An Electronic Attraction

Chapters

Chapter Two: Be Careful What You Wish For
Chapter Three: Making Adjustments
Chapter Four: Learning How To Friendship
Chapter Five: A Digital Masterpiece
Chapter Six: A Meal Fit For Two
Chapter Seven: Fighting Feelings
Chapter Eight: Transformation Turned Tragedy
Chapter Nine: Plan B
Chapter Ten: What Now?
Chapter Eleven: Late Night Tour
Chapter One: The Start of It All

Chapter Two: Be Careful What You Wish For

I woke up at about midnight. I’m not sure what it was. Perhaps, a sound? I sat up, and looked around. Everything looked normal. I swung my legs over the side, and stretched. Once I wake up, I’m up for the next twelve hours, so that was it. I flicked on the light, and walked into the bathroom. As I sat on the toilet, I got a strange feeling. Call it a sixth sense, but again, there was this… feeling of being watched.

I walked down to the living room, and looked at my bookcase. I grabbed a book off the shelf, and sat down to read. However, once I opened the book, once again the feeling came. I closed the book, and gulped. Looking around, I pulled my legs up to my chest. I’m not a paranoid person, but I was feeling extremely uncomfortable. I slowly opened my book again, and began to read.

Breathing.

My head shot up, as I snapped the book shut. I could hear something breathing, and it wasn’t me!

“W-who’s there?!” I asked the supposedly empty room. No answer. I briskly stood, and in the two seconds it took me to stand, I saw something. Something that scared me half to death. A shadowed figure quickly exiting the room. And from the shape, it wasn’t human. I gasped, and grabbed the phone. I quickly dialed 911.

“911, What’s your emergency?” answered the dispatcher.

“Hi, I think I have a wild animal loose in my house! It looked decently sized. What do I do?” I asked rapidly.

“We can send over an animal control unit, if you’d like, sir.” said the dispatcher. I was about to answer, when the “wild animal” came into view. When I saw it, I dropped the cellphone onto the floor.

“Sir? Sir! Are you alright?” I could barely hear the 911 dispatcher yell. I didn’t notice. I was to busy staring in disbelief at the creature that was standing in front of me. I raised a finger, shakily, pointing it at the creature.

“You-you’re...” I couldn’t finish my sentence. The white, neon blue haired pony stood before me, at about three and a half feet tall. The only difference was, she wasn’t wearing her goggles. Her fiery magenta eyes burned into your soul.

“Y-you w-won’t hurt me, will y-you?” she stuttered. I continued to stare at her.

“No, I won’t h-hurt you.” I whispered. The pony’s nervous face relaxed slightly.

“Who are you?” I asked quietly. The pony gulped.

“V-Vi-Vinyl Scratch. Who and what are you?” the white pony named Vinyl Scratch asked.

“My name is Vince, and I’m a human.” At the word, Vinyl’s eye’s widened.

“A human? I thought those were a myth.” she said.

“How did you get here?” I asked. Vinyl traced the floor with a hoof.

“W-well, I don’t really know. Last night, I was in my house, and suddenly, I-I was here.” she said. I thought back to last night. I gasped suddenly.

“The wish.” I whispered to yourself.

“What?” Vinyl asked, cocking her head to the side. I glanced at her.

“Nothing.” I said. Suddenly, there was a knock at my front door.

“POLICE! OPEN UP!” came a deep voice from the other side.

“Shit! I forgot I was on the phone with them.” Vinyl looked at you quizzically.

“Po-lice?” she enunciated.

“Yes! They’ll go bananas if they see you!” I say, quickly running towards Vinyl. She stiffened, ready to sprint.

“Sorry. Look, I’m not going to hurt you, but they will. Hide in here!” I instruct, opening a floor cabinet. Vinyl looks at me, then slinks into the cabinet. “I’ll let you out when they’re gone!” I whisper, closing the cabinet. I put a hand on the door knob, and open it, revealing a bulky policeman on the other side.

“You called emergency services?” he asked, looking at me intensely. I ran a hand through my hair.

“Yeah. Yeah, I did. I thought there was a wild animal in my house, but it turned out to be my neighbors cat, who got in accidentally.” I lied. The police officer just looks at me accusingly.

“Mind if I take a look around?” he asks.

“Well...” I start, then decide it’s pointless to say no. After all, I have nothing to hide. Except a brightly colored pony.

“Fine.” I say, moving aside so the cop has room to enter. He walks inside, looking around, slowly.

“Everything seems to be in order.” he says, walking slowly towards the Vinyl Scratch holding cabinet. I bite my lip. As soon as the cop is in front of the cabinet, he stops suddenly. He looks around, sniffing. He suddenly looks to the floor. I follow his gaze, and almost lose it. A long strand of blue hair lies on the floor, in plain sight. He picks it up, and studies it.

“My girlfriend’s hair. She loves to die it blue.” I quickly say.

The officer looks at me. Suddenly, he smiles.

“What I wouldn’t give to be young again.” he says, walking back towards the front door. He steps outside, and turns around.

“Well, if you ever need anything else, don’t hesitate to call us.” he says, tipping his hat at me before walking back to his squad car. I close the door, and breath a sigh of relief.

“He’s gone.” I say loudly. I walk over to the cabinet, and open it. I gasp. Vinyl was not there. You stand up, quickly looking around.

“Vinyl? Vinyl Scratch, where are you?!” I shout.

“I’m over here, relax dude.” a voice behind me says. I whirl around, to see Vinyl standing before me. I look back at the cabinet.

“How...” you whisper. Vinyl lifts a hoof, a points to something on her head. A horn. Vinyl was a Unicorn. I hadn’t even noticed.

“You’re magical?” I asked. Vinyl nodded. Her horn glowed a neon blue, and the pencil on the desk next to you was enveloped in the same magical aura. It lifted into the air, and flew around the room.

“Cool.” I mutter, watching the pencil land back on my desk.

I plopped down on my couch, and pat the seat next to me. Vinyl hesitates, then hops onto the spot next to me. On the couch, she sits eye level.

“So, I don’t know how you got here, and I don’t know how to get you back.” I suddenly find myself saying. Vinyl stares at me with her big, magenta eyes.

“Well, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.” she said. I looked at her.

“What?” I ask. Vinyl sighs. “Back in my world, things were starting to get old. Same thing every night, just working at the nightclubs. Sleeping all day. I needed a little change.” she said. I nearly laughed.

“Seriously, just because you’re life is a little dull, you’re just willing to go live in a different world on such short notice?” I ask. Vinyl looks at me sheepishly.

“I’m pretty pathetic, aren’t I?” she says. You make direct eye contact with her.

“You are not pathetic. If anyone here is pathetic, it’s me. I work at the same music store everyday, come home, eat the same crap every night, and work on the same songs every morning.” I say, leaning back on my cushion.

Vinyl looks at me suddenly.

“Music? What kind of music?” she asks, leaning closer to me. I close my eyes.

“Electronic. We call it dubstep.” I whisper.

“WHAT?!” Vinyl shrieks. I flinch at her sudden outburst.

“What?! What’s wrong?” I ask, scrambling upright. Vinyl laughs.

“Sorry. It’s just a crazy coincidence. Back in my world, I made dubstep music. It’s what I played at the nightclub.” she said. I sat up suddenly, remembering the white pony on the Television.

“What about your goggles? The purple ones with the black rims?” I ask. Vinyl stops talking, and looks at you.

“How did you know about those?” she asks, looking at you quizzically. You had an idea.

I lead Vinyl towards the TV.

“I think you need to see something. But I should warn you, it will be shocking.” I say, flipping on the TV. Vinyl looks at the television.

“What is this thing?” she asks.

“It’s a Television. It’s a form of entertainment for us.” I inform her, flipping through the channels, until I find the pony show.

“Now, it might be hard for you to understand this, but… uh, I saw you on this show. You were wearing your goggles, at a DJ stand, play some sick beats. You had your goggles on, and other ponies were there too.” I say. Vinyl says nothing, just continues to stare at the TV screen, as a gray pony with black hair, wearing a bow-tie, walks across the screen. Then, the scene changes, to one of a strange house. Half of it looks devoted to classical music, the other half electronic. I’m hit with an awful realization.

“Uh, Vinyl...” I look at her, and gasp as I see tears running down her, uh, muzzle. “Vinyl, are you okay?” I ask quietly.

“I-I’d like to be alone for a while.” she whispers, slowly walking out of the living room. I really want to go after her, but decide I should let her process this on her own.

Chapter Three: Making Adjustments

I sat on the couch in silence for what must have been hours, deep in thought. Suddenly, I noticed Vinyl enter the room.

“Vinyl...” I started. She raised a hoof. You stayed quiet.

“What do you know?” she asked.

“What?” I asked.

“What do you know? About me, about how I got here? Do you have any idea at all why I’m here?” she asked. I sighed, and folded my hands.

“Unfortunately, I have a pretty good idea. You see, I have no friends. None. And when I was eating last night, I saw you on TV. I said I wish I had a friend like that. I meant a friend that was into music like you, not you literally. But I think some powerful force, somewhere, heard me, but misunderstood. I think it brought you here. To be a companion for me.” I finished, feeling stupid. Vinyl looked at me for what felt like an eternity. Finally, she spoke.

“Is that the truth?” she asked. I nodded. Vinyl got up on the couch next to me, and leaned against me with her head. “Well, in that case, we should probably make some living arrangements.” she said. I looked at her.

“What?” I asked, sure I hadn’t heard her correctly.

“Living arrangements. If I’m to be your companion, I’ll need some living arrangements so I can stay with you.” she said, gesturing to the rest of the room.

“You mean you’ll be my friend?” I asked, dumbfounded. Vinyl shrugged.

“I don’t see why not. You protected me from the Po-lice, you were honest with me, I can tell you care for me, and I don’t really know anyone else in this world.” she said, looking back at me. I nodded. She had a point there.

