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                 Her Muse; Her Inspiration                 
                     -by Kamikakushi-                      
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                 Her Muse; Her Inspiration                 
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Her Muse; Her Inspiration
Her Muse; Her Inspiration
The roar of the crowd hit its peak. A sea of colors bounced in tandem, moving to the beat of the music. This was the moment she lived for, the moment when the crowd was completely lost in her song. This was the moment when ponies were no longer themselves, but the simple output of her rhythm. Each kick of the bass made them move, each note of the synth made them rock their bodies, each subtly woven lyric pulled them in deeper. Music was her connection to them—what bound them to her—and they were her true instrument.
As the song swelled and built in intensity, the energy from the audience came to a head. The entire floor shifted into a shapeless wave, rocking seamlessly to the beat. This was the climax. Any moment now she would feel it explode. The song built further, growing stronger in every aspect as she intensified the mix. Looking out, she could see the pure bliss in the ponies’ faces. They were all lost in her hypnotic tune. A smile crept across her face as she watched. She could see their energy rising off them, an aurora of color lifting into the air from her crowd. The room was aglow from the dancing light, and she was the conductor of this awe-inspiring orchestra. Each kick of the bass made it shake, each wub made it rise—she was in complete control. But when she blinked, the color was gone. The room was dark again except for the soft light from the glow sticks. Then the music dropped out—this was where her art really shone.
Her horn lit, and a sea of pale blue fell upon her equipment. Slider and knobs all moved to her will in the blink of an eye. A wicked smile came across her face as she looked to the crowed from behind her shades. They had no idea what was about to hit them. Before anyone even noticed the pause, she slammed her hoof down on a button. The room exploded in flashes from the strobe lights above, and the music hit in full force. A shockwave shot from the speakers, hitting her audience with the drop they were craving. The walls of the club shook from the deep rattle of the bass. A subtle roar came, barely audible over the music. This was what she lived for—to see ponies utterly absorbed in her art, lost in the rhythm.
She placed her hoof on her headphones, pushing the speaker as close as she could to her ear. The evening quickly devolved into a blur of flashing lights and blaring bass—the perfect evening by Vinyl’s standards. And by the time her set ended, she was exhausted. She stood there panting as her last song came to a close, sweat dripping down her face. As the last note faded off into nothing, the room erupted into applause. The air reeked of sweat, and her crowd was sluggish, but she could still feel their energy. She held her hoof out high for a moment, hearing their shouts grow louder. Finally she gave a wave. The thunderous stomps as the crowd cheered for her gave her one last high before she had to get off stage. Another successful show.
Just off stage, a line of ponies—some she knew, some she had never seen before—came to congratulate her. Fatigue from her long show, and even longer day was wearing on the musician though. She gave a smile and a nod as she approached, but barely slowed her pace. She had no intentions of stopping, but her fans swarmed her. Vinyl tried to open her mouth to excuse herself, but she didn’t even get a chance before a flood of congratulations, and praise came her way.
Vinyl wasn’t the type of pony to snub her fans. Aside from it being bad press, she loved talking to them, and hearing their reactions to her set. With a small sigh, she came to a stop.
“Awesome set Vinyl,” a young stallion said sticking out his hoof for a hoof bump. She tapped hers to his, giving a confident smile as she did.
“Thanks.” She tried to hide her fatigue, but it was catching up to her. Behind her shades, her eyes hung heavy. “Ponies have been getting real crazy at my shows lately.”
“Has to be because of your recent success, you're getting pretty big now.”
“Yeah, has to be those vocals you’ve had in your last two CDs! They’re awesome!” a young mare said.
She shrugged her shoulders. “I can’t say that’s what makes the songs.”
“No, your beats have always been good, but that voice really is a good match. That’s not you singing, is it?” another asked.
“Me? Nah, I can’t sing to save my life.” She laughed a bit.
“Then who’s the filly you got singing for you?”
“That’s my little secret.” Vinyl laughed dismissively. The unicorn spent a few more minutes talking to them, and giving a few hoof bumps so they wouldn’t think she was stuck-up. But a quick glance told her it was already past four in the morning. Her whole body tingled with fatigue, and thoughts of her marefriend’s concert earlier that night were starting to feel like they happened days ago. Strategically, she slid forward towards the door. Vinyl didn’t try to hide the fact she was leaving. She shook a few hooves and bid farewell, though a few tried to get her to stay. She declined, giving some reason or another that she couldn’t. Before anyone could protest, she closed the door, and left the club.
Once the door was closed, she felt the brisk cold air hit her fur. A blanket of white covered the ground, and the streets of Canterlot were dead silent. Vinyl looked up at the sky, seeing the moon already leaning towards the horizon. With a small yawn, she started walking home.
