• Published 14th Aug 2012
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Youthful Expression - Closer-To-The-Sun



Twilight is forcing Spike to attend school like the rest of the fillies and colts. The Cutie Mark Crusaders do notice he does not want to be there, and decided to help him out. However, will something happen that will break up the Crusaders?

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Epilogue: Home

Epilogue: Home

"Spike! Hurry up!" Twilight Sparkle's motherly tone echoed throughout the library, "You're date will be here any minute!"

"I'm hurrin'!" the purple dragon shouted back with a hint of anxiety in his voice, "You try putting clothing on with small wings, then we'll talk!" Spike was trying to put a black jacket on, but his newly grown wings made Spike look like he had a hunchback with the coat on.

"Never mind about the coat, Spike, it won't get cold tonight," the purple mare informed him as she walked up the stairs to see her assistant struggle with the article of clothing. She used her magic to pull the jacket away from Spike, "Besides, you haven't been able to wear that coat for a while and since you are in the middle of your growth-spurt, you are going to grow more."

"Ugh, more than just pesky wings?" Spike looked at himself in a nearby mirror, moving the wings on his back slowly.

"Oh, very much so!," Twilight mused, "Soon you will grow at least twice your current size almost overnight. Then your body will become more sturdy, your neck will become longer, and so will your tail. Of course, your wings will be next to follow. Your wingspan will stretch to about 3 meters in length with the ability to-"

Spike cut off the mare with a slightly annoyed manner, "Okay, okay, I get it, Twilight. Now can you just help me get ready befor-"

There was a knock at the door.

"Oh, dear Celestia, she's already here!" the dragon panicked, "Quick! Stall her!"

The unicorn was confused, "What?"

"Just go downstairs and stall her for a bit! I'm almost ready!"

"Alright, alright! Calm down, and please do hurry," Twilight spoke as she went downstairs to welcome the guest into the main room of the library.

Spike quickly grabbed the dark green necktie he had set aside and tied it around his neck. He quietly spoke to himself, "The mole crosses the field, burrows underground, pops it's head out to see the sun and goes back down to hide. There we go." Taking a deep breath and exhaling as he looked at himself in the mirror, he spoke one last time to himself, "Alright, here goes my first date."

Slowly descending the stairs, Spike saw a familiar filly. Though her flank was still blank, her face was smiling brightly as she saw the dragon. She wore a simple dress, nothing fancy in the least. Her mane was just as it always haven been, pink bow included. In the dragon's eyes, Applebloom looked amazingly beautiful.

"Hiya, Spike!" the yellow filly greeted the dragon cheerifully.

"H-Hey," Spike replied, still a bit in shock of how Applebloom looked.

Twilight, who was off to the side, softly chuckled to herself. She found the two of them as a couple very adorable. "Well then," she began, "what is the plan for tonight for the two of you?"

Applebloom spoke with a smile, "We're gunna go ta Sugarcube Corner an' then go on a walk fer a bit." The filly had the evening planned.

Twilight smiled, "Well, have fun, you two!"

Spike and Applebloom exited the library into the early evening in Ponyville. The night sky was lit up by the millions of stars and by Princess Luna's moon. The two began walking toward the bakery. Spike was really nervous as they walked. While he knew Applebloom was excited and happy that Spike had asked her on the date, it still didn't relax him. He had always been tense about the thought of a date since what had happened a few years before. Finally, the dragon broke the silence.

"H-Hey Applebloom, thanks for going on this d-date with me…." Spike blushed heavily.

Applebloom smiled warmly, "Of course, Spike! Ah'm really glad ya asked me. Ah was actually surprised ya asked me ta be honest."

Spike gave a small laugh, "Well, I think we all were surprised when Sweetie Belle admitted that she liked Snips after he asked her out for a date."

The filly giggled, "Ah know! She once told me before that that she thought Snips was the worst colt in class. And now the two are datin' like it's nothin'!" The two shared a laugh together before Applebloom looked toward him and continued, "But if ah could ask, Spike, why did ya pick me?"

