"Are you alright Octavia?"
Octavia paused her activities as she looked up.
Lyra was looking down at her, concerned, inside the viewing area of the recording studio.
Octavia nodded her head solemnly, "Yes, I'm fine."
With that said, Octavia continued playing her cello. However, Lyra was not convinced.
Lyra quickly made sure all the settings were correct before she left the recording studio.
"Where are you going?" Octavia asked as she noticed Lyra was almost out the door.
"I need to take care of something. Don't worry, everything's in place so you should be fine," Lyra replied before leaving the studio.
Octavia blinked, before letting out a long sigh.
Today is going to be a long day....
~•~•~•~•~
"Yo, Vinyl. I think you need to talk to Octavia or something," Lyra said as she walked into Vinyl's office.
"Why? Did something happen?" Vinyl asked with concern laced her voice.
"I don't know, she's just acting really weird," Lyra explained.
"Alright, I'll go check on her," Vinyl announced as she got up from behind her desk. The DJ then made her way to the recording studio.
Vinyl slowly opened the door, which revealed her marefriend on her cello.
Octavia seemed extremely tired and annoyed as she played her cello.
"You know, maybe I should go in-"
"She's your marefriend genius," Lyra pointed out, interrupting Vinyl, "Do you really want to leave her like this?"
"Well, no," Vinyl admitted, "But she is really scary when she's like this."
Lyra rolled her eyes, "Then take one for the team and let her yell at you."
Vinyl opened her mouth and closed it. She then paused to think.
Okay, so either Octy kills me, or she spends the whole day upset at whatever she is upset about.
Vinyl sighed in defeat, "Fine."
And finally, Vinyl spun back around to the recording studio as she entered.
"Ug! Bloody hell," Octavia cursed as one of her strings broke.
"Maybe if you didn't play that thing so hard, it wouldn't break," Vinyl pointed out as she walked up to behind the mare.
"What do you want, Vinyl?" Octavia asked, annoyed and completely unfazed by Vinyl's suddenly entrance.
Vinyl gulped at Octavia's immediate aggression, "Well, I, uh, wanted to see how you were? Cause you seemed upset, and stuff."
Octavia turned to Vinyl, her eyebrow raised. Vinyl smiled nervously.
After a moment of the two staring at one another, Octavia turned back to her music sheet without saying another word.
"C'mon Tavi!" Vinyl exclaimed, "I can handle anything you throw at me!"
Octavia froze. Vinyl becomes even more nervous at this.
"Uh, Oc-"
Before Vinyl finished, the music sheet hit her head.
"Ow!" Vinyl cried in pain, "What the hell Octy?!"
"What?" Octavia asked simply, "I thought you could handle anything I throw at you."
Vinyl rubbed the spot where she was hit, "Not what I meant but okay. Two can play at this game."
Octavia let out a small squeal as Vinyl suddenly hugged her.
The cellist hit the DJ on the head in response.
"Ow," Vinyl whispered in pain, "You can't stop me Tavi! I'm invincible!"
Octavia just continued to smack the unicorn in an attempt to get her off.
Vinyl then decided to kick it up a notch by nuzzling Octavia with her muzzle.
Octavia growled slightly before she continued to hit Vinyl.
After a few more minutes of this, Octavia let out a defeated sigh.
"Fine, you win," Octavia exclaimed, rolling her eyes.
"Ha!" Vinyl said triumphantly, "Now tell me what's wrong Miss Priss."
Octavia smacked Vinyl once again on the forehead before she sighed, "I'm just stressed."
Vinyl raised her eyebrow, "Stressed? I'm not dumb Tavi, what's really wrong?"
"That is my problem!" Octavia yelled, annoyed.
"Alright, well then what are you stressed about?" Vinyl asked, skeptical.
Octavia sighed, "Tonight, Caramel and I are going to a high school reunion."
"Oooohhhhh... I don't get it," Vinyl said.
Octavia sighed again, "All night I am going to be alone with Caramel, surrounded by ponies who either bullied me or thought Caramel and I were a great couple. Not only that but...."
Octavia trailed off. "Sassaflash will be there."
"Oh yeah, you're marefriend who also dated Caramel," Vinyl remembered.
"Yes," Octavia said, her voice sounding sadder.
Vinyl frowned, "H-hey! If you really want I can-uh- come?"
Octavia for the first time that day smiled and chuckled, "You're sweet Vinyl, but we both know that it's not safe for you."
