It was Friday, meaning the weekend was coming in, and Octavia couldn't wait.
Today was the day she and Vinyl were going to go on a date together. Even though they did have a date on Hearts and Hooves day it was cut short, sadly.
But now, Octavia was ready to enjoy some time with her marefriend.
Or that's what she thought, until she got into work.
"Where's Vinyl?" Octavia asked as she entered the kitchen.
"On her fake date with Neon," Lyra replied as she continued to read a book about humans.
"Her what?!" Bon Bon exclaimed, turning around from her spot in the kitchen.
Lyra looked over at her marefriend, confused.
"I didn't tell you? Her and Neon are fake dating so Caramel will get off Vinyl's back."
Bon Bon gave Octavia a concerned look, saying "Please tell me they at least told YOU about this."
Octavia nodded her head in confirmation, making Bon Bon sigh in relief.
"She'll be back before lunch," Lyra explained, "so don't worry about your date, Octavia."
"Well, that's good." Octavia commented before seating herself next to Lyra. Meanwhile, Bon Bon continued her work.
Lyra smirked, "It seems Vinyl's turning into a real ponies mare."
Lyra let out a laugh as both Bon Bon and Octavia groaned.
The topic then changed and the three continued to talk, however, Octavia couldn't stop thinking about Vinyl.
I wonder how her fake date is going...
~•~•~•~•~
"Why in Equestria did I ever date you?" Vinyl laughed, "This 'date' is terrible!"
Neon sneered, "Oh, so now that you have yourself a fancy schmancy marefriend means you need to have a fancy schmancy date too?"
"No way! I friggin hate when I have to take Tavi to a fancy place," Vinyl corrected, "I just go cause it makes her happy."
Neon raised his eyebrow, "So you aren't happy when you guys go on dates?"
"No! I love Octy, I just prefer the dates where we sit on the couch cuddling while eating takeout," Vinyl explained.
"How is that better than this?!" Neon questioned.
"You took me to a bar. I go there all the time with Lyra and we aren't dating!" Vinyl exclaimed with a laugh.
Neon pouted, making Vinyl laugh again.
"Well, hey, for a friend's hangout, this is pretty chill," Vinyl commented. However, this made Neon cringe.
"Don't say that! Caramel is watching our date!" He explained in a hushed tone.
Vinyl just shook her head, "Whatever."
An awkward silence then formed between the two. Neon played with his glass as he tried to think of something to say, while Vinyl just chugged down her drink.
Neon then opened his mouth to say something, when suddenly the bartender came over to them.
The pony pushed two envelopes forward, towards the ponies.
"Open yours when you're alone," The pony started to Neon, "And you, open yours when you're alone with your marefriend."
The bartender then winked and walked away.
"What in Equestria?" Neon whispered to himself, looking at the envelopes in curiousity.
Vinyl just shrugged, "Random stuff happening is pretty normal for me and Tavi."
"Neon? Vinyl? What are you two doing?"
The two ponies' heads snapped towards the voice, to find Lucky Streak standing there.
"Yo! Luckayyyy!" Neon called out.
"Are you two.... What about Octavia?!" Luck Streak yelled, making someponies look at them.
"Calm down Lucky," Vinyl said calmly, "We're just chilling!"
She then used her magic to pull the stallion closer, "We're on a fake date so Caramel will leave us alone. Could you stay? I can't handle being with Neon anymore."
Lucky Streak gave Vinyl a questionable look before shrugging and seating himself next to Vinyl.
The two stallions started talking, which allowed Vinyl to sneak off to the outside of the bar.
Vinyl felt bad for doing that. Neon had no idea, but Vinyl had called Lucky Streak over so she didn't have to keep pretending to be on a date with him.
"Hey." Neon said.
Vinyl jumped.
"Sorry. I just saw you went off and I realized something was up. Do you mind telling me?"
Vinyl let out a shaky sigh, "I just didn't want to continue. I can't even handle pretending to be on a date with you without feeling the pain I felt years ago when you cheated on me."
Neon frowned but didn't say anything.
"Not only that, but I feel like I'm cheating on Tavi, even though I'm not," Vinyl continued, "I just, can't continue. I'm leaving."
"But what about-"
"We were in there long enough that Caramel will probably understand. He may be stupid, but he'll be able to tell that I couldn't handle the date."
Vinyl refused to look at Neon, she knew she had hurt him.
Finally, Neon sighed, "Goodbye Vinyl."
"Have a good day," Vinyl said before she walked off.
~•~•~•~•~
Lyra jumped as she heard one of the kitchen drawers slam shut.
She looked up from her book to find her best friend chugging a drink.
"Where'd you get that?" Lyra asked, putting down the book.
"I've had it hidden in the back," Vinyl explained in a groggy tone before drinking more of her drink.
"Okay.... You do realize you shouldn't drink at work."
"Whatever," Vinyl replied. She then took another drink.
Lyra sighed, "Alright, enough small talk, what happened?"
"I just couldn't handle dating Neon again," Vinyl explained.
"Because of how he cheated?"
Vinyl nodded her head and took another drink. Lyra sighed.