After a few hours, Vinyl had fallen asleep on your couch. I decided to open my laptop to do some research. If she was part of a TV show, odds are I would be able to find information on her. After a few minutes of searching, I found a Wiki page on her.

Name: Vinyl Scratch/DJ PON-3.
Gender: Female.
Species: Unicorn

I scrolled down. I already knew her name and species. And it was obvious to me she was female. I glanced at her, sleeping peacefully on the couch. She was pretty, in her own, pony way. I turned back towards the laptop.

Regularly seen with Octavia Melody, her best friend. Rarely seen without her signature purple goggles. Never seen talking on show, believed to be mute. Her DJ name is DJ PON3, while her real name is Vinyl Scratch. Loves to party, spin records, and have a good time. Lives in a small apartment in Manehatten, and a house in Ponyville with Octavia.

I leaned back. I didn’t know who Octavia Melody was. Suddenly, I had an idea. I googled pictures of her in show Apartment, and found a basic layout of the place. I owned furniture similar to the items in her apartment. I knew what I had to do.

A few hours later, and a few cups of coffee as well, I was finished. An entire room of my house, specifically the basement, was a near exact layout of Vinyl’s Manehatten apartment. I was more excited than I had been in a long time. I walked back into the living room to wake Vinyl up. The sun was just coming over the horizon outside. I gently placed a hand on Vinyl’s back.

“Vinyl? Are you asleep?” I whispered. She moved slightly, then slowly lifted her head, yawning.

“I was.” she said, blinking her eyes a few times. She sat up, and yawned again. “What’s up man?” she asked, starting to get off the couch. I smiled.

“I have something I want to show you.” I said, leading her towards the basement.

She followed me to the bottom of the stairs, where I flicked on the lights. Vinyl’s jaw nearly hit the floor. She quickly looked around the room, barely able to handle what she was seeing.

“But, but… how?!” she asked, looking at me, wide eyed. I smiled.

“I have my ways. There’s something in particular I want to show you.” I said, leading her to a boom-box.

“Records are a little out of date in this world, so I gave you a slightly more modern music machine.” I told her. Vinyl looked closely at the boom box, and gasped suddenly. A gold plated badge was on the front of the speakers, which read DJ PON-3.

She looked at me, her eyes wet. She suddenly jumped towards me, knocking me on my butt. She wrapped me in a bone crushing hug, nuzzling her head into my shoulder. Vinyl was sobbing into my shoulder quietly.

“It’s okay Vinyl. It’s okay.” I whispered, petting her head. After a moment, she looked at me, sniffing. I wiped a tear off her cheek, and brush some stray neon blue hair out of her face.

“I don’t know h-how… but, t-thank you!” she said, hugging me again. I continued petting her, moving my hand to her back.

“It’s the least I could do to make you comfortable, since you’ll be here with me from now on.” I said, gently setting her back onto the floor.

She looked around the room again.

“So, how did you do this anyway?” she asks. I cracked my knuckles.

“I had most of the furniture already. I made a few trips to the store to get what I didn’t have.” I told her. She pawed the beanbag chair in the corner of the room.

“You spent your own bits on me? You haven’t even known me for a full day!” she said, hopping into the beanbag chair, which sagged under her weight. I sighed, and sat on the floor.

“Like I said earlier, I haven’t really had any friends, so I don’t know how the whole friendship thing works. I’ll probably overdo it in hopes of not losing the one friend I have.” I said sheepishly. Vinyl smiled.

“Well, where I come from, friendship is pretty much everything. So, I’ll give you the 101 on friendship!” she said, getting comfortable in her chair.

Chapter Four: Learning How To Friendship

The entire morning, Vinyl was teaching me what you do in a friendship. Spend time together, learn things about each other, buy things for each other, and learn life lessons.

“You’ve already been doing the first step. We’ve been doing nothing but spend time together since I showed up. Now, we need to learn things about each other.” Vinyl said. I leaned back on the couch.

“What do you want to know?” I asked. Vinyl looked up in thought.

“Oh! I know. What’s your favorite food?” she asked. I smiled.

“Pizza! No question.” Vinyl’s face turned serious.

“There’s pizza here!?” she shrieked.

“Um, yeah.” I said. Vinyl jumped on top of me, throwing me against the couch. Vinyl began to drool.

“Lesson’s over! Can we… order some?” she asked, her eyes glazing over. I glanced at the clock. It was nearly noon.

“Sure. The Pizza Shop should be open by now.” I said, flipping open my cellphone.

“What would you like?” I asked.

“Extra cheese!” she said, continuing to drool.

“Hi, I’d like one large pizza with extra cheese, please.” I said. I flipped the phone shut. “It’ll be here in half an hour.” I tell her.

Vinyl continued to drool. I snickered.

“I take it from your drooling that you’re a pizza lover?” Vinyl blushed, and wiped her mouth.

“Maybe. I love the taste of the cheese with the daisies on a nice warm slice!” she said, trying hard not to drool again. I looked at her.

“Daisies?” I asked.

“Yeah, you know, flowers? They’re good.” she said. I decided not to continue the conversation. About ten minutes went past in silence.

“So, you were serious about having no friends, and no special somepony?” Vinyl asked, looking at me. I scoffed.

“I’ve always been what one would call a social outcast. I never really fit in with anyone else. And, what’s a special somepony? A significant other? No, I’ve never had a girlfriend.”

Vinyl looked slightly surprised.

“I can hardly believe that. I mean, the way you act around me, I think the girls would love you. You’re polite, gentle, caring, handsome...” Vinyl suddenly coughed, and looked away from me. I raised an eyebrow.

“Well, I’m not usually like this. Usually, I don’t feel comfortable around others, even people I know, but I… I do feel comfortable around you Vinyl.” I admitted. Vinyl remained silent.

(Vinyl’s Thoughts):Oh my god, did I really just say that? Handsome?! He’s not even a pony. But I do admit, he is… nice to look at.

“Vinyl? Earth to Vinyl!” I snapped my fingers. Vinyl snapped out of her trance.

“Ooh, sorry. What’s up?” I pointed to my watch.

“The pizza will be here any minute.” I said. Before Vinyl could respond, the doorbell rang.

“Quick, go in the other room! For the time being, we can’t let anyone else see you.” I said, getting up to answer the door. Vinyl walked into the bedroom. I answered the door, and met the Pizza delivery driver.

“One large with extra cheese.” he said.

“What about the daisies!?” you heard Vinyl shouted from the other room. The pizza guy looked over your shoulder.

“Daisies?” he asked. I put on a fake smile.

“Nothing. Just a TV show. So, that was seven thirty five, right?”

I set the pizza box down on the kitchen table. Vinyl was about to pull out a chair with her magic, but I stopped her.

“Nu-uh.” I said, blocking her path. She looked at me inquisitively. I pulled a kitchen chair out, and gestured for her to take her seat. She blushed, and climbed into her chair.

“Thank you, Vince.” she said, looking at the table.

I took the pizza out of the box, and cut it into slices.

“What would you prefer to drink? I’ve got Soda, Coffee, Milk, or Water.” I asked.

“Soda please!” Vinyl replied without hesitation. As I poured two cups of soda, Vinyl spoke again.

“Hey! You haven’t shown me any of your music yet! I wanna hear some of it!” she said eagerly. I smiled.

“Heh, maybe after the grub.” I said, setting her soda in front of her. She took a sip, and her face lit up.

“Wow! This is good. What soda is it?” she asked. I looked at the green liquid in the cup.

“Mountain Dew. The green potion that skyrockets your blood sugar and chance of a heart attack.” I said, sitting down across from Vinyl with the pizza.

Vinyl eyed the pizza.

“Where are the daisies?” she asked, looking at me with some god awful puppy eyes.

“Oh god, don’t do that!” I said, averting my gaze. Vinyl laughed.

“Looks like I found a sucker for the big eyes. I’ll keep that in mind. But seriously though, the pizza’s here don’t come with daisies?” she asked. I slid a hand through my hair.

“I hate to be the one to tell you, but humans don’t eat plants. At least not raw ones. We eat vegetables, fruit, meat, but not raw plants.” Vinyl dropped her pizza.

“Y-you eat… m-meat?” she whispered. I realized the flaw in what I had said.

“No. NO! Well… yes. But I won’t eat you Vinyl! We don’t even really eat horse… er, pony.” I quickly said.

Vinyl swallowed.

“Back in Equestria, where I come from, we had species that ate meat. Griffons, mainly. Ponies usually tried to steer clear of Griffons.” she said. I sighed.

“I’m sorry Vinyl. I didn’t mean to freak you out.” Vinyl smiled.

“It’s okay, I just hadn’t considered that humans might eat me. It was just a shock, that’s all.” she said. I took a bite of my slice, a chewed silently. Vinyl lifted her soda with her Unicorn magic, and took a sip.

“Back to the earlier conversation, what about you? Back where you come from, did you have a, um, Special Somepony?” I asked. Vinyl looked down at the table.

“Contrary to a lot of ponies belief’s, I didn’t. Because I’m a DJ, everypony always thought I was always getting banged, swimming in colt friends, but the opposite was true. Sure, a lot of colts went after me, I mean who can blame a colt for loving this body.” Vinyl said, wiggling her flank. I laughed.

“But honestly, I never really took to any of them. Mainly because all they wanted was sex. I want somepony who likes me for me, not just my body.” Vinyl finished, looking up at you. I sighed.

“Well Vinyl, I like you. I haven’t known your for long, but I can tell you’re someone who likes to have fun, but you can be serious at the same time. And you love music. What about you wouldn’t I like?” I said, feeling myself blush slightly.

Vinyl looked up at me, blushing slightly as well.

“You-You’re just saying that.” she said, sticking her tongue out at me. I chuckled.

“You’re right. I am saying it. And I mean it.” I ruffled Vinyl’s hair. She relaxed slightly.

“Come on man, not the hair!” she said, playfully batting your hand away.

