//------------------------------// // Chapter 15 // Story: Refound Love // by GamerTag //------------------------------// "Caramel! What did you say to Vinyl!" Octavia yelled as she walked through the door of her apartment. Caramel jumped up after being startled by the sudden noise. "N-nothing!" "She said that you brought up something personal about her past, so tell me what you said!" Caramel gulped and started looking for a way to escape from Octavia. Octavia noticed this and quickly grabbed his keys from the table. "You are not getting away," Octavia growled. Caramel was panicking. If he told Octavia what he said then she would be upset for sure! He had to think of something that would make her mad at Vinyl less than him. Then an idea popped into his head. "Okay fine. I told Vinyl how I saw how many ponies she had sex with in the past," Octavia's eyes went wide, and she also raised an eyebrow. What? "She used to be those DJs who would finish their set and then go off with some fan. Just to leave them the next day. She didn't even care if she took their virginity," Octavia didn't believe Caramel but she had some doubt. There were plenty of times where Vinyl would say stuff like she did that but it always came off like she was joking. "Oh... Okay," Octavia decided to drop it. If Caramel was telling the truth, then it would be a bad idea to presume her onslaught. But if he wasn't, then that would probably be the best thing she could get out of him. Octavia then went into the bedroom and laid down on the bed. I'll talk to Vinyl tomorrow. Hopefully she clears this up. ~•~•~•~•~ "Yo, Lyra, Bonnie. You guys awake?" Vinyl yelled as she banged on the door to their apartment. "Vinyl!" Bon Bon scolded as she opened the door, "It's midnight! What are you doing here?!" "Sorry, I really needed to speak with you and Lyra," Bon Bon sighed before opening the door to let Vinyl in. "Come in," Vinyl smiled as a thank you and walked inside. Once her and Bon Bon were inside, she heard a pony yelling. "WHO'S AT THE DOOR BONNIE?!" "Vinyl!" Bon Bon yelled back. A few seconds later, Lyra came stumbling out of their bedroom. "Vinyl? What the hell are you doing here? And why were you with Caramel when we called you yesterday?" "Caramel invited me to dinner at Octy's. It went... Alright I guess but when Octy went to the bathroom, he brought up... Him," Bon Bon and Lyra's eyes both went wide once they heard that. "Wh-what did he say about him?" Bon Bon stammered. "That he knew about him. And that he contacted him," Vinyl answered. Vinyl's eyes then started tearing up behind her glasses. "But... He can't contact him! Right?" Vinyl asked in an almost pleading voice. "Of course not Vinyl, he probably just wanted to scare you," Bon Bon comforted in a motherly tone as she hugged Vinyl. "Yeah! And I bet he has no idea where he even lives!" Lyra agreed. "Yeah, you guys are right," Vinyl said, breaking the hug with Bon Bon, "but there is one more reason I am here. You never told me that Caramel kissed Bonnie and then punched you Lyra!" Bon Bon and Lyra both cringed in guilt. "And you lied about your black eye Lyra!" "Not entirely! I did get it when defending Bonnie! But... Defending her from Caramel," Lyra argued weakly. "We're sorry we didn't tell you!" Bon Bon apologized, "We thought Octavia should tell you about Caramel first before we told you that," Vinyl sighed, "Alright whatever. But you guys better tell me the whole story!" "Can it wait until morning?" Lyra asked. "Fine. But I won't forget!" Vinyl said as she left the apartment. Lyra and Bon Bon both sighed in relief once she was gone, but that relief only lasted a second before Vinyl opened the door again. "Oh yeah, and I was thinking about asking Tavi out on a date tomorrow," ~•~•~•~•~ It was a normal day in the office. Everypony was working like they normally do, and Octavia was due to arrive any minute now. Which was why Vinyl was panicking. "Do I look okay?!" Vinyl asked, looking at her two friends. "You look fine Vinyl, calm down!" Bon Bon reassured. The three of them were all in the kitchen area, Vinyl was pacing around while Lyra and Bon Bon just sat there, drinking their morning coffee and watching