After Sunset
Princess Twilight Sparkle's glaring gaze must have looked more fierce than she had thought. If the looks on the faces of Rarity and Spike were anything to go by, she'd certainly had an effect on them. Rarity looked positively shocked at what she'd just heard Twilight say. Spike almost looked like he would cry. Both of them looked uncomfortably between Twilight and each other, standing dumbfounded as Twilight confronted them in the middle of the Golden Oaks Library.
It was Rarity who finally found the courage to speak. "Wh-what did you say?" she asked.
Twilight took a deep breath. "I said, I want the two of you to break up." she said firmly.
Spike swallowed hard. "But, we're not really going out. We're friends!" he said, trying to plead his case.
"Really?" asked Twilight. "You'd never know it by looking at the two of you." Turning her attention to Spike, she added, "You follow her around like a puppy, always offering to do anything she asks. She's nearly twice your age! Did you really think there was going to be any sort of chance that it would get serious?"
Spike looked down at the floor, brushing a foot over it nervously.
Twilight then turned to look at Rarity. "And you lead him on!"
Rarity gasped in surprise. "I do not!" she protested.
"Oh, yeah?" asked Twilight. "You practically coo over him when you thank him for helping. You shower him with little gifts. Even when I said I wanted to talk to both of you, you come over wearing that!" She pointed her hoof sharply at the base of Rarity's neck. There, hanging from a thick gold band was the large, brilliant, heart-shaped fire ruby Spike had given her. Rarity covered the treasure protectively with her hoof.
Twilight didn't let up. "Every pony in Ponyville knows about the two of you. I can only imagine what they must think amongst themselves. What if some of those rumours got back to Princess Celestia? What would she think if she heard how you two were acting? What could I say if she asked why I didn't say or do anything about it?"
Neither Rarity nor Spike could think of an answer. Both looked sheepishly away.
"You," Twilight said to Spike, "are my number one assistant." She looked to Rarity next. "You are the bearer of the Element of Generosity. You are both my friends. I didn't want to stick my nose into your private lives but I could no longer ignore something that I couldn't defend and that I do not condone." Her voice carried a conviction that Spike and Rarity knew they couldn't argue against.
Twilight took another deep breath. "I want you two to go and tell each other anything you need to get off your chests, and then that will be the end of it. After sunset, this whole little affair is over, understood?"
Rarity and Spike both sighed. "Yes, Twilight," said Spike. Slowly he made his way to the door of the library, with Rarity following behind. Watching them shuffle outside, Twilight couldn't help but feel bad for the two of them, but this was something that had to be done.
Once they were outside, Rarity's horn glowed a brilliant blue, and the door to the library swung shut behind them. Looking to Spike, she said, "I guess, if we don't want to cause any more scandal we should go to my shop to talk. Would that be all right, Spike?"
Spike nodded, but didn't say anything. The two of them walked in silence towards Carousel Boutique. Rarity glanced up at the afternoon sun, streaming down warmly on the town below. Sunset wasn't far off as it was, and she wondered if there would be enough time to say everything they needed to. The two of them soon arrived at the boutique where Rarity ushered Spike out of the view of anyone passing by the window displays, into the sitting room. Sitting upon her chaise lounge, she patted the seat next to her with her hoof, inviting Spike to sit beside her. Even after he did, the two of them couldn't think where to begin, staring at the floor beside one another.
Rarity brushed a hoof over her necklace again, and sighed, then looked over to Spike. "Do you want this back?" she asked. "I've taken good care of it when I've not been wearing it. It would probably still taste very good. I don't know how often I could get away with wearing it now, after what Twilight said."
Spike looked up at Rarity, his eyes falling to the ruby around her neck, then back up to her eyes. "No, you keep it. I meant for you to have it and I still do." he said. "You could still wear it at home, or if you go to Manehatten or Canterlot again." he suggested.
Rarity smiled softly, reaching out to curl her hoof around him in a little hug. "Thank you, Spike." she said.
Spike leaned against Rarity a little, looking at the floor again. "I guess I must have looked silly, always following you around." he said, swinging his feet above the floor. "I'm sorry if I was ever a bother, I just really enjoyed being near you, no matter what I was doing."
Rarity tightened her grip around Spike a little. "You were never a bother, Spike. Not once." she said softly, then sighed and looked down again herself. "The truth is, I did lead you on a bit."
