//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: How I Got Your Mother To Love Me // by Evowizard25 //------------------------------// Spike watched as his three precious daughters, settled themselves in. "Are you ready?" He said. They nodded. "Yes, Daddy." They said, unanimously. Spike chuckled. The triplets loved talking at the same time. He always found it charming. "Now, I shall start at the beginning." He said. "When I was a young dragon, I…" "Daddy," Ruby interrupted. "I thought you were going to tell us how you got mommy to love you." "I am." Spike said. "But you were talking about when you were little." Sapphire said. "Yes, it plays an important part in my story." Spike said, getting a little frustrated. "But how?" Jessebelle said. "How can that possibly play any part?" "Because it does." Spike said, his voice raised. "How?" The triplets said. "Because I say so!" Spike yelled. His daughters cringed at his shouting. He sighed, hating himself for snapping at them. "I'm sorry, but if you keep interrupting then I can't tell you the story, now can I?" The triplets hanged their heads in shame. "Sorry daddy." They said. "No harm done." Spike said, smiling down at them. 'It's impossible for me to stay upset at them.' He thought. 'They are just too cute.' "Now, give daddy a smile. I won't tell this story sad little faces." His daughters perked up and smiled up at him. Spike's smile grew. "That's better." He then looked off into the distance. "It all began when I was but a young dragon, many, many years you already know, Twlight and me have been together since the beginning. I would always help her around doing her chores and whatnot. It was a beautiful day in Canterlot, when..." "Canterlot." Jessebelle said. "But what about Ponyville?" Spike looked down at her. "Well, you see." He started. "I didn't always live in Ponyville. I spent my young life in Canterlot. I didn't arrive in Ponyville till the whole Nightmare Moon incident. But you three have already heard that story." The triplets nodded. "Now, where were we?" Spike tapped his chin. "Awww, I remember.I was putting some books up on the shelf, when Twilight came home from school."" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sun shone through the windows, illuminating the small house. Spike was ambling on, trying to carry a rather large stack of books. He put the books to the ground, as he brought the ladder over to a shelf. He picked up a couple of books and headed up. The little dragon was trying to reach a rather high spot. 'Stupid ladder.' He thought, getting on his tiptoes. "SPIKE!" He heard Twilight yell. At that, Spike lost balance, swinging back and forth, until….CRASH! He landed right onto his face. "Oh there you are." Spike got and put a hand to his head, covering a slight bruise. "I'd like you to meet someone." "Yeah, who is it." Spike said. He opened his eyes. Twilight was standing there with an annoyed expression on her face. 'As always.' He thought, but what really intrigued him was the unicorn standing next to her. She was a red pony with a black mane. Spike's mouth fell open, and one could say he had hearts in his eyes. "Her name is Lollipop." Twilight said. "But you can call me Lolly for short." Lollipop said, smiling at him. "She's staying here, so I can tutor her." Twilight said. "Is that okay with you?" Spike just loved her smile, and everything about her. She was the most beautiful pony he had ever seen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "But daddy," Jessebelle said, raising a hoof. "What about other dragons? Surely, your first crush must have been a dragon." Spike lowered his head. "Jesse, if I liked other dragons, you wouldn't be here." Jessebelle lowered her head. He pinched the bridge of his snout. "Please don't make me feel guilty for correcting you." "If I stop, can you get me some ice-cream." Jessebelle said, giving him the puppy dog stare. Spike sighed. "Yes." He said, making her smile. "Besides, there weren't any other dragons. None that I could ever see." "Why?" Sapphire said. "Well, a lot of ponies live there." Spike said. "And most dragons don't get along with ponies." "Why?" Sapphire said. "I don't know." Spike said, scratching his head. "I've never gotten to know many dragons. Mostly because a lot of dragons are grumpy." "Like you." The girls said, before giggling. Spike chuckled. "No, not like me." He said, smiling down at them. "More like 'I'll smash you' grumpy." "Ooooh." The triplets said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spike stared absentmindedly. "Spike." Twilight said, looking at her companion. She waved a hoof in his face. "Equestria to Spike." He didn't answer. "Is there something wrong." Lollipop said, a little worried for him. The sound of her voice, shook him out of his daze. He shook his head. "Nope." He said, smiling a big smile. "Everything is fine. Actually better then fine. Not that fine isn't good, nor is not the best. You know." "Yes." Twilight said, raising an eyebrow. "But we aren't here to study grammar." Spike raised a finger, chuckling nervously. "Right." He said. "Is there anything I could do?" He hoped to be of assistance. Even