Sunset Prime
Chapter 2: Moving in
Once the plane landed, the four girls went outside and met up with the mover who was going to bring their things to their new house. The man drove them to the house and kindly let them keep the truck for the day so it would be easier to get things inside. "Just give me a call when you're finished." He said handing Sunset a card.
"Thanks again, we really appreciate his." The man nodded and walked off to the bus stop. The girls started getting their things inside. After getting the main things inside, like furniture and valuables, Sunset Shimmer grabbed a fairly large box that held their instruments; a guitar, a bass, and a keytar. Aria rolled in her drums inside with the help of Sonata.
"You got that Sunset?" Adagio asked, worried her friend might get hurt.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me." She replied, struggling to get a good grip. Adagio shrugged and carried in three smaller boxes in the house. Sunset grabbed the bottom of the box and shifted all of its weight onto her. She walked very slowly, careful not to break anything. But after a few steps she began to lose her balance. She started to feel her grip loosen, when…
"Whoa! Careful!" Sunset felt someone pick up the other side of the box, helping her gain her balance.
"Whew, thanks." She said to whomever was there. The box was blocking her view, but tone sounded like a guy's.
"No problem." He replied, "Here, let me help you get it inside."
"Okay, careful." Sunset said, worried the person might hurt themselves. After they got inside, they went to the middle of the living room, "Okay, just set it down here. But watch your fingers." She warned.
"Got it." The guy said as they both slowly bent down. The box gently landed on the ground, and Sunset sighed in relief. She stood up to see the person who helped her was indeed a boy. A teenager who looked about a year older than her with jet black hair. He had a short grey shirt on top of a long-sleeved white shirt and dark blue jeans. He looked at her like he saw a ghost or something, but she didn't realize she had the same ridiculous face on herself.
"Um, thanks for the help." Sunset nervously thanked, breaking the silence.
"Oh, no prob. I'm Jack by the way, Jack Darby." He stretched a hand over the box.
Sunset shook it gratefully, "Sunset Shimmer." She replied, "My friends and I just moved here."
"Oh cool, guess I'm your new neighbor." Jack pointed out, "You need help with anything else?"
"Um, lemme see." Sunset thought out loud. She went outside to see not many boxes in the van, "No I think we should be able to get it all."
"Okay, but don't be shy. If you need help, I'm right next door." He offered, pointing to his house on the left. The house was nice, but it was the blue and pink motorcycle that caught Sunset's eye.
"Is that your motorcycle?" she asked in disbelief.
"Huh?" He looked over to is driveway, "Oh yeah, that's mine."
"Impressive." Sunset replied.
Jack smiled, then rubbed the back of his neck, "Do you, uh, wanna go for a ride around the block?"
Sunset smiled, "I'd love to." After realizing what she just said, she quickly changed the subject, "But I'm afraid my friends and I still have some things to get set up."
"Oh, right." Jack replied, somewhat disappointed.
"But maybe we could hang out some other time." She tried to lighten the mood.
Jack smiled brightly, "Y-yeah! Uh, I'll call you." He took out his phone and Sunset did the same.
Jack took Sunset's picture, Sunset took Jack's and the two input their numbers into the other's phone. After that was finished, they gave the phones back, "Thanks for help by the way." Sunset smiled.
"No prob. I'll see ya later." He replied, and after that, he ran to his house. He looked back at her one more time, bumped into the door since he wasn't looking, and nervously went inside. Sunset smiled, knowing her life was going to be great if he was her neighbor.
Sunset groaned as she and the others plopped on the couch. "Finally we're done." She groaned.
"My limbs are killing me!" Aria complained.
"At least it's all downhill from here, right Sunset?" Adagio said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Oh yeah, and with my pre-day at school tomorrow, I'll be able to know just what this town is like." She smiled.
"Why did we put our instruments in the garage? Sonata asked, changing the subject.
"We don't have a car yet, so that's the perfect place to put it. Not to mention the garage is super big, so even if we get a car, we'll still have room to practice." Sunset explained. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Sunset could tell the Dazzlings didn't feel comfortable about answering it themselves, so she got up, "I'll get it."
She went to the door and opened it to see Jack. "Hey." He said, raising a hand.
"Hey." She replied smiling.