"Yeah," Vinyl agreed.
The two stayed in silence for a few minutes, both thinking what to do now.
"Well," Vinyl started, getting Octavia's attention, "If you have nothing to do this weekend we can like, cuddle and stuff."
Octavia giggled, "Are you attempting to ask me out on a date?"
"Please Tavi, DJ-PON3 doesn't try to ask a mare out, she succeeds."
Octavia rolled her eyes, "I'm tempted to say no just to hurt your ego," Octavia paused, before she started smiling, "However, I won't because a date would sound lovely Vinyl."
"Alright, sweet!" Vinyl cheered, "See babe, what did I tell ya? DJ-PON3 always get the mare."
Octavia rolled her eyes again before kissing Vinyl on the lips, "Oh shush."
~•~•~•~•~
"Aren't you excited?!" Caramel exclaimed happily.
Octavia nodded her head, an unsure smile on her face.
Caramel returned the smile before turning back to the train's window.
Octavia's smile vanished as she grabbed her phone.
'Where are we all meeting?' Octavia texted inside of a group chat with her ensemble.
'Outside the school.' Fredric responded.
'Octavia! Symphony and Fredric are going to be going together! :D' Beauty Brass texted.
Octavia couldn't help but smile and shake her head.
"Who are you texting?" Caramel asked, suspicious.
"My ensemble," Octavia responded, "I was finding out where we were meeting them."
Caramel's eye narrowed, making Octavia sigh.
Instead of saying anything, Octavia ignored the stallion and continued texting her friends throughout the train trip.
Once the train stopped in the Canterlot station, Caramel ran out happily while Octavia walked out.
'Isn't this great Octavia?" Caramel asked with a smile, "It's like a trip down memory lane. It'll be just like high school! Friendship, mischief," Caramel then nuzzled up to the cellist, "And love."
Octavia chuckled awkwardly, attempting to ignore what Caramel had just done.
The two continued to walk down the streets of Canterlot. Caramel would constantly point out any buildings that in some way were related to him and Octavia.
"And we made out under that tree," Caramel exclaimed, "And there's the restaurant where I proposed to you! Ah, true love."
Octavia didn't say anything, she just thought of how much she would prefer being with Vinyl right now.
After only a few minutes, which felt like hours to Octavia, the two finally made it to their old high school.
"Octavia!" Beauty Brass exclaimed, hugging the cellist.
"Hello Beauty Brass," Octavia greeted as she returned the hug.
"I bet you didn't expect to see me here," Symphony said with a smile as Octavia and Beauty Brass broke their hug.
"How could I not? Beauty Brass wouldn't stop talking about it," Octavia said as she hugged her sister.
"Caramel," Fredric greeted, stoically.
"Fredric," Caramel returned.
"I'm just going to go greet the mares," Harpo said with a nervous smile before walking over to the mares.
"Harpo!" Beauty Brass exclaimed, grabbing her stallionfriend, "Isn't this exciting?! We're going to all our old friends! And not to mention the opportunities!"
"What opportunities?" Symphony asked. Harpo's eyes went wide as he made the motion to stop speaking, but it was too late.
"To update my shipping chart!" Beauty Brass yelled ecstatically, "Imagine how different all the old high school couples are now!"
Octavia and Symphony simultaneously facehoofed at this.
And with that, the group of ponies made their way into the school.
~•~•~•~•~
"Thanks for making sure my set ups all good, Vi," A stallion thanked.
"No problem, Buzzer," Vinyl replied, getting out from under the turntables, "I can't believe you're putting this much work into a high school reunion party.
Buzzer shrugged, "Hey, I went to school with these guys for four years. I need to take every chance I have to brag off about how great I am."
Vinyl laughed, "True."
"So," Buzzer started in an attempt to start a conversation, "Why aren't you hanging with your new marefriend tonight?"
"Cause she's at her own high school reunion," Vinyl explained, casually.
Buzzer laughed, "Wow, really? What are the chances this is the same reunion party."
"Not very high," Vinyl replied, "Tavi comes from a rich family, her parents probably sent her to a private school, not a public one."
"Ew," Buzzer groaned, "Private schools SUCK. I went to one and it was horrible! Everypony acts like some kinda cliché."
Vinyl laughed again, and the two continued joking around.
Little did they know, that just outside the curtains was the one pony they were talking about.
"So, are we going to stick together or split apart?" Fredric asked as the group walked into the gym.
