Sighing deeply, Sugar Fizz lets the hot water from the shower rush over her body, easing out the aches of the day. Looking up into the running water, she runs through several things in her mind trying to block out the main one plaguing her. Opening and rolling her eyes in defeat, she turns off the water before grabbing a towel to dry herself. Doing her feet first, the mare is now able to walk into the main room and begin picking out fresh clothes.

"Ugh, it doesn't even matter... She'll still be home later. So, why do I feel so annoyed?" Sugar Fizz states looking at Amore's bed.

Looking out the window she can see the evening will be soon upon them. Sugar Fizz debates between a fresh uniform and her pyjamas. Shaking her head again the mare opens her wardrobe and spots herself in the door-sized mirror.

"Hmm... I think I need new bras when I next visit home..." Sugar Fizz comments, lightly groping herself.

Shifting through her underwear drawer, the mare picks out an elegant white lace set aiming for a comfortable evening, if nothing else. However, as she clothed herself, Amore's words still weighed heavily on her mind.

Amore stands in front of Sugar Fizz as they just left the cafeteria, the mare smiling awkwardly.

"Okay, so... You remember last Monday I mentioned about making arrangements for last weekend? Well, I set up the same thing this week and will be back later tonight." Amore rubs the back of her neck.

"What about dinner? You promised before we'd save it till this evening, that's why I skipped out on lunch for a longer night session." Sugar Fizz states, folding her arms.

Amore winces slightly and bites her lip.

"I know, I know... I'm really sorry and it totally slipped my mind. Do you think you can wait till I get back tonight? It'll only be a little after midnight, maybe one or something." Amore asks, with a pleading expression.

Sighing deeply Sugar Fizz rolls her eyes before scratching her head.

"Okay, fine. I was looking forward to it, but if you really want to go to your planned event I shouldn't stop you." Sugar Fizz shrugs and unfolds her arms.

Amore scampers on the spot slightly and hugs Sugar Fizz on impulse.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you! I promise I'll make it up to you! See you tonight." Amore states after she lets go and runs off.

Sugar Fizz lays out her uniform as she sighs and begins to dress. Buttoning up her blazer and sorting out her skirt the mare takes a deep breath while staring at her reflection.

"You don't mistrust her... It's just, you feel," Sugar Fizz pauses and frowns at herself. "What do I feel?"

Shaking her head she closes the wardrobe and grabs her phone, one last check of the room and turning off the lights cements her conviction as she leaves the dorm. Making her way past various students on her way to the entrance, she stops when she notices Amore standing at the academy gate with Aqua Streak. Hiding, she watches them talk for several minutes before being joined by Scarlet Orange, known to be Aqua Streak's twin sister.

"The twins? Amore's friends, if I recall right..." Sugar Fizz continues watching as the pair now leave the academy gate and head down the path off campus.

Raising an eyebrow, Sugar Fizz frowns before spreading her vampire wings and taking to the sky. Feeling the wind blow through her mane helps to alleviate some of her stress but not by much as she spots them heading to a cover by a tree. Pulling the cover off the object, Aqua Streak reveals it to be a light blue motorbike with two helmets. Putting on one helmet, Aqua Streak passes the other to Amore who puts it on, Scarlet Orange being questioned by the mare before she pulls out her own vampire wings and takes to the sky. Speeding off on the bike, Sugar Fizz notices Amore has her silver case across her back.

"When did she pick that up from the room?" Sugar Fizz ponders as she flies lower to avoid Scarlet, who is gliding alongside the bike.

The trio of mares quickly made their way into Ponyville from the academy road and headed for a place Sugar Fizz knew well. Picking a spot in a nearby tree, the mare lands on a branch to watch her roommate and her friends pull over in Valentine's bar's small parking lot. The establishment's neon sign glowing bright red against the darkness of the night. Hopping off the branch as the three head into the bar, Sugar Fizz is stopped by three stallions wearing leather jackets, white shirts and jeans.

"Hey, do you want us to buy you a drink?" The middle stallion offers.

"To answer your questions in order, no, I'm a lesbian, and no you cannot 'turn me' as some of your gender suggest." Sugar Fizz folds her arms as her eyes flash crimson for a second.

