The Gentle Giant

"Finally made it." The bus driver yawned when they pulled up the entrance of Canterlot City College. "Man, you must really be interested in this place to wanna come all the way from another town!" He said, looking at his sole passenger.

"In a way." Came the reply, a deep baritone that almost echoed a little in the bus. "Got an old friend here too."

"Well, hope things for well for ya." The driver had to fight the slightly jealous look he wanted to give the guy as he stepped off. "Dude's gonna drop some panties with that voice....lucky sumama..."

"....iiiiiii..." Rainbow droned until Rarity elbowed her back to reality. "H-ho-holy crap!"

"Wow-weee..." Pinkie whispered, forcing her jaw back into place.

"Despite the crude terminology...I concur!" The fashionista breathed, fanning herself

Fluttershy just squeaked.

"Whoa....nelly...!" Applejack gulped as they watched a muscular purple and green dragon step off the second bus, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt.

Normally that wouldn't be too odd; ever since magic was released a few years back, most were affected to some extent. A few, though, had rather significant reactions and were transformed physically, becoming dragons, griffons, hippogriffs, and various other species. No, it was the fact that even at that distance, all of them could see that he stood nine. Feet. Tall. and wide enough for three of them to hide behind.

Twilight, on the other hand, was the only one not surprised. In fact, she was smiling wide.

It was then that they saw each other. The moment he caught sight of Twilight, music seemed to play in the air as he sent a smile her way before standing with his legs spread wide as he faced her, his muscles flexing while his right arm stretched out to his side and his left raised to his face with some of his fingers extended, giving her a cocky grin and wink through his fingers.

He then brought his left leg forward as he strutted towards her, crossing it over his right before bringing both hands up playfully before his face, left hand in a fist with right spread wide as he cocked his head seductively, playfully lowering his eyelashes. He then brought his right leg up to his left, lifting both arms over his head and crossing them with his hands at his elbows to show the full flex of his limbs, muscles visibly flexing against the fabric of his shirt. He then shifted sideways, bringing his right foot down firmly as his right hand snapped out to point at her with an absurdly exaggerated 'sensual pout' on his face.

The girls were all shocked into silence at this odd display, except for Twilight, who erupted into squealing laughter. "Spike, you can be such a dork!" She giggled before running towards him. The others were ready to join in the laughter to dispel their own shock over his appearance...until Twilight got near enough and leaped up onto him, her feet dangling above his knees as she wrapped her arms around his neck in a tight hug.

Suddenly, the posing didn't seem quite so ridiculous when he wrapped his arms around her to reciprocate the hug, with her happily nuzzling the dragon's neck. "I missed you, big guy." She said, kissing him deeply.

"Missed you too, Bae." Spike replied, taking a music player out of his pocket and turning it off. "Heh, wanted to make an entrance for ya." He grinned a little before looking at the others. "So, these are your friends?"

"Oh! Yeah, here, let me introduce you." She hopped down and pulled him over to them. "Girls, say hello to Spike." She giggled and hugged his arm.

"Hey." He gave a slight wave with his free hand.

"Here let's just work our way down. This is Rainbow Dash"

"Heh, guess this means Twilight's gotten good at bouldering with you around." The sports-addicted gal chuckled. seeing the looks she was getting. "Heh, little mountain-climbing humor."

Rarity glanced up at him, her expression hovering somewhere between awed and uncertain. "Um, y-yes. Hello, darling," She managed to stammer out, before whispering under her breath. "I stand very, VERY corrected."

Twilight raised an eye at her for a second but shrugged it off. "That's Applejack beside her."

The farmgirl looked up - and up - until she finally reached his face, where she quickly pulled her hat down of her reddening face. "H-howdy..." She squeaked uncharacteristically.

"Um, hi? Is she all right, Twi?" He whispered.

Twilight shrugged. "Never seen her do that before." She replied. "Wait...where's Pinkie Pie?"

