Morning light peeked through the porthole, shining light right in Spike’s eyes. Spike growled softly and shifted slightly. His arms tightening to what he thought it was a pillow.

But pillows don’t let out moans or smell sweet.

Spike opened one dreary eye to see who or what was in his bed. Seeing the curved line of her neck, shoulders and the outline of her hips from the soft blanket, Rachel lay next to him asleep.

That’s right, Rachel spent the night with him last night. Last night’s dinner with the captain was just fucked up. That’s all there is to it. They ended up back here and talked, ending up falling asleep.

He smiled softly. He looked to the back of Rachel’s neck. He could see the faint bruise on it. Where he nipped at her at the pool. Spike chuckled softly before pressing his lips against her neck.

Spike didn’t want to move. He didn’t want to get up and have Rachel move. Last night was innocent. There were so many opportunities for them to rumble around the bed but both of them instead all that, they talked and ended up falling asleep in their arms.

He sighed softly before kissing her shoulders. “Rachel,” he called her softly. “It’s time wake up.”

“I’ve been awake you dork.” Rachel said quickly in response.

Spike chuckled. “How long have you been up?” he asked her.

“An hour or so I think.” Rachel said, turning to look at him over her shoulders and smiled. From what Spike could tell, she had her phone at hand. “Can you let me go? I really need pee, like right now.”

“Whoops!” Spike chuckled before releasing her.

Rachel rolled out of the bed, setting the phone on the bed and giggled.

“I’ll be right back.” She said before rushing over to the bathroom and disappeared inside.

Spike chuckled softly, shaking his head. He sat up before reaching up to his neck and pulled the tie off of him.

He hears a chime going off from the phone. Spike curiously looked at her phone. There was a pixelated pegasus dancing around on the screen. In big wordings said tap me in the center of it.

“Hmm,” Spike said. It looked like a game. He pulled out his phone and compared it. It was the same - though he recently had a shimmery scaley design on the back of it while her’s just had paint splattered about it. “You can play games on this thing?” He mutters, putting his phone down and picking up Rachel’s.

“The things humans can create…” He murmurs before pressing the tap button. The tiny little pegasus appeared on the ground. There were apple trees and large clouds in it and a very narrow space in between for the pony to pass through.

There was a brief tutorial on how to pay the game. “Tap of the screen to make the pony jump. Jump through the gaps and get the highest score.

Spike saw that the highest score was 193 feet.

He tapped the screen once. The pony jumped but instead of continuing to fly, it fell straight down and crashed just meters from the first tree. The lights flashed and said it died before it automatically restarted to the beginning.

Spike clicked his teeth before he began the game again. He tapped the screen again and the pony flew. He taps it again and it continued to stay afloat. He managed to hurl the pony over the tree but once it touched the cloud, the screen flashed again saying that it died before restart again.

Narrowing his eyes, Spike hovers over the phone and started the game up again. And each time he died, the more agitated he became. He tapped, tapped, and tapped as much as he could. Hurling over the tree tops, ducking extremely low clouds.

Spike got to ten taps in before he died again. He tries again and again while playing the game and each time he died, the more in rage he was towards this stupid game

He gets to the point where he was so pissed off by the game, he rage quits, chunking the phone across the room and hits the wall…

And shatters it.

Spike gasped loudly. Remembering that it wasn’t his phone he was playing on, but it was Rachel’s!

“What was that?” Rachel called out from the bathroom.

Spike whimpers before hopping off the bed and got to the shattered phone. He picked it up and groans. The screen was cracked all to hell, the screen flashed the dead flappy pegasus before it ultimately went black. He turns around and saw Rachel walking towards him.

All he could do was turn around and show the dead phone to Rachel. His ears drooped, wings and shoulders sagged, tail between his legs and gave the saddest puppy look ever.

”I am so sorry…” He whimpers.

Rachel stared at him for a moment. Going from him, to her busted phone, and back to him again and again. “Flappy Pony?” she asked him.

He nods.

