Vinyl Scratch Presents: A New DJ In Town.

    Octavia yawned as she brushed her hair after a good nights sleep and a warm shower. When she was done she went downstairs and was surprised to find Vinyl on the couch still asleep, one hoof hanging off the couch and she was drooling on the pillow. "Oh Vinyl." A part of her thought this was cute but another was upset she was drooling all over the couch. Octavia decided to wake her to see why she was not in her own bed. She nudged the sleeping mare gently and got to response so she tried again. Vinyl mumbled something and rolled over away from Octavia, still asleep.

    "Vinyl!" She called out to her but still no response. 'Why is she such a heavy sleeper?' She asked herself before taking both of her hooves, taking Vinyl's shoulder and rolling her off the couch.

    "What Gwah!" Vinyl grunted as she hit the floor. "Hey, what was that for?"

    "Why aren't you in your room?"

    "Huh?" Vinyl looked around the room, forgetting she had slept on the couch. "Oh... Right." she mumbled.

    "Right what? What's wrong?" Octavia asked with sincerity.

    "Um... Well you see, promise not to get mad?" She asked as her cheeks turned an scarlet red.

    "Viiinyl? What did you do?" Now Octavia was concerned.

    "Well, ya see, it'll be better if I just show you." Vinyl let a nervous laugh escape her muzzle. "Just wait here for a second." Without giving her a chance to respond she got up and made her way upstairs to her room.

    Octavia did as she was told and sat on the couch. She didn't stay there long as Vinyl returned with Rave. She jumped to her hooves in a flash. "What Is She Doing Here!!??" Octavia proclaimed as the pair of Djs made their way downstairs.

   "Octavia just calm down." Vinyl suggested nervously knowing that Octavia wasn't easily angered but even less so calmed.

    "No Vinyl she hurt you! Not to mention insulting everything I stand for!" Octavia took a couple of steps closer and Rave hid behind Vinyl.

    "Octy it was all a misunderstanding. Please just listen, she's even willing to apologize." Vinyl pleaded.

    Octavia snorted but sat down, only because Vinyl asked her to. "Fine, im listening." She huffed.

    "Go on." Vinyl mumbled to Rave knudging her toward Octavia.

    Reluctantly Rave left the safe zone behind Vinyl and walked toward Octavia with her head down, fully expecting to get struck. When she had felt she got close enough Rave looked up into Octavia's angered expression then sighed. "Okay... Octavia, I'm sorry. I know its hard to erase first impressions, but... Uh, I promise that wasn't me, well not the real me, honest. I was just trying to fit in with the crowd. I can see now that this is not that type of city. I have respect for everypony's talents." Rave finished letting out a sigh of relief.

    Octavia snorted once more and looked over to Vinyl then back at Rave.

    "Huh?" Rave looked back at Vinyl and realized what Octavia had meant. "Oh... Right, I'm sorry for getting into it with Vinyl to."

    Octavia sighed and looked back and forth at the two unicorn then dropped her head. "Fine, apology accepted." Octavia mumbled.

    "Yeah thanks Tavi!" Vinyl called out as she rushed over to Octavia and hugged her tightly enticing a blush from Octavia accompanied by a smile as she returned the hug.

    Vinyl pulled away a moment later with a nervous grin on her face. "Um... I have another question."

Octavia frowned at this. "Oh?" Vinyl never looked at her like this unless she was about to say something dumb.

    "Rave, could you go back upstairs please?"

    Rave wordlessly obeyed, knowing what was about to come.

    As she heard her door shut Vinyl looked back to her friend. "Well Tavi, I need you to do me a favor, intact you don't have to do anything really but... Uh..." She waited for some type of response from the mare but got none. She sighed and continued on to explain Rave's situation. The whole time she talked Octavia never said a word until she was finished.

    "So, what do you need?" there was no need to ask the question, she already knew what Vinyl was about to ask.

    "Well, uh... I was wondering if Rave could stay here for a while, just long enough for her to find a place I promise." Vinyl added quickly. She didn't get the reaction she was expecting as Octavia let her head hang low before sighing and looking back up to Vinyl.

    "I suppose we can't let her freeze to death."

    "Yay Thanks Tavi." Vinyl wrapped Octavia in another fur warming hug, forcing her smile to return. "I'll go tell Rave."

    Vinyl made her way quickly upstairs with the good news leaving Octavia to ponder what had just happened. She heard laughter from upstairs and huffed trotting into the kitchen for her morning coffee. It was to early for this mess.

    "So she's not mad anymore?" Rave asked nervously.

     "Eh, no I'm sure she's still pretty pissed, but she'll warm up to you... Eventually." She added with a nervous laugh. "Lets get something to eat."

    "That'd be nice." Rave liked the sound of food at the moment. She hadn't eaten since yesterday afternoon.

    The two unicorn joined Octavia in the kitchen, who had already taken her seat and started on her coffee.

    Rave sat as far as she could from Octavia, not wanting to intrude in her personal space after she had just accepted her into her home. Vinyl dropped a bowl and spoon in front of Rave along with a box of cereal and milk. Vinyl sat down with her own bowl across from Octavia and beside Rave. "Hehe uh... Sorry I'm not much of a cook, I hope you like cereal."

    "Oh its fine, you've done enough already." Rave replies, pouring cereal into her bowl. "Besides I love cereal."  Vinyl poured her own bowl and started eating. An awkward silence filled the room with both Rave and Octavia sitting at the same table. "So, uh... Tavi, how did ya sleep?" She asked, anxious to break the silence.

    "Fine I guess." Octavia replied, her eyes never leaving her coffee.

    "Um, thats good, say hows the coffee this morning?" Vinyl was fishing for some type of conversation.

    "Its alright."

    Vinyl groaned on the inside. She new that Octavia was mad when she gave answers like that. She also suspected that the only reason she agreed to let Rave stay was for her own sake. 'If only I hadn't of been late.' She thought to herself. Then Rave said something to make things even worse.

    "So, Tavi-" That's as far as she got.

     "Octavia." Octavia announced. "My name is Octavia." Only her closest friends were allowed to call her by her nickname. Certainly not anypony that hurt her closest of friends.

    "Oh... Sorry, Octavia." Rave replied looking down into her bowl. "How long have you been playing?" she asked nervously referring to her violen.

    Octavia sighed, "Since I was a young filly."

    "Oh so, your like, a star of the classical world?" Rave asked with false enthusiasm, trying to break the tension between the two.

    Vinyl really wished she hadn't of asked that knowing that Octavia had just missed her chance at second chair in the Galloping Equines Symphony a couple years back. That was the whole reason she played community theater here in Ponyville.

    Octavia grumbled and abruptly stood up from her seat, then left the kitchen.

    "What I say?" Rave asked confused.

    Vinyl let out an audible groan and let her head fall to the table. "Maybe you should just avoid her altogether for a while." She suggested.

    "Yeah... Sounds good." Rave replied, taking another spoonful of cereal into her mouth