A whole year and a half had passed in Equestria since Twilight confession to her sister, a bunch of things had happened through the year, but the ones that would be marked in the books of history are the now official bringers of friendship and the new castle of friendship, both of them living in the same place, Ponyville. A place that seemed the main attraction for disasters.

Either way, the ponies of the mentioned village didn't bother about the usual mishaps that endangered their peaceful life every two or three days; it was a common thing for them by now. The fact they had a shining crystal castle and one princess living in their village was worth enough to have more shenanigans than usual as a pay off.

But that's for the citizens; what about the former bearers of the elements? and the now committed princess of friendship?

The bearers of the elements actually took well their new responsibility with Equestria, it will be rough to keep their work and life as usual with the new commitment that they have made with the land, that's for sure, But they took the opportunity to defend their beliefs and loved ones with open hoofs.

The princess by the other hand? she had mixed feelings about the matter... After all, she was a mare of studies, a mare that loved to stay in her home reading her books while her assistant pampered her comfy life; not get it wrong, Twilight Sparkle is a mare that also loves challenges, so having the responsibility of spreading friendship and harmony was something she would put on her to do list without even thinking it.

The real problem was the castle... Sure she was a princess, but she had never liked the title, never felt like something for her before, and there is a long road for her to accept it. The castle changed that road into an electric ladder; a broke electric ladder which was fast enough to broke Twilight's will.

Luckily for her, her best friends noticed her struggling and decided to giver her a present to remind her who she really was and the memories that made her what she is today. The present being tearfully well received for both her and Spike, which also was feeling shocked with the sudden change of phase in their daily life.

In compensation, Twilight imposed herself to be more ready in case Equestria needed them.She started working on notes, list, books, anything that could help them solve a friendship problem in the future, obviously that included the addition of more handy spell to her collection.

Spike by the other way had to appeal to other methods in order to help his friends now they were covered with more work than ever. his solution? he made up his mind to give a claw of help whenever they would need it. An altruist decision of course, but his plan lacked something primal: his friends needed to know about his disponibility on the matter; so he thought of a way to kill two birds with a stone.

He decided to share his help as an assistant for each of them in the week in compensation for their present, one for each day, and while doing it he would have the chance to tell them about his disponibility in case they need to go on a friendship mission.

Ten on the morning at Ponyville One Day Spa, commonly this was a transited hour in the spa since the time was perfect to get ready for some event, because of it, the sauna, mud bath, and hooficure rooms are used to be filled to the brim at this hour, today being not exception, but what about the other services of the spa? especially, the massage one. Well at this hour this was one of the less used, and a rainbow colored mane pegasus knew she could use the situation to get herself a good care of her morning cramps without a pony knowing about it.

Now now, don't think this will be another normal day for Rainbow Dash, because the ticket in her mouth plus her content smile tell otherwise. Luckily for the cyan pegasus, there was a special deal in the spa just for regular clients: a full body massage for half the price, with the only condition that the masseur was a promising amateur and not someone of the staff; it was a risky deal that's for sure, but Rainbow is the kind of mare that likes to take chances.

Unfortunately for her, she is also the kind of mare that doesn't now how to handle 'embarrassing situations' that could taint her awesomeness, just like her current situation, which had the form of her purple drake friend waiting on a chair inside the special offer masseur room.

"SP- Spike... am, I was looking for... eh..." Rainbow Dash was at loss for words, she needed more time to make a good excuse.

"Don't worry Rainbow, your secret is safe with me" Spike assured her, "have to say I was waiting for Fluttershy... the staff told me that you could come too so that's why I'm not impressed".

The drake got up of his seat, "The spa twins had been asking me to work here for a while so I thought I could give the place a chance, and here I am, had to work with two celebrities early in the morning, I think one of them was a Canterlot mare, a food critic of rename" he explainied while massaging his claws.

Rainbow Dash recovered from her stunned state, "Wait wait, you are the masseur? Jaja! your non-draconic skills always surprise me, little runt" she said before partaking of the room, "sorry Spike but I rather take my hoofs worked from someone that doesn't know me like you do".

"Eh? well, don't worry" he said after putting a mischievous smile on his face "I'll just wait for someone more worthy of my tender claws".

Rainbow stopped at the entrance, something on those words bothered her.

"Maybe Applejack is more worthy of my skills" the drake added.

And then it clicked, Rainbow turned to face Spike, her eye signaling she would not let her pride being smothered.

"That's enough little squirt, I know you are just an amateur, so your pity words have no effect on me".

"Oh, are you sure? then just go and ask anymare in the building what will they do for one of my massages, if they tell you I'm really that bad, then I'll pay for every order you make today" he stated his bet with a smuggle smile.

Not wasting a second, the cyan pegasus dashed her way through the whole building asking every mare she laid her eyes on, she even asked the staff members. After two minutes she got back to Spike's location; her eyes diverted from the dragon once she made herself present, a bright blush shading her muzzle.

"Em, I just asked every mare in the building..." Rainbow muttered hard enough for Spike to hear, her eyes facing and diverting from his face from time to time, after a moment of silence she grabbed the order check she left earlier on her way out of the room "Does my ticket still... I mean you want to... ".

"Get yourself comfortable in the bed at the other side of the curtains, I'll go wash my claws and get some oil" he suggested, his words hinted a level of self-proud and victory.

