Sunset and Twilight walked around the park casually. It was a wonderful Friday afternoon and plenty of people were out that day. Sunset Shimmer listened to Twilight tell her about Equestria and smiled. Twilight described her very first time in Ponyville and how she thought everypony was crazy, how she defeated Nightmare Moon and got the elements, that kind of stuff. Sunset smiled as she heard all her adventures.

Twilight talked the whole time that they walked and Sunset was quiet as the stories unfolded. They were definitely more interesting than any book she read. They walked by a tree and under it happened to be the Main 5 and Flash. The six of them blinked in disbelief.

What?

Rainbow's mouth hung wide open. "This! This! So after the talk we had with her in the hallway, instead of coming to us and becoming our friend again, she goes off with Sunset Shimmer?!"

Just then Sunset laughed at something Twilight said and the princess grinned. Sunset snorted accidentally and Twilight laughed at her.

"Sunset! You snorted!!"

But then Twilight snorted and both of them cracked up.

The sight of them enjoying one another's company made the girls feel uncomfortable. Applejack crossed her arms as she watched the two girls walk away happily. She didn't like this. Sunset had that gleam in her eye...Twilight was in for a fall. She was in too deep...

Rarity, however, saw it differently. With her eye for detail she noticed the rosy blush on Sunset's cheeks and the soft smile she gave. The way the girl looked at Twilight when she wasn't looking caught her off guard. There was something there. It was something very tender and sweet. How Sunset listened to Twilight without getting distracted was surprising.

Sunset always got distracted after long conversations. The only way she would not get distracted was...never. The fact that Twilight had her full attention was amazing in itself. The gleam in her eye that Applejack saw as evil intent wasn't what it seemed to Rarity. It was full of energy; excitement, enchantment, feeling...

Rarity saw it. And she knew.

Her face turned red and she looked away quickly. The others noticed and glanced back at Sunset and Twilight and then back at her.

"What's with the blush?" Flash asked.

Rarity opened her mouth and then closed it. It wasn't definite. It was probably not what she thought. Seeing the aggravated look of Pinkamena and Rainbow Dash only made things harder for her. Should she tell them? Or should she not?

"What's up with you? You got all red and we're looking back and all we see is them two. You got a crush on one 'uh them or something?" Applejack asked.

"N-N-No!!!" Rarity shouted.

"Then what is it?" Fluttershy asked.

The stylish girl opened her mouth and closed it and opened it and closed it and op--

"Tell us already!" Rainbow Dash growled.

"Ok! I think Sunset has f-f-f-f-feelings..." Rarity stuttered.

They leaned closer.

"Alright, feelings..?" Flash repeated.

"Feelings..." Rarity mumbled. She closed her eyes and bit her lip.

Was this even true? If she told them the wrong thing it could make things bad. Rumors could fly through the air and Sunset would be after her neck.

"No, it's nothing..."

Telling them wouldn't do anything but cause some garbage. Just then, the bunny Twilight was holding jumped out of her arms and dashed in front of the dog. Rascal barked and Carrot bolted away in a blur. Rascal was exited and decided to chase the fleeing bunny. Unfortunately for Sunset Shimmer, she was still holding onto the leash and was jerked forward. She was dragged helplessly as she tried to hold the dog back.

Twilight shifted around uselessly. She wanted to help Sunset but her arm was still a bit strained from when she rammed into the side of the statue. Without magic that she could just conjure up at any time, the healing process was unbearably slow.

"Rascal! Sit!!!" Sunset yelled as she attempted to ground her heels into the dirt and tug the golden retriever away from Carrot.

It was no use.

Carrot hopped around Twilight in a tight circle and consequently the dog and girl followed. Sunset sort of crashed into Twilight as the two creatures ran around them. With Sunset still holding onto the leash, the leash wrapped around their legs over and over again until they were completely stuck and no more of the leash could be tied. Rascal was jerked back and Carrot was free. The scared bunny dashed to Fluttershy, recognizing its former owner.

The Main 5 stared at the two girls before them tied up and shocked. Twilight was too much in shock to comprehend what happened. Sunset, however, had a face as red as a rose. They were only a few centimeters away from touching noses...Only an inch from kissing...Twilight tilted her head up to look at Sunset, who was about two inches taller. It was so weird being this close. She could see the enchanting glint of Sunset's green eyes, the nice flawless skin, her rosy cheeks, and her full lips.

Twilight blushed furiously.

Sunset was very beautiful. VERY beautiful. VERY, VERY, VERY. Her heart raced like crazy as these thoughts came into her head. She had never really thought that way until now. She knew Sunset was drop dead gorgeous pretty, but it never consumed her mind as much as it did at the moment. Being up close and personal was extremely strange in that all your thoughts are immediately focused on the person right in front of you.

