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TG&PM - A Lesson in Music (Octavia, unfinished)

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  1. >You are Anonymous.
  2. >You do not forgive.
  3. >You do not forget.
  4. >That's just how you've been.
  5. >You live a...pretty normal life.
  6. >You attend your local high school and are currently in the 11th grade.
  7. >For some undecipherable reason, the majority of the students are female.
  8. >Not that you're complaining.
  9. >It's Thursday.
  10. >Chickun arise. Arise chickun.
  11. >Glancing at the clock, you note the time to be 6:30.
  12. >'Fabulous. Nice and early.'
  13. >Hopping out of bed, you look around your room for today's essential items.
  14. >'Got gym today. Playin' that basketball. No need to be fat. But I DO need my sneakers...'
  15. >After a second of scanning the room, you find your new pair of Nikes sitting on top of their box.
  16. >As you get dressed, you toss them into your bag.
  17. >Brush teeth. It is essential.
  18. >'Aaaaannnnddd time for school....'
  19. >You leave your room and promptly hop down the stairs 3 steps at a time.
  20. >As you pass the living room, you stop.
  21. >'The piano's looking...pretty good this morning...'
  22. >You glance at the living room clock.
  23. >6:45
  24. "Wouldn't hurt to play for a bit."
  25. >You pull out the bench and take a seat.
  26. >Taking a deep breath, you start to play one of your favorite pieces.
  27. >'Rondo Alla Turca.'
  28. >'Let us begin.'
  29. >Your fingers are moving sluggishly.
  30. "This isn't a march...it needs to be faster."
  31. >You will your fingers to play the notes faster but still try to maintain some form of control over the dynamics of the piece.
  32. >Seconds seem to pass as you constantly correct yourself and find ways to improve the piece.
  33. >You decide to finish up, ending the piece with a final, resounding chord.
  34. "Huh...wasn't too bad. I need to work on keeping the chords from being too loud...best keep it forte and not fortissimo..."
  35. >You glance at the clock again.
  36. >7:30
  37. "Ohhhh boy. I'm just about running late here."
  38. >You pick up your bag and run out the door.
  39. >You arrive at school after 15 minutes of brisk walking.
  40. >You glance at your watch, noting that you have a good 5 minutes before class starts.
  41. >'At least I wasn't late for Economics....'
  42. >You walk into class and take a seat.
  43. >"Good morning Anon! Good to see you're not late."
  44. >Looking to your left, you see Twilight Sparkle give you a small wave.
  45. "Good morning to you as well Twilight. I didn't get here as early as I would have liked. I...lost track of time."
  46. >"Oh...were you...playing your piano again...?"
  47. "..."
  48. >"Don't worry about it! At least you weren't late for class. You did your homework right?"
  49. "Yeah, yeah. No need to remind me of that."
  50. >You put your bag on your desk, searching through it for last night's homework.
  51. >Looking up stocks and predicting stock trends got boring. So you left your paper half-finished.
  52. "Umm...Twilight? Can I...take a look at your paper for a minute?"
  53. >Twilight rolls her eyes and gives your her homework.
  54. >You take a few seconds to copy the 2nd half of the work you didn't do.
  55. "Thanks. Won't happen again."
  56. >"This is the 3rd time this week Anon."
  57. "Sorry."
  58. >"If I continue bailing you out like this...you need to do me some...favors."
  59. "What sort of favors are we talking about here?"
  60. >"Nothing inapropriate. I'm sure you'll be able to manage them."
  61. "Fine..."
  62. >"First thing...go look up stuff about our school's "orchestra". I hear they're looking to recruit new members."
  63. "...Who was in charge of that again...? Octo...? Octy...? I keep forgetting."
  64. >"It's Octavia, Anon. You can look for her after class. I'll let her know you're looking for her if I see her."
  65. "...Yeah....thanks."
  66. >"No problem! Time for class!"
  67. >What feels like several years pass as Economics drags on.
  68. >'So...BORING....'
  69. >Looking over the class, you realize it had split into two groups.
  70. >The group that was bored out of their minds and were half-asleep.
  71. >And the group that was actually paying attention.
  72. >The thing that concerned you was that the second group was made up of only Twilight.
  73. >Suddenly, the bell starts ringing, signalling the end of class.
  74. >Everyone gets out of their seats at once and begin walking out the door.
  75. >"Anon! Don't forget!"
  76. "Yeah, yeah, I won't forget."
  77. >"No Anon! Octavia-"
  78. >You close your eyes.
  79. >Twilight's irritating you beyond belief for some odd reason.
  80. "I'll look for-"
  81. >You're interrupted as you walk right into someone.
  82. >You're knocked off-balance and end up landing on top of whoever it was you bumped into.
  83. >It was a softer landing than you though.
  84. >'So...soft....soft...wait...'
