It all started after the fall formal.

She had been so selfish before then, as well as menacing and angry. She felt so many negative emotions that night when she put on that crown. It was only when she was blasted by her future friends magic that she began to realize the way she was acting was horrible. It took time, but eventually she proved to both her classmates and herself that she had changed for the better.

Now, after the friendship games, she is full of kindness and friendship. But some are wondering what she does in her spare time, since no one really sees her when she isn't around the Rainbooms. One of these people is Sunset's friend Rarity. She is beginning to wonder what exactly Sunset's hobbies are, but when she follows her around after practice one day, she begins to see her friend in a whole new light. To a point where she may even start to hope to be something more.

(Rarity x Sunset Shimmer ship)

Rarity is ruined. After 5 years of designing outfits and costumes that make even the most snobbish of ponies envious, every pony has lost interest in her fashion style... no pony in Equestria wants to do with anything "old" or "strange" and Rarity is losing all of her clients. With bills piling up and Rarity unable to find any amount of work, even making cheesy costumes for school plays, Rarity is forced to sell her home and belongings; and file bankruptcy... Applejack, seeing her lifelong crush in finical ruin, decides to let Rarity and Sweetie Bell live on the farm to help out until they get back on their hooves.