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Nothing was right. Blue Note tossed another draft into the trash. Even composing was eluding her tonight. For some reason, she was having trouble starting a new piece, and she couldn't bring herself to possibly wreck a work in progress. Staring at her overflowing trash can, she decided that work was over for today. 

 

Blue Note took her glasses off, and made her way to her bedroom. She was exhausted, but her thoughts wouldn't stop whirling through her mind. Laying in bed, she wanting nothing more than merciful sleep, but she couldn't stop tossing and turning. "I'm never going to get to sleep like this." She got out of her bed and looked in the mirror. 

 

"Why am I so pathetic?" Blue Note thought as she brushed her mane. Some ponies just had it all from the start. She pushed her thoughts away and focused on making herself presentable. At least she would appear normal. "Though not stylish." She didn't have time or a good reason to do anything except smooth her mane over. She turned away from her reflection and went to check her bag. It went almost everywhere with her.

 

The bag always contained what she considered essential to an outing. There were several bits for spending. If she was going to this wedding, she needed something to make her to look good. She also had a pair of glasses, copies of several of her pieces, and her clarinet, just in case. She wondered if it wasn't time to give up on one or two of those things, but not tonight. She put her bag on, and set out from her apartment. Walking around the city wasn't likely to assuage her mind, but perhaps she could find something to distract her.  

 

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Neon finished packing then looked around making sure she had everything "I don't have a dress to wear...I can just buy one in Manehatten" She said to herself. Neon picked up her bags and headed to the station wile walking there she thought about how she will probably see everypony! She was pretty excited but frowned when she thought about Red, and how she said no to getting married to him. She sat down waiting for the train and made herself think about something else, like if any of her friends have changed and who else she will meet at the wedding. 

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A couple of hours later, DJ and Vinyl both came out of a tailor's in Manehattan, having just purchased a brand new tuxedo for DJ. "Right, what next?" Vinyl asked.

 

"Hmm... We could go and see if we can find Sterling or Evening?" DJ suggested. "It would probably be best to find out where they are, and exactly where the wedding will be held."

 

Vinyl nodded. "Yeah, I guess so." She then smiled as an idea came to mind. "Then, how about dinner? I'm sure you remember somewhere good to go!"

 

"Sure! I think I might know a few good venues," he replied. "But first we have to find the happy couple!"

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Steel trotted into the chapel hall where everypony was milling about before the wedding.

He was wearing a doublet and cross sash, his replacement sabres in their scabbards at both his sides. All in all, he looked the typical Canterlot fair, though perhaps a bit anachronistic. If somepony had called him out as such, it wouldn't have been the first time.

Steel kept his eyes open for his friends, particularly Clover and the groom.

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At this point, Evening had written quite a bit about the wedding, but she still awaited Sterlings ideas and approval on everything. He had been gone for two hours at the tailors, maybe he was doing something else as well? She sighed to herself. Maybe she could take a break from writing and do something else until Sterling got back. Hesitantly, she got out of her seat and walked slowly to a window, pushing the curtain back she could see it was getting dark.

 

'Maybe I could practice my magic.. ?' said her thoughts, she was eager to the idea but she kinda felt like she was doing one half of her special talent more than other, they were supposed to be combined to work properly anyways, but she hadn't done that since.. since.. She didn't want to go there, not at this sort of time. Maybe practicing her magic wouldn't be so good right now, it just seemed like she was going to worry herself.

 

Maybe she could whip up a snack to waste time? She hadn't practiced her cooking skills in a while, the last thing she'd cooked up something to her potential was that night on the ship anyways, could she get such a chance to do something like it again? 

 

Probably not. She sighed again, she didn't know what she could do with herself. She walked herself over to her bedroom and picked up a thick book on the bedside table. She lay down on the bed and placed the book in front of her "Equestrian History: Volume I + II" she read aloud, she forcefully smiled, it was good enough. She opened the book from the front page and read from there

 

'An Introduction to Equestrian History

 

In the days before Celestia and Luna..'

