Neon and I got off the elevator and walked to Gold Star's office in awkward silence, our gazes occasionally meeting, only to divert back to the floor. This wasn't right, I haven't even been in Canterlot two hours and I've already cheated on Pinkie. But, I've never felt this away about a stallion before. I didn't know what had attracted me to him. Could it have been his deep blue eyes that glistened in the light, or maybe his spiked gold mane that was in perfect contrast to his storm cloud colored coast, or perhaps it was his smile and warm personality. I wasn't for sure what it was, but it was there.
"Well here we are," Neon said, as he knocked on the door.
"Who is is?" called a voice from inside.
"It's UnRaTeD, and I also have young Vinyl here with me."
"Come on in, the door's open."
Using his magic, Neon opened the door and gestured for me to enter. I blushed and walked in.
"Well now, if it isn't the famous DJ Pon3!" Star said, giving my hoof a firm shake.
"Well, I wouldn't say I'm famous yet," I said, blushing even brighter from the praise.
"You are, everyone in this building has been talking about you non stop. They just love your music."
My face was redder than the apples back at Sweet Apple Acres.
"Well, lets get down to business, shall we? I want to sign you to this company for three years to start. You will be making about 500K bits each year, plus 55% of all album and merchandise sells. But, there are some things that we require from you."
"Such as?"
"First off, you must sign a few forms giving us power of attorney, meaning that when it comes to financial decisions we have the final say on it. You must also sign a form stating that we have the rights to anything you produce under contract, and any use if the material after your contract is expired is prohibited by law without our permission. Other than that, there is nothing more."
I took a few minutes and thought everything over. I had no idea what half of that meant, but I didn't bother with any of it. There was only one thing left to do, "Where do I sign?"
Star grabbed a few form from his desk and sat them on the table, "Just sign on the dotted line here. Initial here, here, and here. And finally sign here."
I frantically sign all the forms that he handed me and handed them back to him.
"Perfect. I see big things in your future. Your new life begins now Sweetheart."
It was about midday when I found myself in an interview room, preparing to make my first out of many television appearances. Today I was going to be interviewed by none other than the famous, Sunlight Flare.
I looked around the near empty room nervously. A mare came in and brought me a bottled water to calm me down.
"First time for this huh?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Just answer the questions honestly, don't be afraid to let people know who you are, not who others want you to be."
"Thanks."
Just then a stage manager walks into the room, "Your on in one minute Ms. Scratch."
"Better start making your way to the stage," said the mare.
"I'm still kind of nervous."
"Just remember my advise and you'll be fine."
With a deep breath I walked to the stage. I could feel my knees shaking like crazy. I took a few more deep breaths before I heard the camera mare call out, "We are live in five, four, three, two."
There was ear blasting applause coming from the audience. "Welcome everypony to the Sunlight Flare show. Our first guest is an up and coming music artist from Manehatten. Please put your hooves together for Vinyl Scratch."
I took a final deep breath and walked onto the stage. I smiled and waved to the audience as I made my way to my seat.
"So, Vinyl, how are you doing today?"
"I'm a little nervous. This is my first time on television."
"I know how that feels. It may not seem like it, but I'm actually a little nervous myself. So, you're from Manehatten, correct?"
"That's right. But, I moved to Ponyville not too long ago."
"What was it like in Manehatten."
I slumped down in my chair, "Well to be honest, it was a living hell."
"How so?"
"Well, my mom didn't even care about me or my baby brother, Boombox. She was too far in her own little world to even know that we existed. It eventually got to the point where I couldn't stand it any longer. So I ran away from home, taking my little brother with me. We were living on the streets for a while, with the only source of money coming from me being on my back all day."
There was a gasp from the audience.
"You mean you sold yourself to have money to take care of yourself and your brother?"
"I never planned on doing it, but if I didn't, I wouldn't be sitting here right now. I'd be six feet deep, that is if anypony would have cared enough to look for my body. But, anyway. I was saving up some money so my brother and I could move to Ponyville. I got a job with Mr and Mrs. Cake who run the candy store over there. They were even kind enough to take me and my brother into their home. Not a day goes by that I don't think of how kind they were to me, even though they had no clue who I was or didn't even have to. I also met my marefriend Pinkie Pie, who also lives in the Cake's house, as well."
"So, you're a fillyfooler?"
"Yeah, and I'm not afraid to say it either."
The audience exploded with applause.
"Anyway, me and Pinkie had a lot in common, so it was no wonder that we ended up together. She is a handful at times, I'm not gonna lie, but I still love her with all my heart. I hope that she's sitting at home now watching this," I said, waving to the camera.
"So, what got you into music?"
"Well, when I was little my dad brought home a DJ set. He couldn't get it to work right. When he left the room, I began to mess with it, and that's when I discovered my talent for mixing music. Not too long after that, I had my first taste of fame. I competed in the school talent contest. I managed to beat this filly who had won three years in a row. But, the glory didn't last long. Soon after, I had my first schoolyard love. Her name was Scarlet Rose. We were kissing in the bathroom, when there was the flash of a camera coming from a stall. We didn't pay much attention at the time. But soon after, the school paper's cover story was about me and her being fillyfoolers. She ended up leaving me, breaking my heart into nothing more than dust."
"That must have been rough on you."
"It was a nightmare."
"So when did you first get discovered by Gold Star?"
"I was DJing at my friend AJ's birthday party. When it was all over he walked up to me and gave me his card. He told me who he was, and I signed an application form. A week later I sent in my demo CD for his approval. Another week later, I got the letter in the mail, and now I'm an official member of the Aftermath family."
"Well, I hope everything goes well for you. I expect big things from you."
"You wont be disappointed."
"Give her one more round of applause."
The crowd went wild. I got up from my seat, gave Ms. Flare a quick hug, and walked off into the limelight that I will soon call home.