Author's Note

I enjoy writing about Spike and Rarity that's not a secret. Wild Rose and Rogus are similar, yet they are more open about themselves. Guess that changed once the four met.

Spike corners Rarity, pent up emotions are let loose.

“Wild Rose, you’re putting them on the spot,” Rogus interjected.

“I had been too shy to even bring up this topic with Rarity,” Spike admitted turning to Rogus.

“What…top-” Rarity’s jaw dropped open; her heart started to hammer in her chest.

“Wild Rose started this, and I could see the wheels in your head turning,” Spike said to Rarity. Oh and I’ve found a scroll or two with your writing on it. It’s far to elegant be any pony else. I know a way to bring it up. Spike started to move his arm like he was writing something down.

“Whatever are you talking about?” She asked clearing her throat and at that moment she realized he wasn’t finishing his sentences, she was. “You’ve been snooping.”

Spike’s closed his mouth and then opened it. “You just admitted it then.”

“I’ve said nothing, Spikey.”

“Rarity, you left the scrolls out knowing I would see them,” Spike replied stepping closer to Rarity. He was finding it enjoyable seeing Rarity frazzled.

“Are you following any of this?” Rogus asked setting next to Wild Rose.

“Guess we stirred something here.” Wild Rose replied and added. “I didn’t talk about scrolls.”

Rarity took one step back and felt her flank brush up against the wall. “Scrolls? I did not…” She swallowed a lump in her throat. “Well, not initially…” She wanted to slap herself mentally. On that day she’d been occupied with thoughts about Spike and wanted to write them down. Then got busy with making more dresses on order and forgot about the scrolls. “Spike those…um…” Her voice trailed off when she realized she had no way out of this, that was until an idea struck her. It was bold and she knew it would catch Spike totally off guard.

Spike started to open his mouth to speak when he felt a pair of front hooves come around his neck. The next few seconds seemed to feel like minutes. Her lips came into contact with his. He let out a muffled sound and felt his arms go limp at his side.

Rogus and Wild Rose sat with their jaws open.

Steam started to come out of Spike’s nostrils as Rarity’s lips started to move along with his.

Rarity felt her lungs starting to ache forcing her to break the kiss she knew that had just changed everything. She kept her front hooves around Spike’s neck.

“Sounds like Rarity writes as you do.” Rogus said to Wild Rose as he watched Spike and Rarity still lost in the moment, he knew that had changed him and Wild Rose. There’s no going back now. He thought.

Spike could feel his head spinning from that kiss out of know where. He’d dreamed of it happening and even read it in her scroll. Rarity had gone into great detail, but both the dream and the written word didn’t compare to real life.

Rarity opened her eyes to see the dreamy look in Spike’s eyes. Taking in a deep breath the fuzzy feeling in her head started to subside. “That was better than I could have imagined.”

Spike found that he was able to move his arms now. “You’ve…kissed my cheeks before…” He could feel the humming of his blood coursing through his veins that fueled the fire in his chest. Reaching down he pinched his arm and felt the pain. He wanted to make sure this wasn’t some crazy wild dream. He noticed Rarity had been watching him.

“Still thinking this was a dream from what Pinkie Pie had said?”

“That name sound familiar,” Rogus said. “I ran into her at Sugar Cube Corner.”

“Yes, that was nearly a month ago, she’d bolted over to my business and told Spike and myself.”

“So this has been growing?” Wild Rose asked wanting to know more.

“Well…I knew about Spike’s crush on me, everypony did.” She grinned at Spike and then looked at Wild Rose and Rogus. “I had thought Pinkie was telling another of her wild stories.” She admitted then summoned her unicorn magic causing two scrolls to float over toward her. “It’s why I started writing, it’s my way of well…exploring my feelings. I truly enjoy having Spike around that’s no secret even my Spikey knows it.”

“I…” Spike could still feel Rarity’s lips on his, the soft tickle from the fur on her lips.

“I knew I’d taken you by surprise.” Rarity said placing the scrolls on a nearby table, she smiled back at Spike feeling proud of herself. I knew once wasn’t going to be enough, I bet Wild Rose can vouch with Rogus. Wild Rose, what’s it like to mate with a dragon?

“I can vouch for that, I bet that was our only kiss,” Spike said and watched a grin form on her lips. He noticed a different look in her eyes as they clouded over and turned a darker blue. The fuzzy feeling on his lips and in his head had subsided. Rarity only shook her head and lowered her eyelids at Spike.

“Guess we should head back to Skyvaria,” Rogus suggested seeing the situation developing between Rarity and Spike.

Wild Rose smiled at Rogus. “I have a feeling they knew we were coming here.”

Rogus tilted his head at her. “Let me guess the Pinkie Sense?”

“Wild Rose would be correct Rogus.” Rarity said. “He’s been being extra romantic with me for over a week.”

“I thought it wasn’t affecting you,” Spike asked.

Rarity turned back to Spike with that same look on her face she’d had earlier. “Oh, I think tonight will answer how much it’s affected me.” She pulled Spike into a hug, enjoying the heat of his scales. “I have a question for you two, and you two can stay the night here if you wish.” She ran her hoof up and down Spike’s scaly chest.

“Ask away and thank you for the offer.” Wild Rose said she’d watched Rarity rub her hoof on Spike’s chest. This could get interesting.

“It’s about the difference between Spike and Rogus, not that I’m objecting to how nice Spike’s scales feel, I’ve always found them fascinating.” She said placing a kiss on his chest and was rewarded by Spike taking in a shuddered breath.

“Oh…um that…well, it was my fault,” Rogus said speaking up.

“Well go on darling.” Rarity said, she noticed a smile that was followed by a giggle from Wild Rose.

“Well…I had commented my soft pink fluffy pillow. She’d laid down on her big purple pillow and I’d laid down behind her and laid my head on her back.”

“You haven’t objected to it.” Wild Rose replied.

“It’s sort of grown on me. How was I to know you would or could do that?” Rogus asked and added. “I’m unique among dragons now.”

“Same for my Spikey-Wikey.” Rarity commented.

“Can you blame me for lo…um liking you for all these years? Spike watched Rarity’s eyes widen and her jaw drop. He could feel his cheeks and most of his body turning a bright red.

“Nice slip and recovery there Spike,” Rogus commented catching what Spike had almost said.

“Waiting for years…can be torture in itself.” Wild Rose added with a warm smile to the still jaw-dropped Rarity. I bet that kiss said more than any amount of words could ever.

Spike found his throat was now dry. Guess I can’t just play off my little slip…yet it wasn’t a slip…nor was how heartfelt that kiss was. He thought while Rarity picked up her jaw from the floor and composed herself. It was Spike’s turn for his jaw to hit the floor. “Rarity, you feel or should I say have felt the same way.”