Spike turned down a switch near him before going to the backroom while Rainbow made her way to the afford mentioned bed. Now that she was most calmed she could take on account the details of the room. usually, the Spa rooms were painted in light pink that shaded to blue at the bottom, but this special room had been painted in orange which shaded down to pink. The lights, which changed after Spike turned the switch of the room, were dimmed down enough to give a red tint to the environment. Also, there were from four to nine transparent silks hanging from the roof.

"The style of this room was made with the intention of giving the clients privacy without making them feel like inside a black box, that's the simple way to explain it" Spike said to his friend, which mind was so focused in the decorations that she didn't notice Spike had come back a while ago, carrying with him two oil bottles.

"Well actually that is a good detail for me, I really don't want any of our friends knowing I like this kind of stuff" she commented, a sudden idea popping on her mind, "hey Spike, you wouldn't be trying to woo me don't cha?" she teased.

Spike's cheeks turned a light hint of red, "Of course not! ... sorry for yelling... but that is not the reason I offered myself today" he stated while covering the backside of his friend with a towel.

"So there is a reason you are working here today Mr. 'man about spa' " she joked.

"man about spa? what did they tell you?" Spike asked while getting some oil into his claws.

"Let's just say that I have to keep an eye on some foal players for you..." Rainbow eyes shut wide open when her words echoed through her mind "Spike, what I mean with foal-" her words were interrupted by the warm touch of Spike claw through her back legs.

"Eh? here too? and I thought I was safe outside the crystal empire" he sighed, "and don't worry, I already now about that matter".

After covering Rainbow's legs in oil, Spike started to knead her knees, going his way down to the base of her hoofs, muffled moans escaped from The cyan pegasus mouth as Spike's thumbs rubbed in and out of the center of her hoofs.

"Wait... you know about... inter... intrer-" Rainbow tried to find the words between groans.

"intercourse, or sex to put it bluntly" he interrupted, making his way to rainbows left leg, "yeah, I had sex ed some years back".

"but you are like... like eleven years old, right? how come you already had... wait a minute now that I remember, you... ow man that claws of you feel so damn good!" Spike stopped abruptly after that scream of pleasure, "sorry for that... like I was saying, shouldn't you be studying with Scootalo and the others?".

Spike got back to his senses, and put his claws on work again, "I have been your friend for four years and now is that you make that question?" Rainbow Dash raised her elbows, enough for her to explain she didn't bother to think of it in all these years.

"I graduated from college when I was younger, from that point I learned to cook, organize, play piano, being a scribe, and finally I got to be Twilight's assistant" he explained.

"Well... seems like you are cool at your own manners... by the stars... your thumbs..." Rainbow complimented between heavy breaths, the drool tainted pillow, and her half-lidded eyes signaling Spike's expertise. Luckily for Spike, Rainbow is not the kind of mare that'll do the math about the gap between his age and the amount of knowledge he has.

Rainbow laid down on the bed, eyes closed and heavy breathing, the pillow she was using on the floor covered in drool. Spike just had finished massaging her wings.She was grateful to hear minutes ago from Spike that the walls of this room are soundproof; because the moans and whines that escaped her mouth could ruin her reputation for the days to come.

Spike by his part, had just entered the room again with some water and a hay sandwich, he knew full well that his friend will need something to refresh all the body's liquid she wasted. Wasting no time he handed her the water and let her sandwich on a stand that was nearby.

"So... I just recalled that I didn't explain to you why I planned this out today" The little 'amateur' said scratching the back of his head, "I wanted to thank you all girls for giving that present for Twilight, and at the same time I wanted to propose you something for each of you".

The joyfully resting pegasus just nodded to his words, signaling Spike to continue, "Since you girls are going to travel around Equestria any given day for your new missions, I compromise to held a claw for you if you need something to be made while you are out of Ponyville".

Rainbow sat up and proceeded to drink the water like she just ran a marathon, Then she grabbed the sandwich and took a little bite before speaking again.

"Thanks, I always knew I can trust in you for anything buddy, but being told of it make's it better" she took another bite of the sandwich.

Spike give her a toothy smile, "I'm glad you liked my present and accepted my compromise, now, I was thinking actually about helping you in any kind of thing you had in mind today".

"Uhm? well actually I don't have anything else to do today, Probably gonna go get a good nap ... well, there is one thing I'll want you to do... " Spike got near her in expectation, "Could you... evade me in the next coming Wednesday?" she asked blushing.

"Uh? why?" Spike asked with arched eyebrows.

"Let's just say that you have to be careful with me from now on in those days..." she muttered in shame, "like you are with the crystal mares" Rainbow buried her flustered face with her wings, "please don't think of me as a weirdo, it's your stupid tender claws fault, I promise, I'm not into little squirts".

"Well, this is not the first time this happens with someone that receives my massages. Don't worry Dash, I would never think bad of you" he reassured her, putting Rainbow at ease.

Dash composed herself, and after a couple of seconds resumed to eat her food, Spike noticed this was a good moment to leave, so after switching the light up to normal, he went to the door.

"Well Rainbow, I'll take my lead then," he said while opening the door, "oh, and about me waiting for Fluttershy, that was a setup, I was actually waiting for you to come to the spa".