She walked over to him, grabbed the phone from him. She barely put any effort into taking the back out. The insides looked like hell. She pulled out this tiny sms card from it. Rachel then walked back over to the bed. Going into her purse, she dug in it for a moment before pulling out a second phone, pops the back out of it. She inserts the sms card inside, putting that phone back together and turn it on.

The phone lit up, giving it a moment to boot up. Then, her screensaver of a painting came to be with all of her apps.

“Do you...always carry a spare phone?” Spike asked.

Rachel nodded. “I rage quit with these games all the time. As long as the SMS card is intact and not damaged, I can simply transfer it to another phone. All of my contacts, my numbers, all remain the same in their new home.”

Spike scratched the back of his head. “So… you’re not mad at me?”

Rachel shrugged. “Not really, I rage quit all the time. I spend a lot of money replacing my phone. As long as the card isn’t damaged, no loss cause.” She said before making a beeline to his bag. “Though, there are repercussions now.”

“Um….” Spike raised a brow as he watched Rachel going through his clothes. “What are you doing?”

“You broke a phone, I’m gonna take a shirt of yours.” She giggled.

He chuckled, shaking his head at her as she dug in. “They are all too big for you.”

“Don’t care, I’ll wear it as a nightgown if I have to.” Rachel said before pulling out the dinosaur shirt Pinkie bought him years ago. “This is cute.” She smirked before throwing it over her slept-in cocktail dress and hugged herself. The large shirt came down to her calves! “It is mine.”

Spike snickered, seeing her in that shirt. “Go knock your socks off. It’s yours.”

She smiled. “Yus, yus it is.”

The two chuckled before she spoke again. “I’m gonna head out, I’ll be needing a shower.”

Spike sniffed. “You still smell nice.” he commented.

“I smell like morning dragon BO.” she giggled.

Spike raised a brow. He then sniffed his pit and his face turned green. “Oh yuck, I do stink.”

Rachel chuckled. “Well, twenty minute shower then meet up for breakfast?” she asked him.

Spike nodded, liking the idea before he chuckled. “There’s a shower here, why don’t you use that?”

“I don’t have my clothes.” She replied.

“You just swiped my shirt, wear that.”

Rachel smirked. “And I’m guessing you would like to join in the shower?”

“Saves the waiting,” He grinned, walking over to her. He put his hands on her waist gently, leaning in and went for giving her a kiss.

Rachel stopped that by putting her hand on his lips. Spike flung his eyes open. “Huh?”

“You think it was gonna be that easy?” Rachel smirked. “As very, very tempting it is to take that offer, I need to get my clothes.”

Spike frowned, giving her the puppy look. “Really?”

“As tempting, tempting, tempting-” She stretched that last word. “- as it really is, we got some company.”

Spike raised a brow. “Huh?”

Rachel pulled away from Spike and walked over to the door. Without saying a word, she grabbed the door knob and pulled the door open wide.

Twilight, Starlight, Fluttershy, RD, AJ, and Pinkie Pie collapsed onto the floor. One of them holding a huge muffin with the number 23 purple and green candle burning.

Spike made a look, his scales heating up and steam started coming from his shoulders. “REALLY?!” Spike snapped at them.

The girls gave him a nervous smile - Pinkie giving him a sly smile like she’s saying “you got some last night didn't cha”, while all of them got to their feet.

“H-Happy birthday...Spike.” Twilight said first. “W-we didn’t know that she-Rachel was here….”

Rachel giggled at their reactions before looking at Spike. “Okay big guy, they didn’t know I was with you. Cool your jets.” She said.

And suddenly he was able to reel back that brief anger and sighed heavily. “Damn you girls…” He muttered harshly under his breath.

But his mood was perked up when Rachel walked back over to him, stood on her tiptoes of her heels and kissed him sweetly on his lips. Spike’s hands automatically wrapped her waist and brought her closer to him. Ignoring the snickers coming from his friends.

Rachel pulled her head back and looked deeply into his emerald eyes. “Happy birthday, Spike.” She mutters softly. And as much she could, she got to his ears and whispered what was probably in the most sexyist husky voice coming from her. “And tonight, I can give you your birthday presents. Finish what we started in the pool?””

