Life Among the Wires.

       I laid with my eyes closed. I wasn’t sleeping cause I couldn’t. I still had a headache and it just wouldn’t go away. I assume I’m recovering with the whole magic thing. I slowly began to rub my head hoping that would sooth my headache. I sighed and opened my eyes, looking at the ceiling once again. Something actually just came to my mind as I laid there. Who has been writing the notes? I never questioned that cause I just assumed it was someone I could trust.

I sat up and swung my legs around and sat on the side of the bed. I should’ve been asking this question a long time ago. Yes the notes helped, but who has been writing them? I can’t think of anypony that I know that knows me well enough to write those things. I only told so many ponies about everything about me …..only seven for that matter. Out of the seven though none of them would write that stuff without plainly telling me. They’re my friends after all I highly doubt any of them would be doing this.

My mom came in through the door with my box of parts at this moment. “Sorry I’m late sweetie,” she said.

“No it’s fine,” I replied. “Why did it take you so long though?”

“Well I went to get your box and here that is,” she put the box in front of me. “Then I went to the tool store here and picked you up a tool box. You need tools to build things after all so I got you everything you need.”

I looked around but I didn’t see any tool box. “Okay well where is it?”

“Oh a royal guard said he’ll bring it up for us,” she smiled.

“I see,” I looked out the open door and heard wheels coming this way. “Ummm how big is this toolbox anyways?”

“Trust me you’ll be surprised,” she said I now realizing she was sweating like mad.

“Mom you better not of hurt yourself lugging that thing here by yourself,” I said concerned.

“I’m alright honey,” she sat next to me. I saw a red box come in through the door. This toolbox was the size of my dresser that I have at home. Thank Celestia it was on wheels.

I sighed “mom how much was this thing?”

“Uhhh nine hundred and forty two bits,” she said.

I rolled my eyes “I’ll pay you back later.”

“No worries honey it’s all yours,” she said. “See it as a gift. Plus it has every tool you would ever need to work with electronics and stuff. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of use out of it.”

“I’m sure as well,” I replied. “Thank you mother.”

“No problem at all, you be good now I’m going to walk the castle,” she said.

“Aren’t you tired?” I asked.

“Not at all that pumped me up I need to get this energy out,” she replied chuckling.

“Alright well be safe,” I said.

She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. I didn’t mess with the tools or my box yet, I’ll need magic to do that and I’m not sure if my magic is ready to be used yet. I started to rack my brain however. I wanna know who has been writing those letters. I’ve never seen the hoofwriting before. I looked up toward the toolbox and saw a piece of paper. My mom must of left the receipt behind. She keeps those things all the time so that’s weird. I stood up and picked up the piece of paper. I unfolded it and figured out it was another note.

“Another one of these things huh?” I said to myself. I let out a sigh and began to read.

You wanna know who I am don’t you? I guess I can’t keep the secret any longer. I ask you one thing when we meet though. Please don’t hate me. I just…..I’ll explain when we meet okay it’s a stupid reason and you’re probably gonna hate me for it. I just wanna say now I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. We will meet near the forest cave of Canterlot, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t keep me waiting I’ll be there.

See you soon.

...Where did all of this sympathy come from? Especially from this note writer. I sighed and stood up. My strength seems to have returned, thank Celestia I was tired of not walking. I open the door to my room and leave shutting the door behind me. I began to head to the front doors of the castle. I was still confused though, none of this made sense. Out of no where this pony gets all sympathetic on me. Then again a lot of the things I’m dealing with don’t make sense so I guess this shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

I open the front door of the castle and shut it behind me as I walk out. I look over to where I’m going and see a cloaked pony. The pony runs into the forest, that must be who I’m after. I walk after the pony cause I assume it doesn’t want to keep hiding from me. I see the pony walk into the cave as I pass a bush. I kept my pace following behind this pony.

We reached the end of the cave and out into a secluded forest. Weird I thought this was the cave to the forest that I always went to when I was young. Apparently not, I look to the pony standing in front of me.

“Alright enough running,” I said. “Who are you?” The pony stood silent as if it was thinking. It’s back was turned to me so I couldn’t see it’s face. “I won’t hate you I promise I can’t absolutely hate somepony.”

The pony turned around and whispered loud enough so I could hear. “You promise?”

I sighed “of course.”

The pony took a deep breath and grabbed the top of the hood it was wearing. Slowly taking it off and revealing…..herself.

“I-i you…..of all ponies you?” I said actually in shock.

“Y-you’re mad aren’t you?” She asked.

“....Vinyl why?” I wondered. “Why wouldn’t you just tell me those things?”

“I...I just couldn’t,” she replied. “Everytime I say something smart like that you always have to say something like ‘wow Vinyl you used your brain for once’ it just makes me feel stupid. So I just thought why not make up letters and stuff so he would listen for once and hip yay hooray you did.”

“Vinyl I was just messing with you,” I replied. “I don’t mean that stuff.”

“I know you don’t but when you do you just stop listening to me,” she said. “If I said all that stuff without writing notes you would just brush it off I know you would.”

“Vinyl…” she was right that’s what I would normally do. Even before this trip had started that’s what I did. “Wait the first one I heard a voice how was that pulled off?”

“Dude I’ma dj for crying out loud changing vocals and music is like my job. I just pitched down my voice,” she replied.

“You got a point….regardless Vinyl you should've told me,” I said. “Way sooner than now. Plus how did you know all that stuff?”

“What do you mean?” She asked.

“Well I mean they were constructed so well. Also I’ve seen your writing it’s not that elegant,” I’m being brutally honest here.

“I can actually answer that,” she started to kick up some dirt. “I actually act dumb, I’m really smarter than I let on. I use a bad writing style for fans and stuff so I can use my actual hoofwriting for stuff like this. It’s all a cover so I don’t get a whole bunch of publicity and stuff. I don’t want to be seen as a super intelligent girl who has perfect hoofwriting. I want to be seen as a laid back dj and nothing else.”

“Why haven’t you explained this to me before?” I ask.

“Same exact reason I just said,” she replied.

“If you told me sooner we wouldn’t be having this problem,” I said.

“I know that….now I do,” she said looking down to the ground.

I looked at her silently. I had no idea what to say...she was my friend. I didn’t know she had these capabilities and why she wouldn’t tell me is still a mystery. I wasn’t mad, I wasn’t glad, I simply didn’t care. “Vinyl lets go back to the castle.”

“Wait what?” She said both confused and shocked.

“Come on we’re wasting time out here,” I replied turning and walking toward the cave we came through.

“W-w-wait do you forgive me?” She wondered.

“There is nothing to forgive,” I replied.

“What do you mean by that?” She asked.

“Why do you keep asking question?” I said annoyed.

“Well you usually forgive or say you're sorry,” she replied. “This is weird coming from you.”

“Vinyl I don’t care that you’re writing me those letters anymore I’m over it,” I said. “You should be too at this point it means nothing now.”

“Whoa…” she was stunned which didn’t surprise me whatsoever I just kept walking. “You are like very serious.”

“Yeah I am what a surprise now lets get back to the castle please…” I said. “However thank you.”

“Uhhh for what?” She wondered.

“For being honest and also letting this whole note writer thing off my plate,” I replied. “Makes my life easier and now my only target is Gransion.”

“Well then no problem,” she said.

We ended up at the castle minutes later. I walked back to my room and shut the door behind me. I looked at my box of parts and the tool box in front of me. I then looked at my hoof. “Oooh that’s an idea.”