Man, she grins awfully a lot. "My, my, temper, child." I let go of her collar. "Keep your hands to yourself, by the way. But, it all seems that you are just doing this for Sonata. You just care for this... THING! I don't think you really understand her well, you see..."
I interrupt. "I do understand her. She's not bad, anymore. She's changed into a better person, except you turned yourselves darker than your old selves. Deal with it." Adagio brought an ugly look to her face, looking very mad at the sound of it. Glad she was.
She then crossed her arms, and Aria did, too. "Well, I suppose you do. You know what, I think we can call a truce on this one. We'll just go, so you have a nice day you guys." They walked out, and made their way to somewhere. Somewhere far far away.
Meanwhile, I loom back. Sunset got herself up, with a huge red mark on her face from that one slap from Adagio. Then, there was Sonata. Who seemed both shocked and scared. Hopefully it was just me. "Sorry you had to see that." I told the girls.
Applejack patted my back. "Aw, schucks," she said. "You didn't do anything wrong, you were just standin' up to them Dazzlings. We thank you for that."
"Very." Sunset Shimmer came up from behind. "Thanks for standing up after I got hit. Ow." She rubbed the mark where Adagio slapped her. "I'll be fine with this. Could have been worse, she could've punched me." And what else could've been worse, if Adagio attacked Sonata. But, she won't have to worry, cause she has us.
"Wowies..." she said. "T-that was something pretty cray-cray." I nodded along. "The girls, I don't know what would happen if they decided to stick around longer."
"They'll get busted by security, that's what would've happened." I told her. "They'll never have a chance to get you."
Sonata looked up at me with her sparkling eyes. "Pinkie promise?" She lended out her pinkie finger. I wrapped my pinkie around hers.
But, Pinkie sighs. "That's not how you do a Pinkie Promise! Or, in my book. Here's how ya do it!" She then showed us what a Pinkie Promise was, or what her pinkie promise was, with Rainbow being her assistant. It was pretty wacky, but hey, she kinda had that style I heard. Considering she is a party animal.
We then decided it was a day, and Sunset drives us me and Sonata home. Along the way, Sonata looks at me. "Really, thank you sosososososo much! With those girls after me, it doesn't feel safe. But with you and the others by my side, I don't think their will be like ANY problem."
Sunset nods. "Yeah, trust me there, Sonata. You're one of us now, a friend, and friends don't turn on each other, nor do they leave each other behind." She looks back at Sonata, just sitting there. "You'll have a fun life with us." Sunset smiled, and kept on driving until we made it home.
I got out of the car, along with Sonata. We both waved bye to Sunset, and she drove off. I unlock the door to my house, and we get inside, just watching TV, then going asleep. It then kinda scared me a little more to think about Sonata getting hurt by the Dazzlings again, but it won't happen. I'll make sure of it.
With the following day done and won, we continued to Sunday. Though, not much happened. Me and Sonata both watched some more television and such, pretty much watching cartoons, like Gravity Falls and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which by the way, Sonata seems to be very interested in that cartoon. I don't blame her, it's pretty epic. But you know, whenever I left the living room, she decided to watch some Nick Jr. But atleast she watched a specific show: Blue's Clues. Oh, my childhood. I even spent some time watching it with her. At first when I noticed, she saw me, and blushed wildly.
"It's u-uh... my one of my favorites!" Sonata said. She was blushing very brightly, and who wouldn't? You just don't see a teen watch a toddler's show every day. But I didn't mind. After all, childhood was based around this cartoon.
"Don't worry." I told her. "It's cool you like this show." I smiled.
"R-really?" she asked. "F-for realzies?" I nod.
"My childhood was wrapped around this kind of stuff, and it was good times. Even when I was a pre-teen, and this is between you and me, I kinda took some trips down memory lane watching this stuff." She then smiled at me, very childishly.
"OK." she said. We then watched an entire Blue's Clues cartoon. Honestly, she was adorable. It's impossible to ignore. She's like that innocent girl-next-door. You get what I mean? Probably...
Anyways, not much happened that day. So, ya. School was tomorrow, which I gotta get prepared for. I believe there was a quiz in Social Studies tomorrow, but I was totally prepared for it. Social Studies was my favorite class, and World War 2 was something I dive my nose into. So interesting, and so fun! Except for learning about the horrible things, like the Holocaust. (May they Rest In Peace) But, I shuffled through my backpack to make sure I got everything for that day. I did forget one thing one time, and it kinda sucked. But Sonata looked at my backpack strangely.
"Uh... what's dat?" she asked curiously. I gave her a pretty odd look. Does she know what a backpack is?
"Backpack." I answered. "Uh, you DO you know what a backpack is right? Or do you call it a knapsack?" I lifted up the backpack to show her.
She shook her head. "Don't really have a clue. Sorry if it makes me sound stupid."
Now that wasn't positive, but I did have to break it. That was pretty stupid. But maybe she's different. I showed it to her again. "This is a backpack. It's where you store your items and stuff in for traveling or whatever. Well, mainly for us, it's to carry things to school."
"School..." she said. "School... Never went to it." OK, now this is getting silly and stupid. I'm sorry, I-I just can't. But I held myself together.
"Well, funny. You do know you were singing in one, right? Canterlot High, that's the school." I told her. She then gave me a look of realization.
"Oooooooh. That's the school. Wowies, I feel my brain hurting through idioticy. I mean, how have I NEVER noticed?" Sonata facepalmed herself, feeling stupid.
"Well, wait a second, if you entered the school to sing, how do you-" I was losing my words on what to say.
"Well, we never DID learn during this. Or whatever the word is for getting knowledge." she admitted.
"Well, one: you got the word correct. Learning is the word for getting knowledge." I told her, then she smiled and squealed.
"Really? I'M SO SMART!" she screamed loudly. She was then jumping in celebration. Oh boy, this was getting into me here. She really needs to go to school. I'm not trying to be rude, but she HAD to go to school if she's going to live in this society.
"Two: how did you NEVER learn in this school? What were you doing, playing hooky?" I asked. She gave me a strange look, wondering what 'hooky' was. "Hooky is a way of saying skipping class."
"Well," she said. "I guess you can say I was. Or we were. Me, Adagio, and Aria, we usually just planned for our time to 'rule the school', which was boooring." She rested her head on her hands.
"Well, would you mind going to school... with me?" I ask. It was such a strange question to me, the way I said 'with me' bothered me. But, she shrugged.
"Eh, why not. It might be fun. You just never know." she said. I smiled.
"Trust me, it'll be good. But first, we need some supplies for school." I told her. I then told her to just stay here at home while I search for a backpack and school supplies. It wasn't really going to be much, that I knew. So, I rush to the superstore, and get a backpack and some essential school supplies to gear up Sonata. I return home, with Sonata watching Victorious, during a singing scene. Meanwhile, she tried to sing again, but didn't do that well. Not even close.
She noticed me, and once again blushed wildly. She knew I heard her singing. I place the stuff on the table. "My singing is really bad isn't it? And be honest, don't be too nice." she said, with a tear in her eye.
I put my hand on her shoulder. "Listen, I know it's rough and it sucks, but honest truth... your voice does pretty much blow. I'm sorry."
Sonata sniffled, and more tears formed. "It's all from those stupid gems! Those gave us our voice, our sweet and beautiful voice to just sing whenever. It was flawless, but now it isn't. Now without our gems." She looked down. It was depressing.
I rubbed my hand on her shoulder. "Everything'll be alright. You'll get your voice soon, I'm very sure of it." I told her. She then just looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"How?" she asks.
"Well, if you are going to school now, I guess you can come join me in my schedule, and one of my classes is Choir, so..." I got interrupted by Sonata cupping my mouth.
"NO! Nonononono!" Sonata freaked out. "I can't do that! I mean, you're going to sing with other people, and with this voice, if I sang, it'll be very noticeable and embarrassing. And no my voice won't just go back like THAT!" She shook me like a ragdoll, making me dizzy. "WHAT DO I DO?!"
I held both of her shoulders, making her calm and making her stop shaking me. "Listen, you'll do fine. Plus, it'll help practice your singing, making it sound better and better. Like that one guy said, 'Practice makes perfect'." She gave me a half-smile, and hugged me. Wrapping her arms around my neck, and although it was sweet and nice, it was like a snake squeezing me to death. I was surprised to feel how strong these hugs were.
"Thank you! You're really too kind!" She gave me a childish smile, and looked deep into my eyes. "You really don't have to be THIS nice to me. I know I almost died, but you can tone down your nice tone a little, teensy, weensy bit down. If you wanna, I mean."
I tapped her shoulder. "Please. Loosen grip..." I said like I was getting choked. Oh wait, I was. She let go. "Oh, well I said loosen it, not let go." I then blushed a little red.
"Nah, it's alright." she said quietly. "I was done, anyway." She then looked at the backpack I got her. It was big and pink, on the back, there was a giant blue music note, kinda like the little music note on her outfit. Not like I was staring at that specific part! She smiled at it. "It's... it's cute." she said.
"I knew you'd like it. It just seemed like a perfect backpack for ya." I told her, smiling along.
"You really are a cool guy, Dusk Shine. More caring then the Dazzlings were before the incident happened. It seems like you care about me a lot." Sonata spent no time waiting, and gave another hug, less tighter this time. And it was very comforting. I was glad I was being able to make her happy right now. Never thought I was going to be able to.
"Oh, and also," I started to say. I remember that the Rainbooms were in some of my classes on my schedule, so maybe Sonata can spend some time or whatevs. "I know for certain the gang usually appear in some of my classes, so maybe you can be next to them during class. Just don't talk during teaching, cause you'll get a taste of trouble." I chuckled.
"What does trouble taste like?" she asked.
I chuckled again. "Pretty bad. Never tasted it, but I've seen others had some, and it looked pretty sour."
She stuck her tongue out in a 'bleh' way, like vomiting. "I hate sour stuff." she said, giggling afterwards. We then assemble the school supplies in her backpack, and get ready for bed. I take my shower, Sonata uses mine afterwards, which kinda felt weird, but then we took our daily dose of sleep afterward. School. That's gonna happen tomorrow.
Well, here we go. Alarm clock goes off, beeping and buzzing, trying to get my attention. How lovely the noise was. I really wanted it to stop... But it won't until I hit the button... There! The alarm goes off, and I get up. In my blue boxers, I switched quickly into my average clothes. A white, buttoned shirt, and some blue jeans. Average, classy Joe here. Sonata, she was just in her literal usual. In the same clothes as last time. Maybe I should get her some clothes, like from Rarity or something. She's like her size, maybe hand-me-downs? I don't know, let's get off the subject.
She laid on the soft and comfortable couch, wrapped in a cozy blanket. By god, she slept like a baby. She then immediately jumped as I made a squeak from walking. She crashed on the floor on her face, but she got up with a thumbs-up. "I'm OK!" she said. I nodded to her, smiling at me. I walked to the cabinet, grabbing a box of Fruity Loops, and poured a bowl of cereal. Same for Sonata. We both ate our bowls of cereal while waiting for the time when we hop on the bus. Oh but the bus, grrrrr. I hated the bus. Back was full of stuck-up jerks, trying to be cool. Even though they aren't. They sometimes joked about my geekiness, but you know what? I don't give a darn. But we waited, and while waiting, I brush my teeth, and Sonata does the same with her toothbrush I bought for her.
Sonata then asked over and over when the time to go is. I was feeling like my mother whenever I asked for the same when we were going on trips when I was little. But finally, the time to go is now. I grab my backpack, Sonata grabs hers, and we head out, walking towards the stop.
She nudged my shoulder with hers. "How's the bus?" she asked. "Is it bad, cause I have a feeling it is. Unless it ain't. That'll be great."
I sighed. "It ain't all that great." I answered. "But trust me, stay away from the back, and we'll be fine."
She tilted her head, confused in some manner. "What's going on in the back? Big, stuck-up, no-good meanies?"
I smirked. "Ya. Big meanies." I told her. It actually felt pretty funny to say that. Might be a little... immature, but it still kinda felt nice and funny to say out loud. "They aren't cool, even if you think they are. You'll get it all in your head."
"Well, you said it yourself that they aren't, so I'll take your word. For realzies, my man." she said. She then did a strange action: she clenched her fist, and aimed it to make a 'bro fist' or whatever they call it. I look at it strangely, then connect the bro fist. She then made an explosion noise, slowing moving her hand away, in such a cute fashion. She giggled afterwards. Hehe... awkward...
But, we waited as the bus took it's merry way to our stop. As it finally came, I got on the bus, soon looking for a seat. Some people on this bus only want to sit by themselves, and I hate it. But, lucky me, or us I should say. There was a vacant seat where the two of us can sit. I walk over to the seat, and Sonata sits next to me, then grabbing her ponytail then blushing slightly pink. I know it was pretty odd to sit next to a boy on the bus as a girl. I kinda did the same this one time when this stuck-up jerk popular girl sat next to me. I hated her stupidity with all my passion. A fiery passion.
But, here we go. As we being driven to the high school, we walk up to the front of the school. As Sonata stared in awe, as if she was never here before, and like as if she was staring at one of the seven wonders, she walked by my side. But guess what happened along the way? Their were kids, staring at Sonata with glaring eyes. Sonata started to hide in her hood, but I tapped her shoulder. "It's alright. Ignore them." I whispered to her ear. She did as I told, and took the hoodie off, exposing her face again. She then ignored the kids, too. We soon then walk in the first class: Science.
As the teacher was about to begin class, I looked at my seat. I looked at the seat next to it: vacant. Guess my partner was absent today. Good. I hated her and her mint gum-chewing habits. But as I sat down, Sonata seemed to get worried about where to sit. "Where do I sit?" she whispered in my ear. "OR do I just stand like a weird person?" I looked around, seeing that the missing seat next to me could be aloud for her. I mean, the other seats, the person next to it were not so smart and friendly, though they may look like that. Trust me, I look at them closely.
But then the teacher came by. "Dusk Shine," my teacher asks. Her name was Mrs. Knickers. "Who is this young damsel? Why is she here?"
Sonata stuttered trying to find words. "I-I-I-I" she stumbled. I elbowed her waist really quick to make her snap out of it like slapping a private in WW2 times. "Sonata Dusk! I'm a new student!" She lended her hand out for a handshake, which Knickers shakes. She was a nice teacher. They all pretty much are. If they get mad, it's cause of student idioticy. "So... where can I sit?" she then asks.
Mrs. Knickers looked around. "Well..." she started to say. "Actually, Shine, I kinda saw that you had problems with your partner I heard." I nod. Proudly nod. "Yes, I've seen she isn't the best for you, considering she really isn't that nice to you by the looks. Well... how about this dear sits next to you?" she asks. OK, the way she said 'dear' made my heart pump a little fast.
"S-sure. She's a good friend, afterall." I told her. With that, Mrs. Knickers makes a change to her 1st period seating chart, and makes the new student, Sonata, sit next to me.
As Sonata sat next to me, she gave me a thumbs up. "Thanks, Shine." she said. "I don't seem to feel nice sitting next to those other guys." I looked back, seeing the kids just glare at me, pretty certain because I had Sonata sitting next to me. But they can suck it. "But hey, you're a good guy, and good guys are always, well, good!" She punches my shoulder, and laughs. Heh, she might be a great partner for being a friend, but might not be the bright partner. I gulped at the sound of that.
Class began, and the teacher introduced Sonata Dusk to the class. The class was quiet and didn't really say the warm "hi" to her. The teacher then took some notice that the girl I introduced was a part of the Dazzlings. Oh good. But, she continued, and turned to our lesson. As we were studying the science of chemistry, it seemed to me that Sonata got it. Half of it. Thank God the important stuff. So when we turn to a little chemistry experiment, we go straight in. As a master at this stuff, I try to get Sonata through on how to NOT turn one of us into Two-Face.
"So, you hold this and move it here." I instructed Sonata, who was doing as followed. She was doing a decent job at it. As she did what I told, she wasn't doing bad for a beginner. I mean, she was close to breaking a vial of some chemical that could blow up disasterously and make a riot in the class, but she did fine.
Science zoomed by quick, so did the other classes. In the other classes, history, math, whatever, she usually sat close to me, but wasn't like my side partner or whatnots. But with the classes passing by, the day went fast. Well, except for the one class. Choir. The class Sonata DOESN'T wanna go into. With all her passion. Her voice was still bad, and she was scared that if she sang, everyone would hear it and make a classic out of it, or basically another way of saying make fun of it. That's the one last thing Sonata wanted in school, as she even told me herself.
"I REALLY don't have to take choir class, do I?" she asks. "I mean, certainly, hehe, there m-must be a class I can join."
I shook my head slowly. "Sorry, Sonata." I said to her. "This is the last period. We can just get through this like a quickie, like the other periods. Nothing bad will happen." As she looked down at the floor, showing her reflection, I lifted her head up by using my finger and raised it under her chin. "You'll do just fine. Negativity will just make it worse."
She nodded, and walked into the choir room with me. She looked around at the room full of girls. Well, I wasn't the only guy, there was another dude in the class, but he doesn't like me (of course, he doesn't). Sonata took a look, and by the way her face seemed to be, she looked like she saw the girls as possibly bratty and rude. But, as they way they looked, looks don't make up a character. They were actually pretty sweet and nice, and might like Sonata one of these days. Now, maybe not. Considering they (barely) glared at Sonata, and Sonata took those glares and kept it in her mind. I really hope Sonata can hold it together here.
Then, Mrs. Pitch came in. If you haven't guessed immediately, she was our choir teacher. She looked at the class, but noticed something added to it. Boy, wonder who it could be? Obviously, Sonata, a person whom the teachers knew was a Dazzling. You know, one of the girls who tried to take over the school by singing? But she wasn't apart of that anymore, but people still take it as if she's gonna be going on a comeback! Pretty much some students thought I was "under her control" forever. *sigh*
But Mrs. Pitch walked up to her, and asked me who she was. It pretty much went the same way Mrs. Knickers asked me, and I just answer her in the same way. But what was different about this part, was when Mrs. Pitch asked Sonata the worst question possible to her. "Can you please sing for us, Ms. Dusk?"
Sonata had a shattered look on her face. She got nervous real quick. It seemed to her now that she was like the center of attention here, when really she kinda wasn't, since some of the class was wanting to hear her sing as a debuting member of our choir. Sonata didn't know what to say. "Uh..." she trailed off right when she said words. "I-uh, do I have to sing?" Sonata chuckled nervously.
"I have to say, Sonata isn't really-" I tried to say some words just to get Mrs. Pitch away from having Sonata sing, but Mrs. Pitch interrupted me.
"This is Sonata's question, not yours, Mr. Shine." she told me. So I zipped my lip to avoid further trouble. Trouble is the thing I absolutely hated in my life. But Sonata... if she sang and the girls looked at her and perhaps tried to hide giggling and laughter due to her bad singing, she'll break. She'll feel alone, neglected, and worse, a joke. Please... don't make her sing. For the best of her...
Sonata kept quiet a little longer, then answered to her. "I don't think it'll be necessary, Mrs. Pitch. I'm n-not the solo kind, you know? I'm better off singing WITH people, yeah?" She smiled, and tried to make Mrs. Pitch get off the topic of making her sing. Hopefully it works. And it did.
"Alright then, Ms. Dusk." she said. "I suppose you can get out of this one, I suppose. Saddens me how you don't wanna sing to me. But don't worry if you're shy, cause you won't be afraid. Pass it on, my dear." Sonata smiled happily. Those words seemed to make Sonata happy. It kinda shocked her to realizing she was looking up to those words. She told her that she won't be afraid of singing publicly to an audience, or pretty much won't have stage fright no longer.
'Is that true?' she thought to herself. I kinda judged what she was thinking by looking at the expression on her face (I'm good at that). 'Maybe... maybe I will get better!' With that, she seemed like a giddy and happy girl during class. During our little singing sections, Sonata sang. Though her voice was bad, it was blended in very greatly, surprisingly. Just like I told her. Even though at times you can hear a little crack in the singing, it seemed that nobody noticed. Sonata felt passionate in the class, now.
The day ends after another song, and me and Sonata are bunched together, due to the fact the crowd sucks. Always shuffling and not caring about the poor people treading nicely through the hallway. Such as us, you can say. We bump into the people, thinking we're in a rush. Oh, how ironic and funny that was. We made it to the buses finally, and pick the vacant seat. Me and Sonata sit next to each other, then we rested after a big day. School went by quick, but a lot has happened. Especially for Sonata.
"School seems... fun." Sonata noted.
"It is, trust me." I told her. Then we finally got home once the bus dropped us off.
As the school day was over, we seemed to just take a rest on the couch. I mean, really nothing to do. Until I get a call from someone. I picked up the call. "Hello?" I question.
"Hello!" greeted a loud and energetic voice. "It's me, Pinkie, remember? You didn't just forget me immediately, did you? Right, Dusk? Shine?" I was trying to get my hearing back after such a high scream rather than a greeting from a fellow new friend.
