Melody of the night

Chapter two: Love as a flame.

Authers note: Yes I have those now apperently. Chapter is a little shorter, mainly due to the fact that There isn't much to write about right now. The newer chapters will be longer, so don't worry about that. Also, no music in this chapter.

The night was old now, the stars were nearly gone in the darkness. Only a few beams from the moon could be seen, and even then, it was still difficult to see anything. Spike walked through the darkness, not paying any attention to what was around him. His mind was full at the moment. Tears still trickled down his cheeks. He knew he shouldn't have gone to Rarity's grave, he knew how much pain that caused him. But at the same time, he didn't want to forget about that beautiful mare. Her amazing hair, her soft white coat, her soul calming blue eyes. Everything about her was perfect, except her luck that terrible day. Completely taken away by a dragon...

Spike finally arrived at his house, and to his suprise, the lights were still on. He tried knocking on the door, but it wasn't locked. The door slowly opened and Spike peeked through the door to see if Twilight was waiting for him. No Twilight to his relieve. He quickly walked in towards his bedroom, but before he could, he heard a cough coming from the living room. There was Twilight and Emmy.
"H-how long have you been awake?" he asked them both, worrying a little for his own sake.
Twilight looked at him with a tint of anger, but also a shot of concern. It was like a motherly cocktail.
"I waited all night for you to return-" she explained, but was cut off by Emmy.
"I woke up a little later, and when I saw you were gone, Spiky, I went downstairs to ask Twilight where you were. But she didn't want to tell me, quite a bummer.".
Emmy looked at Spike with the same sort of innocence she always had. It didn't help much though, because Spike still felt uneasy about the fact that Emmy woke up. Now he had to explain everything to her, after all, Twilight would want that.

A small sigh escaped his lips as he walked towards the sofa where Emmy was. As he sat down beside her, he felt her arms wrap around him, a giggle soon following.
"So," Twilight began. "Where did you go tonight?". Her voice was a tad harsh, but still quite calm.
"I... rather not talk about it, Twilight." Spike replied. He really didn't want Emmy to hear about his lost love.
"Spike, listen, the quicker we're done with this, the quicker you can go to bed. Now tell me.". Twilight wasn't gonna give up on hearing Spike tell where he went, even though she had a pretty good idea, seeing the trails the tears had left on his cheeks.
"Please, Spiky, tell me too~" Emmy said, sounding worried. "I was so afraid when you were gone...".
Spike lookd at Emmy for a moment. Her eyes were half closed, looking quite sad. He couldn't stand it, sad eyes staring at him. He had plenty of those pointed at him during... 'that'.

"I...I can't... I don't want to-".
"You went to the graveyard, didn't you?" Twilight said, cutting him of in his sentence.
Spike knew at the way she looked at him, he wasn't going to win this battle of wits. After all, he was fighting against one of the smartest ponies in Equestria.
"...Yes..." he replied. A few new tears dripped from his eyes onto the cough.
"Spiky? Why are you crying? I don't want you to cry, please smile..." Emmy said as she hugged him tighter.
It was quiet for a moment, the only thing that could be heard was the sobbing of Spike. The longer it continued, the louder the sobbing, the tighter the hug and the more obvious the look of concern on Twilight's face became.
"Spike... You have to tell her.." Twilight said with concern as she pointed her hoof at Emmy. "Lying isn't a good idea right now.".
"B-but," he studdered, still sobbing. "What if... Emmy gets... angry at me..?".
Emmy looked at the both of them with confusion. She looked at Spike before giving hima kiss on his cheeks, tasting his tears.
"What is she talking about, Spiky? Is there something I should know?" she asked him, sounding more worried.
Spike looked at her, tears still dripping down. "I-I guess I have to tell you know, Emmy... I was hoping to never bring this up, but...". He held Emmy's face for a moment, touching his forehead with hers. "Please don't be mad at me for saying this...".
Emmy gave his lips a little lick. "What is it, Spike...?".
"I'm... in love with somepony else..." he said. His voice cracked as he said it, worrying sick about what would follow. But he got no response to his suprise.

Silence filled the room, making Spike panic only more. Did he do the right thing, or did he only make it worse? He wasn't interested in finding out anyway, he just wanted to die now. Not just because of the reaction he may would get, but the depression was killing him.
"Hold on, I need... a drink..." he said, breaking the awkward silence. He tried to stand up but felt Emmy pulling him down again.
"You love... somepony else?". Her eyes seemed to be a little moist, pointing out she was getting sadder and sadder by the moment.
All Spike could feel now, was complete loneliness. He fucked it up.

