Twilight hadn’t meant to be so curt with Spike.
“Spike come on, I don’t ask you to do much these days.”
Nor has she meant to try and guilt trip him.
“You know, I do a lot for you, getting Rarity to agree to see you even when she’s busy. Why can’t you do this for me?”
If Twilight looked back, she would probably say the last straw was when she had said that final sentence.
“Damn it Spike, fine. You’re a baby dragon, I get it. It’s too much for you to handle.” Twilight put a hoof to her face, looking at the angry purple dragon glaring at her, fingers clenched as he shook from unbridled rage. Twilight put her hoof down, feeling the pain start to hit her cheek. A stinging sensation, perfectly complimented by her shock.
“You just hit me,” she spoke, looking down once more. Spike blinked, and for a moment his anger was swept to the back of his mind, before quickly returning. Spike did not relent his glare. No more, he could not let Twilight walk over him any longer. Spike forced himself to not let his anger control his actions, taking a few calming breaths.
“How dare you.” Twilight glared at Spike, looming over him in anger. Spike was HER dragon, how dare HE hit her! Twilight ignored the rational part of her mind, and focused on the fact of what Spike had just done to her. Never mind the why, the fact was he had done it. Spike met her gaze, and Twilight felt her fur bristle in response.
“That’s it, you’re grounded! And I’m going to tell Rarity not to give you any spare gems she has lying around either!” Twilight leaned forward, putting her face right in Spike's. Spike felt a guttural growl leave his mouth, and Twilight scoffed, turning and storming away.
“Growl all you want mister, you deserve it. You’re still too young to know actions have consequences, so I’m going to have to teach you the hard way.” Twilight paused, and glanced back at Spike, who was shaking in anger again.
“Oh yeah?! Well-” Spike cut himself off and clenched his mouth shut. However, Twilight turned, and slowly began to walk back over, eyes blazing.
“Oh yeah what?” Twilight narrowed her eyes, getting uncomfortably close to Spike once more. Spike forced himself to not say anything, despite the fact he was so angry. Spike desperately wanted to shout, scream, screech, anything. But he forced himself to stay silent. Speaking up would only make things worse.
“Nothing,” he spoke, looking down as he forced himself to not react. Twilight snorted, and turned, glancing toward the door as a knock came.
“Good,” she spoke, turning. Spike bit his lip, feeling as if he was trying to plug up a volcano. Twilight opened the door, it was Rainbow Dash. Spike forced himself to calm down, and turned to begin putting books away.
“Don’t worry, I’ll get Spike to do it.” Spike let the book drop, letting it thud into the floor. Closing his eyes, he turned, and looked directly at Twilight. There was a hidden warning, don’t you dare in front of Rainbow Dash.
“No, you can do it,” he spoke, pointing at Twilight. Twilight blinked, and rolled her eyes, turning back to Rainbow Dash.
“So yeah, don’t worry, the new Daring Doo will be here by the time we return from Canterlot.” Twilight smiled warmly, and Rainbow Dash flew away. Slowly turning, Twilight closed the door, and walked into the kitchen without another word.
Canterlot, Spike clenched his teeth, grinding them. Gripping the book as he picked it up he wondered why he bothered not speaking up. Swallowing his pride, was this really the only way to curb his dragon greed like Twilight said? Why could she not understand why he was so angry? Spike clenched his teeth together harder, and forced himself to put the book away.
“Goodnight Spike, you won’t see me in the morning, as we’re leaving early for Canterlot. Thank you for helping me restock the shelves in our Castle library today.” Twilight turned, heading toward the part of the castle where they were sleeping. Spike turned, breathed in, and forced himself to speak, despite the fear at doing so.
“I’m going to Canterlot with you.” Spike watched as Twilight stopped mid stride, and turned to look at him, eyes narrowing.
“I told you Spike, we need somepony here to watch the Castle.” Twilight smiled warmly as she walked over, fully expecting Spike to nod and smile.
“Then you stay, because I’m not.” Spike dropped the book he had just put away onto the ground, and glared at Twilight. Twilight blinked, and then chuckled, scratching the top of his head with a hoof. Spike tried to swipe it away, but wasn’t fast enough.
“Come on Spike, I know you really want to spend time with Rarity, but I need you to do this. You were fine with it last week when I asked you. Besides, you’re grounded now.” Twilight smiled warmly, and turned to walk away.
“You can’t stop me.” Spike stood his ground, narrowing his eyes as he tried to stand taller, despite the fact Twilight towered above him. Twilight sighed, and turned.
“Spike, don’t force me to pull rank on you. Can’t you be a good little dragon?” Twilight looked down at Spike, closed her eyes, and sighed sadly. Suddenly, Spike was lifted up in the magic, and put down on a seat.
“I, Princess Twilight Sparkle, order you to watch my Castle. Failure to do so will result in me telling Rarity your deepest darkest secrets.” Twilight flared her wings, covering all escape routes as she loomed over Spike.
“You-I just-ARRGH!” Spike cried out, pulling at his ears as he tried to figure out how to say what he wanted to Twilight. Spike lunged forward, only vaguely realising what he was doing, and bit down on Twilight’s shoulder, digging his claws in and giving a guttural growl. Twilight leapt back, and wrenched Spike off herself, tossing him to the side.
