While on holiday, I decided to make a new fanfic! Hero will be updated soon I promise! Until then, enjoy these drabbles on Sunset Shimmer as she tries to make amends for her actions at the Fall Formal and as she slowly tells her friends more about her life in Canterlot. There will be about twenty of these drabbles. This first drabble takes place after Twilight returns to Equestria.

Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony.

They were all staring at her, whispering about her.

Sunset Shimmer couldn't meet anyone's gaze as she busied herself in fixing the school wall. Snips and Snails had made a hasty exit - telling Luna that their parents needed them home and making fake promises of coming in over the weekend to help Sunset fix the wall.

Sunset looked up from her work for a moment, and regretted it instantly as she saw her schoolmates glaring at her, whispering to their friends and laughing at her. She looked back down at the mess that was on the floor.

'Nice going Sunset.' She scolded herself, 'You destroyed the school and now you're a laughing stock. Great going.'

She continued working, but would occasionally look up at the other students who were waiting for their parents to pick them up, or getting rides with friends. They there were, laughing, having a good time, dressed in elegant dresses and suits...and she was stuck tidying a broken wall, trying to stop herself from crying, wearing a tattered and ripped jacket.

She gazed longily at the portal. She should have made her escape when everyone went back inside, but no, she had to choose to sit on the floor and cry while Snips and Snails mocked her. She sighed once again and continued with her work.

"There she is."

"Monster."

"Freak."

No one would have dared to speak to her like that yesterday. Sunset tried her best to ignore them and continued working, her grip tightening on the trowel she was holding.

"Hey, Sunset!"

Sunset Shimmer blinked as she heard someone call out her name. She noticed a shadow coming towards her and looked away, expecting someone to mock her for what had just happened. However, Sunset was surprised to see Pinkie Pie kneeling down next to her with a warm smile on her face. Sunset Shimmer gazed up at the girl in shock, who smiled back at her.

"We saw Snips and Snails leave and we saw you all alone tidying up this mess, so we came over to help!" Pinkie exclaimed.

Sure enough, the other four had followed Pinkie. Sunset could tell by looking at them that there was still some tension. She didn't blame them: less than an hour ago she tried to kill them. It took her moments before she get a sentence out.

"You want...to help...me?"

Fluttershy, who just a few days ago was terrified off the girl in front of her, placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "W-Why of course we do!"

Sunset gave them a weak smile, and each girl began to help Sunset. Rainbow and Applejack didn't talk to her, but Sunset didn't expect them too, not after what she'd done.

Minutes of silence passed as each girl worked on tidying the school up. Sunset watched each of these girls, girls who were once her enemies, helping her and she smiled. She decided to break the silence.

"Um...guys?"

Each girl looked up at Sunset, wondering what she had to say.

Sunset took a deep breath, "I'm...I'm so sorry..."

Silence passed and the girls turned back to their work. Sunset's shoulders slumped.

'Don't kid yourself Sunset...they're only helping you because Twilight asked them to watch out for you.'

The silence returned. Sunset tried to force a smile onto her face but to no avail.

The silence was broken when Rainbow Dash spoke up.

"We know you're sorry Sunset. We don't forgive you right now, but..."

The rainbow-haired girl turned and smiled at Sunset, even if it was a fake one, and said the words that made Sunset jump for joy.

"...we will one day."