It was about ten years ago today, I still remember it like it was yesterday. She was new in town, and hardly anypony knew anything about her. But, there was something about her that attracted me to her. I couldn't put my hoof on it, it certainly wasn't the way she looked, or the way she seemed to have a "no bucks given" look about her. But, I just knew she had to be... the one.
I was headed to the library when I first ran into this peculiar mare, I wasn't exactly paying attention to where I was going and I accidentally bumped into her and fell onto my flanks. Picking myself off the ground, I looked up at her with an apologetic face, "I'm so sorry ma'am, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you alright?"
The mare didn't respond, she just seemed to stare at me through her bright purple sunglasses. I began to feel a slightly uneasy about her silence. Did she even hear me? And if she did, was she upset with me? I mean, I know it was my fault for not watching where I was going, but it's not like I just walked off without saying anything.
"Miss? Are you alright? I'm sorry I bumped into you."
She just continued to stare at me, her face unchanging. I could feel the sweat beading upon my brow. She was beginning to startle me a little bit. Normally most ponies give you a response and walk away, but this was a bizarre type of behavior I wasn't familiar with. The worst part of this situation is that I couldn't tell how she was feeling, her shades were covering up nearly half her face.
I gave her a weak smile, "I uh... I guess I'll just be on my way then."
I started to walk away, only to be stopped by a voice calling out to me, "Excuse me ma'am, you dropped your bits."
I turned my back to see the young mare standing at the same spot, my handmade bit pouch in her hooves. I walked back over to her and grabbed it from her, "Thank you so much, Twilight would've killed me if I had forgotten my fine payment again. I already owe her 300 bits as it is."
The young mare snickered a little bit, "What did you do to owe Purp 300 bits? Did you forget to put a book in the right place? That pony is so OCD it's almost as if she knows what everypony has inside their homes, where it's located, and how many of each item they have. It's ridiculous."
I couldn't help but to laugh, as crazy as she made it out to be, she wasn't too far off from the truth, "No, nothing like that. I had checked out a few Daring Doo books, and I was about a month late getting them turning in. Rainbow Dash wasn't really happy about it, especially the fact that they were new releases."
"Hehe, I can only imagine the look on her face when she found out that they were gone."
We continued talking for a couple of hours. I found out that the young mare's name was Vinyl. She was a small time dubstep artist trying to make it big in Canterlot. She told me about how she had ran away from home at a young age to pursue her dream. She told me that she had moved to Ponyville a few days ago. I asked her if it was a massive change from the crowded streets of Manehatten, but she said that even though she was used to things being loud, she really preferred a much quieter setting.
She told me about how she mostly grew up in the foster care system after they found her sleeping in the park one night. She told me about a family that she had lived with for a couple of years. It was her, her foster mother, and her foster sister. She told me about how her sister helped her to discover her talent for making music and even managed to get her music on the local radio station for a little bit. I asked her if she stayed in contact with them after moving to Ponyville, and she said that she writes to them once a week to let them know that she was doing well. Sometimes I wish my family was that close.
Before long we ended up at Sugarcube Corner. I got us a seat by the window while Vinyl went up to Pinkie Pie and asked her for some zap apple cupcakes. I'm not sure how most ponies could eat zap apples, I'm not too big a fan of the overly tingling sensation it leaves on my tongue. It almost feels like I have something crawling around in my mouth.
Vinyl took her seat across from me, I light smile on her face, "Want one?"
"Thanks, but I'll pass. I don't really like the feeling they leave on my tongue." I could feel the blush beginning to burn deep into my cheeks.
She smiled and tossed one into the air, her mouth opened as wide as it could be allowing the cupcake to land into her mouth, "More for me then." She finished the cupcake before looking at me with a straight face, "So, Tavi, tell me a little about yourself."
I could feel the blush growing even deeper, I'm not sure where she got that name for me, but, I liked it. "W-Well... I was born in Canterlot. I-I uh......"
She put her hoof on mine and gave me a smile, "Don't be so nervous, I'm not putting this on PonyTube."
I took a deep breath, "I was born in Canerlot. I grew up with my mother, my father, and my two older brothers. It was rough being the youngest of three, but I somehow survived my brothers' childish antics. Growing up I had always wanted to be a musician, but nopony thought I was ever going to make it. So, I spent night after night practicing and working my flank off to prove them wrong. Then one day, I finally gotten my cutie mark, I couldn't even begin to tell you how happy I was. I went to show my parents, but they said that they were too busy with what they were doing."
"Sounds like you had it rough."
"I was used to it, my parents owned this stupid clothing business and were always too busy for me and my brothers. But, I decided that I didn't need them anymore and ended up moving here." I looked up at the clock, my heart sinking to my stomach, "Oh shit!"
Vinyl's jaw nearly fell off when she heard what I said, "You ok?"
I slammed my head on the table, " I forgot to pay my fine again, Twilight is going to kill me. She told me that if I was late this time...." My train of thought stopped when I head Vinyl beginning to laugh, "What's so funny?"
"Um, hello?" She pointed up to her horn, "I could help you out."
I reached into my bag and handed her my bit pouch. Before I could thank her she had already came back to her seat and handed me the empty pouch, "When did you? How did you? WHAT?!"
"Magic can do a lot of things, Tavi. A lot of things." She gave me a coy smile as she popped another cupcake into her mouth.
"W-Well.... maybe you can show me what your magic can really do." At this point I swear my entire body had turned from grey to red in a matter of seconds.
"How about we take this party to my place, we could... I don't know... Ponflix and chill," her smile grew even bigger as she began to send little shocks from her horn to....... well.... I'm sure you get the idea.
"I-I'd like that." With nothing left to say, we left Sugarcube Corner and made our way to Vinyl's house where spent the night making.... let's just call it music.
