A Dragon's Confession

by GhoulDash97

Rating: mature
Tags: Sex, Tragedy, Princess Celestia, Alternate Universe, Sad, Anthro, Main 6, Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, Romance
Length: 18730

When your heart is broken by the mare of your dreams, what will you do?

It was a beautiful day when Spike, Starlight, and the Mane Six arrived to Canterlot to help set up the Grand Galloping Gala. Spike has plans to confess to Rarity on the night of the gala, but little does he know that an old boyfriend of hers has come to visit. He is also unaware that Celestia has harbored a deep affection for him over the years. But he has no idea what he will have bargained for when he sees Rarity and her old boyfriend together.

Published 2017-04-23 23:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2017-05-07 05:14:07 UTC

Practice

As the Mane Six, Starlight Glimmer, and Spike were visiting Canterlot, they were greeted by none other than Princess Celestia, who in appearance, looked very tired from all the planning for the Grand Galloping Galla.

"Whoa Celestia! I knew that you needed our help more than anything, but this..." Twilight exclaimed before being cut off by the latter.

"Do not worry about me Princess Twilight. Your presence and genius is all I require. My dear sister Luna is handling the Gala, but she can't handle planning alone. Which is why I called on you for assistance. Can you handle this responsibility?" Celestia asked, still tired from all the fuss.

"Consider it done, Princess Celestia." affirmed Twilight as she along with the rest of the Mane Six, Starlight Glimmer, and Spike began to enter the castle.

Celestia then proceeded to head back to her to her room, exhausted from all the commotion and the meetings she had to attend. As she entered her room, she stripped herself out of her dress, along with her tiara and even her bra and panties, revealing her thick, tall, and voluptuous body. She laid on her bed, not thinking about anything else. However, she then begins to remember all the times when she was the only one that did all the planning, ever since the night when she banished Princess Luna, her own sister, to the moon. She felt really lonely all the time, so when Spike hatched for the first time when Twilight was trying to enroll Magic School, she felt a twinge of happiness well up within her. They often played together, slept together, and even bathed together.

She was so happy that she forgotten why she was so sad in the first place. It was also why she became saddened when Spike left with Twilight for Ponyville, and due to her royal duties as a princess, she never even had the time nor chance to say goodbye to him, to the dragon that she could call her child. She started to have thoughts about the times when she was with Spike and when she felt truly happy. She then decided that she was gonna be with Spike, with or without his approval.

Meanwhile, as everypony was getting the decorations in order, Spike came up to Twilight and said,

"Hey Twilight. Do you think this is good?"

Twilight had a look at a note and it appeared to be a confession to Rarity. Twilight laughed after she read it.

"What's so funny Twi?" he asked in confusion.

"You never let up, do you Spike?" she answered.

"Well, you know I’ve had a crush on her ever since I moved to Ponyville with you. And ever since the day that I laid my eyes upon her...", he said as he swooned over Rarity.

"I would really hate to burst your bubble Spike, but I'm pretty sure that Rarity sees you as more of a friend than a lover." she said.

"Ah, you don't know what you're talking about." he said, playfully busting her chops.

"I don't know how to say this, but I don't think that she prefers Dragons." she said, worriedly.

"I know Twilight, but I have to try. Because if I don't, how will I ever find out if she loves me or not?" he said.

"...I wish you the best of luck, Romeo." she said, teasing him.

"Oh shucks..." he said as he began to leave.

"Oh, and Spike?" Twilight called.

"Hmm?" Spike answered before leaving.

"You'll win her over. I know it." she said, affirming her support.

Spike smiled at Twilight before he left.

"I hope..." Twilight thought as her cheerfulness faded into worry.

"What's wrong?" Starlight asked as she was bringing in the decorations.

"Oh. It's nothing..." Twilight said as she looked at her checklist, forcing a smile in the process.

"Are you sure? You look like you’ve seen a ghost." Starlight said, concerned.

"I assure you Starlight. It's nothing that you should worry over." she falsely assured.

"If you say so..." Starlight said, worriedly.

As Spike was practicing on his own confession to Rarity in his room, which is accompanied with Twilight’s, he started to wonder if she really loved him or not. He remembered the various times that he was often given a kiss on the cheek and when he was doted on by her when he was helping her out with her latest fashion trends. He then started to have a hint of doubt about her feelings towards him. However, he was undeterred and was ready to confess his love. But he needed to figure how to do it. One mishap and it would be all over.

It had to be planned out perfectly if he wanted to win her over. He then proceeded to practice, with every try, he kept getting worse and worse. Suddenly, Celestia appeared, giving Spike a jump scare.

"Oh. Hey, Princess Celestia." he said, greeting her after recovering from the aftershock.

"Hello, Spike. What are you doing?" she asked, curious about his antics.

"Well, I'm planning on confessing to Rarity, and I want to do it without fail. So that's why I've been here for about almost half an hour.", he answered.

"I see. What if you were to confess to me~?" she said, bending down, revealing her cleavage to Spike.

Blushing, Spike turned away and stammered,

"W-... Well, I... I would..."

Suddenly, she started leaning on him in a provocative manner.

"Pretend that I'm Rarity~."

Spike felt hesitant to keep talking, but then he said,

"R-rarity... I... I've been-"

"Remember when you were still a baby Dragon?" she asked.

"Hmm?" Spike mumbled as his mouth was blocked off by Celestia's boobs.

"You would often whine that you were hungry, and because you were often impatient, you would suck on my breasts~." she said in a smooth, flirty voice.

She then pinned Spike to the ground as she proceeded to rip her dress off, along with taking off her panties. Spike was frightened as he recalled the times that he was with her. He remembered the time that she was with him in the bath and she started rubbing herself against his body. Panicked, he tried to push her off. She kept holding on with her surprisingly strong grip, but Spike used the last bit of his strength, pushing her to the ground. She was shocked by what he just did and then she became distraught.

"Celestia... Why did you-" he said before being silenced by her.

"Just go..." she said, with tears in her eyes.

At a loss for words, and feeling guilty for what he just did, he then headed for the exit, still planning on making his confession to Rarity.

Making Amends

As Spike was heading towards the outside of the castle, he began to have thoughts about his time with Celestia. He began to the remember the times when she would feed him the gems that he loved growing up, often playing hide-and-seek around the garden maze, along with the fact that he never really knew where he came from. Regardless, he was really happy being with Celestia, feeling as if he had a mother. What he couldn’t wrap around on why she laid herself on him like that. Nevertheless, he made a commitment to the promise he made to himself: to confess to Rarity.

“There she is!” Spike thought as he found her room.

Spike knocked on the door.

“Yes?” she answered in her high societal voice.

“It’s me. Spike!”, he said.

“Oh. Hold on, dearie.” she replied.

“Okay.” he said.

As she was getting ready to come out, Spike gave himself a moment to tidy up his own appearance, even going so far as to spit into his hands to make his spikes slick back. Then, Rarity appeared, as elegant as ever. She was wearing her business attire, which consisted of a medium-sized shirt, a blouse, coupled with a mare’s sports jacket. She was also wearing her glasses, which added more to her charm.

“Yes, Spike?” she asked as she opened the door.

“I wanted to talk to you.” he answered.

“Oh? What about? Do come in. Be careful though. My room is awfully cluttered.” she said.

It was true. Her room was riddled with fabric everywhere. From decorations to clothes, her room was entirely messy, or in her case, organized chaos. He was very mindful to watch his surroundings as the floor could be filled with sharp objects, even though he was a dragon, and dragons can’t feel sharp objects.

“Well, there was something that I want you to hear, and it’s…” he said, before being interrupted by a male voice.

“Rarity? What’s all the commotion?” he asked as he entered her room.

“Oh. Spike, I would like for you to meet Courtly Aristo. He was a friend of mine and my old boyfriend when we were still in high school. He just arrived from Manehattan.”, she said.

Courtly Aristo appeared to be a unicorn, with origins of high society. He was wearing clothes Ponies would normally seen on the cover of a fashion magazine. His black mane was well-combed, his teeth were white as snow, and he looked healthy and strong. Spike was heavily intimidated by the Stallion’s appearance.

“Pleasure to meet you. Was I interrupting something?" he asked.

“Well, I was…” Spike said before being interrupted by Rarity.

“Oh Aristo. You shouldn’t be bashful around Spike-wikey. He often assists me at the Boutique, and I must say, he is quite useful in messy situations. So Spike, what was it you wanted to tell me?” she asked, still curious.

“Well, I was…” Spike said before looking at Courtly Aristo.

He then began to have second thoughts about confessing Rarity. It wasn’t what he was about to say wasn’t the problem. It was because her friend was in the same room with them. Spike didn’t want anything going wrong, so he said,

“Oh, it’s nothing. Just thought I’d check up on you to see how you were doing.” he said, blushing a little.

“Oh Spike-wikey. You say the most cutest things.” she said, cooing at his situation.

“Anyway, I’ve gotta go. Twilight must be freaking out by now. I’ll let you two get reacquainted with each other.” he said as he exited her room.

“Okay! Toodle-loo, Spikey-wikey!” Rarity shouted in a playful manner.

As Spike was walking across the castle, he began to feel a sense of doubt welling up inside him. He could never compete with a guy like Courtly Risto, let alone to woo Rarity over. But he knew that if he didn’t try, he would never get Rarity as his girlfriend. He then decided that he would confess to Rarity on the night of the Grand Galloping Gala, which was only two nights away.

“How will I ever catch a break?” Spike thought as he walked along the gardens of the castle.

Celestia was watching from her room in sadness as Spike was entering the castle. She wanted to be with Spike, but she knew that she had her duties as a princess, and the fact that Spike was a grown dragon and that he has his eyes on Rarity. The difference was that she didn’t want to accept it. She loved Spike as she ever have in her own lifetime. Sadly, she couldn’t live with the fact that he wanted to move on. Just then, she was called by Princess Luna.

“Sister! Are you inside?” she asked outside Celestia’s door.

“Y-yes Luna. I’m in here.” she replied.

Before Luna entered her room, Celestia wiped the tears from her eyes and approached the door as calmly as she could.

“Yes, dear sister?” she asked.

“Are you feeling well? I have not heard from you all day.” Luna said, worried.

