Sunset stared out the window of the RV. Only half their group was awake, the rest of them fast asleep behind them, drained from having partied through the last night of the festival. The rest of them sat in relative silence aside from the radio, all sharing the mix of feelings that could only come after a long, exciting time. Lingering elation, tinged with exhaustion and the knowledge that it was right back to the old routine once they got home.
"Guys, I... I think I might have a crush on Pinkie." It just slipped out, with no energy to try and think through the consequences.
To her surprise and annoyance, she wasn't met with shock, but groaning.
"Yeah, duh," Rainbow Dash said out loud, talking over Fluttershy's soft giggle from the driver's seat.
"About time," Twilight muttered from her cocoon of sleeping bag and blankets.
"About ti-- what is that supposed to mean!?"
"Dude." Rainbow undid her seatbelt - ignoring Fluttershy's quiet protest - so she could turn around to look at Sunset. "You've been in love with her for, like, months."
"What are you talking about? I think I would have noticed that!"
"Um..." Fluttershy seemed unsure on whether she should speak up, but now that she had made a sound, the attention was on her. "You do try to spend a lot of time with her."
"Yeah, because she's my friend! I spend time with all of you!"
"Uh-huh," Dash smirked, "You didn't ask anyone else if we wanted to see PostCrush with you. And I'm sure there's no special reason she's the first one you hug every time we meet up."
"And that she's the one who makes you blush the most," Twilight added.
"And the only one you wrote a song about," Fluttershy finished, before adding "Also, Dashie, please put on your seatbelt..."
Rainbow Dash turned back around and secured her belt again. "Face it, dude, you're the last to find out."
Sunset sunk back in her seat and stared out the window again for a long moment before turning back to Twilight specifically. "Really? Everyone already knew?"
Twilight took a deep breath through her nose, giving up on finishing her nap. "Well, maybe everyone except for Pinkie."
Sunset quickly got up out of the nook halfway and pulled the curtain back just a little bit. She could see Pinkie on the floor, hugging her sleeping bag instead of lying in it, but clearly fast asleep. With a relieved sigh, she sat back again.
"Okay, since you guys know so much... do you think she likes me?"
All three of her friends groaned again, with Fluttershy being the only one trying to hide it.