Pumpkin Cake losses the Spike plushie she got from the Crystal Empire, while looking for a replacement Spike walks in, She then proceeds to follow him around for the rest of the day.

This takes place a little way into the future so Pumpkin is around the age the CMC is in the show.
cover commissioned from Little Tigress
Special Thanks to Ausbrony For Editing
this story has a sequal:Pumpkin an Spike 2: At the Gala