{Spike’s P.O.V.}

AHH!!! Nice crisp summer morning in Canterlot. Perfect weather to start your day off right but with it comes the hardest part of any day... Getting out of bed. I’m not lazy, believe me, I’m anything but. It’s just today the bed was warm, the sun was weak, and my covers have never been softer. It’s the type of day where you know you have stuff to do but you try to think that you don’t. I wish I didn’t have anything to do. But the body had needs and food was at the top of my list as my stomach was near insane with hunger. I really wish I didn’t have anything to do today.

Getting out of bed the usually cold tiles were actually warm today. Double checking the sun was actually warmer than it should be for this early in the day, Mommy must be in high spirits... Or mad, so much for a weak sun the blinds caught most of the light. Still I had a more important duty then wonder the weather, food, I had to cook for Twilight, some nice pancakes, a few hash browns, maybe some toast. Maybe I should put Twilight on a diet? Her thighs were a little too plumb for a mare her age. Nah that’s more later in the day, breakfast is the most important meal of the day after all. Let’s see a few jewels diced, cubed, and sprinkled with sugar, and a nice cup of orange juice. Yeah that’s good.

I grabbed the closest purple shirt I could as I went downstairs to start cooking.

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The food was ready and waiting, and waiting, and waiting... WHERE IN MOMMY’S NAME IS TWILIGHT!!

Storming off up to the second floor I knocked on Twilight’s door. A bit more loudly then I would have liked but the food was getting cold... I got worried. It shouldn’t take Twilight this long to open a simple door. I did the one thing I almost never did, not before looking around of course, no one to the left and right corridor, no one downstairs. I opened her door.

There was Twilight, 5 feet from her bed, sleeping on the floor... What?

“Twilight?” I called. Getting closer and poking her face. I received no reaction. ‘She must be in a deep sleep.’ I thought. Normally I would leave her like this, sleeping peacefully, I could get nagged at later for her back hurting but we had a lot to do today. So, to my great dismay, I had to wake her up. “Twilight!” I shouted to get her attention. She jumped and sat straight up looking around as though somebody else was in the room.

“Spike?” She looked at me, a smile breaking across her face. “OH SPIKE!! You didn’t run away!” That was a little surprising. She grabbed me as if her very life depended on it. It was weird.

“What are you talking about Twilight? Why would I run away?” I asked trying my hardest to push her away. It’s not that I didn't like hugging her, I loved it, it’s just being relieved that I didn’t run away isn’t something I get hugged for and not ask what is going on.

“You got mad at me for what I did yesterday, then you started shouting that I was some-” I cut her off, holding her lips in between my fingers, minding my claws, I looked at her. Bags under her eyes, frazzled hair, and red puffy eyes. Clearly she had a nightmare, I didn’t need to know what, she needed me right now. That was enough for me.

“Twilight, don’t worry. You needed my help and I was more than glad to give it to you.” I think I said something wrong cause she started to cry really bad and that made me feel horrible. "Twilight... Twilight come on. You don't have to cry. I'm sorry if I said anything to get you sad, but I promise if you ever did anything you think was bad it wasn't! Please stop crying." I held her, gingerly of course, and rocked her back and forth. Mrs. Mom always did this to make her stop crying. She was crying less and less and almost stopped so I told her. "Come on Twi, I made breakfast. I told you yesterday. We have a long day ahead. You'll need your strength." I looked at her with a smile before backing off and heading downstairs.

"What are we going to do today?" She asked.

"I told you last night when I was getting rid of the poison, I have something to show you.”

“Right!!” She screamed jumping up. That was scary.

“Umm... Okay... Well get dressed and come down for breakfast. I hope you like cold hash browns, lukewarm toast, and chilled pancakes.” I joked, though Twilight got flustered and tried to cover herself up. What’s wrong with her?

“Yeah.. yeah I’ll meet you downstairs.” She said moving her hand in a shooing motion. I took the hint and gave her her privacy.

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It was a regular breakfast, Twilight complaining that the toast and everything else was cold, that would teach her to sleep in and not tell me. The good thing though is it gave me time to think of how I would approach the day... Yeap still wish I could’ve stayed in bed today. I have to show Twilight that it is wrong for her to even think about me that way! If anypony even think she likes a dragon... Celestia they’ll make fun of her! I wasn’t gonna let that happen.

“Come on Twilight. The store will close if you’re this slow!” I joked, Twilight missing my charming humor as she gave me a glare.

