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// Chapter 8: Sempre. 
// Story: Unseen Voice 
// by DizzyPaws356 
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♫-Chapter 8-♫


♫-Sempre-♫


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With the chilly wind softly flowing past Sonorous and Melody, the leaves under them tumble past them as the leaves still held over their heads rustle. Sonorous softly humming while her glazed eyes fixed on the bright stars above. Watching the blue mare as she hums along with the whistling wind, tumbling leaves, and reckless branches, Melody feels as if Sonorous was preforming just for her. Listening to every note, she let the blind mare continue to sing with the sounds of the park.

Melody's eyes start to close, slowly starting to doze off, but just as her eyes close, she hears somepony walking toward them. The sound of crouching leaves interrupts Sonorous' humming. Melody and Sonorous watch as a stallion walks toward them. His coat, brown like tree bark. Mane, forest green, short cut with a white stripe down the middle. Long, but thin tail, matching his mane. His hooves steps nearly echo in the peaceful night, clip, clop, clip, clop.

Just standing a few steps away, he grins before bowing, "Hello ladies, quite the wonderful night isn't it?" he ask while lifting his head, "I was out on my midnight walk and I heard a beautiful sound coming from this way. I couldn't help myself, but to see where it was coming from." he continued crossing one hoof over the other, "May I ask who I have the pleasure to be speaking too?" 

"I am Sonorous, Sonorous Timbre and this is my friend, Melo..." she said before the stallion excitingly interrupted, "O? 'The Sonorous Timbre'? I've always heard about your performances, but never got to stay in town long enough to attend one myself. If you do not mind, may I ask when your next performance will be? I have some time before leaving town in a few days." he ask smiling, staring at Sonorous' blank eyes. Taking a moment before replying, she looks over at Melody, "Well Melody should have one coming up in a day or two." she said, looking back to the stallion. 

With a slight tilt of the head, he looks at Melody. She can't help but to watch his eyes look her over. His eyes start from her mane, trailing the hair strains down pass her half covered face, continuing to lead his eyes to the fluffy feathery wings folded on her back, then back up to her crystal like eyes, "Melody... That name doesn't quite ring a bell. Are you new to Canterlot?" he asked staring down at Melody. 

Melody feels as if the gaze was looking past her spell and right at her. Her hooves start to shake, heart slowly thumping louder and louder, as her mind blanks. The stallion continues to glare at the speechless mare, "I just thought you where just a guide for the wonderful Miss. Sonorous." he said in a taunting like voice, "Really thinking about it... I don't think I have ever really heard of that name at all... You seemed to have just appeared out of thin air... Tell me, Ms. Melody is it? Where did you come from and how are you able to preform alongside Sonorous?" 

The stallions voice rings in Melody's head, "How long have you been preforming in Canterlot and how did you get so popular so quickly?" he asked, voice still bouncing around her head. Shutting her eyes tightly as the world slowly spins out of control around her. The gaze, the voice, the pressure, Melody's constriction starts to vanish as her green flames start to engulf her. Feeling as if she's been exposed to somepony who knew all along, but suddenly a light push stops everything.

"Melody... Wake up..." said gently by Sonorous. Melody's eyes open, revealing the empty park around them, "Are you okay? You fell asleep, then started to twitch and making noises... Where you having a bad dream?" she asked in a caring and worried voice. Melody stares up at Sonorous before looking around the area, "Hua... Yeah, I am okay, I..." Melody said before scanning the area one more time to make sure no other pony was nearby, "I am still thinking about the other night..." before she was able to finish, Sonorous hushes her.

"Shhh... Didn't we talk about this? We will be okay. You are safe with me." Sonorous said softly, "No pony will find out and if somepony does, I am sure you will be okay." she continued looking back up to the stars, "You mean no harm and you are such a great friend!" she finished looking back down from the starts and at Melody with a smile. Even with the cold wind blowing past the mares, Melody felt warm from Sonorous confidence.

