A shy girl's lament

by ThecynicalGingerpony


Chapter 1: A new day

A flinch came from the yellow skin girl as she was pushed against a locker. She looked up at the girl with the firey hair.
Sunset Shimmer glared at her. "What do you mean by you 'didn't finish it'? Those math problems are due today. Or are we going to have a problem?"
Fluttershy gulped. "N-no,I...Well,you had me working on English and I just didn't have time and....Can't you do it yourself?" She remembered that even without her help, Sunset Shimmer had good grades.
"Oh please. I am waaaaay too busy running things to bother with such trivial things. Now,it is due 2nd period. So finish it during 1st." Sunset Shimmer sighed. She hated having to deal with bothersome things.
"B-but, I have gym with Coach Ironwill. He would kill me if he saw me even try to work on homework."
Sunset rolled her eyes. Was this girl stupid or something? "Then skip or whatever, just get it done." She shoved her back again, making Fluttershy's lower back hit one of the locks. "Get it done or else."
The pink haired girl flinched from the pain and from the deadly tone in the other girl's voice. She sank down to the floor as the girl walked away. Her blue eyes went to the tile as she tried to hold back her tears. It just felt like she couldn't do anything right. She didn't even know what Sunset would do to her if she didn't get it done, but she didn't want to take the chance.
She picked up her belongings that had recently been thrown to the ground. She looked up in time to see some people looking at her. But they looked away when they saw her looking at them. One person she saw look away as she walked was bright pink.
Fluttershy bit her lip to hold back the tears as she stood up. Her back was killing her from earlier now, She looked down the hall towards the gym. Coach Ironwill really would get her if she didn't come. And her grades in that class weren't too good either. She wasn't too good at gym. She wasn't like Rainbow Dash.
She felt a lump in her throat at the thought of her athletic ex-friend. She didn't even want to remember what went on. Rainbow Dash had been her best friend. They did everything together, but now they didn't look at each other.
":What would she want to do with me anyways?...She has all her teammates, I'm just me...."
Her legs started to take her towards the library while her head looked at the floor. When she wasn't paying attention, she bumped into someone.
"Oh my, I am so sorry,I-" That was when she noticed the red shirt and ginger hair. It was Big Mac. "Oh, hello. S-sorry."
Bic Mac nodded. "No problem." He looked at Fluttershy's face. "You okay? You don't look too good."
Fluttershy jumped slightly. "N-no. I mean, I'm fine. Sorry, I have to go." As she tried to leave, Big Mac grabbed the top of her head and turned her around.
"Your class is that way, Shy." A smirk appeared on his face. "And you know, I am here if you need to talk." He petted her head slightly before walking in a different direction.
Fluttershy watched him walk away. He had always been sweet to her. She looked at the clock and jumped. She had to make a choice.
In the end, she headed to the library. She had some work to do.