//------------------------------// // A Little Love // Story: A Reluctant Herdstallion // by Tatsuzaku //------------------------------// Looking like somepony has slapped her cheeks, Rarity stuttered, "N... oh... no? No, it not like that at all. Stop looking at me like that! I'm telling you I don't have a crush on Spike regardless how smart, brave, strong, cute, sweet, and hard-working I think he is." "Then you wouldn't mind if I gave Spike a princess's award for...," began Starlight before she was interrupted by Rarity shouting, "No way, you hussy! I will not have you or any other mare corrupting him, you hear me. Dear Spikey-Wikey is mine... MINE... ALL MINE I TELL YOU! MWAHAHAHA!" "Heh heh, and here I though she didn't love Spike. What do you think, Ember?", teased Starlight as she wink at Ember. "Heh heh, no doubt she in love. The way she tries to scare you away from Spike just now is just like how dragoness tried to scare away their rivals." Rarity looking abashed while Ember and Starlight snicker in the background, "M... ay... maybe I am in love, but can you blame me. He just so tended to a mare's need. He really knows how to make lady feel like a princess." Rubbing her hooves nervously, Starlight confessed, "I totally agree with you, Rarity. The little guy makes it hard not to love him and ever since I saw him... umm... pleasuring his self... Celestia, help me... I can't stop having erotic dreams, very erotic dreams, about him." "Hah hah, I'm guessing the runt has a talent for making females wet for him. That's kind of the reason I came here. When my father tells me about breeding effects of the Bloodstone Scepter, in my head, Spike kept popping up." roared Ember. Rarity and Starlight look at each other before breaking out in fits of laughter which set Ember ablaze with anger, "WHAT SO DAMN FUNNY!!! YOU STUPID PRANCING PONIES!!!" "Sorry sorry... we weren't making fun of you, honest. What we were laughing at was you wanting to talk to Twilight... hah hah... about sex," pleaded Rarity and Starlight while trying to hold in their laughter. A perplex-looking Ember asked, "Are ponies not taught about sex?" "It all depend on the family and school. Someponies view teaching sex could lead to debauchery and loose morals. Twilight may be book-smart, but she probably gets red from reading about anatomy," answered Starlight as Rarity joins in the conversation, "And there are other ponies that think if you don't teach about sex if could lead to dangerous experimentation or a S.M.D. which is a sexual magical disease. It's a disease that affects a pony's magical field and it's a horrid thing to have." Ember rolled her eyes, "You ponies sure do have unusual mating habits. So, Twilight a lost cause, but what about Spike?" Rarity shrugged, "I not sure, Darling. He probably knows more than Twilight, but he such a gentledrake. He might be unsure on what to do." "I figured what Rarity is saying is Spike's still a virgin. He can talk a big game, but in truth he shy about the whole thing. Can't say I blame him with how some of these mares go around cockteasing every stallion they run across. Not to mention, because of bias against dragons, most mares wouldn't want to be with Spike," sighed Starlight. Ember crosses her arms, "Those damn mares should be honored to receive Spike's favor. But putting that aside, what's a cocktease?" "A cocktease is a mare that flirts with a stallion making them think they're interested in a romantic relationship but in truth is just stringing them along. And if the stallion shows any offers of love, they get burned verbally by said mare. The whole bunch of hussies should be locked away if you ask me," offered Rarity. "And you don't count yourself among them, Rarity. I mean you do about the same thing, don't you?”, giggled Starlight. Rarity rubbed her temple, "Starlight, you been hanging around Spike too much, you're starting to tell corny jokes just like him. I may flirt a little, but it is harmless. I don't pressure the stallion into anything, nor do I expect anything in return and if the stallion become romantic I explain to them I not interested." Ember's head steaming from thinking more than she usually does, "Hearing about that, I guess it makes sense for Spike be hesitant about sex. Ouch! I hate thinking, it hurt. Ugh... if we could restrain Spike, maybe we could get his draconic instincts to kick in." "But does Spike even has draconic instincts?" , pondered Starlight. "Well there was that situation that occurs on Spike's birthday. Spike's hoarding instinct kick in because of us ponies giving him presents which led to him growing bigger. The problem was that the more he hoards the bigger he got as well and noponies could stop him. Finally, Spike stop once he saw the heart-shaped fire ruby he gave me... I guess you could say that it was his love for me that gave him the strength to return back to himself," said a blushing Rarity as Starlight was teasing her. Ember with a cheek to cheek grin chuckled, "Hah hah! Glad to see that runt is a bonafide dragon after all. I don't know about you two, but before I leave I'm going to have Spike... shall I say plunder my dungeon. Heh heh!" Rarity composed herself than began to file a hoof, "Darling, as I said to Starlight, Spike is mine and I won't be hanging him over to any mares or dragoness." "May I remind you that Spike is a citizen of the Dragonlands. Being Dragonlord give me the right to dictate the going on of Spike's life," challenged Ember. "Is there really a need to fight? Can't we like just shared him?”, said Starlight as she stretches her forelegs between the two. "WHAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE?!" Starlight