...Flying Light... Flying Light? What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought; you shouldn't be like that on the road.
Sunset Shimmer extended a hoof to stop the daydreaming Flying Light. At that moment, a pony pulling a cart filled with decorations passed by them. If Flying Light had continued walking forward, she might have bumped into her.
Sorry, I'm just still a bit unsettled after finishing the final exams.
When have you ever not gotten a perfect score on an exam?
Sunset Shimmer speechlessly exposed Flying Light's excuse. Then, she lifted her head slightly with a hint of pride, her tone carrying a touch of teasing.
Is it because I haven't been spending much time with you lately that you're feeling lonely?
Upon hearing this, Flying Light looked at Sunset Shimmer in disbelief. The look in her eyes was as if the amber pony beside her was actually a Changeling in disguise.
Where did you learn to speak like that?
Learned it from you.
Flying Light was stunned, then looked at the grinning Sunset Shimmer with some annoyance.
This senior student, she doesn't learn the good things, only the bad. If only she could learn half of the slacking off and loafing that she herself did, she wouldn't always be so restless.
Having been treated by Sunset Shimmer with her own medicine, Flying Light didn't really want to talk to her for a moment, so she turned her gaze to the distant scenery.
After the final exam results were released, the School for Gifted Unicorns reached the winter break, which also meant that Hearths Warming Eve was approaching, and what ponies looked forward to most was the Hearths Warming Eve the day before.
The roads were full of ponies responsible for decorating the winter scenery, like the pony pulling the cart that had just passed by. Flying Light saw her stop on the opposite side of the street, take a mistletoe from the cart, hang it on a window, and then pull the cart to the next location.
Even in the sky, snowflakes shipped from Cloudsdale were drifting down. These snows accumulated in piles on buildings and roads, which, for Flying Light, who was once a southerner, was a scene she could never get tired of watching.
There was no snow in the south at all! Only super cockroaches, super spiders, super rats, super mosquitoes, and localized indoor rainstorms during the damp season...
Fortunately, in this world, except for rats, other things did not exist in residential areas under normal circumstances, and the creatures of Equestria were generally very cute, even cuter than those in the north.
You know? I like snowy days the best.
Flying Light suddenly said with some emotion.
Sunset Shimmer gave her a puzzled look while carefully avoiding the snow on the side of the road.
Compared to snowing, Sunset Shimmer still preferred warm weather, at least she didn't have to worry about the snow melting and freezing into ice, causing her hooves to slip when stepping on it.
But come to think of it, this is the first Hearths Warming Eve we've spent together, right?
Sunset Shimmer said.
She suddenly realized that without knowing it, she and Flying Light had known each other for nearly a year.
A lot seemed to have happened this year, making her feel that time had passed much faster than in previous years. Moreover, she didn't know since when she had changed from a pony used to being alone to feeling uncomfortable if Flying Light wasn't by her side.
Actually, having a friend who could understand her really felt quite nice.
Sunset Shimmer suppressed the corner of her mouth that wanted to curl up, but then thought that once school was on break, her friend would go home for the holidays, and she wouldn't be able to see her for the entire Hearths Warming Eve, so her mood became a bit downcast.
Senior student, aren't you going home for Hearths Warming Eve?
Flying Light thought about how Sunset Shimmer had never mentioned her family situation to them, and took advantage of the holiday break to ask about it.
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