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// Finding a Muse 
// Story: My Composition For You 
// by scorpclawFF 
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My Composition For You
Chapter 3 - Finding a Muse


During their time together, there was barely any silence between Octavia and Vinyl. They managed to keep the conversation interesting and fresh, and they both were enjoying each other's company. Though, Octavia was definitely benefiting the most from this meet-up. The more that she talked with Vinyl, the more she realized that she was laughing and smiling more than she had in her entire life. She tried to think of moments where she enjoyed herself this much, but always came up short.
It was actually weird for Octavia to feel this way, though, because nopony had ever made her this happy. This is when Octavia began to notice certain things. Vinyl's smile was always bright and assuring, and it perfectly complemented her bright personality. Octavia also like the liveliness of Vinyl's electric blue mane, contrasting with her own grey mane.
All of these things where "aesthetically appealing" as Octavia would say it. Though, she didn't like that Vinyl was constantly wearing her glasses to cover her eyes. So, Octavia decided to try something.
"So, Vinyl... why do you always were those glasses?"
"My reputation kind of depends on these glasses. These glasses are basically my advertising piece as DJ Pon-3."
"Well, it doesn't look like anyone recognizes you here, and you look a little silly with those on."
Vinyl scoffed and left her mouth hanging open. "Silly? These glasses are all the rage! People have offered hundreds of bits for these babies."
"Fine, fine. But it looks like you're hiding behind them."
Vinyl gave Octavia a straight face. "Wow, you really want me to take off the glasses... Fine, but on one condition."
"What's that?"
Vinyl pointed to Octavia's collar. "You need to lose the bowtie. It's too classy."
Octavia rolled her eyes. "Well... this bowtie actually shows my professionalism as a cellist, but if I need to get rid of it for you to take off those glasses, I guess it's a little worth it."
While Octavia took off her pink bowtie, Vinyl said, I don't even see what the big deal is about my glasses. They are perfectly fine."
Octavia properly folded her bowtie and placed it on the table. "I just like to talk to my friends eye-to-eye and not through a pair of glasses. Now, I did my part. Your turn."
"Fine." Vinyl then took a hoof to her glasses and gently took them off and placed them on the table. She then opened her eyes and showed off her purple eyes.
Octavia was mesmerized for a quick moment when Vinyl revealed her eyes. It had been a long time since she had the chance to look her friend in the eyes, and now it seemed so special. Though, Octavia was made a little uncomfortable by the way she felt about them. They were... beautiful to say in the least. She didn't think it would be reasonable to say that to her best friend, though.
"There, was that so hard?" Octavia asked with a hint of snarkiness.
"No, but the light is killing my eyes now." Vinyl demonstrated by shielding her eyes with hooves.
"You'll be fine, Vinyl. Besides, your eyes are nice. You should show them off more often."
"Thanks, Octavia. But I'll stick with the glasses." 
"I was just trying to prove my point, but you can do whatever you want with your life."
"I will. Let's get off this. How if the music life for you?"
"Oh, it's good. As you know, I have moved up in the line of cellists and I'm actually becoming very well-known amongst all of the other orchestral musicians."
"That's basically what is happening with me, except with the DJ business. I've made so many friends, and I love to work with them make some serious jams."
"Yeah, I don't really do much with my friends. They tend to always be busy."
Vinyl shot Octavia a strange look. "hat are you talking about? As far as I know, you're the one who is always busy. You should make more time with your friends. It's totally worth it, trust me. If you hang out with a... violinist, then you can totally be awesome friends at rehearsals and shows."
"Well, I guess it would make things less awkward during breaks."
"Exactly!"
"Alright, I have a question for you."
Vinyl smiled. "Fire away."
"You talked about how you were somewhat impressed by the orchestral music and that you incorporated some of the elements into your work. Does that mean you compose some of your shows?"
"Not when I first started. But as I became more well-known, I started making my own music with a buddy of mine, Psych Delic. It's actually pretty friggin' amazing to go on-stage to play your music for hundreds of ponies. I'm sure you know exactly what that's like."
"Actually, I wouldn't know the first thing of what that's like. I've never composed a song before, and I've certainly never played my own composition in front of a crowd."
"Never? Oh, Octavia! You don't know what you're missing. It's like the best feeling to get great feedback from other pones about how much they like your work. It's one thing to be complimented on something that you played, and a whole 'nother thing to be complimented on something that you made."
Octavia gave Vinyl an interested look. "Really, it's all that great?"
"Yeah, and if anypony hates what you wrote, then all you have to do is change it. Because you're the who owns it!"
"That actually sounds kind of... cool."
"Oh, yeah. I will show you some of my stuff while I'm up here in Canterlot."
Octavia gave Vinyl a nice smile. "I look forward to it."
"But that's only if you don't decide to come to any of my shows," Vinyl said, a little more sullenly than she was speaking earlier. "No point in me showing you my music if you've already heard it."
"I'll think about it, Vinyl," Octavia responded. "I am kind of busy." After saying that, she knew that Vinyl was probably sick of her using her schedule as a constant excuse to not see her show. To make up for it, Octavia honestly said, "But with what you've told me, I might have to change my schedule. Your show and your music sounds really... intriguing."
Vinyl's ears perked up and she smiled brightly. "Really?!" Vinyl got up from her seat and hugged Octavia, much to Octavia's surprise. "That would mean so much to me if you saw my show. I could get you the best seats in the house and you can meet all of my friends."
Octavia blushed a little from Vinyl's show of affection. She assumed that Vinyl was always fond of her friends, but she knew that Vinyl wasn't hug type. She let the thought loose and brought herself into the hug a bit more and said, "Of course, Vinyl. What would I be if I missed my best friend's show?"
"I don't know, but I'm still super happy that you're coming." Vinyl kept Octavia in her arms for a few more moments until she realized it was getting awkward. "Now, let's separate before people start getting the wrong idea." Vinyl retracted her arms and took a step back to give Octavia some room.
Octavia gave Vinyl a smile, but she ended up getting a curious look in return. "What's wrong, Vinyl?"
Vinyl got rid of the curious look and replaced it with a smile. "Oh, nothing. I just... here."
Vinyl's head slowly inched forward to Octavia's, which made Octavia blush a bit. She was glad that she was born with a dark coat, or else ponies would see her blush from a few hundred miles away. She thought that Vinyl was inching closer to kiss her, and that wasn't even the thing that worried Octavia the most. What worried her the most was the fact that she was actually kind of okay with it. Almost... yearning for it.
The thought of it creeped her out, and the feelings that came with it made it worse. Octavia knew that these were the effects of having affection for somepony, but she didn't think she would be getting the feelings for her best friend.
Vinyl got a little closer, but then stopped at a comfortable distance. "Yo, Octy. You have some hay in your teeth. I didn't want to be the one to tell you, but I didn't want you to just have it in your teeth for somepony else to find it."
The heat in Octavia's cheek slowly dispersed and went away after Vinyl said that. She didn't want to admit it to herself, but she was disappointed that she didn't end up with what she wanted. "Oh. Uh... thanks, Vinyl. I did eat that sandwich a little savagely, and it to have left me with some hay in my teeth."
Vinyl chuckled. "When compared to how I ate my sandwich, you ate like a regal princess in front a huge crowd."
"Heh... you weren't that bad. Besides, you aren't the one with food stuck in your teeth." Octavia closed her mouth and began running her tongue against the back of her teeth and managed to feel the piece of hay. She got it unhinged from the center of her teeth and swallowed it. She opened her mouth again, revealing her teeth, and said, "Did I get it all, Vinyl?"
"Yeah, you did."
"Oh, that's good," Octavia said with a smile. "You know... I was wondering if you would like to come back to my place. We could continue our little chat."
"Octavia, I would really like to, but I have a thing with Deep Bass at a studio in Canterlot. We're supposed to do some jamming to come up with sick twists for our shows this week. Maybe another time."
Octavia frowned, but she didn't want to make it obvious to Vinyl of her sadness (and herself). "That's fine. I need to go home... and do stuff, also," Octavia lied. She didn't want to make Vinyl feel bad.
"We'll find another time to hang out, alright. Also, if you want to get yourself some tickets from me, I'm staying at the hotel across the way. Let me tell you, it is the best place that anypony has ever booked for me."
"I'll be sure to do that," Octavia said, forcing another smile.
The two of them briefly talked for another few moments, paid the bills, and began to say their good-byes. Before they parted way, Vinyl made sure to remind Octavia that she is not allowed to play her cello for the rest of the day, as part of their deal. Octavia playfully rolled her eyes and then set off for home.
Though, Octavia's way home left her with more thoughts than before, most of which she didn't want to be thinking about. Vinyl was her best friend, and all Octavia could think about was being with her until eternity. She never wanted to give up her friendship when she moved to Canterlot.

