Sugar Fizz groans as she slowly spins around in the swivel chair, leaning back to stare up at the ceiling. Sitting on the bottom bunk with her headphones on while tuning and cleaning her guitar is Amore, humming along with the tune. Scattered across the desk in somewhat organised piles are various documents and files with lists and statistics written on them.

"Student council work can be so demanding..." Sugar Fizz sighs deeply as she stops spinning.

Glancing to her right, she decides to take a small break and watch Amore fully immersed in her music, just nodding her head as she glides the cloth across the surface of her guitar. Sugar Fizz tilts her head as she watches, seeing the mare in question move on to tuning the instrument, despite wearing headphones and listening to other music. After several more minutes, Amore takes down her headphones and looks at Sugar Fizz with a playful smile.

"How long do you plan to take a break and watch me?" Amore asks carefully putting away her guitar in the silver case which lay on the bottom bunk.

Blushing lightly, Sugar Fizz clears her throat and turns herself back towards the desk.

"I was... Observing. Is it illegal for me to want to spectate my roommate in her natural habitat?" Sugar Fizz remarks back, making Amore laugh lightly.

Standing up, Amore stretches to crack a few idled limbs before sighing in content.

"I suppose not... Maybe I should be naked next time." She chuckles before walking to the bathroom.

"Very funny, not that I'd mind much..." Sugar Fizz bites her lip, "However, I'm finding this year's festival a bit more difficult to plan compared to last year."

Amore splashes some cold water on her face before washing her hands, running and dabbing a cold flannel on her neck.

"W-why is that? What do you seem to be missing?" Amore asks in a more breathy tone than normal, a heat rising within her despite the wind from the window alluding to the opposite for weather outside.

Standing up and walking over to the doorway of the bathroom, Sugar Fizz leans on the frame to give Amore a certain 'look', one which is both of concern and annoyance.

"What did I tell you about leaving my sight when your hunger flares up? We had a long talk when we got home from Valentine's that night..." Sugar Fizz properly enters the bathroom to place a hand on Amore's shoulder.

Glancing up at the mirror, Amore looks into Sugar Fizz's eyes and sighs lightly.

"I'm sorry... I spoke to mother this morning after you ate breakfast and left for the student council meeting. She's unsure how long exactly but wagers I have, give or take two weeks before this process turns extremely violent." Amore explains taking a couple of deep breathes.

"Want to go pick up some lunch? They should have progressed from the breakfast menu by now." Sugar Fizz offers, making Amore shake her head slightly.

Splashing some more water on her face, Amore walks back into the bedroom past Sugar Fizz before searching in the mini-fridge.

"I can manage with a soda for now... What are these deep red ones?" Amore asks, picking one up to show Sugar Fizz.

Following Amore back through, she smiles and adjusts her hair slightly.

"Those, are the benefit of courting a mare who happens to be a Vampire soda tycoon~," Sugar Fizz chuckles slightly before sitting on the swivel chair, "I had Daisy Chain concoct the recipe and send over twelve of them in various flavours I know you like. They contain three times the amount of blood than our regular formula which we mass produce. About two per day should see you through the more tougher periods of that hunger, but on the safe side drink plenty of other fluids and still eat your regular meals."

Amore hums lightly, looking at Sugar Fizz before drawing her attention back to the chilled glass bottle in her hand. Taking the nearby bottle opener off the top of the mini-fridge, she pops off the lid to pour a healthy amount into her mouth before swallowing. The potent cherry flavour is offset by the more evident pleasant taste of blood which seems to quell the hunger she felt inside.

"Oh that is so much better~" Amore sits down on the bottom bunk, drinking more with a content sigh. "So, what are you missing for the festival?"

"Well," Sugar Fizz turns to look back over her documents, "The stands have been mostly filled out and booked by groups or clubs seeking to promote one thing or the other. The fireworks have all been handled if I have to be honest... We're missing the main evening portion of the festival, music. You see, we used to have a general music club but over the years, interest died down and the orchestra club isn't quite what we're looking for." She explains, looking back at Amore with a raised eyebrow.

Amore wears a large grin as she pours the rest of her drink into a more secure travel mug, standing up and heading for the door.

"Could you do me a huge favour and handle the paperwork for a new music club?" Amore asks, grabbing her silver case and wearing it carefully with its regular straps.

"This is a very sudden request... You realise you'll need a name?" Sugar Fizz prompts, fishing out the required document from her folders.

"I'll text you it later," Amore checks she has everything including her headphones and Mp3.

Sighing slightly Sugar Fizz looks perplexed, "The names of those you will have in your club?"

Amore thinks for a moment, "I'll text you that later too."

The mare in question began quickly out of the doorway making Sugar Fizz groan.

"Do you at the very least have a lecturer to oversee the club activities?!" Sugar Fizz shouts out the door after Amore.

"Just put down Aurora Dawn!" Amore shouts back, getting further away.