Spike looked forward as they walked and smiled, "Because you are just an amazing filly. You are energetic, fun to be around, very awesome….and of course, very cute," he turned his head toward the yellow pony to speak the last part of his statement, his cheeks a tint of pink.

Applebloom blushed red and smiled shyly, "Aww, well thank ya kindly, Spike." She planted a quick kiss on his cheek, causing both to turn more red on their faces, "Ah think you're quite cute yerself."

Spike's face was a deep crimson from Applebloom's words. He felt since he was already so red in the face, he might as well say one more thing that was on his mind, "I love you, Applebloom."

"Ah love ya too, Spike."

Spike lightly pecked Applebloom on the cheek as they continued their walk and as they began their first date together.

END

Comments ( 29 )

I favorite this since it is interesting and I plan on reading it
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1086726 Well, I really hope you do. It was one of my favorites to write.

1086747:
well just from the description Im sure I'll enjoy it. :D

Excellent story. I loved it :ajsmug:

1086752 Well, when I was slowly uploading it on dA, I got some unique responses as readers had to wait and speculate of what I was doing. xD

awww what a magical story.... i give it :pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy:/5

This is cute and well written (aside from a few mistakes) :pinkiehappy:

1087222 Yeah, I got mistakes from time to time. Definitely not perfect when it comes to my writing.

1087720 I'm not too sure bout that. However, I do have a lot more stories to upload here. Or if you don't want to wait, go ahead to my dA account.

Very nice story. You had me hooked after the first chapter. I enjoyed it.:twilightsmile:

Kinda wished that Scootaloo confessed her feelings towards Spike as well. But hey, 2 out of 3 was fine to me.:moustache:

Was I the only one hoping his date was gonna be Scootaloo? Still content with this though :scootangel:

1177667 Well, there is another one of my stories that is Spike and Scootaloo (with some liberties, mind you) that I wrote. It's called 'Combat Baby'.

1179171
What's your DA account name anyway?
And I also gotta say...

DAT STORY

1282388 My dA is the same as my username here.

*sigh*
It's a really nice ending but I've gotta admit, with ALL of the CMC liking Spike I kind of liked the idea of all three 'sharing' him for a date.
Ah well, this story seemed nicely paced, the characters were portrayed as in the show and none of the fillies crushes seemed overdone. Although I would have liked more of a reason as to why Scootaloo liked Spike I can understand that this was not the focus of this story.

Hope it's okay that I comment on something un related to this...
GABUTYRA!!!

Spike gave a small laugh, "Well, I think we all were surprised when Sweetie Belle admitted that she liked Snips after he asked her out for a date."

......... I hate this epilogue.....

3751575 You have no idea how much I laughed at this comment.

3751609
You did this to torment me. Story was great so far and when I started reading the epilogue:

Beginning: "nice! He going on a date! Hmm, one pony? Maybe one is meeting him and the others are waiting... Or maybe he picked Scootaloo?"

Finds out it's Applebloom: "oh, okay. Well I kinda figured it would be her. After all they did-"

Read part of Sweetie dating snips: "..................... DA FUCK?! Are you serious? No! Wrong! Wha... How...."

Finish reading rest: "....... Stupid Epilogue.... Ruined my interest... Stupid snips..."

I just have to ask: why?

3751639 Not going to lie, the epilogue was wanted by a LOT of people on dA and I more or less came up with it on the spot a few months after I finished the first nine chapters. I kinda just wrote what seemed to fit for the story.

If it makes you feel better, I have written a lot more when it comes to shippings and a lot more for you to read.

3751671
More Spike? If so, I'm interested. :moustache:

3751710 Plenty. I love writing for the little guy. Heck, there's one fic that's nothing but thank you letters to him.

3751786
Well I know who's profile I'll be visiting! :twilightsmile:

what happen to l scootalo didn't she like spike. i really enjoyed this story but one one concern why snips, why not button mash but then again this was years later and snip probably changed a lot that sweetie bell would fall for him

*Clapping my hands real hard* I LOVE THIS STORY! I'm giving this my David Crespo stamp of approval. :twilightsmile::scootangel:

6459322 Well thank you very much for reading the story! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

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