The Jealousy of Princess Twilight Sparkle

Chapter 4: Only Twilight Would Research Jealousy

After getting back from the party to her castle, Twilight immediately went to the library wing to look and read books that would talk about romance and a book called The Psychology of An Average Pony’s Brain. All she could find was trashy romance novels and couldn’t find much about love/crushed/jealousy in the psychology book. She growled out loud which was quickly heard by Spike as the dragon rushed over to see if the lavender mare was alright. When he noticed the liter of romance novels; Spike smirked and asked, “So, why are you reading romance novels?”

The alicorn looked over at Spike and looked at the books that were littered around her. In a flush of embarrassment, she magicked them away and said in an innocently sweet voice, “No reason.”

“Uh-huh. So, who are you crushing on?” Spike asked as he folded his claws up behind his back and knowingly smiled at her.

“Nopony. Nopony whatsoever, I was just… uh,” Twilight tried to think of a good enough excuse to why she was reading romance novels, but she couldn’t think of any. Of all the times her brain had to shut down or run out of ideas, it had to be now.

“Is it that Flash Sentry guy?” Spike asked.

“NO! That was a one-time thing. I don’t even know if we’re even compatible with each other.”

“Is it Celestia?”

Twilight froze and turned around to look at Spike and sputtered, “NO! She was my teacher and more of a mother figure than anything. Why would I be attracted to her? Why would you even think that?”

“I dunno, is it one of your friends?” He asked, then he got his facial features changed more into an angry look and added, “It better not be Rarity! I already called first dibs.”

“Why would it be Rarity, I don’t even know if she swings that way, especially after her crushes and fantasies about Blueblood and Trenderhoof anyway!”

“Yeah, tell me about it,” the dragon whispered under his breath. He was thinking of another way for her to spill the beans because he so badly wanted to know. He thought for a little longer until he found the perfect way and with that in mind, a devilish smirk was on his face. “Hey, I told you my crush, now you're obligated to tell me yours. I won’t tell anypony else, Pinkie Promise!”

After he went through all the motions, Twilight sighed in defeat. Maybe this entire jealousy situation would be better to deal with when she had her #1 Assistant by her side. “It’s… uh… P-Pinkie.”

“Who?” Spike asked, for he didn’t quite catch what she had said.

She sighed again before saying with louder volume, “It’s Pinkie Pie.”

Spike’s eyes widened as he said, “Wow! Would’ve never have guessed it. Though if anypony was going to have a thing for Pinkie, it’d probably be Rainbow.”

Twilight looked at him again and sternly stated, “Just because they hang out a lot doesn’t mean that they’re a thing!”

Spike’s draw dropped and the sudden tone shift of his lavender friend. She just went from being anxious and embarrassed to stern and slightly angry.

Twilight huffed and hung her head, noticing that maybe she was a bit rough with her tone. When he had said that line, her heart went through the now getting annoying feeling of jealousy. Spike looked at Twilight with a worried look and guessed that she was probably studying into these feelings of hers and looking for any knowledge on how to act upon them. He rubbed his chin in thought and snapped his claws when somepony who could help came to his mind.

“Hey, if you wanna know about romance; why not instead of trying to take it from fiction and terrible written romance novels and go to Rarity instead! These things are kinda her forte and I bet she could help you out.”

Twilight’s head raised with a smile planted on her muzzle and went over to hug Spike and whisper thank you in his ear as she took off for Carousel Boutique. When she entered the building, she spotted Rarity and Applejack talking about random stuff over tea. Rarity was quick to notice her as she waved her over to their table with a hoof.

“Twilight! Nice to see you darling. Did you come here to say hello or do you need something?” asked Rarity as Twilight sat across from her.

“Yes Rarity, I need your expertise on some matters,” Twilight replied with. She looked over at Applejack who was giving her yet another stern look as it had seemed the farm pony still didn’t forget about Twilight’s behaviour at the party.

“Well, if you need a dress…” Rarity began before being interrupted by Twilight telling her it wasn’t about a dress but something about romance.

AJ and Rarity raised their eyebrow at the strange request but before Twilight could say anything else, Rarity eyes widened as she smartly deduced why Twilight had come and a big smile overtook her beautiful features.

“Sounds like somepony has a crush!” Rarity declared in a sing-song voice. AJ nodded as she finally got what Twilight and Rarity were referring to and was quick to say, “It’s over Pinkie, ain’t it?”

Twilight and Rarity looked at Applejack with stunned faces as she looked smugly at Twilight and repeated, “Ain’t it?”

“How did you know?” asked Twilight as Rarity looked over at Twilight with a shocked expression as she was thinking it was probably over that Flash Sentry guard over at the Crystal Empire. She also didn’t expect Twilight to be into mares and couldn’t place whether Pinkie was or not as that pink mare never said nor had she even dated before.

“Well, it was pretty easy to tell as ya kept staring at Pinkie when she was gettin’ a bit to close that Nightlight gal. When Pinkie and Nightlight left and you were nowhere to be found, I reckoned that ya probably snuck after them. I may not be smart enough to do anything sciency or the like but I could easily figure that one out,” Applejack explained, her smug grin not once shifting on her face. Twilight gulped at such a look and shook her head. I wonder if Pinkie could easily deduce such a thing.