Rainbow stopped herself mid-bite, "you cheeky and smarty little squirt; I was your target since the beginning, well played Spike well played", she spoke from inside the room to the a smiling dragon that was on his way out of the building.

Spike's quest on helping his friends continued in the two days afterward, Rarity and PinkiePie gladly greeted his help with open hoofs. Must say it wasn't comfortable for Rarity at first, Spike intents of wooing her in the past made herself doubt of his behavior, so to put his words to test, she commended him with the labor of taking cares of the crusaders while they were traveling to Zecora's place.

'Now to think of it... I just sent a child to take care of the crusaders...' she thought in retrospective, 'well, it was safer than choosing pinkie for the job' she shrugged.

In any case, Rarity took a good decision, oh so it seemed since her sister and friends returned without a scratch and didn't run into the 'CMC made havoc in Ponyville' routine this time.

Pinkie Pie had a different plan for Spike; unluckily for the dragon that only expected to help her in cleaning the store and backing some good, he was asked for snuggles... a lot of snuggles.

"Too many snuggles" Spike rubbed his elbows while uncontrollably shaking, recalling the events of the previous day while making his way to the Apple's orchard, "I had never found a better example for the phrase: too much of anything is bad for your health".

The little drake was in her way to help Applejack, knowing how she would react because of her personality, he decided to go to do his favors before she could even say no. A few yawn came from him every couple of minutes, after all, waking up this early was the only real challenge he expected today.

A half hour had passed, and Spike had already cleaned the entrance for the barns and the orchard. He didn't want to wake up any other member of the family this early, that's the reason he started with simple work that could be made outside.

Another half hour had passed and the little assistant had already cleaned the rotten apples of two sections of the orchard when something got his attention, the CMC clubhouse door was open. Wasting no time he got inside to check everything was in order, the little rodents and bats hiding in the place, Spike supposed that the girls forgot to close the door properly.

"Sorry guys but you need to get out. If you want someplace warm to sleep go ask Fluttershy" Spike shouted inside the room, soon after the animals were out of their hideouts, "like I said, sorry, but believe me, you don't want to hear the screams of three little fillies once they run inside here".

Most of the animals were gone after a couple of seconds, Leaving at their trail a rotted scent, Spike disposed himself to get the house cleaned, ' well I didn't expect this. But I still have two hours before granny wakes, and two and a half for Applejack if my suppositions are correct. ' he thought.

The sun shines in Equestria once again, giving a warm morning welcome for all the hard working ponies in the land; making an exception for the Apple family, that were currently in their living room, astonished by their current situation: most of the labors each member need to do today had already been made.

"All the books and registry had been filled with the orders we sent yesterday" The old granny smith expressed.

"All the cider barrels have been cleaned and are already stacked" the red farmer stallion big mac commented.

"The barns are already clean, the orchard grass had been cut and I couldn't get the glimpse of a single rotten apple in miles".

"Oh, oh, and the dust at the entrance of the farm was already brushed off too!" The little yellow filly Appleblom interrupted her older sister.

"Well there is still the east side of the orchard, I haven't looked there yet; but by the looks of it, Granny and Applebloom are task free for today" Resumed the orange mare applejack.

"Eeyup".

"Let's go, Big Mac, you can handle the south section of the orchard, I'll go check the east and tell you if I found anything suspicious" the cowmare said before taking her signature stetson hat.

Spike laid resting his back on a tree in the middle of the east section of the orchard, a rake was resting on his legs; the little dragon was snoozing soundly and a few mumbles about the power ponies escaped from his mouth from time to time.

The farm was a quiet place at these hours of the morning, only the sounds of chirping birds and wood being hit in the distance could be heard throughout the peaceful orchard.

...

And the sound of a snickering orange farmer who couldn't hold herself after seeing how adorable the young drake looked.

"Say wot? hu," Spike awoke, "may I help you? ahm... Applejack?"

"Tell me if I'm wrong, but, haven't you help me out enough for today?" she asked, getting the rake out of his feets, "how long had you been working?"

"Since... two of the morning..." he spoke between yawns, "Actually I wanted to help you carry the apples back to the farm too, and... and tell you something impo..." he dozed off.

Applejack smiled at his gesture, "Don't worry Sugar cube, I'll make sure to let you a cube of your size ready for you to handle".

Applejack started his work while Spike rested from his hard work. After bucking the apples out of the trees for a couple of hours her mind drifted in thoughts while her muscle memory handled the rest of the work.

¡ I can't believe it has been two years since Spike tried to help me this much. If somepony had told me it was him who made all this I would have laughed my hat off' Applejack filled the fourth and last of her cubes, 'Well maybe I would have believed those words, Twilight told me that Spike wasn't his usual self that time I saved his life and he became my servant for a day' .

Applejack took a moment to watch the peaceful view filled with apple trees and use her hat to refresh herself. 'It felt so weird when he told me those words... 'your wish are my command', it made my whole mind crumble for a second in a sickening way, that backrub he gave me later didn't help either... ' she thought.

"Everything ready AJ? I already got my load for the trip back to the barn" Spike said behind her back, startling the farmer for a second.

"Holly! Spike you scared me," she told him with a little jump, the sudden scare transforming into panic once she saw Spike holding two full buckets on his back, "Spike Don- wait..." she noticed Spike wasn't even struggling with the weight, "wait, how you can? you couldn't even with half bucket two years ago!" she exclaimed.