“Oh. I’m fine. I’m just trying to…”, she said before being interrupted by Luna.

“It is about Spike, is it not?” she answered.

Hearing his name just made her even feel worse. She tried her hardest to fight back the tears, but it did her no good when she heard Spike’s name said out loud.

“Shhh. There’s no need to worry. It’s only a phase.” she said, hugging Celestia.

“I know, but he’s the only one that has been like a child to me. He was like the son I could never have.” she said as she continued to sob.

“It is okay. I am here now…” Luna said as she continued to hug Celestia.

Spike was walking through the main hallway, looking for Twilight.

“Twilight! Where are you?” he shouted.

Just then, he noticed Starlight.

“Hey Starlight!”

“Yeah, Spike?”

“Do you know where Twilight is?” he asked.

“Dunno. Said she was headed towards the kitchen or something. Needed to check on Pinkie Pie. Did you need something?” she replied.

“Well… Twilight said that she needed me to do something about the confetti. Told me to keep it a secret from Pinkie Pie…”

“Why?”

Just then, she remembered what happened back at Sugarcube Corner.

“Oooh… don’t worry Spike. Mum’s the word.” she assured.

“Hmm… better get going, or Twilight’s gonna have a fit.” he replied.

“You go on ahead. I’ll make sure the decorations for the Gala are in place.”

Spike went on ahead towards the kitchen as he walked. During the time he took walking over towards the kitchen, he started thinking about Courtly Aristo.

“Just who is that guy? Things were going well until this he showed up. Also, why would Rarity date a guy like that? He looks like a serial killer! I can’t believe that Rarity would go for a guy like him! Well, either way I’m gonna confess to Rarity and she’ll be my girlfriend! I just hope I’m not too late…”

He made it towards the kitchen and entered, only to see it as one big mess. And it came from none other than Pinkie Pie, who’s always as rambunctious as ever when working in the kitchen. Just seeing the mess made by her just put Twilight in a frenzy.

“Oh thank goodness you’re here, Spike. I don’t know what I would do without you.” Twilight said, relieved.

“Sure. What do you need me for?” he asked, still gawking at the messy kitchen.

“I need you to help Pinkie sort out the ingredients, and I need you to help bake enough sweets for the entire Gala. Can you please do that? It’s just too much for one pony.”, she says as she and Spike look at Pinkie baking.

“Really? ‘Cuz it looks like Pinkie’s doing well. Are you sure? You could just-”

“I could, but my job is the overseer, and I have no place in cooking for this job.”

Spike lifted an eyebrow at her statement. Twilight sighed and she replies,

“Look, there’s a lot to do for this event, and I just simply don’t have the time for helping right now. So, if it isn’t too much trouble, could you please help Pinkie out?”

Knowing that her request didn’t mean any harm, Spike says,

“Okay Twilight. Anything to help you.”

“I knew I could count on you, Spike.” she said as she left.

“C’mon Spike! We’ve got sweets to bake!” Pinkie shouted excitedly.

After helping her out for two hours, they finally left the kitchen. Spike was extremely exhausted from helping out Pinkie Pie.

“Thanks Spike! Here’s a cookie for helping out!” she said as she gave him a chocolate-chip cookie.

“Glad to be of help, Pinkie. And thanks for the cookie.” he replied.

Pinkie smiled as she went back to her room. While Spike was proceeding to walk back towards his room, he saw Rarity and Courtly Aristo walk by each other. Aristo had his arm around Rarity and it seemed like they were talking about something. Spike couldn’t make out what they were saying, but he was hoping that they were just friends, and the part of Aristo and Rarity getting back together just angered him.

“Do not let it bother you, Spike.” a mare’s voice told him.

He turned around and he saw Luna.

“Hey Luna. How are you?” Spike asked.

“I’m fine. I came to talk to you.” she said.

“Alright. What about?”

“I’ve spoken to my sister.”

“Okay…? What does this have to do with me?”

“She told me about what she did to you, and what you were doing before she tried to ‘help’ you with your practice. The real reason I wanted to speak to you is because Celestia came to apologize to you in person.”

Celestia appeared from the hall when Luna finished explaining the situation to Spike. Seeing her made Spike jump back a little, but Luna was with him, so he felt a little bit at ease. Celestia spoke,

“Spike, I came to apologize for what I did to you back at your room. I understand what I did to you was beyond reason, but I have been so busy that I have never been able to speak to you, nor be with you. So please, would you accept my apology and practice your confession to Rarity?”, she said, looking away from Spike.

Spike was surprised about what she told him.

“I have mixed feelings about that…” Spike said, feeling hesitant to trust Celestia.

“I know…”

“But why didn’t you just tell me? I would’ve spent some time with you.”

“Because I was afraid.”

“Afraid of what? Just tell me, Princess. I can’t trust you unless you tell me what all this fuss is about.”

“Dear sister, I understand you have no desire to confess your secrets, but Spike will not be able to-”

“I know!” Celestia shouted.

Both Spike and Luna felt the heat surrounding the hall when Celestia shouted. Fortunately, she calmed down enough to speak to Spike.

“I was afraid that I would lose you to Rarity.” she confessed.

“What?” Spike said, shocked.

He had no idea what to say at this point. He was shocked enough when Celestia came onto him, but hearing her speak her feelings about Spike, was just too much for him to take in. He took a deep breath and asked,

“Why didn’t you tell me all this? I would’ve spent some time with you.”

“Because… everyday, whenever you’re away with Twilight, I feel a gap growing between us. It was like we were becoming strangers to each other. Even if it was just for one day, I wished that we would be together, just like when you were a baby. When we used to play together, when we… I just wanted to see you again.” she said with tears coming out of her eyes.

Feeling ashamed for not only being oblivious to Celestia’s pain, but also hurting her feelings, he hugged her.

“I’m sorry. I should’ve been more sensitive to what you were going through, but if you’d have-”

“It’s okay. I was… just too caught-”

“Don’t worry. You have nothing to be ashamed of, Princess.”

“Spike… for this moment on… could you please just call me mommy? Like how you used to? You could just call me Celestia, if you want to.” she tearfully asked.

“Oh dear sister…” Luna said before leaning down to hug her with Spike.

It was all so emotionally painful for Celestia. She was too distressed to explain how she felt towards Spike for leaving her alone by herself at Canterlot, but nothing could explain how relieved she felt when Spike has forgiven her.

“You know… I’m having a little trouble with confessing to Rarity. Could you help me practice tomorrow?”, he asked when she calmed down.

Feeling more than happy that he asked, she replied,

“Tomorrow morning? Maybe we could spend some time with each other without any interruptions.”

“Yeah.” he said, quietly.

Little did they know was that Twilight was listening in on their conversation, smiling as they were reconciling their differences. When she proceeded to walk back to her room, she thought about what they would be doing tomorrow as mother and son. They all welled up within her, warming her heart. Just then, she heard a noise.

“Huh? What was that?” she thought.

She kept walking, trying to look for the source of the noise. She couldn’t make it out, but it sounded like moaning. She had no idea who the noise belonged to, but she kept going, listening in on where the sound was coming from.

“Whoever’s making that noise is gonna get a piece of my mind when I find these culprits.” she said in frustration.

When she got closer, she peeked behind the door from where the sound was coming from. She got a closer look, and she saw Courtly Aristo.

“Courtly Aristo? What’s he doing in there?” she wondered.

Just then, she saw someone with him. She got a closer look. She was shocked to see who it was.

“Rarity?!” she thought.

She was in utter disbelief at what she saw. She walked in and confronted the two.

“Rarity!? What are you doing?!”

Rarity and Aristo were shocked when they heard Twilight’s voice.

“Twilight? What are you doing in here?” she asked while putting her clothes back on along with Aristo.

“I should be asking you the same question. And why are you with Courtly Aristo?”

“Sorry Princess. We just got lost.” he said, sarcastically.

“Right… you got lost.” she replied sarcastically as well.

“What is it, Twilight? We were busy at the moment.” she said, buttoning her shirt.

“I was- does Spike know about this?!” she demanded.

“No, why?”

“I promised him that I would keep this a secret, but since you two were going at it like ponies at a prom, I have no other choice. Spike was planning on confessing to you.”

“What?”

“He loves you, Rarity. And do you think this…”

She saw Aristo’s body and she was captivated by his looks and his overall appearance. A second later, she snapped out of it.

“Rarity, Spike was planning on confessing to you on the night of the gala, and he was practicing everyday, trying to get it right, and you’re gonna put all of his time and effort to waste?”

“Well, I-”

“Princess, tell me something. Do you really think that dragon can provide to such a beautiful mare such as her? He’d might as well try and date a young school pony.”

“Say what you will about Spike, but no matter what may come his way, he will always accomplish what needs getting accomplished. And if you so much as poke him, I swear I’ll-”

“Oh, don’t worry. I have no intention of hurting him, but sooner or later, he will have to confront the fact that he is not Rarity’s ideal boyfriend.”

She turned towards Rarity.

“Rarity? Is this how you really feel about Spike?”

“Twilight… no matter how many times he helps me out or rescues me, he will only be a friend to me. I would never do anything to hurt him, but…”

“But what? Is that all you can really say? He was-”

“Twilight. This is my choice, no matter what happens. Aristo is my boyfriend now. I’m sorry.”

“Really? Or are you just trying to shield yourself from your true feelings?”

Twilight walked out of the room, feeling terrible. She could not imagine the pain that Spike would go through if he found out that Rarity was actually with a stallion. As she walking back to her bedroom, she debated with trying to tell him, but she couldn’t deal with the pain of breaking his heart. Eventually, she decided to leave it alone for tonight until tomorrow when she would have to tell him the entire truth of what happened.

Mother and Son

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."

Fun

After having breakfast at Pony Joe's Bakery, Spike and Celestia were struggling to find out what they wanted to do next. After ten minutes of heavy thinking, Spike asked,

"Do you wanna go and walk through the gardens?"

Not knowing what else to do, she replies,

"Sure."

After leaving the Bakery, the two have started walking around the castle. They were talking to each other as they roamed through the gardens. Spike asked,

"So how's life in the Castle?"