“Well excuuuse me! Where would you prefer I grab you?” I asked, snickering. Vinyl’s eye’s widened slightly.

“Huh?” she asked.

“Relax, I’m kidding.” I said, leaning back in my chair.

With the pizza finished, it was time to clean up, and figure a few things out.

Chapter Five: A Digital Masterpiece

After the kitchen was cleaned, Vinyl was insistent on hearing some of your music.

“Come oooon! I wanna see what kind of music you’ve got!” she whined, practically dragging me into my workshop, where I have my computer, and music equipment. Vinyl looked awestruck. “Dude, nice stuff!” she exclaimed, running around the room. She stopped next to a tower of speakers, knobs, and dials. “Is this your equalizer machine? It’s bigger than the one I have back home!” I flipped a switch on the side of the machine. Lights scattered on across the front, and a mellow buzzing sound became noticeable.

“Well, as I’m sure you know, you need this to play and tune the music. Right now, it’s set for high bass, with high frequency as well.” I said.

“Well, I want to hear some!” Vinyl said.

“Okay okay, sheesh.” I said, grabbing a burned CD off the shelf. I stuck it in the player, and turned up the volume. After a moment, a heavy bass drop blasted through the speakers, follow by the steady wubbing of an electronic beat. Vinyl twitched her ears as she bobbed her head to the beat. Once the song finished, Vinyl smiled.

“That was pretty good. But have you thought about retuning the song to have a higher level of low-end bass frequency. I think it would help fill the background noise in some parts.” she suggested. I raised an eyebrow.

“Huh. I didn’t think of that. I’ll give it a shot later.” I said, making a mental note of her suggestion. Vinyl looked around the room again.

“I think you could also get a better feeling for the bass if you bought a more powerful woofer pack.” she said, pointing to my dual speaker woofer set. I scoffed.

“Believe me, I’d love to, but I’m not exactly rolling in the money.” I said. Vinyl lowered her head.

“Too bad I’m not known here like I am back home. I could sell some songs, and give you the bits.” she said. I shrugged.

“That’s not a bad idea. I couldn’t sell mine, they’re not good enough.” I said. Vinyl smiled.

“You just need a little help. Don’t forget, I was a professional music artist back home.” she said. I nodded.

“You’ve got a point there.” Vinyl stretched.

“Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m up for a nap. I’m still partially a night-crawler. If you need me, I’ll be on the bean bag.” she said, walking out of the room. I switched off the sound machine, and walked back to my computer.

“If Vinyl is ever going to help me sort out my music, she’s going to need to feel like she did back home.” I said, scrolling through a few eBay pages. I found what I was looking for, and clicked “Order”

After doing a few things around the house, I checked on Vinyl. She was out cold.

“Wish I could sleep like that.” I muttered. I looked out the window. I’m going to have to get her outside one of these days. I can’t keep her in here forever. I thought. I sat down on the couch, and yawned. With Vinyl out, there wasn’t much to do. I couldn’t use the TV or radio, I’d wake Vinyl. After a moment, I decided to follow Vinyl’s lead, and take a nap.

Vinyl woke on the floor. Looking around, she realized she must have slid out of her chair. She brushed her hair out of her eye. She quietly walked into the living room, and saw Vince sleeping peacefully on the couch. She sighed, and gazed at him. He is so adorable. Like a big, gentle animal. Vinyl thought. She gently got up on the couch next to Vince, and rested her head on his lap, and fell back asleep.

I opened my eyes slowly.

“Oh man, how long was I out?” I glanced at the clock. It was six in the evening. Jesus. I napped nearly four hours. I noticed a weight on my lap. I looked down, to see Vinyl sleeping peacefully with her head on my lap. I smiled. The sight would make people go insane with adorableness if anyone else was around. I gently stroked her back, and scratched her ears. Her coat was extremely soft. Softer than most Earth animals. As I continued to pet her, her tail twitched, and she barely opened one eye.

“What are you doing?” she asked, looking at me. I lifted my hand away.

“Sorry, I’ll stop.” I said. Vinyl rested her head back on my leg.

“No, don’t. It felt good.” she said, closing her eyes again.

I hesitated, then placed my hand on her again. As I stroked her back, she kept eliciting small moans, and continued twitching.

“Feel good?” I asked.

“Y-You have n-no idea.” she said. I smiled, and continued petting her back. I closed my eyes, and, unawarely, continued petting closer and closer to her tail. After a few minutes, I became aware of a smell. A smell I wasn’t familiar with. I opened my eyes again, and glanced at Vinyl. She was panting softly.

“Do you smell that?” I asked. Her eyes flew open.

“W-What?” she asked, her face turning a gentle hue of red.

“I smell something. It smells like… I don’t know. Something.” I said, sniffing. Vinyl quickly pushed herself off my lap.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom.” she said, exiting the room. I watched her follow, then became aware of a small stain on the cushion next to me. I stared at it for a moment, then realization hit me like a freight train. I had aroused her.

I felt myself redden. How could I do that to her? I’m so embarrassed. I decided to flick on the TV to get my mind off of what I had done. After a few minutes of flipping mindlessly through the channels, Vinyl entered the room, looking flustered.

“Vinyl, I’m so sorry.” I apologized. She looked at me.

“Sorry for what?” she asked. I got down on a knee in front of her.

“You know. I know what I did to you.” I said. Vinyl blushed, and turned her head away.

“I-It’s not your fault. It j-just felt really g-good.” she said. I stood back up.

“Well, I’m sorry anyway. I never considered the changes I would have to make regarding your… needs. My house has always been a bit of a man cave, without having girls in mind.” I said. Vinyl looked at me, still blushing.

“Come on Vince, I can take care of myself. You don’t have to do anything for me.” she said.

I sighed.

“Let’s just put it behind us for now.” Vinyl nodded in agreement. I clapped my hands.

“So, what do you want for dinner?” I asked. Vinyl wandered into the kitchen.

“I don’t know? What do you have? I don’t want to make you spend more money on me.” she said. I opened my refrigerator.

“Well, I have spaghetti, pasta, salad, or stuff you probably won’t eat.” I said, referring to meat.

“Spaghetti sounds good.” Vinyl said. I pulled out the box of spaghetti.

“Then spaghetti it is.” I said, placing the straight noodles in a pot. I filled the pot with water, and placed it on the stove.

Vinyl went at sat at the table, patiently waiting for the spaghetti to be done.

“By the way, I only have one plate that’s clean. I don’t own many dishes since I was the only one living here.” Vinyl shrugged.

“Fine with me. I just use my magic to eat, so I don’t need any forks or anything.” she said. I nodded. While waiting for the spaghetti to cook, I set two glasses on the table, and silverware for me.

“Let me guess, soda?” I asked. Vinyl grinned.

“You know me too well.” she said. I laughed, and pour her glass with Mountain Dew. Milk for myself.

After about five more minutes, the noodles were ready. I turned off the burner, and plopped the noodles onto one large plate. After I mixed in the sauce, I set the plate on the table, and sat down to eat.

Author's Note

My my Vinyl, it seems your showing a possible attraction to Vince? But that's absurd, right? A pony falling in love with a human? Only time will tell...

Chapter Six: A Meal Fit For Two

Vinyl began eating the spaghetti right away, and I could tell she was enjoying it, so I didn’t need to ask how it tasted. I just sat there for a few minutes, watching her magic lift single noodles up to her mouth, and then have her suck the noodle up. After a moment, she took notice of me not eating.

“What’s wrong dude? Not hungry?” she asked. I blinked, coming out of my daze.

“No, I was just watching your magic. It really is fascinating.” I said. Vinyl smirked.

“Yeah, well it has its downsides too. I can’t actually feel anything with it, so when I use it to lift something, it’s more about concentration and keeping your eyes on the object.” she said. I nodded. I slowly began eating some of the dish, although by this point, Vinyl had eaten more than half of it.

My thoughts drifted to my job. I had work tomorrow. What was I going to do about Vinyl? I didn’t want to call in sick, I needed the money, especially now that I had someone else living in my home.

I was so preoccupied with my thoughts, I didn’t notice when Vinyl and I both stuck the same noodle into our mouths, and began sucking. Before I knew it, my head was forcefully turned by the noodle, and I found myself less than an inch from Vinyl’s face. She was blushing madly, but didn’t seem embarrassed. I, however, freaked out.

“Oh god! Geez! Sorry!” I spit out the noodle, and backed up so fast, I fell backwards in my chair. My head hit the counter behind me before I landed on the floor.

“Ow, son of a...” I grumbled loudly.

Vinyl quickly jumped out of her chair, and ran to your side.

“Vince! Are you okay?!” she asked frantically. I put my hand on the back of my head, and felt something wet. My vision blurred.

“B-Bleeding...” was all I managed to whisper before a sudden outburst of pain shot through my head, and took my consciousness with it.

I woke to the sound of crying. I strained my eyes open, and noticed a blurry blue and white object to my right. The crying seemed to be coming from that direction. I tried to turn my head to see what it was more clearly, but that was a mistake.

“OW!” I yelled, as a surge of pain went through my head. The crying stopped, and Vinyl appeared at my side.

“Vince! You’re okay!” she said, tears dripping from her face. I flinched as they landed on my face.

“Yes Vinyl, apparently I am, you don’t need to cry. It wasn’t your fault.” I whispered, lifting a hand to stroke her mane. She collapsed onto my chest, sobbing.

“Yes it was! It was all my fault! I let my feelings get the best of me, and I could have killed you!” she sobbed into my shirt. I slowly ran my fingers through her mane, and with my other arm, felt a bandage wrapped around my head.

“What do you mean feelings? We just accidentally grabbed the same noodle.” I said. Vinyl wiped her eyes, and looked at me.

“W-well, not exactly.” she said. I waited for her to continue.

“You were zoning out, and I m-may have magically p-put that noodle in your m-mouth.” she said. I looked at her questionably.

