A Beautiful Melodyby RainbowShy1241ChaptersA Stroll Around the TownYou Pinkie Promised!No Laughing MatterMake Up and BustIt's a Date!A Stroll Around the Town Hello everypony, RainbowShy1241 here. I have been reading... ALOT of Vinyl x Octavia fics and grew rather fond of the pairing. So here I try my hoof at one hoping for the best. Now in almost all of these fics I've read they use Octavia's point of view, so I wanted to make one with Vinyl's. Enjoy everypony! It was 11 in the morning. I looked at my nightside table before reaching out for my beloved sunglasses. Why do I always wear them you may ask? Well to be honest I don't even know, it just became a habit after doing it for so long. After slipping the shades on I slowly made my way out of bed stretching each limb as it touched the floor. Even though I woke up at a time most ponies would call late, I was still exhausted from last nights show. Not to mention being hungover, but seeing all those booze was so tempting. Not like I have anypony to look pretty for anyways. So I walked through my cyclone of an apartment slowly making my way to the bathroom, still half asleep where I vomited for the tenth time and took a shower to wake me up. After my shower I could hear my stomach growl, I guess that means I'm hungry. So I made my way to the kitchen levitating the necessary supplies to make a bowl of cereal. Gently putting the ingredients on the table I combine the milk and... Whatever that was, I was too tired to read the box... After preparing the meal I began to eat. I spit out my first bite. “What is that!” Rubbing my eyes to then read what was on the box. 'Wheat Germ' Since when do I have this? Having lost my appetite I then decide to take a stroll around Canterlot Walking through the streets of Canterlot wasn't what I would usually do after waking up, but I was way too bored to do anything else. I walked for a while, reading the store signs I pass every now and then. During the stroll I bumped into my friend Lyra who was sitting on a bench in a very Awkward position with her marefriend BonBon. “Hey there Vinyl! Why are you up so early?” The mint green pony said as she chuckled the last word. “I just woke up and wanted to take a little walk through the city... But what are you two doing in Canterlot?” “Did you forget? We came to get you for BonBon's birthday party.” She said disappointed. “Oh- Right... Sorry girls I completely forgot, but I guess since I'm early we still have time to get the present I kept in my closet.” “You got me a present!” BonBon said jumping off the bench. “Oh boy what is it!” “I can't tell you that. You're just gonna have to wait 'til we're at the party.” “Let's just go get it so we can catch the train back to Ponyvillle.” Lyra said as she took the lead back to my apartment. We didn't really speak much on the way. It was mostly BonBon trying to guess what her gift was. “BonBon even if you answer right I'm still not gonna tell you.” I said smirking at the pony. “So does that mean that I might have gotten it right?” The cream pony said raising a brow. “Maybe.” I said as we entered the apartment. “You girls wait here. I'm going to get the present then we can be on our way.” They both nodded and I rushed to grab a medium sized box from inside my closet. Seeing the box made BonBon jump numerous times, much like Pinkie Pie would. “Come on everypony let's go!” She said as we made our way to the train station. After getting our tickets we waited for the train to arrive. During that time there was a grey mare holding what looked like a cello case on her back. As much as I hate to admit it... She was gorgeous. As I stared at her I got a poke from Lyra. “Vinyl... What are you looking at?” She asked, but I was to busy staring at that pony. Man, does she ever have a nice flank. “Vinyl!” “Oh... What were you saying?” “You were staring at that pony, weren't you.” Lyra said while a smirk grew from her lips. “What can I say... She's hot.” Very, very hot! I thought to myself. “I didn't know you were into mares?” BonBon asked. “Well... Um...” I ran out of words to say all of a sudden. “Come on Vinyl. Of all ponies to be afraid of telling this to.” Lyra said scooting over to her marefriend. “Why don't you go talk to her?” “I can't Lyra. What if she isn't into mares.” “Only one way to find out!” The unicorn replied before pushing me off the seat. “Fine.” I said before walking towards the mare. My heart was racing, I was still thinking of what to say not paying attention to where I was going and I bumped into her. We both collapsed onto each other. “Ouch! Watch where you're going!” She said in a thick accent, almost British but not completely. Actually, more like just some fancy English. “Sorry 'bout that.” I said as I helped her up. “My names Vinyl.” I the stuck out my hoof. “Octavia.” She then shook it. “What instrument is that?” I asked mostly already knowing the answer but I just wanted to make conversation. “Well... It's a custom. Cross from cello and bass.” She stated with enthusiasm. But I wasn't listening, I was mostly staring at her flank again. “You like what you see.” She said sarcastically while shaking her rump. “Oh sorry. I was just looking at your cutie-mark.” Come on buy it, buy it. “Yeah I've heard that one before.” The grey pony said rolling her eyes. Then I heard a shout from the distance. “Vinyl the train is here!” The cream pony said. “Um... It was nice meeting you. Hope to see you again.” I said before turning around. I was stopped by a hoof. “Here take this.” Octavia said while writing on a piece of paper. “You should call me some time.” Aw yeah! I got her number! “Sure!” Then I made my way to the train. Before walking in she said. “Hey Vinyl... Nice cutie-mark!” She winked and the doors to the train closed. As the three of us took our seats in the train, I could already see Lyra and Bonbon staring at me. “Sooooo...” Lyra started. “How did it go?” Bonbon finished. I smirked at them both. “Oh nothing special. I only got her number.” I said as I passed the paper to the pair. They both looked at each other with stupefied looks. “No way!” “Yeah! I can't wait to call her.” I said all of a sudden my voice sounding a little girly. It made the two giggle. “Hey if I have to wait for my present you have to wait for yours!” Bonbon said. You Pinkie Promised!The train finally arrived in Ponyville after what felt like hours but truly was barely even half an hour, nothing like boredom to make a train ride feel long. At least I had enough time to think about what to do about the mare I had just met. After exiting the train we made our way around town. Even if it had been years since my last visit, not much had changed. Same boring dirt road, same very small town market and let's not forget all of those little houses made of simple materials that you wouldn't be caught dead living in when in Canterlot. An yet I still loved it! Sure it was not the fanciest little town, but it was home to me. “So where is this party you're throwing?” I asked. “It's at Sugarcube corner, Pinkie said she would take care of everything!” Bonbon replied happily. Then it dawned on me... Pinkie Pie! I can't be seen by her! Not after what I did. I'll admit it, I was scared to see Pinkie. Even more after finding out what she does to ponies who break their 'Pinkie Promise'. But here we are... Walking towards Sugarcube corner... We are now in front of the pastry shop... Bonbon's opening the door... We are walking in. Everypony in the shop shouted. “SURPRISE!” As we entered. Then Pinkie came up to Bonbon. “Happy birthday Bonbon! I hope you like the party I threw for your very special day!” The pink pony said bouncing everywhere as usual. I tried to sneak around so that I wouldn't be seen, hiding under a table. But she saw me, Not enough to make a distinction of who it was, but she wanted to find out. “Hey! What are you doing under the table! We're not going to play hide and seek at a party, cause that would be silly.” Then she