Twilight and Sunset sat on the comfy bed in Sunset's room talking. It was late at night and Twilight had changed into an oversized T-shirt Sunset gave her. Sunset was wearing a tank top and some short shorts. Sunset at the moment was teaching Twilight a hand clap game.

"Paddycake, paddycake, baker's man..." she chanted.

Sunset held her hands out for Twilight to clap it. Twilight awkwardly tapped Sunset's palm with her finger, not quite getting it. Sunset smiled.

"No, you have to clap my hand. Like when you give someone a high hoof (or brohoof for those of you who are confused.)

Twilight hesitated before fisting her hand and pressing it against the girl's outstretched hand.

"Like this?" Twilight tilted her head uncertainly.

A chuckle rose from Sunset's chest. She folded her fingers over Twilight's fist and lowered it. Shaking her head, she demonstrated it to her. Sunset extended her fingers out and gently pushed Twilight's in the same way. Then she slapped their hands together lightly.

"Like this."

Twilight's eyes lit up in interest. She looked at it in wonder and a small grin came across her lips. Twilight's love for learning was apparent in her face. Sunset couldn't help but feel elated at the fact that she made Twilight gawk like a child. It was adorable and cute.

Sunset started over again the chant slowly and extended her hands to her friend.

"Paddycake, paddycake, baker's man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Roll it, pat it, mark it with a T,

Put it in the oven for baby and me."

Twilight was delighted by the whole thing. Even though it was a kid's game, she seemed to enjoy it. Sunset had to sing it a couple of times before Twilight got the hang of it.

"This reminds me of what Cadence and I used to do when I was a filly," Twilight told her in amazement.

Twilight got up and went on the floor. Sunset watched in wonder. What was she about to do? And then it happened.

"Sunshine, sunshine, lady bugs awake,

Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"

Sunset was stunned for a hot second. Twilight had chanted the rhyme and had done the...choreography for it. Twilight waved her behind at Sunset and stuck her tongue out. Sunset burst out laughing in embarrassment, shock, and pure enjoyment. She would never get that out of her head now.

Twilight laughed along with her and blushed. It was pretty silly of her to do it since she was way past that stage of childish pony games and funny dances that seemed cute back then. Sunset laughed so hard that she started crying and her stomach felt like it would explode. She wiped a tear out from the corner of her eye and looked at Twilight gleefully.

" That...was the funniest thing I've ever seen..."

Twilight just smiled goofily. She clambered back on the bed and patted Sunset's back as she calmed down. When she did finally, Sunset laid back in her bed and sighed. A loud yawn escaped her mouth. Twilight scratched her head and stretched. It was pretty late.

"We should go to sleep. I want to have enough energy for tomorrow," Sunset mumbled as she got under the covers.

Twilight slipped down next to Sunset and closed her eyes. Turning out the light, Sunset listened. Soon the kitten-like mew snoring came from Twilight and Sunset smiled. It was just too much for her sometimes, how cute Twilight was. Sometimes she felt like hugging her to death. But, of course, that would only leave her with a dead person...

Sunset turned over and got herself comfortable. Slowly, she closed her eyes and dreamt a dream of cotton candy clouds and gummy bears bouncing around gaily.

"You're making the wrong decision."

Sunset was in the school talking to the Main 5 and Brian Flash Sentry.

Applejack glared at her angrily as Rarity cried on her shoulder. " You've gone too far. Hurting your friends just for dominance is not what friendship is about."

Sunset sneered and shrugged. "Always with the preaching, AJ. You should become a pastor. Then, you can preach your 'wisdom' on being truthful and honest to everyone. If they'd even listen."

Applejack opened her mouth but then clamped it shut.

" Don't you dare talk to Applejack like that!" Rainbow Dash yelled.

Sunset turned to see the girl being held back by Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. She was like a bull just struggling to ram into it's victim. A chuckle of pure joy came from Sunset's mouth. Seeing Rainbow this mad, but not being able to act on her anger was too hilarious.

" Look's like Rainbow Crash has a bad attitude. Well, you do seem to be on the wrong end of the rainbow. Sorry, sweetie, but the pot of gold is on the other end."

The girl gritted her teeth and muttered under her breath. Sunset turned and cupped her ear.

"What's that? You're a stupid jockey who's worth nothing? Oh, ok. Thanks for the confirmation."

" You're a real bitch, Sunset Shimmer!!" Rainbow yelled.

Sunset rolled her eyes. "Go look in the mirror."

She turned to leave. "Well, that's all I have to say. You can't stop me. Now that I rule the school again, there's no turning away from the truth. Especially you, AJ."

Sunset was just about to leave when she heard the voice of Pinkie Pie.

"You won't get away with it!"

That was a mistake.

Sunset turned and walked up on her so close, you'd think there was no room to breath.