Twilight felt the warm air of Sunset breathing on her nose. Despite Twilight's sporadic inhale and exhale, hers was even and calm. She heard her breath in the air they shared and breath out slowly.

It felt like the longest moment in time.

Something was messing around with the leash at their feet. Twilight was tempted to look down and see what it was but then she'd be looking at Sunset's chest...

The leash was loosened and Sunset moved away from Twilight abruptly. Seeing who it was that helped them out of their situation, she grinned.

"Flash!"

The boy smiled back and patted her head. Twilight saw that he was with the Main 5 and instantly glanced at Sunset. Sunset was looking away scolding Rascal. With embarrassment, Twilight made small talk with the girls.

"T-Thanks for that. We might've been stuck for a while there..."

Applejack nodded stiffly. "So you're out with Sunset, I see."

"Yeah..."

Silence.

Rainbow Dash asked awkwardly," Are you coming with us to Rarity's? You have no place to go since it's the weekends. So I guess it's a definite yes."

Twilight twirled a lock of hair and swallowed. " Actually, I'm staying over Sunset's for the weekends..."

"WHAT?!?!?!?!" Pinkamena screamed.

Rarity covered her mouth. They nervously glanced at the other girl, who didn't seem to hear them. She was busy teaching Rascal that when he feels a tug on his collar, that means no.

" At Sunset's? You're staying there over the weekends?" she hissed.

Twilight sighed. "I know you guys don't think she's a good person but just hear me out. Sunset will be better. I'll help her there."

Applejack shook her head gravelly. "You weren't there when Sunset ruled over CHS again. You have no idea..."

"I've seen her! I know--" Twilight objected.

"No, you haven't. What you did know about her was what we told you. What you saw was her having a breakdown in the bathroom before she decided to be chill. We heard it from Celestia. She wanted us to keep an eye on her just in case because she's worried about her safety and everyone else's," Flash told her.

Twilight was quiet. The scared looks her friends had in their eyes frightened her. She never saw anyone so afraid...Her friends also saw that they couldn't change her mind about spending the weekend at Rarity's instead.

"Just...Be safe. Is there anyway you can contact us?" Rarity asked.

Twilight looked at the saddlebag she had brought with her. She took sheets of paper. "This, is paper from my Friendship Journal. I specifically enchanted it so that Sunset and I could write to each other on these pages and they would show up on the other person's paper, and not in our Friendship Journals. But I guess this could be used in cases of emergency..."

She handed a page to each of them. The pages were enchanted that way so's anypony back in Equestria deciding to read her Friendship Journal couldn't see the messages Sunset or Twilight wrote and report it to Celestia. If that were to happen, Twilight would be found out immediately.

The girls nodded and wished her good luck.

After that, it was an odd walk back to Sunset's.

Author's Notes:

Ah, what?! What is this?! I got two more likes...and then two more dislikes?! Dang it! What did I do wrong??

Ok, so Ferhog, the brony this story is dedicated to, had made some good remarks about the story. The Mane 5 in the chapter, The fight that never happened, did seem unrealistically cruel. Why did they seem this way? It was to add drama to an already crazy chapter, and it was the fact that they couldn't believe that Twilight still believed in Sunset Shimmer being a better person when there are clearly LOTS of things wrong with her.

If you look back at the episode where Fluttershy reforms Discord after being released from his stone imprisonment(I don't remember the episode name. Sorry!), she believed that Discord could be good and her point was proven. If Fluttershy doesn't even agree that Sunset Shimmer can be reformed a second time, then there's something seriously wrong with Twilight not seeing that.

BUT!!! Before you go all ham on me saying I made a terrible mistake in the story, you ALSO have to consider what you read in the chapters Sunset Shimmer is bae!!!, Mission failed...or so she thought, and Sudden change of heart. These three chapters are all examples of Twilight's growing feelings for Sunset Shimmer. Because there are feelings there, her view of Sunset is obscured compared to a level headed person outside of the situation looking in on it. Twilight sees Sunset to be better than most people, while the Main 5 do not. And also keep in mind that the Main 5 Twilight is interacting with isn't the group she knew originally. She only knows the human versions from the two other times. They only went through two ordeals together compared to the MANY adventures that the pony gang went through.

Therefore, a strained relationship forms.

I was going to put out a blog on it, but not everyone reads the blogs, I think. So here is the explanation as to why the relationship between the Main 5 and Twilight isn't as happy as it should be. Also, I'll make it a point to further show the strenuous friendship between them in later chapters. That way it makes more sense and I'm not just blowing smoke up your butt.