The house was eerily quite as the ponies who lived there went about their morning. Neither of them said anything to each other as they made breakfast. A quite morning was not a normal thing in this house, the neighbors actually were scared since it was so silent. Even the mice that lived in the house were shaking in their holes. Something was brewing and no being in the vicinity wanted to see the end result.
The silence was finally broke by the hiss and crackle of a fire in the stove as they cracked eggs into a pan and soon their sizzle filled the air. The clatter of plates and silverware soon followed as they were wrapped in a blue aura as four spots were set. Coffee and tea both hissed on the stove as the kettles boiled over. Finally after setting the food out the two mares took their places at the heads of the table, slowly sipping their coffee.
There is some sort of mystic ancient magic infused in the bean, that is unleashed when one drinks it. It allows those who ingest it emerge from their own mind and greet the day. It even allows mares' manes and tails to self groom and style themselves as they drain their cups. Such an event was happening as each mare sipped at their cup, their manes grooming themselves with the magical power as strands of hair crawled into place and soon it was as if they had never spelt at all.
The white furred mare had on a pair of sunglasses, resting just above her horn as she looked at the clock as her magic served a bit of food onto both their plates. Enjoying silence was a rare event and she didn't usually like it, but today seemed the best time to feel the soft noises of their house creak in the breeze. The wood shifting a bit under the weight of it all. Her eyes closed as she leaned back and sipped her coffee, savouring it as she did the silence.
Her partner was in a similar mood as she sipped at her own brew, it had some sugar and cream inside. Never would she understand the love of drinking black coffee, sure the smell was delightful but she needed a sweet drink to wake herself up. The black mane of hers curled a bit to resemble her treble cutie mark. Her fur petting itself down somehow like a brush flowed through it as she kept sipping her black nectar of the princesses.
Neither of them wanted to break the silence that lasted for almost an hour as they ate. Though they assumed a small filly who loved close by would of disturbed their peace by now. Neither of them were concerned as nothing bad was going on outside, just a beautiful morning filled with a few clouds and neigh birdsong. Even they understood the musicians desire for silence. Both of them ate their breakfast before cleaning up, they set two plates filled with the normal amounts of food their friends ate aside. Along with a tall glass of tea with two sugars, and a mix of half coffee and half tea, quarter cream and three sugars.
After cleaning all the plates, pots, and pans they adjourned to the living room, each pulling out a different book to sit down and enjoy until their guests arrived. Vinyl had a vampire novel curled between her hooves, unlike most novels it was focused a vampire living in modern life. No they didn't sparkle in sunlight but could walk in it but not be able to use any special powers. Octavia read a similar one but this one concerning wereponies, not just wolves but tigers, lions, bears, goats, elephants. Every species possible. Both were riveted into their stories they couldn't bring themselves to put them down and didn't even hear the creak of the door as a teal unicorn let herself in.
She peered around the quite house and walked around, following the scent of food she walked into the kitchen and found her plate and cup. She sat down and enjoyed the meal in her own silence with the occasional turn of a page coming from the living room. Her drink was softly sipped, the bitterness enhanced by the tea as it was a good mix. Her hooves curled a bit at the sips before she finished her food and took her drink in to join the other mare's reading. She selected a romance novel from the shelf, one where the stallions were buff and toned, muscles rippling as they walked. Hooves big enough to crush skulls, it was enough in the descriptions to make her shiver at the images in her mind. Some of the thoughts weren't safe for public commentary or even private commentary. So she just had her cheeks pure red in blush as she kept reading on.
Finally the last member arrived, slowly walking inside the house as she peered around for a moment before walking in the living room. Sweetie peered around for a moment before smiling softly as she coughed a bit into her hoof. "Heeellloooo."
All three mare's looked up from their books before smiling in unison and calling out. "Sweetie Belle!" They all closed their books and walked over to hug the filly before noticing the mare standing slightly behind the filly.
Vinyl was the first to talk as she roamed her red eyes over the red furred mare. "Hello there pretty mama, what did the filly bring auntie Vinyl." She licked her lips and made to walk forward to introduce herself before a hoof was jammed between her own. The DJ soon was seeing solid floor boards as she went flanks up and face down.
"Down girl, remember you're happily taken." Octavia's voice was somewhat cold as she used her hoof to press lightly on the unicorn's horn to keep her down as she bowed a bit. "Hello there, its lovely to meet you. My name is Octavia and this brash mare is my wife Vinyl. She's a bit of a mareizer as she tried to go after every attractive mare she sees."
"And I'm Lyra, friend to all three." The teal mare had walked around the lovers and held out a strand of magic to shake with Velvet.
Velvet took the strand in her own and happily smiled as she looked at the three mares, her eyes lingering on Octavia the most before she shook her head. "You're fine and its wonderful to meet all of you. My name is Velvet, I assume you are all musicians aiding Sweetie Belle in her venture for song? I simply have to say that I truly appreciate the art form of what you all do and that I know just like fighting that music is as difficult to learn as the sword but to master it takes years of practice, dedication, and love of the art." The three musicians puffed out their chest at the compliment and all smiled at the new mare.
In unison they replied. "Thank you Velvet." The two standing bowed as best they could as Vinyl simply waved a rear hoof and moved to sit up and soon stood.
Velvet smiled as she shook Vinyls magic and went actual hoof to hoof with Octavia. "A pleasure ladies but I actually think I'm needed to talk to a mare today. I've been putting it off for a while and she's been expecting a visit from me."
Sweetie looked up for a moment before it dawned on her who she meant and a wide smile spread across her face. "Alright Velvet. I hope the visit is fabulous for you."
"Thanks Sweetie. Now I bid you ado madams." Velvet bowed and walked of, swaying her hips as she entranced all three mares with the motion.
Lyra was the first to react after the door shut. "Dibs! I call dibs on that mare. She's mine, you two back off." The others frowned and each stalked up to look the harpist in the eyes.
"What make you think you can have dibs, she entered our house first. So clearly she's ours." They seemed to both talk, saying the next word in the sequence for the other.
Sweetie just started giggling at the three before they all turned to eye the filly up. All speaking in unison. "What you have dibs on her?"
"No she's the one who lost you all a hundred bits each." Sweetie watched as each and every jaw dropped as they stared at the filly then back toward the door. Today seemed it was going to be a slow practice, which just made Sweetie giggle as she walked to grab her food and cup of tea.