Both his pants tightened up instantly and his wings shot up at the same exact time. Spike let a groan. If he hasn’t had this morning wood yet, he definitely has it now!

Rachel giggled seductively, tapping his nose. “Later, babe” she said before pulling away and walked over to the girls. “C’mon guys, he’ll meet up with-” Spike instantly disappeared when Rachel moved and the bathroom door slams shut. “-us later.” She giggled as soon as she heard the shower turned on.

Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie snickered. Fluttershy blushes and Starlight and Twilight both looked like they weren’t paying attention to the two interactions.

“Okay mares, unless you guys are in heat, buck off.” Rachel laughs, shaking her head. “I’ll meet ya’ll at breakfast.”

“Damnit Rachel!” Spike’s voice groans from the bathroom.

Everypony but fluttershy busted out laughing.

“You got your hands full tonight.” Dash giggled, her face fully red.

“Q-quit laughing, all of you. Just-just!!” Spike whines from the bathroom

“Hey!” Pinkie stops first, finally seeing the dinosaur shirt on her. “That’s Spike’s, what are you doing with it?”

Rachel, still laughing, walks past them. “I’m stealing it, it’s mine now.” She giggled breathlessly. She turns to the bathroom door and calls out to him. “I’ll see you in a bit, babe!” She told him before leaving the room.

Pinkie quickly raced to the bed, placed the birthday muffin on the mattress and took off after with the girls, closing the door behind her.

After basically drowning himself in a cold, cold shower - and ordering about fifteen buckets of ice to bathe in, Spike got dressed in his usual t-shirt, jeans, and jacket combo.

He felt something in the pocket of his jacket. He dug through it and pulled out the shiny purple heart necklace. Spike sighed happily, remembering Rachel winning it for him the other day. With a smile, the dragon put the pendent on and hummed.

Spike made it official, he’s never gonna take it off.

With that out of the way, he grabbed his birthday muffin, blew out the candle and ate the muffin. He was really hungry.

Spike hums the song “Happy birthday to me” as he took his leave. He came to the restaurant area and suddenly balloons and confetti shot up in the air.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPIKE!” Everyone of his friends shouted in unison. All of the girls cheered and jumped in joy.

On the table were all of his favorite foods, all of them gem encrusted for him to enjoy, and of course the foods the girls could eat.

And he meant all the girls. Even Rarity was there….

Next to Rachel, who was still wearing his shirt but she had it tied up so it wasn’t touching her calves, having it almost like a halter top with a really long tail. Her hair had purple streaks in it and wore her beanie, shorts and sneakers.

Rarity looks like she’s trying her best not to step away from her, trying to play nice since it’s Spike’s birthday.

And on another table were presents for him. Seven of them he could tell it’s from each of the girls, a poorly wrapped and burnt one from Ember and very pretty one from Thorax. He could tell one was from Discord and a couple from Celestia and Luna.

“Guys, thank you!” Spike chuckled, pushing them stalking his door away - no pretty much punting that moment over the railing.

His friends ran up to him and all gave him a big hug. Spike managed to get his hands around all of them, his tail wrapping them before lifting all of them in the air and hugged them. They all squealed.

Rachel took out her new phone and started taking photos of them and chuckled. “Happy birthday, big guy.”

After Spike stuffed his face in the food, he opened his presents. Letting his greed take over just a smidge when it comes to his birthday and Hearth’s Warming presents.

1. Twilight: Books (No surprises there)
2. Starlight: Skullen Fangs concert tickets and backstage passes in Manehattan, two of them (He knows who he’ll take)
3. Fluttershy: a sweater her little spider friends waived for her (kinda creepy but it’s the thought that counts)
4. AJ: cowboy hat (He looks fucking sexy in it, if he doesn’t say so himself)
5. Pinkie Pie: His own party cannon (he has no idea what he’ll use it for but he’ll make some use for it)
6. RD: Tickets to the next Wonderbolt show (Doesn’t he already free passes since he’s friends with her? Nice thought though)
7. Rarity: a fancy gem encrusted suit (just looking at the suit was making him hungry...he’ll might eat it)
8. Discord: a blank voodoo doll with instructions on how to use it (Spike may know who)
9. Ember: a shield with the Dragon Lands Emblem on it (Sweet!)
10. Thorax: a nice flower arrangement with tiny figurines of him and Thorax high fiving each other (that is very cute)
11. Celestia: An apology for the pool incident and tickets to the Up and Coming Grand Galloping Gala (that’s nice of her.)
12. Luna: a dagger with a crescent moon on the guard (AWESOME! If it wasn’t for Twilight taking it away from him immediately ‘cause it’s illegal to take any weapons to the zeppelin)