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Neon got off the train that took her to Manehatten. She looked around at all the tall buildings "Ah, Manehatten long time no see" She sighed as she walked around "I will need a dress and to find out where everypony is" Neon said to herself "Maybe i can find one of the girls, they could help me find out what to wear" She sighed "I gotta stop talking to myself" 

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"Well, sugarcube," Applejack responded, "Ah'm sure she'll be attendin' the wedding. Maybe you two could talk it over during that time!"

"Thing is," Red responded, "I haven't seen her since our little adventure. She's home in Manehattan, and I have no idea if she... found somepony else. After the failed proposal, that's more than likely what happened..."

Applejack noticed the worry in his face, and scooched up closer to him.

"Sugarcube," she said to him, "Ah know you know ah don't have much experience with the colts, but ah think you should reserve all your assumptions until the wedding. Don't worry yerself sick about it."

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Sterling had just trotted over to a nearby shop in Manehattan. It was a store that had light shining from its many windows, and in it were some of the most exquisite flowers and bushes anypony could ever imagine. Sterling entered this greenhouse shop as the doors whirled open automatically. He looked around for the best looking flower he could find. It was so hard for Sterling to pick out the best one though since the flowers were all sorts of colours, from pink to red to even blue! Eventually, Sterling found a flower with purple petals. It was a small, yet confident flower, standing up tall despite its size. Sterling was reminded greatly of his bride to be as he picked the flower's pot up. 'Wow... I'm sure she'll love this flower! I'm going to buy it right away! Plus, it's affordable at 10 bits!' thought an ecstatic Sterling as he proceeded to purchase the flower. After completing his purchase, Sterling was now heading home, delighted to have found the perfect wedding gift. Now if only he could hide it until wedding day...

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Kismet blinked. Feeling sorry for herself would get her nowhere. Confused as she was, she couldn't let this get the best of her.

 

She could tell by the rising sun that it was well past morning and into the afternoon, so she decided to glide back down to her kitchen to make a yummy green salad. She looked into the cupboards to find a suitable bowl and closed the door with a satisfying clomp. She moved her way to the ice box where the spinach and other leafy vegetables were kept. She shuffled around the vegetables, trying to decide what sounded appealing-

 

CLOMP!

 

She looked up, startled. Behind her the cupboard door had slammed shut again. She looked closer and tilted her head. 

 

"I knew for sure I closed that..." she thought when suddenly-

 

CLOMP CLOMP SPAT! CLOMP CLOMP SPAT!

 

The cupboards were opening and closing, creating quite a ruckus. Kismet was frightened and overwhelmed.

 

"Not again, not again, not again!" she thought, "Oh please not now!"

 

She closed her eyes to try to distract from the noise. The window panes were smacking together and the wind began whistling a tune. A tune quite familiar to any bride or groom.

 

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

After a moment: everything was still. Kismet looked up to assess the damage. Her eyes opened wide.

 

There was nothing wrong. The cupboards were shut; the ice box sealed properly. The windows were still with the exception of a light breeze.

 

"I...I...", Kismet was stunned. Suddenly she heard a noise.

 

Knock knock.

 

She held her breath.

 

"Mail's here" somepony called out from her front door.

 

"Oh thank Celestia," Kismet breathed a sigh of relief. She opened the door to find a single, sealed envelope. It was elegant and beautiful, and on the front in careful delicate letters were: 

 

Wedding

 

 

((OOC: Okay thanks guys for being patient! That's my intro to the story, now Kismet is gonna be preparing for the fun! yay.png ))

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Meet my OC's : Honeycomb and Kismet

 

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@Budding Night

 

Sterling wanted to surprise Evening with the beautiful flower that represented her so well. Nonetheless, he had to enter through the front door, and Evening would probably be able to see the gift if he walked right in. 'If there was only a way I could hide this flower until the wedding...' thought a wondering Sterling as he reached the entrance to the apartment complex. He knew it would be impossible to hide it without Evening knowing if he tried to wrap it up before entering home...

 

When he arrived at the elevator doors, one of the doors was already accessible for him, so he happily walked in and pushed the number "7" on the elevator. The elevator whisked him up to the 7th floor, their condo floor. As Sterling reached door 704, he peeked through the window and noticed Evening reading a book on Equestrian history. It was his chance. Maybe Sterling could open the door really quietly so that Evening wouldn't notice. Then he could stash the gift somewhere at the upper floors that were rarely used by the couple. 