"Listen, you little animal. I'm the one in charge. You think you can get rid of me? No! If you don't like it, transfer. Get out of CHS because I'm staying until the year I graduate. And by then, I'll have even more control. This puny school isn't anything. Wait until I get my hands on Canterlot, and then Cloudsdale, and Manhatten! Then there won't be any place I don't control."

She leaned back. "You have no where to run actually. But moving away will give you only a year of this desired 'freedom' of yours."

Fluttershy was in tears and shied away. Pinkie's hair deflated and her light complexion darkened. Rarity continued to cry on Applejack's shoulder.

"Y-You can't! Twilight will defeat you!" Rarity said through the tears.

"Oh, she won't. There won't be any news from her. You have no savior. I'll make sure of that..." Sunset said quietly.

She started laughing and once she began laughing, she couldn't stop. Nothing would stop her. She was queen of the world. She was the best of the best. Sunset Shimmer was supreme.

Sunset woke up with a start. She was sweating all over and felt sticky. The dream she had had changed from gummy bears and cotton candy to a nightmare. Sunset swallowed and sighed. She wiped her brow and glanced beside her. There was Twilight, burrowed in the warm blankets of her bed. Her soft snore reached her ears and she felt immensely better.

Sunset grabbed the clock and squinted at it. It was still dark so Sunset had to use the moonlight coming through the window to read the time. But the clock was acting up and she had to bang it with the palm of her hand. Ever since she practically smashed it to death earlier that morning, the clock had gone bonkers.

11:03p.m.

That means she had only been asleep for about an hour. Great. Now she knew she couldn't go back to sleep. It was a stupid habit of hers to check the time when she woke up, especially on school nights. When she did that, she always calculated the time she had left before the alarm rang and she would end up laying awake, constantly checking the time.

Sunset got up and stumbled downstairs. She tripped over various things she couldn't see and fumbled around until she came to the kitchen. There, she turned on the light and shielded her eyes. Sunset slumped down over the kitchen sink and turned the water on. She splashed cold water on her face to get rid of the icky, sweaty feeling she had.

This dream she had came to her often at night. It was of the day she broke her friendship with the Main 5. Sunset had always felt terrible about things she said. The things she had done. To have them haunt your dreams was not something she wanted. Sunset turned off the tap and turned around lazily. She beelined to the fridge and opened it.

Inside were some groceries, snacks, milk...Looking to the right she saw what she was looking for. She grabbed it and closed the fridge.

Whipped cream.

She sprayed it on her finger and put the foamy cream in her mouth. Whipped cream always made her feel better. It was a comfort food. She leaned her head on the fridge door and kept her finger in her mouth. She just needed to ease the memories...

"It's just like that night."

Sunset turned around and saw Twilight leaning against the doorframe. Her arms were crossed and her hair was slightly messy. Twilight blew a loose strand from her forehead. Sunset took her finger out of her mouth.

"Twilight..."

The said girl looked around the kitchen. "You remember that night at Pinkie's the last time I was here?"

Sunset nodded slowly.

"I was at the counter writing up a song I knew wouldn't work. I needed time away from all our friends to focus and feel more at ease. Then you came in," Twilight said. She looked to the ceiling in thought.

Sunset listened to her quietly.

"You came in and went into the fridge while we talked. You got out some whipped cream and put some on your finger and tasted it. Just like now. As we talked, Maud came in and scared the crap out of you."

Twilight smiled and chuckled. " That was pretty funny..."

She looked away from the ceiling and squarely at her. "Do you remember what we said that night? The words that made us understand each other? The thing that formed the relationship we have now?"

Sunset nodded. She was curious with how this would turn out. But in Twilight's eyes she saw how serious she was. She truly wanted her to remember.

Sunset looked at her for a long time and they stared at each other.

"Sunset," Twilight whispered." I know you're lonely."

The girl was speechless she just stood there not quite getting it.

"That whipped cream can you have, it's comfort food. Ever since you did all those horrible things the others said you did, you lost them. You lost friends. That whipped cream reminds you of the first time we were all together as friends, doesn't it," Twilight continued.

Sunset looked down at the can she held in her hands. It was true. Every time she put a dollop of it on her tongue, memories of that night and happy times came back to her. The fact that Twilight could tell just by looking, just by remembering, made her realize how vulnerable she looked to others.

She tried to hide her hurt feelings, but they always came out in the end.

" Everyone expects you to solve everything, like you have all the answers...but you feel like in the end you'll let everyone down," Sunset whispered.

She looked up and saw tears in Twilight's eyes. " But you haven't let me down. You haven't let me down, Sunset Shimmer."

Sunset's heart wrenched in her chest as she dropped the can and pulled Twilight into a hug. Tears streaked her face as she held the girl close, inhaling her lavender scent.

"Don't be depressed anymore, Sunset. You still have me," Twilight said. "I'm still here. Still here for you."

Author's Notes:

Remember those hand clap games girls used to play? Memories...

I made a long chapter since yesterday I wasn't able to publish it.