Chapter Two: A Day in the Life ( Silver's Day)

Today was not one of Silver’s best. Starting with Blue leaving early in the morning for some prior engagement, this day had not been one of the best.

After Blue’s sudden escape, Silver had reluctantly gotten herself up and ready for the day ahead. Now where most pegasi have jobs that are weather related, Silver had a more grounded job. She was a music instructor, weird mix isn't it? Her musical instrument, which was both her cutie mark and talent, was the guitar.
However most ponies viewed the guitar as an instrument that is heavily overexposed, overused, and has been given a bad name by talentless so called ‘musicians’, more like bucking tools who use it to get some flank.

Silver viewed the instrument as an extension of herself. Whatever mood she was in would show hugely in her playing. If she felt happy and energetic; her songs would be crazy and wild. But if she felt sad; her songs would reflect that inner melancholy turmoil.

But today she just felt a little in-between. She wasn't upset about Blue having to leave suddenly, she did have things that kept her busy... She was happy about what had happened between them, sure its probably still just her not yet over the shock that they had been together for just a few days, but she wasn't ecstatic about it. Ok maybe a little ecstatic but thats besides the point.

Maybe she was just tired...yeah that was it.

After the previous nights usual bedroom play time fun time, as Blue called it one time, Silver was definitely drained and sore all over.

Once she was showered, she looked into the bathroom mirror to see that everything was in place.

‘Damn bite marks...why can’t we go one night without her going all vam-pony.’ She thought as she looked at the two little bite-hickeys on her neck.

Quickly combing her short cut boyish black mane, making sure the silver streak ran perfectly across her mane, she was now ready to start her day.

Today she had a triple lesson in the town of Ponyville, a town she had been to occasionally to play with a harp playing friend of hers. Lyra had set her up to teach three fillies how to play the guitar, saying that they were looking into the instrument and needed someone to teach them a thing or two. Just a simple basic lesson for the three young fillies who, more than likely, have never touched the instrument in their short lives. Teach them an E, A, D, C, and a G. If they made it past that, provided they kept their interest in learning the instrument, then she’d show them a song or two.

Maybe Past Recedes this time? No, that one would go right over their heads... She thought to herself with small smile as she grabbed her special saddle bag with her instrument case locked securely to it. She was about to leave before receiving the shock of her wall eyed friend’s head shooting out of her front door.

“AHHH!!” Silver yelled jumping into the other room.

“Oh, sorry Silv! Didn't realize i was flying into your house again, sorry!” Derpy said sheepishly as her head retracted from the hole in the cloud door, followed by her dropping off her mail through the recently made mailslot, along with an apology muffin, before flying off to do her other deliveries.

Silver let out a small sigh, ‘At least it was just me here, Blue would probably flip if she did that at her house.’ She thought, laughing a little at the mental image of Derpy crashing in on Blue’s home.

So far the day seemed like it would be a good one, the weather was nice, it wasn’t too hot, no freak storms, no crazy magical stuff changing the land like it had on some occasions. Silver felt good about today!

Sure Blue wouldn't be with her...but space is good. I can’t keep her to myself all the time, that would be selfish...and Blue probably would want a day off from me anyways.She thought to herself.

Everything was going good...that is until she met the Cutie Mark Crusaders....

When she introduced them to the guitar:“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS: GUITAR PLAYERS!”

When she showed them Funk; “CUTE MARK CRUSADERS: FUNK JUNKIES!”

Country:”CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS: COUNTRY STARS!”

Punk rock: “CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS: PUNK ROCKERS!”

Heavy metal: “CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS: HEAD BANGERS!”

finally, alternative: “CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS: MUSIC STARS!”

*one loud yelling lesson later*

Silver was drained. Not only had she had her hearing blown, and not in the way she usually did with her music, but she had to deal with the worst musicians she had ever taught. They barely took in any of her teachings! Whenever she tried to show them something, they just took up their instruments, which were very cheap and had strings that were rusted and had lost their slack, and played like they knew what they were doing.

Then she had to deal with trying to settle them down, which was practically impossible to do! This continued for the three hours she was assigned until they had been picked up by their respective guardians.
‘Maybe you're being too hard on them, i mean...the pegasus and unicorn fillies, i think they said they were Scootaloo and Sweetie belle?, they definitely weren't meant to be musicians. But the earth pony, Apple Bloom showed some promise. She did pay at least more attention than the other two. Plus she said she’d like to continue lessons some time. I could see her as a country music player. She thought entering her cloud apartment.

“Blue?” Silver called out to see if her marefriend had come back from whatever she was busy with, but got no response.

...and she’s still out... She thought before letting out a sigh, after hanging up her saddle and putting down her case. After a rumble came out from her stomach, and seeing that the time was around 8 o’clock, she decided that she’d just make her some ramen, a food that she had been introduced to by her marefriend, and wait up for her to get back.