The Trotzamore Stratagem

by The Rarispy


The Unsweetened Gem

I might still be able to fix this.
 
Ohhhh, why did I let Rarity’s words get to me so much? It shouldn’t matter what she thinks! If she thinks Spike and I can’t last, then she’ll just have to make her eat her own words!
 
Spike’s cared so much for me. How could I think that he didn’t love me anymore?
 
Yup, I just have to talk to him, and everything will be all right again! We’ll be special someponies, and live happily ever after!
 
Right?
 


So that’s it, then.
 
After all I’ve done for her.
 
I gave up my love for Rarity to be with her. I gave her ALL my love. My wonderful foot massages. And in return, she made my life complete. I haven’t felt this happy in years.
 
So what went wrong? She just… stopped caring. She’s yelling at how I compliment her gifts, and it seems like she’s trying to avoid me now too…
 
Why can’t she just say she doesn’t love me anymore?
 
First Rarity, now this. All this teasing, this ‘playing along’… A good laugh for them, I guess. Not for me.
 
Tch. I’m done with girls.
 


“Helloooooo?” called Sweetie Belle. “Spike, are you home?”
 
“No. Go away.”
 
“Spike… please. I came here to apologize. Do you want to talk… at all?”
 

 

 

 
“I’m sorry, okay? There, I said it! Now will you please forgive me? I didn’t mean to yell at you like--”
 
“Please forgive you?”
 

 
“PLEASE FORGIVE YOU!?”
 
Spike stomped his way downstairs and marched right in front of Sweetie Belle.
 
“You really think you can fix everything just by saying that you’re sorry!?”
 
“Well… yeah!”
 
“YOU BROKE MY HEART, SWEETIE BELLE!”
 
“Wha…?”
 
“You seriously abandoned me, just because I didn’t like your gift ‘enough’!? And now you come crawling back to apologize, and expect everything to be FINE between us?”
 
“Spike, it’s not like that!”
 
“I mean geez, what were you thinking? That’s a really dumb reason to get mad at someone!”
 
“Did… did you just call me stupid?” Sweetie realized.
 
“What? No!”
 
“Well-- Well it sure sounded like it!”
 
“Sweetie Belle, I didn’t--”
 
“Yeah, you did! That’s not very nice! You know what, Spike? Maybe… just maybe, I don’t think you appreciate me very much!”
 
“WHAT!?”
 
“Spike… are you still in love with Rarity?”
 
“Wha-- NO, I’M NOT! Listen to you! You see what I’m saying? You’re just looking for stupid reasons to think I’m a jerk! You keep accusing me of EVERYTHING!”
 
“No, I don’t! Name three!”
 
“Not appreciating your gift, calling you stupid, not appreciating you, and still being in love with Rarity! THERE! I WENT ONE HIGHER AND NAMED FOUR!” he shouted, flashing his four-fingered claw in her face.
 
“I-- You-- THOSE DON’T COUNT!”
 
“Did you come back here just to argue!?”
 
“You know what? Maybe it was a huge mistake to even come back here at all!”
 
“Then maybe you should just go!”
 
‘Fine, I will go! See ya!”
 
“Hey wait, NOT YET! COME BACK HERE!”
 
“No! I’M LEAVING, AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! GOODBYE, SPIKE!
 
The door slammed hard behind her.
 


I didn't even do anything wrong! She's the one who’s overreacting and I have no idea why!
 
She turns down my thanks and my pleading AND she won't listen to anything I say! Why is she doing this to me?
 
Can't she see how much I love her?
 


He didn’t even want to talk! He's the one who’s overreacting, and I have no idea why!
 
He calls me stupid and dumb for the mistakes I make AND he won’t even accept my apology! Why is he doing this to me?
 
Can’t he see how much I love him?