pulled me out. A huge gasp could be heard followed by a. “You!” “H-Hey there Pinkie... How are you.” I said to her, but if looks could kill I think I would be six feet under by now. “You Pinkie Promised! No one breaks a Pinkie Promise!” She screamed at me with a demonic voice. This worried everypony, Lyra and Bonbon came over trying to see what was wrong. Lyra gently nudged Pinkie. “What's wrong Pinkie?” But she was too busy being mad at me to hear it. No she wasn't mad... She was furious! “Care to explain Vinyl?” The mint green pony continued. “No I think it would be best not to.” “C'mon Vinyl tell them! Or do you want to keep them waiting too!” The pink pony said. “Okay, okay I'll talk. You see guys... Me and Pinkie... Well, we may have had a relationship” “That still doesn't explain her being mad.” Bonbon said. “Before leaving Ponyville, I may have made a Pinkie Promise that I would come back.” “But you never did come back, did you Vinyl!” The pink pony said still furious. “That's why I sent a letter saying that I'm not coming back.” I said in a worried tone. “Yeah more like 'I've moved on, don't wait for me.'” Pinkie said as she started to cry. Everypony was now staring at the scene, I didn't know what to do. Should I try to console her, or just leave her be? I don't think it would be a very good idea to talk to her now. With that thought I slowly left the house trying not to look back and walked over to the park. I sat on an unoccupied bench looking back. When the music came back on I was assured knowing that at least I didn't completely ruin the party. So I just turned on my iPon and listened to some tracks until the party was over. As the lights turned off and the ponies started to leave I knew the party was over. So I went to the door to wait for Bonbon and Lyra. They left through the door with happy smiles from the party, but when they saw me that smile quickly turned into a frown. They came closer to me and we started to walk over to their house. “So... You two have a good time?” I said clearly trying to avoid the subject of Pinkie Pie. “The party was fun, but Pinkie wouldn't come out of her room so she wasn't there the whole time.” Lyra said while Bonbon just walked with her head down. “Gosh, I'm so sorry I had to go and ruin the party with my personal problems... Did you enjoy the present at least?” Bonbon the cracked a small smile. “Those are really good candy ingredients you got... Where in Equestria did you find them?” Bonbon said. “I got connections.” I said looking cocky, but the two stared at me in disbelief. “Okay, I just begged the cashier at a candy store for some of the best ingredients because I am clueless about that kind of stuff.” They laughed as we got closer to the house. Lyra stopped at the doorstep. “Vinyl... Tomorrow you will go talk to Pinkie Pie. This thing really bugs her, now I won't bring the subject up as long as you promise me to go talk to her.” “Yes mom.” I said sarcastically, then she gave me a stare. “Alright, I'll go first thing in the morning... And don't worry I'll listen to my music so that you can give Bonbon here her birthday present.” Their cheeks got fiery red. “We have a guest over do you think we would do such a thing!” Bonbon said. “Yeah, we'll just wait 'til you go see Pinkie tomorrow morning!” Lyra continued. “Lyra! Don't say that!” Bonbon said hiding herself behind her marefriend. Both I and Lyra laughed We entered the house. It was not very big, but cozy. It had lots of painting on the wall of these things... I think Lyra said they're called humans? Ugly things if you ask me. The entrance led to a living room with one big couch and a TV the size of the wall, they separated by a medium sized coffee table. The house was very clean, I could go as far as saying it's spotless. “We'd better get to bed if I am to wake up early.” I said. The two simply nodded and Lyra signalled for me to follow. They brought me to a door at the end of the hall. Lyra spoke. “This is the guest bedroom. Just make yourself at home Vinyl” She then pointed to a door on our right. “This is the bathroom... I don't think I need to explain how it works.” She said with a grin. “And down the hall is the kitchen.” She the pointed to our left. “We'll be in this room, if you need anything don't be afraid to ask.” And as we went our separate ways I entered the guest bedroom. This room was simple, just a bed and nightside table. There was a dresser with a mirror on top at the end of the room. It was a nice, plain room, white paint on the walls and ceiling and wood floors. I hopped in bed and took of the shades from my head with my magic gently placing them on the table that was next to me. Then I placed the covers over myself and quickly fell asleep. No Laughing MatterThe night went by fast because I didn't dream. I literally just closed my eyes and seconds later opened then again to see sunlight. I started the day with my usual routine, put my sunglasses on, stretch my way out of bed and then I trotted over to the kitchen. In the kitchen was Lyra sitting at a table reading the newspaper, there were plates and utensils for the three of us already placed. Bonbon was at the stove in the opposite side of the kitchen cooking. "Good morning, Vinyl." Lyra said lifting her head from the newspaper that she was reading. Bonbon then turned to look at me. "Oh hey, Vinyl! You're just in time for breakfast. Do you want some pancakes?" The beige pony said as she flipped the pastries effortlessly in the air making them land safely on the pan. "Sure!" I said as I made my way to the table with which Lyra had been sitting at. "So, Vinyl, what do you think we should do today? The mint green unicorn started. "She is not doing anything until she talks to Pinkie Pie." Bonbon said with an assertive tone as she stared at both of us. "Yes sir!" I said sarcastically, but that just made her stare more aggressively and Lyra was biting her biting lip looking at me with a 'You shouldn't have said that' expression on her face. Thankfully she turned back to her cooking and cooled down a bit. The room went silent for a bit until Bonbon came with a large pile of pancakes on a plate. She placed the plate on the center of the table and gave a gesture for us to dig in. I placed a few on my plate in a pile and drowned them with the syrup that was placed in the middle of the table. Bonbon then took it after me and did the same. Lyra though, she just covered them with butter, to a point where the pancakes turned snow white. "Sooo_" Lyra said looking at Bonbon. "Do you still want that present when Vinyl leaves." She then gave a wink to her marefriend. Bonbon held Lyra's hoof and showed a small smile as she continued eating. I chuckled and that made Bonbon let go of the hoof, her face was red with a blush. Lyra and I were now both laughing hysterically before I took my last bite. I looked at my plate for a little and then got up to bring it in the sink. To my surprise the whole inside of the kitchen was clean, almost as if nopony had laid hoof in there. I knew Bonbon loved to keep things spotless, but to do it instantaneously was funny. I was very surprised that the pony wasn't behind me to clean the plate after I placed it in the sink. After the plate was in, I walked back to the table to wait for the two others to finish, I was stalling more than anything else but they didn't take it as that. "Those were very good pancakes, Bonbon." I said, but the mare just looked up at me and it was obvious that she was still mad about the remark I made. "'Kay I'm sorry, that was really uncalled for what I said earlier... I'm sorry." "Fine, I forgive you, but that still doesn't excuse you from talking to Pinkie." Bonbon said with a smile across her face. I never really thought of it as an excuse, but now that it was said, it seemed like it would’ve been a good idea. "There's no sense in staying here, Vinyl you mine as well go now." She continued, that smug smile still plastered on her face. “I