“Oh man, these presents are awesome!” Spike said honestly. “Thank you all so, so much!” He was happy at all of his gifts.

“I’m glad you’re liking em, buddy.” Rainbow Dash grinned.

Fluttershy looked at the open presents and noticed one of them was missing and looked at Rachel. “Where’s your gift?” She asked him.

“She didn’t have time to get him a gift probably.” Rarity mutters under her breath. “They haven’t been dating even for a week…”

Rachel glared at Rarity before looking at Flutters and smirked. “I’m gonna give it to him tonight. I have to do some last finishing touches. And trust me, it’s gonna be amazing.”

“I’m sure I’ll love it either way.” Spike smiled.

Rachel smiled back.

They all enjoyed their breakfast, changed into their bathing suits and all set out to the pool. Music was play loudly, streamers and balloons were decorated around the deck. Other ponies and even the human servers were having fun.

Rarity hung back a bit. Not that she wanted to join the fun, she sat in her lounge chair with a clipboard at hand. Looking at a checklist for the fashion show tonight. Making sure everything she has done.

A shadow was then blocking her light. She looked up and grimaced.

It was Rachel, dressed in her black bikini and holding two glasses of her Iron Will Special drinks. “Mind if I sit next to you?” She asked her.

Rarity rolled her eyes before looking back at her checklist.

Rachel sighed before taking a seat next to her. “I'll take that as a yes.” She then said before offering her second glass to the mare. “Peace offering?”

“What do you want?” Rarity asked her. With what she's planned for her, Rarity was all ready for her.

Spikey will be hers, one way or another. And since he won't dump her, she'll have Rachel dump him. Even if she'd have to do it by force. Rarity hopes those boys were ready by her mark.

Rachel scuffed. “I'm offering you a drink. Free of charge.’

Rarity stood at her for a moment before grabbing the glass and took a sip. She froze after the first dip went down her gullet. It was…”this is heavenly, darling!” Rarity giggled and starts drinking itl

“Nonono!” Rachel tried to stop her but Rarity drank most of the drink. “Oh your stomach is not gonna be your best friend later.” She groaned.

“What do you mean? Its a virgin. It won't make me sick.” Rarity said. “This is amazing! I didn't know the liner makes these.”

“They didn't. I made them.” Rachel sighed. “Rarity, I made these drinks for all beings, ponies included. You're suppose to drink it in sips, not in one setting.” She said, taking a sip of her drink.

“I know, I can handle my liquor, even this kind.” She said before realizing that she was having a nice conversation and grunted. “This doesn't change the fact that you are wrong for Spike.”

Rachel chuckled, shaking her head. “Rarity, you sound like a broken record player. You are not in his good graces. If you keep this up, he won't even be your friend.”

Rarity huffed. “He's mine.”

“I'm trying to do what I preached to Spike last night. Throw me a bone will ya?”

Rarity raised her brows at that. “And what is that?”

“Giving us a chance to mend fences and be good friends.” Rachel said. “It was one of the things we talked about last night.”

“You two...talked about me?”

Rachel nodded. “Yeah. After we got done blowing steam and vent out what a bitch you were being for the past few days, we talked about you. It seems you and I have a few things in common.”

“I highly doubt it. I'm a fashion designer, your a painter.”

“But both artists.” Rachel said. “Rarity, when I heard you were opening a store in Filly, I was gonna apply for a part time job.”

Rarity laughed, drinking the rest of her drink. “You don't know a thing about fashion.”

Rachel reached over and grabbed the clipboard and pencil from her.

“Hey!” Rarity growled.

