While normally far from the type to play video games, especially violent ones, Rarity finds herself convinced to join the girls in playing Black Sunset, one of the most popular games in the country. It's not long, however, until the game has her thinking about what's going on with her life. Namely, Spike. While the years had both washed over them, blossoming her into a mature, college educated woman and Spike into a fine lad himself on his junior year in high-school, his obvious interest in her has yet to fade. Rather, it's grown stronger.

A part of her yearns for the simpler times, back when he was a child with a childish crush.

But another faint, diminutive part of her is curious. Wanting. Wanting to sit back and listen to him. Listen to him express himself to her.

In his own way.

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Wrote for the contest in the Sparity group. Check out some of the other contenders, I'm sure they'll be top notch!

Special thanks to Peregrine Caged and Jake the Ginger for editing and being bros. Addational pre-reader thanks also goes to:

Xl9
Mr.101
and RainbowBob

Thanks guys! Couldn't do it without you.

Ember, Starlight, and Rarity have a girl night inside Twilight's castle. After trying a new Apple's creation, zap-apple cider, the three begin talking about many thing. Loves, dreams, and hopes that all find their ways to Spike.

How did it all happen before their children were born? How did some of the Mane 6 find their spouses? How did the Cutie Mark Crusaders stay so close after these long 10 years? How did they... expose Rarity is being cheated on by her special somepony, Glowing Gem? Love is in the air... but a certain villain is coming to crash the party.

Note: Rated Teen for Cheating. (When it's rated everyone when cheating is involved, it doesn't really seem right to me.)

Rarity keeps having dreams about a certain purple dragon, and they're driving her mad, but she loves them...