Spike orders a How-To guide book to win Rarity's heart. Will Spike be able to follow all the steps like a true gentlecolt? Will any of the steps actually work? And just what is Rarity looking for in her friendship with Spike, anyway?

Image by VanilleCream at DeviantArt (used by permission).

Totally awesome fanart by Multiversecafe found here: http://multiversecafe.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Woo-your-Lady-in-9-Easy-Steps-285329019

Spike has long since liked Rarity, and when Twilight Sparkle decides to hold a party and she's invited, Spike must decide if he will build up enough guts to tell her how he feels. He is determined to do so, but that has happened before and he's still chickened out.
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Though I have written this particular work, it is based of of the TV show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" which is owned by Hasbro Inc. To reiterate, NONE OF THE IDEAS, CHARACTERS, OR SETTINGS CONTAINED HENCEFORTH IN THIS LITERARY WORK OF FICTION ARE OWNED BY ME. THEY ARE OWNED BY Hasbro Inc. I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THEM.

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