The afternoon sun shone brightly upon the meadows on the outskirts of Ponyville, where Spike busied himself collecting Dragon Peppers for Twilight Sparkle's research. Bag in hand, his cat-like eyes locked onto a Dragon Pepper bush just ahead with plenty of ripe red pods ready for picking. He hurriedly plucked them off one by one by the stems, anxious to get back and be with his friends, especially Rarity. Sweet, beautiful Rarity. With those gorgeous blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds. Sweet, delicious diamonds. There wasn't a more beautiful pony in Ponyville. No, in all of Equestria!
Distracted as he was in his thoughts, Spike yelped in surprise as something slightly warm and damp pinched his arrow-tipped tail.
“Ow! What was that?”
Spike snapped around, but there was nopony there. After a shrug he went back to his picking, unaware of another creature’s presence on the other side of the bush. Something nipped at his tail again. He wheeled around, faster this time. The leaves of the bush danced, leaving Spike wondering if whoever was messing with him brushed against the leaves in retreat or jumped inside the bush to hide. Focusing, his eyes narrowed, Spike crept around to the other side of the bush. Still, there was nopony to be seen.
Spike scratched his chin in thought. There was only one pony in Equestria who could be that fast.
“Rainbow Dash?” Spike yelled. Only complete silence answered him. As the little dragon stood there, perplexed, something rammed his back hard enough to knock him face-first into the grass.
“Tag, you’re it!” Spike heard a female voice yell.
“Okay, Rainbow, you asked for it!” Spike shouted as he righted himself, making a mental note to slip a couple of these peppers in her food for revenge.
However, as Spike rolled over onto his rear, his spines drooped in shock and embarrassment when he saw a creature that made his every sense save for sight go numb—and he was sure that sense was fooling him. Standing before him was not Rainbow, but a cute dragon girl, about Spike's age if her size was any indication. Icy blue scales sparkled in the sunlight with beautiful blue eyes looking down at him. Pale blue hair, almost translucent, dropped down to the base of her neck.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” said the pretty stranger. “I didn’t ram you too hard, did I?”
“N-n-n-n-not at a-a-a-a-a-all,” Spike answered, ignoring the pounding pain in his spine.
The she-dragon giggled and smiled down on him. “I’m Sapphire!” she said warmly. “What’s your name?”
Spike’s jaw hung open, frozen in place. Sapphire. It was the most beautiful name he’d ever heard in his young life.
“My name is… uh….” A silent struggle for the answer left Spike clamping his eyes shut in thought. Oh, come on, think! What is your name? Hello! Equestria to Spike!
“Spike?” he answered his thoughts out loud. Oh yeah, that's right. “My name’s Spike.”
Sapphire giggled a sweet little giggle that made Spike’s heart skip a beat. “Nice to meet you, Spike!” She offered a forepaw to help him stand up. Taking her paw into his own made every nerve in his body tingle. He was holding hands with the most beautiful dragoness he’d ever laid his eyes on. Of course, she was the first dragoness he’d ever laid eyes on, but he was still sure this particular one was exceptionally beautiful.
Spike stared at the paw that had just grasped Sapphire’s, making a silent vow that he’d never wash that paw again.
“Hey!” Sapphire’s voice pulled Spike from his trance-like stake. He looked back up at her to see her tilting her head, smiling. “Weren’t you ‘it’?”
“Huh?”
“Catch me if you can!” With that, Sapphire ran in the other direction, her blue hair flowing behind her.
Spike’s heart pounded like it was trying to crack his ribs. This friendly and pretty girl dragon was openly inviting him to play! For a moment he thought he was dreaming, but the throbbing pain in his back assured him he was very much awake.
What was there to lose? Spike chased after Sapphire, and for the first time noticed the big blue ribbon she wore on her tail. It made Spike think that Sapphire was on a level of beauty that rivaled even Rarity’s.
For the next hour the two young dragons chased each other around, wrestling, laughing and giggling as dragonlings do. Their romp made Spike forget all about his duties to Twilight until their games returned them back to the bush with the sack full of peppers still sitting there.
“Oh no!” Spike held his paw to his face. Judging from the position of the sun, he'd lost track of time. Twilight insisted on punctuality!
