My Composition for You
Epilogue

After the concert, Octavia walked with May to an after-party that was being held in a nearby courtyard.

“I don’t think I could say this enough, Octavia. That performance was really amazing.”

“Oh, thanks May,” Octavia said shyly.

“And you said that this piece was based on one of your friends. May I ask who?”

“Oh, it’s no one that you would know. I have this friend, Vinyl. I knew her back when I lived in Ponyville.”

“Oh. Must be a pretty special mare. I would be unbelievably happy if someone were to dedicate a song like that to me.”

Octavia blushed, but it wasn’t entirely visible in the night. “Yeah, Vinyl is a really special friend.”

“Is she coming to the afterparty?”

“Yeah, I invited her and everything. Hopefully she knows how to get there.” Octavia stopped. “I should probably go back and help her with directions.”

“Ah, come on, Octavia. She’ll find it. We shouldn’t break from the orchestra, anyways. The party starts in 5 minutes and our star soloist should probably be there on-time.”

Octavia thought about it and continued on her way. “I guess you’re right. Though, I don’t know if I like the idea of people crowding around me to praise something that I did in my pastime.”

“It comes with the job, Octavia. You just have to learn to get used to it. Especially if you were to create such an intricate masterpiece like that one.”

Octavia rolled her eyes. “How could you say that? You’re just as shy as I am.”

“I’m not shier than you.”

“Oh, really?” Octavia said with a smile. “So your disappearances from every conversation with more than 2 ponies is just a coincidence.”

“Oh, hush. At least I go into conversations. You like to find yourself a nice corner to be alone.”

“It is my life. I shall do what I want with it.”

May chuckled. “Yeah, I guess it is your life. Just a word of advice. Make the most of it. We’re going to go to this party, we’re going to have a good time, and you’re going to introduce this Vinyl.” May paused and laughed again. “It would be a pleasure to meet Octavia’s special somepony.”

Octavia blushed and said softly, “Oh, don’t even go there.”

May laughed again. “Oh, well I was just joking about it. But with the way you said that, something tells me that I’m right.”

“No, no, no. She’s just a close friend.”

May rolled her eyes. “Alright, Octavia. I’ll take your word for it.”

May pulled ahead of Octavia and joined the rest of her friends in the ensemble, leaving Octavia with her thoughts. As soon as they separated, Octavia stopping, making sure that there was a good distance between her and the group. After a few moments, Octavia turned herself around and went back in the direction of the Beethoofen Concert Hall.

Since she had not walked too far, it didn’t take long for her to make it back to the concert hall to find that ponies were still piling out of it. Octavia approached the crowd, hoping that she would find Vinyl after a short amount of searching.

“Hey, Octy!” Octavia heard to her right. She didn’t even get a chance to turn to see who it was, because a pair of hooves went around the back of her head. Even though it was dark, Octavia could clearly see the whiteness in Vinyl’s fur.

“Octavia, that show was unbelievably sick. The way that you played your cello just completely blew my mind. And you had Neon Lights and the gang help you with all of the electronics. I didn’t even know you knew them! Oh Celestia, that was crazy.”

Octavia blushed madly, glad that the darkness hid it from Vinyl’s view. “Heh, thanks Vinyl.”

Vinyl finally released Octavia from her grip. Vinyl rubbed her mane, suddenly talking softer. “And… you did it because of me. None of my friends have ever done that for me in my life. Even the friends that I have seen every day for the past year.”

“Well… you’re my best friend, Vinyl.” Octavia tried to stop herself from crying. “We’ve been through so much together. We had such a great friendship back in Ponyville, and then that all ended when I had to move.” A tear finally left Octavia’s eye. “I don’t think I’ve realized how much you have changed my life until you finally came back.”

“Octy, chill. I’m going to start tearing up if you keep talking like that.”

Octavia chuckled. “Is that a bad thing?”

“Yeah! I have to keep my reputation up.”

Octavia rolled her eyes. “Yes. I can’t be ruining Vinyl Scratch’s reputation by making her cry.” Octavia paused for a second. “It doesn’t matter, though. Do you want to go to the after party now? It’s not too far from here.”

“Well, yeah. But can we stay here and talk while a hundred of ponies aren’t rubbing up against us in a small room.”

Octavia smiled. “We can talk on the way, though. It’s about five minutes.”

“But… I have to say something pretty important, Octavia. It’s about you and the concert that you just performed, and let me tell you, it’s going to take more than five minutes.”

“Oh, uh… well, if it’s important, then I guess we can stick around for a little bit. Though, can we go into a light or something? I’d rather be able to see who I’m talking to.”

“Yeah, sure. That’s fine, Octavia.”

The two of them found a nearby street lamp and stood under its light. Octavia smiled, feeling better that she could actually see Vinyl. “That’s better. So… you had something to say?”

