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[ONE] Strung Out (Final) 28/11/12

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[ONE] Strung Out
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>Day something in Equestria.
>You'd stopped counting, you'd been here for so long.
>If you ever wanted to know how long it’d been since your transportation to this wonderful world all you needed to do was ask Twilight.
>Twilight had been keeping count - she said she did it subconsciously..
>But now, you had to keep focused.
>
>”Anonymous, can you carry these for me please?”
>You had earned a job with Orchestra.
>Granted, it wasn't the greatest job in the world.
>Everyday all you would do is help move things around.
>Everyday.
>For six hours.
>But you were at least thankful that you had a job.
>You'd attempted to get jobs before but most didn't see a way you could help.
>Only Rarity found a use for your hands, but you didn't really like fashion...
>"Anonymous?"
>Your train of thought was interrupted by Octavia's voice.
"Oh, Sorry"
>"It's quite alright, just do hurry - I hardly want to walk alone in the dark tonight."
>Octavia had always shown the utmost class around you. Well, she did with everyone - but she did so even more with you.
>You lifted the instrument cases from the ground.
>You looked for Octavia but couldn't see her. She must have already left the stage floor
>"Anonymous, Where are you going?"
>You spun around to her voice.
"Sorry, I didn't see you walk around me."
>She shook her head slightly after a moment.
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>"Okay, Put the cases in the locker rooms, I'm sure they will be fine in there."
"Sure thing Ta-Octavia"
>Being around Vinyl and Octavia was having its toll on you.
>Octavia didn't like it when you called her Tavi. She didn't like it when anyone other than Vinyl did.
>"I heard that Anon, but I suppose its a hard habit to kick, especially when you spend so much free time with Ms Scratch."
"Hey, I don't spend that much time with Vinyl!"
>"Sure you don't, just everyday...After work...For about 5 hours."
>Octavia has you there.
>You'd not noticed how much time you actually spent with her.
>"Anypony would think you were dating, the amount of time you spent together."
"WHAT?!"
>Octavia stepped back at your outburst.
"DATING?! VINYL?! HAH!"
>Octavia continued to move backwards from you.
>"A-Anonymous..I didn't mea-"
>You suddenly realized that you'd made Octavia back against the wall, and that you were shouting at her.
"O-Octavia..I didn't mean to...I'm..I'm sorry"
>She was still backed against the wall, her eyes closed tight.
>You set the cases down and fell to your knees.
"I'm sorry Octavia...I didn't mean to shout at you...I didn't mean any of th-"
>"Anonymous, stop. It's..It's okay."
>You looked up at Octavia, who had now regained her posture.
>"I was teasing you, but obviously it's a very touchy subject."
"I still feel as though I need to apologize..."
>It was true, you felt as though you had hit her, not shouted at her
"Please, if there's anyway I can make this up to you... anything..tell me..."
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>"Very well Anonymous, I'll not hold you to this - but if I ever need company OTHER than Vinyl..."
>She paused for a moment
>"I'll come find you."
>A sudden sense of relief washed over you - she could have quite easily fired you right then and there.
A few days after the Incident with Octavia.
>You're sitting on a bench near Ponyville's park.
>You look up into the sky and watch a few pegasi darting around clearing the skies.
>You sigh, still feeling guilty for shouting at Octavia.
>"Anon? Whatcha' doing?"
>You turn your head to the voice
"Oh..hey Vinyl..."
>She hopped up next to you.
>"Something wrong?"
>Her goggles reflected the sun right into your eyes
>You looked away, squinting slightly
"Everything's fine, I just needed a break is all."
>Vinyl stared at you for a couple of seconds
>"Liar."
"What?"
>"You're lying, now tell me what's wrong it."
"Vinyl. Nothing is wrong."
>She was starting to annoy you. Other ponies wouldn't persist
>"Bullshit! I know when you aren't okay Anon!"
"I'm not telling you, no matter what you do."
>"Challenge Accepted."
>Oh boy...
>Vinyl started off by poking you and repeatedly asking for you to tell her what was wrong.
>Slowly she got more and more annoying, her pokes became light jabs.
>She started whining for you to answer her.
>She tried to tickle you a few times but to no success, yet.
>She gave up tickling and when back to whining and punching you - her whining horrible but it was still annoying.
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>"JUST TELL ME ALREADY!"
"Nope."
>She laid her head on your leg and stared up at you, her red eyes locked onto yours
>"Please?"
>Those eyes, You couldn't resist her.
"Fine."
>She squeed with joy.
"I shouted at Octavia..."
>She stared at you for a moment
>"..."
"So.."
>"Seriously."
"What?"
>"THAT is what you've been holding out on me?"
>You thought for a moment
"Yeah..."
>"Lame."
>She hopped of the bench and walked off into Ponyville.
>That pony may be annoying, but she was probably your best friend here in Equestria.
>Sure she would cause problems, but she sure as hell knew how to make you smile.
>You began to think about what Octavia had said about you and Vinyl spending so much time together.
>It was true, you had spent more time with Vinyl than anypony else.
>"Um..Mister Anon?"
>You looked to the source of the voice
"Huh?"
>"Down here..."
>You looked down to see a small orange filly
"Oh.. Uh, hey."
>"I saw Octavia here in Ponyville earlier, thought you might want to know."
"Thanks kid."
>You ruffled her mane and she darted off.
>You stood up and looked around for any sign of Octavia, with no success
>She would probably be at the hotel or Rarity's Boutique. Or the spa, knowing her.
>Okay one step at a time. First, the hotel.
>You walked to and through the center of town, the quickest way to the hotel.
>"Hey! I did not!"
>"Did too! 'Am tellin' Ahpple Jack!"
>You looked at the two fillies and tried to remember their names
>"Applebloom, it was a joke! I didn't really mean it!"
>Okay the yellow one is Applebloom, that meant the other must be eith-
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>"Ah don't believe ya' Sweetie Belle!"
>Never mind...
"Hey, what's going on here?"
>The two fillies stopped their little argument and turned to you
"Well?"
>"She started it!" they both yelled in unison
"O...kay"
>You looked between them
