Octavia goes out of town to play at a fancy party that Cheese Sandwich happens to be invited to
Takes place a year after the events of the Grand Galloping Gala. Octavia goes out of town to play at a fancy party that Cheese Sandwich was invited to. Cheese decides to make the party more "lively."
He brings the normal Cheese Sandwich weirdness that we all know and love to the table and irritates Octavia in the process. Read and see what happens. I hope you enjoy this exciting and fun story.
The nice sound of cello playing swept throughout the room as a grey earth pony with a black mane and tail practiced with her cello like she does every morning. Her roommate, a white unicorn with a mane and tail that is two different shades of blue wearing purplish-pink sunglasses, came downstairs from her room and grabbed a sandwich from the kitchen. "Sounding better, Octy." Said the white mare.
"Thanks, I've been working on this song for a few months now." Octavia said with a smile of accomplishment. "I just need a place to play it and show it off." She continued.
"Mail call!" Called the mail mare, Derpy, from outside.
"Mail's here." Said the white mare. "I'll get it." She continued as she trotted out the door.
"Thanks, Vinyl." Octavia said while going back to practicing her cello.
Vinyl comes back inside with the mail, which is being suspended in the air by her magic. "Alright these are mine and this is yours." Said Vinyl while giving an envelope to Octavia. "It says it's from Manehatten. The concert hall and ballroom." She continued while going back upstairs.
"Manehatten, the concert hall and ballroom?!" Octavia asked curiously, but Vinyl could tell she was excited from how loudly and enthusiastically she asked. Octavia had been wanting to play in Manehatten for about a year now. She may have played at the Grand Galloping Gala, but she's wanted to play in Manehatten since then. She opened the envelope with out hesitation. She began reading the letter that was inside.
The letter says: Dear Miss Octavia, You have been invited to play at the concert hall and ballroom in Manehatten. We hope you can make it. We've heard a lot about your music. It's very famous since the Grand Galloping Gala. The envelope contains your train ticket, and the VIP pass into the concert hall. All expenses have been prepayed. The rehearsal for the party's music will being in 3 days. We hope to see you there.
P.S. You will stay at the SugarHoof Inn and suites and you will share a room with Mister Cheese Sandwich until the day of the party ends. Enjoy yourself while there.
"Oh my Celestia! I can't believe it! I'm going to Manehatten to play at a party!" Octavia exclaimed with extreme enthusiasm. "I have to get my things together, Vinyl you're watching the house while I'm gone!" She continued excitedly.
"Ok, Octy!" Vinyl yelled from upstairs. Octavia's excited screaming was loud enough for Vinyl to hear through her music, which was blasting into her ears through her headphones. Octavia then ran upstairs into her room to pack.
"Oh, I do wonder who this Mister Cheese Sandwich is." She said with curiosity. "Oh well, I don't care. I'm going to Manehatten!" She continued while continuing packing up her cello and everything else.
Meanwhile, in Trottingham, where a stallion with an orange coat and brown, curly mane wearing a yellow button-up shirt, was finished with a birthday party he had planned for a little filly. "There you go, kiddo!" He said with a big smile on his face. "The super-duper awesometasticest party for your birthday." He continued with the same, goofy smile.
"Thank you, Cheese Sandwich!" Said the filly with enthusiasm while hugging Cheese's foreleg.
"No problemo, kiddo. Just doing my job." Said Cheese Sandwich. "Now if you excuse me. I have to go and travel to a new town for a new super awesome, epic party." He continued. Cheese Sandwich then brought his head down low and brought it back up holding a rubber chicken. He bent his head back and put it on his back. "Let's go, Boneless. Our work here is done." He said while walking away.
Cheese Sandwich began wobbling and shaking all over his body. "Whoa, the Cheesy sense was strong this time!" He said in excitement. A letter then slowly fell onto Cheese Sandwich's muzzle. He opened it with a speed nopony could imagine.
