//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: You Found Me (Extended) // by RedCharge //------------------------------// Chapter 8 "SPIKE!" Rarity called out, an apple cart being pulled by Big Macintosh had suddenly come unhitched and rolled out of control 'For the love of Luna please be alright Spike!' she thought, now sprinting for the door.  Time came to a near stop as she saw the dragon's body, twisted, legs broken, his arm thrown backwards and shards of glass lodged in his scales. And where they were lodged was now covered with blood, as was a piece of paper he was grasping.  Rarity picked Spike up with her. Magic and the note fell to the ground.  ------------------------------------------------ "Rarity, Ever since I met you almost six years ago, I have been entranced by your beauty, and over the last five years  and  three hundred sixty four days, I have gotten to know you better than I had ever hoped. And although I could never say this to your face, even while staring death in face,(When we were nearly killed by my selfishness) I  love you with a passion unmatched in the world. But due to recent events, I fear that you will never feel the same. So I have decided to leave Ponyville and retire to the mountains like the rest of my species. To live out the rest of my life in solitude.  But before I leave, I felt that you needed to know.  I will always love you Rarity, you are unmatched perfection and an absolute jewel and I will never forget you.                       Forever yours                              Spike Sparkle ------------------------------------------------ The purple dragon was unconscious,  breathing still,but it was labored, due to years of smoking. Rarity was now crying more than anypony had in their own lives. And for once it wasn't about herself, unless one was to count losing such a dear friend being for herself. She bandaged the dragon to the best of her ability, though that wasn't much, and leaving to find doctor Redheart was dangerous, the idea of leaving the wounded dragon alone was heartbreaking for her.  'what if something were to happen while I was away?' was her only thought. Then an idea struck her, "SWEETIE BELLE!!" she yelled The white unicorn came down the stairs faster than the Ponyville express train. "what is - OH MY SWEET CELESTIA! SPIKE!" she said "Go get doctor Redheart!" Rarity responded and with that, Sweetie Belle sprinted down the street. She wept over the injured dragon, and as he began to wake up he asked her, "Rarity, what are you crying for?" Her head shot up, "Spike, your awake!" and she gave him a hug, wrapping her hooves around his, seemingly uninjured, neck "Yeah, but your hug is hurting my shoulder." he said, trying to  shrug it off. "I'm sorry but-" "Don't be, you just saved me." it was obvious that Spike knew he was pretty seriously injured, " I don't mean to be rude, but did you happen to see the letter I had for you?" "Letter? What did you need to tell me that you couldn't say to my face?" she asked "It's not that I can't say it to your face, it's that I'm scared to." "Well I'm sure it can't be that bad, what is it Spike?" "I'm not sure this is the best time." "Come on, out with it." she said shoving him jokingly, not realizing that he had a few broken ribs. "YEOW!" Spike screamed in extreme pain. "Ohmygosh Spike I'm so sorry!" "Don't be." "How can you say that Spike? I must be hurting you terribly!" "Because this pain is only temporary." And with that he passed out again. -------------------------------------------------------------- Rarity was now sobbing harder than before, one of her best friends was horribly injured, and it was all her fault. The worst part was that she had treated Spike like a walking pincushion, and despite her behavior, he still found it in his heart to forgive her. She had been selfish and self centered, yet he loved her still. "You always were good at seeing the good in others, and never seeing the bad they had done to you." she said, stroking his spines. Although Spike was eternal and would most certainly outlast her, he wanted to spend every waking hour with her. The more Rarity had thought about it, the more she found that she had always felt something for him, he had saved her many times before, and she had never acknowledged his love. There was a knock on the door. "Coming!" she yelled, drying the tears from her face and rushing to the door. A big red stallion (Big Macintosh) was standing with a bloody piece of paper grasped in his teeth. She opened the door slightly. "Macintosh!? What's that paper?" she asked taking it from him with her magic. "It's a letter, it was from Spike, I'm guessing he was on his way here when I, well, when I lost control o' ma cart. If y'all see Spike, jes let him know how sorry I am."  "I will Macintosh, take care now, oh and tell Twilight that Spike is here with me please?" With that Mac gave her a nod and left for Twilight's. Rarity then opened the bloody note and read it. -------------------••-----------••------------------------ Sorry that it's been so long, but I have been working on another fic, hoof written and then transcribed to the page, with an original shipping, at least I think. In the end it's going to be called "The one that got away" and I think I you liked this one, you'll really like the next one, so far it's 20 pages of notebook paper and five chapters in.