Taken Love

Delta stayed up all night thinking of lyrics for his song for Rainbow Dash. He decided to call the song I'm Wrapped in Rainbow hoping the song would win her heart. The next day he would try to sing it.

The next morning he pulled out his microphone and, turning it low, started to sing. Not five minutes passed before Delta heard a knock at his door. He put his mic down went to open it. When he did, he was greeted by a hotel manager. "A few ponies nearby called complaining that someone in room 14 is being too loud. Keep the loud music outside, or else that's where you're going to end up. Got it, buddy?" The hotel manager snapped. Delta was about to buck the stallion, but held back his anger, seeing where it got him before.

Delta exhaled angrily, "Okay. I will take my singing outside. Happy?" Delta snapped back. He turned around and grabbed the song lyrics he'd been working on and went outside. He walked out the doors and saw signs pointing toward a park. He began to trot in that direction. When he walked through the gates, he saw a bench. He went and sat on the bench and, holding the lyrics, began singing once again. He made a few changes to it and it was eventually perfect, in Delta's view. He started singing the new song, plus some of his old ones. Ponies began to crowd around clapping along, throwing tips in his direction. Once Delta was finished, he put the tips and the song lyrics in his saddlebags and proceeded out of the park to walk around town. Upon leaving, he was stopped by two ponies. One, a mare, had a country hat on. The other, a red stallion, was as big as Celestia, it seemed. "Hold it right there!" Said the mare.

"Eeyup!" the stallion snapped.

"Oh Celestia, is this a mugging. In a public park!" Delta said, loud enough to draw attention.

"No, it's not. I just wanted to ask you somethin'. What was that one song about rainbows written for?" the mare asked.

"For a pony I recently met. Her name is Rainbow Dash. I'd really like to get to know her and-" Delta said being tackled to the ground.

"Ain't nopony doin' nothin' with Rainbow Dash! Especially some drifter like you!" the mare said, on top of Delta.

Delta's scared expression was replaced by a smug smile. "I see we have a strong one. You know who you, so rudely, tackled to the ground?" Delta asked.

"A lowlife drifter who makes money singing crap music! That's who!" the mare yelled. This set Delta off. He pushed the mare off of him to the ground and got on top of her.

"Listen, I am Delta Star, lead singer of Delta and the Six Stallions. I am very popular in Canterlot and wanted to grant Ponyville with good music. I don't take kindly to ponies yelling in my face. Now since you are a mare, I have to have manners." Delta said standing up, holding out his hoof to help the mare up. "Now get up. If you weren't a mare, EMS would have you in intensive care, but I show complete respect to my fellow mares." Delta said, brushing off his suit.

Applejack simply stood up on her own and calmly began to speak. "I've got my eye on you! C'mon Big Mac"

The two ponies proceeded out of the park. Delta stood in shock. "I will do what I please. That definitely wasn't Rainbow Dash's mother or anything like that." Delta said. He walked around town and later found himself under a giant cloud mansion. "Wow would I like to live in that house." Delta said.

"Well you can't live there, but you can come inside. You have two wings, put 'em to work!" Rainbow Dash said flying past Delta.

"Oh, will do!" Delta said laughing with Rainbow Dash. They flew up to the front door of the mansion. Delta got to the door and opened it. "After you."

"Wow. Okay enough of the gentleman act, just go in." Dash said flying past Delta into her home. Delta proceeded into the house and found himself in a large living room. "Hey I have some hard cider. Want some?" Rainbow asked.

Delta was going crazy, not having alcohol for ages, but refused the drink. "I'd rather not have alcohol, if you don't mind."

"Hey suit yourself, this stuff rocks!"

A few hours passed and Delta and Rainbow Dash talked for a while. At about five in the evening, Delta needed to head over to the train station to greet his band. "Dash get ready for the concert. I need to head over to the train station and help my band get the equipment over to the performance center. Don't be late! I have seats reserved in the front for you and about five others, like you requested. See you at he show."

"Hey Splitz!" Delta said, greeting his brother off the train. "How was the ride?"

"Good. I'm ready for this performance. How 'bout you?" Splitz said, nudging Delta.

"Ready as I'll ever be. Hey I have a new song written. It's got the same rhythm as 'Wing Speed', you know that one right? You guys could pull it off."

Splitz was surprised by the new song getting thrown at him so fast. "Let me see the lyrics." Splitz said. Delta got them out of his saddlebag and handed them to Splitz. He read them over a few times, not liking the way it went. "Delta, you didn't write this for anyone, did you? I said no mares!"

"Splitz, she's really good. I want to start a new life again! Give me a chance to live! Maybe I want a wife and foals some day. Look at you. You have a wife and two fillies. I want that life. I never had that chance." Delta said, hoping his brother would understand. Splitz put his hoof on his brother's shoulder.

