Don't Leave!
A broken heart is worse than a hex placed by a mad sorceress. Once a heart is broken, it isn't easily repaired, and with a broken heart, no creature can live life to the fullest. The heart is the body's most vital muscle, and like all muscles, if broken, it's useless. So what happens to a dragon when his heart suffers irreparable damage?
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It was a cold and morbid day when Spike had left the library in hopes he could stop his one true love from leaving Ponyville. His goal was of the utmost importance and he couldn't let any doubts prevent him from completing it. His failure would mean the acceptance of his innermost fears that plagued him in his darkest of dreams.
Spike was waging war against fate and was attempting to win, his mind was set on achieving success in the most fruitless of endeavors. His feet never have moved as fast like they did on that day, it was almost as if he summoned Rainbow Dash's speed in order to reach Rarity's home in time.
When he arrived at the desired location, he began frantically knocking on the wooden barrier that stood between him and his future. The cursed door, so flimsy and breakable, it was nothing in comparison to the rock solid determination the baby dragon had. The sounds of hooves making contact with the ground had slowly echoed in his mind as it grew louder with each passing moment.
At last! The door opened and yet no one spoke. Spike's eyes were busy flooding the ground beneath him with the tears that his heart had created. When he noticed the silence became stagnant, his heart started pounding louder as the imminent argument would slowly take place.
"Why are you leaving me like this Rarity?"
"Spike, you knew this day would come... I am sorry you didn't grow out of your crush, but it's time you realized that you're fantasy has to end."
"Fantasy? I love-"
"No Spike, you don't love me. I am sorry, but you can't know what love is."
"I do!"
"Spike, listen dar-"
"No, you listen... when I first met you, I thought it was just a crush... over time I came to realize it wasn't a crush, it was love at first sight."
"Spike... I never felt that way about you... and you know I can't feel that way about you ever... it's not something I could accept when I am destined for something greater."
"What, your career in fashion, or that dream of being married to a prince?"
"...."
"Rarity, why can't you just give me a chance?"
"Spike, I am not attracted to you... you have scales, claws, fins, and that isn't what I want in a husband. I am attracted to stallions, not dragons."
"Then why... "
"I didn't mean to use you Spike, had I known you were this into me I would have done something about it sooner."
"Were you that full of yourself? The truth was right in front of you the whole time."
"Spike... don't make this any harder... I already feel bad, and I need to get going or I will miss my train."
"The train... Rarity, I can't let you go... because if you go... It will crush me."
"Spike... please stop... this is hurting me, I can't take this... you think it's easy for me to just pack up and leave everything? I had to make the decision to leave all my friends Spike, and now you are trying to make me feel bad for leaving you when I was never yours? Spike, I never loved you, and I never would... I was hoping to avoid this conversation so I wouldn't cry on the train."
"Rarity, when you get on that train, just know it was at the cost of my heart."
"...."
"Good bye Rarity... "
The dragon's goodbye wasn't returned, his heart had slowly broken over the course of the conversation. He had ran aimlessly while tears cascaded down his face. His frantic movements and deep pain only served to hinder his progress, it seemed he was heading nowhere at the speed of fast.
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Spike's failure drove into his heart and, with no safety net, it shattered into a million pieces. He was in the library, crying his eyes out, while the mare who hatched him tried consoling him.
"Spike... I am so sorry."
"Twilight... am I worthless?"
"No! Spike, never think that."
"Then why..."
"Spike... sometimes things happen in life that don’t make sense... or just don't go as planned. I wish I could help you Spike, but I can't fix this... even with all my power I can't fix this..."
"Twilight..."
"Yes Spike?"
"You are fixing it, by just being here for me."
Twilight held Spike close to her, her hooves wrapped tight around his body. She was trying her hardest to help her baby dragon as much as she could. She had shed some tears because a piece of her heart broke that day when she had seen how miserable Spike was.
"Spike... just know that no matter what happens in life... I love you Spike."
"Twilight... thanks... you don't know how much that means to me right now."
Spike's tears continued dampening Twilight's coat as he let his sorrow bleed out from his eyes. His heart, while broken ,was still able to feel the love that was always there, and that would never fade. He may have lost his heart that day, but he gained perspective. His wounds would take time to mend, but his recovery would be hastened by somepony who truly cared about him like no other pony could.
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Rarity was on the train looking through her belongings, she had seemingly misplaced something of importance to her and wanted to look at it badly. She kept digging through her stuff and nothing she pulled out had given her the peace of mind she hoped to seek.
She finally found what she was seeking amidst the clutter of her artifacts. The fire heart ruby that she had gained so long ago from her dear friend Spike. She placed a hoof on it and started sobbing, her eyes pouring out the regret she had for being so cruel to the loving dragon.
She knew she could never love him the way he wanted to be loved, it didn't make the pain any less unbearable. She stroked the gift a bit while her tears continued assaulting her cheeks, the stinging sensation grew with each tear shed. She finally put the fire heart ruby away, and with it; a piece of her own heart.
Author's Note
A sad fic I wrote up just because I felt like it. I had no idea I would have been affected by it. Anyways like if you do and if you don't meh.
