Why don't you do us all a favour and go back where you came from, the voice had continued to echo in her head hours after the words had been spoken to her. Sadly that was also one of the nicest things that was told her today. "Stop giving me excuses and get to work," and, "That's it, you're fired, get out." Being the other two. The rest of what was said to her, well they just weren't worth repeating. All of them were along the lines of the fact she was NOT welcomed there and she was better off dead, mixed in with more foul language and crude names the unicorn turned human even knew existed. After one particularly cruel statement she had snapped, punching the customer in the face before storming out.

Now she was just wondering the streets wondering if anyone would care if she simply cease to exist. She pressed her burning forehead against the cool glass of the picture window of Sugar Cube Corner, in the guise of peering inside. Her head was killing her, honestly it felt like it might explode. Inside something pink rushed past before the door next to her flew open and a pink bundle of energy burst out.

"Sunset Shimmer!" The Unicorn girl was wrapped in a bone crashing hug. Hugging was a foreign concept to her, ponies didn't hug, so this was weird, and painful. Even though she hadn't told anybody, during the fall formal three days earlier, when she had turned into a demon and destroyed half the school, she had been injured. She deserved the pain she was experiencing, and it wasn't like anyone could do anything about it. Except, apparently break the cracked ribs and reopen the ugly slashes that had just scabbed over on her back.

"I'm so glad you're okay," the pink blob stated, "I haven't seen you since the fall formal."

"Hi Pinkie..." Sunset muttered through clenched teeth, how did she get her off?

"Pinkie let her breathe," a new voice ordered as Crystal Rose, another one of the princess's friends, appeared with her mom, Principal Celestia.

Sunset let out a gasp of air, and quickly wiped the tears away that had sprung unbidden to her eyes before her peer saw. She had already help shoot her down with rainbow lasers, she didn't need to see her cry as well.

"Did you know you are running a low grade fever?" Pinkie asked bluntly, slapping a pink hand onto the other girl's forehead.

Sunset hissed, Pinkie's hand felt like it had just came out of the freezer, it was freezing! "Yeah, I was on my way home from work, got sent home early because of it." She lied, lying was easy, easier than telling her that she had been fired.

"Do you want a ride, my sister Maud is picking me up soon, we will be happy to give you a lift."

Sunset shook her head, she didn't want to tell anyone that she lived in an abandoned warehouse building. She did not want to be someone's charity case, again. "No, that's okay, I can catch the bus."

She blinked as Pinkie grabbed her and dragged her to the parking lot, "That's not an option," she announced as she opened the door to a car and shoved Sunset into it. "Hey Maud, this is Sunset, We're giving her a lift home."

"Hello Sunset please to meet you," the dull colored girl in the driver seat said in a monotone voice, like a text to audio app, "What's your address?"

"The Old Hotel Apartment Complex." She said grudgingly, that was close enough to were she really was living, they didn't need to know the truth.

" The Old Hotel!" Pinkie repeated, shocked, "But Sunset that neighborhood isn't a safe one, filled with gangs and drug dealers and angry dogs! Are you safe there?"

Sunset shrugged, "I've been living there since I came to this world, five years ago, I haven't had to much trouble, mostly if I mind my business and let them mind theirs we leave each other alone." She didn't care what Pinkie said she was fine, and she hoped Maud didn't call child services on her. If there was one thing she learned was she didn't want a repeat of what happened in Equestria.

Her parents had passed away when she was a young foal so her earliest memories where of getting dressed up in ridiculous outfits and being paraded around whine being told how lucky she was that she had a loving aunt and uncle willing to take her in. They expected her to be quiet and well behaved while they sat and talked and had a good time with her friends.

One day, she was only about two and a half, at the time, one of the visitors brought their son with for them to play, hoping that her good manners would rub off on him. He pulled her mane and ripped the head off her doll. Never being around another pony her age, or really anyone besides her aunt and uncle who fought at least once a week. She hit him back.

Long story short, she was dropped off at the orphanage the very next day because she had embarrassed them in front of their friends.

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"Hey Sunset! Sunset!" Someone was shaking her shoulder roughly. "Sunset Shimmer wake up!"

"Wha..." Sunset asked sleepily as she opened her eyes.

"You fell asleep," Pinkie announced so close to her she was surprised to find that their noses weren't touching.

Sunset blinked, confused looking out the car door window at the old hotel building that Filthy Rich had turned into an apartment building. "Oh... Ummm..." what was she suppose of say? "Thanks?" Was that the word? She was never a social pony and the ponies she did interact with hadn't actually been polite.

"No problem," Pinkie piped up, "What are friends for. Hope you feel better soon. See you later Sunset!"

As the car drove away Sunset blinked, was Pinkie her friend? Or was she just pretending like the Princess had, only being nice because it made them look good. After all, who would want to be friends with a demon.

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A/N: Okay what do you think, please review, I need one review to get an update. Only one can you do that?