“I’m only joking Twi. No need to get mad.” I chortled as I went to grab my clothes. First step.

Pants, belt, shirt, shoes, and the most important thing my hoodie, with its too long sleeves, hood covering most of my head, and with enough slack to hide my tail. It was the only thing I felt comfortable wearing outside. Now to see how this goes.

“Twi! Are you ready yet?” I yelled to her. I knew she would be I always take longer than her.

“Not yet.”

What? Twilight Sparkle was taking longer than me... To get dressed? That’s the equivalent of being in the south pole and getting a tan... IT DOESN’T HAPPEN!!

“Twilight what do you mean you’re not ready?” I asked walking into her room. See this is why I don’t like walking into Twilight’s room. The first thing that met me was always a screaming Twilight. She slapped me? Now that never happened before.

“Wh... what was that f... for Twilight?” Twilight never hit me... In all the years I’ve known her she never so much as laid a finger on me in anger, I can’t even remember a time she ever got mad at me.

“You... You shouldn’t come into a girls room unless she tells you.” She said. Seriously?

“Sorry... It’s just... You don’t usually take this long to change.” I rubbed my face, it didn’t hurt, it was just painful. “Umm... What’s taking you so long?”

“Well as you can see I can’t pick what to wear, and I’m naked, and you are watching me naked... Can you understand?

“Yeah... You need to pick something.” Honestly what is Twilight’s problem? This isn’t the first time I’ve seen her naked why is she getting all moody about it now? I started to go through her clothes, like I usually would, when Twilight screamed.

“Sp- Spike!” She pulled me from the drawer holding me by the collar of my hoddie. “What are you doing?”

“Do you even know where your underwear is?”

“Of course... They’re in a drawer.” I took a moment to reflect on her words, seeing their logic and reason, then I counted down all the drawers, and cabinets in Twilight’s room.

“Good... That’s 58 in total. Which one has your bras?” Still grabbing me by the collar Twilight shook me a little. Honestly this was fine it’s the closest thing she gets to exercise.

It took her a moment but she finally picked a drawer, the wrong one of course, but still she picked one.

“I have another brush?” I chuckled a bit at what she said.

“Of course you got another brush Twi.” She looked at me. It was weird, like she was... embarrassed at my joke. “Ummm. Would you like another try?” I pointed to a drawer, where yes her underwear was, but the drawer had 13 drawers to it. I could play a little, today was gonna be long, I needed a little fun.

She opened up the first drawer she got in her hands. To her defense she was close, only 6 drawers too low. And she did find the emergency, emergency, towles. So points for trying.

“Can you let me down now Twi? I’m super surprised for you lifting me this long but you should be getting sore about now.” I said wiggling a little to bring her attention to her hand. I’m not gonna lie I liked her holding me like this. I felt like a tiny welp in her hands, small, harmless, happy. Still we had a lot to do and I already had my fun. “I know where all the clothes are.”

“How would you know?” ... Seriously?

“Umm.... I do the laundry and I put away the clothes too.”

She let me down with a blush on her face, seriously Twilight’s acting weird, and I started to go through her room. Finding her bra, panties, socks, a plain white dress shirt, dress pants, and her favorite blue vest and put it all on her bed. Gotta remember to change the sheets today.

“Come on Twilight get dressed so we can go to Joe’s.” It was a nice place to start, ponies Twilight at least half knew, and friendly company to ease her in. Geez I really wish I didn’t have anything to do.

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‘Lunch rush. You can always count on the lunch rush at Joe’s.’ I thought scanning the room. There was Lyra, Bon-Bon, Dazzle Forth, and Fleur. Twilight knew all these ponies, well acquaintance would be a better term, and they knew Twilight, or at least her bookish nature. It shouldn’t be that strange.

“Hey girls!” I said approaching the group. My smile friendly, nice, like everypony else.

“Spike!” They shouted in unison. A smile on their face as they regarded me and Twilight.

“So can I assume this mare next to you is the Twilight Sparkle you speak so highly of Sir Spike.” Fleur asked. She looked... Funny when she looked at Twilight and Twilight did the same thing at them. Weird.

“Yeah this is Twilight guys. She has something really important she wants to ask you. It’s about dragon’s-” Fleur cut me off as she began.