"OOh-di-le-EE-hoo!" The hyperactive partier yodeled from Spike's shoulder, surprising even him. "Guys, I can see my house from here!"

"The heck??" Spike yelped.

"Pinkemena Diane Pie!" Rarity glared at her.

"No, seriously." She pointed. "My dad's mowing the lawn."

"Right. Pinkie, please get off him." Twilight threw in, waiting until she was back on the ground before continuing. "Flutter-"

Fluttershy was already hiding behind Sunset. She peeked out, looked up at him, and squeaked before ducking back behind the other girl.

"Heh, that's Fluttershy. She's kinda shy around new people."

Spike chuckled slightly, scratching the back of his neck. "Yeah, I've gotten that reaction sometimes."

Sunset, meanwhile, was just staring at him. 'She called HIM a dork? Wait a sec, I remember that book on etymology Twilight had saying that 'dork' was an old term for a whale's...' Her face turned bright red as she stared at the bulge in his pants, a part of her swearing she could see something extending down his pant leg. "I...I wonder just how accurate Twi really is with that term..."

"Sunset!" Twilight waved a hand in her face. "You there?"

"Huh-wha!?" She blinked, coming back to reality. "Oh, heh, sorry." She forced her gaze up to his face. "Sooo, you're Twilight's blowjob...BOYFRIEND! I mean 'boyfriend'!" She yelped, she face turning crimson.

Spike gave them a mildly confused look "Am I?" He asked.

"I don't really know." Twilight said. "Where's the line?"

This surprised all of them, with Rarity asking the question they had on their minds. "Line?"

Twilight put her arms around Spike. "Where we stop being really close friends that like having fun together and, well, become an item."

"Neither of us have thought about that, to be honest." He gently stroked her cheek with a thumb. "We've pretty much always just been...us"

That seemed to satisfy some. Except for Rarity...she knew what she was about to say was rather underhanded, but her personal curiosity, combined with an inquisitive streak on par with Twilight's in regards to romance and the like, wouldn't let up. "So, what would happened if he was, perchance to hook up with someone; say...." She paused briefly to make a good choice. "-Sunset, for instance?" She ignored the redhead's startled squeak.

Twilight just gave a slight shrug. "Don't really see the problem, long as I get all the details.

"What about Adagio...Dazzle?" Pinkie asked, backing up behind Rainbow a little when Twilight's expression darkened at the name, coupled with her tightening her hold on Spike.

"W-why would I even want to?" He asked, thoroughly confused by that. "I mean, I don't even know Dazzle...and in all honesty, what little I have heard about here doesn't really endear her to me."

"Sorry about that, Pinkie." Twilight said, relaxing some due to Spike's response. "Just, I've ran into a couple of girls who thought they could just waltz off with him."

"Heh you make it sound like they even had a chance, Bae." He added, holding her close.

Needless to say, the small group was considerably impressed - though Rarity and Applejack looked a little jealous - at the unconditional trust, affection, and respect evident between the two of them.

"So, this mean I can do some...mountain climbing of my own?" Rainbow asked hopefully, eyeing Spike's chest and biceps

"I think we should get to know each other a bit first, don't you?" He suggested, Twilight nodding in agreement. "So far, I really only know what Twilight's told me about all of you, and vice versa."

"So there's a chance. Works for me!" She just smirked.

"Well, just so you know, even if something does turn up, Twi normally gets first dibs."

"Got that right!" The bespectacled girl smirked.

"But...i-if that's the case..." Fluttershy peered back out as she managed to get a little nerve back. "What'll happened if Twilight decides to go for another guy - like Flash, or Sandalwood?"

Twilight surprised them by just laughing. "Fluttershy, I got more than enough man right beside me." Her smile turned to the naughty side as, to accentuate her statement, she playfully grabbed Spike's bulge.

The girls all went wide-eyed at the rather blatant move, along with Spike blushing brightly. "Twwiiii..." He semi-whined, fidgeting slightly in her grip. "Not in front of everyone..."