more now that 'she' was here. "No, thank you." Twilight said, shooing him away. "We need to be alone. You know. To study. Will you be fine with that, or is fine not good enough." Spike narrowed his eyes. "I get it." He said. "Sheesh, you don't have to be like that about it." He walked off. "Well, don't you think that was a bit rude." Lollipop said. "He's Spike." Twilight said, as though it was a fact. "I do care for him, but sometimes, I need some space too. He can get pretty annoying." "But you already have enough space." Lollipop said, returning some facts. "No one ever talks to you. You just sit all alone studying. I mean, it's just sad. You're never going to make friends at that rate." "I don't need friends." Twilight said, sending a small glare her way. She used her magic to bring down a book. "Now, are we going to study or not." "Well, I guess so." Lollipop said, opening her own book. Spike had been listening to her. "So, she doesn't consider me a friend." Spike said, sitting with his arms crossed. A few tears stung at his eyes. "I do everything around here. I mean everything. And I don't get considered a friend." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "That hurt." Spike said to his daughter. He put a hand to his heart. "It really did. I loved her like a big sister. She practically was my big sister. But don't get me wrong. She wasn't always like that, but sometimes, she was a real pain. And those sometimes, cut me deep. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Sometime later) "Well, it was nice studying with you and meeting Spike." Lollipop said, at the door. "I'll be back here tomorrow." Twilight waved her off. "See you then." She said, before closing the door. "Oh, you closed it yourself." Spike said, leaning against a wall. His tone was cynical "That's a change." Twilight stared at him, confused. "What are you talking about?" She said. "I do things for myself. I don't need you all the time." "Oh, so you don't need me." Spike shot back. "That's not what I said." Twilight said, stomping a hoof to the ground. "What's gotten into you?" "Nothing." Spike said, waving a paw in the air. "I just work here. It's not like I'm your friend or anything." Twilight's eyes went wide. "Oh, so you heard me." She said, before narrowing her eyes. "What have I told you about eavesdropping?" "That it's a bad habit." Spike said, imitating her. Twilight sighed. "I didn't mean it like that." She said, but Spike just turned, his back facing her. She walked up behind him, and patted him on the head. "I don't consider you a friend, I..." Spike immediatly turned around. He glared fiercely at her. "Not a friend." He said. "Not a friend." He advanced, making her step backwards. "I do everything around here. I mean everything." He stopped, and tapped his chin. He lost his glare in thought. "Well, except cooking, buying groceries, and..." 'You're losing the point.' He reminded himself. He shook his head. "You know what I mean. And you didn't even let me talk to her. To Lollipop." "We were studying." Twilight said, trying to defend herself. "You shooed me away." Spike said, his eye twitching a bit. "Spike hear me out." Twilight said. Spike waited for her response, but was still glaring at her. She took in a deep breath. "I don't consider you a friend, I consider you more then that." Spike raised an eyebrow. "I mean, we've been through so much together, although, nothing big." She smiled, but he kept glaring. "I always thought of you as something dear. Like...like..." "Well." Spike said, tapping a foot in impatiance. "Like family." Twilight said, with a stern face. Spike was a bit taken aback. "Like family." He said. Twilight nodded. Spike just couldn't help but laugh. Twilight was taken aback by this, and the hug he gave her. "Of course I'm family. I'm like a brother or something." "Yes, a rather annoying one." Twilight said, chuckling. She returned the hug. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Awwww!" The three girls said. "That's so cute." "Almost as cute as you three." Spike said, to which hids kids giggled. "And I think that's enough for now." Spike turned and nestled into his nest of gems. "What!" They yelled, causing Spike to roll out of his pile. Again! "Why must you yell?" Spike said, clutching his head. "I"m right here." "But you can't end it there." Ruby said. "I want to hear the rest." Sapphire said. "You must." Jessebelle said. "You must. You must." "Later." Spike said, raising a claw to silence their protests. "All good things come to those who wait." "Did that help Nightmare Moon?" Ruby said. The other two giggled. "The story comes in parts." Spike said. "It's better that way." "Is it?" Ruby said, eyeing him. She raised an eyebrow. "Or is it just stalling so the story is dragged out more?" "Or it's because I'd like a little rest." Spike said, eyeing her back. "Daddy had to do a lot of work yesterday, and he needs to sleep." "Talking in the third person." Jessebelle said. She raise her snout in the air. "How rude." She walked off. Her sisters followed. Spike groaned. "How is it I survived this long with those three?" He said. And thus the story continues!