“Dragons perish the species.” She said making Twilight jump a bit when she did. “Why did you know that a dragon had just recently set one of my husband’s business ventures to burst into flames? I swear almost all of those brutes are hired thugs!” Fleur said, fixing her hair after her outburst. “Excuse me Spike. It’s just that those attacks are getting so much more frequent, Fancy is beginning to worry about his employees. Just thinking of them causing him troubles makes me... Makes me... Gah!” Fleur began crumpling up a piece of paper probably imagining it a dragon’s neck between her hands. It made me chuckle a little.

“Fleur you’re doing it again.” Lyra said as she placed her hand on Fleur’s shoulder. “Spike continue you had something to say.”

“Thanks Lyra. Anywho Twilight needs to know if dragons and ponies can... Be together.” I said deflating a bit on the inside as I said it. Slowly I snaked my hands into Twilight’s as she squeezed mine.

“Of course not, Twilight.” Lyra swung her hand showing that the idea was completely crazy. “Dragons are so mean and cruel. They would probably just use us as... I mean, they would treat us very badly.” There it was again. Everytime somepony talked about dragons they always change what they’re about to say around me. It scares me that they might know.

“Yes anymare that would ‘love’ a dragon is obviously crazy!” Bon-bon said. Doing quotes in the air like the word love could mean something different. Can love mean something different? If you love someone doesn’t that mean you want them to be by your side all your life? I gotta ask Twilight later.

“I concur. She would have to be institutionalized for such insanity.” Fleur spoke. I really should have been putting my attention on her, it was rude to ignore a pony who is speaking, but Twilight had started to get mad. But I’m sure Fleur would forgive me for interrupting her.

“See told you so Twilight. A pony and a dragon just won’t happen.” I said gaining Twilight’s full attention.

She looked like she was gonna say something but Pony Joe beat her to the punch.

“Don’t go saying that Spike.” Joe said. He was cleaning a mug. That mug... He always seems to shine it when I come in. “A lot of dragon’s are bad sure but not all of them. Why I know of one dragon that’s a cut above even most ponies.” Joe was one, if not the only one, who I know knows I’m a dragon. I thank Celestia everyday that he can keep a secret.

“There is always a good in everything, Pony Joe.” I said. Hiding my smile and fangs behind my sleeves. I guess that got Twilight mad as she squeezed my hand tighter.

“I’ve told you Spike call me Donut Joe. You come here every other day. How many times am I gonna have to tell you?”

“Just one more time, like always, Joe.” I said pulling Twilight along as I said little goodbyes to the three mares. “Can you give me some hot chocolate and Twilight will take a nice cup of camomile tea.”

“You sure Spike?” Joe asked placing the mug he’d been shining down. “My camomile tea usually knocks anypony out with the first sip.” He said chopping my favorite dark chocolate into tiny bits while he started heating up the milk.

“It’s fine Twilight’s a tea addict. Six bits say she won’t feel a thing.” I teased as Joe tossed in a bit of cinnamon into my milk stirring it with his magic as he went to the fridge. I took this chance to talk to Twilight.

“So...” I began turning to look at Twilight. Wow was she scary! “Twilight you okay... I haven’t seen you this mad since a pony stole your notes.” I said poking her with my cloth covered hand. A few pokes later seemed to get me her attention. She blinked a few times, did she have something in her eye, before speaking.

“Spike... Ho... How can you let them say that!?” She nearly shouted getting up so fast the chair she was on nearly tumbled over. The chair was caught in a green aura that matched to the one covering the spoon.

“‘Cause it’s what everypony thinks about dragon’s in canterlot and Spike knows that.” Ah Joe always one to jump in at the right time. “Imagine what would everypony think if they knew Twilight Sparkle, apprentice to Celestia, a strong mage in her own right, was living with a “filthy” dragon?” Joe looked serious. I haven’t seen him this serious since those royal guards came in to give him a present from his brother. “And keep your voice down.” He went to the pot and scooped in the chocolate and some syrup into it.

“Liquor? You’re giving an underaged...” She stopped. My eyes wide and filled with horror at the next words she was about to say. I think she noticed. “... You’re giving Spike liquor?” She said through gritted teeth.

“It’s chocolate liquor. It’s a little on the caffeinated side but Spike will need it if he brought you along with him.” Joe said mixing the pot. Man that smell! It always made my mouth wet with spit. I could see Joe and Twilight talk but the chocolate milk smelled so good I couldn’t turn away!

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“..ike...n yo..... Spike!!” Twilight shook me a bit. I must have lost myself for a bit since my chocolate was right in front of me. “Come on before it gets cold.” She moved the cup closer to me as I took a sip.