She quietly closed the door to her apartment, breathing a small sigh of relief as she did. Looking up at the closed door she pulled off her sunglasses. Dark bags hung heavy under her eyes. Vinyl placed her hoof against the wall, taking a moment to warm up from the chilly winter air. Just thinking about the show tonight brought a smile to her face—the cheering fans, the amazing line-up, how she and the other DJs that night utterly rocked the house—she never wanted it to end. A familiar tingling throughout her body told her it had to though. She couldn’t help fantasizing about snuggling up into bed next to her lover on a cold winter night light this. Vinyl gave a yawn feeling sleep beckoning her. Just looking at her hoof she could see it trembling, straining to even stand against gravity.
Suddenly it hit her though. She had expected it to be dark since by now her marefriend should have long since gone to bed, yet she could see her hoof. Tentatively she turned her head to see an orange light cast against the wall. Vinyl’s heart sank, and immediately she began running through a mental list of what she might have forgotten. Her marefriend wasn’t the type to sit up waiting for her without a reason. Vinyl could picture it now, Octavia sitting there on the couch with a somber look, much like she always had, but Vinyl could see the nuanced differences. A slightly clenched jaw, eyes half closed in contempt, all pointing to her Tavi being “rather cross” as she would put it.
Vinyl looked to the orange light spilling from the living room. A sense of dread crawled up into her as she crept up to the doorway. She looked to the stairs lying just beyond the living room entry. For a brief moment the idea of making a run for the stairs crossed her mind, but she knew it was useless. She resigned herself to her fate—most likely a night of arguing with Octavia—before turning into the living room.
But it wasn’t quite the scene she had expected. Sitting on the couch was indeed her marefriend, but instead of sitting in complete silence, brooding like she usually did before an argument, she had a small smile on her face. The mare’s eyes sat closed, her hoof lazily conducting an invisible orchestra as she listened to some music through a pair of headphones.
“Tavi?” she asked, looking at her marefriend with concern.
The earth pony mare’s eyes opened slowly. “Oh, Vinyl, you’re home early.” She leisurely slipped the headphones off her head, still smiling. Her eyes were half-closed, which usually gave her an air of sophistication, but that wasn‘t the case here. There was something different about the way Octavia was looking at her this evening. There was a sultry nature hidden deep in her gaze.
“Early? Tavi, it’s past 4:30...”
“Oh, is it? I hadn’t noticed.”
Vinyl took a step towards her, keeping a close eye on Octavia. “You’re acting weird tonight.”
“You’re imagining things,” she said dismissively.
“I don’t think I am...”
“I think you are. I’m not acting strange at all,” Octavia insisted.
Vinyl narrowed her eyes. “Alright, fine, I’ll bite. What did I do?” Vinyl asked with a sigh.
“Feeling guilty?” The cellist laughed.
“You never stay up this late unless I did something wrong.” Vinyl continued to press her for an answer. “Today wasn’t our anniversary was it?”
Octavia rolled her eyes at the question. “That gives me so much hope for our anniversary in a few months...” she said sarcastically.
“Well, I know it isn’t your birthday—that’s in the summer—and it isn’t Hearts and Hooves Day. So, what is it?”
“For the last time, there isn’t any reason. I was just so absorbed in this CD I bought today that I lost track of time.” Octavia held up an empty CD case. “After the concert tonight, I happened to stop by the record store on the way home. I was rather lucky, and found this in the used CD bin.”
“What is it? Some classical stuff?” Vinyl rolled her eyes, already knowing the answer.
“Well, yes. But more specifically it’s a rare recording of the Junior Canterlot Orchestra from around ten years ago.”
Vinyl felt her heart seize for a moment.
“I have been looking for this for ages. You know, there was a talented little filly in the orchestra back then. She was the concertmaster.” Octavia’s eyes remained half closed, that smile she had when Vinyl walked in worked its way back onto her face.
“I wouldn’t know anything about that...” Vinyl looked to the side.
“Oh, right. Well, she was the first chair violin.” Octavia climbed off the couch. “It’s a rather prestigious position, usually given to the best violinist in the orchestra,” she added, walking towards Vinyl. The DJ still refused to look at her marefriend, even as she approached.
“Cool...” Vinyl made no effort to hide her apathy.
“It’s rather embarrassing, but I had a bit of a professional crush on her.” Vinyl’s ears perked up a bit as Octavia spoke. “She was a few years younger than me, so we never had the chance to play together.” Octavia walked past Vinyl, keeping her playful gaze on the unicorn. Her tail brushed Vinyl’s neck as she continued walking across the room. “I had hoped that we would meet at the professional level, but that too never came to pass. She simply vanished from the music scene.”
“That sucks...”
“As I came into my own as a musician, I was never able to forgot the haunting sadness, or the exuberance that young filly was able to invoke with her violin.” Octavia’s voice grew quieter as she walked to the other end of the room. “The wonderfully deep, emotive tones she could pull from the instrument were beyond anything I had ever heard, even from professionals.”
“Too bad, guess you’ll never see her again.” Vinyl took a step towards the couch, but she suddenly felt her marefriend’s hoof on her shoulder holding her back.
