//------------------------------// // A Long Story // Story: Likely // by rooberry //------------------------------// Spike woke up to the sound of singing birds. Today is going to be great, he thought. What he didn't think of was everything that was going to happen today. So many meetings and places to be. Spike walked down the hall to Embers room.. He entered expecting to see her asleep in bed, but the bedspread was thrown open. He heard noise coming from Embers bathroom. He went over and knocked on the door. Embers voice came from the other side. "Don't," there was a sound of a liquid falling into the toilet bowl. "come in." More of the liquid sound. Spike entered anyway and found ember draped over the toilet vomiting and pale. "No." She said embarrassed. "In sickness and health." He said playfully. "We're not married yet." She answered between being sick. "I know, but I still love you know matter what." He replied. Ember leaned back away from the toilet. "I think," she said gasping for breath. "It's over." Spike got up from kneeling beside Ember and got a cup from the cabinet then filled it with water and gave it to her. Sip by sip she drank the water until it was gone. Her color returned slowly. Spike helped her to her bed. "Remember what the doctor said," spike scolded playfully, "you need as much bed rest as you can get. And we have a full day ahead of us." "I know." Ember said smiling softly. "What?" He asked confused. "My life is perfect." She told him "How so?" " I live here, in a castle. I have all my friends and my sister. I'm getting married. I have the most caring fiancé. And I'm about to be a mom. If that's not a perfect life, then what is?" He just smiled but she knew what he was thinking. And with that silence Spike left his bride to be to sleep. Spike walked into his room and sat on his bed. He covered his face with his hands and hung his head. Twilight walked into the room. "Spike. Rarity's in the hall and," she noticed Spike on the bed, "What's wrong. Are you ok?" "Yes, no, maybe. I don't know." He answered. Twilight walked over and sat beside him. Rarity walked in on the silence. "Is everything alright?" She walked over and sat on his other side. Spike bust out, a flood of emotion. "I can't do it. How does Ember stay so positive? I don't know if I'm ready to be a dad. I don't know how to be a dad. I never had a real dad. I just." He sighed and returned to his previous position. Twilight and Rarity were startled and stunned by his sudden outburst. This rarely happened, for spike to be like this. So when it does happen, it's strange. Twilight broke the silence. "Spike why would you." "Save it." He interrupted. "Spike!" Rarity snapped. "Don't. Just get out." He commanded. They hesitated. "Get out!" He screamed. The girls rushed out of the room. Soon after Ember appeared in the doorway. "Is everything alright. I heard yelling." She said softly. He sighed. "It's just....nothing." Spike patted a spot next to him. Ember walked over to the bed. Laid down next to him and rested her head on his lap. "You're going to be a great dad." She soon fell asleep. Spike stroked her main and left her to rest, shutting the door behind him. Spike carefully made his desent down the stairs and walked down the large, infinitely long halls he tuned into the lounging room and found Twilight reading a dragon romance novel. Even though Twilight had next to no real love life she never could get enough cheesy romantic novels. Twilight sat straight up in alarm when Spike sat down next to her with all his weight throwing Twilight into the air for a split second. They looked at each other without a word. Silence filled the room spreading through the castle reaching every nook and cranny. "Spike? I.... I just want you to know. You are the strongest person I have met, your also the most caring, and thoughtfull. You put others before yourself and so I understand that every once and awhile that life gets ahead and you need your moments. And..." She was interrupted by the slam of the front door. Frantic hoof steps followed by familiar family voices. “TWILIGHT!!” Screamed Shining armor and Cadence in the front of the castle. "Auntie twilight! Come here right NOW!" Said five year old Valatine. Rushing through the halls twilight and spike were in a panic because of the sudden emergency. But of course stopped to take the time to carefully walk down the stairs. Once they had finally gotten to the main hallway they were out of breath. Not noticing the two panting. Shining Armor and Cadence bombarded them with questions. "Auntie Twilight! Where is Ember?” Valatine was the first to get a clear question to them threw the noise. “Everybody just calm down.” Twilight erupted. the room quietened. “Now will somepony please tell me what's going.” Cadence stepped forward, “We received a letter from Celestia that there had been an accident and to come to you as fast as we could. Now can you tell me what's going on and why didn't you inform us sooner?” twilight was about to speak when another voice was heard from another part of the room. at the top of the stairs. “What's everyone yelling about.” Asked ember innocently. Cadences hoof flew to her mouth as she gave a devastated gasp as she saw the bandages covering embers head. "Ember!" Twilight and spike said in surprise. "Stay there." Spike said, "We’ll come up to you." Everyone followed spike up the staircase where Ember lead them to the "mini library" as Twilight calls it but it was originally just a sitting room which Twilight then filled with books. "You may want to take a seat," Ember exclaimed and sighed, "it's a long story."