Scarlet High

(A/N I'm not very happy at all with the pacing of the ending... I have no idea what happened... I think I've been drinking too much coffee or something. I hope I get better or the quality of later chapters will suffer... sorry guys but have this half-assed chapter that I can't revise for some reason! try and enjoy it! -Dark)

“Morning Miss.” Twilight heard as she awoke.

“Morning, I’m guessing you’re my nurse?” Twilight asked.

“That’s right, Nurse Red Heart. This one has been coming for the past few days... Good to see you awake again.” Red Heart said, motioning to where Vinyl was curled up on a chair next to the bed.

“...Past few days... How long was I out?” Twilight asked.

“Well you woke up at around midnight on Wednesday night, it’s Sunday morning now so about three or four days.” Red answered.

“Is there an explanation for that?” Twilight asked.

“There is. It wasn’t a coma or anything, simply put you lost a lot of blood so your body shut down to help regenerate it.” Red explained.

“Oh, alright... Is my brother here?” Twilight asked.

“He’s not, would you like me to call him?” Red replied.

“Um I can do it.” Twilight said, noticing her cell phone on the night stand.

“Alright, you’ve been out without any food or drink besides what we can give you through a tube so I’ll be back with something.” Red said.

“Don’t worry about it, Hospital food stinks. I’ll have my brother bring something.” Twilight said, clumsily picking up her phone. Red rolled her eyes but left without protest.

“She’s been up ever since Thursday morning when you wouldn’t wake up... Whenever she left she would make the nurse or I call her if you wake up while she isn’t here. I asked her why it was so important and she just said she needed to talk to you about something.” Shining explained when they couldn’t rouse Vinyl from her deep sleep as Twilight devoured a box of Joe’s doughnuts. Twilight froze when he finished.

“I’m guessing you know something about what she wants to talk about...” Shining said.

“... Damn... I’m trying to ask you this without making it obvious but that’s not possible... What are your ideals when it comes to homosexuality?” Twilight asked out of nowhere. Shining nearly dropped his doughnut.

“OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” He exclaimed, somehow not waking Vinyl. He started laughing at her red face.

“So you like each other. Gotcha. Honestly I’m happy it’s happening, I know her well and you two are close. If I were you I’d date her for sure, she’s a keeper.” He said.

“The thing is, I’m not 100% sure... Before I passed out she just kissed me and I didn’t know what to do.” Twilight said.

“Well my advice is date her and see if you like it. If it doesn’t work out it doesn’t work out.” Shining said with a shrug.

“I’ll do that. She’s gotta wake up first.” Twilight said.

“Well I have to go... I’m going to go have a very long talk with that Gilda girl... Call me if you need anything, I talked to the nurse when I got here and she said if all goes well and the healing magic took well enough you can be back in school tomorrow.” Shining said, finishing one last doughnut and standing up.

“Alright.” Twilight replied.

It was about an hour, the nurse had already come in and given her a check up, before Vinyl woke up.

“It’s about time.” Twilight giggled. Vinyl looked up at her sleepily and it took her a few moments to realize who was talking to her. Her sleepiness evaporated and relief and joy took its place as she practically tackled the girl in a hug.

“Twilight! Oh I’m so glad you finally woke up!” Vinyl exclaimed.

“So am I... I remember what happened right before you left by the way...” Twilight said, feigning uncertainty. Vinyl caught it and her mood seemed to dampen.

“Oh yeah?” She asked.

“Yeah... I’m sorry but there’s nothing to talk about...” Twilight said. Vinyl looked devastated. “But come here for a second, there’s something I need to tell you.” Twilight continued. Vinyl put her ear up so Twilight could say what she wanted to say.

“The reason there’s nothing to talk about is because it’s mutual.” Twilight said lightly into Vinyl’s ear. She then grabbed her face, turned it towards her and planted a kiss right on Vinyl’s surprised face. It was a full five seconds after Twilight let go of her before Vinyl’s brain started working again.

“YEAHAHAHAAAAAA!” She yelled, jumping in the air. “Hey wait a minute! Oh you’re an ass...” She continued, remembering the way she was mislead just seconds ago.

“I know, had to get you back for putting that on me so suddenly like that. Anyways the nurse came by early and gave my a checkup. It’ll definitely scar, but my ambient magic combined with the medical magic the Doctors gave me has healed it up quick and clean. I’ll be out of here today for sure.” Twilight said.

“That’s great! I heard what you had them do with those griffon ass holes... I can’t believe you’re letting them all go, especially Gilda... she shot you.” Vinyl said, getting serious for a moment.

“You didn’t see the look in her eyes. You didn’t see how she was shaking. She didn’t even want to be there. Next time I see her I’m going to sit down and talk to her.” Twilight said.

“... I trust you Twi, but if any of her cronies get near you I’m snapping necks.” Vinyl said.

“Deal.” Twilight giggled

“That’s her isn’t it?” Twilight and Vinyl heard as they walked home. They were in the same alleyway as they were before. They turned around to see two girls their age standing there.

“Yes, it is her.” The second voice answered.