"Eh... it's the usual. Always raising the sun, heeding everypony's requests, and attending the same old boring meetings held by Fancypants. What about you? How is life treating you in Ponyville?" she replied.

"Well, to be honest... it gets pretty boring back at Twilight's castle. You already know about the checklist she makes me go through, but she makes me go do a lot of chores, I have to clean up from everypony's messes, and I have to keep an eye on Fluttershy's pets, especially that stupid bunny, Angel. I could go on forever. It's so much that I barely have time to do the things that I wanna do."

"Tell me about them."

"Hmm. Whenever Twilight and her friends go on a trip, I spend some time with Big Mac, and most of the time with Discord, playing Ogres & Oubliettes, which no one can know about."

"Your secret is safe with me. Keep going."

"I also spend most of my time counting jewels, I like making sweets, writing romance poetry, and-"

"Romance poetry? For Rarity, I presume?"

"Well it's... it's not really much, but I often work hard to impress her, but she blows me off whenever some pony from high society comes to Ponyville. I do my best to put up with it everyday, especially when there's a big event going on. But..."

"Hmm. Why not show me all of it?"

"Really?"

"Yes. I want to know what your hobbies are like. Forget about the drama you have with Rarity and just have some fun with me. After all, we're mother and son, right?"

Spike felt a little unsure about it. He wanted to practice confessing to Rarity, but he didn't want to hurt Celestia's feelings, so he says,

"Sure. I could use a little time off from all the chores and tasks that I was given yesterday."

"Great! Wanna start after lunch?"

"Yeah. Speaking of lunch, what time will it start?"

They both looked at the clock that was mounted on the wall and it read 9:40.

"Couple of hours?" Spike asked.

"Good idea. So what do you wanna do next?" Celestia replied.

"What hobbies do you have?"

"I enjoy spending time with Philomena, I enjoy making sweets like you do, and also I like to try on new dresses. Would you like to join in~?"

Spike gulped when she mentioned dresses, especially if it had anything to do with Rarity, but he says,

"Okay. It can't be that bad, right?"

"Trust me. You won't regret it. Besides, I need somepony's opinion on what I should wear for the Gala~." she said in a smooth tone, creeping out Spike.

Celestia suddenly teleported Spike and herself into her room.

"Huh. Looks like your room hasn't changed much." he said, looking at her room.

"It looked better the way it was decorated."

Spike nodded in agreement when she said that. Her room was extravagantly covered with elegant decor, it had a lot of detailed tile covering the floor, she had a desk that was placed by her window, the chandelier was placed high up to the ceiling, the ceiling was pretty high from where Spike and Celestia were standing, and her bed was pretty big and comfortable with the tassels accompanying the bed covers with the frame going with the canopy on top of the mattress.

"You know, you used to sleep with me during the winter. You would often shiver when the air would get cold and you would get sick spending too much time in the snow."

"I liked the snow. It felt like ice-cream in the sky."

"Hmm. Anyway, I'm gonna try on some dresses. Tell me which one you like."

Spike was shocked when she said that. During the times that he spent with Rarity, whenever she would try on something new, he would often compliment her on how she dressed and looked, but Celestia was in a whole different league from her. He has no idea what to say, nor how to compliment her. After waiting fifteen minutes, she comes out of her closet and Spike was blown away by how she looked. She was wearing a tube top with a medium-length skirt and she looked very classy and casual in it, making Spike blush heavily.

"How do I look, Spike?" she asked.

Having no idea what to say and not want to sound rude, he says,

"You look... divine."

"Oh? You like my dress? I'll try on some more then~." she said, giggling with joy.

"N-no. Wait-"

She went back into her closet and picked out some more dresses. Spike didn't know how to react when he saw Celestia. He has always seen her in a lot of dresses when attending special occasions, but he had never seen her like this up close. He was still reeling from seeing Celestia, then she came out of her closet and asked,

"Do you like this dress?"

"It does. Very good, very... you."

"Hmm. I'll put on the next one and see what you think."

After going through countless dresses for a whole half-hour, with Spike complimenting her for every one she wore, Celestia just couldn't make her mind on which one she should wear.

"Okay. Since you've seen every dress inside my room, I want your opinion on which one I look better in." she affirmed.

"Huh?" Spike said.

"Don't worry. I just need to know which one you think I look better in."

"I-I'm not sure if I'm com-"

"Nonsense. Once you tell me which one, it will be over."

Spike gulped in nervousness when she went back into her own closet. When he was with Rarity, whenever she asked him which dress she looked better in, he would always tell her which one suited her the best. But this was totally different from what he was used to. He had never given his opinion to a princess, let alone Celestia.

"Okay. I'm ready!" she called out.

Spike pulled his shirt multiple times to stop the sweating. He had no idea what he was in for. Suddenly, she came out of her closet and Spike's eyes widened.

"Tada~!" she shouted.

He couldn't believe his eyes. She was wearing a frilly dress with bright magenta colors to it, accompanied by shades the color of the ocean. Spike had never felt his heart pound faster in his life.

"...Spike?" Celestia called.

"Huh? What?" Spike blurted out.

"I haven't heard your opinion yet. What do you think?"

Feeling like his heart was gonna come out of his chest, Spike says,

"You look beautiful..."

"I do? Strange. It's usually not my best? How do you really feel?" she pouted while bending over.

"W-well, I-"

Just then, Celestia laughed. Spike was flabbergasted by it all.

"I can't believe you actually fell for it! You should've seen the look on your-"

She laughed really hard to the point of her rolling all over the floor.

"That wasn't funny. I nearly had a heart attack." Spike annoyingly claimed.

"Oh come now. You must've known it had to be a prank." she said, still reeling from the laughter.

"You're a princess. I had no idea what to say."

"I know Spike, but today and tomorrow until the Gala, I am not a princess. I'm your mother. Don't worry. We'll do it tomorrow."

"Hmm." Spike said, nodding.

"Speaking of which, I wonder how you would look in a dress~?"

"What?" Spike asked with his heart sinking.

"Oh, don't be silly. With your build and physique, you would definitely look good in a dress."

"I-I don't think I can-"

"Do not worry. It will be a secret just between the two of us."

"I'm not-"

"Just try it. After this, you won't have to do it again. I promise."

"Fine."

Spike went inside to her closet and put on the best dress that she had. He started stripping down and putting it on. After a few minutes, Spike came out of the closet.

"Oh my- you look so cute~!" she exclaimed, gawking at Spike.

"You know how demeaning I find this..." Spike said, grumbling.

"Oh, don't be like that. Nopony could ever pull it off like you can."

"I look like a-"

Spike stopped himself from speaking, intriguing Celestia.

"Oh? What was it you were gonna say?"

Knowing that he can't disobey her, he says,

"I-I look-"

"I'm listening."

"I look..."

"Uh-huh?"

"... like a princess." he reluctantly spoke.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I think you would make a great princess~."

"That's not the- are we finished yet?"

"Oh, you're no fun~." Celestia said, pouting.

Knowing that she was just trying to have fun, Spike says,

"But to tell you the truth... the dress does feel... surprisingly comfortable."

"I'd do my best to keep that a secret from Rarity."

"Good idea."

Before he could head back into the closet, Celestia gave Spike a kiss on the cheek, surprising him.

"What was that?" he asked, covering his cheek.

"Oh nothing. I just wanted to know what it felt like to be closer to be you again~." she said, smiling.

"Right... what time is it?"

They looked at the clock and it read 10:50.

"So what next?" Spike asked

"Would you like to get lunch?" Celestia replied.

"Yeah. Just let me get back into my regular clothes."

Catching up

After counting Spike's jewelry collection, both he and Celestia decided to head towards her kitchen. They spoke about different things, but she said,

"I never knew that you collected that many gems. You should open up a jewelry store."

"I would, but then Twilight and the others would think that I'm stealing everypony's money."

"Why would she think you would do that?"

"You know how many times I have for a plan?"

"Yes."

"Well... they tend to... sidetrack."

"How so?"

"Whenever Twilight and her friends go on a trip, I usually have to keep the castle clean and organized. Whenever I'm done, I relax. Sooner or later, something bad happens and I have to fix it. Most of the time, Starlight and Trixie help me, but I always have to do the heavy lifting. Thankfully, whenever I fix it, Twilight doesn't notice a thing, but whenever she DOES notice, she flips out. It's like trying to catch a mouse with your own hands. Sometimes, I just think everypony takes what I do for granted."

Celestia was surprised at what Spike said to her, but she wanted to help him, so she replies,

"Listen. There will be times that we will be shunned, even with all of the hard work that we help put in, but it helps us build up who we are and what we all can do about it."

"What do you mean?" Spike asked, curious about her statement.

"Because I get taken for granted as well."

"What? But you're a princess. You never-"

"Believe it or not, nobody ever really used to thanks me for raising the sun."

Spike was shocked by this revelation.

"What? Why?"

"I was a goal at the time, and there were always high expectations for me."

"Then what do you do about it?" Spike asked, not know what to do at this point.

"I just let bygones be bygones, and do whatever I can to push forward." she answered.

Spike was at a loss for words at her statement, but then she said,

"I understand what you're going through Spike, but no matter what you may think or imply, I never take anypony's work for granted."

He nodded after hearing her side of her duties. It made him wish that he didn't seek too much appreciation. Then Celestia asked,

"So would you care to show me how you make that Jewel Cake?"

"It would be my pleasure, Mom."

She gave him a smile as they kept walking. It really warmed her heart, knowing that she was even more closer to him than she has realized. The feeling was also mutual for Spike because he felt that he finally had somepony to talk to.

"Do you remember the last time that we made cake with each other?" Celestia asked.

"Gee... I think that it had to have been when I was still a kid. At least when I was getting into making sweets."

"Hmm... tell me. Why did you want to make sweets?"

"Dunno. Guess I was too hungry to wait."

Celestia laughed at his answer.

"Huh? What're you laughing about now?" he asked, a little annoyed.

"A funny feeling has came over me." she replied.

"And what's that?"

"It's like we're on a date."

Hearing this made Spike blush a deeper red. He had went on pretend dates with Rarity, but he never imagined that he would go on a real date with Celestia. And she was his mother, which made him even more insecure. Upon thinking about it, he was given a kiss on the cheek by her, making him jump a little.

