Amber and Emeralds

Apple bloom stared down into her cauldron where the potion of lust shimmered with that pink mist hovering over the to of it. It has been around two weeks since the whole mishap with spike and he was now back to his usual, cheerful self. From what he has explained the last thing her remembered was the cauldron bouncing towards him and after that everything was blank. Apple bloom had already apologized several times over and spike was happy to forgive her. Apple bloom inhaled some of the brightly colored fumes and sighed. From what she had researched about it, the smell the potion emits is unique to what one individual finds attractive. To Apple bloom, it smelled of the sweetest apples with a strange musk she couldn't quite place. Apple blooms mind drifted back to the kiss she had shared with spike. Even if he wasn't in his right mind, it wasn't bad. In fact, she couldn't stop thinking about it, no matter how hard she tried her mind drifted back to that event. She thought at first she had been affected by the fumes of the potion but no she was unsure of everything.

"Apple bloom!" Apple jack called her name from the kitchen where she and Granny Smith had been making breakfast for the past half hour." Come eat or I'll just let Big Mac eat your food."

"Comin!" She called back as she put the lid back on the cauldron and hid it back inside the barrel. She couldn't let Apple Jack or anyone else find it. She trotted quickly up the stairs and stepped onto the wooden floors of the house, closing the door behind her before heading into the kitchen where the rest of her family was waiting. She sat at the table and all was quiet as they began to eat. It was around halfway through the meal that applejack looked up at big mac and poked him then motioned towards Applebloom. He sighed loudly before looking up at a staring applebloom. It wasn't visible but it was still there." So uhhhh, Appebloom, i think we need to have a chat about spike an what happened." She almost spit her food all over the table. Her head shot up and looked at him. Had they found out what she was planning to do?

"Ah think it's time we talked about...uhh....the birds and the bees...." Big Macs blush could be seen through his red coat. Her eyes widened and she almost spat.

"Big Mac! I'm eating!" She said through a mouthful. He coughed loudly and nudged applejack. She stared at him then sighed.

"Apple bloom we really need to talk about this." She starts but she cuts her off.

"Applejack I already know all about it." Applejacks eyes widened to almost the size of her dinner plate.

"How in Tarnation?!" She started to yell but Apple bloom stopped her.

"Applejack what do you actually think me and the crusaders talk about anymore?" She raised an eyebrow and applejack frowned and moved her food uncomfortably.

"Sorry sis sometimes I ferget you're almost a mare...almost. Meanin I don't want non of that nonsense happening under this roof. Not with anyone! Got it?" She asks sternly. Apple bloom nods in agreement.

Apple bloom quickly finishes her meal then stands to leave back towards the cellar." Well I'm heading down to mix some more potions." She says trying to avoid questions as she rushes past them and slams the door to the cellar as she walks down the steps. After sliding on safety goggles She pulled the Apple barrel holding the love potion to the center of the room and pulled off the lid. She dipped a dropper inside and filling it. She walked to her potions table near the corner and sighed as she placed the dropper down." Now I need to find the correct dosage..." she mutters.

She begins to test different size dosages on a small box of mice. The first four mice she tested were not promising as the first two died instantly, the third had a heart attack and the fourths reproductive organ grew three times larger than normal and it proceeded to mate with the one that died of a heart attack until it died of dehydration. She sighed and put her hands in her hooves." I'll kill him at this rate...it's a wonder that he didn't die the first time...unless" she stood and started pacing." He coulda have drank all of it...I'm going about this all wrong." A lightbulb appeared above her head...oh wait never mind that was the cellars light." I need to give these mice a dose based on thier size. Once I know the safe dosage I can give them, I'll simply scale it up to accommodate spikes size and metabolism..." With that revelation she dove back in and five hours later and late into the night she held the vial in her hooves. Perfectly diluted and currently giving off the pink, seductive smoke. She yawns loudly as she tucks away her equipment.

"By this time tomorrow...spike will be mine." Apple bloom mutters under her breath as she walks upstairs to her bedroom. She settles down and falls asleep, snoring loudly. The very next morning she spring her plan into action. After tracking down spike she dumped the contents of the shimmering pink vial into a bottle of cider which she quickly brought over to him. By the looks of it, spike was once again out doing twilight errands, dragging around a bag ladened with books, and wheni say dragging I mean literally. The bag was so overflowed he had already lost two books." Hey spike." Apple Bloom yells cheerfully as she jumps up next to him, startling him into almost falling to the ground." It looks like a lotta hard work your doing there. I thought you could use a drink!" She says cheerfully as she offers the open bottle to him which he takes happily and drains in a few gulps.

"Thanks apple bloom." He says before picking up the two missing books." I'd better get back to this. I'll see you later." He says waving as she trotted away.

"Oh don't you worry spike...you most definently will." Apple bloom trots away and chuckles darkley. As she walks down the street back toward the farm her eye twitched and she began to mutter under her breath. I was just a matter of waiting now. She could wait. She had plenty of time. She could wait...