her. "Yeah! You're acting like you are about to propose to her!" Lyra agreed with a chuckle. "I know! But it's just that she has a lot on her mind and she is so pretty and she makes me nervous by just being around her and she is so-" "Good morning everypony," Octavia greeted interrupting Vinyl. Vinyl let out a squeak in surprise and quickly sat down at the table, attempting to look natural. Lyra meanwhile, was attempting to stop her laughter by putting a hoof over her mouth. Bon Bon was the only one to actually greet Octavia. "Good morning Octavia!" Bon Bon said cheerfully with a wave, "I made you some coffee," "Thank you Bon Bon," Octavia thanked with a smile, grabbing the coffee made for her that was on the table. Octavia sat down and took a sip of her coffee. Her ears then perked up as she remembered something. "Oh! Vinyl, I wanted to speak with you in your office," Vinyl gulped, "O-oh! Al-alright," Lyra continued to attempt to stop her laughter while Bon Bon just glared at her marefriend. As Octavia and Vinyl left the kitchen, Lyra whispered, "Go get em tiger," Vinyl glared at her causing Lyra to finally laugh. Bon Bon then whacked her marefriend on the arm. Once Octavia and Vinyl made it to Vinyl's office, Vinyl stammered, "S-so, what did you want to talk about? Sports? Food? Work? Music? Other things ponies like?" Octavia giggled, "Well first off I would like to ask you why you are so nervous," "Nervous?! I'm not nervous! The great DJ PON3 never get's nervous!" Vinyl argued with a hoof on her chest. "Sure you don't. That's why you have been stammering ever since I got here," "It's a... An allergy!" Octavia raised her eyebrow. "Y-yeah an allergy! Called... Uh... STAMMERITIS!" Octavia facehooved, "Why am I dating you?" Vinyl just grinned in response. "Well anyway, the reason I wanted to speak with you is because Caramel said some rather rude things about you and I wanted to make sure that they were... False," Vinyl raised her eyebrow this time, "Why the hell would you think anything he said is true?" "Well even though I don't like him now, the fact is he used to be a different pony. And no matter how much I try a part of me still cares about him," "Wait... A part of you still has feelings for him?" Vinyl asked, she voice becoming a little venomous. "No! I mean I care about him as a pony! I used to love him but he changes for the worse but I have some hope that a part of him is still sane enough to not lie. I don't believe what he said but I still want to be safe. Even if it was true it wouldn't bother me too much. This is mostly to see if I can trust Caramel," "What did he say anyway?" "That you've," Octavia paused to clear her voice, "slept with many ponies after you would perform, then leave them to rot," Vinyl's eyes went wide, "WELL FUCK HIM!" "Vinyl! Language!" Octavia yelled in shock at the sudden outburst. "No! Fuck him! He kissed Bonnie, hits Lyra, treats you like shit, and now he is saying crap about me! Fuck him! I have no idea why the hell you even married him!" "Like I said, he was a different pony," Octavia smiled at the memory, "He was like you in some ways, having that foalish nature while still being tough," "You... You don't like me because I remind you of Caramel... Do you?" Vinyl asked in an almost hurt tone. "No!" Octavia exclaimed. She then put a hoof onto the DJ's cheek forcing her to look at Octavia's eyes. Octavia then took off Vinyl's glasses, seeing her eyes with tears forming in them. "I like you for you Vinyl. In some ways you remind me of Caramel but you are a very different pony. Honestly if I had to choose between you and the old Caramel, I would choose you," Octavia then leaned in and kissed Vinyl. She felt Vinyl smile into the kiss. Once they broke, Octavia smiled. "Looks like your 'stammeritis' is gone," Vinyl blushed and smiled a sheepish smile. "Oh, yeah," The two then sat there in silence for a few moments. Octavia was about to leave when Vinyl broke the silence. "Wanna... Go on a date after work?" ~•~•~•~•~ "So Vinyl. Where are we going?" Octavia asked as she and Vinyl walked out the work. They were about to go on their first date. "To a restaurant," Vinyl answered cheerfully. As the two