"Must you always do that?!" Spikes aid, blushing even deeper.

"What? It's fun when I tease you~." Celestia said, sticking her tongue at him.

"What if somepony sees us?"

"Oh, who cares~? You're my son~."

"That just scares me even more..."

"You're always being a buzzkill."

"I know, but I don't wanna cause a scene."

"Just loosen up a little. We're getting closer to the kitchen."

After chatting with each other for a full twenty minutes, the two have finally made it to the kitchen. It was empty, which surprised both Spike and Celestia. Normally, Pinkie and Applejack would be in there cooking, but today, it was empty.

"I wonder where everypony went?" Spike asked, totally clueless.

"They must've finished baking for the Gala..." Celestia concluded.

"Hmm. Must've been cleaned up before we got here."

The two raised their shoulders like 'eh, whatever.' and went inside. Spike got the bowl, baking flour, and mixer while Celestia brought out the milk, eggs, and the measuring cup, along with the tablespoons.

"Now all we need are some gems. Do you know where we can find any?" Spike asked.

"Well, I might have some in my dresser. You can go check if you want."

"Oh. Can I use them?"

"Go ahead. I was planning on getting rid of them anyway."

"Sweet! Be back in a flash."

"Okay. Take your time~."

After leaving the kitchen, he headed out out of the kitchen and went back to Celestia's room to get her jewels. As he kept walking, he saw Twilight walking with Starlight. He suddenly caught her eye and immediately walked over to him.

"Hey Spike. How are you?" Twilight asked.

"I'm fine. You, Twilight?" Spike replied.

"Same as you. Listen. There's something that I need to tell you."

"Hmm? What is it?"

Twilight was hesitant on telling Spike. She knew that he deeply loved Rarity, and she couldn't bear the feeling of ever breaking his heart. As she struggled to find the words she was looking for to tell Spike, Starlight said,

"Spike, I know that this will come off as a shock to you, but we will need you to bear with us."

"Why? What's the matter? Did Luna set the wrong decorations?" he asked in a joking manner as he laughed.

"Spike, please listen to us. This is important." Twilight said in a stern manner.

"Okay, okay. Just who screwed the pooch this time?"

Twilight and Starlightbboth looked at each other nervously at each other, then they looked at Spike. They both took a deep breath, then Twilight said,

"Spike... it's about Rarity."

"Okay...? What about her?" he asked, feeling a little nervous.

"Spike, Twilight told me what happened. Rarity is seeing Courtly Arms to. She even told me that she was planning on getting back together with him."

Hearing this news shocked Spike. He was at a loss for words at her news. Then he said,

"N-no. Th-they're probably just being good friends with each other. Y-yeah... that's it. It's probably just a ruse."

"Spike...?" Twilight asked nervously.

"I know Rarity. He's only somepony that she just fantasizes about and lets them go. She wouldn't do it without a reason."

"Spike, please. We're trying to-"

"Thanks Twilight. You too Starlight, but I need to get the jewels for the cake that I wanna make for Celestia."

"Spike, we're not trying to hurt you. We're-"

"Well, I'm not hurt! Now please just let me go!"

Twilight and Starlight stood back after Spike shouted.

"Look. I just..."

Without continuing any further, Spike just moved on with even batting an eye. The feelings that Spike was experiencing were mixed with both sadness and rage. He couldn't believe what both Starlight and Twilight were telling him. He chose to deny it and kept walking. After walking in Celestia's room and getting her jewels from her dresser, he went back to the kitchen, ready to bake the cake he wanted to show her.

Revelation

After the baking the cake and eating it, the two decided to sit down in her living room. Celestia sat with Spike to feel closer to him.

"I just noticed something about you." Celestia said.

"Yeah? What is it?" Spike replied.

"You stopped blushing." she answered.

Spike was clueless at her statement. He looked away from her in embarrassment and asks,

"Why would you say that? I wasn't blushing."

Celestia chuckled and said,

"I was pulling your leg Spike. You weren't blushing but you're turning away from me. What's wrong?"

"What do you mean?" Spike asked.

"Well, when you came back, you were frowning. Something had to have been troubling you. What is it?"

"It's nothing I'd worry about. Don't worry."

"Spike, I'm your mother. You can tell me anything."

"It's just a little trouble I had with Twilight and Starlight."

"Really? What did they do?"

"It's nothing. I promise."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! It's just a little misunderstanding I had with them. That's all." he shouted.

Hearing this made her jump back a little. She knew that something was wrong with him. She couldn't stand by and let Spike go through some emotional crisis, but she didn't want to get in his way.

"Does it have anything to do with Rarity?" she asked.

"No. It's just a little lie they made up." he said.

"Are you sure? Because I-"

"YES! It's just a little prank they were trying to pull, now could you just lay off?!"

It completely shocked Celestia to hear Spike shout at her. They had many arguments and fights with each other, but he had never shouted at her like this before. It was like shards of glass were piercing her heart, hearing her own son yell like this.

"Do you love me...?" she asked in a monotone voice.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Do you love me?"

"Huh? What is this about?"

"Do you love me?"

Spike suddenly started to feel the heat surrounding the living room and it started to make him nervous.

"Celestia...?"

"Do you love me?"

"Yes! I do."

"Then tell me what the matter is. I will tell nopony about your secret. So please, talk to me."

"Okay. Okay... I thought that they were lying about Rarity dating somepony, so I just ignored them and left."

She was surprised by this. Not because of the fact that Spike lied most of the time about the things he did, but because he would never lie about what happened between him and Twilight.

"Why would she do that...?" she asked.

"Because I felt jealous." he replied.

"Jealous? Of whom?"

"Courtly Aristo."

"Courtly Aristo? The model that everypony flocks over?"

Hearing it just made Spike cringe in anger.

"They told me that they were dating, and I kinda snapped at them because of it."

"Because you thought they were lying to you?"

Spike nodded to her out of reluctance.

"I thought they were just trying to bust my chops at having no chance of getting with Rarity. Well they weren't for the most part, but it just felt like they were trying to pull a prank on me. I knew that it wasn't an exaggeration, but I was just so caught up in the moment that I didn't believe them, and I don't want to. I just wanna think that Rarity and that jerk are just good friends. That's all."

Hearing this made her feel a little troubled. Not because of the fact that Spike lied about it, but because she felt that Rarity was trying to steal him from her, and she knew that she didn't want to date Spike, but she didn't want to make Spike feel any worse than he is now. So she decided to help him out by giving him some advice of her own.

"Listen. I may not be an expert on romance, but you need to keep on your toes on the mare of your dreams, or she could be taken from you in one fell swoop." she said.

"How do you know about all of this?" he asked.

"Spike, I dated millions of stallions over the years, and very few satisfied me."

Hearing this raised more questions than answers for Spike. He wanted to be with Rarity, but he didn't know how. Instead of focusing on it, he said,

"I'm sorry."

"Hmm? For what?" she asked.

"I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. I was just so stressed on it that I couldn't think straight... I just..."

"I know. I'm sorry for invading your privacy about the issue."

Suddenly, Celestia felt arms around her and she looked down. She was shocked to see that Spike was hugging her.

"I have never been this happy to be with other than you."

Hearing it was so much for her that she bursted into tears.

"Oh, Spike..."

She hugged him back, finally feeling as if she had gotten to see the dragon that she adored and loved when he was still a baby.

"What time is it?" Spike asked.

Celestia looked at the clock.

"It's 4:00...", she replied.

"Do you wanna see the stars in a few hours?"

She looked down at him and said,

"I thought you would never ask..."

The two hugged each other for next three minutes before letting each other go. It all felt weird to both of them. In the morning, It was like they were complete strangers to each other, but now they feel like they have been reunited as a family. As mother and son.

Stars

After having finally reconciled, the two had no idea what to do next. Not knowing what to do next, and feeling hungry after a long day of being with each other, they decided to have dinner with each other at the table. In the dining hall, it was as extravagant as one would expect. The curtains were frilled and pulled aside, the dining table was highly detailed, carved, and clean as a whistle, along with the silverware being perfectly arranged right by the decorative dishes that were in front of Spike and Celestia. The servants were also by the windows along with the maids, along with the head chef waiting for Celestia's orders on her dinner.

"So what would you like for dinner, m'lady?" the chef asked.

"I would like some Beef stew mixed in with little sprinkles of sapphire, please." Spike responded.

The chef cringed at Spike's answer, but not wanting to trigger the ire of Celestia, he replied,

"I am not sure if we have such a dish, but I will see what I can arrange."

"As long as it is mixed with little sprinkles of sapphire, it doesn't matter."

"I see... we will be preparing your meals shortly."

After the chef left, Spike decided to start the conversation by saying,

"I wonder what Twilight and her friends are doing?"

"No idea. Must be having their girls night out after party arrangement." she implied.

"Most likely. It was like everything went quick after what we did today. For all I know, they could be singing a song right now."

Celestia gave a small chuckle from hearing Spike's statement.

"Indeed. Still, it must be nice having some time off from your chores and duties."

"Too true. And to be honest, I get pretty exhausted after an all day's work."

"I have no doubt in my mind. You were always so busy."

"I was. Yet here we are."

"Yes. After so many years, we're finally alone with each other."

"Hmm... tell me. Do you spend time with Luna while you're off-duty."

"Most of the time, but she's normally too busy with everypony during the night when they're all asleep."

"Ah. I know that feeling."

"Truly saddening. But it is moments like this that make it all worth while."

"You got that right. We did so much together today that I forgot what it was like to have nopony else to talk to."

"Me too. It was as if all the sadness had just flew away after so many years of solitude."

The two continued to chat until their dinners were ready. They ate their meals as they kept talking speaking and after that, they had dessert, which surprisingly came from Pinkie Pie with a calling card on it.

"She is always prepared." Celestia exclaimed.

"It is Pinkie Pie after all. What else is new?" Spike said.

Celestia nodded as the chef cut them a slice of cake. After having dessert, the two look at the time and saw that it was an hour and a half.

"It's nearly time. Wanna go and see the stars?" Celestia asked.

"Of course. I wouldn't trade it for the world." Spike replied.

She grinned as Spike got out of his seat and joined her.

