Okay, guys. I worked my ass off on this one. I was about halfway done, and decided it needed more. No Clopscene. But there IS one in the next chapter.

Chapter Six: Unexpectancy

It was indeed a bright and sunny afternoon in Ponyville. It had been about a week since Bass and Vinyl had met, and the two were enjoying lunch in one of Vinyl's favorite diners. Bass hadn't quite gotten familiar with the area yet, so whenever Vinyl recommended they go do something, he simply nodded and followed her lead, which in retrospect, was always a good call. Since the two of them had just about the same interests, Bass ended up genuinely enjoying his day, even more so since it was this wonderful mare that he was spending the day with. It was obvious that the two had been more than just friends for quite some time, now.

Bass looked up from his sandwich at Vinyl, who was trying to seem delicate in eating her sandwich, which made Bass laugh. It was apparent that she was trying to impress Bass, although he didn't know why she would. She looked at him, and raised an eyebrow at his laughter. "What are you laughing at, Bass?"

Bass quickly let his laughter fade. "You, V. It's so cute when you try to act refined and all that jazz."

This caused the white unicorn to blush deeply. "Is... Is it really that obvious?"

Bass only nodded. "But it's fine. You don't have to pretend around me. I may be from Philly, but not the nice part. Besides, I like the real you. The raw white mare that flipped when she saw my bass."

This made Vinyl blush even deeper, but this time she was smiling. "That... That's really sweet, Bass. Nopony's ever said anything like that to me, before." Then she looked down at her hoof on the table, noticing the black hoof on top of it. She looked up, and smiled at Bass. "Thank you."

The couple was unaware of the cyan Pegasus that had watched the whole scene from a window outside the diner. She smiled at the couple from her unseen vantage point. "Well holy horse feathers. I don't think I've ever seen Scratch smile like that. Gotta admit, they do make a cute couple. DJ Vinyl Scratch and Lunar Black. I can't wait to tell the others!" Rainbow squealed with delight, but then remembered the promise she had made to Bass. Her sense of loyalty wouldn't let her break that promise. "Aw, horseapples." Then the Pegasus sunk down onto her cloud, and slipped off to sleep.

The couple had walked outside and saw a cloud with a rainbow colored tail hanging over the side. Vinyl laughed, while Bass looked at her with a clueless expression. Vinyl turned to Bass and whispered "Somepony's been spying on us." then she nodded toward the cloud. "Think we should play a prank on her?"

Bass grinned evilly, and nodded his head, whispering back "Definitely." Bass then reached under his wing and pulled out a marker, and quietly flew up to the cloud, where he found a sleeping Rainbow Dash. He quietly pulled the cap from the marker, and drew a smiley face on each eyelid, and flew back down to Vinyl.

"What'd you do?" Vinyl asked, waiting anxiously. Bass whispered in Vinyl's ear exactly what he did, causing her to fall to the ground, rolling in laughter, forcing out words between laughing fits. "She'll never... notice!"

Having recovered from her fit of immobilizing laughter, Vinyl went back to giving her new coltfriend a tour of Ponyville. The were almost at Sugarcube Corner when a grey Pegasus with a blonde mane and deep yellow eyes stopped them. "Hey, Vinyl, who's your new friend?"

Vinyl smiled at the mare. "Hey, Ditzy. This is my friend, Deep Bass. Bass, this is Ditzy Doo. She's Ponyville's mailmare."

The grey Pegasus looked at Bass. "So you're Deep Bass. I have a letter for you." She reached into her mail bag, and handed Bass a letter. "Here ya go!"

Bass smiled, and took the letter, smiling when he saw who the sender was. "Thanks, Ditzy."

"Not a problem, Bass. See ya around, Vinyl." And with that, Ditzy flew off.

Vinyl looked at Bass. "Who's the letter from?" she inquired, getting close to Bass's face, looking at the letter almost from his point of view.

Bass smiled as he tilted the envelope so Vinyl could see. "It's from my twin sister, Treble."

Vinyl's jaw dropped. "You mean THE Soft Treble? The one who sings 'Ice'" she was now staring wide-eyed at Bass, and he could tell, even through her shades.

Bass chuckled, and nodded his head. "Yep. That's my sister."

Vinyl continued her stare. "Well? What does it say, what does it say?"

Bass smiled at the impatient mare. "Easy, Babe. I haven't even opened it, yet." Then he opened the envelope and pulled the letter out, and read it aloud:

"Dearest Brother:

I heard from a friend that you had finally gotten settled in to your new home in Ponyville... As well as a few lumps on your head. And I've also heard that you've found yourself a fillyfriend. Well, in celebration of these events, I will be coming to visit you. Don't worry I won't be staying at your house. Celestia knows how filthy that place is. However, I will be organizing a housewarming party for you. I expect to see your fillyfriend there. I would very much like to meet her.

Sincerely,

Soft Treble

P.S.: I figure the mail might be a bit... slow in Ponyville, so I'll probably be arriving a few hours after you get this... Surprise?"

Bass's eyes then grew wide. He was so excited to see his sister. He looked over at Vinyl, who had an even more shocked expression on her face. "I can't believe I get to meet THE Soft Treble! I'M SO EXCITED!" Vinyl squealed like an overly excited fanfilly.

Bass laughed at Vinyl's excitement, finding it absolutely adorable. "Well, we should probably get going. This letter was sent two days ago. She'll be arriving any moment."

