Spike could be seen carrying a book back and preparing for his flight toward Ponyville. Ponyville had gotten a new Library and he wanted to check it out. "Spike while you're there say hi to Pinky for me."
"Sure thing Twilight of course you want me to say hi to Applejack and the family too."
"Of course silly now off you go!" Spike took flight barely dodging a small pillow. Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle was doing research on the new library and came across a photo of the owner and librarian. Twilight chuckled as she imagined Spike fumbling for words soon.
The Library
Spike walked into the new library and the chiseled artwork showed that Maude Pie and Limestone had done most of it while the more intricate parts had Marble Pie's touch. Spike spotted the librarian and realized that she too was a draconian and as he got closer he realized and noted that this draconian was very attractive and wore the most fitting wire-rimmed glasses he had ever seen. Spike struggled not to look at her chest too much but she had an appealing chest. "Good morning sir, looking for anything in particular?"
"Just in for a visit and collect Intel to write a review. It's a hobby of mine and a small side business I run if Her Majesty doesn't need me."
"I've read your reviews I'm pretty sure." The draconian thumbed her index cards and Spike couldn't help but think that she was a dragon version of Twilight Sparkle. "Ah yes! I read your review for the fashion shop here in town, 'Carasoul Boutique' I was there myself and I bought myself a dress to wear. You must be Spike or as Rarity had put it 'Spikey Wikey'. I can tell she still sees you as a kid from when you first met. Please tell Twilight Sparkle that I meant no insult building this place where her old library once stood. I thought it would be a way to honor her by placing it where her library once stood." Spike then recalled the monument outside.
"You dedicated the place to her?"
"I had, Pinky Pie I think her name was throw a massive welcome party for me and Applejack was friendly enough, I swear Applejack can't seem to lie to save her life! I wore a gaudy outfit to that party and it was what I traveled in and she tried to tell me it looked okay but she in her own way said it looked awful."
Spike commented that it was definitely Applejack. Spike could tell that he was fumbling with his words but still managed to be coherent. It was the he saw Starlight Glimmer nearby that he knew that he had a spell to enhance one's speech placed on him. When Spike applied for his library card and checked out a couple of books on cooking he walked over to Starlight Glimmer.
"Twilight sent you, didn't she?"
"She had sent me and don't tell me you didn't notice those fine hips and fine boobs?"
"Damn it Starlight you know that I noticed them."
"Don't be embarrassed Spike, When she first came to town and had that party thrown for her Big Mac and his mild personality had to save Braeburn from being a total embarrassment. Braeburn first thing he blurted when introduced himself was, 'Hi hottie I'm Braeburn' All the while he was staring at her melons."
" I've got a feeling that Twilight will have her desk covered in research papers on this draconian....shit! I forgot to ask her name!"
"What a shame, guess you'll have to go back and get it." Spike glared daggers as he stood up and walked back to the library to get the girl's name.
"Starlight you're enjoying this too much and tell Trixie hi for me."
"Spike you're back I see, how can I be of assistance?"
"I forgot to ask you your name."
"My name is Obsidianyx it's a a combination of Obsidian and Onyx it means 'Dark and Precious Dragon' it was my grandmother's name. I assume you got named Spike for those green ridges on your head and back."
"I guess so, never asked. I'll let you finish cataloging your books and magazines."
"Bye Spike, and remember those are due back in two weeks!" As Spike walked around Ponyville he found the Crusaders had also taken time off and were with Diamond Tiara and Silverspoon.
"Hi Spike" Scootaloo called out, "saw you at the library earlier, isn't Obsidianyx gorgeous? you gotta see how the sunlight reflects off her scales."
"Scootaloo don't make the poor dude feel embarrassed." Sweetie Belle retorted.
"It's fine Sweetie Belle, I'm about to text Twilight to let her know I'm heading back soon." Spike palmed his face as he realized he left his phone at the library in the cooking section. "Got to go girls need to get my phone before someone digs through it. Spike now climbed the steps into the library and found Obsidianyx holding it in one manicured clawed hand while in the phone with another.
"This Twilight Sparkle, I'm calling to let you know Spike left his phone here at the library unlocked and you're saved as a favorite contact so I dialed you. May I be so bold your majesty as to say that you got lucky, most dragons like us tend to horde and collect stuff and get super greedy? I can tell that it isn't in his nature, I know it's weird that I'm saying this but I do mean it." Spike blushed as he remembered when he had that incident where his draconic greed took its toll.
Spike made his presence known and Obsidianyx blushed and screened Twilight suddenly appeared and froze and quickly knew what happened.
"Spike how much did you hear?"
"All of it and this is now awkward."
"Spike...Obsidianyx is now hyperventilating...like I used to." Twilight turned to Obsidianyx and asked, "Did you come to Ponyville to try to make some friends, or did someone in higher authority send you here?"
"I came here on my own to make friends and I was crazy enough to spill my feelings for someone I just met."
"Hey Obsidianyx, they were me with Rarity when Twilight and I first got to Ponyville years ago. I was painfully obvious about it. I will be around more often...because I kinda like you and the other dragons I know will be bugging me about this soon enough."
"Spike..do you know Ember and Smolder because in the dragon lands they talk about you being single and available."
Twilight couldn't help but chuckle, "So you came on your own to make friends, and Smolder and Ember sent you here to find a boyfriend because you spent too much time in your books."
"Exactly right, I see your raised Spike to love books. However, I'm a comic book nerd, I have the entire original Power Pony comic books even the trading cards."
Spike had to let his nerdy comic book side show and he began to ask a ton of questions and spout off facts that he knew. Twilight Sparkle chuckled as she teleported back to her own library to chill and try new experiments.