  85. >You immediately roll off of your unfortunate victim.
  86. "I'm really sorry! That was an accident."
  87. >You look at the girl you accidentally fell on.
  88. >She has long black hair went halfway down her back.
  89. >Her bangs were swept to one side.
  90. >You feel your cheeks start to turn red.
  91. >'She's really...beautiful...'
  92. >"It's...quite alright I suppose. Just watch where you're going."
  93. >Her speech makes her sound...like she was part of an upper class.
  94. >You don't know how to describe it.
  95. "Ummm...my name's Anonymous. Sorry we kinda got off on the wrong foot there..."
  96. >"That's alright. My name's Octavia. It's a pleasure to meet you."
  97. "The pleasure's all mine. Wait...did you say your name is Octavia?"
  98. >The girl just nods. You stand there, dumbfounded.
  99. >'Finding her was easier than I thought...'
  100. >"Anon! I was trying to tell you that Octavia was right in front of you!"
  101. >You turn around and see Twilight standing there, hands on her hips.
  102. >"You should really pay attention to where you're going. You can get somebody hurt!"
  103. "Yeah...sorry about that. Anyway, Octavia I was looking for you. I wanted to-"
  104. >"Anon here wants to try out for the school orchestra. Or whatever the group is nowadays."
  105. >You blush slightlyas Twilight commandeers the conversation.
  106. >"Well then...I suppose Anonymous here can...show me what he can do. How does 3 o'clock after school sound?"
  107. "Th-that would be great! I-I mean..uh...yeah! Th-that's fine I guess..."
  108. >'Why am I turning into a stuttering idiot...?'
  109. >"Good! Come meet me in the auditorium at 3 this afternoon alright? Good day to you Anonymous."
  110. "Uhh yeah! Good day to you too Octavia!"
  111. >You watch her back as she walks off to her next class.
  112. >You don't realize that you're staring until Twilight nudges you with her elbow.
  113. >"If you keep staring at Octavia like that, you'll be late for your next class, Anon."
  114. "Huh? Oh...! Right! I wasn't staring! I was....just distracted...yeah."
  115. >Twilight rolls her eyes at your pathetic excuse.
  116. >"Whatever. We better get a move on before we're both late for class. Come on!"
  117. >Twilight drags you to class at top speed.
  118. >You sigh.
  119. >You'll never figure out how she does it.
  120. "Fabulous. I have to stay after school and try out for the school orchestra...."
  121. >"Don't be like that Anon. I'm sure you'll do fine. And besides, the important thing is to have fun!"
  122. "Yeah...fun...woohoo..."
  123. >You take a seat at the front of the class.
  124. >Twilight sits down next to you.
  125. >"Seriously Anon. Give Octavia and the orchestra a chance. I'm sure you'll like it."
  126. "I haven't seriously played the piano in a long while. I've done it just to entertain myself."
  127. >"You'll be fine. Besides, if you want to impress her, you should play her your best music."
  128. >Your eyes widen at Twilight's suggestion.
  129. "I-I don't LIKE Octavia, Twilight! I just met her!"
  130. >Twilight giggles.
  131. >"I was just teasing you. But that blush certainly isn't helping your cause."
  132. >With a sigh, you put your head on the desk and wait for class to start.
  133. >'Twilight accusing me of having a crush on Octavia....huh. As if...'
  134. >As you wait for class to start, your mind wanders back to the moment when you fell on top of her.
  135. >More specifically, the moment when you had buried your head right into her boobs.
  136. >'Th-They w-were so s-soft...'
  137. >"Anon! Class is about to start!"
  138. >You shake your head, clearing your thoughts of Octavia's glorious rack.
  139. >'...Why am I thinking about Octavia like this...? What is this sorcery?'
  140. >The flow of time seems to have been increased tenfold, for class was over in what felt like 2 minutes.
  141. "Twilight...why are you following me again...?"
  142. >"We have the same exact clases together Anon! And since we got gym, the others should be joining us!"
  143. "The others...? Oh..! Right...Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and everyone else. Yeah...."
  144. >You weren't exactly "excited", but it's time for gym!
  145. >You take a seat on the bleachers and start to change your sneakers.
  146. >It's going to be a good hour playing basketball.
  147.  
  148. >After gym, you head to the cafeteria for lunch.
  149. >Or rather, to the lockers so you can wipe the sweat, blood, and tears from yourself.
  150. >"Anon!"
  151. >You turn around in time to see...Pinkie Pie.
  152. >In the boys' locker room.
  153. >Wearing her gym shorts.
  154. >You could feel a little blood trickle from your nose.
  155. "W-What are you doing here Pinkie!?"
  156. >"I heard you were going to try out for the orchestra! So I wanted to throw you a good luck party!"
  157. "No! I don't need a "Good Luck Party"! And get out of the locker room before we get in trouble!"