"Started what exactly?"
>Sweetie took a breath to begin, but Applebloom had already started
>"-Then she said it was a joke and-"
"Woah, hey hold on."
>She stopped and looked up at you again
"Slower. Please."
>She nodded and began again
>"Sweetie bell came over here-"
"Okay."
>"-and she said that she knew how we could get our Cutie Marks!"
"Wait wait wait."
>You tilted your head to the side and looked at Applebloom's flank
"You don't have a cutie mark yet?"
>"No! We've spent ages trying to get one!" Sweetie piped up.
"Okay, carry on."
>"She said I could get it if I stopped selling silly apples!"
>"It was a joke, Appleboom!" Sweetie interrupted.
"I'm sure she didn't mean it Applebloom. Why don't you two make up? I need to get going."
>"Fine," they said together
>You walked off letting them argue again, at least you tried.
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>You strolled towards the hotel, looking around for any sign of Octavia.
>As you reached the hotel doors, you paused and looked around.
>You shook it off and walked inside.
>"Welcome Mister Anonymous," said one of the security guard ponies
"Thanks," you answer as you continued to the desk.
>You stopped at the small desk and looked at the pony behind it.
>"Hello and wel-" she managed to say before you interrupted
"I'd like to know if Octavia has booked in recently."
>You looked at the pony for a moment.
"Sorry for interrupting."
>"No problem."
"Yes, I know she has and since I haven't seen her leave she's probably still upstairs."
"Okay, mind if I go up to see her?"
>"Not at all."
>You nodded and walked towards the stairs.
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>It wasn't long until you reached Octavia's suite, just a short walk up the stairs.
>You took a breath before knocking on the door.
>"Who is it?" you heard Octavia say from beyond the door.
"It's me." you replied.
>"Oh, come in."
>You opened the door, to see Octavia laid on a large sofa.
>You walked in, closing the door behind you
"I, Uh..Heard you were in town...thought I'd drop by"
>She looked at you for a moment, staring into your eyes.
>"That's very thoughtful of you, Anon." she said, breaking the silence.
>You felt a bit uncomfortable but fought through it.
"So what brings you to town Octavia?"
>"Oh..nothing much..just here to see some friends..." she replied, looking at the ground
"Oh? Anyone I might know?"
>You still felt uncomfortable, but whatever.
>"I promised I'd meet up with Lyra for some practice and go to the spa with Rarity."
>As she said this, she began drawing circles with her hoof on the sofa.
"I don't suppose I can come watch you play?" you said watching Octavia closely.
>Her eyes widened slightly, then returned to normal size.
>"I suppose that would be okay..." she quietly answered.
"Okay then. Anything else you want to talk about before I go?"
>She paused her circle drawing for a moment
"Octavia?"
>"Oh..Um, I was just..thinking."
>She looked at the clock that you'd failed to notice.
>"Oh my we should get going, Lyra will be waiting!"
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>After walking for what felt like an hour, you finally reached a house.
>It was near to the centre of Ponyville, which is odd seen as you'd walked for so long.
>"Here we are!" Octavia exclaimed gleefully.
"Finally.." you muttered under your breath
>Octavia tapped on the door lightly, and smiled back at you.
>"Oh! Hi Octavia!" Exclaimed the mint Unicorn.
>You looked Lyra up and down slowly, and stopped at her cutie mark.
>It was a lyre, seemed coincidental that she was called Lyra.
>"Anonymous?" Octavia asked, once again breaking your train of thought.
"Sorry...just thinking," You replied.
>You walked into Lyra's home and looked around at the furnishings.
>Obviously everything was smaller to you because of your size, but other than that it seemed like a pretty standard house.
>"Anonymous, you can put Octavia's cello down over there if you like." Lyra said, walking inside behind Octavia.
>You looked over to where she was pointing, seeing a group of chairs and a table.
"Okay, will do." You replied
>You realized why you felt so drained: you'd been carrying Octavia's cello this whole time.
>You walked over to the table and rested the case down against it.
>
>Octavia and Lyra had chatted for about 30 minutes now, mainly about music but also affairs in Ponyville.
>Lyra would often look over at you and giggle to herself, then return to conversation with Octavia.
>Eventually they both got up and walked over to you and Octavia's Cello.
>"I'll go get my lyre." Lyra said before darting off.
>She was obviously eager to play.
"I'll get you your cello, if you want."
>"Why thank you, Anonymous." Octavia replied.
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>You picked the case up and rested it down on the table's top.
>You popped it open and looked at the instrument inside, it's wonderfully-polished surface gleaming in the light.
>You took the cello and bow out carefully, and handed them to Octavia.
"There ya' go," you said with a smile.
>"Thank you, Anonymous" she answered, moving to one of the seats
>At that moment Lyra came bounding down stairs, her lyre followed gripped by her magic.
>You sat down on a chair across from Octavia.
>Lyra positioned her lyre in front of her and waited for Octavia to begin.
>"Ready when you are, Octavia," she said.
>"Okay..." was the answer. For some reason, Octavia seemed distant.
>The two of them began to play a not-so-familiar song, probably written quite recently.
>Lyra was playing beautifully. She was using her magic to pluck each string.
>Octavia seemed somewhat distracted but still played her piece--from what you could tell--perfectly.
"That was amazing you two!" You shouted as Octavia got up.
>"Thank you, Anonymous" Octavia replied, bringing her cello to its case.
>Lyra was staring at Octavia for some reason, but you couldn't quite figure ou-
>"Octavia! We aren't finished!" She shouted.
>Octavia turned to face Lyra.
>"Have you not learnt the rest?" asked Lyra.
>You both waited for Octavia's reply.
>"No," Octavia finally answered.
>"I didn't find the time to."
>"Oh..." replied a disappointed Lyra.
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"Do you want me to put away your cello?"
>"It's fine, I'll do it." Octavia answered.
>You looked at Lyra, who shrugged her shoulders.
"Is something wrong Octavia?"
>She looked at you for a moment.
>"No," she harshly answered.
>Quickly, she put away her cello and bow.
>Lyra was still sat confused behind her.