“Are you saying...” I didn’t finish the sentence.

“I LIKE YOU!” Vinyl shouted, her eyes tightly closed, tears still streaming down her face. Those three words hit me like a freight train. Vinyl had a crush on me. I had almost forgotten that she was female, because she was so tomboyish. I opened my mouth to speak, but Vinyl put her hoof over my mouth.

“Don’t say it! P-Please don’t say it!” she whimpered.

“Say what?” I managed to ask. Vinyl looked away, shaking slightly.

“T-that you d-don’t feel the same.” she whispered. My brain froze. I liked Vinyl. Not romantically, but Jesus, if it was this hard for her to confess, I could at least try to like her.

“Vinyl.” I said. She continued sobbing. “Vinyl!” I said, turning her head to face me. She opened her eyes, and looked at me.

“I like you Vinyl. Not romantically, at least not now. But if it was this hard for you to confess to me, I can at least try to like you back.” I said. Vinyl looked at me, wide eyed.

“Do you really mean that?” she asked. I nodded. Before I could do further, I found my lips briefly connected with Vinyls. It was an unusual, but not unpleasing sensation. I’d never kissed a girl on the lips, so I had nothing to compare it to. Vinyl parted her lips from mine, and hugged me tightly.

“I won’t let you down. Loving me will be the best choice you could ever make!” she said, nuzzling into my shoulder.

“Okay! Okay! Ow! I’m injured, y’know!” I said, wincing as my head throbbed again. Vinyl quickly retracted herself.

“Sorry! I forgot!” she said, blushing. I put my hand on her back.

“It’s okay. I’m gonna try and sit up.” I said, slowly adjusting myself. Vinyl stood back, and I managed to prop myself upright. After I was comfortable, I looked around. I was actually in my bedroom, laying on my bed. Vinyl crawled up to my side, and lay next to me. I gently stroked her mane.

“So, you really have it bad for me, don’t you?” I asked, smirking at her. Vinyl didn’t look at me.

“S-Shut up, dude.” she said.

“May I ask why? I mean, what about me do you like? Hell, I’m not even a pony!” I said. Vinyl looked at me.

“Visual appearance isn’t everything. You were gentle to me when I first arrived, you protected me from the Police. You genuinely care about me, and you have a passion for music like me. But, you made a wish for a friend, and I was chosen, so that must mean we’re meant to be, right?” she said, looking at me. I thought about what she said. I did wish for a friend, and Vinyl was chosen, apparently.

“Well, I’m glad you were chosen. It’s nice having someone who likes me for me, and not visual appearances only. Even though you aren’t human, I won’t deny you have a certain, umm, attraction towards yourself.” I said, giving her butt a squeeze. Vinyl’s eyes nearly bugged out of her head.

“V-Vince!” she gasped. I laughed. The grandfather clock struck nine. It was getting late. I was out longer than I expected.

“We should probably get some sleep.” I said, pulling the bed sheets over me.

“C-Can I sleep with you?” Vinyl asked hesitantly. I opened the covers for her to get under. Vinyl got under the blankets, and snuggled up against my side.

The feeling of another body’s warmth, the sensation of soft fur against my side. It was… nice. I put my arm around Vinyl, and slowly stroked her fur.

“Good night, Vinyl.” I said. She mumbled something back, barely audible. I didn’t really make it out, but it sounded like

“Love you.”

Author's Note

Whoo boy, Vinyl just took a big step! Now it's up to Vince for his mind to battle his heart over Vinyl. He knows he shouldn't like a pony, but his heart might say otherwise...

Chapter Seven: Fighting Feelings

I woke up in the middle of the night in a sweaty mess, with a considerable bulge coming from my crotch region. I woke up in the middle of a rather… erotic dream, to say the least. Vinyl was still sleeping peacefully by my side. I sighed. I couldn’t just go back to sleep with a boner like this. But I didn’t want to get up and wake Vinyl either. I looked at the tissue box on the table next to my bed. I grabbed a handful, and gently put a hand under the covers.

I had been working on my boner for a few minutes, when I realized Vinyl had woken, and was watching me. I froze.

“Erm… h-hey Vinyl. Uh… how long have you been a-awake?” I asked nervously. Vinyl swallowed.

“I-I didn’t mean to interrupt, but… a few minutes.” she said quietly. I swallowed. She had been watching me the entire time.

“W-well, I don’t want to keep you awake, s-so I’ll just go somewhere else and… finish.” I said, slowly getting out of bed. I began walking to the bedroom door.

“V-Vince?” I heard Vinyl call. I stopped, and turned slowly. Vinyl was sitting on the bed, twirling a hoof through her electric blue mane.

“I-I… If you want, I c-could… help you with that.” she said.

“W-What?” I asked in a voice that was at a level only a dog could hear.

I felt myself become enveloped in Vinyl’s magic aura, and was dragged back to the bed. Vinyl set me on my back. I whimpered.

“W-We haven’t even agreed to date! I just said I will think about my feelings! I don’t think I want you to...” Vinyl put a hoof to my mouth.

“You may not be ready for it, but you said you didn’t know if you could feel anything for me. In that case, I need to help you feel for me all I can.” she whispered in my ear. I felt my pajama leggings being tugged at.

“W-Wait Vinyl. Seriously.” I placed a hand over my pants. Vinyl paused. “It may not be what you expect.” I warned.

Vinyl pawed at the bulge in my pajamas.

“Like I told you before, I was never really with anyone in my world. I don’t know what to expect.” she said. I closed my eyes.

“F-Fine. Just get it over with.” I said. Vinyl laughed.

“Just relax man, it’s time for your next friendship lesson. Friend’s help each other.” she said, ripping my pants off. I flinched. I could feel the frigid night air on my now standing tall erection. Vinyl gasped.

“So big.” she whispered. I whimpered again. I could feel Vinyl’s hot, steamy breath on my dick.

“Um… Vince? I’m not sure what to do.” she said. If I wasn’t so tense, I might have laughed.

“Well, I’m not really comfortable with you doing anything, but if you’re going to insist, I’d suggest a blowjob.” I said. Vinyl’s eyes lit up.

“Oh, I’ve heard of those.” she said. Vinyl positioned herself over my legs, and lay on them. Before I could prepare myself, I felt a unbelievable sensation. Something wet, and soft. I opened my eyes, and saw what it was. Vinyl’s tongue, licking my shaft up and down.

“Oh god Vinyl!” I gasped. She took this as her cue, and licked faster. The sensation was indescribable. I sat there, shaking as she pleasured me. After a moment, my cock suddenly stiffened, and Vinyl noticed this.

She quickly retracted her tongue, and thrust my entire shaft into her mouth.

“J-Jesus Vinyl!” I shuddered, gripping the bedsheets. Vinyl just kept her pretty magenta eyes on me, continuing to suck. After a moment, I felt it.

“V-Vinyl, I-I’m gonna...” I struggled to speak. Vinyl thrust my entire length down her throat, and held it there. I released my load, as strand after strand was painted against the back of her throat.

Once I finished, I leaned back, slightly exhausted. After a few minutes of resting, I sat up.

“So, what brought that on? I mean, we’re not even romantically together, if that’s even possible between us.” I asked. Vinyl snickered.

“Relax dude, just a friend helping a friend relieve a little stress.” she said, yawning. I accepted that answer, and gave it no more thought. I lay on my back, and pulled the covers up to my chest. Vinyl pawed at the bedsheets for a moment, before lifting it up, and tucking herself next to my side, tightly wrapped in bedsheets. She sighed happily, and scooted herself against me.

I nearly broke out in laughter. She was so unbelievably adorable.

Vinyl became aware that she was awake, but she really didn’t want to open her eyes. She tried to roll over, but realized something was holding her in place. She opened her eyes, and almost jumped. Vince’s hand was resting on her midsection. She looked up at Vince, who was sleeping peacefully. Then, the memory of what had happened a few hours prior came into her mind.

“I can’t believe I actually did that! What the buck was I thinking?!” Vinyl’s brain yelled at her subconscious. She closed her eyes tightly, a few tears rolling down her cheek. “I probably ruined the already small chance I had to get in a relationship with him! I’m such a bad pony!” Vinyl thought, starting to quietly sob. But it was loud enough to wake up Vince.

I was again woken from slumber by the sound of someone crying. I looked over at Vinyl, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, crying quietly.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” I asked. Vinyl damn nearly jumped off the bed.

“V-Vince?!” she squawked. I flinched.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” I said. Vinyl sniffed, and wiped some stray tears off her face. I held out my hand, and Vinyl hesitated, the came over to me. I put my hand under her chin, and gave her a little scratch.

“Ooh.” Vinyl murmured. She rested her heads weight into my palm, and closed her eyes. I smiled.

“Never fails.” I said quietly.

After a moment, Vinyl pulled away.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, concerned. Vinyl looked away. “Come on Vinyl, what’s bugging you? You can tell me.” I asked, putting a hand on her hoof. Vinyl looked at me with big, tear filled eyes.

“I’m such a bad pony! I shouldn’t have offered to relieve your stress. You probably hate me now, and think I’m some weird perverted whorse who goes around sleeping with males just to get off! I...” Vinyl stopped speaking as I clamped a hand over her muzzle.

“I don’t ever want to hear you talk like that!” I scolded. Vinyl shrunk back slightly.

I put a finger on my temples, and sighed.

“Look, Vinyl, I admit what you did was a little… unexpected, but you forget, I don’t know how things work in your world. And vice versa. I don’t now, and will never hate you for anything you have or could do. Don’t talk yourself down like that!” I said, patting her head gently. She looked at me, a few tears still falling down her face.

“Y-You really mean that?” she whimpered.

“Yes Vinyl, I really do mean it. I truly have, and always will, care for you. One hundred percent.” I said, ruffling her hair. Vinyl blushed madly. “Hehehe, thanks dude. It really means a lot to have someone care for me. Even if I was being a drama queen.” she said, sticking her tongue out at me.