“It was rather peculiar, such a talented pony quitting music like that. I did a bit of research, and found out her name was Vivace String, but that was just her stage name.”
“Stage name?” Vinyl whole body tensed as Octavia’s hoof left her shoulder.
“You know about stage names, right, DJ Pon-3?” Octavia’s playfulness was starting to leak into her voice. She almost sounded giddy. That constant smile, those sultry eyes, Vinyl could tell she knew something—she only hoped it wasn’t what she thought it was. “And as it would turn out, her real name was...Vinyl Scratch.” Her tone fell flat as she spoke her marefriend’s name. It was like all the joy was suddenly sucked out of Octavia’s tone and replaced with dry contempt.
Vinyl’s hooves shook in place. Her whole body went stiff. “T-Tavi, I can explain.” She turned around only to see her lover holding a violin case. The anger she was expecting to see wasn’t there.
On Octavia’s face sat a small smile. She looked up at Vinyl from the tops of her eyes, silently pleading with her. “Would you play for me?” she asked softly.
“W-What, you’ve gotta be kidding me. I haven’t touched one of those in years, Tavi.”
“It’s like riding a bike...” Her eyes fell down to the case, looking at with a small nostalgic smile. “You never truly forget.” Her eyes slowly lifted, until they were back on Vinyl. She looked so meek, so sweet. This wasn’t like the Tavi she knew. This was like she was begging Vinyl rather than asking or demanding that she play.
The unicorn looked to the floor for a moment, thinking of the best way to tell her no. She had spent years trying to put that hellish nightmare that was the Junior Canterlot Orchestra behind her. There was no way she wanted to relive any part of that experience. But when she looked back to Octavia, her initial refusal melted away in an instant. Those pleading eyes were like shots right through her heart. This wasn’t Octavia trying to tease her, nor was this a simple whim—she truly wanted her to play.
She stared into those puppy dog eyes of hers. It didn’t seem fair that all she had to do was give her that look to get her way. Vinyl’s eyes slowly fell down to the violin case. Its soft, worn cover looked ancient in comparison to her marefriend’s cello case. The smell of aged wood brought back memories she tried to bury years ago. The hours of practice, the unrelenting pressure, how that instrument seemed to suck all the fun out of music—just remembering it gave her a headache. But those eyes stuck in her mind. When she looked back up at Octavia, she knew the answer she had to give.
The case was enveloped in a soft blue light. Slowly, it levitated from Octavia’s hoof, and began to open. The case was gently lowered to the ground, while the instrument itself remained suspended in the air. Vinyl closed her eyes as her head tilted towards the ground, her ear perked as she pointed it to the violin hovering in the air. Next the bow was brought up from the case. Gently, she aligned the bow to the strings. The soft, almost inaudible tones from the bow brushing the strings ever so slightly was all she needed to guide it into place.
With her first draw, a soft, haunting tone became the sole sound in their living room. It was weak, had hints of doubt, but she hadn’t expected to have confidence in her playing after ten years. Yet, without using her eyes or reading music, she was still able to play. Her magic effortlessly guided the bow across the strings based solely on the sounds they produced. She knew exactly where to press the strings down with her magic to create the heartfelt tones without having to feel her way around the instrument. Colors danced in her shut eyes as she visualized the notes. She could still see the music after all these years; she still knew what to play, and when to play it.
The hum of the strings grew more coherent as her confidence in her playing returned. The sound no longer felt timid, but was now filling the air around them with its power. Vinyl couldn’t stop herself from smiling. After all the time she spent away from the violin, she could still make it sing the way she wanted.
The gentle melody hit her like a wave with nostalgia. The echoes of her fillyhood called her back to when she played this every night. She could still hear the applause of the crowed as she took her bow at the end of her concerts, still see the approving looks from her parents, still feel the praise of her fellow musicians—it all rang as clear as it had all those years ago. But with the good came the bad. The demands to be better, the stress from her parents making her practice endlessly, the scorn of jealous fillies and colts around her. Vinyl’s teeth clenched as she felt the anger coming back, but a small sniffle pulled her from her dark memories.
Octavia was crying because of her music. Her eyes slowly opened to see her marefriend utterly absorbed in her playing. She had a small tear hanging in her eye as she watched. She held onto every note Vinyl played, desperate for more. In that moment, Vinyl realized that they were connected in a way they had not been in years. It had been so long since she had Octavia like this—since she had her as an audience. The mare she had adored for so long and strived to please was finally hers once more.
Vinyl’s closed her own eyes for but a moment as she let the music flow through her. She could feel it, like her show tonight when she felt control over her crowd. The same sensation of control over the music, and using it as a connection to her audience filled her. When she opened her eyes, she could see the energy like she had earlier that night. A soft, gentle flow around Octavia—red in hue—illuminated the room through her eyes. It was far stronger than any aura she had seen while player music before. Red, the color of love. Vinyl was left with that thought as she pulled the bow one last time across the violin.