 

Sterling opened the door very quietly, hoping that Evening wouldn't notice. He tip-toed across the room where Evening read her book and quietly walked up the stairs. Having successfully trotted past her, he quickly placed the gift near the window so that he could care for it underneath the sunlight. He then closed the door to the unused room and then walked down... He then walked very closely up to Evening and then whispered to her ear, "Evie... I'm home..."

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DJ and Vinyl had been searching the city for any sign of Sterling or Evening, or somepony they knew, but had had no luck so far. "Maybe we should just go to the chapel, and see what it looks like." Vinyl suggested.

 

"Good idea!" DJ agreed. "We may even see Sterling and Evening there! There's an address here in the invite, so maybe we should go check it out."

 

Soon, they had arrived at the chapel where the wedding was going to be held. DJ could see why the couple had chosen it. It was a beautiful building, and it sat in an equally beautiful part of Manehattan. When they trotted inside, DJ noticed a pegasus with his back to them. Suddenly DJ's face lit up. "Steel!" he cried.

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Kismet gazed at the crisp, elegant envelope before her on the table. It certainly was beautiful, and it certainly was going to be a happy day for the couple. She wasn't disappointed by the invitation, no, she was scared of how it came. 

 

"What is going on?" Kismet whispered. 

 

After an uneventful 5 minutes of staring at the piece of parchment, Kismet decided that whatever had happened, was over.

 

"No sense in wasting the day crouching in the corner from a letter," she told herself, "I'm not that crazy." She giggled at her joke, even though she didn't find it very funny. She was still shaking from what happened earlier. 

 

She held the paper between her hooves and tore open the letter with her teeth. Inside was an invitation to unite the two special someponys Sterling Crimson and...

 

Kismet looked up suddenly. 

 

"Evening Glory."

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After climbing atop the Neighagra Falls, he looked out into the distance, seeming to enjoy the sound of the falls. It was late into the night, and he could see lights in the east.

 

"Must be it..." he whispered to himself, as he took another deep breath, ran for the edge and started gliding again...

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So I took this personality-test... And apparently, I'm most like Fluttershy~
2015- edit - not too much has changed, but now I'm a wee bit more like Twilight~

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After checking in at the hotel, Clover left her luggage there and went to an unpretentious cafe for something to eat. Once she was finished, she decided to head to the chapel to take a look at the wedding decorations. She felt a bit wistful; Clover would love to get married someday, herself. Her eyes lit up when she saw that @@Steel Accord, was there. "Steel!" she exclaimed. "Long time, no see!" She trotted over and gave him a hug.

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  On 2013-07-07 at 2:18 PM, DJ-BRONI3 said:

DJ and Vinyl had been searching the city for any sign of Sterling or Evening, or somepony they knew, but had had no luck so far. "Maybe we should just go to the chapel, and see what it looks like." Vinyl suggested.

 

"Good idea!" DJ agreed. "We may even see Sterling and Evening there! There's an address here in the invite, so maybe we should go check it out."

 

Soon, they had arrived at the chapel where the wedding was going to be held. DJ could see why the couple had chosen it. It was a beautiful building, and it sat in an equally beautiful part of Manehattan. When they trotted inside, DJ noticed a pegasus with his back to them. Suddenly DJ's face lit up. "Steel!" he cried.

  
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After checking in at the hotel, Clover left her luggage there and went to an unpretentious cafe for something to eat. Once she was finished, she decided to head to the chapel to take a look at the wedding decorations. She felt a bit wistful; Clover would love to get married someday, herself. Her eyes lit up when she saw that @@Steel Accord, was there. "Steel!" she exclaimed. "Long time, no see!" She trotted over and gave him a hug.

Steel's ears perked at the sound of his name. He turned to behold a certain cute unicorn giving him a hug. Steel returned the affection to Clover.

"Good to see you again, my lady." Steel said into her ear softly, before smoothly placing a gentle kiss right on her neck.

