- Hello readers! This is my first story on FIM FICTION so please , be kind with your constructive criticism! I will take every word to heart! Enjoy the story! -
Young Love
It was an early morning at Sweet Apple Acres. The sun had just been raised by Princess Celestia and Apple Bloom could hear a rooster from Fluttershy's cottage.She opened her giant gala apple colored eyes and looked around her room. Sunshine was flooding through her open window, lighting her room.
CLANG CLANG CLANG! "Oh boy..." mumbled Apple Bloom right as Granny Smith said, " RISE AND SHINE LAZY FLANKS!! BREAKFAST!!" Apple Bloom reluctantly dragged herself out of bed and down the stairs. By the time she got to the dining room , Big Mac and Apple Jack were already at the burly wooden table, munching on honey oats.
" There's the little filly!" shouted Granny Smith. " It's about time! Your oats are drying up!" Apple Bloom took her bowl of oats to her regular seat at the table , right next to Big Mac.
" What took ya so long to get your flank outta bed Apple Bloom?" said a still groggy Big Mac. "Yeah," added A.J. , " you're always the first one to the table!"
" Ah don't know..." said Apple Bloom , though everypony already knew her mind was elsewhere. " Were ya thinking about.. a certain dragon , maybe? " asked A.J. " NO!" shouted Apple Bloom , darting her eyes left and right. "E-yup, she was thinking about ' you-know-who ' ." said Big Mac.
All the while Granny Smith was trying to figure out who in all of Equestria they were talking about. " OH! You all are talkin' 'bout that nice dragon named..... oh ... what was his name..?"
" Spike." Big Mac filled in , while Apple Bloom gave him a look that could wilt a fully grown apple tree. " Yes... that nice dragon named Spike! He is quite a nice fellow , ain't he Apple Bloom?" Apple Bloom gave up. " Yea , Granny Smith, he's quite a nice dragon. " There was a silence in the room for a while until A.J. spoke ," Well , we better get to buckin' those trees! Come on Big Mac! ". On that note , they both trotted out the door.
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Apple Bloom slipped out the front door when Granny Smith started washing the dishes while singing " My Little Pony " at the top of her lungs.
It was a nice summer day. Not too hot, just nice enough to make you want to stay out all day. Apple Bloom trotted all the way to the library in Ponyville. She got butterflies in her stomach as she tip-toed up to the window nearest to the front door.
She took off her bow and set it next to her as she rose up on her hind legs and peered over the window sill.
Inside , she saw Twilight furiously tossing books back and forth with her magic. She finally found the book she was looking for and plopped down right where she was and started reading.
Then , Apple Bloom's heart started to melt as she saw Spike picking up the trail of books Twilight left behind her. He started sorting the books . " Spells for Dummies , goes in S ," he mumbled as he walked toward the window where Apple Bloom was. She looked in the window and, to her dismay , S was the shelf right next to the window! She let out a squeal , grabbed her bow and ducked into the bushes. She watched Spike in the window , and the situation she was in seemed to dissolve as she focused on her handsome, scaly crush.
It only took him a few seconds to find the book's rightful place on the shelf, but that was all Apple Bloom needed. After she was sure he was back into the center of the library she ducked out of the bushes and took off in to a full on gallop to the Cutie Mark Crusader's Clubhouse.
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" I don't know Apple Bloom ....." said an apprehensive Scootaloo ," why do you like that scaly little dragon anyways? "
Sweetie Belle gave Scootaloo a shove and said , " I think that Apple Bloom can like any filly OR dragon that she desires." Sweetie sighed , " Like true love! " Scootaloo rolled her eyes.
" Great," she thought ," now I have two mushy gushy fillies on my hands! I need to see some more awesomeness!" She looked around the clubhouse and decided to head to Rainbow Dash's house.
" Gotta fly!" said Scootaloo , and with a ZIP she was out the door and on her scooter.
"Bye..." said a still dreamy Apple Bloom. The rest of the day was spent talking about Spike and Sweetie Belle's crush , Pipsqueak, and drawing pictures of their dream weddings.
On her way home , Apple Bloom had nothing on her mind but Spike.
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Earlier that day , on the other side of Ponyville......
The sun was just rising when Spike woke. He woke to the sound of Twilight scribbling away on a piece of paper.