>"I'm going to go relax with Rarity at the spa," Octavia said picking up the cello case.
>She carried the case to the door and set it down.
>"I'll see you later Lyra."
>She opened the door and carried the case
>Octavia kicked the door shut, leaving you and Lyra alone.
"That was odd," you said, breaking the silence.
>"She's just stressed I think, the spa will help," Lyra replied quietly.
>You got up and sat down next to Lyra.
"I'd love to hear the rest of that song, if you've learnt it that is."
>"Of course! I mean..of course," Lyra replied blushing.
>She positioned herself again and began playing.
>You watched each string be plucked by her magic
>She continued to play for another two minutes before finally stopping.
>You clapped and stood up cheering.
"Lyra that was amazing!"
>Lyra blushed again, this time a beautiful crimson colour.
>"Anon, you say the sweetest things..." Lyra giggled.
>This feeling.
>This was not something you had felt before.
>"Anon?" Lyra said, seeming worried.
"Sorry, I was just thinking..."
>"You seem to do that a lot" Lyra replied smiling.
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>Lyra got down from her seat with a light thud.
>"I'll go put my lyre away, you stay here!"
>She darted off, her lyre following her.
>You had time to think again.
>You felt different around Lyra.
>An indescribable feeling of happiness and comfort.
>Lyra and you both seemed to get along perfectly...
>But did she just see you as a friend?
>
>Lyra came darting back, a smile on her face.
>She dived up at you, bringing you into a tight hug.
"Ah! Lyra, wh-what are you doing?"
>"Hugging you of course!"
"Okay...but why..."
>"Well, you're the nicest po-human I know!"
>Okay, so Lyra likes you, you think.
"So, umm..."
>"What is it Anon?" Lyra said looking into your eyes.
"What else do you do? Other than play your lyre?"
>You tried to change the subject, as not to ruin something you weren't sure on.
>Lyra looked at you puzzled for a second.
>She snapped back to reality, and shook her head.
>"Oh! I normally go meet up with Bon Bon!"
"Bon Bon?"
>"Yeah, she has a stall in Ponyville."
"Really? What does she sell?"
>"Sweets! All kinds too."
"That sounds cool, I'd love to meet her."
>Lyra thought for a moment.
>"Then lets go meet her!"
>She was still sat on you but didn't seem to realise.
>"Well?"
"You're kinda sat on me here."
>"Oh right, sorry."
>She hopped off you onto the floor
>You got up and followed her as she walked to the door.
>"Let's go then!" she shouted, leaving the house.
>You walked out and shut the door behind you.
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>Lyra was sat at her gate waiting for you.
>She was obviously very eager for you to meet Bon Bon.
>You walked up to her slowly.
"Lets go then..."
>"O-kay!"
>The two of you walked along the roads of Ponyville, towards it's centre
>Lyra darted to stalls in the distance.
>"Come on Anon!" she shouted.
"Hold on, I'm coming..."
>You changed to a brisk pace to catch up with her.
"You're very eager."
>"Why wouldn't I be? Its always good to help people make new friends."
>Lyra walked slower this time, staying along side you.
>"You're going to love Bon Bon!"
"Is that so?"
>"Yeah, you could say..she's really...sweet."
>You looked at Lyra for a second.
>"You don't get it do you."
>She was giggling to herself.
>You finally caught on.
"Oh!"
>You laughed, continuing to follow Lyra.
>She ran up to a stall being ran by a beige pony.
>She had a two-tone mane and tail, blue and pink.
>"Bon Bon!"
>"Oh, hey Lyra!" replied Bon Bon.
>You walked up to the two ponies, not interrupting their conversation
>"Oh! Bon Bon, this is Anon!"
>Bon Bon looked at you for a second, looking you up and down slowly.
>She finally stopped and smiled.
>"Nice to meet you Anon! I'm Bon Bon."
"Nice to meet you too Bon Bon."
>Lyra started to Bon Bon again. catching up on things that had happened.
>You looked through Bon Bon's sweets on her stall for anything that might catch your eye.
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"Hmm.."
>Bon Bon looked at you eyeing the glistening sweets.
>"Anything you fancy, Anon?"
>You looked over the sweets quickly again.
"They all look great Bon Bon."
>She smiled gleefully.
"But I can't choose between them...And I have no bits."
>She frowned for a moment
>"Okay..."
>Lyra looked at Bon Bon's sad expression.
>"I'll buy you some Anon, if you want?" Lyra caringly said.
>You looked at Bon Bon's expression.
"Okay," you finally answered.
>Bon Bon's face lit up.
>"Okay Anon, which do you want?"
>Great, now you're stumped.
"Uhh.."
>You quickly looked for the nicest ones on the stall.
>You pointed to glistening blue and red gumdrops.
>Lyra picked the bag up with her mouth and took it over to Bon Bon.
>"Good choice Anon," Bon Bon chimed as she weighed them.
>Lyra smiled at you.
>You smiled back as her while she got her bits ready.
>"3 bits, please"
>Lyra put the money next to the sweets.
>"Thank you for the business!"
>Lyra took the sweets from the counter, and walked over to you.
>You grinned at her cute face with the bag in her mouth.
>She dropped the bag into your open hand, smiling back at you.
"Thanks Lyra."
>You took two sweets out of the small bag
"Seen as you bought them, you should have the first one."
>You held your hand out with a single sweet your palm.
>She pulled it into her mouth with her slippery tongue.
>Lyra chewed for a second then smiled up at you.
>You placed the gumdrop into your mouth and chewed it.
"Wow Lyra, these are really sweet!"
>"You're really sweet..." Lyra quietly said.
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>You stopped in place.
>Lyra looked at you worried slightly.
>Slowly, you took in what she had just said.
>"A-anon? You okay?" Lyra said, her expression not changing.
>You pulled Lyra into a warm embrace.
>She laid her fore hooves over your shoulders.
>You both seemed to stay there forever, enjoying each other's warmth.
>You sniffed her mane, it's dull musk filling your nostrils.
>You ran your hand through her mane slowly.
>Lyra pulled away slightly, so that you were nose to nose.
>You stared into her beautiful eyes, the sun's rays causing them to sparkle.
>You pressed your lips against hers, pushing her head back slightly.
>To not spoil the moment you didn't use your tongue.
>Finally, after an eternity, you released her back onto all fours.
>"I guess, actions speak louder than words." She said blushing.
>You felt a warm sensation on your cheeks.
"Yes. Yes they do."
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[ONE] Strung Out

