Somepony Worth Playing For.

OCTAVIA'S POV

"Ok I think that's enough for today, Sweetiebelle. I must say...you have...improved on your violin, but you still keep missing a few chords, I suggest a bit more practice and then we will meet back here Thursday afternoon, agreed," I said, looking at the white filly, her violin in her hooves,

"Yeah! Ok, see you tomorrow Miss Melody," she said before waving and exiting my home,

I rubbed my hooves on my temples, the truth was...she hadn't improved at all, and I couldn't find the heart to tell her the truth, but I would have to tell her sooner or later, but for now I had to get going. Vinyl had asked me to come to the only club in Ponyville to watch her 'spin some records'. And at first I had kindly declined, but then I decided, why not, she had gone to every single one of my concerts, the least I could do was go to one of hers.

I looked at the clock, 6:37 P.M.

oh dear, if I don't leave now I'm going to be late, I thought before heading to the door, I took a quick sweep of the room, making sure it was clean, and then swiftly left the house, closing and locking the door behind me before starting at a quick trot to the club known as, The Dream.

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NIGHTWING'S POV

I sat at the bar in, The Dream, the only club in Ponyville. I took a sip of water from my mug, the cool liquid sliding down my throat with ease. I put the cup down and turned my head to the acoustic guitar beside me,

"At least, you have some purpose, all I do is sit and play you and get into fights for being in another pony's territory, especially today," I sighed and took another sip the memory of today replayed in my head,

I had been playing a song for a few mares and stallions, until two stallions stepped up and told me to buck off before they kicked the tar out of me and smashed my guitar. I took the challenge and continued playing until one of them swung at my head, giving me the small bruise on my chin, before I took action and restrained both of them long enough for the guards to take control, then I decided to come here and use the forty bits I had earned.

I broke out of my head as a voice spoke through the microphone,

"WUB A DUB DUB EVERYPONY, you are partying with DJPON3 and tonight, I have a special mix, that I put together for my best friend, who...IS HERE RIGHT NOW!" A white mare with a blue mane and some pink glasses, said excitedly and cranked her neck long enough to see who ever it was in the crowd before realizing it and instantly changing back into her relaxed self,

"Whoa looks like I may of had too much cider, I've never done that before," she joked,

"Why don't I just play the song," she finished before placing her hooves on the turn table,

I turned back to the bar as the song started, the sound of a cello, making it feel like a slow song. I was about to stand up when a beat was added to it. I started to bob my head to the beat as te cello quickened. Soon, the cello and bass harmonized making a beautiful sound, but they were both so different from each other. I grabbed my glass and chugged the rest of my water down, before asking for another glass, I was about to go dance, but the dance floor was crowded and I couldn't dance and I was not about to embarrass myself. I asked for another glass just as a mare asked me,

"Is this seat taken," I shook my head and watched as the gray earth pony mare with a black mane, fixed to the very best, sat in a seat next to me,

"It's sweet of that DJ to use one of my songs and mix it with her...her...oh whatever it is called, but still it's sweet of her to do that," she must have been a Canterlot mare, her accent a very sophisticated and way different then what you would hear in a club like this,

"Hello miss, care for a glass of-"

"No thank you, I'm just here to see a friend," she interrupted the random stallion who had confronted her, most likely find of her,

I covered up a laugh with a cough, she just sad no to a random pony midway through his sentence, she had to have dealt with this before. The stallion glared at her before sitting down beside her, he must of had too much cider, he was on edge and he forced me to be on edge as well. Nopony was getting hit tonight, well no mare was getting hit tonight. The stallion, an orange earth pony with a green mane grabbed a glass of cider and chugged it in seconds. I knew how this night was going to end, most likely, he and what ever drunk friends he had were going to hurt her when she left. I had to keep an eye on her so this would mean it was time for small talk,

"So, what brings you to a club like this," I asked before taking a sip of water, she turned an looked at me and then at the glass of water,

"Well, my friend is the DJ up there, and she has come to all of my concerts, but I had refused to go to one of these dirty places," she said,

"So I decided I would thank he for coming to my concerts by going to one of her...shows," she finished with a wave of her hoof, she then looked at me,

"And how about you, you don't seem to be the type that wants to do what that pony wants to," I laughed,

"Yeah I usually just come here after I have had a stressful day of work," she opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by the pony behind,

"Go find your own mare you piece of-"

"Where do you work," she cut him off,

"Oh, I work every where, I'm a street performer," I said leaning down and patting my guitar,

"Ahhh, how lovely, what kind of music do you-"

