//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 (Rewritten) // Story: Of Vampires and Werewolves // by KarlGaks //------------------------------// Carrot Top trotted towards Lyra and Bon Bon who were having a very lively conversation with each other at an out door table of the restaurant The Good Old Hays right around the corner of Sugarcube Corner. Heh, try saying that ten times fast. Any way, Carrot Top was pretty much at the table now, "Hey you guys! What were you chatting about?" The two mares glanced at each other mischievously and giggled, answering in unison, "Nothing...", it was an obvious lie but Carrot Top knew well enough not to ask. "Whatever, anyways, did the two of you see what Octavia has been doing? I saw her walking around with another mare, all secret like, ya know what I'm talking about?", not waiting for a response she continued her gossiping, "There is almost no way they aren't together. Unless they're part of some secret organization made to assist supernatural creatures like werewolves and vampires then in my opinion there is no other reason I can think of for them to be sneaking around with each other into the Everfree Forest and all that." Lyra and Bon Bon glanced at each other as if thinking about the same thing, something told Carrot Top it wasn't about Octavia and this other pony, but she couldn't be sure. "Well... There is one other possibility... Maybe, just maybe..." Bon Bon slapped Lyra, "Get on with it!" Lyra rubbed her now bright red cheek, "Okay okay... Sheesh. Well as I was saying, maybe they're planning to murder somepony and become serial killers like that one pony that went insane just last month. Didn't he like rip out ten pony's throats before getting put in the iron maiden filled with boiling oil?" "Octavia isn't a serial killer. Celestia Lyra, what has gotten into you? That's a terrible thought." responded Bon Bon. Carrot Top gasped, "She's probably right! It makes so much more sense! Octavia would never be a filly fooler! She would ever, as she would put it 'stoop to such a low class in pony society'." Bon Bon face palmed harder than she'd ever face palmed before. "She's less likely to be a murderer than a filly fooler, honestly, the two of you need to get some more brain cells. If you can't get past the fiction that Octavia is a serial killer then you should probably get your head checked out for any tumors that might be attached to the side of your cerebral cortex." Both Carrot Top and Lyra gave Bon Bon a questioning look. "It's a part of your brain you nitwits! Celestia you two can be thick." After the long conversation that ensued about who might be a serial killer and which of those ponies they would like to bang the three ponies went to their homes. I don't think I've mentioned this before but just as a side note, Octavia, Lyra, Bon Bon, and Carrot Top all live next to each other. Once they reached their homes they looked at the notes posted to their doors. It read "Eviction Notice: It has been discovered that the the area your home is built on is an ancient burial ground for ducks. This ground is considered sacred by the Duck Cult of Ducks and Duck Related Things. They have threatened us with war and orange serving platters if we do not deconstruct these buildings withing the next two days. We are sorry for this inconvenience and wish you a good day. Thank You for your cooperation." "CELESTIA DAMN THESE FUCKING DUCKS, CELESTIA FUCKING DAMMIT!!!!" The three ponies some how managed to scream this as loud as they could all at once. A couple of ponies down the street turned their heads in surprise, as most ponies almost never hear such foul language in their lives. They all walked into their houses and began packing everything they were going to need, which was a lot. As it turns out, Octavia had already done this and was out right now looking for a new place to stay. Octavia walked down the street looking for a real estate office. She was almost absolutely certain it didn't exist but she decided to look anyways. Working in Gravel and Co. had earned her quite a bit of cash so she was able to buy pretty much any house she wanted. This helped a lot because Octavia was extremely picky about living spaces. By now Octavia had all but given up on finding the nonexistent real estate office. She decided to just head over to Sugarcube Corner and grab a cupcake while she looked over her other options. On the way to the wonderful pastry shop she saw a pony who just so happened to have the solution to her predicament. This particular pony was none other than Octavia's boss, or colleague, I'm not really sure how the hierarchy works with Gravel and Co., Vinyl Scratch. "Hey Tavi! Where you headed?" Octavia, upon hearing the familiar voice, spun around to face the speaker. "Oh hi Vinyl, I was just going over to Sugarcube corner for a cupcake or two, I need to find a new place to stay since everypony on my block got evicted my the 'Duck Cult of Ducks and Duck Related Things'. Vinyl chuckled, "The 'Duck Cult of Ducks and Duck Related Things?', ya that seems like a problem to me, if you're getting threatened by a duck to move to another home. Anyways, maybe you could crash with me for a while? you could rent a storage place and put your stuff there while you stay with me." Octavia nodded thoughtfully, considering the suggestion. Stay with Vinyl? Oh should I? I really like her... Maybe I should. I can't though! I don't want to intrude on her living space! It'll be free though... Alright I think I'll do it, when else will I get a chance to live with such a good looking pony? "Alright, I accept your offer. Are you sure you're okay with this though? I can always find someplace else if you want..." Vinyl stopped Octavia, "No. You're living with me. Now come on, we have a storage space to rent."