"I-If you don't... mind..." Spike said shyly.

"Hmm?" Celestia wondered.

"Can I... hold your... hand...?"

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry! I was just-"

Celestia laughed after seeing his reaction, which left Spike standing in awe. After a minute of laughing, she replied,

"Yes Spike. I would love to hold your hand."

Spike smiled as he joined her in grabbing her hand while proceeding to walk outside. As they laid down on the grass looking at the stars without even the slightest care in the world, Spike asks,

"You know... if you hadn't came onto me, would we have still been able to spend time with each other?"

"I'm not sure Spike. But one thing is certain... no matter what happens, you will always be my son."

Hearing it just made him smile. After having just spent an entire day with Celestia, his mother, it was like he had met someone that he has never seen in a long time ago. The whole ordeal was mesmerizing and thought-provoking, but he barely spoke as he was captivated by all the stars in the sky.

"We should spend more time tomorrow. Maybe we could-" Celestia said before hearing Spike snore.

He was so tired and exhausted from spending so much time with her that it made him collapse. Celestia wasn't taken aback by it all. Instead, she just laid his head on her bosom as she kept watching the stars while he was asleep.

"Me too Spike. It is time that we had turned in. Good night..." she said as she hugged and cuddled Spike.

While she was happy that she had finally gotten to spend a whole day with Spike, she was still sad that she could never confess her feelings towards him because he still loved Rarity, which only made her more upset because all that she could think about were handsome stallions and high society. She knew that Spike that deserved better, but she knew better than to meddle in his own life. After spending another fifteen minutes looking at the stars, she teleports Spike back to his bedroom and then teleported herself back to her own room, ready to turn in. Even after what has happened today between her and Spike, it would never be the same for her. Nevertheless, she went to bed, ready for another day.

Jealousy

The next morning, Spike woke up to find himself back in his room. He looked around for a brief moment, then he just dismissed it and just decided to get dressed, brush his teeth, and have breakfast. After getting dressed, he walked out of his bedroom and proceeded to go to the bathroom to brush his teeth. Along the way, he bumps into Courtly Aristo.

"Hey there. Do you know where Rarity happens to be?" he asked in a polite manner.

Seeing him was almost enough to get a rise out of Spike, but he held back his anger and replied,

"She's in her room."

He gave him a polite thank you and walked, but before he left, he said,

"How was your day with the princess?"

Spike stopped and turned around. He replies,

"I don't know what you're talking about."

He proceeds to just walk away, but Courtly Aristo follows him and held him against the wall. He says,

"I asked you a question dragon. Now be a good boy and answer it."

"Dude! Get off me!" Spike shouted, trying to break free of his grasp.

"Not until you answer my question."

"I don't have to tell you anything! Now let me go!"

"Oh, don't be like that. I just want to talk to you. Get to know the dragon that I'm speaking to."

"Oh really?! You think you're all high and mighty with your good looks, charm, charisma, and all that other garbage, but your just another show-pony who just wants a peek at Rarity!"

"And you don't?"

Spike was stunned at his remark.

"Listen to me, and listen well, dragon. She doesn't love you. All that she requires from you is your service and obedience. Do you really think that she would date a pathetic creature like you? All you're doing is setting yourself up for more disappointment."

"Shut up! You don't know anything about me, nor will you ever know anything about me! Rarity loves me! We have been close ever since I moved to Ponyville! She is-"

"Your girlfriend?"

Spike was now at a loss for words at this point.

"You really know how to tickle my comedic side. She doesn't love you. She doesn't notice you. She doesn't even congratulate you for your efforts. Now let that all sink in... slowly. Think about what-"

"Hey!"

They both heard the shout from across the hall. It was Starlight. She came over to them both in a calm, yet angry manner.

"What are doing to Spike?" she asked in a calm, yet enraged manner with her horn glowing.

"Oh nothing. We were just talking, getting to know each other since he's friends with Rarity." he said as he tossed him to the ground really hard.

Spike was reeling from the pain after the drop.

"I just realized something... you're even more pathetic when a mare has to come to your rescue. And she is no exception."

Before he left, he says in a taunting manner,

"Face it... she never loved you. That is a fact."

He then proceeds to walk away like a bat out of Tartarus. Starlight proceeded help Spike get up from the ground and she asked,

"Are you alright?"

"My arm is ringing, but no harm done." he replied.

"Just what was that all about?"

"He was threatening me to stay away from Rarity, but I'm not afraid of him. He's only full of hot air."

"Hmm. Will you be okay?"

"I will. Just don't tell anypony what happened, all right?"

"But what if he-"

"Please...! Just don't. And if you see Celestia... tell her that I just want some time to myself."

Starlight knew that Spike didn't want his pride to be wounded any further, but she didn't want to subside. If Twilight or anypony else, let alone Celestia, know, it would only hurt him even further and he never hear the end of it. Out of reluctance, Starlight replies,

"...okay."

The two parted ways as Starlight proceeded to got to Twilight while Spike continued to walk to the bathroom... alone. Spike felt nothing but angry for Courtly Aristo, not only for telling him to stay away from Rarity, but also hurting his pride as a dragon and telling him that she would never love him as her boyfriend. It was all boiling inside of him like a cooking pot getting ready for a grease fire. He wanted to hurt him, but how could he? He is in love with Rarity, but he didn't want to destroy their friendship over somepony. Thinking more about it just agonized him even more and he didn't want to think about it.

Meanwhile, Twilight was walking around, trying to figure out what to do with her day. Just then, Starlight showed up and caught up with her.

"Good morning Starlight. How is my favorite student doing?" Twilight asked, twinkling with joy.

"I'm fine, but there's something I have to tell you. It's about Spike." she said.

"Huh?"

"He told me not to tell you, but I can't do this."

"Starlight, what are you talking about?"

"If I tell you this, you can't tell Spike nor Celestia nor anypony else."

"You have my word. Now tell me."

Taking a couple deep breaths, she explains about what happened this morning and Twilight was entirely in shock and awe at what happened to Spike. She says,

"Why would Courtly Aristo do this to Spike? He was-"

"He was threatening him. I saw what happened. I was walking across the hallway and he held Spike against the wall."

"I believe you Starlight, but we can't just attack him. He could-"

"I know...! I just... I just don't want Spike to be hurt any further."

"I know you don't Starlight, but if we intervene, it would only damage his pride as a dragon."

"So you're telling me that we should let him-"

"No... but if we don't let him handle this on his own, it could do more than just hurt him. So for now... just stay on the sidelines and see what happens next."

Starlight disagreed with Twilight's choice of letting Spike fend for himself. He was her friend and she wanted to help him, but she knew perfectly well what Twilight was telling her.

"Fine. But nopony is to know about this." she said reluctantly

"You have my word Starlight Glimmer."

The two then walked out of the castle and proceeded with their day like everypony else. It was all mesmerizing, knowing what happened to Spike, but they chose to keep quiet about it and never tell another pony about what transpired this morning.

Exposure

As Spike was laying around in his room, he heard a sudden knock on the door.

"Spike!" the voice shouted from behind.

It was Twilight. She had spent all day trying to get him to come out of his room.

"C'mon Spike! Sooner or later, you're gonna have to come out! Tomorrow's the Grand Galloping Gala, and you need to look your best. Everypony's gonna be there." she shouted.

"Twilight, I'm really not in the mood right now. Can't you bother somepony else, or solve a friendship problem?" Spike glumly replied.

Having no other choice, she teleports into his room, giving him a jump scare.

"WOULD YOU NOT DO THAT?!!!" Spike yelled

"I'm trying to help you. You're my-"

"Number-one assistant. Yes, I know. Could you please leave now...?" he asked, turning himself away from her.

"I can't do that. You need help. Celestia is worried about you. She hasn't seen you all day, and she is feeling nervous. Why won't you be a good dragon and just-"

"What did you say?"

Twilight stopped herself from speaking any further and looked at Spike. She felt like she just made fun of him and started getting nervous.

"Spike... I didn't mean to-"

"Mean to what?"

"I just wanted-"

"Help me? By calling me names and making me feel like a slave? Oh yeah. You're such a good friend!"

"Please listen to me. I don't know what ha-"

"Good! Now please get out of my room, you damned pony!"

Twilight was shocked at not only Spike's tone, but the way he used his words. He had essentially called her, at least in her mind, a racial slur. She felt tears coming out of her eyes like a waterfall as soon as she heard him, accompanied by her whimpers.

"Spike... why would you..."

At that moment, Spike calmed down. He acted like he was a totally different at this point. He felt the guilt crawling inside of him like a spider trying to catch its prey off of a web. He could feel it gnawing away at him in a painful manner. He realized that he not only hurt his friend's feelings, but his sister's.

"Twilight... I... I'm sorry. I just-" Spike said before being interrupted.

"Just what?! Angry?! Frustrated?! Stressed?! Just tell me what it is and I'll help you! Why can't you see that?!" Twilight said in her sobbing voice.

"It's not you..."

"Then what is it? Please... just tell it to me and nopony will know about this. You can trust me. Am I not your sister?"

It really pained Spike to tell her, but he knew that she would keep continuing to pry no matter what. So he relented and said,

"I was being bullied by Courtly Aristo today."

"Courtly Aristo...? He-"

"He did. Hearing what he told me just did a number on me, and I really didn't feel like going anywhere with you girls because I felt like I was misplaced. Am I really just an assistant to you? Is that it? Do I mean little to you? If I died, would you-"

"No Spike. You've got it all wrong. You mean a lot more to me than just being an assistant. You've been with me since the day we met. You've been with me since the day we moved to Ponyville and we've met our friends. You are more to me than just some assistant. You're my brother, and if you died, I would have nothing to live for." she said with her voice shaking.

Spike felt even more guilty after hearing her speak about her feelings towards him. Not only has he insulted her, but he has also hurt her. Instead of just standing, he moves closer to her and embraces her.

"I'm sorry..." he quietly says.

She quickly hugs him and replies,

"I know."

After spending a few minutes with each other, she has finally dried her tears away, calmed down, and asked,

"Do you wanna go to the Gala?"

"Personally, I don't wanna go, but if I don't, I would've lost my chances at confessing to Rarity. So it's pretty much do or die at this point." he replies.