made their way to the restaurant they walked in a comfortable silence and they walked very close together. Little did they know that they were being followed. "Why in Equestria did you tell her about their date?!" Lyra exclaimed as she, Bon Bon, and Beauty Brass hid behind a trash can. "I'm sorry! I didn't know she would do this!" Bon Bon replied. "Shhhhh! I am trying to watch them," Beauty Brass shushed. The three of them were wearing trench coats and sunglasses. Beauty Brass also had a pair of binoculars. "Where did you even get this stuff Bonnie?" Lyra whispered. "I got it from a.... Halloween store," Bon Bon answered with a sheepish smile. She must never know... Bon Bon thought to herself. "Guys! We need to move! We are losing them!" Beauty Brass commanded and started sneaking around to get closer. Bon Bon followed and so did Lyra by not before she rolled her eyes. How did I get stuck in this? Meanwhile, Vinyl and Octavia had just made it to the restaurant and were now being seated. "Vinyl this is a Prench restaurant! You do know that they cost a lot of money," Octavia commented, looking around the establishment. "Yeah but it seemed like you might like this place so I said Yolo and got reservations here," Vinyl replied nonchalantly. Octavia raised her eyebrow, "So you were positive I would agree to this date?" "Oh no! I mean kind of- wait- I uh- help," Vinyl stammered. Octavia giggled, "You know for a famous DJ you get nervous pretty quickly," "I told you I'm not nervous! I have stammeritis!" "I don't think you know what itis means, Vinyl," "Yeah well... Shut up," "Amazing comeback Vinyl," "Hey! I'm supposed to be the witty one here!", Vinyl pouted causing Octavia to giggle again. Then the waiter came to serve them. All the while three ponies were hiding behind the bar area. "Why aren't they making out!" Beauty Brass complained. "Actually this is how I pictured their dates would go," Lyra commented. "Beauty... Why in Equestria would you think they would start making out?!" Bon Bon exclaimed. "A Mare can dream," Beauty Brass replied with a shrug. "So Vinyl. Last night you brought up that you have a trainer. Care to elaborate?" Octavia asked once the waiter was gone. "Oh sure! Well my manager hires this guy who meets me every week to go off to the gym so I keep a good weight," Vinyl explained, "I need to stay fit because of image and stuff," "Well, he seems to be doing a good job," Octavia commented before covering her mouth and blushing once she realized what she had said. "Oh Octy, I had no idea you paid attention to that~" Vinyl teased. "That's- that's not what I meant!" "Look who has stammeritis now," "Oh shut it Scratch," Octavia exclaimed, causing Vinyl to start laughing. "Looks like I still got it!" Vinyl said pumping her hoof on victory. "Hardly, I think I embarrass myself more than anything," "Sure thing babe, sure thing," "Your bread madam," The waiter said as he placed a basket of Prench bread onto the table. "Thank you," Vinyl and Octavia thanked at the same time. "Aw look they are finishing each other's sentences!" Beauty Brass squealed from behind the bar table. "Actually they just said stuff at the same time, that's different then finish each other's sentences," Bon Bon argued. "Whatever," Lyra said, her eyes glued to a book. "What are you reading Lyra?" Bon Bon asked. "An anthropology book! I found it just laying around in the trash! Can you believe it?!" Lyra answered excitedly before going back to her book. Bon Bon sighed, "Never change Lyra," "So," Vinyl started, "How has your ensemble been after the Grand Galloping Gala," "Good actually. No pony blamed us for the disasters that went on during that night. We even have a new member who may be joining us soon," Octavia replied with a smile. "Really? Awesome! Who is this guy?" "His name is Concerto. He plays the violin," Octavia explained, "My sister Symphony may also be joining," "Your sister? You haven't talked about her for a while. Does she know?" "Know what?" Octavia asked confused. "About... Well the divorce... And me... And stuff," Vinyl replied nervous. "Yes, and so do my parents. But they don't know about you," Octavia answered with a sad smile. "Oh. Sorry