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Chapter 15: Not Such A Sunny Day
Scootaloo woke up to a bright, sunny day. She yawned, standing up and stretching for a moment before turning to Sunny Shine, who was still sound asleep. She watched the other filly snore gently and decided not to bother the young sleeping pony; she had had a tough night. She looked up at Fluttershy's large bed, but the shy pony was not there, which meant she was probably up already.
The pegasus trotted across to the door, opened it cautiously as to not wake up Sunny, slipped out of the room, and closed the door quietly behind her. She tiptoed down the narrow stairs to the living room, where she sat down on the rug. She yawned again, a blank expression on her face. "I wonder when Sunny's gonna get up. I should have woken her up when I got the chance. I'm so bored!" she murmured.
"Maybe some breakfast will get some of that boredom off your chest." Fluttershy suddenly appeared behind her, smiling cheerfully.
Scootaloo whipped around, startled at her abrupt appearance. She paused for a moment, gazing at her kind face, before replying, "Um - sure, Fluttershy."
"Okay," she said sweetly, trotting away. The younger pegasus sat on the soft rug, bewildered at her sweetness. Why had she become so nice? Had she suddenly decided to forgive her? Was this some sort of plan she was setting up or something? Scootaloo closed her eyes, attempting to relax as these thoughts swirled around her head like a raging tornado.
"Scootaloo!"
Her eyes popped open, then rest upon Fluttershy and the plate she was holding. It contained a glass of orange juice and a yummy-looking salad. "Here you go," she said, thrusting out the plate to her. She gladly took it, still amazed. Scootaloo watched as the pink-maned pony walked away. She looked away when the last bit of her long pink tail had gone, and instead stared at her breakfast. She hesitated before eating, as if checking if the breakfast was poisonous. The purple-maned pony finally dug into the salad, eating noisily.
She devoured the salad in ten seconds flat, then drank down all of her juice. She licked her lips, savoring the taste; she didn't realize how starving she had been before. A loud pattern of hoof-steps caused her to look up and see Sunny Shine walking down the stairs, tiredly rubbing her eyes.
"Hey Sunny," Scootaloo greeted the other pony. "What's up?"
"Hi," muttered Sunny groggily. "What's for breakfast?"
"Um..." She spotted a plate on the coffee table containing the same salad and orange juice she had just ate. "There." She pointed with her hoof to the breakfast and Sunny immediately rushed over to it, gobbling up the contents.
Scootaloo watched her, then suddenly said, "I wish Rainbow Dash were here."
Sunny looked up from her now-spotless plate, blinking her light blue eyes. "Who's Rainbow Dash?" she asked, flicking her tail.
"How could you not know her?" The light orange filly was amazed. "How could anypony not know Rainbow Dash? She's the most awesome pony in all of Equestria!"
She shrugged indifferently "Eh, if you say so. So who is this 'Rainbow Dash who's the most awesome pony in all of Equestria'?"
"That blue pegasus that was here before!" Scootaloo sputtered. "With the rainbow mane and awesome aura and all?"
"Ohh. Now I remember. Yeah, I guess she looked pretty cool," replied Sunny.
"Pretty cool? More like totally cool! I want to be just like her!" Scootaloo fluttered her wings, grinning at the thought of her brave idol.
"That's cool," Sunny Shine said. "Look...about last night..."
"What?" Scootaloo said. "Something wrong?"
"Yes..." Sunny murmured. "You know - about me moving and all...and going to your school...and everything..."
"Oh...right." These conflicts had completely slipped off Scootaloo's mind, but now that they had returned, she felt oddly chilled.
"Well...I'd rather not talk about it...right now, anyway. Want to play a game?" Sunny said.
"Huh? Oh sure. Which game?" responded Scootaloo.
"Do you want to play 'Sunshine' again?" asked Sunny, regaining her usual jolly nature.
"Um...no thanks," she refused politely. "Wait...Sunny...I need to talk to you..."
"Hmm?" She raised an eyebrow. "About what?"
"Not 'what.' Who...Fluttershy," mumbled Scootaloo, lowering her eyes slightly.
"...What about her?" Sunny tilted her head curiously. "Is she being mean to you? If she is, I'm sure she's just confused. She wouldn't be mean on purpose."
"No, no. The opposite, really - uh...I think she's sorry for me," confessed the orange pony.
"I don't get it," replied Sunny in confusion.