Rarity cleared her throat so she could easily retain the flow of their conversation and once she got the two mares attention, she asked Twilight, “Tell me how you came across such feelings?”

“I don’t know, they just sorta came out around the time when I found out that I had another sister, but I don’t know what to do with such feelings. Also, whenever she’s around Nightlight, I can’t help but feel twangs of jealousy and I don’t know how to deal with that either so Spike said it would be best to come over here and ask you how I should deal with this.”

Rarity chuckled and with a dismissive wave of her hoof, she told Twilight, “It’s simple darling. All you need to do is ask her out on a date! Make her yours before you get overtaken by your jealousy or before she taken from you!”

“I can’t do that,” Twilight said, looking away from Rarity, “She was just asked out by Nightlight and said no.”

Rarity and Applejack quickly looked at their purple alicorn friend in shock. Rarity shook her hoof to signal Twilight to stop she could recollect her thoughts. As soon as they were recollect, she looked at Twilight and asked, “Nightlight asked Pinkie out! When?”

Twilight kept her face away from Applejack as she murmured an answer that Rarity and Applejack were lucky enough to make out as, “At the party.”

Rarity was about to say something before Twilight quickly added, “She told me she was going to ask Pinkie out during our trip around Fillydelphia while you guys were busy setting up the party. That’s why I felt sick and snuck after them when they left during the party. She also whispered something into Nightlight’s ears that I could make out. I don’t want the same situation to happen when I ask same thing to her. For all we know, Pinkie could be attracted to Rainbow or that Cheese fellow who pops up every now and then.”

Rarity was quick to console the lavender mare as she said, “Well, thinking negatively will never help with anything darling. It’s best to go ask and found out than never to find out at all or else I wouldn’t have gotten over my ridiculous crushes that I had before. I’ll help you and everything and I’m sure Applejack will too.”

Applejack was about to protest, to say that she wasn’t at all a romantic type, but shut her mouth when Rarity glared at her to. Applejack sighed and said, “Fine! I’ll try my best too.”

“Thanks girls. I don’t think I’d have made it this far on my own!”

“Don’t mention it darling, anything to help a friend.” Rarity reassured her, “But we’ll need to think of something fast, I may not be new to the dating scene, but I can bet my beautiful mane and tail that Pinkie has not been on a date. Wait, have you ever been on a date?”

“Well, if you don’t count the Fall Formal over at the Human Dimension than I’d have to say no,” answered Twilight.

“Well, I guess I know what we’re gonna be doing tomorrow, but for now; I think it’s best if we retire. We gotta lot of work today tomorrow. I’ll just close up the shop for the day.”

“And I’ll have Big Mac take over the Applebuckin’ for me.”

“Good, know go on Twilight. We can worry about this tomorrow!”

“Ok, thanks for the tea and helping me through this,” she said as she removed herself from the table and trotted over to the door as she waved them goodbye and exited. When the lavender mare left, Rarity looked over at Applejack and smirked. Applejack found it unsettling at first, but then again, that white mare was a huge romance lover and couldn’t resist in helping up two ponies who could live their entire lives together. AJ just shrugged and got up to leave and thanked Rarity for the tea. As she left the boutique, Applejack couldn’t help but wonder what the hay she had just roped herself into.

Back at the castle, Twilight was getting ready for bed when Spike said she received yet another letter from her sister Nightlight and he gave it to her. She tore it open and started to read it’s contents.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

So at the party, I had asked out Pinkie Pie and sadly the answer was no. Don’t worry, I won’t enter yet another depressive state just because of a little rejection. We are still best friends after all and that all I could’ve ever hoped for. Maybe I’ll find love in somepony else, but in the meantime; I’ll live life as it is. Did you know that Pinkie was successful at getting Fancy Hotel and Marble Pie together? They just had their first date and while Marble was shy at first and could’ve sworn that Limestone was watching over her, ready to kill Hotel if he even thought of wronging her sister. Did you also know that Hotel wasn’t sure if Marble liked him or not since they barely saw each other. He said he was too afraid to admit his feelings that without Pinkie Pie; he would’ve never gotten the gall to ask her. Pinks can give hope to ponies so easily and I hope that she lives a fulfilled life. I guess it’s never too late to ask a pony out. Quick personal question: do you have any crushes that I can know about? You’ll probably not guess why I’m asking but I just want to know. Heard you’ve never actually fully fell in love and for the Princess of Friendship, I would’ve expect at least a bunch of suitors. Well, I hope you reply to this letter as soon as possible.

Goodnight,

Nightlight Sparkle

P.S. Does your dragon assistant have a crush on Rarity? I keep getting this feeling he is.

Twilight sighed at the contents of the letter. Guess there’s a lot of love going around. Well, if Fancy Hotel can ask Marble out than I guess I have nothing to lose when I ask out Pinkie. I might have to change my schedule, AGAIN! But it will be totally worth the time and the effort she hoped as she fell asleep on her comfy bed.