I had to laugh.

“You’re welcome. Now can we get some shut eye without any interruptions? I have to work tomorrow.” I said, settling back into bed.

Author's Note

Jesus Christ Vinyl, calm your hormones! You keep stuff like this up, and I don't know how Vince might react!

Chapter Eight: Transformation Turned Tragedy

I woke up once again, except this time, it was daylight shining through the window. I stretched.

“Finally! The time when we’re supposed to wake up.” I said, glancing over to Vinyl. Or, at least where Vinyl was. I was alone on the bed currently.

“Vinyl?” I called. No response. I stood up, and peeked out of the doorway. I could hear something that sounded like sizzling. I quickly threw on a shirt, and ran to the kitchen. Vinyl was there, fussing with the toaster. The entire kitchen was a mess.

“W-What the hell happened in here?!” I asked, bewildered. Vinyl looked at me sheepishly.

“Um, I’m making breakfast?” she replied, not sounding to sure of her own statement. I sighed.

“Wouldn’t you have realized by now that a kitchen here, and a kitchen from your world is a bit different?” I asked.

Vinyl nodded.

“I wanted to try, to make up for what I did last night. I still feel rotten about it.” she said, pawing at the floor with a hoof. I knelt in front of Vinyl.

“Vinyl, for the love of god, I told you to forget about it!” I said, standing back up. I picked up a few things off of the floor, and threw them away.

“Take a seat at the table. I’ll finish breakfast.” I told her, pointing to the kitchen table. She quietly sat in her chair, and I turned back to the mess on the counter.

“So, you were try to make toast? And that resulted in all of this?” I asked, raising an eyebrow. Vinyl shrugged. Sighing, I put two slices of bread in the toaster, and pushed the handle down.

“See? Simple.” I said, turning towards the mess on the counter. I slide everything into a trash can, and tied the bag into a knot. “There we go. Now, what would you like, besides toast?” I asked.

Vinyl put a hoof to her chin in thought.

“Umm… some coffee and maybe a muffin sounds good, if you’ve got any.” she said. I nodded.

“I’ve got coffee, but I’m out of creamer. I’ve also got some chocolate chip muffins, if that strikes your fancy.” I said, heating up the coffee pot. Vinyl was nearly drooling.

“I love chocolate, so that sounds good to me! I also drink my coffee black, so don’t worry about creamer.” she exclaimed. I flipped on my Coffee machine, and pulled out a box of Chocolate Chip muffins. I set one in front of Vinyl, who ate the entire thing in ten seconds flat. My eyes widened.

“I take it you were hungry?” I asked.

“Vwwy.” she said through a mouth full of muffin. I chuckled at Vinyl’s adorableness.

Sighing, I looked at the clock.

“Look Vinyl, I called in sick today for work, but only because I’m not sure what to do with you in the situation where I’d have to leave you alone for that long.” I said. Vinyl snorted.

“Honestly dude, I’d probably just sleep most of the time. I’m kinda a night crawler.” she said. I raised an eyebrow.

“Well, regardless, we should figure something out. But, in the mean time, you wanna see some stuff outside?” I asked, twirling my truck keys around my finger. Vinyl’s eyes widened.

“Oh can we! It would be rad to see what your town is like!” she said excitedly. I smirked.

“I can imagine. My truck has tinted windows, so nobody should see you easily, as long as you keep the window up.” I said, walking towards the front door.

“Um, actually, I have a better idea.” Vinyl said, turning to face me. “Hold still.” she said.

I did as she said, and a bright light began to illuminate from her horn. A steady, horizontal wave appeared to scan over my body, from head to toe, and then vanished.

“What was that?” I asked.

“It was a body scan. I have an extremely difficult spell I want to try. Um, you should turn around, in case it goes wrong.” Vinyl said. I obliged, and as soon as I turned away from her, there was a flash of light so bright, I thought I was going to go blind.

“O-Okay, I think it worked.” I heard her say.

“Just so I know, what should I expect when I turn around? I don’t want to pass out from shock or anything.” I asked cautiously.

“It should look familiar, I don’t think you’ll be too overly shocked.” she said. I shrugged, and turned to face… her? My eyes grew huge.

“What the f...” I couldn’t even finish my sentence. Standing before me, was a white skinned girl, wearing purple pants, a white jacket, purple finger gloves, and the same electric blue hair. She immediately fell forward into me. I barely had the reaction time to catch her.

“Vinyl? What the bloody hell happened?!” I asked, losing my cool. The girl, I mean… Vinyl, slid out of my arms onto the floor. I quickly knelt next to her. She was barely awake.

“Vinyl? Can you hear me? VINYL!?” I said, starting to panic. The pony turned girl went limp in my arms.

“Fuck. FUCK!!” I shouted. I quickly carried Vinyl to the couch, and gently placed her on it. I snatched my out of my pocket, and quickly dialed 911.

“911 Emergency? What can we help you with today?” I frantically started talking.

“Hello! I’ve got a pon… girl! Girl on my couch that suddenly just passed out! I need an ambulance over here right away!” I yelled.

“Sir, I understand you’re concern, the best thing to do in this case is remain calm. We’re dispatching an ambulance now. Please, try to remain calm. The emergency service’s will be along soon.” I hung up the phone, and tried to follow the dispatchers advice. I slowly breathed in and out, and closed my eyes. I relaxed, and turned my attention back to Vinyl.

She was motionless, I checked for a pulse. I nearly shit myself. She had no pulse.

“Oh fuck...” I muttered, starting to panic again. I patted Vinyl’s face, but still, she didn’t respond. I sat there, my head in my hands, crying. I feared I had lost the one special friend I had. After a moment, the wailing of a siren caught my attention. I ran to the front door, and nearly ripped it off its hinges as I opened it. I ran out into the front yard, and saw the ambulance driving down the street. I waved my hands frantically. The ambulance screeched to a stop in front of my driveway, and quickly backed in.

A paramedic jumped out, and quickly ran over to me.

“Where’s the problem?” he asked.

“Inside! Hurry! She’s got no pulse!” I screeched, pulling the paramedic into my house. When he saw Vinyl, he shouted towards the door.

“Paul! Bring in the stretcher, hurry! We got a code red!” he said. A few seconds later, the clattering of metal could be heard, and a second paramedic ran into the house, carrying a foldable bed on wheels. He unfolded it in seconds, and I gently lifted Vinyl onto it.

“Sir, what is your relation to her?” one paramedic asked. I quickly thought.

“Friend! Very close friend!” I quickly responded. The second paramedic gave a slight nod to the first one. I heard another siren outside, and a squeal of tires.

“We had a police officer come to this location so he could give you an escort to the hospital.”

I breathed heavily.

“Hello! Anybody here? Police!” I heard a third person call. I froze. That voice was familiar.

“In here!” I called. After a few seconds, a Police Officer walked into the room. He stopped, and stared at me, moving aside as the paramedics wheeled Vinyl outside.

“You again?!” he said. I would have laughed if the situation had not been so dire.

“Yeah, I need an escort to the hospital! She’s my… girlfriend I told you about. The one with the blue hair!” I said, grabbing my keys off of the coffee table.

“Right! Follow me in the squad car!” the Officer said, heading back outside.

I ran out, closing the front door behind me. I jumped into my truck, and started the engine. The Crown Victoria Police Interceptor parked in the street in front of my house switched on it’s blue and red’s, and began to follow the ambulance down the street. I was quick on the gas, squealed out of the driveway tires blazing as I followed the Police car closely. Once we cleared the neighborhood, both the Ambulance, and the Squad car switched on their sirens, and I flipped on my hazard lights.

We traveled pretty fast, averaging around fifty miles per hour. The hospital was only about seven miles away, so we got there in a decent amount of time. The Ambulance sped around to the rear of the hospital, while I followed the Officer around to the front. I parked behind the Crown Vic, and me and the Officer walked into the lobby.

“It’s going to be a few minutes until they can tell us what’s happening, I have a few questions to ask you for my report, if you don’t mind.” he said. I plopped into the nearest chair, and put a hand to my head.

“What the hell ever, ask away.” I said, closing my eyes.

“Alright, what caused her to pass out?” he asked. I growled internally. I couldn’t tell him a pony to human transformation, he’d arrest me right on the spot.

“I don’t know. We were talking, then she just suddenly fell into my arms, passed out.” I lied. The Officer looked at me for a solid five seconds, then scribbled on his notepad.

After a few more unnecessary questions, a nurse came out and grabbed me.

“You’re Vince?” she asked. I quickly nodded.

“Yes, how’s my friend?!” I asked, trying to read the Nurse’s face. The Nurse forced a smile, pulling back through a door.

“She’s conscious, but we’re having some trouble with her.” the nurse said. I sighed, relieved that she was at least awake.

“What trouble?” I asked. The nurse shrugged.

“Well, our instruments aren’t getting accurate readings! According to our computer, she has no heartbeat, and nothing is wrong with her!” the Nurse explained.

I sighed. If faulty instruments was the trouble, that was fine with me!

I was led into an open hospital room, where I found Vinyl laying on a bed, tubes and other bullshit hooked all over her body. She looked plenty scared, although once she saw me, she relaxed a good bit.

“V-Vince!” she cried. I ran over to the bed, and Vinyl wrapped her… arms around my waist, nuzzling her head into my chest as I knelt down beside her. I looked towards the Nurse.

“Can we get a few minutes alone please?” I asked. The Nurse nodded.

“Just a few minutes, but if anything goes wrong, please find somebody immediately.” she said, walking out of the room.

I turned back towards Vinyl.

“Vinyl, what on Earth happened to you!?” I asked. Vinyl sighed.

“Well, when you said no one around would readily see me as a pony, I decided to pull out an old magic spell back from my world. It lets me scan another kind of being, and shape shift into their form, for a while. I thought if I looked like everyone else, I'd be ok to walk around. I guess it took so much energy out of me, I just… kinda passed out.” she said, smiling sheepishly. I suddenly realized something.