It was delicious, as always. Joe knew how to make his stuff. It was warm but not hot. Like my basket in a winters day, just right. It was creamy too like syrup it went down to my stomach so slow warming me up like a hug from my mom. OHH and the taste! Sweet mommy! It was like chocolate but it wasn’t. Like it was sweet like the chocolates Twilight got me a couple times but there was something else... It tasted like a black stringy thing Mrs.mom bought Twilight and me once. Twilight and me didn’t like it much but Joe made it taste good. Still I had to slow down or this would all be gone before I could enjoy it completely.

This is where I made a mistake. I left my chocolate moustache on. Now if I was by myself that wouldn’t be a problem but there were ponies around me. Ponies that didn’t know my secret. Ponies that would make fun of Twilight if they ever found out what I was, some would try to take me away from her, try to hurt her for even knowing me. I had made my second mistake at this moment. I felt afraid.

I could feel myself trembling. It would be impossible for me to care less of what happens to me. Ponies have gone up and down the book when it came to my tortures. But to think of what they would do to Twilight. She would be alone, nobody would talk to her, even mommy might be pushed into letting her go as a student... I would crush Twilight’s dream... It would be all my fault... My fault... It would be my dragon self’s fault. It was then I felt a hand touch my shoulder.

“Ohh, Spikey look at you. Getting all flustered because of a little bit of chocolate on your shirt. It’s so cute.” Fleur had started cleaning off my face and shirt with a hanky she had on her. “Oh Spikey you are the cutest little thing!” She said as I felt the hanky wipe across my face. Crying? Was I crying!! So not cool! But I can’t be mean when someone is doing something nice... darn.

“Thank you fleur.” I said with a smile on my face, pressing my lips together. “I don’t know what came over me.”

“Silly.” She said stroking my cheek. She started scratching my neck, it was a guilty pleasure that I just couldn’t resist. I started to lean into the scratch, exposing more of my neck, letting out a little purr as she hit a sweet spot. Oh gee that felt good! Fleur really had great fingers! She scratched enough to make me feel it but not even close enough to leave a mark. AH!! Now shes just using the tips of her fingers! Her pelt felt so soft and squishy on me!

“Fleur you have a husband you know.” Twilight said next to me, her eye’s hidden behind her bangs. “I wonder how he would react if he saw you so “close” to Spike?” That’s weird? Fleurs always been able to scratch me. Even in front of Fancy.

“Hmmp. Miss Sparkle I will have you know that a lady such as myself does not cheat.” Cheat are they playing a game? “Fancy knows of my affection for Spike and finds nothing wrong in adoring the little pony.”

“Yeah, well what if the little pony doesn’t appreciate your “affection”?!” Twilight spun on the spot to look Fleur in the face. The first thought to go through my mind was ‘WOW Twilight looks scary!’ but Fleur didn’t stop her scratching of my neck. mommy those fingers felt good.

Like I said guilty pleasure since I couldn't stop this from escaping my mouth. "A bit to the left." And Fleur did it!! She moved her fingers exactly where I wanted them. Sweet mommy that felt even better! I know Twilight and Fleur were speaking to each other but I was in a different place as Fleur’s fingers worked their magic.

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Honestly I don’t even know how this happened, somehow I was caught in Fleur’s chest. My face was smushed against her so hard I couldn’t see anything. I wonder if the chest of all mares feel as soft as Fleur’s. Twilight was shouting something, I know when she’s angry, that ain't a pretty sight but right now she was mad, and I had never heard her mad before. There is a difference between angry and mad. Like if you’re angry you look at somepony mean but when you’re mad you get yellow in the face and your hair starts to catch on fire. Let’s just say it got hot.

I pushed myself off Fleur, somehow the room got hotter, and gasped for fresh air. Turning I saw a sight that would make a dragon quiver in fear, I’ve proven it. Twilight was on fire!!

“Twilight,” I said as my voice shook with fear. “What’s going on?” I turned to look at Fleur she didn’t look scared if anything she looked... angry. Like someone skipped on the cream in her coffee.

“Spike...” Sweet Mommy!! “Come over here.”

“Spikey...” This time Lyra called me. When did she get next to Fleur? “Get over here.” She must not be used to seeing Twilight like this, honestly I wasn’t either, but it would be alright if I calm her down.

