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// Chapter 2: Sorrow 
// Story: Cellist's Secret 
// by HeartfireFirebrand 
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I woke up to the smell of honey, I grinned as I trotted downstairs. “That smells good, Tavi.” 

Octavia smiled as she tossed the pancakes onto the plate “After dinner last night it was the least I can do.”

I asked cautiously “Where do we stand?” 

Octavia smiled “Well I think we are getting there, still we are a work in progress but if you keep up nights like last night we will be going places.” 

I smiled “Well I guess I will have to learn a few more recipes.” 

Octavia frowned “I have to go and pick up some supplies.” 

I asked “Can I come with, I don’t anything today?”

Octavia frowned “It’s personal.” 

I said “Okay, I understand. I better go and get some more ingredients for another meal.” I trotted out into the square with a smile, it was a lot quieter today, I guess that’s what happens on a Sunday. 

She trotted over to the Green Hoof’s stand, he was standing there grinning madly “How did it go?” 

I smiled “It went brilliantly, I was hoping to pick up some more ingredients but with some turnips, as well as some spices.” 

Green Hoof gave me a large batch of ingredients in two bags “That will be 60 bits.” I pulled the bits out of my mane, I smiled “Thank you Green Hoof.” 

Green Hoof’s grin widened“Good luck with you mare.” He gave them two me in two paper saddlebags. I trotted along with the ingredients, I looked around and I saw Octavia trotting away from the hospital shaking. 

She saw me and galloped off, I frowned and galloped after her I blinked as the distance between us grew I quickly lost sight of her. I trotted home sadly, she left me all alone. I barged into my room and laid on my bed staring at the pale white ceiling, I felt tears running down my face “Why Tavi, I thought we were friends why did you run from me?” 

I fell asleep and woke in my bedroom, I saw Octavia glaring at me “I hate you, you’re pathetic, you couldn't even last a single day before I rejected you.” 

I cried “Octavia, please don’t leave me.” 

Octavia struck my face and trotted away “We never really friends, you were just a tool for my own ends.” 

Her grin struck me with fear, a voice boomed “Begone foul creature!” I watched as my bedroom room vanished leaving a pitch black clearing replacing it, I scowled as I saw Luna approaching. Luna sighed “We are sorry, we didn’t understand how you felt about her. We are here to apologise for our mistakes.” 

I growled “What are you doing here?!” 

Luna sat there “I wanted to help you, after all I have done to you I thought this would help us reconcile.” 

I screamed “Why now, it has been 3 years!” 

Luna sighed “It’s been rough, I have had to adapt to so much and I am kinda grounded for the incident, I am not allowed to leave the castle except for important events and Nightmare Night.” 

I sighed “I suppose I can’t be mad at you for adhering to your punishment, thanks for the apology.” 

Luna frowned “What brought this about anyway?” 

I slumped over “Octavia ran from me, I love her Tartarus be damned but she ran from me, she left me alone without a word.” 

Luna‘s horn glowed before she collapsed “Urghh she has a magic barrier around her mind, a powerful one and I can’t access her mind.” 

I smiled “Well thanks for trying, I‘m going to be honest I’m still a bit upset at you but I’m willing to to try to put our little incident behind us.” 

Luna smiled “Thank you, I’ll see if my sister can find your friend.” Luna glowed before disappearing allowing Vinyl to get some well needed rest.