//------------------------------// // Something off // Story: Life after Death // by Weisted Machine //------------------------------// "So, what do we do now?" Fluttershy asked, tilting her head. Vinyl looked up thoughtfully. "I dunno, to be honest" She said, letting her famous goofy smile take place. Fluttershy returned the smile. "Will you be ... my marefriend?" Vinyl asked. Fluttershys green eyes went wide. Vinyl looked down, blushing furiously turning her usual white face a red. "Only if you'll be mine!" Fluttershy exclaimed, unfurling her wings. Vinyl looked up happily. "Yay!" Vinyl said, planting a small kiss on Fluttershys fore head. Fluttershy nuzzled Vinyl on the cheek in affection. "But the problem is" Fluttershy started. Vinyl looked up at Fluttershy. "Yes?" She asked. "We are supposed to be enemies ... doesn't that affect us?" Fluttershy asked. Vinyls mouth turned into a frown. "I dunno ... But we can go against the rule, can't we?" Vinyl asked desperately. Fluttershy looked into Vinyls blood red eyes. She saw desperation, she could see that this unicorn wanted her. Badly. Fluttershy nodded. "Alright, fine. But no more rule breaking, okay?" Fluttershy asked. Uncertainety flooded Vinyls face but left as soon as it came. --------- Oh my Celestia, I'm dating Fluttershy now, but if Tavi was here, she'd be pretty ticked.... Vinyl thought to herself before a new thought came about. Like we said earlier, she's the past. This is the future the second voice reminded Vinyl gently. Vinyl shook the thoughts from her head. "Vinyl?" Fluttershy started. "Yea?" Vinyl asked. "I think It's time for us to return to our herds now. Why don't we meet tomorrow?" Fluttershy asked. Vinyl nodded. "Sure, take care, my dearest" Vinyl said, kissing Fluttershy. Fluttershy put a hoof around her marefriends neck. "I will, you too" Fluttershy said as she pulled away. "Good bye now" Flutter said, as she trotted away into the forest. As Flutters left Vinyls view, she herself turned and trotted in the direction of home. As Vinyl trotted through the soft moss, a dark figure, alicorned shape caught her eye. Vinyls head snapped up. Just as she looked in the direction, the shadow seemed to fade from sight. Vinyls belly turned with uneasieness as she felt like something was watching her. She quickened her pace and dashed back to the herd. As soon as fog poured at her hooves, she was greeted with a friendly laugh. "Vinyl! How are you?" Mintys familiar voice rang from behind her. "Oh, hi Minty" Vinyl said wearily as she looked the other mare in the eye. Minty was at her usual happy self, but her wide smile stretched from ear to ear and her unblinking eyes was starting to scare her. Something was off on this pony. "Umm, Minty, are you ok?" Vinyl asked, lowering her head. "I'm just fine, why do you ask?" Minty asked, keeping her gaze. "Umm, nothing! Nothing at all ..." Vinyls voice trailed off. "Let's head back to the herd, shall we?" Minty asked, bounding closer to Vinyl. "Yea! Sure, let's go" Vinyl forced a smile as she trotted along side Vinyl. Maybe Mintys just overly happy today ... Vinyl thought to herself. Maybe. --------- It's been two days since Vinyls death. Octavia stared at the blank wall ahead of her, bathing in her memories of her marefriend. Are they still dating? Vinyls dead. Octavia asked herself over and over with no answers. Since the day Vinyl died, she has gotten no food, sleep or water. She had only gotten up once to stretch, but soon returning to her now-boring-life. Octavia was getting restless. She didn't wanna get up, but she didn't wanna stay there forever, either. Since she hasn't moved in ages, she heaved herself up to her hooves. Her muscles were stiff from immobility and her knees were shaky. She slowly crept over to her room. As she passed Vinyls, she stopped briefly, shutting the door and continuing to her room. There was her cello, begging her to play it. She picked it up with a sad hoof and slowly began to strum this song. As she played the last chord, her head drooped in sorrow as she placed her cello back on it's stand. Her head snapped up as she heard a few raps on the door. She answered it, to see a purple unicorn standing before her. "Yes?" Octavia asked wearily. "You knew Fluttershy?" The unicorn asked. Octavia tilted her head to the side. "Fluttershy? Details please" Octavia said. "Butter yellow Pegasus, pink mane ..." the mares voice trailed off a bit. "I might've recalled ... Vinyl ... Talking about her .." Octavia said as she felt her heart sink lower than it was. "Fluttershy was found dead a couple days ago. Ponies have been saying that a cause of a unicorns magic killed her" she paused. "Do you know anything?" The other pony finished. Octavias head snapped up. "Stay here, wait, can I catch your name?" Octavia said suddenly. "Um, yes of course. Twilight Sparkle" Twilight said. Octavia smiled, nodded and rushed into the kitchen. She snatched the note up from the counter top and brought it back to Twilight. The unicorn took the letter with intrest as she began to read. She blinked her lavender eyes as she looked up back at Octavia. "You mean ... Vinyl did it .. It was an accedent, that caused the life of two ponies" Twilight broke off with a sad sob. Octavia folded her ears to her head and looked down. "I don't know what to do anymore" Octavia said with a sigh.