"Eh? oh, well that is one of the things I wanted to tell you: you see, I wasn't in my prime back in the day those Timberwolves attacked me".

"What do you mean?"

"Let's get these apples to the farm, I'll tell you along the way".

Applejack went for a bucket for herself. Her friend strength and words slowly making sense on her mind, after all, he had shown this strength in the past, all the luggage Rarity constantly gives him to carry are so heavy that at least three stallions are needed to properly handle them. And Not only that, but his actions were different from the ones two years ago. Back then he even wasn't able to move without making a mess on the barn; but now, he made the majority of the shores of her entire family before dawn.

"Well like I was trying to explain, that day the timberwolves went for me, I was in the effects of a potion".

"A potion?" Applejack asked, noticing now that her muscle memory got her alongside Spike in their way back to the barn.

"Yes, it was a potion that Zecora give me two years before, she after told me that the elixir could force my instincts, the plan was to use it to get my body to grow to his current age, but the potion didn't work. She asked me later to try another one made by her, which didn't work either. the brew made my feets smelly, and it clouded my mind for three days; and well, the fact that Twilight didn't focus when I told her that I was going to live with you and just nodded to my words... it hit me hard... I felt dispensable... like I could go out of yours life and you and the girls wouldn't even notice it".

"Ow Spike, I'm sorry to hear that, I didn't know you were going through all those troubles that day" And I just screwed it more for you, trying to get you off me like that... she felt guilty. Both of them were near the barn by now.

"Don't worry Applejack, it was my fault for trying that elixir again, but I have to say it was a weird day, both Twilight and I forgot how to fight against wood creatures" he laughed off.

After getting the buckets of apples inside, Spike explained his gratitude and compromise himself to help her if she needed it, which Applejack accepted right off the bat. Knowing that Spike will give her a claw of help while she is away meant that she could forget her worries about hiring someone to work on the farm.

"Well Spike I'm really grateful for your help today, but I cannot let you help me more, it just don't feel right for me".

"Don't worry AJ, I understand, actually that was the reason I get to do all that work early in the morning, knowing how you are, you wouldn't accept my help from the beginning" he said with a toothy smile.

"Aw chucks don't you say that. I know I'm a little stubborn but..." Spike raised his hand, signaling there was no problem, "ok, so what now little assistant guy? gonna get some rest after waking up so early?"

"Nah, is still morning and I have a lot of energy after that nap. I'm gonna see if I can help Fluttershy with anything, she is the last one on my list after all".

"Then do me a favor and say hi for me when you get there" she said, giving her goodbyes to the little dragon, "And don't you ever think again that we could live without you, Spike!".

"Don't worry, that idea will never cross my mind again!" Spike waved goodbyes back.

The outskirt of Ponyville, a thin line of road defining the border of the village, as simple as that... if not by the wonders it had, or better say the wonder that connected to the village. From the sinister and mysterious Everfree forest, going through the gem mine filled to the brim with shining rocks of all kind, to the multiples beautiful places to look the landscape, and finally: Fluttershy's cottage.

Lying next door to the Everfree forest, for the comfort of the wild needy animals, the nature covered, light brown wood made cottage laid around homes made for animals of every kind, most of them for little ones: rodents, birds, marsupials, and at least one bear. The cottage's entrance consisted in a bridge a top of a little river, again for the comfort of thirsty animals; entrance which was actually to the brim of rats and squirrels.

'how weird, it's not common to Fluttershy have animals at the entrance' Spike asked himself, realizing after some seconds that those were the critters he found in the clubhouse in the morning.

Soon after the owner of the house made herself present outside, carrying a hoof-made nest in her mouth and a look that could give Rarity a heart attack. Her hairs and fur were sweaty and messy, besides of her physical appearance, she looked distraught and tired.

Spike got to her side as soon as he noticed how she looked, "Fluttershy you look horrible!" he took a sudden pause to think about the meaning of those words for a second, "sorry, the fatigued and tired kind of horrible" he corrected.

"Oh, Spike, how good to see you here, I really need your help right now!" Spike got firm, posing as a soldier on duty, "These little ones came here in the morning asking for my help, seems like some predators ruined their homes and they need new nests. The problem is that once I end with them I will need to go to the market to replenish my supplies" the Shy pegasus explained.

"Actually, these animals were in the CMC clubhouse, I was the one that told them about you, so this is part of my fault..." Spike stated with a sheepish smile, "tell you what! I have a better idea, I'll make their nests while you go and get refreshed and then I'll take care of everything while you go to the market".

"That sounds di-" a heavy tummy growl interrupted the now red pegasus.

"Yeah, you can go to Sugarcube while you are at it, Don't worry I'll handle everything, and don't mind for the nests I have read some books about them and learned how to do it, just in case I will be needed for winters wrap up" he said while walking inside the house with Fluttershy.

Once they got inside, Spike noticed the high amount of animals inside, all thrashing around the house relentlessly.

"These animals live where the timberwolfs are currently hunting, I offered my place to stay while they wait for the night" Fluttershy explained, "that's the other reason I look so bad. I'm going to the bath Spike, hope you have no troubles".

"leave it to me flutters".