think I can tell when I’m unwanted.” I said jokingly as I turned my head with a huff. Lyra and Bonbon giggled and I made my way to the door. “See ya later girls.” I said while opening the door. They both said their goodbyes and I walked out, closed the door behind me and trotted in the direction of Sugarcube Corner. As I walked I noticed that not much was going on out in Ponyville like it used to be back in the day. I guess everypony moved to the big cities when they got the chance. I don’t blame them, there’s not much to this town anymore. Mostly because Ponyville folk are too stubborn to get the latest technologies, they wanna do it the old fashioned way. I admire that in certain ways, but sometimes you gotta give in. Before I knew it I was in front of the gingerbread decorated shop. With a gulp I opened the door and slowly walked in. I was greeted by Ms. Cakes who, by the looks of it, had no idea of what happened last night. “Oh my, If it isn’t Vinyl. It’s been awhile hasn’t it.” The blue earth pony said behind the glass counter. “I’m guessing you’re looking for Pinkie. She’s upstairs in her bedroom... I don’t know what got her down, but I’m sure after seeing you she’ll perk up just fine.” Then a voice sounded from inside the bakery’s kitchen. I couldn’t understand a single word that was said, but Ms. Cake was able to. “Coming dear! You can go see Pinkie, I gotta take care of this.” She said before trotting to the kitchen. I redirected myself to the staircase that was on the left side of the counter. I slowly started to walk up the stairs, still wondering what I could possibly say to make the mare feel better. I was now in front of the large door that held a sign reading ‘Pinkie’. Taking a deep breath, I turned the knob and pushed the door revealing a very clean room with pink walls and wood floors. On the opposite side of the room was a bed which had a little pink pony sitting on the side. Well I guess this is it... Make Up and Bust“Hey Pinks” I said softly as I entered the room completely and closed the door behind me. Pinkie's head shot up and looked at me with dried up tear marks visibly on her face. She didn't answer, she simply sobbed even more. I slowly walked closer to her trying to stay calm, fighting my own tears back. I was now directly in front of her, heart racing faster than ever before I started to talk. "Do you wanna talk?" Seriously... That's the best you could come up with. I scolded myself trying to think of another way to start the conversation. "I would like that." The pink pony said to my surprise, and even with all of this she was still able to crack a smile. "Okay!.. What should we talk about?" Very very stupid move there Vinyl. "I dunno, you're the one who asked." She replied now giggling. I was amazed by how she reacted, I guess she really is the element of laughter. "Well, I just wanna start off by saying that I'm sorry, I never should have treated you that way. You really deserved better than that." "It's fine Viny', I forgive you." "It can't be that easy Pinks, there must be something I can do to make it up to you." The party pony thought a little, then a devilish smile spread across her lips. Normally I wouldn't be scared but, this is Pinkie Pie. "Okay then, how about you and I go and pull a couple pranks. You up for it?" Thank Celestia it was only that, I loved to do a couple pranks every now and then. "Alright then, I guess I can do that." So there we were, at the town center hiding behind a water fountain waiting for our first victim to walk by. Our weapon of choice, a toy turtle ment to squirt water when we push on a pad. Pinkie said she wanted to try this prank with Rainbow Dash, but they didn't do it because the target would have been too sensitive for the joke. Everything was ready! All that was left was an unknowing pony to walk in front of it. "There's one." Pinkie whispered as she got ready to push. I looked up to take a peek at who the target was and I spot her. Is that Octavia, the mare that I met at the train station over in Canterlot? What is she doing in Ponyville? The mare was getting closer to the fountain but I was so caught up in my thoughts that I blocked everything but the mare. All of a sudden I heard a scream. Quickly taken out of my daydream I look up to see Pinkie on the floor laughing and a very wet... Octavia! The grey pony heard Pinkie laughing and trotted over to the other side of the fountain. I hid myself on another angle where she couldn't see me. "Pinkie! Why did you wet me!" She said as angry as ever. "And you too." She said as she started walking towards me. After seeing me she had a shocked look on her face. "H-hey" I responded. "I can not even believe that you could be as insensitive as to do this to ponies" The gray mare said in her might I add very sexy accent. "Aw c'mon Octavia, it was just a little joke." Pinkie said giggling slightly. "A-a joke! You think this is funny! I'm all wet! I'm just so flabbergasted!" Octavia finished saying. "Woah now don't you go all fancy with words I don't understand. Now there's no prob, I have some friends who live near here. I can take you there to dry off." I said and I will admit, with a bit of a flirt. "Well... I guess I could use a towel... But put that away Pinkamena, these are not the type of pranks you should pull on ponies..." She said calming down a bit. "Gee, yes mom." Pinkie said as she took her fake turtle and placed it in her bag. "I guess I'll see you two around." She said giving me a wink. Wait... How'd she now?... Anyways, I waved her off and me and Octavia started walking towards Lyra and Bonbon's place. "I'm sorry 'bout that Octy, I didn't know it was you who she was gonna spray." I said awkwardly. "Oh, so it would make a difference if it wasn't me." She said as she looked at me. "Um... Well I mean... What?" I rambled. "I'm joking... Vinyl, right?" She said calmly. "The one and only!" Wow... Did I really just say that? Just then we got to the front steps of the house. I opened the door and we walked in. "Wait here, I'll be back." I said as I dashed off to the bathroom closet where they kept the towels. I slowly trotted back levitating a towel in front of me, she grabbed it and started wipeing herself down. "You could have taken a seat you know." "Well, in case you didn't notice, I'm a bit wet." She giggled and finished drying herself. I took the towel and put it in a laundry basket near the bathroom door. "Thanks for the towel" She said in a slightly awkward tone. "I guess I'll be off then." She finished reaching for the door. "Wait!" I said, she turned around and looked at me. "I gotta make it up to you for this crazy thing, how about I take you to a restaurant or something?" She giggled. "Sounds good, I'm free tomorrow. How's 1 o'clock sound?" "Sounds good to me. Where do you live, I'll pick you up." "Um... From here, go to the town hall, turn to your left and not far after you should see my house on the right hand side. It's big and red, you can't miss it." She said as I tried to memmorise it. "It's a date then!" C'mon Vinyl, don't make it obvious. "It's a date." She said with a smile as she openned the door and started walking off. I really couldn't help but stare at her plot as she walked off. "Eyes up Vinyl." She said and then continued walking. I blushed and closed the door walking up to the couch and lying down for a rest. Not long after Lyra and Bonbon walked in. I got up and jumped to the front door. "Girls! Guess what! Oh Celestia something amazing happened!" Lyra was the first to respond. "Calm down Vinyl, you're gonna break something." Bonbon then replied. "What is it Vinyl?" I said excitedly "Well, you know that mare I saw at the train station. She's here in ponyville and I saw her and me and Pinkie, well we kinda sprayed her... But that's not the point..." "Woah, slow down there... You sprayed her?" Lyra said with a wide smirk. Bonbon smaked her on the shoulder. "You perv, Lyra, let the girl finish. You were saying