"My mom wanted me to ask you if you want to come over for dinner." He started, "She accidently made too much pasta, so if you don't have anything planned…" he trailed off.
Sunset turned to the others then smiled, "We'd love to come over. We just need to get cleaned up a bit."
Jack gleamed, "Great! I'll tell my mom you're on your way." He ran to his house excited while Sunset closed the door.
"Ugh. Do we have to go?" Aria groaned.
"Come on, it'll be fun." Sunset replied, "We'll be able to get to know our new neighbors"
Adagio smiled, "Oh, I see what's going on." Sunset rose an eyebrow as Aria and Sonata turned to devious ex-siren, "You've got a crush on the new guy!"
"NO! No I do not!" Sunset blurted.
Sonata gasped, "Oh my gosh! You so totally do!"
"Don't be silly, I'm just trying to be a nice neighbor, and so is he." She tried to cover up her slight blush.
"Alright, alright, let's just get cleaned up for your date." Adagio egged on.
"It's not a date!" Sunset shouted.
The group of friends moved towards Jack's house, "Okay girls remember, we're here as guests and as such, we're gonna be on our best behavior." Sunset reminded. "So no joking about Jack and me!"
"Hey, it was just a joke." Aria pointed out. Sunset rang the doorbell and waited.
In nearly no time, Jack opened the door, "Hey guys. Er, girls. Come on in!" he said.
Sunset smiled at his comment and led her friends inside. The house looked as though it was just cleaned and smelled of a well cooked meal. They came into the kitchen where a woman with her black hair in a ponytail was making the table. She looked up, "Oh, hello. You must be the new neighbors." She commented politely.
"Yes ma'am. You must be Mrs. Darby." Sunset said shaking the woman's hand.
"Oh please, just call me June. None of this "Mrs." Or "ma'am" stuff." She pointed out.
Aria chuckled, "I like her style; humble and laid back, but strict and to the point."
Adagio rolled her eyes and shook June's hand as well, "I'm Adagio ma- Uh, June." She corrected herself, "And this is Aria and Sonata." She introduced her friends.
"Such nice names you all have." June complimented. "Dinner will be ready soon, so just make yourselves at home."
"Already ahead of you." Aria simply said as she jumped onto the couch in the nearby living room.
"Aria! Manners!" Adagio scolded as she and Sonata walked over to their friend.
Sunset sighed/groaned. Then Jack placed a hand on her shoulder, "Want me to show you around?" he asked.
She smiled, "Sure." Jack showed her around the house. Bedrooms, office, even the bathroom.
Then they got to the last room, "And this is the garage."
Sunset noticed, it was a bit smaller than hers but still similar. Then her attention led to the middle of the room where the blue and pink motorcycle stood on its kickstand. "Wow. Your bike looks even cooler up close!" She complimented, walking close to it.
Jack saw this, "Thanks, just uh, don't get too close."
Sunset raised an eyebrow at him. She kneeled down and noticed all the dents and scratches on it. She wiped a finger along the metal only to find her finger covered in mud and dirt. "Yuck! Do you ever clean this thing?" she asked.
"Well… I…" he stuttered.
She paid close attention to the dents and scratched. "Man, your bike is in serious need of some fixing up. I mean it's nice and very pretty, but these dents and scratches just don't look good on it."
"Well, I get pretty busy sometimes, so I don't really have time to…" he excused.
"Ya know, I know a lot about fixing dents and scratches. If you want I can clean this bad boy up for you." She offered standing up.
"No thanks. I appreciate the offer, but I think she'd be too hard for you, so-"
"She?" Sunset interrupted.
Realization hit Jack, "Uh, yeah. I've always call it a she."
Sunset giggled, "I didn't know this is what guys look for in a girl."
Jack rubbed the back of his neck, "Well, see, I…" he continued to stutter, which continued to amuse Sunset.
"Hehe, you're cute what you stutter." She chuckled, "Come on, let's head back to the others."
Right when she left the garage, Jack came back to his senses, "Wait, you think I'm cute?" he asked, following her out of the garage. He could have sworn he heard a metallic chuckle just as he shut the door.
June had just finished the pasta and gave everyone a full plate. Sonata, though tried her best to be polite, ended up stuffing her face fork-full after fork-full. Aria ate hers, but didn't bother cleaning up her chin. Only Sunset and Adagio bothered to keep their manners.
