Without any harm

“What happened?!” familiar woke me up with shouting, “I thought you were supposed to be friends, not...whatever it looks like!” I realized it was Spike.

I opened my eyes. It was morning. Fluttershy was cuddled up tightly to me. I liked having her so close to me. Everypony else seemed to be woken up by Spike.

“What's wrong, Spiky wikey?” Pinkie asked with big smile.

“It's...well let's face it. You are cuddled up with yourself. Even if I overlook that you are all mares, you were supposed to be elements of friendship. This doesn't look like a friendship.” Spike said while he was looking at us.

“We'r still friends, but we realized somethin'.” Applejack said and yawned.

“We just realized that we have special somepony near us whole time. But I think it doesn't really mess up our friendships.” Rarity said. She looked a lot messier then usually. Her coat and mane was full of dust from Applejack, but it looked like it didn't bother her.

“And I like that we all find our super-special somepony without some conflicts and no pony is upset about it now.” Pinkie said with cheerful color of voice, “You know what this calls for? A party!”

Everyone laughed for a while. We really didn't noticed that there was one, who really was upset. Spike left when we were laughing.

“Where is Spike?” I asked everypony, when I noticed missing him after we stopped laughing.

“I don't know, but I think I know why he left.” Pinkie said and looked at Rarity.

“I know. I don't know what to do. I like him, like a friend. He is my close friend, but...” Her voice broke down. Applejack hugged her.

“We know, but we must do something about that.” I said and started to think about that situation.

“Well I guess it will be better if we pack everything and go back to town.” Rainbow said and kissed Pinkie on cheek.

We agreed and packed everything. I pulled my cart back, because Spike looked like he left back to library. Fluttershy left us when we get to her house. Her creatures greets her warmly and she have to give them food. She said me that she will come to see me in the afternoon. I felt a little sad, when I had to left her. Everypony had something to do so we broke our group and left. When I arrived in library, I found Spike. He was sitting on stairs in really bad mood.

“Are you ok?” I asked, but it was obvious that there is something bad.

“No, I'm not. It's not good to find somepony you love with somepony else.” Spike sighed, “I mean I knew somehow that I cannot be with her, but still it hurts me.”

“I think, you should talk to her. She felt bad for that. After all you still have friendship with her.” I said.

“I don't know, Twilight. I think it will only hurt me more if I see her.” he said with head in his hands.

“Talking often helps to accept something painful and she is not only one pony in all Equestria.” I said.

“I know, but still it hurts. I think I ask Princess for some temporary job in Canterlot. Something around library.” he started thinking.

“If you think it will help you recover, I will arrange it. I have never seen you growing, but you have grown, Spike.” I said. He smiled a little, but still he was upset.

In Canterlot

“Princess Cadence? Princess Celestia wanted to see you in her quarters.” royal guard was only delivering a message to pink alicorn.

“Thank you, for message. You don't know why Princess wanted to see me, do you?” she asked.

“No, Princess, but Princess Celestia said it's urgent.” royal guard said and left.

Cadence came to Celestia's quarters. Celestia didn't looked quite happy.

“You have been quite irresponsible in the evening yesterday.” Celestia said when she saw Cadence.

“I...I know.” Cadence dropped her head, “I don't know why it is happening.”

“I know it was not harmful spell, but still you should be more careful with that. I think, you affected the elements of harmony.” Celestia said and pointed to five necklaces and one tiara. Gems on them was glowing with energy, “I felt difference shortly after your spell and brought them here to study them. I came to conclusion. You helped them to find their special somepony, but after while of examination, I realized that elements are now coupled and they share the similar energies. Honesty with Generosity, Laughter with Loyalty and Kindness with Magic. Do you realize, what does it means?”

Cadence was shocked. She knew exactly, what is meaning of this, “I...I can't believe it. That was only supporting spell. They must had their feelings before.”

“I knew it was, so I'm not angry. I only wanted to show you this, because it was your work. And it was only matter of time after all. They started to look like they have nothing more to learn about friendship and I think this will make some problems to solve.” Celestia said.

“Aren't they a bit young to start with magic of love? I know, that no pony is too young or old to start with loving somepony, but...” Cadence said, but cannot finish it.

“No, no, Cadence. I'm not going to reveal them that kind of magic now. I cannot hide it from them forever, but I wanted them to at least get used to their new relationships.”Celestia interrupted Cadence.

“Oh...I see. Then everything is fine now...may be better. We will see. And I have something to learn too.” Cadence said and Celestia agreed.

Back in Ponyville

Spike left to talk with Rarity and I started to unpack and clean up everything from cart. I cannot resist of smelling blanket, which was for Fluttershy. What I smelled had given me a smile, because it remembered me last night. It have been most beautiful night in my life. After cleaning I started writing the letter to Princess.

“Ow...hello, Spike. How...how are you?” Rarity asked with a bit of worries.

“I think that you know. Twilight have given me advise to speak to you about us. All I want to say is that I'm not angry, I don't hate you for this. I'm just sad, because it hurt me inside. Are we still friends?” Spike said and looked at Rarity.

“Of course we are friends. You are great friend, Spike. I was so worried about that you will hate me. Thank you.” Rarity said and smiled.

“I'm glad you are happy. Somehow I knew that this will happen, but I didn't know when or where.” Spike said looking to the ground, “I think, I'll go back to library. Bye, Rarity.”

