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// Underneath the Mistletoe 
// Story: Thirty Minute Sparity Prompts: from SparityLoveisForever 
// by SparityLoveisForever 
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The warm hearth of the Golden Oaks Library warming the entire tree, as I walk past several ponies. My mentor and caretaker talking to Rainbow Dash over the details of the latest Daring Do novel. Applejack standing in the corner offering a wave as she takes a sip from her punch. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie playing pin the tail on the pony with the blindfold on Fluttershy. This hearth's warming eve seems to be like a welcome release for everypony. Tomorrow they'll all be with their families  spending their time together right now to renew their friendship. 

Standing at the top of the stairs near a balcony window is the white mare of my dreams. Her perfectly placid snow-white coat shimmering even in the simple lighting. Her purple mane a cascade of rolling waterfalls off her face, and what a face even with the false eyelashes. She looks so beautiful but I'm not sure she'll ever really find me to be the male she wants. I can at least admire her beauty and try to be there for her like a good friend. I love her generosity, I love her beautiful form, and I'm not even worthy of such a delicate angel. 'Is she standing under the mistletoe?'

I step closer my heart throbbing in my lime chest as I come closer to her gentle form. Each step like a walk down a long corridor. She appears to get farther away with each step, yet she hasn't moved from her spot. I move with steady resolve my heart bolstered by wanting to be the right one for her. She takes another sip from the warm drink I had brewed for everypony's enjoyment. Her magical aura holding the cup I've only felt it on my body a few times. She's much gentler with it than Twilight is. Another step and soon I'm closing the distance, I can see her cutie mark as she's in just her natural beauty this evening.  

Stepping again and I touch her side gently with a soft touch and say, “H, Hey Rarity. You look lovely this evening.”

She turns her head and acknowledges me with a nod then says in her angelic voice, “Good evening, Spikey. Why thank you. You even look like you've gotten all cleaned up for the occasion.”

I had my scales polished and sanded at the day spa it took weeks to save up for it especially after getting Rarity's gift. I had to look my best today and said, “Thank you, Rarity I wanted to look my best for you.”

She smiled back at me giving me the best present I could ask for. “Well I'm glad somepony likes to do their best for me.”

'Did she just call me a pony?' I looked back up at her coming to join her at the balcony and say gently, “Anypony  should be willing to. You know, we're under the mistletoe together, Rarity, and there isn't any...”

Before I could finish my statement she pressed her lips to my scaly ones. I put my clawed hands out to hold her head gently and kissed back softly and tenderly feeling her paving the way to make the kiss deep and passionate. I held her tenderly and couldn't help but love everything about her and when our beautiful moment came to a stop. I looked up at her and breathlessly said, “I love you.”

“I love you. Always, Spikey Wikey.” She smiled and threw her hooves around me and started to move with me back towards the party.

It appeared though that we had quickly become the attention of the entire party even my care giver. We just smiled and blushed looking back and forth between each other and then I said, “Are you all just going to stare at us all night, or are we going to open our gifts before you're going to need to go back home?” 

Everypony burst out laughing a bit, while Rarity and I began to move to a large fluffy pillow to share. I slowly moved to the tree to get her gift and brought it over to her and said, “ For you my lady, Rarity.”

She took the box into her magic and slowly started to undo the purple bow string and the small white box. Inside as she looked into it was a pair of earrings that matched her cutie mark with three blue diamonds held in the simple gold setting. She just held me closer all the rest of that night.