"Ugh...just forget it," snapped Scootaloo, turning away coldly. Sunny Shine returned a puzzled and hurtful look.
"Sunny." Fluttershy abruptly appeared behind her sister, staring down at her. "You'll be staying here a little longer. Our parents are packing your stuff and getting everything ready. And you'll be attending Scootaloo's school tomorrow, by the way. I hope you make some new friends," said Fluttershy, moving away.
Sunny's ears drooped. "But I want to keep my old friends," she muttered under her breath. "Not that I don't want to make new ones, of course..."
"At least you actually have a chance of making friends," Scootaloo told Sunny Shine. "I lost all of mine."
"Oh...right..." Sunny's eyes grew even more sorrowful. "Is your school nice?..."
"Yeah," replied Scootaloo. "Except for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, that is...you'll want to stay away from them."
"I'll keep that in mind." Sunny suppressed a slight chuckle.
"Come on," Sunny said dully as she rushed out of the bedroom down the staircase, her hooves a blur of yellow and her light blue tail flowing behind her.
"I'm coming!" snapped the orange pony grumpily. She trotted down the narrow stairs, passing the living room and entering the little dining room where Fluttershy and Sunny Shine were seated at the table. A food-filled plate was set in front of a chair that was obviously meant for her. She walked over to the chair, pulling it out and settling in it peacefully. Scootaloo scanned the plateful of food in front of her. It contained a tasty-looking fruit salad, with a side of crispy hay, complete with a glass of apple juice.
Immediately the pegasus began to gobble down her breakfast, copying Sunny Shine's fast eating pace. She finished within a few minutes and glanced towards her companion's plate, expecting to see it clean and shiny. But Sunny had not touched one morsel of her breakfast, which made Scootaloo's clear eyes fill with worry.
"Sunny, you should really eat more," Fluttershy spoke out loud, startling Scootaloo for a split second. "You'll need your strength."
"Fine..." Sunny began chewing on her salad with little enthusiasm. Scootaloo watched as the sullen pony ate, less quick than usual. She knew the fact that she was moving and leaving behind everything and everypony she knew of her old home was biting at her spirit, causing her usual happiness to decrease dramatically. I just hope this doesn't change everything, thought Scootaloo. Though deep down...she sensed that it would.
Scootaloo took a deep breath as she stepped closer to the doorway of the schoolhouse with Sunny walking beside her. The light-maned filly flattened her ears against her head, giving off another aura of nervousness as she walked alongside her friend. The two fillies entered the school, wincing at the glances most of the ponies gave them.
Scootaloo heard Diamond Tiara snicker, "Here comes Loserloo and some other pony I don't know, but she's probably a loser too if she's hanging out with that Scoot-loser!" She forced herself not to growl; she didn't want Diamond Tiara to know that she had got her. The purple-maned pony trotted to her desk and sat down in her seat, trying to look straight ahead. She did not want to turn and see the glares Sweetie and Apple Bloom were probably giving her.
Cheerilee was sitting at her desk, looking over some papers. She suddenly looked up and saw Sunny Shine standing near her, shuffling her hooves anxiously. "Oh!" She put a hoof to her mouth, then shoved herself out of her chair, walking over to stand beside Sunny. "Class," she said loudly and the whole class hushed. "We have a new student today. Everypony welcome Sunny Shine from Manehattan!" Miss Cheerilee smiled at her, who smiled back nervously.
The class murmured mixed greetings, some eager and some not quite so enthusiastic. Scootaloo noticed that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were rolling their eyes. Spoiled brats, she thought angrily.
"Sunny Shine...you may...take the seat there." Cheerilee pointed to a seat behind Diamond Tiara. Diamond Tiara noticed this and looked disgusted. Sunny nodded and trotted to her new seat. Scootaloo caught sight of Diamond Tiara turning in her seat and hissing something she couldn't make out to Sunny. She saw the filly's ears droop and her eyes drag to her desk sadly.
Hmm...wonder what she said...probably some stupid insult. I'll confront Sunny later... thought Scootaloo. Her gaze drifted and was now set upon White Wind. She stared at him for a while, narrowing her eyes. The white colt turned and their eyes met. There was a burn of anger in his blue eyes as he gazed at Scootaloo. The orange filly looked away and fixed her eyes on Cheerilee who was now writing an equation on the chalkboard.
"Class," she said, raising her voice. "Let's begin, please."