The 'Midnight bus' stopped at the corner of Rein Street and let out its passengers. The people on the bus stepped off into the cool night air and scrambled. It was extremely late and all anyone could think of was getting home to get some sleep. As the passengers fled like fugitives on the run, one girl stomped down the steps leading off the transportation. She was the last to get off and as soon as her two feet were on the ground, the 'Midnight bus' pulled off before even closing its narrow double doors.
The girl didn't even notice how fast it ditched her. She was too focused on looking at the phone in her right hand. She frowned at the screen. The girl rolled her thumb and scrolled through the text messages she sent. Checking her notifications, all it said was No Reply. She sighed and pocketed her cellular device. Looking up, she started to walk slowly. In her left hand she gripped her guitar case handle as she moved forward. It had been a long day for her.
Looking at the phone one more time she groaned and put her phone away for the billionth time. She had been waiting for an answer since 10:30. Right when she was about to put it back in her pocket, the phone buzzed and she looked looked at the screen eagerly...Only to be met by a very rude and hurtful message.
To: Shimmer
From: SugarBelleMuffinsI'm deleting you from my contacts. Try to call me or text me again and I'm calling the police to arrest you for harassment and assault.
The poor girl nearly dropped her phone when she read that.
"Arrest me?? For assault and harassment?!" Shimmer whispered in a shrill voice.
She placed a thumb on the screen and tapped away furiously on her phone.
What do you mean? Is this some kind of joke??
Shimmer was just about to press Send when something told her to stop. Her stomach flipped around and she gulped. Sugar Belle was a silly person, she knew that. Sometimes, the girl would send fake emergency messages and Shimmer would be all worried. Only to find out later that the 'emergency' was that she ran out of flour for baking. But Sugar Belle had never sent a threatening message to her that she'd call the police. And nothing was funny about that.
Though it was the first time this has ever happened, she better not send the message. If what Sugar Belle is saying is true, she would be sleeping in a cell that night. Shimmer deleted the message and put her phone back in her pocket. The girl sighed shakily. What had caused Sugar Belle to send such a text? What had she meant by the accusation of assault and harassment?
Well, the harassment part she kinda understood. It was nearly twelve in the morning and Sugar Belle was surely to be in bed trying to sleep. Her shift would have ended about half an hour ago at the coffee shop. Shimmer sheepishly added to her thoughts that she had sent fifty messages to her all saying 'Hi. What's up?'
Maybe the girl was just sleepy and didn't want to see another bothersome message from her...
"Yeah. That's it," she whispered, feeling much better. "She's just really sleepy."
Feeling fully convinced by this (there was no reason for her to think her friend would get the cops on her, one of the accusations being false) she happily walked down the dark street. It had been a long day for the girl. She went all the way from Pointeville, which is where she went to school and lived, to Canterlot for her weekly guitar lessons with Mr. Melody. It took an hour for her to get there by bus. After her lesson with Mr. Melody, she went to the library to do homework and study.
She eventually got kicked out at nine so the library could close. Shimmer then went to eat at a restaurant for dinner. Usually she went straight home and made herself something but she was feeling a bit tired and decided to treat herself to burger and fries. After her two hour dinner break she got on the 'Midnight bus' and came to the edge of Pointeville.
Shimmer walked along the city border. To her right was Pointeville; her left, Canterlot. Shimmer lived on the edge of the former. A breeze drifted in her direction and she shivered. Pulling up the collar of her black jacket she sighed. She wished she had worn warmer clothes that day. It had been cooler than what the forecast predicted and she had had goosebumps on her arms all day. She wore a light blue short sleeve shirt with a sheer undershirt underneath. She wore tight jeans and black boots with brown upward arrows on them, much like what her jacket had on the sleeves.
Shimmer tugged at the half jacket and frowned. If it were longer it would have sufficed. While pulling at her shirt and rubbing her free hand on her arm to create more heat (which didn't really work) she kept walking. Not quite paying attention to where she was going she tripped on the uneven sidewalk and stumbled forward, crashing into something. Her guitar landed on the ground with a loud twang! and she let out a loud shriek. Shimmer fell beside her guitar and scraped her elbow. The girl hit her head on the concrete sidewalk and she groaned.
"...My guitar..." she murmured.
Shimmer got to her knees, trying her best to ignore the severe pain in her head. She needed to check that her guitar was not damaged. But as soon as she reached her hand out to unlatch the case, all the blood rushed forward and she cried out in pain. A warm liquid came flowing from her nose; no doubt it was blood. She had gotten up too fast.
A hand placed itself on her shoulder and not too long after, someone spoke.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't see where I was going. Are you--"
Shimmer turned to the person who was speaking and froze. Kneeling down beside her was a fiery-haired girl with light orange skin and blue-green eyes. She wore a black leather jacket and an orchid colored shirt. Her skirt was orange with stripes of complimentary colors running across it. The girl had riding boots that went up to her knee. They were black with purple flames climbing up them.
Shimmer and the other girl were speechless.
The same eyes... Shimmer thought as she looked into her turquoise orbs.
The same nose...and mouth and lips...
Her own eyes looked down at the features she noted.
Same hair...same skin...same...
