Music Note, a quiet, nervous pegasus, lives in Ponyville. Her music can charm birds, draw crowds, and even calm arguments. But....despite her strengths, nopony loves her intimately. Will she find true love?
Music Note is a pegasus in Ponyville. She is kind to everyone she meets, but has no friends, only acquaintances. How can she manage to make friends if she can't even break out of her nervous shell?
Music Note pulled her tight black sweater over her head, somehow managing to drag herself out of bed yet again. Her hair was in knots, same with the hairs on her tail. 'Uugh.....why couldn't today be a rainy day.....at least I wouldn't have to go outside again....' She thought to herself. She looked out the window, seeing the cheery sunlight pouring through. Sighing to herself, she stretched her arms out, slipping into a pair of warm, comfortable pink slippers.
The light footsteps she took echoed throughout her house as she stepped down the stairs, either to lounge in front of her TV again, or actually try and enjoy this day. 'Pfft.....why enjoy this day if nothing interesting's going to happen....' Music passed the full-body mirror that rested on the wall near the foot of the stairs. Her tan colored coat clashed rather well with her sweater.....just as a little reminder, a teeny pair of black lace panties rested inbetween her thighs, and just by looking at it gave her a slight blush. Her cutie mark, which was a large guitar with two musical notes shooting from the shaft, shone bright against the artifical light hanging on the ceiling. Hearing her stomach growl, she walked calmly into the kitchen, looking through the fridge for something that didn't require intense cooking. Remembering instantly that she'd forgotten something in this daily routine, she pulled away from the fridge, reaching onto the top of the large metal box to find a pill bottle.
The pill bottle brought back memories when she was first moving into Ponyville. She'd been having nightmares. Now, granted, nightmares usually are dealt with by this age, but Music Note was very scared of her nightmares. They were usually graphic, showing for several hours either someone hurting her, or her family. In rare instances, she was even raped in one of her nightmares. Her new doctor, Dr. Quick Heal, had prescribed her a bunch of medications to try and resolve her nightmares. Popping the cap off of the orange bottle, she poured two circular, orange pills into her hand, just as the doctor had ordered. Reaching for a small carton of milk in the fridge, she downed the pills, along with the entire container of milk. 'Great....now I have a REASON to go outside. Celestia knows what'll happen.' Crumpling the container and tossing it into the trash, she reached for a pair of black, baggy pants hanging up on the coat rack near the door. She slipped into them, tripping over her feet and falling onto the ground. Thankfully, and a bit shamefully, her breasts stopped any major injury to her torso. Shaking her head, and rubbing her arm, she reached for a large, black guitar case, unzipping the zipper to reveal a 100 Series Sapele Acoustic guitar. Sighing, she zipped her posession back up, throwing it onto her shoulder, and walking out the door, locking it behind her.
Music Note passed by several ponies, all with their own stallion or mare accompanying them. Some even with foals. The pure thought of a relationship made her shiver. It wasn't that she didn't like stallions, no. It was just that she had no....courage. She was always so nervous, and could never talk to any cute guys. That's what held her back. She sighed, moving her hair from her face with a finger.
Finding the dairy vendor was a bit tricky this time. Instead of staying in his usual post, which was right near the town's elegant fountain, he was closer to the dirt path leading out the apple orchards. Strange. 'Maybe someone else managed to grab the usual spot before he got there.' Shaking off the thought, she approached the old stallion, who faintly reminded her of someone who'd been discharged from Celestia's Guard. "Hey there, Cheese Slice. Why is the cart all the way over here by its lonesome?"
The vendor, apparently Cheese Slice, laughed. "Some new rookie from Manehattan came and took my spot. Some cool-headed milk mare."
After a long conversation dwelling from the topics of dairy, to animals, to somehow politics, Music Note had obtained three cartons of milk. With a smile and a laugh, she bode Cheese Slice a kind farewell, and started to head back home. 'That's the first time I laughed in....a while. Cheese Slice isn't that strange when you think about it.' Interrupted by the body of a stallion, she fell to the cobblestone, her milk cartons breaking and leaking their contents.
"Oh, sweet Celestia!" The stallion said worriedly. He extended a hand to Music Note, at the same time trying to clean the mess. She blushed, her cheeks becoming a lighter shade of orange due to her fur. Taking his hand, she was pulled onto her feet, and quickly into the gentle, but strong, arms of the stallion.
"Are you okay..? I didn't mean to bump into you like that...." The stallion said. She looked up slightly, seeing his face for the first time. He had sky blue, almost cyan fur, with a light gold mane. What she noticed most of all were his eyes. Light yellow, almost like syrup....mixed with butter. She laughed to herself at the thought.
"It's okay. I was....distracted, and didn't see where I was going." The stallion smiled, letting go of his hold on Music Note. "I'm Phoenix Wing, but most ponies call me Pheen." He said with a warm smile. She blushed, moving her hair from her face.