"Maybe you should go talk to your marefriend instead of drinking," Lyra explained, "Y'know, the marefriend who would never cheat on you."
Vinyl looked at her drink for a few minutes before whispering, "Okay."
And with that, Vinyl walked out and went towards the recording studio.
"Hey, babe, ready for our hot date?" Vinyl asked, slightly woozy as she opened the door.
"Vinyl, our reservations aren't for another few hours and- Have you been drinking?" Octavia questioned when she turned towards the mare.
"Yeah," Vinyl replied before falling down onto the carpet.
Octavia walked towards the mare and look down at her with a raised eyebrow and unamused smile.
"Hey," Vinyl croaked.
"You shouldn't be drinking while at work," Octavia stated.
"Sorry," Vinyl croaked again.
Then, Octavia remembered something.
"Is this about Neon?" Octavia asked, suddenly full of concern.
Vinyl smirked, "Awww, is somepony worried about me?"
The cellist glared at the DJ.
"Yeah," Vinyl finally answered after a few minutes of Octavia holding her glare.
Octavia then pulled Vinyl onto her hooves.
"What happened?" She asked.
Vinyl shrugged, "I don't know. Stupid feelings of betrayal and anger and sadness got in the way and I called Lucky Streak and then Neon felt bad and I wanna die."
Octavia just looked at her marefriend utterly confused.
"Alright... I understood most of that, I think?" She sighed and pulled Vinyl into a side hug, "Listen Vinyl. I know how it feels when you have to spend time with somepony you feel hurt by, trust me I live like it. And it's okay that you feel that way, it doesn't matter what Neon feels because as long as you're not comfortable pretending to date him, it shouldn't matter how he feels."
Vinyl started at the ground for a few moments before suddenly kissing Octavia smack dab on the lips.
The cellist broke away in disgust, "Vinyl! Your mouth tastes like alcohol!"
Vinyl just smirked, "Heh heh, yeah I drank a fuck ton."
This made Octavia sigh in annoyance, "You should probably go home and rest for awhile."
"Oh? So now it's okay if I leave work?" Vinyl asked with a grin.
"That's not what I- Oh whatever," Octavia said defeated as she started dragging her marefriend out of the office.
~•~•~•~•~
Vinyl woke up with a groan.
Shit.
What happened?
The last thing I remember was Neon, and Lucky and Oct-
Vinyl stood straight up, "Octavia!"
However, this was a bad idea as Vinyl howled in pain at the sudden blood rush.
Vinyl rubbed her head as she took in her surroundings.
She was home, on her couch.
Then, she noticed a note sitting next to her on the coffee table.
"I assume you've just woken up by the time you are reading this. I've gone back to work. Once you feel up to it, please return as well. Love, Octavia."
Vinyl smiled slightly, "Tavi's the best."
Then she saw the clock.
Oh shit, she's gonna kill me!
Their reservations were less than an hour away, meaning she had missed basically her whole day at work.
Vinyl scrambled to her hooves as she quickly tried to get ready for the date the two were having.
Bucking Neon, bucking alcohol, BUCKING HEADACHE!
Vinyl growled slightly but continued to attempt to get ready in time for Octavia's date.
~•~•~•~•~
"So she was out cold? Just like that?" Lyra asked, slightly shocked.
Octavia nodded her head solemnly.
"Damn," Lyra commented, "I didn't think she drank that much."
Octavia let out a sigh before drinking down some of her tea.
"Well, that's Vinyl for you," Bon Bon said as she brought her own coffee and sat with the two other mares.
"Yes, yes," Octavia replied quietly, still staring at her coffee.
"Are you alright, Octavia?" Bon Bon asked, concerned.
Octavia sighed again, "Yes, I'm just worried about Vinyl. She drank so much and just because she went on a fake date with Neon."
"It hurt her a lot when he cheated," Lyra explained, "I'm glad I never had to feel that kind of pain."
Bon Bon and Octavia both nodded in agreement.
"H-hey Tavi."
The three mares turned around to find Vinyl in the doorway. She was panting and had her blue suit on.
"And L-Lyra, a-and Bonnie," Vinyl continued, her stutter following along.
Octavia raised her eyebrow, "You do realize our reservations aren't for another two hours."
Vinyl opened and closed her mouth a few times, feeling utterly stupid as she tried to think of what to say.
"Awwww," Bon Bon dawned.
Octavia couldn't help but shake her head, "Typical Vinyl. Either late or two hours behind."
Vinyl let out a strained laugh.
Octavia then got out of her seat and walked out of the kitchen area.
Vinyl watched her walk away, before turning towards her two friends.
"What's up with Octy? Is she mad at me or someth-"
Vinyl answer came in a form of Octavia suddenly coming back, her hoof around the DJ's neck, and her lips on Vinyl's cheek.
Then, Octavia walked away once again, this time looking at Vinyl.
"I think she's calling you," Lyra commented with a grin.
Vinyl blinked towards her friends, before racing off towards her marefriend.
Once she caught up to Octavia, she kept up with the mare's pace.
"H-hey," Vinyl stammered.
"Hello."
"Uh, so you aren't mad or anything?"
