Hug Chug

Spike and Rainbow Dash looked into the neatly packed train car. Rainbow slapped Spike on the back.

"That was easy, wasn't it?"

"I did almost all the work, all you did was hold open the door."

"And because of that, you didn't have to put anything down." Rainbow looked at Spike and gave an awkward cough, "So...about that um...bit of romance I interrupted."

"It's..." Spike tried to say but Rainbow cut him off

"Don't interrupt me, I'm gonna help make up for it, now I ain't mushy in any way, But Fleetfoot and Soarin are both hopeless romantics. So I'm having them make a special dinner for you and Spitfire." Spike was about to object, then remembered he now owed Spitfire a total of three dates. he scratched his chin for a second then looked up.

"Continue." Rainbow Dash smiled

"Alright, let's fix what I interrupted." Rainbow Grabbed Spike under his arms and flew into the air.

"YOU KNOW I HATE THIS!!" Spike yelled, but Rainbow ignored it. She flew to the end of the train and Dropped Spike directly next to Fleetfoot and Soarin Who grabbed Spike by his underarms as well. They dragged him into the caboose and showed Spike what they had set up. Spike's jaw dropped, it was a romantic dinner with a candelabra.

"Why the hell was all this on a train?" Spike asked. Sorin and Fleetfoot looked at each other.

"We got it from the Crystal Empire."

"How much was it?"

"We got it for free once we told them it was for you and Spitfire." Spike looked at them, His goggled hid the look of irritation on his face, Tho they got a message from it.

"We know, you don't like taking charity, Rainbow told us about that but we're not you, so we used your name in vain," Fleetfoot smiled.

"Sorry," Soarin added as Spike pinched his nose in frustration.

"It's fine, where's Spitfire?"

"We're gonna go get her and tell her that you have a surprise for her," Fleetfoot said as the two left.

"Just wait here for a moment," Soarin added as he and Fleetfoot took to the air. The two flew to where Spitfire was checking the list to make sure everypony was accounted for. She looked at them and checked them off.

"7 still unaccounted for...no 8, Spike needs to be added to this list."

"He's waiting for you in the caboose." Fleetfoot said, "I can take the list so you can go." Spitfire's face lit up.

"OH? I love surprises!" She cheered as she made her way to the back of the train. She walked in expecting Spike, but once she saw the dinner She looked like she was about to cry.

"A Romantic Dinner?"

"Yeah," Spike said Holding out her seat. "Your seat?" Spitfire walked over and sat down, Spike sat down too. Spike looked at his menu and after a second Spitfire asked.

"So who set this up?"

"Rainbow Dash, she felt bad for ruining our kiss."

"Well, she's forgiven, 'cause there's no way you're escaping without another."

"Yeah, I figured as much." Spike looked at his Menu and frowned as he looked around the empty train car.

"How exactly does this work?"

"Like this" Spitfire said as she placed her hand on the menu in three different places. Suddenly her plate had a large Hay-burger, with a Side of French Fries and a Liquid Rainbow Drink.

"Neat, I'm guessing that's your favorite meal?"

"Oh yeah!" Spitfire said as she looked down at it and then up at Spike. Who after scanning the menu selected his items. He got a Hay Burger as well, A side of Onion Ring's. and A Strawberry Milkshake. Spike smiled and set down his menu

"Fancy food be damned, Let's eat some grease," Spike said as he looked up, he remembered.

"Hey, what happened to your leftovers?" Spitfire opened her bag and pulled out the packed-away food.

"Midnight snack." She said happily as she dropped the food back into the bag. Spike ate one of his onion rings, but Spitfire seemed too busy staring at him to eat. Spike sighed.

"OK, I get that for some reason you're completely enamored in me, but even if you did eat a big breakfast, you haven't eaten in too long, Eat your food," Spike Demanded, Spitfire was too enamored with him too respond and Spike sighed. "I can't believe I'm about to do this." Spike got up and walked over to Spitfire's side of the table with his chair. "I'm only doing this so you'll eat," Spike said as he took one of her fries and put half of it in his mouth, using it like it was a Pocky stick, and looked down at her. She didn't get the idea until Spike leaned forward and stuck the fry in front of her mouth. She opened her mouth and let the fry into her mouth, Spike opened his mouth and she ate the fry. Spike looked at her and got the answer to his question before he even asked it "You're not gonna eat unless I do this aren't you?"

"I am not," Spitfire replied. Spike sighed, his face red under his uniform and goggles. He got a second fry and put it in his mouth, then looked down at Spitfire, who leaned forward and took it in her mouth.

Before she could eat it, or Spike could let go of it, The flash of a Camera blinded them for a second. The two blinked for a second and turned to find Rainbow Dash with a Camera.

"That was adorable." She said as she gave an awkward look "Um...the Conductor needs you to sign off that this all goes to Wonderbolt Academy....sorry." Rainbow said as Spitfire walked past her looking pissed. Spike looked at Rainbow who coughed.

"Don't you dare give anyone that picture!"

"Oh, this picture, no I'm selling this to so many different magazines," Rainbow replied bluntly before exiting. Spike sighed and looked at his and Spitfire's food.

"At least she ate something." Spike sighed as he looked at the Fry that had landed in his lap, it still had his and Spitfire's saliva on it "Hate to let good food go to waste" he reasoned as he picked it up and noticed the end of it had what looked like a rainbow on it "Least she drank something" he said as he grabbed another handful and ate several other fries along with the other one, they had an odd combination of salty and sweet. he swallowed it and was about to grab some more, only for the train to lurch into motion and he fell out of his seat and hit the floor.

"OW," Spike grumbled as he held the back of his head. He looked at the ceiling "Should have been prepared for that." Spike sighed and closed his eyes for a second, only for them to shoot back open as Spitfire sat on him. Spike looked at her as she removed his goggles and the mask part of his uniform.

"Much better," She said as she took her own off. "I prefer to look into your eyes over a reflection of myself." Spike looked into her eyes and blinked, he couldn't quite place it but something about her seemed different, it was like she was suddenly radiant with beauty. Spike gave a goofy smile as his ears drooped a little. but snapped back when she reached over and pulled down the rest of the fries.

"Now. Where were we?"