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>Day something in Equestria.
>You'd stopped counting, you'd been here for so long.
>If you ever wanted to know how long it’d been since your transportation to this wonderful world all you needed to do was ask Twilight.
>Twilight had been keeping count - she said she did it subconsciously..
>But now, you had to keep focused.
>
>”Anonymous, can you carry these for me please?”
>You had earned a job with Orchestra.
>Granted, it wasn't the greatest job in the world.
>Everyday all you would do is help move things around.
>Everyday.
>For six hours.
>But you were at least thankful that you had a job.
>You'd attempted to get jobs before but most didn't see a way you could help.
>Only Rarity found a use for your hands, but you didn't really like fashion... 
>"Anonymous?"
>Your train of thought was interrupted by Octavia's voice.
"Oh, Sorry"
>"It's quite alright, just do hurry - I hardly want to walk alone in the dark tonight."
>Octavia had always shown the utmost class around you. Well, she did with everyone - but she did so even more with you.
>You lifted the instrument cases from the ground.
>You looked for Octavia but couldn't see her. She must have already left the stage floor
>"Anonymous, Where are you going?"
>You spun around to her voice.
"Sorry, I didn't see you walk around me."
>She shook her head slightly after a moment.

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>"Okay, Put the cases in the locker rooms, I'm sure they will be fine in there."
"Sure thing Ta-Octavia"
>Being around Vinyl and Octavia was having its toll on you.
>Octavia didn't like it when you called her Tavi. She didn't like it when anyone other than Vinyl did.
>"I heard that Anon, but I suppose its a hard habit to kick, especially when you spend so much free time with Ms Scratch."
"Hey, I don't spend that much time with Vinyl!"
>"Sure you don't, just everyday...After work...For about 5 hours."
>Octavia has you there.
>You'd not noticed how much time you actually spent with her.
>"Anypony would think you were dating, the amount of time you spent together."
"WHAT?!"
>Octavia stepped back at your outburst.
"DATING?! VINYL?! HAH!"
>Octavia continued to move backwards from you.
>"A-Anonymous..I didn't mea-"
>You suddenly realized that you'd made Octavia back against the wall, and that you were shouting at her.
"O-Octavia..I didn't mean to...I'm..I'm sorry"
>She was still backed against the wall, her eyes closed tight.
>You set the cases down and fell to your knees.
"I'm sorry Octavia...I didn't mean to shout at you...I didn't mean any of th-"
>"Anonymous, stop. It's..It's okay."
>You looked up at Octavia, who had now regained her posture.
>"I was teasing you, but obviously it's a very touchy subject."
"I still feel as though I need to apologize..."
>It was true, you felt as though you had hit her, not shouted at her
"Please, if there's anyway I can make this up to you... anything..tell me..."