"I'm...Music Note." She held onto her guitar case very tightly, which, thank Celestia hadn't been broken or damaged when she fell. "Umm....I gotta go....I'll see you around, okay?!" Music Note said, hurrying off to immediately head home, much to the bemusement of Phoenix.
Music Note prepared her guitar for the concert she was supposed to preform at. One of her friends, who had just so happened to be the DJ, Vinyl Scratch, had pulled some strings and allowed her to open for her next concert. And....she was running late.
The ampitheater. Possibly the best place in the world to hold...anything. Backstage, Vinyl Scratch argued with one of the stage hands about something inaudible. "...Make sure that she's able to be heard! I don't care if she has to be on the edge of the stage or whatever!" Music Note was a bit taken by surprise. Vinyl did care a lot about her opening, it seemed. But....this was a huge crowd that was supposed to be here, she'd heard. Even Princess Twilight Sparkle was supposed to attend, and that made her extremely nervous. Even worse, this didn't hide her from Vinyl's wandering eyes, which were contradictingly hidden by her large glasses.
"Muse!" Vinyl ran over to Music Note, giving her a quick, tight hug. "I thought you'd never show!" Music Note blushed slightly, hugging back.
"It's good to see you, too, Vi...." She felt a little...cramped. "Vi...you're squeezing them." Vinyl leaned back, giggling like a girl, which...didn't sit right with Music Note, somehow.
"Sorry, Muse. They're bigger than usual. You growin' 'em?" She said jokingly, nudging Music Note's side. This made her blush more, and get a very rare wingboner. "Ooh..." Vinyl squealed. "Musey's finally found somepony....Spill it, Music Note. Tell me how he is! Is he dreamy? Is he tall? Buff?"
Music Note, just in time, put a finger to Vinyl's lips, and controlled her wings at the same time. "Shhh.....I see him." She pointed past Vinyl, to the same cyan colored stallion from earlier. "Him. He's so.....ooh...." Music Note could feel another wingboner coming on just by talking about him. Vinyl, however, smiled.
"Phoenix? He's one of the stage workers. I didn't know that you had a thing for him."
Music Note shot Vinyl a glare. "If you tell him, I swear, your horn will end up in your flank." Vinyl laughed at this, shaking her head.
"Fine, fine. I'll keep quiet. But....if you wanna talk to him, go ahead." With a startingly strong shove, Vinyl pushed Music Note into Pheonix's arms.
"H-Hi...." Music Note managed to utter from her fear-emblazoned mouth. Pheen was surprisingly strong, a little more than yesterday.
"Hey." He said with a coy smile. "Wait....you're Music Note, right? From yesterday?" She nodded nervously, trying to hide her blushing cheeks. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you again." Pheen said, giving her a gentle kiss on the back of her hand. From the other side of the room, one of the stage managers called out to everypony.
"FIVE MINUTES 'TIL THE CURTAINS RAISE."
'Five minutes...? I'm definitely not going to be ready in just five minutes!!!' She thought inside of her head. Desperate, she looked up to Phoenix. "Erm.....I was...wondering....if you weren't busy.....you could help me get ready?" The cyan pegasus smirked, running a hand through his mane.
"I don't see why not. What is it that you need help with?" Music sighed, relieved that she'd be prepared to open the show for Vinyl.
"Just....that hidden mic thing that you guys do. I can handle getting into the dre-" She stopped herself, muttering something and running into the dressing rooms, and slamming the door.
'Oh my Celestia......what if he knows I like him..? What if he already has a marefriend?' She thought to herself, biting her lip, and at the same time hastily pulling off her sweater. 'Relax, Muse....you're over-reacting. The doctor said that if you over-react about things, the pills won't have any effect.' She reached into her guitar bag, pulling out a long, black dress. She held it up to the mirror in front of her. The dress seemed to have more beauty than she did. Sighing, she kicked off her pants, self-consiously slipping into the dress.
* * *
She slipped out the dressing room, not able to hide herself anymore. Vinyl passed her, but stopped and backtracked her steps. "Muse! You look amazing!" The unicorn exclaimed, looking down to her own baggy pants and sleeveless hoodie. Music Note felt self-consious again. The dress was, indeed, good looking on her, and her wings had room to breathe and extend in case she did an aerial show, which wasn't likely. The shimmering black fabric, via Rarity, seemed to accent her goddess-like-ness. But....her breasts were accented as well, which was bound to draw eyes.
"Vi.....I'm nervous...." Music Note said quietly.
"Relax, Muse....you look great! You'll do fine, 'cuz you're a beast at the guitar." At this, both of the mares were blushing now. "Umm....Muse...can I tell you something?" The pegasus nodded, waiting for whatever Vinyl had to show.
