//------------------------------// // Chapter 44 // Story: Refound Love // by GamerTag //------------------------------// Octavia let out a small groan as the sunlight which snuck through the blinds fell upon her. She rubbed her eyes before finally opening them. What she found was she was face to face with a snoring unicorn. Octavia smiled before moving some of the unicorn's mane away from their face before kissing them on the forehead. Vinyl shifted around for a second before suddenly pulling the cellist closer to her. Octavia let out a small squeak of surprise. Once she was sure Vinyl wasn't going to move again, she unleashed herself from the DJ's grasp. Finally able to sit up, Octavia took in her surroundings. Her eyes landed upon a torn up envelope and a letter next to it on the bed stand. Immediately, Octavia's eyes went wide as she remembered what had transpired that night. ~•~•~•~•~ "Aw yeah! Punch him right in the muzzle!" Octavia jumped slightly as an explosion blasted on screen. After Octavia and Vinyl's romantic date, the two had decided to head back to Vinyl's apartment. Once there Vinyl felt the need to unwind which resulted in Octavia agreeing to watch a movie with the mare. Currently, said DJ was cheering as the hero finally fought the villain in an over the top action scene, however, she still kept one hoof over her marefriend. Meanwhile, Octavia was nuzzled close to the excited unicorn, not really enjoying the movie but more enjoying the company. Finally, one cheesy line later, the two main characters kissed by the sunset as the credits began to fall. "That was bucking awesome! Don't you agree, Tavi?" Vinyl asked excitedly. Octavia just nodded her head before yawning and cuddling closer to her marefriend. Vinyl couldn't help but grin at this. She pulled the cellist closer before asking, "Sleepy?" Another nod of the head was the response. Octavia’s eyes began to flutter shut when suddenly a blaring came from the screen. The two mares jumped off the couch in surprise. Quickly, Vinyl grabbed the remote with her magic and turned down the advertisement. Once the ad was almost unintelligible, Vinyl turned to Octavia. The DJ gave a breathless chuckle, "Damn foal ads." Octavia giggled, "I thought you would be one to enjoy those kinds of advertisements." "Not unless I'm having my own foals," Vinyl commented, pointing at the diaper ad. Octavia's eyes went wide. She had thought the advertisement was for some kind of television show, not an advertisement for parents. Vinyl chuckled again as she noticed the small blush around the cellist's face. She then flung herself back onto the couch, "I mean, it's possible for unicorns to have foals with other mares but I'd think you'd want to be hitched first, ya know?" Octavia didn't say anything, instead, she stared off. Vinyl raised an eyebrow. Then, she suddenly remembered something. "Octavia you would be a great mom." Octavia almost choked on her food but spit it out. Vinyl just stared at Caramel with wide eyes. "Caramel," Octavia said in a venomous tone, looking down at her food, "We already talked about this. If we are going to speak about this again then I do not want to in front of Vinyl." "Hey Octy, you alright?" Finally, Octavia snapped out of her trance and she turned towards the mare "Sorry Vinyl. My mind sort of wandered there for a second." Vinyl frowned, "Hey Tavi.... Do you want foals?" Octavia's eyes went wide once again, "Well... Isn't it a little soon to be thinking about that?" "Well, yeah," Vinyl agreed, "But you seem to act really weird whenever the idea of foals is brought up." Octavia sighed before seating herself next to the DJ. "Vinyl, I am about to tell you something that I haven't told many ponies-" "Did you like, foalsit some foal once and like, they died?" Vinyl asked bluntly. "What! No, Vinyl!" Octavia exclaimed, mortified, "Not everything has some dark backstory to it!" "I know, I know! I was just joking!" Vinyl said with a laugh. Octavia rolled her eyes before getting up. She wasn't in the mood to continue this conversation. "Wait, Octy, don't be like that," Vinyl pleaded, pulling the mare on top of her, "I'm sorry. I should have realized that this is something personal." Octavia didn't say anything for about a minute; before she suddenly started giggling. Vinyl raised her eyebrow, confused. "Of course, you're not smart enough to realize what's going on," Octavia joked. "Ha, ha. I get it." Once Vinyl said that Octavia was laughing. "Alright, you got me. You can stop now Tavi." Finally, Octavia stopped laughing and she sighed. "When Caramel and I first got married, one of the first decisions we talked about were foals," Octavia explained, "Caramel was ecstatic with the idea, while I was a bit more skeptical." She sighed again, and Vinyl noticed tears starting to form from her eyes. "But I decided to try. After some time of us...." Octavia paused, a blush forming on her face. She let out a small squeak when she felt Vinyl get closer to her ear, "Making love?" "Trying," Octavia continued, ignoring what Vinyl said, "I decided to ask a doctor if there could possibly be something wrong with my body." Vinyl waited for Octavia to continue. However, time continued to tick with no response from the mare. "Oct-" "There wasn't," Octavia finally continued, "There was something wrong with his body." Vinyl said nothing, she could hear Octavia's voice rising. "But for whatever bloody reason, I decided it would be a good