"Delta, I love ya, but you and me both know you aren't getting married in the week we'll be here." Splitz said.

"What?! I didn't mean now! I want to stay here in Ponyville. It's a great place to be, and I've only been here three days. If things get going after tonight, I'd really like to date this mare. She is truly a kind souled pony, with some attitude. I've always wanted that! Shimmer never-" Delta stopped himself from crying. "I would've never done what I did to Shimmer if I wasn't drunk. You, of all ponies, would know that." Delta said.

"Delta you and me both know you have a temper, sometimes without the booze. I'll give you a chance with her, but if you get violent, I'll put you in jail myself. I don't want someone getting hurt again. We'd be ruined."

"Thank you, Splitz. Trust me, I haven't had a drink since I left Shimmer. I even rejected a drink at Rainbow's house last night."

"Wait. You went to Rainbow's house?! I'm guessing Rainbow is the mare you're into. You didn't, you know, did you?" Splitz asked his brother.

"No, oh Celestia, no! I don't want things like that to happen so fast. I have some decency, Splitz." Delta said.

"Good." Splitz said.

"We're on in fifteen minutes, Delta." Dusty said.

"Ready, Splitz? Run this song over the others while I get dressed." Delta said.

"Ugh, Okay. Be on stage on time." Splitz said going toward the others.

"Hold it, who are you?" the bouncer said.

"I'm Rainbow Dash. My friends and I have reserved seats. In the front."

"Hmm, ahh yes. Okay, seats 1-6 are reserved for you and your friends. You may enter."

The ponies walked inside and went to their seats. They waited about ten minutes before the curtains parted and the band was revealed. Delta walked to the front of the stage, in front of Rainbow and her friends, and turned on the microphone.

"I want to sing this as an opener to our show." Delta said. He began to sing the songs he had planned and the crowd loved it. People were throwing flowers here and there. Then Delta walked backward to his band and whispered to them. "You guys got the new song down?"

"Yeah, we don't have a backup part, so we'll just play 'Wing Speed' without the backup part." Splitz said. Delta walked back up on he front of the stage and pulled the mic up to his mouth.

"This last song is dedicated to somepony special." Delta said. He looked at Rainbow Dash and winked. She blushed heavily, but smiled in the process. Applejack saw it and growled. She went to stand up, but Twilight pushed her back down. Applejack looked at Twilight about to ask her why she'd pushed her back down, but saw that Twilight was almost crying.

"Twilight? What's wrong, sugar cube?" Applejack asked in Twilights ear so she could hear.

Sniffling, Twilight responded. "I'll tell you later." Twilight was silent for the last song.

The crowd was roaring and cheering. They loved the song, knowing who it was wrote for. As everypony cheered, Delta leaned down in Rainbow Dash's direction. She was crying, as she loved the song. Delta motioned for Dash to lean in so se could hear him. "Meet me outside in five. I want to ask you something."

"Oh my gosh! Okay." Dash said rapidly flapping her wings.

Delta turned around and went backstage and put away his microphone. He then proceeded outside and looked for Rainbow Dash. He found her, still slightly crying, near the back entrance. "Rainbow Dash. I have an important question I'd like to ask you."

"Speak away." Dash said with a voice crack.

"I know it's only been three days and I should've waited longer to ask you this. Would you be my marefriend?" Delta asked.

Rainbow Dash was expecting that be the question and hugged Delta. "Yes. You've been a great friend since I met you and you aren't a stuck up musician like a lot. Yes, I'd like to go out with you. In fact, no more staying at that shabby hotel. Stay at my house!"

"Oh I don't have to live with you. I couldn't, not yet." Delta said.

"Please, please, I really want you to! I'd like to have another pony staying with me!" Rainbow said.

"Okay, but I practice a lot. Not at night, but quite frequently."

"That doesn't matter. I'd have my own personal jukebox that can follow me!"

On that Delta told his band his living arrangements, and that he was staying in Ponyville, they decided it was time for them to return to their families. That night, Delta moved his things into Dash's cloud house and the band returned to their families.

Twilight listened to the whole conversation and flew home. She was absolutely destroyed. Applejack was going to follow her and comfort her, but Rarity stopped her from doing so.

"Her dreams of being with Rainbow Dash are crushed, Applejack. Let her be alone. Talk to her tomorrow." Rarity suggested.

"But he- Wait what?" Applejack questioned the new piece of information. "Dreams about being with Rainbow Dash?"

"Yes, for months she's been trying to get Dash to see, but she was never courageous enough to do so. I feel bad for her. First the Princess thing happens to her, now this. I will join you tomorrow in the conversation."

"I hope she'll be okay." Applejack said.

"Me too, Applejack. Me too." Rarity said