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>"Very well Anonymous, I'll not hold you to this - but if I ever need company OTHER than Vinyl..."
>She paused for a moment
>"I'll come find you."
>A sudden sense of relief washed over you - she could have quite easily fired you right then and there.

A few days after the Incident with Octavia.

>You're sitting on a bench near Ponyville's park.
>You look up into the sky and watch a few pegasi darting around clearing the skies.
>You sigh, still feeling guilty for shouting at Octavia.
>"Anon? Whatcha' doing?"
>You turn your head to the voice
"Oh..hey Vinyl..."
>She hopped up next to you.
>"Something wrong?"
>Her goggles reflected the sun right into your eyes
>You looked away, squinting slightly
"Everything's fine, I just needed a break is all."
>Vinyl stared at you for a couple of seconds
>"Liar."
"What?"
>"You're lying, now tell me what's wrong  it."
"Vinyl. Nothing is wrong."
>She was starting to annoy you. Other ponies wouldn't persist 
>"Bullshit! I know when you aren't okay Anon!"
"I'm not telling you, no matter what you do."
>"Challenge Accepted."
>Oh boy...
>Vinyl started off by poking you and repeatedly asking for you to tell her what was wrong.
>Slowly she got more and more annoying, her pokes became light jabs.
>She started whining for you to answer her.
>She tried to tickle you a few times but to no success, yet.
>She gave up tickling and when back to whining and punching you - her whining horrible but it was still annoying.

