> Of Joys Found in Twilight Hours
>  by Jest
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> The spark
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	Spike let out a low groan as his shoulders sagged from exhaustion. It may have been years since he had a crush on rarity but that didn't mean he stopped going over to the boutique and helping her. The rather arduous task of completing all the dresses for the entire ponyville play (Of course at the last minute) had weighed heavily on her and with sweetie belle out of town on tour there was no one else to help her. Not like he was complaining. He had no chance, nor wanted one with rarity but she was still gorgeous and he still loved to help.

As he made his way back to the library he looked up at the stars and tried to clear his head of the tiredness clouding his mind. They were the same as always, shining so high so perfectly with luna’s moon just above the horizon. They hung like the most beautiful crystals against a black tapestry. That was actually a good idea maybe that would be part of his birthday gift to twilight… He wondered what kind of dress would suit such a style and had the whole thing designed in his head when he realized what he was thinking.

“I'm no fashionista i'm a dragon!” He yelled at the empty road, slamming one tiny clawed hand into his equally petite chest, which tipped his bright pink and blue hat slightly.Spike straightened it and stood tall. He let out a breath and laughed at himself. “I guess Rarity’s fashion sense has rubbed off on me after all this time.”  And her penchant for talking to herself. He pushed the thought from his mind and and turned the last corner to home. He imagined his bed so soft and comfy his blankets so warm he could almost feel it already. 
Spike crested the stoop and entered the library to find twilight sitting away from him reading a book. Soft light from several candles dotted the library. The large alicorn was facing away from him, her rump upon a large pillow that was almost too small for her frame. She stretched her wings out suddenly, holding them rigid before pulling them back tight against her body. It occurred to him just how huge they had gotten over the years. Other than her size, she still looked exactly the same. She had let her mane and tail grow out equally with her new proportions upon spike’s insisting. Hints of translucent sparkles had begun to dot her mane over the last year. Other than that her horn had grown longer and she had oddly started wearing long dresses recently. He chocked it up to finally getting a sense of fashion but perhaps there was more to it.

Her head was low and his entrance did little to break her from her reverie. Spike grinned and tip toed as best as his clawed feet could allow. He wrapped his claws about her eyes from behind and whispered “guess who?” Twilight immediately lifted herself off the ground with a surge of her wings, sending spike flying across the library. Using her magic to teleport the book away in the same movement. A litany of out of character curses were mumbled as the alicorn righted herself and looked around to find spike against the wall covered in fallen books. “Oh spike its just you. You scared me half to death!”  Spike shook the ringing out of his ears and started picking the books off of himself. 

“What the hay twilight why did you freak so much? I told you i was coming home after i helped rarity.” He paused and saw an uncharacteristic blush across his “Mom’s” face. 
Spike tilted his head slightly. “Uh what were you reading?” Spike asked quizzically.

The purple alicorn crossed her back legs and hastily responded. “Nothing. Just a book. You know with words.” She planted her face in her hoof. 

Spike just shook his head and went about finding a gem to eat before bed. Twilight was into another great book and he likely wouldn't hear the end of how great it was until well after he should be asleep. As he rummaged through the cupboards he struck up a conversation. “You would not believe my day twilight.”

As spike started recounting the day’s experiences twilight breathed a deep and muffled sigh of relief. Trying to make herself look slightly more relaxed as she tried her best to keep her lower half out of sight. 

As she listened to spike talk about his day she watched him move about the kitchen, his hips swaying slightly going from cupboard to cupboard as he spoke. When he had given up looking around the cupboards he leaned down low to look in under the sink for his not so secret stash. He sure has grown up over the years. Very tall, slender…. feminine. Twilight tilted her head to get a better look. And just look at that ass, i mean it was wide which was a point of concern for the dragon who was worried ponies were going to start thinking he was fat. Not overly large but enough to give him a slight pear shape. The alicorn looked down and blushed quickly magically grabbing a pillow to cover herself with as spike turned around still recounting the day. 

“And then she had the gall to use a simple blue instead of the teal that i suggested.” Spike threw his hands up like rarity had gravely insulted him. “Can you believe that?”
Twilight tried to recount what he was talking about but came up with a grand total of nothing, something about floral patterns? Quick twilight think of something. Hmmm smile and nod just smile and nod. Spike’s confused look made twilight rethink her brilliant strategy. “I mean no, i was agreeing with you.” Brilliant twilight.

Spike threw up his hands in defeat. “Exactly! I mean if someone as unfashionable as you. no offence twi, knew that than i mean it should be obvious.” His angry retelling had grown from simple hand motions to full on throwing his hands up in dramatic exasperation, which ended up tossing the gem he had been chewing on behind him. “Darn it.”

Apparently his over dramatic telling of the grave errors rarity had perpetrated upon all pony kind with her poor sense of style had loosened his grip. Twilight’s face flushed red instantly as spike leaned down to retrieve his gem. His short form fitting pants he had made himself rode low revealing a very skimpy thong poking out. It was bright red, not just deep orange but blood red. Oh my celestia how it perfectly framed his gorgeous ass. The slight roundedness of it was accentuated immaculately by that thong.It was lacey just like his shirt, red on a light pink you could see it a mile away sticking out of his mainly blue ensamble. His shirt that had stuck so tightly to his chest lifted slightly from the hem of his pants. That silly shirt he had told everyone would be “The trend of tomorrow” with its lace patterns that made up the majority of the shirt. It was so revealing but without showing more than a centimeter of skin or more between the lace. Most ponies thought it was langerie. Twilight wiped a stray drop of blood from her nose and let her magic wane for a second as he turned back around gem in hand. 