"Woah, chill. We just thought we'd offer you a drink." The second stallion states raising his hands.

"Sorry, we'll get out of your way now." The middle stallion sighs before leaving with his two friends.

Rolling her eyes and sighing, Sugar Fizz continues towards the bar before entering through the brushed black oak door. Once inside she is hit with a slightly foggy atmosphere of booze and music. Taking a deep breath, Sugar Fizz flutters her eyelids slightly before smiling to herself. Looking around she sees the bar is fairly lit with a bar opposite the main door, to the left dropping down two steps is a double pool table area and two tables, to the right is a large table and chair area with a raised stage in front of some curtains. Beside the bar on the right side, leads to the second-floor stairs and the hallway which brings you to the toilets and even further to backstage, either side of her are two booth tables against the wall. Preparing herself mentally, the mare walks past several ponies and a gryphon to take a seat at the bar. The item itself is a brushed brown oak for the bottom and a polished black marble for the top, sparing no expense in taste. Shuffling over to her is a dark grey stallion with a silver mane and blood red eyes. He wears a very gentlecolt-like outfit in blood red and white with a white frock sticking out of his shirt and a pointed hat with a feather on his head.

"My comrade will help you out while I deal with customers over here, thank you." Turning to Sugar Fizz, the stallion's expression drops from his current smile. "Ah, shit..."

"Aww, Valentine, not happy to see me?" Sugar Fizz leans on her left hand as she smiles at him, her fangs showing.

Sighing and pouring a glass of whisky, the stallion downs it before pouring another.

"Not when you always cost me an arm and a leg every visit... What can I get you?" Valentine asks clicking his tongue.

"I'll have my regular, assuming you still know what that is?" Sugar Fizz asks as she gets comfortable.

Valentine pours Sugar Fizz a whisky like himself adding a few cubes of ice before sliding it over to her.

"How could I forget? You're a mare after my own heart, but I doubt you're here just for that old burn." Valentine states as he sips his own whisky.

Lifting and swirling her glass, Sugar Fizz savours the aroma before taking a healthy mouthful of her favourite drink, feeling the burn as it slides down her throat.

"Ah, I have indeed missed that feeling~" Sugar Fizz sighs before taking another sip. "I'm here for a mare dressed in jeans, a white shirt and a very distinct red leather jacket... She might have walked in with two mares wearing a version of my uniform?"

Valentine chuckles to himself before directing the mare's attention to the stage where she can see Amore and the twins setting up some instruments. Intrigued, Sugar Fizz gets comfortable to watch the show as Amore takes the microphone stand and adjusts her guitar.

"Hello. For those who remember, we played here last weekend and were invited back via Valentine by popular demand," Amore begins as a few ponies cheer at her. "Yeah, heh... Thank you. As such we have two to play tonight and with any luck, we'll be better than last time."

Amore smiles and nods to the girls as they begin playing. She starts them off by singing as they bring the instruments at the same time. Majority of the bar have their attention turned to the stage as the band liven up the atmosphere. Amore and Aqua decide to throw lyric lines between each other as they both sing while playing two guitars, Aqua Streaks being a bass guitarist and Scarlet Orange is playing the drums behind both of them. Sugar Fizz can't help but smile a little and sway herself gently as she watches her roommate play music, enjoying her whisky which gets refilled by Valentine who continues serving customers. As Amore and Aqua Streak finish singing a portion of the song they reach a long break of simply playing their guitars with Scarlet Oranges drumsticks as the background sound before they begin singing again.

"Since she started playing here last week my revenue has gone up and I've had more repeat customers. They decided to call themselves 'Bloody Love', although Amore likes to go by AMR-3 when playing her music." Valentine smiles as he comes back to his whisky.

"She has a certain charm, one I feel I'm not immune to... Hmm, that reminds me, I've never seen her cutie mark. Normally, when she's naked or changing I turn away... Now I'm intrigued to find out what it is." Sugar Fizz bites her lip as she drinks down her whisky getting another refill.

The girls come to a close and finish with the guitar before a fair portion of the bar applauds their playing. Amore taking a break, heads down to sit two stools away from Sugar Fizz, not noticing the mare.

"Having fun tonight?" Valentine prompts as he serves her a water.

