//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: Chaotic Symphony // by Deathstrider //------------------------------// EDITED BY Lunat1c CHECK OUT HIS WORK :D(http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Lunat1c) CHAPTER 4 Three days had passed since the incident at Octavia's house. She was supposed to be performing at Canterlot today. Vinyl hadn't even left her apartment, she couldn't even face the outside world, for fear of breaking somepony else's heart or ruining her life just that little bit more. She was going to have leave at some point. She was running out of food and she couldn't just buy takeaways, they made her feel like she'd been bucked in the stomach. As Vinyl walked back into the kitchen, to get another bowl of cereal, she took a glance down at her phone, it said there were twelve missed calls and four messages. She pressed the play button on the answer machine and went about getting another bowl of cereal. "Hi, it's Platinum here. I was just calling to make sure that you'd gotten home safely, but I guess you're out at the moment, so ring me back when you get this message. See ya." "Hi, Platinum again. Can you ring me, Vinyl? you can get me on my cell or in my office. Bye." "Vinyl, it's me. I haven't heard anything from you since you left for Ponyville. I'm on my way down later today." It was then that Vinyl heard a knock on her door. She quickly tapped the pause button on the answer machine. "Vinyl? Are you in? Hello?" Vinyl didn't leave the kitchen. She knew who it was and she just wanted to be alone. "Vinyl?!" She heard a vague "horse apples" from the other side of the door. "Vinyl, everything's alright. I'll be in, in a second. Don't panic." She heard hoofsteps running from the door, what was Platinum thinking? No, wait, she knew what he was thinking. He thought that she'd killed herself, how dare he think she'd be so stupid? Well, looked like she had no choice of letting him in or not now, she sat down on her sofa and waited for the inevitable. But Platinum didn't come in through the door like she was expecting, she heard the bathroom window opening followed by the thud of a fully grown stallion dropping onto the floor. "Vinyl?! Vinyl? Where are you?" She thought she should probably answer, "In here," she said, her voice monotone. Before she even thought it possible, she felt herself in a strong embrace from her best friend, she felt hot tears pouring onto her shoulder and down her back. "Oh Vinyl, you're okay." The stallion cried. "I thought you'd done something dreadful." He finally pulled back from the hug. She could see now how worried her friend had been. His mane was scruffy and knotted when it was usually shiny and neat, his eyes were bloodshot and he looked like he hadn't slept in weeks. "I was so worried when you didn't answer my calls," he said. "I thought that you might have..." Platinum paused and squeezed his eyes shut not wanting to imagine an alternative. "Platinum, I'm fine, you didn't have to worry yourself," Vinyl said, lying through her teeth, hoping Platinum wouldn't notice. "So you promise everything is okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Are you sure? Are you positive you're okay?" "Platinum. I. Am. Fine." She said, annunciating every syllable. "Okay then, if you say so." Phew, that was a close call. "Hold on, I've got an idea." Uh-oh. "Yeah, seeming as I've come down from Canterlot, why don't we go and see some of my old friends?" "Yeah, sure, I'd love to meet your friends," Vinyl said, giving what she hoped was a realistic smile. "And who knows, maybe we'll have time for you to introduce me to some of your friends?" Horse apples. "Yeah, maybe," Vinyl said, knowing exactly what Platinum was going to say next. "Okay then, that's great. Get yourself ready and we can go." Platinum said. "You think I need to get ready?" Vinyl said laughing, giving a not too subtle nod towards Platinum's mane. "Good point. Mind if I use your shower?" he asked sheepishly. "Sure, go ahead," Vinyl told him. "I'll be five minutes," he said, going back into the bathroom and locking the door behind himself. Five minutes. Vinyl had five minutes to figure out what the hell to do. What if Platinum suggested going to see her friends whilst they were out? It would be weird if she said no? No, it'd be fine she just would mention Octavia to him, but what if she saw her in town? No, it'd be fine, Platinum wouldn't recognise her, yes that would be fine, she could go into town and just avoid Octavia. It was then that Vinyl remembered what she was doing before Platinum broke into her apartment. She walked through to the kitchen and pressed the play button on the answer machine, but she wasn't expecting what she heard come through the speaker. "Hi Vinyl, it's me. I was just calling to say that you've left your glasses round mine and I thought you might want them back for when you perform at Canterlot. You can come by and pick them up whenever, and I need to talk to you. Soon. See you." The voice she had heard was Octavia's. Vinyl had thought that Octavia would never have wanted to see her again. Perhaps it was just because she didn't want the memory of Vinyl staying alive, inside her cottage, via the glasses. Whatever the reason was, Vinyl knew she should go and see her friend, if the feeling was still mutual, but did she want to? Did she want to go round to the pony's house and risk upsetting Octavia and herself again? No, that wouldn't happen. Octavia had rung, she had said she needed to talk to her, but did Vinyl want to see Octavia? There were so many, "What if?" questions flying round her head that she couldn't think straight, what would she do? A little while later Platinum came out of the bathroom. He looked perfect, he was back to his normal self. "Shall we go then?" he asked. Vinyl gave a nod of her head. She had used the time to decide whether or not she would act on the message that she had just listened to. She had decided she would. She would go and see Octavia this afternoon with Platinum.