“Ugh, im so clumsy lately why just today i damn near tossed a needle at...Uh twi” He pointed a claw at her crotch where a rather large lump of flesh poked out from under the pillow she had hastily used in attempt to cover it.

Twilight blushed even redder with embarrassment, she covered her face with the pillow to hide from the shame only to realize she wasn't hiding HER shame. As she readied excuses she moved the pillow away expecting to see a horrified spike instead she was greeted by a mesmerized dragon eyeing up her package with the same interest as a huge ruby. He let the gem fall forgotten to the ground. Twilight stammered “I'm so sorry spike its the whole princess thing she said that it would just grow later but i didn't think it would come so early.” Her words spat out a mile a minute but they didn't even seem to be heard by the shocked dragon.

“Uh yeah twi what you said, princesses and stuff.” Spike edged closer leaning down slightly. His eyes never leaving her quivering nearly two and a half feet of erect cock.
She replaced the pillow only to realize it could no longer even cover it completely. Suddenly an idea jumped into her head, and out her mouth without so much as a second thought. “You want to touch it?” Wait, why did i say that. But its so hard and should only be grown when i'm a full alicorn it looks so freaky-.

“Yes! I mean i'm a bit curious, is it real?” He poked the tip with a claw making twilight gasp at the sudden touch. “Oh wow it is real. I never touched a real one… well except that one time.” his voice trailing off. 

“Wait what was that?” twilight stood up slightly, making her rigid cock stand at full attention and bob slightly in front of spike. “Spike the dragon have you been screwing some other stallion?” Wait why did i care, i have always suspected and accepted it but why am i so protective.

Spike withdrew his hand and ran it over his head, combing back his scales and tossing his hat on the table. “Well no but well.” He looked down at the ground trying to hide in it, if only he could dig straight through the ground maybe the mole ponies would hide him.

“Go on spike” Twilight commanded. Using a tone usually only reserved for if he misbehaved or forgot to give her a letter from the princess.

Spike sighed and in a shaky tone told the story. “Well you see one time a few weeks ago i was helping applejack cus apple bloom was sick and i guess it got late cuz when we were done we sat down for a cider. Wait you werent supposed to know that! It was just one i swear.” Spike looked up at twilight but she didn't seem fazed in the slightest. “Well uhh big mac had more than a couple and he went to the barn after apple jack was teasing about liking caramel for some reason. I didnt get it, i mean who doesn't like caramel? I was curious so i followed him. Well he was.. stroking his umm, shaft in the barn like right out in the open.” Spikes face became another two shades redder as he continued. “Well he saw me and just motioned me over and suddenly i was touching it and it was really warm but i got scared and left thats it I swear!” 

Twilight just looked him up and down, noticing a slight bulge in his pants that made her smile. “So i have 2 questions spike.” Twilight stood up, wings outstretched. Spike didn't seem to notice any of this, only the hard erection bouncing against twilight’s soft stomach, he was caught off guard by the sudden change of tone and looked up, making him look her in the eyes. 

“Yeah sure of course twi whatever you want.” Spike blurted out a bit too quickly.

“Number one, who was bigger?” Twilight asked flatly.

Spike blanched and mentally had to size up the two penises in his mind. This did little to to dull his tent making. After a few long seconds he gulped and said. “You.” 
Twilight pumped a hoof in the air triumphantly. Wait, why was that important? She shook her head suddenly and trotted closer to spike. Her hard member was just inches from spike’s face. “Number two, do you want to do more than just touch it?” Wait this was a terrible idea why am i being so forward i didnt even think this through. But then again i've been thinking about this for months.

Twilight bit her lip in anticipation while her head whirled with thoughts of all the lines she was crossing. Images of spike running away or worse telling everyone about her strange predicament fueled her panicked thoughts but they were quickly silenced as a small girly squeal spilled out of spike’s mouth, which suddenly lurched forward and wrapped around the head of her cock. Twilight nearly fell forward from the sudden pleasure and shock. In an instant such panicked thoughts flew from her mind the second his lips touched her stallionhood. Her cock head twitched suddenly and while the dragon desperately tried to cram it into his mouth. She looked down at spike as he did his best to get his lips around her wide flared cock. “Slow down mister, a simple yes would have sufficed.” 

Spike hardly noticed but slowed down and meticulously wrapped his lips around her cock and slowly began to run his tongue along the ridged cock head spreading a fine layer of spit across it. “Umf yef wufefer.” Spike muffled through twilight’s cock. Which roughly translated to. “Unf yeah whatever.” The alicorn shuddered as the vibration echoed down her cock. 
Spike quickly stuffed as much of the cock he so desperately craved into his mouth. His long tongue ran along all sides slathering it completely. “Oh my celestia spike. How on earth did you get so good at this? Something is happening, its gonna uh uhhhh.”

Spike pulled back just in time to catch the first spurts of cum in his mouth. The huge equine cock in his mouth twitched and jumped with each shot. The back of his mouth was coated as each blast of cum seemed to be fired out of a party cannon. His throat was quickly filled with cum and he did his best to swallow every drop. After nearly a minute of spurting spike felt like somepony had poured a whole barrel of cider down his throat. Finally it stopped and twilights hooves that he didn't remember being placed there, lifted from his shoulders. “Sorry for finishing so quickly i'm not used to it and i was looking at some well pornagraphic material before you got here” She looked down and noticed something odd. “Oh my spike just look at you.” Twilight exclaimed with a giggle, pointing a hoof at his stomach.

