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// Step 2: "Cake Dance" Pt. 1 
// Story: Only You 
// by prince_of_canterlot 
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( Sweetiebelle's P.O.V )



I stood by the booth I rented at Sugarcube Corner, surrounded by friends. Scootaloo and Applebloom, Rarity and her friends, even Big Macintosh came by to wish me a happy birthday. I even told Spike he could invite a few of his friends, a dragoness named Sapphire, a colt who's an old classmate of mine named Pipsqueak, and an older mare named Sunny Skies. It was nice to meet some of his friends, but the only person I was really looking forward to seeing was Spike.. He said he'd deliver a homemade cake to my party tonight, but... I have no idea where he is. I hope he's not in any trouble. At this point, even with our friends here with me, I couldn't help but distance myself. I know that dragons are supposed to be really strong, but Spike wouldn't hurt anypony. It's his good nature I love, but it's also what makes me worry about him..

Anyway, me and Spike have been dating for about a month now. Well, technically, we hadn't had our official first date yet, but we spent lots of time together nonetheless. It was only a matter of time until Rarity found out about us, kinda... She knows I'm hanging out with someone, but she doesn't know who he is exactly. She asked me about him before. I told her how funny and nice he was, but I left out the fact that he's a dragon. We were planning on telling them all tonight, but Spike's late and I don't think I can handle telling Rarity and the gang alone.

My attention soon turned to my sister, who placed a hand on my shoulder. "Still waiting for your coltfriend, dear?" She asked with a surprisingly calm smile. I assumed she would freak out to know I've been hanging out with a guy, but she seems to be hiding it well. I only responded with a nod before my attention went back to the window. "Well, Pinkie Pie has brought a cake from her 'Emergency Cake Provisions.' You're welcome to have some with us, if you like." She offered, trying to cheer me up.

"No thanks. Spike said he was coming with a homemade cake. You all enjoy the cake Pinkie brought. I'll just wait." I responded with a hint of sadness in my voice. I knew Spike wouldn't break a promise, but ever since we started dating, I can't help but feel as if I'm only making his life more stressful. He only gets by for doing odd jobs and even that doesn't pay enough to cover rent and shopping. Now he's paying for our hang outs, but that's just money gone to waste since we can't have a successful date without people treating us like freaks.

"Fine, suit yourself." Rarity said in a bit of a dejected tone before perking up with an idea. "I know! How about you tell us more about him? For instance, where did you two even meet?" She asked, making a few hand gestures as she spoke. Now that I thought about, telling them about how we met probably won't be giving too much away.

I joined Applebloom and Scootaloo on our side of the table as everyone grabbed a seat and circles around me like foals expecting a bedtime story. "Well..."

We technically didn't 'meet' at this time, but I was in his class when he first transferred to Ponyville High. Back then I wasn't really interested in him, but he was different than other dragons. I mean, ponies and dragons have always lived in peace, but there were dragons that followed the traditions of treating ponies as inferior. Spike however stood against dragons like them, but... he got beat up a lot of times. It wasn't until the day he had helped me that I started having some feelings for him. Of course, I can't tell them that. 'Bloom and Scoots would figure out he's not a colt for sure. Then again, I didn't technically meet him then.

"We actually met a month ago. Out by the old vending machine in Ponyvile Park." I began, making sure to choose my words carefully. It technically wasn't a complete lie. "It was like love at first sight.. For me anyway. He was really shy at first, but I managed to wear him down in time." I claimed with a proud smile across my face.

"Way to 'bag a colt' darling." Rarity told me with the same amount of pride. "If only I could find somepony." She said, her pride faltering a bit, but she smiled nonetheless. 

"Thanks sis." I replied, giving her a hug to help boost her spirit. I hope Spike gets here soon...