"Good idea. Why don't we choose what nice tux you wanna wear? After all, Rarity does have a taste for handsome guys like you."

"You know it. Let's go sis."

With that, they left for the clothing store. Twilight still knows about Rarity's decision. She wanted to tell Spike again, but she didn't want to break his confidence even further. Meanwhile in Celestia's room, she just sat in her room, not speaking to anypony but her sister. Her hair was unkempt accompanied by the tear stains in her eyes.

"Dear sister, it is almost time. You have to be ready."

"I know Luna, but I'm not ready to face him. Does he-"

"No. Whatever was bothering Spike, I know within the deepest of my heart that it had nothing to do with you."

"Then why didn't he come and see me? He promised that he would help me choose my best dress for tomorrow night. Why isn't-"

"Do not worry. Whatever is gnawing deep within him, it has to be a trial with which he isn't feeling up to fight."

"But still..."

"You will see him again, but right now we have to worry about your appearance. Spike has no hate for you. He's just... well, you seem to be more familiar with dragons than I, but we will worry about it tomorrow night. We need to get you cleaned up if you want to appease his certain tastes. Would that take your fancy, dear sister?"

After a few minutes of thinking about it, Celestia replies,

"Okay Luna. If you know what you have in mind works, then we have nothing to lose. I just hope Spike doesn't hurt himself. If she-"

"He will come around. Spike always moves ahead. Now let us go before the mares get impatient."

Celestia nodded with her confidence restored and left with Luna as soon as she tied her hair back.

One night and several hours later, the Grand Galloping Gala event has begun. Ponies were everywhere, the lights were up, hors d’oeuvres were served, and dancing was underway. Spike was waiting for his moment to make his confession to Rarity, and he felt that there was nothing that could stop him. However, she was nowhere to seen, as Twilight was right by Celestia’s side, along with Luna, and her friends were very busy trying to keep the party going. Starlight was also busy, conversing with Trixie about magic. Spike suddenly felt as if something was wrong. He knew that Rarity would be having the time of her life at the Galla, often being the center of attention for Gentlecolts and all. Feeling as if something bad was happening to her, he then decided to go look for her. Twilight looked on with with worry as Spike left the castle hall.

“Rarity! Are you there?!” he shouted as he was looking for her.

As he kept looking, he began hearing strange noises which sounded a lot like moans. He then snuck around and continued to look. However, as he did, he began to hear a familiar voice. It sounded high class, only with a naughtier tone to it. He then saw a door to the source of the noise. As he opened it, he was shocked to discover that two ponies were clopping each other. However, it wasn’t the worst from what he witnessed. It turned that Aristo was there, but he never suspected that the mare would be the apple of his eye: Rarity.

Heartbreak

“R-Rarity?”, Spike said in shock.

“Spike? What is it, darling?” she said, as she buttoned her dress up.

Spike couldn’t believe what he witnessed. He was all ready to confess his love for Rarity, and what door he opened up was a door to disbelief. He had no idea how to react, nor did he make out any suggestion of what to do. Then he saw Courtly Aristo come out of the shadows. His bowtie was around his neck, but it was untied. His shirt was unbuttoned, revealing his flat, well-toned stomach. His pants were half-dropped, but were pulled back up in the process of him appearing.

“H-how… or… w-what…? Rarity… what is going on?” he asked.

“Well Spike, I was planning on telling you all this, along with everypony else, but me and Aristo were planning on getting back together, along with a little…”, she said she turned her head back and giggled.

“What she means is that we’re gonna give our relationship another go. I’ve been busy for so long that I haven’t been able to talk to anypony much. Surely you, of all your species, would understand this, right?”, he said as he put his hand on Spike’s shoulder.

“I wanted to tell you something. So please, just listen to…”, he said before being interrupted by Rarity.

“Spike, I know what you’re gonna say, but what you want isn’t going to work out. I appreciate you for what you do at the Boutique, what you do for me, Twilight, and everypony else, but that’s all you’ll ever be to me. A friend. I don’t want to hurt you, but this is the way things are. Do you understand, Spikey-wikey?”, she said as she put her hand on his cheek.

Upset and distraught at what she just said, he swat her hand away, and he turned away. Before he left, he took one last, sad look at Rarity, then he gave a grim, angry look at Courtly Aristo, who in turn, gave him a smug grin. Having had enough of him, he walks over to him and punches him really hard in the nose. He proceed to punch him in the face even more after that. Then Rarity pulled him away from doing any further harm to Aristo.

"Spike! What in the name of Celestia did you do that for?!" Rarity shouted as she slapped him across the face.

"What?! Am I just too good for you to be with more than any of these snotty rich-ponies are!?" Spike shouted as he felt his voice starting to break.

Courtly Aristo got up and he was really angry, yet didn't attack. Spike didn't do anything either, but he felt the tears beginning to emerge from his eyes.

"Spike..." Rarity said, trying to speak to him.

He proceeded to run away. Rarity tried to stop him, but to no avail.

"Let's go Rarity! This place has become too sour for the both of us." Aristo shouted.

Rarity didn't reply and just kept looking in the distance. As Spike kept running, he remembered all the times that he was with Rarity. He remembered the times that he helped with her fabrics, the times that helped her organize her fashion trends, and the one time that she gave him a kiss on the cheek. Remembering it all became too much for Spike, as tears were starting to sneaking out of his eyes and when he was covering his mouth to block out the sobbing. As Spike rushed into the Grand Galloping Gala, he began pushing everypony aside as he ran towards the hallway, including his friends. Twilight, observing this from afar, shouted,

“Spike!”

Her shout fell on deaf ears.

“I’ll be back, Princess Celestia.” she said as she teleported.

As Spike was running, Twilight appeared right in front of him. He stopped the moment he saw her.

“Spike? What’s the matter? Why are you...” she said, concerned.

Just then, she remembered him telling her that he was gonna give his confession to Rarity.

“Oh, Spike…” she said as she put her hand on his cheek.

“Don’t touch me…”

“Spike?”

“What? You were right, weren’t you?”

Just then, Twilight’s friends, minus Rarity, appeared. They appeared in their formal attire, and they all looked concerned for Spike.

“Spike? Are you alright?” Starlight asked.

“I’m fine, Starlight.” he said, lying to her.

“Are you sure? Because you look like you’re-” Rainbow Dash said before being elbowed both by Applejack and Pinkie Pie.

Celestia was then hiding behind one of the pillars, overhearing their conversation.

“Come on Spike. You can tell us anything.” Fluttershy said, trying to comfort Spike.

“Yeah Spike! You can count on us!” Pinkie Pie said, cheerfully.

“You wouldn’t understand…” Spike answered.

Both Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie backed away after hearing what he just said.

“Spike. I don’t mean to be a stick in the mud any further, but you shouldn’t talk to Fluttershy and Pinkie like-” Applejack said before suddenly being interrupted by Spike.

“SHUT UP APPLEJACK!!! JUST SHUT UP!!!” he shouted as he turned towards them in anger.

They all jumped back from what he just said.

“Spike, listen. I may not understand it myself, but if you just talk to me, then maybe we-”, Twilight said, before being interrupted by Spike.

“Okay then, O Princess of Friendship. Enlighten me. What does it feel like to be humiliated?! What does it feel like to be rejected?! What does it feel like to be hurt by the ONE pony that you loved?!” he shouted, with tears in his eyes.

Twilight and everypony else put their heads down in shame after hearing Spike’s rant. Feeling broken and embarrassed, he just walks around Twilight and dashes towards his room. Celestia then comes out of the shadows, finally understanding why Spike is acting the way he is now. Twilight then sees her and says,

“My apologies Celestia. I’ll go to him and-.” she said, before being interrupted by Celestia.

“No. I will go. Just stay here and keep the Gala going.” she said as she teleported away.

As she teleported away, Rarity appeared.

“Girls? Where did Spike go?” she asked.

They said nothing as they walked back to the Gala, minus Starlight who just simply teleported back. At least not before glaring at her as they left.

“You have a lot to think about.” Twilight said with anger and disappointment in her voice as she teleported away back to the Gala.

Rarity, feeling deep regret, followed Spike after he ran away. She genuinely didn’t want to hurt him, but she had no idea how to explain her true feelings toward him. She looked out the window, wondering if she did the right thing. Meanwhile, Celestia was walking around looking for Spike’s room. She had a hard time remembering which room it was, but then she heard crying. She quietly opened the door, to which she saw Spike, wailing like a little colt when he lost his teddy bear for the first time. He was holding a pillow to his face, trying to suppress the noise. Celestia walked slowly his room, then she crawled on his bed, and she wrapped her arms around him in a loving manner. Spike, thinking that it was Rarity, took the pillow off his face, turned around and saw that it was actually Celestia. He tries to break out of her grip.

“LET ME GO!!! I JUST WANNA BE ALONE RIGHT NOW!!! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!” he screamed as he tried pushing her away.

But she wouldn’t let go. She never had the time to speak to Spike in such a long while, so instead of listening to his demand, she says,

“Do you remember when you were still a baby dragon?”

Spike was then confused by what she just said as he struggled.

“Whenever you were bullied or picked on, you would often come crying into my bosom. You would never stop crying, and I wouldn’t let you go, until you talked to me. Please, tell me what happened.”, she said, as she held Spike in her chest.

Having calmed down a bit, he said,

“When I was getting ready for the trip to Canterlot, I had a thought about Rarity.” he said in his shaky voice.

“I’m listening.” Celestia said, softly.

“Since the Gala was coming, I had an idea on how I was gonna confess to Rarity. I thought about doing it front of my friends. I wanted to…”, he said before cutting himself off.

“What is it?” Celestia said, worriedly.

“Then HE appeared…”, he said, beginning to feel upset.

“Who?”, she asked.

“This jerk named Aristo Arms, or whatever the hell his frigging name is…” he answered.

“You mean the model I keep hearing about? And what happened to your hands? And your face...” she asked as she grabbed and looked at his hand along with his face.

“I punched him… and I got slapped by Rarity.” he replied.

Celestia was shocked, but withheld it to keep listening to him.

“I was planning on confessing to her with my friends watching, but then he… but then he…” Spike said with his voice beginning to shake again.

