We danced until the group stopped playing, it was just as enjoyable as the first the time. It was now thundering outside so we decided to stay longer and most of the guests had the same idea as us. Spike was talking to the Princess as I got a drink, it was a strong one I felt like I needed to loosen up a bit. I swallowed it before returning to Spike who was looking at his own stain glass window picture. I forgot how self centered he could be at times.
"Spike." I said and he waved me off.
"Just a minute." He replied I groaned this night was close to being a disaster. I couldn't see how it could possibly get any worse. I soon regretted thinking it after I found Spike flirting with a group of mares.
"Hey what's the big idea?" I asked angrily. He acted like he didn't do anything wrong which pissed me off even more.
"I didn't think you would care." He replied and I turned around to leave even though it was still raining. "Sweetie Belle where are you going?"
"Home I should've never had come to this thing." I said as I ran out. I wish I could've said I went home and never talked to Spike again but that wouldn't be true instead something made me stop near Cord the fact he was still playing even though there was a storm. He looked up from his guitar at me and I walked over.
"Lovely weather we're having huh." He said as he stopped playing.
"Why do you keep playing through this?" I asked and he just smiled.
"I was hoping the rain would wash away the pain in my heart that a mare gave me." He said and I instantaneously felt guilty.
"Look Cord I'm sorry." I said I was getting soaked and I felt rather embarrassed by it.
"You know the rain provides a good look for you." He said I couldn't believe he actually thought that.
"In what way?" I asked in return
"It washes away all that make up you have on so it shows the real you." He said as Spike walked down to us.
"Sweetie Belle look I screwed up." Spike said and nightmares became reality both my ex's in one spot. I changed my mind now this day couldn't get any worse I thought to myself. I couldn't force myself to speak, I looked back and forth between them.
"I'm sorry Spike I just can't go back there with you." I said he looked a little disappointed but I think he was happy he could go flirt with every mare that had a good flank now. He walked off leaving me with Cord both of us were soaked at this point. "So you want to go to that party?" I hoped the answer was going to be yes.
"No, the truth is I should probably be getting back to my place. I leave for Ponyville to start my new job as the music teacher and to re-open my brother's music store." He said I never had thought about being a music teacher it actually sounded kind of nice.
"Um I know this might be an awkward question but can I go home with you?" I asked wanting to get out of the rain.
"Sure come on." He said. He lead me to an apartment building where we stayed till morning. I don't know if whether it was the guilt or if I loved him but part of me didn't want to go back on a tour or a press conference but to stay in Ponyville with my friends and family but mainly Cord. The train left the station a little late because an old married couple were complaining about their seats and how they were located to a little foal probably around four months old. There was no sign of Spike which was a relief to me.
"Hey Cord I'm still in town for a few days could I work in the music store with you?" I asked
"Sure." He said sometime later the train came to a stop and we got our stuff and headed to the old store, it really needed to be cleaned up there were cob webs everywhere not to mention several layers of dust.
"We're going to need help." I said looking at the paint chipping off the walls.
"You know anypony?" He asked as he began to clear everything out.
"I know plenty of ponies." I replied as I helped him move one the shelves. "I'm thinking about quieting my career."
"Any ideas on what you would do?"
"Well I was going to ask if I could work here or I could give being a teacher a shot."
"Go for it and if need any help just ask me." He was to kind to me after I went behind his back, I didn't know why but at the same time I didn't really care to much. "Could you go get those ponies to help us cause at this rate we'll be here all week." He said as he took off his hoodie and headphones. It was the first time I had ever seen him without them on. I took in for a moment before heading off to get help. My journey first took me to Sweet Apple Acres.
"Hey Sweetie Belle what can Ah help ya with?" Applebloom asked
"Well you see Cord's re-opening the old music store and the place needs an over hall and its more work than the two of us can handle. Can you help us?" I asked
"Better yet Ah can get my sister and brother to help to." She said as she walked back to the house. Next I got Scootaloo and the three of us met back at the music store.
"So where are we going to begin?" Scootaloo asked as we looked at the mess that laid before us.
"Moving the furniture out of the way." Cord replied as he got to work. I was pushing another shelf with the help of Applebloom.
"I thought you could get your sister and brother to come." I said
"They had to work on the farm." She replied as we pushed it out the door by everything else.
"Next is dusting and sweeping." Cord said and Scootaloo didn't like that plan.
"This place needs more like a complete washing." She said
"We can't do that because we also have to paint." Cord replied and Scootaloo sighed.
"Fine, let's just get this done already." She said. In all the process took us about three hours and we still had a lot to do.
"Now we need to paint." Cord said
"I have some you can use." Applebloom said she went and got it. It was the color they used to paint the barn though Cord didn't really care to much. We got ourselves situated and started painting. When some of Cord's paint dropped on me I flung some playfully on him.
"Hey." he said as he flung some back it got on my coat. It wasn't long before we all started throwing paint on each other when we ran out we realized that the ways had red paint splatters all over them
"Sorry Cord." Scootaloo and Applebloom said.
"It looks better this way." He said, he never stopped surprising me. "Now if we could get several other colors then we could just fling it all on the wall."
"I have some you can use." We turned around it was our old teacher Miss Cheerilee. We walked with her to get the paint she had almost every color imaginable. "This is from when I first moved into my house as you can see I had a bit of trouble picking a color out." She joined us in flinging the paint on the walls. It wasn't long before Rarity, Rainbowdash, Applejack, Pinkie, and even Fluttershy joined in on the fun. When we were finally finished the walls and ceiling looked like a splattered rainbow. We began moving the furniture back into the store, it was finally over and I felt like I was about to die.
"So are you two together?" Pinkie asked as she looked at Cord and me. We looked at each other and smiled.
"Yes." We said at the same time.
"So you should name the store Sweetie Belle and Cord's no wait the other way around!" Pinkie shouted
"It already has a name Pinkie Remix's" Cord said
"Not as catchy as what I was saying." Pinkie said and everypony rolled their eyes.
"Um Sweetie Belle don't you go back on tour in a few days?" Rarity asked in all the excitement I had forgotten to tell her that I was quieting my career as a singer.
"Actually I was going to quiet that." I said and everypony gasped.
"But why?" Fluttershy asked I looked at Cord.
"Well a pony once told me that they would rather be with their friends and family than be famous." I said.
"Well then if that's the case I hope you have a plan." Rarity replied
"Well I'm going to work here." I said which was followed by Scootaloo making kissy faces at me and Cord. "What's that suppose to mean?" I asked she gave me and evil grin before responding.
"Oh nothing I just think you have some other things you two will be working onto if you catch my drift." She nudged my arm and my face turned red.
"Hey that's none of your business!" I yelled and she and everypony laughed. "It's not funny!" I said it made it worse.
"Sweetie Belle I have never seen so red before." Rarity laughed. I groaned and saw that Cord was laughing along to, and I lightened up a bit. "Relax we're just messing with you."
"Well then Cord where's the things your gonna sell?" Rainbowdash asked
"They don't come in till tomorrow." He replied and with that they left us, I helped him unpack his things in the upstairs of the room before heading home myself.