//------------------------------// // Chapter Six A Dreams Overture // Story: Love and wubs // by PhantomDred //------------------------------// This chapter is dedicated to Shiftingshadows99, a good friend of mine who will be helping me A LOT with this story. This is a mainly Octavia based chapter so you know before you read it and think “BUT WHERES EVERYPONY ELSE?! D:” He helped a little with this chapter since it’s kind of towards him I tried not to have him help, so enjoy Chad. Chapter Six: A Dreams Overture It was the next day, very cloudy and gloomy as Octavia was walking down the road towards her old cellist instructor’s studio, which seemed to be as dead as ever. “Octavia,” she heard the familiar voice call “What are you doing here?” She sighed “I’m just…Walking Mr. Lightstrings…” He frowned “Octavia, I’m not your teacher anymore call me Haru please come inside it’s about to start pouring rain” she nodded and walked inside the studio which hadn’t changed over the years, it reminded her a lot of her room since it was littered with the same exact kind of containers filled to the brim with sheet music and replacement bows. “Octavia, I know what’s wrong and I feel sorry for what happened, but you need to forget it and look towards the future.” He said firmly adjusting his glasses with a light green aura of magic. “Mr. Li- I mean Haru..It’s just…” He just shook his head “Octavia, I know how you feel it’s terrible and nopony quite really cares for you anymore...” She just sat there staring at him in shock “You feel useless, like you are alone and nopony is there to help you with your troubles and you will never have anypony else to help you” he just sighed and sat down “Listen, Octavia your troubles are small your potential is limitless and you know that you have the talent to math anypony in Equestria, but you’re just moping and failing to see exactly how far you have to grow. Honestly in retrospect, you were the best student I’ve ever had…” Octavia just froze as she started remembering her training with the strange and genuinely depressive unicorn. “No, no Octavia that’s all wrong. You can’t hold it straight, it needs to be tilted back towards you or else the sound won’t resonate right.” She just sat there struggling with the instrument that was well over twice her size “Mr. Lightstrings it’s too large, I can’t hold it properly like this..” He just sighed “It takes time to get used to dear, I understand it’s quite hard at first but give it time and it’ll work like clockwork for you.” She just kept struggling with the mass of wood until it fell onto of her, pinning her towards the ground “Octavia, you’re done for the day just keep practicing on making sure you can hold it properly before you even want to think of playing.” He lifted the cello off of her as she slowly walked out into the pouring rain shaking. “Haru..thank you..” Octavia said as she looked towards her former teacher and started walking out of the studio into the now pouring rain. “It was a day just like today when I realized that playing the cello wouldn’t be easy as it seemed” she thought to herself walking down the street “But it’s also the day I realized it’s not that hard either..” She looked back towards the old studio and nodded in defeat realizing that he was right; she was one of the best cellist’s there has been but she just let the fact of how embarrassing it was control the past few days of her life. She just wondered the empty freezing streets of Canterlot with nowhere in mind to go, she felt as if her life was just perfect now. The weight she carried the past few days of what happened just seemed to disappear and she was free of all burdens, she felt as if she could anything and no one could stop her. “Octavia, please come inside it’s raining dear” a familiar voice seemed to close in on her breaking her concentration on how moronic she’d been the past days. “Yes, mother” she said and walked inside the familiar house which made her spirits rise even more “It’s great to see you after all this time dear, how’ve you been?” Octavia smiled and nodded “I’ve been well, and it’s wonderful to see you as well, where’s father at, if you don’t mind me asking.” Her mother just ran into the kitchen and began clanging pans and who knows what else “He’s at work still, he should be home soon why don’t you go rest, we haven’t touched your room since you left.” Octavia just nodded and walked into her old room, it was exactly how she remembered it. She just fell onto the bed and dug her face into the pillows crying she forgot how much she had missed it here, her family had surely missed her as well but she had Vinyl to keep her company, but her parents were all alone. Her mind just raced with thoughts “I need to stay here” she slowly said to herself as she got up and sighed “But what will Vinyl and Sketch think…. Surely Sketch won’t mind, he doesn’t know me that well, but Vinyl…” Her mind was stuck on the thought of what Vinyl would say about her staying with her parents “Octy, you ok there?” She just stared at Vinyl who had suddenly appeared in the doorway to her room “Oh, yes Vinyl I’m fine.. Tell me is Sketch with you?” Vinyl sat there and nodded “He’s sitting in the other room talking with your mom, you wanna talk to him?” “Yes, dear please let me talk to him. Alone though, if you wouldn’t mind..” Vinyl just left as Octavia pulled herself together before Sketch walked in “Please Sketch, shut the door” you just followed the order as you examined her.”She’s more depressed than before and