After lunch, classes continued to go as normal for the three sisters. And with the new friends they made, they felt a little safer and more at home at Canterlot High. Adagio and Trixie were getting along much better in the classrooms as time went on. Right now, they were in Drama class and were given a break to mingle and meet the other students.
"So Trixie..." Adagio asked. "Um... that girl that was singing in the hallway?"
Trixie tilted her head in confusion, but it instantly clicked in her head who she was talking about. "Oh her! That's Vinyl Scratch, she's uh... she's the only other friend I have." Trixie smiled weakly.
"You're not much of a loner, now are you?" Adagio said with a sly smirk.
"Well, I..." Trixie sighed. "I'm not all alone, but I'm not really seen as one of the most likable here. But, you already know that."
"Well yeah, but how come you didn't tell me you were friends with Vinyl?"
"Well, Octavia was around and... as you can probably guess, she and Vinyl don't exactly get along well." Trixie hung her head.
"Why not?"
"I don't know, I try talking to them about it but they don't like talking about it. They don't like each other very well and that's all I know." Trixie said.
Adagio scratched her chin, thinking. "I see."
Trixie's eyes glanced to the side and she let out a gasp and looked away.
"Oh my gosh, don't look!"
"What?" Adagio was about to look back but--
"I said don't look!"
Adagio looked away back to where Trixie was, both of them staring down at the desk they were sitting at.
"Why are we looking down?" Adagio asked.
"Sunset Shimmer is right over there!" Trixie panicked. "Its never good when she's here!"
"I thought she was already part of this class?" Adagio asked.
"She is, but everyone just tries their best to look away from her like she doesn't exist! But I can't, because I know she's got something planned for me!" Trixie gulped.
"Trixie, you need to stay calm." Adagio said calmly. "She's not looking at us."
"How do you know?"
Adagio raised her head up and glanced to the side, and her heart sank. She was wrong. Sunset Shimmer was glaring at her and Trixie. If looks could kill, she would have.
"Don't look at her!"
Adagio put her head back down at the table with Trixie.
"She's looking... right at us." Adagio said.
"Just keep your eye down on the table..." Trixie panicked.
"Trixie, stay calm. Breathe in... and out."
Trixie slowly breathed in, and then breathed out.
"I hope she doesn't kill us..." Trixie shivered.
There wasn't much luck for Aria and Sonata either. In every class they had, they were given heavy glares by the members of the Rainbooms. And as the classes went on from them, their new friends Octavia and Vinyl explained who the rest of the Rainbooms were for the sake of their knowledge and safety at CHS.
The fifth Rainboom that was made clear to them was a fasionista by the name of Rarity. Her toxic punk look not only made her look attractive, but that was practically what she thrived on; attractiveness. She used her own beauty to get others to do what she wanted, all for the sake of satisfying her greed.
Fluttershy was the last Rainboom, but out of all the Rainbooms she was the meanest. She was nasty, vile, incredibly mean-spirited, and to make matters worse, she could manipulate animals to do her bidding. Her animal speaking could get them wrapped around her fingers, and they followed her orders.
Thankfully, the three sisters were not in any stance to face six possibly dangerous girls.
At 3:00, the school bell rang for the sign of the end of the day. Time for everyone to go home and calm down from the first day of school. Everyone was rushing to get their things out of their lockers and to get home as soon as possible.
Adagio went around the corner to her locker, when she stopped for a brief moment. The light fixture in the ceiling was glitching out, flickering on and off. Must have a burning bulb. She opened up her locker, but stopped when a voice filled her ears.
"So you're Adagio."
Adagio turned around and looked down the hallway. Several students were fearing for the girl that was standing in front of them, hinted by their expressions and moving away from her.
As far as Adagio could see, this had to be Sunset Shimmer. Her hair was a fiery blend, with a sly smirk. Her legs were covered in fishnet stockings like Rainbow Dash, and she too was with a skirt. Spiked bracelets wrapped around her wrists, and a black jacket with pink studs covering over a dark pink shirt with a fiery sun graphic. Last additions she could see were heeled boots that were just as spiked.
While she could see everyone was afraid of her, she herself wasn't scared easily. Instead she just closed her locker and gave a sly and seductive grin back.
"I take it you're Sunset Shimmer?" Adagio asked. "Well, that explains the fiery hairstyle. Very attractive by the way." Adagio said slyly.
Sunset's eyes blinked before furling. "What are you getting at?"
"I'm just pointing out your attractiveness. Is it wrong to do such a thing?" Adagio asked innocently.
"You're playing with me, aren't you?"
"And if I am?" Adagio asked.
"I'd suggest you end it before I destroy that fine outfit you're wearing."
Adagio looked to the other side, and there was Rarity, scowling just like Sunset.
"Rarity, nice to meet you, looking fabulous today." Adagio said, still calm as ever.
"You should be quaking in fear, panicking for your own life. Why aren't you panicking?" Rarity asked, with her hands on her hips.
Adagio still smirked. "Because I don't scare easily. And I've heard about the things you and the rest of the Rainbooms have been doing here at school."
"Then you will know not to talk back to us." Rainbow Dash spoke, appearing from the side next to Sunset Shimmer. "Unless you want your face buried in my foot."
Adagio still wasn't letting up. But before she said anything else--
"Back off."
From behind Rarity, was Aria and Sonata who were sneering.
"Why don't you go buzz off?" Aria asked. "Leave our sister alone, what did she even do to you?"
"I think it's clear, don't you think?" Rainbow Dash asked, glaring at Aria. "We're the ones who run this school, and its our job to make it clear for newbies like you."