It has been four hours since Fluttershy took her way to Ponyville, her simple journey to eat and buy stuff got longer than she expected because of the antics of three little fillies in their search of a baker Cutiemark, and her shy attitude towards multitudes in the marketplace. But now that she took her social interaction dose for the day, she was on her way back to her cottage, finding with gusto that all the animals in the entrance were gone.

And she also found the unpleasant sound of silence, the kind of silence you don't expect to hear unless something unimaginable happens. Moving her hoofs faster than her thoughts could, she trotted inside the house. Once inside, she found herself disturbed, most of the animals were resting awake, while other watched the sleeping figure in the center of the living room.

"What is this? how he managed to get them to be peaceful?" she asked quietly most for herself. After not founding another answer that the constant snoozing, she approached the sleeping dragon, noticing how cute he looked because he was sleeping in the form of a ball while his claws grabbed his own tale.

' Poor dear, maybe he is working since early night... the poor little thing looks so cute' she thought, her tender hoof reaching to rub Spike's back, 'oh, aren't you a cozy dragon, if you were a stallion all the fillies would be crazy to touch your warm fur'.

After some time, Spike woke up from his slumber, feeling the alien sensation of soft yellow hooves around him instead of the fresh air of the afternoon, he moved his eyes upwards, recalling the previous events of the day when he recognized Fluttershy being the one hugging him. Fluttershy noticed the little movements between her grasp and looked down to his friendly dragon.

"Oh, sorry did I wake you up? I'm so sorry, it's just that you looked so cute and I... I couldn't resist..." Fluttershy muttered with a blush.

Spike yawned as a response,"Don't worry flutters, I'm used to this, It's kind of a habit of twilight" he added before a sudden realization hit him.

' Wait, is normal for her to hug me like this?, Fluttershy thinks I'm a kid after all, but except for Pinkie Pie especial case, is not normal for a mare to hug a stallion like this' he thought, "Hey Fluttershy, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, go on" she instructed without noticing she had tightened the hug a little.

"It's normal for a princess to snuggle like this with a stallion? given the stallion is just a friend"

"Why do you ask? It seems too serious to be a hypothetical question Spike"-

"The thing is that Twilight really likes to give me this kind of hugs sometimes... and I don't know how other would see it if she keeps doing it after I get old" he explained.

Fluttershy took a moment to consider his question, the answer forked in different ways given the mare and situation, but, "I don't think is the right thing to do for a princess... you see Spike, there is nothing wrong with two friends sharing a hug once in a while, but princesses needs to follow an etiquette, their position make them easy target for the media, so they need to hide their true self in pros to maintain the respect that the citizen have for them" she concluded.

"And... what about sleeping together? or even bathing together? you know full baths with no shame at all..." he asked diverting his eyes from her, his cheeks turned crimson red in the process too.

But he wasn't the only one turning into a tomato, "Bath's... no, no Spike don't you worry about that, Twilight just do those things with you because you are little, once you grow up she will stop pampering you like that" she assured. Poor dear didn't know what was really happening.

"yeah... you are right... she would have stopped by now right?" he asked, not noticing how odd his question sounded.

"eh? what did you say?"

Spike Got out of Fluttershy grasp, "ah, nothing. I just recalled that I need to go back to the castle" Spike stopped in his track and turned to Fluttershy again" uh... and I almost forgot, Fluttershy, from now on, if you want help with something because you are out of town doing a friendship mission, you can count on me, I compromise myself to lend a claw if you need it".

Fluttershy got stuck and at a loss for words for a second, until she dismissed the idea of trying to figure out what Spike said early, "oh Spike that's really kind from you".

"Oh and, I wanted to thank you for giving that present to Twilight and me... I cleaned the house and already help you with the animals outside, but I think I could do more" he thought for a moment, "What if I scare the timberwolves out? most of them fear me since I showed them my fire breath".

Fluttershy didn't seem sure about the idea, "I don't know Spike, the forest it's a really dangerous place, what if you let harry the bear to go with you? he will come back to me and tell me everything after you are done and gone to the castle" she suggested, perceiving how the critters around the house started to gather around Spike, "uhm, Spike, how did u manage to get the critters behave like that around you?".

Spike shrugged at the his friend question, "Don't know, I just started making the nest, and soon after they started to watch me, after that they went all quiet and most of them stopped looking at me, pretty creepy I have to say, but it make's me remember how the bisons treated me some years ago, they had the tendency of looking at me like I was some kind of god. but back then it felt funny not disturbing".

"That's weird... maybe this is the first time they see a dragon? I have never seen this kind of behavior before" Fluttershy commented, Spike just shrugged again as a response.

...

Nor Fluttershy neither Spike knew how to keep the conversation, so the later decided to take his way out to the Everfree forest, followed by harry and the critters.

Three hours had passed since Spike got back from the forest and the sun was getting ready for leaving the moon in charge. The little dragon was almost at home, already thinking in her comfy new bed waiting for him. He opened the doors of the Castle and upon entering he perceived the familiar sound of quills rubbing against scrolls.

' Twilight is still writing her report?' he thought while making his way to the library, recalling that Twilight told him she would start her work early in the morning. Once inside the library of the castle the little assistant noticed a stack of scrolls in a base that had a little note on the front which said that those scrolls were ready to be sent.