Vinyl" "Okay." I took a deep breath. "I asked her out on a date, and she said yes!" "Good for you Vinyl." Bonbon replied sweetly. "Yeah, if you need any help on how to please her, you call me." Lyra winked. "Lyra!" Bonbon said in a scolding tone. "What? You like it don't you?" Lyra smirked. Bonbon cleared her throat. "Anyways, where are you taking her?" "I don't really know to be honest... Do you have any recommendations?" I said unsure. "You could always take her to that nice Italian restaurant over near ponyville general." Bonbon said. "Well, I'm gonna go take some z's, you too can continue talking about this. G'night" Lyra said followed by a yawn. "Goodnight honey." Bonbon said. "'Night Lyra" Bonbon finished explaining to me what the restaurant served. How to be polite, as if I didn't already know. And obviously, as she said, the most important thing. DO NOT be late. Author's Note ERMAHGERSH I'm back! It's been like what? Half a year? Shit... Sorry guys... Been very busy, but I had some free time and thought I would update. And wow did my style change it that time span. Anyways I hope you enjoy and please point out any mistakes and whatnot. P.S. It's my birthday on June 13 :3 It's a Date!I woke up at my usual time of 12:30. Started my usual routine: get up, put glasses on, leave room, walk to the kitchen. Yet, I couldn't help but think that I was forgeting something. Bonbon and Lyra had already gone to work, didn't have anything planned for today... Octavia! I completly forgot about Octavia! I quickly ran out of the house and started going through the route she told me. Go straight to town hall then turn... Right? Yeah right, then keep going strait until I see a big red house on the right hand side... I got to the town hall, turned right, and continued going down for a bit, but there was no red house... C'mon Vinyl what did she say... I decided to try going back to town hall but this time going left. (Well technically straight since I was going right before.) And not three blocks away was a big red house on the right hand side... How could I have been so stupid! I said to myself. I walked up to the front door and knocked. The grey mare openned the door and just glarred at me. Not any sooner she spoke. "You're late..." "I'm so sorry Octy', I woke up late, then I got messed up on the way here and-" She cut me off quickly. "It's all right Vinyl, better late than never... And please don't call me 'Octy'." She said using air quotes. "We should get going now though." "Alright, follow me." I said as I moved out of the way for her to pass. "So, where are you taking me?" She said in an unsure voice. "It's... Well my friends said it was some sort of Italian restaurant... But I've never really been there." I said scratching the back of my head. "Sounds good." She said trying to reasure me. "Do you at least know what it's called?" "Not really... I just know where it is, but it's most likely gonna have some sort of Italian name." I said unsure. "Well, you don't say." She giggled and I could help but giggle also. Then we arrived at the restaurant, with the name 'Italian restaurant', how original... "Looks like they don't have an Italian name after all." I snicker. We walk in and wait near the door to be seated. The restaurant had a nice shade of orange on the walls lined with wood panels here and there with a couple of paintings. They had windows seperating the dining room from the kitchen so you could see the chefs at their work, I actually find that pretty cool. The man finally gets to us and puts us near the window. The sun is shining beautifully on her as if the angels where praising her beauty as she looks through the menu. "You look good." I manage to say before quickly plunging my nose in the menu. "Thank you, Vinyl" She started blushing a bit. Despite the fact that this is an Italian restaurant, there aren't really many things Italian in this menu. It's mostly just vegetable soups and salads, where is all the pasta!? A man walks up to our table with a note pad and pencil levitating in front of him. "What are you two lovely ladies gonna have" He said in a tottaly non-italian accent... Buzz kill. Octavia looks at me unshure. "Take whatever you want babe." I say cheerfully. "I guess I'll just take a cesar salad." She says shyly "I'll take one of those too." I also ordered, seeing that it's the only thing I actual know what it is... Is it even Italian though? The man quickly wrote our order down on his note pad and walked to the kitchen. Octavia started up the conversation. "So, Vinyl, what do you do for a living?" "Well, I don't really have a full time job, but I DJ at a couple of bars and clubs around Canterlot. Sometimes even come down here, played in Las Pegasus once too." I reply hoping she would be impressed. She turns her gaze at me. "Really? I play the chello in and orchestra. In fact, that's the reason I was in Canterlot when we met." Thank you orchestra. I say to myself. "I'd love to hear you play one day." The waiter comes back with our food and places it on the table. We thank him and then he nods and goes back to waiting more tables. "Isn't it hard to play an instrument whithout magic?" I say before levitating a fork full of salad. She politely finishes chewing, then swallows before responding. "It can have it's difficulties sometimes, but that's what really impresses people when they watch me play. The orchestra I mostly play in is specialy for earth ponies who play instruments. Mostly to show that you don't always need magic to be able to play." I also finish chewing my food before speaking, you know, to be classy... And also because last time I talked with my mouth full at Bonbons place she, politely, told me that she would make me swallow the fork if I didn't stop. "How long have you been playing?" I asked. "Oh, well, my parents put me into it at a young age so, I've been playing for as long as I can remember." She answers. "But enough about me, what about your DJing? Do you have any songs writen down yet?" "For now I only play live in bars and whatnot, I don't really have anything writen down or anything. Plus DJing is mostly better when it's improvised and not writen. But I have always wanted to record a CD, just never got towards doing it." "Why not?" She asks unsure. "Money, lack of equipment, all that stuff." I reply. We finish our food and the waiter brings the bill. As much as she insisted on paying a share, I payed for the meal and we left. "You know, I could have payed for my part." She says. "It's fine Octy'-" "Please don't call me that." She repeats. "Alright... 'Tavi," I smirk at her. She exhales loudly for me to hear. "I'm the one who took you out, It's the polite thing to do." "That was very kind of you Vinyl." She says turning her head toward me. "It's nothing, really." I try to convince her. We continue walking in an awkward silence for a while untill we get to her door. She opens it and walks inside. "Come in Vinyl." She says signaling for me to go in. And as I walk inside, I am hit by a gorgeous livingroom with various instruments placed perfectly along the wall with some paintings of some famous musicians with which I obviously would never know who they were. There was also a faint smell of flowers... But I can't quite put my hooves on which. She comes back into the living room and walks up to me and stares at my eyes, or sunglasses "Don't you ever take those glasses off?" She says. "Don't you ever take that bowtie off?" I reply with a smirk. "In case you didn't notice, I did." She says back with a smirk on her face also. As I look at her, I notice she actually did take it off. "Touché." Is all I can say. We pause for a bit with nothing to say. "I guess I should go." I say heading for the door. "You could stay here for a bit, I don't mind." She says. "Okay" I said a bit too enthousiastically. "What do you wanna do?" Author's Note Yet another chapter! Hope you enjoy, another part will be out shortly. P.S: IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! 2 more years and I can buy alcohol!