“Don’t worry girls I got this.” Honestly I was scared. I didn’t have the first clue as to why Twilight was mad and if you don’t know why someponies mad you can never help them calm down. “Twilight... What’s wrong?”

“Nothing Spike... I just don’t appreciate the company is all.” She was looking at Fleur, Lyra and Bon-bon now, man what did those girls do, but I had to keep her attention or else this could get even worse, like Joe kicking us out kinda worse.

“Come on it couldn’t have been that bad.” I looked to the girls expecting them to have something to say, if they had said something about Twilight’s research, or made some crack of how much cake Celestia like to eat, but they stared at me as I stared at them. They were just looking at me like I had was made of chocolate or something. “Could it?”

“IT WAS NOTHING SPIKE!!” Twilight roared. Geez you would think Twilight didn’t have an inside voice.

“Was it something about me?” It was a dumb question I know but I couldn’t help but ask it. I guess it was the kid in me.

“I think Twilight’s got the hots for her little assistant.” Lyra said from behind me. Huh? Was I making Twilight hot? Fire aside I did nothing to make her hot for me!!

“Eww. That’s nasty he’s like what 7-6? He’s way too young!!” Bon-Bon said. though I almost missed it it was so quiet.

“Don’t know Spike may be young, but he is still hot. Can you imagine what he would look like in a few years? I wouldn’t mind having a night with that hunk of a colt.”

“Lyra!”

“Spike we are leaving.” Twilight’s voice was cold. Like the temperature actually dropped kinda cold. DANG IT! I really wish I didn’t have anything to do today. I knew Twilight would get angry, mad even, but I never thought it would get so bad this fast.

“Sorry Joe, sorry girls, gotta go.” I said moving fast so I could catch up to Twilight.

“Hey Spike! Little dude catch!” Joe shouted throwing my chocolate at me. It wasn’t in the mug, I could’ve broken it, but a little disposable cup. Mmmm It was still hot. I didn’t really think when I caught the cup but I guess luck was on my side since the sleeves of my hoddie got caught on my biggest finger so the girls couldn’t even see my hands. Thank mommy.

“Chow Joe!!” I waved. I knew I was far enough away that the girls wouldn’t notice so I flashed them a big toothy grin as I ran to Twilight. “Chow girls!!”

“Hey Twilight slow down!!” I said since Twilight kept walking fast each time I got close to her. Thankfully Twilight wasn’t a very active pony, so to speak, so a few more time of me getting close and she just rushing ahead got her all pooped out. She was breathing pretty hard with a bit of sweat rolling off her fur. This mare needs to get out more. “So what did you think?”

“Spike don’t ever talk to those girls ever again.”

“What? but I like them, they’re nice to me.”

“Do you like them more than me?”

“What?! No! I love you Twilight but they are my friends. They like me there and it’s fun to be around them. Especially when the others are with them. We have so much fun.” I got a little lost in telling my story so I had to get this back on track... and there goes Twilight walking fast again. “Soooo...” I poked Twilight a bit.

“OKAY!! So a few ponies don’t like dragons big whoop.” Twilight shouted. I really wished she hadn’t since at the mention of dragon’s a lot of ponies started running into houses, closing their stands, a few even jumped into trash bins. By the end of it all the Canterlot streets had been all but clear.

“Not some ponies Twilight. That’s what I’ve been trying to show you. All ponies are scared of dragon’s, every last one, even Celestia doesn’t like to deal with some of the dragon’s that come to the castle. Though those guys were a little too stiff and greedy.” I huffed remembering the last dragon that came to canterlot. The guy caused a panic!! I couldn’t find one shop open to look for groceries that day.

Honestly Twilight was a little thick sometimes when it came to the ponies around her. I worried for her sometimes.

“Can we go home now?” She asked already getting on the path to go to our tower near the castle. It was close to the place we have to go to so I guess there was no problem.

“Okay.” I nodded. “We just have to stop by the Castle first.” This was gonna be the hard part, but if all went good... Well I’m gonna be the happiest dragon in all of Equice.

“Really? Could we stop by the tower then I have something to give Celestia. What are you going up there for?”

“Oh I’m just gonna tell Celestia that you and me are gonna get married.”

Author's Note

Wow... So many favorites so fast... I... What do I do? Trust me don't question he action, reactions, or anything. He's a child, he literally doesn't know any better and he can't pick up on the social queses that we as adults would understand. Notice he's absent minded getting lost rather fast which leads to small holes in the story... Those serve a purpose for the sequel.