“It’s rather impressive that you can play based on sound alone,” Octavia said as she watched in utter fascination as Vinyl’s song came to a close.
“I’m a bit rusty...” Vinyl said with a bit of a laugh. She lowered the violin gently back into its case with her magic.
“It may not have been perfect, but it was still enjoyable. Thank you, Vinyl.” Octavia wrapped her forelegs around the unicorn for a brief moment, snatching a quick hug from her before stepping back.
“Thanks,” she replied with a sincere smile.
“Perhaps we could play a duet some time.”
“Hey, don’t get too used to this. This was a one time thing, got it.” Vinyl took a step towards her marefriend, flashing a cocky smile as she did so.
“Oh, “a one time thing” you say? Perhaps I might just let this little secret of yours slip to your fans.” The cellist gave a devious smile as she leaned in.
“You wouldn’t dare.” Vinyl inched closer, still boasting that cocky smile. Her eyes now held the same sultry gaze her marefriend had.
“I might, if you don’t bend on your little rule. Let’s say, once a year? For my birthday?”
Vinyl chuckled a bit. “I guess I could do that.” She leaned in, planting her lips on Octavia’s. The mare showed no resistance, letting the DJ invade her mouth. Their tongues danced with one another like they had countless times, moving to a silent rhythm. Vinyl noticed the red aura she saw before was gone, but when she closed her eyes, she could still feel it. A gentle warmth that filled her just by being close to her lover.
“Upstairs?” Octavia suggested after they broke their kiss.
Vinyl only nodded. The fatigue she felt upon coming home was fading away, replaced by a second wind fueled by love—and a little something of the primal nature as well.
Vinyl followed her marefriend up the stairs, and into their bedroom. As she approached the bed, she found herself on her back, pressed down into the mattress. Octavia was looming over her with a devilish grin and amorous eyes. “It was wonderful to hear you play again. You know, my little crush on you from back then may have extended past purely professional.”
“Oh really? You were into mares that far back, huh?” Vinyl teased.
“It was just an innocent crush,” Octavia replied with a roll of her eyes.
“Well, I hope you’re ready to move past innocent because things are about to get X-rated real quick.” Vinyl pulled her lover down for a kiss.
Their lips only met for a moment before Octavia pulled away. She sighed as she broke away from her marefriend’s lips. “If only I had known that little filly back then had such a crude sense of humor...”
“You love it,” Vinyl said with a smile.
Octavia smiled back, rolling her eyes as she did so. “I think a cheeky little filly like you needs a bit of discipline, what do you think?” She slid up to Vinyl’s horn, placing her lips over it.
“T-Tavi, don’t!” Vinyl protested, but it was too late. She had already slid the entirety of Vinyl’s horn into her mouth. The wet, slimy sensation of Octavia’s mouth worked itself down until her lips met Vinyl’s forehead. The DJ’s eyes strained from the pulsing sensations shooting down her horn and through her head. The entire appendage tingled from just being wrapped in her lover’s warmth.
“T-Tavi...” she muttered weakly. “Y-You know I hate it when you do this...” Her voice cracked as she struggled to keep herself from moaning.
The earth pony mare sensually started bobbing her head along her lover’s length. The short fur covering the length brushed against her teeth slightly, sending shivers down her spines. As she slid back down, each little spiral of Vinyl’s horn grew wider until it filled her mouth. Her lips were back on her lover’s forehead. She tilted her head to the side, sliding her tongue along the base of her lover’s horn.
Sucking slightly, she dragged her head back up, feeling the smooth texture of Vinyl’s slick fur roll across her tongue. A slight metallic taste clung to the short fur on her horn from a night of using magic. But there was another flavor distinctly present. She could also taste the saltiness of her lover’s sweat. Her show tonight had taken its toll on the unicorn, that much was certain. The animalistic mixed with the supernatural in her fur, leaving a peculiar flavor along the length.
Vinyl’s head shook as she slid back down her length. Feeling her lover quiver under her as she fellated her horn truly let her grasp just how sensitive it became when she was aroused. It wasn’t hard to draw a parallel to a stallion’s pride; after all this was essentially a unicorn’s pride—this was Vinyl’s pride. Her heart raced just feeling the stray, uncontrollable sparks of magic prickling in her mouth.
Vinyl’s horn was cold when she started, but now her body heat was warming it. It felt the same temperature as her mouth, but that wouldn’t last. Even now she could feel it warming past her own heat. As she worked her tongue around the spirals, giving each facet of her lover‘s pride the attention it deserved, she could hear Vinyl’s soft moans. The unicorn’s strained breathing and whimpers told her that she was close, but that wasn‘t the only sign. The horn in her mouth was getting hotter, and the tingling magic was growing stronger.
Any moment now, Vinyl would reach release. She slid off the horn feeling her lover gasp from the sudden rush of cool air against her soaking wet forehead. Octavia licked the length once more before diving back down. The tip barely reached the back of her mouth. While not long, it certainly was thick, filling her muzzle.