"Hi, Pinkie. What's up? Wait, matter of fact, how do you have my-" I was about to ask her how she got my phone number, but she answered for me before I finished asking the question.
"You gave me it, remember? You gave it to ALL of us." she told me. Oh yeah, I forgot. Hehe... "And two: I wanted to ask if you and Sonata were busy today."
"No." I answered, but then asked, "Why?"
"Well, me and the gang were wondering if you can start to hang out with us. You know, hang out with the school's best band!" I started to think about it. Hang out with them at practice, or whatever they were doing? Sure. Actually, certainly!
"Yeah, we'll come over. Where are you guys hanging at?" I asked. Pinkie then told me that they were at the stage area, and that area I knew well, considering I'm the backstage guy. Yeah, this guy. "Alrighty. See you guys there!" I looked at Sonata who looked like she was going to sleep soon. "Sonata!" I yelled at her, trying to wake her up.
"Wha?!" she said, trying to figure out what was going on. "Wha-what is it, Shiny?" We- wait, Shiny? SHINY?!
"Well," I started to say. "Pinkie invited us to hang out with them at the stage area. BUT, can I ask you something?" She nodded. "Shiny?" I asked her.
"Why not?" she told me. "I mean, it's a cute name for you." I started to think of that and blushed. Cute... my God...
We then hop in my car and settle in to drive straight to the stage, where we got out of the car to walk up to a stage with six girls on it. They all held atleast an instrument. Pinkie was on the drums, Dash had a guitar, so did Sunset, Fluttershy had a tambourine, Rarity had a piano guitar, and Applejack had the bass. Sunset waved at us. "Hey, what's up, guys?" she said to us standing on the stage holding the guitar up loud and proud.
"Nothing much." I answered. "Pretty much had nothing to do, so I agreed to Pinkie inviting us over to hear you play, I guess."
Pinkie then came over to me really fast. She gasped. "Wait, do you know how to play an instrument of any sort?" This just came up randomly. "Are you good at the drums? Mic? Guitar? Bass? Triangle? Come on, everyone knows the triangle!" she said really, really fast. Lucky that I was able to understand her fast-talk.
"Um, no." I told her. "I really never played an instrument like you guys have before. But, maybe I can try? Why?" Pinkie cocked her head.
"Just wondering." she simply answered. "I mean, kinda wanna know a little more about you. Besides, it might be fun to play an instrument at the least. Still do wanna see what you got and get to know more of you, considering I just know your name is Dusk Shine, your parent's names were Half and Mighty, you were born in Louisville Hospital at 9:00 PM on July 20th, 1998, and yeah, just that." She smiled, while I opened my eyes and mouth. I'm scared... But hey atleast I get to play an instrument... or try one. "Let's get started!"
She handed me a guitar from a giant black case full of instruments. "Give it your best shot. Fire away!" she shouted. I played, but slowly and softly. "Aw, come on, I can see the fire and flame in your tiger eye. Let the beast roar!" I then started to play faster, and to my surprise, pretty fierce. I was holding some notes then and there, and played like I had my life depending on it. I was going all-out on the guitar. But then I botched, and two strings broke. Oops. Then followed some bad notes. Oops again. Pinkie shook her head. "Maybe the guitar isn't your color, I mean, instrument."
Next came the bass. Same followed that one. I started out playing Panic Attack by Dream Theater from out of the blue, then botched. Two strings broke and I played bad notes again. Pretty worse that time. She handed me another instrument: the drums. Before I tried, however, Sonata stepped up. "Can I try an instrument?" she asked.
"Oh, sure!" Pinkie said happily. "Of course you can try one! Maybe your taste is for guitar, or bass, or the triangle, or-"
Sonata interrupted. "Or maybe I can sing? On the, uh, mic?" She touched the mic with her one finger.
"Yeah, sure!" Pinkie said again in joy. "Maybe you can be our lead singer!"
"I thought I was the lead singer, guys." Rainbow spoke out. "Eh, nevermind. I guess I was born to shake, rattle, and roll on the guitar with the most AWESOME shredding skills." With that, Sonata stood up to the microphone, which Pinkie turned on. Something got to me. Why was Sonata going to sing? Not trying to be mean or anything, but wasn't she NOT wanting to just sing out? You know, in front of people by herself? Oh wait, she probably gained confidence from... choir.
I kinda embraced myself for some singing that could break glass, and she sang. As she sang, she sang off-key. The microphone made it better. It echoed and made such a high-pitch screech, and soon Sonata caught herself. As it stopped making the noise, a bird falls down from the sky. The girls uncovered their ears, and looked at Sonata. She seemed very embarrassed of her singing. "I-I..." she was trying to speak. "My voice is still not good... that's right."
Rarity came up from behind and put her hands on her shoulders. "Why, darling, how can you say such a thing? Although, your voice may be a little... off-key, you can make it better, right?" Sonata pushed Rarity's hand off her shoulder.
"It's no use. Don't try to make me feel good because I'm down-in-the-dumps about my singing." Sonata said. She sat on the edge of the stage. "The only way I can sing is with that siren gem, and now since I don't have it, or now since it's broken, there is no way I can sing in front of people. My voice sounds like a toddler's first shot at singing. I'm that bad. Or even WORSE." She sat there, and sighed.
I got off the seat of the drums, and walked up to her. "Sonata, stop thinking the negative ways of it. That's the slum that's taking you downhill." I told her. "If you stop thinking negative, maybe positive things will happen, and then you'll be all happy and giddy just like you always pretty much are." She looked up at me.
"What do I do then?" she asks. "Magically become the world's greatest singer with some practice? Like I said, stop trying to make me feel better about this. Trying to make me think positive about my 'great' singing. I have no future in singing, and that's all because of-"
She then caught herself. She was about to say what I was certain she was going to say. It was all because of the Rainbooms. Her new friends who have made her happy that one day. She didn't wanna say that. If she did, she might break the friendship bond between her new friends, who WERE the Rainbooms. She paused, and stayed paused. Yes, that was what she was going to say. It was indeed the Rainbooms who pretty much shattered the beautiful red gem around her neck that didn't just take power from people's negativity and such, but it helped her sing beautifully. She told me that was what she liked. To sing ever so gracefully. Now that power was gone. Possibly and sadly forever. Or so she thinks, atleast.
"N-nevermind." she said nervously and strangely. "I- just wanna sing again, that's all. I wanna get people to be like my fans, or whatever. Singing is something I looked up to ever since I was small and young. Hearing the voices of famous singers made me think, 'Hey, you can be that kind of girl. You can make it up and become an A-lister from singing like a star!', but who am I kidding?"
I kneeled beside her. "Sonata, please, you can make that moment again. And I just know how." She looked at me, waiting to hear my plan. "WE are going to help you sing better."
"But, well, I dunno. Maybe it'll take long, and I kinda want it now." she said.
"Practice makes perfect, Dusk." I told her. She gave me a half-smile, and stood up. "Trust me on that one."
"Alright." she said. "I'll do it." With that, we tried to help her sing. We helped her try to sing the right pitch and right notes for a couple of minutes. She was already getting better by the minute, I'll tell you that. But we took a break, and we just walked around the stage. Taking a tour and all, until Sonata stopped. She looked at a certain space. I looked at where she was looking, and it brought a bad memory. That was where Sonata was heart-broken, abandoned, and barely alive. Where she was unfriended by the Dazzlings, left at the stage alone, and almost drowned to death. The dark memory caught up in Sonata really fast. She started to tear up, but held it in and walked away. She didn't wanna go deep and more hurt by such an incident that she was in at that time. That happened a while ago. Now, life has changed, big time.
Ever since that day, or Day 1 in my words, we taught Sonata every day. We helped Sonata improve on her voice, and become a more pitch perfect singer. She really was getting pretty good, and seemed to ace some parts then and there. She was seeming to get a little more adorable each time, too. Seemed to get to me, huh?
And during school, me and Sonata did our classes, and Sonata seemed to get better and smarter. Yeah, she still sounds childish, which now I don't want to be gone, but she seems to understand more and more, which made me feel pretty glad. I mean, I'm helping this girl throughout her life. If she was without anyone at all, who knows how her life will go then. Again, she was abandoned and left by her 'friends' or 'sisters', the Dazzlings, or Aria and Adagio. I did think about searching for them around the school, but I didn't see a single sign of them anywhere. Though, I did hear some gossips and whispers talking all about the Dazzlings. When I mention the Dazzlings, I mean all of them, including Sonata. People talked mean about Sonata, but also about Aria and Adagio. Their was talk about Aria and Adagio were hiding around the high school somewhere. Again, this is gossip being talked about. This isn't truly said to be legit, or for realzies (as Sonata would put it).
I was still thinking about it though. Not the fact of whether or not I should find them, because that I'll do along with the others, but the wondering thought of hurting them. The Dazzlings have done some sour things, the two devilish girls have thrown Sonata into a state where she felt lonely and hopeless and felt terrified of all of them. They also hit one of my new friends, too. Slapped her at the mall and I stood up to them, almost unleashing a fury of hell upon them. That I started to kinda worry about. How far will I go? I mean, I felt like worse damage would be done, and it might scare my friends and others, and might change the way they see me in their perspective. I'll bet it is surely going to be a violent and negative look for me.
One time I hurt someone when they were being a bully to my friend, and I hurt him. Badly. He was bruised and bleeding badly, and when I looked back at my friend, he seemed scared of me. Scared of seeing the violence I launched on him. Surely the guy hated him, but he seemed to be re-thinking about his way of seeing me. A friend to him? No. He seemed to be almost more scared of me than him! He even said it himself, and he never talked to me again. That hurt me, and I just about wanted to never do that ever again. But maybe, just maybe, I might have to...
One day, Sonata tried to sing again, with the help of Pinkie's karaoke machine. The karaoke machine was playing 'Freak The Freak Out' from Victorious, which was a song (and show) Sonata loved and knew very well. Though, she didn't ace it well. But again, she was improving along the way fast. She sang, and sang, and sang, until the moment where some glass break. Shattered in pieces. Sonata stopped, knowing that her voice has been pretty bad. So bad that it shattered glass, and it seemed to get into Sonata negatively.
"Aw, man." she said, disappointingly. "I don't think I'll ever get into the right pitch." Pinkie turns off the karaoke machine as it was in the middle of the song.
"Don't feel bad there, Sonata." Sunset told her. "There's improvement in that voice. You might have never noticed, but during your time, your voice has been improving pretty nicely. You'll get there soon. It takes time and practice, but trust me, it won't be like a year until you finally get yourself loving your singing voice. You'll love it soon." She put her hand on Sonata's shoulder.
"I know. I just kinda want my voice to be awesome and beloved right now. Maybe then the other kids might start liking me then? I don't know." Sonata said. She was still over the fact of how the school doesn't really like her still. They still glare at her, and it doesn't make Sonata feel really well to be in a crowd like that.
"People still giving you a hard time still, huh?" Rainbow asked. "Don't worry about them. Sunset surely didn't like it at first, but then... well Sunset can explain. Sorry there Sunset."
"Oh, it's alright, Dash." she said back to Dash. She turned her attention back to Sonata. "Well, I guess I can explain some things about the past. Back then, I was kinda in the same position as you were. In fact, I kinda still am. I was a she-demon trying to take over the school under my control, and after my defeat, I thought of the good in life and wanted to become friends with everyone and be the good girl I was meant to be. But, it wasn't really easy. People glared at me, like they do to you, and people really didn't respect me at all. But the friends I have right now, the Rainbooms, they were my friends and helped me through my life of being, you know, neglected by the other kids. You and I are similar because we have about the same situation, but trust me, it will be better. So much better." Sonata nodded.
"Guess you are right." she said in agreement. "I just guess I gotta get used to it for a while, like you." She looked back at the karaoke machine. "Hey, you know what? Let's give the voice another go. I feel a little more lucky and confident at this point, so let's boot it up!" With that said and done, Pinkie had no problem turning on the karaoke machine and playing 'Freak The Freak Out' again. Sonata prepared herself with the karaoke microphone, and had the look of determination, gripping the microphone.
As she finished, she opened her eyes wide. She couldn't believe it herself. She never knew that she was singing, or matter of fact, singing good. It came to surprise to all of us, and we were smiling and enjoying the song as she sang, believing the job was done. She had her voice back. Out of the blue, she regained her voice. As she was done, we gave her a round of applause, congratulating her and giving her our love for her singing. She was crying tears of joy. "OMG!" she screamed. "My voice... it's back!" She hugged Sunset, then everyone joined in for a group hug, including me.
Then, something strange happened. Another song was playing. Pinkie didn't play another song on the karaoke machine, actually matter of fact, she didn't have the singing voice on it. So, wait a second... I focus my attention on where it came from, and it was then voices being heard.
"Shoot, man!" said an awfully annoying voice. "You put it on autoplay and now it's playing another stupid Victorious song."
"I'm sorry, man!" said another annoying and lazy voice. "I thought I clicked on it to stop it. Really didn't mean to botch this plan to screw up and make this stupid girl feel so good about herself with that HORRIBLE voice." Then the song just stopped, but I knew exactly where the sound was coming from. And I got pretty angry. After a second of silence, the voice then said, "I think we're clear..."
Then I hop on top of a black crate, then looked down, seeing two small kids behind it. One fat and grey, and the other orange and skinny. "Crap!" the grey kid yelled out loudly. "He's onto us! RUN!!!" They bolted away fast, and I was going to chase them, but I stopped myself there. Not going to do it. Besides, they'll have it easy, for now. Then, this was then a thought. Sonata didn't sing perfectly, the two goons, who left their laptop here, have played the song over her, trying to make her feel good about herself. Those little... how dare they. Well, that seems to not be good. Sonata didn't just kick into perfect pitch, instead she still needed practice.
Sonata was behind me, looking over my shoulder, then seeing me holding the laptop. I clicked back on the thing, and it was on a lyric video for the song 'Freak The Freak Out'. It was exactly how Sonata sounded, or what we thought she sounded. This crushed and hurt Sonata, hard. She wasn't crying tears of joy, since now she's crying tears of sorrow. "That wasn't my voice..." she said, as her voice faded away into a silent cry. "That was just a laptop..."
Our friends come over to see what was going on, and saw what was happening. "What's going on?" Pinkie asks. I show her the laptop, which was playing 'Freak The Freak Out'. She gasped. "Oh... so that wasn't... oh..." Pinkie was pretty down to see that Sonata realizes that her voice didn't just about become perfect. The laptop broke her heart, and those rotten little kids running away were the ones who planned this. They hurt her. I held her close, and looked straight at where the rugrats escaped. This wasn't a really pleasant moment for Sonata. At first it was, but towards the end, it was the feeling of wanting to forget about this.
You know, it awfully seems like the whole school is being a huge prick to Sonata. Saying just the stupidest of things thinking that perhaps she is forming a new takeover plan, or maybe I'm still under her control someway or somehow, and with all of this junk, people aren't giving the slightest, and I mean the slightest chance of even wanting to talk to her. Yeah sure, during classes where she is sitting with someone else, they talk to her, but only just about co-operate in work. They would never ask how she's doing, or even wanna start a conversation. They only talk to her about the work they must work on. I hated their guts. Though they were nice, they weren't to Sonata, and not giving just the chance.
Speaking of that, Sonata is still feeling pretty downpour of that one time, and now that adds some more people to my 'hit list' of mine. Those two were apparently named Snip and Snails, which were the dumbest of names, and I wanted to seek them and find their hiding spot, but can't seem to find them. This was boiling my blood. Every...single...time. Sonata was dealing with it like Sunset did when she was shunned by everyone after her incident at the Fall Formal, but she usually had some private moments of crying or just feeling angry. I saw this at times, like when she was in my room to get something, I heard her crying softly to herself, and she had the feeling of just being alone. Forever. This really scared me and the girls, as I told them about these situations. Sonata seemed to be like a bubble getting bigger and bigger, then will pop when it can't handle it anymore. Just like my temper...
Me, Sonata, and the gang were eating together at lunch once again, and we had a conversation. I wasn't really adding in on anything, because I was just too busy eating my sloppy joe, another one of my favorite foods. Sonata though was doing the talking. "So, guys, how are your lives?" she asks.
"Oh, well at the farm, me and the family were just washin' the farm animals. Givin' 'em a good, clean bath." Applejack answered.
"Just about nothing except for assembling gems and cloths, and making clothes." Rarity also said.
"I was just taking care of the animals and critters at the local shelter." Fluttershy answers silently.
"Kicking balls." Dash said quickly. Everyone gave her a strange look. "Soccer balls, I mean." she included.
"Parties!" Pinkie says in excitement. "Parties and parties. You know, since it's like totally my thing."
Sunset rubbed her arm. "Well," she was saying. "Not really that much. Just doing school things and hanging out with you guys. Nothing really exciting is happening here." Sonata frowned.
"Yeah. Me, too." she said. "I'm just like you, Sunset. We both are kinda in the problem of kids shunning and neglecting us, am I right?" Sunset nodded. "Yeah. I kinda wanna, you know, perhaps sucker-punch someone and maybe that'll do some good."
My eyes flashed and were wide open. "No." I said deeply. "No, it won't. Violence and anger is NEVER the key to something better. Believe me." Sonata tilted her head, as did the others afterward.
"Why?" she asks. "Did something happen to you?"
I heavily sigh. "Alright, how about a story?" I explain the one time where I lost my cool for a bully assaulting my friend, and not only did I become a fear for the bully, but also a fear to my friend. I went easy on the details, and made it look small, even though it was pretty vicious. Would you wanna tell your friends how violent and brutal you got? It just didn't feel right to literally say, especially in front of girls! But I finished my little tale. "And, yeah, beat some kid up, and I became quite a fear. I got no respect and it made me feel pretty bad." I looked down. "Sonata, trust me. Just listen to what Sunset says, and you'll be just better off. She's smart."
"I know she is." Sonata says. "But I have to say this: I am pretty shocked of that happening to you. I swear not to show any form of violence or whatnots to anyone. Violence and anger is not the answer, as said by you, Shiney." Dammit that name... But hey, the girls took it nicely and we kept eating. No biggie. We kept eating until lunch was finally over, and we get out of the cafeteria. The day was just average with the usual. School work, and Sonata's singing blending in with the crowd of voices.
We walk out of the school as the final bell rings after the school afternoon announcements, and me and Sonata stick together towards the stage, where the Rainbooms and Sonata practice. Just like always ever since Day 1 of Sonata's quest of getting pitch perfect. But along the way, I accidentally bump into someone. Why me? I get myself up off the ground, and dust off my pants. "Oh, I'm so-" I suddenly stopped. Before I could fully apologize to the person I bumped into, I looked AT the person I bumped into. And the girl next to her. Speak of the devil... "Adagio..." I said.
We were at around the stage area, and there they were. Standing up, Aria Blaze. Getting off the ground, Adagio Dazzle. She gave me a half-grin. She laughed softly. "Well, if ain't the indigo ratboy." she said. Aria snickered.
"Name's Dusk Shine." I said, clenching my teeth. "And most certainly, I ain't no 'indigo ratboy', thank you very much." I already clenched my fist, like in preparation to strike a WMD.
"Well then, Dusk Shine," the puffy-haired devil continued. "How fancy it is really to meet you here." She looked at Sonata, who was once again as frightened as she was before when they met us at the mall. "Especially you, too, Sonata."
"What do you want?" Sonata asked behind me. "What? You wanna antagonize us or something stupid like that?"
Aria cracked her knuckle. "No, not really. Besides, we just did that last time we had our time together." The two girls approached us. I started to feel like I was about to form into Bigby Wolf's werewolf form.
"Hurt us, I goddamn dare ya." I told them, growling afterwards. I set my eyes strictly at both of their faces, and had a quick second of imagining them bruised up and hurt- wait. No, stop it. My violence... have to store it in. No way I'm going to unleash it like this. And besides, think of the trouble I would get myself in. Who knows?
"Hurt you?" Adagio said questioningly, putting her hand on her chest. "Why on Earth would we do such a horrible thing?"
"You slapped Sunset." Sonata said.
Aria rolled her eyes. "So what? We slapped Sunset, big whoop. Did we scar her? Bruise her? No, just made a little red mark that went away in just minutes. But you know, if you want the same..." Aria got closer, but I stepped forward a huge step. "Hey there, tiger." she said. "Mind to brush off of us women?" She poked my chest, and it felt like she pressed the button. The button where all hell breaks loose. But I still held it in. Gotta keep back... my short temper...
"Stop thinking so crazy, child." Adagio said. "You're really seeming to act so self-defense about this. We're not going to kill you, nor are we having such a cruel thought of hurting you two morons. Wait a minute." She looked at me, and grinned. "Ah, yes. You. I remember something special about you. Something about... temper?" My eyes grew wide. How... she knew? "Oh yes, Shine. I know of what you did to that one kid. He was bullying some friend of yours, and you viciously attacked him. Making him bleed and get bruised badly." Sonata's eyes grew wide to hearing this.
"Is that..." Sonata looked at me when I looked back. "Is that true? Did you hurt him that badly? You said it was little."
