Day one…. Breakfast
Being a person of punctuality, Rarity, along with her cat Opal in her kitten carrier, walked over towards the Library to see whether or not Spike was awake for the day.
“I do hope I’m not disturbing the poor dear from his sleep,” she thought to herself.
“However the chance of catching him off guard does bring a bit of joy in my life,” her inner thoughts told her with a light blush forming on her face.
Still, with a composed posture, she opened the library door using the spare key Twilight gave her, that was tapped at the end of the written schedule that she carried in her purse.
She opened the door just slightly to see it still dark as the curtains were closed and the lights were off.
“Spike,” she called out, “Spikey-wikey, it’s me, Rarity.”
After a moment silence and then a slight chirping of a bird or in this case a young phoenix, Rarity then heard the sound of a door creaking and Spike coming down the stairs wearing only a t-shirt and one of her own designed pajama pants she made for him last winter.
“R---rra—Rarity,” Spike said, “I—I—I didn’t expect you here this early.”
“Well, a lady must make the best of the day,” said Rarity, “ And besides, Twilight did get me up early so that we can begin a quick study on the rules of this establishment.”
With a soft laugh, Spike said, “Well, that’s Twilight for you. Still, let me just get myself together and hopefully we can both figure something out.”
As he turned away from her back up the stairs, Rarity got a good look at Spike from behind and the stern self-control she had was working a bit… “Just one little… No, I am a lady and dignified at that. I will not go chasing him like a schoolgirl with a crush. I mean he is a true gentleman in the making and he’s also kind and sweet and would do anything to make me happy. He would treat me like a princess no matter what I say.”
A slight blush appeared on her face again as her thought went into overdrive with her self control battling against her own romantic thoughts of pleasure and love.
Meanwhile up the stairs and in his own room, Spike was speaking as he was quickly getting his clothes together before getting into the bathroom and getting himself ready. He was talkin to his own best friend and pet Pee-Wee.
Pee-wee was a young Phoenix he raised on his own after saving him from a vicious gang that took away the young one parents and left the egg alive. Spike vowed to take good care of it and give it a nurturing home environment. While at first worried about the extra responsibilities that came with taking care of a baby phoenix, Twilight was willing to let Spike keep the baby alive and well, plus it gave her a great amount of time to understand the way a proper phoenix is raised.
“This is just great Pee-wee,” Spike said to his friend, “Although, while it was nice of Twilight to let us sleep a few more mintues. I never expected Rarity to be here this early, did you ?”
The phoenix chirps a bit of happy notes towards his master, who smiled back at him.
“Just think Pee-Wee,” stated Spike who was as he slowly lifted a finger to the cage to slowly pet the bird, “This is going to be a great day.”
Pee-wee cooed in agreement.
After a few mintues later, Spike was dressed up and he carried Pee-wee’s cage down the stairs. He then saw Rarity sitting near the window.
“All dress and ready Rarity,” stated Spike, “I hope you don’t mind me bringing Pee-Wee with me, as Twilight always let him sit near the sun on a good day.”
“That is alright Spike,” state Rarity, “However, I do have Opal with me and it could be a bit noisy for a us to get any work done with both of our pets around.”
“Hmm, maybe you’re right,” stated Spike “I know, what if we could take Pee-wee and Opal to see if Fluttershy would watch them for a few days at least? I mean, Twilight did give her some Phoenix care books after the incident with the Princess pet phoenix.”
“I think that would be a lovely idea darling,” said Rarity, “I do hope we don’t truly overwhelm the poor dear. Opal can be a bit testy at times.”
So the two them walked their pets over to Fluttershy’s cottage home. Luckily for them, the kind hearted animal caretaker was more than happy to take the pets off their hands for a little while.
“I’m sure Angel and I will be happy to watch your pets,” Fluttershy said of her pet rabbit who had a bit of an mischievous side.
Then once the pets were left behind, Rarity and Spike started to head back to the library when suddenly,
“Glubb, glubb,” went Spike’s stomach.
“Opps,” stated Spike calmly, “Sorry about that Rarity.”
With both of their faces red with embarrassment Rarity cleared her throat and stated, “I think it would be wise if we both gotten something to eat for breakfast before we are able to tackle our job.”
“Alright Rarity,” replied Spike as they head into the Sugar Cube Corner.
“Luckily for me, I saved enough bits to buy Rarity some breakfast,” thought Spike as they entered the eating establishment.
They just notice Mr. Cake, the Owner of the place just finishing an order to the local Wall eyed Blonde haired Mail lady.
“There you go Miss, one blueberry muffin for you and one strawberry Muffin for the little one,” stated Mr. Cake.
With a smile, the blonde hair lady thanked Mr. Cake with a nod and took her muffins to go.
Then Mr. Cake saw Spike and Rarity and greeted them a good morning. “Well, what can I do for you two this fine morning?”
“Hello Mr. Cake,” stated Rarity, “I was hoping you could spare a few of your delicacies for us to eat on this fine morning, for we both have a lot of work to do.”
“That’s right,” said Spike, “Rarity’s helping me out at the library for a few days while Twilight’s away on official business.”
“Well, that would explain why Pinkie Pie was so tired last night,” stated Mr. Cake, “The young one came in around 2 in the morning and the Misuses and I couldn’t have the heart to wake her up for work. So we let her sleep in for a while. Mrs. Cake’s just taking care of the little ones.”
“Well, I for one am glad to see Pinkie Pie tired down for a while,” stated Rarity, “It would be nice to learn something in peace.”
Mr. Cake just shook his head in a calm manner and then asked, “What can I get you two?”
After ordering and paying for her usual morning treat of warm tea and a fresh cinnamon muffin for herself and for Spike, an milk and chocolate muffin. Rarity sat in a table corner and listen intensely as Spike explains her new temp job…
“All you have to do Rarity is just answer whether or not the person has the book turned in,” State Spike, “Twilight, always kept a list of known books that are current checked out underneath her desk. It also listed the books that are renewed, now for that I could be used to double check if the renewal isn’t done more than twice, because if it does then the person would have to return the book.”
“Okay, but what if the person doesn’t have the book on them?” asked Rarity.
“Then they’ll have to pay a fine of 10 bits per day the book isn’t returned,” answered Spike, “If the book is damage upon return, then they’ll have to pay extra 40 bits to have it replace.”
“Okay then, I think I got it down right,” State Rarity with a bit of confidence in her skill.
“Don’t worry Rarity, I’ve been with Twilight a lot,” stated Spike, “And I know a thing or two of how the library system works, just come to me for some help and I’ll try my best to help you.”
“But didn’t Twilight leave any directions on how the library works or anything?” asked Rarity with a bit concern to not overwhelm Spike.
“Well, She does have a list of things that would explain it a bit better, but I’ve always believed in doing things first and learning from your actions,” stated Spike with a smile.
“Well you do learn that lesson too well, darling,” replied Rarity who returned that smile while staring into his eyes and hovering her hand over his.
A moment of silence or two came and then Rarity saw what her actions were leading into before she cleared her throat and spoke,” Shall we depart in order for us to reach the library before opening hours?”
“Oh….yeah,” state Spike, a bit dejected, but still reminded of his overall duty.
They walked back to the library to prepare for a long day…