Rachel turned the list over and starts drawing. “I may not be very skilled with a sewing machine,” she said after a moment of drawing before handing it over to the mare. “But I do know how to draw. That's how all clothes start out, right?”

Rarity glared at Rachel before looking at the drawing. Her eyes widened at it. The dress was simple, it hugged the hips but it flairs out, showing off the legs. The hips had this nice looking scaley design with a heart shaped neckline.

“My...you did this?” Rarity asked, looking closely at it. “I haven’t even met ponies that can draw as fast as you can.”

“It’s called practice. I draw clothes on some of my pieces all the time. Either it’s from reading comic books, inspired by novels I’ve read or by seeing my surroundings.” Rachel said, pushing her hair out of her eyes. “I’ve always wanted to expand my artistic talents. I know I’m a great painter, but the reason why I wanted to get a part-time job from her was to see if I can’t push past my limits.”

“The design, simple but it’s gorgeous.” Rarity said, turning to Rachel, seeing her smile. The mare grimace. “How is it that I’m trying to despise you but you are being so likeable?”

Rachel shrugged. “I’m just am. I get that alot since I came here.” She then sighed softly before turning towards the pool.

Spike was in the pool with the other girls, he was laughing and playing some sort of water game with the other girls.

He turns to see Rachel and waves at her.

Rachel chuckled, blowing him a kiss. Spike makes a reach for it before Pinkie Pie tackles him down in the water.

“PINKIE!” He shouted.

“Sorry! I should’ve said cannon ball!” Pinkie laughed.

Rachel and Rarity giggled at that at the same time.

“Pinkie is a funny pony.” Rarity said, watching the pink mare.

“I can’t argue with that.” Rachel replied.

Rarity giggled before looking right at Rachel before a realization hit her hard.

She...and Rachel….were bonding!

Rachel then sighed, looking back at the mare. “Rarity, what do you see with Spike?” she asked her.

“Huh?” Rarity raised a brow.

“Take a look at Spike,” Rachel told her, “what do you see of him?”

Rarity turns to the dragon and grunted. “My baby dragon Spikey Wikey.”

Rachel shook her head. “That’s just it, Spike’s not a baby. He is in your eyes but he isn’t a hatchling.”

“And your point?”

“Think back to the years of him and compare him now. Do you see the difference in him?”

Rarity rolled her eyes before looking towards Spike. She watched him having fun in the pool. She watched Spike, taking a gander of his muscles shining in the sunlight. His green eyes were shining brightly and there was the biggest smile on his face.

She thinks back to Spike when he was the little chubby baby dragon. He was ten in pony years when they met. The Sunrise preparations before Nightmare Moon came. He was happy, smiling…

But comparing from that Spike to now...she saw the difference. She spent so many times not seeing it until now.

Spike was in love, the smile on his face was bright, beautiful. He was extremely happy…

But not towards her, but to the girl next to her.

“Oh gosh…” Rarity muttered softly.

Rachel smiled at that. “See it? See how happy the big guy is? Do you really want to ruin that?”

“Hey Rachel, join in!” Rainbow Dash called out. “We need one more pony filling in. Water Volleyball!”

The girls turned to the pool and saw the gang. Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Spike and Starlight vs Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Twilight getting ready to play, with only a flimsy net separating them.

“Oh I’m game.” Rachel grinned before taking one more sip of her drink before putting it down and went to get up before Rarity grabbed her arm.

“Wait.” She told her.

Rachel looked to the mare and raised a brow. “Hmm?”

“Rachel….would you like to….attend to the fashion show tonight?” Rarity asked her. “A sign of a new leaf turn?”

Rachel waited for a moment, letting those words sink in before smiling softly. “I would love that.”

Rarity smiled before letting her go and see Rachel going off to the others. She then sighed softly before grabbing her phone. She goes to down the list to Bouncer’s number. Rarity glanced quickly at the game before texting the pony.

Deal’s off Darlings, so sorry. She texted him, removing his number and blocking it as soon as she sent it and set the phone back down.

Later that evening - after enjoying dinner and cake, everyone came to the ballroom area, a stage was set and the everypony was gearing up for the show.