Adagio giggled. "No, accident. This man here is a violent beast. He's a ravage wolverine, set out to hurt people badly when they are being bad. You know that bully did end up having a decent facial scar, right? He seemed more afraid then ever. All of the kids in your old school were afraid of you." She put her finger under my chin, and I almost lunged forward and bit it. Why... why was this getting so in my head? GET OUT! I can't be this bad... why am I thinking so violently? "Temper, temper..." she said. "Is that something you're really bad at, Shine?"
"No." I said deeply and gravely. "Screw off, and let's have a nice time having separate ways..."
Adagio's grin grew wider. "Prove it. Prove your temper is good." She got up close and personal to my face. "I'm not leaving you guys all alone here. And Shine, you know you wanna..."
"Hey, back off!" yelled Sunset. Thank God, somebody came by. Or actually quite a lot came by. The Rainbooms stood there, and glared at Adagio and Aria, who were close to us. "Seriously, what is wrong with you two sirens?"
I turned my direction over to them, looking at them stand there looking straight at the Dazzlings. It felt good that they were here, but then this happened. Aria quickly grabbed me and pinned me to the wall, and Adagio quickly went up to Sonata. It all happened so fast. Then, as Aria was making sure I was pinned good on the wall, I saw the event going on behind her. Adagio punches Sonata. A right hook connects to the blue girl. I... couldn't... handle... this... ANYMORE!
I yelled like a warrior loudly, and grabbed Aria by her coat, and pushed her off me with full force. She falls to the ground, then gets back up and on her feet. As she came close ready to throw her punch, I throw mine first. It connects to her face, and it felt like slow-motion. Her face was hit by my huge fist, and I saw some graphic things. These might not be like guts flying, but it was disturbing to see what I can do. Blood flew out of her mouth, I immediately saw a bruise forming on the spot where I punched her, and she looked dead unconscious. It went back to normal, and I see Aria collapse on the ground. You're next, Adagio.
I ran up to her, and tackled her. Then came the fist, but... I stopped. Right before it made connection. I felt tears forming already. What... what the hell have I become? I looked at my fist. Bloodied. I looked back to Aria. Unconscious and bleeding. I looked at... the girls. Shocked. I... Sonata... Sonata had the look like she is witnessing the worst murder there ever was. That... that was what I felt like this was heading. All my anger, my violence, my stupid temper! It all lead to this. I punched a girl, hard. I knocked her out, hard. I tackled another girl, hard. I almost knocked her out, hard. What massacre am I just forming here? This... this had to stop...
I unclenched my fist, looked down, and got off of Adagio, who had the look of fear on her. Like... like the bully. She got up and ran. Ran like the devil was after her. Like I was after her. I looked straight at the girls, looking at their fearful reaction. No... I've done it. I just did it. The looks they had were almost like the same as my friend. Sonata... she was bleeding slightly, but she had tears flowing out of her eyes. I... What... I'm a monster. I unleashed hell unlike ever before, and I have done the most horrible thing ever. I scared everyone, and they had the right to be. I... I had to run. Away. Immediately before Sunset reached her hand out to stop me, I ran. Far away from the event. Not towards Adagio, but somewhere just... vacant. Alone. I had to be alone... I'm so sorry, guys...
I ran away from the public places, ran away from Canterlot, into a nice, plain land. Nothing here. Just me and the grass with wind going through it. What was there to do now? Just sit. Sit down and relax. I laid back on the ground, and all I could think of was the incident. How brutal I was, punching Aria in the face, and was close to scar Adagio with my bloody knuckles, which I inspected for about a minute when I was laying flat on the grass. I truly showed a dark side of me, in front of the girls. In front of Sonata, the girl who seemed to have a look of fear in her face when I was on top of Adagio. Was that fear of just the Dazzling there, or just my actions. I was going to say my actions, but I couldn't really tell nor think.
How fearful would you be if you saw what I did? Even if you just saw your worst enemy just hit someone, and then your friend unleashed the madness and anger out of him on that person, would you be scared? Don't lie to me, you know you would be disturbed and would probably think twice of being around me, even if I am that nice to you. I'm a monster. A psycho. I hit a breaking point for just SOME reason. Was it just because I was looking out for this innocent soul who was getting hated by the entire school? Is that a particular good reason to split my mind in half and go loose?
I let the wind go by as I thought of this. The sun was going down, the clouds passed by, it got calmer by the minute. Well, it could have been worse. I could have kept going and possibly could have murdered all of them. Thank God that didn't happen. What to think of now? I couldn't trace my mind off of brutality and anger. I even told Sonata that violence and anger isn't the answer to your problems, and guess what? I used both in the problem. I felt like I broke my own promise to her, and I certainly did. "Don't use violence, Sonata." I said to myself like a loner, pretending she was just by my side and I was talking to her. I sighed heavily. "What do I do?" There was no answer, basically because no one was there. I now started to think of if the girls weren't as feared and frightened as I thought they were when they were there. If they weren't, what would they think of me now since I just ran off?
God, I am a mess. I finally got up and paced back and forth. I started to feel like I was in freak anxiety, and it seemed to scare me more and more. What is going on with me? Then, there was a figure. Out of nowhere, there SHE was. Sonata... What was she doing here? She approached me wearing her same old hoodie, and she was standing there with her hands behind her back. I couldn't help but look at her. What was she gonna say? I'm a monster... or I am not a monster? And she'd better tell me the truth, and not just a lie.
"Hey, Shine." she said, and I knew this just got more serious as she didn't call me by her little name she gave me. She was looking at her red sneakers. "So, how are you doing? Why are you just... out here in the open away from everyone else?"
I felt tears battling my force of pushing them back and not letting them out, and I felt the force of me holding my lip together so it won't quiver. "It's nothing, Sonata." I told her quickly. "Just go home and... and leave me here alone for a while, OK?"
"Why?" she asked. "Shine, you aren't as bad as you think you are. I'm speaking the truth. Honest." I looked at her.
"Really? You weren't terrified of your friend going off beastly and nearly killing some people right in front of you?" I started to get angry just saying this, and felt my heart beating. "I told you violence and anger isn't the answer and that you should never use it. I told you that, nobody else did. I broke the promise, and I am a monster."
She stepped up and reached her hand out. "No." she said. "You're not."
"Yes I am, Sonata. Don't try to calm me down." I told her. I now started to say things I didn't wanna say. I couldn't control my own mouth, and I was losing myself there. "Sonata, I'm a monster just being lucky in the past. I didn't go out and unleash myself and break the chains keeping me back, but now I finally got back. I'm a vicious nobody."
I turned my back and walked away, but Sonata didn't want that to happen. She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around me. She tightened her arms. She hugged me, and I stood there. "Dusk Shine," she said, and it sounded like she was fighting back tears like I was right this second. "I know how hard this must be, but believe me, you tried to hold it back. As terrifying it might look, I'm still your friend, your partner, your roommate. And everyone back there is still your friend, too." I was clenching my fist, not being able to unclench it because I all of a sudden couldn't control, but I let go. My hand felt relieved and free, and I looked at Sonata, resting her small head on my shoulder.
"You mean it?" I ask. "Out of the bottom of your heart and soul, you actually still like me as a friend, and the others think the same?"
"Yes." Sonata said. "Believe me, they got scared of just you rushing off. I mean, it just came suddenly, and you were just pounding Aria, then you moved to Adagio... it all happened so fast and it was getting pretty hectic. But though it might look bad to you, it looked pretty neat to me."
I looked at her strangely. "You actually liked to see me pound a face in?" I asked.
She shook her head. "No, not exactly. It was just the actions you did. You acted a bit like a hero, like you were looking out for me. After Adagio hit me with her fist, you jumped out and started to launch your fists. I gotta say, they must be scared now. And for that, I must thank you." As she took her head off my shoulder, I looked at her. She was smiling and her cheeks were pink. As she looked at me with her sparkling eyes, she leaned over closely. She kissed me.
It wasn't long, but it felt like it. I blushed red when she did her move, and during the meanwhile, I tasted her lips. The taste on her lips tasted sweet like honey. She placed her soft hand on my burning cheek, and both of our eyes were closed. Oh take me to heaven. She seemed to be so cute when giving me such a delight I never had and matter of fact never thought I would ever get. Especially from someone like Sonata. The wind blew past my ruffled hair, and through Sonata's long ponytail. At the last second, I heard Sonata do a quick moan, seeming to enjoy the kiss, then we separated.
We looked at each other in the eyes. She smiled childishly and giggled. I was blushing deep red, was shocked, and had no words. That just happened. You just think this would just happen in a book or movie, but no, this happened. Never truly thought close to having any moment like this, especially after something horrible that happened earlier. I didn't know how much time really passed, but it looked like it was dusk, so I've been here for a while.
Sonata was the first to say something. "You're welcome." she said with the cutest giggle. I still stared in such a frozen, shocked state. Again, this just happened. How should I react? I started to grow some feelings towards her. I've looked after her for a while, and cared for her. I took her when the Dazzlings kicked her around like an abandoned puppy, I became her very friend, I helped her get into school, I helped her on quite such things. During the time, I started to feel for her. She was cute, sweet, innocent, nice, and pretty. But still, what do I do?
I let some words escape my mouth. "Thanks, S-Sonata." I said, blushing more, and I felt like if I blushed even more, I'd be dead. I rubbed the back of my head, thinking of something else to say. "Um, I, uh, seemed to enjoy it. R-really you didn't have to."
"Really?" she asked, smiling. "Why not? You seemed to enjoy it, in fact you said it yourself." I chuckle, but then she asks if I can come back to my place. "You wanna head back home, Shiney?" I'll forever take that name from her.
"Ya." I answered. "Let's head back. Guess I should probably talk to the others, too." With that, I was walking home with Sonata, out-of-the-blue, holding my hand. And for the rest of the walk home, we held hands. How sweet this moment felt. Just having such a breakdown earlier, thinking I'm feared by everyone because of my other side of me, I thought I was a monster. But now, I'm starting to re-think about that. I'm not a monster... and Sonata just proved it.
Sonata and I made it back to our place, where along the way, I felt much more calm and collected. Sonata intermittently threw light smiles in my direction and I greedily caught them. Being around her made me feel a lot better. To be honest, I really wanted another kiss, but I bit those thoughts back. The last thing I wanted was to seem thirsty. All I needed right now was an anchor down to earth, and even with her head-in-the-clouds attitude, Sonata definitely helped my psyche. With her cute act and little smiles, she set my mind at ease. I mean, let’s be honest, she actively tried to help me and succeeded. It was almost as if she radiated warmth.
I made it my goal to apologize to everyone I had affected with my outburst once we returned. It's not like you see that kind of violence everyday. I didn’t know how they would react to my outburst, especially Fluttershy. If she—this innocent, shy, peaceful, nature-loving girl—just saw me brutally lay someone out with just a fist, how could I know how she would react? The main thought running through my mind was that I hoped beyond hope that they would still see me as a friend and not some animal, because I'm not. I had a short temper, and just wanted to defend Sonata. That’s it.
We made our way to the door of our house. Turning my key in the lock, I opened the door to the peaceful environment I’ve always known. I turned on the lights and kicked my shoes off, laying back on the couch. It had been a slightly long day and there were so many thoughts of how this could have turned out. If I called my friends to just talk about what had happened, how would I handle that? Say sorry, they’d reply “apology accepted,” and hang up? Or will there be this kind of fear of me and I’d keep them on the line for hours blabbering about my feelings? Pushing a hand onto my chest to take a deep breath, I focused my mind on the positives in my life. I stayed that way, breathing deeply and calming myself, until a knock at the door jolted me out of my zen. Sonata was sitting on the chair next to me, eating a taco.
"Come on in!" she shouted loudly, a mouthful of taco meat muffling her voice.
The door opened and revealed Sunset Shimmer. I had a feeling she'd be the last person to see me, but the second I saw her red and orange hair in my doorway my entire theory was defenestrated.
"Hey guys," she spoke, raising her hand and doing a slight wave. She saw me lying on the couch, resting my head on a pillow. Her mouth worked silently for a moment, presumably thinking of something to say, but only a slight croak came from her throat. I rolled my eyes and spoke for her.
"Hey Dusk,” I said, putting on my best impression of Sunset’s voice, “what the hell happened earlier when you smashed Aria and Adagio in their faces and then disappeared?" Damn, I actually did a good impression...
Sunset put her hand down, mouthing something before walking up and sitting on the couch beside my legs. Sonata swallowed and leaned forward, listening in.
"Well, yeah, that's… exactly what I was going to say," she said, brushing a strand of red hair out of her eyes. "But really, why did you run off?” Noticing my look of confusion, she laughed slightly. “I kinda get the beatdown part, considering how they treated Sonata." My eyes travelled over to the aforementioned girl, noticing the deep bruise on her cheek. I cringed, taking a deep breath.
"I… I thought you guys would think that I was a monster," I admitted, voice laced with regret. "You got front row seats to me laying out one girl and almost another. I think you know how scary that can be to experience, right?"
I pulled my legs back to my chest and sat up beside Sunset. She put a comforting hand on my shoulder.
"I did that once to a bully,” I continued, “and my friend, even though I punched the person who was bullying him, was scared of me. More than he ever was scared of the bully. It was because of my actions and attitude, and... it was rough. Back at the mall,” I turned my attention to Sonata, “when you got slapped, I almost lost it right there. But I held it back." I cracked my neck slightly, looking down at my feet. "Back there, it wasn’t possible. It just... got to me, and I was afraid of you guys thinking the same thing my friend did. Especially you, Sonata."
Sonata looked at me and smiled, instantly setting my worries aside. I smiled back.
"Oh, don't worry," Sunset laughed. "There's no lasting impact of what you did. Sure, I mean, it was violent, but it's not like you killed someone. Besides, the reason you did that was because you were standing up for a friend. Like at the mall, when you stood up for me by standing in front of Adagio, that was pretty rad..."
Sonata was by my side as well now, and she rested her hand on my shoulder.
"You're not a monster," Sunset finished, smiling softly.
"I know," I replied, smiling. "Sonata told me so." Sunset looked with an unreadable expression at Sonata.
"But what about the other guys?” I asked. Sunset raised an eyebrow. “I mean, think about Fluttershy. You think that girl is going to be fine after she saw me hurting someone?" Sunset giggled.
"Well, my friends were actually people treated like trash back when I was in Adagio and Aria‘s position. Surely, you might remember when I was... well, you know..." Sunset trailed off, pulling at her collar.
"She-demon?" Sonata bluntly said. I nudged her with my elbow, but Sunset laughed.
"Yeah, that thing. But hey, I tried to take them over, but look, they’re my friends now. Real friends." Sunset told me, then getting up. "You wanna head back to the stage? You can if you want." I did want talk to the rest of them, standing up as well and slipping my shoes on as another question came to mind.
"Wait, about the Dazzlings?” I asked, turning around. “What happened to them, you know, afterward?"
"Just ran off,” Sunset deadpanned. “Aria got up a minute after the beatdown you gave her and she sprinted." I grimaced.
“At least they might not mess with Sonata anymore…” I trailed off. Sonata blushed and giggled slightly.
As we walked outside, I cursed inwardly as I realized I had left my car at school before running off. Not letting it dissuade me from facing the other girls, Sunset, Sonata and I walked along the sidewalk on the mile-long road back to school.
Finally back on school grounds, we walked towards the stage, seeing from far away that the Rainbooms were already there. The group was fiddling with their instruments, tuning and detuning them again until Rainbow Dash looked over the lawn and saw us walking towards them.
"Hey guys," she shouted, giving us a wave. I walked a little closer so I could speak up to them. "Oh... h-hey Shine. What's up with the running earlier, man?" All my friends looked toward me, and I took a deep breath.
"It was just... anger and attitude. Before I met you guys, I hurt a bully assaulting my friend.”
“How bad?” Rainbow asked. I shook my head.
“Really bad. My friend saw it as something to be afraid of, and he turned tail out of my life, like he was more afraid of me than the bully. And after knocking out Aria like that... I thought that you would see me as a monster as well." I wiped my nose, finding it beginning to run. "So, I ran off. Just lost my cool there, and thought that maybe you wouldn't want to be my friend anymore. You'd think I was too dangerous... or something."
I looked at Fluttershy, who was holding her tambourine. I decided to ask her the question first. "Fluttershy, do you think I'm a... monster?"
She took a moment. "No. You're not a monster. You did what you needed to, just so you could help a friend. And for that, I don’t think you're a monster, Shine."
Rarity stepped up. "Yes, darling, I'm with Fluttershy. You are no monster, you just did an action to defend and help out a dear friend. That's what a true friend is."
Rainbow coughed. "Yeah, man. I totally respect you, but not your past friend though. I don't get why he would just back off and be afraid of you. You did what you had to, man. You’re not a monster."
She gave me a smile and everyone else did the same. I smiled back at them. Suddenly I felt a pair of arms wrap around my chest. I looked down to find that they were Sonata’s, squeezing me into a hug. But then everyone joined in, making it a big, friendly group hug.
"You know, you guys are right," I admitted. "I'm not a monster. I'm a... friend." I felt tears running down my cheeks. It felt really strange for me to say something like that, but I just accepted it. I felt happy and grateful for these guys. Or girls... who cares. These people were my friends. True friends.
"So... do you guys want to head out somewhere?" I asked. They all nodded and we decided to head out to a diner in Canterlot. Heading to the parking lot, Sunset and Sonata decided to ride with me there. I opened the passenger door for Sonata, who gave me a quick peck on the cheek, causing my face to heat up. Everyone saw this and giggled.
"Aw, how cute!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, clamping her hands together. "To be totally honest with you two, I knew this kind of stuff was going to happen." Sonata had rosy cheeks, too, and was swaying back and forth, smiling at me.
"Oh… ah… okay," I said, not expecting that Rainbow would be into cute relationships. But I kinda felt the same way, too. Sonata and I moving into a relationship together, being more than friends... That was something I thought about.
I followed Pinkie Pie’s minivan out of the parking lot, the red lights guiding my turns towards Canterlot Central, Sonata’s hand resting on mine as it hovered over the shifter.
We moved along the streets of Canterlot to walk up to a nice diner to hang out at. It took a while, but we made it, eventually. It was pretty nice in there, with not many people in there, so this would do fine. We enter the diner and I asked my friends what they wanted, and that they'll pick the seats while I go take the order. Once they told me what they wanted, they gave me some of their money so I can pay for it, even though I did say it can all be on me, even though I'd be piss poor after that.
Okay, let's do this. To be honest, I don't know why, but I'm never good in diners and stuff. Like when it comes to taking orders, and I have no idea why. But, I went up to the register. "Hey, welcome to Diner Joe's." the lady at the register said. Good ol' Diner Joe's. So, I tell her what me and the gang wanted, and give her the cash to pay. "Alright," she said. "Just wait, and we'll call you up."
I walked around the diner trying to find where the gang was at, then Sonata waved her hand to get my attention and find where they were. They were at two booths. I walk over to sit next to Sonata, who was smiling childishly at me. So adorable. But anyways, in front of us was Sunset and Rainbow Dash. Rainbow was giving me a smirk. "How cute of you two." she said with a giggle. "You're pretty lucky to have THAT happen that quickly."
"Eh," Sonata said. "I guess we perhaps were." Then, underneath the table, we held hands. "I mean, I didn't see it coming. I just thought we'd be friends."
Rainbow still giggled. Sunset looked happy to see us having a nice time. "Well, I'm just glad you both are alright. It's been a long day, and it was probably hard for you two." I nodded. "Yeah. But anyways, glad you're with us again."
"Me, too." Dash said, then playing with the ketchup bottle, spinning it on her finger, somehow.
"Eh, thanks, guys." I said. "Lucky I didn't break away." And I really was. Otherwise I don't know yet what might've happened to me and Sonata. I would be broken down and pretty crazy just for a crazy reason. Sonata, I don't know if she would bother coming back to my place, and then I didn't know what would've happened to her next. Well, maybe one of the girls would have a new roommate, AKA her, but still, what would have happened. What if?
I waited a little longer for our food, but then the little bell rang. I went up to the counter, grabbed the food, which was heavy but I managed to hold it up, and thanked the lady who put the food up. I dashed back towards the gang, and passed out the food. As all the food was passed out, we finally ate. I got myself two sloppy joe's, Sunset got a sub sandwich, Dash got herself a burger, and Sonata got herself three tacos. Yeah, this place was weird having stuff like this, but it was amazing!
We did chat, like always. "So, any songs currently being made or something?" I ask. "Would love to hear them."
Rainbow did nod. "Yeah." she said. "Fluttershy is working on an alternative song, Pinkie is working on a pop song, and Sunset... what song were you making again?"
"Indie rock." Sunset answered. "I like that kind of music." I nodded.
"Yeah, I love that genre." I told her. "Too bad many of my indie rock songs aren't really famous. Those songs are really fun and nice to listen to." It was true. But then I asked, "Are any of those song made yet?"
Rainbow nodded. "Well, ONE song." she said. "It was one Sunset made a while ago, and matter of fact, we were practicing it a bit while you were away."