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>"JUST TELL ME ALREADY!"
"Nope."
>She laid her head on your leg and stared up at you, her red eyes locked onto yours
>"Please?"
>Those eyes, You couldn't resist her.
"Fine."
>She squeed with joy.
"I shouted at Octavia..."
>She stared at you for a moment
>"..."
"So.."
>"Seriously."
"What?"
>"THAT is what you've been holding out on me?"
>You thought for a moment
"Yeah..."
>"Lame."
>She hopped of the bench and walked off into Ponyville.
>That pony may be annoying, but she was probably your best friend here in Equestria.
>Sure she would cause problems, but she sure as hell knew how to make you smile.
>You began to think about what Octavia had said about you and Vinyl spending so much time together.
>It was true, you had spent more time with Vinyl than anypony else.
>"Um..Mister Anon?"
>You looked to the source of the voice
"Huh?"
>"Down here..."
>You looked down to see a small orange filly
"Oh.. Uh, hey."
>"I saw Octavia here in Ponyville earlier, thought you might want to know."
"Thanks kid."
>You ruffled her mane and she darted off.
>You stood up and looked around for any sign of Octavia, with no success
>She would probably be at the hotel or Rarity's Boutique. Or the spa, knowing her.
>Okay one step at a time. First, the hotel.
>You walked to and through the center of town, the quickest way to the hotel.
>"Hey! I did not!"
>"Did too! 'Am tellin' Ahpple Jack!"
>You looked at the two fillies and tried to remember their names
>"Applebloom, it was a joke! I didn't really mean it!"
>Okay the yellow one is Applebloom, that meant the other must be eith-

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>"Ah don't believe ya' Sweetie Belle!"
>Never mind...
"Hey, what's going on here?"
>The two fillies stopped their little argument and turned to you
"Well?"
>"She started it!" they both yelled in unison
"O...kay"
>You looked between them
"Started what exactly?"
>Sweetie took a breath to begin, but Applebloom had already started
>"-Then she said it was a joke and-"
"Woah, hey hold on."
>She stopped and looked up at you again
"Slower. Please."
>She nodded and began again
>"Sweetie bell came over here-"
"Okay."
>"-and she said that she knew how we could get our Cutie Marks!"
"Wait wait wait."
>You tilted your head to the side and looked at Applebloom's flank
"You don't have a cutie mark yet?"
>"No! We've spent ages trying to get one!" Sweetie piped up.
"Okay, carry on."
>"She said I could get it if I stopped selling silly apples!"
>"It was a joke, Appleboom!" Sweetie interrupted.
"I'm sure she didn't mean it Applebloom. Why don't you two make up? I need to get going."
>"Fine," they said together
>You walked off letting them argue again, at least you tried.

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>You strolled towards the hotel, looking around for any sign of Octavia.
>As you reached the hotel doors, you paused and looked around.
>You shook it off and walked inside.
>"Welcome Mister Anonymous," said one of the security guard ponies
"Thanks," you answer as you continued to the desk.
>You stopped at the small desk and looked at the pony behind it.
>"Hello and wel-" she managed to say before you interrupted
"I'd like to know if Octavia has booked in recently."
>You looked at the pony for a moment.
"Sorry for interrupting."
>"No problem."
"Yes, I know she has and since I haven't seen her leave she's probably still upstairs."
"Okay, mind if I go up to see her?"
>"Not at all."
>You nodded and walked towards the stairs.

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>It wasn't long until you reached Octavia's suite, just a short walk up the stairs.
>You took a breath before knocking on the door.
>"Who is it?" you heard Octavia say from beyond the door.
"It's me." you replied.
>"Oh, come in."
>You opened the door, to see Octavia laid on a large sofa.
>You walked in, closing the door behind you
"I, Uh..Heard you were in town...thought I'd drop by"
>She looked at you for a moment, staring into your eyes.
>"That's very thoughtful of you, Anon." she said, breaking the silence.
>You felt a bit uncomfortable but fought through it.
"So what brings you to town Octavia?"
>"Oh..nothing much..just here to see some friends..." she replied, looking at the ground
"Oh? Anyone I might know?"
>You still felt uncomfortable, but whatever.
>"I promised I'd meet up with Lyra for some practice and go to the spa with Rarity."
>As she said this, she began drawing circles with her hoof on the sofa.
"I don't suppose I can come watch you play?" you said watching Octavia closely.
>Her eyes widened slightly, then returned to normal size.
>"I suppose that would be okay..." she quietly answered.
"Okay then. Anything else you want to talk about before I go?"
>She paused her circle drawing for a moment
"Octavia?"
>"Oh..Um, I was just..thinking."
>She looked at the clock that you'd failed to notice.
>"Oh my we should get going, Lyra will be waiting!"

