So... she's here... this is... odd... I first just glared at her, like everyone else. Aria. I felt a little bad and scared, since I did hurt her earlier the other day, inflicting damage to her face. Speaking of damage, there was a bruise on her face, right where I punched her really hard. I felt pretty bad. She wore a green hoodie, and had black jeans.
Aria just stood there, rubbing her shoulder, wondering what she should say. Yet, I had a good feeling of what she was going to say. What was going to happen...
"So, hey, guys," Aria spoke. We still gave her a look and kept silent. "I- uh... I came here for an-"
"What are you here for, Aria?" Sonata interrupted. "Just say it!"
"Well, I was gonna say it, until you rudely interrupted, stupid!" Aria shouted. Sonata stepped back, a little heartbroken. Aria noticed what she did and stepped back. She closed her eyes shut. "Listen, I-I'm sorry, it's just been a bad day. I-I came here to... apologize. For what I've done..."
I stood there pretty speechless. Trick or truth? I couldn't tell, and so neither can the girls. Sonata, though, stood there. She took a good step forward toward Aria. "Aria..." she said quietly.
"Sonata, listen, I'm sorry for what I've done to you and your friends. I-" Aria gets briefly interrupted by Sonata as she put her hand in front of her face.
Once she lowered her hand, she spoke. "What are you doing here? I don't believe you're here for an apology. I know... I know you Aria."
Aria shook her head. "No. I mean it, honestly, Sonata." Her eyes teared up. "I've been an ass, and for a long time, but now, I've changed. And I'm simply apologizing for what I've done to you." She looked at me, then back at Sonata.
"I... I still don't believe you, sis." Sonata said, with her voice cracking. "I mean, how can I tell that exactly you've changed? This has to be some trick."
I butted in. "Yeah, Aria," I said. "Where's Adagio, huh? And what if this really is some trick, like you trying to lure us into some trap to harm us?" She tried to speak up, but I continued. "I don't trust your pig-tailed ass one bit!" I realized how aggressive I was starting to get, and we might've resolved this problem already, but I stepped back. I took a deep breath.
Aria broke down in tears. "You know what... I'm leaving. Apparently, you guys just can't accept someone who just wants to be friends and be forgiven. You know, like Sunset?" Sunset rubbed her arm, and Aria turned around to leave.
But Sunset rushed over and grabbed her arm, stopping her from leaving. "Wait, Aria," she said, but noticed a little something on her. Bruises around the neck, like somebody... strangled her. I noticed the mark, too, and I knew very well I did not do that.
Sonata saw it, too. She seemed scared and worried. "Aria, what happened?" she said in a very serious tone. She had a very worried look right on her face, and she was getting worse by the second.
It only took five seconds for Aria to say, "Adagio." She closed her eyes, holding back some tears. Adagio? You're telling me she did that to her? Woah... I never thought something between the two would go out. But Aria didn't stop. "Adagio did this. THIS!" She was pointing at her neck.
"W-why?" Sonata asked. "Why did she do this to you? I... I never thought Adagio would do something grueling like that."
"Me neither." Aria sat down. "I'll tell you exactly what the hell happened..."
(Aria's POV)
I was doing the usual: watching TV and being lazy. Not like there was much to do anyways, considering our stupid pendants are destroyed and useless now. No more magic, no more power, no more adoring. And how much I missed that if it wasn't for those little-
"Aria!" Adagio yelled. Great... more Adagio yelling her ass off. Ain't this a pleasure?
"Yes, Adagio?" I said in an irritated voice. "What do you want now?"
"I thought I told you to clean your god damn room!" she yelled.
"And why does it even matter?" I ask. "One: I'm not a child. Two: It's not like a living room. Three: Who cares if people judge us by our tidyness, we're already hated by everyone else for what we did."
"Well, it just does." Adagio said as she got closer to me. "Just clean it up, and we'll all be good. And you might not be a child, but you sure as hell act like one."
I roll my eyes. "Oh no," I said sarcastically, doing jazz hands. "I'm so hurt by that." Honestly, Adagio gives me bull, like everyday she gives me absolute crap. Earlier, or should I say years ago, she said we were like sisters, and we loved each other like sisters. Now, it totally seems like that. Oh, how times have changed.
We're pretty much stuck here until the day we die, considering there is no way back to Equestria. All thanks to the damn Raingoons shattering our beautiful pendants. They weren't for show. Not at all. It was our power, our ticket out, our voice, too. Now we sing, and we sound as beautiful as little girls that are way off-key. I don't even wanna try to get it back, cause obviously, it won't. When pigs fly, or whatever the hell these peasants here say.