He jumped up, trying to escape Emmy's grasp.
"Please, Emmy, let go of me..!" he said, getting more and more desperate to run away from this unbearable scenario.
"Spike, what is going on..? Did you..,". She continued to hold him, tears dripping down her blue cheeks. "Cheat on me...?".
Spike's eyes grew wide with desperation. He just wanted to go, run back into the dark night he loved. But the chance of doing so had disappeared now.
"N-NO, I DIDN'T..," he replied rather loudly. "NOW PLEASE LET GO, EMMY. I NEED SOME TIME FOR MYSELF...". But as he said this, he looked at Twilight's angry eyes. Now it was complete, all he wanted now was somepony or dragon to kill him, ending this emotional torture.
"Tell her, Spike." Twilight said, her eyes shooting daggers. She saw that what Spike had to tell Emmy was going to hurt him terribly, but this was the only way to get Emmy to atleast understand what haunted Spike for all these years.

"LET ME ATLEAST DRINK SOMETHING..." Spike exclaimed now. But Twilight didn't want any of that.
"Tell her, then you can get a drink.".
Spike let out a small sigh. He gave Emmy a quick look. Her eyes were completely moist now, small tears dripping on her cheek.

"I..," he began. "I had a... crush, on a pony in this town. Her name was Rarity. When Twilight and me came into Ponyville for the first time, we met her in the boutique. I instantly fell in love with her...". He paused for a moment, fighting back new tears.
"We were great friends for a long time, until one day I became a giant dragon. But she turned me back, thanks to a necklace she was wearing... with a pure ruby in it. I gave it to her on my birthday, even though it was my own present to eat. But she wanted it so much, so I gave it to her and got a kiss on the cheek in return. It was one of the most amazing moments in my life. Later that day, she told the 'other me' that I was the most generous dragon she had ever met, and with those words she turned me back to my former self. I tried to tell her I had a crush on her, but before I could finish she silenced me, her eyes telling she understood me..." he ended his story with a small sigh, a happy one this time.
"That's... so nice of you, to give something like a pure ruby to somepony~" Emmy said, giving him a little smile, her eyes half closed. "But..," she continued. "What happened after that..?".
Spike looked at the moon for a moment, who was shining through the upper windows. "Many years later, when I was about to hit puberty, fate struck down. The day began like any other day, quiet and bright. But soon, it was shocked up with the arrival of a..." he stopped half way through. "A dragon. A bright red one, who was sent to find me. For what reason, I don't know. I guess in the moment of terror you don't ask questions...".
"Many ponies ran away, leaving me in a completely empty marketplace. I was in face to face with the dragon then, completely unable to move my muscles. I was so terrified, the way he spoke, the way he looked, his size, everything made me freeze in place. Luckily, I heard Twilight and my other friends came for my rescue. The dragon attacked them..." he stopped once again, his voice turning high pitch at the thought of what happened next.
"All my friends were fighting the dragon, even Fluttershy tried to fight the dragon. But the dragon was so much stronger than any of them. In a short while, all of them were knocked out or were injured. The dragon focused on me again, giving me a evil grin. I thought my time was over and... from a continue life standpoint, it was. Rarity jumped in front of me, screaming at the dragon to leave me alone, that I was just a baby dragon. She got pinned down by the dragon's giant claw. She-". Spike couldn't hold it anymore as he began to cry.
"S-she yelled in pain, calming out to me! As the dragon laughed, he picked her up and looked at her necklace, licking his lips. R-Rarity, even in pain, told him to leave me, her friends and the necklace to be, but the dragon didn't want to hear any of it. He threw her to the ground, breaking...neary all... of... her...". The pain became unbearable now, more and more suicidal thoughts came rushing in. He just wanted to be gone, gone to wherever the love of his life was waiting for him.
"Spiky..! Please don't continue to tell me, it will only make you feel b-" Emmy tried to say, but got cut off by Twilight, who seemed to also be crying.
"N-no, Emmy, let him finish his story...".