The letter says: Dear Mister Cheese Sandwich, We happily invite you to be the entertainment at our party in Manehatten. It takes place at the concert hall and ballroom. The party starts in 2 weeks. All expenses have been payed for your trip. You will stay at the SugarHoof hotel and you will share a room with Miss Octavia.
We hope to have you there.
"Wow, I'm invited to an official party!" He said in excitement. "I wonder this Octavia is though." He said while sratching his mane. "Oh well, I'll find out when I get there. Come on, Boneless, we're going to Manehatten!" He said, then started running towards Manehatten.
In a matter of hours, Cheese Sandwich and Octavia have both made their way to Manehatten. They both went to hotel and were given their room keys. "Alrighty, Boneless, room 213. I can't wait to meet our roommate." Said Cheese Sandwich as he goes to his and Octavia's room.
"Room 213. Alright then. I am rather interested in meeting this Cheese Sandwich pony." Said Octavia while heading towards the room.
Cheese Sandwich makes it to the room and puts his stuff down on his bed along with Boneless. "Alright, Boneless, let's plan some entertainment." He said while sitting down on his bed. The door suddenly opened with Octavia walking into the room.
"Oh, what a lovely room." Said Octavia while putting her stuff down.
"Hiya, you must be Octavia! I'm Cheese Sandwich, your new roommate until the party's over!" Cheese Sandwich greeted himself with pure excitement in his voice. "This is going to be such much fun!" He continued. "Right, Boneless?!" He asked looking back at the rubber chicken. Boneless just flopped over on his side.
"Right, hello there, Cheese Sandwich, yes I am Octavia." Said Octavia. "This should be 'interesting' indeed." She continued. "Well, I should get to practicing for the party." She said while pulling out her cello.
"Alrighty, I have entertainment to plan." Said Cheese as he pulls a pad of paper and pen out of his mane. He begins to write entertainment ideas down on the paper.
Octavia then started playing the song she'd been working on for so long. She had planned to play it at the party since she read the letter she was sent. This is one of the most important parties in Octavia's life. She needed it to be perfect.
Cheese Sandwich on the other hoof needs to be sure that the entertainment is the most awesome it could ever be. He's never performed at a party he didn't plan before. He needs to make his first official party super awesome and fun.
After hours planning and practicing, it was nighttime. Octavia had gone to bed. Cheese Sandwich was still up planning the entertainment. "Ok, Boneless, that's enough for today. Time to hit the hay!" Said Cheese Sandwich while getting under his covers. "Goodnight, Boneless." He said before falling asleep.
It's been 3 days since Cheese and Octavia came to Manehatten. It's time to get everything ready for the big party. Cheese is inside the concert hall wearing a hard hat and holding a clipboard which had the plans for the entertainment on it. Octavia is on stage with the band practicing her song for her performance at the party. It's all normal for now, but everypony knows when Cheese Sandwich is around it never stays normal. He's bound to 'liven' up things at any moment. Octavia was an unsuspecting pony who didn't know Cheese very well, so she was completely unprepared.
All of a sudden, a loud bang was heard and something was blasted into the sky. "WAAAAHOOOOOOO!" A scream of excitement came from above. The thing that was shot up was now coming back down. It crashed into the ground. Cheese Sandwich then walked out of the cloud of smoke. "WOWEY! That was a 'blast'." He said, making a terrible pun. He walks up to the stage and puts hoof and foreleg around Octavia's shoulders. "What'd ya think, Octavia? Exciting, right?" He asked.
"Not sure 'exciting' is the word I would use." She responded while rolling her eyes in annoyance. "Look, Cheese Sandwich, I'm assuming you really like parties, but this is supposed to be a 'fancy' party, this silliness simply cannot do." She said, stating a point.
Cheese Sandwich looks around at the concert hall and what he did. He thought about what Octavia said. After giving thought to her statement, he looked back at Octavia. "Sorry Octavia, but a Party Pony's got to do, what a Party Pony's got to do." He said. "I'm known around Equestria for silly things like this." He continued. "And I like doing it. Always have every since that day, years ago, at Pinkie's party." He lets go of Octavia's shoulders and goes back to the canon he shot out of and began talking to the workers about how it could improve.
