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// Chapter 9: Waterfall Kiss 
// Story: Change of Faith 
// by Sargeant Antelec 
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The next day, Spike wakes up still feeling down about yesterday and Twilight can't help but notice.

"Good morning Spike!" Twilight said.

"Morning Twilight..." Spike said, still feeling the same as yesterday.

"Spike..." She said knowing that something's still bothering him.

"Hmm?"

"You know I can always tell when something's bothering you."

"I know..."

"Is it about Alice?" She asked.

"Yeah..."

"I know it's always hard to say goodbye to a friend, but I'm sure you'll see her again someday." She said, reassuring him.

"I'm sure your right Twilight." He said smiling a little.

"There you see, plus you'll both always have the wonderful memories of your time together."

"Our time together..." He starts to remember the moments he and Apple Bloom shared, especially the kiss. And then he's reminded about what Rarity told him. "Yeah, I gotta go talk to her!" He starts to head for the door.

"Wait, what do you mean by go talk to her?" She asked, curious about what he meant. "I thought you said she'd left already?!"

"I'll explain later, bye!" He said, rushing out the door.

Spike ran as fast as he can to Sweet Apple Acres in hopes of finding Apple Bloom there.
(I gotta tell her before it's too late! She needs to know how I feel about her! That I... I...) Spike thought to himself as he was running.

As he makes it to the farm he finds Applejack, waiting outside and almost looking like she was expecting him.

"Whoooaaa there partner, whatcha hurry?" Applejack asked, stopping him on the spot.

"Applejack, is Apple Bloom here? I need to talk to her!" Spike asked.

"What about?"

"It's... It's something important I have to... No, I needs to say to her!"

Applejack stared straight at the little dragon's eyes and knew how determine he is, then she smiled. "Well alright then, but ya won't find Alice here ah'm afraid."

"So then do y-... Wait!" He stopped mid-sentence realizing she said Alice instead of Apple Bloom. "How'd you..."

"Apple Bloom told me."

"Oh, h-how much did she say?" He asked.

"Let's just say, enough to know what ya want to say to her."

"Oh..." He starts to blush. "So... Do you know where she is?"

"Well ah don't reckon ah know exactly where she is, but she did say she was going somewhere to think for a bit."

"Think for a bit...That's it!" Spike then realizes where she might be. "I gotta go! Oh, and since you know already could you do me a favor and fill Twilight in on what's happen? Thanks!" He said and left.

"Sure thing!" She said as she smiled and waved goodbye.

Spike rushes to the cliff side where the hidden tunnel is at. He goes in and finds Apple Bloom there sitting near the waterfall.

"Apple Bloom." Spike said, happy to see her there as he walks up to her.

"Oh Spike!" Apple Bloom said, happy to see him too. "A-ah hope you don't mine me being here?"

"I don't mine." He sits next to her. "In fact I'm glad I found you."

"Really!!!"

"Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about yesterday."

"Oh... Ah'm sorry ah ran away like that. A-ah was just afraid at the time."

"Afraid?" He looks at her with curiously.

"Yeah, afraid that after learning ah was Alice ya might not want to be with me, that ya might of... Hated me... Ah wanted to tell you but... Ah just couldn't stand the thought of losing you..." A single tear ran down her cheek.

"Apple Bloom..." He puts his hand on her hoof.

"Gasp!" She gasp when he touched her hoof.

"But I could never hate you."

"What?" She looks at him with a surprised look.

"In fact, after yesterday I couldn't imagine my life without you."

"What are ya saying Spike?"

"I'm saying that I love you."

And with that Apple Bloom smiles as tears of joy ran down her cheeks, happy at what she just heard.

"A-ah love you too."

They then embrace each other with a hug which was soon followed by a kiss. The beautiful waterfall acting as the perfect background for there first real kiss.

The End... For Now