What came next surprised her. Vinyl had, in one fluid movement, wrapped her arms around Music Note's waist, and gave her a long, loving, passionate kiss. Music Note's cheeks reddened, and she felt Vinyl pull back, their tongues connected by a small, translucent string of saliva. "...Good luck, Muse. I'm here if you need me." Music Note blushed again, having new thoughts and feelings in her head and heart.
* * *
Pheen's hands glided smoothly along her waist and back, securing the microphone to her ear and trim of her dress. "Okay....that should be it. I really hope you do great out there, Music Note." He looked at her, seeing her cheeks still a bit red, unknowingly from the kiss Vinyl had given her. "You alright...? You need a quick sip of water?" She held a hand up to her lips, shaking her head no. "Alright. Good luck out there." He said, giving her a gentle pat on the shoulder.
'Here goes nothing....' Music Note thought, as she stepped out onto the stage.
The entire ampitheater went deathly quiet when Music Note stepped out. Either admiring her dress, or her breast size. Either one was accepted at this point. She saw a lot of stallions, and even Princess Twilight, as promised. She heard footsteps behind her, and turned to see Vinyl, holding a microphone. Now, the crowd began to erupt into cheers. But....there were two ponies that remained silent. One, visible by few, was Princess Twilight, but she did bear a smile to Music Note, as if to try and ease her nervousness. The other was a mare with gold and black fur, who also happened to be a pegasus. She seemed to be looking for someone.
"WHAT'S UP, PONYVILLE?!" Vinyl's confident voice boomed throughout the speakers of the theater. "WHO ELSE DID YOU COME TO SEE? NOPONY! BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE TO SEE ME! THE MISTRESS OF MAYHEM, PRIESTESS OF PUNK....DJ PON-3!" The crowd, save for Twilight and the other mare, were in complete mayhem now, cheering and hollering. She looked over to Music Note, and her expression saddened slightly. "But...before I preform for you all, I promised my friend that she'd open this concert wide for you guys. Now....her music's a bit of a twist from mine, but she IS good. So.....mares and gentlecolts....or not-so-gentlecolts...." She laughed, along with everyone else in the audience. "Put your hands together for my dear friend, Music Note!"
Music Note blushed, and gripped her guitar tightly. Vinyl had taken her place back behind the turntables that were set up. Muse held up two fingers, and Vinyl nodded. 'Let's hope she still remembers....' She thought, as Vinyl held up a yellow and white record, placing it onto one side of the turntable.
* * *
All hell breaks loose. The sounds of Music Note's guitar and Vinyl's record scratching fit together, like a wheel and axle. During every lapse, there were a few cheers, and then there was the concluding measure. 'One, two, three, four.....Two, two, three, four.....three, two, three, four.....four, two, three, four.'
As the song died down, the entire amphitheater erupts into cheers, even though Music Note was only OPENING for Vinyl Scratch, it was as if the show was centered around the two of them. Roses flew to both of the mares' feet, even from Princess Twilight. Yet that gold and black mare.....something was wrong about her. Standing up and curtseying for the crowd, Music Note picked up her guitar and started to walk backstage.
She was met with a hug and kisses on the cheek and hand from most of the stage crew, but no Phoenix. This struck her as odd. She looked up at the clock. 'Intermission.....perhaps he's talking to someone out in the audience.' She felt a thin pair of arms hug her from behind, and she craned her head, seeing Vinyl. "Oh, wow, Muse....you were great! I never knew that you'd gotten a lo-"
Music Note, for the second time tonight, cut Vinyl off with a finger to her lips. "Vi.....do you...have a crush on me?" Vinyl's cheeks flared a bright red, and Music Note caught the DJ's eyes flashing to her chest, which made her blush as well.
"Yes." Vinyl admitted, hiding her face in her hands. "Look, I know you're not a fillyfooler, and I didn't want to tell you because I thought you'd hate me....and I know you have a thing for Pheen, but.....he already has a special somepony."
'Oh.....well....that's a surprise.....in all fairness, he didn't seem like the type of guy who'd be single forever....' She thought to herself.
"But...." Vinyl continued. "He's gonna break up with her soon. He doesn't feel the love anymore. So you probably have a chance! And....like I said. You have a thing for Pheen." Music Note nodded. Vinyl looked like she was about to cry, and that would've made her feel bad. So, just to show Vi that she cared, Music Note kissed her once, her hands on the small of Vinyl's back.
"I care a lot about you, Vi. But I can't be with you." She looked serious for a moment, but then gave her a wink. "You'll always be my closest friend, though. Maybe even with....'those' benefits." Vinyl blushed, kissing Music Note's cheek before looking back to the stage, and making a break for her second part to the show.
* * *
Music Note sat in the dressing room, the reverberations of Vinyl's music seeping through the thick walls. She was about to change back into her street clothes, when the lights cut off, and she felt a small, sharp blade to her throat.
