//------------------------------// // Take Four: It's Nothing // Story: The Princess' Designer // by BlazingFlame //------------------------------// Take Four: It's Nothing "It's just a regular compliment," Twilight giggled nervously. "Right? I mean, when you put me in a dress, you say I look gorgeous or fabulous, so I just thought that for once, I return the favor," Twilight was avoiding eye contact with Rarity, so that the moment would not seem awkward. But she also didn't want to gaze into Rarity's magnificent eyes. They were so luring and beautiful. They gleamed happiness and beauty from Rarity's very soul. "Oh, darling, you don't have to return any favor," Rarity said as she rubbed her hoof on the leg next to it. Rarity was avoiding eye contact too, and she could feel blood rushing to her cheeks again. Seeing Twilight again made her heart flutter. It made butterflies in her stomach fly about. The day was still bright, and the way the sun shone on Twilight made her look dazzling. Rarity had made up her decision, but if she made a move, Twilight could no longer be a princess. After all, princesses followed the original rules of Equestria. This current situation emphasized on modern rules. "Well, I…I just wanted to. How was your trip here? And shouldn't you have arrived last night?" "I did, Twilight, but I was so tired. I passed out in my hotel room. I was so exhausted. And all of my bags are out on the streets," "Why is that?" Twilight asked, a smirk on her face. She knew Rarity always carried with her bags, and would never let them touch the floor. She was too cautious and organized for something like that. Rarity noticed the smirk, and she began to fall on her words. "I know what you're thinking…d-don't laugh! I had to, I…something…my perfume…" "What was that?" Twilight asked as she drew closer to Rarity. "You're really red in the cheeks," Twilight said as she felt Rarity's face. Rarity stood, shocked, and stared into Twilight's eyes. Twilight is feeling my face. And she's looking into my eyes. I feel hotter now. Blood is rushing everywhere, the feeling of love is spreading! Rarity's face is so beautiful. It's soft to the touch, and I can't help but look into her eyes. She's beautiful, and I'm in love with her. But…I studied the original laws of Equestria, and I must follow them. Rarity, I love you, but Spike is the one with the infinite crush on you. I ruined his feelings by telling him something stupid. Twilight quickly broke the eye contact, and both of the mares played with the ground as they looked down. Twilight moved her eyes from Rarity to the ground and continued to speak. "Are you sick? Do you have a fever? You seemed like you were burning up, and you're even sweating now," "Oh," Rarity said as she wiped her forehead. Twilight watched on as Rarity's mane moved as she dramatically wiped her forehead. "But you're the same as well, darling. You look simply awful," Rarity said weakly. "I think it's the heat," Twilight said. "Let's head inside," "Yeah…thanks," *** "So she thinks she can just take what's mine!" Spike said angrily. "Well I'll show her. Rarity isn't too old for me, nopony is! I love Rarity, and she will be mine, whether she likes it or not," Spike said as he chuckled evilly. He looked through the shelves that held books for potions. "If I can't have Rarity…nopony can," Spike said as he continuously looked. He went from shelf to shelf, and finally found what he was looking for. It was a blue hardcover with a flask as the title picture. "Potions and Forbidden Spells," Spike read with a chuckle. "You're all mine, Rarity," Spike slid down the ladder happily and skipped to the nearest table. When he opened it, black smoke came out and entered his head. He coughed, but didn't realize what entered him. "Now for something that will show I'm meant for Rarity. Come on…aha!" Spike said after flipping many pages. He slid his claw across the page as he read. "Sleeping Potions. The one who drinks this shall fall into a deep sleep. And the charm to lift it is a kiss. True love's kiss will break the spell. But within a few weeks, the host will die. Well I'm going to prove I'm her true love, so Twilight can back off. But I need something for her," Spike said as he put a claw to his chin, thinking of what other potion he could make. He turned multiple pages and laughed evilly. "Perfect…a poisoned apple. It won't kill, but it will make the pony forget everything. If Twilight eats this, chances are she'll forget who she is. But if it means I get Rarity in the end," "But Twilight's like a mother to me. Why would I ever want to hurt her?" "She has come to take Rarity. She has come to take the precious we adore," "But…why? I love Twilight and Rarity!" "Who cares about Twilight, when Rarity is our precious future bride? We will teach that stupid mare that this is no innocent crush. Rarity will be ours," "I…I don't know. Who are you? Where did you come from? Why do I feel like my mind is shrouded with you?" "That's because I am going to be what helps you get what's precious to you," "But Rarity and Twilight are both special and precious to me. I love them both!" "Why don't you look into the mirror and see that without me, you can't live. You have to follow what I say until you have gotten your every dream," "Does that include the ice cream world with Rarity?" "Just look into the nearest window and see your reflection, dragon," Spike did as told and jumped in fright. "Is this what I really look like?" Spike said as he felt one side of his face. It was smooth and wasn't scaly. It was like skin, something he had underneath all of his scales. But he never knew what it felt like. His right side was the one still intact, whilst