Octavia wasn't very happy about what she heard. How could the ponies who arranged this party hire such an unsophisticated pony like Cheese Sandwich? Octavia started back to practice in hopes of getting her mind of this silliness.
Two hours pass. Cheese and Octavia are heading their way to the room for some rest. Octavia can't get what Cheese told her out of her head. Cheese Sandwich is definitely getting the idea that Octavia doesn't like him. So much in fact, he didn't say a word to her the whole trip to the room.
When they finally make it to their room and walk inside, Cheese Sandwich goes to his bed, head down with a frown. Octavia notices this and goes over to him. "Cheese Sandwich?" She addressed him with extreme confusion and concern as if it were Vinyl. She put her hoof on his back in a comforting manner. "Are you alright? You're not acting all happy and excited like normal." She continued with the same level of concern in her voice.
"You don't like me, do you?" He asked in response with a soft, sad tone. "You wish you had never met me or knew I existed." He continued almost in tears.
"What? What in Equestria gave that idea?" She asked him without realizing the things she'd been thinking of him.
"The look in your eyes when around me, the hard silence on the way back to our room." He responded. "It's obvious that you don't like me, Octavia. You don't have to lie." He continued.
"Oh...that. Right." She said while looking away slightly. She felt really bad now. Mainly about the things she thought. She could only imagine his reaction if he knew about that stuff. "Look, Cheese, I am very sorry about that. I was just frustrated. I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Just forget about it." He said while getting into his bed. "Let's just get some sleep, the party's in a few days."
"*sigh* Alright then." She said while getting into bed and turning the lights off. After a while, they both fall asleep.
Chapter 5: Party Preparations Part 2: Final Prepartions
A few days later, it's the day before the party. Cheese still isn't himself. He can't get over how much Octavia dislikes him. However, he's still going along like nothing happened. He's hiding his sadness with his normal, cheerful attitude. He talks to other ponies like normal and still continues to joke around and be silly. Right now, he's getting the cannons and everything else into place. After he gets everything in it's place he'll test each thing a few times to be sure it's ready for the party. "Alright, ponies, this cannon should go over there." He says while pointing his hoof towards a wall space between a table and the stage. "And that one over there." He continues, but pointing to a similar position on the opposite side of the room. "Alrighty, everypony, now I'm gonna need the ring of fire hanging from the ceiling directly in the middle between those." He directed while poking his clipboard with the tip of his hoof.
Octavia is the other room practicing with the band members. It's sounding better than it was at the start, but it's not perfect quite yet. "Ok, everypony, stop." She commanded while sticking her hoof in the air. "Cyan, you need to keep your violin paced with Crimson's piano." She suggested to Cyan. "And Neo, you really must get your harp playing in tune with the rest of us." She said to the the light grey stallion harp player. All the players nodded and got back into position. Octavia waves her hoof in the air as if telling the others to get ready. She then moves her hoof downwards, signalling the others to start. They all went on play for a few minutes and it was sounding amazing. The band finished playing and Octavia was very pleased with the results. "Well done, very well do, all of you. It's perfect, ready for tomorrow." She said happily. She then instructed all the other band members to pack up and head home. She did the same.
Cheese Sandwich had gotten everything into place and had tested everything. It was in good, working order and ready for the party. Cheese was heading home with Octavia, but never spoke a word. It was when they got home that the silence was finally broken. "Uh... Cheese Sandwich. Are you alright?" Octavia asked Cheese Sandwich. "I can tell that something is deeply troubling you."
Cheese Sandwich looks over at Octavia. "I'm...I'm fine, Octavia. Nothing to get your tail in a twist over." He responded while turning back the other way, but this time his head was hanging low. He sighs, "Just fine..." he says in a hushed tone of sadness. He made his way to his bed and sat down. His mane and tail going flat as if just experiencing static electricity.
Octavia walks over and sits down next to him. She rubs his back in hopes of making him feel better. But, Cheese just shook, trying to get her hoof off of him. She removes her hoof from his back and looks down in disappointment and sadness. "I'm sorry." She mumbles. She looks up at him. "I'm really, truely sorry, Cheese Sandwich."
