A Little Reunion
An outdoor stage is set in front of Town Hall in Ponyville. Although the curtains are closed and the stage is quiet, the gathering of Sweetie Belle's fans kept the environment lively.
Behind the curtains, the crew was busy getting everything in place. Sweetie Belle, in the meantime, was in her dressing room preparing for the show. Singing was her passion, her special talent and gift to Equestria. She always practiced the vocals that she felt needed to be tuned.
As she practiced, she heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" asked Sweetie.
"Pony Express. We have a package for you miss," a deep female voice replied.
Sweetie Belle was used to receiving packages from fans or clients face to face, but she found it odd to be delivered by a package courier backstage. She left her broadway lighted vanity and walked towards the door. When she opened it, she was certainly surprised to see what was on the other side. "APPLE BLOOM! SCOOTALOO!" Sweetie Belle embraced her best friends and fellow crusaders. The joy and warmth she felt was something she very much missed from her fillyhood. After letting go of the embrace, the mares gave a filly-like squeal of excitement.
"Oh Sweetie Belle," Scootaloo spoke, "it is so good to see you!"
"We missed ya so much!" Apple Bloom agreed, "the Cutie Mark Crusaders just haven't been the same without ya."
Sweetie Belle wiped her tears before speaking, "Oh girls, I missed you too!"
"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS REUNION! YEAH!" The girls screamed in unison and laughed like the little fillies they used to be. After the laughter faded away, the group took deep breathes before continuing their conversation.
"So what does the great Bella have to entertain her fans tonight?" Scootaloo teased.
"Now now, you are my best friends and special guests, but you would have to watch the concert to listen to what I have in mind," Sweetie teased back. Both Scootaloo and Apple Bloom gave a look of disappointment. Sweetie Belle couldn't help but laugh at their expressions.
"Oh! Sweetie Belle, we heard some rumors goin' around last night," Apple Bloom mentioned.
"Rumors?" Sweetie questioned.
"Yeah. Rumors were that you were spotted at Sugarcube Corner in disguise. Plus, you were spotted with our old classmate Button Mash. Is that true?"
"Woah! Is it Sweetie?" Scootaloo was eager to hear the truth.
Despite the makeup that Sweetie was wearing, the red blush grew noticeable on her muzzle. She looked down at her front hooves and avoided eye contact with her friends.
"Sweet Celestia. Sweetie Belle, do you still have a crush on him?" Scootaloo questioned.
There was a long and awkward pause before she answered, "Y-... Yes..." After she replied, there was another moment of silence. It was probably the most quiet moment of her life.
Then suddenly, a loud and unexpected gasp, "That's so cute Sweetie Belle!" Apple Bloom teased and wrapped her foreleg around Sweetie.
"What? It's not weird?" Sweetie asked confused.
"Weird? Why would it be weird? Okay, sure we teased you about that when we were younger, but we were little fillies," said Scootaloo. "Look Sweetie, you are our best friend and there is nothing wrong with you liking somepony like Button."
"Yeah." Apple Bloom agreed, "We can kinda see why ya like him. You both liked playing video games, did projects together in class, got in trouble for not finishing them-" Apple Bloom was paused by a hoof in her mouth.
"Thank you girls," Sweetie Belle interrupted and took her hoof out of Apple Bloom's mouth. "Yes, I still like him."
Scootaloo gave a smirk, "We thought so." Then suddenly, her eyes shot wide open, "Wait a minute. If the rumors were true, are you and him dating now!?!"
Once again, Sweetie Belle's face grew bright red and the makeup did a poor job at hiding it, "No! No! We are not dating!"
Her friends completely ignored the objection by interrogating her for more information.
"What were you two doing together?"
"When did this start happening?"
"Does Rarity know?"
"Have you two kissed yet?"
That last question did it. Sweetie was overwhelmed and embarrassed by the questions. "Uh oh! Sorry girls it is almost time for me to go on! I have to finish changing!" Sweetie rushed them to leave the room.
"Hey wait a minute! We demand answers Ms. Bella!" Scootaloo yelled. However, the only answer she and Apple Bloom received was a door slamming in their face.
On the other side of the door, Sweetie Belle panted and listened to what her friends were doing. The noise was faint, but she heard the sound of hoofsteps moving away from the door. As they walked away, she also heard the sound of their little filly giggles. Sweetie could not help but share in their laughter.
***
The show was about to begin, props were in place, and Sweetie stood center stage behind the curtains. The feeling of nervousness is something that never went away with artists. However, the thought of her fans always provided her comfort. Providing more comfort was the thought of her friends and family that would be there cheering her on. She continued to take deep breaths as she waited for the curtains to rise.
"Good evening everypony!" Mayor Mare addressed, "Welcome to this live and special concert performed by Bella!" The crowd of ponies cheered. The last time a large group of ponies gathered for an event in Ponyville, was when Countess Coloratura performed for the Helping Hooves Music Festival. "What makes this event so special? Well you see, Bella grew up in this town before she became the pony that she is today. When she was younger, she wanted to be just like her sister Rarity and try the fashion industry. Instead, she helped many ponies find their calling with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Now, she is one of the, if not the, leading pop stars in all of Equestria!" Once again, a loud roar of cheering came from the locals and tourists in Ponyville. "So without further ado, let us welcome home the talented and lovely Bella!"
The curtains rose and the darkness began to disappear around Sweetie. She provided a smile and waved her hooves for nearly the entire crowd. Many ponies cheered and chanted her name for her attention.
As much as she was happy to see her fans, she refocused her attention to the center stage. In the front row, there were many familiar faces, but the first pony she spotted was her sister Rarity. As always, she was slightly over dressed for her sister, but that was a quality she loved about her; no event was considered too small and unimportant. Sitting next to Rarity, was her parents, ever so happy to see her and proud of their youngest daughter. Then next to them, were her two best friends in all of Equestria.
However, an uneasy feeling began to grow within her. As she scanned the crowd, there was one more pony that she was hoping to see. She looked and looked, but he was nowhere to be found; Button Mash was not at the concert.
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Take your time. Poor Sweetie...
I think Button and the CMC should play online like this group
(You scared me with that one... At least a little bit.)
Nice chapter.
I'm curious what might happen next.
Small question: Will we learn what the other two CMC's are currently doing? Or are they just unimportant background ponies without background (heh)?
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I actually did have a plan for them, but this story did so well that I thought I would write a story for Apple Bloom and Scootaloo.
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Thank you!
I will keep that in mind. ;)
Maybe in my future projects.
Not too bad for first couple of stories. We still need to work on adding emotion to the story with word choice and working with present and past tense words. There is another thing that I learned from college writing about the use of active versus passive adverbs, but that is a confusing thing to explain in one comment.
Keeping practicing! I did still see some improvement from when you first started this compared to now!
Not bad, this is really good so far. Keep it up!
Not usually a Sweetie Masher, but I want to see how this turns out...
PLEASE UPLOAD!!!!
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I really do apologize for not being as constant as I used to be.
Believe me when I say there is a lot going on.
I promise you and everyone reading this that I am currently working on the final chapter.
I wish to finish this so that I may continue and finish my other stories.
Thank you and I hope to continue to entertain!
Is there a date that we can expect the last chapter? I don't want you to rush this story, I'm just asking ^^
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It is actually coming soon. :)
I'm currently having my proofreader look them up right now.
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Looking foward to it! It was a really great story so far ^^
by god when i red the authors note i wanted to die . anyway i have a feeling lip to lip is going to happen on stage