“T-Tavi...” Vinyl whimpered.
The horn in her mouth was tasting more and more metallic by the second. She could feel her own fur on her muzzle standing up on end as the magic built in the air. For a brief moment she considered letting the building energy fire off in her mouth. The tantalizing idea of Vinyl’s magic shooting in her mouth like a stallion shooting their load into a mare, but she pulled herself from that lusty delusion. The magic was getting hotter than she could handle, almost like scalding hot coffee. Octavia quickly pulled her mouth off of Vinyl’s horn, just in time for it to spark to life in a brilliant blue glow.
Vinyl’s whole body shuddered as her head went completely numb for a moment. Her thoughts scattered as a pulsing onslaught of every conceivable pleasurable feeling flooded her mind. Conscious thoughts faded into pure emotional pleasure. Neurons fired off with little care for what signals were sent. Everything melded into a confusing haze of bliss, courage, love, and any other positive feeling a pony could have all at once.
A distant snicker came from Octavia thoroughly enjoying the sight. Vinyl’s body twitched as her pseudo-orgasm died down. The distant giggle grew louder, closer by each passing second. Slowly the confusion receded, clearing her mind once more. Finally the haze had lifted, and she collapsed onto the bed. Her eyes lazily opened, and she was panting heavily. “I told you, I hate it when you do that.” Vinyl rubbed her forehead with her hoof. Her horn still faintly glowed, casting soft shadows of the two lovers on the walls of their bedroom.
“If you didn’t make such cute sounds, I might not do it so often.” She smiled a devilish smile.
“Me? Cute? You’re barkin’ up the wrong tree, Tavi.” Her usual confident attitude took hold once again. Inside her rose-colored eyes sat a deep hunger, hinted at further by a predatory smile resting on her lips. With a quick flick of her hooves, she broke loose from her marefriend’s grip.
Before she knew what was even happening, Octavia found their situations reversed, with her now the one pinned. Vinyl loomed over her with the same predatory grin she gave the DJ only a few minutes ago.
“If you’re going to force me to have a horngasm I think I’ll do a bit of forcing myself,” she said, burying her muzzle in Octavia’s neck. The faint smell of soap and perfume from an after show shower still lingered in her fur. The soothing scent of lavender, mixed with the sweetness of honey melded into Octavia’s perfume in the most divine way. It all complimented her natural smell perfectly—the perfume enticed, the lavender relaxed, the honey tempted, and Octavia’s own warming smell was the glue that held it all together.
“You reek of sweat,” she muttered, trying to hide her embarrassment.
“I was at a show all night, what do you expect? Not like I had a chance to shower either. Besides, didn‘t stop you from sucking off my horn a few seconds ago.” She slid down Octavia’s body slowly, being sure to drag her own across her lover’s torso as she lowered herself. She could feel her lover squirm under her touch. The velvety brush of her fur sliding across Octavia’s sent a shiver down her spine.
“Do you always have to be so crude?” she asked. Octavia shivered when she felt her marefriend’s hot breath against her sex.
“Do you always have to get so wet when you suck on my horn?” Vinyl asked with a teasing tone. Octavia only replied with some hesitant stammering before she was cut off with a sharp gasp.
Vinyl slowly dragged her tongue up Octavia’s slit. As her tongue slid upwards, she could feel the mare’s body tense from the pleasure running through her. Finally, as Vinyl’s tongue rolled over the swollen nub of flesh, she looked up to see her marefriend covering her mouth with her hoof. She smiled as she placed her muzzle against Octavia’s inner thigh, nuzzling her lover.
“It’s been a while since we’ve done this,” she mused.
“We’ve been rather busy.”
“I’ve missed it.” Vinyl kissed the fur on Octavia’s inner thigh.
“I can’t say that I haven’t missed it myself.” The cellist relaxed her legs as Vinyl continued to plant small kisses on her fur.
Slowly, Vinyl moved back down to her lover’s marehood. An inaudible whimper of anticipation hung in the air as the DJ paused for a moment above Octavia’s sex. The plump, dark lips of her lover gleamed from the faint glow of Vinyl’s horn. They quivered with eagerness, silently begging Vinyl for attention. Yet, she refused to give it.
Instead a devious smile spread on her face. The glow of her horn intensified, and a matching aura formed around Octavia’s stiff clit. Vinyl looked up to see her lover shaking her head, mouthing voiceless pleas, but she ignored them. With a small jerk of her head, Octavia’s nub vibrated back and forth. The usually reserved cellist let out a sharp squeal the instant Vinyl’s magic worked on her sensitive flesh.
Without giving her a moment of rest, the unicorn leaned down once more, pressing her muzzle against her lover’s petals. She breathed deep, taking in the lust-filled musk. She let the smell coat her nostrils, filling her with the thick scent of a horny mare. Octavia, contrary to the perfumes and soaps in her fur, smelled anything but lady-like down here. This was the sweet aroma of pure desire—Her lover utterly reeked of it. Pheromones filled Vinyl’s lungs as she took yet another deep breath.