“Uh, exactly how long is… a while?” I asked, looking at the clock. Between the time Vinyl first changed, and the time it was now, it had been about three hours. Vinyl furrowed her brow.

“Usually about six hours or so. Why?” she asked quizzically.

“Fuck Vinyl! It’s already been three hours! You’re in a hospital now, if you hadn’t figured it out. If someone sees you, I don’t know what could happen.” I said

Vinyl’s eyes widened.

“Oh man! You’re right. I mean, I could always teleport us somewhere else nearby. But I’d probably be out for a few more hours.” she said. I sighed. What choice did we have? Odds are, the hospital wasn’t going to let a passed out for an unknowable reason girl out of the hospital for a few days, at least.

“Let me think about it for a little bit.” I said. I then had another thought. I quickly turned back towards Vinyl.

“Hey! Why the hell don’t you have a pulse!? I was scared shitless when I tried to find your pulse, and you didn’t have one!” I asked, a bit loudly. Vinyl winced.

“Oh, yeah. When a Unicorn pulls a shape shift spell, it doesn’t do anything to the inside of our body, like change organs or anything like that. Basically, the only thing inside my body right now is magic. Magic is keeping my alive, allowing me to breath, and everything else. But once I go back to my original form, all my normal organs return.” she explained.

I nodded. I guess that made sense?

“Well whatever. My truck is right outside the hospital, if you can get us outside, I can get us out of here.” I said. Vinyl nodded, and closed her eyes. I waited…

…

Nothing was happening.

“Uh, Vinyl?” I asked. She opened her eyes, and looked around. Suddenly, she leaned her head against the pillow.

“CRAP! I forgot. I don’t have a horn right now, so I can’t pull of any spells. We’re going to have to wait until I’m back in pony form.” she said. I wanted to bang my head against the bedside railing.

“We need to come up with a plan then. Something that in...” I glanced at the clock.

“Two hours and fifty minutes, will keep everyone out of the room for a bit. Because as soon as they discover both of us missing, everyone is going to freak. And I want to be far away by then.” I said, trying to think of a plan.

After a few minutes, I had an idea. The bathroom!

“Wait, I’ve got it! You need to use the bathroom!” I said. Vinyl looked at me.

“No I don’t.” she said. I rolled my eyes.

“I mean, we tell them you need to use the bathroom! Usually, when a patient needs to use the bathroom, a Nurse helps them, but because of how I told them we’re involved together, they’ll probably let me help you, and let us be for about ten minutes.” I said. Vinyl nodded.

“I guess? But wouldn’t we have to go out of the room for that?” she asked. I looked around the hospital room.

“Nope! All hospital rooms have a bathroom.” I said, pointing to a door in the wall of Vinyl’s room.

“Wow. Ponyville General didn’t.” she muttered.

I sat for a few minutes in silence, trying to fully formulate my plan, when Vinyl broke my train of thought.

“What did you tell them for how we’re involved together? I don’t think friends would help each other in the bathroom.” she said.

Shit. I was going to have to tell her.

“Um… I told them that you and I were… romantically involved with each other.” I said quietly. Vinyl’s response was not what I expected. She laughed.

“Whoa! So like, special someponies? I thought you weren't sure!” she said. I sighed.

"Vinyl, I just said it so they'd let me come with. I was barely thinking straight. I'm still not sure if I could love you like that. I don't think we can be special someponies!" I exclaimed. Vinyl was silent for a few minutes.

“Do you want to be?” she suddenly asked.

Wait. What?

“What?” I asked, hoping she hadn’t just asked what I thought she did.

Vinyl turned towards me.

“If I was actually one of your kind, would you want to be my stallion friend?” she explained. I bit my lip. In all honesty, in the short time I had known Vinyl, I was getting rather… attached to her. But a full on relationship?

“I… I don’t know. I mean, I haven’t known you for that long, and...” I couldn’t figure out how to finish the sentence. Vinyl’s face changed ever so slightly. It showed a sign of… sadness? I couldn’t be sure.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” she said. We both sat in silence for a few minutes, then she turned onto her side, facing away from me.

I felt like I had done something to hurt her, but decided not to bring it up.

Author's Note

Vince, you dumbass. You clearly hurt Vinyl's feelings with your answer to her question, and you decide not to apologize? How could you?

Could it be you're trying to think hard about what your feelings really are for her?

Chapter Nine: Plan B

I opened my eyes, and looked at the clock.

“Vinyl!” I suddenly said, startling the girl next to me.

“What!? What happened?!” she asked, looking scared.

“We fell asleep. You’re going to be changing back in fifteen minutes!” I screeched. Vinyl bolted upright in her bed.

“Man, I knew I shouldn’t have laid down.” she said. I collapsed the side arm of the hospital bed, so Vinyl could swing her legs over the side. The instant she did so, a god awful buzzing sound filled the room. I covered my ears.

“What the heck is that!?” Vinyl asked frantically.

“Bed alarm! Let’s the Nurse’s know if someone’s trying to escape.” I replied, noticing the irony, considering that’s exactly what we were trying to do.

On cue, a Nurse entered the room, looking a bit panicked, but calmed down when she saw Vinyl was still present. She walked over to the bed, and flicked off the buzzer.

“What’s going on?” she then asked. I gently elbowed Vinyl.

“Oh! Uh, I need to use the bathroom, and he was just going to help me.” she said, sweating a little. The Nurse sighed.

“I see. We usually have a Nurse do the helping, but seeing as you two are close, I can let you do the assisting. I’ll be back soon.” the Nurse walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

“Whew! Nice job, Vinyl.” I complimented. Vinyl blushed. “Are you able to walk?” I asked, recalling Vinyl was not familiar with the human biped style. Vinyl stood on her two legs, and wobbled a bit.

“I think I can get to the bathroom.” she said, slowly making her way to the door. I walked over to open the door for her, but it didn’t budge. I quickly looked at the doorknob.

“Hey, what gives?!” I asked, trying to open the locked door again.

“Occupied!” said a voice on the other side of the door. I took my hand off of the knob, and back into the wall.

How could I have forgotten? Some hospitals share one bathroom between two rooms!

“Shit Vinyl! It won’t work!” I hissed. Vinyl’s eyes widened.

“What?! Why?” she loudly whispered back. I explained the bathroom setup to her.

“What are we supposed to do?” she asked, looking nervous. I looked around the room, trying to figure out another plan. The Nurse would be back soon, and Vinyl would revert to pony form in five minutes or less!

I spotted a red box on the side of the wall. The Fire Alarm.

“I’ve got it!” I said, running over to the alarm trigger.

“What?” Vinyl asked.

“When I pull this, the entire hospital will have to evacuate! Everyone will think there’s a fire.” I explained. Vinyl looked unsure.

“Is that really a good idea? Surely there are patients here that shouldn’t be moved unless absolutely necessary.” she said. I sighed. Damn! She was right.

“Well, then what are we supposed to do, we’ve got less than three minutes!” I asked.

Vinyl looked frustrated.

“If only I knew more magic spells, I could cast an invisibility spell or something once I turn back!” she said. I looked at her.

“Seriously, you can shape shift, but you can’t go invisible?” I asked. Vinyl shrugged.

“I wasn’t even supposed to know the shape shift spell, I learned it on accident!” she said. I decided not to ask how you learn something like that on accident.

Suddenly, the door opened, and a Nurse walked in.

“Alright, it’s time to get some rest.” she said, walking towards Vinyl.

It’s a tad hard to explain what happened next, but I’ll try.

The Nurse almost got to Vinyl, before there was a brilliant flash of light. The Nurse shouted in surprise, and fell backwards. I looked to where Vinyl was, and saw she had transformed back into a pony.

“Fuck.” I muttered. The Nurse began to get up, so I did all I could think of. I punched her.

“VINCE! What the heck!” Vinyl shouted as the Nurse fell to the floor.

“Not now! Odds are, when she wakes up, she’ll assume she was knocked out by whatever caused the light explosion!” I explained, while quickly picking Vinyl up in my arms. I ran towards the window. Thankfully, the side of the building her room was on was the same side where I had left my truck.

“You see down there, by the front doors!?” I asked, pointing. Vinyl nodded.

“Can you teleport us there, or somewhere close?” I asked.

“I think so.” Vinyl said. Before she could focus, a doctor burst into the room.

“What on Earth was that noise?!” he asked. He looked at the unconscious Nurse. “What happened in here?!” he demanded, walking towards us, somehow not noticing that I was holding a white unicorn.

“Get ready Vinyl.” I whispered. She nodded slightly, and closed her eyes. Before the doctor could get closer, I quickly jumped backwards… and through the open window.

“WAIT!” the doctor shouted as I found myself outside, falling towards the ground.

“NOW VINYL!!” I screamed through the roaring wind as we fell.

Suddenly, I found myself laying on my back, Vinyl in my arms. But I wasn’t in any pain.

“Welcome to teleporting.” Vinyl said. I quickly stood up, hoping nobody had seen what happened. Thankfully, it was night, and the hospital wasn’t very busy. I spotted my truck, and ran towards it. A few people walking through the parking lot shouted at me, but I just jumped into my truck, gently throwing Vinyl into the passenger seat. I turned the engine over, and floored the gas pedal. Within minutes, we were miles from the hospital.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and Vinyl was freaking out a bit.

“Did you jump through a window!? Are you crazy! What if my spell had failed. What if...” I cut her off.

“If your spell failed, at least you would have been alright! I would have cushioned your impact. I think you’d rather survive a little more than me!” I shouted angrily. Vinyl fell silent. I turned off of the main road, and parked my truck in a siding.

“What do you mean?” Vinyl whispered. Although it was dark, I could see a faint glow from what light was available in her big, red eyes.

I sighed.