"Well, I was hoping we could-"
"Oh, my Celestia!" Beauty Brass exclaimed, "Look who it is! Harpo c'mon! We need to say hi!"
"Okay, but what about-" Harpo was cut off as Beauty Brass dragged him across the room.
"Well, that answered your question," Symphony commented with a giggle as Fredric rubbed between his eyes.
"Octavia! Let's go say hi to my old friends!" Caramel said as she started dragging Octavia in the opposite direction.
Octavia sighed. This is going to be a long night.
And it was, as Caramel kept dragging her to a group of ponies upon the group of ponies who would constantly remind her of how 'romantic' it was for her and Caramel to still be together.
Finally, Caramel needed to use the restroom, which left Octavia alone at the snack table.
"Hey," Symphony greeted as she slid up next to Octavia.
Octavia flashed her sister a tired smile, "Hello Symphony, how has your night been."
Symphony shrugged, "Well I don't really remember or know anypony here, so it's mostly been a series of, 'Wow, Octavia, you died your coat and mane?"
The two sister laughed before entering a comfortable silence.
"Is Beauty Brass having a field day with her shipping chart," Octavia asked.
"Oh my Luna," Symphony groaned, making Octavia chuckled, "She won't stop!"
"That's Beauty Brass for you," Octavia said with a smile.
"Yeah," Symphony agreed.
The two went back into silence, this time it felt a little more awkward.
"What about you? How has your time here been?" Symphony questioned.
Octavia rolled her eyes, "Caramel dragged me around, making me feel bad, nothing new," Octavia closed her eyes, "I miss Vinyl."
Symphony opened her mouth to console her sister, only to be interrupted by yelling.
"Who's ready to party!" Buzzer screamed from the stage.
The crowd of ponies cheered, making Buzzer grin. "Well then let's get this party started!"
The music then blasted out of the speakers, making the whole crowd cheer again and start dancing.
"That was not what I had in mind when I said I missed Vinyl," Octavia commented with her eyebrow raised.
"Ha! Did you know he used to have a huge crush on me?" Symphony asked as she watched the stallion.
Octavia's eyes went wide, "Really?"
Symphony grinned, "Yeah!"
"Tell me everything! Right. Now!" Beauty Brass yelled as she jumped out from behind the table.
"Ah! Beauty Brass?!" Symphony exclaimed.
"Tell me now," Beauty Brass demanded.
"I'll see you later Octavia!" Symphony said as she quickly started running away.
"Get back here!" Beauty Brass called as she ran after the mare.
Octavia giggled as she watched her friend's antics. Once she stopped, she took a drink from her punch.
"Well well, if it isn't the stallion stealer herself."
Octavia knew that voice. She used to love the pony who belongs to that voice.
Octavia had to use all her strength to not spit out the drink. Once she swallowed it, she spun her head around to find Sassaflash staring at her with a grin.
"Woah, calm down," Sassaflash said with a laugh, "I'm just kidding, I wouldn't hold a grudge for this long."
The mare was a cyan Pegasus with a yellow mane and tail. She then flew over the snack table so she was right next to Octavia.
"You look really good," Sassaflash commented.
Octavia blushed, "T-thank you. You look great."
"Woah Octavia, you're a married mare. I'm not here to flirt," Sassaflash said with her eyebrow raised.
"But-" Octavia paused. She'd spent enough time with Vinyl to know where these conversations would go.
"Kidding," Sassaflash said with a grin, "So what has the great lead cellist been up to?"
Octavia sighed, "I would tell you but I'm probably not allowed to."
Sassaflash raised her eyebrow, "O-kay? Well, I'm doing good. I'm actually dating that pony on stage right now."
Octavia's eyes went wide, "You're dating Buzzer."
Sassaflash grinned and shrugged, "Who would have thought? I never thought you two would have lasted this long either."
Octavia sighed, "Yeah."
The two went into a silence for a few minutes, only for it to be broken by Sassaflash gasping.
"No way! It's DJ-PON3!" Sassaflash exclaimed.
Octavia's eyes went wide.
"What?!" Octavia hissed as she snapped her head towards Sassaflash.
"Wow, I never knew you would know who DJ-PON3 is," Sassaflash said, impressed.
"Know her?! I don't just know her! I-"
"Tavi?!" Vinyl exclaimed, interrupting Octavia.
Octavia gritted her teeth before slowly turning to Vinyl, "Hello.... Vinyl."