 

He then his name called again, breaking the embrace and turning, he saw DJ with Vinyl. "Captain!" Steel said with a smile and mock salute. "So good to see you again! Ms. Scratch, an honor to be in your prescience of course." He bowed lightly. "Clover has also chosen to join us in celebrating our friends' union." Steel said as he placed a wing over Clover's withers.

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  On 2013-07-07 at 9:41 PM, Steel Accord said:

  

Steel's ears perked at the sound of his name. He turned to behold a certain cute unicorn giving him a hug. Steel returned the affection to Clover.

"Good to see you again, my lady." Steel said into her ear softly, before smoothly placing a gentle kiss right on her neck.

 

He then his name called again, breaking the embrace and turning, he saw DJ with Vinyl. "Captain!" Steel said with a smile and mock salute. "So good to see you again! Ms. Scratch, an honor to be in your prescience of course." He bowed lightly. "Clover has also chosen to join us in celebrating our friends' union." Steel said as he placed a wing over Clover's withers.

 

"It's great to see you guys too!" DJ said happily. "I still can't believe how long it's been since we last saw each other! How have you two been getting on? Vinyl and myself have just been enjoying each other's company in Ponyville." He looked over at Vinyl and smiled, she giggled and nudged him playfully.

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@@Steel Accord,

 

Clover blushed as Steel kissed her. "Oh, I've really missed you," she said. "I just got caught up in my work again and forgot to socialise once more. The wedding invitation brought me to my senses. So I left my friend Morning Glory in charge of orders once again, and took some time off."

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@@Pripyat Pony, @,   @@Steel Accord,

 

Neon walked around, looking at some of the dresses in stores. She came across a cafe and decided to stop there. When she was done she looked at her invitation and read it, she smiled, it wasn't to much further from here. When she got there she walked in and noticed DJ, Vinyl, Steel and Clover. "Hey, are you guys having a party with out me?" Neon laughed as she walked closer to them 

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  On 2013-07-07 at 10:54 PM, PinkieShyFlutterPie said:

@@Pripyat Pony, @,   @@Steel Accord,

 

Neon walked around, looking at some of the dresses in stores. She came across a cafe and decided to stop there. When she was done she looked at her invitation and read it, she smiled, it wasn't to much further from here. When she got there she walked in and noticed DJ, Vinyl, Steel and Clover. "Hey, are you guys having a party with out me?" Neon laughed as she walked closer to them 

 

DJ turned when he heard the voice behind him. "Hey Neon! Long time no see!" he said, laughing. "No parties yet; not until the wedding!" He then paused for a moment as he realised something. "Hey, have any of you guys seen Sterling or Evening yet? I would have thought we would have met up with them by now..."

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The sun was still shining above Manehattan University as the crowd of ponies continued to proliferate like wildfire at the university's park grounds. They were almost ready with all the preparations. Streamers, balloons, and sound systems oh my! The crowd had it all, and everypony was simply too excited to not be involved with the wedding festivities. After the crowd grew to nearly a hundred, Brick Hayfield suddenly had an idea: "Hey guys. Why don't we get to the chapel where the wedding's being held? After all, we've got to prepare the surprise right?" The crowd of ponies agreed with nods and yeas as they began to trot away from the large, imperial university.

 

When they reached the chapel, they noticed four ponies waiting inside the chapel and having a reunion of their own. The crowd of ponies suddenly began to murmur; they just realized that those ponies were Sterling's friends... fellow heroes who saved Equestria from the wrath of Raven... Brick Hayfield too was astonished to see some members of the group, assuming that they wouldn't arrive until wedding day. Even with the slight fear that they would be found out, Brick Hayfield trotted up to the group of four and greeted and asked in earnest, "Hey. I was wondering if Sterling Crimson was around these parts. You see, we're trying to set up a surprise for our medical student from Manehattan University. I'm Brick Hayfield, one of Sterling's most loved teachers, and I'm the organist for his wedding. I just don't want Sterling to realize what we're doing here." 