“What’s the matter, Spike?” Sapphire asked.
“I forgot all about Twilight! I’m sorry, Sapphire. I have to head home. She’s probably worried about me.”
Sapphire tilted her head, giving Spike a quizzical look. “Twilight? Who’s that?” She frowned, her eyes betraying a hint of sadness. “Is she your girlfriend?”
“Who, Twilight? No way!” Spike waved the idea away. “She’s a unicorn from Ponyville. I’m just her assistant. That’s why I was picking these peppers.”
Sapphire flashed a big, toothy smile. “So you don’t have a girlfriend, then?”
“U-u-um…” Spike stammered as his cheeks flared. If Sapphire had just given an open invitation, this was turning out to be the best day ever! “I don’t.”
“So…” Sapphire lowered her head bashfully, cupping her claws behind her back and twisting her foot into the ground. “Do you want to meet here again tomorrow?”
“Would I ever!”
The dragoness’ eyes seemed to light up as she giggled out loud. “Great! See you tomorrow!”
“You bet!”
“Okay, bye, Spike!”
“Bye, Sapphire!”
“Goodbye!”
“Goodbye to you, too!”
“See ya.”
“See ya.”
“Later!”
“Yup, later!”
Their exchange made the two dragons laugh. Sapphire turned her head shyly away from Spike.
“Okay,” Spike continued once he’d caught his breath. “I’m really leaving this time. See you tomorrow, Sapphire!” He then took off running in the direction of Ponyville.
“Bye, Spike!” Sapphire yelled to the running, shrinking form.
As hard as he fought it, Spike couldn’t stop smiling his entire run home. Sapphire was friendly, playful, beautiful. To have found another dragon his age in Equestria, and she was interested in him! Spike couldn’t believe his luck. Rarity hadn’t even come into his thoughts since he’d met his new friend.
Okay, Spike. Better take it down a notch. Spike forced himself to calm down as he reached the outskirts of Ponyville. He couldn’t afford to let Twilight find out about his new friend. If she did, she might think his sudden interest in Sapphire was nothing more than an excuse to avoid his chores, and what would that do to his reputation as her number one assistant?
A casual stroll took him through the village of ponies, all of them minding their own business and oblivious to the little dragon’s inward glee.
“I’m home!” Spike shouted as he stepped into the library.
Twilight busied herself with dusting off the shelves with a feather duster that hovered in midair from the violet unicorn’s magic. “Wow, Spike,” she answered as she glanced out the window, then back over her shoulder at him. “What took you so long? It’s almost sundown.”
The dragon fidgeted. “Well, uh, you know how rare these Dragon Peppers are. They only produce every few years. I wanted to make sure I picked enough.”
As Spike set the potato sack down on the floor, Twilight rested the duster on the top shelf and trotted over to get a look at the pickings. The sack was full almost to the top. “Spike, my goodness, this is more than enough. You’ve really outdone yourself this time!” Twilight gave him a gentle noogie of praise. “My number one assistant. I’ll start my research on them tomorrow. Why don’t you take the day off?”
Spike's eyes widened in sudden glee. “You mean it?”
“Absolutely, Spike. You earned it.”
No duties to Twilight, nothing planned for the day. He was completely free to meet Sapphire again! In his mind he did a fist pump as he jumped for joy. On the outside, he managed to remain cool and calm.
“Thanks, Twilight. You’re the best.” Spike couldn’t stop himself from embracing the unicorn. Twilight smiled and patted Spike on the back.
BEST DAY EVAAAAAAAAAR! and why does this dragoness have hair? Wouldn't spikes be a better choice. And I love this cute little romance... and um... spike does know about dating right? Of course not.. let the crash ( empahsise on crash) BEGIN
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Dragonesses have hair.
1323894 Spam much?
Let the D'aaaaaaaawwwwing begin!!!!!
sahhpire.......my friend made the almost same story
I'm surprised. I don't think anyone else ever decided to do a shipping story with spike and ANOTHER DRAGON.
Well damn. That right there is just straight adorable.
Spike with another dragon? BLASPHEMY!
Still looking forward to more.
a bit overly fast paced
Finally. A love story that involes spike and another member of his species.