the left looked like an angry gremlin. Spike covered his eye. "No…no!" "You wanted this. Now finish it," The other half of him said. Spike let out a tear and went back to his book. "I'm sorry, Twilight…jealousy got the best of me again," Spike read the ingredients for the sleeping potion first. A wing of a parasprite, a scale of a dragon, a flower petal, and a rose thorn. All of those would be easy, that is, finding the parasprite would be hard. The poisoned apple required only three things. An apple and water with a hint of rainbow's dust and a cup of rainbow. Spike slid his claw against the book and let out a few more tears. "What are you crying about? Suck it up!" "I can't! I can't do this!" "You fool, Scaly will handle this. You're weak. Your heart can't even live up to your name. If one is named Spike, it means they're tough like…well, a spike. But spikes are dangerous. But my name is Scaly. I'm rough and I can damage," "I just want this to stop. I want you off of me!" Spike said as he pulled on his left side. Scaly growled and slapped off Spike's hand. "You don't have much of a choice. And I'm gaining your memories…shouldn't you have learned not to let jealousy get the best of you?" Spike gasped, and looked to the side. "I…I guess I never learned that lesson. I just love Rarity so much," "That's because she's our precious. She's our love," "How is she yours if she's mine?" "I'm a part of you…so she's ours," "Oh, darn," Spike said as he continued reading. Twilight, please forgive me. You won't remember me in the end, but I need to have the happy ending for once. You became a princess, while I still stayed an assistant. I'm cool with that, because I' number one, but I want love. You already have the love of your friends, and you have a chance of marrying a prince. You…you can't marry Rarity. Not for my life or your life. This is my life. Spike smirked. "Let's do this," He said with a chuckle. *** "Okay, so here's your bedroom," Twilight said as she walked Rarity in. It was a fabulous room with purple curtains and a royal purple bed. The golden rods holding the bed up looked brand new, and the bejeweled dresser made Rarity gape. She may have loved Twilight, but this room was simply fabulous to her. Rarity grew a materialistic love for this room. When Rarity took a hoof forward, she tripped on Twilight's hoof, and both fell onto the blue carpet floor. Their horns touched, a sign of mutual love when two unicorns married or were in love. Their bodies were pressed against each other, and both blushed a bright red. Twilight shifted under Rarity, making the white unicorn moan. Rarity covered her mouth and continued looking into Twilight's eyes. Her eyes shuddered, and she couldn' help but indulge in the feeling of Twilight's body under hers. "Rarity, are you okay?" "I…I'm f-fine," Rarity said. "Y-you're blushing. D-don't tell me y-you like this," "Of c-course I d-don't!" Twilight said, yet again being the first to break eye contact. "You're the one that seems to l-like it," Twilight managed to say. She had moaned slightly from the feeling of Rarity as well, but she couldn't admit it. But with the feeling of Rarity's horn on hers, Twilight could not feel any safer and better. "H-how dare you, uh!" Rarity moaned loudly. Twilights hoof had pressed up against her spot, making her gasp. She jumped up quickly and cleared her throat. "Please leave," Rarity said as she nervously looked to the door. "I didn't mean to touch there, I'm sorry!" "J-just go," Rarity said as she put her hoof to her mouth, gently biting it. Twilight got up, and walked slowly to the door. She looked at Rarity and then back down. "I…I'm so sorry," "It's…it's nothing, so just leave," Rarity closed the door on Twilight's back, and put herself to the door. She felt her horn, and a small heart sparked from it. Could Twilight Sparkle be…my one true love? No…I need to remove my humiliation. I need to find Prince Blueblood by the end of this week. Twilight gasped and remembered how hot Rarity was on top of her. She had a feeling Rarity liked her. Rarity had to have liked her. But it was a mistake. She didn't mean to touch Rarity in that spot. But when their horns touched… "Ah!" A heart sparked from her horn, and she watched it slowly descend to the floor. Could Rarity be…my one true love? No, I'm a princess. But I'm in love with her. What should I do? But I bet it really is nothing. We just had one awkward moment. But this heart from my horn says otherwise. *** Spike had already gathered the ingredients and hid them under his sheets. Getting the parasprite was a hassle. The door opened, and Twilight walked in. Realizing he was still in his half Spike form, he hid underneath Twilight's bed as quick as he could. As her lavender hoofs approached the bed, Spike realized he had not been spotted. "Since you've been cooperative you can have your full-self back, but I will always be in your mind," At that, Scaly turned himself into Spike's body, revealing the left side Spike had lost. Surprisingly it didn't hurt the baby dragon. "Rarity, I love you so much, but I need to find a way to make this all okay. If I like you, I'm disrespecting my royal honor. But not only that, Spike was hurt by me. I told him the stupidest thing. Oh, Spike if you were here, I'd apologize, I'd…I'd…" Soon Twilight was sobbing. "I'm a failure as a mother, even though I'm not really your mom! I've taken care of you for so long, and I hurt you! I'm so sorry. I'm so…so sorry. But…I know I love her now, and I think she feels the same! I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry," "It's nothing, Twilight," Spike whispered. "You're…" "You're nothing," Scaly said with an evil chuckle.