//------------------------------// // Chapter Two // Story: One Sided Crush // by Arctofire //------------------------------// Rarity couldn’t quite comprehend the events that had happened that day. She felt truly outraged by Spike’s obsessive lust over her, as it was making her feel incredibly uncomfortable; yet she didn’t want to hurt the little drake’s feelings. After all, what he’d done for her that day had been kind and generous, even if it did make her feel uneasy, and she couldn’t scold him for doing such favors. “Well…” she said to herself, “I suppose this ample supply of gems will make me not have to dig out anymore for a while.” She walked over to the barrels and examined them, then looked out of her window to see Spike walking off into the distance. Surely Twilight would know what he had done today and tell him to to take it easy on the crush. She hoped. *** It had been a couple of days since that little incident, and Rarity hoped very much that it wouldn’t happen again. She was wrong. She heard a knock on the door. She stopped sewing up part of her future line up of dresses inside her work room and trotted off to answer the door, hoping very much that it wasn’t Spike. Of course it was Spike. Well, that didn’t necessarily mean it would be a repeat of yesterday. Maybe Twilight had told him off and he’d come to apologize. He hadn’t. “Hello, most beautiful one,” said Spike, as he bowed to her on the porch.”Today, I have for you a very special gift.” He showed her a huge bunch of bright red roses, and shoved them in her face, causing her to splutter at the sudden onslaught of red petals. She managed not to sneeze in surprise. “I spent all of my pocket money on them, but of course it was worth it for you, my lady.” Rarity resisted the urge to facehoof and start screaming, but she stayed calm. Maybe she could convince Spike to leave her alone without sounding rude. “Oh…” she started to say, still completely bewildered and incredibly annoyed that Spike had come yet again, although she tried her absolute best to hide it. “That’s very nice of you, Spike.” “I wouldn’t do anything worse for you, beautiful Rarity.” Why wouldn’t he just stop!? “Um… Spike, it’s incredibly nice of you to pop round, but.. surely you have other places to be, or stuff you’d rather be doing? Don’t worry about me... I think you’ve done enough around here.” “Twilight doesn’t need anything doing,” Spike replied. “And there is nowhere I’d rather be than with than you, lovely Rarity.” He then went and grabbed her hoof, and pecked it. Then he ran inside before Rarity could stop him, her being still disgusted and appalled with the kiss on the hoof. This was the first time the crush had got physical, and it was not a pleasant experience for her. She followed after Spike, attempting to try and get him out of the house, but he was too quick. He went into the kitchen, got a jug, filled it up with water, put it onto the table, and put the roses into the jug. When Rarity caught up with him, he did a courteous bow, and forcibly lead her to the table, almost pushing her into a seat. “Is there anything I can do for you today?” he asked, standing up like a gentlecolt. Rarity felt absolutely furious, and was now resisting the urge to go up and smack him. But then… maybe she wouldn’t be his friend anymore, maybe he’d start hating her. His crush was huge, and if she was direct with him, he would be completely heartbroken. She didn’t want to think of how the dragon would react if she told him her true feelings; so, despite being incredibly appalled by his obsessive behavior, she stayed put. However, she needed to find a way to get him out of the house. Anything would do. She was prepared to lie to him, just as long as he left her alone. “Spike, I am touched that you are so affectionate of me, I really am, but, I think I remember Twilight saying that she needed you back at the library at this time,” she lied. Spike raised an eyebrow. “When did you hear that?” “Oh…” she quickly thought of something. “E-e-earlier today… she said you could hang around at my place for a bit... and then she needed you back.” “But I’ve only been here for a couple of minutes,” he replied. “Oh… perhaps you were a little late and you missed your time with me,” she replied. “Never mind, Spike… I’m sure you can come around some other time.” She smiled sweetly, further trying to persuade him to leave. Spike hesitated, but then stood up even straighter. “Well, if that’s true, then I better cut straight to the chase.” Rarity cringed when he stared at the window for a few seconds. This was not going to be good. “Rarity, I want you to be my marefriend. Maybe we could hang out sometime, maybe at Sugarcube Corner, and go for a date.” Rarity didn’t know what to say. She had gotten used to Spike saying hugely inappropriate and over the top romantic things to her. Her real answer was no, not in a million years. There was no way on Equestria that she would ever be in a relationship with a baby dragon! There were over a million ponies she’d rather date. But what would Spike do if he heard the truth? She had to sugarcoat it somehow, someway, to keep him feeling happy. Or even say something completely different. She thought long and hard about something to say, and then decided on something. Although it was exceptionally far from the truth, she was only saying it to keep him happy and not break down. “I-i’ll think about it… But, you best be going now.” She put on a fake smile. “Don’t want to be late for Twilight.” Spike started making his way towards the front door, moving out of the kitchen and coming through the hallway. Just as he walked out of the front door, he turned to face her. “You won’t regret it!”