Rarity didn't talk as much as she usually does; the only other time she has done so is when she's trying to think of a way to get an easier punishment, even though she got herself a much harsher one instead with the reasons she did give as justification. I left the staff toilets after using it to calm down a little so I wouldn't be as tense when talking to Pinkie. As I was walking, I just thought about what other reason there could have been as I walked in the direction of my office.
When I opened the door, Celestia was sitting in my seat with Pinkie across from her, which was to be expected. What wasn't expected, though, was Pinkie's perfectly straight hair. I remembered that I had asked Celestia to stay with Pinkie until I got there. I turned to face Celestia, who had now got up and was nodding at me with a worried expression. I gave her another nod and motioned for her to step aside so I could speak with her. I Found it Concerning at Pinkie's lack of reaction as she didn't even look up to see who had entered the room. I then went to my chair and took a seat.
"Pinkie are you ok?"I questioned her softly and gently, and as she raised her eyes to meet mine, it became obvious that something was wrong since they were, to put it lightly, empty.
"Do I look ok to you Miss Skies?" I was taken aback by her statement, as she never addressed any of the the teachers as Miss or Mr., and her demeanour was icy in contrast to Pinkie's exuberant and cheerful demeanour, I was accustomed to.
"Honestly no you do not, however, I spoke with the Rainbooms and your reason for fighting them, however, I don't think they told the truth so how about you tell me why you fought the?" As I was speaking, she looked up at me, and I noticed that her eyes were a little less lifeless than they had been. I inquired, attempting to mimic her cheerful and upbeat demeanour.
Her tone had softened from earlier. "What reasons did they give you and ill tell you if they left something out," she asked.
"Well the first reason has to do with Sunset Shimmer the person people have blamed even though there is no evidence and yes I don't think it's her before you ask, they said they were discussing what your group should do to expose her"
I informed her quietly, and she gave me a look of frustration.
"Looks like you were right seeing as it wasn't just that, it was also me asking where she had been, even though people found a note saying she's gone back to where she was raised but people say that its a lie, I told them that if it's true she's innocent but they just discarded it before they said there was something else and it was to do with kicking Rainbow out of our friend circle" She started crying as she was saying the last line, so I got up and went to console her.
She sobbed even more after saying, "Why did this happen, why are they so blinded by what happened in the past"
She looked so broken, and while I was drying her tears, I told her, "It's okay they are the ones in the wrong unfortunately I will need to punish you still even if you were defending a friend in your eyes, but fighting isn't tolerated on school grounds." Most people assumed Pinkie's signature cry when someone was upset was real, but this time it was very real, and it broke my heart before I thought of a way that could help.
"Hi Pinkie, How would you feel about speaking with Rainbow once more?" I inquired, figuring that talking to Rainbow would help her feel more at ease, and she gave me a hopeful expression.
"I can apology to Dashie," she inquired, and I Shook my head.
"You don't need to. She still considered you a friend when I talked to her this morning. She knows you two are still friends," As I mentioned Rainbows thoughts, she hugged me back.
She responded, "Thank you for telling me that, Sunny," with some tears of happiness in her eyes. I was relieved that she was calling me by my name instead of Miss, but it made me sound older than I actually was and a little odd. I realised she had reverted to her usual behaviour.
It was good to know that another of my former friends didn't think it was me. The note about my being in Equestria seems to not have worked as well as Twilight hoped it would, but at least it's made some difference in the opinions of a couple of students. "Ok we'll go and get her when her period ends in 20 minutes ok in the meantime we can do some fun stuff," I said, smiling at her. She just nodded.