THE NEXT MORNING, 9:08 A.M.
Pinkie let out a loud yawn as she woke up. The sunlight filtered through the open curtain and It slowly pulled her out of dreamland. She looked down to see that little Spike was still fast asleep. She looked at his alarm clock to discover that it was already past 9 o' clock. As much as she loved to see her lover snoozing so peacefully, Pinkie knew that Fluttershy would be coming in to pick up Spike for her day with him any minute.
As if right on cue, the door to Spike's bedroom opened and the pony in question stepped in. Behind her was Twilight with a pill and a glass of water. Fluttershy was up like a rocket when her alarm clock went off at 9:00 A.M. Ordinarily, it'd take her about 15 minutes to get ready, but when she realized it was her day with Spike, all her drowsiness went away and she got ready as fast as she could. She was able to freshen up and be at Spike's bedroom in just over eight minutes, less than three-fifths of her normal time. The cream colored Pegasus and Lavender Alicorn saw Spike still asleep and in Pinkie's grasp and couldn't help but find it adorable. The looked at each other and a smirk began to form on Pinkie's lips. She had the perfect idea in mind to awake the dozing dragon. She gently released him from her grasp and then began to gently boop his nose with her hoof.
Spike, at first, didn't react from the first few boops, but he eventually began to stir and wake up. His big, beautiful emerald eyes slowly opened and were revealed to Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Twilight. He let out a huge yawn, rubbed his eyes, and looked around at the two other ponies in the room.
"Good morning, Pinkie, Twilight, and Fluttershy," he mumbled.
"Good morning, Mr. Casanova," Pinkie smirked. "You have a good night's sleep?"
"Yes," Spike said as he let out another yawn
When Spike was finished with his yawn, Pinkie then proceeded to smother his face in half a minute's worth of kisses, leaving him dazed and swooning by her actions.
"There's your good-morning-wake-up call," Pinkie said. She then turned to Fluttershy. "Enjoy your time with him, Flutters. Oh, and expect me to throw a little party for the two of you sometime later today."
"O-oh, okay," Fluttershy said in her usual, quiet tone. "Yay."
With that said, Pinkie bounced out the door singing a merry tune. Once she was gone, Fluttershy and Twilight turned their attention to Spike. Twilight gave Spike his pain killer pill and the glass of water and the little dragon downed the pill with the water. After bidding Twilight farewell, Spike and Fluttershy were left in his room alone to enjoy the company of each other.
TIME SKIP
Fluttershy and Spike had an absolutely amazing day together. Pinkie, true to her word, had thrown the two of them a "Make-up-party-for-Spike" party during lunch with several delicious baked goodies and Fluttershy had taken a little stroll around Ponyville with Spike on her back. During that stroll, Fluttershy and Spike had spotted a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest and they successfully reunited it with it siblings and parents. When they got back, Pinkie threw them a surprise, "Glad-you're-home" party with more baked goodies that tasted even better than the ones before.
Now, however, it was late at night and Twilight's anti-drowsiness spell on Spike had worn off. Fluttershy was sitting on the living room couch and the very tired Spike sitting on her lap and his body was leaning against her abdomen. They had been in this position for a half hour without saying a word to each other. They just basked in the body heat that the other gave off. At last, Spike broke the silence.
"Hey, Fluttershy," he said softly. "What time is it?"
Fluttershy looked around and quickly found the clock.
"It's a quarter after nine, Spikey," she whispered into his ear. "I take it you want to go to bed?"
"Read my mind," Spike said.
Fluttershy didn't need to be told twice. She scooped Spike up in her hooves, took flight, and headed to the upstairs bathroom. Ordinarily, Fluttershy would be asleep by 8:30 P.M. so she had already gotten ready for bed. They arrived at the bathroom and Fluttershy found agonizingly slow as she watched Spike brush his teeth. The moment he was done, Fluttershy scooped him up as fast as his injuries would let her and she flew to his bedroom. Being the kind Pegasus she was, Fluttershy always loved to cuddle with anyone. She opened the door to Spike's bedroom, turned out the lights, flew to his bed, pulled the covers back, set Spike down on the matress, landed on the ground, and quickly got into Spike's bed herself. Spike and she immediatly clamped onto each other and they wrapped their arms around the other's back as tightly as they could. Fluttershy was mindful of his injured wing as she held him flush against her soft abdomen. She then draped her mane and tail over herself and covered Spike's back with it. Spike, meanwhile, snuggled into her soft, warm, chest fluff. Fluttershy always had the scent of strawberries and Spike could never get enough whiffs of it. Fluttershy then curled her wings, which were just as soft as her fur, around his back. Now, Spike's whole body was now fully enveloped by Fluttershy's body. Fluttershy then pulled the covers back on top of them both, making sure to keep Spike in a thick cocoon of blankets, fur, mane, and feathers. Both lovers let out a happy sigh as they settled down.
