Light seeped through the curtains as the morning sun rose slowly into the sky, streaking across the bedroom, landing softly on the pillow of one blue maned mare. Slowly, as the sun rose higher, the light moved, right into her eyes. The white pony awoke with a jolt from the sudden bright light.
“Awe, man..” she spoke, then yawned. “I was having such an awesome dream too.” She slowly rolled out of her bed, onto her hooves, then proceeded to walk herself to the bathroom, tripping over the mess in her room along the way. She stood after taking her morning shower, looking at herself in the mirror for a little while.
“Wow, Vinyl. You need to fix your mane. It looks a little..messy.” She flipped her electric blue mane back, then forward again. “Perfect.” Grabbing her shades, she stretched then walked outside, where her ears were flooded with the sounds of Manehatten. She casually walked to one of the nearby clubs where she was pretty well known.
“Ah, Ms. Scratch!” a dark brown unicorn stallion wearing shades greeted her. “Didn’t know you even woke up this early.” He joked with her. “Here for an early gig?”
“Nah, Just here to sit and socialize for a bit, Mark.” She said with a smile.
“And I few drinks too, I presume?” He asked, opening the door for her.
“You know it.” She laughed as she walked inside.
“Just don’t cause trouble!” Mark called in after her.
“Me? Pony please. I never get in trouble.” She said to herself, then walked up to the bar.
The club was full, fully empty to say the least. A faint electronic beat could be heard, and none of the lights were off, making the club brighter than the afternoon sun.
“Well, looks like the place is just packed.” Vinyl joked as she approached the bar.
“Oh hello Vinyl. Yeah, it’s always this full during the mornings.” A cyan pegasus turned and greeted the unicorn. “What are you doing here so early, if I may?” Vinyl placed one hoof up on the bar.
“Well, actually, I’m here to talk to Tony, I have.... Bad, kinda, news for him.” She said in a low tone. “Is he here, Spark?” The pegasus nodded, then walked into a back room. Vinyl looked around the club while she waited. Noticing another bouncer Pony in the corner looking back at her. She gave him a nod, and he did the same.
“Spark tells me you have some bad news for me, Vinyl?” Tony’s sudden brute voice made the unicorn jump. She turned to see Tony, an earth stallion who’s pelt was green and had a black mane to give him that rough look. She knew it was only the looks that were meant to scare ponies, because on the inside, he was really nice.
“Yeah, I’m afraid I have to stop doing shows here for a bit. I’m moving.” She said with a small frown.
“Ah, but that don’t mean ya have to opt out completely, right?” He asked, smoothly.
“Oh hell no. I love this place,” She took another quick glance around. “well, more at night then right now.” She giggled.
“Ha, I don’t blame you. And if you don’t mind me asking, where are you moving to?” He placed an arm on the counter, giving his full attention to the unicorn. Vinyl also placed an arm on the counter, mimicking Tony.
“If I told ya, I’d have to kill ya.” She said in her deepest voice, then laughed. “No, I’m moving to Ponyville-”
“That little town out by Canterlot?” Tony asked. Vinyl nodded.
“The apartment I’m getting there is way cheeper than here, and I’m just running out of money here.” She said, turning her head slightly.
“Move in with your parents?” The earth pony suggested. Vinyl turned back at him and glared out above her shades.
“No way in hell I’m going back to my parents.” She said coldly.
“But-”
“No, and that is final.” She flared, then pushed her shades up on her nose more, covering her eyes more. “Besides, I’ve been told I will have a roommate, thus lowering the cost even more.”
“I see.” Tony said as he poured a glass of cider. “Want a cup? It’ll be on the house today.” Vinyl nodded.
“Sure, if you’re offering like that.” Tony poured another cup for Vinyl and they sat in silence for a little while.
“ When you gonna be heading out?” Tony asked. Vinyl downed her mug.
“They say the train is leaving tomorrow morning, and that it’s a 2 day trip.” She sighed.
“You don’t seem too happy to leave.” Tony poured another cup for the unicorn.
“It’s just, I’ve been here a long time, and I’ve made friends.”
“Ooohh, the whole ‘Leaving loved ones behind’ ordeal?”
“I guess that’s the closest we’re gonna get.” She sipped her mug this time. Again, they sat in silence for a bit. Tony finally turned to her.
“Just promise me one thing, eh?” Vinyl faced her bartender.
“What’s that?”
“Do come back. Don’t tell the others, but you’re the favorite DJ of this club.” He smiled. Vinyl placed her mug down.
“Don’t be getting all lovey-dovey on me now.”
“But Viiinyyyl, We looove yooooou.” The green pony tilted his head slightly.
“Oh Celestia, stop it. Stop.” They shared a laugh.
“But all joking aside, we will miss you.”
“And all honesty on the table, I’ll miss you guys too.” Tony pulled Vinyl’s mug away from her.
“Now, I think you should get back to what you were doing before you came here.”
“Waking up?”
“I was hoping for maybe a packing up kind of answer.” Tony smiled.
“Ah yes. I should pack my things.” Vinyl snatched the mug out of Tony’s hoof and downed it. “Thanks for the drinks, mac.”
“No problem. Now get going.”
“Yes mom.” Vinyl laughed as she walked out the door, waving goodbye to Mark.
Vinyl was back at her apartment in no time, boxes were scattered across the whole room. She sat in the middle of the mess, giving her DJ table and speakers a blank stare as she used her magic to sort all her small things in boxes.
“How in Equestria am I going to move those?” She thought to herself, lowering her ears. “I might have to get new ones, probably selling these. But who would want them? And who would want them with MY name on it?” She gave a sigh, then her ears perked.
“Maybe I can get somepony to haul it to Ponyville for me!” She slumped again. “But who?” She pushed the thought to the back of her mind for later and continued packing up her things. The day quickly evaporated into the evening as she spent the rest of the day packing, and getting ready for the early departure tomorrow. She had already talked to the landlord about this being her last night here, and she found a storage place where she put her musical equipment until she could come back for them, she paid the storage owner what she owed and then returned to her apartment. She sat at the window, watching the sunset over the city line.
“Tomorrow’s a new day.” She said to herself. “Tomorrow’s a new day.”
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Now I know many countless GOOD Vinyl x xOctavia stories are out there, but I'm only typing this up because I wana join it and have fun. Maybe even gain a few likes in the process. More to come, as I'm writing it riiight now.