Spike slowly went out of Twilight´s castle and let out a relieved sigh
“Haven't had a day free in a long while.I should go visit Rarity, maybe even ask her out” He started leading himself to the Carrousel Boutique when he noticed the 3 fillies near the schoolhouse.
“Hi,girls, You may come to my Cutieñera this Saturday?” A very pretty unicorn asked.Spike immediately recognised her, as she was a close friend and Twilight´s pupil.They haven´t seen each other in a while and she´ve gotten more beautiful in that time, yet she still was recognisable.
“Oh, come on! Having your Cutie Mark doesn't make things any different, you're still a loser”
“Huh?”
“Why do you even HAVE your Cutie Mark? You´re a terrible singer”
“That´s not true!” She started crying “My sister´s proud of me!”
“Oh, she´s just saying that”
The earth pony fillies continued laughing, making the other one feel terrible.Spike couldn´t just stand there.The dragón ran to them and shouted:
“Now who do you think you are to piss her off like this?!!”
“We´re Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, the richest girls in town and we can do what we want”
“Yeah, And who are YOU to judge us?”
“Noone, just a simple fire breathing dragón” He let out a small harmless flame that was enough to scare them and make them run to the schoolhouse faster than Filli Second.
He turned back to the unicorn and smiled “You okay, Sweetie?”
“Spike?” She asked.Apparently, he did changed since the last time they saw each other.They were still the same height, thought.
“Yeah, Who else?”
“Wow” She blushed “Y-yeah, I'm fine, thanks”
They stared at each other as the bell on the schoolhouse rang.
“Shouldn't you go now?”
She shook her head “I don't want nopony to see me crying”
“Then where you gonna go?”
“Sugarcube Corner, I think.Sweets are always good”
“Oh, okay”
“Say hi to Twilight for me” She gave him a peck in the check and was about to go when he felt a need to stop her
“Wait!”He blushed at how loud that sounded. “Can I go with you?”
“Don´t you have to go back to the palace?”
“Nope, day off”
“Okay, you can come”
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They were walking by the street in pure silence when Spike asked:
“So Did you get your Cutie Mark?”
“No, this is a tattoo” She said with obvious sarcasm “Sorry I didn´t told you, I was too excited”
“It's okay.Music, huh?”
“Yep,I wrote a song on my own”
“The CMC Theme?” He asked, not even bothering to hide his disgust.
Sweetie laughed at his expression and answered:
“Yeah, but this one´s better”
“I'll love to hear it”
The youngster blushed, cleared her throat and started the song
“I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
I wanna be forever young with you.
Closest of friends, that´s so well.
I really don't want this to end
I wanna be forever young with you.
But being young is noooot so easy.
Sometimes I need to cry.
I'll do it in your shoulder cause I know you get me
And we'll be forever young”
The reptile clapped, he was stunned with the greatness of the song.He couldn´t help but asked:
“Is it dedicated to someone?”
“To all my friends:The crusaders, you, Rarity, Pinkie,Twilight.I wouldn´t be the same without you guys and I like me.”
Me too-Spike thought for a second-Wait WHAT? He was caught in this thoughts by Sweetie.
“We´re here!” She said, pointing at the little store
“Lady's first”
“Please don´t”
“Just go in”
The 13-year-old friends entered the store just to run into the 3-year-old twins
“Oops, sorry” Pumpkin Cake said, it was hard to get mad at those two, specially the girl.She looked so innocent with that giant blue bow in her head.
“It´s fine, guys.Are your parents here?”
“Nope, aunt Pinkie in charge today”
Thank goodness-Sweetie thought, if she was caught out of school by a responsible adult, she was dead.But, no matter how many years have passed, Pinkie Pie would never be considered a responsible adult.They sat in a table waiting for her to take the orders
“So how you´ve been? Haven't seen you in a while”
“Fine, I guess, Twilight´s gotta crush on one of her royal guards and it´s annoying but I have to put up with it, I'm her son….Kinda”
Sweetie Belle laughed.After the poison incident, Cheerilee had fallen to Big Mac easily yet she could not believe her other teacher was falling.And, knowing Twilight, it surely was more adorable than it sounded
“Oh, yeah? Try to put up with only one of Rarity´s many crushes”
“I already tried and it was hard but I can´t let her know I have a crush on her”
“WHAT?!”
They fell in silence, Sweetie felt like someone have dig a sword in her belly, it was like something lost.Spike felt like his head was hot as Dragonhell, something told him he had lied but he knew he hadn't….Had he?
“Welcome to Sugarcube Corner What can I do for you today?”
As always, the pink pony appeared and everyone felt better.
“The usual”
“Oki doki, Sweetie?”
“Vanilla milkshake, please”
“Oki doki loki” She jumped back to the kitchen
“The usual? You´ve been here that often?”
“No, but I always ask for the same”
“Oh”
“Now my turn to ask Why you´ve been so absent?”
“Well, all the crusaders got our cutie marks so we now have to look for other blank flanks to keep the thing alive, I wouldn't like the clubhouse to be abandoned again.I've also been modeling for my sister´s new line of clothes.That leaves me too busy to go study magic with you guys, but I love it so I'll be back”
“Of course.Talking about Cutie Marks, Can I go to your cutieñera?”
“Of course” She handed them one of the invitations meant for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.It was a bit dirty but Spike did not cared.
“Thanks.Now, How did the others got their Cutie Marks?”
“Applebloom is a constructor and a designer, Scoot is a daredevil and Babs is an actress”
“Interesting”
The earth pony appeared again, this time, holding a vanilla milkshake, a chocolate milkshake and a sapphire cupcake
“Order up!”
“Thanks, How many is this?”
“Nope, I got you”
“Seriously?”
“You two just enjoy yourselves”
“Thanks,Pinks, owe you one”
They started drinking and fell on an awkward silence broken by Sweetie
“Hey, Spike…..About…..You and Rarity.Don´t you think she´s a little…..Old for you?”
He shrugged “It´s only 9 yea….Now, that I think about it….”
“Now, I don't want to make you feel bad but…..”
“No, it's fine, it's just a crush, she´s still beautiful, thought.”
YES!-Sweetie Belle thought-Wait, WHY am I happy again? She looked beside her and found the answer, she was happy of being with him in this Thursday morning.