Spike was heading over to Rarity's boutique to see if she needed any cheering up. "I hope Rarity would accept a request from me.", he hoped. He knocked on the door and waited for Rarity to answer. But, instead, he heard her call from inside.
"Come in!", Rarity called from inside the boutique. She sounded like she was overwhelmed.
Spike opened the door to take a peek. And there Rarity was, laying down on the couch, feeling overwhelmed with a hoof to her forehead. "Uh, Rarity, you doing ok?", he asked.
Rarity turned her head to look at the small dragon standing in front of the couch. "Oh, hello, Spike, I've been having a long day, just making dresses and selling them.", she said. "It's been too much for me, I needed to call the day off."
Spike wanted to ask her if he can affect her, but he wasn't sure if she would except it. "Um, Rarity, can I ask you something?", he asked. "It might be weird to you, so don't be mad at me."
"Sure.", Rarity said. "What is it, Spike?"
"Can I... affect you with care?", Spike asked. "You can say 'no' if you want."
Rarity smiled with joy. A little care is what she needed. "That's not problem at all, my dear.", she said. "I could use some care."
Spike sighed with relief. "Do you want to do this on your bed?", he asked. "You'll feel more comfortable."
Rarity nodded. The two went into the bedroom. "Okay, I'm looking forward to this.", she said happily. She walked over to her bed and sat down.
Spike hopped on the bed and got close to Rarity.
"So, what do you do to affect somepony, Spike.", Rarity asked.
"What I do to affect a pony is belly rubbing, ear scratching, nose booping, chin stroking, tickling, and mane stroking.", Spike said.
"Uh... about the mane stroking, I don't like other ponies touching, but I guess I'll deal with that.", Rarity said. "But, don't touch my tale."
"Alright, not the tale, not touching the tale.", Spike said. "What do you want to start off with first?"
Rarity rubbed the back of her head with a hoof. "I don't know.", she said. "I'll let you decide what to start off with."
"Ok.", Spike said. "How about I start off with ear scratches."
"Sure, Spike.", Rarity said. She laid down on her stomach and got comfortable on her bed. "I think I should be ready."
Spike walked over to Rarity's right ear and scratched away. Rarity's top eyelids lowered a bit as she relaxed. The dragon walked over to the other ear and scratched that one. Rarity dropped her chin to the blanket of the bed, she was pretty close to falling asleep. "Oh, Spike, you're wonderful.", she moaned softly.
The ear scratching was all cleared out. Spike walked over to Rarity's face. "The ear scratching is all cleared out.", he said. "Alright, Rarity, chin up."
Rarity lifted her chin up and closed her eyes. Spike moved his claws to the mare, put his fingertips on the underside of her chin, and scratched away. "Oh, Spike, those claws.", she said softly. If she was her cat, Opal, she would purr like her.
Spike removed his claws from her chin. "Okay, now that's over with, do you want a belly rub?", he asked.
"Yes, Spike.", Rarity said. "I would do anything to have you affect me."
Spike winked and booped the mare in the nose. Rarity laid down on her back, her head resting on her pillow. The little dragon walked over to Rarity's white marshmallow cream like belly, he pressed his claws and removed them to watch the belly bounce and jiggle. He laid his left claw on Rarity's belly and moved it up and down, to her chest, then to her waist. Rarity's eyes slowly closing all the way. Spike was about done, as he finished, he can now see Rarity sleeping, her belly rising and falling as her snores went on. Spike stroked her mane, putting her in a deeper sleep. He wanted to surprise her with tickle attack while she was sleeping. He went back over to her belly and he raised her claws to prepare the attack. As Rarity took another snore, he dunked his claws into the mare's stomach and tickled her.
Rarity squealed with laughter. "AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! SPIHIHIHIHIHIHIKE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Spike stopped tickling Rarity to let her catch her breath. "I got you good, didn't I?", he asked.
"Yes.", Rarity sighed, still catching her breath. "I haven't laughed that hard a quite a while. You tickled me." She laughed, rubbing her stomach.
"I know, that was something I haven't done before.", Spike said. "It's amazing to see you laugh, Rarity."
"Yeah, I do laugh a lot sometimes.", Rarity said. "Me and Sweetie Belle had tickle fights when she was younger." She yawned and smacked her lips.
"So, how do you feel, Rarity?", Spike asked.
"Wonderful... and...", Rarity started, yawning again. "Sleepy. I should get some rest now. Can you tuck me in bed before you leave?"
"Of course, Rarity.", Spike said. He pulled the blankets over Rarity and hopped off the bed. "Bye, Rarity." He shut the door, leaving Rarity to sleep.