Very Special Somedragon

Chapter 5

"OK, Spike," said Spike, striding towards Rarity's house with the letter in his hands, along with the box of chocolates and rose he had bought a few minutes ago, "This is the hardest, riskiest, most terrifying thing you have ever done in your entire life. But if you ever want Rarity to love you, you can't screw this up."

He reached Rarity's front door and gulped. Maybe I should just...No! I have to do this! This could be my last chance to finally tell Rarity how I feel!

Gulping, he slowly placed the rose, chocolates and love letter on Rarity's doorstep. He slowly reached out with a quivering arm. He snatched it back. Was there really any shame in just forgetting the whole thing?

Yes! Yes there was!

Taking a deep breath, Spike reached out and rapped loudly on the door.

RUN! his mind screamed, and he instantly shot away from Rarity's house and scurried back to Twilight's castle as fast as his dragon legs could carry him.

A few moments later, Rarity opened her front door and looked around to see nopony there. A look of confusion crossed her face, but then she spotted the three items sitting on her doorstep. A letter, a rose and a box of chocolates. Her eyes widened. Perhaps she really did have a chance on Hearts And Hooves Day after all. Quickly, she levitated them with her magic and brought them inside. First she opened the chocolates. They were caramels, Rarity's favourite. And they were shaped just like jewels. Somepony obviously knew her very well. She levitated a chocolate into her mouth and chewed. Delicious.

Next she picked up the envelope. To the one and only Rarity was written on the outside. She opened it up with her magic and unfolded the letter inside. Her eyes widened in astonishment as she began to read the contents.

Rarity,

You and I, we're like shooting stars. With two lone paths, circling round, but have not become a pair. Our hearts haven't met yet, but when I lay eyes on you, mine melts. For you, a fire blazes in my heart. You're the diamond in my ring, and the moon in my sky. I wouldn't be complete without you.

When Princess Luna raises the moon I see your face in the stars. When Princess Celestia raises the sun, my love for you burns twice as bright. When I stand among the flowers, the beauty of nature only makes me want to see you.

Your amethyst eyes are like two pools, shimmering like portals to whole other worlds beyond this one. Your smile shines brighter than the stars in the sky, and your voice is sweeter than Applejack's apple cider. Only your kiss could quench the flames that consume me.

My love for you burns stronger than the glow of the brightest red ruby, although no jewel could ever compare to your beauty, my beautiful fair Rarity.

Shine, like a diamond.

Love, Spike

Rarity's jaw dropped. Spike?

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A whole afternoon of book rearranging! What could be more wonderful than that? Twilight squealed with excitement as she looked at the dozens of enormous book piles scattered across her library! So many books to organize! So much to do!

"I'd better get started!" declared Twilight!

She started to go through the first pile. Nothing made her feel happier than to place book after book on the shelf in the right order. Book reorganizing was a wonderful pastime.

Twilight was just sliding Supernaturals: Natural Remedies & Cure-Alls onto the shelf, when she heard her doorbell ring. She groaned! Now? Just as she was getting into the wonderful relaxation of book organizing? She sighed, and reluctantly headed over to the door. She pushed open the library door and trotted down the crystal hallways to answer the front door. She ignited her horn and opened the door to see Rarity standing there with an urgent look on her face. Her face was drenched in sweat and her mane was sticking to her skin. From what it looked like, she seemed to have run all the way from her house to here.

"Rarity, you look...really stressed," said Twilight, worriedly, "Is there anything I can—"

"I need to talk to Spike," Rarity said, gasping for breath, "NOW!"

Rarity gently knocked on Spike's bedroom door. "Spike?" she called, softly.

"Come in, Twilight," Spike said, flexing his chest muscles in front of the mirror. He turned round, expecting to see Twilight Sparkle come into the room, but his eyes fell instead on a pure white mare with a purple mane and a three-diamond cutie mark.

"AAAAAAAAAH!" shrieked Spike, "RARITY!" He leaped back and subsequently fell off the stool he was standing on, landing on the floor in a heap. He backed away from Rarity. Litres of sweat ran down his scales, and he felt like his whole life was flashing before his eyes as Rarity approached.

"Spike, it's me," said Rarity, gently, "There's nothing to be frightened of."

Spike gulped. "Y-yeah," he said, in a terrified voice, failing to feign confidence, "H-hi th-there...R-Rarity...wh-what b-brings you h-here?"

"I have to know, Spike," said Rarity, looking into his eyes with her own sparkling amethyst ones, "Did you write this?"

She used her horn's magic to levitate the love letter she had found on her doorstep up to Spike's eyes.

Seeing the letter he had taken so long to write, Spike took a large gulp and a fresh surge of sweat ran down his scales. "Yes," he gulped, "Yes I did."

Rarity's eyes shone. "Oh, Spike," she said softly, "Was all of this you wrote true?" She pointed at the letter with her hoof.

Spike looked at her, fearfully. Right now, he would do anything to just evaporate on the spot. But he had to stand up. What had Princess Luna said? You may be afraid to share your feelings, but when you do, you will be glad you did, she had said.

Spike took a deep breath, and then it all came flooding out.

"I'm hopelessly smitten with you, Rarity," said Spike, pacing back and fourth around the room, "Ever since I met you, it was love at first sight. You're just the most amazing pony I've ever met. You're so beautiful and wonderful and kind and smart and honest and generous and talented and—I could go on for hours. I'd do anything for you. It made me feel so good to give you that ruby heart instead of keeping it to myself. And that time you kissed me on the cheek, I vowed never to wash it again. Until Twilight did. And when you got corrupted by that inspiration manifestation spell, I couldn't bring myself to tell you it was wrong because I loved you so much. And that time Trenderhoof showed up, I was heartbroken. I'm hopelessly in love with you. You're just the most wonderful pony I've ever known, and even more beautiful than all the gemstones in Equestria put together."

Wow. Princess Luna had been right. All those feelings he had kept bottled up for all these years, it felt so good to finally let them out.

Rarity's eyes softened to a compassionate expression. "Oh, Spike," she said, softly, sitting down on the carpet so their faces were level, "I had no idea you felt this way about me." She cupped his chin with her hoof so their noses almost touched. "Well," she said, her expression changing to a warm, sunny smile, "I think I would be lying if I said I hadn't started to develop a few feelings for you, too."

Spike's eyes widened. "R-really?" he asked, "So...you're not going to laugh?"

"Goodness gracious, darling, why in Equestria would I do that?" asked Rarity. She touched his scaly cheek with her hoof. "What you said was beautiful," she said, softly, "And what you wrote in this letter. I can see you put a lot of thought into it."

Spike gulped. "I put all my thought in for you, Rarity," he said, in a small voice. Then he stood up straight and cleared his throat. "Rarity," he said, swallowing, "W-would you like to be my...be my...my..."

"Yes," smiled Rarity, before he could even say the last word, "I'd love to be your Very Special Somepony for Hearts And Hooves Day tomorrow."

Spike's face split into the biggest grin he had ever grinned.