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>After walking for what felt like an hour, you finally reached a house.
>It was near to the centre of Ponyville, which is odd seen as you'd walked for so long.
>"Here we are!" Octavia exclaimed gleefully.
"Finally.." you muttered under your breath
>Octavia tapped on the door lightly, and smiled back at you.
>"Oh! Hi Octavia!" Exclaimed the mint Unicorn.
>You looked Lyra up and down slowly, and stopped at her cutie mark.
>It was a lyre, seemed coincidental that she was called Lyra.
>"Anonymous?" Octavia asked, once again breaking your train of thought.
"Sorry...just thinking," You replied.
>You walked into Lyra's home and looked around at the furnishings.
>Obviously everything was smaller to you because of your size, but other than that it seemed like a pretty standard house.
>"Anonymous, you can put Octavia's cello down over there if you like." Lyra said, walking inside behind Octavia.
>You looked over to where she was pointing, seeing a group of chairs and a table.
"Okay, will do." You replied
>You realized why you felt so drained: you'd been carrying Octavia's cello this whole time.
>You walked over to the table and rested the case down against it.
>
>Octavia and Lyra had chatted for about 30 minutes now, mainly about music but also affairs in Ponyville.
>Lyra would often look over at you and giggle to herself, then return to conversation with Octavia.
>Eventually they both got up and walked over to you and Octavia's Cello.
>"I'll go get my lyre." Lyra said before darting off.
>She was obviously eager to play.
"I'll get you your cello, if you want."
>"Why thank you, Anonymous." Octavia replied.

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>You picked the case up and rested it down on the table's top.
>You popped it open and looked at the instrument inside, it's wonderfully-polished surface gleaming in the light.
>You took the cello and bow out carefully, and handed them to Octavia.
"There ya' go," you said with a smile.
>"Thank you, Anonymous" she answered, moving to one of the seats
>At that moment Lyra came bounding down stairs, her lyre followed gripped by her magic.
>You sat down on a chair across from Octavia.
>Lyra positioned her lyre in front of her and waited for Octavia to begin.
>"Ready when you are, Octavia," she said.
>"Okay..." was the answer. For some reason, Octavia seemed distant.
>The two of them began to play a not-so-familiar song, probably written quite recently.
>Lyra was playing beautifully. She was using her magic to pluck each string.
>Octavia seemed somewhat distracted but still played her piece--from what you could tell--perfectly.
"That was amazing you two!" You shouted as Octavia got up.
>"Thank you, Anonymous" Octavia replied, bringing her cello to its case.
>Lyra was staring at Octavia for some reason, but you couldn't quite figure ou-
>"Octavia! We aren't finished!" She shouted.
>Octavia turned to face Lyra.
>"Have you not learnt the rest?" asked Lyra.
>You both waited for Octavia's reply.
>"No," Octavia finally answered.
>"I didn't find the time to."
>"Oh..." replied a disappointed Lyra.

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"Do you want me to put away your cello?"
>"It's fine, I'll do it." Octavia answered.
>You looked at Lyra, who shrugged her shoulders.
"Is something wrong Octavia?"
>She looked at you for a moment.
>"No," she harshly answered.
>Quickly, she put away her cello and bow.
>Lyra was still sat confused behind her.
>"I'm going to go relax with Rarity at the spa," Octavia said picking up the cello case.
>She carried the case to the door and set it down.
>"I'll see you later Lyra."
>She opened the door and carried the case
>Octavia kicked the door shut, leaving you and Lyra alone.
"That was odd," you said, breaking the silence.
>"She's just stressed I think, the spa will help," Lyra replied quietly.
>You got up and sat down next to Lyra.
"I'd love to hear the rest of that song, if you've learnt it that is."
>"Of course! I mean..of course," Lyra replied blushing.
>She positioned herself again and began playing.
>You watched each string be plucked by her magic
>She continued to play for another two minutes before finally stopping.
>You clapped and stood up cheering.
"Lyra that was amazing!"
>Lyra blushed again, this time a beautiful crimson colour.
>"Anon, you say the sweetest things..." Lyra giggled.
>This feeling.
>This was not something you had felt before.
>"Anon?" Lyra said, seeming worried.
"Sorry, I was just thinking..."
>"You seem to do that a lot" Lyra replied smiling.

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>Lyra got down from her seat with a light thud.
>"I'll go put my lyre away, you stay here!"
>She darted off, her lyre following her.
>You had time to think again.
>You felt different around Lyra.
>An indescribable feeling of happiness and comfort.
>Lyra and you both seemed to get along perfectly...
>But did she just see you as a friend?
>
>Lyra came darting back, a smile on her face.
>She dived up at you, bringing you into a tight hug.
"Ah! Lyra, wh-what are you doing?"
>"Hugging you of course!"
"Okay...but why..."
>"Well, you're the nicest po-human I know!"
>Okay, so Lyra likes you, you think.
"So, umm..."
>"What is it Anon?" Lyra said looking into your eyes.
"What else do you do? Other than play your lyre?"
>You tried to change the subject, as not to ruin something you weren't sure on.
>Lyra looked at you puzzled for a second.
>She snapped back to reality, and shook her head.
>"Oh! I normally go meet up with Bon Bon!"
"Bon Bon?"
>"Yeah, she has a stall in Ponyville."
"Really? What does she sell?"
>"Sweets! All kinds too."
"That sounds cool, I'd love to meet her."
>Lyra thought for a moment.
>"Then lets go meet her!"
>She was still sat on you but didn't seem to realise.
>"Well?"
"You're kinda sat on me here."
>"Oh right, sorry."
>She hopped off you onto the floor
>You got up and followed her as she walked to the door.
>"Let's go then!" she shouted, leaving the house.
>You walked out and shut the door behind you.