"Hey, I thought I told you to screw off," the stallion moved in between us and stared daggers at me,

I looked at him my face in a relaxed state,

"She doesn't like you, want you, or even want to talk to you, so why don't you run along before somepony gets hurt," I said, my eyes on his,

"Screw off," he said before pushing me off my seat and sitting down himself,

The mare looked at me, before turning to the drunk,

"Well I don't think that was very kind of you sir...now I must be going, my friend is almost-" she started to stand but was forced back down into her seat by the pony,

"No...I think we should chat awhile, get to know each other, what do ya-" he said,

"Once again, I'm saying no, now please let go of me so I can go home," she politely said before shaking off his hoof,

"Why don't you come home with-"

"NO...look I have a home if my own and I would really appreciate it if-" she tried to stop him but he spoke up,

"No, you are coming home with me, and we are going to have some fun," he said before grabbing her hoof,

She took action and slapped him as hard as she could, making his head turn, but it wasn't strong enough to make him let go. He turned his head and gave her a smile,

"Shouldn't have done that bitch," he said before raising his hoof,

Oh hell no, I thought and jumped in front of the mare and grabbing the hoof as he brought it down,

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, there is no need for violence," I said lowering his hoof,

"Now why don't we be nice and let the mare go, and then you can leave and go get some-" I was cut off by his hoof slamming into my jaw and making me fall back onto the mare,

I quickly got up and charged into the stallion, who despite bigger than me, was off balance thanks to his intoxicated state, and I was able to force him into the wall behind him. I then leaned in and whispered,

"Now you listen here, I don't ever want to see your face here again, got that, or next time-" I brought my knee into his stomach as hard as i could,

"-I will break every damn bone in your body," I finished, he coughed and looked up, a grin on his face,

"You...should be careful with...who you mess with," I felt a hoof on my shoulder and I was swiftly turned around to face a stallion twice my size,

I tried to dodge the incoming punch but was too late and I soon had a mouth full of hoof. I retaliated with a swift kick to the stomach and was about to throw a punch when my hoof was grabbed by the stallion behind me and I felt another punch hit my gut. I groaned and fell to the ground in fake agony, letting the two stallions close in on me before I did a leg sweep and caught them both, making them fall with a thud. I stood and looked at the mare,

"GET YOUR FRIEND AND GET OUT OF HERE," I yelled at her, before turning to see both stallions on their feet,

well this is fair, I thought, staring at the two

let's see how well of a team you are,

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OCTAVIA'S POV

"Really, holy crap Tavi, I didn't know...I'm sorry that I brought you into this," Vinyl apologized, rubbing a hoof through her mane,

"Oh don't apologize Vinyl, it was my decision to go see you and it ended up being a bad time, but to e honest, I think I should apologize to the pegasus that tried to defend me, he was very kind up to he fight, probably the only sane one there. I just can't help but feel bad," I told her, as I stepped up to the door,

"Don't feel too bad, the worse that could've happened was a few bruises, unless on of the stallions was big enough to break a bone with one punch, but I highly doubt it," classic Vinyl, not a care for the world, yet she cared for her music,

I sighed,

"I...guess you're right, but if I see him I'm going to apologize,"

"Ok...hey what did that guy look like anyways," Vinyl asked, before opening the door and heading inside, I followed before speaking,

"He was a jet black pegasus with a some what small hair cut, kinda like Rainbow Dash's,"  I tapped my hoof on my chin,

"Yes...he also had a small athletic build, not strong enough to fight two bigger built stallions like the two earlier but he had the brains by the looks of it, and he was just so weird, he was calm during the fight, he wasn't aggressive, and he would wait for the others to attack, it was...brilliant," I finished, putting my hoof down and heading to the kitchen,

"Looks like you have a crush on the pegasus, to be able to explain him that well," I blushed for a moment before fighting back,

"I do not...I barely even knew him...I just look at ponies from time to time and see certain features about them...yes that's it," I retorted,

"You sure did hesitate, are you sure," Vinyl said, narrowing her eyes and staring into mine,

"Yes, I'm sure," I said adding a glare,

"Fine, I believe you..." she turned her head to the clock,

"It's late, we should get some sleep, night Octy," she said as she went upstairs to her room,

I followed shortly, and went to my room. It was tidy and my bed was made, although it wouldn't be for long. I slowly crept under the covers and lay where I could face the ceiling. I had to find that pegasus, and I knew exactly where,

I will just have to go back to that club tomorrow and find him, I thought before closing my eyes and slowly drifting off. Tomorrow I was going to find that pony, even if it meant my life.