Shimmer swallowed hard.
Same everything.
finally! been waiting to see how they'd react. kind of a let down, really. if i suddenly ran into my perfect double, i'd have gone 100% conspiracy theorist.
Activate the destruction of the universe...
Just kidding. Finally, Sunset met her match... Literally.
Finally! Can't wait for freak out!
Uwa! Cliffhanger! I want to know what happens next!
Let the mind f*ck begin...
Let the narcissism begin!
It's gonna be awesome!
At last they meet!
DANGNABBIT! I did it again! Just like last time, I forgot to add this sorry to one of my libraries, and in doing so I didn't get notifications for updates...
EDIT:
Daaawww
That picture is soo squeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
ANOTHER EDIT:
I like that Tavi profile pic
FINAL EDIT:
Lol! !!!
I just realised I read shaud's story probably before or around the time I met you
5889200 Dude, how many times are you going to forget to add my stories to your library?
Answer for EDIT: That picture came just in time. Not many people were drawing Sunset with her revised choice of clothing.
Answer for ANOTHER EDIT: Thanks! It was just too awesome not to use it as my avatar pic!
Answer for FINAL EDIT: Man, you edit a lot. It did come out around the time I first came to this site. Like near Christmas? I have no idea why I didn't see it before! It's an amazing story.
5888963 Yup. I would do that, too. But Shimmer got a blow to the head on the concrete and her nose is bleeding so her thinking wasn't exactly on point.
5889433
apparently it (shaud's story) was originally intended as a joke of sorts, but became way more popular than he/she had thought it would
EDIT:
it's funny that I actually saw the channel with all those songs and "the past is not today" was the only one I actually watched.
ANOTHER EDIT:
Honestly I like the new clothing setup/ character design alot more than the old one.
FINAL EDIT: I didn't actually edit this
REAL EDIT: "edit"has stopped sounding like a word
I think it should be "its narrow double doors."
You could avoid needless repetiton by changing it to "her phone" the first time, and then replacing "her phone" to "It" the second time.
*ahem*
"Placed a thumb"? "She pressed her thumb on the phone's screen and tapped away furiously."?
I think it would be better if it was like this: "never sent her a message threatening to call the police.". also, I believe it should be "And there was nothing funny about"... And I can say for certain, there's nothing funny about that, if you're on the receiving end. Seeing it happen to someone else though?
You need to work on your wording. Mostly at the end of that pharagraph. Too many "her's" and "she's"...
When you say "What did she mean when she said she'd arrest her for assault", you make it sound like Sugar Belle's the one that's going to do the arresting. I don't think she has a badge. I think it should be "she'd get her arrested for assault"
Also, you forgot to capitalize the "What" in "What had caused her friend...", and if you want it to feel more like a kick to the feels, say "best/dearest friend".
Black leather jacket. Can't be much of a bad girl without black leather.
And it begins...
5889973 Wow. You are silly, my friend. I just thought about this. I have to re-edit the dedication of one of my Sunlight stories to your new name. Also, when I saw the My Past Is Not Today video, I initially hated it. I didn't like her new clothes, I didn't think her voice fit her look, the song at first sounded like a mash of words put together...
I didn't like it at all.
And then, I watched it again and actually liked it. When I stopped being a bit sour about how different they made her and whatnot, I actually enjoyed it. Sometimes, it takes that second chance you give something to really appreciate it.
5890334 It seems I have made many mistakes. I will edit the chapter. Thank you for pointing that out.
5890887
Don't mention it, it's the least I can do as a reader besides clicking the like and favorite buttons, and you can only do that once with each.
5890875
oh I know, I originally hatred what you did with the third sunlight but i reread the first chapter, and decided it wasn't actually bad, just kinda different, which I actually like. I mean, variety is the spice of life right?
5891168 Yeah. That's what life is all about.
5891177
yes it is
i actually was just looking at your first story in the HiD series (happenings in dimensions) you've really improved since then
*clapping*
Anyway, any plans to resurrect that series?
5891216 I don't think so. I confused myself reading it a while ago. I have no idea what I was trying to write.
5891223
:D
Le fail!
If suggest tossing a cancelled sign onto the unfinished one then. Makes me kinda sad but in all honesty, I don't know what you were trying to write either
5891233 Yeah, that was just some failed pieces of writing.
5891241
it wasn't THAT bad....
Oh yeah, there are some really errr.... weird groups on fimfiction
5891246 You liar! It wasn't too great.
5891248
Lie is such a strong word, I prefer "extreme exaggeration"
5891253 Wow, dude. You're ridiculous.
5891293
am I really though?
5891311 bruh
5891315
bruh bruh
5891319 bruh bruh bruh. Hit the bruh button!
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5891330
5891350 AYYYYY!!!!!!
5891360
AAAYYYYY! AAAAYYYY!
EDIT: let's move this to PM before we make your story hit the hundred comment Mark
When's the next chapter coming out I MUST know
Ahhh the first encounter...
...hope it's not the same, overused formula.
Let's do this! Next chapter!
Yay.
Shimmer: ......
Sunset: ...
Shimmer: I have a clone!
Sunset: I....wait, what?
Everything eh? Really now?
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damit sans
Same hat!