//------------------------------// // Octavia and Vinyl // Story: Different Reasons to Party // by Leviathan Jaeger //------------------------------// Octavia sat on her chair on top of the stage, gripping her cello tightly. She had been sitting there playing her cello nonstop for the majority of the party, and she wanted nothing more than to take a break. She knew the music was to end soon, but the wait was unbearable, each minute feeling like a hour. She loved playing her cello more than anything else, but even people obsessed with something need a break from it eventually. She played her last note, and let out a sigh of relief. She got up and bowed for the clapping audience, as did the other musicians. As they exited the stage, Octavia passed Vinyl as she was on the way to her music station. Vinyl flashed her a quick but warm smile as she walked by, prompting the cellist to smile back. As Octavia walked away, she closed her eyes and re-pictured the DJ's smile in her head, which created some warmth in her cheeks. Octavia would never admit it, but she had a crush on Vinyl, despite both of them being polar opposites in about everything. If any normal person looked at the two of them and how they acted, they would never believe one liked the other. Octavia was refined and polished, while Vinyl was...not those things. Even with these differences, the two of them had been friends for years, since Vinyl was one of Octavia's first friends. When the cellist moved to the town and started attending CHS, she was rather shy and stayed to herself, but during a music class one day, she was approached by Vinyl, and was surprised to see that she was mute. Octavia had never met a mute girl before, but it became one of the many things that Octavia found fascinating about the DJ. As she walked away from the stage and towards the bleachers, she sent one last look towards Vinyl's direction, before finding herself a seat. As Vinyl did her thing, she looked over at Octavia sitting on the bleachers, looking rather bored and alone. The DJ felt like going and giving her a hug, but she had a job to do. As she played her music, she kept looking over at her to see if she was having a good time, and each time she looked, she saw that Octavia's mood hadn't changed. Her thoughts went back to her music, since her big finally was about to come up. With a dazzling performance, she concluded her presentation, earning the clapping of her audience. After receiving several fist bumps and high fives, Vinyl quickly made her way over to her best friend, plopping down next to her and waving to her. Octavia looked up from having her head in her hands and smiled at her. "Hello Vinyl, your performance was spectacular." Vinyl gestured with her hand to say it was nothing. She then pulled out her phone and typed something on to it, before showing it to her friend. "Are you alright, you look bored?" it read. Octavia looked away from the phone and sighed. "I'm alright love, just...disappointed that I didn't get to enjoy the dance more, specifically the dancing part, but that's the price you pay as a musician." Vinyl leaned back in her seat and looked out at the people. Technically she was right, the musicians don't really get a chance to enjoy the evening like everyone else. As Vinyl sat there, a idea popped into her head. She looked around the room for someone specific. Once she found her, she quickly went through the plan again in her head, multiple times. 'Yeah, it just might work.' she thought in her head. She quickly typed down some words on her phone and showed it to her friend, saying for her to wait here, I have a surprise to show you. Octavia looked at her confused before nodding her head, and turning back to look at the crowd. Vinyl jumped up from her seat and quickly made her way upstairs. She went to one of the balcony's to see if it was occupied, but thankfully it wasn't. With that done, she quickly raced back downstairs and into the locker room, retrieving the dress Rarity made for her several months ago, but wasn't sure if she was going to wear it, since being a DJ apparently meant you could go to a dance and get away with not wearing a dress. As quickly as she could, she put on the dress and fashioned her hair in a way that looked decent. With this done, she moved out of the locker room and moved on to the last part of her plan. She moved around the crowd, trying desperately to not trip on her dress as she looked for someone. She finally found that someone and tapped them on the shoulder. Sunset felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to see Vinyl standing behind her. "Oh hey Vinyl, I loved your music," she said with a smile. Vinyl returned the smile and did the same hand gesture as before. She turned to Adagio and waved to her, which the siren returned. With that done, she quickly typed something on her phone and showed it to Sunset. "I need your help with something really important." it read. "Um, ok, what is it?" Sunset asked. Vinyl typed out on her phone what it was and showed it to her, which Sunset read and quickly understood what to do. When Vinyl saw that she understood, she gave a her another smile and moved on, while Sunset moved to go grab the guitar from the stage. With both girls quickly walking away, Adagio was left just standing there awkwardly. She crossed her arms and looked around, until she heard her name being called. "Adagio, you will not believe what happened!" Sonata said as she made her way over to her leader, with Aria right behind her. Octavia looked around from her spot on the bleachers, wondering where Vinyl could've run off to. She finally had someone to talk to, and they had somewhere to go. As she moved her head back onto her hands, she noticed Derpy walking towards her. "Vinyl told me to tell you that she wants you to meet her on the right balcony upstairs," Derpy informed her with a innocent smile. Octavia smiled back to her and moved from her seat, making her way towards the stairs. 'What is she up to this time?' Octavia thought to herself. When she approached the door to the balcony, she stopped and listened. 'Is, is that...guitar music?' she asked herself. When she opened the door and walked out, she stopped in her tracks. Standing a few feet from her was Vinyl, dressed in a beautiful blue sparkling dress, and off to the side was Sunset, strumming away on a guitar, playing a romantic melody. The lovely night sky mixed with the lights and the romantic music enraptured the cellist, making her speechless. Vinyl gave a silent giggle as she moved forward, placing her hand in the one of the cellist's, and putting her other one around her. Octavia mimicked her movement, and the two started dancing, with Sunset smiling at the two. "Vinyl...this is...this is amazing," Octavia finally spoke, earning a smile from Vinyl. What the DJ would give to be able to speak at this moment. To say it was all for her, or say how beautiful she looked, or say how much she meant to her, but all Vinyl could do was smile and continue to move to the music. After several minutes of silent dancing, with the exception of the obvious music, Sunset played her last few notes, which had the dancers stop and look into each others eyes. "I...I don't know what to say..." Octavia spoke up. Vinyl smiled before giving the cellist a soft kiss on the lips. Octavia blushed deeply as she closed her eyes, kissing back and putting both arms around her. When they parted, Octavia smiled to her. "You never did need words to express how you felt." Vinyl shook her head slowly, before looking over at Sunset and nodding. Sunset nodded back and started to play again, letting the two girls move back into their dancing position. They once again started moving to the music, with Octavia bringing them both closer and whispering in her ear, "Thank you, love."