Filthy Rich watched as his daughter walked off to school. He wanted to send her to Crystal Prep, but his wife had insisted he send her to Canterlot High. As soon as his daughter left, he immediately went towards the secret cellar below their basement.
He kept a few civilians hostage for when he needed to feed. He had been careful to soundproof the cellar, along with making sure it was concealed properly.
He undid one of his five padlocks. He undid them all only to be greeted by his high-tech scanner for face recognition.
He waited until his face was scanned. Once that was finished, the thick steel door opened with a hiss of air. He walked in, smelling the dried blood which tainted his victim's clothes.
"So who is going to be my meal for today?" asked Filthy Rich, thumbing through a set of keys.
He finally set his mind a blue colored key. He went to the cell that it opened.
Inside was a young teenage girl, curled into the fetal position. He smirked as he saw the fear on her face. He knew she couldn't be much older than his daughter.
He grabbed her thin, frail, arm as he yanked her out of the cell. He then sat her on a metal chair with restraints in the arms and the legs.
"Now are we going to behave? I don't want to cause yet another injury," said Filthy Rich.
The girl squirmed against the tight restraints. She saw Filthy Rich's red eyes fixated on her jugular vein. She nodded yes, knowing she was never going to escape.
As she soon as she agreed, she felt two sharp fangs pierce her neck. She didn't feel as much pain as last time, but it still stung as his saliva seeped into the wound. She saw the edges of her vision getting hazy as she gave more of her blood to Filthy Rich. After five more minutes, she passed out from blood loss.
Filthy Rich felt his fangs retract as his eyes shifted back to their normal light blue color. He took the unconscious girl and laid her back in the cell. He then laid out a plastic wrapped plate with food on it. He might drink her blood but that didn't mean he was completely heartless.
Meanwhile, back at Canterlot High, Sunset was dropped off by Starlight.
"Thanks for the ride," said Sunset, closing the car door afterward. She saw her friends waiting by the wondercolt statue for her. She smiled as she walked towards them.
"Hey, guys I am glad to see you," She noticed that Twilight wasn't with her friends. "Where's Twilight? Has something happened to her?" asked Sunset.
Rainbow Dash placed her hand on her neck, nervously rubbing it. She avoided looking at Sunset as she said, "She may have busted us for lying. We confessed and she hasn't said anything since then. But we had to admit that you had a secret that was not ours to share."
She looked up to see Sunset's expression change from happy to complete and utter fear.
"I am truly sorry, Sunset." apologized Rainbow Dash.
Sunset sat down against the statue. She rested her head on her arms which sat on her knees. She felt her eyes glow red as her vision became blurry for a second. She managed to keep her fangs from extending. But anger boiled underneath her skin.
She was mostly angry at herself for letting Twilight get close. She should've known that the lies would make Twilight suspicious. She wondered where Twilight was. Getting up, Sunset told her friends that she was going to look for her.
She wandered around the campus till she found an almost empty bathroom. She walked in, her gut instinct saying that Twilight was here.
As she entered the bathroom, her sense of smell was flooded with Twilight's sweet, almost rose-like scent. She was completely overwhelmed by it. She let out a soft growl as her fangs extended. She looked at herself, seeing her red eyes glaring back at her. She was shocked to see the sinister look in her red eyes.
Just then Twilight walked out of her stall. She walked over to the sink, seeing Sunset. She stopped in her tracks, surprised to see Sunset standing right in front of her.
"Sunset? What are doing here? Where were you?" asked Twilight, bombarding Sunset with questions. She went to step closer to Sunset when Sunset growled at her. She staggered back against the bathroom wall, her heart racing faster. Her breathing became heavy, making her scent even stronger.
Sunset kept her face hidden as she felt her hunger take over. She tried to slow her breathing enough to calm down. She tried to keep another growl from escaping. She could already hear Twilight's quickening heartbeat. She kept her focus on the wall next to her. But it didn't distract her from her pulsating blood.
She felt her fangs retract as her hunger began to subside. She allowed herself to slowly take in Twilight's scent so it was not to trigger another hunger attack.
She heard Twilight's heart race faster as her eyes met her's. She could see Twilight was no paler than a ghost. A pang of guilt made Sunset want to run. She did not want to see Twilight's purple eyes filled with fear.
"Sunset, why did you growl? " asked Twilight, her body tremoring against her will. She tried to avoid shivering but her body didn't like the cold bathroom tiles. She grabbed her backpack, flinging the heavy bag over her shoulder.
Sunset looked down, unable to give a proper explanation. She bit her bottom lip, thankful her fangs had retracted. "I wasn't growling. What you heard was my... new ringtone." lied Sunset. She kept staring at the bland floor tiles as anxiety took over.