Twilight, who was holding a scroll almost filled to the bottom of her reports, got near to Spike0s location without noticing it. Unluckily for both of them, none of the two noticed each other until Twilight bumped him, dropping his balance and falling on him in the process. Spike was the first one to recover from the hit.

"Ow, my head... Twilight you should look where you are going".

"Sorry Spike" Twilight got up, quickly finishing the scroll she held before putting it on the stack Spike was previously watching, "Those papers took more energy than I thought they could, besides, I had to take care of the crusaders, they came here in the afternoon looking for you, but since you weren't here they decided to ask me for help in their hobby's".

Twilight noticed how sleepy Spike looked and decided to lay him on her back with her magic, Trying at her best for the action to seem natural, and containing a moan that tried to escape her lips once Spike warm scale made contact.

"By the way, Applebloom told me that her family was really grateful for your help, so she and the crusaders made you an apple pie as a gift"

"Really?" Spike slumber shrugged off of him while his hunger returned with full force. much for Twilight complains. the purple dragon got back on the ground, "sweet, I was so sleepy that I forgot how little food I have eaten today" he cheered.

"Helping others is fine Spike" the purple alicorn stated, sensing a little concerned about Spike antics, "but you need to remember to take care of yourself too" she lecture him, putting a warm smile on her face afterwards, "Now go get your reward, I'll need you to send this scrolls once I order them, so get back here once you are done".

"Sure thing Twilight" Spike trotted to the kitchen.

Twilight started to organize her paper, taking her time to think about today's roundabout.

' Spike surely has changed throughout the years, to think he would be such a kind dragon, it make's me so proud... even if I didn't help that much in that matter...' she laid half of the organized scroll on her left, All I ever do for him is thank him for his services. if only I had taken my feelings towards him for granted before... both he and me didn't know at that time about the Arabian threat, it would have been the perfect excuse even for Celestia:"hey we live together and are really good friends since we were little, this was a possibility, right?" .

Twilight sighed ' Or maybe it wouldn't work and Saddle Arabia would plainly put a war on the table... either way, that's the past, and I still have time, don't know how much, maybe till spike gets to his twenty's since twenty-one is the legal age for outlanders, that is a limit of two more years at minimum...'.

Twilight finished, a little smile brightening her face, she sat on her haunches and drifted in her toughts again, thinking how everything would be if the whole political problem didn't exist, she would have told Spike about her feelings before, they could have got in a secret relationship,' oh! the face of Rarity once she gets to know Spike is a prince of all the titles, I can perfectly imagine it:"Spike-poo why didn't you tell me before" ' she contained her giggles at best as she could.

' Then we could get married, all the girls dressed as mares of honor, Spike using that tuxedo that makes him look so cute: and then... he will tell me...' Doubts interrupted Twilight's daydream ' he will say he loves me... yeah he- wait... how do I know? I'm only guessing what could happen without any evidence; yes I know Spike had wet dreams every once in a while, and yes, I've been the protagonist of some of them, but what if is only his young instincts playing the joker card?'.

Twilight started to walk from left to right, her thoughts drifting her conscious state away from the real world, ' for what I know, he may be in the position of the single young adult filled to the brim with works and mare's alongside him, but no way to compensate the stacked stress; if that's the case it would explain why... no, he only dreams about me or the other's five, being that case the problem, he would have fantasised in his dream with every pony in town by now' she dismissed the first scenario.

'Maybe he loves us all but fears to tell us since he thinks is her greedy dragon's instincts acting on him again' Twilight proposed the theory, 'wait no, if his instincts were the trouble he would have to think about other mares too... and he never shows anything primal, neither he grows up while dreaming' She discarded the theory.

The sound of tiny dragon foots echoed their way to the library, putting a stop to Twilights drift. She laid the two stack of paper in front of her, waiting for his assistant to come in. Once the door cracked open, Twilight wasted no time in explaining the send location of the two stacks, the one of the left was for Princess Cadance, while the most stacked one on her right, was for Princess Luna.

"Right on it Twilight. The right ones are easy to work, but it may take some time for me to send the ones for my sister, the magic that the Crystal heart emits cause interference" he explained before putting his magic fire on action.

Twilight contemplated her best friend work while thinking again in her previous inner debate, 'Maybe I should ask him while he's induced with another sleep spell... it could be cheating, no it is cheating actually. maybe i could-'.

"Twilight, now that I remember, we need o talk about something" Spike awoke Twilight before she could drift into her thoughts again. Twilight noticed that he already had sent all the documents while she was away.

"Uh? of course, tell me".

"It's about you being compromised as a real princess now... I can still work for you as an assistant, with all my stamina it would be easy for me to keep the castle clean, so don't worry about you ending in the kitchen, even still, it would be useful if you learn how to cook".

"So... what are those compromises you are worried about? Politicals attends are still a problem for me but I'm getting the hang of it".

"Well, how could I tell you this... Twi, I think is time we stop sharing beds and ba-"

"What? wait, why? why shouldn't a princess have the right to share a good time with her friend? besides, you know I need the ba-"

"I know, I know about your estrus: I know my scales can absorb your heat and peace you out of it.Look, I can make an exception for those days, but even still, Twilight, I'll need you to put a towel and cover your private parts while we bath together".

'but your scales feel so good there...'