A few minutes later, the two white ponies were back at Bass's house. He kept it surprisingly clean, so there wasn't much that needed to be done, so the couple sat on the couch, cuddling and listening to a record. Both of them had taken their glasses off, as part of a deal they had made a few days before. A few hours rolled by, and Vinyl had fallen asleep with her head on Bass's chest. Bass, himself had almost fallen asleep, stroking Vinyl's mane, when he heard a knock on the door. "It's open." He called, then the door swung open, and in walked the all too familiar Soft Treble. Bass didn't even try to get up. "Evenin' sis. I'd jump up to hug you, but I'm being held hostage." he giggled, as he continued to stroke the white unicorn's mane.

Treble smiled. She looked much different than last time Bass had seen her. She looked as though she had undergone a complete makeover. Her mane was styled differently than it used to be, and she wasn't wearing her glasses. She looked like a rockpony. "This must be the mare I've heard so much about. She's beautiful, Bass. I'd love to let you two cuddle, but I've got some big news for you. Just let me help you out." With that, Vinyl was surrounded by a yellow glow, and was lifted, allowing Bass to get off the couch, then Vinyl was slowly lowered back to the couch, her head resting on a pillow.

Bass sat down in the dining room with Treble, and a glass of coffee. "So what's this news, sis?"

"Well the first story is that Chords was arrested for assaulting an officer just the other day. Not surprising. The second bit is that I've been working with Silver Sky, and together we got a song on the radio. It's called-"

"Ice?" Bass smiled, and then took another sip of his coffee. "Anything else?"

Treble took on a shy demeanor. "Well, there IS one more thing… but you have to promise not to tell anypony, okay?" Bass only nodded, sipping his coffee. "Well, I've been wanting to tell somepony, but I didn't want word getting out, and spreading all over the media. Well, dearest beloved brother, "Treble paused to take a deep breath, "your twin sister is a fillyfooler." She cringed, expecting anger, or harsh words. She honestly hadn't expected Bass's reaction.

Bass sat quietly, and took another sip of his coffee, looking at his sister indifferently. "And?"

Bass's reaction shocked Treble. "Really? That's it? No yelling, screaming, or throwing things?"

Bass looked ponderingly up to the ceiling for a second, as if he were going to change his mind, then looked back at his sister. "Nope. Listen, Treb. You're my sister. Whether you like men or mares is your choice, not mine. I'm gonna love and support the shit out of anything you do, 'cause that's what brothers do."

Treble smiled at her brother. "Well well, Deep Bass has finally grown up. He even took his shades off like a grown-up."

Bass took another sip of his coffee, and shook his head, smiling. "Nope. Still the same old Deep Bass that everypony knows and loves. Vinyl and I made a deal that while we're in each other's homes, we wouldn't wear our shades."

Treble smiled. "Well, that's cute. I'm glad you found somepony who makes you happy. So her name's Vinyl, huh? What does she do?"

Bass looked at his sister, remembering the day he met Vinyl. "She's a musician. In fact, the first time we met, I listened to something she wrote, and we wrote a song together."

Treble smiled. "Well, well. It seems my wild brother's finally slowed down a little bit."

Bass raised an eyebrow at his sister. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, the old Bass would've laid with every mare in this town by now. I'm happy for you. I really am."

Bass blushed slightly, finishing the last of his coffee. "Thank you, sis. It means a lot to me. I should be going to bed." He stood, and walked over to Vinyl, who was sleeping on the couch, and nudged her softly. "Wake up, Babe. We have a visitor."

She rustled about for a moment then slowly opened her ruby eyes, smiling at Bass, then she looked to her right, spotting Treble at the table. Her eyes shot open, and she gasped sharply. Bass helped her off the couch, and the two walked over toward the table, Bass's wing covering the nervous Vinyl's back reassuringly. "Someone's been excited to meet you all day, sis."

Treble turned, and her grey eyes met Vinyl's ruby eyes. Treble smiled speaking in her usual calm, soft tone. "Good evening, Miss Scratch. Sleep well?"

Vinyl nervously tried to back away, only to be stopped by Bass's wing. "Um… good… good evening, M-m-miss Treble. And yes, I s-s-slept quite comfortably." Vinyl was stuttering with nervousness, her cheeks a deep crimson.

Bass was close to falling over with laughter at how cute Vinyl was when she was nervous like this, but was able to stifle his laughter. Treble smiled at the nervous mare. "Please relax, Miss Scratch. I only wanted to meet the mare who makes my brother happy. He was such a wreck after what happened to his friend, Rythm. I'm just glad to see him happy again. So, thank you, Miss Scratch."

Vinyl stood quietly, her jaw nearly to the floor, and her eyes wide. Bass could tell that she was near moments away from fainting, so he spoke up. "Well, sis, it's been a pleasure seeing you, but we should really be getting to bed. We'll see you again tomorrow."

Bass then led Vinyl to bed, and Treble smiled at the couple, and left. "By Celestia, they're so cute together. Probably even cuter than Twilight had mentioned." Treble smiled, and trotted toward the library, where she was to be staying during her stay. When she arrived at the library, she knocked on the door with her hoof, and smiled at the purple unicorn who answered the door. "Good evening, Twilight."

"Hey, Treble. Come in." The purple unicorn smiled at her friend as she walked in. "So, how did it go?"

Treble giggled. "Wonderfully, Twilight. They're so much cuter than you could imagine."

"Well that's good. Let me show you to your bed. We've got a long day tomorrow." Twilight smiled, and led the yellow mare to her own bed, laying down next to her, and the two fell asleep , wrapped in each other's arms.

((Post-read)) Now I know you didn't see that one coming. And if you say you did, you're a damned liar. Next Chapter: Chapter 7: Motivation (Mature Warning) Estimated time remaining: 54 Minutes