Although she was somewhat resistant to such crowded gatherings, on the night of the Autumn Formal, Sunset Shimmer still attended the dance wearing the dress Rarity had chosen for her.
This time, she avoided all the students who wanted to strike up a conversation with her, hiding alone in an inconspicuous spot. She planned to slip away as soon as the lights were still off after watching the coronation ceremony of the autumn formal princess; she definitely didn't want to be asked to dance later.
But would Sunset Shimmer's well-laid plans really be so easy to fulfill?
Sunset Shimmer, hiding in the corner, hadn't even finished two sips of her drink before she was found by Pinkie Pie.
However, this time Pinkie Pie didn't use her optimism to half-heartedly nudge Sunset Shimmer into socializing. She remained silent the entire time, arriving with a plate of cupcakes. After smiling at Sunset Shimmer, she left the cupcakes and walked away.
No one knew what was going on in that girl's head, and her behavior was completely unpredictable.
Because Sunset Shimmer didn't want to stay here for too long, she had arrived just in time. She stayed on the sidelines for a while, and before long, she saw Celestia walk onto the stage to give a speech and announce the voting results for the autumn formal princess.
This year, there was no controversy; Trixie was elected, which came as no surprise.
Seeing that blue-toned girl walk onto the stage looking smug, Sunset Shimmer found it quite amusing.
However, to avoid having this person drag her onto the stage like last time, Sunset Shimmer quietly moved to a position closer to the door, so she could make a quick getaway if anything happened.
But this was Trixie's moment in the spotlight, and it had nothing to do with her, so Trixie probably wouldn't stir up any more trouble, right?
When Sunset Shimmer saw Celestia place the crown symbolizing the autumn formal princess on Trixie's head, her vision became a bit hazy. It was as if the scene had stirred up old memories, and a strange feeling uncontrollably welled up in her heart.
After regaining her composure, she didn't know what the emotion surging in her chest was. It felt a bit like envy, but it was absolutely impossible that she was envious of Trixie.
This was just an honorary title for a regular high school event, with neither magic nor any actual power. How could Sunset Shimmer possibly covet something like this?
"..."
Sunset Shimmer glanced at Celestia on the stage, looking somewhat pitiful, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Fine, perhaps she really was a little homesick.
Without anyone noticing, Sunset Shimmer left the gymnasium. She rummaged through her locker for a while and found the diary at the very bottom, the one with her Cutie Mark printed on the cover.
"I really didn't expect I would think of you so soon. I hope you can still be of use."
Fortunately, everyone was in the gymnasium enjoying the dance; otherwise, if someone saw Sunset Shimmer muttering to a diary, they might think she had gone crazy from homesickness.
Sunset Shimmer arrived in front of the statue at the school entrance. Although the portal wasn't open, she felt this was the place closest to Equestria, so maybe the signal would be stronger here than elsewhere?
She sat down against the statue and opened the diary. It still contained her past chat records with Princess Celestia, and looking through them again, the feeling of nostalgia in her heart grew even stronger.
If today were the day the portal opened, she felt she would definitely be unable to resist running back to take a look.
Suppressing her excitement, Sunset Shimmer turned to a new page, clicked the tip of her ballpoint pen, and prepared to start writing a letter.
But at the moment she put pen to paper, her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to write.
After all, she had run off to the Human World behind Princess Celestia's back. If she thought about it for a moment, perhaps The Grand Princess was already so angry that she no longer wanted her as a student.
If she suddenly sent a message now, Sunset Shimmer felt there was a high probability she would be scolded.
Thinking about the situation she might have to face, Sunset Shimmer's hands trembled with fear; she was afraid of receiving a response she didn't want to face.
"Maybe I should just forget it..."
Sunset Shimmer slammed the diary shut with a 'pop', simultaneously interrupting the imagination of scaring herself.
At this moment, she was like an ordinary child. Once her head cooled down, she realized belatedly that she had caused a huge disaster and began to fear being disciplined by her guardian with 'the rod'.
She had run away for so long, yet there had been no letters from Princess Celestia in the diary. Perhaps it was because the Princess had already given up on her and didn't want to have any more contact with her.
Sunset Shimmer hugged her knees tightly in distress and buried her head.
What made her feel even worse was that she thought of Aurora at this moment, because in the past, she would definitely have helped her by putting in a good word and smoothing over seemingly sharp issues.
But that was all in the past; now, it was impossible for any pony to speak up for her.
Thinking of this, Sunset Shimmer suddenly perked up, grabbing the diary with an annoyed expression.
She was sick of those memories of Aurora in her mind; they always popped up whenever she was feeling down—it was like a haunting!
Sunset Shimmer didn't believe it; could she really not do anything well without her?!
Suddenly fired up, Sunset Shimmer took a deep breath, braced herself, reopened the diary, and abruptly raised her pen—
Then, she let it fall gently and wrote timidly:
"darling Princess Celestia..."
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