Unable to contain herself any longer, her lips parted. Slowly, she slid her tongue into the waiting slit just beyond her muzzle. The wonderful flavor she had tasted only a moment ago caressed her taste buds yet again as Octavia’s lusty juices trickled down onto her tongue. She licked up the length of her lover’s marehood, savoring the perverted flavor before kissing the earth pony’s lower lips.
“Would you please just get on with it?” Octavia asked, growing impatient. Her voice was straining slightly under the orgasmic haze of her clit being magically teased, but she still wasn‘t satisfied. The mare’s hoof quickly grabbed the back of Vinyl’s head, and forced the unicorn down. Her head snapped back, as her unicorn lover’s tongue plunged deep into her folds.
Vinyl wrapped her forelegs around Octavia’s and pulled her in as close as she could. She ran her tongue along Octavia’s sensitive walls, feeling them squeeze her in return. The soft, warm flesh filled her mind as she gave it the affection it so desperately craved. Gently, she sucked on her lover’s quivering lips. The petals of her mare’s flower met with her tongue, and the subtle bumps of her taste buds ran across the sensitive skin.
Octavia shuddered as a moan slipped past her trembling lips. “Vinyl...” she murmured to herself.
The buzzing around her clit suddenly stopped. But before she could protest, she felt it become enveloped by a slimy warmth. Her unicorn was teasing her most sensitive part with her mouth. Soft little flicks came as Vinyl’s tongue played with her from inside her mouth. The dexterous muscle delicately ran along her aroused flesh, stroking it lovingly. Octavia’s eyes drifted closed as the wondrous bliss flowed through her.
She was faintly aware of a soft blue glow across the room, barely shining through her eyelids. Suddenly a steady beat filled the room. Octavia looked over to see Vinyl’s magic fading from the stereo. Electronic beats filled the room, slow, steady, tied together by a soothing synth. It was much like the music her marefriend was fond of, though much more mellow. The music felt distant, but strangely enthralling. The more she listened, the more she felt the beat reverberate inside her. Her eyes drifted down to see Vinyl staring up at her with a smile.
“Trance?” she asked.
“You like it, don’t you?” the unicorn asked before returning to her ministrations. Octavia let out another sweet, lust-filled moan as she licked her lover’s slit. That wonderful voice that she loved more than anything. The almost angelic tone of her mare when her reservations disappeared—the voice she had been privileged enough to capture in her music.
“I love you, Tavi,” Vinyl said before she returned to tenderly worshiping her goddess’s marehood. As she licked she could hear Octavia’s breathing hasten. She could feel her lover twitch around her tongue, and her body was shaking as well. She was close.
“V-Vinyl stop...I-I want to do something a bit more special.”
Vinyl looked up from between her marefriend’s legs to see her holding a large double-sided dildo in her hoof. She flashed a smile, taking it in her magic. “I like where this is headed.”
Vinyl slid one end of the dildo into herself, making her whole body shudder in pleasure. Breathlessly, she looked back to Octavia, who was panting in anticipation. The two mares locked eyes for a moment, just staring at each other with a burning lust.
Vinyl slowly crawled up her lover’s body, until she was muzzle to muzzle with the cellist. She pushed herself back, putting some distance between the two of them. She reached between her hind legs, and lined up the dildo. She pressed the other end of the dildo against her lover’s marehood. Octavia only gave a small nod as her consent, but that was all Vinyl wanted. She pushed her hips into Octavia’s, feeling her soaked sex give way to the dildo connecting them. Both mares let out a sharp whimper once they felt the other pressed against them.
Vinyl’s head snapped back as a jolt of pleasure shot through her body. Her eyes fell closed for a moment as she just basked in the tantalizing fantasies flowing through her mind. The feeling of Octavia pressed against her own drooling slit made her body tremble. Her heart fluttered as all she wanted to do was wrap her forelegs around her mare; embrace her, and never let go.
She heard a soft feminine whimper below her. But when she looked back down at her lover, all sound was gone—only the subtle beat remained. Octavia pressed her hoof to her mouth, trying to hide her lewd expression. Everything felt like it was standing still for the two of them. The same beautiful red aura she saw around her lover down stairs glowed before her. But this time, she could see a pale blue reflecting off Octavia’s face.
As she pressed her hoof down into the bed, she could see a mellow, pale blue cloud around her foreleg. Never had she seen the colors so vivid before. Even at her shows, she only felt they were there—or at best saw them faintly. It was only when she saw the crowd as a whole they took shape. But this wasn’t a show, and these weren’t because of her music. This was the nature of the bond she felt with Octavia—her lover, her goddess, her muse.
Vinyl pressed herself to Octavia, and as their auras collided, a vibrant purple formed between the two of them. She pressed her lips to her lover’s, and swirling streaks of violet light swirled around them, moving to the beat of the music. As the music came to a head, she slammed her hips into Octavia, sending a shockwave through the mare.