"I'm pretty sure people will like it." Sunset said. "It's like a sweet little song about forgetting about the past and now entering the new. Kinda made it up on top of the school one day."
I raised my eyebrow. "Really?" I ask. "What's the name of it?"
Sunset smiled, like she really loved this song with all of her heart. "Past Is Not Today. It kinda just got up to me. You know, since I am a pretty hated student here, being a she-demon before and all. But still, I thought this would be a nice song." She then looked at Sonata, who had a taco prepared to be shoved in her mouth. "And I thought... maybe Sonata would like to sing. Like a duet?"
Sonata widened her eyes and had the frozen shocked-and-scared look on her face. She put her taco down. She rubbed her arm. "Uh..." she said, trailing off, then blushing. "Uh, Sunset, I don't think you might have gotten it in your head yet, but I'm NOT a singer. Not anymore..." She crossed her arms.
"Oh, come on, Sonata." Sunset said. "I think you'll do fine. Once we do more practice, we'll get you sounding like a true pop singer, like the voice you had with the siren gem. And you won't be singing for negativity. Instead, you'll be singing for people, and you'll love it." Sonata started to smile slightly, but then went back to a frown.
"That'll take years." Sonata said, doubting that she'll ever get a great voice anytime sooner. "Voices like THAT will take up such time. And they don't just come up and then I just go singing away." I put my hand on her shoulder.
"You don't really know that." I told her. "I betcha that you'll get that voice tomorrow." I gave a smile to her, but she didn't smile back.
"I really thank you guys for doing this. Honestly, I'm speaking the truth. But really, sometimes you gotta face the truth." Sonata said. "I mean, there is NO way I'm going to get my voice today, tomorrow, the next week, next year, or at all!" Then, the little radio playing in the diner soon played Paramore. Before the the radio started playing the lyrics, Sonata looked at all of us. "See watch."
She then opened her mouth to sing the lyrics, showing us how bad she is, no matter how hard she's trying. But... it's the complete opposite. "No sir, well I don't wanna be the blame, not anymore." She then shut up and cupped her mouth. This wasn't a trick was it? No, her voice was louder than the radio over here. She looked at us.
"Come on." I whispered to her. "You had it."
She put her hands off her mouth, and prepared herself again. "That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa." She continued singing, with the others listening in. That was her voice alright, and during the time, the radio stopped, and Sonata still sung. And she aced the pitch. Literally. She then stopped, now noticing the radio stopped for a moment.
I smiled so wide, and so did everyone else. "Oh my god..." she said quietly, with tears forming in her eyes. Tears of absolute joy. "I sung." She couldn't help but bring such a heartwarming smile. "I actually sung."
"Sure did." I told her. "See, I told ya."
She giggled. "Well, I got my voice TODAY, not the next day."
I grinned. "Damn." I said, laughing afterwards. "But hey, you can sing now!"
"Don't know how, but I got my singing voice back!" Sonata said in such a giddy and happy tone. She looked at Sunset. "And about that offer, I'll gladly sing!" We then formed a group hug, and then after we finished a minute later, we got out. And along the way, Sonata did nothing but happily sing. She skipped, smiled, and sung with all her heart. And it was a sweet moment.
Ever since that, Sonata had been ever so happy. I'd honestly never seen anyone so happy before in my life. She was all giddy. She skipped, she smiled, she was even acting really childishly, but it was the best kind of childish! It was all because of her getting her voice back. Most happiest form I've ever seen in my life, like even more happier than any fictional character from any book or movie. And all she did was sing. And we, me and my friends, enjoyed it.
She sang Paramore, Journey, Victoria Justice, and all kinds of actual good singers and stuff. And keep in mind, this all happened in a matter of twenty-four hours. And she also seemingly looked like she had unlimited energy, like she was doing everything while in the charger. She was that excited, and I thought Pinkie would be THE one, I mean, she still was, but Sonata was just about acting more gleeful.
I didn't blame her, though. She'd wanted her voice back for a long time, and we'd tried so hard to help her get it right back. Now, she finally had her voice back. She sung all the time, she skipped all the time, it's just way of her celebrating. I actually don't think she slept at all, that day. Always heard singing and humming when I was in my bed.
But anywho, the next day, I woke up to hear Sonata singing once again. She was in the kitchen making breakfast tacos. She was in the middle of finishing it, and the scent of the tacos filled the air. I don't usually eat that stuff, so I reached out for the usual: cereal. I filled a bowl and started to eat.
Sonata, on the other hand, came by and gave me a quick, sudden peck on my cheek. She giggled as she sat next to me and ate her breakfast taco. "Well, I see you're still happy," I said.
Sonata nodded. "Mmhmm," she said with a mouthful of her taco. She swallowed, then said, "Always will be. Now that this is back." She then sang a harmonic tune. "Aaaa, aaaa, aaaa, aaaa." Which by the way sounded like Ariel's song from 'The Little Mermaid'.
Once again, she had been doing this all the time yesterday. Though, I was still happy for her being happy again. "Well, I'm glad that makes you happy, and I like seeing you happy," I said with a smile. She giggled and blushed.
"Aww." she said, then giving me another peck on the cheek. Man, she really was in a good mood.
I then got a call on my cellphone. It was Sunset. "Hello," I said.
"Hey, Shine," she responded. "So, how's Sonata?" I cracked a smile.
"Still as giddy as she was yesterday," I answered.
Sunset giggled. "Alright, so I guess it might be great to ask you guys over at the stage?" she asked. "You know, for me and Sonata doing the duet for the song?" Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that.
Oh, and it appeared Sonata had been eavesdropping and heard what was said. She took the phone from my hands. "Yes!" she said happily and ecstatically. "See ya there!" Sonata quickly hung up the phone and wrapped her blue arms around me. "Yay!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, tightening her hug. It was lovely and painful at the same time.
We made our way to the stage after Sonata released me, and soon we were there. The band sat there tuning their instruments, then Rainbow Dash gave us a little wave. "Hey, guys!" she said with a smile.
We waved back. Sunset got off the stage to greet us. "Great to see you here," she said. She looked at Sonata. "So, you ready for that duet?" she asked the excited Dazzling.
"Totally!" she responded. Sunset let us get on the stage, and pulled out a piece of paper, which I guess was the lyric sheet so Sonata knew what she was going to sing. She looked at it, and it looked like she loved it. "Doesn't look like it'll be too hard." she said.
"It won't," Sunset told her. "We'll just practice a bit so you can get the gist of it, then we'll do the real thing. Don't worry, you'll be great at it." She smiled at Sonata, to which Sonata smiled back.
"Let's do this," Sonata said confidently. I sat on a chair, and listened to them go over the song. They didn't even really sing the song yet, and I loved this so much. Sunset and Sonata's voice combined, it was like an ultimate voice fusion. Kinda like the Goku and Vegeta fusion, except that didn't have to do anything with singing. Still though, it was very harmonic.
It then got really good when they practiced their duet together. As music started playing, Sunset and Sonata got in position, ready to sing. Then it was time. "Power... was all I desired," they both sang. "But all that grew inside me, was a darkness I acquired." Everything was perfect. The voices combined, it made me fall under a spell- a good spell.
As they sang, they smiled. And as they smiled, I smiled. Everyone smiled. It was such a unique song, and such a joyful one, too. It could totally lift someone's mood up easily. Nice job, Sunset. I mean, this song fitted both of them. Both of their pasts were villainous and dark, with Sunset being the school bully and trying to take over the entire school as a she-demon, and Sonata being apart of a seductive group which had tried to used their singing to control the school. But now, it was different. Sunset and Sonata both were trying to be good, and tried to show it, yet it was gonna be a long road ahead. This was their song.
As they finished, I stood up and clapped. Sonata ran towards me and wrapped her arms around me to form a hug. I lifted her up as she was laughing. "Woo!" she said in glee. I put her back down, and gave Sonata a quick peck on the lips. Sunset was right behind her, and she quickly gave Sunset a hug.
"That was AWESOME!" RD said.
"Agreed." I said in agreement.
Sunset smiled and giggled a little. "Well, I'm just glad we had a perfect-" But suddenly, while Sunset was talking, she stopped. Like she something odd and drifted off her words. I looked to where she was looking, and then, there was a person. A familiar face. Everyone noticed the figure, and was pretty alarmed by it.
So... she's here... this is... odd... I first just glared at her, like everyone else. Aria. I felt a little bad and scared, since I did hurt her earlier the other day, inflicting damage to her face. Speaking of damage, there was a bruise on her face, right where I punched her really hard. I felt pretty bad. She wore a green hoodie, and had black jeans.
Aria just stood there, rubbing her shoulder, wondering what she should say. Yet, I had a good feeling of what she was going to say. What was going to happen...
"So, hey, guys," Aria spoke. We still gave her a look and kept silent. "I- uh... I came here for an-"
"What are you here for, Aria?" Sonata interrupted. "Just say it!"
"Well, I was gonna say it, until you rudely interrupted, stupid!" Aria shouted. Sonata stepped back, a little heartbroken. Aria noticed what she did and stepped back. She closed her eyes shut. "Listen, I-I'm sorry, it's just been a bad day. I-I came here to... apologize. For what I've done..."
I stood there pretty speechless. Trick or truth? I couldn't tell, and so neither can the girls. Sonata, though, stood there. She took a good step forward toward Aria. "Aria..." she said quietly.
"Sonata, listen, I'm sorry for what I've done to you and your friends. I-" Aria gets briefly interrupted by Sonata as she put her hand in front of her face.
Once she lowered her hand, she spoke. "What are you doing here? I don't believe you're here for an apology. I know... I know you Aria."
Aria shook her head. "No. I mean it, honestly, Sonata." Her eyes teared up. "I've been an ass, and for a long time, but now, I've changed. And I'm simply apologizing for what I've done to you." She looked at me, then back at Sonata.
"I... I still don't believe you, sis." Sonata said, with her voice cracking. "I mean, how can I tell that exactly you've changed? This has to be some trick."
I butted in. "Yeah, Aria," I said. "Where's Adagio, huh? And what if this really is some trick, like you trying to lure us into some trap to harm us?" She tried to speak up, but I continued. "I don't trust your pig-tailed ass one bit!" I realized how aggressive I was starting to get, and we might've resolved this problem already, but I stepped back. I took a deep breath.
Aria broke down in tears. "You know what... I'm leaving. Apparently, you guys just can't accept someone who just wants to be friends and be forgiven. You know, like Sunset?" Sunset rubbed her arm, and Aria turned around to leave.
But Sunset rushed over and grabbed her arm, stopping her from leaving. "Wait, Aria," she said, but noticed a little something on her. Bruises around the neck, like somebody... strangled her. I noticed the mark, too, and I knew very well I did not do that.
Sonata saw it, too. She seemed scared and worried. "Aria, what happened?" she said in a very serious tone. She had a very worried look right on her face, and she was getting worse by the second.
It only took five seconds for Aria to say, "Adagio." She closed her eyes, holding back some tears. Adagio? You're telling me she did that to her? Woah... I never thought something between the two would go out. But Aria didn't stop. "Adagio did this. THIS!" She was pointing at her neck.
"W-why?" Sonata asked. "Why did she do this to you? I... I never thought Adagio would do something grueling like that."
"Me neither." Aria sat down. "I'll tell you exactly what the hell happened..."
(Aria's POV)
I was doing the usual: watching TV and being lazy. Not like there was much to do anyways, considering our stupid pendants are destroyed and useless now. No more magic, no more power, no more adoring. And how much I missed that if it wasn't for those little-
"Aria!" Adagio yelled. Great... more Adagio yelling her ass off. Ain't this a pleasure?
"Yes, Adagio?" I said in an irritated voice. "What do you want now?"
"I thought I told you to clean your god damn room!" she yelled.
"And why does it even matter?" I ask. "One: I'm not a child. Two: It's not like a living room. Three: Who cares if people judge us by our tidyness, we're already hated by everyone else for what we did."
"Well, it just does." Adagio said as she got closer to me. "Just clean it up, and we'll all be good. And you might not be a child, but you sure as hell act like one."
I roll my eyes. "Oh no," I said sarcastically, doing jazz hands. "I'm so hurt by that." Honestly, Adagio gives me bull, like everyday she gives me absolute crap. Earlier, or should I say years ago, she said we were like sisters, and we loved each other like sisters. Now, it totally seems like that. Oh, how times have changed.
We're pretty much stuck here until the day we die, considering there is no way back to Equestria. All thanks to the damn Raingoons shattering our beautiful pendants. They weren't for show. Not at all. It was our power, our ticket out, our voice, too. Now we sing, and we sound as beautiful as little girls that are way off-key. I don't even wanna try to get it back, cause obviously, it won't. When pigs fly, or whatever the hell these peasants here say.
But anyways, let's tune back to what cheetoh-hair has to say. "Yeah, let's keep playing 'smart ass' over here. Seriously, Aria, aren't you useful for anything? God, sometimes I just wanna--- crumble you up in a little ball and throw you away!" I rolled my eyes on how pathetic that was. She could've said something more gruesome or anything, but no, she comes up with something a small, weak child would say. Not surprising to hear from her.
"Take a chill, you don't need to go crazy over something like that." I said, getting very annoyed by her random attitude. "Just--- relax. We still have plenty of life left in us. Maybe."
Adagio growled. "You know, you seem to think life's 'so great', huh?" I shrugged. "Whatever, Aria. You're as useless as our pendants."
"Bitch, please." I said, snapping back at her. "You think you're so hot, so great, yet you still failed to do your little quest."
I never thought it would turn out like this. I never thought she'd be like this. I never knew, and I put myself in a tight place.
"Cause of YOU little shitheads!" She slammed her fist on the table. "You always ruin everything! And I see you as a 'sister', somehow!" She approached me. "You do NOTHING for me, for US, and all you do is make stupid comments, sit back, and try to be a female punk bad-ass. NOBODY FALLS FOR THAT SHIT!" She clenched her fist.
I got scared and had goosebumps already. "The hell are you doing?" I asked, frightened of the little situation getting out of hand. "No need to get so mad."
"Mad?" she questioned. "MAD?! I've been god damn mad my entire life!" She stood in front of me, looking ready to strike something. And that... could be me. "And now, it's time to let it loose!" And she did. And I stopped her.
Immediately, I slapped her as she raised her fist. Like immediate reaction, I made a mark on Adagio's cheek. It was red. Deep red. I knew I made it just worse. She looked back at me, with that devilish grin. "Slapping?" She tilted her head. "Fucking slapping..." She stood there quiet, until she lashed out.
She wrapped her hands around my throat. Choking me. About to kill me. I felt... I felt... I felt like Sonata... Sonata... Back there, where we called her a useless waste, a person with no future at all. What did we do? We tried to drown her. Kill her. And look where I am. I'm being choked in this very instance, with Adagio's cold hands around my throat. I'm about to be killed.
I was so scared... of her. I never saw this coming, and I felt like I should have. I fought back, trying to break out of her hold, and just at the right moment, I kneed her in the stomach, and she released. She looked at me with a death stare. I stopped, and held my throat. Beside me, a mirror was in position. And I saw the damage done. I... couldn't believe it.
I turned to face Adagio, once again. She was very angry and upset, she even had some tears streaming down her face. I couldn't handle this anymore. I wanted to run. What about... Sonata? Her friends? They--- They looked fun, which I never knew I would say. "I..." I said, but my voice was killing me from the recent choke. "I can't do this anymore. You're crazy." Immediately, I rushed out the door, in hopes to find Sonata and her friends. And I knew just where to find them.
Adagio... I knew you were crazy... but damn...
(Shine's POV)
I stood there, very silent. After hearing the story of what the hell Adagio did to her... I completely felt bad. For just yelling at Aria. I stepped back a bit, but meanwhile, Sonata stood next to Aria, tears forming.
"Aria..." Sonata said in a low voice. "Adagio did this to you? No..." She wrapped her arms around Aria, and pulled her into a hug.
Aria couldn't help but have some tears make their way out down the cheeks. "Hey, don't cry, Sonata..." she managed to say. Sonata released the hug and looked at her face.
"W-why?" she asked.
"Cause. I'm still here." Aria looked at all of us. "All I want right now is to be friends with you guys. Just friends." She looked down to the ground, and held her throat. "And please, just... because, don't tell anyone about what she did to me. Just don't."
I crossed my arms, but felt pretty sympathetic. I walked up to her. "Fine." I said softly. "We'll accept you as a friend." I looked at her throat. "Just can't believe that happened to you."
"You and me both." she said.
"Hey, just... don't cause any trouble with us, alright?"
Sonata turned to me. "Hey, it's Aria. I trust her. She won't hurt anyone right now." She turned back to Aria. "Right?"
Aria nodded. "I just want to keep away from Adagio. And besides, I think this is a better path for me."
Sonata nodded with a smile. "It is." She looked back at all of us, especially me. "It really is."
We continued doing our thing... this time with Aria a part of our group. I felt fine with it now, but wondered exactly what would happen in the future. I also wondered what she DOES. Like, hobby? Favorite show? You know, details about herself. After all, she's now a 'friend', and you gotta get to know your friends. Soon, I'll ask her.
But for now, she questioned us. Or Sonata, to be exact. And she asked a good question.
"Sonata," she said. "H-how did you... how the hell did you get your voice back?!" Her eyes were wide, and Sonata put her hand on her shoulder.
"Practice makes perfect." she answered.
"But, I tried all the time, and my voice doesn't work at all. All of a sudden, I hear you singing that song perfectly."
Sonata smiled a bit. "Easy. Just practice with us. That's how I got my voice back." She patted her back. "Believe me, they can get it back. Promise."
Aria nodded. "Alright. I trust you on this one." She looked at all of us. "Can you help me sing again?"
I nodded first. "Of course! Anything for a friend of Sonata... I guess." I mean, she is a friend now, supposedly.
We decided to help her, and just like the beginning for Sonata, it was... deaf-making. So... bad. But hey, I'm not gonna be mean to Aria, so I'm just gonna help her out. Besides, Sonata liked to be a teacher and teach Aria how to sing. To be honest, most adorable thing in the world.
But a good hour passes, then another, then another. Eventually, it was getting to the time where we all should probably head back. It was getting to dinner, and we packed our stuff. Well, almost all of us.
"Oh!" Aria said in surprise. She forgot. "Well, I can't really had back to Adagio... for the... incident. So-"
Immediately, Sonata cut in. "Oh! OH! OOOOOOOH!" she yelled. "You can come by Dusk's place." Aria looked at me, then back at Sonata.
"Um... that is where you live, right?" she asked, thinking as if Sonata wants her to sleep by my place, just the two of us. Pretty stupid thought if you ask me. Sonata nodded with a smile, and tugged my arm. "Alright." She got by Sonata's side, and we started to walk. Well, we got another joining me in my home... And I hoped that this wasn't a bad idea.
We make it home, and I unlock the door, then opening it. "Home sweet home." I said. She walked inside and eyeballed everything. Hey, it's not that bad, Aria...
"I like it." she said, impressed. "Just where do I so sleep?" I looked around, thinking of where she actually would feel nice and rested. Sonata took the couch, I obviously took the bed-
"Here, you can take the couch!" Sonata said with a smile. "I don't really need it."
I raised my brow. "You sure, Sonata?" I asked. Not really bothered or anything, just want to make sure she knows what she is doing.
She nodded. "I'm fine on the floor." She quickly laid on the floor, cuddled up with a blanket. "See." She hid herself under the blanket, being adorable. Even Aria thought so, too.
She let out a giggle. "You're so weird, Sonata." she said with a smile. "That's why I like you."
Sonata tilted her head. "Oh. Really? Every time I acted weird you always-"
"Well now I like it. Besides, I'm a changed person." she interrupted Sonata. She hugged her. "Thanks for the couch."
"You're welcome." she responded. "For realzies."
Sonata got up and walked towards the kitchen where I was right now. I just thought of noodles, just because. Sonata leaned in close to my ear. "Hey, I'll be fine on the floor." she whispered, then giggled softly. "Unless you want me to sleep in your bed." I blushed madly, which made her laugh. "Just kidding." she said.
"I know." I said back.
A while passes, and Aria sung some music to pass the time while the noodles cooked. And bygawd, her voice became perfect. Nope. It was still not good. I couldn't help yet but wonder what in the hell is in her mind. Like whether I should trust her or not. What if this was some plan going on? I couldn't trace my mind off it. Perhaps I was just being crazy dumb, that's all. She does have marks on her neck, after all. Still, I slightly trusted her.
Also during the time, she brought out her violet cell phone, and erased Adagio from her contacts. From there, she stuck her nose in the phone as if it was a book. "So..." I said to Aria. She still stared at the cell phone. "Aria... are ya comfy?"
She just shrugged. "Meh." she said blankly while staring at Facebook on her phone.
I fetched the noodles, and handed a bowl to Aria. "Here's your noodles." This time, she looked at me.
"Thanks." she said. "You know, it's alright if you don't feel comfortable around me." She looked at the floor.