The girls and Spike got a good front row seat of the even and more and more viewers came to see the show.

Spike didn’t want to spend an evening watching ponies model in clothes that look rather tacky, but it was Rachel who convinced him to go. All day, Spike had noticed a change in Rarity. Rarity throughout the day wasn’t giving hateful glares to Rachel, judging the two’s action and was being generally nice.

He guessed the talk she and his girlfriend had worked and Rarity took it to heart. All of more reason why Rachel is amazing.

As Rachel sat next to him, she realized the she could barely see the stage, even if she was the size of a teenager filly. Spike grinned at her before grabbing her by her waist and hauled her up to his lap where she was able to get a better view.

“Better?” He asked Rachel with a smile.

Rachel grunts. “You know, I so hate being manhandled by magic and others due to my size?” She then broke down to a big grin before wrapping her arms around his shoulders and kissed his snout. “But with you, i’ll make an exception.”

Twilight and the other giggled.at their interaction before the show started.

“Fillies and Colts, put your hands together for this year’s first annual Summer Fashion show!”

Everyone cheered as the show began. There were three other ponies who were showing off their fashion. All of their work were cute, stylish, all of them go perfectly with the season and things to do with the zeppelin.

Rachel was paying attention, getting an itch to draw based on the outfits, they were amazing to see. Spike watched as well, he did like what he saw but he was too busy making sure his girl was having a good time.

That’s all he cared about.

Then, as soon as the other three ponies stepped out, Rachel tapped on his shoulder. “I need to use the bathroom.”

“Rarity’s about to come on.” Spike said. “YOu’ll miss it.”

“I’ll be right back. I did drink all that 48 ounce of soda earlier.” Rachel giggled. “I’ll be quick.”

Spike chuckled before letting Rachel go. She quickly slip past the crowd and made her way to the restroom.

“Now our last line, Miss Rarity!” The announcer announced before music began playing, the lights dimmed and fog began to come out from the curtains.

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Rarity began singing as her models strutted out. Though Spike did refused to be in the show, he still thought the clothes she made were tacky…. But he did smile because Rarity was doing something she loves.

Today made him realized, after seeing Rachel and Rarity hang out and nothing bad happened between them, he should try and forgive Rarity.

Yeah, she did hurt his heart and tried to split him and Rachel up, but he saw that she was trying to let them be. If Rachel could find a way to forgive her after she brought about her late child...then he could do the same.

After all, Rarity was his friend.

As the show continued, Rarity came out, of course, she outshine all of her models. Her dress was silk, the colors were smashing, all pale orange and blues. The Goddess style fabric was free flowing, her long white legs and gladiator style shoes were on spot for this.She continued to sing her song which was the topping of the cake.

Spike turned over his shoulder, Rachel was gone for a long long time. “She must have a large bladder…”

“She did drink a rather large soda.” Pinkie pie said with a giggle. She then turned to the stage and made a sound. “Hey, aren’t those her friends on the scaffold?”

“Huh?” Spike looked up to where Pinkie Pie was talking about and gasped softly. He saw Ruby and Gem up on the scaffold. In their hands were cans - and judging by the strong scent, it was paint.

“What tha?” Spike sat up. He gotten a bad feeling about this.

“And this, Fillies and Gentlecolts, is what fashion is all about!” Rarity announced, striking a pose, not paying attention to the twins.

The twin cackled at each other. Spike let out a growl before shooting up into the air to race for the girls before it’s too late.

And it was. The twins let out a shout when they saw him coming, Gemcity quickly knocked one of the cans over the railing and it fell.

Spilling the contents all over the models, the stage and Rarity in black onyx paint.

The can then bonks Rarity in the head, causing her to scream and collapsed to the floor.

Everypony gasped loudly. Then all of them but Rarity's friends pulled their phones and started taking photos.

Twilight and others jumped up and went to their crying friend.

Spike snarled, turning to the twins, but they were long gone.

Then…

“This ship do need more bathrooms. A line in all if~” Rachel sighed as she walked in before seeing the scene and froze. “What the fuck did I miss?”

Rarity cried loudly. Her friends pulling the can off her head. There was blood in mixed of the black paint. She opened her eyes and saw Rachel. Both she and Spike were seeing red.

