It was late when Celestia got home, though she was relieved to find a warm meal prepared and Luna crashed in front of the TV, though Sunset was nowhere in sight.
"How was your day? I am going to assume Sunset didn't decide to bolt on you." Celestia said as she hung up her coat.
"She crashed up in her room after dinner. Don't be such a mother hen, the girl's going to be fine." Luna answered with a chuckle though Celestia just sank into the recliner before replying wearily: "This Anon-a-miss thing on top of the whole power hungry fiasco at the dance has really worn her down. I am worried about her."
"Yes, I have noticed that. Today she was a bit...zoned out." Luna stated, sighing as she added: "though she did relax some after I let her decide on the movie we went to watch, though I think she regretted that choice."
Celestia chose to ignore the implications of that sentence "What do you think we should do about this anonymous account? I don't want to get the authorities involved unless absolutely necessary."
Luna scoffed at that as she fixed the older woman with a look "he or she is an overzealous brat trying to place blame on someone else. I say give it a few more days before deciding. I mean Sunset….well it still won't clear her name right away since students want to believe it is her."
Neither of them had noticed that someone had been coming down the stairs until she heard the door upstairs slam shut. Both women glanced at each other before Luna motioned toward the stairway. "You're the one she lives with. You deal with it….whatever it is."
"she is an overzealous brat trying to place blame on someone else. I say give it a few more days before deciding. I mean Sunset…."
Sunset thought as she slammed a fist into the door before locking it, as if on second thought before sinking down onto the floor. She couldn't stop the tears as they came, though she tried to choke back any sound that threatened to come from her.
You dared hope...you dared to think that this time would be different. That this time you wouldn't end up totally alone. Damn it! Why do you even try? You're still that pathetic, naive filly that kept fucking up!
"Sunset Shimmer? Are you alright?"
Why the fuck do you care? Sunset thought as she wiped away the tears although she just bit out "Go Away!"
Celestia sighed as she heard the girl's voice cracking with emotion though when she tried to open the door she found it locked. She sighed, feeling as if she should say something else to encourage the girl to open up.
"Sunset…" she began only to hear something slam against the door, causing her to take a full step back. What could have set her off? I have never seen her act like this. Celestia wondered as she heard the girl's voice say: "I said go away! I don't want to talk to you or anyone else!"
Sunset couldn't help but began to sob once she heard the footfall retreating back toward the stairs. Yeah, you really care about me! You didn't even try to get me to tell you what's wrong! She thought before making up her mind. I won't give you a chance to tell me to leave, I won't let you see how much it hurts!
Trixie was half asleep when she heard something banging on her window, causing her to fall out of bed in shock before grabbing the first weapon she could find, which happened to be a bowling pin she had stashed under her bed. However, when she opened the curtain she relaxed when she saw it was just Sunset.
"What the heck Sunset Shimmer? Don't you know you could get hurt sneaking around others houses like that at this hour?" she grumbled before seeing the tears that practically cascaded down the other girl's face. "What happened?"
Trixie helped the sobbing girl climb through the window before helping her settle onto the bed before repeating the question: "Sunset, what happened?"
Sunset wasn't sure what she should say. If she told the truth then Trixie would probably confront Celestia, which would undoubtedly end badly though on the other hand, she knew that if she didn't tell the magician the truth she would keep pestering her.
"I overheard the principals talking...about me…" Sunset managed to answer after a few minutes of just sitting there, staring blankly at the floor. "They blame me for the mess at school too and...I think they were talking about kicking me out. I mean...I didn't expect it to be permanent but..."
"You were hoping?" Trixie guessed, putting a hand on Sunset's before adding "are you sure that they were talking about you?" Sunset glared at her before the expression resolved once again into a heartrending one. "They said my name, Trixie. Of course, they were talking about me."