//------------------------------// // Lunar Confessions // Story: Moonlit Spark // by Destia Blaze //------------------------------// Canterlot, The Capital City of the great nation of Equestria. With it's towering ivory towers Canterlot appears a noble city, filled with wonder and sophistication. Spike never saw it as such, however he found it to be a city of snooty ponies acting better than everypony else. Never having been fond of most of the ponies in this city Spikes only reason for coming here was because Princess Luna called him. The thought of Luna started making him wonder just what was so urgent, and why swimwear? That doesn't make sense! As he pondered over it, the chariot made a startlingly bumpy landing, shaking Spike from his thoughts as the guards were blushing from embarrassment due to the shaky landing. "We've arrived, Sir Spike" the guard on the left announced. "I could tell." Spike chuckled lightly before regarding them once more "Thank you both, I appreciate the ride." He thanked the guards with a smile and a thumbs up. To which that guards nodded and took off, chariot in tow. Spike turned around and was surprised to see a very excited Princess Luna bounding up to him. "Spike! We are glad to see you have come!" She exclaimed happily, pulling the drake into a bone crushing hug. "Gah, Luna! Air!" Spike groaned out, to which Luna pulled him out of the hug to look him over. "We didn't hurt you did we?" Luna asked with concern clearly written on her face. Spike could only chuckle in response at his friends' antics. "I'm fine Luna, but what about you? Why did your letter sound so important?" He asked inquisitively, one eyeridge raised as he held onto the petite princess in his arm, causing the princess to blush rather profusely. Much to Spike's confusion, Luna simply looked away, face flushed. "Are you okay? You look like you might not be feeling well." He noted as he placed his hand against her forehead, just under her horn. "Spike we are quite alright, just a little hot." She lied, avoiding his hand as she freed herself from his gentle hold. "Are you ready for this mission? It is quite important." She spoke in a hushed voice, a smile playing at her lips causing spike to lean in as he was very curious as to why he had been called instead of the girls. "You are here... for us to have fun!" Luna declared excitedly, a playful glint in her eyes. "To have fun? I thought we were in trouble Luna!" Spike yelled in faux irritation, a small smile playing at his lips to ensure Luna he wasn't upset. "Well, we thought we would surprise our good friend with a couple days at the water park." Luna commented with an adorable pout, tugging at Spike's heartstrings. 'Luna shouldn't be allowed to be this adorable!' he thought to himself, a light blush crossing his features. "By all means, after you Luna" the drake spoke, playfully bowing to Luna as he gestured for her to lead the way. As Luna took the lead, she began walking towards the castle "Soon, dear Spike. First we must get your sleeping arrangements taken care of." Spike nodded in understanding following Luna up to the castle, bag on his shoulder. After having made the sleeping arrangements, Spike found himself in the room just a couple doors from Luna's room. "Man this is crazy, a weekend with Luna. This is gonna be awesome." He said nobody in particular, seeing he was in the privacy of his room, he looked around, noting the king size bed, a bathroom connected to his room,two large windows, giving him an excellent view of the gardens, a large dresser with a vanity and a large, walk-in closet connected. "I think the room might be a bit much though." he said with a laugh as he finished putting his clothes up. Stepping out of his room, Spike noticed Luna in front of him, hand raised as if in preparation to knock on his door. "Oh, hello Luna, what's first on today's agenda?" He asked in amusement as he watched Luna's face erupt into a blush. "Today, we're going to the park and then the gardens, that is if you would like to." Luna responded kindly, twiddling her thumbs as she scuffed her hoof across the floor with an adorable expression on her face. 'Luna, you shouldn't be allowed to do this to me! This should be cruel and unusual punishment!' Spike thought as he grabbed her hand in his. "Then let's go Luna, it's not much fun if we don't do it right?" he asked with a smile. He failed to note the crimson blush that had taken hold of Luna's face as she stared at their hands intertwined with one another. "S-spike we would like to tell you something, though we are fearful it would drive you away." Luna muttered the end of her sentence, face alight in her blush. Spike stopped walking and turned to look at his friend, the smaller mare looked away for a moment, suddenly very silent. "What is it Luna?" Spike inquired, letting go of her hand as her became increasingly more curious. "You know you can tell me anything." He reassured her, unaware of the coming words. "We have... Feelings for you Spike." She said quietly, her voice too quite for the drake to hear, as the drake made it known. "You what?" He asked simply. "We like you Spike!" Luna said in a quick burst of speed, and unfortunately for her, volume as well. Noting he could hear her that time, her face suddenly was even more red, nearly overriding her naturally dark fur color, watching Spike for any indication of response as the drake had gone quiet, appearing as if in thought. "What kind of like are we talking here Luna?" He asked, his face an unreadable mask at the moment as he studied the mares face. "W-we believe it is what is now called 'crushing'" Luna replied nervously, fearing she'd just destroyed her friendship with the drake. Eyes filling with tears at the thought, she turned to flee from Spike. The drake, however, was faster and caught her arm causing her to wheel around facing him once more as he leaned in, pressing his lips against hers. Hesitantly, Luna returned the kiss after being briefly surprised. As Spike pulled away her opened his eyes, looking at this smaller mare with a thoughtful expression. "Luna, I'm not going to lie and say I didn't want to hear those words, but I want to explore this feeling I have for you further before we make anything of it. Okay?" He asked softly, looking at the still surprised princess, causing her to nod dumbly. 'I just kissed Luna and didn't get banished! Yes!' Spike mentally cheered as he grabbed her hand once more, walking out towards the park with a child-like energy about him. "Let's go to the park, maybe we can talk some more there" Spike cheered, happy to spend the day with one of the mares he's closest with. As Spike and Luna reach the park, they took a seat on the nearest bench, which to the princess' delight is under some shade. when they sit down, Spike sits and faces Luna with a curious expression. "So... Why me?" he asked in a simple, but final type of way, leaving nothing to be misinterpreted. This surprised Luna, as she did not expect Spike to be so forward about it. "W-well we feel you are respectable. You help your friends when they need it, you are always there for us no matter what, you're generous, caring, and quite handsome." Uttering the last word caused Luna's dark fur to go bright red once again, as if her admitting feeling towards somepony else was embarrassing. "We like these traits you have, and you have been so kind and caring with helping Us get caught 'up to speed' I believe you had called it, with today's times." she spoke softly, as if she was choosing her words carefully. Spike waited patiently for Luna to finish speaking, listening to her with undivided attention. "We guess we never could figure it out until we spoke with our sister about it. She had called it 'love'. But we do not think to say we are 'in love' with Spike the Dragon would be accurate. Rather, the statement becomes obscured with those words." She looked up to the drake, him standing nearly a foot taller made most mares have to crane their necks just to look him in the eye. "But we would like to try this 'in love' thing, to ascertain if it is correct to use with us." Luna looked away but smiled nonetheless. After a few more hours of conversing, the sun began to set, painting the sky in a beautiful myriad of colors. Spike remembered that they were supposed to go to the gardens, and after reminding Luna she got an excited expression once more, quickly getting up and pulling the drake with her. As they arrived at the gardens, Luna beckoned Spike to follow her as she quickly took off into the hedge maze that the sisters had built upon Luna's return. Spike, being ever so loyal, followed with an excited curiosity, keeping pace with the lunar princess. Their journey through the maze came to an abrupt halt when Luna pressed her hand into one of the hedge walls, causing it to flash briefly before opening to a clearing with a picnic blanket and basket. "Would you care to join us on a moonlight picnic?" Luna asked with a soft smile.