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>Lyra was sat at her gate waiting for you.
>She was obviously very eager for you to meet Bon Bon.
>You walked up to her slowly.
"Lets go then..."
>"O-kay!"
>The two of you walked along the roads of Ponyville, towards it's centre
>Lyra darted to stalls in the distance.
>"Come on Anon!" she shouted.
"Hold on, I'm coming..."
>You changed to a brisk pace to catch up with her.
"You're very eager."
>"Why wouldn't I be? Its always good to help people make new friends."
>Lyra walked slower this time, staying along side you.
>"You're going to love Bon Bon!"
"Is that so?"
>"Yeah, you could say..she's really...sweet."
>You looked at Lyra for a second.
>"You don't get it do you."
>She was giggling to herself.
>You finally caught on.
"Oh!"
>You laughed, continuing to follow Lyra.
>She ran up to a stall being ran by a beige pony.
>She had a two-tone mane and tail, blue and pink.
>"Bon Bon!"
>"Oh, hey Lyra!" replied Bon Bon.
>You walked up to the two ponies, not interrupting their conversation
>"Oh! Bon Bon, this is Anon!"
>Bon Bon looked at you for a second, looking you up and down slowly.
>She finally stopped and smiled.
>"Nice to meet you Anon! I'm Bon Bon."
"Nice to meet you too Bon Bon."
>Lyra started to Bon Bon again. catching up on things that had happened.
>You looked through Bon Bon's sweets on her stall for anything that might catch your eye.

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"Hmm.."
>Bon Bon looked at you eyeing the glistening sweets.
>"Anything you fancy, Anon?"
>You looked over the sweets quickly again.
"They all look great Bon Bon."
>She smiled gleefully.
"But I can't choose between them...And I have no bits."
>She frowned for a moment
>"Okay..."
>Lyra looked at Bon Bon's sad expression.
>"I'll buy you some Anon,  if you want?" Lyra caringly said.
>You looked at Bon Bon's expression.
"Okay," you finally answered.
>Bon Bon's face lit up.
>"Okay Anon, which do you want?"
>Great, now you're stumped.
"Uhh.."
>You quickly looked for the nicest ones on the stall.
>You pointed to glistening blue and red gumdrops.
>Lyra picked the bag up with her mouth and took it over to Bon Bon.
>"Good choice Anon," Bon Bon chimed as she weighed them.
>Lyra smiled at you.
>You smiled back as her while she got her bits ready.
>"3 bits, please"
>Lyra put the money next to the sweets.
>"Thank you for the business!"
>Lyra took the sweets from the counter, and walked over to you.
>You grinned at her cute face with the bag in her mouth.
>She dropped the bag into your open hand, smiling back at you.
"Thanks Lyra."
>You took two sweets out of the small bag
"Seen as you bought them, you should have the first one."
>You held your hand out with a single sweet your palm.
>She pulled it into her mouth with her slippery tongue.
>Lyra chewed for a second then smiled up at you.
>You placed the gumdrop into your mouth and chewed it.
"Wow Lyra, these are really sweet!"
>"You're really sweet..." Lyra quietly said.

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>You stopped in place.
>Lyra looked at you worried slightly.
>Slowly, you took in what she had just said.
>"A-anon? You okay?" Lyra said, her expression not changing.
>You pulled Lyra into a warm embrace.
>She laid her fore hooves over your shoulders.
>You both seemed to stay there forever, enjoying each other's warmth.
>You sniffed her mane, it's dull musk filling your nostrils.
>You ran your hand through her mane slowly.
>Lyra pulled away slightly, so that you were nose to nose.
>You stared into her beautiful eyes, the sun's rays causing them to sparkle.
>You pressed your lips against hers, pushing her head back slightly.
>To not spoil the moment you didn't use your tongue.
>Finally, after an eternity, you released her back onto all fours.
>"I guess, actions speak louder than words." She said blushing.
>You felt a warm sensation on your cheeks.
"Yes. Yes they do."

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