"W-wait, what do you mean?"
"Seriously, don't play stupid on me. I know you don't really like me as you say, and you don't trust me." I looked down. She was pretty true.
"Alright, you kinda got me." I admitted, sitting beside her with my bowl of noodles. "I don't really trust you yet, you know... for hurting Sonata earlier." I looked to my left, seeing a tear streak down Aria's eye. "But you know what, it doesn't mean I hate you." She turned to face me.
"Again, don't-"
"No, I'm serious. You seem to be actually a bit better, and I actually like you a helluva lot more than your old self." I then remember the last time he saw Aria, which was at the stage... and they fought... "And speaking of old self... sorry about earlier."
"What, beating the hell out of me?" she asked. "Nah, it's alright. I deserved it anyways." She felt cold, and she grabbed herself a blanket. "Listen, seriously, I'm so grateful for you to not only being nice to me, but also Sonata." She looked at Sonata, who got out of the bathroom and went to get a bowl of noodles. "I do love Sonata like a sister, it's just I was always grumpy and stuff, always was a jerk... never really been such a sister for her. But now, I can. And you, you've taken care of her, you've been by her side, you invited her here, and for that... thank you." She put her noodles aside and wrapped her arms around my neck, giving me a tight hug.
Sonata sat next to me on the couch, and looked at us. "What's happening?" she asks. Aria let go of me, then walked over and give Sonata the same thing she gave me.
"I'm sorry..." Aria said softly. "I'm so sorry for what I've done... I was a horrible person..."
Sonata returned the hug, softly crying, too. "No... you're not... you're an amazing sister..."
The two shared a moment, and I sat quietly and watched. It did seem to make Sonata be happy to have Aria back with her, and more happier to see Aria all happy and stuff. We spent the rest of our time just watching TV, until eventually we had to go catch some Z's. Aria snuggled up with a blanket on the couch, Sonata rested on the floor with a pillow and blanket, and I walked to my room, ready to hit the hay.
Suddenly, when I reach the door, two arms wrap around my neck. "Again... thank you." said Aria. I return the friendly hug to Aria, and tell her good night, soon sleeping on the soft bed mattress.
I woke up in my bed the next morning, all stretched out and comfortable. It felt great to get a good night's sleep. But, I walked into the kitchen, and saw Aria and Sonata together. They were just talking, and Aria was making waffles for us. To my surprise, she was damn good at it. And we moved on to the day.
We all huddled up with friends, and decided to head out into the mall, and just do whatever. This was Rarity's idea, by the way. Typical. Anywho, I was just hanging with Aria and Sonata, who was happy as a little bumblebee. She, for some reason, just wanted her hair loose and free. I liked it a lot, and it looked pretty cute and hot. We eventually walked to the music store to get tunes. After all, who doesn't love music?
Aria was into punk and metal, which didn't really surprise me. She listened to cool kinds of guys like Green Day and other bands. Sonata just listened to pop music, and was looking forward to get a CD of any band. She seemed really cheery, happy, and I loved it. I eventually just grabbed a CD case of 'The Main Drag', who absolutely rocked! They were indie people, but they definitely got the attention they deserve. I grabbed the case containing the three albums, and moved on with the sisters.
We bought the CDs, and went on our merry way home. Rarity got clothes, Dash got a guitar, Sunset got another jacket, Fluttershy bought a dog toy, Pinkie bought candy, and AJ got a pair of overalls for her little sister, Applebloom. We drove home, having a nice talk and a couple of good laughs, and went on home to do whatever else. I just watched TV with Aria.
Though, when time passed... it felt strange. I-I don't know why... it felt strange to just sit in the seat and not hear from Sonata... She was in the backyard, but didn't come back for like an hour. I just felt uncomfortable. Either I was just being weird, or something is amiss. I couldn't. I got up to go look in the backyard, and I saw nothing. Just... green grass in the evening.
Okay, NOW I was worried. I turned back and Aria was... gone? The hell? The living room was empty, and she was nowhere to be found. I soon decide to walk in my room. M-maybe she just walked in to get something for some reason? I don't know why I thought of that, but then something got me. I heard crying. Soft crying... and it was Sonata. Definitely Sonata.
I rushed to my bedroom and opened the door to see... Sonata. Crying, looking broken... and out of the blue. Why was she all... broken all of a sudden? She looked like she was hit with depression in just a minute. But, speaking of depression... and hit...
Blood.
Blood...
Blood?
It trickled down Sonata's bare arm that was shown, and on that arm was a large cut. It was a large one, alright. She cut herself... But for what reason? She-
"Aria's dead..." said Sonata softly. Wait...
"She's dead... why..." Sonata was weeping that Aria, her very sister, is... dead? W-when- how? This was happening! Wait, surely this was all a nightmare. But, it felt so real...
I kneeled by Sonata's side, and gave her a hug. A very tight hug. I, in God's name, had no idea why she was doing this, and why in the hell she was saying that Aria was dead. She wasn't... Not at all...
I then felt nothing. And just heard sniffles and crying from Sonata. I wasn't in my room no more. Well... glad to say it's a nightmare, then. But, doesn't mean it's over...
I was in the woods, and saw Sonata and another figure. A figure I knew... and yet feared.
"Adagio?" questioned Sonata. She stood in front of the grinning lady, and soon, Adagio struck. A huge, hard fist, right across Sonata's soft cheek.
"SONATA!" I yelled. But nobody, not Sonata nor Adagio heard me. It was like there was a barrier of some sort. Still, I yelled. "SONATA!"
Adagio was on top of Sonata, bleeding, and soon wrapped her hands around her throat. No... She tightened her grip, with Sonata gagging and flailing her arms, hopeless and helpless... NO... And soon, Sonata just stopped.
She stopped her gagging and flailing. Her eyes closed. She was soon-
No... No... NO... NO...
"NO!" I shouted, and saw Adagio, grinning at me with malice dripping. Adagio... k-killed Sonata...
"SONATA!!!"
"Dusk!" Immediately, I felt something warm and soft wrap around my neck. It was Sonata, and I also felt something on my shoulders. Her tears. "Shine, calm down... I'm here." she whispered softly into my ear. It was soothing, and calmed me down.
What the hell just happened?
I hugged Sonata back, nice and tight. I then started... to cry. I felt like a baby, a coward, a little poor kid. But I didn't care. It was truly and absolutely terrifying. Even got to me more when it was Sonata waking me up, crying and hugging me. I must've scared the living Christ out of her.
"Shine, what's wrong?" she soon asks. I really didn't wanna, but I did. I explained the whole thing to her. The more I got into the dream, the more scared and shocked she was. Especially hearing me saying she said that Aria was dead, that she cut herself, and was killed by Adagio. The real nightmare.
Sonata's eyes teared up quickly. "S-Shine... d-don't scare m-me like that..." she said through sniffles. "This isn't funny..."
"It is true!" I said. "I'm not joking, and it isn't funny at all!" I quickly gave her another soothing hug, and she weeped on my shoulder. "Sonata, I'm being serious... it happened..."
She finally looked at me. "Okay, Shiney... I just got really scared when you started freaking out in your sleep."
"I must have been terrified."
She nodded. "Yup." Sonata looked around the room, then quietly asked, "H-hey... you had a nightmare, so... is it alright if I can sleep with ya to maybe get rid of the nightmares?" She softly smiled. "For r-realzies?" Her face was then pink with blush.
"Oh, you don't really have to..."
"I mean, is it alright with you?" she quietly asks. "Besides, I almost got a nightmare anyways before you woke me up."
"What nightmare?"
"Walking Dead. With tacos!" She wraps her arms around herself, tugging tightly. "We were the ones getting eaten..."
"Alright." I said. "Y-you can sleep with me." I couldn't believe it. She's actually gonna be sleeping with me in my room! I felt like squealing, but I didn't. Wonder if she had the same thing on her mind.
Sonata softly giggled and smiled as she closed her eyes as she slept in my bed and I was on the floor. "Heehee..."
Yup, she was giddy. Maybe she really just wanted to sleep with me after all, and this was the perfect time. I thought that was the answer, judging her smile as she was asleep, her hair loose from the ponytail and all free. I dug my face into the pillow, and once again sleep. And no nightmares formed...
I woke up, stretching my arms and yawning out loud. I felt fine, but still had that horrible nightmare still in my head. Felt so real... I almost thought it was too good to be true. I was only happy that it was just a nightmare, but still, didn't make things better. But at least I realized something right now.
I looked at my side to see a cute, blue girl sleeping so happily. She had a soft smile on her face, and a little blush, with all her hair loose and down. I wrapped my arm around her, only to hear a soft giggle of delight and more blush from the girl. Eh, why not? I stayed in bed and slept for a little more, just keeping Sonata company. Plus I was still tired.
I woke up minutes later, and I smell the air. Immediately, I wake up with a smile. Ah, waffles. I step into the kitchen, seeing a plate of waffles on the counter. "Morning, sleepyhead." Sonata said with a smile standing next to Aria. "Aria made waffles for us! Aren't they great?"
I grabbed my plate and fork, then biting into the first waffle. Indeed it was delicious! Holy hell! "Oh my god, Aria, these are awesome!" I said with delight. "You can cook!"
'Eh, a little practice there and there, and soon you get the hang of it." said Aria, playing with her spatula.
Man, she really was a- Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait... This kinda scared me. No, not the fact that Aria can cook, I'm fine about that. It's just... that nightmare... I woke up and had waffles... Aria made them...
Nah, it had to be a coincidence. It happens. I had a dream of going to the zoo when I was a child and soon my parents took me to the zoo like I dreamed of. Simple as that. It's not real... Hopefully.
This made me more fearful. What if? What if it is? What if the whole thing was just one big foreshadow? And what if Sonata-
No. NO! NO!!! That's NOT going to happen! Sonata isn't gonna get hurt, not even close. She's going to be just fine. We're all gonna be fine, and live happily today. No lunatic Adagio... God, that gave me chills. No dead Aria... More chills entered my body. And no... dead... Sonata... I just froze right then.
"Hello? Earth-to-Dusk?" Sonata questioned, waving her hand in my face.
"Gah!" I screamed in surprise. "Oh, my bad. Just... zoned out a little. After all, did just get up."
Aria smiled a bit, but Sonata looked concerned. Didn't expect her to be, to be frankly honest. "You alright, Shiney?" she quietly asked me. "Say... you aren't thinking about that dream... are you?" She wrapped her arm around me, squeezing me softly.
"No, I'm fine, Sonata." I lied. "Truly, I am. Don't worry about me." I give her a quick peck on the cheek and keep eating my waffles. "Damn, these really are perfect as they tasted." I said to myself. "Still... let's hope IT isn't happening..."
Time passed like a warm, summer breeze, and eventually, we get a call from Rarity. "Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Oh, hello, darling!" said Rarity from the other end. "Me and the others are going shopping! Care to come with?"
"Mall?" I guessed.
"Wherever else?"
"Alright, me and the others will drive by your place and head out, kay?"
"Why, of course, darling! Take your time. No need to rush!" And then she hung up. Though, a little- NO! It's coincidence, dammit! I remember clearly what else happened during the dream. Mall. Shopping. Nothing graphic or gory nor disturbing, like Aria making breakfast, but still, a little... creepy.
"Hey, wanna go to the mall?" I ask the two girls.
"Sure." Aria answered. "Mall seems like a nice place to go hang out. Might as well get some CDs, anyway."
Must... not... think... about... damn dream... "Alright, sweet! Sonata?" I ask, twitching my eye, struggling to not think more about the horrifying dream. God, it was like I had a vision of the world ending, which it kinda was for me.
"Yeah!" she said with a smile. "Of course, silly! Sounds fun!" She threw her hands in the in and walked with Aria to my car. "Aren't you coming?" she asks.
"In a minute." I said, resting my head on my hand. Sonata walked to me again, having a serious look on her face.
"Dusk," she said. "Don't worry so much on the dream. It might've been scary, but come on, it's kinda ridiculous."
"I know." I said. "But... it's just so odd..."
"Come on." she said softly, giving me a peck on the cheek. "Let's have fun at the mall. Surely nothing bad can happen, right?"
"Yup." I answered. I got up and headed to the car, turned it on, then drove to Rarity's.
We drove up, seeing Rarity and others. "Hello, darling!" she greeted. "Shall we start going or you wanna stay here for a bit?"
"Nah, we're fine." Aria responded. "Let's go!"
We drove for about thirty minutes and finally make it to the mall, and head our way to the mall. "This seems divine!" Rarity said, cheerily.
"You always say that whenever we get here. Matter of fact you tend to say that every time YOU go." AJ said.
"But why it is! So stylish, so amazing!" Rarity was star-eyed. "Come on! We have no time to lose! Let's shop!"
"Well, I'm getting some CDs." Aria said. "Sonata, you coming?" she then asks.
"Me?" Sonata asks. "Of course! Wouldn't wanna NOT spend time with the best sister in the whole wide world!" She jumped over and hugged Aria tightly.
"I'm coming with." I said. "Just hanging out, that's all."
"Okay." Rarity said. "Let's say... Noon. Noon we'll meet at the cafe. Sound like the plan?" We all nod in agreement. "Alright! Have fun you three!"
Me, Aria, and a cheery Sonata start making our way to the CD store, where it was filled with, you guessed it, CDs. Aria smiled, looking at the shelf full of punk and metal. "You two do whatever. I got my eye on something." She walked over to the punk shelf, leaving just me and Sonata. I honestly wasn't looking forward to much.
"Oh!" Sonata said with glee and excitement. "Look at this shelf!" She stopped and stared at the pop shelf with awe. "Ooooh! I'm gonna be here for a while!"
"Well, I'm just-" I was then shocked when I noticed a case featuring three albums from The Main Drag. "Gonna buy this." I picked it up with glee. "Perfect!" I was just gonna sit back, but I just saw this and had to purchase- wait.
Aria's punk... Sonata's pop... My Main Drag... For God's sake this is becoming REALLY coincidental. I could only think of Sonata telling me not to worry. Yet, this is becoming too scary for me. The nightmare is slowly making it's way to become real. This is only the soft part, though... No, Dusk, this is all just a coincidence! It's all-
Sooner or later, we eventually meet up. We all bought the CDs we wanted, and the rest of the girls got their stuff, too. Rarity has make-up (shocking), AJ has some new boots, Pinkie has a game board, specifically Candy Land, Fluttershy got simply bird food, and Rainbow has a Colts jersey.
"So, I suppose you had fun?" I asked.
"Oh, darling, we always have fun!" Rarity said with starry eyes. "The mall is like a Disney World without thrills, but it still hits the spot!"
"She says that every time." Rainbow whispers to me. Not like I can tell...
"Well, since we're here, anyone wanna eat? Cause I'm hungry like a big, purple hippo!" Pinkie said, her stomach growling.
"Yup." everyone said at the same time.
"I'll head up and pay for the food." Rarity said, standing up. "It's on me, girls! Oh, and you, too, Shine."
"Uh..." Sonata said, looking at the restaurants. They had Chinese, American, German, and Italian, but no Mexican, therefore no tacos. "I'll have... just a meatball sub." she said.
"Really?" Dash questioned. "Cause they do sell tacos here, too."
"WHERE?!" Sonata asked, springing up looking for it. "There's no Mexican here."
"Oh, it's not all Mexican. Italian tacos are sold at Tower of Peeta." Rarity said. Sonata smiled.
"Get me that! Pwease?" she asked, giving puppy eyes.
"I wouldn't say no to a dear friend." Rarity said. "AJ?"
"Grilled chicken burger." Applejack said with her hat down, ready to fall asleep after a long yawn.
"Rainbow?"
"Eh. Fried shrimp." she answered.
"Fluttershy?"
"Uh... veggie burger."
"Pi-"
"Triple cheeseburger!" she responded before Rarity even asked. Rarity's mouth dropped.
"Are you sure, darling?" Pinkie nodded. "Okay... Aria?"
"I'll just have some fries. I'm not that hungry." Her stomach growled. "Make that large fry."
"Okay! Let's see... Shine?" she asked me.
"Just a chicken wrap." I answered. "By the way, thanks, Rare."
"Oh, no problem, darling!" she said. She walked into the crowd of people ready to purchase lunch, and we sat there. I surfed through my phone, doing whatever. Sonata looked over my shoulder.
"Whatcha doing?" Sonata asks.
"Honestly, nothing." I answered. "Just looking up what I feel like looking up." I was looking at an image of a lamborghini, then a ford, then a harley-davidson.
"New vehicle?" she asks.
"Oh God no." I responded. "Don't even have the money to get that kind of stuff."
"I'm back~!" Rarity sung, holding a tray of food in her hands. She places the tray on the table, handing out the food. She handed me my chicken wrap, and gave Sonata her Italian taco, which she was happy to see.
"Yay!" she said, squealing. She grabbed it and bit into it. "Yum!"
"Favorite?" I ask, smiling.
She nodded. "Are you kidding?" She gulped. "This is awesome! I can't believe I never heard of this!"
"Like me not knowing breakfast tacos." I said to myself, letting out a chuckle.
"Yeah, can't believe you never knew that." Sonata said, giggling. "But the more you know."
"Yeah." I said, eating my wrap.
We all ate in the cafe, enjoying our food for a while. When we finished, we simply got up and put away the trash.
"Well, what should we do next, darlings?" Rarity asked. "We could stay here or go somewhere else if you want."
Aria tapped her chin with her finger. "Hmm..." she said to herself, like she had an idea just now, but lost it. "Oh! We could hang out at the local arcade."
"Well, darling, isn't there already one in the mall?" Rarity asks, making sure Aria knew.
"Yeah, I know, but this one's kind of a bust." Aria said. "Small and has some kid stuff, but Canterlot Arcade has a lot to offer. Trust me."
"She is right." Dash admitted. "I like the other arcade better. Got some cooler stuff."
"It's because of the Guitar Hero game you keep getting high scores on, isn't it?" AJ asks, smug look on her face.
"Yup." Dash said. "I don't want anyone to beat my scores!"
"Well, if that's what you wish, we shall go." Rarity grabbed her keys. "Let's go!"
We arrived at the arcade, parking in front of the building. "So, I suppose we have some fun?" Sonata asks, smiling wide.
"Yeah! Let's do this!" yelled Pinkie, who barged into the building. The rest of us walk in, then admiring the wonder inside.
Machines lined up against the walls, a snack bar, and all sorts of wonder were inside of the small building. It was definitely bigger in the inside than the outside. But I couldn't just stand here, looking at all of this. Why not play some games? It's about time I let loose! Let's do this!
We walked around, wondering what to play. Aria and Sonata decided, as sisters, to play Dance Dance Revolution. Dash walked up to the Guitar Hero game, only to see Trixie has a high score on one of the songs, so Dash eagerly looked forward to breaking it down. AJ played a cowboy shooter, along with Rarity, who was slow with the gun attached to the machine. Fluttershy played Frogger, playing hardcore to prevent the death of her little froggy.
Pinkie pulled me to the side. "You. Me. NFL Blitz. Now." I raised a brow, but then taken away by the energetic Pinkie to a machine that showed football teams. "I'm a master at this. Are you?"
I smirked. I knew how to play NFL Blitz... a little. But doesn't mean I can't beat her, right? "Of course. You chose a good opponent, Pink, but come on, you just doomed yourself."
Pinkie pressed the start button after putting a dollar in the machine. "We'll see." She gave off a sly smile, and I gave off a cocky one back.
"May the best player win." I said, choosing the Patriots, while Pinkie chose the Bills. "Nice choice."
"Thanks." she said.
"Let's do this."
"Woohoo!" cheered Pinkie.
"Well..." I said, staring at the screen. 49-0. Jeez.
After another beatdown in another game against Pinkie, this time 7-0, which was very competitive, I looked at Aria, who was playing Dance Dance Revolution with Sonata. I smiled as I saw them play and dance. I have to admit, I wanted to play, even though I wasn't the best at it, but still, could be fun.
Sonata looked at the screen. "Dang!" she said. "Ria, you always beat me." She gave Aria a playful pouty face.
Aria chuckled. "You can't stop me." she said. "You do know that nobody has ever beaten me in this kind of stuff, right?"
"What about me?" I ask from behind, making Aria turn around.
She laughed. "Go ahead. Game on." She inserted eight quarters for the two of us, and let me choose the song. "You know how this works, right?"
"If I didn't, I wouldn't have been as cocky." I said, smirking.
"Good point." I looked around at the songs, and decided to choose 'Stamp On The Ground' by the Italo Brothers. "This one? Gee, you and Sonata both." I raise a brow before she spoke again. "Sonata ALWAYS played this at least once whenever we battle."
"It's true." Sonata admitted. "So... good luck."
"What do you mean?" I said. "I might've gotten served by Pinkie, but Aria? Tsk, tsk. I got it in the bag."
"Alright, kid." Aria said, grinning. "Bring it on the dance floor."
We played around on the machine, having a helluva good time. I was getting my ass handed, but I didn't care. Aria smiled, Sonata smiled, and so did I. "You got it, Duskie!" Sonata cheered. I slowly started to get back in the game and caught up to Aria, but Aria just... stopped.