A Stroll Around the Town Hello everypony, RainbowShy1241 here. I have been reading... ALOT of Vinyl x Octavia fics and grew rather fond of the pairing. So here I try my hoof at one hoping for the best. Now in almost all of these fics I've read they use Octavia's point of view, so I wanted to make one with Vinyl's. Enjoy everypony! It was 11 in the morning. I looked at my nightside table before reaching out for my beloved sunglasses. Why do I always wear them you may ask? Well to be honest I don't even know, it just became a habit after doing it for so long. After slipping the shades on I slowly made my way out of bed stretching each limb as it touched the floor. Even though I woke up at a time most ponies would call late, I was still exhausted from last nights show. Not to mention being hungover, but seeing all those booze was so tempting. Not like I have anypony to look pretty for anyways. So I walked through my cyclone of an apartment slowly making my way to the bathroom, still half asleep where I vomited for the tenth time and took a shower to wake me up. After my shower I could hear my stomach growl, I guess that means I'm hungry. So I made my way to the kitchen levitating the necessary supplies to make a bowl of cereal. Gently putting the ingredients on the table I combine the milk and... Whatever that was, I was too tired to read the box... After preparing the meal I began to eat. I spit out my first bite. “What is that!” Rubbing my eyes to then read what was on the box. 'Wheat Germ' Since when do I have this? Having lost my appetite I then decide to take a stroll around Canterlot Walking through the streets of Canterlot wasn't what I would usually do after waking up, but I was way too bored to do anything else. I walked for a while, reading the store signs I pass every now and then. During the stroll I bumped into my friend Lyra who was sitting on a bench in a very Awkward position with her marefriend BonBon. “Hey there Vinyl! Why are you up so early?” The mint green pony said as she chuckled the last word. “I just woke up and wanted to take a little walk through the city... But what are you two doing in Canterlot?” “Did you forget? We came to get you for BonBon's birthday party.” She said disappointed. “Oh- Right... Sorry girls I completely forgot, but I guess since I'm early we still have time to get the present I kept in my closet.” “You got me a present!” BonBon said jumping off the bench. “Oh boy what is it!” “I can't tell you that. You're just gonna have to wait 'til we're at the party.” “Let's just go get it so we can catch the train back to Ponyvillle.” Lyra said as she took the lead back to my apartment. We didn't really speak much on the way. It was mostly BonBon trying to guess what her gift was. “BonBon even if you answer right I'm still not gonna tell you.” I said smirking at the pony. “So does that mean that I might have gotten it right?” The cream pony said raising a brow. “Maybe.” I said as we entered the apartment. “You girls wait here. I'm going to get the present then we can be on our way.” They both nodded and I rushed to grab a medium sized box from inside my closet. Seeing the box made BonBon jump numerous times, much like Pinkie Pie would. “Come on everypony let's go!” She said as we made our way to the train station. After getting our tickets we waited for the train to arrive. During that time there was a grey mare holding what looked like a cello case on her back. As much as I hate to admit it... She was gorgeous. As I stared at her I got a poke from Lyra. “Vinyl... What are you looking at?” She asked, but I was to busy staring at that pony. Man, does she ever have a nice flank. “Vinyl!” “Oh... What were you saying?” “You were staring at that pony, weren't you.” Lyra said while a smirk grew from her lips. “What can I say... She's hot.” Very, very hot! I thought to myself. “I didn't know you were into mares?” BonBon asked. “Well... Um...” I ran out of words to say all of a sudden. “Come on Vinyl. Of all ponies to be afraid of telling this to.” Lyra said scooting over to her marefriend. “Why don't you go talk to her?” “I can't Lyra. What if she isn't into mares.” “Only one way to find out!” The unicorn replied before pushing me off the seat. “Fine.” I said before walking towards the mare. My heart was racing, I was still thinking of what to say not paying attention to where I was going and I bumped into her. We both collapsed onto each other. “Ouch! Watch where you're going!” She said in a thick accent, almost British but not completely. Actually, more like just some fancy English. “Sorry 'bout that.” I said as I helped her up. “My names Vinyl.” I the stuck out my hoof. “Octavia.” She then shook it. “What instrument is that?” I asked mostly already knowing the answer but I just wanted to make conversation. “Well... It's a custom. Cross from cello and bass.” She stated with enthusiasm. But I wasn't listening, I was mostly staring at her flank again. “You like what you see.” She said sarcastically while shaking her rump. “Oh sorry. I was just looking at your cutie-mark.” Come on buy it, buy it. “Yeah I've heard that one before.” The grey pony said rolling her eyes. Then I heard a shout from the distance. “Vinyl the train is here!” The cream pony said. “Um... It was nice meeting you. Hope to see you again.” I said before turning around. I was stopped by a hoof. “Here take this.” Octavia said while writing on a piece of paper. “You should call me some time.” Aw yeah! I got her number! “Sure!” Then I made my way to the train. Before walking in she said. “Hey Vinyl... Nice cutie-mark!” She winked and the doors to the train closed. As the three of us took our seats in the train, I could already see Lyra and Bonbon staring at me. “Sooooo...” Lyra started. “How did it go?” Bonbon finished. I smirked at them both. “Oh nothing special. I only got her number.” I said as I passed the paper to the pair. They both looked at each other with stupefied looks. “No way!” “Yeah! I can't wait to call her.” I said all of a sudden my voice sounding a little girly. It made the two giggle. “Hey if I have to wait for my present you have to wait for yours!” Bonbon said.
You Pinkie Promised!The train finally arrived in Ponyville after what felt like hours but truly was barely even half an hour, nothing like boredom to make a train ride feel long. At least I had enough time to think about what to do about the mare I had just met. After exiting the train we made our way around town. Even if it had been years since my last visit, not much had changed. Same boring dirt road, same very small town market and let's not forget all of those little houses made of simple materials that you wouldn't be caught dead living in when in Canterlot. An yet I still loved it! Sure it was not the fanciest little town, but it was home to me. “So where is this party you're throwing?” I asked. “It's at Sugarcube corner, Pinkie said she would take care of everything!” Bonbon replied happily. Then it dawned on me... Pinkie Pie! I can't be seen by her! Not after what I did. I'll admit it, I was scared to see Pinkie. Even more after finding out what she does to ponies who break their 'Pinkie Promise'. But here we are... Walking towards Sugarcube corner... We are now in front of the pastry shop... Bonbon's opening the door... We are walking in. Everypony in the shop shouted. “SURPRISE!” As we entered. Then Pinkie came up to Bonbon. “Happy birthday Bonbon! I hope you like the party I threw for your very special day!” The pink pony said bouncing everywhere as usual. I tried to sneak around so that I wouldn't be seen, hiding under a table. But she saw me, Not enough to make a distinction of who it was, but she wanted to find out. “Hey! What are you doing under the table! We're not going to play hide and seek at a party, cause that would be silly.” Then she pulled me out. A huge gasp could be heard followed by a. “You!” “H-Hey