idea to not tell him that!" Octavia let out a laugh. "I decided I should say I didn't WANT foals. Little did I know that he would never let me live THAT down. Oh, Celestia, I've lost count of how many times we got into fights because I didn't want foals." With her story finished, Octavia laid back onto Vinyl, using the DJ's chest as a pillow. Vinyl moved some of the cellist's mane so she could see her face more. She then kissed Octavia on the cheek. "I'm sorry." "It's not your fault Vinyl," Octavia said in a comforting voice, "Thank you for letting me get that off my chest." "No prob babe!" The room then became silent as the two held one another close. However, this peace was ruined when Vinyl suddenly stood up. "Oh! I just remembered!" This sudden movement caused Octavia to fall off the couch. "Ah! Vinyl!" However, Vinyl was too busy finding something to hear Octavia. Finally, she brought out a letter and showed it to the mare. "When I was on my date with Neon, we both got a letter from the bartender. They told me to open it with you alone so...." Octavia rolled her eyes before lifting herself up onto the couch. Vinyl tore the letter open and started reading it. "Dear Vinyl and Octavia. You two are cordially invited to a dinner at my residence. The address to my home is on the back of this letter. Sincerely me." "Huh," Vinyl said, surprised. "That's odd, we probably shouldn't attend," Octavia commented. "What?! C'mon Tavi, it's a party!" Vinyl exclaimed. Octavia rolled her eyes, "This seems too suspicious to be real." "Pleaseeeee," Vinyl begged. "Fine. But we'll stay here only for a few minutes to make sure it isn't a trap." "It's a trap! Octavia raised her eyebrow, making Vinyl smirk. ~•~•~•~•~ Octavia sighed before laying herself back down. That night had been more emotionally draining than Octavia could handle. Thankfully, the moment she felt her head lay against a certain unicorn's white coat, she smiled. Once again, Octavia closed her eyes and snuggled closer to the mare. I'm glad I told Vinyl that. Who knows, maybe we will have a foal in the future. Suddenly, Octavia felt the pony beneath her start to stir. "Good morning love," Octavia greeted, kissing the half asleep mare below her horn. "Morning Tavi," Vinyl returned, however in a much more incoherent manner. Octavia giggled, "How about we go out for breakfast? And before that, the two of us could shower together." Vinyl's eyes snapped open, "Together?" Well, that's a sure way to get her up in the morning. Octavia rolled her eyes with a smile, "Yes, now are you coming or not?" In a flash, Vinyl was out of bed and in the bathroom. Octavia followed after her marefriend with a sigh. Or maybe we won't have one, living with her is already like having a foal. ~•~•~•~•~ "Oh, this is so exciting!" Beauty Brass exclaimed, "Remember when it was just you and me, Octavia? Now, look at us! A whole group!" Octavia rolled her eyes with a smile. She was having another visit at Beauty Brass's apartment, where she was having tea with her closest friends. "It is quite nice," Symphony agreed, "But, Sassaflash, do you really want to take a train here every time we decide to get together." Sassaflash laughed, "You make it sound like I actually have somewhere else to be." "I'm still surprised you all invited me," Remedy Cure commented. She was, in fact, the newest member of their little tea group. "Because you're Octavia's lawyer!" Beauty Brass answered, "Or I think. I don't really understand how it works." Sassaflash snorted, "I don't understand how anything in Octavia's life works." "Neither do I," Octavia whispered to herself. "So how have you and Vinyl been, Octavia?" Symphony asked, taking a sip of her tea. Octavia smiled a small smile, "Good." The four other mares watched Octavia, waiting for her to continue, only for her to say nothing. "Is that all?" Remedy Cure asked. Octavia nodded her head as she sipped her own tea. Suddenly, Sassaflash started grinning, "Did something happen last night? Something hot." A blush formed on the cellist's face as she glared at her ex marefriend, "No, nothing like that." The room went back into silence for an about a minute until suddenly Octavia whispered. "I just told Vinyl about why I didn't want foals." "WHAT?!" Octavia jumped as all her friends screamed in shock. "That's great!" Symphony exclaimed. "I agree. It really shows you must trust this mare," Remedy Cure commented. "OH! Does this mean you're going to have foals?!" Beauty Brass asked excitedly. "Wait, why am I surprised? I didn't even know you didn't want foals," Sassaflash realized with a confused look. Octavia couldn't help but laugh at her friends' excitement, however, she was a little embarrassed at how enthralled the mares were in the relationship between her and the DJ. "This is great! Now, all we need is for Symphony and Fredric to have foals and we're set!" "Excuse me?!" Symphony yelled, her face now red, "We haven't even dated for that long!" "And what about Lyra and Bon Bon?" Octavia reminded. "And you and Harpo," Sassaflash also reminded. "I know, I know! Don't worry! I'll get everything sorted out!" Beauty Brass reassured. "But, Octavia, are you really planning on having foals with her?" Remedy Cure asked. Octavia became sheepish as all of her friends stared at her, waiting for an answer. "I don't know right now," Octavia explained, "I'm still married to Caramel and I haven't even thought of what will happen to Vinyl and I after