"Hey, Tavi! What are you doing her- Ohhhhh," Vinyl paused to read the name tag on the cyan Pegasus, "Oh shit."
"I don't know whether to be happy or upset that you actually remember I went to a high school reunion tonight," Octavia said, rubbing between her eyes.
"Uh, happy?" Vinyl offered.
"No way," Sassaflash exclaimed, walking up to Vinyl, "You're FRIENDS with DJ-PON3?!"
"The one and only," Vinyl bragged, puffing her chest out.
"Sadly," Octavia said, rubbing between her eyes.
"And you must be Sassaflash," Vinyl stated, "Octy's told me a ton about you."
"No, I haven't."
"Yes, you have."
"No, I haven't."
"Yes, you have."
"No, I haven't."
"Yes, you-" Vinyl was cut off as Octavia shoved her hoof into the DJ's muzzle.
"No I haven't," Octavia hissed.
Sassaflash laughed, "Wow! You two act just like a married couple!"
Octavia's face turned completely red at that comment, while Vinyl just smugly smirked.
"I know right!" Beauty Brass agreed, walking up next to Sassaflash, "Aren't they cute?"
Sassaflash nodded her head in confirmation.
Octavia removed her hoof from Vinyl's mouth in order to glare at the two mares, meanwhile Vinyl continued to grin.
"Oh! Sassaflash! I need you to help me update my chart," Beauty Brass exclaimed, pulling out said chart, "Would you like to be added to the love square going on between Vinyl-"
"No!" Octavia blurted, making the two look back up at her.
Sassaflash smirked, "Please explain this love square."
"Well-"
"Nope!" Symphony said as she threw the chart across the room.
"My chart!" Beauty Brass screamed before chasing after it.
Octavia sighed, "Thank you Symphony."
Symphony smiled at her sister.
"Woah-woah-woah," Sassaflash started, "Now you guys HAVE to tell me. What's this love square with Vinyl?"
Sassaflash's eyes flashed to Octavia," And Octavia."
Octavia's eyes went wide, she opened her mouth, only to be interrupted by Vinyl.
"Well you see Sass, I have a crush on Miss Octavia here," Vinyl explains, putting her hoof around the cellist, making Octavia's face go completely red.
"Well, she is pretty hot," Sassaflash commented.
"Hell yeah, she is!" Vinyl agreed.
"Kill me, slowly and painfully," Octavia pleaded.
"Hey, guyssssss," Harpo says as he walks up to them, "I kinda need to tell you some-"
"How could you do this to me Symphony?!" Beauty Brass asked, sad.
"Because you shouldn't be talking about their situation willy-nilly," Symphony hissed.
"Don't worry Beauty Brass, I already know Vinyl has a crush on Octavia," Sassaflash reassured.
"Guys," Harpo said, panicking.
"Wait, so how do you guys know each other," Sassaflash asked.
"I'm her boss," Vinyl explained, proudly.
"How did that happen?" Sassaflash asked, half laughing.
"It's a long story," Symphony warned, half laughing as well.
"Excuse me, fillies," Fredric announced, clearing his voice, "But we seem to have a situation."
"What's wrong, love?" Symphony asked.
"Woah, Freddy and Symph? Never thought I'd see that." Sassaflash joked.
Fredric smiled, "Yes. It's nice to see you again Sassaflash. But our formal meetings will have to wait as there is a fight going on in the stallion's room."
Octavia's eyes went wide in fear.
Oh no. Please don't tell me.
"So what? Isn't that a normal thing in high school?" Vinyl commented, tilting her head.
Fredric's eyes went wide, "Vinyl? What in Equestria are you doing here?"
"I would like to know that too," Octavia agreed in a commanding voice.
Vinyl gave a sheepish smile, "Heh heh. So that guy on stage, we're kind of old friends."
"Really?! I date him!" Sassaflash exclaimed.
Vinyl smiled, "No way! What a small world."
"Yes, yes. This is all very interesting," Fredric said, rolling his eyes, "But Caramel is in the bathroom fighting Lucky Streak."
"Lucky Streak?!" They all screamed, causing all their old school mates to look at them.
"Wait why? Aren't they best friends," Sassaflash questioned.
"Long story," They all said at the same time.
The group then started galloping towards the bathroom. However, no pony noticed when Octavia stopped, except for Vinyl.
"Vinyl, may I talked to you for a second?" Octavia asked.