there Pinkie... How are you.” I said to her, but if looks could kill I think I would be six feet under by now. “You Pinkie Promised! No one breaks a Pinkie Promise!” She screamed at me with a demonic voice. This worried everypony, Lyra and Bonbon came over trying to see what was wrong. Lyra gently nudged Pinkie. “What's wrong Pinkie?” But she was too busy being mad at me to hear it. No she wasn't mad... She was furious! “Care to explain Vinyl?” The mint green pony continued. “No I think it would be best not to.” “C'mon Vinyl tell them! Or do you want to keep them waiting too!” The pink pony said. “Okay, okay I'll talk. You see guys... Me and Pinkie... Well, we may have had a relationship” “That still doesn't explain her being mad.” Bonbon said. “Before leaving Ponyville, I may have made a Pinkie Promise that I would come back.” “But you never did come back, did you Vinyl!” The pink pony said still furious. “That's why I sent a letter saying that I'm not coming back.” I said in a worried tone. “Yeah more like 'I've moved on, don't wait for me.'” Pinkie said as she started to cry. Everypony was now staring at the scene, I didn't know what to do. Should I try to console her, or just leave her be? I don't think it would be a very good idea to talk to her now. With that thought I slowly left the house trying not to look back and walked over to the park. I sat on an unoccupied bench looking back. When the music came back on I was assured knowing that at least I didn't completely ruin the party. So I just turned on my iPon and listened to some tracks until the party was over. As the lights turned off and the ponies started to leave I knew the party was over. So I went to the door to wait for Bonbon and Lyra. They left through the door with happy smiles from the party, but when they saw me that smile quickly turned into a frown. They came closer to me and we started to walk over to their house. “So... You two have a good time?” I said clearly trying to avoid the subject of Pinkie Pie. “The party was fun, but Pinkie wouldn't come out of her room so she wasn't there the whole time.” Lyra said while Bonbon just walked with her head down. “Gosh, I'm so sorry I had to go and ruin the party with my personal problems... Did you enjoy the present at least?” Bonbon the cracked a small smile. “Those are really good candy ingredients you got... Where in Equestria did you find them?” Bonbon said. “I got connections.” I said looking cocky, but the two stared at me in disbelief. “Okay, I just begged the cashier at a candy store for some of the best ingredients because I am clueless about that kind of stuff.” They laughed as we got closer to the house. Lyra stopped at the doorstep. “Vinyl... Tomorrow you will go talk to Pinkie Pie. This thing really bugs her, now I won't bring the subject up as long as you promise me to go talk to her.” “Yes mom.” I said sarcastically, then she gave me a stare. “Alright, I'll go first thing in the morning... And don't worry I'll listen to my music so that you can give Bonbon here her birthday present.” Their cheeks got fiery red. “We have a guest over do you think we would do such a thing!” Bonbon said. “Yeah, we'll just wait 'til you go see Pinkie tomorrow morning!” Lyra continued. “Lyra! Don't say that!” Bonbon said hiding herself behind her marefriend. Both I and Lyra laughed We entered the house. It was not very big, but cozy. It had lots of painting on the wall of these things... I think Lyra said they're called humans? Ugly things if you ask me. The entrance led to a living room with one big couch and a TV the size of the wall, they separated by a medium sized coffee table. The house was very clean, I could go as far as saying it's spotless. “We'd better get to bed if I am to wake up early.” I said. The two simply nodded and Lyra signalled for me to follow. They brought me to a door at the end of the hall. Lyra spoke. “This is the guest bedroom. Just make yourself at home Vinyl” She then pointed to a door on our right. “This is the bathroom... I don't think I need to explain how it works.” She said with a grin. “And down the hall is the kitchen.” She the pointed to our left. “We'll be in this room, if you need anything don't be afraid to ask.” And as we went our separate ways I entered the guest bedroom. This room was simple, just a bed and nightside table. There was a dresser with a mirror on top at the end of the room. It was a nice, plain room, white paint on the walls and ceiling and wood floors. I hopped in bed and took of the shades from my head with my magic gently placing them on the table that was next to me. Then I placed the covers over myself and quickly fell asleep.
No Laughing MatterThe night went by fast because I didn't dream. I literally just closed my eyes and seconds later opened then again to see sunlight. I started the day with my usual routine, put my sunglasses on, stretch my way out of bed and then I trotted over to the kitchen. In the kitchen was Lyra sitting at a table reading the newspaper, there were plates and utensils for the three of us already placed. Bonbon was at the stove in the opposite side of the kitchen cooking. "Good morning, Vinyl." Lyra said lifting her head from the newspaper that she was reading. Bonbon then turned to look at me. "Oh hey, Vinyl! You're just in time for breakfast. Do you want some pancakes?" The beige pony said as she flipped the pastries effortlessly in the air making them land safely on the pan. "Sure!" I said as I made my way to the table with which Lyra had been sitting at. "So, Vinyl, what do you think we should do today? The mint green unicorn started. "She is not doing anything until she talks to Pinkie Pie." Bonbon said with an assertive tone as she stared at both of us. "Yes sir!" I said sarcastically, but that just made her stare more aggressively and Lyra was biting her biting lip looking at me with a 'You shouldn't have said that' expression on her face. Thankfully she turned back to her cooking and cooled down a bit. The room went silent for a bit until Bonbon came with a large pile of pancakes on a plate. She placed the plate on the center of the table and gave a gesture for us to dig in. I placed a few on my plate in a pile and drowned them with the syrup that was placed in the middle of the table. Bonbon then took it after me and did the same. Lyra though, she just covered them with butter, to a point where the pancakes turned snow white. "Sooo_" Lyra said looking at Bonbon. "Do you still want that present when Vinyl leaves." She then gave a wink to her marefriend. Bonbon held Lyra's hoof and showed a small smile as she continued eating. I chuckled and that made Bonbon let go of the hoof, her face was red with a blush. Lyra and I were now both laughing hysterically before I took my last bite. I looked at my plate for a little and then got up to bring it in the sink. To my surprise the whole inside of the kitchen was clean, almost as if nopony had laid hoof in there. I knew Bonbon loved to keep things spotless, but to do it instantaneously was funny. I was very surprised that the pony wasn't behind me to clean the plate after I placed it in the sink. After the plate was in, I walked back to the table to wait for the two others to finish, I was stalling more than anything else but they didn't take it as that. "Those were very good pancakes, Bonbon." I said, but the mare just looked up at me and it was obvious that she was still mad about the remark I made. "'Kay I'm sorry, that was really uncalled for what I said earlier... I'm sorry." "Fine, I forgive you, but that still doesn't excuse you from talking to Pinkie." Bonbon said with a smile across her face. I never really thought of it as an excuse, but now that it was said, it seemed like it would’ve been a good idea. "There's no sense in staying here, Vinyl you mine as well go now." She continued, that smug smile still plastered on her face. “I think I can tell when I’m unwanted.” I said jokingly as I turned my