Vinyl gave Octavia a faint smile before saying, “Uh, yeah… it’s about you. You know how you were just talking about us having a great friendship and how everything changed when you moved to Canterlot.” Octavia nodded her head. “Well… take your depression and multiply that by twenty, and you then know how I felt back at Ponyville.”

Octavia frowned. “Oh, Vinyl. Really? I’m sorry. I had no idea you felt that way.”

Vinyl shook her head. “No, don’t feel sorry for me. That’s not the point of this story. So… it took me some time to pull myself together, and while I was doing that, I met Neon Lights. We became friends and he brought me into the professional DJ world.”

“And even though I got a bit happier, I still thought of you a lot. Then, I finally got the chance to see you at Canterlot. Like, when I saw you earlier this week, my heart leapt twenty stories. You should’ve seen it, it was like a circus show.”

Octavia chuckled, waiting for Vinyl to make her point. Vinyl continued. “So I wanted to make this week the best week ever.”

Octavia smiled. “And you’ve done a great job so far.”

Vinyl shook her head. “No, I haven’t, Octavia. Not yet, anyway. You see… there’s a reason that I’ve been begging you to see my show. I wanted you to see my work so that you know what I’ve been doing for the past year. I wanted you to see that I matured. And even then, I didn’t tell you… what I’m about to tell you.”

“Then I saw your show, and… you blew my mind. Like, it’s crazy… I totally ruin my show, but your show was like, fifty times better than I thought it was going to be. And it was so unbelievably flattering that you dedicated it to me. I don’t think I could express that enough right now.”

Octavia chuckled, blushing a bit. “Vinyl, you’ve basically summarized our week together, and added how you were doing in Ponyville. It is quite lovely and I’m glad that you’re happy, but what’s your point?”

“My point is… it is… I’m trying to say… oh Celestia, Octavia. I suck at these things, so I’ll just…” Vinyl didn’t waste any time and she pressed her lips against Octavia’s.

It was an amazing kiss, but a million thoughts were going through Octavia’s head. Is this really happening? Vinyl had feelings for me this whole time? Am I dreaming? However, one thought seemed to stand out amongst the rest. Do I actually like this? I’m not stopping, nor do I want to stop it anytime soon. So… I must like this! I actually like Vinyl Scratch. And she likes me back!

Octavia continued the kiss and then leaned her head forward a bit to deepen the kiss a bit more. She could tell that Vinyl was enjoying this as much as she was… and that made her happy. After an entire minute of kissing, Octavia finally separated to catch her breath.

Vinyl breathed deeply for a moment and finally said, “Oh, Celestia! You kissed back! And you’re a good kisser.”

Octavia chuckled, rolling her eyes. “Oh, Vinyl.”

“No, no, no. I totally thought that you were going to freak out and run for the hills. I was acting on a total impulse, but then you liked it too.” Vinyl stopped herself and then thought for a second. “You did like it, didn’t you?”

Octavia nodded her head. “Yes, Vinyl. I didn’t really know my feelings, because well… I don’t know what feelings are, I guess. I’ve never had a crush on anypony before, so this is entirely new to me. But… everything you said in your little… speech… it was the same for me. And I’d rather not see you leave right away.”

“Oh trust me, Octy! I’m not going anywhere. Like… I don’t care what Neon Lights or any of my producers say. I am moving my work to Canterlot whether they like it or not!”

Octavia smiled. “Well, you don’t have to do it so suddenly. I mean… we can take our time on this. I mean… we’ve just started being marefriends.” Octavia quickly covered her mouth. “Oh, I probably shouldn’t put a definition on the relationship yet.”

Vinyl shook her head. “Don’t worry about it, Octy.” Vinyl gently kissed Octavia on the cheek. “I think I would rather have you as a marefriend than anybody else.”

Octavia tried to hide her blush, but it was too obvious. “Heh, me too.”

Vinyl briefly kissed Octavia on the lips again. “Why don’t we go to this after party and show Canterlot who’s running the place?”

Octavia chuckled. “Or… we could go back to my house, make some popcorn, and put on a good movie.”

Vinyl thought about it for a second and smiled. “Yeah, that sounds better.”

Octavia laughed and led the way back to her house. They talked a lot on the way there, about how their music careers might change after this. Vinyl offered to do more of the electronic stuff for Octavia’s compositions. Octavia graciously accepted.

“So there’s going to be a ‘My Composition for You 2’?” Vinyl asked.

“And 3, and 4, and 5.”

Vinyl smiled. “Music to my ears.”

They both laughed at the comment. Music like this can almost be considered magical, especially when it brings two ponies together. Two friends together. It is ironic that the thing that Octavia was running away from (her feelings for Vinyl) turned out to be the thing that made her feel the best. And she couldn’t have been any happier how it turned out.

Fin~

Author's Note

I really hope you enjoyed 'My Composition for You'! Whether or not you liked or disliked it, criticism is highly encouraged!

Also, I already have a few other pony shipping ideas in the works, but if you have an idea and you want me to write it, feel free to send me a message. :) Otherwise, see you all next time.

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