//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: The Evil Inside // by LoveNote //------------------------------// I lay on my bed and replay the events of last night in my head. I told Tavi and Vinyl what happened and how Beat saved me. Beat did not stay long, even though Tavi insisted he stayed for dinner. I got 'all fixed up' by Vinyl and her magic. Luckily I was not hurt badly. My side still hurts some though. Oh, and I have a date. Like a real one. With Beat. I'm going to meet him at the club and get him that drink I promised. Tonight. I smile and curl up with my pillow. I'm acting like a love struck filly. I think about that for a second. There is no way I am in love with this Stallion. I don't even know him that well. I wont mind getting to know him though. I smile again. I jump out of bed and walk into the living room. Vinyl is once again laying on the couch only this time Tavi is with her. They are talking quietly to each other. I walk up to them. "Hey Love Note." Vinyl says when she sees me. "I have something for you." She leans over the side of the couch and hands me a bag. It looks like a bag from the Carousel Boutique. Inside the bag a a pretty sparkly blue dress. There is a black bow wrapped around the midsection of the dress and small gems in the front of it. Its short, wont fall over my tail. Its beautiful. "I love it! Thank you Vinyl!" I run over to her and give her a hug. "I'm going to go try it on." I say and run off back to my room. Its almost time when Beat was going to pick me up anyways. I slip the silky dress over my head. It falls perfectly on my body. I put some light blue eye shadow on and put the boots on my hind legs. I slip on two bracelets and look at myself in the mirror. The dress shined on me, a casual but fancy glow. Perfect for tonight. I walk back out into the living room to show Vinyl and Tavi. They are not on the couch anymore so I figure that they must have gone back to their room. I start to head over towards their door when someone knocks on the front door. I stop and trot to the door and open it. Beat is standing outside waiting for me. His eyes widen when he sees me and he looks me up and down. I blush and wonder if it was too much. "Wow, Love Note, you look, amazing!" He exclaims, making me blush even harder. He holds one hoof out for me to hold as he starts to lead me off. "Thank you Beat." I reply to him. "So were heading back to the club?" Beat looks at me and smiles. I see a playful look in his eye. "A date to the club? Not happening." We turn and head towards the center. "I'm taking you to the Silver Horseshoe for dinner and a desert after." The Silver Horseshoe is one of the most expensive restaurants in town. I have never been there before. "Its too expensive. We can just go to the club." I argue and start to turn. Beat stops me. "No its my treat. Don't worry about money, I have it covered." I feel my argumentative side rise up. "I'm supposed to buy you a drink, remember?" Beat brushes the hair away from my face. My heart melts. "You can just buy me a drink later." He starts to walk again. I follow him. Yes, I can just buy him a drink later. I have always wanted to go to the Silver Horseshoe. We walk side by side towards the center. Its getting dark out so there are not a lot of ponies out. I look up at Beat. His eyes seem to glow in the darkness. I don't know what it is about him, but I cant seem to shake this feeling I have for him. We make it to the restaurant and the door pony opens the door for us. Classical music is playing and a waitress walk up to us right away. She glances at me, unsure. I look down. "Reservations for Beat and his friend." I look up at him and hes smiling at me. The waitress looks confused for a second but then goes to work to find our reservation. "Follow me please." She turns and leads us to the back corner of the room. It happens to be the darkest spot in here. Beat pulls my chair out for me and I sit. He sits across from me and looks down at the menu. Our waitress walks up to take our order. I realize that I have not even looked at my menu. "Could we get two casseroles and your finest white wine please?" The mare quickly writes down our orders and picks up our menus with her magic. "I hope you don't mind me ordering for you. Its what they make best here and it did not look like you were to interested in the menu to begin with." Beat smirks at me. I blush and sip at the water that our waitress brought me. "I've never eaten here." I tell him. He places his hoof on mine. My stomach flips. "I tend to dine at fancy places, as long as I can." I stair at his hoof on mine, barley hearing what hes saying. "Has any pony told you that you are beautiful?" I look up at Beat. His eyes are genuine. He called me beautiful. "No," I whisper, "Only you." Me, beautiful? No pony thinks that. I'm not beautiful. I am colorless. How can he really think i'm beautiful? "Well, Love Note, you are the most beautiful mare I have ever set eyes on." Beat leans over to me and places his hoof on my cheek. He looks me in the eyes with a look I have never seen before. He leans closer and I feel my heart jump. "I.. Uh.." I mutter before Beat kisses me. His lips on mine were soft and kind. My heart soars. He pulls back for a second before kissing me again, this time with more passion. He leans back and I find myself wanting more. I look up at him dreamily. His eyes were on mine and he gives me a soft smile. I just got kissed. By Beat, this wonderfully strange stallion that I.. Wait. I don't even know him. This is the third time I have even seen him. I stand up. "I need to use the bathroom." I say and turn away from him. I hurry off to the bathroom. How could I do this to myself. No pony wants me. He will realize that someday. I need to get some air. The door pony opens the door as I rush out. Beat cant really like me. He cant really think that I am beautiful. I start to walk, not exactly sure where I am going. Why did I let this happen. I know that if I let myself get close to some pony I will just end up hurt. Tears start to fall from my eyes. My walking starts to slow. A noise behind me makes my ears flick back. I stop and look back, seeing nothing. Fear starts to fill me. I think about running back to the restaurant but that's towards the sound I heard. I start to trot forward, keeping my ears back. I make it to the bridge and start to cross. At the top I freeze. There is a pony standing on the other side. I look back over my shoulder and see another pony at the other side. My fear spikes and I go to take off and fly away but for some reason my wings are bound to my sides. I look back and see a faint red glow around them. Some pony is using magic to keep me from flying. Both of the ponies start to walk towards me. I turn and run to the edge of the bridge and look down. The water looks blacker and more dangerous then before. I step back and see that the ponies are not running towards me. I close my eyes and jump.