"Aria, you alright?" I asked, the game still playing as she turned her head to face the outside. Out of nowhere, a firetruck stopped in front of a building that just started to burn. The arcade was packed, crowded, and everything seemed so loud, even the game we were playing. I was a little shocked to see an apartment, set on fire, and it was getting big really quick.
I stopped playing also, and went outside. Aria followed, and so did Sonata, Sunset, and everyone else. We then witnessed it: a crying woman running out of the building with burning hands. A fireman came to her side, and the woman, who was grey and had blonde hair, weeped, "My daughter! She's in there! I couldn't get her out!"
A scream of horror coming from a small child was then heard. The fire broke through the windows, and the sound of cackling flames filled the air. It was getting violent and big very quickly. "HELP!" the girl cried out. She wasn't in sight, and was probably stuck somewhere, due to the woman, or mother now, having burnt hands, maybe trying to get some debris out of the way.
I wanted to get in there and help, so I took a step forward, but then, I was shoved by a fireman. "Step back!" he yelled. "We got this!" I then heard debris falling inside immediately. For God's sake that building is getting torn apart already. Firemen carried a hose, and sprayed the fire with water. It was getting the job done, but not enough. I may not be an expert like these guys, but I had a sudden urge in my stomach that this fire is going to take time, and that poor little girl in there isn't going to last long. Especially with thick clouds of smoke pouring out.
I took another step, which the fireman pushed me back again. "Kid, I'm serious! Don't be a hero now!" he shouted as the fire got louder. "We have thi- HEY!" Suddenly, the man merged to the right, like he was blocking someone. I thought maybe I could take the chance to be the hero here, but clearly someone else had that in mind. And she was executing it right now. But I got slightly afraid when I noticed who it was, and hearing Sonata scream.
"Aria!" she shouted. Indeed, the purple-skinned punk rushed quickly into the building, in which another fireman tried to stop her, but she pushed him out of the way, making him fall on his butt. I only stared in awe as I saw the teen run in... and prayed that she AND the girl came back...
Aria's POV
I pushed the old fireman out of the way, yelling at me not to go in there. Like hell I'll listen to you, I don't tell you how to live your life, bud. I quickly noticed everything seemed to turn into hell already. The stairs were luckily fine in its state, but the hallways were covered in thick smoke and flames. Before the fireman could try to grab, for when I looked back he lurched out, the door was blocked by fallen debris, which was burning intensely. He only stared with fear and shock.
I looked back at a scared and sobbing Sonata and Dusk, who was trying to get in here. Sorry, kid... I gave off a peace sign to the two of them, and then a little smile I started heading up the stairs, running into the fire.
I hear the girl scream once more. "HELP!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. It was annoying, but this girl was no-shit scared. I turned my head into a room, where I saw nothing but burning debris. There was another room, and I move towards the door of it, finding out that the girl was trapped behind a large bunch of flaming wood. I stared at it with eagle eyes. "Hello?" she said out loud. "Mom?"
"No." I answered. "But listen, stay calm! I'm here to help you!"
"But, you're not a firefighter!" the girl said back. "Stay away!"
"I'm not a firefighter, but come on, I'm trying to save you!" I shouted. I tried to maneuver around, since the fire was covering almost everything. Honestly, surprised I wasn't caught on fire. I finally made it towards the batch of burning wood, which she was lucky it hasn't collapsed on her. She looked around, trying to think of how to first off, not pull wood off and not let it fall on the girl, and also, how she was gonna do it in time.
She realized that the firefighters were trying to hose down some of the house down, but fire was literally everywhere. How does fire get this bad? I looked at the girl, terrified. I then just shrugged. "Screw it." I quickly grabbed the wood, and my hand burned immediately. I cringed so hard, and wanted to let go, but I shook my head and pulled off a large piece of wood off from the pile. I let tears escape my eyes and I look at my hands.
The girl screamed, but she had a clearing to go through. She just needed to crawl. "Go!" I shouted. But then I realized, how was I going to get this girl out? Unless the firefighters were ahead of that. And they were, apparently. I hear a loud speaker vibrate from outside.
"Are you okay?" said a fireman into the megaphone. "Up there in the second floor, jump from the window. We have a net set for you to land safely on. Hurry!"
My hands were burning, and I was crying, mascara running, but I looked at the girl. "Go!" The girl nodded, and looked at the window, which was open. She quickly got on the window, and looked down.
"Mommy!" the girl cried. The mother tried telling the daughter to just jump on the net below, and I looked around. This whole place was going to fall, and both of us are gonna be victims of this S.O.B. The fires roared, the girl cried, and I could hear a panicking Sonata. Soon, a small explosion was heard, and that's when my reactions were of good use. I turn around to see a large wave of fire come towards me, and my pupils shrink. I ran up to the window, grabbed the girl, and jumped out of the window, where down below was a giant net held by firefighters, like they said earlier. The fire roared out from behind me, and it all felt like an action movie.
We fall down to the blanket, but in mid-air, the fire breathed on my back, and some debris flew into my back, one hitting on my neck. While we fell perfectly in the net, the girl got up fine, crying and rushing to her mother. Me... I didn't know how I looked...
Dusk Shine's POV
I saw everything happen with Sonata in my arms. I'm trying to comfort her, but she couldn't take it. Not after Aria jumped. "Aria!" she shouted, running up to Aria. She was on the net, looking unconscious. Her hands looked burned and scarred, while her back seemed a little bloody, burnt, and bruised. I did notice pieces of the house crashing into her while she held the girl in front of her. Jesus... I didn't know it was going to go like this.
Aria was on the net, on her stomach, her closed eyes twitching. Sonata had a look of fear in her eyes, and she sobbed. "Aria..." I put my hand on her shoulder.
I don't think Aria was dead... at least I hoped, but she wasn't going to be the same after this. Pretty soon, an ambulance came. I only prayed nothing bad will happen when we get there...
Finally, as if it took literal hours, we made it to the hospital. We drove behind the ambulance which had Aria, and Sonata was next to me, clinging around my arm, scared and terrified. It made driving seemingly hard, but I just let it happen. She's terrified, and for all we know, her sister could be... No... She's tough, she can hang on... Hopefully.
Soon, we arrived at the hospital. The ambulance entered some garage, and the door closed. I parked in the lot, and Sonata bolted out of the car. Without me saying or doing anything, she just went out and entered the hospital, in such panic, too. The gang parked, and before they got to the hospital, they went up to me, in which I was a couple of feet from the entrance.
"Darling, you think she'll be alright?" Rarity questioned.
"Oh, I hope she's alright." said a worried Fluttershy.
"Aria's gotta be alright... She's a tough gal... Right?" said Dash.
I finally spoke up. "I don't know." I said, then entering the hospital. I could see Sonata trying to get to an medical room straight across, but was being held back by medical staff.
"Come on! I gotta see my sister!" she ordered.
"I'm sorry, ma'am." one of the staff said, a man with black hair and white skin. He was struggling with keeping Sonata back with the other worker. "Please, our men have to check her, please- oof- You have to wait. I'm sorry."
Sonata was almost making it through, but I was right there behind her. I placed a hand on her shoulder, making her freeze. "Sonata." I said, calmly. She slowly turned her head to see me. "Come on... She's alright in there... Just... Wait."
Tears were flowing lightly, but then stopped. She slowly wrapped her arms around me then, and dug her head into my chest. "I just want to know she's safe... I hate seeing her... hurt..."
I rubbed her back gently, trying to calm her down and comfort her, and it seemed to work, though very slowly. "It's alright, just... Aria's just hurt..." Sonata just clutched onto my shirt and cried deeply, and I couldn't help but feel bad for her. To see the one you love go through a hellish experience like that, then ending up to be put in the hospital... pretty scary... I could only hope that by the end of this, not only is Aria alright, but Sonata is, too...
Come to think of it... There was something that flashed back in mind... Sonata being alright... Aria being al-... No. Wait. The... The dream... Aria just... and then Sonata does... No, no, no...
Why do I bother thinking of it? All of these coincidences... All of those horrifying thoughts and visions... Only fantasy, right? R-Right...
I just continued to soothe Sonata, and eventually made our way to the seats, where the girls were. They were in quite a shock to see Sonata in my arms, tears still flowing like Niagara Falls.
"Oh, Dear," Rarity said, approaching towards us. "Sonata, are you-"
Sonata just put her hand in front of Rarity, like she wanted her away. She kept away from me, too, when she pushed me lightly and made her way to the other side of the room. I didn't see her eyes, as they were covered by her hair, and from my words, it looked kinda... disturbing... I almost took a step, when suddenly AJ grabbed my arm.
"Just... give her some time, Sugarcube." she said quietly. "She needs some time, so... let's just sit back."
I was at first going to say no, but I thought for a second, coming to the conclusion that Sonata probably did need my time... But still, even if that was the best choice, even if it brought good, I couldn't help but see Sonata's dark look of sorrow and, what choked me just from looking at her shaking body and quivering lip, fear.
I sat in a seat, all in utter silence. The girls? Nothing different. I couldn't help but feel cold just sitting there. Knowing some dear friend of mine is in the hospital, after what the blue hell just happened. Can you think of ever seeing something like that? I didn't. Cause I didn't believe it would.
Eventually, as time passed, and silence was still happening, it was quickly broken as a doctor came from the hallway. He looked at all of us. "Are you Aria Blaze's friends?" he asked. He quickly turned to look at Sonata, noticing and possibly remembering the girl as she was trying to break in earlier. "I suppose you are." We all stood up, but Sonata just sat there, head down, and very quiet.
"Is Aria alright?" Fluttershy asked with concern.
The doctor smiled. "Yes. She's still alive, of course, and is in the process of healing." We all smiled and had a sigh of relief. Thank God... "But, due to the gruesome burns, she's gonna have to stay here." We then got shot back into the state of worry. Not as much as before, but still worried.
"How long?" Sunset asked the doctor.
"Two weeks." he answered.
Sonata then suddenly jerked her head up. "What?" she questioned, her eyes in shock. "No, no, no, this can't be right."
"But it is." the doc assured. "Based on her burns, it shows-"
"It can't be right! Aria's tougher than that, fact she's the toughest person I've seen!"
"Well, as tough as Aria is, she has to stay here for two weeks."
"Well-" I then put my hand on Sonata's shoulder as she drew near the doctor.
"Sonata..." I said, trying to get her to calm down. It worked... back then. Now? Didn't seem to quite work.
She pushed my arm away, and scolded at both me and the doctor. What happened next kinda shocked me. She just simply went back to her seat. For a second, I thought she'd keep lashing out, considering her actions, but fortunately, she went back. I looked at Sonata as she went back.
Then suddenly, she stopped. And immediately bursted out of the hospital. Crying... Sobbing... Hurt...
Dash approached the doctor. "Can we at least see Aria?" she asked.
The doctor shrugged. "I don't see why not. But please, don't touch her, she's gone through some pain in the procedure, and plus her burns can be increasingly painful if touched." The doctor gestured for us to follow him. "Come. I'll lead you to her room."
After walking down a long hallway of rooms where it would either have a patient or be completely vacant, we ended up stopping in front of a door to our left. "She's in here?" I asked.
"Yes." he said, then opening the door. We peeked inside the room, only to see an unconscious Aria. "Do make your visit for around ten minutes."
"Will do." AJ said, with the doctor then closing the door. We all stared at Aria. Her badly burnt body, her closed eyes. If it weren't for the heart monitor, I'd think Aria would be dead, but the heart monitor was beeping slowly, but very surely.
"Can't believe it all happened so fast." Rarity said. "She must be in so much pain. I can't begin to imagine."
"Same here." Dash admitted. "I... I never saw such bravery in my life."
"But, thankfully Aria's alright." I then got into the conversation. Everyone looked at me, but I didn't notice. "She's a tough one, like Sonata said. Hopefully she heals by then."
Sunset then brought up something. Something I almost forgot. "D-Dusk?"
"Yeah?"
"I almost forgot... You almost did the same." At that point, everyone held their mouths shut in shock and notice, except for me and Sunset. "You were about to barge in, but the forces stopped you... Then came Aria."
I get an instant flash of memory. Aria, running into the burning building, Sonata next to me, and a man trying to keep me back from being a hero. Aria took that spot of being a hero... Aria became the hero... Then she also ended up a casualty. The only one. And if it weren't for the man, I probably would've been done for, or maybe if I'm lucky, end up where Aria is laying. But then I wondered: Would Aria still come with? Would she still bolt, or would she just watch, like... like I did?
I was stuttering, trying to find words. I then started to picture my own hands, burned, and the setting? A burning bedroom. I can hear the crying of the poor child from earlier, and couldn't feel like this was imagination, but instead a gruesome reality. Then to make it better for me, Sonata was heard... Screaming my name.
'DUSK! DUUUUUSK! DUUUUUUUUUUUSK!'
I then quickly flash back to reality. I was there, staring at Aria's body, but only for a second before I stuttered back and almost fell. Sunset caught me. "Woah!" she said. "Dusk, you alright?"
"Y-Yeah..." I said. "I'm alright. Just... pretty shocked I didn't remember..." I then looked into Sunset's eyes. "Sunset... Let's talk alternative... What if it were me?"
The question got to Sunset, and to the girls, too. We all just stood there, thinking really carefully for a good answer. But, it was to the point where we just never knew.
"I just hope Aria's doing alright." Rarity hoped. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement, but I just still stared at her. If only Sonata was he- No. I don't think I want Sonata here. If she couldn't bear hearing, she wouldn't bear seeing. Even with the heart monitor, all fine and everything, she wouldn't be stable...
Suddenly, the doctor popped his head in. "Sorry, but the time's up."
"What? Already?" Sunset said, then checking her watch. I just looked at the clock, and so it was. Ten minutes. Well, this kinda sucked. I honestly thought three minutes passed. The doctor stood clear of the doorway as everyone left, but I stood there, and noticed a post-it note pad on the desk.
"Excuse me, but everyone has to leave the room." the doctor told me. I looked at him for a second.
"Hey... do you mind if I left a note here? For Aria?" I asked.
The doctor looked at me, and cocked a brow. He then reached into his shirt pocket, and pulled out a pen and tossed it to me. Once I caught it, he said, "Alright. But please, make it quick."
I grabbed a post-it note, and started writing on it. Only took a minute until I was done and posted it on the lamp next to her. If she turns her head to the door, she would be able to read it perfectly. I walk out of the room, smiling. I got to the parking lot, but then, something got to me.
Where was Sonata? And where was my car?
Hey, Aria, if you wake up and see this just know that we're here for you, and that you're a true hero. We all hope you heal, and get well soon. Thank you. Sonata is worried to death and isn't so happy about hearing you be here, so she couldn't see you, sadly. But, I'll try to get you two together. Maybe you can help her feel better about this? But anyways, we'll probably be meeting again.
I manage to make it home from a taxi, and I get dropped off. I stood in front of my house, noticing my car in the driveway. "How'd she even get my keys?" I told myself, shaking my head.
I walk slowly up to the door, not hearing a single thing except birds chirping. I knocked on the door. "Sonata?" I said out loud. "You in there?"
A sudden flash appeared in my mind. The dream...
Soft crying...
Crying, looking broken...
Blood...
What the hell?! I knocked faster and harder. "Sonata?" I said louder. "You in there? Please answer!"
I waited longer, getting more chills in my mind.
It trickled down Sonata's bare arm that was shown, and on that arm was a large cut. It was a large one, alright. She cut herself...
The chilling description of my nightmare, lurking in my mind. Why was this happening to me? A minute of silence reigned again, and I shook my head. "Sonata?!" I almost forgot I had the an extra pair of keys for the house, and unlocked the door.
It was open, and I bolted in the room. Living room: empty. Kitchen: empty. Bedroom... Closed. I moved my feet towards the door, and I couldn't feel any more scared. Cause there was crying. Soft, miserable crying.
"Aria..." I heard from the room. It sounded like it was cracking, and I knew what I had to do. I had to help her.
I grabbed the door and opened it. "Sonata!" I said, bursting into the room. All I saw was better than I expected. Her body was not harmed or bleeding, thankfully, but the sheer look of her face was damp. She had tears pushing out of her eyes, and the streaks stained her blue cheeks. "Sonata-"
"Stay away!" she said, looking down. She clutched a pillow in her arms. "I just want to be-"
"Son-"
"I want to be alone!" she yelled. "For Pete's sake, Shine, just god damn leave me!" She weeped on the pillow. "I just... I just..."
I stood there, looking at the miserable image. She looked better, like I said, but still, wasn't the fondest view. I took a step forward. Nothing. Another one. Nothing. Then, another.
She looked up at me with broken eyes. "Shine... What don't you get?"
"I don't get..." I trailed off. She kept staring at me, expecting the best possible answer. "I don't get why you're like this..."
She softly giggled, but it wasn't anything happy or fun. "You don't, huh?"
I slowly nodded. "Yes. Aria's alright, Sonata, she's going to be fine."
"Oh, of course." she said. "She's 'alright'. You know, living under painful burns and almost dying on me... Again."
"Again?" I suddenly asked. She darted her eyes at me again.
"Yes. Again." She had more tears slowly maneuver down her cheeks. "You know about us, sirens, right? Well, let me tell ya, living for a long time, around a thousand years... Not the best."
"What do you mean?" I asked. I remembered about the sirens' history, like how they were banished and how long they lived, but nothing too personal.
"Aria... Aria always got me scared and worried." she answered in a dead tone. "Always." She fought back tears. "She always entered harmful situations, always put herself at risk, and always... ALWAYS gets hurt. If fortunate enough, almost die. You know, like now."
I took a slow step forward. "Really?"
"Of course! She always made me worry! In case you never knew, Aria was my favorite!" she screamed, mascara dripping. "She always helped me out, even if she was a pain back then. She cared for me, even if she said she hated me." She softly chuckled. "Kinda funny, sometimes." A small smile grew on her face. "Ha... ha..."
I felt a little disturbed, my stomach feeling a little uneasy. "Well, what did she do?"
"Well, let's see... Almost got killed by some gang, injured from trying to leap from one building to another, the part where she got hit by a car for jaywalking in the city, and even more." She sighed. "Just... I love her like a sister, and I worry for her."
"I-"
"AND SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THAT!" she screamed. "No! She just thinks whatever and whenever, just putting herself out there! I hate it! I know what she did there was actually worth something, for once in her life, but I can't..." Water formed in her eyes. "I can't..." Slowly, they trickled. "I can't stand seeing her in this crap anymore!" She reached out and hugged me, tightening it immediately. "I'm scared of losing her! I don't care if she still makes it, cause it lasts forever in my mind. How many times she went out there, almost killing herself, scaring the hell out of me... Do YOU know how it feels?!"
"I-I don't." I admitted. Suddenly, Sonata stopped, and started to softly sniffle. This didn't look too good. "But here's the thing, Sonata: I'm sure that she didn't want to scare you, or antagonize you, or do anything against you on purpose. Someone was gonna burn."
"I know..." she said. "But... Just..."
"I understand." I said. "I know what you're trying to say. But trust me, just calm down, and maybe we can see Aria tomorrow." I stared into her pure, dazzling eyes. "I hate to see you like this, and I'm sure Aria does, too."
She sat there, staring at me. "If you say so... Please..." She gripped my hand hard. "Don't leave me. Ever." She gripped it even harder, and a small sniffle escaped her mouth. "You're a great friend. I don't wanna lose you..."
"I won't." I said in response. "I'm here for ya."
"Th-Thanks..." she said quietly, kicking her feet. In the next second, she reached up and pecked me on the cheek. "For tolerating... this."
"Hey, don't worry." I said, reaching my arm around her. "How about we see her tomorrow?"
She wiped away a couple of tears. "Okay." She had no more tears or sniffles coming out, but her frown stayed in place.
"Good." I rubbed her back. "So, uh, tacos fine?"
"J-Just anything." she said, in which I nodded.
"Kay." I get up, and head towards the door. Before I left, however, I felt a very quiet voice from Sonata.
"S-Shiney?"
"Yeah?" I asked, turning my head.
"I-I just thought of something..."
"What?" I went back to comfort her, as her body shivered. "What's wrong?"
"The... Nightmare..." The words sent a chill up my spine. "You remember, right?"
I nodded. "It's been b-bothering me, yeah. Why?"
"Well, the details... They're coming to life. You explained it all in full detail. The way the morning starts, the mall shopping, and then... Aria's..." She couldn't speak no more.
I rubbed her back a little more. "Hey, th-that didn't hap-"
"Well it kinda did." she said in an alarming tone. "Me wanting to hurt myself. IT almost happened. It's related, as was Aria's death... She ALMOST died... ALMOST..."
I felt more disturbed than before. "Sonata, I'm sure that-"
"And what's gonna happen next?" she interrupted. "Shine, I think your little nightmare is becoming a reality..."
I continued rubbing her back, keeping silent.
