Book four of "Who We Become".
After discovering the magic of friendship, Sunset Shimmer's senior year was one of the happiest times of her life. But it's been almost two years since graduation; all her friends have moved on to studying abroad, to pr...
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By the time Fluttershy fell asleep, the sun was already up. Still, when Rainbow shook her awake, it wasn't because she was tired that she wished she could just keep sleeping the day away. She groggily sat up and rubbed her eyes. It had been so late when she arrived, and she hated the thought of waking Rainbow, so she'd just let herself inside unannounced. She knew Rainbow wouldn't mind, but she also knew that Rainbow would want to know why Fluttershy was asleep on her living room couch.
"Hey, Shy? It's cool if you want to go back to sleep, but it's already like three in the afternoon, so I figured you might want to get up."
Fluttershy shot upright. "Afternoon? Oh, I left the poor little animals waiting for their breakfasts! I have to get going."
As soon as she stood up, Rainbow held her back with a hoof on her shoulder. "No, you don't. I took care of them."
Fluttershy looked at her in surprise. Even though adopting Tank had made her a little more caring, Rainbow still wasn't really fond of looking after animals other than him. "You... you did?" Realizing that Rainbow might be upset at how surprised she was she added, "But didn't you have work today?"
"Eh, I stopped by and told them I couldn't make it." Rainbow shrugged and sat down next to Fluttershy.
"Why? You're not sick are you?"
Rainbow rolled her eyes. "No, I'm fine. But when I saw you, I figured you weren't feeling up to taking care of anything today."
Fluttershy frowned. She hadn't meant to make Rainbow miss work or take on any extra responsibilities. She thought she'd just sleep a few hours, Rainbow would wake her up before leaving for work, then she'd go back to her cottage. "You didn't have to do that..."
"I know," Rainbow said, shrugging. "Anyway, you staying up now? 'Cause you can use my bed if you want to go back to sleep."
"I think it's probably time to get up. I don't want to be up all night again tonight." Even as she said it she sunk back into the couch.
"Alright. You want some tea or something?" Rainbow asked. She normally drank coffee, but always kept tea around for whenever Fluttershy visited.
"Oh, sure. I'll go get it started."
Again, Rainbow stopped her from getting up. "Don't worry about it, I'll do it."
Fluttershy actually wouldn't have minded having something to keep herself busy, but Rainbow was already walking to the kitchen, and she simply didn't have the energy to convince her not to. She remained on the couch for a few minutes before dragging herself up and walking into the kitchen.
She sat and waited while Rainbow busied herself, making both tea and coffee. She poured Fluttershy's tea into a coffee mug and brought it to her before returning to the stove. Fluttershy blew on the steaming beverage while Rainbow finished making the coffee, eventually sitting down at the table.
