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Symphony for the Rival

by No More

Chapter 13: Chapter XIII

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Chapter XIII

What happened a thousand years ago?  Well, a lot, that's for sure.  Discord had rules Equestria for years prior, twisting the very fabric of the universe to his will.  Ultimately, he was defeated by the royal sisters and turned to stone.  Months later, King Sombra overthrew the last Crystal Queen in the Crystal Empire.  He was arguably the most brutal and feared king this planet has ever witnessed.  During his rule, the whole of the empire had been turned to slaves working to the death for the king's amusement.  Before the sisters overthrew him, a curse was set upon the empire, and it disappeared for a thousand years.

In the same year, months after the defeat of King Sombra, Princess Luna became corrupted, turning into a twisted alter ego of herself named Nightmare Moon.  This evil side of her wanted to take over the Kingdom of Equestria for herself, making the nighttime last forever.  Ultimately, she was defeated by Princess Celestia and exiled to the moon for a thousand years.

Thinking back on all this history, a lot happened in that year a thousand years ago.  But none of that can compare to the atmosphere of this room.  2401 NE Mane St. Canterlot, Equestria.  For you see, I might have gotten a tad bit angry at my father.  And I might have confessed my undying love for Vinyl in front of his face.  It might not seem so bad to you, but unfortunately I told him after he was accusing Vinyl as a rude-drug-dealing-disgusting-insignificant-scumbag.  So yes, I do believe he won't take so kindly to our little predicament.

My eyes are locked on to his, both of us trying to out glare the other.  Well actually...I'm trying to out glare him whilst he just has this expression of shock and awe.  His hooves were brought in front of his mouth and his elbows rested on the table.  My thoughts swirl around in my head like a hurricane.  On the outside, It looked as though my glare was trying to murder a stallion that looked exactly like me, save for a horn.  On the inside...let's just say Tartarus has been relocated.

You know, I'm starting to regret staying at the Hearths Warming Eve party last night.  If I had left once I spotted my kin, I would not be in this situation right now.  Oh well, that's life for you: Good things come, then karma bites you in the a--I really should stop listening to Vinyl.

Our staring contest came to a halt when father put his hooves down.  He looks at Vinyl for the first time in ages.  He still seems to be processing the information I just told him about Vinyl and I being together.  "M-marefriend?  I..."  He clears his throat.  "Octavia."  He said, still looking at Vinyl.  "I wish to speak to Vinyl alone."

I blink.  Dear gods above have mercy.  Hearing that from my father in that tone almost made me faint.  My eyes flashed to Vinyl's sunglasses, and she slightly nods and mouths 'it's ok'.  I'm still skeptical, but I'll play along.  "Very well."  I said calmly before getting up and going in to my old room.

I would be lying if I didn't immediately crack down and bawl my eyes out as soon as the door closed.  Using the pillow to muffle the noise, I had no trouble emptying out all that built up frustration and sorrow my father gave to me.  Why does he have to be this way?!  Shouldn't he be happy that I'm back and we're together again?!  But no!  Instead he has to criticize me and my marefriend because he's so fucking dense!  Dammit Vinyl you're doing it to me again.  That's it!  When all of this needless drama passes I am going to stop listening to your trash talk!

Within five minutes, my pillow is completely soaked in tears.  My mane looks like a Wonderbolt flew right threw it.  My coat is, too, stained with dried tears.  Please, Vinyl, don't make daddy anymore angry than he is!  Please be calm and rational out there, lest he be even more furious.

I still don't even see why he is furious in the first place!  From last night he already saw that Vinyl can be respectable when she wants to be!  And I would assume if Vinyl was everything that he claims her to be, I would be no longer living with her, not to mention in a relationship with her!  My father's logic is so misguided.

How long have I been in this room?  I'm sure I lost track of time during all of my crying.  I don't know what time I came in here, but the bedside clock reads 3:00pm.  I turned my attention to the most interesting object in my room that doesn't require me to focus on, or move from my position: The ceiling.  You know, I bet the ceiling doesn't have to deal with all of this pointless drama.  It just hangs there, mocking me and my plights.  Damn you ceiling.  Stop it.  Just stop staring at me like that, mockingly.  Yeah, laugh it up at my misfortunes you accursed drywall.

Look at me, I'm mentally yelling at a ceiling...not to mention the fact that I have also been talking to myself as if telling a story to an audience for the past couple months.  Confound these ponies, they drive me to insanity.  

Stuffing my face back into my pillow and groaning in both frustration and grief, I finally was able to drift to sleep.

Apparently not for long, because the next thing I knew, I was being shaken by a hoof like object.  I groaned and rolled over, seeing a white coated pony standing beside the bed.

"Hey Tavi, you ok?"  She asked.

I sat up in bed and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes.  "How long was I asleep?"

"'Bout two and a half hours."  She answered.

I blinked.  Two and a half hours?  Good Faust.  "What happened while I was sleeping?  Where is my father?"

Vinyl looked behind her.  "Oh he left a few minutes ago."

I gulped.  Fear overtook me as thoughts of what went on between them started to form in my mind.  "What did he say to you?"

Vinyl stayed silent for a few seconds.  She sat on the bed and rested her head on my shoulder.  I instinctively held her with my right arm around her waist, and started to stroke her mane with my left arm.  "He asked me a ton of questions about me, and I answered them all truthfully.  Then he asked me how I truly felt about you.  I just told him that I really like you, and really want to um...like, you know, be really serious with you and stuff...and also a lot of other mushy stuff...Then he, like, apologized to me and left.  He said he'll be back when he thought all this through."

A part of me started to calm down.  At least my father didn't lash out at her or anything of the sort.  Well, now I know that he can be civil around her when he wants to be.  I'm surprised that I didn't hear them yelling.  Perhaps they were, but I was too busy crying or sleeping to notice.  If daddy needs to think this through, then so be it.  Fortunately he's being rational about all of this.

Vinyl leaned in closer to me to where our chests were against each other.  I could feel her slow, soft heartbeat thumping in sync with my own.  It was the only sound in the room.  Like a metronome.  The closer I was to Vinyl, the more one simple thought invaded my mind.  'really want to um...like, you know, be really serious with you and stuff'

"Vinyl," I stared, "Do you really mean it?"

She looked up at me.  "Mean what?"

"What you said earlier.  About being 'serious' with me.  Is that true?"

Without hesitation, Vinyl removed her purple tinted glasses and looked at me dead in the eye.  I can see the determination, the strength and power in her eyes.  I knew what the answer will be.

"Of course It's true!  I wouldn't have said it to your father if I didn't mean it!  I really like you, Octavia, a lot.  You're not like the others.  I really want to like, take this relationship to the next level.  Well...how does that even work?  I mean we kind of live together...so like...no that won't work...our relationship is weird ain't it?  I mean, we could like--"

I laughed and held her tighter, resting my forehead on hers.  "Oh hush you silly, adorable thing you."  I paused for a second.  "You wouldn't be mad if I used a cliche here would you?"

"Depends...which one?"

" 'Shut up and kiss me'."

Her eyes widened and she smiled.  "Nope!  Don't mind at all!"  

I giggled once more before I leaned in and kissed her.
















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