“Bye, Spike. I hope you will get well soon.” Rarity said, before Spike closed door after him.

“Even if he looks like a baby, he has now grown. A lot.” Rarity said quietly to herself.

I was unable to write down what I wanted to say to Princess. It was so complicated. I surely learned something, but is it really friendship? I didn't know. Everything, what I have written yet was bad in some way. I think it's time to call others to make that letter. I thought when I saw that pile of crumpled papers with imperfect letters. I will just wait for Spike and then I go and invite them. After that decision, I started to look for some books. I didn't know what I wanted so I was just looking for some interesting title. With a little weird feeling, I found a book about pegasus wings and their anatomy.

It was a thin book and I started to read it immediately. There was a short chapter about their biology and much larger chapter about how to keep them in good condition. I haven't noticed that Spike was back so I read that book till end. It was really quick reading, because there was many and many pictures. I knew for what I'm looking. I found it on a few last pages. Small chapter about weak and sensitive spots on wings. I read that chapter with smile. She will be surprised in a good way.

“Ow...you are back? Sorry I didn't noticed you, I was reading that book. How was it with Rarity?” I asked, when I found out that Spike had returned.

“It was fine. Thank you, Twilight. I think it really helped me a bit. What are you going to do for the rest of the day?” Spike asked.

“I'm unable to come up with something to write to the Princess, so I wanted to invite all girls at evening to think about that together.” I said.

“Would you mind if I won't attend?” Spike asked.

“No. If you don't want to be here, I will not hold you. I think I can write it down. But I will need you to send it.” I said.

“Fine. I will try to attend, but I don't know if I can.” Spike said.

“Well then. I'm off. If Fluttershy come, say her that I will be here in a few minutes. Bye, my number one assistant.” I said and left him alone in library.

I missed dinner, when I was reading so I asked for an apple, when I was delivering my message to Applejack. It looked like everypony have some plan for afternoon, but I was able to caught up with them and they agreed. A moment after I returned back to library, Fluttershy came. We quickly kissed each other as a greetings and then I realized that I didn't figure out what to do.

“Oh, I'm sorry. I've been reading a book and I forgot to make some plan for us, but I invited others to come in the evening, because I wanted to write about us all to the Princess and I failed to come up with something.” I apologized to her.

“It's fine. We can think of something now. Everything what we will do together will be fine.” she said softly, with smile. I kissed her again.

We agreed with a going for a walk and then return to library and cook something together. We walked slowly, talking about ourselves. She talked about her childhood in clouds and I talked about my childhood in Canterlot. It wasn't sometimes easy for her, but when she cannot talk, I calmed her down. She had not easy childhood and she was decided to tell it to me. When I said her that, she didn't need to say me all that things if she didn't want, she replied that she want me to know it since I'm her special pony.

When we returned back to library, Spike was reading some story book. I grabbed a cook book and we started to look for some recipe, which would look delicious. She snuggled up to me while we looked into book. After a while I realized that she really wanted some snuggling.

“Don't worry to say it, please. I like it too.” I whispered her to her ear, when we laid in my bed in library. She only nodded and then she cuddled up to me. She was smiling with blush on her cheeks. We both relaxed together.

The rest of the day was away faster then we would wished. We greeted our friends. Obviously they came in couples. We sat in the middle of library and started to think. Spike was near and he looked good.

“So you are saying, you have problem with writing a letter?” Rainbow Dash asked. She was sitting next to Pinkie cowering Pinkie with her wing.

“Actually I really don't know what to write. Everything I was able to come up was uncompleted or told too much. I think Princess shouldn't read about how great is kissing or something like this.” I said.

“Why not? It's true.” Pinkie said and giggled.

“I think Princess already know this and after all I cannot speak for you all. I don't know how you feel about that.” I said.

“I think, we all feel the same, sugarcube.” Applejack said.

“So you think we can start? I want you all to help me write that letter, because after all it's something we all are experiencing right now.” I said.

“Fine, so official opening...” Rarity started.

Dear Princess Celestia.

We are writing you, because we discovered that friendship is unlimited and there is plenty of space for everypony. While friendship is still great think and it's what is holding us together, there is much deeper feeling, which is reserved for only one pony. Last night we were outside for night picnic and we discovered love.

It's feeling, which is much deeper and much more wonderful. It's also much more dangerous. Even if friendship is not that deep, we like to do much more things for our friends and we like to make them happy. We can go for our friends to the end of the world without hesitation and stand up for them. We are also not so upset if we don't see our friends every day. We are fine if we know that our friends are safe.

If we love somepony, we are upset when we don't see our love for a while. We all can imagine that love can hurt really badly. We were hurt sometimes in friendship, but we all hope that we won't hurt ourselves with love, because it's simply greater force then friendship.

We also realized that this feeling was inside us from different events. Still we don't know why our feeling for our special somepony increased that night that much that we in fact realized it. All we know for sure is that it haven't been caused by that place. Do you have any idea, our highness?

With love,

Your loyal subjects

“So you don't want to go to Canterlot for a while after all, Spike?” I asked, when Spike told he didn't want to go away for a while.

“No. Now I think it won't help me that much after all.” he reassured me.

“Then, please, send this letter to Princess.” I said and passed the letter to Spike and he sent it.