Spike’s alarm went off, causing him to groan in annoyance. He hated having to get up early almost everyday, but it was part of the job. He rolled over and hit his alarm, slowly sitting up.

“Ugh, I gotta get moving. Twi hates it when I throw off her schedule.” The 21 year-old muttered, getting out of bed and getting dressed for the day. He threw on a purple t-shirt, blue jeans, and his black tennis shoes. He went into his bathroom to finish getting ready for the day, when he caught a look of himself in the mirror.

“Yikes! I look like crap!”, he said in disbelief as he saw himself in the mirror. He had bags under his eyes, and looked like he hadn't slept in weeks. His eyes, however, were still bright green, as was his hair. It had been brown, once, but Twilight had been practicing a spell when he had checked on her, and he got hit with the blast, tuning his hair green. It was ironic; Twilight Sparkle was a decent with magic in her world, yet somehow, she didn’t know how to fix it! “Eh, it looks pretty good anyway.”, Spike muttered as he combed his hair back to give it spiky look. As he finished getting ready for the day, he thought about the events of the last month.

A rift had opened on two worlds; Earth and Equestria, the world Twilight was from. Apparently, the inhabitants of this other world looked human, despite a few key features; They had pony ears and literal pony tails, as well as horns or wings depending on their “type”. There were four types of these “Equestrians”; Earth, who had no other special qualities besides tail and ears, Unicorns, who had horns, Pegasus, who had wings, and Alicorns, who had wings and a horn. Twilight was an Alicorn, one of the most rare types of Equestrians, and had been one of the first few to cross the rift between their worlds. After a few days, the leaders of both worlds reached an agreement, and people on both sides of the rift were allowed to cross over, and even apply for citizenship in the other world. That's what Twilight had done, wanting to learn about the Earth. She was allowed to choose who she wanted to be her Earthborn “host”, she chose Spike. He didn’t complain. He lived alone, didn’t have any family, and wasn't even working at the time. Twilight was also accompanied by a few other Equestrian officials, who took precautions when she was getting settled in on Earth. First, they set up a home for the two in the city, which was huge! It had at least 20 rooms, and plenty of space for both Twilight and Spike. It was definitely an upgrade from Spike’s old residence, a glorified shack. He was also thoroughly examined before the officials decided he was an appropriate host for Twilight. Apparently, Twilight was also, get this, a princess in the other world, and was to be treated with the utmost respect. Quickly, Twilight and Spike became fast friends, and the two did almost everything together. Twilight mostly stayed in the library of the house, learning much about the Earth, and it’s history. Spike helped her with her studies wherever he could, which led to her giving him the nickname “Bae", or Best Assistant Ever. He didn’t bother telling her what the word meant on Earth, and just asked her not to call him “Bae” in front of others. It had almost been a month, and the pair had grown increasingly close. Also, Spike had noticed that every now and then, Twilight would get…‘flirty’ with him. It was small things; batting her eyes, hugging him often, and a bit longer than a normal hug would last. Still, he worked past it, though it didn’t really bother him, either.

Finally, he felt he was ready for the day, and made his way to Twilight’s room, opening her door to see an empty bed. He sighed, but wasn't surprised. Twilight often pulled late nighters in the library, so he headed there next. When he arrived, he saw Twilight almost immediately, surrounded by books and papers. He walked over, and turned a dark shade of red when he realized Twilight was only wearing a black bra and matching panties. Still, he pushed his embarrassment aside, and tapped Twilight’s head.”Wakey, wakey! Time to get up, Twi!”

Twilight sat up almost instantly, letting out a garbled protest before clearing her head and looking at him in surprise. “S-spike? What time is it?” the 21 year-old equestrian muttered, her speech slurred.

“Around 8 o'clock. I figured you would want to get the day started.” Spike said, smiling at Twilight’s dazed gaze. She really needed to get more sleep. She finally seemed to focus and took in her surroundings, than she jolted, releasing she was in her underwear in front of Spike. Her cheeks turned a bright red, but than a sultry look crossed her eyes as they panned over to him.

“Enjoying the view, Spike?” she asked flirtily, rising slowly as if to give him a better view of decent bust. Spike felt his face heat up, and sputtered out an incomprehensible slur of sounds that were meant to be words. Twilight giggled and waved her hands in a “calm down” gesture. “Relax, Spike. I was joking. I know you wouldn't do that.”.

Spike calmed down, and began to stack Twilight’s books and papers into a collective pile. “Well, I’m gonna make breakfast while you get dressed. Any request, princess?” Spike asked, already recovered from the awkward joke she had shot at him.

“...Pancakes?” Twilight asked innocently, smiling like a kid in a candy store, or in her case, a bookstore.

“(sigh), Sure, Twi. I’ll make you some pancakes.” Spike said, rolling his eyes playfully and making his way to the kitchen. Twilight shouted a thank you after him as he left the library, and thought about her human friend for a moment. She liked him a lot, and she knew he liked her to. Every now in than, she would catch him staring at her, or he’d come and help her with her studies, and her heart would beat so fast. She had learned a spell to turn his hair back to normal weeks ago, but every time she saw his adorable green hair, she knew she couldn’t let him change it back.

“Oh Spike…” she muttered, making her way to her room to get dressed. “What would I do without you?”

Author's Note

So, this is my first work, and is heavily inspired by a work by Slash17, so go check them out to, if you have the chance. hope you enjoyed the story!