Upon arriving at the Trainstation the Girls were prepared to split up immediately, only to find Solar waiting for them at the Trainstation hidden in the bowls of the Castle.

"Solar," Blue cheered "We were so worried, how's your arm?"

"Spike fixed it up," Solar assured her "Although Spike herself is currently fighting a very emotional battle of her own, sadly there's no way for me to assist her at this time when she needs me most,"

"What happened," Cadance demanded with Smoke and Ash at her side.

"Ember demand an answer to a question she had about something Spike did, or more accurately didn't do," Solar let out a sigh as she held her hand to her face and shook her head "She did not like the response she received,"

"You and I have been friends for years," Ember said angrily, with Shining armor having arrived early he had only just managed to get Ember to agree to speak to Spike in a more private area. Said Priavte area was now mostly ruble as a result of Ember's rage "The hell do you mean, I don't do it for you?"

"Ember," Spike said, calmly sitting on the only remaining unbroken chair in the room "We have had this conversation in the past, remember, after you broke up with Thorax, and then the time after you got back together and he later left you, and that other time you both decided it just wasn't working..."

"What I've slept with another creature before so I'm not a valid option for you is that it?"

"No," Spike replied, still in a calm tone "The problem is that I'm not physically attracted to you, and I know for a fact this body isn't doing it for you,"

"Who cares," Ember shot back "A relationship shouldn't just be about physical attraction, it's all about what's on the inside or something like that, Thorax is always spewing that crap anyway,"

"Ember," Spike groaned "People who say that never fucking follow up on that, if you don't find a person attractive in at least some way a long-standing relationship will never last, doubly so if neither side find attraction in the other,"

"So what? you saying I'm ugly?" Ember shot back.

"You're just..." Spike looked to the side with a guilty look as she grabbed at her own large chest "...not my preference,"

"Oh here we go again with your stupid fetish," Ember snapped back as she angrily patted her chest, "Dragons don't have nipples you freak and you being so fond of them is just screwy,"

"Oh don't give me that," Spike snapped back "We both know the only reason you ever have interest in me is because you know it would piss off Thorax, and it's not a fetish if I prefer my romantic partners to have nipples, it's a type preference at worst,"

"I take offense to that accusation," Ember shot back "Pissing him off is just a cherry on top,"

"Uh hu," Spike noted casually "Ember aren't you two engaged?"

"We broke it off last week," Ember shot back irritably.

"Then why do I already know you're gonna be ravaging him this time tomorrow?" Spike pleaded with her "Ember I get it, you and Thorax have a toxic relationship, but just like I won't be his scapegoat, I won't be yours, you want this to stop then you two need to actually end this, without throwing yourselves at me in the process," Ember shot smoke out her nostrils before looking back at Spike.

"Your tits look fake," Ember noted just as the door to their room was kicked open.

"The hell they do," Smoke said angrily, behind her was Ash who rushed to Spike's side as Smoke approached Ember.

"Sorry we took so long," Ash said as she hugged Spike "Everyone else wanted to come but we felt an army of women might have made this more problematic,"

"So you two must be his new side pieces?"

"Main pieces," Smoke shot back "You're looking at the Kirin who holds first member status, My sister Ash over there was the second,"

"Let her have it," Ash whispered to Spike, who was about to point out she had technically started with both of them so they were equal parts first and second "makes her feel special,"

"If your alright with it," Spike noted with a shrug.

"So?" Ember turned away from Spike "I've known Spike for years, what have you got, a week maybe?"

"Time is irrelevant," Smoke shot back "I shall remain by my dear Spike's side till the day I die,"

Spike chuckled at the notion "Like I'd let one of my girls age,"

"What was that?" Ash asked, spike having spoken under her breath.

"Nothing don't worry about it," Spike told her as Smoke and Ember squared up.

"Oh, devotion, how sweet, your words are nothing but used air without time behind you to prove your statement, maybe come back in twenty or so years and say that again and it might have weight,"

"This coming from Ember, the lord of fickle relationships?" Smoke shot back, earning an enraged look from the Dragonlord.

"Me and Ash were standing outside the door for quite a while," Smoke informed her "We heard all about your on-again, off-again relationships, that alone is enough to justify my dear Spike denying you, you're fickle and have a history of leaving your lover, something that would destroy my dear lady, also as she has noted she prefers certain physical aspects that Dragons lack, now sure some people might cry out that her denying someone because she has no physical desire form them as a form of harassment or discrimination. But the fact of the matter is no good relationship comes from creatures who have no attraction to their partner,"

"I'm a Dragon," Ember shot back "We don't choose a mate for attraction we chose them for power, and in that market, me and Spike are perfectly compatible as the Dragonlord and a Kirin God,"

"I disagree," Ash spoke up as she left Spike's side "You're compatibility is basically nothing, because Spike doesn't believe in that philosophy, honestly you should be ashamed to have even considered it as a topic to use in argument, as an old friend to our dear Spike it just shows you to be desperate to say such a thing in earnest,"

Ember let out a huff and proceeded to turn away and walk to the door without another word, the trio watched her leave, kicking the door off the hinges as one last show of anger before leaving.

"Did we win?" Smoke asked as Spike got to her hooves.

"She'll be getting it on with Thorax by nightfall," Spike noted with a sigh "I wish I could help them but they just won't listen to me, they're not healthy for one another," Spike shrugged before turning to Ash and Smoke "but that's not your problem to ruminate on, come on girls, my tummy hurts and I need to lay down," Ash rushed to Spikes side and Smoke looked to the doorway.

"Are you sure she won't be a problem?" Smoke asked with concern.

"This isn't even close to the first time I've turned Ember down," Spike said flatly "Frankly next time we see her she'll probably just demand to join my harem again,"

"Maybe you could use some of your magic to help her be more desirable to you?" Smoke offered.

"Nope," Spike said firmly "Unless I plan to make them into a doll and torment them I will never alter someone without them having the express desire for it, and even then only if they agree to it, and I know for a fact that Ember loves the way she looks, she'd hate having, as she's so fond of referring to them as, Tig old Bitties,"

"So what do you plan to do about it?" Ash asked, "Would you like us to keep her away from you?"

"Of course not," Spike replied merrily "Ember's a good friend of mine, I'll always happily welcome her into my life as a friend, and I'll happily lend my ear to her in the hops that one day she'll return the favor and break things off with Throax, same goes for him by the by, There both my dear friends, they just aren't very well suited for each other is all," Spike held out her free hand and Smoke happily accepted it "Now, let's find the others, I'm sure they're all eagerly awaiting the chance to cuddle me,"

Author's Note

Sorry about this chapter and the last one being so short, the next one will be longer I swear.