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POV RAINBOW DASH

- There you go, you can eat now.

Fluttershy put the plate on the table, displaying a gentle smile on his face. The food finally seemed edible. I took my cutlery and took a bite, satiating my hunger. I should have made a funny expression, because Fluttershy gave a brief giggle.

- Oh, sorry - I took the napkin from my side and cleaned my mouth.

- No, no, I didn't want to disturb you, I just thought it was funny your excitement to eat soon - she said.

- Sunset dragged me from the table in the middle of my lunch, I was starving - I justified myself.

- She only did this so that Twilight and I had privacy to talk to Rarity, the intentions were good - Fluttershy sat in the chair that was facing me.

- You wouldn't even notice me, I just wanted to eat - I grumbled.

- I have my doubts - he laughed - but I'm glad that everything is working out, I hope Applejack and Rarity are well with each other.

- You are very worried about the people around you, aren't you? - I asked. Fluttershy turned red, hiding his face with his bangs - I mean, you even offered to put my plate in the microwave, which is a minimal thing.

- I just like to see people happy, I'm happy to help - he explained, nervously messing with some strands of his pink hair - I'm worried that I expose myself too much, I feel too much, but in the end I just want my friends well.

Fluttershy and I had some things in common, but our attitudes were completely different. While she demonstrated her insecurities, she said what she felt, I was never able to open up, feel too much, just like her. Fluttershy could have insecurities, it was obvious that she had it due to shyness, but still, she did not hide her fears. I was afraid of looking weak and sentimental.

- You can see that you care, that you feel - I got up and put the plate in the sink, right after leaning me on the counter - you have to have a lot of courage to demonstrate what you feel, even with the insecurities, I admire it in you, really.

Fluttershy stared at me, he seemed surprised that I said that. I looked away, I was getting too vulnerable. Too exposed. I shrunk and avoided any demonstration of uncertainty.

- Rainbow Dash - called.

- Hm? - I looked up briefly.

- You are strong, you can see - he smiled - I admire that in you.

POV SUNSET

- The city is big, isn't it?

- Hm? - I raised my head, coming out of my daydream.

Twilight and I were watching the view of the ranch. As much as most of our vision was covered with apple trees, looking well at the horizon it was possible to identify a part of the city, with some buildings and houses.

- The city - he repeated - it's big.

- Considering that there are three areas in it and all are huge, it can be considered that yes - smiles on the side - I have never reached the north zone, nor touched my foot.

The city of Canterlot was separated into three zones: north, center and south. To the north were the richest families, important companies and houses of famous people. All the game conventions I wanted to go to were there, and as transportation from one area to another was very expensive, I could never go. It was also home to the Crystal school, where Starlight studied. The center zone was a transition between the south and north zone, where those who had money lived, but not as much as those in the north zone, generalizing, obviously. And finally, there was the south zone, the simplest part of the city. The buildings did not reach many floors, the businesses did not filled, few people walked on the street, and of course, it was where the Canterlot High school was located.

- My brother and sister-in-law work in the north, so I've been there - Twilight said - I studied for a while at Crystal school, not much, but I studied.

- Did you study? - I raised my eyebrow - what was it like?

- I can't say, I studied there when I was a child, at the time my family still lived in the north zone - he explained - my parents wanted a calmer environment than the north zone, so they decided to come to the south zone, I came together and left school.

- Do you have any memories of there? - I asked, curious.

- I made some friends - Twilight smiled - but time passed, I think they must have changed, and considering the school's reputation...

- Not all the students there are snobbish and spoiled, but I know where you want to go - I bent my lips with a weak smile.

- But what about you? - she asked - have you ever changed schools?

I swallowed the dry, remembering my childhood would be the same as remembering my time in the orphanage, which I didn't like very much.

- Sorry, you don't have to talk if you don't want to - Twilight said, putting her hand on my shoulder.

I watched his gesture for a few seconds and sighed, giving a nervous smile afterwards.

- I think I prefer not to talk about my childhood, please - I asked.

- Okay - he agreed softly - do you want to talk about something else?

- Do you want to talk about something else? - I repeated the asking, emphasizing "you".

- Hey, I'm asking! - He laughed.

- Hey, I'm asking! - I decided to play imitating. Twilight semi-closed her eyes and made an angry face, I had to hold myself so as not to highlight how adorable I thought that was.

- Are you really going to be imitating me?

- Are you really going to be imitating me? - I repeated.

- How old are you again? Five? - he asked.

- How old are you again? Five? - I imitated, making a nauseous voice.

Twilight kept quiet, thinking about what to say so that I would stop imitating her. Finally, she gave a mischievous smile and looked at me, with a defiant expression.

- Sunset is the worst imitator and would certainly lose in a battle of imitations - he said.

- Hey! I'm great at imitating, okay? - I ended up losing, forgetting that I was imitating her. Twilight laughed, sitting on the bed and moving away from the window.

- Honestly, it's a relief, I thought that if I jumped into a well you would go along - he joked.

- Well, I would go - I shrugged and sat next to her.

- Sunset! - scolded, punching me in the shoulder.

- To pick you up back! Do you think I would let you jump into a well? You underestimate me - I pushed her lightly.

- Beast - she pushed me again.

- Beast - I imitated, with a more nauseous voice than before.

- Don't even think about it!

We started a "fight" of pushes, with each small push that one gave to the other, we ended up unbalancing and ceasing to sit, but lying on the bed. I tried to block Twilight's attacks by holding her hands and trying to keep them away from me, but she fought back and stuck my hands on the mattress. It took us a while to recover the air, since we were laughing a lot. When we were already calmer, I realized that Twilight was almost on top of me completely, but enough to make me ashamed.

- Are you going to stop imitating now? - he asked, with a look of superiority.

- I'll stop - I replied, with a fun smile - you may have won the battle, but you won't win the war.

- We'll see...