It was late at night and Twilight was starting to get worried. Spike had gone to Rarity's boutique hours ago. 'What if something happened to him? Is he hurt or lost?' She started pacing back and forth.
"Hoo?"
"Oh Owlowiscious! It's Spike! He hasn't come back ever since he went to Rarity's shop!"
"Hoo hoo!"
"You're right. He might be coming home right now. But what if something happened to him? I would never forgive myself."
"Hoo!"
'You know what? That's it!'
Twilight finally gave up and decided to go looking for him. As she was going down the stairs, Twilight heard the door to the library open and close.
"Spike! Where were you? I was worried sick!" Twilight said, half-relieved and half-stern.
As Twilight approached Spike, she could see tear streaks on his cheeks and his eyes were red and glossy.
"Spike? What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing..." Spike muttered.
But Twilight wasn't having it.
"You know you can tell me anything, right?
"I don't want to talk about it." Spike grumbled.
"Why not? Did something happen at Rarity's?"
The mention of her name gave Spike a chill up his spine. He started shaking and trembling.
That's when Spike couldn't hold his emotions in anymore, threw himself against Twilight's chest, and started crying.
"S-She doesn't love me, Twilight!" Spike sobbed.
Twilight sighed. 'I knew this was going to happen at some point.'
"Oh, Spike. I'm so sorry."
Spike pushed away from Twilight.
"Don't be! I'm just not good enough for her! I mean, I'm a dragon and she's a pony!" he cried.
"Spike! Don't say stuff like that!"
"IT'S TRUE!" Spike shouted, tears still running down his face.
Twilight gasped in shock. She had never heard him yell like that.
"I'M JUST A DRAGON! A DRAGON! NO ONE WANTS ME AROUND! WHY DID YOU EVEN DECIDE TO KEEP ME!?"
"Spike, I-"
"NO TWILIGHT! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"
He fell to the floor and curled up into a little ball, whimpering, crying, and shaking.
Twilight was close to tears herself. She hated seeing Spike like that. On top of that, she hadn't known Spike felt this way. She needed to find a way to calm Spike down.
The alicorn used her horn to levitate Spike towards her, who was still curled up on the floor. Twilight set Spike in her arms and started to sooth him. Hushing and rocking him really seemed to help him calm down as he buried himself deeper into her chest. After he stopped crying, she took this as an opportunity to ask him what exactly had happened.
Earlier that day...
"Twilight, I'm going to go help Rarity now!" said Spike.
"Okay! Just be careful!" she called out after him.
As Spike walked down to Rarity's boutique, he decided that today would be the day he told her how he felt. When he got there, Spike was in the best mood possible! With a cheerful knock on the door followed by a voice that sounded like a certain white unicorn, he wore a smile that could almost beat Pinkie's. Almost.
"Hi Spikey-Wikey! Thank you ever so much for agreeing to help out with these dresses!" Rarity said.
But Spike was just standing there gazing into her eyes, adoring her beauty.
"Umm... Spike? Are you ok?" The white mare asked waving a hoof in front of Spike.
"Huh? Oh, yeah! I'm fine!"
Rarity welcomed Spike inside and they worked on a couple of dresses together. Spike managed to gaze at Rarity while she wasn't looking. Sweetie Belle came back to the boutique around evening after crusading with her friends.
"Hello Sweetie Belle! How was your day? Any luck finding your cutie mark?" Rarity asked as her sister walked in side the shop.
"Hi Rarity! Hi Spike! It was okay! We didn't have any luck yet. But we won't give up!" Sweetie said.
"I know you won't," Rarity muttered to herself. "Even if it means making a huge mess."
As Sweetie Belle went upstairs, Rarity finished the last of her dresses.
"Thank you so much for your help today, Spike!" exclaimed Rarity.
"No problem! And, Rarity...?
"Yes Spike?"
"I-I love you." Spike's cheeks were hot and were like cherries as he looked to the floor.
Rarity's face immediately went red.
'Oh dear! How do I let the poor thing down without hurting him?
"Umm, Rarity?"
"Spike, listen. I love you too darling but not in that sense. Not to mention, our age difference."
Spike ears drooped in an instant. "O-Oh..."
"But we can still be friends!" Rarity said, trying to cheer up Spike.
"Well, I-I gotta go. Twilight will be worried." said Spike, who was desperately holding back his tears.
"Okay darling."
But she didn't even finish her sentence before Spike was out the door.
Spike didn't even care where he was going. 'Anywhere but the library or the Carousel Boutique.' Tears were stinging his eyes and blurred his vision. His nose was running and he just looked tired. He finally decided to go to the only place where he knows no pony would look for him. Spike ran into the Everfree Forest and found a nice lake to relax by. He looked at his reflection. His eyes were red, wet, and puffy. His nose was still running so he decided to wipe it using his arm. He tried to make himself look presentable so Twilight wouldn't suspect anything. Spike was hoping Twilight would be asleep so he could just crawl into bed and quietly cry himself to sleep. Spike stared into space for another half an hour before deciding to head home.
Back to the present...
Retelling the story put the purple dragon back into tears. Twilight just held him close and rocked him as he sobbed into her fur once again.
"Spike?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Don't worry about Rarity right now. I know you're in a lot of pain and it hurts. But, you will find true love someday."
"I-I know. Thanks Twilight."
"No problem."
Twilight kept rocking Spike and soothing him as if they were young again. Spike buried himself into Twilight, listening to her heartbeat as he found himself sucking his thumb and drifting to sleep. Twilight began humming as she stared out the window at Luna's moon.
"I love you Spike. I will always be there for you."
Author's Note
Sorry if this is short. I thought this would be longer. Anyways, this is my first story so if there is any grammar errors, please correct me! I hope you enjoy!