“What did he do?”, she asked, leaning even more closer to Spike.

“He…”

Spike felt more sad when he remembered and began crying, even harder than before. He covered his face to hide the embarrassment he was feeling from being watched by Celestia, but feeling more sad for him, she hugged him tighter, along with wrapping her wings around him.

“I should’ve confessed to her sooner. If I’d have…” Spike said, in his sobbing voice.

“Shhhh. It’s okay. Cry as long as you need. I’m here now.” she said, cooing and whispering.

“I’m such an idiot, thinking that Rarity would go for a guy like me! I’d have a better chance at dating Sweetie Bell…” he said, still crying and blubbering.

“Everything’s gonna be okay. I’m not going anywhere...” she said, still snuggling him as he cried.

Confession

After crying for forty-five minutes, Spike has finally calmed down. Even after he stopped indulging in self-pity and bitterness, he still couldn’t stop thinking about Rarity.

“You know, all this time, I kept wondering to myself if Rarity really liked me the same way that I did.” he said.

“Really? I always thought that you two were made for each other.” Celestia said.

“I honestly never wanted to admit it, but Twilight was right about Rarity. I just didn’t want to believe it.” he replied.

“Well, things often make a turn for the worst. It’s not entirely your fault, you just didn’t play your cards right.” she assured.

“I know, but why couldn’t I have done it sooner? The more I think about it, the more it hurts. And worst of all, why did I have to catch Rarity in the act to learn that she never really wanted me?” Spike inquired.

“You know, there are plenty of mares that would be interested in you~.” she said, smoothly.

“Well… there was one mare that I did like.” he admitted.

“Oh? What’s she like?” she questioned.

“Well for one, she’s awfully nice to me.” he said.

“What else?” she asked, leaning in on Spike.

“S-She’s often doting on me…”, he said.

“Is she beautiful?” she asked.

“VERY beautiful…” he answered.

“Is she loving?” she asked, leaning on him even more.

“Incredibly loving. And she even smells nice, so it's an added bonus.” he answered again.

After pressing Spike on more questions, she finally asks,

“What’s her name?”

Having finally hit the nail on the head, he stutters,

“W-w-w-well…”

“Who is it?” she asked.

“Her-her n-name… is-” he said as he blushed.

“If you don’t tell me, the tickle monster's gonna get you~.” she playfully threatened.

“It- It’s-” Spike stuttered.

Just then, Celestia used her magic on him and started tickling Spike. He was laughing so hard that he couldn’t breathe. He had never felt so happy in his life. After tickling him for 12-15 minutes and pinning him down, she asked,

“So who’s the lucky mare?”

“Would you not laugh at me if I tell you?” Spike asked, worriedly.

“Oh you child, you can tell your mother anything. I promise that I won’t laugh.” she affirmed, still on top of him.

After finally working up the courage, he said,

“It’s you.” he answered, blushing even deeper.

Hearing that answer made Celestia blush.

“Really?” she asked.

“Yes.” he confirmed.

Tears were beginning to pour out of Celestia’s eyes as she has finally heard his answer. Joy and happiness couldn’t describe how Celestia felt after hearing Spike say those words. If it were ever a dream to her, she would never want it to end.

“Please. Say the words.”, she said.

“I love you.” Spike answered.

“Say it again.” she retorted.

“I love you.” he answered, blushing even more.

“Let me hear it again.” she lovingly demanded.

“I love…” Spike said, before being pulled in for a kiss.

“I love you too...” Celestia said, stroking his spiky scales.

She gets off his bed, picks him up and locks him into a deep passionate kiss. She was so tall that Spike wrapped his arms around her so that he wouldn't break the kiss. Afterwards, Celestia said,

“Do you think it would be a better idea if we were inside my room~?” she asked.

“Yeah…” Spike said, shyly.

Giggling from what he just said, her horn began to glow and they teleported. Suddenly, they were on her bed.

“Well, I haven’t been here in awhile.” Spike claimed.

“I have a surprise for you. Don’t go anywhere.”, she whispered into his ear.

“Okay…” he replied.

Just then, the lights were off and the blinds were closed, along with the curtains and the doors. Spike couldn’t see a single thing in sight.

“Celestia? Where are you?” he asked, looking around.

“Lay down~.”

She took her own robe off, making Spike look at her in awe. He had no words to describe how not only beautiful, but sexy, Celestia looked. Just then, she was right on top of Spike.

“You know something?” she asked.

“Hmm?” he wondered.

“I always hated wearing those clothes.” she whispered into his ear.

“I see…” he said before giving her a kiss.

After that, she lays down on him and asks,

“Do you think I look better without these dresses?”

“Uh…” Spike said, having no idea what to say.

Celestia simply giggled and gave Spike another deep kiss. After that, everything continued from there. After a whole hour of giving into their own act of pleasure, they were both in bed, cuddled up with each other.

“So… some moment, huh?” Spike asks, trying to spark a conversation.

“It was, indeed. If I had to ask, what plans do you have tomorrow?” Celestia replied.

“Hmm. To be honest… I really don't know. I had plans with Rarity after I made my confession to her, but…”

Celestia understood what Spike was telling her, so she asks,

“Why not spend your plans with me?”

“I don't know. I don't want any attention being drawn to us.”

“And why is that?”

Spike was stammering as he was trying to think of what to say next. Celestia puts her finger on Spike’s lip and she says,

“Listen, I may not always be wise, nor quick thinking, but you can always tell me anything what's on your mind. I'm your mother, Spike. Please trust me.”

“Not anymore. Not after what we did.”

“Please. Just talk to me!” she exclaimed as she grappled and shoved Spike into her breasts.

Spike was blushing heavily when she did that.

“If I tell you, would you please quit trying to suffocate me?” he asks, starting to run out of breath.

Hearing his call, she loosened up her grip a little, but still held onto him in a way so that he couldn't leave.

“I’m afraid of starting this relationship because of who we are to everypony else. Think about it. You're a princess, and I'm a dragon. If word got out, I would most likely get executed without a fair trial, and you would get put into house arrest. I don't want it happening to either of us. Plus you're... older than me. I'm just…”

She hugs him even tighter after hearing his entire explanation.

“I am well aware of the consequences of what will come between us should the news ever get exposed. But if we don't try, we will never know if we will be happy with one another, and now that I think about, we have been separated for so long that you act like a stranger towards me. We are both so busy that I never even get the chance to say hi to you. Please… just stay with me.”

Spike seemed to understand what she was talking about, but then he says,

“But I have responsibilities, and Twilight would-”

“I know. Just please spend some time with me, and see if this relationship can bloom any further than how it started.”

Spike hesitated at that moment. He knew deep down that he wanted to be with Celestia, but knowing the consequences that he would suffer, and the fact that Rarity cheated him out of ever having a relationship with her, he didn't want to go through any of the pain again, but more importantly, he didn't want Celestia to suffer because of his mistakes. But after thinking it over, he said,

“I’ll think it over, but right now, I’m really… tired.”

“Oh. Do you need anything to drink before sleeping~?” she asks in a flirty manner.

“Sure…” Spike replied.

He proceeded to suck on Celestia’s breasts as he started to get even more groggy. After doing so for a short five minutes, he finally begins to pass out. Before falling asleep, Celestia says,

“You know I love you~.”

“Ditto…” Spike replied in his sleep.

She gave him a peck on the lips before finally nodding off herself. She completely enveloped Spike in her breasts and using her magic to get the blankets on them.

“Good night…” Celestia whispered before finally falling asleep.

Lovers

The next morning, Spike and Celestia were still in bed with each other. He woke up while she was still asleep. As he was waking up, he accidentally grabbed her breasts. Feeling thirsty and out of impulse, he starts to suck her breasts while she was still asleep. While he was doing so, he still couldn't shake the fact that Rarity didn't want him. He really wanted to be with her, but due to Courtly Aristo sweeping her from under his feet, his dreams of ever starting a relationship with her have dashed. He started sucking even harder, which made Celestia wince. When she woke up, she said,

"Spike?"

He looked up and saw that she was awake now with this stern look on her face. Fearing what would happen to him next, he took her breast out of his mouth and turned his head away in shame. Just then, she touched his chin and faced her forward. Then, she had this sweet smile on her face and replied,

"Go ahead..."

Giving her a small smile, he went back to sucking her breasts for about half an hour. After that, the two got dressed while lost in their thoughts. Spike had just spent the night with a princess and he had mixed feelings about it. While he was happy that he got to confess his feelings to Celestia, he was unsure how everypony would feel about the relationship that he has with her. Celestia, on the other hand, was completely giddy that she finally got to be with Spike not only as a son, but as a lover, and she didn't care what anypony else would think. When they were finished, the two walked out of her room.

"I wonder where everypony else is?" Spike asked.

"I have no idea, but if I had to guess, they must be getting breakfast. If anything, they must worrying about you right now." Celestia replied.

"Yeah... Rarity will probably be with them as well."

Without a second thought, she stopped Spike and said,

"Listen. I know that it will be hard to look her in the eye. The truth will never be easy, but the more you confront it, the more you will make it through. I promise. I will be right beside you when you need me."

Spike still felt uneasy about confronting the truth, but he knew that she was right. But the thought of ever seeing her with Courtly Aristo still twisted him with anger. Still, he needed to face the facts that Rarity will never be his girlfriend. It would prove to be an even bigger challenge to him than any other he faced, but he would make it through. Then Celestia said,

"Why don't we get some breakfast first?"

"Sure." Spike said with another small smile on his face.

The two walked with each other, walking to Pony Joe's. After finishing up, they went to go look for the others. Spike felt worried about what would happen next. Would Rarity hate him? Would she feel bad for what she did? He had no idea what would happen next, but he still listened to Celestia's advice and stood tall. After spending twenty minutes, they finally found Twilight and the others. Upon seeing him, Twilight asks,

"Are you okay Spike? We haven't seen you in your room, so we spent all night looking for you after the Gala ended. I've been worried about you. Just where-"

"Don't worry, Princess Twilight. He just stayed with me to feel better about what happened." Celestia assured.