He returns the gave, but his expression a little less sad than it was. "Me too, I didn't mean to give you a reason to dislike me, I didn't even know this was going to be a fancy party. I just knew it was gonna be party. I thrive on planning and making parties 200% more awesome." He said. "I heard about you being my roommate and hoped to make a good impression, it seems that I did the opposite."
"Well, if it helps I don't truely hate your wild behavior and such. I mean, I live with a DJ in Ponyville. I'm used to it." She said with a little bit of a smile. "It's actually quite fun."
Cheese begins to develop a smile across his muzzle. His mane and tail even got curly and puffy again. He pulled Octavia into a hug. "Thanks, Octavia, that made me much happier." He said.
"You're very welcome, Cheese Sandwich. You can call me Octy." She said while returning the hug. This was nice she made up to him for the things she caused him to think about her feelings toward him. "It makes me happy, knowing that freinds are happy."
Cheese released the hug and smiled at Octavia while looking into her purple eyes. "Thanks, Octy, I'm glad to hear that we're friends." He said with the smile still plastered across his face.
Octavia nodded, blushed a bit and gave Cheese a little peck on the cheek and went to her own bed. "Well, I suppose we should get to sleep." She said with a smile. "We got a big day ahead of us. Goodnight, Cheese Sandwich." She turned off the lights and turned over eith a blush on her face she did her best to hide. She thought to herself. ("Did I really just kiss him on the cheek.")
Cheese Sandwich laid down in awe about what had just happened. "G-goodnight, Octy." He said. He had a dark blush across his face. Perhaps Octavia had been developing feelings toward the yellow stallion. No matter what it was, Cheese Sandwich was happy. Both red-faced ponies fell asleep about an hour later after think about each other. Both very happy about the future to come.
The next morning, Cheese Sandwich is up bright and early. Octavia is still sound asleep and Cheese gets the idea to surprise her with breakfast. He heads to the little kitchen they have in the room. He gets eggs, ham, oranges, and some ingredients for pancakes. He pulls out three pans and puts on the stove they've been given in this hotel room. He cracks the eggs and puts them in one pan, the ham in another and begins making and mixing the pancake batter.
About an hour passes, and breakfast is about done. Cheese just needs to squeeze the orange juice. He begins making orange juice with a juicer he happened to have in his suit case. Cheese Sandwich has been in a much greater mood since last night. He's been smiling all morning, he was even smiling in his sleep. Cheese Sandwich is hoping dearly that Octavia will like the food.
A few minutes pass and Octavia slowly wakes from smelling the meal Cheese has been preparing for her. She gets out of bed with a groan. Her mind then goes directly to thoughts about last night. She had a smile quickly plaster across her muzzle. But, her attention is brought to the aromas surrounding her. "Oh, how delightful, whatever it is. It smells delicious." She said while heading into the kitchen. To her surprise, she saw Cheese Sandwich cooking food. "Cheese Sandwich?"
Cheese looks at Octavia as he flips the pancakes. "Oh, hey, Octy. I'm just making some breakfast, I was hoping to surprise you with breakfast in bed. You know, as a token of my appreciation and friendship." He said. "Oh, and you can just call me Cheese or Cheesey if you want."
"Alright then, Cheese." She said. She had a slight blush at the thought of Cheese bringing her food in bed. She loved that idea. She then dozed off into her thoughts and smiled to herself. Letting out giggles here and there. She snaps out of it in a couple minutes. "Oh, I guess I'll head back to bed then, you can bring the food when it's done, Cheese. Thank you." She went back into the room and settled into bed, very eager to have breakfast in bed with a meal prepared by Cheese Sandwich.
About half an hour later, Cheese had all of the food ready and brought it to Octavia. "Here you are, M'lady. Scrambled eggs and ham, blueberry pancakes, and fresh squeezed orange juice." He said with a great big smile. Octavia giggled in delight at his words.
"Such a gentlemen, aren't you. But, wait, aren't you gonna have anything?" She asked.