"You're so warm, Spike," she whispered. "I love it."
"Thanks," Spike mumbled. "You're pretty toasty, yourself. It just makes me feel all the more sleepier."
Fluttershy blushed at the comment.
"You know, Spike" she said. "If somebody told me a few years ago that I'd be in a relationship with a Dragon who is the kindest soul in Equestria, I would really be contemplating what they said for quite a while. On one hand, before I met you I had always feared Dragons. On the other hand, someone who is kind would really hit it off with me. Within a week of knowing you, there was no doubt in my mind that someone had told me that you'd be my future lover, I'd believe them 100 percent."
She planted a big kiss on the top of his head and Spike blushed hard. He felt very flattered. He was just about to say a little speech of his own when he felt Fluttershy let out a heavy sigh and she continued to speak.
“I’m really, really sorry about the Dragon migration incident Spike. I should’ve been there for you. I was just really scared of the bigger and older Dragons a-and I was scared that they were what you’d become. You and I have been friends for a long time and we’ve just recently taken our relationship to the next level, along with the rest of our close friends.
Spike winced as he remembered that whole incident. While he was disappointed that Fluttershy hadn’t come, he did understand her point of view on the situation.
“Well, Flutters, while it was disappointing you didn’t come, I do understand how you felt. In fact, during my stay at the Dragonlands, I was somewhat worried about growing up because I didn’t want to leave behind you girls in Ponyville. Keep in mind, none of us ever really paid attention to what kind of breed of Dragon I was, nor did we look at what kind of things we could do to prevent a greed-induced growth spurt. If we would’ve looked into that a long time ago, there’s no doubt in my mind that you’d have come along too. It’s not like I would’ve minded having a Pegasus like you as my girlfriend later on anyway. You know, if someone had told me that I'd become friends and eventually become the lover of such a sweet Pegasus like you, I would've believed them without a second thought. In fact, I believe if I hadn't met Rarity, you would've been my crush. I've really seen you come out of your shell and branch out to others right before my eyes. That's one of the things I love most about you, Fluttershy. Your kindness and ability to show to others. I know you're sometimes a bit timid, but with a little nudge in the right direction, you really show everyone the kind, pure soul you are."
Fluttershy blushed heavily. She gripped Spike tighter.
"Flatterer," she smirked.
She began to smother the top of his head with kisses. Somehow, that seemed to make Spike feel even sleepier. He gave her chest fluff another nuzzle and let out a relaxed sigh.
"Feeling tired?" asked Fluttershy. She already knew the answer.
"Yeah," Spike mumbled. "Can you maybe hum me a lullaby? I'd really appreciate it."
Fluttershy immediatly began to sing Spike's favorite lullaby. Rarity had told her how he seemed to really enjoy being sung to sleep. Spike heard Fluttershy's angelic voice hum to him as the last of his consciousness vanished. The sleepy, little dragon snuggled as close as he could to her. Fluttershy responded by lowering her head to the top of his head. She rested her chin on his head crest, never stopping the lullaby as she fully sealed the bond between them.
Spike, meanwhile felt himself slowly drifting away from the real world to dreamland. His eyes closed as he felt the last of his strength fade away.
"Goodnight, Fluttershy," he mumbed out. "Love you."
"Goodnight, Spike," whispered Fluttershy. "I love you too."
15 seconds after saying, "goodnight", Spike finally fell asleep. Fluttershy smiled as she listened to her sleeping drakefriend's soft snores. It felt so soothing and relaxing listening to it.
"So that's why Rarity and Pinkie fell asleep so quick," Flutershy thought. "It is really calming to listen to. Almost like my own lullaby."
Fluttershy closed her eyes and it took her no more than three minutes to join the slumber beside Spike.