When the school bell rang, the Main 6, Sunset Shimmer, Flash, and Brian left out the front double doors of CHS. Sunset eyed Flash and took Twilight's hand in hers. She saw him looking at her whenever he thought no one would notice. Well she did. Having dated the guy before in the past, she knew pretty much everything about him. How he would drop a book or some things in front of a girl he liked(which at that time was her), how he would slowly sneak his way next to them. Even Flash's not very smooth way of stretching and yawning so he could 'accidentally' put an arm over her shoulder.

Sunset had seen it all and she was very pissed about it. She wanted to scream at him...But then, there was Twilight. As badly as she wanted to curse the guy out, Twilight wouldn't allow it, and besides. Who would even dare say a single curse word in front of her?? She's a princess and disgracing yourself in front of one was the dumbest thing you could ever do. Also, she was everybody's friend and Sunset's companion. Nobody does that. Sunset had to keep in mind of the PG 13 rule placed on this chapter...

Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie headed toward town square on their way home.

"See you guys tomorrow!" they cried and walked together to their destinations.

Rarity glanced at her nails and scoffed at the scratch on one of them.

"Oh my poor nail..." she whined.

Applejack frowned.

"What are you whining about? The thing's false!"

The fashionista pouted and placed both hands on her hips delicately.

"So what? It completely ruins my ensemble for today! Sky blue with royal blue accents!"

The farm girl rolled her eyes and turned to Rainbow Dash, who was frowning just as much as she was. Rainbow shrugged and sighed.

"Sure. It TOTALLY destroys your style. I mean, look at it. That scratched nail is SO BAD. EVERYBODY can see how much it completely messes up your amazing fashion-y clothes!"

Rainbow Dash was waving her hands in the air in mock horror and covered her mouth and gasped so very fake-like. But it seemed all too real to Rarity, who gasped along with her and wiped a tear from her eye, smearing a little bit of mascara.

"Wh-Why..." she whispered hoarsely and feverishly bust out some nail polish and lathered her nail in sky blue.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack chuckled light heartedly and told her that Rainbow was joking.

"Hey. If you want to downgrade yourself, what's stopping people from joining in on the insults?" Rainbow Dash said.

"That's definitely a lesson you should be writing down in a friendship journal!" Applejack added and the two of them laughed.

Rarity scolded them and stomped to let off some steam.

Meanwhile, Twilight was talking to Brian and Sunset. Flash watched the other girls go on with their childish behavior while keeping his ears trained on the conversation that Twilight, Sunset, and his double were having.

"I need to talk to you both about something very important...It's dealing with Celestia," Twilight told them quietly.

Sunset gasped and Brian's eyes widened.

"R-Really??" he asked.

"Shh!" Twilight hushed.

She looked around to see if anyone was paying attention. Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash were all talking and laughing, the two more sporty ones enjoying themselves more than the fashion diva seemed to. Flash was some short feet away, but he didn't seem to be listening. The boy was watching butterflies fly by and he watched in awe as if he had never seen them before. Twilight turned back to Sunset and Brian and sighed with relief.

"What is it?" Sunset whispered. "Is it that important where you only want us to know?"

Twilight nodded gravely and once again glanced behind her.

"You see..." she began in a quiet tone. "I'm not quite sure what's going on, really, with this contract business. I've read it over and over again, but it's leaving me no clues. You'll see what I'm talking about when you two read it yourselves tonight. Keep it a secret, this meeting."

Sunset squinted her eyes.

"Contract..?"

Brian scratched his head. He had never been in a secret meeting before. Important meetings were for his supervisors in the royal guard. Flash was a low ranking officer and so he wasn't ever allowed to attend meetings with any of the princesses like how Shining Armor could. He fidgeted nervously. Secret meetings were important. Which always meant there was something extremely confidential. Sunset noticed his panicky behavior and pat him on the back. Well...more like slap him on the back(she was heavy-handed).

"Chill, Brian. If all this is making you fearful of some crazy adventure bound to happen...you aren't alone."

Brian smiled thankfully and she returned the gesture.

Sunset cracked her knuckles and stretched her arms above her head. she looked slightly dazed at the information she just heard and sighed shakily. Both Twilight and Brian noticed her eyes tearing up and they tried to comfort her.

"I'm sorry. I just didn't expect this...It has been so long since I've seen you and heard about Celestia. Well, the Celestia we know. It's still fresh, the pain I feel about Celestia's passing. she was my mother. and no matter how much I had hated her back then, I still feel as though her death was my fault..."

Sunset let a few tears fall from her chin before putting on a determined expression and wiping her face clean of tears. She sighed again and looked at the two of them before pulling them into a tight hug.

"Whatever it is, we will get to the bottom of it and bless Celestia's soul. She didn't deserve what came to her and I want to prove myself, wherever she may be watching."

Twilight and Brian wrapped their arms around her and they stood there in deep reflection about Celestia, who was a former teacher for some, a mother to one, and a respected ruler to all. Without a word, Applejack joined the hug along with Rarity and Rainbow Dash. They had no idea what was going on really. But they made it into a group hug and were content in joining. Flash stood a ways back, watching.

"Too bad Flutters and Pinkie aren't here to pop in the hug fest," Rainbow Dash said as she sighed.

This made the others chuckle and agree. They all were content. It was like a little family. Everybody cared for one another and were friends to the end. Even Brian. To Sunset, they were the family she never had and tears trickled down her cheek once more. Twilight pressed her forehead against hers and smiled a small, understanding smile. Only three of them knew of what was to come; something that would affect them all. One knew most of the story, two knew some, the rest none.

But Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash smiled as they squeezed each other in a heartfelt hug. And so would have Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy had they stayed. But they only smiled because they knew nothing of what troubled the other three within their embrace. However, they were lucky.

Ignorance was bliss.

And in this case, the saying rang truer than it ever had to them.

Author's Notes:

It's been awhile since I wrote a chapter with deep meaning. Hope you liked it!