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// Chapter 6: When the Lights Go Out 
// Story: Electronic Heart Beat 
// by Nightlock106 
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	Night, inside a club, me on the stage and the music blasting loud. Ponies dancing without care of anything. Time seemed to stop just for me, allowing me to enjoy this moment. I was in the spotlight, enjoying every second of it. My mind was racing, my heart was pounding, and my body was on autopilot.
After the show I was met by Neon and Star. I walked up to Neon and gave him a passionate kiss, pulling away with lust in my eyes.
Star interrupted us, "You killed it out there. You are the kind of talent that Aftermath is all about!" His phone began to ring, "Hold that thought for a second. Hello."
As he walked off Neon pulled me closer and gave me another passionate kiss, "You were amazing. I enjoyed every moment of it."
"Thanks baby, I wish you could have been up there with me, it would have made me less-" I began when my phone began to ring.
"Pinkie?"
"Yeah. Could you?"
"It's fine, I'll be right here when you get back."
I gave him a quick kiss and ran to the bathroom. I answered the phone, "Hey Pinkie, how are you?"
"I'm so super duper happy. You?"
"I'm fine, how's my little brother doing?"
"He's doing really great, he's playing with the twins right now."
"Sounds great."
"It is, so how'd the show go?"
"It was amazing, everypony was on the dance floor and going wild."
"That sounds soooooooo great," she said with a cute giggle.
I giggled back, "hey, I have to get back to the hotel. I'll call you later, okay?"
"Okay. I love you."
My blood began to run cold. With a slight tremble in my voice, I replied, "I love you too."
I walked back to where Neon was standing.
"Are you okay, you seem kind of distracted?"
"It's just-"
"You feel like you are betraying her?"
I gave a slight nod. He leaned in to give me a kiss, but I put my hoof up, "C-can we just head back to the hotel?"
He sighed and cast his gaze to the ground. With a turn of his head he walked out of the building, me following close behind.
It was around two in the morning when we got back to the hotel room. I sat on my bed and stared out the window, watching the city fly past in a blur of movement and light. I felt guilty, I was lying to Pinkie about Neon, lying to Neon about how I feel for him, and lying to myself about what I truly want.
"Are you sure you're fine?" Neon said as he sat next to me.
"I'm fine," I said softly.
"Look, if you feel this badly about it, then we can end things between us."
I quickly turned to face him, "No! It's just, I'm not exactly sure what I want. I love you a lot, but I also love her. I can't imagine my world without both of you."
"Then why keep this charade going? You know that she's going to figure it out one day."
"I know, but-"
"It's hard for you to except the fact that you can't have one without hurting the other?"
I didn't respond. How could I? He's right. I can't have both. But I don't want to lose either one of them. I just turned away and began to stare out the window. I felt Neon's soft lips caress my neck. I just sat there unresponsive.
"I'm gonna go to bed," he said softly as he climbed in the bed next to the one I was sitting on.
I laid myself back on the pillow, staring at the ceiling, letting sleep take it's hold on me.
The next morning I woke to the sounds of Neon singing in the shower. He had a beautiful singing voice, even though this is the first time I've ever heard it. I walked into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror, looking into my reflection.
"You're up early," Neon said walking out of the shower.
I turned to him, "I didn't sleep very well. By the way, how come you never told me you could sing?"
"You heard some of that, huh?" he asked, wrapping himself in a towel.
"A little. It was beautiful."
He began to blush, "Well, I usually don't sing in front of people. I prefer to let my sound tell the story, not my words."
He gave me a kiss as he left the bathroom. I gave him a smile as he hut the door. I turned back to the mirror and began to stare at myself again, seeing all the lies and deceit that has been clouding my mind. I turned away and climbed into the shower, letting the water flow over me.
"How is this my life?" I asked myself. "Why do things have to be so hard?"
I sat on my haunches and began to cry, the water from the shower hitting me like the rain in a storm. I sat there for about half an hour when Neon walked and turned off the water. I just looked up to him with tear stains on my face.
"The only way you're going to get over this, is if you come face to ace with it," he said, extending his hoof.
I took a hold of it and he lifted me up, pulling me into his loving embrace. An embrace that reminded me that he will always there for me.
Neon and I managed to catch an early train to Ponyville.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Neon asked, before stepping up to the train.
"It's the only way," I replied.
"You know what this could mean?"
"I know, but it's just gonna have to be a risk that I'm gonna have to take," I said as we took our seats.
"What if worse comes to worse?"
"I don't know. We'll just have to cross that bridge when we get to it."
The train began to pull away from the station.
"Even if it means loosing somepony that you love?"
"It wont be easy."
"It never is."
"That's just the way life is. You wake up feeling at your best, but then life comes in and throws you a fork in the road. The only thing you have left to do is roll the dice and choose a path."
"But what if the path comes to a dead end?"
"Turn around and go the other way."
"And if the other way doesn't work?"
"You've lost the game," I said, staring out the window.
We pulled into Ponyville in about an hour. We got off the train and went right to Sugar Cube Corner. I knocked on the door, and Pinkie answered with a huge smile on her face.
"Vinyl, what brings you back to town?" she asked, giving me a hug.
When she finally let go, I looked her the eye, "Pinkie, we need to talk."