chapter 1 The Morning

It was an early, cool, calm, crisp spring morning in Equestria with a few clouds in the sky. Luna's moon has just gone down just as Princess Celestia's sun started to slowly rise. Most of the ponies of Ponyville would be asleep if not they would be getting ready for work but for Princess Twilight that's a different story. Twilight was getting ready for the meteor shower that night while Spike is still fast asleep. Twilight was going through the check list that Spike had made that night.

Twilight was done with double checking that telescope was fine and Ready for the day. Next Twilight had to look for the book on meteors showers, when Twilight trotted over to the m section of the castle's library when she couldn't fine it Twilight freaked out and started frantically searching for the book throwing them everywhere.

"SPIKE GET DOWN HERE!" Twilight shouts...

"Ugh." Spike groaned as he heard the purple ponies loud voice reverberate into his room, snapping him out of his lovely dream. "Coming Twilight." He replied with a huff. "Another dream..." He muttered under his breath. " Another perfect dream about Rarity being spoiled by Twilight. I bet she can't find a book."

Eighteen years has changed Spike in various ways. Some of those changes being obvious such as his physical appearance like his wingspan and his spikes growing more rounded yet sharper. His knowledge of the world around him as well as other aspects of his being were altered to the point where he was a pretty much a different drake to the one everypony knew all those knew years ago.

Spike walked up to the library, when he reached for the door he could hear books dropping off the shelves. As Spike walked in books are all over the place. "Lost a book?" Spike asks with a smirk, already knowing the answer.

Twilight's head instantaneously popped out from the mountain of books to the right, she gave the masculine drake an exasperated glare. "Yes!" She retorted, causing him to stifle his chuckle. "That meteor book. You know, that book I had to replace." Then suddenly; she gave Spike an accusatory glance. "You haven't burnt the book again have you? " Twilight questioned pointedly.

As Twilight looks around to accuse Spike, she saw Spike holding the book. "Oh! sorry Spike I missed out on having the book with me last time, I didn't want to miss one out this time " She gave him an apologetic glance.

"Don't worry about it Twi, i'm use to it by now. But why in Celestia's name are you up this early?" Spike looked around the entire library, it was a HUGE mess. What could she be doing and how the hell did she manage to keep it so quiet?!

He watched as she fought against the books to free herself from her papery prison, she finally managed but it was a hard fought battle. "Well I thought if get a part of it done now it gets it out of the way..." Twilight smiles.

"Fine" Spike knew he there was no way he could argue back. Even if he had an actual argument that was true and well thought out...

He probably wouldn't live to argue back anyway...

Twilight looked around the room before facing the drake. "We better get this cleared up." She handed Spike a huge pile of books and ordered him to place on the highest shelf, which he grudgingly did. Twilight and Spike continued to converse while they placed the fallen books back on their respective shelve's (there was a LOT of them) and gave the floor a quick one over with the broom. "So, will you be joining us to watch the meteors or are you hanging out with the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" Twilight asks.

"I don't know its too EARLY to know." Spike gives Twilight a glare, to which she just shook off.

"Well why don't you ask them if they want to come?"

"You sure Twilight?" Spike looks at her, slight surprise plastered onto his face.

"Yeah it would be great to see them!" Twilight confirmed with a wide grin.

"Okay, cool! Thanks Twilight." The rest of tidying up the library went in silence, the process went by very quickly since they've been doing this for years.

They knew the routine by now...

After a gruelling fight with a heavy dictionary and gravity, Spike slumped against the wall with a light 'Thud'.

"Thank Celestia that's done" Spike exclaims as his belly rumbles

Twilights laughs as she hears the loud and hungry rumble of Spikes belly "Yeah I'm hungry too, why don't I make breakfast?" She huffed, feeling the long night of little sleep catch up with her. "How about pancakes and coffee?" Twilight suggested.

"That would be awesome Twi, thanks!" Spike thanked, feeling relieved.

Twilight trotted off to the kitchen to begin breakfast while Spike got the table ready. After five minutes breakfast arrived and soon a plate with a stack of pancakes on top and a kettle filled with coffee were all being placed on the table with use of Twilights magic. They both got on with eating breakfast. Whilst tucking in, Spike had Rarity on his mind and had to talk to Twilight about it.

"Uh, Twilight?" Spike spoke up trying to get Twilight's attention as she looks up as Spike continues to talk. "Do you think Rarity will ever get over Rainbow Dash?" Spike asks.

Twilight sighs at this (repeated) question. "You know Rarity loves Rainbow an-" She looked at Spike with a flummoxed expression. "I thought you knew." Twilight stated, her tone suggesting she was slightly shocked at this revelation.

"I knew what?" Spike had a sinking feeling.

"Rainbow and Rarity are a couple. They have been now for a month it took everypony by surprise. You must listen more Spike " Twilight shook her head, resignation ebbing at her mind, how many more times would the drake continue to allow his selective hearing to take charge?. All Spike could do was lower his head at the news. At seeing this, Twilight began to regret telling him.

"Look lets forget about Rarity, she's taken." 'God that was harsh...' "Is there anypony else you like?" Twilight asks.

Spike lifted his head and sat there, thinking about it. Suddenly; one name popped instantly in his head and smiled. "yeah there is one mare I like!"

"Does she know you?" Twilight asks.

"Yeah!" Spike chirped.

"Then ask her out! you never know Spike she could say yes." Twilight smiled, Spike nodded in response. "OH YEAH!!!" Twilight exclaimed making Spike jump, "While I remember I need you to pick up the cakes at three 'o' clock "Ok Spike."

"Ok, sure by the way what time do we have to be at the meteor shower?" Spike questioned.

"Meet us up on the hill where we were last time, around about eight" Twilight informed, Spike nodded in reply.

