Ch.3 The Feelings Grow

As time passed, Vinyl Scratch and Stella’s feeling toward each other grew. Whether they are at a dinner together or just walking through the crowded streets of Ponyville, they were content knowing that they were by each other’s side. Vinyl had become so attached to seeing her that he never wanted to leave her side.

Stella came to the club every night to see the stallion make his music. She found that listening to his music put her mind at ease, like all of the troubles were vanquished by the power of his beautiful music. She loved going to the club to see him. It was like second nature to her now. Stella always found to get the most enjoyment of watching him start to blush up in his podium when he saw her.

It was a boring day down at Club Pon3, and Vinyl was trying to make the time go by faster. He still liked to make music for the rainbow of ponies that crowded the club every night, but he found that unless Stella was there with him, he was not truly happy. He was only truly happy when he was accompanied by her.

Vinyl hopped off the podium and started to walk around the club. He liked listening to the comments that everypony said to him as he walked by. He pretended to not be paying attention, but he always was. This was his way of getting gossip.

The white stallion continued his rounds around the club, finally stopping at the bar. He was thirsty; he had not had a drink all night.

“Hey barkeep, I need a shot of whisky, but no kick this time” Vinyl said to the pony behind the counter.

“Coming right up” the barkeeper replied.

The DJ pony turned his head and looked around the room. Everypony was content. He stifled a small laugh when he saw a group of six ponies playing spin the bottle not too far away from him.

“Hey…Hey, your drink is ready” The bartender said to Vinyl, shocking him out of his daze.

“T-thanks” he said as he took the drink from the bartender.

He gulped the shot down and set the empty shot glass back on the counter. He walked back around the club again; he still had a little time to spare before he had to get back to his podium.

“I saw that new mare that came to town, the one that you mentioned earlier. She looked mighty fine, I wouldn’t mind having her around with me for a while…if you know what I mean”

Vinyl stopped dead in his tracks. He craned his head and looked around at the tables near him to find out where the voice came from. ‘Was he talking about Stella?’ the white stallion thought to himself.

“Yeah, I saw her with the DJ a few days ago, I don’t know why she is hanging around him, and he’s just a little kid that has managed to rise up in the world. He isn’t good enough for her; she needs a strong stallion that will protect her, not a little kid that doesn’t know what he’s doing” The voice continued on.

The DJ pony was overcome with anger. ‘How dare they call me a little kid. I know that I still may be a little young, but I know that all you will do is use and abuse her.’ He started to stalk around the tables. He needed to find out who was saying these things. He knew that he was going to try to do something to Stella and he had to stop it.

“I think the next time she comes in here to see her little DJ friend, I’ll pay her a little visit” the voice droned on.

Vinyl was getting closer. He could hear the voice clearly now.

“Well, speak of the devil, there she is right now. It’s like she heard me” the voice said clearly.

Vinyl stopped; he looked over to the door and saw Stella standing there looking for a place to sit. “I have to get to her before he does” he said to himself, openly angry and hoping that the mystery pony would try to start something with him.

Vinyl started to gallop over to where Stella was, hardly paying attention to anypony around him. He made it over to her before the other pony did.

“Stella, I need to get you out of here, somepony wants to try to get ahold of you” Vinyl said out of breath and gasping for air.

“What are you-“she was cut off by a large pony that moved behind the smaller DJ pony.

“Hello darling, Do you need me to get rid of the trash in your way” he said looking down at Vinyl Scratch.

Vinyl spun around and backed up. The pony in front of him was almost double his size. He had a large scar going down one side of his face. He stood there with a large grin plastered on his face.

“Are you talking about my boyfriend Vinyl? Because if you are I want you to stop” Stella said holding her ground.

“Oh come on, he’s not good enough for you. A high class pony like you deserves to be with a real stallion. He’s just a teen that had the opportunity to rise up high in the world at a young age. I mean look at him he’s pathetic, can’t even stick up for you” the large pony said smoothly, bearing a menacing gaze down at Vinyl.

“HEY, leave him alone. He doesn’t deserve this sort of treatment from a bully like you. You’re just jealous, he loves me, and he shows me that every day. And I love him back; he is so sweet, kind, and caring. Something that apparently you aren’t” the grey mare said with pure anger flowing through her.