Spike’s usually tight shirt was stretched thin over his bulging stomach. The fabric spread spread dangerously over his large cum belly. Suddenly he belched loudly, the taste of cum thick on his breath.He hardly had the time to taste at first, only to try and swallow load after hot load. She tasted like salty strawberries he thought. He took a moment to savour it, roll it around in his mouth. He swallowed what little was left with a gulp and wiped his lips and stuck his claws into his mouth sucking the jizz off. 

“That was… great, you're sooo big twilight.” Spike licked his lips again and finished cleaning off his claws with his tongue. He looked up at the suddenly very quiet alicorn, very embarrassed at what he just did. “I should have asked first it was just so.” Twilight’s hoof against his lips stopped his thoughts in their place.

“You did exquisit my little number one assistant.” Twilight’s reassuring words and wide smile did wonders to ease his embarrassment. “But i think i need more.” her grin took on a more devilish smile which flooded spike’s face with a deep blush all over again.

“Well i don't think you would, ya know.” Spike made a gesture with his hands to indicate just how big she was, never mind just how wide the head was. Iit didn't even seem to get soft very much, it was noticeable but still it stood, drooping only slightly. “Fit”

“I have just the thing my mare, go lay down on the bed and take off those pesky clothes. I will be up in a second.” Twilight purred into the young dragon’s ear, sending his heart among other things fluttering. 

Spike turned around and took off up the stairs wondering what Twilight had in mind. As he raced up the stairs twilight watched that gorgeous ass of his bounce, his hips swaying slightly as he shifted from foot to foot.

Her stallionhood threatened to rise up harder than before. She quickly calmed herself and set about finding the jar she was looking for. After a few seconds she found it, popped it open and covered her half erect cock in the lubricant she accidently made a week earlier while trying to make something that would help grease up wheels until the liquid touched the ground and became water. It was almost a gel but still runny it clung to her flesh and glistened under the candlelight.The liquid was cool, a bit too cool her cock almost seemed to shiver under the strange sensation. After a quick inspection that it was significantly lubricated she unfurled her wings once more and gently ascended to the top of the stairs. 

There waiting for her was a completly naked spike who was looking back over his shoulder at her. His hands rested on the bed, lifting his ass up for her. Those slender long legs were just barely off the bed, presenting his gorgeous ass for all to see. He wiggled slightly as the draft made by her wings washed over him, his twin  cocks twitching slightly in the light breeze, hardly visible beneath his large posterior.“Well um i hope this is okay twilight.” Spike whimpered. A minute had passed and his nervousness finally boiled over enough to say something.

“Your… perfect spike. Perfect.” She slowly walked over to him, her cock audibly slapping against her stomach with each step leaving a small trail of liquid as the lube left splotches across her belly. Spike watched, eyes transfixed, it was only semi hard but it was almost two feet long and about as thick as his wrist.

“But twi how am i… ya know gonna get it… In me?” He looked away embarrassed, scratching his head with a claw.

She settled behind spike and let her cock rest against his ass and pretty much the rest of his back. “Don't you worry spike. I will put it in now before i'm fully hard and then you can…” She stumbled for the right wording... “Stretch.”

Spike blanched at the mere thought of that monster getting stuffed inside him. The image of just how large it was minutes before made him question the logistics. His cocks twitched against the bed and his hole clenched at the thought. He looked back and in a voice hardly above a whisper. “Im ready.” 

Twilight positioned her hooves and guided her semi hard cock against spike’s virgin ass. One hoof lifted his tail out of the way while the other struggled to jam the monstrous penis inside him. As she struggled she thought for a second it might not be able to fit even half hard. Than just a little bit slipped inside and her weight she had been leaning against him with carried half of it inside him in one swift motion. Twilight's low groan was drowned out by spike’s high pitch squeel. 

She put nearly all her weight behind her cock and quickly pushed more inside spike. It took longer than expected but slowly her huge cock pushed further and further inside him. Seeming to bend as it reached an impasse. Spike groaned and grabbed at his cum belly as he felt inch after inch crawl deeper inside him. Minutes and many heated moans later he finally felt it stop. Oh god she was finally balls deep inside me. Spike breathed a sigh of relief as he realized he wasn't sure if he even had anymore space inside him left. But twilight shifted suddenly and shoved again making his eyes nearly pop out of his head. Thats not all of it! Suddenly another half foot of cock charged deeper inside him making him struggle to contain an orgasm. He moaned and whimpered as he felt his little cocks spurt against the sheets and muttered twilights name over and over as his first orgasm of the night finally subsided. 

“Did you cum already my mare?” Twilight grinned as she teased him. Spike didn't even have to be looking at her to know she was grinning and he whispered a faint yes back. “Louder spike, tell me what made you cum.” 

Spike hid his face in his hand while the other kept him propped up on the bed. “Your thick cock made me cum its just so huge and all the sloshing of your cum inside me already made me cum.” He turned his face against the bed and in a hushed tone added. “Not like you weren't faster than me, you giant.”

The alicorn laughed, ignoring the last part, giving one last buck as she rested the entirety of her cock inside her “mare”. “Look at me, i wanna see my mare’s eyes as i fuck her.” Spike hesitantly turned to meet her gaze. Her warm violet eyes, filled with love and edged with lust melted away his embarrassment. “There we go. Relax spike just relax.” Twilight accentuated the words as her magic wrapped around his quickly rehardening member.

