//------------------------------// // You Look Familar... // Story: Equestria Girls: Sonata's Moonlight // by Blackbird2 //------------------------------// Equestria Girls: Sonata’s Moonlight Chapter 1: You Look Familiar... Sonata hummed cheerfully as she swept up the dining room of Sweets Emporium. Unlike her sisters, she didn’t actually mind sweeping up; it was definitely more fun than working the register and while she enjoyed baking the sweets, that could be awfully...messy at times. However, sweeping kept her busy while also being easy enough to let her mind wander a bit. Plus, she could also chat with some of the customers at times. Though, most of them were guys who tried to hit on her in, like, the worst ways. But some of them were nice enough so that was always a pleasant surprise! Kind of like the customer in there right now. She was just sitting quietly at her table sketching on a pad as she munched away on a chocolate cupcake. And like her, the girl had blue skin with blue hair tied up into a ponytail. She even had purple eyes! What were the odds? They could be like sisters! Speaking of her sisters, she was reminded of Aria while looking at the girl, and she couldn’t quite place why. It was right there on the tip of her brain. “Saaaaay...” she started out slowly as she stepped closer to the girl and examined her more thoroughly. “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” “I...don’t think so?” the confused girl asked back as she adjusted her glasses. “There’s just something...” Sonata mused as she rubbed her chin in thought. There was a second of awkward silence as the gears turned in the former siren’s head. She snapped her fingers when it finally clicked. “That’s it! You’re my sister’s boyfriend’s girlfriend!” she exclaimed but then looked confused again. “Wow that’s really to say like that.” “Oh, you must be Sonata then,” the other blue girl replied. “How do you know that?” Sonata asked suspiciously. “Because...Aria’s mentioned you a few times?” “Oh yeah that makes sense,” she chuckled then sat down next to her. “So, what’s your name?” “Right. Sorry. My name’s Moonie,” she introduced herself as she held out a hand. “And you know I’m Sonata,” she returned as she shook the offered hand. “So what has Aria said about me?” “Um...I’d rather not say,” Moonie said sheepishly. Sonata rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips, while still holding the broom and dustpan which slightly undercut the look she was going for. “Look whatever she said about me is only half true,” she said defensively. Moonie paused and, for a second, was going to point out that even half the things Aria has said about Sonata weren’t very flattering, but decided to spare the poor girl’s feelings. “So anyway, what are you drawing?” Sonata snapped back to her usual bubbly self, thankfully breaking the tension. “Oh, I’m just doing some pose sketches really,” Moonie explained as she held up the pad. Despite the rough nature of the sketches the other blue girl looked at them like they were painted masterpieces. “Oh wow those are amazing” she gushed. “Oh,” Moonie blinked in surprise. “You really think so?” “Yeah, I can see why both your boyfriend and Aria have you draw for them. Oh Hey Think you could draw me sometime?” “You mean like a life model?” “No, I mean just draw a picture of me like standing or something,” Sonata clarified. “I...” Moonie started then shook her head with a bemused smirk. “Yeah I think I can do that. When would be a good time?” She was about to answer when a loud whistle pierced the air, causing them both to jump a bit. When they turned towards the source of it, they saw Glinda sticking her head out of the window between the kitchen and the front of the house. “Yo Sonata, we need some help back here,” she declared. “OK be there in a sec,” she called out then turned back to Moonie with a disappointed look. “Sorry I gotta go back to work. Oh, can I get your number? That way we can work out a time to do the drawing or just chat and stuff, you know?” “Yeah sure,” Moonie smiled and fished out her phone from her bag. After they exchanged numbers, Sonata quickly waved goodbye before she dashed back to the kitchen. Moonie returned the wave and finished up her cupcake before she returned to her sketching, while musing on the chance encounter. Guess it’s not much of a surprise I’d run into Aria’s sister here at some point. Still getting to know her feels like’s going to be very interesting, she thought. