Sunset Shimmer isn't sure she's got much to be merry about this holiday season.

A few weeks ago, she thought she'd turned her life around. Now she's not sure she's accomplished anything at all. Not since the incident... Scandal, really.

When the rumors had begun to leak, everyone was so certain it was her spreading them. That she'd returned to her old ways, that her reformation was nothing but a charade. Even those she'd called friends were so quick to assume the worst, and to disown her. And even after the true culprits confessed, the damage had been done.

So now it was Sunset's turn to lose faith. Because if those she called friends were so ready to distrust her... Had she ever really had their trust or friendship at all?

Set after the Equestria Girls Holiday Special.

It all began with a single, sudden kiss. One kiss, and one question. Sweetie Belle found herself wondering... If Applejack and Rarity had found love together, was the same thing possible for her and Apple Bloom?

Scootaloo thought it was a stupid idea, and wasn't shy about saying so, but Apple Bloom reluctantly agreed to see where it led.

And suddenly, things weren't so simple any more.

Now, just as they're figuring out their new feelings, they find themselves with another problem. And between their shocked older sisters and an angry Scootaloo, they may find their love taken from them before it's even begun.

And speaking of Scootaloo, what's her problem anyway?

Inspired by a picture by the ever-talented WhiteDiamonds (who has been kind enough to let me use that picture as cover art) and my difficulty finding anything that has both Rarijack and Sweetiebloom in the same story.