Their lips broke for a brief second as she gasped, but Vinyl refused to even give her a moment of rest. She pressed her lips back onto her lover’s, feeling the vibrations as she tried to voice a moan. Octavia’s forelegs wrapped around her, pulling her in tighter. The two mares rocked their hips back and forth, grinding into one another as they did. She could feel Octavia’s stiff clit brushing against her own. Each teasing brush made her body tense.
Vinyl finally broke their kiss, pressing her muzzle instead into her lover’s neck. Her sweet scent filled her lungs once more, fueling her desire further. The swirling purple light around them melded perfectly, until there was no red or blue left. A calm sea of purple light was all that remained.
Her body was on fire. She continued grinding into her lover, feeling the object connecting them rub against her insides. She panted, trying to catch her breath, but she couldn’t. She continued to work harder, thrusting her hips into Octavia’s. Each slam sent a ripple of light through the purple aura around them. The cellist looked at her, silently begging with her eyes.
Both mares dripped in sweat as they continued grinding into one another. Octavia pressed her muzzle into Vinyl’s neck, much like the DJ was doing to her. She rubbed her sweat drenched fur against her soaked lover, while filling her lungs with her scent. It reeked, but strangely she found it appealing. Deep down she wanted more. She pulled her lover in as close as she could. She could feel their wet fur rub against one another. She was covered in Vinyl’s fluids—her sweat, her love juices. She was her mare, and Vinyl was just as much hers. A familiar sensation began to build as her lust-fueled thoughts continued to run rampant on her mental landscape.
“Vinyl, I’m close...” Octavia’s voice cut through the music, pulling Vinyl back to reality. The purple she had seen before was gone, and the world came back to life around them.
“I am too.” Vinyl rocked her hips again, feeling her body on the edge. Deep inside, she could feel her orgasm about to explode. She swept her hoof under Octavia, squeezing her tightly in a hug. “Tavi!” she muttered breathlessly. Suddenly, both mares’ bodies tensed. Vinyl could feel the dildo twitch inside her, and not just from her own body spasms. Octavia whimpered weakly, squeezing Vinyl as tight as she could.
Thoughts melted at a surge of pleasure shot through their bodies. Everything melded into a sweet mixture of tantalizing smells, warmth, and orgasmic bliss. Nothing mattered in that instant, and all either of them could hear was the soothing music, coaxing them through their bliss.
Vinyl fell off to the side of Octavia, the dildo still inside her, drenched in both their juices. “You were a great audience...” she said with a small, satisfied laugh. As she lay there, her chest heaved from quick breathes.
“Can’t you just say something sweet for once after we make love?” Octavia asked, as much out of breath as her lover.
Vinyl pondered for a moment, looking over at her lover with tired, satisfied eyes. “Your mane looks cute when it’s messy.” Her horn lit up, pulling the drenched toy from her marehood.
“That’s not what I meant.” She rolled her eyes with a smile.
Vinyl rolled over onto her side, staring at Octavia with a sultry gaze.“You know, if this is where playing the violin leads me, I might do it a bit more often.” She closed the small gap between them.
“It might lose it’s meaning if you do it too often.”
“I guess you’re right...” Vinyl slowly pressed her lips to Octavia’s, feeling that same warmth in her chest she felt down stairs. The two kissed for what seemed like an eternity, enjoying the other’s affection for as long as they could. Finally the music died down, as the last track on the CD came to an end.
“So, why did you bust out the whole “I know you played the violin when you were a filly” thing tonight? How long have you known?” Vinyl asked, finally breaking their kiss.
“Oh, I only just pieced it together tonight.” Vinyl blinked a few times, at a loss for words.
“You just put this whole thing together tonight? You sounded like you had this whole thing rehearsed, like you were just waiting to pull it out on me.”
Octavia placed her hoof to her mouth, stifling a laugh. “Oh no, I just realized it tonight. As it turns out, there is an original piece on that CD that you composed yourself. It’s rough, but it fits your chaotic, dark, energetic composition style perfectly. It sounded like something you would compose.”
Vinyl nodded her head while rolling her eyes. “You got me all figured out, don’t you.”
Octavia simply nodded her head. “So putting together that Vivace String was a white unicorn, has the same eye color as you, she should be about your age, and her musical style, I made an educated guess.”
“And I thought ponies wouldn’t recognize me because I dyed my mane back then.” Vinyl snickered to herself.
Octavia tried to hold back a laugh herself. “The orchestra can be rather finicky when it comes to things like that. Though now that I have a chance to ask, I am curious to know why you quit?”
“There was some stuff with my parents. Basically they got too uptight when we moved to Canterlot, and I couldn’t take it. So one night after my solo, I just got up, and walked off stage.” Vinyl rolled over onto her back, placing her hooves under her head for support.
“Really?”