“Oh my, are you ready again my mare? So very greedy for all my love. If i didn't know better i would think your a changeling” She leaned further down and gave him a kiss on the lips. Spike closed his eyes and reveled in the kiss, letting twilight’s tongue enter his mouth. As suddenly as the kiss started it was over. “Oh my... can you feel that?” 

Spike’s eyes went wide as he realized what twilight was talking about. The massive cock that had taken up residence inside him had pulsated suddenly as it began to harden fully. Twilight’s resolve had melted under the unending pleasure of his tight hole.The flared head pushing up against the deepest recesses of his body. “Oh god twilight you're so fucking huge. I can feel you fill me up so deep.” Spike looked down at his cum filled belly and for a second he swore he could see the faint outline of massive cock against his stomach. 

but even as twilight hardened and extended to full length she didn't move. The huge invader rested firmly inside him. Several agonizing moments passed and he began to get antsy, trying to push back against the massive cock inside him. He twitched and shifted around trying to get twilight to move but she just lay atop him moaning and grunting as she grew accustomed to the feeling. “C'mon twilight fuck me.” He whimpered as he the large pony held him tight.

“Not just yet, i want to know some things first. What are you? Whose mare are you?” Twilight’s whispered into his ear seductively. “I won't move until you tell me what i want to hear.”

Spike groaned and tried to grind his ass but was held down as if twilight was petrified by a cockatrice. “Twilight please just move… please?” He let out a slight sigh “I'm… A mare, your mare. Please just fuck me. I need it so bad i need you to fuck your mare.”

On cue twilight began pulling out slowly making spike writhe with the feeling. Like his whole body was being pulled inside out. After several agonizing seconds of near emptiness that had spike scrambling to push back only to be stopped by a firm hoof against his back. The alicorn let out a lusty moan and shoved her cock back inside him in one swift move. Spike groaned and let out a sharp gasp of air as the massive intruder was stuffed back inside him. Where it should be. This is a million times better than that dildo. He blushed at the thought but was quickly brought back to reality as the large pony over him leaned into him and started thrusting.

“Oh sweet celestia thats good, your ass is so perfect spike like it was made for my big cock” Twilight giggled slightly, never slowing as she teased spike. “If i didn't know better i would think you've already… broken in this hole”

Oh shit can she read minds. “I may have a small *unf* dildooh goddess that  feels good.” His reply quickly devolved into soft panted moans. 

“I know, i found it awhile ago while cleaning up” She said, watching his face get even redder. “Your too fun to tease my little spike!” Her hips suddenly surged forward, making him squeal.

Spike’s arms quaked. The long day combined with this heavy alicorn on his back had taken its toll. He collapsed on the bed letting himself lie completely flat not caring as his cocks got smooshed between his stomach and the bed. The immense pleasure from being filled so completely outweighed all others. That huge cock filling every inch of him, hitting all the pleasure zones. He could feel it building already.The pressure and friction on his cocks were enough to bring him to orgasm for the second time. He stifled a moan with his claw holding it in. 

“Spike are you cumming again? i can hear your cute little girly moans. If you haven't noticed i'm balls deep inside you right now” Twilights face lit up as her magic flared to life. In an instant spike’s orgasm stopped making the cum seem to freeze.

He looked up in confusion. “What did you….” His shock vanished as he saw her magic. Well if thats how she was going to play. 

The slap of their hips connecting became louder as spike pushed back against the huge equine ccock. His whole body shoving back against her, making every little millimeter of cock to be pushed inside with every thrust. He smiled devilishly as he heard twilight moan loudly and tilt her head up, making her magic falter slightly. His orgasm returned but was still held on the very edge. His balls burned with need, he could feel his cum needing to escape. 

His tail snaked up between her legs and wrapped around her large balls holding them nicely, massaging them as best as his scaly skin could manage. He was rewarded with the feeling of a tongue softly rolling onto his head as twilight let out a deep moan. He could feel she was close. Her thrusts were short, deep. 

“Spike i'm about to.” Than he squeezed. “Eep.” 

“About to what?” Spike teased as he held her balls in a vice like grip. “Going to cum? Only before you let me.”

The large alicorn attempted to move her hind legs only to find that she would fall off the bed if she moved much. Her fore legs couldn't reach far enough to loosen his tail. Her magic simply wasn't enough. Too many distractions to split it. “Why don't we cum together my little mare?”

“On 3?”
“3”
“2”
“1”

As twilight’s magic lifted so too did spike’s grip on her grapefruit sized balls. All at once the flood of pleasure returned. Twilight became rigid as spike pushed back against her. Their bodies connecting as their orgasms returned with fury. Spike came first, his dual pricks spraying the bed sheets with a thick layer of cum, adding to the previous orgasm. He didn't care he layed on it all the same, letting it cover his stomach and chest in a fine white layer. 

Twilight’s orgasm was even bigger than before. Each powerful shot surged deeper and deeper. She bit her lip as her orgasm peaked. Spike’s stomach distended even more, with each shot it got bigger. He went from having a little belly to a full on 9 months pregnant with twins by the time her orgasm died down. 

Twilight had long since collapsed onto spike. Nearly a half hour had passed and still little squirts could be felt. Finally it stopped and she felt her flared head begin to soften. Spike had cum two more times since then, emptying his balls onto the bed and all over himself. He didn't care. 

“Should I…. Pull out?” twilight asked a bit embarrassed at the long silence.

“Can we stay like this? Just a bit longer.” He looked over his shoulder with a pleading look on his face.