"Shine, do you... Do you think Adagio..." Her breathing was very audible, and seemed to be panicky. "You think she's gonna-"
In a quick turn, I hugged her close. Soft tears wet my shoulders, and her head laid on my shoulders. "No, Sonata, it's not going to happen." I said, almost crying myself. "Don't think like that."
"But what if?" Sonata said. "What if something close to that DOES happen? I'm afraid it isn't all coincidence... I'm afraid."
We both sat there, hugging eachother on my bed. It scared me to know that I wasn't the only one knowing that everything in that dreadful nightmare has been coming close. While the last two events weren't exact, they were a little similar. So, with that brought up, I... I didn't know what was to come next.
Whether it'd be nothing, or if the last and final moment would happen... And I'm praying it isn't gonna happen.
The next day, I told the girls that everything was alright. That Sonata was back to her old self again, being happy and glee. And thank goodness, too. I still had to be right beside her at times, comforting her or making her feel better, but she was still fine. I asked her if she wanted to head off towards the hospital to see Aria, but she insisted not to. Yet. I went along with it, but pondered on the idea of what to do. Said from the girls, they were going to be busy, so really, we were the only ones with time on our hands.
I looked at Sonata, laying on the couch, bored off her mind. "You up for anything?" I asked.
She weakly shrugged. "I mean... I dunno..." She played with her hair, wrapping it around her finger. "I mean... Got any movies?"
I walked over to the shelves full of cases containing movies. "There is... Jurassic Park."
"Seen it."
"Shrek."
"Been there."
"Hmm..." I scratched my chin, trying to find a good movie. It took a while. A little annoyed, Sonata walked over to me.
"I don't know, Shiney, maybe we can just... go out or something." she brought up. "Maybe head out to the arcade, perhaps play a couple of games. Maybe head to the botanic gardens, check out some flowers or something..."
I shrugged. "Let me see what's going on in Canterlot." I pulled out my phone, and scrolled through the city's website, seeing events that were happening today. "Oh, there's- No, no, no... Wai- Nah..." I let out a long sigh. "There's barely anything to do." I looked at the television screen, currently having commercials. "I guess we'll just hit back and have a lazy day."
"Aw, alright." Sonata said. "Guess we could..." She sat next to me. "What's on TV?" she said, grabbing the remote and flicking through the channels. There was nothing... Nothing... Nothing... Then suddenly, I felt something snuggle into my chest. I looked down to see Sonata's head burying into my chest. I decided not to say anything, but she snuggled a little more.
"Sonata?" I asked. She didn't respond. "Anything wrong?"
She shook her head. "Nope. I-I just like snuggling, that's all." Though her face was hidden, I could mark out some pink on her face. "It's... cozy, y-you know?" A minute after, she got up. "You know what, I'm gonna go take a shower."
"Now?" I questioned. "It's like... ten in the morning, we've been up since seven."
Sonata let out a nervous giggle. "W-Well, I dunno, feel stinky, and that ain't kinky. So, uh, gotta shower!" She immediately bolted into the shower, not even bringing any sort of clothing with her to change into. Strange... Feel stinky, and that ain't kinky... Well then.
I flicked through a couple of more channels, just to waste time, and what felt like a minute was really ten minutes passing by. I heard a door creak open, and looked over slightly to the bathroom. I caught, right in my eyes, a beautiful, blue girl, a girl I liked, a girl who was so cute... Wearing a towel around her. "Uh..." I said, completely frozen. Intense blush ran over my face, and I didn't know how to react. Sonata had a soft blush on her face, and she let out a soft smile.
"Hey, Shiney." she said. "So... Yay, I'm done with my shower." She slowly walked to the bedroom, and closed the door. Alright, things are getting a little... wild. She came back out wearing a small black shirt, and when I mean small, I mean didn't cover her belly, which was pretty toned, and then, white short-shorts. Already, more blush appeared on our faces. She walked back towards me, and snuggled on me again. "Mind if I-I snuggle with you again?" she asked.
"Sure." I said. She nuzzled her head back into my chest, and let out a cute, little sigh. I finally just stopped flicking through television, and we were just stuck on some romance soap opera. It was set in some cliche restaurant where the lady wore a revealing dress, while the man wore such a dashing outfit, having slick, black hair. I watched, but Sonata had other plans... Slowly, she circled her hand around... my stomach. I would lie if I said I didn't feel awkward.
She then laid her hand flat on my stomach, gently moving her hand around it. "Woah..." she said very quietly. Still, I said nothing. Just blushed. A low giggle came out of her mouth, and she nuzzled a little more down my torso. Should I be worried?
"Sonata?" I said. Immediately, she shot her head up.
"Y-Yeah?!" she said, completely in a panic.
"Uh... Mind to tell me why you're, um... nuzzling into me?" I asked. "Or, like, rubbing my stomach..."
The siren sheepishly smiled. "Oh, uh... Well, I... I felt like it." she responded. "I mean... You don't mind, do you?" she asked.
I shook my head. "It's just a little out-of-nowhere, that's all. Didn't expect this."
"Oh." she said. "Well..." She quickly reached up and pecked my lips. "Did you expect that?"
I was stunned beyond belief. "N-No." I answered. Sonata softly giggled, biting her nail. "What's going on here? Again, I don't mind it, Sonata, but... Why are you doing this?"
She let out a low sigh. "Alright, Shiney," she said. "I'll tell you the truth: I wanna pay you back for what you've done."
I widened my eyes. "Pay me back?" I said. "In... what way?"
She sheepishly smiled wider, and her pink blush showed more. "In this way." She reached up again, and made full contact with my lips. She lightly laid a hand on my cheek, and started making out with me, starting to play with my tongue with hers. My once widened eyes slowly closed, and I placed a hand on her back. Slowly, she scooted up and sat on my lap.
She separated her lips from mine. "Hey," she whispered in my ear. "I really thank you sooo much for your help." She moved my head to face her straight in the eyes. "I... I'm sorry for what has happened earlier, and all the crap I put up, and even when I did it, you still came for me. You comforted me... So now, I think a little romance can be my way of saying 'thank you'." She cocked a grin, and leaned in my lips once more. She pushed herself closer, her chest squishing against mine, her waist making contact, her tongue dancing with mine.
I was in for a ride.
Slowly, while she made out with me, she slowly swayed her hips, pushing herself forward, grinding against me. 'Woah.' I thought. She wrapped both hands behind my head, and she pushed the make-out harder. I went along, and grabbed her butt, clenching it, making her squeak. She let go, and we both gasped for air.
"Little naughty." she said, biting her nail. She looked down at my waistline, then reaching a hand down. She grabbed the bottom of my shirt, and slowly raised it. She gasped as she noticed my tone stomach. "Oh boy..." she reacted. "So, THAT'S what I've felt..." She traced her fingers around my stomach, shivering from the touch. In no way was I some sort of muscle boy, getting the six pack all built up, but it was about as built as I could get, which Sonata just loves.
While she twirled her finger on my abdomen, her chest pressed harder against mine. While mine was bare, stripped of clothing, hers was covered with at least two pieces... That's if she was wearing the other piece of clothing under... She grinds a little more, letting out a little moan just to tease me. I pinch her butt a little more, and she breathed steadily. "Shine..." she let out. "I love you..."
"Me, too." I said, feeling the firmness of her little butt, clenched by the short-shorts. She smiled, and reached down at her shirt, herself. She raised it, but stopped right before her bra was going to show.
"You know what, you're the man." she said. "Go ahead." I gripped her shirt, blushing madly for this was the first time I'd EVER do something like this, and lifted it up, then seeing nothing but a violet bra strapped to her chest. She said in a low voice, "Like what you see?" I slowly nodded. "Hehe... Good." She grabbed my hands very gingerly, and slowly moved them to touch her- Oh lord. I saw my hands firmly on her chest, which is where her hands led mine. "You deserve it."
"S-Sonata, I-"
"Sshh..." she said, shushing me. "I know what I'm doing. Seriously, Shine, I mean it. Don't be such a girl about it. You deserve some... love... care... affection. And lucky you are to get it from a... siren." She leaned her chest closer. "So, please, Shine, just enjoy yourself."
I decided to give in. "Alright." I said. And soon, I gave her breasts a little squeeze, earning a soft moan from Sonata. The siren laid her head on my shoulder, and I squeezed again. She moaned a little louder in my ear, teasing me more.
"See?" she whispered. "Put me under your control."
She turned around, and her bare shoulder was close to my chin. She slowly swayed her hips, butt making contact, and she let out a soft smile. I still held on, and I moved my head lower. I started kissing her neck, earning more pleasuring moans from Sonata. She rested a hand on my neck, and reached back to give me another kiss. Things were getting fun. Straight from Sonata, which made things just get better. She grinded a little more, making me get hotter and hotter. She slowly put her legs up, and put them on each side of the couch that we were having fun on. Almost looked like she was doing the splits. I only squeezed slightly harder, making Sonata stop and hold my hands.
"Don't... stop..." she whispered. "Shiney..." She turned around, and pushed her lips against mine again, making an intense make-out session. I still held on. Finally, she moved a bit away. "Hang on..." she said. "I-I wanna ask you something, REALLY quick."
"Go on." I said. She turned around once more, and placed her hand on the strap of her bra. I wished my nose was bleeding, cause it felt like the perfect moment to.
"Would you do the honors?" she said, slyly. I nodded, and proceeded to take it off. Once done, it fell to the ground, and I looked over her shoulders, seeing the... Well, I should keep that information to myself~. "I'm so glad I met you, Shine... I love you..."
And I then continued the cycle. Kiss, squeeze, smile, repeat.
Kiss, squeeze, smile, repeat...
Kiss, squeeze, smile, repeat...
Kiss, squeeze, smile, repeat...
Kiss... squeeze... smile...
Man, so much for a boring day... I guess we found our little to-do activity here...
Time passed, and we called it over... for now. I looked over to Sonata, gasping for air as we finished it with a long make-out. "Sonata," I said. "I... I don't know what to say after that."
She giggled. "Shine, just keep this in mind, alright?" She crawled over and twirled her finger on my chest. "Keep this between the two of us? Hmm?"
I saluted. "The secret's kept in the safe, ma'am." I said, making her lightly laugh. "God, just never done that before, you know?"
"Oh, I could tell." she commented. "The way you were nervous, being all gentle at first cause you didn't know what to do." She giggled as she remembered. I couldn't help but chuckle, too. "So... You don't mind if we do it-"
"Another time?" I finished.
"Yeah."
"I wouldn't mind." I answered. A big hug strangled me the second later.
"It was fun." she whispered in my ear.
I softly smiled. "Same he-" I looked down, only to see Sonata sleeping on my chest. "Eh, I guess... *yawn*... I'm tired, too." I laid back, holding Sonata in my arms. My head rested on the shoulder of the couch. "I love you." I gently kissed her on the forehead, and closed my eyes, drifting into a nice, comfortable sleep.
With that day passed on like the wind, we woke up the next morning, having to find ourselves with almost nothing to do. I find Sonata next to me in bed, tugging my arm with a light, pink blush spreading on her cheeks. "Morning." she said. "You look happy."
"I am." I said, gently smiling and rubbing the finger on her soft cheek. "Same could go for you."
"I'm always happy with you, Shiny." she said. "And... I was very happy yesterday." She tried so hard not to spread a blush on her cheeks, but the blood flowed quick and made her cheeks red as an ornament.
I lightly chuckled. "Same here." I closed in to give her a peck, but my phone suddenly vibrated. I looked down the bed to see my phone laid down, right at the edge of the bed. Carefully, I move to get my phone so it won't fall off and possibly shatter, and right when it fell, I clutched it. "Phew." I said in relief. I look at the screen to see a text from Sunset.
'Hey is Sonata there? She isn't picking up her phone.'
Sonata looked over my shoulder. "Sunset?" she said, rubbing her eyes. She then questioned the phone part. "I'm not picking up my phone? It didn't even ring, I turn that thing on loud."
"Is the text on loud?"
"... Oops."
She quickly looked around to find her phone and found nothing. She heard a buzz, and looked over to her shorts on the ground. "Ah!" she said in delight, and got out from the covers to receive her phone. "Got it, Shiny! Been in my shorts."
"Your-" I look at her to question, but I was silenced. My mind clicked on something else as I stared.
"What?" she asked, all puzzled. She looked slowly down and blushed herself. "Oh. Forgot about that."
She wore a neon-pink thong that held tight against her, and was particularly very thin. As for the top... I don't need to describe. "U-U-Uh..." I said, stuttering and out of words to say.
"D-Don't say anything." she said, quickly turning around and grabbing her shorts. She looked back and bit her lip, slowly swaying her butt in a flirtatious manner. I felt so warm on my face. She put on her shorts and looked at me. "You know where the bra's at... right?"
"I dunno." I said, shrugging. "We brought it in here, somewhere." I instantly felt a piece of fabric on my leg. I pull up the covers seeing my underwear on me and a b... bra. I bring up the bra to her. "F-Forgot."
"Heh, it's okay." she assured. "Besides, at least we had fun, right?" She giggled, biting her finger.
I nodded. "Totally." Sonata quickly looked at her phone texts, seeing at least five messages from Sunset. She responded, and the both of us waited. Suddenly, her phone screen flashed, and she read it closely. "Oh." she said.
"What?" I asked.
"Apparently, she wants me to come over and practice a little more with the band." she said, a smile slowly growing on her face. "More specifically on the new one!"
"Really?" I moved closer to see her phone screen, which displayed a text from Sunset asking Sonata to come over to practice. "Well, hot damn, let's go."
"Kay." she said, typing in a reply. Once sent, she smiled at me. "This is awesome!" She quickly pecked my cheek and jumped in place giddily. "Hey... you think I'll do good?"
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Like, when it actually comes. Being live, whenever that is. Singing the duet, seeing whether or not I'll actually do good and not croak." She rubbed her arm, looking a tad away from my face. I trace a finger under her chin to make her look at me.
"Hey, I think you'll do great." I assured. "I'll be your biggest fan, right by your side. Trust me, Sonata, you'll do just awesome."
She gently smiled and hugged me. "Thanks, Shiny." she said, digging her face in my chest. I ran a hand through her hair, then kissing her forehead.
"I'll always be by you."
We arrived at the stage, where everyone was waiting. Sunset gave a wave. "Sweet, you're here!"
"Yay!" Pinkie cheered in excitement.
"Woo!" Sonata said back. "So, are we getting right to it."
"If you want." Dash said, tuning her guitar. "On your go."
"Oh." Sonata said, a little surprised. She slowly stepped up to the mic, grabbing it with both hands. "Okay..." She closed her eyes, and took in a deep breath. "Go."
Rarity played her piano guitar to start up the song, and Sunset stood next to Sonata. She placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her a soft, sure smile. And once they hit their queue, both sung at the same time, creating a wonderful melody. The band played, and I just watched. I bobbed my head to the beat, and smiled at Sonata.
Once the song reached the finish, Sonata smiled widely. "I may not know what the future holds," she sung, taking steps forward. "But hear me when I say, that my past does not define me," She continued walking, her eyes closed. "Cause my past is not to-AHHHH!" She accidentally fell off the stage, screaming for her life. I quickly dove in to catch her, and she roughly landed on my back.
"Ow." I let out. She blushed in embarrassment and got up. The girls came over and let out a gasp.
"Don't worry, I'm okay!" Sonata assured, giving a thumbs-up.
"Shine?" Sunset asked. "You alright?"
I pointed a thumb up. "Doing great." I said. Once I got up to sweep off any dirt, I felt a little release on my nose. Strange... My lips pick up a taste of a bit of liquid, and I felt the part between my lip and nose, only to see blood on my one finger. "Sweet." I said.
Rarity noticed. "Oh, dearie! You're bleeding."
"Eh, I'm fine." I said, trying to brush it off. "Just a nose bleed."
"Still, you should take care of it, darling." she insisted. She headed towards backstage. "Come, darling."
"Fine." I said. Sonata followed, feeling a little guilty that she would just go off stage like that. I looked at her guilty expression, and so I held her hand. "Hey," I spoke to her. "You ain't got nothing to be sad about."
"Well, I just hurt you-"
"That was an accident, Sonata. At least you learned now, right?" I gave her a soft smile.
"I guess." she said, blushing a little pink. I squeezed her hand gently.
Rarity came up with a box of tissues. "Here you go, darling." she said, handing me the box. "Just try not to get any blood any where, alright? Hehe..." She chuckled nervously, just thinking about the possibility of having a red stain on her clothing.
I assured her it wouldn't happen. "Hey, no worries, Rarity." I said, bending my head a little back while sticking a tissue up the bleeding nostril. "I'm careful on these sort of..."
"Shine, darling?"
"Shiny?"
I kept silent. While the noise filled with Rainbow tuning her guitar and Pinkie playing her drums out of boredom, I heard something odd. I heard a rustle from a bush, and off in the couple of feet away, I noticed a rustling bush. I narrowed my eyes to see a figure. Looked feminine, with... large, poofy hair. Closer, I see... "What the hell?"
Quickly, the figure dashed off, and I just watched it run away. Sonata looked at my direction, yet came with confusion. "Uh, Shiny?" she questioned. "What did you see?" My eyes were widened, and a terrifying flash vibrated through my mind, sending chills through my skin. "S-Shiny?"
"Adagio." I answered in one chilling, fearful word. "I saw Adagio."
Sonata was simply struck with shock. "W-What?" she asked. "I don't think I heard you r-right."
I cleared my throat. "Adagio... I saw her." I pointed my finger towards the bushes far off. "Over there, but she left as soon as I noticed. I-I really did see her, honest!"
"Shine..." Sonata said, rubbing her arms and looking down. "This isn't funny... It's not."
"But I'm telling the truth, she was right over there!" I told her. "I wouldn't lie or try to scare you." Sonata still held her arms, while Rarity looked at me. Not angrily or scared, just as if she was confused and out-of-words. "Rarity, you believe me, don't you?"
Rarity shrugged. "Darling, I don't know what to say." she said. "I mean, I'm your friend and all, but I just don't know if that's correct. Not saying that you're lying, of course, just that maybe you saw something." She let out a nervous chuckle, as if she was getting slightly scared. "I've heard Fluttershy mention a friendly bear around here, once in a while, so if anything, maybe you caught sight of that?"
"And think of a giant bear as Adagio?" I questioned. "Rarity, just tell me, do you actually believe me?"
"I don't know, darling!" she said, defending herself. "In both ways I think you're telling the honest truth, yet again, I feel like there must've been a mistake in your vision."
"Well, it was for a good couple of seconds... though she was pretty shady in the back." I scratched my chin, training in thought.
"See?" Rarity pointed out, rubbing a panicking Sonata on the back. "Maybe it was just something else." Rarity grew worrying eyes for a moment. "Dusk, dearie, is something wrong?"
"What?" I raised a brow and scratched the back of my neck. "No, why?"
"Well, I'm just taking a shot here, but you look awfully riled up." I felt my head, feeling some beads of sweat. Actually, when I felt my head, I felt warm. "Anything going on?"
I shook my head. "No. Th-Thanks for asking, but I'm fine." A flash of Adagio came on. Just a normal pose.
"Darling, you know you can tell us, right?"
"Rarity, I thank you, but... I'm fine." I rubbed some sweat off again, meeting another flash. Now, she's downed, hurt, like she's been punched.
"Dusk," Rarity said, placing a hand on my shoulder. "I know I can stop, but you look really uncomfortable. Please tell us what's wrong. W-We can help." Her voice sounded as if she was afraid, like me.
"Rarity..." I gently shrug her hand off, and I look away. "I'm f-" And there went another flash. Now, she's standing there. Looking evil, despicable, like something is up her sleeve. As if I just saw her a couple of good minutes ago.
Before anything else, I felt another hand touch my shoulder. I noticed it was blue, which could only mean-
"Shine?" questioned Rainbow. "Anything wrong?"
I looked back, seeing Rainbow even worried. Finally, I get my face to a normal expression, one that shows no worry. "It's alright." I said, pretending that me worrying just a minute ago never happened. "Just something got caught up to me."
"Like what?" both Rarity and Dash asked simultaneously.
"Nothing important." I answered, before a sudden sniff beside me caught my attention. I looked at Sonata, having a couple of glistening tears in the corner of her eyes. "Sonata-"
"Please... What's wrong?" she begged. "Did you really see Adagio," Sudden flash... "or was she not there?" And it was bad.
I couldn't see Sonata's tearful eyes, not her blue skin in the bright day, not even her lively self. No, I just couldn't. It was all different with this one. I could see her, but not in a way I wanted. I didn't know how I looked, but hopefully not scary. I felt a sting in my brain as the image burned in my mind of another flash of Adagio... Sonata... together. I had the flash of the nightmare. Again. My brain pulsed loudly and I couldn't help but see the image shake. It felt horrible and I couldn't bear it.
"Shiney?" said a very worried Sonata, shaking me. "Shine, are you alright?" She shook me harder. "Shiney, answer me!"
"Gah!" I said before noticing Sonata, now even more full of tears. Must've scared the shit out of her. "Sonata?" I quickly give her a hug of comfort, but she gently pushed me off.
