//------------------------------// // The hangover // Story: They grow up so fast "literally" // by zootxjanice //------------------------------// Twilight's eyes slowly opened with no thanks to the slight rain outside. A low growling in her stomach signaled her to get up. She trudged to her closet and picked out a white tanktop and yellow sweatpants to cover her black, Lacey underwear from the night before. She then made her way to the kitchen with the smell of pancakes entering her muzzle. Spike was indeed flipping one in a slightly batter covered dark green shirt and light red shorts. "Morning sleepy head. Go ahead and take a seat, they're almost done." Spike said to his alicorn friend. Twilight sat down with a thud and laid her head down on the table. "What happened last night?" She asked sounding muffled. "Well, according to Pinkie pie, Soarin 'spiked' the punch you drank last night. He must have put knock out drops in it. You were out in like five minutes!" Spike said giving Twilight her plate of pancakes. "What happened next?" Twilight asked trying to hide a blush. "Rainbow dash flew us back here on that cloud, and I carried you up to the bedroom. You surprisingly weren't that heavy for a fifteen year old." Spike said before taking a bite of his pancake. "So after that you...undressed me?" Twilight asked with a pause. "What? Oh no, Rainbow dash did. She said she wasn't gentle because of you squirming." "Well, looks like she wasn't gentle with this weather either." She said referring to the now pouring rain outside. "Yeah. Apparently there needed to be some major rain for the gardens, so I guess the pegasi went all out." Spike explained. "I guess this is gonna have to be an inside day for us huh?" Twilight asked finishing her plate. "You know it. It can be our 'us' day." Spike chuckled while putting their dishes in the sink. "Yeah, well I'd better get a fire going." Twilight said walking into the other room. Spike was left thinking while washing the dishes. "Our 'us' day?! What was that?! Geez I must have sounded like an idiot!" Twilight was putting a couple of logs in the fireplace thinking, "Our 'us' day? That was so funny! Yet I can't help but like that name. Meh." Twilight shrugged as Spike walked into the room. "Ya mind lighting these logs for me?" "Your wish is my command, mistress." Spike said with a smirk as he bent over to burp out a green flame large enough to start burning the logs. What he didn't see coming was Twilight climbing onto his back. "Twilight what the?!" "That's 'mistress' Twilight to you." Twilight said rather seducively. Spike steadily stood up with her still clinging onto him. "Okay Twilight very funny, now get off." Spike said grumpily. "No I think I'll stay on here. Onward to the bedroom!" Twilight yelled pointing to the stairs. Spike rolled his eyes. "Twilight, I'm not carrying you up those stairs." "It's 'mistress' Twilight, and I thought I wasn't so heavy. Is my number one assistant incapable of this task?!" Twilight yelled in his ear. This made Spike growl. "Ohohoho! Now it's on!" Spike annonced as he ran up the stairs with a determined look. He kicked open the door to their bedroom and plopped Twilight on the bed before climbing on top of her. "Ha! Who's incapable now?" "Okay okay. Now careful, I'm ticklish on my belly." Twilight said giggling a little. "Oh are you now?" Spike asked raising his claws deviously. "Spike, don't you dare!" Twilight warned before giving out a cackle as Spike was tickling the front of her abdomen. "S-spike! P-please stop!" "Why? I thought this is what my precious mistress wante..." Spike paused as he was hit with a book. "Dude! What the hay?!" Spike yelled on the floor. "Well I asked you to stop." Twilight said defensively. "I tickle you and you hit me in the head with a book?!" Spike asked holding his cheek. "I warned you!" "I taste flames!" "Well you're full of them." Twilight said with a frown. ~FIVE MINUTES LATER~ Spike and Twilight were sitting in front of the fireplace. "Boy uh, we really did a number on each other didn't we?" Spike asked. "Yeah, sorry about your cheek." Twilight said sheepishly. "Sorry about your belly." Spike said rubbing the back of his head. "It's fine. Hey, can I ask you something?" Twilight asked still looking at the fire. "Sure, what?" "Well, I know you're probably gonna deny it but, yesterday when you cheered me up, did you actually mean it when you said I was the cutest pony you've ever seen?" Twilight asked staring into his eyes. "Twilight...yes I did." Twilight's eyes widened. "One of the many words I'd use to describe you is, well, 'cute!' Whenever you wear those small reading glasses of yours, my mind just goes 'awww.' I know you've always been like my mother figure, but you've always been a close friend of mine, so I'm sorry if this freaks you out." Spike apologized before receiving a sudden hug. "I'd never freak out over that Spike. That's the nicest thing anypony's ever said to me." Twilight said pulling away. "Aw come on." Spike said blishing slightly. "I'm serious, I mean, there's not a lot of ponies that would open up to me like that. Heck, I doubt anypony would. I'm just a nerdy old alicorn." Twilight said looking down before a claw was put on her shoulder. "Hey, you may be a nerdy old alicorn, but I'd never hide my feelings from you." Spike said warmly. Twilight leaned her head into his shoulder. "Maybe being a teenager isn't so bad." Spike thought looking into the fire. ~FIVE HOURS LATER~ "Ohhhh..." Spike heard Twilight utter as he woke up in front of the slowly dying fire. "Nnngh, harder!" Spike looked over to see Twilight facing the opposite direction. She looked like she was twitching, probably a bad dream. "Gah! That's it Spike!" His eyes widened as he heard his name mentioned. "Why would she be dreaming about me?" Spike thought as he looked over to see something he thought Twilight would never do. She had her right hand down her sweatpants and was moving it around vigorously."Oh. My. Celestia. She's, she's, clopping!" Spike thought with claws covering his mouth trying not to yell. He had heard about clopping a few times from various colts and mares in Ponyville, but he never thought Twilight was one to do so. "Ahhh, I love you Spike." She let out with an exhale. Spike had many questions going on in his head right now. He looked out the window to see some sunlight coming through the gray clouds, so he decided to put on a pair of blue jeans Rarity made and take a little walk to clear his head. Before he left, he put a blanket over Twilight and left a note beside her.