Twilight could not say no to that face and relented. “I think that can be arranged.” Her horn flared to life and she lifted them both up and onto the bed onto their sides. Her massive cock never pulling out in the slightest. As the settled in he pulled the blanket over them both. They had a lot to clean up tomorrow but right now this moment was perfect.
> The flame now lit...
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	Twilight stretched her wings and soared through an enormous waterfall. The spray of water making a brief rainbow before she flapped hard surging her upwards. Before her spread a land untouched by civilization, it's majesty beholden onto only celestia’s sun and the beasts beneath. Untouched, wild and so very beautiful which was exactly how her books described it. From the free flowing waterfalls that dotted the mountains around canterlot, which would come to serve as the city’s source of fresh water. To the wild and untamed everfree that seemed to stretch on in every direction. Every little detail she had read in her books was splayed out before her in all its untouched glory. She tucked her wings into a dive and swooped into a giant chocolate lake and emerged on the other side atop the highest mountain. Well okay not exactly as she imagined, but dreams were dreams after all. Historical inaccuracies aside she revelled in the opportunity to experience another flying dream. 

Even after years under Rainbow Dash’s tutelage Twilight was just barely able to do the things she used to only dream of. The confusing maneuvers that were harder than any magic she had ever attempted were child's play within the dream. As the wind rippled through her mane she thought of Rainbow Dash, so sleek and powerful. A sudden urge to experience the rush she must feel when making a sonic rainboom gripped her tightly. She knew logically she would never be able to best Rainbow Dash’s speed but here  anything was possible.

With a surge of her wings she shot forward, her vision narrowing as the imaginary wind whipped all around her. She scrunched her eyes closed and pushed on, going as fast as she dared. Something pulled at her suddenly and she felt the world twist and recede. The edges of the mountains bled away the sky itself turned dark- No! She would enjoy this for as long as she could. She squeezed her eyes closed and tried to focus on the rush of wind past her wings. Try as she might the waking world invaded her dream a sudden weight seemed to press and lift against her crotch over and over. With a groan she reluctantly opened her eyes to see a familiar green face twisted in ecstasy as it moved up and down just inches from her own.

“Good morning Twilight.” Spike half moaned half spoke. With a twist of her head she looked down to see the hungry dragon having already mounted her. Spike leaned back and grinded his ass into twilight’s pelvis. Her cock leaving an outline against his stretched stomach as his own dual cocks stuck straight up in the air, covered in a fine layer of his own cum. As the feelings of pleasure washed over her she let a squeak of pleasure and surprise.

“Goddess your greedy little dragon aren't you?” She replied sleepily. Trying to wipe away the lingering drowsiness that plagued her. “Are we going to have to measure you after this?” She giggled, sending a lingering blush across the dragon’s face. The awkward memory of that particular episode of his, came unbidden to his mind. With a grin she planted her hooves firmly and began thrusting up into Spike’s almost too tight ass.

“Your hungry mare couldn't wait any longer.  Every night I sleep with you inside me is another morning I wake up hungry for your cum.” As his words penetrated her sleep clouded mind he felt her half hearted thrusts begin to speed up and the look sleepy shock on her face was replaced by one of lust. He began matching each of Twilight’s steadily stronger thrusts doing his best to make sure his ass slapped down against her right at the apex of her thrust. 

Twilight giggled and looked down to the pool of cum he had made on her stomach judging from the size he had already cum at least three times. She laughed at herself in her head, amazed that her analytical mind could analyze the amount of times he had cum just from the pool it made.

She looked at him suddenly, an intensity in her stare mixed with a subtle lip curl that beckoned her lover closer. Their lips met in the middle for a brief but passionate kiss. Each small kiss broken before it could deepen only to quickly begin again. Their eyes closed and Twilight held a hoof to her lover’s neck holding this kiss. Their tongues intermingled each trying to press the other down. Twilight's thick tongue darted around trying to hold down the thin long tongue of her dragon lover. Back and forth they went each time the dragon evaded her grasp. Finally she managed to pin the wiry dragon. Breaking the kiss she giggled at the thought of their silly little game. Spike blushed in defeat and flicked his tongue out at her.

They shared a moment quiet happiness, each looking into the other’s eyes. Seemingly lost in the deep appreciation for these moments where they felt truly connected. However a hunger still burned within the dragon’s heart begging him to break this moment of quiet. With a grin spike shifted his rump that still sat impaled on Twilight’s prodigious stallionhood. Eliciting a little moan from the alicorn whose cock still rested inside him. Slowly working himself up to speed he thought of their little game. He had started it as a way to decide who made the bed one time but it had become a silly back and forth they had whenever they needed to smile. Spike always seemed to lose but like Pinky always said. It doesn't matter who wins or loses but who has more fun. Spike shook the voice of the bubbly pink baker from his mind and focused his attention on his partner who had seemed to drift deep into her own thoughts during the lul in their love making. He knew just what to say to make sure her mind was where he wanted it.

Spike leaned down close, whispering into the mare’s ear huskily. “I have been so lonely without you these past couple days. If only you gave me half the attention your paper’s get.” Accentuating his point with an exaggerated pout. “You have been soo busy studying you have not filled your little mare in days. She aches for it Twilight, she needs you.” 

It was true she had been busy with her preparations to present her spell, but they had still fucked daily. Although nothing even close to those first few days they had spent together all those months ago. Oh goddess those days were fucking hot. Four days spent in a cum filled haze of non stop rutting. Both giving into old desires they had hoped never saw the light of day. But now that those same thoughts had become released there was no escaping their demands. A moan escaped her lips as the her draconic lover began to move gyrate his hips slowly, getting used to her length before riding her harder. 