"Very much so, thanks a lot for having us back. I'm adjusting to my new academy well enough and my roommate is awesome, but music helps me relieve stress or tension I can't otherwise." Amore explains as she gulps down half her water.

"I get it, another mare who used to go to that place did the same thing. That was nineteen years ago and business hasn't been the same. I'm grateful for your work and will reward you accordingly." Valentine winks at her, sipping his whisky.

Amore shakes her head and smiles, "You don't need to pay us, we already agreed we wouldn't play for money."

Laughing hard Valentine nods before sighing. "It's ridiculous how alike you and she are, one would think you'd even be related. The least I can do is give you three some money, if only so you have something to show for your effort. Maybe even buy somepony a nice present."

Amore bites her lip slightly as she considers it, "I'll talk it over with the girls and see what they say, thank you."

Amore finishes her water before rejoining the other two who have drunk from bottles of water and feel refreshed.

"Your aura cloak still works like always, Sugar Fizz. Seems a shame she doesn't know her inspiration is watching her." Valentine chuckles, catching Sugar Fizz off guard.

"What do you mean? Explain yourself, now." Sugar Fizz is tinged a slight red.

Taking a breath, Valentine sighs lightly, "While more complicated than I can explain, I'll just say she enjoys living with you and uses you for a big part of her inspiration on some things. To say in the most basic way, I think she likes you."

Valentine walks off to serve other customers while leaving Sugar Fizz to her thoughts and repressed feelings. The process of which is broken when Amore gets the bars attention again.

"Okay, so... We have one more to play before being done for the night, unfortunately. We hope you like it." Amore smiles as she signals Scarlet Orange to begin the song.

Amore starts singing the lyrics, a certain admiration in her voice and another emotion in her eyes as they progress. More or less the whole bar is paying attention to the stage as Aqua Streak provides the vivid back up vocals to Amore's main singing. Even the ponies playing pool watch the stage between shots. Sugar Fizz sips her whisky slowly as she listens to what Amore is saying, finding certain similarities between the song and herself. While she'd normally find insult with some words, past events would give more reason to why they are in there. The more pressing underlying tune of the song, suggests some form of affection towards the mare in question. The idea of which confuses Sugar Fizz, given they have only been living together for nearly three weeks, had several feeding sessions which had gotten more intimate since Amore let Sugar Fizz drink from her neck... The more she thinks about it, the more it seems stupid, but... As she listens and understands how art is meant to reflect the feelings of the one playing it... The more she is inclined to believe Amore might feel something for her. The mare singing getting more into the song as it heads towards the end. Amore and the girls finish up the song getting a several minute delay, before a much larger applause greets them from the whole bar. Smiling and bowing individually, they begin packing up as Amore heads backstage to put her guitar back in the silver case.

"So, such a bitch, huh?" Sugar Fizz states, making Amore jump and suppress a loud scream.

"W-when the fuck did you get here? Where the fuck have you been hiding?!" Amore states taking deep breathes to calm herself.

Chuckling, Sugar Fizz bites her lip before sighing.

"I might have followed you from Armonia and have been sipping whisky at the bar since then. So, I heard both songs." Sugar Fizz sits on a crate beside Amore.

"Oh... Umm... What did you think?" Amore asks, blushing brightly.

Actually giggling for once, Sugar Fizz leans back on the crate.

"I really liked it and I thought the last one was, in a way, very sweet." Sugar Fizz pushes herself off the crate before getting close to Amore, making her blush harder.

"W-what is it..?" Amore swallows hard.

Suddenly kissing the blushing mare on the cheek, Sugar Fizz simply begins to walk off.

"Nothing, just letting you know that you'll need more than a song, Amore with no house, if you plan to win me over." Sugar Fizz smiles before leaving backstage.

Touching her cheek, Amore smiles lightly and sighs.

"You never said it didn't work, though..." Amore bites her lip before closing her case properly.

Author's Note

Four and done this weeks chapter. Trying my best to keep up and also tried out a new way of doing the music rather than pasting the lyrics like I did in the original. I wanted to describe the atmosphere and the happening around their music not just their singing. You can hear the music and the lyrics, but what about everything else? That's what I wanted to try differently I really hope it does well and I can improve upon it later on. See you next time.