"Octavia, I can't believe you're moving to Canterlot!" Vinyl exclaimed, helping Octavia onto an air balloon. "This is such a huge step in your life."
"Yeah, I can't believe I'm going to be a cellist in a big orchestra," Octavia said excitedly. "Though, I can't believe that we won't be able to see each other as much anymore. I've known you all my life, and now we're just parting like this. It's almost like an... end of a chapter."
Vinyl shook her head. "Don't be ridiculous, Octy. We're going to still keep in touch with letters and all that jazz. You can tell me about how glamorous Canterlot, and I can tell you all about my sick gigs here in Ponyville. It'll be just like old times."
"Yeah, except we won't be able to actually see each other," Octavia said sullenly, a tear threatening to form in her eye.
"Oh, don't be like that, Octavia. I'll come visit you whenever I can, and whenever you're not too busy being a superstar, you can visit me. It'll be fun, I promise."
A tear finally fled Octavia's eye, rolling down her cheek. "I hope so."
Vinyl wiped away Octavia's tear and brought her in for a hug. "I know so."
While the two of them hugged, the balloon conductor turned to Octavia and said, "Are you ready to go, Miss Philharmonica?"
Octavia slowly got out of the hug. "I guess it's time for me to go."
"Yeah. Knock the crowds dead, Octy."
Octavia smiled before getting all the way onto the air balloon. The conductor closed the door and got the balloon to fly up into the sky. Octavia looked down from the edge and noticed that Vinyl was waving to her. She waved back with a smile. She knew that Vinyl was right and that their friendship would continue.

But, Vinyl and Octavia didn't write much. Octavia became overwhelmed with her schedule and Vinyl got gigs left-and-right, making new acquaintances along the way. Their visits were non-existent since neither of them found the time to invite the other. On random days, both of them became upset for not communicating with the other more.
Though, Octavia got the chance of her lifetime to finally continue her friendship with Vinyl and she wasn't going to let that slip out of her hooves.