Chapter 11: Let's get this over with

           Vinyl woke at about late afternoon.

Vinyl slowly got up and opened her eyes, after a minute of letting all her senses come back, she looked at the alarm clock next to her bed that would reveal the time being 2:45pm. She then stood up and walked to the bathroom to take a shower. She turned on the water and stepped in only to jump back out seconds later. "COLD!" Vinyl yelled her voice still raspy from not being used for a number of hours.

Why is it so cold?

Vinyl thought to herself before remembering something important she had forgotten days ago. "The gas bill." She stated. "Oh no, oh no, oh no,oh no, ooh nooo!" She yelled while running torwards the kitchen. She then looked at the the piece of paper taped to the fridge,Vinyl read aloud,"Manehatten gas company. 50 bits due by Friday at approximately 1:30pm." After reading the bill Vinyl then threw the paper onto the ground and rubbed her temples. She took a deep breath in, and out. "Ok..."Vinyl said,"It's ok." Then all of a sudden Vinyl remembered something else.

Wait....It's Friday?

        Vinyl began to smile before shouting.

"Yay!!! I get to hangout with Octy today!" Vinyl was as energetic as a filly, then again when is she not? Then all of a sudden she stopped in mid jump. "Wait, I'm hanging out with Octy today." Vinyl then began to panic. "Aaahh! Do I look ok does my breath stink, do I stink! And who am I talking to?" Vinyl looked around and saw no  pony. "I guess myself." She then ran back to

the bathroom and into the shower. "Still cold! Ahhhhhhh suck it up, suck it up." After a quick shower she jumped out of the bathroom and ran out the door, but stopped she walked back inside and looked at the clock which read 3:00pm. "Oops I guess I got too excited, I don't need to leave for another four hours." She said sheepishly. It was then, Vinyl decided to go, and get some breakfast, even though it was late afternoon, so I guess that it would be considered lunch....yeah that sounds right, Vinyl decided to go get some lunch. "Hmmm a daisy sandwich sounds really good right about now." Vinyl said aloud. She then walked out of her small, cramped, and dirty apartment to go to one of her favorite restaurants.                

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It was 7:00pm and Octavia was

sitting in her living room. She had no rehearsals today because, well it was Friday and everypony had things to do. Most of it being party related. So Octavia sat in her living room with her good friend Lyra. Lyra was Octavia's friend, and BonBon's marefriend. Lyra was actually the pony who introduced her to BonBon they've all known each other for about a year now. Octavia then looked up at Lyra and spoke. "Lyra is everything alright?" She asked.

"Yeah why?" Lyra asked.

"Well, it's just...you haven't touched your tea, is something wrong?" Octavia asked with concern.

"No! It's just....how am I supposed to pick this up without hands?" Lyra asked confused. Octavia then face hoofed.

"Lyra." Octavia sighed. "You're a unicorn, use your magic....and what are hands?" She asked confused.

"I don't feel like explaining it, if you're anything like BonBon then you won't get it." Lyra replied.

"Ok...so..." Octavia then looked at the way Lyra was sitting. "Lyra isn't sitting like that uncomfortable?" Octavia asked her.

"Not really." Lyra replied. "So BonBon told me you have a date with somepony, some mare to be exact."

"Not this again." Octavia groaned. "It's not a date we're just hanging out."

"So who is it?" Lyra asked excitedly.

"Wait you don't know? Didn't BonBon tell you?" Octavia asked confused.

"No she said that I would want to hear it from you because I'm a big fan of them. So who is it Sapphire Shores?" Lyra squeed.

"No, it's DJ Pon-3." Octavia mumbled.

"What? Octavia come on I can't hear you." Lyra complained.

"It's....well....her name is...." Octavia struggled to get the words out.

"For Celestia's sake say it!" Lyra yelled impatiently. Octavia took a deep breathe before speaking.

"Her name is DJ Pon-3." Octavia finally answered. The volume at which Lyra yelled was enough to make Octavia's ears ring.

"OH MY GOD YOU'RE DATING DJ PON-3!!!! YOU ARE THE LUCKIEST PONY ALIVE....." Octavia shoved her hoof into her Lyra's mouth like she had with BonBon.

"Why is it that you and BonBon freak out when I say her name?.....and we are not dating!" Octavia replied.

"Ommfffddddrrrr." Lyra mumbled with Octavia's hoof still in her mouth.

"Right, sorry." Octavia apologized after removing her hoof from Lyra's mouth.

"Thank you. Oh, and what are you two going to be doing?" Lyra asked beaming with excitement.

"Well, I don't know we're meeting at the cafe I usually go to at 8:00." Octavia answered.

"Isn't it like a ten minute walk from your house?" Lyra asked.

"Yes, it's not that far." Octavia replied.

"Yeah but you said, you two were meeting at 8:00." Lyra said.

"Yes." Octavia replied while raising her right eyebrow.

"Well, it's 7:30." Lyra said.

"What?!" Octavia then looked at the clock that read 7:30pm. "Well I better be going then, you don't mind do you?" Octavia asked with concern.

"Of course not, have fun.  Tomorrow BonBon and I want to hear all about it." Lyra said smiling.

"Ok." Octavia chuckled. "Let yourself out whenever you want to leave." Octavia said while opening the door.

"Ok have fun." Lyra said happily. Octavia sighed.

"Huuuuuh, I'm going to need it." She sighed "Let's get this over with." She groaned before closing the door and leaving.

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