It was Saturday morning, it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, it was so bright that some leaked through the blinds that covered the window in Octavia's bedroom. The light shined over Octavia, it made her look amazing, but she did not wake. At that exact moment Caramel was looking into the bedroom.
"She is so beautiful." Caramel said to himself. "She is also so mysterious, but I don't like that."
Caramel then closed the door and went into their living room. He then went to go find the vacuum cleaner.
"That mare, she is doing something at work, and I don't like that." Caramel said, still talking to himself.
Caramel then found the vacuum cleaner, as he went with the plug of the vacuum cleaner to go find an outlet, he said, "Maybe she is having an affair. But with whom?"
Caramel then plugged in the vacuum cleaner. Right before he turned it on, he said one last thing, "When I go to work with her, I am going to analyze everypony she speaks to, and see which ones she's interested in."
Caramel then plugged in the vacuum cleaner.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
Octavia awoke to the sound of a vacuum cleaner.
Why couldn't he have waited until I was awake?
Octavia then got up, she put on her favorite bow tie and grabbed her phone. When she looked at her phone, she saw she had a few texts from Vinyl.
'Hey, I am going to be doing a show tonight, I was wondering if you would like to come by?'
Octavia read the text and smiled. She then texted back,
'Of course I will!'
Vinyl texted back,
'Great! The show starts at 10PM and ends at 12AM, the club is called Nightfall.'
A club? Maybe I agreed too quickly...
'Alright, see you later Vinyl.'
Octavia then entered the living room, where Caramel was vacuuming under the coffee table.
"Good morning, beautiful!" Caramel yelled and then turned off the vacuum to kiss Octavia.
"Good morning, Caramel." Octavia said back.
Oh boy, how is he going to react when he finds out how I am going to hang out with my friends?
Well, I better get this over with...
"Oh, Caramel, tonight I am going to be going out with my friends." Octavia said and then walked into the kitchen to make some coffee.
"Are they from work?!" Caramel asked in a panicked tone, almost as soon as Octavia asked.
"Yes?" Octavia answered, confused on why Caramel asked that.
"Oh... Alright..." Caramel said casually and then continued to vacuum.
"Why do you ask?" Octavia asked.
"No reason." Caramel answered casually.
"Ok..." Octavia said unsure and then continued to make her coffee.
That was... Strange...
"Oh!" Caramel said excitedly and turned off the vacuum, he then joined Octavia in the kitchen, "I got us tickets to see a movie this afternoon!"
"Oh... Great!" Octavia said, trying not to sound annoyed.
"Yep! Now I am going to go back to cleaning the house, so you can practice your cello without worrying about your chores!" Caramel said happily and then kissed Octavia on the cheek and went back to vacuuming.
That would be a very nice thing to do, if he didn't do it every Saturday. At this point, I have practiced my cello so much, I just sit in the room on my phone for half the time because I would have already memorize the music.
Octavia then drank her coffee and started making breakfast.
~~~Later~~~
Caramel and Octavia were walking to the movies, Caramel had his hoof around Octavia and wouldn't move it. If Octavia tried to move it, Caramel would say how cute she was being and kiss her a few times. So Octavia decided having a hoof around her constantly was better than being kissed by him.
Once they got to the theater, Octavia heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Octavia!" The voice yelled.
Octavia almost cried tears of joy at hearing that voice.
"Hello, Lyra," Octavia said cheerfully.
"Who's this?" Caramel asked Octavia.
"Caramel, this is Lyra, she works at my new job. Lyra, this Caramel my...husband." Octavia said, she said husband in a venomous tone.
"Oh... Nice to meet you Caramel!" Lyra said happily.
Good job Lyra.
Instead of saying hello, Caramel took his hoof off Octavia and then grabbed Lyra by the neck and examined her.
"Caramel! What are you doing?!" Octavia yelled.
Caramel dropped Lyra and answered "Just, making sure of something..."
"Of what?!" Octavia yelled.
"Of.... nothing..." Caramel said.
"Okay then... Are you guys going to be seeing’ The Anthropist’?" Lyra asked excitedly.
Octavia smiled. "Let me guess Lyra, you want to see it for the-"
"HUMANS!" Lyra finished.
Octavia rolled her eyes, still smiling, and Caramel gave Lyra a confused look.
"You do know that's a SCI FI movie, right?" Caramel asked.
"That's what they want you to think!" Lyra said.
Ok, Octavia is definitely not after her, she's too... crazy, Caramel thought to himself.