“Look, Vinyl. My life sucks. No friends, boring job, no family. Nothing. Honestly, before you showed up, I was wondering how to commit suicide! But then you showed up, and changed my life. If you were killed, I don’t think I could bear it, so if one of us was killed, I’d prefer it to be me. At least you could live a decent life.” finished, breathing heavily.

I heard Vinyl sniff. I looked over, and some a few shiny specks on her face. She was crying.

“My life wouldn’t be any better without you! I don’t know anything about this place! What could I possibly do without you?! I would end up wandering who knows where, and probably get killed, or contained eventually! If I lose you, my life is over!” she wailed, covering her eyes with her hooves.

I hadn’t thought of that. Vinyl needs me almost as much as I need her. I scooted over on my trucks bench seat until I was right next to her. I put my arm around her, and she buried her head into my chest, sobbing. I felt bad for making her cry.

“I’m sorry Vinyl. I didn’t mean to say all that. I didn’t realize what you’re life must be like.” I whispered, causing her to slow her sobs. After a few minutes, she stopped completely. She pulled herself off of me, and looked at me with a tear stained face.

“It scares me Vince. Thinking of what would happen if you ever disappeared.” she whispered.

I sighed, and looked her squarely in the eyes.

“Vinyl, if I can help it, I will never leave you. You mean to much to me. You saved my life. It’s the least I can do to stay by your side, and keep you happy.” I said, wiping some stray blue hair out of her face. Vinyl stared at me for a few seconds, then our faces inched closer, until I could feel her hot breath on mine. She closed the gap fully.

We kissed. And I can’t say it was entirely unwelcome.

Author's Note

It's getting real! They kissed, and Vince didn't seem to mind. Sometimes all it takes is an explanation from both sides for two beings to realize what they mean to each other.

This is the last chapter I have completed for today. The reason four chapters came out at once is because I had those completed, and originally planned on spreading them out, but I just decided "Screw it, I should upload the action part to keep ya'll interested." Did it work? xD

Chapter Ten: What Now?

Vinyl and I must have fallen asleep in my truck, because next thing I know, I was being blinded by sunlight coming through my windshield. I groaned, sore from sleeping in such an awkward position. I turned the key, which startled Vinyl, who was curled up next to me. Seriously, RIGHT next to me. Her head was resting on my lap. She picked up her head, and looked around, her eyes still half closed.

“What time is it?” she asked. I looked at my dashboard clock.

“Eight… thirty. Shit! I’m late for work.” I said, quickly putting the truck into gear.

Vinyl wrapped her hooves around my arm as I quickly sped home. I bumped my truck into the driveway, and quickly opened the door. I unlocked my house, and ran to the phone, to see there was already a message waiting. I hesitated, then it “Play”.

“Vince? It’s Ed. Listen, this is the fifth time you’ve been late for work this month. I can’t run a music shop with unreliable employees! I’ve given you many chances, but nothing ever changes. *Sigh*I’m sorry Vince. You’re fired. You’ll get your last paycheck through the mail. Thanks for working for us as long as you did.”

The message ended. I quietly took my hand off of the answering machine. I took a deep breath, and sighed. I was jobless. Again. I pounded my fist onto the table, and cursed.

“SHIT!” I yelled to no one in particular.

“V-Vince?” I heard a timid voice behind me. I turned, and saw Vinyl standing there, looking a bit scared.

“Hey, sorry Vinyl. I didn’t mean to scare you.” I said, forcing myself to relax. Vinyl still looked unsure. I knelt down next to her, and sighed.

“Vinyl, I don’t suppose I could get a hug, could I?” I asked quietly. Vinyl smiled, and stood up on her hind legs, wrapping her front legs around me. I instantly felt better the moment I felt Vinyl’s warmth. It was then I realized.

I felt something for her. I wanted to deny it a little, but… I loved her. A lot. Vinyl finally let me go, smiling at me. “Feel better?” she asked, curling a hoof through her mane. I nodded.

“Vinyl, I need to talk to you.” I said, sitting on the floor. Vinyl laid in front of me, her eyes never leaving mine.

“What’s up?” she asked. I thought about how to go about saying what I felt.

“About last night...” I started. Vinyl instantly blushed.

“God Vince, I’m sorry. I know you said you didn’t feel anything for me...” she trailed off, looking down to the floor. I chuckled.

“Relax Vinyl, I wanted to thank you.” I finished. Vinyl jerked her head up, eyes wide. “If you hadn’t done that, I don’t think I would know exactly what I feel for you.” I stood. I pulled a package off of the coffee table, which was sitting on the doorstep when we came back home.

“Hang on.” I said, running off to the kitchen. I opened the package, and wrote something onto the item inside.

I came back, and Vinyl was looking at me, eagerly waiting for me to finish my sentence. I held the item behind my back. I took a deep breath, and got down on one knee.

“Vinyl Scratch, I know I haven’t even known you for a week but...” I held out the item in my hands. “Would you be my girl… erm, pony… no, that’s not right either. Special someone!?” I finished.

Vinyl’s eyes grew big a saucers. She covered her mouth with her hooves, sucking in a sharp breath. The item in my hands was a pair of large, black rim aviators, with purple frames. Vinyl grabbed them with her magic, and looked at them. Suddenly, she hesitated as she read the message written on the inside of the frames. She burst into tears. She jumped at me, clutching me with her hooves, burying her face in my chest.

“Do y-you r-r-really mean that?!” she sobbed. I patted her back, letting her cry.

“I do. I realized this morning Vinyl, you mean more to me than I can comprehend. I can’t possibly fathom life without you. You’ve honestly been my only friend within the past few years.” I said. Vinyl stopped crying, and looked at me with big, tear filled eyes.

She didn’t say anything, just moved her head towards me. I met her half way, and our lips met. It was then I learned.

It doesn’t matter color, race, species, or gender. Love is love. Love is a beautiful thing, and nothing could be better. As long as one being loves another, that’s all that matters.

Vinyl and I kissed for a few seconds, then parted. I took the custom Aviators, and placed them on Vinyl’s face. They fit over her eyes perfectly.

“You look lovely.” I said, grinning.

Vinyl half laughed, half cried, then pulled me into a hug.

“I never knew what it felt like to have a special somepony before. It’s better than I could have imagined.” she whispered. We spent at least the next half hour just cuddling.

The clock chimed ten, and startled Vinyl and I. I looked over at Vinyl, who was still wearing her new aviators. It was amazing how different Vinyl looked with them on. Without them, she looked sweet, adorable, friendly, and kind. With them on, she looked… cool, brash, snobby, and out of my league.

“Wow.” I muttered. I gently pulled the glasses off of her face, and set them on the table. It was not my intention to wake her, but that’s what I did. She stirred, and opened one beautiful red eye, looking at me.

“What was that?” she whispered, stretching herself across me.

“Sorry. I just removed your glasses. In my opinion, you look cool with them, but you look nicer without them. Without them I can see your pretty red eyes, which compliment your pretty face, which compliment your pretty hair, which compliments your pretty body.” I finished, mentally face palming at how cheesy that must have sounded. But Vinyl was blushing madly.

“T-That was so cheesy Vince.” she whispered, looking at me. I sighed. I was about to say “I know”, but Vinyl stopped me, by giving a little peck on the lips.

“But it totally worked.” she said, sitting herself onto my lap. I wrapped my arms around her, and enjoyed her warmth.

We cuddled for another fifteen minutes, then I convinced Vinyl to get off of me so I could get up.

“Well, I don’t have a job anymore, so I guess better get on the computer and look for another one.” I said, beginning to walk out of the room.

“You know, I said that if you and I worked together with some better equipment, we could sell our music.” Vinyl reminded me. I hesitated, then turned to face her.

“What are you getting at?” I asked. Vinyl shrugged.

“You know man, I know you don’t have income anymore, but if you were willing to spend some money on some better speakers, I think we could make some top notch songs to sell.” she said. I sat down, and Vinyl walked over to me.

“I meant it earlier Vince. You make good music, and I only heard a few of your songs! If you let me help, we could take everypony my storm!” she shouted.

I paused.

“I-I don’t know Vinyl, I don’t have loads of money in my savings, at to purchase equipment like you’re thinking of, that would take an awful lot of it.” I said. Vinyl smiled.

“Vince, as I’m a musician myself, I have a strong belief in what I’m saying. You have good musical skill, but it’s being hindered by your budget equipment. Before you can make money, you must invest money.” she stated.

I raised my eyebrows.

“Never thought I’d hear anything like that coming out of your mouth.” I said.

Vinyl scowled.

“You saying I’m not smart?” she questioned.

I cringed. I suppose it could come across that way.

“No Vinyl, I just meant...” I stopped when I noticed Vinyl smirking. “Oh, you’re just teasing, aren’t you?” I asked.

Vinyl’s smile grew wider.

“Maybe.” she said. I laughed at her coyness.

I opened my laptop, and went to Amazon.

“So, how much are you talking about here?” I asked, looking at speaker sets. Vinyl thought.

“How much did you pay for your current ones?” she asked, looking closely at one of my two speakers.

“Um, about fifty dollars?” I replied. Vinyl frowned.

“Yeah, that explains it. You just have run of the mill equipment, what you need is professional grade equipment. I would say, at least five hundred dollars. And see if you can get one with an equalizer soundboard. That will help you add some nice sound effects.” she said, pointing to the picture of a soundboard speaker set on my computer screen.

I raised my eyebrows.

“Oh, well that’s not so bad. I thought you were going to have me get one of those multi-thousand dollar sets.” I said, relieved. Vinyl waved a hoof submissively.

“Eh, the only reason those are so high priced is because they’re big name brands. A five hundred dollar set is just as good as a super expensive one, it’s just cheaper because it’s not a big name company. Believe me, I’ve had both expensive and super expensive sets, they’re pretty much the same.” she said.

“I see. Alright then. If I order it now, it will arrive in a week. That gives us time to come up with some song ideas, and begin to make a plan of action.” I said.