  158. >"Okie dokie lokie!"
  159. >She promptly backs into a wall.
  160. >And walks through it.
  161. "....What....?"
  162. >After seeing this, the flow of time speeds up...again.
  163. >Before you know it, it's 2:50.
  164. >"Don't forget to find Octavia, Anon!"
  165. "Yeah, yeah..."
  166. >You hurry over to the auditorium.
  167. >'Gotta have a good first impression. Not counting today's..."incident".'
  168. >You walk into the auditorium to find that nobody's there.
  169. "Hmmm...I guess I should probably warm up."
  170. >You immediately head to the piano and start to play some basic scales.
  171. >Satisfied with your performance, you begin playing another one of your favorite songs.
  172. >As you finish playing, you slow down, enjoying the last of the music fading away into the silence.
  173. >You start to get up, but are stopped by a pair of arms wrapping themselves around you.
  174. >Whoever it was, you can feel their warm breath on your neck.
  175. >"Hmmm....Serenade...by Franz Schubert...you did well~"
  176. "Wh-Who are you...?"
  177. >Whoever it is giggles softly.
  178. >"You forgot me already? I'm disappointed Anon..."
  179. "Ummm..."
  180. >The mystery person laughs and releases you.
  181. >You immediately turn around, and blush just as a fast.
  182. >"What's the wrong Anon?"
  183. "Ummm..."
  184. >Octavia is standing there, one hand on her hip, the other hangly limply by her side.
  185. >"That was excellent, Anon. I haven't heard anyone play Serenade like that...in a long while."
  186. "Th-thanks..."
  187. >You look away, trying not to stare at her chest.
  188. >Partly because you didn't want to make her upset, but the top buttons on her shirt were undone.
  189. >And it was exposing some cleavage.
  190. "Um, Octavia?"
  191. >"Yes?"
  192. "...Y-You're shirt..."
  193. >"What about it?"
  194. "Don't you think it's a little...I don't know...revealing?"
  195. >"What are you talking abou-OH! Oh..that. It was getting a little hot in here, so I undid some of the buttons."
  196. "And what about all the touchy, feely?"
  197. >"Sorry about that...I got a little excited. You're the best I've seen in quite some time."
  198. "Thank you."
  199. >"And besides...weren't YOU the one who started being a littel too touchy? Like when we first met?"
  200. "H-HEY! That was an accident!"
  201. >Octavia starts to laugh.
  202. >"I was only joking. In all seriousness, I'm sure you'll be a great addition to our group."
  203. "So...does that mean I passed the try out...?"
  204. >"Mmmhhhmm."
  205. >She takes your hand in hers and leans close to you.
  206. >"Why don't you come backstage and allow me to show you...well, it wouldn't be fun if you knew what it was!"
  207. >Octavia smiles and drags you onto the stage.
  208. >Behind the curtains.
  209. >'...What's going on....?'
  210. >You arrive onto the stage with Octavia.
  211. >She lets go of your hand and turns to face you.
  212. "So...why did you bring me here...?"
  213. >Octavia grins.
  214. >"Well, I knew that you were good enough to join our group. I wanted to congratulate you, Anon."
  215. "Was that the reason you had your shirt half-undone...?"
  216. >A blush spreads across Octavia's face.
  217. >"O-Of course not! I was sincerely quite uncomfortable with all the heat in here..."
  218. "So why drag me onto this hot, stuffy stage?"
  219. >"...I heard from Twilight you've taken a liking to me Anon."
  220. "....What?"
  221. >Octavia walks up to you and looks into your eyes.
  222. >"I'm not someone who's easy to win over. I'm also not someone who would just hand myself over to any guy."
  223. >You are utterly confused.
  224. >But you're still somewhat excited.
  225. "Umm....I....don't really know what to say..."
  226. >"If you're joining the orchestra just to get into my pants, just stop right here."
  227. "Twilight was the one who made me try out in the first place!"
  228. >"...Was it not a sign of your infatuation with me when you buried your head in my chest this morning?"
  229. "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!"
  230. >Octavia winces slightly.
  231. >"Well then...I apologize for jumping to conclusions. And there's no need to yell, Anon."
  232. "S-Sorry...
  233. >You two stand there, the awkward situation threatening to suffocate you both.
  234. >'Sh-Should I ask her out...? I suppose she was showing some interest in me."
  235. >Octavia continues to look at you in a contemplating way.
  236. >"Well then...this is certainly awkward."
  237. "I blame Twilight."
  238. >Octavia lets out a small laugh before extending her to you again.
  239. >"Let's get out of here. It's getting a bit TOO hot."
  240. >You reach out to take her hand.
  241. >You don't know what makes you say it, but the words just come out of your mouth.
  242. "Why don't you come over to my house for dinner?"