A Dragon's Confession

The next morning, Celestia was walking down the hallways, looking for Spike’s room. She sees Twilight leaving the bathroom. Thinking that she knows where Spike is, she asks,

“Princess Twilight?”

Twilight looked over to her right and replied,

“Yes, Princess Celestia?”

“Do you know where Spike is?”

“Hmm- oh. I think he’s still asleep in his room? What do you need him for?”

“Oh nothing. I just wanted to talk to him.”

“Talk to him about what?”

“Twilight, is it polite to intrude on one’s privacy?”

“I’m sorry, Princess. It’s just a little surprising that you want to speak to him. I mean, he’s more than an assistant to me, but you’re normally so busy that you-”

“A princess is never too busy, Princess Twilight.”

“I suppose that’s true, but what about-”

“Don’t worry. Luna’s taking over for me.”

“Really? Hmm. Then what do you-”

“I just want to see Spike. Nothing more.”

“Oh. Well… hope you and Spike have a good time, Princess Celestia.”

“We will, Princess Twilight. Do you know anybody that will help you?”

“Don’t worry. Starlight is willing to give me a hand.”

“Hmm, I see. Well, carry on then.”

“‘Bye, Princess Celestia.”

Before they left each other, Celestia called,

“Twilight?”

“Yes?”

“I understand you want to keep up the Canterlot tradition, but when you and Spike are alone, you can call me by my name alone.”

“Really? What’s wrong with ‘mommy’?

“Hmm?”

“Oh nothing. See you around, Celestia”

When they waved each other goodbye, Celestia went forward to look for Spike. After walking down a few rooms, she finally found him. He was still asleep when she found. Grinning and giggling at his sleepy state, she quietly walked over to his side and looked at him.

“Aww. He is so adorable when he’s asleep.” she thought while cooing at him.

Having a good idea of what to do, she moves the right side of her mane back and leans down on him. While she was looking at him, she thought back to the time that she first found him. It was nighttime during her walk around the Everfree Forest. Every full moon, she would walk to the old castle to privately visit it. Having felt bad for what she did, so she normally leaves flowers on her sister’s throne, bow, and then leave. However, on the day that she was about to leave, she heard a baby crying. She followed the source of the noise until she saw an old statue from where the noise was coming from. She walked over to it and she saw a baby. She picked the baby up to see who it was.

“A baby dragon?” she thought as she looked at it.

Before she could figure out where it came from, she heard growls from all around her. She saw glowing eyes in the darkness. When the creatures came out out of the darkness, their bodies were all made of wood, they had leaves on the branches of their bodies, and they were ferocious.

“Timber wolves…” she thought as they began circling around.

Before they could get to her, she teleported away from them back to her castle in Canterlot. When she was in her room, she had a closer look at the baby dragon. It was purple with a green spine on his head all the way down to his pointy tail. She sees a note on the cloth that wrapped around him. It said,

“Whoever finds this child, take care of him and treat him as if he was your own child. I want him to live a life free from the dangerous ways of our species. But try to show some restraint on the jewels. He gets very rabid when around them, so a little caution may be required. - signed, a loving mother”

After look at the note, she looked at the baby. She saw a name-tag on him. It said Spike. When Spike opened his eyes, he saw Celestia and he cried. She caressed and hugged him as he did so.

“Ssshh. It’s all right. Hush little baby, don’t say a word. Mommy’s gonna get you a mockingbird…”

Thinking back to that time just made Celestia wonder how much time has passed since she’s been around Spike. Just then, she saw Spike move around in his sleep. She simply giggled and leaned down even more to give him a kiss on the cheek. Somehow, it actually woke him. His eyes were a little blurry and he couldn’t see who it was, so he said,

“Rarity?”

Celestia was taken aback by this, but she wasn’t offended in any way. She simply said,

“Good morning Spike.”

“Huh?”

His eyes started to clear up, then he saw her.

“Princess Celestia? What’re-”

She put her finger on his mouth.

“Remember what we talked about yesterday? You promised that you would either call me ‘mom’ or ‘mommy’ this morning.”

Surprised and having remembered their talk yesterday, he blushed, and with his eyes turned away in embarrassment, he said,

“Okay, ‘mom’...”

“That wasn’t so hard now, was it?” she asked, rubbing her cheek against his as she hugged him.

Just then, Twilight comes into his room and they both look at Twilight.

“Oh. Is this a bad time?” she asked turning her head away while giggling to herself.