grin nervously, "Heh heh... umm... I mean you both love him, and I wouldn't mind giving him a try. Ponies do have harem relationship called herd and I think I read about dragons having a similar thing as well. So since we all have romantic-like feelings for him, why can't we not try being in a herd with him?" "As long as I get bred by him I guess I could try us being together in a hoard," gruffed Ember as Rarity asked, "But who will be the headmare?" Starlight uses her hoof to rub her chin, "I believe that Ember would be the best choice for the role of headmare. Because Ember is the Dragonlord we can't afford to show her any disrespect. If we have her play second fiddle to one of us, the dragons could take it as a slight. This may anger them, causing them to think we ponies don't value the title of Dragonlord and it could make our herd to be viewed as illegitimate. We'll have enough trouble from the ponies purist, we don't need trouble from the dragons as well." For a moment Rarity tilted her head, "Starlight, I concede to the point of your argument and it's a valid one as well. Fine! For Spike and our happiness, I'll accept Ember as the headmare. But one has to wonder how can we begin a herd with Spike?" "Because of his love for Rarity, he won't be suspicious when she asked him to accompany her to the ballroom where Ember will be hidden after she secure it. Meanwhile I'll be getting some ropes from Twilight's room from her ropes evaluation test, don't ask. I'll pass the ropes to Rarity when I come into the ballroom and meet up with Ember. While we're chatting with Spike, Rarity will come up behind him and use the ropes to tie him up. That when we buck his world, first will be Ember follow by Rarity and last will be me. Spike won't know what hit him. Now, laugh with me. Mwahahaha," crackled Starlight evilly as Rarity and Ember join in. After their bouts of wicked laughter, The three left the Friendship Map room to enact their plan with Ember going to the ballroom. Using the castle's keys that Starlight loan her, Ember check and lock all the windows and doors of the ballroom except for one, the main door. After making sure her job was done, Ember went into hiding in the backstage area of the platform where entertainer preforms. Meanwhile Starlight and Rarity travel up the stair to the second floor where they separate with Rarity going to Spike's room and Starlight going to Twilight's room. Upon entering the room, Starlight lit up her horn using a spell that scans a wide area for the item the caster was looking for. Starlight walk through the mess that Twilight is famous for to the closet where she found the ropes hanging according to the colors of the rainbow. Selecting the violet one, Starlight went back to the door waiting for Rarity to lead Spike to the ballroom. Excusing herself, Rarity with the zap-apple cider firmly grip in her magic went to Spike's room and after quietly opening the door enter in. She tiptoes to the bed and softly lay the zap-apple cider down on the bed next to Spike. Rarity took a hoof and slightly strokes behind Spike's ear frill which cause Spike to yawn and slowly open his eyes glazing upon Rarity. "Aaah... tch tch... Oh, hello Rarity... RAHR-UH-TEE!”, sputtered Spike while he quickly backpedals away which cause him to tumble out of the bed. "I heard I could make stallions fall head over heel for me, but I never thought it was true until now, heh heh," cooed Rarity as she softly chuckles at the adorableness of Spike's antics. An embarrassed Spike quickly stood up nervously rubbing the back of his head, "Rahr-ih-tee! Ugh... heh heh... pardon me... I mean hello Rarity, how are you? Wh... what bring you here? No... not that I don't like gazing upon your ethereal beauty that outshine the moon." Rarity silencing Spike with her hoof upon his lips, "Okay okay, my little Casanova... heh heh...I was just downstairs, and Starlight was telling me how Twilight have my poor little Spikey-Wikey worked three days straight. So as a reward for all of your hard work I thought we could retire to the ballroom and have a romantic dance under the moonlight. We could also sample this bottle of cider I found here on your bed just now. And after he finished off the bottle we could see where the night takes us. So, what do you say, my knight of shining scales? Do you wish to accompany this lonely princess for the night?" "But of course, Milady. No other mares can compare to your beauty," said Spike as he bows to Rarity giving her hoof a kiss. "Oh goodness! I bet you said that to all the pretty mares, heh heh. So, shall we go, Sir Spike?" With her foreleg intertwined with Spike's, Rarity was led by Spike down the stair and into the ballroom. After watching Rarity leave with Spike, Starlight headed down as well. When she got to the ballroom by using a spell she learnt from Trixie, she silently closes and lock the main doors. Rarity use dancing to distract Spike while Starlight slip through the shadow to the backstage area, but not before gently lowering the rope into Rarity's mane. Using her magic to scryed the area and muffle her hooves, Starlight walk to the location of Ember. What she saw when she got there was Ember eating on a chunk of the castle's wall which automatically cause her to facehoof. "I thought we talked about this Ember, friends don't eat the home of other friends. I just hope Twilight doesn't see this. Celestia knows I don't need another one of her hour-long lecture," groaned Starlight. Ember chews, then swallowed, "I don't see why you ponies are complaining, it isn’t like the walls won't grow back. Besides having Spike and me in a castle made