Chapter XLIX
Fluttershy
I stared down dejectedly at my hot chocolate as I listened to the sound of people in the mall laughing and holiday music playing as Pinkie let out a long sigh.
“We really fucked up,” Pinkie moaned as I flinched.
“While I would normally correct your uncouth language, I must agree darling. We did screw up multiple times and Sunset justifiably hates us,” Rarity admitted as Rainbow slammed her head on the table.
“I feel awful,” Rainbow muttered. “I’m the worst person ever. On the whole damn planet.”
“Need ah remind y’all we all fucked up, not just one of us?” Applejack pointed out as she half heartedly chewed on a cherry. “We just gotta make it up to her while respecting her, what’s it called Rares?”
“Boundaries darling.”
“We wait a few months so not to anger her more. We do what she did, we just bend over backwards,” Applejack explained as I looked up finally. “While bein respectful. Sunset worked her ass off to get respected by the school and ah already heard rumors about people wanting to do the same.”
“Bit late for that,” Rainbow grumbled as she lazily slurped at her shake. “And for us. Give it up, AJ. She doesn’t want us to talk to her. Let’s just let her go.”
“Ah’m shocked you of all people are saying that,” Applejack admitted. “Ah admit, Ah’m depressed about it too but at least Ah’m coming up with solutions!”
“I guess.”
My phone dinged and I looked at it in surprise.
Sweet Leaves: Hey, look to your left and get over here.
I looked over and saw her sitting at a table with a mug as she glared at Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow and her glare softened as she looked at me and Pinkie.
“I’ll be back girls. I guess I’m down for whatever as long as I never have to hear her say she hates me again. But I agree, we should wait at least four or five months.”
“Alright,” Applejack nodded as I stood up with my hot chocolate as I slowly walked over to Sweet Leaves as she crossed her legs and made eye contact.
“Hey there,” Sweet Leaves said as I sat across from her.
“Hi.”
“How you holding up after,” Sweet Leaves started and grimaced as she looked away. “Sunset?”
“Not good. Haven’t been sleeping and been up all night crying. You?”
“Bad,” Sweet Leaves admitted as she tapped on a folder. “I think it was easy to think it was her. Remember freshman year when she-”
“Caught you kissing me in the shed near the field and posted it online?” I asked as we both turned pink.
“Yeah that,” Sweet Leaves coughed into her fist. “Anyway, I will admit it was convenient to blame her. She messed up something that could have been good. I guess I owe it to her to make it up to her in time. I’m sorry by the way.”
“For?”
“I said some things I admittedly regret that was out of line about you and your brother,” Sweet Leaves answered as I looked down. “I’m sorry about that. It was uncalled for. I won’t apologize for being mean to Rainbow Dash. She is just as bad as her little athlete sister.”
“It’s okay,” I muttered as Sweet Leaves sighed.
“No, it’s not. So I want you to take this,” Sweet Leaves pushed a folder across to me and I hesitantly opened it as my eyes widened after a few sentences.
“Is this-?”
“Job offer,” Sweet Leaves finished for me. “I said if you weren’t truly behind the account, you could come back to the shelter. And I’m a woman of my word. We want you to come work instead of volunteer. We aren’t suing Applejacks family or Raritys family even though I want to. We’re getting more than enough money from Scootaloos aunts to not sue so we can afford some upgrades to the shelter and take on a new employee.”
“Yes,” I answered eagerly. I had been trying for God knows how long to get a job there.
“But I won’t apologize to your friends. Those sisters of theirs called me a future eco terrorist, those evil little sh-” Sweet Leaves paused and exhaled. “Those children damn near ruined my life. And Sunset’s more importantly. Don’t even get me started on the others.”
“And Paisley,” I added softly.
“I don’t care about her,” Sweet Leaves scoffed. “She sent in secrets too.”
My eyes widened slightly as I gulped. Apparently someone had gotten ahold of the list of people who had sent in secrets and well, from what I heard a lot of friendships were ending over it.
“Where is Sunset and those three little terrors?” Sweet Leaves continued as I sighed.
“Back in Sunset’s home with her mom.”
