//------------------------------// // A Rising Star // Story: Stardom! // by Bronyraptor26 //------------------------------// Before I begin telling you this story I need to do a quick recap of what has happened since my last story. First and for most I've signed a record deal, second Rarity is my designer, third Sapphire Shorts is my mentor, fourth Scootaloo is now a wonderbolt, and Applebloom is working on her family farm. As far as Cord is concerned I haven;t seen him since the talent show but I always liked to think he was doing as well as I was. Also I am now twenty years old and currently dating Spike, he is pretty good about me being busy almost all the time. And one last thing my first concert in Canterlot is coming up. "Sweetie Belle come on your going to be late!" Spike yelled I quickly grabbed my carry on bags and ran down the stairs. "Thanks for coming with me." I said he took one of my bags and we ran to train stop where Sapphire and Rarity were waiting for us. "You almost missed the train." Rarity said as she boarded "But I didn't!" I said I was out of breathe "May I remind you how important this concert is." Sapphire said she always got stuck up when these things came up. She got in after me and finally Spike boarded and we were off. I was so excited, I couldn't wait. "Now remember when we get off we'll be going to a press conference." Sapphire said she had a full schedule of everything I was suppose to do to look good in public. "Then to the hotel, separate rooms you two, I don't want my student getting pregnant on this trip." Sapphire stared at spike who gulped and nodded. I couldn't help but giggle a little. "Nice to see you find that amusing Sweetie Belle." Rarity glared at me she didn't like to joke about that kind of stuff. Soon the train came to a stop and sure enough there was screaming fans and paparazzi everywhere. "Hey Sweetie Belle!" I heard a pony call out from above I looked up to see Scootaloo in her uniform she landed next to me. "I haven't seen you in awhile." I said as Rainbowdash also came down to land next to Rarity they began catching up as well. "So why are you here?" She asked "My first concert." I replied she nodded "I'm here for my first airshow." She said I couldn't help but feel happy for her, when we got passed the crowd I picked up on somepony playing the guitar, I looked around and saw my old friend Cord strumming away to entertain a little foal. "Cord!" I yelled to him he looked up and the foal got his back as he walked over to us. "Who's this?" I asked he smiled in that way that me feel all warm inside. "This is my niece CD." He replied and she stared at me with awe. "Your Sweetie Belle!" She cried out I couldn't help but smile she was so cute. Her coat was an extremely light blue and her mane was purple. She was no more than five years old. "How about we get you back to the shop?" Cord said to her she yawned and we started walking with him to the disapproval of Sapphire and Rarity. "She's adorable." I said "She's a hand full most of the time." He replied she had fallen asleep on his back. "Hey where's your brother?" Rarity asked she was probably remembering the time that she and him went at it. "He's gone for the day, so I'm running the shop." Cord replied as we walked in. He went upstairs as we looked around when he came back down Sapphire had a proposition for him. "Your the one who played with Sweetie Belle in the talent show correct?" She asked Cord nodded as he began moving boxes around. "Well it just seems fair that you perform with Sweetie Belle for her first concert. Now who's your manager so I may speak to them about this." Cord sighed. "I appreciate the thought but I don't have a manager in fact I just play on the streets." He said I couldn't believe that somepony so talented would end up like that. "Somepony did approach me about signing a record deal but I declined." Now it was really hard to believe. "Hey um could you guys give us a minute?" I asked and everypony left the building. "Why didn't you tell me this I could've gotten you a record deal." I said to Cord who went over to an electric guitar. "Remember what I said to you?" He asked I assumed he meant the talent show. "You mean to think of you leaving as a temporary separation?" I asked as he picked up the eletric guitar he was looking at. "That's the one I thought it was cool that you made it into a song." He replied I frowned "That's not the point your talented so why are you playing on the streets?" I said I rose my voice but not enough to wake his neice. "You're right I am talented, but I feel differently towards music than you and Sapphire and anypony who goes and gets a record deal. I feel like music should be free, not something somepony has to pay to go see or hear." He sighed it was just like him to think like that but I couldn't help but admire him for it. "But for old times sake I'll do the duet with you." "Really?" I said in shock. "Yeah." Cord said as the bell rang and in walked his older brother and Sapphire. "He said he would