Melody sits up enough to lean into the cobalt blue mare, "Thank you Sonorous... You are a great friend too." she said, feeling Sonorous resting her head on top of hers. The two mares stay in place as the rustling leaves was the only thing heard. Before long, Melody starts to shiver, "Hey... Sonorous... Can we start heading back? It's starting to get really cold out here..." she asked starting to move her head, "O yes, of course, its getting really late anyways." Sonorous replies as both mares start to get up.

Step by step, Melody leads Sonorous back to building they left early that morning. Just before going into her room, Melody stops, "Sonorous, Go ahead, I need to grab something from my room real quick." she said to as she turns to face nodding her head, "Okay, I'll leave the door unlocked for you so just come on it." Sonorous replied before walking into her room with the door closing.

After taking a deep breath. Melody makes her way to the security room, hoping they found about the mysterious intruder. With each step echoing down the empty, dimply lit halls, Melody navigates to her way. With each step, her mind grows paranoid. 'What if they did catch them and they gave out the information they over heard? I am pretty much turning myself in? If they did give out that info, would they believe me or them more?' Melody ask herself as her vision blurs.

Melody's legs turn to auto pilot as her mind blinds her vison and shows flashes of her first memory. Being chased guards though the ally and trying to run into the blush, she then sees auditorium she with all the ponies running away. Her vision turning her around to see the brown stallion standing behind her, staring her down, slowly taking a step to her. Eyes flooded with tears, she stops in the middle of the hall, slowly starting to walk backward as if she was stepping away from the stallion before the sensation of falling overtakes her. 

As her vision tips from the stallion the red curtains behind him that lead to the celling where the light whiten her sight before seeing the row after row of the seats, but suddenly everything stops in motion as she sees Sonorous, still smiling bright with her wings spread out wide and eyes twinkling like the starry nights they spend staring up at. For the moment, she felt weight less. The sensation of falling stopped as she spotted no other pony in the room. It was just her and the blue mare she made friends with. 

The smiling mare tilts her head slightly as Melody can hear 'Are you okay? Do you need help?', but realizing it was not Sonorous' voice, Melody's vision snaps back to the hall she was just walking down as another security pony was standing over her, holding his hoof out, "Here, take my hoof." he said looking down at Melody. Staring at the extended hoof, up to the stallion, then back to the hoof before lifting her hoof up to letting him help her up.

"Yeah... I am okay, I just, hua, had a long day." Melody said standing up. After helping Melody stand up, he nods, "Well do you need help back to your room?" he asked with a steady grin. Shaking her head, "No, I am okay. I was making my way to the security room." she said taking a breath, "I just had a few questions." she continued as the guard bows his head, "Well I am the floor guard for the east wing tonight, maybe I can answer the question for you?" he asked waiting for her question.

Melody looks at the guard, taking a breath, "Well the other night, somepony was outside the room 312. By any chance did you hear if any progress was made in finding them?" she asked, slightly worried about the answer. The guard takes a moment to think as he lifts his hoof to his chin, "I want to say the guard that night did mention it. They did not get good view of the face, nor their cutie mark, but it was brown stallion with a green mane." he said thinking of it. The description flashes to the short dream she had in the park, but remembers the smile Sonorous gave her when she woke up.

"Well any way we can stop them from being able to enter the building or anything?" Melody asked hoping for the answer she wants. The stallion shakes his head slowly, "Sadly, other then after hours, we can't really say who can or can't be here unless he did something like vandalism or assault. It's a public place..." he said before giving a warm smile, "But I'll keep an extra eye out near 312 on the nights I am here if it helps."

Giving a slight smile back, "That will help... Thanks... If anything happens can you let me know? Or Sonorous Timbre if possible." Melody asked as the stallion nods his head, "If I hear anything about it, I will make sure you or Ms. Sonorous know about it. Now would you like for me to follow you back to your room?" he asked. Melody takes a moment before answering, "No thank you sir. I'll let you get back to your duty's." she said bowing her head slightly, then turning around to walk back to Sonorous' room.