“It was, but he’s your assistant. What do you need him for?” she replied, in a polite yet aggravated manner while squeezing Spike.

“I just wanted to tell him that he has the rest of the day off. Starlight will be helping me with the decor for the Gala today, so… have fun, okay?”

“He will, Princess Twilight. Thank you for the message.”

Having said that, Twilight left Spike’s room and Celestia returns her attention to Spike.

“So what do you wanna do today?” she asked, still holding him.

“Could you let me go first…?” he asked, frowning at Celestia.

“Nope~. Can’t do that.” she replied, sticking her tongue out at him.

“And why not?” he retorted, still frowning.

“Not until we figure out what we wanna do first.”

Spike was a little frustrated with what Celestia is doing, but he could understand why she is acting this way. So he breathed a little and he asked,

“Do you think we could go for a walk? At least until we can figure out what to do?”

“Sure." she replied, smiling.

After waiting outside for a few minutes for Spike to get dressed, they went for a walk around the castle. There was an awkward silence between them. They had no idea what to say to each other, nor how to react. Then Celestia tried to break the ice by asking,

“So what do you do when Twilight and the others are away?”

Not knowing what to say, Spike replied,

“I do make enjoy making jewels cakes…”

“Oh? What do you put in them?”

“Well… I do enjoy putting in sapphires, diamonds, gems, emeralds, and…”

He started talking about the jewels while describing what the cake would usually taste like when he was finished. It really intrigued her, but then she asked,

“So how long does it usually take you to make it?”

“Two-to-four hours, depending on many jewels I use, though I really have a bad habit of eating them while doing so.” he replied, chuckling a little.

“When was the last time that we’ve spent time together? Just the two of us?”

“Hmm… no idea. It was a long time ago. I can’t even remember the last time we even made papers planes together.”

“Huh. You wanna make some later?”

“Sure. You wanna fly some kites while I show you how to make a jewel cake?”

“I would love to. We could even make some smoothies while we’re at it.”

They laughed as they spoke about what they wanted to do today.

“Um… Ce-” he said before he interrupted himself.

“Hmm? What is it, Spike?” she ask, feeling curious.

Feeling nervous about what he was gonna say next, he asked,

“Can we pra-”

“I know you want to make Rarity your girlfriend, but you need to loosen up. If you really want her to be yours, you need to relax and be yourself when the time come. But for now, I just want it to be us, okay?”

“I know, but-”

“Do not worry. Just be you. So please, tell me what you had in mind.”

He still felt nervous, but he listened to Celestia’s advice. But after building up enough courage, he asks,

“Could we… maybe… see the stars… together?”

His question made Celestia blush. She was so happy that she couldn’t even speak.

“I-Is that… a no?” Spike asked.

After hearing him, she replies while holding his hand,

“Yes Spike. I would love to see the stars with you.”

Feeling relieved and happy he heard her answer, he says,

“You know. I’m glad Princess Luna made me see you. Really makes me wish I was a kid again.”

“Why is that?” she asked.

“Sometimes, I just really miss the times that we’ve spent together before you introduced Twilight to me.”

“What do you miss?”

“I miss when you and me made cookies during Hearth’s Warming Eve. I miss when we used to play outside in the grass. I even missed the times when you used to read me stories. I just miss the times when it was just us.”

Celestia giggled a little when he said that.

“What’s so funny?” Spike asked, confused by her laughter.

“I missed those times too, especially when I used to bathe you~.” she teased as she leans on him in a playful manner.

Spike blushed heavily as he covered his privates.

“Don't ever bring that up again…” he said in a deadpan voice.

“Why? You were so happy when I bathed you~. Especially when we played at that lake nopony knew about~.”

“I was still a kid at the time. I didn't even-”

“Oh hush. I just wanted to spend time with you.”

Spike breathed a little and replied,

“I know, and to be honest… I really missed being with you. I hope it can be only us all day.”

Celestia blushed from what he said, but she smiled and replied,

“Me too, son. And do not worry. It will only be us today. There will be no interruptions today from here on out.” she said, winking at him.

Spike felt a little uneasy about the gesture, but he knew she meant well and he wanted to have fun with her, so he asked,

“So what do you wanna do first?”

"Hmm. Would you like to get breakfast first?" she suggested.

"Sure. Where do you wanna eat?"

"Why don't we get some donuts?"

"Donuts sound nice... okay, I'm in."

"Pony Joe's it is, then."

"Let's go."