"Thank you so much for your help, Spike. I really do appreciate your help."

"No problem, Rarity. Always glad to help." Spike replied, waving goodbye as he left Carousel Boutique.

Rarity closed her door and sighed. It was true she had invited Spike over to help with organizing and cleaning her store, but part way through his time here she began to feel the urge to tease him. Not the usual harmless flirting that she had done before, but this time an all-out show of seduction and lust to see just how far she could push the small dragon. Luckily for her, the urge to do such a thing disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared and she was able to shake the feeling from her head. On a complete whim she ran up to her room and opened the ornate box on her dresser where she kept her Element of Generosity. She sighed with relief as she saw that it was safe and sound. Closing the box, she hook her head from the unknown feeling of dread she felt for some reason. "Pfft, what were you expecting to find, Rarity? Your Element broken or something ridiculous?" she asked herself. She returned downstairs and took up her place at her sewing machine, getting back to work on the multiple orders she had left to complete.

Spike decided that he could take the long way home, especially since he wasn't looking forward to having to finish reorganizing Twilight's massive collection of books. He walked with no set route in mind and let his mind wander, looking up at the clear afternoon sky as he thought of his crush. He wasn't quite watching where he was going and bumped into somepony, both of them letting out a cry of surprise as they both fell to the ground. Spike quickly scrambled back to his feet and saw the mare he had knocked over. "Oh no! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to! Are you okay?" he asked the young mare, extending a claw to help her up.

The young mare took his claw and stood back up. "Y-yeah, sorry. I wasn't really looking where I was going." she said. Their eyes connected and they both paused for a moment as a wave of emotion swept over them and they continued to stare into each other's eyes with some confusion.

Spike finally broke the silence. "Hey, uh, you're Flitter, right?" he asked her, recognizing her from around town.

"Y-yeah. And you're Spike, Twilight's assistant." she replied, blushing slightly.

An uncomfortable silence followed. "I, uh, I gotta get back to the library." Spike finally said. "Maybe, um... maybe you'd want to stop by sometime?"

"Yeah, sure, I'd love yo- to! I'd love to." she replied hastily, thankfully catching her slip up before she made a fool of herself.

The two waved goodbye and parted ways, Spike headed back to the library while the young mare rushed home, her heart fluttering in excitement. 'I can't wait to tell my diary what just happened!' Flitter thought excitedly.

Author's Note

Two reasons I caved and wrote this;

1. I now have 30 chapters in this story.
   
2. It did kind of feel incomplete.