Spike met Twilight's sad gaze, then continued the painful story.
"S-she couldn't move now, only s-scream in pain and c-cry. Then...". Spike was silent for a moment, holding something back. But atleats unleash a stream of yells.
"HE ERUPTED A GIANT FLAME FROM HIS MOUTH AND SCORCHING RARITY WHO WAS STILL ALIVE!" he yelled loud enough for everypony in Ponyville to hear. "SHE SCREAMED AN SCREAMED IN PAIN, AND THEN WENT SILENT! WHEN THE FLAME DISAPPEARED, NOTHING WAS LEFT, EXCEPT HER NECKLACE! THE ROYAL GUARDS APPEARED RIGHT AFTER THAT WITH PRINCESS CELESTIA AND PRINCESS LUNA! THE DRAGON FLEW AWAY, LEAVING EVERYTHING IN COMPLETE RUINS... ESPECIALLY..." Spike tried to continue yelling, but could only whisper the final words: "My... heart...".

Only cries could be heard now, not only from Spike, but also Twilight. Emmy was completely taken back by how the events turned so dark all of a sudden. Then again, she had her own dark events, but prefered not to think about them. She hugged Spike tightly, trying to calm him down. It didn't work however, so she tried to give him a kiss. It luckily worked for her. Spike was hugely suprised by the act of Emmy. After a small kiss on his lips, Spike was still crying, but could atleast speak some words.
"You're... not mad at me..?" he asked with confusion and sadness.
Emmy shook her head lightly and gave him a soft smile. "I'm not mad at you, Spiky. I feel really sorry for you that you lost somepony so dear to you..." she replied. "I lost someone important to me too...". A little tear escaped the side of her eyes.
"I... I was so scared that you would be mad at me for telling you I l-love some other pony..." Spike stammered, trying to sound apologetic.
Emmy once again hook her head. "Don't worry, Spiky Wiky. I love you and you love me too. As long as were together, I'm ready for any story you tell me...". She gave him another kiss, and Spike felt his muscles flex. Even though he loved Rarity with such a passion, and he still does, why does somedragon he just met a few days ago make him forget some of his depression? Whatever it was, he was atleast happy to have something like this. And of course, have somedragon like Emmy.

They all calmed down, the cries slowly fading away as Emmy held Spike in a tight embrace. Twilight now joined Spike with another hug. Spike felt himself growing... happy. A little smile appeared on his face.
"Even if I can't see you anymore, I'm sure you're somehwere beautiful, Rarity. And please never forget that I love you..." he thougth to himself.
The moment came and passed him. He grabbed a small shot of cognac, quickly drank it down and joined Emmy back this his bedroom. Finally he could sleep, take his mind of things. Luckily for him, he really had the chance now, since Emmy quickly lay beside him and fell asleep. Spike closed his eyes and dozed off.

"Spike... Spike... Spike..." a faint voice said.
Spike quickly woke up, hearing a weird voice. He was still in his bed, but everything was weirdly formed. The walls had posters of clothes and other various articles about clothing. Some mannequins were scattered around the room. The room was also round, instead of the kinda square like space you would usually find in a house. It quickly hit him, he was in Rarity's room.
"Why did you let him... Spike..?" the same voice said.
"W-what? Who are you? What did I do?" he replied. His muscles pumped up, but quickly went soft again.
He fell down on the bed, being pinned down by weird chains, looking like claws. They pierced through his skin, causing him to yell in pain. Blood trickled down from the wounds on his arms, legs and torso. Not long after that, a shadowy figure appeared and walked towards his bed.
"W-who are you!?" Spike exclaimed in fear.
"Why... did you let him... my knight in shiny armor..?". The figure now stood in front of the bed, still completely dark.
"WHY DID YOU LET ME DIE!?". It screamed loudly as it revealed it's face. It was Rarity, but completely burned up.
Spike looked in pure terror at Rarity. Her body was completely burned up, showing bits of dark, burnt flesh. Her face was the worst, it was completely disformed with her eyes being tiny and dripping weird liquid.
"WHY!?" Rarity screamed. She became huge in a flash, and right afterwards, she erupted the same flames that killed her.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Spike screamed in terror, but before the flames hit him, he woke up. He gasped for air, sweat emulating from his entire body. He sighed, it was only a dream.

He quickly lay back down, hoping he didn't wake up Emmy.
"What's wrong, Spiky?" Emmy asked with a concerned voice. He obviously did.
"Nothin', Emmy. Just a... bad dream." .
"Are you sure?" she asked again.
Spike gave her a nod. She gave him a smile and kissed his cheek. As Emmy closed her eyes again and rested her head on Spike's chest, Spike looked at the ceiling. He never had a dream this bad since that day. Was it coming back, or was it just because of tonight? He couldn't stay awake long enough to figure that out, as he closed his eyes again and stumbled back into a deep sleep.