“I knew it” Rarity called out. “You did this to me!” She snapped at the human.

“What?!” Rachel surprisingly said. “I was in the restroom. What happened?!”

Spike lands in front of her. He was beyond pissed. Having his heart broken is one thing, but assaulting his friends is entirely different.

And his target’ Rachel.

“Your friends just assaulted Rarity.” He growled at her. As if she was the one who do it.

The look on Rachel's face however was different. It was generally full of shock and hurt. “They did what?!”

“She must’ve orchestrated this! Her friends threatened me yesterday! And look me!?” Rarity screamed through her barrage of tears.

Spike slowly stalks Rachel. The human backs away from his advances.

“I had nothing to do with it!” Rachel pleads her innocence. “I never told them to do anything! Spike, I swear, I didn’t tell them to do it! Please you have to believe me!”

“Why should I?!” Spike snapped. “Why should I be with someone who hurt the ones I love the most?!” The look at Spike's face...it made her fell to her knees. Tears in her eyes.

“Spike...I didn't..”

“Let's get Rarity out of here.” Twilight said as the girls helped Rarity up. The ponies and their camera phones recording everything. “C’mon spike.”

Spike grunted before giving rachel one last disgusted look before he followed his friends out.

Rachel covered her eyes with her hands and began to cry.

“The show was a disaster!” Rarity cries out from her bathroom. “I’m a laughing stalk out there!!” Though Spike was outside, sitting on the bed, he was there for her while Starlight and the other girls were in there for Rarity.

“It’s not a whole lot of ponies out there, it won’t be bad.” Spike said, though his mind was in a million places right then.

“Ponies now have those camera phones those horrid humans gave to them-hem!” Rarity screamed in tears.

“Yeah, the video has like a million hits already.” Pinkie’s voice carried through the walls.

“QUIT HELPING!”

Spike felt absolutely awful about this. Feeling completely helpless, he hated it. He felt betrayed. Spike could see where Rarity came from about humans, how horrible and how uncaring, lying assholes they are.

“Spike, I swear, I didn’t tell them to do it! Please you have to believe me” Rachel’s words rang through his ears.

He was having a battle within himself. In Spike’s mind, he wanted to forget her, to stay mad at Rachel and stick to what he was comfortable with the ponies he knew and staying away from the humans because he saw who they truly are. Though…

In his heart… His heart ached for Rachel. Spike had quickly fallen for the girl. He could tell she fell for him too. The secrets the two shared with one another. His fingers fumbled about the pendant on his neck. Spike felt more alive with Rachel than with any of his friends. She was funny, quirky, jumps in head first without thinking, brave, has a temper he swore rivals a dragon and he loved that. Spike loves Rachel.

Spike needed to get this sorted out. Hear her side of the story, talk to the twins and ask them straight up why. Two sides to every story right?

“Hey Spike?” Twilight’s voice carried out from Rarity’s wailing.

“Yeah?” Spike murmurs.

“Could you get some ice cream for Rarity?” Twilight asked him.

“Mint chocolate chip please?” Rarity chimed through her sobs.

“Sure.” Spike said, crawling out of bed. “I’ll be back.” He says before walking out of the room.

Once he was gone, the girls escorted Rarity out of the bathroom in her silk robe to the bed.

“I’m ruined!” Rarity cries.

“Is there anything you want us to do?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just leave me to wallow in my misery!” Rarity wailed. “I want to be alone now! Leave mee-heee!!!”

“If you need anything, we’ll be outside then…” Fluttershy said softly before she and the girls walked out.

Rarity cries heavily. “My reputation...gone!” She rubbed where the paint can hit her head. The bandage was promident. It’ll be a long time before she could show her face outside again.

Or until the cut and the bruise fades away. To her, she was ruined!

Then, she thought of Rachel. Rarity was actually going to back out of setting her up! She saw how Spike was truly happy around her and was going to let them be…

But her friends ruined the fashion show, ruined her reputation in the fashion world! It’s the principle of the thing.

