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// Uh....sorry this chapter took so long.... 
// Story: Doctor Whooves's First Crush 
// by TheOneWithTheStetson916 
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The Doctor. 
A crush.
No way!
Twilight Sparkle just couldn't seem to wrap her large brain around it. Usually the purple unicorn was very clever, figuring things out before her friends and others around her. But not this time.
What did her Time Lord-turned pony friend see in that feather brained mailmare?
Well, Twilight wasn't one for skirting around a problem. She would have to find out for herself. Right now.
She took an uneasy glance up the stairs where her friend had disappeared. Then she steadied herself with a breath and began to make her way towards them. 
She was stopped however, by a familiar purple dragon.
"Spike! There you are. Where in Equestria have you been?" she exclaimed, just now realizing that she hadn't seen her assistant in quite a while.
The dragon stretched. "Meh. Sleeping. I've been really tired lately, Twi. Why do you think that is? I mean, I'm usually fond of my naps, but..."
He trailed off. Twilight, remembering her task, looked up the stairs again. "Spike, did you see the Doctor rush up here?"
He looked confused. "The Doctor? Why would the Doctor come up here? This is where you and I sleep, Twilight. He wouldn't have much-"
The dragon was cut off by a hoof pressed firmly against his mouth. "Shhh! Do you hear that?" Twilight whispered. 
Both pony and dragon listened. 
It was the Doctor's voice, no doubt about that. Wasn't much of a big deal, really. The Doctor often talked to himself, sometimes needing, as he called it, 'a professional opinion on things'. 
But this was new. 
The Doctor wasn't talking. 
He was singing.
Singing.
This was almost too much.
"Catch a falling star, and put it in your pocket, never let it fade awayyyy." the British pony sang. "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainy dayyyy!"
The unicorn gave Spike a well practiced look. "Stay here. Make some tea, would you?" she ordered.
"A-alright Twilight. But what's wrong with him?" the dragon inquired.
She looked back grimly. "Love. Or something he thinks is love. I'm going to go find out which it is."
He nodded.
Twilight crept up the stairs, listening to the Doctor's voice, growing louder with each step she took.
"For love may come, and tap you on the shoulder. Some starlit night. And just in case you feel you wanna hold her. You'll have a pocket full of starlight!"
The song was a good one, with plenty of melody and words that flowed well. But it was a strange song. She had never heard it before. Twilight was certain it wasn't a pony song. Could it have come from these 'humans' the Doctor sometimes spoke of? 
Twilight turned the corner, heading for her room. That was where the sound was coming from. She gave a gentle knock to the door frame. "Doctor?"
"Catch a falling-Oh! Twilight! Come on in!" he beckoned. 
"Well, since this is my room, I was kind of planning on it." she replied dryly. "Listen, Doc, I have to talk to you about something."
"Sorry, Twilight, no can do! I'm off!" the love struck pony answered with a grin.
"What? Where are you going?"
"To find Miss Ditzy Doo of course! I have got to tell her how I feel. Or else I fear I might go crazy! Or drive you crazy. Whichever comes first."
Twilight sighed. "Doctor, I know you like her. She's a very-" 
She broke off, trying to find the right word. "-unique mare. But, you have to understand. Love at first sight doesn't exist. It's only in stories. Okay?"
The Doctor thought for a moment. "No, I think you're wrong about that, Twilight."
"I'm not, Doctor. Trust me. I was once in the same situation you were in. I was so in love with a stallion, it hurt. And I had just met him. I never told him how I felt, but it was safer that way. I found out that he didn't have the same feelings for me that I did for him, and now he's one of my closest friends. So, don't think just because you may have feelings for Ditzy, that that means she has feelings for you."
The Doctor looked at her in surprise. "My, Twilight. I never knew. Who was this fellow?"
She glanced at him. Should she tell him? No. It would only make things awkward. She was over him, anyway. "Just a stallion. You don't know him. Anyways, I can see how eager you are to find her. If you think you should, go. Just be careful, alright?"
Her friend and former crush leaned over to give her a hug. "Thanks for the advice, Twilight. You're amazing, you know that?"
She grinned a bit. "Yeah, I know. Now get going."
He stood and headed for the door. "Oh, and Twilight?"
"Yes?"
"That stallion, whoever he was, was an idiot for not liking you back."
The, he turned and left. His hoofsteps could be heard on the stairs as she murmured, "Yeah, you were."