Let the D'aaaawwwmance begin
Omg!! I read this on fanfiction.net and LOVED IT!!! I was sad when it ended. Im glad you posted it here!!
Oh my god.
I was sent here by a friend to read another story, but this caught my eye! And I don't regret it AT ALL!
This story, is truly a amazing find.
This, this is amazing. No words, its augh! Let me explain a bit.
Near-perfect! I noticed a lack of discription on the new dragon, but thats okay! Because every thing else made up for it!
I expect more, I do!
Okay there were a few errors that really threw me out of the story, which would of been really d'awwww worthy otherwise. First, why would Spike's hands blister from the peppers? He has been used as a pincushion by Rarity before, and literally jumped into lava. i believe a little capsaicin should be okay for him to handle. Second... reptiles doesn't have hair. Their main epithelial adaptation is scales, not hair. it is the same way a bird would not have hair or fur.
That was excellent!
Good start. Can't wait to read more!
Just found a problem.
Spike's eyes are green.
...Sorry, you just triggered my rage.
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1327809 THIS... FUCKING THIIS!
This looks like its gonna be good! ^_^
1327809 I gotta agree. Still, this chapter was pretty cute. My one complaint: why does Sapphire have hair? Other than that, very adorable.
1327030 reptiles also don't speak, breathe fire, fly, and live for thousands of years. not trying to sound like a jerk, but when it comes to mythical creatures, people can come up with whatever they please. in the myth of dragons, it's not unheard of for female dragons to have hair and even feathered wings.
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The d'aaaaaaaaaaaaw level is high in this one.
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It must be some pretty gnarly peppers.
Awwwwwwwww.
We need more spike X another dragon stories..
AW MAH GAWD! ITS SO ADORABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHLLLL!!!!!
Wow. Instant love on the first sigh from both sides of the couple. That's what I call to rush things up.
1327809 yeah now that you mention it, those two are pretty important.
I have to agree with the complaintes about dragon inaccuracy. It's mentioned many times in the show that dragons are fire proof. Hair is not fireproof. Plus, no matter how I picture it, hair looks awkward on a scaled creature. Also, Spike's "cat-like eyes"? I'm pretty sure he has lizard-like eyes or dragon eyes.
Then Spike hides his discovery of a new dragon in town from Twilight. That is unlikely. If anything, Spike should be gushing about his new friend. He's a kid, after all. Twilight has absolutely no suspicion as to where he's been all day? More importantly, she didn't check on him after all that time?
And don't even get me started on the mutual love at first sight. That's not romance, it's shipping. I remember having schoolyard crushes in elementary with more depth than "we are the same species and played tag for a couple hours."
My shipping goggles aren't thick enough to ignore all the strangeness and conflict with canon.
1321959 Awesome sauce, cool beans, red potion, dragon peppers, rainbow juice, and Blood from an Age of Fire Series Dragon... Then dump in a Pan Galactic gargle Blaster...And you have the greatest drink across 99999999999999999999999999999999995204846267465700198366638283739118829121281719921737189283199909090981682971 trillion dimensions!
1341378 Hello there! Wasnt expecting to see you...Well, isn't that uncanny? Ok, bye now!
If I wasn't a man i'll kiss you
I haven't read this yet but let me just say that I like this for being on of the few stories in which someone actually attempts to not only make a baby dragon OC for spike to hang out with but also to ship him with. I wish there were more of them.
Despite all the inaccuracies, which I don't want to Drag-on about, dddaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww
Spikes got a girlfwiend!!!!!!!!1!!111!!1!1!11!1!
Also, since when do dragons have paws, for to this day I believed they had claws. I do not wish to pause, but this threw me off, or was that because I had to cough?
4176790 Booooo!!!
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Ah, young love. 'Tis a beautiful thing.
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You missed the Doctor...
Anyways, I accidentally read the first chapter of the sequel, and didn't realize it until I read the comments.
Isn't there another version of this tory? I distinctly remember a one shot that was pretty much in the premise of this. Not sure if that was you or not.
Not bad at all. You are adept at show-don't-tell and you inhabit the personalities well. The spacing is proper and most of the punctuation and structure are decent. The only thing I would change is the extended words don't need to be quite as long to convey the stammering. All in all, this is a good first chapter.