It was a hot, summer day in Canterlot. One that was good for getting some band practice in. Though it was just Sunset and Rainbow in Rainbow's garage, it was still band practice in their eyes. Sunset had presented Dash with the lyrics to a song she had written a while back and the two had just finished coming up with music for the song.

"And from the second chorus, Rarity will come in with her keytar, Pinkie goes crazy on the drums, and then me and you share an awesome shredding gutiar solo towards the end. Sounds good?" Rainbow explained, making playing movements with her hands.

Sunset, who was sitting on top of a nearby amp nodded. "Mhmm. Quick question though. Who's gonna sing? Twilight's not exactly going to be our singer every gig,"

Rainbow grinned. "I was thinking you could sing."

The guitar pick in Sunset's mouth dropped to the floor. "What?! Dash! You know me singing at the Battle of Bands was a one time thing! You guys were in trouble and if I hadn't done something we would have all-"

Dash put a hand on the other girl's shoulder. "Come on, Sunset! You're a good singer! Plus you wrote these lyrics! They're your creation. It wouldn't sound right if any of us sung it!"

"Why not?! We sang Fluttershy's song!" Sunset protested, standing up.

"Yeah, because she had been asking for weeks. Plus we needed a song to defeat The Dazzlings with." Rainbow reasoned.

"But I don't think I can play and sing at the same time!" Sunset whined.

"Weren't you a unicorn? You used to be able to hold things with your magic and walk right? It's like that. Patting your belly and rubbing your head and all that." Dash said, churning her wrist.

"It's patting your head and rubbing your belly, Rainbow."

"Whatever." Dash dismissed. "Look, the point is, we all know you can do this. It's as simple as one, two, three. We'll practice and then in no time, you'll be in tip top shape."

"Says the girl who forgot her solo for Awesome As I Wanna Be during the senior talent show," Sunset teased, sticking her tongue out as she picked up her guitar.

"I-I didn't forget! My hand just cramped up! I was playing video games the night before and I got carpool tunnel!" Rainbow insisted.

"It's carpal tunnel, and sure you did," Sunset told her smugly. She draped the guitar strap over her shoulder. "Alright. Let's take it from the top."

Two hours of practicing (and a few snack runs) later, both girls found themselves lying on the rugged floor of Rainbow's garage, staring up at the late afternoon clouds, a bottle of cola in their hands.

"I still think you're crazy for wanting me to sing, " Sunset told Rainbow, turning to look at her.

Rainbow drummed her fingers over her stomach. "And I still say you should. It's your song, dude. Plus you've got the most mature voice out of all of us. You look and sound like you're twenty or something."

"Look?" Sunset repeated, puzzled.

"You know," Rainbow made the hourglass shape with her hands. "You've got a nice body. Plus your voice is really hot. Twilight's got the whole cute nerd thing going on, but you've got this mysterious bombshell bad girl thing going on for you and it's really sexy," A slight blush rose to Rainbow's cheeks as she continued.

Sunset raised a brow. "My, my Rainbow Dash if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were hitting on me. I didn't know you were into older girls," She winked playfully.

Rainbow scratched behind her ear, embarrassed. " I'm not. I just notice what's attractive in you guys, you know? Like Fluttershy is shy and cute, Rarity has this assertiveness to her that makes you want to worship the ground she walks on, Applejack has her muscles, and trust me, you have not lived until you have seen her in a tank top on a hot summer day," She gushed, counting off their friends on her fingers. "Pinkie's got a cute butt, and I already explained for Twilight and you, so yeah."

"What about you?" Sunset asked.

"What about me?" Dash repeated.

"What do you think people notice in you that could be deemed attractive?" Sunset clarified, sitting up.

Dash tapped her chin. "Well, I wouldn't really know because I'm not looking at myself from an outside perspective." She shrugged.

"You're the most confident out of all of us. Surely you can think of something," Sunset assured her.

Dash shrugged again. "I'm confident, not narcissistic. I don't pay attention to myself all that much."

Sunset put a hand to her chin. "Hmm...well if I've got the whole bad girl thing going on, then you've definitely got the whole jock thing going on," She said, giving Rainbow a once over. "I don't exactly know how people can find that attractive though,"

"Eh, I think attractiveness only matters for the lead singer." Rainbow said, cracking her knuckles. "But between me and you, I'd definitely hit that." She told Sunset, pointing to her with a cheeky grin.

The older girl snorted, picking up her gutiar again. "In your dreams, Dash." She nudged the girl playfully. "But thanks for the compliment. It really boosted my ego," She smiled, strumming out a few chords. "And you know what? Maybe I will sing for this song."

"Yes!" Rainbow cheered. "And don't worry, I'll be standing next to you the entire time!" She quickly promised excitedly. She pointed a thumb at herself. "I am the Element of Loyalty after all."

Sunset laughed as she turned on her amp. "I don't doubt you for a second."

Rainbow scrambled over to her guitar and quickly turned on her own amp. "How about we have a shred off before we go inside?" She proposed with a competitive smirk.

Sunset matched hers with her own. "I wouldn't have it any other way."

Author's Notes:

Hello! Little slice of life Sunset thing I got going on to break from Sunset's Redemption. Let me know what yall think! Next up is Fluttershy!