something’s wrong, but she’s happier..” You thought to yourself “Sketch, I need to tell you something and you must tell Vinyl. I just can’t face to tell her myself about this..” She looked at you with intensity which you figured could melt steel as she started crying “I’m staying with my parents… They need me here with them” you sat there for a minute letting the thought slowly fill your mind as you just nodded holding in the want to tell her you wanted her to go back with you. Before walking out and rejoining with Vinyl “She said she’s going to stay for tonight Vinyl, let’s go back to the castle…I don’t feel so great” Vinyl just nodded and walked out, followed by you. “I hope she can forgive me…” Octavia softly said shaking in her bed “I can't afford to be talked out of this but at the same time I owe Vinyl an explanation at the very least, we’ve been roommates and friends for long enough that I need to be able to tell her no matter how difficult it might seem." Octavia says clearly for her own benefit to help motivate herself considering how no one else is around. “Keep calm Octavia, you can do this” she said to herself quietly as she went to knock on the door before it opened. “Hey Octy, what’s up? Thought you were staying your mom’s place” "Hello Vinyl, how have you been doing" Octavia began, the concept of the conversation she wanted to have was insanely awkward and she was beginning to lose her nerve but she dare not break her composure. "Same ol same ol, something on your mind?" Octavia is uncharacteristically astounded and embarrassed realizing that what was on her mind has clearly been reflected a lot better than she intended to allow it to be, she has clearly lost her composure and for someone such as her such a thing would not do, trying to regain it she replied hastily "I’m moving out, I intend to go live with my parents, they seem to be awfully lonely and I feel obligated to go to them and keep them company" Vinyl, suffice to say, took it very well actually. For the couple of seconds she was in shock, after that... not so much. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? GOING? YOU CANT BE GOING, YOUR MY ROOMMATE I’M YOUR ROOMMATE WERE ROOMMATES YOU CANT JUST GO!!!" she takes a moment to compose herself ever so slightly and stops yelling but still Octavia had to thank Celestia that looks couldn’t kill otherwise those daggers Vinyl was staring at her would be her demise in an instant. "What about me, what about your friends, are you just leaving us all behind because you think your parents will have nobody? They have each other which is more than I can say if my ROOMMATE leaves." Octavia was shaken to the core by Vinyl’s outburst, still though she couldn’t relent, this had to be done and she was going to do it. "Vinyl, they raised me, I’m going back with them I don’t think it’s good for them the way they are living and I will go and look after them to make sure they’re alright and keep them some company, this is final, now regain your composure, this outburst is completely un-ladylike and I will have no more of it" she said very authoritatively. "Besides, you’ll still have sketch.." Vinyl could continue arguing further but Octavia wasn’t going to budge on this issue, she hated what was going on but she had to accept Octavia’s decision regardless of how she felt. “Well..Just remember us Octavia..” She said and ran into the room slamming the door behind her. "I’m sorry…Vinyl…” Octavia said slowly dragging herself away. “I can’t believe it Sketch…Octavia she’s gone….” Vinyl said collapsing onto the bed next to you “Sketch, she was really all I had left of a family…” You sighed and stroked her mane “Vinyl, try and get some sleep I’m going to go for a walk” you said before getting up “You need the rest” you finished before walking out and quietly shutting the door. Vinyl just shook “Octavia…Please stay safe…” “Vinyl…Please stay safe…” Octavia said forcing herself into her bed and sighing. “Octavia?” You said softly “Yes Sketch…What is it…” She said. “I just wanted to come talk to you, Vinyl took it pretty…Hard but she’s accepting your decision for what it is” Octavia nodded slightly “Thank you Sketch..Please tell her I’m sorry…” You nodded and started walking out smiling “We’ll come visit you Octavia, be sure of it.” You just walked down the street softly humming as somepony crashed into you “Oh hi there I didn’t see you and I’m so sorry for crashing into you but HI!” You instantly knew who it was “Typical Pinkie..” She gasped “OhhithereSketchhowareyouIdidn’texpecttorunintoyouhere!” You just laughed slightly “I’m good Pinkie, what are you doing out here all alone?” She just bounced up “Just going down to doughnut Joe’s I know him personally and he’s soooo funny! He just reminds me of myself and-“ You nodded “I get it Pinkie, have fun.” She giggled and bounced away singing loudly. “How do they deal with her on a daily basis…” You mumbled and started walking into the castle gates and nodded at the guards. “Good evening Sketch” you heard the calming voice say as you entered the castle “How was your day today?” You smiled “It was….”Fine”….Princess” She smiled and nodded “Say hello to Vinyl Scratch for me, I haven’t seen her all day.” You dragged yourself through the door and fell onto the bed with Vinyl and kissing her. “Goodnight, cara mia.” AUTHOR’S NOTES This chapter is….WOW it was hell to write. And let me tell you something, I love it. Next chapter is going to be….interesting…. But from now on chapters will be at max 3,000 words, 2,000 minimum.