Aria growled. "You are not the ones who run this school."
"Yeah! That's the staff's job, duh!" Sonata pointed out.
Rarity rolled her eyes. "Quite daft, isn't she?"
"HEY!"
Aria stomped up with the rest of her sisters, who were now facing the three Rainbooms, face to face.
"I could care less if you toss food at me, but nobody... nobody messes with my sisters!" Aria yelled.
"Then why don't you prove it then? You so tough? Why not show us right here, right now?" Sunset asked with a malicious grin. "All of us..."
From the sides of Sunset appeared the rest of the Rainbooms; Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Fluttershy. The odds were against them. Six against three.
"Girls, perhaps if I could speak logically here, I didn't bring my sisters here for us to fight on the first day. We're just like any other student, wanting a good education, good life, and perhaps make some new friends along the way. Why don't we just leave each other alone, and then no one will suffer?" Adagio asked.
"You can be logical all you want Adagio, but they always start something." Octavia's voice said.
She stood with the rest of the sisters, next to Aria.
"Why you standing with them Octavia? I thought you loved being alone." Applejack queried.
" When have I said I ever loved being alone?" Octavia sneered for a moment, before grinning. "Besides, I much like working with others who share similar goals."
"Count me in as well." Vinyl said off the side, standing with Sonata with a brave face.
"Me too!" Trixie added, standing with Adagio.
"You too, you little nerd?" Sunset asked.
"That is not what she is, and you better back off!" Octavia barked.
"Yeah!" Sonata snapped.
Everyone was standing fierce, eyes were glaring and snarls were emitted. Who was going to make the first move, and what would she do next?
"What's going on in here?"
All of them froze in place with worried looks, even the Rainbooms had some terrified looks. Slowly turning around, they looked back and saw an adult with pale skin, with green and blue sparkling highlights in her hair. She had a sun clip in her waistcoat, and a disapproving look so scary it made their skin cold.
"Oh, uh... Vice-Principal Celestia..." Sunset said. "What brings you here?"
"I can hear the commotion coming from down the hallway. You may not think I don't hear things, but I do. What is going on here?"
All of them stood back up like normally and acted as if the confrontation didn't even occur.
"Nothing ma'am. We just had a difference of opinion, that's all." Adagio replied.
"Oh really? Is that so?" Celestia asked. "Can anyone around here confirm her story?"
She looked at the students who were backed away, and all of them exchanged nods and agreeing looks. It was a bit hard to believe considering their faces, but no one else was speaking up on the matter.
"So, a little disagreement then?"
"We uh, we got a little too passionate about our fight, that's all." Rarity replied.
Vice-Principal Celestia looked at the Rainbooms and sisters and company some more, before sighing. "Alright. I don't know what you were arguing about, but if I find any of you fighting out here, you all will be having serious talks with me and Principal Luna. Understood?"
Everyone nodded.
"Good. Now get yourselves home, its time to go."
Principal Celestia left the hallway, allowing everyone to return back to what they were doing. The students scurried away to get their belongings, while the Rainbooms and sisters looked back at each other again.
"We're letting you sisters off with a warning. You've got guts. Something not a lot of people have around here. But don't stand in our way. Capiece?" Sunset sneered.
Sonata sneered back. "As long as you leave us alone, we'll leave you alone."
Sunset huffed. "Fine. Girls, lets go. We've still got work to do..."
The Rainbooms all huffed and stomped away.
"Ugh, I swear if I see those girls again I'll..." Aria groaned before Adagio placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Aria. Let it go. Its not going to be good if you keep a grudge against them."
"Fine. But don't expect me to play nice with em." Aria said before looking at Octavia and the other two girls. "Thanks for sticking up for us like that."
"Oi. Its no problem Aria. We've got to stick up for each other out here." Octavia grinned making a clicking noise with her tongue. "In fact..."
Octavia pulled out a slip of paper from her pocket and wrote down a piece of numbers. "If you ever wish to talk to me again... call me up." Octavia ripped the slip off and gave it to Aria who graciously accepted it. "Call me anytime, but word of advice... stay away from Vinyl. You can't trust her."
Vinyl sneered at Octavia, who then walked away from the three sisters.
"Anyways..." Vinyl interjected. "Sonata, I know our first meeting wasn't the greatest but, maybe we could try again tomorrow. Or better yet..." Vinyl said, writing down another number. "You want someone that you can talk to with an open mind, you can talk to me."
Sonata grinned. "Yay!"
Vinyl chuckled, and was met with a surprise hug from Sonata. Vinyl was only caught off guard for a split second before giving her a hug back in return.
"See ya around Sonata."
Vinyl left the girls, going down the hallway, going to grab her belongings. Now only Trixie remained.
"So uh..." Trixie slipped Adagio a small card. "You um..."
Adagio chuckled. "Trixie, you can call me at anytime to talk. Who knows. I might have to invite you over sometime."
"Really?" Trixie smiled. "I'd... I'd love to!"
"Great to hear. So, see you tomorrow then?" Adagio asked.
"Yeah! See you later Adagio!" Trixie called out, rushing to get her things.
"Bye Trixie!"
And so the three sisters were left in silence to ponder the situation. There was an almost inevitable showdown with the Rainbooms. Things certainly would have gotten out of hand if it wasn't for their new friends and Vice-Principal Celestia.
"You know girls, this wasn't a bad way to start." Adagio said out loud with a smile.
"Why do you say that?" Sonata asked.
"Well, we may have made some new enemies... but we've made some new friends too."