Spike shook his head, feeling an unfamiliar taste in his mouth, one that filled him with revulsion, and at the same time, desire. Turning, he looked toward Twilight as she stumbled, one wing hanging limp, and looked at him in shock and horror. Spike gasped, standing up and taking a step closer, but Twilight skidded backward in fright, instinct eating at her.
“I’m sorry Twilight! I just got so angry I-” Spike paused his apology, noticing how Twilight was still swaying. Taking another step, Spike dove forward as Twilight collapsed, breathing heavily, and he bit his lip. Dragons weren’t poisonous, right?
“Don’t worry, I’ll go get help.” Spike turned, and dashed for the door, knowing the closest pony was Rarity. Guilt gnawing at him, Spike felt terrible, knowing that he had caused Twilight injury. Shaking it aside, Spike focused on putting as much speed as possible into his gait. Twilight’s life might depend on it.
So awesome
Love this story hope more soon
ME WANTS MOAR!!!
Wait let me put this on my favorites wait no it goes to my tracking folder
meh. seems interesting so far. i'll be looking forward to more chapters.
This needs some reason for happening. I'm not just going to accept that they are randomly angry and fighting for no reason and outta nowhere spike is biting her.
I won't downvote this becuase I'm curious as to where this idea leads, but this story doesn't have a substance yet, and seriously needs one, at least one that makes sense.
Your writing style is good though, so keep going.
It's a bit rough around the edges but I like it. Can't wait to see where this story's going
5429317 Of course there's a reason for their fight.
I don't want to mess with your writing style, but can you make a longer chapter name than '1'? It's hard to click on a link that small, especially with a very sensitive mouse.
Odd start, but then again that is the hardest part of a story. I personally think Twilight needs to treat Spike with a little more respect, in fact all the mane six don't seem to realize how cruel they can be to him at times.
The premise seems promising enough, but I am afraid that this chapter needs work. It feels like you started off in one direction at the start of the chapter, but then abruptly stopped and restarted in a completely new direction, leaving me confused. Twilight's behavior is erratic too. She goes from being an alpha bitch to something more akin to her canon personality.
And if I can be perfectly honest, the "Spike gets treated like crap and he can't take it anymore" trope is not only done to death, but has very little basis in show canon. Keep in mind I am not opposed to you writing an emotional slice of life in which Spike loses his temper and bites Twilight; I'd very much like to see where this goes. What I am opposed to is the reason he loses his temper here, namely the above mentioned "Spike is abused" trope, as that usually results in Twilight and even the entire Mane Six acting out-of-character.
So here is my suggestion to you: Rewrite the argument to be about something other than the chores he does. You could still use the castle-sitting idea; perhaps he'd made plans to look for gems with Rarity and has been looking forward to it all week, but then something came up so now Twilight has to go to Canterlot for the weekend? That could be what sets off the argument. Tempers flare, stuff gets said that shouldn't have been said, and finally as Spike turns to storm off, Twilight reaches out to turn him back around, and he bites her hoof in a snap-reaction.
I look forward to seeing where the story goes from here.
5429731 I am planning to explain why Twilight and Spike are on edge, but your idea about Twilight forcing Spike to turn sounds like a decent idea. I went for the 'no exits' due to the fact that if a creature is cornered with no exits they normally resort to fight. You know, fight or flight.
I am kinda disappointed you slightly guessed my plan though.
Were dragon?
There dragon, there castle!
*watches that reference go down in flames* Kids these days.
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Yes, but you have to show it first and it has to make sense. As 5429731 said, it currently is very OOC for both characters to suddenly be acting like this. Spike is angry because... ?, and Twilight goes from being a jerk about it, to being a smiling jerk when she learns she's going to be leaving. Neither of the characters are like that in the show, and would only be that way if something happened between them that would cause it.
And so I hope to see some changes and additions to this chapter at least, and I really look forward to what happens in the next chapters.
Good luck!
5429986 My mom always said, were wolf? There wolf! There castle!
5429798 I did?
MOAR NAOW
5 bucks she's pregnant
5432168 Uh no.
5432177 love story them?
5432193 No.
5432302 when is the next one coming out
5432425 Tonight.
So judging by the description, dragon-ness is spread the same way zombie-ness and vampirism are?
Okay ... this while interesting (and Spike really needs to put his foot down from all the neglect and abuse he's been getting over the Seasons). Deserves a giant huh?! While I get that Tirek made dragons via Rainbow of Darkness there's nothing that shows dragons being transferable via bite ... although that would explain the Princess unicorn foalnapping, and why there are so few female dragons if females are made from bitten mares/fillies.
Although Twilight had it coming. Being bitten that is. Especially mentally placing him as a lesser creature and a possession than an equal, intelligent being. And calling him a baby, yet shouldering jobs on him that'd burn out full grown stallions.
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Who knows what chaotic badness are left over from the Rainbow of Darkness Tirek used to make dragons out of ponies ... maybe? I wonder if that'd make Twilight under Spike's thrall.
5429986
:shrugs: Sorry.