Of Symphonies and Requiems
Chapter 1
"Requiem, you can't just take one look at a school and tell that you won't like it!" says my brother Concerto, a brown earth pony with a brown mane and blue eyes( he's NOT an Oc He's in the episode of Sweet and Elite at the garden party playing a violin), "And I'm pretty sure you'll like this school better than the others." "Yes I can, Yes I will, I'm Pretty sure I just did, and that's what you say about ALL the damn schools I attend!!!!" I say as he helps take my stuff to my dorm room 204 while his room is 205, Great, I think to myself, My brother's room is next to mine. Nothing could get an worse. "Oh come on Requiem! I know you hate school, but seriously stop whinning!" says Concerto. My pupils dialate by about half an inch or two as I say, "You think this is whinning? This isn't whinning. DO YOU WANNA SEE WHAT WHINNING LOOKS LIKE!?!?!?! CAUSE I CAN SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE AND NOW BRO!!!!!" as we reach my room. "No not really. Anyway Since its your first day here, you have today's classes off." says Concerto, flinching as the memory of me asking this question and the following events of it, "Now I gotta go, I don't wanna be late to my classes. See you later bro!" he finishes leaving me and my stuff at my door. I groan, Well, at least i don't have to deal with any teachers today. I think as i retrive my key from under my wing, unlocking the door, and taking my stuff into my room.
I spent the afternoon either sleeping, writing music, or playing music, but it was more writing music and playing the music I wrote. My violin's strapped to my back as I right down some notes into one of my music journals for a piece I'm currently working on when somepony knocks on my door. I groan as I put my pencil behind my ear as I hover over to the door and open it. "Oh hey bro." I say as I hover back over to where I left my journal and violin bow, "Who are your friends?" "Oh, well they could introduce themselves if you would get over here and STOP MOVING AROUND SO MUCH!!!" answers Concerto. "Sorry." I say as I walk back over to him and his three friends. The first pony to introduce herself is a gray mare witha black mane named Octavia, the second is almost an exact copy of Octavia except a pale yellow with a blue mane named Viola( she's NOT an Oc. Check the episode of Nightmare Night. She's playing a viola on the stage dressed as a scarecrow), the last one, if I might add I find her quite attractive is a light olive with a violet mane named Symphony(once again not an Oc. Check Sweet and Elite at the garden party). I introduce myself before saying, "It is an honor to meet you three," I say, "Now if you excuse me, I've got some music to write." Concerto smiles, "You and your music Requiem." he says, " We'll come back at the end of the day alright?" I nod as I stand on my hindlegs with my violin in playing stance as they leave, closing the door. As they walk down the hall Syphony asks, "Are you sure that he's your brother? Your full brother?" "Yes I'm sure that Requiem is my brother. My full blood related brother." says Concerto.
"Dang it!" I shout as I throw my pencil and journal at my wall and almost slamming my hoof into the wall, "Why can't I finish this piece?" I look over all the instruments I've played, the voilin, viola, cello, saxophone, keyboard, and I sigh when I see the last instrument, the acoustic guitar, my mother's acoustic guitar. I shake my head as I grab my trademark neon red headphones that I'm known for back home. I grab one of my fedoras and lie down on my couch and putting the fedora over my face as I listen to music. I begin to tap a hind hoof to the beat when i check the time on my watch. 8:03, I think to myself, Wait 8:03!?!?! Sis will be outside waiting any minute! I get up off the couch and leave my headphones on as I head into the bathroom an fixing my mane, putting on my gray vest, and opening my door and saying, Can't talk right now Concerto. You and your friends can stay here just DON'T TOUCH ANY OF MY STUFF!!!!!!!!! IF YOU DO I'LL MAKE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE INTO A CURSE!!!!!!!" before flying down the hall, blowing papers around as I fly past and then out the double doors of the school.
Outside a brown mare with a black mane wearing a blue vest is sitting on a bench as a part pegasus and part zebra stallion walks over. "What's wrong with you?" he asks. "Nothing I'm just waiting for my brother." He nods as I notice her and walk over, "Melody I'm so sorry I forgot you were coming, wait whoa whos the stallion." She rolls her eyes and says, "He was just keeping me company Requiem don't go jumping to conclusions bro." I put out a hoof to him, Requiem's the name, music's my game and you are?" "You don't reconize me?" he says raising a brow. I shake my head, "Think back to Middle School." He says, "Back in Phillydelphia before you were sent to this school. I was your best friend that helped you write music and come up with ideas for different types of music." My eyes widen when I remember a pegasis zebra with a black mane. "J-Jesse!?!?!" I say. He smiles at me, "I knew you'd remember me Requiem!" As we all walk back towards the entrance of the school, while my sister yells her head off at me about how I could forget that she was coming to me and Concerto's school and Jesse tells me how he bugged his parents so much they sent him to this High School instead of an High School back home and how I haven't gotten out of the habit of wearing my headphones around.