Spike looked up at her suddenly. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"I knew you had a crush on me," she said, "long before you gave me this ruby. Deep down I knew that it could never really work but you were so sweet about it that I hoped you would see that for yourself one day so that I wouldn't have to be the one to break your heart." She brushed her hoof under one of her eyes, wiping away a tear.
Now it was Spike's turn to slip his arm around Rarity's back, rubbing it gently with his small, clawed hand. "You didn't, Rarity, don't worry." he said, trying to sound reassuring.
Rarity sniffled a little. "There's something else," she said, "the longer you and I spent together the more it made me realise something." She blinked her eyes, trying to hold back more tears before looking into Spike's eyes. "Not one stallion I have ever been interested in has treated me as kindly and as affectionately as you have, Spike." She paused a moment, letting her words sink in as a tear rolled down her cheek. "You're going to make some lucky girl very, very happy one day, and I am already jealous of her."
Spike could virtually feel himself blush, and he smiled almost shyly. "Well, any stallion who can't see how lucky he'd be with you isn't looking hard enough, and if any of them don't treat you right, you just tell me."
Rarity smiled a bit at his words. "My knight in shining scales," she said, a slight giggle in her voice as she wrapped her other hoof around his shoulders and hugged him close.
Spike sighed happily, his short arms around her waist softly, resting his head against her gently. A long, quiet moment passed as they embraced. It almost could have stretched forever, in Spike's mind anyway, so it was with a tinge of guilt when he asked, "Rarity, will we still be able to act like friends after today? Twilight will be watching me, I'm sure."
Rarity stroked her hoof down Spike's back again. "Well, I'm not sure what she's expecting, but she certainly can't expect us to just stop being friends altogether." She took a deep breath, and then said softly, "I guess it will have to take a little getting used to. We may not be able to see each other as often, or for as long, or..." her voice trailed off into a sad sigh. "I honestly don't know how it's going to be, Spike." she admitted, leaning her head upon his. She could feel Spike shiver at her words and nestle a little deeper into her hug. Opening her eyes, she could look out the window of her home, see the shadows begin to lengthen as the sun began to set.
Rarity took a deep breath to strengthen herself, then held Spike by his shoulders so she could look into his eyes. "Which means we have this one last chance. Tell me everything. Tell me everything you wanted to say to me but couldn't."
Spike looked up into her deep blue eyes, her resolve giving him a courage he hadn't felt before. "I love you!" he said immediately. "I have since the day I met you. You're beautiful and you're talented and you're smart and you're generous and I love you for it all and more." Even he couldn't believe everything he had said, but the weight that lifted off his heart told him that it was exactly what he needed to say to her.
Rarity could feel her eyes swell with tears again. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she finally found her voice again. "You charged to my rescue. You comforted me when I cried. You even stood by me when I was at my absolute worst." Quickly she wiped her eyes before she could no longer see. "I should have told you this after each and every time you were there for me, but I was afraid to say it. I love you. I love you very much!"
Spike held Rarity's hooves in his claws, gazing at her face. She was lovely, even with her cheeks streaked with tears. Her mane shimmered in the orange glow of the light streaming in from the window behind her, giving Rarity an angelic halo in the sunset.
The sunset! Spike glanced over Rarity's shoulder, then to her again. "The day's almost over!" he said, nervously.
Rarity quickly looked behind her, then back to Spike. "There's not much time left." she said.
Both of them looked to the other. Each one could see the longing gazes, the quick, hungry glances at each other's mouths. Without another word, they were drawn to one another, their lips meeting. Rarity pulled Spike to her chest as he slipped his arms around her neck. Their eyes closed tight as their lips opened, lost in a little world of their own that was about to end.
It could have been minutes, or it could have been hours later. Minutes would have seemed to last forever, yet hours would have gone by too quickly. There was still the soft light of dusk in the window when they opened their eyes, Rarity lying on her couch where she had fallen back with Spike held tightly to her. Slowly, she lowered her head to rest on his shoulder.
"The sun has set, hasn't it?" she asked.
Spike nodded, brushing his head against her silky soft mane. "Yeah," he said softly.
Rarity blinked hard, trying to keep her tears in. "No matter what anyone else says, Spike, I will always be your friend."
Spike brushed Rarity's back with his hand softly. "And I'll always be yours," he said.