Twilight felt a little suspicious of what she was implying at first, but she brushed it off and replied,

"Spike... I know that me and Starlight shouldn't have pried into your life concerning your plans with Rarity, but we were only looking out for you. If anything happened to you... we just wanted to tell you that we're sorry for what we did."

"Me too, Spike. I know you told me not to tell Twilight, but I couldn't just stand by and watch you get pulverized. She also told the others about what happened before the night of the Gala. Listen, we shouldn't have butted in, but we were only trying to help-" Starlight said before raising his hand.

"I know what you were trying to do for me, and I appreciate you for what you did, but I wanted to see for myself if she really loved me or not. Other than that, I accept your apology."

"Hmm. Speaking of apologies... I think somepony else owes you an apology." she said as she turned towards Rarity.

The other ponies turned around to look at Rarity. She had this melancholic look on her face as she looked at him. Upon seeing her, Spike turned away, but he remembered what Celestia told him and turned his head towards her.

"Hey..." Spike said.

"Hi." Rarity responded with her clutching her arm.

There was an awkward silence between the two at first. Then Twilight bumped her in the back. Rarity sighed and said,

"I was planning on telling you about it. About who my new boyfriend was gonna be. We were just so happy together that I didn't even think about telling you the news. Though truth be told, I didn't want to tell. The thing is, we did do it behind your back while you were away with Princess Celestia. We did it so many times that I lost track. But what I'm trying to say is... I should have listened to what you were trying to tell me about your feelings were towards me. I know what I did was horrendous, but hopefully in time, you can come to forgive me. I am sorry for what I did to you."

Spike felt mixed about Rarity's apology. He knew that she was being earnest with him, but he just couldn't cope with the fact that she rejected him. But he brushed it off and asked,

"How's your boyfriend?"

"Oh... we've broken up."

"How come?" he asked, out of curiosity.

"We... we had a fight... concerning you."

"Huh?"

"He went a little ballistic about what he did to you and talked about it so much that I couldn't handle it anymore. But the weirdest thing is... he almost hit me."

Hearing this shocked Spike.

"Why?"

"He was so angry about what happened, saying that his days of being a model were over, going about the back that I didn't care about his personal problems, and that I was only walking with him out of pity. He was just so angry that I-"

"Hmm?"

She had no idea what to say next. At that moment, it was like walking on thin ice. If she said the wrong thing, Spike would never look at her the same way again. She wanted to make amends, but she didn't want to mess up. So she said,

"I don't know what else to say at this point. I just... wanted to-"

Spike stopped her from speaking her next sentence and responded,

"I know. I'm sorry too. I knew that I shouldn't have gotten in your way... but I just wanted you. All that I needed was you. But now that it's official... if you wanna date some other stallion... I won't get in the way. I can promise that much. I'm sorry that I yelled at you all. I was just so caught up in the moment that I didn't know who I was speaking to at that point. Would you all accept my apology?"

They all knew that Spike meant well and that he was making an effort to say his apologies, so Starlight said,

"We know. We're sorry as well. I guess we should've just butted out of your love life, huh?"

"No. I understand. Just wished that you would've just asked me first, but... it is what it is. By the way... what else happened to Courtly Arms?

"Not much... but from what I heard, he was fired from his job as a model due to his... 'rearranged' appearance. As far I know, he's probably being swarmed by multiple mares out of pity by now."

"What a surprise."

"Well Spike, we need to get ready to leave. The train will be-"

"Twilight?" Celestia interrupted.

"Yes, Princess Celestia?"

"If it isn't too much trouble... I would like Spike to stay with me for a while."

"Huh? Why?" she asked, confused.

The other ponies were confused as well. They had no idea why she wanted him to stay with her, nor did they figure out about anything what Spike did. Just then, Pinkie went deep into thought, which started to scare both Spike and Celestia, then she said as she gasped,

"Do you mean-"

Suddenly, Celestia used her magic to cover her mouth before she speak, then replied,

"It's nothing you should be worried over. I just need to be with him for a while. I mean, he is my son after all."

"Son?!" the mane six, including Starlight, exclaimed.

"Oh c'mon. I have a mom, you know." he said in a whimsical manner.

"Mom?!" the mane six, including Starlight, shouted again, only more shocked this time.

Spike and Celestia were at a loss for words after looking at the mane six's dropped jaws, along with Starlight's. They both just laughed and Celestia said as she looked at Spike when they were getting ready to leave,

"Well, it looks like you all better get ready. Your train could be here anytime~."

"Darn right. Better get to it." he responded.

As the ponies looked on in shock, Spike and Celestia walked away. As they did, they were holding each other's hands.

"Uh... Twilight? Don't you think we should-" Applejack said as she snapped out of it before being interrupted by Twilight.

"No. Just let them be. He does need his mommy after all." Twilight said, looking on with a smile.

The others nodded in a agreement as they looked on. From what Spike and Celestia were feeling, they felt that they no longer see each other the same way as they once did anymore. After everything that they did with each other, after revealing their true feelings towards each other, they no longer see each other as mother and son. They both realized that they would have to deal with the consequences if new ever got out that they were seeing each other, but they weren't afraid. They would confront it all when the time would come, but for now... it didn't matter to either of them. They both didn't care about what anybody of thought of their relationship. Because they no longer see each other as family... but as lovers.

The end...

Author's Note

Well... this is the end of the story, but I intend on writing a bonus chapter for this story. I have no idea when, but it could today, tomorrow, I dunno. But for now, leave me your thoughts on the whole story and have an amazing day or night. See you on the other side.

Being Together

After getting dressed back into regular clothes, Spike and Celestia went to have lunch together, but they didn't know where to go. It was hard to choose, as the restaurants in restaurant row were tasty, but it was too hard to decide.

"Just where can we find a place that is really good?" Spike asked, starving and aggravated.

"I don't know Spike. But I do smell something nice." Celestia replied.

"Really? 'Cuz I don't-"

Celestia put her finger on Spike's lips when she starts sniffing something. She pulls him with her when she starts following the scent.

"Where are we going Celestia?" Spike questions.

"We're almost there." Celestia says.

"Huh?"

She ignored Spike as they kept going. After walking around for 5-6 minutes, they have followed all the way over to the source of the smell. The two looked at the sign and it said Tasty Treat. Looking at the sign, Celestia asks,

"Is this the restaurant that stood up to Zesty Gourmand's three-star hoof rating?"

"I think so. Rarity and Pinkie told me what happened there" Spike said as he looked at the sign.

"Hmm. You wanna go in?"

Spike heard his stomach growl even further upon smelling the scent.

"Well, I am awfully famished."

The two entered the restaurant and upon entering the restaurant, they were greeted very nobly by Saffron Masala and her father, Coriander Cumin.

"Oh, it is an honor to see you done at our restaurant, Your Majesty." Coriander said as he bowed with his daughter.

"Yes. We are humbled and satisfied by your presence." Saffron said.

"Oh no. The honor is all mine. If you haven't stood your ground against Zesty, I wouldn't here, eating with my son. Oh. You may rise if you wish." Celestia said as she looked at Spike before turning towards them.

The two ponies rose as she commanded.

"Okay. What would you like from the Tasty Treat today?" Coriander asked with Saffron waiting in anticipation.

Both Celestia and Spike had a look at their menus and were trying to decide what to eat. It was hard to pick, but Spike asks,

"Do you have any diamonds or emeralds?"

"We don't have any, I'm afraid." Coriander replies.

"Hmm... Well, I guess I'll have this then."

He pointed towards a picture that resembled curry with multiple toppings. He looks towards them and asks,

"Extra spicy?"

Coriander nodded and replies,

"As hot as you would like it. And you, Your Highness?"

Celestia took a hard look at the menu. It all looked too good her, that she couldn't decide. So she replies,

"Anything that is the best here. Thank you."

"The food will be ready in thirty minutes." Coriander said.

As the two waited, they spoke with each other to kill time time. However, the ponies inside the restaurant were staring at Spike. They were looking at him like he was a Nightmare Pony. They were incredibly jealous that Spike was sitting with Celestia, their princess. They were whispering things about him that made want to leave. For some reason, the tension was beginning to increase inside the restaurant. Just then, Celestia stood up out of her seat and said in a dark, warped voice,

"Unless you have something to tell me, say it and I will listen! But otherwise, if you all come one meter towards my son, I will-"

Spike jumped out of his seat and said,

"Please Celestia, it's okay. It doesn't bother me."

Celestia was pretty irritated and her anger just kept rising. Then Spike shouted,

"Mom! It's okay."

Celestia calmed down and sat back down along with Spike. The other ponies were shaken up from what happened, but they still kept eating. Minutes later, most of the ponies were gone and they were one the other two left. Just then, Coriander comes out with their food and said,

"Y-your lunch is ready, Your Grace."

Spike got his curry with extra toppings while Celestia's meal consisted of Dal mixed with oats and sauce. It was so yummy that Celestia couldn't hold back. She grabbed her spoon and started eating. After having their meal, they paid with their bits and left. Then, after leaving the Tasty Treat, they went for another walk to burn off the calories they had from their meal. But it didn't help as the Canterlot ponies stared and glared at Spike. But all it did was earn themselves an angry look from Celestia, scaring them out of their snooty manners. Having had enough of being stared at, she teleported herself and Spike back into her garden.

"Since I'm pretty much full now, what do you wanna do next?" Spike asked, trying calm Celestia down.

Celestia paused for five-to-ten minutes. Spike backed away a little, fearing that he may have said the wrong thing. After calming down from hearing all the Canterlot Ponies talk trash about Spike, she replies,

"Why not show me your personal jewel collection?"

"Sure, but I'd have to get it from my room..." he said, looking towards his left.

"Wanna walk over?"

"Are you sure? I don't-"

"Don't worry Spike. I am okay."

Spike gave her a small smile as they started to walk. Celestia also smiled back at him as they started moving. The two chatted about the times when they still lived with each other and had fun talking about it. Eventually, they made it towards his room and they entered.

"Ready to have a look? It means a lot to me and I don't wanna lose them."

"I will be careful Spike. Show me." she politely commanded.

Spike nodded and went over towards his suitcase.

"It's a gift for Rarity, so please don't tell her."

She nodded at him in agreement. Spike smiled and opened it up to Celestia.