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) “FFFFFIIIIIINAAAALLYYYYY!!!” Sonata moaned in exhaustion as she walked into her apartment. The last half of her shift had been spent in the kitchen and, as expected, ended up getting quite...messy. Even with an apron on, her shirt still ended up covered in frosting and sprinkles. Somehow. With a heavy sigh, she stripped off the soiled uniform top and tossed it into the hamper next to her side of the shared bed. She then kicked off her shoes and slipped out of her slacks before she dropped them into the hamper as well. She added her socks to the pile then pulled out her hair tie to let her long blue hair flow free just before she collapsed onto the bed. Thankfully, she had the apartment to herself for the night, so she wouldn’t have to worry about putting on clothes anytime soon. In fact, if she wasn’t so tired at the moment, she’d probably take off her underwear and enjoy just being naked for a while. She still didn’t understand why Adagio and Aria got so upset about her doing that. They were naked all the time back in Equestria after all. It was only natural Well whatever, she didn’t have to worry about that right now. Adagio was out doing...whatever she does when she’s not at work or in the apartment and Aria was out on a date with Blackbird. Speaking of, wasn’t there something related to him she was supposed to do after work? “Oh Right” she exclaimed and sat up right on the bed. She then bounced off it and made her way over to the clothe hamper to fish her phone out of her slacks where she accidently left it. Thankfully she didn’t throw them in like she did her shirt her she might have broken her phone...again. Although once she did retrieve her phone from her pocket, she did drop them haphazardly into the basket and walked back to the bed. She fell onto it once again then pulled up her contact list and quickly found the newest addition, “Moonie”. ~Hey it’s Sonata, do you still want to hang out sometime?~ she texted. She watched her phone a bit anxiously as she waited for a reply. She frowned as the screen stayed mostly blank for serval long, long seconds but quickly perked up when she saw the three pulsating dots that indicated a response being written. ~Yeah sure. Would tomorrow night be okay?~ Moonie responded. ~Sounds Great Oh how about we go to a Movie?~ Sonata replied. ~Sounds good to me. Anything in particular in mind?~ ~Uuummmm....~ ~How about I look something up and get back to you?~ ~OK~ ~BTW, do you still want me to draw you at some point?~ ~Ooooh Riiiight THAT’S what we were talking About I totally Forgot Maybe sometime after the movie.~ ~Alright. I’ll get back to you soon. Bye.~ ~Later~ She closed the text screen then put her phone to sleep mode before she set it down on the night stand next to the bed. A wide smile spread across her face as she fell into a blissful sleep at the thought of finally have a real friend in this world. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) The following night, Sonata bounced around the apartment as she got ready for her night out. To celebrate the occasion, she brought out a new dress she had bought a few weeks ago. It was a cute little purple and pink dress with her absolute favorite food in the world on the chest and hips. She was so excited when she found it because it felt like fate! Honestly, what were the odds?! It was just...magical! “I can’t believe you’re actually wearing that stupid thing,” Aria scoffed from the couch where she was working on her laptop. Sonata pouted then placed her hands on her taco laden hips and glared at her sister in annoyance. “At least I wear the clothes I buy! You haven’t put on that polka dot shirt you bought even once yet!” she countered. “Well some of us like to put whole outfits together, and I’m waiting for the right thing to wear it with! Maybe that ascot Blackbird bought me,” she mused mostly to herself. “Well, until you start wearing your stuff, you don’t get to judge what I wear,” Sonata retorted. Their bickering was interrupted by a light knock on the door. “Oh shoot, she’s here and I’m not finished getting ready!” Sonata said in a panic. “Can you get that for me?! Thank you!” Before Aria could even try to form an answer, Sonata gathered up