Their only vow now spoken, they silently sat up. Rarity brushed her face with her hoof before trotting to the front of the shop. Her horn glowed its brilliant blue, and the front door swung open. Spike stood at the door a moment, looking back to Rarity, a slight smile on his lips, before turning and beginning to walk back to the library.
Rarity stood watching out the open door until she could no longer see her friend, then turned, and walked back into her home, the door swinging shut behind her.
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she has a history of trolling the fans.
don't take it seriously.
twi was OOC
celestia wouldn't care.
DAMMIT TWILIGHT !! WHY YOU DO THIS?!
So it seems you got some partially bad information or you just worded it badly. Someone asked if there'd be any romantic Sparity moments and she answered that there wouldn't be because Spike was still seen as a child, and then went on to say there were still other really great Sparity moments coming up. Realistically, there's never going to be any particularly romantic moments with any of the mane six with any other pony, it would change the status quo which in tv tropes is considered a bad idea usually as it, "upsets the fans."
That being said, I did find it a delightfully, bittersweet story.
GAH! YOU B
TWILIGHT!!!!!! F 
YOU TWILIGHT!!! YOU LITTLE F 
ER TWILIGHT!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU F 
ING BREAK UP MY F 
ING FAVORITE SHIPPING!!!!!!!!
Sequel - Spike gets home and Twilight makes him tell her everything he and Rarity said and did. Then Twilight says "Good." and then explains how sick she was of the holding pattern the two were in. Spike is sent back to Rarity and the rest of the story is about the fight for the relationship in the face of societal backlash against the odd pairing.
I get what you were trying to do with this story, and could even see myself liking it. However, using Twilight as the catalyst in that way just seemed... wrong somehow.
Knowing these two, they might just find someplace and um... you know. Twilight is smart but not omnipotent. Eventually, they will be found and Spike will inevitably butt heads with Twilight and decide to leave with Rarity to someplace unknown. Twilight will vehemently to track them down, slowly giving into her dark powers while the remaining Bearers of Harmony are divided in whether what Twilight is doing is just or not. Inevitably, unrest leads to war and chaos, one that even Discord doesn't enjoy.
Well, that got dark,
Back in the treehouse...
Cadence: YOU DID WHAT TO THEM?!!
Twilight: Oh why do you care?
Cadence: Twilight, I am the Princess of Love. YOU DO NOT INTERFERE WITH MY DOMAIN!
Spike entered the Library as he saw Twi he belched a flame & a Scroll floated to the floor. Twi said "It's for me" Her face beaming "I must be right" She read the words out loud.
"Dear Twilight" Twi thought ,strange it's different no My fateful student,
"Dear Twilight Sparkle ,Have you lost your mind? Do you know how much work Luna & Cancance have done to get these two love birds togeather? "
Spikes ears perked up, "As of today your Royal orders are to leave them alone"
"As you know YOU ARE THE Princess of Friendship" scolded Celestia " I expect you to carry out your Royal duties & find a colt for your self"
"Yours truely (in matters of love)Princess Celestia, Luna & Candice"
"Great !" Spike beamed "If you want me I'll be sharing a bowl of Vinnila oat swirl icecream over at Raraitys"
My OTP (right after LunaSqueak)! Y U break it up? :(
Wow, Meagan and Twilight are both colossal bitches
Biologically, disregarding the way dragons and ponies age differently, wouldn't Rarity only be about 7 years older than Spike, at most? Twilight was very young when she hatched him. A 7 year age difference is not that much at all. My grandmother fell in love with my grandfather when she was 10 and he was 20! He even promised he would wait until she was 16 to date her, and he did. And they got married two years later! A childhood crush can easily turn into a true love that lasts fifty+ years, like it did for my grandparents. Age be darned, love is love, as long as you're willing to wait until it's legal.
This is why in my WIP fimfics, I put forth that Spike looks 12-ish, but in dragon years, he's legally 16 to 18 over the course of my stories. THEN he'll get a proper growth spurt so he looks more like his proper age and him and Rarity can go on proper dates!
My reaction to Twilight first dialogue:
0:08
And then I gave this answer:
And then finally:
6741911 Damn am I really that violent, oh well I will still favorite it, but not for the ending, it should of ended with them running away together if that was the true ending then I would put this in my top five.