Sugar Fizz goes to write before frowning and looking back out the door.

"Did you even ask her yet?!" She asks sounding annoyed.

"Not yet, but it's fine!" Amore manages to shout back before sliding down the bannister of the stairwell.

Sugar Fizz groans writing down Aurora Dawn, she then stands up and heads to the bathroom to begin running a hot bath.

Amore runs down the second-floor hallway as she eagerly approaches her intended target room. Just as she is about to touch the door handle, her entire world is plunged into pitch black nothingness. Everything else fading out of existence and replaced with eerie music. Confused, Amore turns around frantically, looking for anything within the endless black.

"H-hello?! Is anypony there?!" Amore shouts, hoping to get a reply.

"Hmm... So, you're the one I sensed several days ago. Took me a little while to find you, so many new powerful presences since I was last awake. You're ever so pretty too~" A light but mature voice states making Amore turn around several times.

Turning around once more, Amore is now facing an ocean blue Unicorn mare with a purple mane that has black highlights and purple eyes. She wears a black corset with white accents and blood red laces, black tight trousers and long black leather gloves which stop at her upper arms.

"W-who are you and where did the academy go?" Amore asks, swallowing as she subtly adjusts her case slightly.

"Tsk tsk, no need to be defensive and move to get to that sword more easily. I'm not here to hurt you, just satisfying my curiosity. This space is my private domain where we won't be disturbed and can talk freely." The mysterious mare explains as she floats around Amore.

Amore relaxes a little but not by much, still unsure what to make of the mare or her oddly chilled surroundings.

"Right... Are you a ghost?" Amore asks, making the mare laugh.

"I'm as much alive as you are, dear child. I'm a powerful seer and have been sleeping for a long time, but your perplexed state of being piqued my interest. What I sense from you would make an incredibly powerful Vampire and while one might think the human submissive gene would be a waste, I'd wager on the contrary. It'd prevent if not limit that which ails the Vampiric gene greatly, thus making you that much stronger." The mare leans forward to lightly stroke Amore's chin before pulling back slightly and looking around.

"W-what's wrong?" Amore swallows hard.

"It would appear our time here has come to a close. While I'm powerful indeed, there are those I'd never wish to cross... Your beloved principal has always been one such mare. Come by the crypt on the left side of the academy if you'd wish to learn more about what you might be capable of." She states before vanishing.

Suddenly Amore finds herself back in the hallway, just about to touch the door handle as if nothing happened at all. Shivering slightly, she looks around feeling somewhat shaken by the encounter. Shaking her head and taking a couple of deep breaths, Amore enters the room to see Aqua Streak sitting on a desk tuning her guitar while Scarlet Orange is practising on the drums.

"Hey Amore. Holy shit, you look pale and that's saying something." Aqua Streak comments, putting down her guitar.

"Is everything alright?" Scarlet Orange states as she stops playing to focus on Amore.

Amore nods several times, putting down her case on the teacher's desk. The classroom specifically is made to accommodate music lessons.

"Yeah, I'm good... You girls get my text?" The two mares looked at each other before nodding back at Amore, "So, I figured since we have some form of band going now, we could use that and start up the music club again. This would also help out the student council as they haven't been able to sort out the music selection for this year's festival." Amore states smiling widely.

Aqua Streak leans back on the desk and deadpans at Amore.

"You mean it'd help 'Sugar Fizz' out as she is the one in charge of setting that kinda thing up." Aqua Streak states, making Amore blush deeply and her ears to fall down slightly.

"Well... I guess it'd benefit her in that case... It's still music, right?" Amore states in a weak defence.

"Sweet Luna, you are so hopeless when it comes to the vice president." Scarlet Orange sighs lightly.

The group's attention is grabbed when the door opens and a familiar dark grey Pegasus mare whose newly cut royal blue and black mane sticks out against the academies aqua blue normal student uniform. Glancing around the room, her sky blue eyes glare at Amore making her frown for a moment before opening wide.

"What the fuck are you doing here?! I mean, I'm happy you're alive, despite trying to kill Sugar Fizz and then me, but what the fuck are you doing HERE?!" Amore asks stepping back slightly, keeping by her silver case.

"I was told by Principal Luna that I could find you here... As for 'how' I am here, you're mother caught me after you kicked me off the rooftop of that building. She landed me back up, to be held by a couple of security guards while she flew after you and my old boss. At said time, Sugar Fizz was already being taken to a hospital nearby to treat her more serious wounds." The mare explains, folding her arms.

Looking confused, Aqua Streak and Scarlet share another glance before one of them clears their throat to get Amore's attention.

"Huh? Oh, this is umm... Veronica Orlov, she is part of a Prussian Order unit?" Amore asks, not entirely sure, but the statement alone causes Aqua Streak to glare.

