Spike gagged and coughed as he tried to force the vile liquid down his throat.
"Twilight, please! I swear I'm not that sick," Spike said to Twilight, so quickly used his open mouth as an opportunity to poor the cough syrup down his throat.
"Shh, Spike. I'm not hearing any of it! There's a nasty virus going around, and I refuse to allow you to catch it," she replied with a no nonsense look.
"Twi, I saved the Crystal Empire from a resurrected incarnation of personified evil... I'm pretty sure I can handle a cold."
"Ha! That's what they all say, and then next thing you know you're dying in a hospital with a bunch of other sick ponies who saw fit to laugh in the face of danger!"
"But Twi, I hate being secluded like this."
"No buts. You are staying in your room until I say so, and that's final."
Without a second glance, Twilight made her way out of Spike's bedroom and down the hall.
Letting out a sigh, Spike's face quickly turned to a smile as he hopped out of bed and ran to the window. Opening it he whispered out, "C'mon, she's gone. It's safe now."
A blue blur of feathers and fur dashed into the room and landed on the bed, where Spike jumped soon after.
"Bout time," Rainbow Dash said. "I thought she'd never leave. And, as promised, bam!" She produced from behind her back a large cheese pizza, ready to be consumed. "Hot and fresh. Let's dig in to this thing!"
The two friends cautiously enjoyed their food, especialyl Spike, seeing as how Twilight never allows him to eat junk food when he's ill.
"Thanks so much, Rainbow, it was getting lonely here. And I was getting hungry. You solved two problems in one go!"
"No problem, Spike. I couldn't let you do without your daily fix of Rainbow Dash anyway, even if Twilight has all kinds of crazy security measures."
Dash leaned forward and nuzzled Spike's cheek, giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"Yeah, I guess you never realize how important someone is to you until you have to do without them for awhile... Same with pizza," he said, taking another bite and cuddling up to his marefriend.
"True that, Spike. Well, once we figure out our living arrangements we'll hopefully not have to be lonely anymore."
"Oh yeah, that'll be awesome," Spike said, grinning ear to ear.
"Hey, Spike! Who are you talking to? Did Rainbow sneak in again?!" Twilight yelled, approaching the door.
"Crap, gotta go! See you later, Spike. Love ya!"
"Love you, too!"