some items of clothing before disappearing into the bathroom. The older sister rolled her eyes and let out an annoyed sigh as she stood up and made her way towards the door. Once she opened it, she was taken aback to see Moonie standing on the other side. “Oh. Uh...hey,” Aria greeted unsurely. “You need something?” “Oh, hey Aria,” Moonie said with a wave. “Actually I was here for-” “Me! For me!” Sonata called out as she stumbled her way out of the bathroom while slipping on a shoe. “Wait..what?!” Aria asked looking between the two blue girls. “You two know each other?!” “Yeah we met the other day,” Moonie explained then looked over Aria’s shoulder to Sonata. “You didn’t tell her?” “Yeah I kinda forgot,” Sonata said with a nervous chuckle. “So...you two are going out tonight?” Aria asked, her confusing growing. “We’re just going to see a movie. And maybe get something to eat afterwards. We’ll see,” Moonie told her. “Oooh we could hit up Bueno Nacho!” Sonata suggested excitedly. “It’s not Taco Tuesday, but they had a Saturday Sizzler platter that’s really good!” “Sounds like a plan,” Moonie smiled. “What is happening?!” Aria cried out. “I’m going out for the night with me new friend. Gee, it’s not that hard to understand,” Sonata joked before she picked up her purse and walked over to Moonie. “You ready?” “Yep!” she replied with a nod. “See you, Aria.” Sonata gave her still confused sister a quick wave before she slipped out the door and closed it behind her. Aria stood still and blinked for several seconds before she reached and into her pocket and yanked out her phone. ~Did you know Moonie was going out with Sonata?!~ she frantically texted to Blackbird. She glared at her phone impatiently as she waited for a reply. Thankfully, it wasn’t too long before she saw the three dots that indicated he was typing up a response. ~I’m pretty sure they’re just going to a movie,~ he wrote. ~How do they even know each other?!~ she sent back. ~They met while Moonie was taking a break at your work. Didn’t Sonata tell you any of this?~ ~NO!~ ~Oh. Well they’re going to a movie together tonight.~ ~I will smack you every time I see you!~ ~OK! OK! I’m just kidding, calm down. What’s the problem?~ ~I don’t know. It’s just...weird.~ ~I think you’re just over thinking it. Take a breath and just try to be happy for your sister.~ Aria rolled her eyes. ~Alright fine. I still think it’s weird though but whatever.~ ~That’s my girl! ;)~ ~Yeah don’t call me that.~ ~You know you like it. Just like you looooove me~ She was happy he couldn’t see her flustered red cheeks at the moment. ~Shut up! I’m going back to work on my video now!~ ~Can’t wait to see it! Later Ari!~ She closed out the text app then put the phone back in her pocket. She looked towards the door and still couldn’t shake that things were about to get weird between her sister and her only friend. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) When the two girls arrived at the theater, Moonie confidently strode up to the ticket counter and immediately knew what she wanted. “One for the latest Quick and Quarrelsome movie please,” she stated. “That will be $11.38,” the girl behind the plexiglass replied. Moonie slipped her debit card and the theater’s reward card under the oval cut out of the glass to hand it to her. “Wait isn’t this that franchise that started with street racing and ended up basically being a superhero movie?” Sonata asked. “Yep!” Moonie said cheerfully as she retrieved her card and her ticket. “It’s totally ridiculous and I love every second of it! Plus, the guys in it are hot too,” she added with a wink. “If you say so,” Sonata shrugged as she walked up to the counter. “I’ll get the same thing.” “Do you have a rewards card with us?” the girl behind the counter asked. “No,” Sonata said with a sigh. “Adagio says I can’t get one cause I’d somehow ‘misuse it’. But it’s just a card that gives you points, right? It’s not like there’s money on it or anything! So how could I misuse it?!” The girl stared in shocked at the sudden torrent of information then just let out an exasperated sigh before she ran Sonata’s card through the register. “Look I just have to ask people that, okay?” she noted as she gave her her card and ticket. “Sorry,” Sonata apologized sheepishly as she took them. As they walked into the theater proper, Moonie looked over at Sonata. “Your sisters don’t really trust you much, do they?” she noted. Sonata let out a sad, heavy sigh as she hung her head and her shoulders slumped. Moonie’s eyes widened with the realization of apparently hitting a sore spot. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to!” she quickly apologized. “No, it’s fine!” Sonata waved off bouncing back quickly into her usual jovial mood. “Hey let’s get some popcorn!” Before Moonie could react to the mood whiplash, Sonata rushed over to the concession counter. She poked her chin as she looked over the options. “Regular or large? What do you think?” she asked, turning to Moonie who had just walked up beside her. “How about large? My treat,” she offered. “Oh, that’s sweet! Thank you!” Sonata cheered and gave her a tight hug. “So that’s one large popcorn then,” the guy behind the counter remarked with a bit of a chuckle. “Anything else?” “Medium Cola,” Moonie ordered. Sonata looked liked she was going to say something but then paused and looked over at Moonie for approval. She nodded to let her know it as okay. “I’ll have a medium Dr. Lightning please!” she said happily. “Alright large popcorn and two medium sodas that will be...$20.20,” the blond hair boy behind the stand told them. “Okay,” Moonie agreed but then paused. “Um...Sonata you’re gonna have to let me go so I can pay.” “Oh! Right!” Sonata pulled back with an embarrassed blush, not realizing she was still hugging Moonie. “Sorry.” “It’s fine,” she reassured her as she handed her debit card towards the cashier. Once her card had been scanned and returned to her, it didn’t take long for them to get their items. Sonata eagerly snatched up the large tub of popcorn and already started munching on handfuls of it while Moonie took the two drinks. She made sure to pick up a lot of napkins from the end of the concession stand before they headed into their assigned theater. Moving more on instinct than anything else, Moonie picked the middle seats in the row right behind the railing that divided the lower and top levels of seats. “Oooh, good seats!” Sonata complimented as she put her feet up on the railing. “Huh?” Moonie asked as she put her drinks in the cup holders before she finally realized what she had done. “Oh right. Guess I kind of zoned out there. These are the seats Blackbird usually sits in. Guess I just got used to going here.” “He has good tastes. These seats are right in the middle of everything!” “He does...I just wish he wouldn’t want to go to the movies an hour before hand all the time to get them,” she confessed. “An HOUR?!? That’s crazy!!” Sonata spat, annoying a few of the people around her. “He’s not crazy he just...has some issues,” she clarified with a slightly annoyed sigh. “Still seems weird to me,” Sonata shrugged before she took a sip of her soda. “So, I haven’t seen any of the other movies in this series. Do I need to know anything before it starts?” “Actually they’re pretty good at giving out the important information in each movie,” Moonie reassured her. “You know, I think Aria did a review on one of these movies. She didn’t really like it.” “Somehow I’m not surprised,” Moonie replied with a chuckle before she took a handful of popcorn. Their conversation switched to hushed tones as the trailers started playing. About 20 minutes later the movie itself finally started. For two hours, they sat transfixed on the over-the-top insanity happening in front of them. They laughed and cheered, and occasionally jumping at the more harrowing parts. This included Sonata grabbing onto Moonie’s arm for comfort more than a few times. Once the credits started to roll, Sonata got up to leave, but Moonie gently held her back and told her about the after credits scene that’s been in the last few movies. Sure enough, right after the last bit of white text, there was a quick scene to set up the next movie. When that was done, they finally left the theater. “That movie was amazing!” Sonata cheered as she practically skipped out of the theater. “Are they all that much fun?!” “Well, the first few are more straight forward, so they’re a little boring, but once they stopped caring and went completely ridiculous that’s when they really started getting fun!” Moonie informed her. “Huh. Maybe I should see some of the other ones.” “I have them if you want to borrow them at some point.” “Really?!” Sonata beamed. “Oh, thank you!” “It’s no problem. I’ve already seen them enough times that I can loan them out for a bit,” Moonie said with a soft smile. “Yay!” Sonata cheered just before her stomach grumbled a bit. “We’re still going to Bueno Nacho after this, right?” “You’re still hungry after all that popcorn?” Moonie asked with a slight hint of shock in her voice. “Well it is mostly air!” Sonata countered. Moonie was going to say something more, but then stopped and shrugged when she realized Sonata actually had a point about that. “Fair enough,” she conceded. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) When they arrived at Bueno Nacho, Sonata was quick to order four Taco Grandes with a large soda while Moonie simply went with a medium sized Naco Meal. Once they got their food, they sat down in one of the nearby booths and almost immediately Sonata eagerly unwrapped one of her tacos and took a comically large bite. “Hmmmm...I LOVE tacos!” she declared between bites. “Really? I couldn’t tell,” Moonie joked as she gave a knowing nod to Sonata’s dress. The lighter blue girl paused then looked down at her outfit. A big, goofy grin spread over her face as she lifted her head back up. “Isn’t it great?!” she beamed. “Once I saw it, I knew I had to have it!” she explained. “Took a bit to save up for cause of stupid bills and things, but it was totally worth it!” “Agreed. It looks good on you,” Moonie complimented before taking a sip of her soda. “Oh. Thanks,” Sonata replied with a bit of a blush. “You look good too.” Now it was Moonie’s turn to blush. “Thanks, but it’s not like I dressed up too much,” she admitted. “Just the same old clothes I usually wear.” “Yeah, but they look so good together. Guess that comes from being an artist, huh?” “Huh. Never really thought about it that away before,” Moonie remarked. “Wait did I just give you a new idea?! That’s never happened to me before! Ha! And here I was just trying to say you look cute!” Sonata declared, drawing a few looks from the other customers. Moonie’s blushed deepened at the unexpected confession and the unintended stares it brought on. “You think I’m...cute?” she repeated. Sonata looked like she just realized what she had said. “Well...yeah. Am I not supposed to say that?” she asked. “No, no, it’s fine!” Moonie quickly corrected with a wave of her hands. “I’m just not used to hearing it out of a...romantic sense.” “Ooooooh!” the former siren mused. “Well it’s not not that!” “It’s not?” “Not what?” “If you think I’m cute in romantic sense or not,” Moonie clarified. “Oh right, right,” Sonata nodded, figuring out her own words. “Well...can’t it be both?” “I suppose it could,” she smiled. “So, I guess that means you’re into girls?” “Oh yeah!” she casually confessed with a small wave. “I’m into girls, Aria’s into boys and Adagio’s into...well I think she’s into whoever will pay her attention.” “Well I definitely knew that about Aria,” Moonie replied with a wink. “Oh right, you and Blackbird are all poly...dexterous.” “Polyamorous.” “Isn’t that what I said?” Sonata asked, looking genuinely confused. Moonie brought a finger like she was going to correct the other girl but then stopped and just shook her head with an amused grin. “Close enough,” she chuckled. “But yes, we’re both polyamorous and bisexual which means if you did want to take me out on a date, I wouldn’t say no.” Sonata blinked as she processed that information. “Wait, do you want to go out on a date?!” she asked, almost dropping her second taco from the confusion of the situation. Now it was Moonie’s turn to be quite as she took a long sip from her soda while staring down at her half eating Naco Meal. Her blush intensified as she thought carefully about her answer. After a very long pause, she finally looked up at Sonata with a soft smile. “Yes. Yes I do,” she told her. “OK! Maybe we could do it next weekend!” Sonata suggested before her expression fell. “Oh. Wait. I don’t have enough money to do another outing next weekend.” “How about we make it my treat?” Moonie offered. “We’ll head to Canterlot Mall for a movie, food court meal and then some browsing. You know, a classic first date.” “Oooh I like that idea!” she cheered again. “You’re on!” “So, it’s a date then,” the other blue girl smiled. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) When Sonata arrived back at the apartment later that night, she found Aria was still working on her laptop while Adagio was resting back on her bed and flipping through a magazine. “I’m HOOOOOOOME!!!” she announced cheerfully. “How was your date?” Adagio feigned interested even if it was only half-hearted. “Oh, that wasn’t a date,” Sonata corrected. “We’re going on a date next weekend.” “WHAT?!” Aria screamed and jumped up from the couch. “Yeah. Turns out Moonie likes girls too and we both said the other was cute, so we decided just to go on a date next week,” the younger siren summarized. “Oh no! No no no no no! You are not going on a date with her!” Aria ordered. Sonata took a step back in surprise. Oh, not that Aria yelled at her; she had gotten used to that by now. It’s what she was yelling at her about that caught her off guard. Who was she to tell her who she could and couldn’t date?! Finding her confidence, she straightened her stance and placed her hands on her hips before she glared back at her sister. “And just why can’t I date her, huh?!” she challenged. “Because she’s my best friend!” Aria returned. “And your boyfriend’s girlfriend,” Adagio added from her place on the bed. “You stay out of this!” Aria warned her. “Oh, is that all?” Sonata chuckled. “Nah it’s fine, we talked about that. She’s poly too so she’s cool with dating someone else and she’s sure he will be too.” “I know that,” the other siren muttered, rubbing her temples. “The problem is the other person he’s dating is me!” Sonata blinked and stared blankly. “So?” she asked innocently. Aria went from rubbing her temples so just flat out resting her face in the palm of her hands. After a few seconds she slowly slid them down and glared at her simple-minded little sister. “And don’t you think it’d be a little weird for my sister to be dating my boyfriend’s girlfriend?” she asked in a slow, deliberate tone. Sonata’s eyes glazed over into her famous “far off stare” as her mind worked to process the information that was given to her. Eventually her eyes refocused as she came up with her own unique answer to the question. “I mean...it’s not like we’re gonna go on a double date or something,” she replied with a shrug. She then looked upwards as she started to tap her chin. “Although I guess that would be a triple date. Cause it’d be you and Blackbird, me and Moonie and obviously Blackbird and Moonie would be on a date too. And yeah it would be weird in that case but when would that ever happen?” “That’s. Not. The point,” Aria growled through gritted teeth then looked over Sonata’s shoulder to her other sister. “Adagio, help me out here!” “I would, but someone told me to stay out of it,” Adagio retorted with a smug smirk. “Ooooh I hate you,” the lavender colored girl growled. “Look Sonata, it’s too weird so you can’t date Moonie and that’s final.” Sonata lowered her head a bit as surprisingly dark look fell over her face. “It. Is. NOT final!” she screamed with a stamp of her foot. Both Aria and Adagio jumped slightly as the intensity of her scream and the stomp. “I’m TIRED of you doing this Aria!” Sonata continued, jabbing a finger in her sister’s face. “I get it! I’m not as clever as you and Adagio and sometimes I make mistakes! But that doesn’t mean either of you get to control every part of my life! I have feelings too, ya know?!” “Sonata, I-” Aria tried to say but was cut off by another stomp. “NO! You don’t get to talk right now!” she ordered. “I see how happy Blackbird makes you and I want that! I want to have a live outside the two of you as well! I want someone to love and to love me! Is that gonna be Moonie? I dunno! But I at least deserve the chance to find out! So, I will be going on a date with her next weekend and there’s NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME!! So THERE!” She ended her tirade by sticking her tongue out at Aria before she stormed off into the bathroom and slammed the door shut as hard as she could. The other two sisters stared at each other in stunned silence over what had just happened. Neither them knew Sonata could be so forceful. It was actually a little scary. Although it was undercut a little by the fact that she had just locked herself in the bathroom. A fact not lost on Sonata herself. “I know I’m in the bathroom, but I needed a door to slam! And I want to take a shower anyway!” her called out from the other side of the door. “An angry shower!” To Be Continued...