the divorce is finalized." "Are you afraid that you'll lose interest in Vinyl after the divorce?" Symphony asked, slightly concerned. Octavia shook her head with a small but reassuring smile, "I care about Vinyl too much." Or, that's what Octavia planned to say, what she ended up saying was, "I love Vinyl too much." Wait... Oh, bloody hell! Did I just- "LOVE?!" Oh, Luna what have I done? ~•~•~•~•~ Octavia was back home after her visit with her friends. Once she got home, she decided to practice some more of her cello for a show her ensemble was planning to have soon. However, halfway through her first song, her phone started ringing. Octavia sighed, annoyed, before picking up the phone. "Hello?" "Hello, my love!" Caramel exclaimed from the other end of the phone, "Let's go out to dinner tonight! My treat!" "Oh, hello Caramel. I'm sorry but I'm afraid I'm too tired to go out tonight." Here it comes, Octavia thought in anticipation of Caramel screaming at her. "Oh alright. I'll bring something special home than!" Caramel replied, still in the same happy tone, "Goodbye Octavia, I love you." "Goodbye Caramel," Octavia said, unsure as she hung up the phone. Well, that was odd. Normally Caramel would be furious at me for declining his offer... Octavia shook her head. He's probably just in denial right now, it'll wear off soon. However, Octavia couldn't shake the weird feeling she felt that something was wrong. "I'll just go for a walk to clear my mind." With that thought in mind, she grabbed her things before going outside for a walk. As she walked down the streets towards the park, she decided to plug in her earbuds and listen to some music. She continued to listen to music as she walked down the park, taking in the beautiful scenery. As spring was returning, the park was coming back to life with green grass and green leaves. Octavia found herself getting lost in the scenery, her thoughts clearing away as she finally relaxed. No longer would she stress herself out about Caramel, her divorce, foals, or her job. Right now she was alone and was enjoying her life. If only Vinyl was here, Octavia thought with a sigh. Her mind started to wonder as the name of the DJ was mentioned. That silly mare came into my life from a place I wasn't expecting, however she couldn't have chosen a better time in my life. I don't know how I could have done anything without her. However, the cellist was quickly reminded of how easily joy can be taken out of her life as her music suddenly stopped. "I forgot to charge my phone!" Octavia exclaimed annoyed as she realized her phone had died. She then prepared herself to turn back around and head home, however, her eyes continued to scan the beauty of nature, which caused her to change her mind. "I don't need music to enjoy this," Octavia realized before she started walking again. And Octavia was happy. She was happy as she walked more and more around the park, enjoying everything about it, and enjoying her life. She continued to walk and enjoy her life until the sun was setting. She watched it set for a few minutes before she turned around and started walking out of the park. Octavia ended up further away from her home than she had intended to go. Too tired to walk all the way back, she hailed a taxi who started driving her back to her apartment building. Once she was back in her apartment, she was not surprised to find Caramel waiting for her. "There you are! The food was getting cold!" Caramel exclaimed before kissing Octavia on the lips. The cellist was taken aback by this. For the second time, that day Caramel was acting stranger than normal. Octavia then noticed the set table. "Are you going to join me or not?" Caramel asked. "Oh... Oh! Caramel this is lovely but would you mind if I could charge my phone first?" "Of course not!" Caramel replied, "Just don't take too long!" Octavia hesitated before she walked into her practice room. She was surprised to find everything untouched from how she left it. Shaking her head, Octavia grabbed her charger and started charging her phone. To her dismay and annoyance, the phone came back on immediately after getting plugged in. Once the phone came back on, the battery percentage read 30%, however, that was not the most shocking part. The most shocking part was that she had hundreds of missed calls and messages. She grabbed her phone and scrolled through. "Neon, Lyra, Bon Bon, Symphony, Sassaflash, Lucky Streak, Fredric, Harpo, Beauty Brass," Octavia whispered in shock as she read the names of the ponies who had contacted her. It was everypony she considers a friend. But there were two names which stuck out the most. Long Play and Vinyl's mother?! She scrolled back to the top to see who was the last pony who tried to contact her. It was Lyra, she called her only two minutes ago. She pressed the message and the phone started ringing. It only got through one ring when the phone was picked up. "Octavia?! Octavia are you out there?!" Lyra asked frantically. "Yes, yes it's me Lyra! What in Equestria is going on?" "Did you read the messages we sent you?" Lyra questioned, confirming Octavia's suspicion that they were all contacting her for the same reason. "No I didn't, but I saw that you all texted me," Octavia explained, "Now could you please tell me what is going on!" There was a panicked laugh on the other end. "What's going on? Oh! Why you're husband did something great!" Lyra exclaimed. "What happened?!" "Vinyl's in jail."