to bring it up now," Vinyl apologized. "It's alright Vinyl. You should know this after all," Octavia answered. After a moment of awkward silence, Octavia asked, "What about your family?" "What about them?" "Do you have any siblings or anything," "Oh! Yeah I got a older brother named Long Play. He's a lot like me," Vinyl explained. "Oh, I've heard of him. My sister Symphony is a lot like me as well, we also look almost identical," "So that means if we had a threesome-" "No!" Octavia scolded. Vinyl started laughing again. "You are so immature Vinyl," Octavia commented. "Thanks! I try," Vinyl replied, still laughing slightly, "My brother kinda looks like me but he has red hair and blue eyes. He is also really laid back," "Interesting, my sister is more, as you would say 'uptight' than me," "A pony more uptight than you Tavi?! Now this I gotta see!" Vinyl teased. "Oh shush," Octavia replied with a grin. "Here is your food madams," The waiter announced as he placed food for them onto the table. The two then started eating. ~•~•~•~•~ "This is BORING!" Lyra exclaimed. "What happened to your book?" Bon Bon asked. "I already read it five times!" "Shhhhhhhh!" Beauty Brass shushed. "Oh Celestia, give it a rest Beauty! I don't even understand what you think is going to happen," Lyra argued. "I am waiting for romance!" Beauty Brass scolded, "Now be quiet and- OH NO THEY ARE COMING OVER HERE! GET DOWN!" The three ponies then all ducked behind the bar booth as Vinyl and Octavia approached it. "Well that meal was exquisite," Octavia said with a smile as her and Vinyl sat down at the bar table. "I am hoping that means good," Vinyl replied. Octavia giggled, "Yes love it means that," "Love?" Vinyl asked with a grin. "Awwwww," Beauty Brass silently squealed from under the table. "SHHHHH!" Both Lyra and Bon Bon shushed as they started getting into the spying. Octavia blushed, "Oh! Sorry! Is it alright if I call you that?" "Alright? Alright? It's more than alright!" Vinyl said joyfully, grabbing Octavia and pulling her closer, causing the mare to squeak in surprise. The two mares looked into each other's eyes and started moving in to kiss. Before their lips touched the bartender asked. "What can I get you two?" "OH NO YOU DON'T!" Beauty Brass yelled, getting up from her spot behind the table, "YOU RUINED THE MOMENT! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" The bartender then started running and Beauty Brass gave chase, only to be stopped by Bon Bon. "BEAUTY NO!" Bon Bon yelled as she grabbed on to Beauty. But Beauty was too strong and she broke out of Bon Bon's grasp causing Bon Bon to have to chase after Beauty so she wouldn't commit a murder. Lyra then finally got up from behind the table and said, "Sorry about this! You two enjoy your evening and forget this ever happened!" Lyra then chased after her Marefriend leaving Vinyl and Octavia sitting there confused. "What just happened?" Vinyl asked after a moment of silence. "I'm... Not quite sure," Octavia replied. "You... Wanna go back to my place?" Vinyl asked, turning to Octavia. Octavia smiled, "I'd love to," ~•~•~•~•~ Once Vinyl and Octavia had made it to Vinyl's apartment, the two picked out a movie to watch and cuddled on the couch. Vinyl had her glasses off and her eyes on the movie. She seemed to be very engrossed in the film. She also had her hooves around Octavia's midsection. Meanwhile, Octavia had her head on Vinyl's chest and just watched Vinyl's eyes. They're so beautiful... Then all of a sudden, Octavia got a burning feeling inside her. A feeling she hadn't felt in years. Octavia then moved in and started kissing Vinyl aggressively, catching the unicorn off guard. Vinyl then started kissing back just as hard and it quickly turned into a whole make out session. And that was just the start for what happened the rest of the night. ~•~•~•~•~ "Hello, I just wanted to call to make sure everything is still in motion," Caramel greeted into the phone. "Don't worry. Everything will go just as planned. I will be there tomorrow, don't be late," The voice said from the other end of the phone. "I wouldn't miss it for the world," Caramel replied with a smile before he hung up the phone.