from gems is like putting that crazy pony that for some reason smell like cotton candy in a house made from cakes and telling her not to eat any of it." Starlight giggled, "Heh heh, okay I concede your point. Just thinking about Pinkie Pie being in a cake-house and told not eat... if that happen... hah hah... that... hah hah... would be the funniest thing ever. See, I knew there was a reason I like you. With that being said, just don't eat too much. Okay? I think we can find something in the kitchen for you... if you're really hungry." Looking askew with rosy cheeks, Ember choked, "Hnk hnk ... gulp ... it not like I'm hungry... it... it... just I have never done anything like this before, okay. Kind of pathetic, aren't I?" After taking a moment Starlight understood, "No, not really. I'm not sure about Rarity but I have never done this either. Before today all I have done was either rule ponies with an iron hoof or freak-out about friendship lessons. Now to the reason I'm doing this is through our little therapy session I couldn't stop thinking about all of what Spike have done for me. Without him I wouldn't have been able to reconnect with my old friend, Sunburst. Plus, when I'm sad he there to put a smile on my face or when I failed, he has always picked me up and encourage me to go on. That made me realize all the things I might want in a stallion I have in him. Just like you, I'm scared and unsure of doing this, but I'm also afraid of not doing it. So you see, you're not alone, you got Spike, Rarity, and me. I know you're not much for emotion and neither am I but if you ever need a shoulder to cry on I'll be here." Ember smiles with mirth, "You ponies may give sound advice but do you have to be so cheesy about it?" "Hey! I not that cheesy. You wanted to see cheesy you should see Twilight and her friends after they done a friendship mission. They're wall to wall cheesiness... hah hah... and you think Twilight would be against such cheesiness you know, since she... hah hah... afraid of quesadilla," chuckled Starlight at her own joke while Ember chose to join her. Unfortunately, Ember never told Starlight nor Rarity about the superior hearing that dragons possess. A hearing so sensitive that they can hear the beating of a heart. Which mean at the moment that Rarity and Spike have concluded their dancing, Spike's ears alerted him to the muffled voices of Starlight and Ember. So, while Rarity was pouring Spike and herself a glass of the zap-apple cider, he decided to investigate the source of the voices that were coming from behind the curtains. After she finished with the glasses, Rarity was about to call Spike over, but she couldn't find him anywhere. Rarity was about to panic until she heard the swishing of the stage's curtains. Looking in the direction of the stage, she caught Spike as he was about to go behind the curtains causing her to have a panic-attack. While she accepted the rope that Starlight have given her, she done so with reluctance. She thought that after experiencing the love that he was denied for so long that Spike would be more accepting of the role of being herdstallion. But seeing him going where she knew Ember and Starlight were hiding, Rarity acted without thought. Using her magic and the rope Starlight have given her, she hastily bound Spike up. Using her magic and the rope Starlight have given her she hastily tied up Spike and left him on stage as she went backstage to give Ember and Starlight a piece of her mind. She found them hugging with "liquid pride" rolling down their face causing Rarity to roll eyes. She walks over and bop them both on the head. Ember and Starlight, both glare at Rarity as they rubbed the exaggerated lump on their head. "Ouch! Rarity! What's was that for?”, groaned Ember and Starlight in unison with Rarity was shaking her head, "Why did I ever agree to do this I'll never know?" "Wasn't it because you were wanting to get an up close and personal feel of Spike's dick," smirked an eyebrow raising Ember. "Celestia, give me strength. Now ladies, if I could get your attention... hmm hmm... WHATEVER WERE YOU TWO THINKING!!!" , stomped Rarity back and fore while glaring at the two. "I'm out there doing my best to seduce Spike and after I given him a stallion's pleasure you two were to join in as well. But when I was going to ply him with the rest of the zap-apple cider what do I find? You two ninny making so much noise that if wasn't for me Spike would've found you out and now because of this hullabaloo I have to leave poor Spikey-Wikey hogtied on the stage out front. What do you two have to say?" "Ember, now there is an important friendship lesson you should learn here and that's don't judge a book by its cover. Like for example, the classier a mare is than the kinkier they really are," chuckled Ember at Starlight's joke while Rarity facehoofed, "I'm surrounded by uncouth idiots. But what are we going to do about Spike now?" Ember giving Rarity a bewildered look, "Weren't we going to have Spike get drunk from the zap-apple cider then have sex with him. I probably should go first." Rarity sitting down, "I was thinking of being Spike's first so tell me why would you have the honor and don't said it because you both are dragons." "No that's not it and I would never use that as a reason. Why I insist is because dragons are primordial beings with emotions and magics that are more intense than any other species including ponies. Because this is Spike's first mating, he could enter a berserk-like state that fuel not by his rage but by his lust. Dragoness are built to handle such situation, but I doubt if a mare could do the same," replied Ember.