"Just..." She looked back at the girls. "Please leave us alone for a moment, please." The girls nodded and left the area. Sonata stood there, arms crossed and shaking her head. "Shine, you're scaring me... but I feel like I know why?" I only let out the sound of my heavy breathing. "It's... the nightmare again, isn't it?" She looked at me, looking slightly better than what she looked like when I hugged her. "Isn't it?"
I nodded. "But Sonata-"
"You thought of Adagio... didn't you?" Her words were starting to sound choked up. I honestly had no idea what to do at this instance. She didn't want me to hug her, she pushed me off, so I guess all I could do was just stand and listen. "I... I... I don't want to see you in anymore pain. Not from that."
She went up and hugged me tightly, letting out a nice cracking sound from my back. She let some of her soft tears dampen in my shirt, but like almost all the time, I didn't care if it got wet. I slowly wrap my arms around her, feeling a tear jerk from my eye. "Sonata... I did think of the nightmare," I whispered. "I really did, but when it came to the bushes, I really did see something there. I was certain it was Adagio!"
She rubbed my back. "And even if it was, what do we have to worry? We're together, and she can't break us apart. She won't... Dagi won't..." The blue siren held back a couple of tears. "H-H-Hur... H-Hu-"
I tighten the hug. "No, she won't. Ever." I assured. "I swear, Sonata, honest, pinkie-promise." I could see part of Sonata's face, seeing a nice, heartwarming smile. She tightened the hug a little more, feeling comfortable. "And if she ever does manage to lay a hand on you to hurt you in any way, I'll be there for you. I won't let anyone hurt my little Sonata." Sonata's smile grew wider.
"Good." she said. "I... I won't leave you, either. I'll be there whenever you need me, too." She released the hug and looked into my eyes. "Honestly... I don't what I'd do without you. Like, even if you just saved me back at the Battle of the Bands, if you've never taken me to your home," she said, slightly blushing pink. "I don't know where I'd end up. I don't know how Aria would end up. I don't know where... where you would end up. I have no clue."
I put a finger under her chin. "Well, good thing I didn't just save you, huh?"
"Mmhmm." she said, nodding. She approached to my face to give me a kiss, raising up her one foot, putting her arms around my neck. I moved my hands down towards her small butt, earning a moan from Sonata. She released the kiss and smiled with her large blush. "Let's head back, shall we?" I nodded and walked beside her towards the stage, seeing the gang with their instruments. "We're good." She gave a sure thumbs-up.
"So, what went wro-" Dash was interrupted by a hand put on her arm from Sunset.
"I think that's personal, Dash." she said. "Plus, they can tell whenever they want, but I think the time's not right to ask that."
I brushed the back of my neck. "Yeah, she's right." I admitted. "But soon, I think we can tell you. Honestly, it isn't that much of a problem, but after what happened... yeah."
Dash gave a soft smile. "Alright, just you two lovebirds stay together, a'ight?" The two of us blushed, and Dash laughed. "Ah, I love teasing people." I once again went back and listened to the girls perform, enjoying every single song, especially Sonata and Sunset's performance on the newly-coming song. I let out a happy sigh.
"You're the best, Sonata, and I'll never think you less. I'll never... ever... let anyone hurt you."
We were home, laying back on the couch, again. Sonata had a hand placed on my shoulder, and she laid her head softly on it. Her small smile shined the room up a bit, and I rubbed her shoulder. We were like a couple of cozy people snuggling against each other. It's been a week ever since the time I caught my eye on Adagio, ever since I made Sonata feel very afraid of what I was saying, what I saw.
Nothing went bad along the week, no worries from me, no worries from Sonata, no talk about it, but for thought, I still had it in mind... Her evil smile, with her damn spiky tooth... her figure in the dark woods, almost unnoticeable... You know what, perhaps there were some worries from me, but not publicly. Not in front of Sonata or anyone else. God, especially not in front of Sonata. Seeing her slightly tear up from what I was describing nearly crushed me in the inside, but I made sure to not let it happen again. I swore on it.
But though, I couldn't scratch it out. At least at this moment, and I don't know why. Throughout the whole week, moments of me and Sonata... everything was set on that. How sweet her smile was, how cute her laugh was, how pretty her eyes looked. Everything was bright and all around me and her. A date, us just talking, or us just snuggling on the couch like now. There was no thought of Adagio, no thought of anything or anyone else. Just Sonata. As if she was really something special to me, clearing my mind of all my worries... But now it isn't working. I... I don't know why.
Nothing's... diff- "You alright?" asked Sonata. I quickly shake my head to snap out of my daydream and focus on Sonata.
"Y-Yeah." I said, rubbing her shoulder to make her feel like I am alright. I lean closely to plant a small kiss on Sonata's forehead to make that statement show a little more.
"Okay..." she said, moving her head up to touch the top of her head to my chin. She lightly yawned, making me slightly blush. So cute how she-
SONATA!!!
A sudden flash erupted out of nowhere, and I get disturbed by it. My blood ran cold, and I felt a little tense. I showed a little odd movement, which meant- "You sure you're alright?" she asked, this time facing straight at me, eye-to-eye.
I let out a low sigh. "N... No." I admitted with guilt. "It's just..."
Sonata's eyes already seemed to be a little watery. "It's Adagio, isn't it?" Sonata asked, putting a finger under my chin. To lighten up the mood, she wrapped both arms around my neck, tightening the hold. "Just forget about it, alright, sweetie? You haven't mentioned it in such a long time."
"I know, I know," I said, "But for some reason, it's getting to me, now. Like, everytime I'm with you, it just... goes away. Like nothing. I only focus on you and I whenever we do the smallest things together, but now..." I laid back. "I don't know... I feel... different."
And suddenly, I get a disturbing flash, but it was no image or noise for a split-second. It was like a day-dream. On second thought, a god damn nightmare...
I suddenly find myself standing again, frozen in place, the only movement being my hands and head. I looked around, same damn area. A dark, eerie forest, and in front of me, two figures. Both didn't look at me, but rather towards each other. One had their head down, shaking, while the other stood tall, a smile easily noticeable.
Sonata was the one with her head down, and the smiling one... Adagio. The area was lit up more, and I could see her disturbing feature. Her cold stare, her hair all over the place, and the knife in her hand... a good dab of blood on it. I turn my head to look at Sonata, and she looked miserable. Hurt... Bloody... The same damn thing.
She fell down on her knees, and I could hear her crying and whimpering. Sonata's cuts were visible, right on the chest. Adagio toyed with the knife, and I was stuck there to just... watch. I screamed, "SONATA!"
And something happened. Adagio quickly snapped her head towards me, noticing my figure. She... She heard me? She walked closer towards me with the knife in hand, which scared the hell out of me as she got inches closer. Sonata still stuck to the ground, not budging her head towards me. The lone siren got closer and closer, the leaves and branches on the dirt cracking with each step she took, then finally, she stopped.
"Hmm..." she said. She tossed her knife in the air and caught it with the other hand. "I see you're back again."
"Fuck off." I snapped, clenching my fists. Still, I couldn't move my legs.
"Woah there, cutie," she said, "There's no need to be snappy. I mean, you don't wanna lash out and be some sort of monster again, do you?" I kept quiet. "I thought so. You wouldn't wanna hurt a pretty face like mine, you little bitch."
"Go away." I warned. "You... You hurt Sonata, you bitch! I think tha-"
"Be quiet, you." she ordered. "Maybe another cut on your girl could do the trick?" She aimed the knife at Sonata, but I shook my head violently. "Then be quiet." Adagio went close to my face, mere inches away from me. "Say... you're really worried. To actually have such an uneasy nightmare about Sonata getting hurt. Seems a little odd. Overprotective? Or could it be... something else?"
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Oh, you know, maybe you might be... thinking of hurting-"
"No, I wouldn't." I said. "I'm not intending to hurt Sonata at all! I love her, she's innocent, a-"
"Sure, sure." she said. "But you know what, if you are overprotective, you think she'll be alright with this? Being huddled with you dreaming of events of her getting hurt? You can't handle this nightmare, you can't handle any other. Who knows, maybe next week you can get visions of some drunk driver hitting Sonata with his car, or maybe a loose, rabid dog assaulting her on the bare neck."
"That's..." I couldn't have any words escape my mouth. Truly, I felt stunned. Could... No. Adagio can't be true about this. No way would I be so fearful of Sonata being harmed. To be ridiculously hit by a drunk driver or mauled by a rabid dog, not in real life, not in some random dream, not in a book. It can't be like that, but... I couldn't say anything.
"Tell me, if Sonata told you a story of her nightmare being you committing suicide because of a break-up, how would you feel?"
"I'd-"
"If she told you that Aria burned you alive, what would you say?"
"Ada-"
"If she explained the details of her recurring nightmare of me, Adagio Dazzle, cutting you every single place like a god damn psycopath, almost something you imagined when you dared to punch me, HOW WOULD YOU REA-"
"SHUT THE HELL UP!!!" I threw a huge fist, only for it to go right through her. Like she was just mist. But that doesn't mean she wasn't physical, as shown on the next part.
"Why you bastard!" She threw her knife, only to cut my bare arm. And the knife drew hard. Deep. Brutally. My arm instantly drew blood down the arm, almost like how Sonata's cut was. I never could imagine my purple skin being colored crimson. At least not this much. Not the only move, though. "How does that feel, huh?" She slashed my other arm just the same way, and I let out a painful scream.
"Shiney!"
"Maybe this can make you damn think, huh?" Another slash on the same arm.
"Wake up!"
Tears dripped down my face, but Adagio didn't seem affected by it. No guilt, no smile, just the same expression of anger. "Maybe you should be done with her-" She stabbed me right in the chest. "Before she's done with you."
"SHINE!"
"Shine!" I quickly snap out of it and look at Sonata, her expression easily terrified and worried. Tears built up, yet have not fallen. "Shine, listen!"
"Y-Yeah?" I asked. "What up?" I suddenly choked a bit on my words, which confused me a little. Why was I choking on my own... Suddenly, tears clogged my vision, making Sonata's detailed face of worrying emotion turn into a light-blue blob. I found myself crying. Right in front of Sonata.
"Why... What happened? You weren't doing anything, a-and I got worried, a-and you just started acting wild, and- and- and..." Her voice choked and she started crying. She clutched her collar, and looked at me. "You're really scaring me, Dusk..."
"I'm... I'm sorry." My tears felt cold, making me shiver.
"Dusk, what the hell... What's going on?" Her voice sounded more stable and controlled. "Just..." She ran her hand through my hair. "Just tell me what the hell happened."
I briefly tell her what has happened, what I just saw. Come to think of it, how long was I just there, what did it look like, sound like, was it fearful, horrible, or... I felt like I was losing my mind. This just... never happened before. "My God, Dusk..." she said after I explained. "Okay, it's... it's alright. I-"
I tug harder as I hugged her body. "I don't want you hurt, that's all." I said. "I... I just don't want you hurt... I don't know why it happened, I'm sorry I scared you, I just don't want you hurt." Tears still ran down my cheeks, much faster than Sonata's. I honestly was surprised. However, I don't know what was going on with me. One week, I'm fine, but now, I break down, sobbing in front of my girlfriend after a fearful vision, daydream, whatever the hell you call it. I felt like a child who just underwent a nightmare with the Boogeyman and wanting to sleep with my mother for being too afraid of sleeping alone. The hell kind of attitude is that from someone like me?
Sonata still ran her hand through my hair, but her phone suddenly vibrated. She took a quick glance at what she received, still making sure I was okay. "Oh, Rarity wants me to come over to her place." she said. She looked down on me. "Say... y-you don't mind if I head, right?"
"I don't mind." I said, totally regained. "Just... be safe." I scratched the back of my neck. She softly smiled, kissed my cheek, and headed towards the door. Before she left, though, I spoke out. "Sonata..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm very sorry if I scared you. Please, forgive-" Her arms, in a split-second, wrapped around my neck tightly.
"I do forgive you, Shiney." she insured. "And I love that you care, but for your sake, don't worry that much, alright?" I slowly nodded. "Good, I'll see you later, kay?"
"See you... later." I said, waving before she closed the door. I ran my hands through my hair. What the hell kind of scene did I make?
I drove towards Rarity's house, the city being calm and settled. However, I didn't feel too much of that. I felt shaken, petrified, and most importantly, worried. I couldn't help but think back to what he described to me... What he was doing... MY boyfriend... With those thoughts of me being hurt, of HIM being hurt...
"Woah!" I yelled as I hit the brakes, avoiding a car crash. I wasn't paying attention, which nearly put my front out with another car's backside. I let out a long sigh. "C'mon, Sonata, he's just... worried. He's looking out for you, afraid of losing you, it's just he cares for you deeply... Then again, how come he thinks of Adagio? I mean, to kill me? Well, second thought, she has technically did that, almost got away with it, and hurt me when we met again, but then..." I lowered my head. "Maybe Rarity can help me with this. Maybe she knows what to do with stuff like this? Can't be harmful to talk about with a friend, right?"
I bit my nail, thinking about it, then came to conclusion, "Yes, I'll tell her." Now, here's to hoping Shine won't be hurt by this. It's such a secret he doesn't really want out, but it just has to be told to somebody. Forgive me...
I pull up at Rarity's little shop, and head right on in. Rarity was at the front desk, giving me a friendly smile. "Sonata, darling, so good to see you here." she greeted. "So, I have some small things here, but would like a hand here. A bunch of fine girls' clothing I have in store to sell, I was hoping you'd help manage them, get them sorted out, again, the little stuff. I also thought that maybe we could spend some time a bit, maybe get to know well about each other, too."
I nodded. "That sounds nice." I rubbed my arm, looking a little down.
Rarity noticed, tilting her head. "Er, Sonata, darling?"
"Huh?" I looked up at Rarity.
"Everything alright?" she asked. I nodded. "O-Okay."
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Oh, well, you just look down and you're rubbing your arm, that's all. Just noticed and kinda made a quick reaction, that's all." she responded. "I hope I didn't make you upset or anything."
"No, you're fine." I assured. "Where are the clothes?"
She pointed down the room. "Right over there, darling. Just be nice and tidy with them, alright?" I gave her a thumbs-up. "Good. I'm just busy sometimes, which eventually leads me to call a friend over to do the small things. Again, hope you don't mind."
"It's alright." I took a look at the clothes, a whole mash of colors from blue, to red, to yellow, to green, and much more. Almost like a rainbow, come to think of it, except more colors than an actual rainbow. I started getting the clothes settled with, sorting them out very carefully.
Then, Rarity started a conversation. She was across the room, looking through some paper, when suddenly, "So how's Shine?" she asked, in a tone as if she's happy for us and thinks happy and cute things are going. A chill went up my spine, just thinking about what happened earlier, but I took a gulp and thought of an answer.
"Happy." I simply answered.
"Aw!" she said. "I assume you're the same, too?" That got me a bit. I still loved him, but at the moment, I was just a little scared and frightened. But anywho, couldn't really do that... not now, at least.
"Mmhmm." I went on sorting the clothing, a little faster and less cautious, this time.
But, Rarity continued on. "So, anything you two have done lately?" I nearly dropped a dress on the floor.
"Just sit around, watch TV, and cutely cuddle. Haha." I nervously laughed. I looked back to see Rarity raise a small brow, but turned back to her work. I'm really starting to show signs that I'm not alright, now.
"Okay... Well, come to mind, I'm curious..." A soft giggle came from her. "This is just the two of us, girls and all, so... Did you do anything sexy yet?" I furiously blushed. Now I crossed thoughts of both a feared Shine to now a smoking-hot Shine with his nice... body... I shook my head.
"Uh, yeah, actually." A loud and happy squeal emerged from her. "Nothing too big, though."
"Nothing too big?!" she questioned as if shocked. "Sonata, darling, how can it not be too- Actually, mind to be more specific?"
"Well, one day, we went a little deeper in our relationship, we both... made out, and then... I took my shirt off-"
"HUWHA?!" Rarity reacted instantly. I slightly jumped, blushing madly from the thought back to the day we had that happen. "I mean, hehe, go on."
"Well, we just... did it, that's all." I looked at Rarity, blushing wildly. "R-Rarity?"
"Oh, n-nothing." She gulped loudly that I could hear from where I was standing. "Did you use a... um... co-"
"Woah! No, not like that, nononononono!" I told her. "I mean, almost to that point, but the both of us weren't to that point. It was just the two of us making out and getting a little undressed, that's all."
Rarity waved a hand in front of her face, trying to cool off and hope for her blush to disappear. "Oh, of course, why haven't I thought of that?" She scratched her neck, quietly laughing. "Anywho, glad to hear the two of you are alright. Seriously, I wish you two the best, and I know you two will just be so cute! Him looking over you, making sure you aren't hurt or sad, being your guardian angel, and..."
Her voice drowned out, I heard my own heartbeat, and the instant flash occurred. I found myself back at the moment, where he... told me everything. Literally everything about his nightmare. Literally everything about his sudden daydream. Literally... his fear. His whole fear of me being hurt and lost... but it all felt too strong. Why the hell is he thinking that now? Why Adagio? He actually thinks Adagio's going to hurt me? That ragged, old bi- No, she's my sister. She wouldn't hurt- I mean, kill me. How dare he, just- But then again, he's looking out, wants me safe, worried about losing me forever, I mean, I think the same... right?
"Sonata? Sonata?" I felt my body being shook, Shine's image disappeared, and a voice I just heard a minute ago came right back. "Sonata?!"
"W-Wah?" At first, when I saw Rarity's face, I thought the vision was coming back. I waited for a second, then found out that it was already back. Her face was in poor quality, ruined by all the tears on my face, tears I didn't even feel coming, tears I didn't even felt like coming out. "R-Rarity?" My voice became shaky.
"Sonata, what's wrong, darling?" Rarity asked. I lowly whimpered. "Sweetie?"
I gave her a crushing hug, sobbing my tears on her shoulder. "S-S-Shine..."
I heard a light gasp escape from Rarity's mouth. "What about him? D-Did he..." A brief pause passed on by, for what felt like an eternity. "Don't tell me he... hurt you." Her arms were around my back, giving me nice comfort.
"N-No..." I said through my sobs. "Just... he scared me today, not in a bad way, but..."
"No, Sonata, go on." She let go of the hug, took my hand, and brought me to the sofa in the room. "Take a deep breath, gather all your thoughts, then tell me everything."
I took in a deep breath... and let it all out. "Today..."
I explained the entire thing to Rarity. His nightmare, his daydream, everything that had me all curled up in a mess. I just hoped she took it nicely. "I see..." she said, brushing a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Sonata, darling, he's just looking out for you."
"I know... but-"
"But I'll say this: Shine's worry is a little... bizarre. Especially the nightmare bit. You said he thought Aria was going to be dead, which actually almost happened, some other small events occurred, like the breakfast bit, but now... Adagio..." My blood felt cold, but I held myself together. "I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. Say, do you want me to talk to Shine about it?"
My eyes widened. "No!" I said, springing up. "Nononononononononono!"
"My, calm down, Sonata."
"No! I- He- Shine can't know I told you this!" I told her.
"Why not?"
"Because... I'm afraid he might get mad. He kinda didn't want this out there, but I knew it had to be told to someone. Besides, you saw me, I was in a wreck."
"I know, darling, but I think if maybe I took you and your boyfriend over here for a chat, maybe things can go a little better. He can worry, he's got the freedom to, you're his little gem." I lightly blushed and smiled. "However, he shouldn't worry that much. Especially with the bit of Adagio. Don't know where that came from."
"Maybe cause Adagio hurt me?" I brought up. "Remember? Adagio punched me, she pretty much went with trying to kill me, plus there has been situations where she could get violent. Hard to believe, but more violent than even Aria can be in her punk-ish ways." Rarity's mouth was agape, surprised. "Maybe he has something with Adagio. I dunno, but I really am worried for him."
Rarity put her hand on top of mine. "Darling, the only way to fix it, is that we need to talk to him about it. It'll just be me and you. I know you might've had your talk with him, and it should be just the two of you, but I believe it won't hurt to lend a hand to help your situation."
I hugged her quickly. "Thanks, Rarity, I-I'll be here tomorrow."
"Aw, anything for a friend." she added. "Just bring him around here tomorrow, and we'll see if we can make him feel better. Again, he's just way over with worry. He cares, but a little too much. Hope you can do well by the house tonight."
"Oh, we're fine." I said. "We pretty much went calm when I left to go here, and it's not like we broke up or anything. Just a little wacky moment, that's all."
"And I'm glad it went like that." Rarity patted my back. "Now, before you go, can you finish up the rest of the clothes? You don't mind that, do you?" I shook my head. "Good, then you can leave. Thank you for helping me out here."
"Hey, anything for a friend." Rarity gave me a nice smile, then I finished up with the sorting. Once I set home, I saw Shine, sleeping on the couch. His light snores in the middle of the day were the only sound in the room. I decided to just leave him there for a while until he got up. Just hoping that tomorrow, we can get this situation out.