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@@@Sterling Crimson,

 

Neon smiled "Yes, haven't seen all you guys in forever, its so good to see you guys!" She looked around the chapel "I'm not sure, they are probably getting ready for the wedding and what not" Neon turned when she heard another voice "Nice to meet you Brick. You are setting up a surprise for Sterling? Awesome! Anyways, we haven't seen him, we were wondering where he was also"

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"Remember, sugarcube," Applejack said to Red Talon, "If all doesn't work out with Neon, ya always got me." She lightly kissed him on the cheek, and Red headed back home. The following morning, Red Talon boarded the train and headed to Manehattan. He checked into his hotel, and headed down to the chapel to greet his friends of whom he hasn't seen in awhile.

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Brent Hayfield sighed with relief that Sterling hadn't arrived yet. Now their group could set everything up at the garden without Sterling seeing what was going on. He then told Neon, "Umm Neon? That is your name right? Could you and your friends make sure that Sterling doesn't go to the garden until the wedding's over? We're going to be setting up something really special for him right now which will be reserved for the reception!" Then Brick and his gang, including Dr. Miang, who was to set up an experiment Sterling always loved to demonstrate to the students he tutored, proceeded to the garden where they began to prepare for the reception...

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Blue Note wandered along the streets, staring at the store displays along the way. Anything a pony could ever want could probably be purchased somewhere in Manehatten. A glittering window displaying an unusual collection caught her eye. She stopped and looked up at the store's sign. Equestrian Styles"I may as well look inside," Blue Note thought before opening the door.

 

"Welcome to Equestrian Styles!" A well dressed salespony greeted her. "You should see our new shipments from Canterlot. They're absolutely faaabulous." The store was divided into sections, each boasting a name of an Equestrian city or town. Blue Note scanned the signs above her. Canterlot, Ponyville, Phillydelphia... Cloudsdale! She casually began browsing what claimed to be the best of Cloudsdale fashion. 

 

The dresses were clearly made with pegusi in mind. It didn't matter though; Blue Note wasn't looking to buy a dress. She just wanted a taste of Cloudsdale. Between the dresses were various pieces of jewelry. A smaller sign boasted necklaces from "Cloudsdale's finest jeweler." A violet sparkle caught her eye. On display was a black choker, boasting a brilliant purple gem surrounded by two clouds. She couldn't help but gawk at it for a few moments. 

 

"Nice choice. It matches your eyes," the salespony said. "And at 45 bits, it's practically a steal." Blue Note gulped. It was the most inspiring piece of jewelry she had ever seen, and she did need to look good for the wedding... 

 

"I'll take it," Blue Note said, using her magic to retrieve the bits from her bag.  

 

"Excellent! And I'll even throw in a copy of this month's Canterlot Fashion. They have some great new hairstyles." 

 

"Thank you," Blue Note said, as the salespony put her purchase in a bag. 

 

"No problem, darling. You'll be the envy of everypony with that." 

 

"I doubt that," she thought as she collected the bag and walked back out into Manehatten. 

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  On 2013-07-07 at 10:46 PM, Pripyat Pony said:

@@Steel Accord,

 

Clover blushed as Steel kissed her. "Oh, I've really missed you," she said. "I just got caught up in my work again and forgot to socialise once more. The wedding invitation brought me to my senses. So I left my friend Morning Glory in charge of orders once again, and took some time off."

Steel smiled at how Sterling's class wanted to honor him as such and assured Hayfield he would direct Sterling away from the garden. He then turned to Clover.

 

"I must admit I have been anxious to see you again. What do you think of my attire? It isn't too much is it?" He said gesturing to his doublet and cross sash.

 

Steel was very unsure in his feelings about Clover. They had connected over their voyage, but so had everypony. They were stressful conditions and fire forges the deepest bonds. But was what Steel felt for Clover love? Indeed their approaches to dating seemed quite the opposite. Steel preferred romantic build up and some sensual foreplay. Clover was much more straightforward, outright stating her intention to be his special somepony and as far as he could tell; she didn't have as much willingness to entice Steel. No eyelash bat or teasing tail swipe.

 

He intended to find out more about the rift in their chemistry, but otherwise was content to simply enjoy her company for now.

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