After sonata slurped another pasta piece, Sunset sighed, "I'm so sorry June. I thought they were going to be on their best behavior."
June laughed a bit, "It's alright. You should see Jack with burgers."
Jack nearly choked on his food at that comment, "Mom!"
June turned to Sunset, "So what school did you go to before coming to Jasper?"
"Canterlot High." Sunset replied. "It was a great school, but it wasn't going to do much for our education."
"Well, thinking about the future is a wise thing to do in High School." June replied.
Sunset smiled. She turned when she heard Jack clear his throat, "So, what do you four do for fun?" he asked.
"Oh we're in a band." Sonata replied.
"You play?" Jack asked
Sunset nodded, "I play lead guitar, Adagio plays bass, Aria plays the drums, and Sonata plays the keytar."
"Keytar?" June asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's a keyboard that's held like a guitar." Adagio explained.
June nodded, understanding much better. "So, who's the lead singer?" The Dazzlings all pointed to Sunset Shimmer. "Do you have backup singers?" June asked again.
"Oh no, no, no, no. We can't keep a pitch if our lives depended on it." Adagio stuttered. "Only Sunset sings."
"Oh, that's a shame." June said. Just then her phone started ringing. She flicked it open, "Oh, I'm sorry girls, I gotta take this." She got up and went into a different room.
The room fell silent as the teens continued to eat. Then Aria noticed a strand of pasta between Jack and Sunset's plate. An evil smirk passed on her face and she brought out her phone. With some patience, the two teens unnoticed the strand as they took another bite. Once the strand was in both mouths, Aria snapped a pic and started laughing hard. Jack and Sunset looked at each other in confusion and both nearly choked when realization hit them like a ton of bricks. Sunset bit her part of the strand and let Jack have the rest of it.
"Oh, that was priceless!" Aria laughed, finding it hard to catch her breath. Sonata covered her mouth, trying to hide the fact she was laughing as well. Adagio simply smiled, already seeing the future between those two.
Sunset was trying so hard to hide her blush as well as Jack. Luckily, before anything else went wrong, June came in, "Okay, I'll tell him hurry." She said, hanging up her phone. "Jack, you and Arcee need to head out."
"Who's Arcee?" Sonata asked.
"Uh… An Employee I work with, down at K.O. Burger." He said.
"Oh, okay." Sunset nodded.
"Well, as much as I hate to kick you all out, I'm afraid Jack has to get going." June said collecting the plates.
"It's fine. Do you want help with the dishes?" Sunset offered.
"No, I'll manage." June said, scraping leftover pasta into the pot. "Thank you for coming over."
"It was our pleasure." Sunset said, shaking her hand as she was about to leave.
"Please, don't be strangers. Come and visit us some time." June offered as her guests left the house.
"Bye. Thanks again." Sunset waved as she and the Dazzlings headed back to their house. Jack whizzed past them on his motor cycle, taking one last look at the four girls.
It was late, so the girls each went to their rooms. Sonata's room was filled with pretty decoration and posters of famous singers. Her bead was covered with fuzzy blankets and pillows. Aria's room wasn't as soft, hers had posters as well, but they were dark toned posters about losing love and depression. Adagio's room was like neither of theirs. Her room was very organized and clean. The posters were actually lists of what she should do for the day, a habit she picked up from Rarity. Sunset Shimmer, who slept in the addict, had her things spread out. Her school things in one corner across from the stairs, and her bed was right next to the stairs' railing. Her clothes were organized in a closet, which was next to a night stand, which was right next to the head of her bed frame. She changed into her pajamas and shifted under her blankets. But before she turned her lamp off, she picked up a book with her cutiemark symbol on it, and wrote a letter.
"Dear Princess Twilight,
The Dazzlings and I have finally moved in to our new home. I was a little nervous at first, but then I met this great guy. His name's Jack and he helped me feel so welcome here. He's really funny too, he kept stuttering and tripping over his own feet. I'm thinking of starting school early so I get to know what it's like. Who knows, maybe I'll have classes with Jack and make some new friends. I just hope I won't relive what happened back at Canterlot High. Hope to hear from you soon.
Your friend, Sunset Shimmer"
Sunset closed her book and set it in her backpack. She crawled in her bed and drifted off in a peaceful sleep, a smile plastered onto her face the entire night.