Five Nights at Equestria Girls

Night 23: Hearts Understand Regrets Too

Back at CHS, crowds of students stood in the courtyard, filling the morning with indistinct conversations. In the student parking lot, Fluttershy was standing next to her van. She was bundled in her heaviest jacket, with a pair of light pink gloves and scarf to go with it. It appeared that the bitter cold of winter was going to come soon. As a strong breeze blew against her bare cheek, she shivered at the feel of it. Just then, a hot pink Volkswagen beetle pulled up alongside her van. Fluttershy recognized the car as belonging to Pinkie Pie, mostly by the balloons painted on the doors and trunk. As the car got parked, she saw her pink-haired friend jump out, groaning slightly before recovering with a wide grin on her face. Seeing that, Fluttershy smiled back at her. It was nice to see that despite her severe injuries, Pinkie Pie still had her infectious happy demeanor.

"Whew, it sure is chilly today. Good thing that I brought my famous peppermint hot cocoa," said Pinkie Pie as she pulled out seven cups from her car.

Each cup had gotten marked with each of the girl's unique symbols. That was something Pinkie Pie often did. It was her way to make each cake, drink, or whatever she had made, uniquely for each of her friends. And they loved the effort that she put into doing that, which made Pinkie Pie very happy to see. Nothing made her happier than seeing her friends' smiles when she made a cake or threw a particular party for them. After all, parties were Pinkie Pie's thing, and she loved having an excuse to throw one. Grabbing the cup with three butterflies all around it, she handed it to Fluttershy.

"Here you go, Shy," said Pinkie Pie as she grabbed her own. "Just what we need on this cold day."

"Thank you, Pinkie," Fluttershy thanked Pinkie Pie for the hot cocoa as she grabbed the cup. Taking a sip, she could taste the peppermint mixing in with the cocoa. "Mm, this is tastes delicious, Pinkie."

"Good. Now, let's go find the rest of our friends." Pinkie Pie grabbed the tray of cups and closed her car door.

Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie walked towards the Wondercolt statute. The air was chilly, making both of them grateful for their warm drinks. Several students were sitting around their cars, trying to keep warm against the fall coldness. Just as they got to where the bikes had usually gotten parked, they heard a motorcycle pull up. Looking in the direction of the sound, they expected to see Sunset Shimmer. Instead, they saw the prismatic-haired friend. As she took off her helmet, her rainbow locks fell free, landing around her shoulders.

"That's odd. Sunset is usually here before Rainbow Dash is," said Fluttershy, noting the absence of their fiery-haired friend.

"Yeah, I now. I wonder what happened last night after we left. Even Twilight is later than usual," replied Pinkie Pie.

"I don't know, but I hope Twilight and Sunset will talk to us. Assuming either of them comes to school today," said Fluttershy, taking a sip of her cocoa.

Rainbow Dash slung her leg over her bike, standing next to it. That was when she noticed the odd absence of Sunset Shimmer and her motorcycle. Usually, Sunset's bike would have gotten parked next to hers. However, today, it was missing along with its owner. That was strange, very strange considering that the redhead was always at school before her. Mostly because Twilight had a schedule, and both of them stuck to it. Setting her helmet in her backpack, Rainbow Dash sped over to her friends.

"Hey guys, have any of you seen Sunset?" asked Rainbow Dash as she appeared next to Pinkie Pie.

"Nope. Do you think something bad happened between Sunset and Twilight?" asked Fluttershy, taking another sip of her cocoa.

"Maybe. It is unusual for Sunset or Twilight to be this late," Rainbow Dash said as she reached for her cup of cocoa.

"Well, I guess we'll see if Twilight and Sunset show up today," said Pinkie Pie as she took a sip of her cocoa. "Hmm, that is good. And just what I need to keep warm."