" Gee Twilight , " said the still drowsy dragon , " what is it now?"
The purple unicorn replied , " Princess Celestia is requesting me to go to Canterlot with her for assembly on running a city on magic, and she wants ME to be the magical demonstration! I need to look up specific spells..." she trailed off as she used her magic to unscroll a ten foot long list of spells.
Spikes lime green eyes widened at the sight of it. He began to feel woozy, but before he could collapse, Twilight picked him up and set him on her back. She trotted around, flipping through books and occasionally moving to her desk and sitting to read.
Spike slipped off around the third trip back to the desk and started picking up books that Twilight had left behind.
"Spells for Dummies , that goes in S, " he mumbled. He headed toward the shelf and could have sworn he heard a squeal. When he got to the shelf , he looked out the window just in time to see a little red tail dart into the bushes.
"Apple Bloom..." he sighed. Little pink hearts replaced the green eyes on the little dragon. He slumped and caught himself. " She's probably watching! I can't let her see me like this!" he quickly darted in front of the shelf and put the book back. he made his way back to the center of the library and picked up another book.
Though he wasn't thinking about the books, he was thinking about Apple Bloom. He loved her simple red mane and her mellow yellow coat. Though she didn't have a cutie mark yet, he could still imagine what it might be. An apple pie, apple fritters , apple.... something! Well, maybe he shouldn't be so close - minded. It could be a....what was she good at? Ah , well , he could think about that later.
Right now, he wanted to focus on those big orange eyes. " Ahhh..." the hearts in his eyes were back. Twilight didn't even notice as she went on another rampage through the library. " Those eyes ....." he mumbled. This time Twilight caught on. " Are you thinking about Rarity again?" "Uh .... yeah... heh heh ... Rarity.."
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The next day.....
" Apple Jack!" Apple Bloom yelled up the stairs. " Apple Ja - ack!" No response. " Granny Smith , where's Apple Jack?" Granny Smith eyed the little filly and said , " Why ...... I believe she's out buckin' apple trees with Big Mac." " Of course!" said Apple Bloom "Thanks Granny! " "No problem Apple Bloom!" said Granny , but Apple Bloom was already out the door.
"APPLE JACK!!" screamed Apple Bloom. " Whoa , whoa Apple Bloom! What in tar-nations is makin' ya yell from half way across the apple orchards?"
" Can we go to the carnival in central Ponyville?" Apple Jack gave her a funny look. " You've never shown interest in that lil' carnival before....OHHHH ah see, Spike's there , ain't he?" Apple Bloom put a funny look on her face. " Noooo...." she sighed. "Yes."
"Alright , I'll take ya!" " Thanks so much A.J.!" Apple Bloom started bouncing around and A.J. had to drag her to Ponyville.
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" Thanks for taking me to the fair Twilight! I really appreciate the gesture!" " Well I figured it would only be fair since I'm leaving you at Fluttershy's cottage for a week." Twilight smiled. " Hey , I'm going to go to the Ferris Wheel , would you like to go with me?" " Oh that's okay , I'm going to go play for that stuffed librarian toy! You go on! I'll meet you at the Alien Shooter booth , okay?" " Okay Twi!" Spike said over his shoulder; he was already on his way to the wheel.
He walked up to the young colt running the Ferris Wheel and handed him his ticket. Then he walked up to the next carriage going up. He didn't pay attention to the person next to him. The colt but up the bar to hold them in and made his way back to the lever to move the wheel. "Well hiyah Spike!" chills went up Spike's back and butterflies rushed to his stomach. " H-hi Apple Bloom!" He turned to her and couldn't take his eyes off of hers." Well uh Spike, .....what's new."
" Twilight is going to go with Princess Celestia to Canterlot." " Wow , that's great!" Spike looked down. " Hey ....... Apple Bloom.." " Yeah Spike?" He looked up in to her giant eyes and said, " Would you maybe......Uh............Like to.........Go out with me?" Her eyes lit up " Yes yes yes yes!! " She leaned over and kissed him on the nose. He flushed and wrapped his hand around her hoof. She looked over Ponyville from her carriage and then at Spike. He was looking across Ponyville too. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. He flushed and kissed her back. Hoof in hand , they enjoyed the beautiful sights of Ponyville....together.
<3THE END<3