"Oh, no, I was just doing this for you. I don't need anything."
"Are you sure? I appreciate the sentiment, Cheese, but all ponies need their breakfast."
"Don't worry about me, Octy." He said while waving his hoof. "I'll be ok, I'm just doing this to show you that I love y-" He catches himself mid sentence. "Your friendship. Yea, your friendship." He smiles awkwardly trying to sell his story. A dark blush painted across his cheeks and muzzle. He hopes and prays to Celestia that she didn't catch his slip up.
"Aww, how very thoughtful. I very much value you friendship as well." She said, paying no attention his slip up that she did notice. She knew what he almost said and it made her happy. A smile stretching around her muzzle. "I would like to give you a gift of thanks, come here please, Cheese."
"Okie dokie." She says happily while going over to Octavia. He sits down by his grey friend.
Octavia pulls his head close to hers and gives him another peck on the cheek. Similar to the one she gave him last night. "Don't be coy. I caught you slip up." She said with a sly smirk. "I love you too, Cheese."
Cheese Sandwich's face goes totally red. But, he was also very happy about happened and what was said. "Um, Octavia?" He said nervously.
"Yes?"
"Would you like to be my very special somepony?"
"Yes, of course! A million times yes!" She exclaimed while pulling him into a big hug.
He happily returned the hug. Giving her a light kiss on the cheek in the process. A big smile on his muzzle. They both release the hug and look into each other's eyes. "You've made me the happiest stallion in equestria." He said with slight tear shed in his eyes.
"And you have made me the happiest mare in equestria, Cheesey." She said with a soft smile. She puts her forelegs around Cheese's neck and continue looking into his eyes. She's been hypnotized by his eyes and brought back into her thoughts. Once again, smiling really wide at her thoughts. Not realizing what she's doing. She pushes her lips into Cheese's. Both of them closing their eyes in the process.
Once the kiss separates they both just sit there. Each enjoying the other's embrace. They sit there with each other for a few hours. Exchanging a few kisses and flirty comments. It's clear they both love each other very much, both ponies can see them together in the future. Both enjoy the thoughts.
The party has begun. Everypony socializing, dancing, and enjoying the music. Octavia, while playing her music can't take her mind off of Cheese Sandwich. She is still able to play, dispite these distracting thoughts, thankfully. She had talked to her band about them playing a song without her later on in the nighg in order to get a dance with Cheese.
Cheese is getting everything ready for his performance. Like Octavia, he has a hard time getting his mind off of his special somepony. He also had planned something to get to dance with Octavia. He'd asked the ponies in charge if he could get rid of the shark tank jump in order to dance with Octavia.
A few hours later, Cheese heads to the dance floor as did Octavia. The band then plays the special song. Cheese takes Octavia's hoof and put his other hoof on her waist. Octavia puts her hoof around Cheese's neck. Both looking into each other's eyes. They begin dancing like there was no tomorrow. Each step more perfect than the last. They knew everypony else was watching the couple, but they didn't care. All they cared about was that they were close to each other, dancing, staring into each other's eyes. Both enjoying this quality time together. At the final step, the dip. Cheese performs the perfect dip. When he pulls his marefriend back up, they press their muzzles together. Giving each other a passionate kiss. Everypony stomps their hooves to the ground and cheer. The couple's performence had impressed the whole ballroom. And some were even 'awwwww'ing at kiss. Everypony, especially Octavia and Cheese, were happy.
It's the next morning, Octavia and Cheese Sandwich are still asleep in their hotel room. Cozy and peacful under their covers. But, not much time passes and Octavia wakes up. She gets out of bed to pack up her stuff so she can leave on the next train back to Ponyville. She looks over at Cheese and smiles at how peaceful he looks. She trots over to him and looks at him with a soft smile. She lowers head down and gives him a little nuzzle, as well as kiss on the forehead. This causing Cheese to smile in his sleep. Octavia then decides to stop packing for a bit and snuggle up next to her coltfriend. She nuzzles her muzzle into his chest. Cheese Sandwich wraps his hooves around her in his sleep, as if he knew she was there and also wished to snuggle. Octavia lets out a happy, content sigh and fell back to sleep in her coltfriend's hooves.