"I don't understand, Spike you know full well I'm the least princess to be a target for the media, not even Cadance have that problem" Twilight declared.

'Either way I don't mind what other would think of us'

"Either way you need to understand it is not normal we are this close. let me ask you something to point it out: what I am for you Twi?"

Twilight stopped for a moment, blushing deep crimson red ' you are my faithful assistant, the one I care most about, my one and only dragon... and... and... I can't tell him' "you are my best friend" she replied.

Spike's mouth hang open for a second, the red on Twilight's face make him doubt of her words for a moment, but he dismissed his thoughts and continued. "Then tell me: how would you see Fluttershy and Rarity if they shared their privacy as much as we do? or I don't know, Applejack and Bigmac for that matter?"

'he is right... but I need to change his opinion somehow, make him think it doesn't matter'

"Yeah... it would be weird... but maybe they'll have their reasons? I won't mind if the reasons are like ou-"

"And what if you find a consort?" Spike interrupted.

'He is committed to helping me out, I need to make something to stop this conversation'

"I Don't need one." she stated with a somber look on her face.

"Twi?" Spike stopped his interrogation after seeing his friend current state, "I'm sorry if I asked something wrong, I-" Spike words were cut once Twilight took him into a tight hug.

'I don't need a stallion, I already have my little prince of shining scales who cares for me more than I ever would' she thought happily, "Don't worry Spike I'm fine..." she kept the hug for a while before speaking again, "you are right... but maybe I'm not ready to accept that sudden rough change".

"Then we can start slowly, just as you were doing before the whole castle popping out of nowhere thing," he said, pushing himself out of her hoofs, "holly, all this chat I'm wasted again, I'm heading to my room, good night Twi".

"Good night Spike, I'll go to my room in a moment" Twilight lied.

Maybe Spike words were harsh for her, but she had a plan for tonight and she was committed to fulfilling it no matter what. Releasing a heavy sigh of content Twilight disposed to read one of her pending books, she still needs a couple of hours to make sure Spike is asleep after all.

Midnight at the crystal castle of friendship, a place so big you had to be cautious to sneak inside, since every step or swing could be heard through 3 to four rooms around you. So, unless you are a powerful magician with advance knowledge in gravity magic you wouldn't be able to sneak into the room of Spike properly; just like Twilight did seconds ago, using a teleportation spell so not even the door get's to be a trouble

'There he is, my precious scales...' Twilight crawled on the bed quietly and proceeded to softly rub spike chest through the fiber of the bed sheet 'I heard from a party mare that you had been a good assistant this whole week for our friends; And look at you, tired, stressed, the only compensation for your work being the one on your tummy' she thought, tracing her hoof further down Spike's body, and taking the bed sheet out along the way.

Twilight eyes got stuck on the soft plates located in Spike's crotch, a droll of saliva escaping from her smile 'but no more, I won't have my dragon unsatissfied' Her horn illuminated casting a spell to his assistant mind while her hoof's started to rub Spike plates 'Lets have a good time you me and... why not "Rarity"?'.

Twilight horn charged again, a solid copy of herself manifestation at her side, The clone didn't waste time in getting herself behind Spike and rest the dragon back on the clones belly.

"What a Wonderfull day darling, to think I would end the dresses before mid-day," Rarity told Spike, which was currently resting on her belly, "and all thanks to you" she gave him a soft hug.

"Aww don't mind it Rarity, it's what friends do" Spike blushed-

"Of course I will mind Spikey-poo, you had been a great help for all of us without asking anything for it, I could bet you won't even ask for thanks for all the job you have done" Rarity took Spike's head to face her and stole a kiss from him.

"Rarity? what uhm... I-" Rarity silenced him with a more dominant kiss.

"We talked about it Spike, and decided you needed a reward for your services".

"We? what do y-" Spike notice Twilight in front of him with a seductive look on her face and a sultry hoof asking his young dragon to come to play, "Twilight..."

Spike's dragonhood started to travel his way to the surface, Rarity and Twilight continued their ministration on the young dragon, inciting him til the point his staff was at full mast.

"Look at those lovely ridges traveling up of your mighty spear, I wonder how they will feel inside me, my purple knight" Rarity cooed, "but rules are rules and Twilight goes first, so don't make your mistress waiting".

"yes~ he is mine first. look at it Rarity, he could give a run of their bits to any stallion in Ponyville, right?" Rarity hummed in agreement, her mouth too busy with The dragon in her hold to give a proper answer.

"I... I have to contain..." Spike said, his conscious falling into the relentless lust of the dream. But even with the pressure upon him, he strained his instincts back to oblivion where they belong. Once the control was back on him, he started caressing Twilight's muzzled with his left claw while the other one was taking care or the designer's plot.

As soon as she felt Spike's soft touch, Twilight started to rub Spike's dick base with her lips, traveling further to the pointy end at the top, which she proclaimed with a kiss.

Wasting no time for taste him, Twi's tongue loled out, a drool of saliva dropped and enveloping his assistant. From there she started to lick him slowly. Spike was beyond words, the dream felt so real for him; from the taste and saliva of Rarity's mouth to the very act of swallowing. And Twilight's ministration didn't come unnoticed either; her body aroma, that old book pages fragrance that only Twilight could wear and fit perfectly to the point it actually was a pleasant aroma. there was also the touch, his claws could feel every bit of the two mares, the soft skin of Rarity's plot, how he could grab and tight his hold on her rump like it was vivid flesh.

