//------------------------------// // Are you supposed to remember what happens after? // Story: Play Me a Love Song // by Systemfail //------------------------------// Twilight awoke the next morning in a daze. "Oh, my head is killing me! What happened last night, anyway?" The memories of last night soon flooded her head. She remembered getting her horn stuck in Vinyl's door, and Pinkie scaring her on the way to the club, but what she didn't remember was her once purple bed being a bright white. Wait... This wasn't Twilight's house.... Where was she? Twilight could barely think straight due to the splitting headache. "Maybe I shouldn't drink so much next time." Twilight tried to giggle at herself as she made her way out from under her covers. She didn't know where she was, how she got there, or even what time it was, but she did know she was hungry. She was hungry, and something downstairs smelled amazing. The bookworm ventured out of the somewhat large room she was in. This house did look pretty familiar, but where was it? The sun was just fully rising, so she couldn't have been here for long. Twilight made her way down a hallway to a room she immediately recognized. The hole in the front door, the white mare in the kitchen, it all made sense now. Twilight was at Vinyl Scratch's house. How did she get there? What happened last night? She did drink a lot... Maybe she... No! 'I'm not going to think something like that happened between Vinyl and I, she's too good of a friend.' Twilight reassured herself. Vinyl must have noticed Twilight come down the stairs, because she had two cups of coffee ready, just like last time. "Morning!" Vinyl said in an upbeat voice. "I expected you to sleep for longer! It's only been a good 4 hours since we got here!" Vinyl suppressed a chuckle the best she could. "You were really wasted, too!" Was all Vinyl could mutter before she fell under a fit of laughs once again. "Good morning to you, too." Twilight said to Vinyl with a glare. "So, uuh, how did I get here, exactly?" Twilight blushed. "I can't really remember any of last night." "That's easy," Vinyl said, "I took you here! You were waaaay too drunk to get home! I didn't even see you drink that much! I figured you could just crash at my place, since it's so close to the club and all." Vinyl finally calmed down after her laughing fit was over. She only looked back up to see Twilight, blushing furiously, for some reason. "Okay, you were a little drunk, but that's nothing to be embarrassed about! You're a fun drunk!" "It's not that, Vinyl, it's just... Umm... How do I put this... Nothing happened between us, did it?" Twilight was blushing furiously, and Vinyl could even feel her face heat up when she heard that. "N-no! It's nothing like that! I just let you crash here for the night! You were tired and I didn't want you to get hurt or anything on the way home!" Vinyl started to giggle again, she couldn't take anything seriously around Twilight, could she? Twilight had a relieved look on her face. "Good, if I ever go to your club again, remind me not to drink so much! I don't even think I can make it home now, my head is killing me!" Twilight raised a hoof to her head to rub it. "Oh, did you not plan on going again?" Vinyl could feel her happy expression turn to a frown, "I had a bunch of fun with you last night. I was honestly really stressed before you showed up." Vinyl, once again, found herself acting 'sappy', just like last night. "Anyway, you gotta come again! You were a blast! You were even out-partying Pinkie Pie herself! I didn't even know that was possible!" "Neither did I, but then again, I've never been drunk before, either. I don't know if you noticed it, but I don't drink often." Twilight smiled back to Vinyl. Vinyl was right, she did have fun, she'd make a point of it to go to her friend's club every once in a while, if not more often. "Don't worry, Vinyl, I'll go again! Just not every night. I'm not sure how much of this 'party lifestyle' I can take." Twilight suddenly realized just how tired she was. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go back to sleep." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pinkie Pie was disgusted with herself. Why couldn't she pull it off? All she needed to say were three simple words, is it that hard? Why couldn't she do it? The normally hyperactive, fun loving pony everypony in Ponyville knew wasn't there today. There was only a sulking shell of a pony. "Dang it, Pinkie, why do you have to be such a wimp?" Pinkie cried to herself. She needed to have fun again. She needed to see a friend. Not Twilight, as close as they were, Pinkie didn't think she could see Twilight without bursting in to tears again. She needed someone she could tell. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were all too close to Twilight, she needed someone new. She needed to talk to a fun person like her, and she knew just who to go to. 'I wonder if Vinyl's up... I'm sure she'd know how to cheer me up!' With that, Pinkie plastered a grin on to her face as always. Things were going to be alright. She would get her Twilight soon enough. Pinkie was feeling better now. Not 100%, but maybe around 60-70% better, and that's all she needed. Vinyl would know what to do, she was a clever pony. The once-again happy party pony trotted out the door and in to Ponyville. It was still kind of early, but this couldn't wait! Pinkie didn't like being sad. It wasn't a fun feeling. "Hey, Ditzy!" Pinkie waved to a nearby grey coated pony with a blonde mane. "How ya doin', Cranky?" Pinkie didn't know why, but she felt happier whenever she talked to people, but it wasn't helping much right now. 'Gotta get to Vinyl!' Pinkie silently told herself. Eventually, Pinkie found her way to Vinyl's house. It was a nice house, but the hole in the door was new. It's a nice touch, or it was to Pinkie, at least. Before Pinkie could even think about what she was going to say, she found herself knocking on the door. "Vinyl! Open up! I have to talk to you! It's super-duper important!" Pinkie could do nothing to hold herself back. She knew she was going to tell Vinyl. If she wasn't going to tell Twilight, she would have to tell someone. The door opened, but only to a disgruntled Vinyl Scratch. "Heya, Vinyl! How ya doin?" Pinkie was already feeling better. "Shhh!" Vinyl whispered, putting a hoof over her mouth. "Twilight's sleeping!" Vinyl stepped outside and closed the door lightly, hoping not to wake the sleeping mare inside. "Sorry, Pinkie. What did ya need that was so important?" "Did you say," Pinkie gulped, "Twilight?" "Well, yeah, but it's not what you think!" Vinyl started to blush again, "You see, Twilight sorta got drunk last night and I brought her home! Wait! No! Not like that either! See, I didn't want her to get hurt or anything on the way home so I let her crash here the night but nothing happened!" The bad part about having a white coat was that people could easily tell when you were blushing. Vinyl could even feel herself lighting up bright red. Something was wrong, though. Why wasn't Pinkie laughing at her? Where was her normal grin? Vinyl was staring at Pinkie Pie, but that wasn't the party loving pony she knew. That pony smiled all the time. This pony, this pony looked appalled, dumbfounded at Vinyl. "Uh, Pinkie? Are you okay?" Twilight? Here? 'I can't do this! Not with her here!' Pinkie thought to herself, 'But I can't just leave! Then she'll know something's up between me and Twilight!' Pinkie was dumbfounded. Of all times, of any day, why did that blasted mare have to be here? The one time she didn't want to see Twilight? "What? Oh, sorry, just thinking. It's not important." Pinkie was mentally flailing. What could she say to get out of this? "If you say so, Pinks." Muttered Vinyl, who soon picked up her normal, energetic tone, "Well, when Twilight got up I was going to ask her if she wanted to take me and show me around town! I still haven't seen much of it... Do you want to come along?" "Well, I would love to," Pinkie lied, "But I have a ton of work to do for the Cakes! Sorry, Scratchy! I have to go anyway, I'll catch ya later!" Pinkie felt terrible about not being completely honest with her new friend. Sure, she did have SOME work to do, but it wasn't anything she couldn't get out of. It was time for her to leave, anyway. Best that she left before a certain lavender mare woke up. Vinyl only looked confused at the smiling pink pony walking away, "She's more crazy than I thought." Vinyl said, rubbing the back of her head with her hoof before stepping back inside. Pinkie barely made it back home without thinking of Twilight. Why was she so hard to get? It wasn't fair. Maybe if Pinkie said something last night... Maybe if she had just a bit more courage. Pinkie didn't even know why she had feelings for Twilight, but she did. No matter what Pinkie did, they always came back even stronger than before. It was all too soon that those feelings of regret and longing came back to Pinkie, and the pony that everyone loved vanished, only to be replaced with one filled with despair. