Band Mates

"Thanks for helping me drag them upstairs Lyra." Octavia thanked Lyra as they made their way back downstairs.

They made their way downstairs and Lyra plopped down on the dark red couch.

"Yeah of course! What are friends for?" She giggled.

An eerie silence met the room as Lyra muttered those last words. Octavia looked down and clenched her teeth.

"Octavia?"

Octavia did nothing.

Lyra finally caught the drift. "I'm sorry."

Octavia looked up. "You're sorry? You left because of a stupid argument!" Octavia bellowed.

"Quiet down! You're gonna wake up the drunkards upstairs! Jeez. I was childish at the time, okay!" She snapped under her breath.

Octavia shook her head and opened the front door. Lyra shook her head and walked upstairs. Octavia stood there, confused, with the door open. after a few moments of silence, Lyra came back down with Bon Bon on her back.

"I had to grab something." Lyra said disgruntled making her way out of the door.

Once Lyra was out of the house, Octavia closed the door and sighed.

"You seem tense." Said an unknown voice.

Octavia's eyes darted around the room until she found the source which turned out to be the strange pony at the top of the staircase Vinyl and Bon Bon brought home. Though she was different from her past state.

"E-excuse me?" Octavia said.

"I said, you seem tense." Repeated Berry Punch.

"I know what you said! I mean why do you say that?" Octavia clarified while Berry Punch made her way down the stairs and sat down on the loveseat. She patted the spot next to her.

Octavia made her way to the couch and sat next to her.

"I say that because you just kicked out your friend you've known since foal hood and her mare friend because you were still angry about something that happened long ago Octavia." Berry elaborated.

Octavia sat in silence realizing what she had done. She looked up as another question shot to mind.

"How do you know what happened? Also, how do you know my name?" Octavia asked.

"We went to the same school as foals." Berry Punch sighed.

"How come I don't remember you?" Octavia asked, once more.

"Listen, Octavia I don't mean to burst your bubble here but I need to leave." Berry Punch got up and made her way to the door.

"Wait! What do I do?" Octavia yelled underneath her breath.

Berry Punch stopped and said without turning around. "Stop asking How, and start asking why." And with that, she was off.

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Octavia sat in her room for hours that night repeating those same words over and over again in her inner sanctuary. 'stop asking how and start asking why, stop asking how and start asking why, stop asking how and start asking-'

"WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING!" She thought outloud.

Vinyl rolled over and sleepily muttered. "Octavia, quiet down!"

"Sorry." Octavia whispered.