Broken Vinyl, A Sorrow Filled Melody

I stared at the small bag sitting on my nightstand, the contents inside glistening in the light. I looked up at my door to make sure that I had locked it. Thankfully I did, I don't think I could handle Tavi's reaction if she saw me. She'd probably beat the shit out of me. I don't know why though. A little cocaine never hurt anypony, right? Pinkie Pie and Rarity seem to be just fine, so does everypony else in Ponyville who does cocaine. I don't see what's so bad about it.

I opened the bag and emptied it onto my nightstand, trembling with joy as I started feeling a buzz. I picked up my razor blade and started crafting my lines. Funny thing about cocaine lines, their always seems to be less and less of them when I make them. Or, have I gotten to the point where I don't feel as strong a buzz off of shorter lines anymore? I guess I need to start buying it in two ounce bags. Oh boy, the shit I'm gonna have to make up to Tavi for this. Oh well.

I picked up my straw and quickly snorted the first line. It didn't hit me as strongly as I thought it would. I snorted the second line, I still didn't feel anything. I snorted the third, fourth, fifth...still nothing. After I snorted the last line, I only felt a small tingling throughout my body, though, it didn't really last more then a minute. Once the "buzz" subsided, I started feeling, itchy. I just passed it off as my body reacting to not being tingly anymore.

I jolted up as I heard a slight knock at the door, "Vinyl? You in there?"

"Y-Yeah, babe," I quickly hid everything under my pillow as she came into the room.

"Are you ok? You've been spending a lot of time in the guest room lately."

"I-I'm fine...I was just checking to make sure the room was clean. I know how much you like to keep a clean house," I put on a faint smile, hoping she wouldn't notice anything.

"Oh...Ok. Don't forget, our date starts in fifteen minutes. You may want to clean yourself up a bit, you've got a bit of dust under your nose."

I quickly wiped it away and force a weak chuckle, "Y-Yeah...hehe."

When she left the room, I let out a sigh of relief. That was way too close for comfort. I need to start being more careful. Wait! How'd she get in when the door is locked. I got up and walked over to the door, and sure enough, the lock is broken. I forgot that Tavi said she was going to fix it when she could get the parts.

"Looks like I need a new usual spot."

I left the room and went downstairs where Tavi was waiting for me at the front door. I gave her a weak smile as I grabbed my hoodie and shades from the hall vanity. In the back of my head I'm still praying that she didn't notice anything. Though, from the look on her face, I'm pretty sure she hasn't.

She smiled and planted a small kiss on my cheek, "I love you, Vinyl."

I wrapped my hoof around her head and pulled her into a deep, French kiss, "And I love you, my sweet little Melody."

A faint blush began to grow on her face, "Remember Vinyl, we're going to my parents house. They're a little bit more...traditional...when it comes to relationships. They don't really take to fondly to same sex couples. I haven't really exactly told them about us either. So, I want you to be on your best behavior tonight, that way they can hopefully be a bit more accepting of my life."

"When have I never been on my best behavior?"

"Well, there was that one time in Canterlot at Doughnut Joe's, the night we went to the Grand Galloping Gala, and the night we went to Uppercrust for the first time. Need I go on?"

"I get it, I get it. Jeez, you're making me sound like a bad girlfriend, Tavi."

"I didn't mean for it to com off that way. But you did ask."

"It was a rhetorical question," I yelled. I put my hooves over my face as Tavi glanced down at the ground.

"I-I'm sorry." I saw a small tear form in the corner of her eye.

"No, babe, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that," I lefted up her chin and kissed her on the cheek. "Let's go to your parents house. I'm sure it's not a good impression when we're late."

She forced a soft smile at me, "Yeah...you're right. Better not keep them waiting."

She looked back to the ground as I grabbed my keys before heading out the door. I knew that I had just made one of the biggest mistakes of my life...and it was only going to get worse.