“Equestria?” Sweet Leaves asked and I nodded. “Surprised she took them. And who’s her mom?”
“She let them decide their punishment and they chose Equestria doing whatever her mom wants. And her mom is uh Princess Celestia I think I overheard Twilight say,” I answered as Sweet Leaves eyes widened in fear.
“Oh lord we are all dead.”
“Or at least I am. Sunset hates mine and the others guts but especially me. I was awful.”
“You made a mistake. Granted, an awful one but I thought it was her at first too remember? Well, before I accused you and your friends so I suppose I have to make it up to you as well.”
“It’s okay,” I said as Sweet Leaves set her hat on the table.
“No it’s not. Well, I don’t like them but I am your friend still so yeah I’ll figure something out.”
“But you can at least get forgiven by me. Sunset will never forgive me. What if she tried to kill herself? I’d never forgive myself. I’m the worst person ever. She said she doesn’t ever want me to talk to her again unless there’s a magical emergency.”
“I guess we have both have to try to make it up to her,” Sweet Leaves admitted as she patted my hand and smiled faintly. “Together?”
I smiled and nodded slowly.
“Together.”
Could be worse at least. Sweet Leaves could have said she hated me.
Not that I didn’t deserve to be hated.
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As the group now spend an afternoon in the mall to wallow in despair and missery, they do really understand right now, Sunset is too angry for any kind of apology or attempt to make it up to her for it to be able to work or feel sincere right now. But at least they are thinking in how to make it up to Sunset at a later date, though.
Then we have Sweet Leaves who sent a message to Fluttershy to come and see her nearby with Great News, Good news and Bad News.
The great news is that just as she promised, once that it has been proven that it wasn't the Rwinbooms being Anon-A-Miss, she wants her back in the animal shelter, however she doesn't want her as a volunteer but as an employee! Great news for Fluttershy indeed.
The good news is also that this have also proven that Sunset is innocent and she wants to make it up to her, maybe this way we can see Sunset adopt Ray early.
The bad news seems to be that despite Applejack and Rarity's families barely managed to escape being sued for libel and more, it seems to be Scootaloo's family had to pay in order moral damages in order to not get sued. I dread to think the ammount of money they had to pay if it was enought to afford some upgrades and pay a new employee, given that most of the operational costs of an animal shelter goes to consumables like specialized food and medical suplies!
I guess the lawsuits she will do, will be aimed to those who S.W.A.T.ted and the agencies for damages to her home, pysical, psychological and patrimonial damage done to her person and propierties and thieft.
Just imagine the mental trauma and ingrained paranoia of always be on your guard and never being able to sleep peacefully as the ever present fear that the police will break-into your home, arrest you and take you to jail as if you were the most dangerous person on the planet with all the police brutality uneeded for the operation, with guns always pointed at you waiting for you to "try to do something funny" to shot you, and remain in jail until things clears out and then return to a ransacked home with many valuables gone missing?, multiply it for every local to federal and international agencies and you may never sleep again without seriously powerful medically prescribed sleeping pills.
Sweet Leaves is going to need serious therapy and will have to sue everyone involed in the S.W.A.T.tings.
Uh, Looks like Monopoly, Uno and Mario Kart found a worty oponent.
Great job, I hooe to see more of this soon. However, take your time.
Personally I would have sued them into the ground anyways.
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That was way too much to ask on such short notice. Maybe if sunset had more time to try to study the magic she could figure it out but between Sci twilight and her ripping holes in reality and the girls kept pony upping and the fact that everyone was way too invested in the games she just didn't have the time to even begin. And I always hated how everyone gives her a hard time for being mad at Sci twilight for ripping holes in reality and almost getting her friends eaten by giant Venus fly traps. The girl was being reckless and should have remembered one of the most important rules in science is safety.
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I wholehearty agree with you on this.
Although on an almost unrelated note regarding the Frienship Games, given how the reveal of Anon-A-Miss turned out, I have a feeling the moment Sci-Twi is nearby the school everybody is going to be scared shitless of her "for some unknown reason"
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I really wanted to make Sweet Leaves a decent character who does follow through on her promises but is still semi strict