Vinyl nodded.

“Yep, I’ve already got a few ideas."

I hovered my hand over the mouse button, then clicked “Order”.

The speaker set was on the way.

Author's Note

Vince's and Vinyl's relationship has taken a big step in this chapter! Vince has finally realized he has feelings for Vinyl, and has made them known! For those who feel their relationship is moving fast, it is.

But remember, Vinyl is literally the only... being that Vince has really been close to for years, who shares his interests, and is also a girl. Somewhat of the same for Vinyl. No wonder they just hit it off.

A short chapter, mainly because I'm SUPER busy with work right now. Been working fifty or more hours a week! Which is also why the next chapter won't be out for a while, but don't fret, I AM working on it!

Chapter Eleven: Late Night Tour

The next few days were pretty busy while waiting for the new speakers to arrive. Vinyl and I were collaborating music ideas, we were planning a room layout for musical creation, getting some better software, and just enjoying each others company. After all, I was still getting used to the idea of dating.

It was nearing seven in the evening, and I needed some fresh air. Vinyl was sitting on the couch, watching something on the television. I picked up my truck keys, and headed for the door.

“Hey Vinyl, I’m going to go for a drive, you wanna come?” I offered. Vinyl’s eyes lit up.

“Sure! You forget, the only time I’ve been in your truck was when I ended up in the hospital. I’d like to enjoy it for once.” she said, hopping off of the couch.

I cringed at the memory of that event.

“Yeah, don’t even want to think about that. I really thought I lost you that day.” I said quietly. Vinyl quietly padded over to me, and nuzzled my leg.

“I know dude. I’m really sorry. I should never have tried something so stupid. I mean, trying to scan a man’s figure so I could...” Vinyl paused suddenly, a look of shock on her face.

“Of course...” she whispered.

I scratched my head.

“What?” I asked.

“The spell was incorrectly casted because you’re a dude! My spell didn’t work because I’m a mare, and you’re a colt… um, man. Damn man! I should have known that. I have to scan the same gender of the species I’m trying to transform into.” she said, pacing back and forth.

To be honest, I hadn’t thought about that, but it did make some sense. I shook my head.

“Regardless of that, I don’t want to try that again. I couldn’t bear it if something like that happened again. I’m perfectly happy with loving you as a little pony.” I said, picking Vinyl up, and letting her rest on my shoulder. Vinyl wrapped her hooves around my neck as I supported her, and nuzzled my neck, sighing contently.

“What did I ever to to deserve a guy like you?” she whispered. I chuckled.

“Well, technically, I was the one that summoned you here, so if anything, that should be my line.” I said, stroking her back. Vinyl huffed.

“Don’t ruin it.” she said.

We stayed in each others embrace for a few minutes, then I gently set her back down.

“Well, shall we go?” I asked, opening the door.

Vinyl walked out, and I followed, closing the door behind us.

I opened the door, and she climbed into my truck, and put on her seatbelt.

I turned the ignition, and the old diesel rumbled to life.

“This thing is loud.” Vinyl observed, splaying her ears down. I raised an eyebrow.

“Really? You listen to dubstep at maximum volume, but when you encounter a somewhat loud vehicle, you complain?” I asked, smirking. Vinyl stuck her tongue out at me. An adorable move.

“Hey, dubstep is music, this is just noise.” she said, getting comfy on the bench seat. I ignored her comment, and put the truck into gear. With it finally being dark, I had no worries of Vinyl being seen by others, as long as we didn’t get out anywhere.

The second pulled onto a main road, Vinyl began looking around in curiosity. I went somewhat slower than the speed limit so she could take her time and look. After a few minutes, we came to an intersection, where I stopped at the light. Vinyl looked ahead, than at me.

“Why’d we stop?” she asked. I pointed at the red light.

“Traffic light. When it’s red, we have to stop, and let the other direction of traffic cross. When it’s green, we go, and they’re supposed to stop.” I said. Vinyl mused over this information.

“We had stop signs back in Manehattan. But no lights.” she said.

I shrugged. “When you’ve got high speed machines like these, sometimes, stop signs aren’t efficient enough.” I explained.

We continued the town tour, and within seconds, Vinyl was freaking out about another thing. “WHAT’S THAT!?” she screeched suddenly. I flinched at her outburst, and looked to where she was pointing. A mall.

“What, the mall? It’s essentially just one huge building with a bunch of stores, restaurants, and other stuff inside of it. It’s essentially a place where people go to spend money.” I said, slowing so she could continue looking at the massive structure.

“Well, that’s convenient for space saving, I guess.” she said. She glanced at another location next to the mall. A bunch of parking spaces, with a large screen.

“That’s a drive in, before you ask.” I said. “People park their vehicles, and can watch a movie in the comfort of their cars. Usually people are out on a date, or something like that.” I said. Vinyl was silent. I looked at her, and discovered she was looking back at me.

“Could we go later?” she asked.

I shrugged. “I guess. Can’t say I’ve been to a drive in movie in the past few years.” I said, driving past the drive in.

After another half an hour of showing Vinyl the town, the moon came out. Full, and white.

“That’s a beautiful moon. Who raises and lowers it?” Vinyl asked casually. THAT question caught me off guard.

“Huh?” I asked, making sure I had heard her correctly.

“The moon? Who raises the moon here? And the sun, for that matter?” she repeated. I tried to figure out what she was asking.

“Um, nobody? They raise, and lower by themselves. Well, actually, the sun doesn’t move, but this planet moves around the sun, and the moon moves around the planet.” I explained.

Vinyl looked unsure.

“Soooo, nobody is in charge of the stars, sun, or moon?” she asked. I nodded.

“Yup, all natural.” I said.

“That’s weird.” Vinyl pointed out. I decided not to argue, seeing as things were clearly different between her world and mine. I did get an idea, though.

“If you really want to get a good view of the moon, you should see it from the local beach.” I said. Vinyl’s curiosity spiked.

“Could we?” she asked. I nodded.

“Sure, the beach is always open, although nobody really goes there at night. They don’t know what they’re missing.” I said, turning in the direction of the beach.

After a ten minute drive, me and Vinyl were standing on the smooth sand of the beach.

Vinyl was in awe. “Sweet Celestia...” she breathed, her eyes growing huge.

I smiled at her reaction, not to say it wasn’t expected.

“Yep, the beach is one thing during the day, but at night, it’s truly something else.” I said, gazing at the moon’s reflection on the peaceful waves.

“Could we sit here for a bit?” Vinyl asked. I shrugged.

“I don’t see why not. No reason not to enjoy the natural...” I chose that moment to look at Vinyl, who was sitting in the sand, gazing up at me with her big, red, moonlit eyes.

“...beauty.” I finished quietly. Vinyl’s cheeks turned red, and looked down into the sand, drawing a random line with her hoof.

I sat next to her, and put a hand under her chin, forcing her to look at me.

“Vinyl...” I whispered.

“Yes?” she asked quietly, closing her eyes some.

No more words were spoken. No more words needed to be spoken.

Vinyl and I slowly inched closer, until she was in my lap, looking directly at me. Our faces inched closer, and she closed her eyes.

I stroked her mane, and kissed her.

But this time, it was different. It wasn’t just a quick, cute kiss. It was a kiss of meaning, of passion.

Of real love.

Author's Note

Again, a short chapter. I wish I could actually write a decent length chapter in this story, but I keep getting such good opportunities to leave it to the next chapter.

BUT, the next chapter will make up for it. Let's just say... things heat up in the next chapter, if you know what I mean.

Chapter One: The Start of It All

I slid my punch card through the time clock, and placed it back into its slot. I sighed, and slid my windbreaker over my work uniform. Working at the music shop wasn’t the best job in the world, but it payed the bills. I walked outside, and shivered. It was a brisk autumn day. Leaves were blowing all over the place, and to my displeasure, a good amount of them were seemingly attached to my truck.

“All the places in the parking lot, and my truck is the leaf magnet.” I muttered, quickly brushing all the leaves off the hood. Once the truck was clean, I got in, and started the engine. The drive home was slow, quiet, and boring. As my life was.

After a ten minute drive, I found myself pulling into the driveway of my small suburban home. A single bedroom, single bathroom, single everything ranch house. My trucks engine dieseled to silence. I quickly got out, and locked the truck behind me. I looked around. None of the neighbors were around. Figures.

I walked into my house, and threw my work uniform into the laundry. I walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and looked inside. Ramon Noodles, Ramon Noodles, and more Ramen Noodles. Dear God. I took out a pack of Ramen Noodles, and dumped them into a pot of water. As I waited for the pot to boil, I flipped on the TV. I didn’t look to see what was on, I just needed something to break the silence.

Finally, the noodles were ready. I sat down, and glanced at the TV. Some show about Cartoon ponies was on. Whatever. I slurped my noodles, and continued to stare at the table. Suddenly, I heard electronic music coming fro the TV. I look up, and see a white, blue haired pony with purple goggles playing music from a DJ stand. I snuffed.

“I wish I had a friend like that.” I muttered to myself. I finished the noodles, and tossed the empty plastic container in the trash.

After a few hours of aimless surfing on the Internet, the TV still playing in the background, I decided it was time for bed. After I shut my computer off, I looked at the TV again. I jumped back slightly, as the white DJ pony from before appeared to be staring directly at me through the TV.

“What the hell?” I said aloud. The white pony filled the entire TV screen, not moving. Although the goggles of the cartoon character were still on, I felt… watched. I quickly turned off the TV, and shuddered. I glanced out the window, and saw it was quickly getting dark out. I looked up in the sky. Full moon. Shuddering again, I cracked open the window, and let the fresh air relax my nerves.

After a few minutes of fresh air, I changed into my pajamas, and switched off the light. Laying in my bed, I stared the ceiling, waiting for slumber to find me. Right before I dozed off, I thought I heard a noise.

It sounded like… scuffling.