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Twilight awoke what felt like days later. This time, she remembered where she was, and how she got there, though. Her headache wasn't nearly as bad now, and Twilight felt like she could take on a normal day, as long as a spirit of chaos, angry goddess, or anything else sinister waited until tomorrow to attack, she would be perfectly fine. The bookworm made her way down the stairs of Vinyl's house. There wasn't much to look at in the house, though. Twilight figured the lack of decoration was the result of Vinyl just recently moving in. Maybe she could even help her new friend decorate! "Morning!" Twilight said to the White unicorn at the bottom of the stairs. "There you are, Sparkle! I was starting to worry!" Vinyl let out a giggle as she continued, "It's already two in the afternoon!" The white mare giggled at her friend's state of panic. 'She's cute when she's worried' Vinyl thought to herself. Twilight Sparkle was much, much less amused than Vinyl. "Ohmygosh! I'm so in trouble! I bet Spike is worried sick about me! I have to send a report to the princess by sunset, I left my baby dragon at home, I failed the princess, nice job, Twilight." "Wait... baby dragon? Princess? I'm pretty sure you said something about a Princess in there, Twilight." Vinyl was awestruck. She knew her friend Twilight was related to higher-ups, but did she really know the goddess of the sun on a personal level? "Are you sure you got enough sleep?" "That's the problem! I got TOO much sleep! I own a baby dragon and I know the princess and yada yada yada, I'll tell ya later, Vinyl! I gotta go!" Twilight was about to rush out the door when she heard a loud rumble come from her stomach. Twilight's face soon turned red as she realized how hungry she was. "Er... Maybe I could tell you now, over some lunch?" Twilight giggled nervously. Vinyl couldn't help but giggle as she always did around Twilight. "Sure, I have some hayfries, and I can make some daisy sandwiches, or maybe some apples? I can make us a salad, too!" "Well, I would say a salad, but I have to get home so how about just a sandwich?" In all truth, the report probably could have waited, but Twilight remembered what happened last time she was late. Just to be on the safe side she would send it tonight. She shuddered at the thought of magical kindergarten. "Sure, I'll whip 'em right up, but you start talking about this dragon and the princess!" Vinyl could tell she surprised Twilight when she was surrounded by a light blue aura. She was soon levitated over to the same table where the two shared coffee together the previous night. "I take it your baby dragon is Spike? I'm guessing you know the princess through your sister-in-law or something like that, right?" "Well, yes to Spike, but I'm actually sorta the Princess' personal protégé." Twilight blushed at the last remark. She never did like bragging about her relationship with Princess Celestia, even if it was to her somewhat inquisitive friends. Vinyl was almost used to being surprised by Twilight by now, but that still didn't knock the shocked expression off of her face. "Wait... So if you're the Princess' protégé, shouldn't you be in Canterlot, learning, or something like that?" "Well, you see... I've been Princess Celestia's student for almost all my life. It's actually how I got Spike. See, the entrance exam to Princess Celestia's school for gifted unicorns was hatching a dragon's egg. I sort of over-did it and lost control of my magic. It took Celestia to calm me down. That was the best day ever! I met the Princess, got Spike, and even got my cutie mark that day! I didn't really ever make friends when I was in Canterlot, though. I studied harder than anypony else, and I thought that enough at the time. It obviously wasn't, and Celestia sent me down to Ponyville to study friendship!" Twilight started feeling a bit more encouraged the more Vinyl listened as she brought over Twilight's sandwich, "Not that I regret any of it. I mean, if I didn't study so much, I wouldn't be sent down here to meet everypony I care so much for now." "Oh," Vinyl took her first bite out of her sandwich when she noticed Twilight was almost done with hers already, "That reminds me," Vinyl continued, "Do you think you could show me around town? I was thinking today, but seeing as your busy, how about tomorrow?" "Sure!" Twilight said as she finished her sandwich and got up. "I'll come by and see you tomorrow morning. Say, noon?" Twilight was already almost out the door when she continued, "Oh, and I'll bring you the bits to replace that door! Bye, Vinyl! Have a good day!" With that, Twilight was off. (A/N: Okay, guys! That wraps up chapter three! Sorry about it being a little shorter than intended, I don't know how some authors do it! I can barely get mine near 3,000, yet there are some who can get out chapters well over 10k! Well, thanks a bunch guys, and thanks, once again, to AzureKaRyu, who convinced me to write this thing, and to Photo Journal for proofreading! You guys are awesome!) Another P.S.: You guys can check out AzureKaRyu's story that I'm proofreading here, you guys rock!