Just then; a tall black cloaked pony trotted into the hall. She closed the door behind her and took off her cloak. it was Luna. "Good morning." Luna greets.

"Morning!" Spike replied, while Twilight galloped over to Luna and kissed her deeply when they both pulled away from each other Twilight smiled and said "Good morning." In a low tone Luna starts kissing Twilight on the neck.

"Wait! let me send Spike away, it's around about nine so he can go meet the Cutie Mark Crusaders" Twilight tells her quietly, Twilight span around and was just about to go over Spike when Spike stands up

"Hey Twi, I'm gonna see if the Crusaders are about." Spike Tells Twilight, in shocked Twilight just replied.

"Ok see you later then." Spike waves his hand behind him and leaves ,Twilight turns round back to Luna, "Now where were we?"

On the way to the club house I started to think about what Twilight said, 'ask her out you never know.' Now all he just had to do was pluck up the courage and ask Scootaloo out. He had always like her ever since he started hanging around with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. He thought she was cute, cool and he loved the way she always stood up for friends and never let her friends down. He never thought she would say yes but with what Twilight said it made him feel like nothing could stop him.

But then he thought, 'wh-what if she say's no?', but before he could stop and turn around to go had arrived at the old club house.

When he arrived at the club house all he saw Applebloom send a foal away she saw Spike and trotted over to him. "Howdy Spike, how are ya?" Applebloom greets.

Spike took a deep breath. "Here goes nothing" Spike thought to him self. "Hey Applebloom Twilight has invited us all to the meteor shower tonight, wanna come?" Spike asks.

"Well ain't that nice, tell'er we'll be their." Applebloom excitedly replies.

"Cool how's the crusading going?" Spike asked, trying to keep his cool. (Funny, considering he's a dragon) Luckily; Applebloom didn't notice anything wrong.

"It's tough Spike we cant find his special talent but his very energetic and he really wants his cutie mark. We've sent him away for a break so we can get some idea's" Applebloom reminded Spike with a sad look.

Spike just laughs. "Reminds you of somepony." Spike gives her a look, all Applebloom could do is giggle.

"Oh yah, Spike that advice you gave me 3 weeks ago helped a lot! Thank you." Applebloom gives Spike a hug.

"I guess you and Sweetie belle are a couple now." Spike laughed, just then Sweetie belle came over.

Applebloom let go of Spike while Sweetie Belle trotted up next to Applebloom and gave her a nuzzle on the check and turned to Spike.

"Thank you for setting us up Spike" Sweetie Belle smiles.

"Hey, don't mention it." Spike blushed, he looked around for Scootaloo but he couldn't find her. "Um, have you seen Scootaloo?" Spike asks.

Nervously Sweetie belle and Applebloom both looked at each other and smiled. "Well she went looking you as a matter of fact, wouldn't shut about ya." Applebloom answers. Spike jaw dropped at this new information he was digesting, Spike didn't expect that at all, girls just laughed at his expression on his face.

Sweetie belle was the first to talk. "So am I right in saying that is going on between you two?"

Spike came back to reality. "to tell you the truth I don't know" Spike admitted.

"But do you like her." Applebloom asks.

Spike blushed closed his eyes and nodded but quickly burst out saying. "I don't know if she lf likes me back" Spike said sadly.

"ARE YA KIDDING ME!" Applebloom burst out. "I mean you two are always around each other your always laughing at each other and talking. She talks about you a lot when your not here." Spike was just amazed by what Applebloom had told him.

Sweetie Belle suddenly pulled Applebloom into a huddle they started to whisper all Spike could think was, "what ever they have planned it scares me".

"Right its settled ya happy with the plan" Applebloom asks Sweetie Belle just kissed her deeply, soon they both pulled away leaving Applebloom panting.

"I take that as a yes." Sweetie Belle just giggled it made Spike blush. Sweetie Belle trotted over Spike.

"Right Spike I want you to go over to my sisters shop right now and get her to make you a suit ready for tonight. After that just stay at the castle, no leaving but only for tonight, no but's just get going ok?" Sweetie Belle ordered. Spike just agreed, not willing to answer back. "Good when and where is it?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"It's on the big hill, the one with cherry tree so be there about eight 'o' clock." Spike answered.

"Ok; got it we'll be there." Sweetie Belle replied with a wink which made Spike feel uneasy, suddenly; Applebloom spoke out from behind Sweetie Belle.

"Well what ya'll waiting for? get goin!"

Sweetie Belle agreed. "Yeah go on, get going!"

Spike started to walk off. "ok, ok. I'm going see you tonight." Spike left waving.

Sweetie Belle trots over to Applebloom and give's her a light kiss on the lips then looks at the barn then looks at Applebloom, "shell we?" Sweetie Belle ask in a sweet but sexy tone, Sweetie Belle starts trotting towards the barn her backside sways in time with her tail. All Applebloom could do was stare at Sweetie's backside. Sweetie Belle looks back at Applebloom. "Do you wanna just stare at my plot or do you wanna play with it?" Sweetie Belle asks, as soon as Sweetie Belle said that Applebloom got up before galloping towards the barn so did Sweetie Belle...

As Spike walk towards Rarity's shop all he could think was what did they have planed and did Scootaloo actually like him, he couldn't believe it but then he wondered where did she go this morning to look for him. 'It doesn't matter' he thought 'I'll find out sooner or later'. Just then it hit him, he's going to Rarity's Boutique...

'Does Rarity still think that I like her oh don't tell me she's gonna give me an awkward talk about letting her go and that their are other mares that would be good for me'. Spike finally reached Rarity's shop. 'oh well here goes nothing...'

Author's Note

hello this my first fan fiction and I have dyslexia sorry if I messed anything up I have someone helping me so hold on im doing my best. I hope I've captured your interest