"Well, anyway, Octavia and I ARE seeing The Anthropist! It is like a date for us." Caramel said and put his hoof around Octavia again.
"But, we don't mind if you join us!" Octavia said very quickly.
"Sure! This gives us a chance to know each other better! Now c'mon let's get in before the movie starts!" Lyra said excitedly and then rushed into the theater. Octavia smiled and followed after her friend, Caramel followed after Octavia, in an very annoyed and angry manner.
~~~Later~~~
The movie experience was far better than what Octavia thought it was going to be. Octavia sat in between Caramel and Lyra, the whole time Lyra was talking about humans, Octavia would nod her head like she was understanding but she actually didn't, she just was enjoying Lyra's company. Caramel was in a mood the whole time, he always seemed very angry and annoyed. If Octavia tried to ask him what was wrong, even though she knew, he would just glare at her.
Caramel and Octavia got home, and Caramel finally broke.
"YOU SPENT THAT WHOLE TIME WITH YOUR FRIEND!" Caramel yelled.
"Well, she is my friend." Octavia said.
"BUT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DATE!" Caramel yelled.
"A DATE I NEVER AGREED TO." Octavia yelled back.
Then there was silence. The tension in the room was very visible. Then Caramel started sobbing.
"WHY DO YOU HATE ME?! I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU AND YOU STILL HATE ME! WHY?!" Caramel sobbed.
Octavia sighed and then walked over to Caramel who was now sitting on the floor sobbing. She sat down next to him and rubbed his back.
"Yes I know, and I am very grateful of that, but I just don't love you." Octavia said sympathetically.
"BUT WHY?!" Caramel sobbed.
"Because you left me for years Caramel, the less time you spend with somepony, the less they will love you, ponies will grow and change, and if they don't do that together, then they will grow apart," Octavia explained.
"But I spend all my time with you." Caramel said, still sounding like he was about to cry.
"Yes, but you spend too much time with me, you need to understand when enough is enough."
Caramel then got up from the floor angrily. He then walked to the bedroom door, right before he went in, he turned to Octavia.
"WILL YOU MAKE UP YOUR BUCKING MIND?! DO YOU WANT ME AROUND OR NOT YOU HUSSY?!" Caramel yelled and then slammed the door. Octavia could hear Caramel flop on the bed and could hear him still sobbing.
Octavia sighed, she then grabbed her things to meet Vinyl at the club. As Octavia walked out of their apartment and to the elevator, she opened her phone and looked something up.
'Narcissism- Excessive obsession in one's self. Ponies with narcissism will often try to make conversations about them, and if a pony does not pay enough attention to them as they want, they will be angered. Narcissistic ponies are often very generous. If a pony complains about something a narcissistic pony has done or does, they will take it as a personal insult, and will put the pony into blame.'
Huh, Beauty Brass was right.
~~~Later~~~
When Octavia got to the club, she found a line of ponies waiting to get in, at the front of the line was security pony. Around the club were posters that all said DJ PON3 on them. Faint dubstep could be heard coming from the building, as well as yelling and cheering from the group on ponies inside. Octavia then walked up to the front of the line and to the security pony.
"Name?" The security stallion asked.
"Octavia Melody." Octavia answered.
"Hm, go right in." The security stallion said and then walked away from the doorway so Octavia could go inside.
Once Octavia got inside, she was blinded by blue flashing lights, and deafened by loud dubstep. Octavia took a seat at the bar. The club dance floor was filled with ponies dancing, all of them sweating and smiling.
"What can I get you to drink?" A voice asked.
Octavia turned around to find the bartender, she was a dark bluish grayish unicorn with a purple and light grey mane and tail and a grey star cutie mark with a red,yellow, green, and blue star around the one big grey star.
"Oh, you're the bartender, correct?" Octavia asked.
"Yep! Name's Moonshine. What can I get you?" Moonshine asked.
"Oh, could I have some wine please?" Octavia asked.
"Sure!" Moonshine said and then poured Octavia a glass of wine.
Octavia then went to pull out her wallet but Moonshine stopped her.
"Oh, no need, PON3 payed for you, but you can still give ME the money," Moonshine said with a grin.
"Oh, that's kind of her," Octavia said.
Octavia then looked over at Vinyl, she was on stage, she seemed to be concentrating on her music, she had her purple shades on and was wearing a giant smile. She was sweating just as much as the ponies on the dance floor.
There's something... enthralling about her...
"Ohhh~ Somepony has a crush."