"Former... My unit was more or less killed and my boss painted the sidewalk of Manehattan, nice job by the way. He might have been an asshole, but he was strong. I admire you were actually able to defeat him. As for why I am here and wearing one of your uniforms... Your mother persuaded me, or rather my father, to transfer me here as part of a new Prussian exchange program. He never liked that I joined the Order and since we failed so badly I heard they dismantled the venture altogether... I realise that when last we spoke I spouted no love for Supernatural creatures of any kind, however... I made a deal with your mother to give 'this' a try and seeing as you're the only mare I even know here, it made sense to seek you out..." Veronica sighs as she leans beside the door on the right side.

Amore opens and closes her mouth several times while searching for the words she wanted to convey but nothing seemed to flow till Aqua Streak spoke up.

"So, you're not Order anymore? We don't have to worry about you shanking one of us in the back when we least expect it?" Aqua Streak asks still glaring at the mare.

"Unless you piss me off, most likely not," Veronica states with an oddly straight face, which makes Amore even more confused.

Aqua Streak nods a few times before relaxing her posture.

"She can hang with us then if you'd like, Amore." She states towards the now even more confused yellow mare.

"What the fuck is even happening here? I'm so fucking confused!" Amore groans before sighing deeply, "Do you know how to play an instrument?"

Chuckling lightly, Veronica slowly walked over to and caressed a beautiful ebony piano which was placed in the opposite corner of the room to Scarlet Orange's drums.

"I know a fair few pieces of classical music and took extensive lessons before... Well, before joining the Order." Veronica explains grazing her fingers across the neglected keys.

The group's attention is stolen yet again by the door opening and this time Derpy entering the room. Gazing upon the blonde-maned mare, Veronica's world seemed to slow down as she takes in every feature about the new mare.

"Oна красива..." Veronica states swallowing slightly.

"Спасибо," Derpy replies back with a light blush and smile at Veronica.

The mare in question blushes deeply and chokes slightly as she didn't think her words were given voice.

"Well, that just happened... Did you bring your guitar, Derpy?" Amore asks, taking a couple of deep breathes.

Nodding, the mare in question produced a guitar case which is strapped to her back, "Yup, thanks again for inviting me."

"No problem, let's start with some practice pieces and see how this goes," Amore states as they begin setting up to play.

Amore sighs deeply as she leaned her head against the shower wall, letting the hot water wash over her body. Slowly she feels a pair of hands trace along her curves and cuddles close to her, warming up her back slightly.

"Rough day?" Sugar Fizz asks, resting her chin on Amore's shoulder, her breath tracing across her ear.

"You could say that... The music portion of the festival shouldn't be a problem now for you. The music club can handle it." Amore sighs, letting Sugar Fizz hold their bodies together.

"I wasn't sure if this would be okay to do... If you'd prefer to shower alone, I can wait in the room." Sugar Fizz states, reassuringly.

The powder white mare attempts to move away but finds her hand held in place by Amore.

"I want you to stay... Even if we're just courting at this point, I'd prefer your company where you can give it." Amore states, making Sugar Fizz rest against her gently, "Veronica Orlov came into the club room today, the mare I kicked off the roof in Manehattan..."

Sugar Fizz remains silent, taking a deep breath as she starts to wash Amore's mane and tail gently.

"What did the she-devil want?" Sugar Fizz finally asks after a minute.

Amore hums while Sugar Fizz washes her, being even more relaxed than before.

"My mother convinced her father to transfer her to our academy as part of a Prussian exchange program. I'm inclined to believe mother made some deal with her to give all of this a try, the twins were okay with letting her hang with us for now." Amore explains as Sugar Fizz rinses out the hair wash.

Amore then lets out a blushing moan as her shoulders were suddenly massaged hard nearly causing her to lose balance.

"Heh, if nothing else, I believe that Mrs. Von Scratch can be very persuasive, at least that's what I hear. I'm sure things will be alright. If not I'll kick her ass myself." Sugar Fizz purrs lightly into Amore's ear making her shiver.

Amore nods and blushes deeply, "Thank you... I honestly don't know what I'd do without you... Hey, Sugar Fizz?

The mare in question stops rubbing Amore's shoulders so she can turn around, noticing a vivid blush across her muzzle.

"Mhmm... What is it?" Sugar Fizz asks, using as few words as she can.

"There is somewhere I'd like to check out tomorrow, but will you please go with me?" Amore asks, biting her lip.

Sugar Fizz plays with Amore's freshly washed mane and sighs deeply.

"Of course, shall we get out now? I can brush your mane if you brush mine~" Sugar Fizz turns off the shower and swiftly exits after grabbing a towel.

Amore takes a couple of deep breathes, leaning back against the wall as she tries to calm her racing heart.

Author's Note

The third chapter I had saved up which was proofed in the batch. Seeing a more likely version of Veronica's return than what I previously had before and some more development, yay. I still have one more saved up, after that the story is still in progress as I've been very busy/distracted lately and not been writing. I hope to see everyone next time.