She looked at Sunset, noticing the two small bite marks on Sunset's neck. She hadn't seen them before because Sunset's hair always covered them perfectly. She wondered if her vampire theory could be correct.
"Sunset, I know that was you. And when you are ready to stop lying to me, you know where I live," replied Twilight. She walked away, leaving Sunset alone in the bathroom.
Just as Sunset went to follow her, the bell rang. She kept her distance as she went to her first-period class. She decided to not sit extremely close to her.
Back at Flim and Flam's house, they were heading out when they saw Diamond Tiara heading towards them.
"You two! I have a request for an item," demanded Diamond Tiara.
Flim and Flam exchanged annoyed glances.
"Well, what is it that you desire?" asked Flam. He didn't like the spoiled daughter of their enemy. Flim helped his brother load in the wand. They dare not leave in their shop since Starlight trusted them to keep it safe.
"I want a beautiful ruby, a real one. Not one of those fakes you keep selling to those dimwitted customers of yours," replied Diamond Tiara. She glared at Flim, who had rolled his eyes at her.
Immediately Flim apologized for that behavior.
"We'll see. May I ask why you made such a demand?" asked Flam. He had never known Diamond Tiara to want a ruby, especially when she preferred diamonds over them.
"Mother's birthday is coming and as her best daughter, I want her to have the best birthday gift ever," replied a snobby Diamond Tiara. She then proceeded to walk back to her limousine.
Flim and Flam looked at each other. "Well dear brother, we have a tall order to fill," said Flim. Flam nodded in agreement as they drove off to their store.
Back at CHS, Sunset saw Trixie smirking at her. She had half a mind to kill right there. But she didn't because she wasn't going to stoop to Trixie's level. She sat back, ignoring Trixie.
Twilight didn't look behind, too afraid to look at Sunset. She knew that Sunset was lying and she stood up for herself. She wasn't going to be friends with someone who thought lying to her was okay.
But a part of her couldn't help but feel wrong. She wondered if it was Sunset's choice to lie. "Could she be forced to lie because it isn't hers to say anything about?" thought Twilight.
Just then the school bell rang, interrupting Twilight's thoughts. She gathered her stuff and headed out of the classroom. She didn't feel like being near Sunset at the moment.
Sunset went to follow Twilight, but she was stopped by Trixie.
"Get out my way, Trixie," growled Sunset, her hands shaking with anger. She watched as Twilight stopped briefly at her locker.
"The great and powerful Trixie doesn't take commands from a vampire," replied Trixie, whispering the word vampire.
Sunset looked at Trixie. In seconds, Sunset's hand was around Trixie's throat, holding her off the ground.
"And I don't take attitude from the great and powerful Trixie!" shouted Sunset. She looked at Twilight.
She could see Twilight's purple eyes were darkened by fear.
Fear of her.
She immediately let go of Trixie. She started to walked towards her. But as she managed to take a few steps, she saw Twilight run away.
She turned back to see Trixie and her gang smirking. Losing what was left of her temper, she stormed over to Trixie.
"You wanted me to do that. You and your 'friends' wanted to expose me to her, didn't you?" asked Sunset, her cyan eyes turning blood red.
Trixie and her gang stopped laughing. Trixie's gang ran off, leaving Trixie alone with Sunset.
"Now Sunset, there is no need to kill me," said Trixie, her feet stumbling over each other.
Sunset growled in frustration. She wanted to kill Trixie, but the better part of her opposed to it. Quickly deciding, she let go of Trixie.
"Leave. Before I decide that my first human meal is you," said Sunset.
Trixie ran off, not looking back.
Sunset punched a nearby locker, leaving a sizable dent in the blue painted metal. She couldn't believe that she let Twilight see her like that.
As Flim and Flam saw their shop, they also saw what appeared to be a note taped to the front door.
Flim and Flam grabbed their stuff and headed into their shop. Once they had set up for the day, Flam grabbed the note. "Flim, we may have more trouble with Filthy Rich then we predicted," said, Flam.
Flim looked up from the cash register he was checking. "What do you mean, brother?" asked Flim, raising an eyebrow.
Flam read the note aloud to his brother.
'Flim, Flam, I know that we are fair competitors. But I won't be playing so nice unless you hand over the staff which Starlight has given you. And before you deny it, I saw it the day before, when we had our nice chat. So consider this my warning.
Sincerely,
Filthy Rich'
Flim and Flam exchanged looks of worry. As they looked out their store window, Filthy Rich drove by.
He slowed as he passed their shop. For a few long and agonizing minutes, Flim and Flam stared at Filthy Rich.
And he stared back, menacingly. Then just as quickly as he appeared, Filthy Rich disappeared.
"Dear brother, we will have to warn Starlight," said Flim.
Flam agreed, his hands shaking with fear.