Daydreaming and Reality
Rarity found her mind wandering while she’d worked on her latest dress all day. In her mind, she was being led across the dancefloor and out to the center. Her golden dress shimmered with the overhead candelabra lighting up the marble floor.
"My lady, would you like to dance?" He asked holding out his claw for her hoof.
Rarity felt her cheeks redden at his question. Her sapphire gaze marveled at the gold inlaid walls and doorways. The dark blue sky provided the perfect backdrop for a romantic setting. "How could I say no to you?" She replied.
He led her out to the dance floor for a dance that he knew would bring them together and closer together than ever.
She shook her mane to make the images stop. "You're fooling yourself, darling, it's just a daydream." She told herself, yet she couldn't help but wonder. In her daydream whoever led her to the floor remained obscured in her mind.
***
Spike had been working on a plan. He dug out a suit Rarity had made for him years ago. Being taller and older now he knew his old suit wouldn't fit him. So, he insisted on the help of Princess Twilight and her alicorn magic. He explained the alterations he wanted to be done.
"I'm not sure if it'll work Spike. All I can do is try." Twilight replied summoning her alicorn magic.
Spike watched as his suit began to alter when the light faded, he was left holding his new suit in his claws. A discussion from his dream came back to him.
“If you wish to dance Spike, I can make both dreams into a reality, it would be the least I could do.”
Spike bowed. “Thank you, Princess-” Spike heard Twilight’s voice pulling him out of his thoughts.
"Going to sweep a mare off her feet?" Twilight questioned already knowing which one it would be.
"Something like that," Spike replied with a grin.
"Good luck."
***
Rarity had another dress she'd been working on. The very dress from her daydream. It just wouldn't get out of her head. The golden fabric sparked with the sun setting outside her large windows at her Boutique. She opened her eyes to find that she'd started to put the dress on. "Why am I..." Her voice stopped for a moment while she zipped up the back. "Oh, what could it hurt?" She said and rose up on her back hooves and started to twirl and move as she had in her daydream.
***
Spike had been walking through Ponyville in his dark blue suit with a light gold trim along his collar and around the ends of his sleeves. His white shirt stood out with the open jacket look. He caught the glances from other ponies while he walked. He spotted Rarity through the large windows. Taking in a breath he knew the door would be unlocked
Rarity spun on her back hooves keeping her eyes closed to keep the daydream going in her mind. She didn't hear the door open, or Spike walking in.
Spike watched her dance and got himself in step with how she was dancing. He reached out and grasped one of her front hooves and moved along with her.
In Rarity's mind, she could feel the embrace of the figure holding her. His image started to come out of the shadows. Her eyes widened at the sight of familiar emerald eyes. “Spike…” In her daydream, he was dancing along with her.
"You can open your eyes, my lady," Spike said as they twirled on the dance floor.
When Rarity did, she watched the Carousel Boutique take on the place in her daydream down to the smallest detail. "Spikey...how?" She could feel the heat of his body even though his suit.
He smiled as he held her. "Princess Luna. I asked her to help me."
"Then is this a dream?" Rarity asked taking in the sight of Spike. The suit made him look even more dashing. She had learned to look up to meet his gaze now, her heart was racing as they danced.
"Was, Rarity, it's been my dream as well. Now it's made real for us. So, we could have our dance."
"Truly a wonderful way to sweep a lady off her feet." Rarity said with a beaming smile.
Spike extended his arm to twirl her around and then back into his embrace. "I figured that you would enjoy this."
Hooves and Claws moved in perfect unison as if they’d practiced for this one moment. Each could move without even watching the other.
“Have we always been able to do this? Move as one?” Rarity asked, she was able to keep dancing while she talked.
“We just know each other so well…like…we’ve always been one.” Spike could hear the crack in his own voice.
Rarity caught the redness in his cheeks that stood out against his gold lapel. A smile slid across her lips. She’d had dreams and daydreams, but this was beyond any of them. Is this truly real? I know in my dreams the second I’d try and kiss him I’d wake up, every time… “Um…Spikey?”
“Yeah?” He asked, glancing down he noticed her cheeks were a little pink. “You, okay?”
“Fine, darling, can I...um prove I’m not dreaming?” Rarity asked, her sapphire gaze meeting his.
“How so?” Curiosity had Spike wanting to know-how.
“Whenever I dreamed of you, my dreams would end where I almost kiss you. I never got the chance to.”
Spike’s mouth dropped open at what she revealed. “I dream of you too.” He admitted and took one of his claws and tilted her head up to him.
Rarity’s eyes fluttered shut as Spike leaned down. A moan escaped her mouth when his lips met hers.
He held the kiss for what seemed like forever. When he pulled back, he could see Rarity’s eyes still closed.
Please let me not wake up. Opening her eyes, she met Spike’s smile.
Author's Note
Was this but a dream for Rarity? To end the possible debate, she was awake.
These one-shot Sparity stories are so much fun to write. I was at work a half-hour early getting ready to clock in when I started writing this on my phone. It drove me nuts because I had to clock in before I was done! When I got home I transferred it to my laptop so I could finish it!!
