Too Much To Take

by Vitaixe


Prologue

It was an early morning in Ponyville, and the autumn breeze freshened the air. I was sleeping peacefully in my bed. The dream was suddenly interrupted when a shout came from downstairs.

"SPIKE!" Twilight screamed. I opened my eyes and noticed I have come back to the cruel world. When my eyes got used to the sunlight, I got up from my bed looking around the room. The room was painted blue, and aside from a couple pieces of furniture, the room was empty. With a quick glance to my nightstand, I saw one of the the most valuable treasures I've ever had: a picture of me and Rarity.

My daydreaming was suddenly interrupted when the door slammed open. It was Twilight, and she looked rather furious. Okay, more than rather... "Spike! Why's there a mess downstairs?" Twilight said and continued "Didn't I tell you to clean up the library before going to bed?" Twilight tried to say calmly, but judging by the sound of her voice she was enraged. She always wanted the library to be in top condition.

"Hey! I was here the whole day working, when you were out having fun with your friends! I can't handle all the chores alone," I answered a little irritated.

"It's not a big job to clean up the downstairs! You were just slacking!" Twilight grunted.
"You're grounded for the rest of the week! And no buts, mister!" She said before leaving the room.

"Great, only tuesday and I will be inside for the rest of the week." I muttered to myself. Not that I mind staying inside, since I've spent a lot of time inside during the last months. On summer holiday, I can't think of anything to do. The Cutie Mark Crusaders haven't needed my help with any of their tricks lately, or Rarity with her dresses. Sometimes I feel like they're evading me, but I try to get those thoughts out of my mind.

The other thing I hate is that Twilight is acting like I was a baby. I'm 16 now, and my wings are already starting to grow. I'm maybe a baby in dragon years, but I've learned so much living in the library that I'm couple years ahead of everyone in my school!

"I guess I can start cleaning up right away, because I don't have anything else to do." I convinced myself. In reality, when I clean up the library 7 days a week, I would do anything than cleaning up.

I started walking downstairs to start my chores. There was a note on the kitchen table. The note listed all the chores I have to do before Twilight comes back. "Lets see, clean up, make dinner, organize bookshelves, iron the curtains, wash the bedsheets..." I read shocked. "How am I supposed to do this all!?" I grunted. I decided to start with the bookshelf organizing.

After this slog I probably can't move a muscle, but what can you do? My workload had increased a lot when Twilight became a princess. She's more rarely home and even more rarely sleeps here. Because of this, I need to take care of the library by myself.

Organizing the books wasn't easy. Twilight had once again read the whole night and dozens of books had been lain on the floor. Luckily the shelves is in alphabetical order, otherwise finding the right place for the books could take hours! Every once in a while somebody asks why the library looks so small on the outside, but has so much room inside. I sometimes think about it myself, but hey. This is Equestria. Magic is a common everyday thing.

It took me about two hours, but I finally got my chores done. After a day like this I've deserved a minute to rest, right? Nope, not a chance. When I was about to fall asleep, the front door of the library was opened. "Hello, is anypony here?" a filly shouted.

I would know that voice anywhere anytime. It was Applebloom. I tried to stay as calm as possible when I walked down the stairs. "Hey Applebloom, you in need of something?" I asked. "Hey Spike, Applejack send me here to borrow some cooking books to try something new!" Applebloom answered cheerfully.
"That's great! Come here, the section for cooking books is this way," I told her trying to sound normal when in reality I was really tired and irritated.

If I get this out of the way as quickly as possible, I can go back to sleep. It didn't take too long to find some cooking books to give to Applebloom. "Thanks, Spike! You really were a big help. I have to go, Applejack is probably concerned about what's taking so long!" Applebloom stated before she was running at full gallop towards Sweet Apple Acres.

I sighed to myself. Five more days between four walls. Can it get any worse? That was the only thing in my mind when I was walking up the stairs. Finally I reached my room and immediately I laid down on my bed. It was only few minutes before I fell to my restless sleep.

I woke up in the middle of the night from sounds in the library. According to the clock it was 2:30 AM, and I was starting to get angry about all the interruptions to my sleep. It was probably just Twilight, these late night homecomings happened a lot these days. I think she's just stressed out about her new career as a princess. At least she could try to stay quiet when she gets back home. Not long after that, everything went quiet. Maybe even too quiet... I shrugged it off: finally I could drift back to sleep and that's just what I did. I can just hope everything will turn alright.

Maybe this was just one of those bad days, right?
Right...?