Octavia's train of thought were broken by Moonshine speaking. Octavia blushed at Moonshine's comment and said,
"N-no I do not!" Octavia said.
"Sure you don't. LOOK AT YOU! You are a fancy mare in a club! You even tried to order wine!" Moonshine said.
Octavia blushed even more and then said, "She is just a friend! And- wait... did you say TRY to order wine?"
"Yeah!" Moonshine said.
"So, this is not wine?" Octavia asked, now worried.
"Oh no, it is."
"Then, how did you get it?"
"Like this!" Moonshine said and then teleported away. She came back a few minutes later, wearing a top hat, a monocle, a fake mustache, and holding tea.
"Good day, pip pip. I do love those crumpets I must say." Moonshine said in a terrible British accent and then drank her tea. Octavia just glared at her.
Of course Vinyl would know somepony this weird.
Then Moonshine teleported all of the items she had with her away. Moonshine then said,
"I MUST GO! ANOTHER STORY NEEDS ME!" Moonshine yelled and then teleported away.
What in the-
"HELP!" Octavia's train of thought was interrupted by a pony yelling, "SOMEPONY KNOCKED ME OUT AND PUT ME INTO THE CLOSET,"
"Who are you?" Octavia asked.
"The bartender!" The pony answered.
~~~Later~~~
After that... fiasco, Octavia continued watching Vinyl perform, there was something that made watching Vinyl very, entertaining. Octavia completely lost track of time, she realized this when Vinyl announced that the show was over and then walked to back stage.
Was I really watching Vinyl that long?
Octavia then felt somepony tap her on the shoulder. It was a security pony.
"DJ PON3 would like to see you backstage miss," The security pony said.
Octavia then followed the security pony backstage.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
"I MUST GO IN!" Caramel yelled.
Caramel was outside the club, trying to get past the security pony.
"Sir! You have to go to the back of the line!" The security pony yelled, "Now go back there before I escort you off the premises,"
Caramel stopped and then walked to the back of the line.
What is Octavia doing at a club!
~~~Backstage~~~
Once Octavia got backstage, she found Vinyl chugging down a huge glass of cider.
"Octy!" Vinyl said happily.
Octavia smiled and walked over to Vinyl. Vinyl was sitting at another bar area, but this one was backstage and meant only for the performers. Octavia sat down next to Vinyl.
"Hello Vinyl," Octavia said.
"So, whadja think of the show?" Vinyl asked.
"It was certainly.... entertaining," Octavia said.
Even though I don't even remember half the music you played....
"Well, thanks but it is not supposed to be 'entertaining', it is supposed to be awesome to listen to! You aren't supposed to watch me play, even though it is hard because I am so damn sexy," Vinyl paused to grin at Octavia, "but you are supposed to listen and DANCE!"
"Well, I did like some of the music," Octavia said.
"Well, at least you're moving on from classical, but you gotta dance!" Vinyl said.
"I will have you know, classical is an amazing form of music, furthermore, I am not comfortable dancing in front of ponies," Octavia said with a huff.
"But you danced with me," Vinyl said with a grin.
Octavia then blushed madly and looked away.
"That's different," Octavia said.
"Sure it is," Vinyl said with a grin.
"You know Vinyl, I have a show next weekend, how about you go to one of my shows? Hm?" Octavia asked, turning back to Vinyl.
"But that sounds BORING," Vinyl said.
"Oh please Vinyl, I did not complain one bit when you invited me to go to your club," Octavia said.
Vinyl sighed, "Fine,"
Octavia smiled.
"Thank you Vinyl,"
~~~Later~~~
Vinyl and Octavia had left the club. Vinyl was walking Octavia home once again.
"Well, Vinyl, this is two times in a row that you have walked me home," Octavia said.
"Yeah, soon enough I'll get you to come home with me, and in my bed," Vinyl said sexually and with a grin.
Octavia then hit Vinyl on the back of her head.
"OW!" Vinyl yelled.
"Hm, looks like I found a way to get you to stop flirting with me," Octavia said with a grin. Vinyl just rubbed the back of her head and glared at her.
"So, Vinyl, how often do you perform?" Octavia asked.
"Normally every weekend," Vinyl answered, "what about you?"
"Well, I don't really have a certain time I perform, our ensemble just performs as a group, we try to perform at least every month,"
"Hm,"
Octavia noticed how weird Vinyl started acting once she mentioned her ensemble.
"Is something wrong?" Octavia asked.
