“So what was wrong with Shimmer today? Although I do have to admit that you seem to have cheered her up somewhat.” Chrysalis asked, nodding toward the living room where Luna was currently yelling obscenities at Sunset, who was laughing at the woman's expense.
“You remember Luna talking about the talent show that our school is holding?” Celestia answered causing the cerulean haired woman to sigh, rubbing a hand over her face.
“Let me guess...Everybody is excluding her?”
The look on Celestia's face was all the answer she needed.
“Don't they realize how damaging that could be to that girl?” she practically sneered, earning a sigh
“I don't think that they do, I mean they have worked hard to make her feel welcomed before this.” she answered, earning a groan.
“Still yet, talk about a dick move.”
Both of the women jolted from their thoughts when they heard a crash followed by a curse by Sunset.
“What happened?”
Celestia called, rolling her eyes as she heard both Luna and Sunset stammer to get their story straight
“By the sound of it, the motion sensor went flying.” Chrysalis snickered earning a nod from Celestia who slowly got up, leaning against the door frame as she tried to hide her amusement at the pair.
“Clean that up...Both of you and make sure that all the glass is vacuumed up, I don't want someone getting cut later.” she stated, watching as both of them seemed to deflate with relief.
“Wow. Remind me again why people find you intimidating? I honestly think only Discord and I don't.” Chrysalis questioned, smirking as Celestia shrugged.
“Luna knows I can blackmail her if I really wanted to and despite how she acts most of the time, Sunset doesn't exactly do well with confrontation from anyone of authority.”
Chrysalis managed to keep a bark of laughter back at the thought of that “The girl speeds around with Pharynx's friends yet she crumbles like a house of cards when she is lectured? Seriously?”
Celestia just shrugged at that before asking “Speaking of Pharynx, They haven't vandalized Thorax's car again have they?”
Chrysalis couldn't help but chuckle when she heard that.
“I wouldn't call it vandalize since it didn't damage anything...although it was pretty funny seeing Thorax's face when he walked out to find that his piece of shit car was covered in glittery flowers and butterflies....although I am pretty sure that Tempest put that on the internet.”
“well...That's better than what you and Luna did to my new car back in high school. Seriously could not get my parents to believe that either of you was involved in that.”
Sunset sighed as she glanced at the clock, in two more days she would have to put up with her friends constantly talking about the band. She knew that the battle was supposed to be a reward for the students after the testing before winter break, but still, she couldn't shake a bad feeling about this. Stop overthinking things, it's just a stupid talent show...what could go wrong? She scolded herself mentally as she got out of bed and headed down the hall toward Celestia's room.
She knocked on the door without hesitation, unlike when she was a filly. “Mom? Can I come in?” she called, hearing a muffled “come in.” in response.
Sunset chuckled as she walked in, finding her adoptive parent reading a romance novel with a large bowl of popcorn on the bed beside of her.
“You're worse than Rarity.” Sunset snickered as she walked in and took a seat beside the woman on the bed.
“Oh hush, everyone has a guilty pleasure and mine is less destructive as yours.” Celestia retorted, lightly swatting the girl on the shoulder with the book before adding “Did you have fun today?”
“Yeah, I did. Thanks for trying to cheer me up today, it meant a lot. Most people would just tell me to get over it.” Sunset answered before adding “but I can't help it that my mind seems to just want to imagine every way possible that this showcase could go wrong. Be it my friends dumping me or anything else.”
Celestia wasn't sure if there was anything that she could say to the girl to make any difference so instead, she just wrapped an arm around her. “I don't think they would go as far as doing that. I know that this whole mess with the talent show must be difficult but I don't think they would truly try to hurt you...I think that they're just unsure about you just like you are having doubts about them.”
“unsure about me? Haven't I proved enough?” Sunset questioned, resting her head against the woman who just sighed.
“Think of it this way, you warmed up to Luna faster than you did with me...However, you are still a bit leery about Chrysalis because you said she is intimidating. Perhaps it isn't so much that they don't trust you but the fact that they aren't sure if you would want to be in the band. I mean, you did have a panic attack before because of stress. Maybe they didn't want to stress you out.”
Sunset grew quiet as she thought about what her mother said. Maybe that is true...Maybe I'm not ready for that kind of thing yet. She thought although it didn't stop the fact that she felt invisible now that it seemed that everyone, including her friends seemed to have better things to do than include her.
“Yeah...That's possible. I mean, they did see me at my lowest.” Said the former unicorn “Trixie did offer me to help her in her....whatever it is she is planning on doing...but with her track-record with explosives and...well...To be honest....I don't think that her friends would want me around.”
Celestia let out a small chuckle at the thought of that.
“That girl does remind me of Zecora when we were young. Try having someone sneak a Black Cohosh Tea into your thermos because you were a bit moody. I don't think I have ever been that sick because of how bitter something tasted before.” Celestia responded, earning a snicker.
“Remind me to get some of that off of Zecora next week because I am pretty sure that Aunt Luna needs it.” sunset stated, earning a chuckle.
“I am not going to be responsible when she kills you....Or dumps the whole thing over your head.” Celestia retorted then added “feeling better now?”
“Yeah, thanks Mom. You're the best.”