“it looks like I’m going to have to beat some sense into you to make you see that he is just a stupid teen that is in way over his head.” The giant pony said as he towered over Stella. He swung a hoof out and hit her cheek, which sent her to the ground in shock. She looked up at him in fear, she had never been hit once in her life, and now it looks as if she was going to be beaten until she forced herself to believe the lies that he was spitting out of his mouth.

“LEAVE HER ALONE!!!!!” Vinyl screamed as he rushed over to the big stallion that was towering over the grey mare, getting ready to swing again. He slammed into the pony and sent him stumbling towards the door. Vinyl jumped at the stallion again, this time sending him out the door. Vinyl walked outside and positioned himself a little ways away from him.

“Huh, you think you can take me? I’m twice your size, you are in way over your head and if I have to beat you within an inch of your life to show you that then fine” The stallion said smiling darkly.

The pony started to walk over to Vinyl. The DJ pony got down into a defensive position. The stallion swung out a massive hoof at Vinyl, connecting with his jaw and sending him back into a dumpster on the side of the building. Blood was starting to trickle out of the corner of his mouth from the impact. The stallion closed the gap and swung another hoof out which caught him in the ribs, knocking the wind out of him and sending him to the ground.

“STOP! LEAVE HIM ALONE!” Stella screamed from the front of a ring of ponies that were cheering the fight on.

“This little twerp needs to learn where his place is in this world” the giant pony said while kicking Vinyl in the stomach with his hoof.

Vinyl was losing it, he had to do something fast or else he was going to die. He watched through his broken shades a massive hoof getting ready to come down for another hit. Vinyl reached up and grabbed the hoof, and lifted the stallion off of his balance and onto the ground. The DJ pony got up and jumped on the pony and started to swing hoof after hoof at his face. Blood started to trickle out of his nose and mouth. Vinyl then got up off of him, the stallion lying there unconscious on the ground. Vinyl let out one kick into the ribs of the pony before walking away.

The Broken DJ walked through the crowd of ponies who were looking at him in shock. Once out of the group Vinyl took off his broken shades and threw them to the ground. He was a mess. His marble white coat stained with blood and dirt. His mouth had dried blood caked to once side. He had a black eye, and at least one broken rib, if not more. He looked at the group of ponies and then to Stella. Then he walked away, he needed to get away from here, away from everypony.

Vinyl started to limp to the outskirts of Ponyville. He needed to feel the fresh air blow in from the forest. It always soothed him. He limped over to a small hill that overlooked the forest. He hung his head and started to cry. Tears fell off of his dirty cheeks and landed in the grass underneath him.

Stella saw his silhouette in the distance. He was sitting on the top of a small hill just outside Ponyville. She got closer and realized he was crying. He didn’t even look up when she walked up and sat next to him. “Thank you, you really saved me back there. I was afraid that he was going to really hurt me” She said as she lifted a foreleg up around his neck. “I could never thank you enough for what you did back there, you saved me” Stella said as she moved closer to him, leaning her head on his shoulder.

Vinyl turned his head, his electric blue mane covering his crimson eyes. “I told you that I would never let anything happen to you” he said as he grabbed her and brought her closer to him. She reached up and pushed the hair out away from his eyes, the light seeming to get lost into the shade of crimson when she did so.

“I don’t care what that pony said, I love you just the way you are, and nopony will ever tell me otherwise.” Stella said looking deep in his still wet eyes and getting lost in them.

“I love you with all of my heart Stella; I want you to always remember that. You are the biggest part of my life now and all I want to see is you happy” Vinyl said resting his head on top of hers.

Stella looked up and then placed her muzzle onto Vinyl’s. Vinyl pushed his muzzle against hers. They kissed, only this time was different. It had more love in it than the first, it was more passionate. Their tongues danced in their mouths as they kissed. Love for each other surged through that kiss. After they pulled away they sat there, Stella’s head resting on Vinyl’s. They sat looking up at the moon until late in the night.

This was the real beginning of their life together.

End of Chapter 3

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