Canterlot High, after the fall formal.
Sunset saw Twilight crossing the portal while she was busy repairing the school's entrance.
"You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had in this world is gone. Tonight, you've shown everyone who you really are. You've shown them what is in your heart." Twilight's voice echoed in Sunset's head along with the memories of all the times that she makes the Canterlot high student's lives miserable.
"All I have in my heart is pain, sadness, and remorse, princess."
She felt... empty, all the students look at her with rage in their eyes and she can't blame them, after all, she spent two and half years making everyone's life hell. She was about to pick more bricks when felt a touch on her shoulder and heard a voice.
"This is enough for today. You can go home."
Turning her head she saw principal Celestia with an expression that showed care and disappointment at the same time. Sunset nods and began to walk in the faculty's lot direction.
Some minutes later, Celestia and Luna are walking in the principal's car's direction when they heard something.
"You heard that?"
"Yes, Luna. Looks like someone is crying."
They walk in the sound's direction and find a girl sat on the grass hiding her face with her hands.
"Sunset Shimmer? What are you doing here?"
Hearing Luna's voice, she tried to run, but her legs were weak and she falls sat on the grass. Luna and Celestia look at each other and sat on Sunset's side.
"You are supposed to be in your home, Sunset."
"I guess she has no home to go back to, Luna."
"Is that true?"
Sunset nods.
"I used to sleep in the locker room, or the library, but looks like the janitor fixed the window."
"You slept in the locker room all the time that you are here?"
"You don't have to pretend that care about me, principal, I know no one ever cared about me."
She stood up, turn her back to the principal, and continued to talk.
"And don't worry about the school, I'll run away like I always do, and you will never have to see me again. It's not like anyone would mind if a piece of trash disappeared."
"You aren't a piece of trash, and if you disappear I'll miss you."
"Bullshit, no one cared about me before, no one cares now."
"I care."
"My sister is right, we care about you, Sunset, we really do."
"So, how about you stay with us for a while?"
Sunset looks at Celestia and sees care and compassion in the principal's eyes.
"I lied to you since the first time we saw and made everyone's lives hell, why are you so willing to help me?"
"Sunset, what I see in front of me is a lost child, sure you did awful things to CHS students but no one is borns evil, you probably came through a lot of things before heading here and I wanna help you to be a better version of yourself if I can."
"But being mean is all I know."
"It's not true, you are a brilliant student, one of the best that Canterlot High ever had."
Luna put a hand on Sunset's shoulder.
"Sunset, we don't know about your past, and for now you don't have to give us any answer. Believe me, I know a thing or two about doing something that you regret."
Celestia opens her purse and offers Sunset some paper tissue.
"Please, let us help you."
Twelve minutes later, they are at the sisters' house and Celestia leads Sunset to their guest room.
"This will be your room, for now, there's a bathroom on the end of the corridor if you wanna take a shower, and Luna will bring one of her pajamas to you."
"Thank you, principal Celestia."
"We aren't on the school Sunset, you don't need to call me principal, just Celestia, ok?"
"Okay."
"Luna and I will be in the kitchen, come when you are ready for dinner."
Luna entered the room soon after her sister left.
"I guess it's a bit big for you, but is just for tonight. In the morning you and I will get some clothes."
"But I don't have..."
"Money to pay us? You will live with us for a while, consider this a welcome gift. Don't get late for dinner."
Luna leaves the room and Sunset sits at the bed border.
"Even after I turned into a demon, they are nice to me," she thought, "why? If was the princess instead of the principal, I would probably be sent to Tartarus for all eternity."
She grabs a towel and goes to the bathroom. Taking her jacket off, she felt some pain and something viscous on her back, and looking in the mirror, she saw two wounds where her demon wings were hours ago. Unzipping her skirt, she saw another wound where her tail grew. The wounds are small, but certainly will leave scars, as a reminder of her defeat.
Once in the shower, she let the warm water flow through her hair and down her back, washing the remaining blood off her wounds, among her errors, she hoped. Alone in the bathroom, she felt... safe like she hadn't felt in a long time.
Twenty minutes later, she reaches the kitchen and finds Celestia cooking.
"Do you like pasta, Sunset?"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Great."
"Where's Luna?"
"We are out of meatballs, so she went to the convenience store to buy some."
"Oh."
"What, something wrong?"
"No, nothing wrong at all."
"By the tone of your voice, there is something wrong for sure."
"Is nothing, really, is just that I don't eat meat."
"Oh. Sorry, we should have asked you before."
"You don't have to apologize, pasta and Tomato sauce is fine to me."
"I'm home." said Luna putting some store bags on the table.
"Luna, we have a problem, Sunset is vegetarian."
"And why this is a problem?"
"Meatballs."
Luna rolled her eyes "Sister, I already know she is vegetarian, have you forgotten that I revise all the student's records?"
"You know?"
"Yes, Sunset, why do you think that your free lunch at school's cafeteria is always meat-free? This is why I buy soy meatballs for you and regular meatballs for Celestia and me."
Grabbing two pots Luna prepares the meatballs and soon they are sat at the table having dinner.
Is almost 01:00 am when Sunset returns to the guest room, she lay on the bed, hugged a pillow, and falls asleep.
Hearing a knock on the door, she wakes, opens the door, and sees Celestia standing.
"Sorry to wake you"
"It's ok."
"Breakfast is ready, Luna and I need to go out for a while, so feel free to do something in the meantime."
"Are you sure that you want me to be alone in your house? What if I rob you?"
"I trust you, Sunset. And I'm pretty sure you won't do something like robbery."
A horn sounded outside the house.
"Is Luna, I have to go. We will be back for lunch. Bye Sunset."
And then, she left, leaving Sunset alone in the house.
"I'm still sleeping?", she said pinching her left arm, "ouch! No, I'm definitely awake."
Sunset goes downstairs, and looking around the kitchen she finds that is really alone. After having breakfast, she leads to the TV room to watch something when saw a game console on the rack.
"The principals play video games?"
She then looks at the titles and one caught her attention.
"They have Rise of Tirek Collector's Edition?"
Turning on the console, the Gamertag of the profile logged surprised her.
"Wait, so Nightmar3_Empre55 is vice-principal Luna? She's one of the most awesome game streamers on haytube! Now I know why she never showed her face on her videos."
Logging with her account, Sunset starts to play, and some hours later, the sisters return.
"Sunset, we are home."
Sunset run and hugs Luna.
"You are Nightmar3_Empre55! I'm your fan, you are awesome!"
"Thanks, Sunset" replied Luna with a smile. "And you said our students will not recognize me as a superior gamer, hum, sister?"
"Fine", Celestia pulls a 20 bucks bill from her wallet and hands it to Luna, "you win."
"So, I suppose you had fun, Sunset."
"Are you kidding? I only played on the computer lab computers before, playing games on a real console is an entirely new level!"
"So was you." Asked Celestia crossing her arms and giving Sunset a look of disapproval
"Oh fuck."
"Language, young lady." warned Luna
"Sorry."
Celestia put a hand on the girl shoulder's "As long you promise that won't use the school's computers to play video games again."
"I promise."
"Good."
"I hope you don't mind," said Luna handing a large paper bag to Sunset, "but I took the liberty to open your locker and bring you some clothes."
"Thank you."
"I suggest you change your clothes, Sunset, we are going to the mall to have lunch and buy some new ones."