Those months ago she had stretched spike to the breaking point over and over and still he came back for more. The feelings they had both thrust away had overtaken them utterly. So completely had those mad desires controlled them that hardly a minute was spent apart for nearly a weak. As if each the Alicorn and the dragon both thought this newfound passion a dream that parting would end.  So many new romantic experiences in that short time. Even if  nearly half that time spent rutting like animals. It was romantic in a way as if parting was almost too much to bear. The alicorn shook her head and focused on the present once more, determined to give her mate everything he wanted.

Many minutes passed on as the two lovers enjoyed each other. Spike riding her until she felt her orgasm peek, than slowing down and waiting... edging her closer and closer without letting her cum. Twilight revelled in the feeling, each time she was edged closer and closer to cumming only to feel the wave of pleasure recede once more was pure ecstasy. Suddenly Spike broke the slow rhythm they had made as his movements becoming jerky pressing a clawed hand to the bulge Twilight’s thick cock made on his stomach. His dual members twitching in unison as he let out a high pitched feminine moan. They erupted with long thin ropes of cum that sprayed erratically over his mother’s purple coat. One prodigious squirt covering the last bit of her stomach not already covered in dragon cum. Another landing on her chin, the last dual shots landing in her open mouth. She let out a shy giggle as she caught the stray loads and made a point to swallow audibly.

Her long thick tongue  slipped out of her mouth and licked up and down her lips licking up  all the cum she could. So mad was her desire to taste more of his precious cum that she craned the length of her tongue to lick a rather thick blob on her chin. Her head twisted slightly and ray of light caught her eye suddenly. Stopping her search for more of his oddly tasty cum she craned her neck trying to find a clock. “What time is it?” 

Spike sat straight up on her cock and strained his eyes against the gloom. Looking past the bed posts behind his lover’s head straining to see the barely visible clock. “Almost 11.” Twilight’s body lurched suddenly as if she was trying to roll out of bed, barely restrained by the thin dragon. “hey hey wait lets finish first-”

“There is no time for that spike! I have to meet Pinky in 20 minutes and I still need to get clean first.” Thoughts of the pink party pony came rushing to the forefront of her mind making something stir inside her. The alicorn’s cheeks turned a tinge of red and images of the bouncing pink pony filled her mind. But the dragon clung to her tightly, wrapping his tail around her back legs and shaking all thoughts of that wonderful mare from her mind.

He couldn't let her go until he had his fun and seeing as how it had worked before, maybe it would work again. “Oh come on… Fuck your little whore mare and fill her with cum. I ache for it Mommy.” Emphasizing the last word with a short bounce of his plump butt against her crotch.

Twilight’s thoughts of leaving were quickly replaced with images of her rutting the slutty dragon until he begged her to stop. It had only been two months since they started fucking and he already figured out her biggest turn on. Her anger turned to lust as her arousal overcome her rational mind. She contemplated throwing the needy little dragon off her cock and letting him finish himself but she could not deny just how turned on she was. “Oh I will give it to you alright!” She proclaimed with a smirk.

Twilight's magic flared as she concentrated. Pulling the dragon off her cock slowly, his pitiful moans filling the air as he tried to push down against her magic. Her magic was far too strong, easily pulling the massive equine cock out of his now gaping ass. He felt himself turned around and unceremoniously tossed on the floor. Landing with his ass pointed straight up in the air. She quickly leapt from the bed, her hooves coming down on either side of Spike’s head making him jump in surprise. His body quickly contacting the unmoving mass of his alicorn lover. Before he even had a moment to gather himself he felt the back half of his body gripped in her magic. His legs spread without even the mock resistance he usually put up. He could feel a long hard warmth lying against his back. He shivered in arousal as he felt that glorious cock of hers lay heavily upon him. Her grapefruit sized balls resting firmly against his cushy ass. He peeked over his shoulder to see her dick rest three quarters the way up his back and not for the first time wondered just how he managed to fit that monster inside him.

He felt his mother’s body press in all around him, dominating him completely. He relished moments like these when she completely owned him. So utterly under her control that the only thing he could do was moan and scream her name. Her magic drug him forward, the flared head of her cock dragging back down his back until it finally rested at his gaping hole. He grinned to himself thinking she would tease him as always. But her magic suddenly spread across his entire body and before he had a moment to even think he felt himself be thrown backwards against her massive stallionhood. It speared into him with a force of a train and he felt his body spread around the massive invader forced all the way inside him in an instant. His tongue lolled out of his mouth as a moan escaped his lips. It was painful but when the first wave of pleasure came crashing down on his lust addled mind he felt nothing but utter bliss. He adjusted to quickly having long since adapted to her considerable length when he felt his body being dragged back and forth along that massive penis of hers.

“Twilight.” Spike moaned her mother’s name as she slammed into his ass with reckless abandon. Anger and arousal fueled her magic giving her more than enough power to hold the dragon and use him. Gripped so tightly in her magic Spike could hardly move his lips enough to whisper a moan. 

His cocks were held against his belly constricted tightly by her magic. It was surprisingly pleasurable to feel them squished against his scales. He squirmed in the alicorn’s magical grip twitching each time he felt her balls slap against his ass with enough force to make a loud slapping sound reverberate throughout the room. With each thrust she grunted in effort, her hot breathe on his neck. 