"Uh, sure,"
Vinyl walked up to Octavia, so the two were now close to one another.
"Could you please leave?" Octavia asked.
"Why? Don't you need help with-"
"No Vinyl," Octavia said, in a pleading voice, "Out of everything, the last thing I want is for you to get hurt, okay?"
Vinyl opened her mouth to object, but instead, she sighed.
"Yeah, yeah I get it. But like, Buzzer doesn't want me to leave in case he needs help. So can I stay backstage?"
Octavia sighed in defeat, "Alright, but please Vinyl, be careful."
Vinyl smirked, "Don't worry babe, you'll see this flank another day!"
Octavia's mouth hung open, ready to yell at the mare, but she was already half way across the gym, laughing to herself.
Octavia sighed, before turning back around towards the stallion room.
Once she got outside it, she could already see a group of ponies crowding around it.
Suddenly, the door burst open, revealing some of Octavia's old classmates attempting to hold Caramel and Lucky Streak so the two would stop fighting.
"Let her go!" Lucky Streak screamed.
"Focus on your own life!" Caramel screamed back.
Suddenly, two police ponies came, dragging the two apart, taking them both out of the gym.
The gym became silent as they all tried to understand what had happened.
After a few more minutes, the ponies started talking in an attempt to comprehend what they had all just witnessed.
"I can see he's still crazy," Sassaflash commented in a whisper.
Octavia's eyes went wide, "Wait, so you-"
"Yes," Sassaflash replied, "I know about how he acts around mares, it's why I'm surprised you two are still together."
Octavia looked at the ground, then back at Sassaflash, "I'm getting a divorce with him actually."
Octavia paused to look up at Vinyl, who was now outside to see the commotion.
"And I'm dating Vinyl."
Sassaflash chuckled, "I could kind of tell."
Octavia looked at the ground, smiling and blushing.
"We should probably go outside," Fredric commented.
They all silently agreed and walked outside. When they got out, they could see the police stallions talking to them.
Caramel and Lucky Streak both had some obvious bruises on them, and some cuts too.
Once the two stallions left, the group went over to them.
"Are you two alright?" Beauty Brass asked, worryingly.
"Let's go, Octavia," Caramel demanded.
"What? But Caramel, what about-"
"NOW," Caramel screamed, making the ponies all jump back in fear.
Octavia gulped before saying goodbye to her friends.
"Hey," Sassaflash said, taking out a piece of paper, "Take this, and call me if you need to talk, alright?"
Octavia smiled, "Thank you, Sassaflash."
Once Octavia finished hugging the mare, her and Caramel made their way to the train station, when Octavia suddenly stopped.
"Oh! I forgot! I need to go grab my purse from school," Octavia exclaimed before quickly galloping back to the school.
Once she got inside, she quickly made her way to the stage, where Buzzer was still playing.
Right by the stage, she could see Vinyl looking down at her phone in worry.
Just then Octavia got a text.
'Hey, are you alright?'
Octavia smiled and closed her phone.
"I'm alright Vinyl."
Vinyl jumped back in surprise.
"Oh shit. Hey, Octy."
"Hello Vinyl, I just wanted to say goodbye."
"Oh, alright, well By-"
Vinyl was cut off as Octavia pressed her lips again her own.
"Bye Vinyl," Octavia giggled, "I love you."
A goofy smile spread across Vinyl's face, "I love you too, Octy."
Octavia smiled before she walked off back to where Caramel was waiting for her.
~•~•~•~•~
"Caramel, I need to speak to you about something."
Caramel's head snapped towards Octavia.
"What?"
Octavia gulped, "There is going to be a business trip tomorrow."
"A business trip?" Caramel questioned, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Yes," Octavia said, nodding her head, "It’s a business trip for the weekend."
Caramel's eyes narrowed more, "This is some trick to see your marefriend, isn't it?"
Octavia sighed in annoyance, "Caramel, we're getting divorced. You-we need to move on."
"But we're still married!" Caramel argued.
"I would have waited until the divorce was finalized but you keep postponing it!" Octavia yelled, stomping her hoof.
"You didn't answer my question!" Caramel said, ignoring Octavia's last point.
"No!" Octavia exclaimed, "This is just a regular business trip."
"Prove it!" Caramel demanded.
Octavia groaned, "Fine. You can take me to the train station tomorrow."
Octavia rolled her eyes as she saw how pleased Caramel looked with himself.