"No, not at all," Vinyl said.
"Do you want to know what is up with my ensemble?" Octavia asked.
"Alright," Vinyl said.
"Well, Beauty Brass and Harpo have moved into the same apartment, and Fredric has a new marefriend,"
Vinyl's ears perked up at the last part.
"Oh, that cool," Vinyl said, sounding happy again.
"Yeah. Beauty Brass and I have tea and talk every week when Harpo is not around,"
"What do you two talk about?"
"Personal stuff,"
"Like me?" Vinyl asked with a grin.
"Sure, Vinyl," Octavia said, "because you are my boss at my new job, and for no other reasons,"
Octavia grinned at the last part.
The two continued walking for a few minutes, and then Vinyl stopped.
"Do you see that?" Vinyl asked, pointing into an alley.
"See what?" Octavia asked concerned.
"Hm, stay right here," Vinyl said and then walked into the alley.
Once she got there she found a stallion hiding behind a garbage can.
"What are you doing?" Vinyl asked.
The stallion freaked out when he heard Vinyl's voice and then ran away.
Vinyl then walked back to Octavia.
"What was it?" Octavia asked.
"Nothing," Vinyl said, and the two started walking again. But Vinyl kept her eye on the alley and one hoof around Octavia. Octavia stared at Vinyl, blushing at the fact that Vinyl kept her hoof around her.
Is she, trying to protect me from something?
Unlike before, when Octavia disliked how Caramel kept his hoof around her, Octavia kind of... enjoyed this. She like the warmth Vinyl was giving off, but as soon as the alley was out of sight, Vinyl took her hoof off Octavia.
Wait, did I enjoy that? Why do I feel disappointed? What is happening to me?
The two continued walking, but in silence.
"So, how did you get your office?" Octavia asked.
"Well, it all started when I move here a few years ago, I wanted to follow my dream of becoming a DJ. One day I got a job at a club and from that day forward I became DJ PON3!," Vinyl then sighed nostalgically, "Those were the good ol’ days, the days where I would wake up in a random ponies house after a night of sweet sweet love making,"
"EW!" Octavia yelled. Vinyl laughed at her response.
"You know, you could join that list," Vinyl said, wiggling her eyebrows. In response, Octavia hit her on the head again.
"So, I became more and more famous, until eventually I made a record-"
"A vinyl record? I hope you didn't scratch it," Octavia said with a grin.
"Ha ha ha, so funny I forgot to laugh," Vinyl said sarcastically.
"But you laughed before you said that," Octavia said with her eyebrow raised and a smile.
"Yeah- well.... shut up...." Vinyl said annoyed, Octavia laughed her her response.
"Anyways, my record was a hit, and my producers wanted me to make more, but I couldn't do it all on my own, so they gave me an office," Vinyl finished.
"Well that is a dumb idea, who would give YOU a office?" Octavia asked with a grin.
"Hey! My office is running fine!"
"Sure it is, it's not like ponies find porn magazines in your office or anything," Octavia said with a grin.
"That's- that's irrelevant!" Vinyl yelled with a blush, "Name one ACTUAL problem with my office!"
"Okay, just yesterday one of the workers said he lost an important paper, everypony stopped working to look for it, the paper turned out to be the pony's World of Warcraft information,"
"HEY! World of Warcraft is very important!"
Octavia rolled her eyes and smiled, "I'm sure it is Vinyl,"
A few minutes later, the two ponies made it to Octavia's apartment complex.
"Well, this is where we part ways," Octavia said.
"Yep," Vinyl said.
The two stood in silence for a second, and then Vinyl hugged Octavia.
"Thanks for coming, it really means a lot," Vinyl said while hugging Octavia.
Vinyl then stopped hugging Octavia.
"No problem, that's what friends are for, right?" Octavia said with a smile.
"Yeah," Vinyl said, and the two went their separate ways.
~~~At the apartment~~~
Once Octavia was inside the apartment, she found Caramel asleep on the couch. As she passed him she smelled something.
How odd. I wonder why Caramel smells like garbage.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
Lyra was sitting at home on the couch next to Bon Bon. Bon Bon was reading and Lyra was in her phone, when she got a text. The text was from Octavia.
'Hey, just warning you that Caramel is going to join us at work on Monday.'
"Who's the text from?" Bon Bon asked.
"Oh, it's just spam," Lyra answered.
Lyra then scrolled to the name 'Vinyl' on her phone and texted.
'Don't come to work on Monday.'