With each thrust he could feel her shift slightly her cock searching for that perfect spot. Suddenly the flared head of her cock hit the spot she was searching for. He squeaked from the sudden flash of pleasure that surged from his g spot, quickly putting him over the edge. He felt the wave of pleasure become a surge of cum as his balls churned. Building rapidly until he could feel it start twitch and surge up his cock. But it was caught right at the last second. The very moment before release. Her magic shifted and held him there. Looking up to his surrogate mother with a look of desperation. “I was so close!” He yelled through wet slaps, his words barely audible the sound of her heavy balls slapping against his ass.

“Greedy cock sluts dont get to cum before mommy does.” She said with a grunt her focus threatening to crumble as he whimpered meekly. Undeterred she refocused and took hold of his body completely once more. Making sure each thrust slammed against his g spot. While his orgasm was held painfully close to release. It sent shivers down his spine as agony and pleasure intermingled into a bizarre sensation that left him tingly and wanting more. The sheer amount of pleasure clouded his thoughts and made his moans and whimpers become unintelligible noise. Her concentration shuddered and he felt his body release slightly falling to the cold floor. He tried to move but his waist down was still held tight. The cool wood was a stark contrast from the sweaty alicorn that had covered his body completely. 

The dragon felt his belly distend painfully as Twilight’s pounding thrusts hit the floor through his stretched stomach.“Ow Twilight it hurts.” She could not be sated and ignored his pleas. Instead she pushed his face into the wood to muffle his cries. His own orgasm still burned for release. 

Thankfully he felt her cock twitch and her back legs tremble slightly. The flared head of her cock shifted and slammed into the deepest reaches of his body. Her magic pulled his ass tight against her crotch grinding the last few desperate millimeters of equine flesh into his overstuffed ass. Spike felt the familiar feeling as her cock trembled and came deep inside him. With her orgasm rippling through her body she released her hold on the young dragon. With her magic gone his cocks were finally allowed to cum. His body shuddered as the feeling of release flowed through him. The most earth shattering orgasm of his life echoed throughout him and he screamed his lover’s name at the top of his lungs as what felt like all the cum in his body rushed out of his cocks and into a floating purple aura of magic. The tidal wave of pleasure that release brought him threatened to make him black out. His small flaccid cocks twitched lazily and ached. Okay, maaaybe slightly less teasing next time. He thought as the steady stream of pain from his certainly bruised ass came flooding in.

She held the collected ropes of cum and swirled them into a ball moving it to his lips. “Say aww my little mare.” He reluctantly opened his mouth, hoping to hide the blush threatening to spread across his face. The floating ball of cum slipped into his mouth. With a gulp he dutifully swallowed his own cum, tasting it for only a second. Not bad, it had nothing on Twilight’s delicious taste though. While Spike was busy tasting his own she was still cumming deep inside that perfectly pear shaped behind of his. His stomach swelled and he felt the familiar warmth that came when he was stuffed absolutely full with her prodigious ejaculation. By now he was used to it and quickly shifted around slightly to let the last few spurts shoot deeper inside him making made him moan with pleasure. The pressure from her firehose of a cock was almost enough to make him hard again.

Without hesitation she gripped her “mare” with her magic and pulled him off her cock. taking time to slow at the median ring and the head. She didn't want to hurt him.. too much. His ass hung open as a small river of cum flowed out. Seeping onto the ground as he lay there panting in exhaustion. Without even looking he reached under the bed and pulled out his largest butt plug and stuffed it inside himself. He longed to feel that warmth deep inside himself and he got off many times during the day at the feeling of her cum sloshing around inside him. Mixed with the fat toy that kept her cum inside and his ass stretched to the limit. 

Twilight just shook her head at his insatiable nature. Closing her eyes and focusing her concentration on her horn she quickly enacted a spell that would clean her. It wasn't perfect but at least all the cum would be out of her fur. She pooled all the cum he had sprayed on her as well as her own that had coated her cock. She didn't even need to say anything spike just opened his mouth wide and swallowed several large gulps as the blob disappeared down his throat. 

Spiked picked himself up slowly making sure not to shift his now large cum belly too quickly. The feeling of the plug moving around inside him as he stood up made his cocks twitch in anticipation. Twilight had cleaned herself completely and was picking a few stray patches of dry cum off her with a towel they kept near by. She looked up just in time to see his sultry plugged ass sway from side to side as he walked into the bathroom. That fat plug just barely containing the gallons of alicorn sperm she had just pumped into him. It looked small from here but she had seen it (and used it) a few times and it was anything butt small. She could barely make out her cutie mark emblazoned on it past the voluminous dragon tush that surrounded it. Her cock rose slightly at the sight but she shook her head furiously. Five minutes to lunch with pinky she couldn't be distracted…. No matter how much she wanted to.

She sighed and tried to think of other things. Distracting herself by enacting the invisibility spell on her stallion parts. Turning to leave she quickly yelled over her shoulder. “Later Spike. I love you!” 

Through the soft pattering of the shower her lover yelled back. “Enjoy lunch with Pinky! Love ya too!”

She mentally evaluated herself, having her mental checklist completed (twice of course) . She teleported just outside the library and took off at a trot towards the cafe, silently berating herself for not memorizing the place before hand so she could just teleport there. 

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	She got there a few minutes late. Cursing herself for not memorizing the location and simply teleporting there. The lunch rush had already set in and despite her alicorn stature she had trouble picking out the pink pony from the crowd. Two mares eating a salad together. An elderly mare and stallion sipping pink and purple drinks smiling with a newspaper between them. She flapped her wings twice to get a better vantage. The outdoor cafe spread out in front of her and there on the far side at a small table sat a familiar pink pony. No wonder she didn't notice her before, her hair lay flat. Oh no. The flat haired pinky stood beside the table as if wondering whether or not she should leave. She readied a teleportation spell and was in an instant by her friend's side. “Oh my gosh i'm so sorry Pinky I almost slept in the spell preparation has been brutal.” Her friend nearly jumped out of her skin at the sudden appearance. Her hair leaping back up to its usual position.