And then there was Twilight, the soft fur on her snout pressing against him every time she went her way up his phallus, her warmth breath tickling his nerves to the core, her eyes, her beautiful eyes that seemed to watch into his soul. Her eyes were the most real thing among everything else, except for one detail, they felt like something too familiar to him... something he fights every day to no end... the look on her eyes held an intent, the intent of taking, of craving. the intent of Greed.

Twilight mouth went wide open, engulfing Spike member without hesitation, the fur on her muzzle was a mess of pre and saliva, but she didn't care. she was enjoying it, and she wanted Spike to know it.

"How does it taste Darling? you seem over enjoying yourself right there" Rarity words danced in her lips.

Twilight released herself from Spike, her hoof keeping the stimulation while Spike's member twitched in the cold air, every throb asking for it to be engulfed again in her warmth interior. "It's salty, the good kind of salt body liquid, like the sweat on your forehead in a sunny day. It's also addictive, every time I taste his pre my throat urges to keep searching for the previous salty flavor" she described, her eyes not diverting from him for anything but blink.

Spike claw traveled to the back of Twilight's head pressing her head against his Swollen member.

"Now now Spikey wickey, where are your manners? if you want Twilight to relieve your pain, you should tell your mistress properly what you want" Rarity lecture the cloud lusted dragon. Twilight just stayed looking at the dragonhood in front of her snout, breathing long and slow puff's of warm air out.

Twilight couldn't bring herself to hold the euphoria anymore and using her right hoof, she started to please herself, making circle trace's down her clitoris till she felt a bump swelling in the top. Grabbing a magic hold of Spike's tail, she used the arrow shaped tale of him as a sex toy: rubbing it against her, poking her, stretching her walls; she was losing her senses.

"Common my faithful dragon, ask your princess for mercy"

"Twilight... please it hurts... I need to..." Twilight mischievous smile shows how unpleasant she felt for his pity-pleading, "My... master, please, your unworthy servant need's to release".

Spike words banished all remains of constraint in Twilight mind, who took him out of her friend hooves and laid him on between her stomach and her haunches, Spike's throbbing member resting on her wet dripping marehood. as Soon as she found herself comfortable she started pressing her sex on Spike's one with the help of her hoofs.

Meanwhile, Spike was on the verge of release her primal instincts while he relentlessly rubbed his dragon pole in Twilight's haunches; so before any incident could happen, he clenched his mouth hard as he could, the pain and tingling sound of his mouth muscles helped him to recover from his ecstasy. Now that he released himself from his dragon instincts again, he pumped with double the speed and pressure, feeling his throbbing dick get ready to burst.

Twilight by his part didn't need to contain everything. Her groans, and moans of pleasure signaling how close she was getting to finish. Suddenly for her steady build up, Spike pace increased with fervor as his member started throbbing with more heat and passion, the ridges that come with him swelled too, making every rub against her, rock her sensitive spots, as an unconscious response from Twilight body, all four of her hoofs enveloped Spike.

"Master I'm.. bout to come" Spike muttered between moans, so lost was he in his own climax, he didn't notice how he wasn't in the boutique anymore, neither he noticed the absence of Rarity.

"Me too, I'm close too my loyal dirty drake, don't hesitate, release wherever you want~!" Twilight shouted the last bit of her words while her marecum drenched most of Spike's body.

"Anything for you, Twilight!" Spike tightened his grip and with it his tail clenched in the star shaped entrance of Twilight anus, sending shivers through her crumbling body. Soon after, the quick pace of his thrusting became more statical and his rubbing more clenched until his dragonhood finally erupted. Twilight's body was received with another orgasm as thick ropes of Spike's seed landed on her haunches, chest, face and mouth.

Back in reality, Twilight and Spike laid together in bed enjoying the afterglow while the stench of cum filled the room. The smell didn't bother the duo who was peacefully breathing slowly as if they wanted to smell their acts with pride.

Twilight sit up and put Spike back on his bed, then she changed the bed sheets for new ones. She didn’t want Spike to notice his bed was drenched in any other thing that wasn't his own liquids.

"Don’t you worry about our little word's play Spike, you are the most worthy of friends I have... I hope you enjoyed your present" She said before kissing his forehead and crawling out of the bed.

Twilight decided to go out of the room to take a bath and clean the stained silk when a voice stopped her track.

"I love you... Twi..." Spike's quiet words echoed through the silent room, making a purple alicorn even happier than before.

"I love you too, my number one assistant " she replied to the dreaming drake before teleporting out of the room.

Twilight got back to her room after she refreshed herself and erased the traces of her midnight doings. A sincere smile on her face; sure with all her problems and the new friendship missions there is a lot to be done for her, but at the end it would be worth the effort, after all he said those words to her, maybe the fact of being a dream make them lost some veracity, but she felt those words were honest nonetheless:

He loved her.

"I’m her master" she cooed with lighting purple eyes.

Author's Note

The fourth chapter finally!
these time I had to think through some scenes, in the process, Rarity's helping day was resumed into a single explanation.

Have to admit, I didn't think at first this story would be this large, and there is still some chapter's to come!
Like always if you find anything wrong with the text let me know it