do it." I said and Sapphire had a grin on her face. "Come on then." She gestured for him to follow us, his brother nodded to Cord that it was okay. We left to go to the press conference, Sapphire stood in the middle of Cord and me and Spike stood behind me and Rarity behind Cord. "Wait are you to tell me that Sweetie Belle beloved pop artist is going to play with a street performer?" One of the reporters asked I looked over at Cord I could tell he was nervous so I took the mic from Sapphire. "He isn't just a street performer he had the same opportunities as me but turned them down to follow his own path and without him I wouldn't be here today." I said and the room lit up with questions for Cord, I gestured for him to get up to the mic and he did. "Um you there I guess." He pointed to some reporter who stood up. "What exactly would your beliefs be?" The reporter asked "That music should be free for anypony to listen to." He replied then the next reporter asked a question. "What genre do you two plan on doing together?" "Rock." "Aren't you contradicting yourself by performing at a concert that ponies are paying to go see?" "Well I'm not under contract and I'm just helping an old friend out so I don't believe I am since they're paying to see her not me." The questions went on I couldn't believe how much of a stir he had made. It was even bigger than when the press found out I was dating a dragon. After the press conference Sapphire thought it was necessary for him to come home with us, he would stay in the same room as Spike. "We have to get him to come with us on tour now and not to mention a record deal!" Sapphire said the phone. "The press love him, yes I know he is just a street performer, understood I'll wait to act till after they perform." She hung up with a huge smile on her face she sat down next to me. "What if we can get your friend to come on tour with us? Or maybe even a duet album with you!" This was the first time I had seen her this excited since my first record deal. "That would be great but what about his niece and brother?" I asked she thought about it for a moment. "Well I guess he could visit them every so often like you do with your family." She replied but she was wrong it was different Rarity was always with me, Cord would have to leave everything behind I didn't think he was going to sign. "Or imagine if you two ended up together the sales would go through the roof!" She cried out I tried to ignore that part. I went back to my room and found the guitar that Cord had given me it was still in good shape. We were so young back then, it was hard to believe it had been so long since we last saw each other. I wondered how we ended up on completely separate paths then my mind wondered to is he didn't move would we have ended up together the thought gave me goosebumps in a good way. "Hey I got to go." I heard Cord said I watched him walk out of the hotel room. "You like him a lot don't you?" Spike said from behind me I turned to him. "I'm with you silly." I said and we kissed which turned into making out. "Break it up you two!" Rarity yelled form the other room and Spike quickly got off me and ran back to his room. Rarity frowned at me, all I could do was give her nervous smile. She shook her head in disapproval and began finishing up the costumes for the concert. I fell asleep shortly after wards, in the morning everything was chaotic. I yawned as I saw Rarity scrambling to get everything done, Sapphire on the phone yelling at some poor pony. "What do you mean one of the back up singers is sick!" She yelled I went to the refrigerator and got some milk out. I pored myself a glass and watched everything unfold. "I don't care find somepony then!" Sapphire hung up the phone and realized I was a wake. "I didn't know you were up. Best get ready quickly we have a big day ahead of us." She said as she led me to my room, she went through the clothes I had brought and picked a few things out for my sister to decide on what I should wear. "Sapphire why can't I pick my clothes out?" I asked she looked up from my suitcase. "It's nothing personal dear it's just until you get a sense of what will be good for a certain occasion we'll handle the clothes." I hated the fact that they wouldn't let me pick my own stuff out but I went along with it anyways. "This might take awhile it seems you pack as much as your sister, how about you go out for a walk with Spike and we'll be ready when you get back." I nodded and left with Spike. We went out, I had to cover myself up or I would be ambushed by the media. "You know you aren't fooling anypony with that hood right?" Spike said I looked at him he thought it was funny. "Oh shut up." I said and he laughed at me. I rolled my eyes and hit his arm. "Fine I'll stop." He whined. Over head we could see the Wonderbolts going past performing, I began to wonder what it would be like to fly. Spike looked at his watch, then frowned. "We should be getting back now." we walked back to the hotel where my outfit was laid out for me.