An hour passes and Cheese Sandwich wakes up with a yawn. He looks down to see the grey mare nuzzled into his chest and wrapped cozy In his hooves. He smiled and kissed her on the top of her head. Cheese didn't want to distrurb his marefirend's sleep, so he just sat up in his bed with Octavia still peacefully asleep in his hooves. Cheese let out a very happy sigh. Looking down at the mare, Cheese begins stroking her mane at a slow, soft pace. Causing Octavia to smile in her sleep. Cheese Sandwich quietly says, "I love you." with his same content smile still stretching across his muzzle.
A few minutes later, Octavia wakes up with a soft yawn. She looks up her special somepony with a smile. "Good morning, Cheesey. You looked so peaceful in your sleep. I wanted to join you." She said happily. "You're so cute when you sleep, Cheesey."
Cheese Sandwich blushes at this. "Please, you should see yourself sleep. It's probably a ton cuter than anything in equestria." He says in return.
Octavia laughs and smiles at him. She sits up next to him. "Well, am I just gonna sit here, or am I gonna get a good morning kiss?" She asked playfully.
Cheese laughs. "Alright, Octy. If I must." He says in a coy tone. He puts his hoof on the side of Octavia's head and leans in. Having their muzzles meet in a deep, loving kiss. "Better, m'lady?" He asks playfully.
"A little. Could've been better." She responds with a smirk.
"Is that so? I guess I'm gonna have to try again then." He says with a returned smirk.
"Well, if you must." The same smug smirk still on her muzzle.
Cheese wraps his hooves around her and pulls her close and pressing his lips to hers for another kiss. Chese and Octavia both smiling in the process. Both content with the kiss. Cheese Sandwich pulls out of the kiss. Octavia letting out a dissapointed whimper at the fact it's over. "Awww." She wines. She goes into a fake, playful pout.
"Fine, fine. I'll give you another one. This one can go as long as you wish."
"Yay!!"
Cheese laughs and pulls Octavia into yet another kiss. This time, his hoof on the back of her head. Octavia is content with the results. She pulls away from the kiss. "Thank you, Cheesey. I enjoyed every bit of it. I love you."
"No problem. I enjoyed it myself. I love you too, Octy."
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A few hours later, they're at the train station. Sitting at a bench with Octavia leaning on Cheese's shoulder. Cheese with a soft smile on his muzzle. The train arrives and they both get on. "Thank you for saying you'll live with me in Ponyville forca while, Cheesey. I don't know what I would do without you there. Even if it isn't permanent." Says Octavia.
"No problem, I can't just seperate from you now. I love you and I want to be with you as long as possible. I'll stay, maybe for a year or two." He said in return.
"That's more than I could ask for." She said with a smile. They sit down and Octavia rests her head of Cheese's shoulder. She falls asleep from the comfort on the way.
A couple hours pass and they arrive at Ponyville. Cheese Sandwich wakes Octavia up and they get off the train. Octavia brings Cheese over to her house. "Vinyl, I'm home!" She yells. The white unicorn comes downstairs.
"Hey, Tavi. Who's the stallion?" Replied Vinyl.
"This is Cheese Sandwich. He's my coltfriend. I met him on the trip for the party." She looks up at Cheese. "Say hi, Cheesey."
"Hiya, I'm Cheese Sandwich. But, you can just call me Cheese." He said in a happy tone.
"Hey, man. I'm Vinyl Scratch. But, others know me as DJ PON-3. Nice to meet ya. You're a lucky guy, Cheese. Don't screw it up. Or I'll screw you up." Said Vinyl.
"Alrighy." He replied nervously.
"Don't worry, Cheesey. She won't hurt you." Said Octavia reassuringly.
"Alrighty then. I trust you, Octy." He said with a smile.
Cheese and Octavia head upstairs to unpack their stuff. This is the start of something beautiful.