More than a friend, more than a assistant

Twilight sat beside Spike on the table as the rest of the girls brought in the cake Pinkie Pie made and then edited since he skipped a few years. There were 25 candles on the cake, thirteen were small and were a mix of purple and green while the others were all plain white candles which Twilight would use to read at night. "So are we in the ballpark or do we need to add more Spike?" asked Rainbow Dash.

Spike laughed and took four of them off, "There we go, I am 21 now girls, just like most of you."

They all stared at him till finally Dash broke the silence, "Are you gonna tell us how you got older or what?"

Spike face palmed at the fact he didn't tell them anything yet, "Sorry, it slipped my mind, besides being taller I don't see much of a difference so I kinda glazed over this. Anyways, I have been thinking about this for a while now. You girls are always running around, saving the day while I usually stay in the background...or cause the problems...but it has bothered me that when I ask to help you the answer is the same 'You are too young,' So now, I'm not, I am now just like you. I figured I couldn't get any of this done by Twilight or Zecora so I decided to pay mom a visit. She has noticed how I have grown and how I've acted, she thought I wouldn't be a bad idea as long as I didn't get too old too fast. She told me about...about I really am, rather, who I was and I didn't like it."

Everyone was puzzled by what he said, "What do you mean by wh-what you were Spike?" asked Fluttershy, she hid a bit behind her hair as she asked.

Spike sighed and looked at the group but mainly at Rarity, "I..I was a monster...I terrorized this land for quite a long time before Princess Celestia captured me and aged me back into an egg. She waited for the perfect student.." he looked at Twilight, "...to help raise and show me a new and better life and so here I am...reformed and anew. I have been much older than all of you but I just didn't realize it till now. She told me to think of the age I wanted to be as she casted a spell on me and I thought of the age most of you girls are and it did hurt a bit but in the end I got what I wanted. That's pretty much it..."

They all tried to understand what Spike said but it was clear it didn't sink in too much to anyone besides Twilight, "Spike...you aren't who you were long ago and the path you choose is your own...I...we are all here for you and who you are to us. Don't let your past life dictate what happens here and now for you...you are far more better than that beast you mentioned before." Spike smiled at Twilight and felt a bit better.

Rarity came up behind Spike and hugged him, he blushed as he felt her warmth, "You will always be my Spikey Wikey. Twilight is right and we are all here for you dear, don't you worry. This is a time to be happy for from now on, you'll be around us a lot more Spikey, hope you can keep up."

Dash quickly interjected, "Hey! That's my line!"

They all laughed and smiled as Spike got ready to blow out his candles, he closed his eyes and mumbled something quietly before blowing out the candles. Everyone cheered and congradulated him, "So Spike, what did y'all wish for?" asked Applejack.

Spike smiled and shook his head, "I can't tell you or it won't come true." He looked down and turned to Rarity who was smiling and using her magic to remove the candles from his cake, Applejack noticed and chuckled.

"Should have figured but...I reckon this wish just might happen. Enjoy your birthday sug, I gotta head on home n get ready for work mighty early." She hugged Spike and kissed his forehead like she always had done and Spike gladly accepted it, she thought it was nice he wasn't fully grown up, at least not at heart. One by one the girls left the library till only three people remained inside, Spike sat alone on a chair as he read his new Power Ponies comic and Twilight sat with Rarity on the couch.

"So, now that Spike has grown...how will the living accomidations be like? His bed certainly won't hold him now, the poor dear will be hanging of it at all ends!" said Rarity as she pointed out Spike's new height.

Twilight sat there and pondered, "Well, I can't do too much about it for now. I can get him a new one tomorrow and maybe clear a room just for him-"

"Well hold on a second, the poor thing shouldn't be ousted just yet Twilight. You need to ween him away. Slowly but surely have him moved to a new room but occasionally let him sleep in your room till he finally feels independent enough to make the complete transition. He has been sleeping in your room for so long that he might be afraid sleeping alone," interjected Rarity.

Twilight looked annoyed but understood what she meant, "You're right, I'll try to do that but I will need to think of something for tonight."

Rarity got up and walked to Spike, "I believe I have kept you two awake long enough, Goodnight Spikey Wikey, sorry I only got you clothes...that only fit you a day ago."

Spike smiled and hugged her, "It's alright Rarity, I appreciate it. Thank you and goodnight." For some reason, Spike felt really bold and he looked into Rarity's eyes and she blushed as she looked into his. He leaned in and so did she before Spike kissed her cheek and her face lit up more, she absently minded stood there before quickly running off home. Spike looked confused and facepalmed, "Damn it...I think I screwed that one up...she's gonna hate me for doing that."

Twilight giggled and smiled, "You made the dame run away Spike, you have alot to learn about older mares. Come on, let's go to bed already, it's 1 am."