Rarity looked to the bed, she saw a phone sitting on the edge. She recognized the scaley designs that it was Spike’s. He must’ve accidently left it while he left to get her ice cream.

Rachel storms into the twin’s cabin, kicking the locked door open, breaking it at the process. “GEM, RUBE!!!”

The twins and their evening meals jumped out bed, showing off their delicious glory and all.

“What the hell?!” Ruby shouted at Rachel.

The girl glared at the stallions. “You two, fuck off, now!” She pointed at them. “NOW!”

The stallions didn’t have to be told twice. The mood over as soon as they saw the look of blood coming from Rachel. They gathered their clothes and flew the coop.

“What the heck, Rach? We were in the middle of-” Before Gemcity could finished, Rachel threw something at her. The sexling eeped before jumping out of the way.

“You two fuck bugs ruined everything!” Rachel shouted at them. Both Ruby and Gemcity never saw Rachel this mad before. They’ve seen her share of temper tantrums flaring up…

But this…

“Now let us explain,” Ruby started, her twin moving towards her, hiding behind her as a shield, “we’re sorry for what happened at the show, we wer-”

“Sorry?? You two are sorry for hurting one of the Elements of Harmony? Sorry for making me like i’m the ringleader of the whole orchestra? Making Spike think that I had something to do to it?!” Rachel chewed them out. It was clear that it was taking all she could not to physically harm the twins.

The look Spike gave her. She felt as if her heart was shattered. Though Rarity had been a major bitch, things were working out! She and Rarity were talking, she was going back off on them. They had a truce.

Now… Spike went back to her. All because the twins didn’t know when to back the fuck off! Spike’s eyes… that anger when he snapped at her, accusing of hurting one of his friends.

“Spike praised those girls,” Rachel trembled. “He talks about them all alot. Even about Rarity. No matter how much his heart hurts talking about her, he still praise her. She is his friend. I was handling it, I told you both to leave her alone!”

“We were trying to protect you.” Ruby said loudly. “That’s what we’ve been trying for years. To protect you to make sure you don’t get hurt by yourself or by other beings. Rarity had to be taught a lesson.”

“That wasn’t your fucking call!” Rachel hissed.

“It was just a prank.” Gem said.

“You threw the can on her head. Didn’t you two saw the cut? That’s physical assault on her!” Rachel balled her fists, tears streaming down her face. “Now… because of you both, I just lost my boyfriend. I lost my Spike!”

A Skullen Fang ringtone rang out from Rachel’s pocket. It was the song Spike sang the other day. She quickly dug into her pocket and pulled out her phone. Spike had sent a text message.

We need to talk

Rachel gasped softly. She quickly responded to him.

We do. Where?

Boiler room, 1 hour

Okay, I'll see U soon. I'm so sorry.

When Spike didn’t respond, Rachel then looked up from the phone and glared at the twins “I’m going to meet Spike in the boiler room. I’ll be back soon.” She said before leaving the room.

Rarity finished the text before tossing the phone back on the bed.

Just as she did, Spike came into the room, he had a thing of ice cream for her in his hands. “Mint chocolate chip, here you go.” He said as he came by her bed and hands it over to her.

“Thank you Spikey wikey.” Rarity said, grabbing the ice cream and took a bite out of it. “You are such a dear.”

Spike nodded. “Are..are you okay for now?” he asked her.

“I just want this night to be over with.” Rarity sighed heavily.

“We’ll be home in the morning. We’ll be back in Ponyville before you know it.”

Rarity puts the ice cream to the side before getting on her knees and gave the dragon a hug. Which he hugged her back. “I do care for you, Spike. Don’t you forget that, darling.”

“I know you do.” Spike said with a sigh before pulling away from her. “I’ll let you rest.” He said before walking off. He stopped when he saw his phone. “Hey, I’ve been looking for it.” Spike said, grabbing the phone.

“Right where you left it.” She said, sitting back and getting the ice cream. “I’ll talk to you later, love.”

Spike stashed his phone back into his pocket and walked out.

He sighed softly. This wasn’t right.

With a grunt, Spike turns and makes his way to the upper cabins.

Author's Note

Just finished this on phone lol please forgive me