head with a huff. Lyra and Bonbon giggled and I made my way to the door. “See ya later girls.” I said while opening the door. They both said their goodbyes and I walked out, closed the door behind me and trotted in the direction of Sugarcube Corner. As I walked I noticed that not much was going on out in Ponyville like it used to be back in the day. I guess everypony moved to the big cities when they got the chance. I don’t blame them, there’s not much to this town anymore. Mostly because Ponyville folk are too stubborn to get the latest technologies, they wanna do it the old fashioned way. I admire that in certain ways, but sometimes you gotta give in. Before I knew it I was in front of the gingerbread decorated shop. With a gulp I opened the door and slowly walked in. I was greeted by Ms. Cakes who, by the looks of it, had no idea of what happened last night. “Oh my, If it isn’t Vinyl. It’s been awhile hasn’t it.” The blue earth pony said behind the glass counter. “I’m guessing you’re looking for Pinkie. She’s upstairs in her bedroom... I don’t know what got her down, but I’m sure after seeing you she’ll perk up just fine.” Then a voice sounded from inside the bakery’s kitchen. I couldn’t understand a single word that was said, but Ms. Cake was able to. “Coming dear! You can go see Pinkie, I gotta take care of this.” She said before trotting to the kitchen. I redirected myself to the staircase that was on the left side of the counter. I slowly started to walk up the stairs, still wondering what I could possibly say to make the mare feel better. I was now in front of the large door that held a sign reading ‘Pinkie’. Taking a deep breath, I turned the knob and pushed the door revealing a very clean room with pink walls and wood floors. On the opposite side of the room was a bed which had a little pink pony sitting on the side. Well I guess this is it...
Make Up and Bust“Hey Pinks” I said softly as I entered the room completely and closed the door behind me. Pinkie's head shot up and looked at me with dried up tear marks visibly on her face. She didn't answer, she simply sobbed even more. I slowly walked closer to her trying to stay calm, fighting my own tears back. I was now directly in front of her, heart racing faster than ever before I started to talk. "Do you wanna talk?" Seriously... That's the best you could come up with. I scolded myself trying to think of another way to start the conversation. "I would like that." The pink pony said to my surprise, and even with all of this she was still able to crack a smile. "Okay!.. What should we talk about?" Very very stupid move there Vinyl. "I dunno, you're the one who asked." She replied now giggling. I was amazed by how she reacted, I guess she really is the element of laughter. "Well, I just wanna start off by saying that I'm sorry, I never should have treated you that way. You really deserved better than that." "It's fine Viny', I forgive you." "It can't be that easy Pinks, there must be something I can do to make it up to you." The party pony thought a little, then a devilish smile spread across her lips. Normally I wouldn't be scared but, this is Pinkie Pie. "Okay then, how about you and I go and pull a couple pranks. You up for it?" Thank Celestia it was only that, I loved to do a couple pranks every now and then. "Alright then, I guess I can do that." So there we were, at the town center hiding behind a water fountain waiting for our first victim to walk by. Our weapon of choice, a toy turtle ment to squirt water when we push on a pad. Pinkie said she wanted to try this prank with Rainbow Dash, but they didn't do it because the target would have been too sensitive for the joke. Everything was ready! All that was left was an unknowing pony to walk in front of it. "There's one." Pinkie whispered as she got ready to push. I looked up to take a peek at who the target was and I spot her. Is that Octavia, the mare that I met at the train station over in Canterlot? What is she doing in Ponyville? The mare was getting closer to the fountain but I was so caught up in my thoughts that I blocked everything but the mare. All of a sudden I heard a scream. Quickly taken out of my daydream I look up to see Pinkie on the floor laughing and a very wet... Octavia! The grey pony heard Pinkie laughing and trotted over to the other side of the fountain. I hid myself on another angle where she couldn't see me. "Pinkie! Why did you wet me!" She said as angry as ever. "And you too." She said as she started walking towards me. After seeing me she had a shocked look on her face. "H-hey" I responded. "I can not even believe that you could be as insensitive as to do this to ponies" The gray mare said in her might I add very sexy accent. "Aw c'mon Octavia, it was just a little joke." Pinkie said giggling slightly. "A-a joke! You think this is funny! I'm all wet! I'm just so flabbergasted!" Octavia finished saying. "Woah now don't you go all fancy with words I don't understand. Now there's no prob, I have some friends who live near here. I can take you there to dry off." I said and I will admit, with a bit of a flirt. "Well... I guess I could use a towel... But put that away Pinkamena, these are not the type of pranks you should pull on ponies..." She said calming down a bit. "Gee, yes mom." Pinkie said as she took her fake turtle and placed it in her bag. "I guess I'll see you two around." She said giving me a wink. Wait... How'd she now?... Anyways, I waved her off and me and Octavia started walking towards Lyra and Bonbon's place. "I'm sorry 'bout that Octy, I didn't know it was you who she was gonna spray." I said awkwardly. "Oh, so it would make a difference if it wasn't me." She said as she looked at me. "Um... Well I mean... What?" I rambled. "I'm joking... Vinyl, right?" She said calmly. "The one and only!" Wow... Did I really just say that? Just then we got to the front steps of the house. I opened the door and we walked in. "Wait here, I'll be back." I said as I dashed off to the bathroom closet where they kept the towels. I slowly trotted back levitating a towel in front of me, she grabbed it and started wipeing herself down. "You could have taken a seat you know." "Well, in case you didn't notice, I'm a bit wet." She giggled and finished drying herself. I took the towel and put it in a laundry basket near the bathroom door. "Thanks for the towel" She said in a slightly awkward tone. "I guess I'll be off then." She finished reaching for the door. "Wait!" I said, she turned around and looked at me. "I gotta make it up to you for this crazy thing, how about I take you to a restaurant or something?" She giggled. "Sounds good, I'm free tomorrow. How's 1 o'clock sound?" "Sounds good to me. Where do you live, I'll pick you up." "Um... From here, go to the town hall, turn to your left and not far after you should see my house on the right hand side. It's big and red, you can't miss it." She said as I tried to memmorise it. "It's a date then!" C'mon Vinyl, don't make it obvious. "It's a date." She said with a smile as she openned the door and started walking off. I really couldn't help but stare at her plot as she walked off. "Eyes up Vinyl." She said and then continued walking. I blushed and closed the door walking up to the couch and lying down for a rest. Not long after Lyra and Bonbon walked in. I got up and jumped to the front door. "Girls! Guess what! Oh Celestia something amazing happened!" Lyra was the first to respond. "Calm down Vinyl, you're gonna break something." Bonbon then replied. "What is it Vinyl?" I said excitedly "Well, you know that mare I saw at the train station. She's here in ponyville and I saw her and me and Pinkie, well we kinda sprayed her... But that's not the point..." "Woah, slow down there... You sprayed her?" Lyra said with a wide smirk. Bonbon smaked her on the shoulder. "You perv, Lyra, let the girl finish. You were saying Vinyl" "Okay." I took a deep breath. "I asked her out on a date, and she said yes!" "Good for you Vinyl." Bonbon replied sweetly. "Yeah, if you need any help on how to please her, you call me." Lyra winked. "Lyra!" Bonbon said in a scolding tone. "What? You like it don't you?" Lyra smirked. Bonbon cleared her throat. "Anyways, where are you taking her?" "I don't really know to be honest... Do you have any recommendations?" I said unsure. "You could always take her to that nice Italian restaurant over near ponyville general." Bonbon said. "Well, I'm gonna go take some z's, you too can continue talking about this. G'night" Lyra said followed by a yawn. "Goodnight honey." Bonbon said. "'Night Lyra" Bonbon finished explaining to me what the restaurant served. How to be polite, as if I didn't already know. And obviously, as she said, the most important thing. DO NOT be late. Author's Note ERMAHGERSH I'm back! It's been like what? Half a year? Shit... Sorry guys... Been very busy, but I had some free time and thought I would update. And wow did my style change it that time span. Anyways I hope you enjoy and please point out any mistakes and whatnot. P.S. It's my birthday on June 13 :3