“Yeah, I hated how my parents were always pushing me to be better than everypony. Well, that, and all the fillies and colts in my section was super jealous of me. It really sucked all the fun out of music, you know?”
There was a small pause. “I suppose that makes sense. If you don’t love your art it’s hard to want to continue it,” Octavia finally said, placing her foreleg over Vinyl’s chest.
“Yeah, and I love doing what I do now.”
“I know you do. It’s why I admire you so much. You love playing your music, and when you do play, you’re stunning. You have so much energy and passion while you play.” Octavia sounded distant, like she was voicing thoughts rather than speaking to Vinyl. “You’ve been my biggest influence in recent years. When I play, I think about you. You’re my inspiration to create.”
Vinyl sat there silently for a moment. Deep down, she knew she she felt the same. Without Octavia, she wouldn’t be making the music she made now. “I feel the same way...” she muttered softly, just barely audible to her lover.
“Oh, you do? Now that makes me curious. I want to know what got the great Vinyl Scratch so interest in me in the first place.” Octavia gave Vinyl a devilish gaze as she looked up at her lover.
“Really? We were having a moment, and now you want to go down that road?”
Octavia nodded firmly as a reply, still keeping a small smile on her face. “Yes I do. After all, you just came up, and started hitting on me. I’ve had an interest in you for a while—though I wasn’t exactly aware of it until today—and thinking about how we met, and knowing you now, you really aren’t the kind of mare that would hit on a pony like me.”
“Tavi, you really underestimate how beautiful you are.” Vinyl flashed her a confident smile.
“No,” she corrected. “I think you underestimate my standards. If you hadn’t been so persistent, I probably wouldn‘t have given you the time of day.”
“So offering a cute mare like you a cup of coffee at a coffee shop is being persistent?” Vinyl asked innocently.
“No,” she said shaking her head. “But stalking me from my concert that day all the way to the coffee shop is though.”
Vinyl conceded that point with a nod of her head. “True. But don’t tell me you really don’t remember the DJ playing at the club you went to the night before that concert of yours.”
“I do. A no talent pony by the name of...oh, what was it?...DJ Pon-3?” She gave a teasing smile as she leaned in closer to Vinyl.
“So you did know.” She leaned in to Octavia as the cellist leaned closer to her.
“Hard to forget such a flashy pony with such an obnoxious voice trying so hard to hype the crowd.” She placed her lips on her lovers. Their lips met for only a brief moment, but that was all they needed. Slowly they backed away from one another, still smiling, still staring deep into each others eyes.
“Well, if you have to know why...” she said placing a hoof to her chin, pretending to think deeply. “I remember everypony jammin’ out that night except for one. A cute little mare standing at the bar all alone.” Her eyes fell back down to her lover, who feigned innocence. “But you weren’t bored. You had your eyes closed, listening to the music, slowly bobbing your head to the beat.” Vinyl laughed a bit, bringing her hoof to Octavia’s face. She ran it gently along her cheek, staring at her lovingly.
“Well, I can always recognize a beautiful composition, regardless of genre,” Octavia replied, lying her head down on Vinyl’s chest. She wrapped her hoof around Vinyl’s chest, holding her tight.
“Seeing you there, just listening, I knew you were enjoying my music more than anypony else there. Most of them were trying to look cool, or just there to dance, but not you. You were actually enjoying it.” She placed her hoof around Octavia, looking down at her with a content smile. “I still haven’t seen anypony enjoy my music like you.” She brushed her hoof along Octavia’s mane. “I thought I wanted to make music that everypony would enjoy as much as you enjoyed my music that night, but that wasn’t it.”
“What was it then?”
“As time’s gone on, I’ve realized I want to make music for you...” she said softly. “You’re the reason I make music. You’re my muse, Tavi.”
“Vinyl...I’ll happily listen to anything you make, as long as you continue to enjoy making it. But just know that I may be your muse, but you‘re just as much my inspiration.”
Octavia felt Vinyl’s grip tighten around her. “I love you, Tavi.”
“I love you too.” Octavia nuzzled Vinyl’s chest, feeling her fatigue finally winning out after a long night.
Vinyl’s eyes grew heavy, since she was long since past her point of exhaustion. The two of them closed their eyes, ready for sleep to take them. But just as Vinyl was about to finally drift off to her dreams, a sudden loud buzzer pulled her from her rest. Both musicians glanced over at their alarm clock, seeing it was seven in the morning, time for them to get up.
“Do we have anything to do today?” Vinyl asked with a growing irritation.
“I have practice at nine...” Octavia muttered groggily.
Vinyl let out a groan. “And I have to be at my producer’s office at ten...”
“Another sleepless night...” Octavia added with a yawn.
“Yeah, but it was worth it.” Vinyl placed a kiss on Octavia’s forehead.
“I have to agree,” Octavia said with a slight laugh.
The End
Author's Note
TL;DR: Tavi loves Vinyl. Vinyl loves Tavi. The End