Octavia smiled, "No. I was just worried about you."
Vinyl then smirked, "Aw, Tavi, you really do care about me!"
Octavia shook her head with a smile, "You’re a dork."
"The coolest dork," Vinyl stated, her chest puffed out.
Octavia shook her head again, "You should probably get to work you know."
"With the suit on, Or off?"
"That depends on if you want to sweat in the suit," Octavia commented.
"Alright, you wanna watch me get undressed?"
Her response was a smack to the head.
"Ow! Ya know Octy, there are days I wish we were like that movie. Where the boss and coworker just fuck all the-"
Another smack.
"Ow! Alright fine I'll stop," Vinyl then leaned closer towards Octavia's ear, "For now."
Octavia sighed, "That's the best I'm going to get, isn't it?"
"Yep!"
~•~•~•~•~
"So, tell me again why you can't just get dressed at the office?"
Octavia sighed angrily, replying with "Because I don't want gossip to start about is."
"Wow Tavi, I never thought you cared about that kind of thing," Vinyl commented.
The two were walking down the dark streets of Manehatten, on their way to Octavia's apartment as that was closer to the office.
"Oh shut up and get in the apartment," Octavia demanded.
"So demanding today Oct- Ow! Okay, okay," Vinyl started, only to be interrupted by a swing from Octavia.
As the two entered the lobby and then elevator, they continued to tease and joke with one another.
"Why do you tease me so much Vinyl?" Octavia asked, extremely annoyed.
Vinyl shrugged, "I don't know, cause your cute?"
Octavia just sighed.
"Do you notice how much you sigh and eye roll around me?" Vinyl asked with a slight smirk.
"Yes, I do. And I'm starting to think I need to take a stress ball with me whenever we're together."
"Awww, but that would take all the fun out of it!" Vinyl whined.
Finally, the elevator doors opened and the two entered Octavia's apartment.
"Now Vinyl, don't touch anything. We can't let Caramel find out you've been here," Octavia explained.
Vinyl nodded her head in understanding before plopping herself down onto the couch.
Vinyl continued to sit there for a few minutes, humming out songs as she bobbed her head.
Then, suddenly, the sound of the front door unlocking was heard.
Vinyl jumped and quickly hid behind the couch.
"But does this mean she is still dating my wife?!" Caramel asked, annoyed.
"I. Don't. Know!" Neon yelled, his tone getting annoyed as he continued. "I don't think so! If she was then she’d probably wouldn't have agreed to the date in the first place!"
"That is true," Caramel commented.
Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Octavia overheard loud noises coming from the living room.
What is that unicorn doing?
"Vin-"
"Hey, Octavia!" Caramel yelled, "Are you in the bathroom?"
Oh, Celestia no....
"Yes, I am just getting ready for a dinner with my ensemble," Octavia explained.
"Really? Or a date with that stupid unicorn!" Caramel accused.
Octavia sighed, feeling her blood getting hotter as she began to get annoyed.
Here we go....
"Hey! She's not stupid, she's hot!" Neon argued.
Where in the bloody hell is Vinyl?
Octavia finished getting ready and left the bathroom.
In the living room, she found that Neon and Caramel were the only ponies there.
Confused, Octavia walked towards the door to leave.
"So you're going to go to a dinner with you 'ensemble' like that?" Caramel asked, suspicious.
"Yes," Octavia answered flatly.
"Or are you going on a date with-"
Here we go.... again, Octavia thought as she prepared herself for Caramel’s response.
"Fredric!"
"What?!" Octavia and Neon both exclaimed at the same time.
"Ha! I knew it! I was right!" Caramel cheered.
"Fredric is dating Symphony!" Octavia exclaimed, a blush slowly forming on her cheeks.
"Or so you say."
Octavia let out an angry groan before she continued her way to the front door. Only to then feel somepony pull her dress slightly.
She turned back to find Vinyl crouching behind the couch.
Octavia's mouth dropped at this. Thankfully, the two stallions were too busy talking to notice.
Quickly, Octavia pulled her marefriend from behind the couch and the two quietly made their way to the door.
Before they left, however, Neon turned towards the front door, to find the two half way through the door.
Even through his glasses, the two could tell his eyes went wide.
Vinyl saluted the stallion before the cellist pushed Vinyl out of the apartment. Octavia joined the DJ right after.
The two didn't say anything as they made their way down the hall, out of fear Caramel would hear them.
Finally, the two made it to the elevator, where they both let out a sigh of relief once the doors closed.
"Thank Celestia he didn't see you!" Octavia exclaimed.
Vinyl laughed, "Yeah! Sheesh, that was fucking scary."
The two shared a laugh before going back into silence.
Suddenly, Octavia started to lean closer to Vinyl, close enough that her head was against Vinyl's.
Octavia then nuzzled her unicorn. She wasn't just scared, she was terrified. Who knows what Caramel could have done to Vinyl if he found her.
"You alright?" Vinyl asked, attempting to hide the worry in her voice.
Octavia hummed a 'yes' before saying, "I'm just happy we can finally enjoy our date together."
Vinyl chuckled, "Yeah, me too."