It's a Date!I woke up at my usual time of 12:30. Started my usual routine: get up, put glasses on, leave room, walk to the kitchen. Yet, I couldn't help but think that I was forgeting something. Bonbon and Lyra had already gone to work, didn't have anything planned for today... Octavia! I completly forgot about Octavia! I quickly ran out of the house and started going through the route she told me. Go straight to town hall then turn... Right? Yeah right, then keep going strait until I see a big red house on the right hand side... I got to the town hall, turned right, and continued going down for a bit, but there was no red house... C'mon Vinyl what did she say... I decided to try going back to town hall but this time going left. (Well technically straight since I was going right before.) And not three blocks away was a big red house on the right hand side... How could I have been so stupid! I said to myself. I walked up to the front door and knocked. The grey mare openned the door and just glarred at me. Not any sooner she spoke. "You're late..." "I'm so sorry Octy', I woke up late, then I got messed up on the way here and-" She cut me off quickly. "It's all right Vinyl, better late than never... And please don't call me 'Octy'." She said using air quotes. "We should get going now though." "Alright, follow me." I said as I moved out of the way for her to pass. "So, where are you taking me?" She said in an unsure voice. "It's... Well my friends said it was some sort of Italian restaurant... But I've never really been there." I said scratching the back of my head. "Sounds good." She said trying to reasure me. "Do you at least know what it's called?" "Not really... I just know where it is, but it's most likely gonna have some sort of Italian name." I said unsure. "Well, you don't say." She giggled and I could help but giggle also. Then we arrived at the restaurant, with the name 'Italian restaurant', how original... "Looks like they don't have an Italian name after all." I snicker. We walk in and wait near the door to be seated. The restaurant had a nice shade of orange on the walls lined with wood panels here and there with a couple of paintings. They had windows seperating the dining room from the kitchen so you could see the chefs at their work, I actually find that pretty cool. The man finally gets to us and puts us near the window. The sun is shining beautifully on her as if the angels where praising her beauty as she looks through the menu. "You look good." I manage to say before quickly plunging my nose in the menu. "Thank you, Vinyl" She started blushing a bit. Despite the fact that this is an Italian restaurant, there aren't really many things Italian in this menu. It's mostly just vegetable soups and salads, where is all the pasta!? A man walks up to our table with a note pad and pencil levitating in front of him. "What are you two lovely ladies gonna have" He said in a tottaly non-italian accent... Buzz kill. Octavia looks at me unshure. "Take whatever you want babe." I say cheerfully. "I guess I'll just take a cesar salad." She says shyly "I'll take one of those too." I also ordered, seeing that it's the only thing I actual know what it is... Is it even Italian though? The man quickly wrote our order down on his note pad and walked to the kitchen. Octavia started up the conversation. "So, Vinyl, what do you do for a living?" "Well, I don't really have a full time job, but I DJ at a couple of bars and clubs around Canterlot. Sometimes even come down here, played in Las Pegasus once too." I reply hoping she would be impressed. She turns her gaze at me. "Really? I play the chello in and orchestra. In fact, that's the reason I was in Canterlot when we met." Thank you orchestra. I say to myself. "I'd love to hear you play one day." The waiter comes back with our food and places it on the table. We thank him and then he nods and goes back to waiting more tables. "Isn't it hard to play an instrument whithout magic?" I say before levitating a fork full of salad. She politely finishes chewing, then swallows before responding. "It can have it's difficulties sometimes, but that's what really impresses people when they watch me play. The orchestra I mostly play in is specialy for earth ponies who play instruments. Mostly to show that you don't always need magic to be able to play." I also finish chewing my food before speaking, you know, to be classy... And also because last time I talked with my mouth full at Bonbons place she, politely, told me that she would make me swallow the fork if I didn't stop. "How long have you been playing?" I asked. "Oh, well, my parents put me into it at a young age so, I've been playing for as long as I can remember." She answers. "But enough about me, what about your DJing? Do you have any songs writen down yet?" "For now I only play live in bars and whatnot, I don't really have anything writen down or anything. Plus DJing is mostly better when it's improvised and not writen. But I have always wanted to record a CD, just never got towards doing it." "Why not?" She asks unsure. "Money, lack of equipment, all that stuff." I reply. We finish our food and the waiter brings the bill. As much as she insisted on paying a share, I payed for the meal and we left. "You know, I could have payed for my part." She says. "It's fine Octy'-" "Please don't call me that." She repeats. "Alright... 'Tavi," I smirk at her. She exhales loudly for me to hear. "I'm the one who took you out, It's the polite thing to do." "That was very kind of you Vinyl." She says turning her head toward me. "It's nothing, really." I try to convince her. We continue walking in an awkward silence for a while untill we get to her door. She opens it and walks inside. "Come in Vinyl." She says signaling for me to go in. And as I walk inside, I am hit by a gorgeous livingroom with various instruments placed perfectly along the wall with some paintings of some famous musicians with which I obviously would never know who they were. There was also a faint smell of flowers... But I can't quite put my hooves on which. She comes back into the living room and walks up to me and stares at my eyes, or sunglasses "Don't you ever take those glasses off?" She says. "Don't you ever take that bowtie off?" I reply with a smirk. "In case you didn't notice, I did." She says back with a smirk on her face also. As I look at her, I notice she actually did take it off. "Touché." Is all I can say. We pause for a bit with nothing to say. "I guess I should go." I say heading for the door. "You could stay here for a bit, I don't mind." She says. "Okay" I said a bit too enthousiastically. "What do you wanna do?" Author's Note Yet another chapter! Hope you enjoy, another part will be out shortly. P.S: IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! 2 more years and I can buy alcohol!
