A First Date

by BlazzingInferno

Goodnight

All too quickly the day turned to night. A wonderful day and a mostly successful dinner were long since behind them. They were standing, face to face, in front of the Carousel Boutique under the light of the moon.

She kissed him on the cheek. “Thank you for a wonderful Hearts and Hooves Day, Spike.”

“Was dinner really all right? I swear I’ve made chocolate soufflé before, I don’t know why it didn’t turn out this time.”

“Really, Spike, it was a lovely attempt and still tasted divine. I know neither of us has much relationship experience to fall back on, but I do believe that we need to be forgiving of each other’s faults. I’m certainly not perfect, despite what you may think.”

He opened his mouth and then closed it. Any possible counterargument sounded more like an insult.

“Well… I’m not perfect either. I’m also kind of short. Ponies are probably going to keep looking at us funny because they think I’m a kid.”

“Let them. We know the truth and, if they make a fuss, we’ll make sure they do as well.”

“What if it hurts your business? What if ponies don’t want to buy dresses from you because of me? What if…”

“Surely you’d think a self-made pony such as myself would have considered such things prior to you arriving this morning?”

“You did?”

Her smile faltered and she looked away. “Indeed. It is a risk to my career, possibly the biggest one I’ve ever taken since procuring my shop. Things might be fine if we keep seeing each other… and they might not.”

“But… I…” He hung his head. “I don’t want to lose you, Rarity… I don’t want you to wreck your career either. Ugh, why does this have to be so complicated? More than anything I just want you to be happy; even… even if…”

“No, Spike, don’t think of it that way. No business is without its risks, and this is one I’m willing to take. Self-made pony or not, I’ve spent years becoming the lonely fashionista that I am today. If I must suffer a setback or two for the sake of happiness, so be it.”

This time he kissed her on the cheek and, to his delight, saw her train of thought momentarily derail. Watching her stare off into space like that was both funny and alluring.

“No matter what happens, Rarity, I’ll stick by you… even if I have to dig up gems in the middle of the night so you can keep your shop.”

She blushed. “I know you would, that’s what makes the risk worth it.”

“And I still think you’re perfect; perfect for me.”

She blushed an even deeper shade of red. “It seems we’ve done everything out of order, haven’t we? A kiss after the first date is terribly unladylike.”

“We could always go out tomorrow and try again.”

She matched his grin. “Gladly, but not tomorrow. I do need some time to work without you distracting me with your sweet roses and sweeter words, my sweet.”

He blushed. “You heard me say that?”

She turned to the door and unlocked it. “Goodnight, until we meet again, my prince.”

“Goodnight, my…” he couldn’t believe he was saying it, “my special somepony.”

Comments

[LtMajorDude]

Awwww...

[rarityxspike]

Awwww..... The feels I love it
I really enjoyed reading this story

[BlazzingInferno]

4925152
Glad you enjoyed it

[OmniFox]

That's really sweet now Spike needs to do one more thing to really make this relationship blossomed: THE Kiss.

[Geoice]

Love

[Vaalintine]

This gives me the warm fuzzies.

[Ignaltus]

[xxvii]

[TheMessenger]

Great story, but "loose" should be lose. It's amazing how many people get that wrong.

[BlazzingInferno]

4927438
Yikes, absolutely right. That error slipped by me and two fantastic editors too; thanks for catching it!
Glad you liked the story

[StormHoof32]

...I have a cavity now...

[Mr Good Guy]

Alright, now I'm going to say the magic words..."What. Happens. Next?" This is a pretty good story, I can almost hear the characters speaking in their voices and acting this out as if it was a real episode. Probably would be nice if they would do an episode like this...

[BlazzingInferno]

4929943
Thanks, that's high praise.
I want to see what happens next too. The most I have at the moment is a (detailed) explanation on the nature of dragons and where Spike fits into it. I didn't want to just expand this story to delve into that because… well… like the title says, this is their first date. That's where the focus belongs.
I originally had another chapter on the end dealing with Cheerilee and Spike smoothing things over. That was left out for the very same reason.

What happens next well have to come… next

[Amy_Yu_Xuan]

So Romantic!!

[Hillbe]

Nicely cannon .Well written, Now for the conflict of shallow ponies with small hearts.?? I like it

[Galaxy Knight]

This speaks for itself.

[Marsara]

4929943

I'm going to be that guy...

[Gamerguy1313]

If someone's in a love-struck trance, expect a lot of fanfic romance! IRON WILL APPROVED!

[Evil Paladin]

4928182
My sensitive teeth are aching due to how sweet it is.
*rubs teeth* Gaaaah!!

[Victoria_the_dragoness]

This has likely been the third time that I have read this tale and it is still a wonderful and heartfelt read.

The emotions that you explored in both Rarity and Spike I find are seldom written about and are very realistic for them too; Rarity about her past relationships and her wants to have a lovely time with Spike and Spike's fears and doubts about why the proper lady appeared so forlorn.

The only thing that I could point out perhaps would be that you should explain where the characters are in relation to one another and what the characters are doing while conversing more often. I find that I have to fashion their placement and position throughout the story and that sort of distracts from the terrific tale for these two lovebirds. I love this story very much regardless.

[Gyro Pony]

This is actually a good Spike X Rarity story.
Even though I may not be a huge fan.

I think I know of only two others that are decently written and have enough story to not be a cringe-fest.

Very good, dear author.

[Kikio3000]

Great story - like a real episode