But anyways, let's tune back to what cheetoh-hair has to say. "Yeah, let's keep playing 'smart ass' over here. Seriously, Aria, aren't you useful for anything? God, sometimes I just wanna--- crumble you up in a little ball and throw you away!" I rolled my eyes on how pathetic that was. She could've said something more gruesome or anything, but no, she comes up with something a small, weak child would say. Not surprising to hear from her.
"Take a chill, you don't need to go crazy over something like that." I said, getting very annoyed by her random attitude. "Just--- relax. We still have plenty of life left in us. Maybe."
Adagio growled. "You know, you seem to think life's 'so great', huh?" I shrugged. "Whatever, Aria. You're as useless as our pendants."
"Bitch, please." I said, snapping back at her. "You think you're so hot, so great, yet you still failed to do your little quest."
I never thought it would turn out like this. I never thought she'd be like this. I never knew, and I put myself in a tight place.
"Cause of YOU little shitheads!" She slammed her fist on the table. "You always ruin everything! And I see you as a 'sister', somehow!" She approached me. "You do NOTHING for me, for US, and all you do is make stupid comments, sit back, and try to be a female punk bad-ass. NOBODY FALLS FOR THAT SHIT!" She clenched her fist.
I got scared and had goosebumps already. "The hell are you doing?" I asked, frightened of the little situation getting out of hand. "No need to get so mad."
"Mad?" she questioned. "MAD?! I've been god damn mad my entire life!" She stood in front of me, looking ready to strike something. And that... could be me. "And now, it's time to let it loose!" And she did. And I stopped her.
Immediately, I slapped her as she raised her fist. Like immediate reaction, I made a mark on Adagio's cheek. It was red. Deep red. I knew I made it just worse. She looked back at me, with that devilish grin. "Slapping?" She tilted her head. "Fucking slapping..." She stood there quiet, until she lashed out.
She wrapped her hands around my throat. Choking me. About to kill me. I felt... I felt... I felt like Sonata... Sonata... Back there, where we called her a useless waste, a person with no future at all. What did we do? We tried to drown her. Kill her. And look where I am. I'm being choked in this very instance, with Adagio's cold hands around my throat. I'm about to be killed.
I was so scared... of her. I never saw this coming, and I felt like I should have. I fought back, trying to break out of her hold, and just at the right moment, I kneed her in the stomach, and she released. She looked at me with a death stare. I stopped, and held my throat. Beside me, a mirror was in position. And I saw the damage done. I... couldn't believe it.
I turned to face Adagio, once again. She was very angry and upset, she even had some tears streaming down her face. I couldn't handle this anymore. I wanted to run. What about... Sonata? Her friends? They--- They looked fun, which I never knew I would say. "I..." I said, but my voice was killing me from the recent choke. "I can't do this anymore. You're crazy." Immediately, I rushed out the door, in hopes to find Sonata and her friends. And I knew just where to find them.
Adagio... I knew you were crazy... but damn...
(Shine's POV)
I stood there, very silent. After hearing the story of what the hell Adagio did to her... I completely felt bad. For just yelling at Aria. I stepped back a bit, but meanwhile, Sonata stood next to Aria, tears forming.
"Aria..." Sonata said in a low voice. "Adagio did this to you? No..." She wrapped her arms around Aria, and pulled her into a hug.
Aria couldn't help but have some tears make their way out down the cheeks. "Hey, don't cry, Sonata..." she managed to say. Sonata released the hug and looked at her face.
"W-why?" she asked.
"Cause. I'm still here." Aria looked at all of us. "All I want right now is to be friends with you guys. Just friends." She looked down to the ground, and held her throat. "And please, just... because, don't tell anyone about what she did to me. Just don't."
I crossed my arms, but felt pretty sympathetic. I walked up to her. "Fine." I said softly. "We'll accept you as a friend." I looked at her throat. "Just can't believe that happened to you."
"You and me both." she said.
"Hey, just... don't cause any trouble with us, alright?"
Sonata turned to me. "Hey, it's Aria. I trust her. She won't hurt anyone right now." She turned back to Aria. "Right?"
Aria nodded. "I just want to keep away from Adagio. And besides, I think this is a better path for me."
Sonata nodded with a smile. "It is." She looked back at all of us, especially me. "It really is."