“Hey, you’re not one of those Griffons are you?” Vinyl said lowly, standing defensively in front of Twilight. She felt Twilight casting a vast amount of wards around the two of them.

“Twi? I didn’t recognize you. Don’t worry we wouldn’t even think of hurting you..” The first said. They stepped into the light of a street lamp. It was Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo.

“Dash?” Twilight said.

“Yeah. Holy shit they picked you?” Dash said, stepping closer.

“Who did what now?” Twilight asked.

“We can’t talk here, this is very serious.” Dash said, suddenly getting serious and whisking them away back towards the library.

“Alright Dash, what the hell is this all about. You suddenly whisk us away to our home after saying I’ve been chosen for something and now you’re being silent.” Twilight said, annoyed.

“I’m trying to think of how to explain it without sounding ridiculous... Fuck it, I’m a Vampire. Scoots is one too. And now you’re one. Someone higher up in the clan slipped you vampire blood to give to you.” Dash said. Twilight was silent, but Vinyl suddenly glared at her and literally started growling.

“You turned her... into a Vampire?!” She yelled. Her hands began growing what looked like fur and her nails slowly grew into claws. It was almost like she was turning into a werewolf or something.

“Oh shit, you’re a Lycanthrope?” Dash asked. Vinyl just snarled and lunged at her. Before Dash could react, or Vinyl could impact, they were both ensnared in magic.

“Stop! You are both going to explain to me what the hell is going on right now!” Twilight yelled. all of this happened almost instantly and she had never been more confused in her life.

“If she can calm down for me to explain I will...” Dash said.

“Fine...” Vinyl snarled, reverting back to her normal look just as suddenly. Twilight let them go and sat down.

“There’s been a sort of feud going on for centuries between Vampires and Lycanthropes. We hate each other for some reason.” Dash said.

“That’s not what I meant, that stuff can come later. You both said that I’m a vampire now...” Twilight said.

“Before you think you’re going to start sparkling don’t. Vampires aren’t what everyone thinks. We’re not all super strong and immortal and stuff like that, we just have longer lifespans. And the strength and stuff only comes if your body can handle it. Our clan, which is a group of Vampires, recruits by assessing the strength and observing behaviors and stuff like that. Then we turn the person by transfusing blood. We didn’t plan that attack on you, but it was convenient.” Dash started explaining.

“Why do you need her?” Vinyl asked.

“Because we’re low on numbers and the heads of the clan singled her out. I didn’t even know it was Twilight until now.” Scootaloo answered.

“I thought we had a truce... why do you need numbers?” Vinyl asked.

“Your reaction to us being vampires is reason enough. our numbers are dropping because your kind keeps killing us in spite of the truce.” Dash spat.

“My pack doesn’t do that shit, the only reason I tried to attack you is because you turned Twilight without her consent... She’s already got enough shit going on.” Vinyl said.

“Can you two please stop going so fast! What is this truce thing all about and the packs and clans and everything?!” Twilight snapped.

“A few years back the Pack and Clan heads got together and made a truce. There’s nothing wrong with a feud or a war unless there’s no good reason... and Nobody even remembers the reason we started fighting... The heads saw this and made peace, but this past year the truce has been broken by apparently both sides many times.” Vinyl explained.

“So basically Vampires and Lycanthropes are supposed to be peaceful yet there are some attacking each other and killing each other and neither of you know about it?” Twilight summed up.

“In a nutshell.” Dash replied.

“Are there other packs or clans?” Twilight asked.

“Not in this area.” Vinyl said.

“Though there are Rogues out there....” Dash continued.

“Then it’s not the pack or the clan or whatever... It’s independents.” Twilight said.

“You now, for someone who just got turned you’re taking it very well.” Scootaloo suddenly said.

“I’m just ignoring that for now until I can wrap my mind around it... but now that we’re on that subject, who could have turned me like that?” Twilight asked.

“Probably Red heart, she’s the one who usually does it.” Dash shrugged.

“Wait Red Heart is a Vampire?... Wow... I guess you guys are keeping to the truce, she’s one of the only nurses at that hospital that treats my kind...” Vinyl said.

“Told ya.” Dash said.

“Alright. I just got back from the Hospital and I’m exhausted. This isn’t helping. I am going to go to bed now. Tomorrow you are going to take me to this clan thing of yours and we are going to get everything explained and sorted out with ‘the higher ups’.” Twilight said. In all honesty she was about to fall over.

“That was our job in the first place. We’ll come find you after dark and bring you to them.” Dash said, putting the hood of her black hoodie back up as Scootaloo opened the door.

“And Guys... next time you try and do something like this again, don’t be so quick about it...” Twilight said. Dash grinned and left the Library with Scootaloo.

“Well, Goodnight Twi.” Vinyl said when they got upstairs as she headed to her room.

“Oh no you don’t.” Twilight said, grabbing the girl and pulling her into her room. “We’re going out now and Lycanthrope or not you’re my girlfriend.” she continued, dragging Vinyl to the bed.

“Wait a sec, you’re going to have to tell me your intentions because I don’t know whether to put on PJs or take my top off...” Vinyl said, breaking free.

“... Both.” Twilight said with a grin.