Of Vampires and Werewolves

Octavia stumbled out of a bush the next day holding a hoof to her throbbing head. "Celestia that was bad, note to self, mark the calendar for full moons. On the upside though I hadn't been drinking heavily before I transformed, otherwise this headache would have been seven hells of a lot worse." She began slowly towards her current home and got along a good ways before it hit her. "Aw shit! I still have work today! How did I forget?" With that she bolted off towards her new query. Upon arriving at the hidden entrance to the supernatural facility. She descended the spiral staircase as swiftly as she could without falling flat on her face making her hurt more than she already did from the night in the Everfree. Once at the bottom of the staircase she looked around in search of Vinyl. Octavia finally spotted her and got over to her promptly.

"Hey there Tavi. No need to explain, I understand with the whole werewolf thing and the full moon last night. In fact I'm surprised you came in today, I would imagine your apartment was wrecked as well after last night." Octavia smiled and shook her head, chuckling a bit. "Ha ha, nope. I was out with a couple of friends yesterday and I ended up having to spend the night out in the Everfree, which is also why my mane is in such a horrid state. But I wouldn't want to skip work in a million years anyways, especially with such a good boss." "Heh, no need to call me boss Tavi, we're friends that just happen to be coworkers." Vinyl responded.

"Why thank you for that comment, but it doesn't change that fact that I still work for you." Octavia blushed. "No it doesn't but it sure doesn't mean we have to be strictly doing business all the time when we're around each other. In fact, let's take the day off and go have some fun, just you and me. How does that sound?" The white unicorn offered. Octavia almost had a panic attack inside her head. A full day with Vinyl Scratch? What if I do something stupid, or, I embarrass myself? Okay Octavia, calm down. You spend almost everyday with her anyways. Why would this be any different? And why do I want to make a good impression anyways? "Sure I'll go, you lead the way Miss Scratch." Once again Vinyl chuckled. "Just call me Scratch." For a reason Octavia couldn't quite put her hoof on those four simple words made her heart skip several beats.

The aforementioned mares sat a table for two in a small dinner on the edge of town, their eyes practically sparkling with mirth. Octavia and Vinyl Scratch hit it off almost instantaneously though they were quite different. I suppose it really is true, opposites do attract. In any case the two were chatting up a storm comparable to Hurricane Cantetrina. "Hey, we should do this again sometime, maybe you could even come over to my place for a while afterwords and I can show you some of the stuff I do." Vinyl suggested to Octavia. "I think I'd like that. I don't suppose I'd have to ask you when you're free as we both have practically the same schedule. So... next Tuesday then?" Vinyl nodded in confirmation. "Yup, I'm cool with that. See you later Tavi." On that note Vinyl got up from the table they were sitting at and walked out the door, blowing a joking kiss to Octavia. And though Octavia knew it was meant as a joke she still blushed heavily for reasons she was not yet prepared to consider.

Could I be being... attracted to Vinyl? No, there's no way... I'm a grown mare, I know better than to cross over into the world of fillyfoolers. Anyways, what would my family and friends think If I was dating another mare? Octavia sighed, pushing the thoughts aside until further notice, not wanting to have some sort of fit or another while in the eye of the public. With that she got up and left the dinner to head back to her home. Little did she know though, she and Vinyl weren't alone while on their little free day. One thing was certain though, more than just her friends were going to know about their day out, and Carrot Top definitely wasn't a prime suspect.