"Exactly right,
Spike flew off towards Ponyville to return his borrowed books hoping that Obsidianyx was there and not too busy. When Spike arrived he found the draconian trying to act out a fairy tale while reading it to a group of young fillies and colts. This fairytale was one he knew well and when the moment came he stepped in. "Have no fear fair maiden I will rescue you!" The children cheered and clapped and Obsidianyx grinned at his timing and gusto. Spike noticed that Rarity had just walked in to return a book and with a wink, Rarity leaped into the scene.
"Try as you may brave prince but you'll never defeat me!" So the impromptu trio performed the fairy tale and when the end came Rarity mouthed out for Spike to kiss Obsidianyx. Many of the fillies were riveted hoping to see a kiss; the colts looked as if they knew what was coming and prepared to close their eyes. Spike gave Obsidianyx a kiss on the cheek and Obsidianyx opened her eyes and stood up and pointed at Rarity.
"Behold evil witch you have no power here! Be gone into the abyss from whence you came!" Rarity faked a convincing shriveling up and dying and the children cheered. When the kids had left the library and Rarity returned her book; Rarity had to voice her mind.
"Obsidianyx, apologies for the impromptu kiss but it had to be done for the story to be the most convincing...please don't be mad at Spike I told him to kiss you."
"Rarity, I was surprised but I did kind of enjoy it. I mean the kiss was from a gentleman. Was I Spike's first kiss?"
"No idea, I'll need to head back to the shop and you should ask him yourself." Rarity took her leave and exited the library singing a tune that Pinkie Pie got stuck in her head.
Spike picked a book of one thousand and one horror stories to read before bed when he noticed the scent of perfume. "Spike, Rarity said that I should ask you this myself...was I your first kiss?" Spike knew in his gut that this question would come and he had kissed two other girls on the cheek.
"Rarity doesn't know this but in the fifth grade I kissed Sweetie Belle on the cheek, and no one knew this but I did the same thing with Silverspoon. I know it probably annoys you that you were number three but I was young and emotionally unstable."
"Those almost don't count, it was just a kiss on the cheek. It's not like it was you know, the full moment." Spike nodded knowing what Obsidianyx was alluding to. "I wouldn't mind if you were to do it again sometime...we're both consenting adults and all."
"Twilight would attest to me cooking more than normal over the past two weeks and I'm embarrassed to say it but I counted the days until I had to return the cookbooks."
"You're attracted to me? I'm not particularly talented at anything and I'm kind of average in who I am."
"You're not average you're one of two young women I know who built a business of their own. You rent out books and also sell books and stationery. I don't know how to say this without sounding like a pervert but you've got a nice...figure." Obsidianyx blushed a little.
" Back home I had no friends or anything I just kept to my books and studied every available Celestia damned fact I could learn."
"You got Pinkie Pie as a friend and Rarity and I'm sure that if you asked, Applejack would help you out."
"I've made friends that's certain, The only thing I need now to make Ember and Smolder happy is if I called or texted saying that I had a boyfriend." Spike shrugged not sure what to say next. Spike began to speak before his mind could silence his own mouth.
"Wanna get lunch today? I know it's last minute."
"Sure, it'll be in about thirty minutes."
"That'll work," Spike said as he went to find a quiet corner of the library to read and call Twilight Sparkle.
"Hey Twilight I won't be home for lunch I got a commitment."
"Spike! Are you finally going on a date?"
"Not so loud Twilight I'm in a library!"
"I get it Spike, tell her hi for me and remember to pull her chair out for her and open every single door."
"I will, I'll tell you how it went later." Spike was a bit surprised that Twilight was being so calm, he remembered how she reacted to him kissing Silverspoon and Sweetie Belle. He figured it was because he was an adult now and mature enough to handle a serious relationship.
Obsidianyx appeared and the cutest brown fedora with her classy 1930s pinstripe business suit. "All you need now is a Tommy gun."
"I am packing a revolver if you want to know. I don't think our lunch destination would approve." Spike felt a little under-dressed in his baggy jeans and hoodie, accompanied by a gold chain and his sunglasses.
"Well, I so happen to be packing a forty-four magnum. However, I feel underdressed compared to you."
"You look fine, it's like we cosplayed as two different eras of gangsters." Spike chuckled, and he walked up to the podium where the waiter was to lead them to a table and Spike tried to act cool.
"Afternoon sir, I'd like a table for two please?" The waiter was being hesitant due to Spike looking like he couldn't afford the place. Spike felt a hand on his shoulder and heard a voice that was both sweet and sounded terrifying.
"The boss asked for a table...if you like we can call his boss to come and settle this." Spike felt a slight tap on his cellphone. He then knew that Obsidianyx was running his bluff, and he felt his arm being guided around Obsidianyx and he felt her revolver. He knew that this young lady wasn't bluffing.
"Miss, he needs to have a reservation."
"You do realize I work for the princesses, I can call any one of them and they'll come. Furthermore, I do believe that according to this sign here in the wall, you work for Diamond Tiara. I know her personally." It just so happened the latter was in the back taking inventory.
"Spike! Welcome and please take a seat...is she your date? Aspen why haven't you seated these guests? I've heard reports about you Aspen, this'll be your last week." Spike and Obsidianyx were swiftly seated and served an apitizer and drinks.
"Fortunate for us that Diamond Tiara was here. I knew you were bluffing about your forty-four, but it was worth trying to run a bluff right?"
"I suppose so." Spike replied and after lunch Spike walked Obsidianyx back to her library and he then flew homeward. His first date was then on his mind.