Spike followed Twilight to her bedroom and followed his usual presleeping rituals: He began to strip down to his boxers and under shirt, he stretched a bit, then he laid down on his bed. He frowned when he realized half his legs were hanging of the edge of his bed, "You know...I got a feeling I'm gonna regret these changes real quick like..."

Twilight over heard him as she changed and brushed her teeth in the bathroom, she giggled and looked at her mirror as she finished flossing and saw Spike through the crack in the doorway. She blushed lightly as she saw how he looked now, much more mature, much more manly than the little boy she saw two days ago. She led her eyes over his body and noticed the muscle tone and growth, she felt odd about it but shook the feeling off, "Come on Twilight, it's just Spike...he's your brother for goddess' sake. We are just that...it's not weird to look at him or anything like that..." She then saw him take his shirt off and blushed more, "Oh geez, I really need to talk to someone about this...I can't talk to the princess for that would be too embarassing, Fluttershy would probably faint, Pinkie would blab in a second, Rainbow would tease me, Applejack would feel ashamed in me...guess Rarity is my only confidant. I'll talk to her tomorrow, I'll just try to survive the night."

Spike peered into the bathroom, "Hey Twi, I can hear you mumbling for a while now. What's up?"

Twilight turned around and saw him leaning against the doorway with his figure fully on display, her blush burned more and she avoided looking at him directly. "Oh, um...I was just thinking of giving Rarity a visit tomorrow for some girl time and such, no need to worry about anything at all."

Spike looked at her carefully and shrugged his shoulders, "Alrighty then, you're the boss." He walked off and Twilight gave a sigh of relief as she followed behind him. She reached her bed and was about to turn off the light when she saw Spike getting on her bed.

"Spike...what do you think you are doing?" she asked as he got under her covers.

"My bed is too small now and I thought I'd just sleep here for tonight, you know, like back in the day when I had nightmares." He looked at her and smiled and she blushed at the thought of having him sleeping next to her.

"Well...I don't know Spike. You are older now."

Spike looked at her and frowned, "Aww, come on! What's the difference between me then and now? I'm just bigger, still the same lean and mean dragon inside. Please! I hate sleeping on the ground, it's cold."

Twilight thought for a bit before she gave in, "Okay then...I don't see why you wanted to get older if you are still gonna be sleeping in my bed like a kid."

He yawned and tossed a pillow at her, "I'll be older tomorrow..."

She smiled and turned off the light, she laid down and got beneath the covers, she faced away from him and closed her eyes as she tried to fall asleep. She slipped into sleep and began to have a dream, she felt as if she was awake on her bed but it wasn't her own. She opened her eyes and saw she was in a castle on a large bed, similar to Celestia's. She felt someone's arm around her waist and when she turned to see who it was, she saw her ideal man there, smiling and telling her good morning. She smiled and leaned in to kiss him, she felt him kiss her back and she blushed. When he ran his hands down her hips, she noticed she was naked but didn't mind at all. She relished in his caressing and kissed him more when for some reason, his touch became more and more real. She questioned what was going on and she began to leave her dream and began to wake up. As she snapped back to reality, she couldn't see much since it was dark but her clock read 2 AM. She confused why she felt the way she did when a familiar arm gripped around her waist, she yelped quietly and used her magic to light up the area near her with low light aurora. She saw Spike asleep next to her as he was holding her and was gently caressing Twilight's hips. She blushed hard as she also realized he lifted her night gown so he was touching her bare skin. She looked at him to see if he was reacting consciously but he was fast asleep, she blushed hard and wanted to tell him to stop but she didn't. She looked at his lips and saw they were moist as if someone was kissing him, she remembered her dream and realized it was him she was doing all this with.

Spike held her closer and brought her face next to hers, Twilight could feel his breath tickle her neck and she sighed a bit as she felt it, "W-well...I already kissed him once...well, quite a bit but still, he didn't get up. Maybe once more won't be too bad..." She got closer to him and brought her lips up to his, she gently pressed them together and felt a light spark in her as she tenderly kissed him. He didn't really react to her kiss which saddened her a bit but it felt so right to kiss him, she held him and got more adventurous. She felt his body lightly, his large arms, his toned abs and chest, this firm jaw and soft hair; she felt so guilty to do all this as he slept but she felt so happy to do it. Spike began to move around a bit and she got scared quickly, she let go of him and she pulled his arms away from her and turned away. She heard him grumble and begin to wake up.

"Hmm...? What time is it?" he said as he tried to focus on the time. "3 AM? Too darn early...I've had such a great dream...I'm so angry I woke up. Rarity and I were finally going out and things got fun...oh well, back to sleep." He laid back down and fell back to sleep, Twilight began to regret what she did and tried to fall asleep once again.

"Why did I do that? He doesn't even see me that way...I really need to talk to Rarity tomorrow..." she told herself as fatigue finally got hold of her and she fell asleep.