We're in Love to the Core

"Spike? Spike?" Twilight called. The purple dragon then bounded down the stairs.

"Number one assistant reporting for duty!" He said, mocking a royal guard.

"There you are! Rarity says that she needs help to clean the boutique, and she thought that you would be the first one to want to help!" Twilight explained.

"Alrighty!" He said. He then started shining his scales. Twilight looked at him, confused.

"What are you doing?"

"Shining my scales! I have to look my best whenever going to visit Rarity!" Spike responded, pointing at his newly shined tail. Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Alright. But you better be going."

"Yes, mam!" Spike saluted as he left the castle.

When he got to the Carousel Boutique, he saw another pony inside that looked particularly fancy. He knocked on the door as Rarity came over.

"Spikey-Wikey! You're here!" She greeted as Spike got a silly grin. He always loved it when she called him that. Fancypants then walked over to the door.

"Oh, hello, little fellow! What's your name?" Fancypants asked as Spike stood up tall.

"My name is Spike!" He greeted.

"Are you Spike the Brave and Glorious? The one who saved the Crystal Empire?" Fancypants asked. Spike got a look of pride on his face.

"In fact, I am! Saving the Crystal Empire twice is definitely title worthy!" Spike boasted. Fancypants chuckled.

"I bet it is! And pardon me, I never introduced myself! I am Fancypants, Rarity's special somepony," Fancy greeted as Rarity gave a small giggle.

"What! You two are special someponies?!" Spike questioned, his heart starting to break.

"Yes, Spikey! We are about to go on a date now! I need you here to actually get the guest room ready for Fancypants, if that's alright with you," Rarity informed an Spike's head dropped.

"Okay..." he said as he walked into the guest room. He looked out the window to see Rarity and Fancypants walking hoof-in-hoof. He looked away, fighting with all his might to hold in tears.

He was walking to the door of the Boutique when he heard the doorbell ring. He opened the door as Applejack came in.

"Hey, Spike! I don't suppose Rarity's here, I need her to-" Applejack then looked into Spike's eyes and saw a tear. "Are you alright, sugarcube?"

"Yes, I'm fine! Rarity wanted me to clean the guest room for her colt-friend while she's on a fancy-smancy date!" Spike explained as Applejack got a confused look on her face.

"When did Rarity get a special somepony?" She asked, surprised Rarity never told her.

"I'm not sure! But she has one!" Spike said as he pushed past Applejack, running to the castle. When he got to his room, he laid in bed, letting the tears fall. Twilight then walked in.

"Spike! Are you alright?" She asked as Spike turned away from her.

"Rarity has a special somepony..." Spike said between sobs.

"What? She never told anypony about a special somepony!" Twilight said. She then got back on track. "I'm sorry, Spike. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"No, I'm fine. Can you leave me alone, though?" He asked. Twilight got a sad look on her face as she closed the door.

Applejack walked into the throne room in the castle, sitting on the seat with her cutie mark on it. Twilight noticed her and came over.

"Hey, Applejack!" She greeted. The Element of Honesty got up from her seat.

"May I see Spike? He went through a tough time, if you don't know already," Applejack questioned as Twilight looked sad.

"I know. I feel horrible for him. Well, I guess you can go up to his room. He may not want to see anypony, though," Twilight informed as Applejack walked up to his room.

She opened the purple door and saw Spike curled up in his bed.

"Spike?" The dragon turned to face Applejack.

"What?"

"Spike, I know this is hard. But you need to look past it. How about you come to Sweet Apple Acres for lunch tomorrow? When I'm sad, an apple pie always helps me!" Applejack suggested.

"Alright. I hope I can get over it," Spike said as Applejack started to leave.

"You will. See you tomorrow!" Applejack said as she left.

"See you tomorrow, AJ..." Spike said before curling up in his blanket.