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// The Confession... 
// Story: Is Love Worth It? 
// by Aura Zero 
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Twilight Sparkle, the new princess in Equestria, is talented in many ways. She is excellent in magic, hence being the Element of Magic. She's very smart, having the highest grades in all her classes. She is also very experienced in the art of friendship, becoming friends with many and all she comes across. 

However, there is one thing specifically that she isn't good at. And as she sits in the library, holding her number one assistant tightly as he cries harshly into her coat, she can't help but wonder one thing..

Why didn't I do anything sooner?





"Alright Twilight! I'm off! Wish me luck!" 

Spike, Twilight's favorite and only number one assistant waves at her as he gets ready to head out the door.

Twilight looks up from her book and smiles at him. "I'll see you later Spike, and good luck. Remember we have our monthly constellation tonight. Try not to forget."

Spike rolls his eyes. "I won't Twi. See ya."

Spike closes the door and takes a deep breath. "Alright Spike, it's finally time."

Spike has been in love with one mare, and only one ever since he has came to the town Ponyville. Her name? Rarity. 

"You can do this Spike." Spike says to himself. "You've been trying to win her affections for the longest and now it's finally time to confess."

Spike looks at the items in his claw. "I got the flowers and her favorite truffles with caramel. This should help me win her over."

He takes another deep breath before he takes his first step towards his destination, Carousel Boutique.

As he walks through the town, a few ponies see him and wave.

"Heya Spike!" A mare known as Lyra says as she waves at him.

"Hi Lyra!" Spike waves back.

"Howdy Spike." A burly stallion by the name of Big Macintosh says behind his apple stand.

"Hey Big Mac! Today is the big day!" Spike says as he walks by him.

"Good luck then." Big Mac says with a smile.

"Thanks!" Spike exclaims as he walks with more stride in his step, not noticing the change of expression on the stallion's face as he passes.

Spike makes it shortly after to the boutique and pauses at the door.

"Alright, this is it." Spike says nervously, but slaps his cheeks to get rid of the nervousness.

After another deep breath, he opens the door to the store, the bell ringing signifying his arrival.

However, surprisingly, Spike isn't greeted by the mare of his dreams.

"Rarity?" Spike says aloud as he takes a few steps deeper into the store.

He gets no reply. As he takes one more step however, he hears giggling.

Spike knows immediately who that is. It's the same mare he is looking for. It seeems she is in the dressing rooms. He smiles and heads toward that room, hiding the gifts behind his back. As he turns the corner to the room, he speaks up.

"Hey Rarity! I just came by to...."

Spike freezes on the spot; his eyes grow wide and they become glued to the scene before him, for it is something that hurts him more than anything at this moment.

Rarity, the mare he's so enamored with, is locked in a deep kiss. However, the thing that makes it worse is who she's kissing. Never in his young life did he expect this.

"F-Fluttershy?" Spike chokes out.

Rarity and Fluttershy are kissing deeply before Fluttershy pulls away hearing her name and gasps loudly as she sees him.

"Sp-Spike?" She says surprised to see him and blushes hard knowing he saw what just happened.

Rarity takes notice of him as well and gasps. "Oh dear..."

Spike can't move. He's frozen still, his mind racing. In front of him are two mares who both happen to be close friends, but just a second ago, were kissing like they were lovers.

No one says anything for a moment. No one has anything in mind to say.

Finally, Rarity speaks up. "S-Spike, hello darling. I'm sorry you had to see that, but...well..."

"You...and Fluttershy are...dating?" Spike manages to say.

Rarity frowns and looks down. "Yes, we are Spike."

Hearing that devastates him. His heart feels like it is on fire. 

"H-How long?" He chokes out.

Fluttershy speaks up. "It happened after we disbanded the Ponytones...we became even closer and well... I fell for her." She admits. 

"And after the whole trenderhoof incident, I was in an emotional state and Fluttershy was there for me. I realized that she was always there and my feelings developed from there... I'm sorry Spike that I didn't tell you..." Rarity says sadly.

Spike looks down. Tears were threatening to flow, but he holds them back as best he can. He looks up and puts on the best smile he can muster, which is obviously forced.

"I-It's okay. I'm happy for you guys. Really."

Fluttershy is crushed to see him like that. She rushes over and pulls him into a hug, tears tugging at her eyes as well.

"I'm so so sorry Spike! I knew how you felt and I really tried my best not to! But I couldn't help it."

Spike doesn't respond for a moment.

"Spike?" Rarity says quietly.

Fluttershy pulls away and looks down. After she does, Spike speaks up.

"Just answer me one thing, Rarity...did I ever have a chance?"

Rarity looks down. "I'm sorry Spike...It's just that you're...well, a dragon and I'm a pony."

Spike takes a deep breath. "So, thats how it is huh? I guess it was just stupid of me to think otherwise..."

Spike then turns around, letting the two get a glimpse of something he has in a claw before he proceeds out of the room and towards the exit. As he reaches it, he notices a trash can by the door and drops the items in claw inside before walking out the door, the bell ringing above now something he hates and hopes never to hear again.