Face the Music

You woke up with a start - when your eyes opened you saw that Vinyl Scratch was not where you had left her! Instead, Vinyl was directly in front of you with her eyes closed, her head slightly bent to the side and.. her lips were planted firmly on yours. You jolted a little backwards involuntarily, surprised. Even as she noticed your surprise and pulled off of you to sit on her butt on the bed, you couldn't help but lick your lips - Vinyl's kiss tasted better than you had expected it to be, reminiscent of bubblegum. Though, as good as the moment had been, Vinyl Scratch seemed to be horrified for some reason, her eyes wide and chin shivering, with a slight frown. Pushing yourself up to sit as well, you looked at Vinyl while cracking your neck and wrapping the blanket tighter around yourself - it was a bit of a cold morning. She bit her lower lip and lowered her eyes to the blanket on the bed, tears beading up at the bottom of her eyes.

Not quite understanding why she was acting this way, you reached a hand out to Vinyl Scratch, attempting to lay a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. The unicorn with the dual-colored hair shrugged off your touch and looked to the side, away from you - though you could still see the dawn's light from the windows reflecting off of the tear tracks on her face. Curling up your hand and pulling it back towards yourself, you realized that you didn't quite know what to do in a situation like this. So, you listened to her as she whispered in a low moaning voice.

"I took advantage of you.. I'm so sorry.. It's just.." Vinyl mumbles, "There haven't been any other nice ponies besides you ... all of them are pigs.. and look at me ruining myself in your eyes.. I'm so stupid.." With your heart falling down into your gut, an icy feeling, you see Vinyl's head bob up and down while the sounds of sobbing begin. The streaks of tears were unbearable for you to keep watching - more and more beads plopping from her chin to the bed's blankets. Closing your eyes, you try to talk to her.

"Vinyl Scratch.. no, you're not stupid! And you didn't take advantage of me.. after what we had last night, I thought that kiss was nice," you say, sincerity loud and clear, "In fact, I could do with some more of that.." You smiled a bit with your last sentence. But Vinyl didn't seem to be convinced.

"Yes I did.. you were asleep and I acted on my lust.. my greed.. I'm too possessive and clingy," she replied quietly, wiping her face with both hooves. "A great male like you doesn't deserve someone like me.." Vinyl Scratch sniffed, keeping her eyes closed and face averted. At this, you opened your eyes with a rising feeling of undefined anger.

You roughly grab her by the shoulders and use a hand to make her look at you. "Shush!" you roar. Vinyl Scratch cowers and her lip trembles again, more tears ready to drip down - upon the sight, your anger dies and your frown softens immediately.

"Look.. Vinyl Scratch.. I'm sorry, but I can't let you rip yourself up like this.." you say in a gentler tone, relaxing your grip, "You're the best pony I could ask for.. my favorite of them all. I love music, and truth be told.." you gulped. Vinyl seemed to look deep into your eyes, forgiving of your earlier anger and searching for your next words. The unicorn seemed slightly perplexed, as if wondering what you had to say next. It was hard for you to continue, but you knew you had to say it now.

"Truth be told.. I love you too." you say, leaning in and putting your mouth on hers, running your hands through her hair and pulling her into the kiss. Vinyl Scratch closed her eyes.. and didn't pull away from you, instead draping her own hooves over your shoulders, fresh tears streaming down her face. But you had the feeling that they weren't tears of sadness anymore - and you were happy because of that. The combined heat from your bodies and the blanket you used around yourself kept the both of you warm in that cold morning. Your heart swelled with a wonderful feeling that made your chest ache, and you cried too, letting them run freely as you spent tender moments with someone you loved.