There was nothing more unpleasant then having gym as the first class of the day and having a P.E teacher who liked to teach his students outside, even when it was cold out and winter was around the corner. Sunset shivered and shifted from foot to foot, trying to to gain some warmth as she stood with her classmates in the Soccer field dressed in only a Canterlot Wondercolt T-Shirt, a pair of drawstring shorts and an old pair of sneakers. The air was colder the usual and Sunset wasn't the only student feeling the effects.
"How the fuck do they expect us to stay out here? I'm fucking freezing." Sunset glanced at Vinyl Scratch, a budding disk jockey and also one of her classmates. She was complaining to Octavia Melody, her on and off girlfriend. The two loved each other to bits but they were always breaking up because their personalities tended to clash. Still, they were almost completely attached to the hip. Octavia rolled her eyes and snorted.
"Really Vinyl! There is no need for such crass language. It's not that cold." said the grey skinned teen, though internally she was agreeing and hoping the teacher would show up so they could get started. Being in the cold wasn't so bad when you were moving about and exercising.
"But I don't like the cold!" Sunset silently watched the two bicker with Vinyl whining about how she would rather be at home and Octavia saying how the blue haired girl needed to stop complaining. She soon turned bored and decided to listen in on her other classmates. It wasn't hard, she had good hearing all she had to do was stand in the same vicinity, pretend she was just waiting for the teacher but in actuality she was eavesdropping. In this case she found herself listening in to the conversation of two ma...girls, that she was actually hoping to avoid. Fluttershy Gem and Rainbow Dashington.
They were talking about her, she knew that. She had seen a few looks her way when she had entered the girls changing room to change from her normal school wear to exercise wear. She had also heard the whispers that had come when she passed the rest of their friends in the hallway during the morning. The duo was slightly secluded from the bulk of the class; in total their were twenty two people including Sunset in her gym class. Sunset made her way towards them but didn't approach them. Once she was close enough away that she could listen in but not enough so they would feel the need to move to avoid her or stop whispering, Sunset began pretending to do stretches, her ear eagerly listening.
".......But Twilight said to look after her....." whispered Fluttershy, rubbing her arms in order to get warm. Rainbow snorted in response.
"Yes but Applejack, Rarity and I agree she isn't worth it. Why should we be forced to babysit her?"
"But Pinkie and I think we should give it a chance. She's been different since the dance. Have you seen how she acts? I think she's sorry for how she's acted.
"Different? You mean acting like some victim by hiding in bushes and running away from the cafeteria and crying? Please darling, don't be so naive. She is obviously just trying to gather sympathy so people will feel sorry for her and then she won't have to face the consequences of her actions. She is a selfish idiot, who probably has had a pampered life and has had everything handed to her. I bet her family is exactly like her, selfish idiots. Maybe that's she's here in our world because her family got tired of her and got rid-AAUGH!"
Rainbow Dash felt air leave her lungs as she found herself on the ground, a large red hand print on her cheek.
"SHUT UP! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!" Sunset had been growing tenser and tenser during the conversation and when her upbringing and family had been brought up, something had cracked inside of her. How dare she talk about her like that, how dare she make her assumptions. The way Rainbow talked about her brought her back to her days as Princess Celestia's students who would mock her and say that the only reason she was Celestia's student in the first place was that the Princess felt bad for her and that her family probably abandoned her. It made her blood boil, red filled her eyes and all she felt was pure rage. They had no idea what she had been through. SHE had no idea.
"I've put up with people like YOU for years. Assuming I have the picture perfect life, poking jabs at the fact that I'm an orphan, going on about how my family probably set the house on fire so they wouldn't to live with me. Have either of you had to live on the street, scourage for food from the trash bins? Then be adopted by a mare, a princess who refused to acknowledge your accomplishments outside of a superficial pat on the back? I don't care what you say about me or what you do to me, you superficial cunt. BUT DON'T YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT MY FAMILY OR TRY TO TELL ME HOW MY LIFE HAS BEEN!
"Sunset Shimmer! Stop this instant!" Sunset was pulled from her ranting and raving, the red in her eyes subsiding. She became aware of the stares of her classmates, some smirking cause they knew Sunset would slip up eventually and others like Fluttershy who were cowering, never seeing the girl that angry before. She became aware that she had been gripping Rainbow Dash by the collar of her shirt, her fist red with blood from punching Rainbow in the face. What was she doing? Sunset released her grip on backed away.
She was supposed to be turning over a new leaf, this was supposed to be her new start and she was already screwing it up. A hand landed on her shoulder and she found herself being turned around to face her gym teacher, Mr. Biceps. He opened his mouth to say anything but Sunset didn't hear anything, all she could hear was a buzzing in her ears. She saw the sneers, the faces that read I knew it and her lip began to tremble. Mr. Biecpes was speaking but she still couldn't hear. He attempted to pull her, perhaps towards the office but Sunset wasn't having it, she pushed away and turned away. He tried to pull her back but Sunset jerked away and began running. She didn't know where but she just ran.
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Sunset wasn't sure where she was, but she knew that she was around the middle part of Canterlot, a little ways past the tall skyscrapers and buildings of downtown. Actually she had started to enter the richer part of Canterlot. She could tell from the way people carried themselves and the expensive things they wore and displayed in store windows. She didn't come down here much, preferring to stay near home. Her calves hurt from running and her eyes stung from the dried tears on her cheeks. She knew she was earning a few odd looks, mainly because she knew she was supposed to be in school and also she was the only person really in shorts and a t-shirt. Most were wearing long sleeved shirts and pants and sweaters or jackets. There was also the fact her face was puffy, hair snarled and looked like some homeless kid which you really didn't see in that part of town. A few people had sneered at her and others had tried avoiding her by
Sunset was lost. She had an idea where she was but no idea how to get back home by foot. She would need ethier a map or a bus to get back but unfortunately they're didn't seem to be any libraries nearby and she didn't have her wallet on her, something she hadn't really thought about when she...left...oh. Oh Faust! How could she forget about Celestia and Luna? They were going to murder her for both running off and for punching a student. Suddenly, she wasn't really caring that she was lost. She wanted nothing more then to escape their fury, especially after the awkward incident the night before. Celestia had been pretty tight lipped during breakfast, though she had been that way with everyone. In the back of her mind, she knew she was already beginning to regress into the demon she used to be, only after five days but she pushed it aside, ignoring it.
As she traversed the streets, she guilt began gnawing at her. She really should return, Celestia while she might unleash her anger on her was probably worried and she didn't deserve to suffer for her consequences. Sunset stopped and sighed, causing an older man to nearly run into her. The man snarled at her and pushed past her.
"Don't stop in the middle of the sidewalk! Children these days! HUMPH!" Sunset opened her mouth to say something but instead closed her mouth. It wasn't worth it. Sighing she continued along her way.
In a matter of a minute two things happened, one Sunset made the decision to cross the street, not bothering to check for on coming vehicles and at the same time a car came flying around the corner of the street, the driver focused on his phone rather then driving.
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