A Vinyl Scratch Story, Pt 4

Rainbow Dash arrived at her house, her thoughts focused on Vinyl Scratch and that wonderful kiss they shared. It was still entirely too soon for her to jump into a relationship. After all, Applejack had just broken up with her a few hours ago. She needed some time to get her head back on straight before she started dating again. She liked Vinyl, and she knew Vinyl like her back, but Rainbow was a smarter pony than that. She knew better than to let her feelings, no matter how great, cloud her better judgment, and she knew she could not have a relationship with Vinyl. At least, not yet...

***Vinyl Scratch***

Vinyl woke up the next morning happier than she had been in almost a year. With Rainbow Dash and Applejack split up, this was her big chance to win the Pegasus's heart. This was her chance to be with the pony she had loved for so long, and she was not going to allow it to slip away from her a second time. Unfortunately, she was going to be busy fixing up her sound systems today and would be unable to see her beloved Rainbow.

Just as the white Unicorn was allowing her thoughts to trail off in the direction of her dearly beloved Pegasus, there was a knock at her door. "Who is it?" she called.

"It's Rainbow. I know you said you were busy today, but I at least wanted to come by and offer some help fixing your equipment."

Vinyl blushed. It was so considerate of her to come over and offer her help. "Uh, sure, come on in."

Rainbow opened the door and trotted in. "Hey, Vinyl. I'm here for whatever you need me to do. I'm not really techno-savvy the way you are, but I'll help out however I can."

"Thanks, Rainbow." Vinyl blushed deeper red. The Pegasus normally tried to act tough, and she was indeed one tough pony, but Vinyl saw past the tough exterior and knew that, inside, Rainbow Dash had a big heart and an undying devotion to her friends.

The two ponies spent the day rummaging through tools, moving large tables and speakers, mending and replacing snapped wires, and testing the repaired systems to make sure they worked properly again. After a long day of work, all of the equipment was eventually restored to proper working condition. The tired workers talked and joked and laughed throughout the day, and were relieved when their work was finished.

"Thanks so much, Rainbow. You were a great help." said Vinyl.

"It was no sweat, although the smell of my mane might say otherwise." joked Dash.

"Tell you what. You worked hard trying to help me today, you deserve a little something in return." replied Vinyl. "My bathroom's down the hall on the left, we can shower off and go out wherever you want to for dinner, Dashie."

Rainbow looked over at Vinyl with her eyes the size of dinner plates. "Can we go to the Mane Event on Stirrup Street? I haven't been there in forever!"

"Wherever you want, Rainbow. It's on me." Vinyl smiled. "But first, you have to get yourself cleaned up. And so do I."

After they showered off, Rainbow and Vinyl went off to the Mane Event to eat. It was an all-you-can-eat buffet, so they both went crazy with the food, eating until they were about to be sick.

After dinner, Rainbow Dash thanked Vinyl for the meal and tried to take off, but nearly puked as she picked up speed. She landed back on the ground in front of Vinyl, blushing slightly.

"Guess my stomach is telling me not to fly for awhile. I knew I shouldn't have had that last plate of hay fries." Rainbow groaned. "Guess I'm not going home tonight."

"How about you stay at my place for the night?" Vinyl offered.

"You sure? I don't think your couch is big enough for me to really stretch out."

"I wasn't talking about you sleeping on the couch, silly. I have a king-size bed, I'm sure there's room for both of us."

"You sure?" repeated Rainbow. "I don't want to impose."

"It's no trouble, really. Besides, when you live alone, sometimes it's nice to have a friend stay the night to keep you company."

"Yeah, I guess it is. Okay, I'll crash with you tonight!"

"Good to hear. Come on, it's getting late." They trotted back to Vinyl's apartment.

At Vinyl's apartment, Rainbow and Vinyl were sitting on the couch in the living room. Neither pony was really tired, so they stayed up and talked. Eventually, Rainbow's previous relationship with Applejack came to be the subject.

"I mean, I'm not upset about it anymore, but I just wish she had given me a reason for ending it so suddenly, you know?"

"I know, Dashie. I thought it was weird, too." replied Vinyl.

"What kinda pony does that kinda thing, anyways? I mean, I put all of my love and faith into her and she just..." Rainbow paused, emotions starting to well up in her. "She just... She just... Dear Celestia, I AM still upset!" she declared as the tears began to flow again. She buried her face back into Vinyl's mane and cried.

"There, there, Dashie. I'm right here for you."

"Th- thank you so much, Vinyl. I hate for anypony to see me like this. I'm so glad I have a friend like you."

"And I'm glad to have a friend like you, Rainbow."

Rainbow Dash brought her head up, looking Vinyl in the eyes. Then she did the last thing Vinyl would ever have expected her to do. She leaned forward and kissed Vinyl right on the lips. Vinyl did not resist. The moment she had dreamed of was finally coming true. She accepted Rainbow Dash's lips upon hers, embracing her beloved Pegasus and allowing herself to be completely absorbed in the happiest moment of her life.

The two ponies broke apart, both of their faces beet red. "So..." began Vinyl. "What do you wanna do now, friend?"

Rainbow smiled deviously. "Well, I'm satisfied to keep doing what we were doing, friend."

The two laughed at the not-so-subtle joke, then kissed again.

Eventually, the newfound lovers made their way into Vinyl's bedroom and cuddled up together to sleep the night away.