Rainbow

I flopped on the couch and sighed, staring at the ceiling. The worst thing to ever happen had happened. I was bored. All my friends were busy and I had to find the energy to practice for our new song.

“Scootaloo, could you please hand me my guitar?” I asked as I rolled my head to the side. “Scootaloo?”

“Scootaloos not here!” Sweetie Belle chirped as she bounced into the room with my guitar. “Remember, you asked me to come hang out with you and to replace Rarity with you. Are you sure she won’t be mad?”

“Oh right. Hey Sweetie and I’m sure she won’t be mad,” I reassured the girl as I sat up. I took the guitar and held it as I sighed. “Thanks for coming. Never really hung out with you before. You’re cool.”

“Really?” Sweetie raised an eyebrow as she sat next to me. “So why exactly are you looking for a new sister?”

“Expanding,” I lied. “There’s so many kids out there who could use a role model.”

“And I need one?” Sweetie Belle tilted her head to the side in confusion. “What about Rarity?”

“Can Rarity play video games or soccer and break dance?” I asked pointedly with a smirk. “I think not!” Sweetie rubbed the back of her head, curling some of her pink and magenta hair.

“I guess so? I’ve never seen Rarity play video games or soccer or break dance to be honest. I mean she danced at the fall formal. Remember, she and Applejack danced before they went to help Twilight,” Sweetie shrugged as she looked around the living room.

“Yeah I remember,” I answered as I strummed my guitar. “So you down to replace Rarity with me? Certainly she should understand.”

“Uh I guess? Can I like be shared by you two or is that not an option?” Sweetie suggested.

“I don’t know. Basically I’m just supposed to show you everything awesome and stuff like that,” I explained as I continued playing my guitar idly.

“Okay why not. What song are you practicing for?” Sweetie questioned curiously.

“It’s a cover of a Crossfade song. It was originally meant for Sunset to show her how sorry we were but now we decided to just release it in general,” I answered with a grin.

“Ooh!” Sweeties eyes lit up. “Can I sing? Pleaaseeeeee?”

“In the song?” I paused in confusion as Sweetie nodded enthusiastically. “I uh don’t know. I’ve only heard you sing once. It was pretty good. Sonata is going to be singing in it too.”

“I promise I’ll be good,” Sweetie shoved her face in front of mine and I jumped slightly. “Besides it could be used as my apology to Sunset.”

“That could work,” I admitted after a second. “Let’s get you caught up.”

“Yay!”

“You okay?” I asked Sweetie Belle as she peeked between the opened curtain. We chose to use the auditorium to sit Sunset and Derpy because why not. More space and the seats are comfortable. “It’s just those two.”

“What if she throws a tomato at me in revenge?” Sweetie demanded.

“She has no tomatos with her,” I pointed out. “Besides, Derpy would absolutely kill her if she threw a tomato at a kid. Plus, Sunset doesn’t seem the type to attack a kid.”

I dragged her out with me as the others glanced over with curious looks. I slung my guitar on as Rarity approached with Sonata.

“Sweetie Belle? Whatever are you doing here?” Rarity questioned.

“She’s taking over Pinkies vocals. You’ll see,” I winked at them all as Pinkie gave me a confused look.

“I didn’t know that,” Pinkie muttered.

“That ain’t right Dash,” Applejack folded her arms and glared at me.

“Well if you don’t want me to apologize to Sunset, then I’ll leave. It’s been cool Rainbow,” Sweetie Belle waved at me as she disappeared off the stage to find her friends.

“Nice job guys,” I glared at them.

“You’re blaming us for this?” Rarity demanded.

“Well who’s the one who had a problem with Sweetie Belle joining us?” I asked pointedly at Applejack and Pinkie.

“Now you wait one minute!” Applejack fumed as I pressed a finger to her lips.

“I’m going to go find Sweetie Belle and bring her back. You guys can argue amongst yourselves,” I grumbled as I jumped off the stage and took off running as Sunset gave me a confused look. “Sweetie Belle!”

“I’m right here,” Sweetie announced as I stepped into the hall. “You here to bring me back I assume?”

“Hell yeah! Screw what they think. Get back up there,” I declared.

“Fine,” Sweetie sighed as I dragged her back up to the stage as she ignored the others. “Are you sure Sunset will appreciate this?”

“I know she will!” Sonata chirped happily.

“Alright enough talking,” I announced as I dragged Sweetie and Sonata out. “So Sunset we originally made this song to how sorry we were but decided just to release it anyway. You’re like the first person to hear it.”

“Okay,” Sunset shrugged as she leaned back in her chair with Derpy.

“Looking back at me, I see that I never really got it right. I never stopped to think of you. I’m always wrapped up in things I cannot win. You are the antidote that gets me by. Somethin strong, like a drug that gets me high,” I started singing as I played my guitar. “What I really meant to say is I’m sorry for the way I am. I never meant to be so cold.”

“Never meant to be so cold,” Sonata chimed in. We chose her specially cause she had a deeper singing voice surprisingly. Never really noticed it before.

“What I really meant to say Is I’m sorry for the way I am. I never meant to be so cold,” I sang as Sunset and Derpy stared at us.

“Never meant to be so-”

“Cold to you, I’m sorry bout all the lies. Maybe in a different light, you can see me stand on my own again. Cause now I can see you are the antidote that got me by. Somethin strong, like a drug that got me high.” Sunset flinched slightly at Sweetie Belle singing. She had a pretty good voice. She should go for it more often.

“What I really meant to say is I’m sorry for the way I am. I never meant to be so cold,” Sweetie and I sang as Sunset eyes slightly widened.

“Never meant to be so cold.”

“What I really meant to say is I’m sorry for the way I am. I never meant to be so cold.”

“Never meant to be so cold.”

“I never meant to be so cold,” Fluttershy added quietly.

“I never really wanted you to see the screwed up side of me that I keep locked inside of me so deep. It always seems to get to me. I never really wanted you to go. So many things you should have known. I guess for me there’s just no hope. I never meant to be so cold,” Sonata, Sweetie, Rarity and Applejack sung together as Sunsets eyes flicked over to them.

“What I really meant to say is I’m sorry for the way I am,” I chimed in as I continued playing my guitar as my hair grew longer and my ears grew pointy.

“Is I’m sorry for the way.”

“I never meant to be so cold.”

“I am.”

“Never meant to be so cold. What I really meant to say is I’m sorry for the way I am.”

“Is I’m sorry for the way.”

“I never meant to be so cold.”

“I am.”

“I never meant to be so cold,” I finished singing with Sonata as I slung my guitar on my back and grinned.

“Well what did you think?” Sonata asked eagerly as Sunset stood up with Derpy.

“That was awesome,” Sunset nodded as she focused on Sweetie Belle who looked nervous as hell. “High five.”

“What?” Sweetie questioned. Sunset rolled her eyes and held up a hand. “Oh.”

Sunset only nodded in approval as the two high fived. Surprisingly Applejack didn’t bitch about Sweetie Belle.

Author's Note

Once again, all rights belong to Crossfade.