“Hey Twilight I wasn't sure if you would make it I thought.” The pink pony strained a smile but Twilight cut her off before she could say anything more.

“I'm so sorry pinky I really wasn't paying attention it's all my fault. How about I buy lunch, my treat?” She smiled a bit too wide trying to cheer up the earth pony

“Well that is nice but i'm afraid I was just getting ready to go. The nice waiter asked if he could seat someone else here since I wasn't ordering anything and I know we were supposed to meet for lunch but he seemed really stressed and the nice ponies over there have been waiting an awful long time.” She said with a small smile. Her eyes avoiding the large alicorn. “Sorry Twilight.”

“No no it's all my fault why don't we go somewhere else?” When the earth pony didn't look up Twilight kept going. “Or just sugar cube corner? I will get anything you want!” The guilt plagued her and her cheeks burned with embarrassment and something else she couldn't put her hoof on. The nearest tables eyed the pair curiously as the waiter pony approached the table. 

“I don't have an appetite anymore. Thanks anyway.” The smaller pony gave the princess a half hearted smile and turned towards home. 

Twilight took a few steps after her as the words sunk in. She slumped to the ground in defeat. She had let her friend down all for a few more minutes of fucking. The shame burned upon her cheeks and she let her head sink low. In front of her the other pony turned a corner and disappeared from view. 

Twilight picked herself back up and trudged back home. Already thinking of all the ways she could make it up to the Pink mare. A party? That would be nice but it wouldn't feel as genuine if she brought other people. Hmmm another lunch? This last failure would be all she would think about. A surprise gift! Oh that was perfect but when would she have the time? Between building her spell from scratch and preparing to show it off in canterlot she hardly had any time to herself. This lunch was only penciled in after Pinky seemed very insistent that they have it. I wonder what she wanted so badly? It had seemed important enough to give Twilight the irresistable puppy eyes.

With a sigh Twilight looked up. Suddenly aware she had been wandering further and further from home while she contemplated the details of her makeituptopinkypie plan. Seeing another one of her friends outside sweeping the step of her boutique Twilight picked up the pace and trotted up to the unicorn who was in the middle of cursing under her breath at some “Goddess darned fool who doesn't know how to wipe his hooves.”

Twilight coughed lightly, startling the smaller mare out of her reverie. “Oh excuse me darling i'm afraid I was rather focused on this stubborn dirt.” With a flash of concentration twilight scrubbed the step of every particle of dust. “Thank you Twilight.” She gave the alicorn a genuine smile and looked up at her. “Are you alright darling?” Noticing the frown on the alicorn’s face.

“I well… I messed up Rarity. Pinky wanted to meet for lunch and it seemed super important but I just well… Slept right through. I had stayed up way too late working out the kinks of my spell and hadn't even thought to set an alarm when I went to bed.” The look of sadness she wore was enough to make Rarity’s heart fall. She knew Twilight wasn't telling her everything but she seemed honest in her feelings of letting down their friend. So maybe she wouldn't pry about whatever she was holding back on.

Rarity had a secret of her own but bit her lip at the thought of telling it. Pinky had made her swear. Instead she let out a sigh and chose a line that was only half a lie. “Well she did mention she was feeling lonely the other day. She came over when Applejack had just left for the farm to help Big mac, Applebloom, and Babs with the spring crop.” The alabaster unicorn’s eyes twinkled at the thought of her wife. “You know how the apple family is, marry them off all over equestria and they still find time to help out.” Rarity smiled at the thought of her special somepony coming back home. She shook her head slightly, sending her curly mane bouncing. “Sorry darling.” Rarity did her best to hide her blush. Married for more than 4 years and she still blushed like a newlywed. Twilight grinned at the thought, suddenly very proud of her friend for finding such enduring happiness. “Anyway. She saw all of us having moved on getting married and well I think she was looking for some advice. Being the princess of friendship and knowing the princess of love I think she hoped to find what she was looking for in you.” 

Twilight took a step back in shock. “Well I um.” Twilight scratched her head with a hoof. “I never thought of it like that she always had so many stallions and mares with her over the years I woulda thought she would know more about that kind thing than me!” 

“Pinky is great at making friends, a little less so at making more than friends.” Rarity smiled, secretly patting herself at the back for letting out the little hint. Which flew right over the alicorn’s head. “Besides darling you remember that little adventure we had just to teach her how to say no.”

“Oh yeah I guess that makes sense. Pinky is amazing at making friends happy. Even when she shouldn't.” She mulled the thought in her head and suddenly turned to leave. “Thanks Rarity, you always know just what to say.

Rarity loved Twilight like a sister but sometimes she could be as dense as a mule. “Your very welcome princess! Make sure to make it up to her soon!” 

Twilight made a mental note to do just that and headed home.

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When she got home she found that spike was gone. Probably off shopping for fabric or buying a new fashion magazine. She noticed his sewing machine covered in various lengths of colorful fabric. The alicorn stepped closer, inspecting the incomplete dress. It was speckled with gemstones in the shape of stars. They were very small and each individual gem was a different shape and color. It was far from done but from the little section that was done she thought the stars could easily be identical to the entire night sky. She marveled at the craftsmanship of the dress but decided against unfurling it and looking at it more. She didn't want to interrupt his creative process.

She looked over the library dejectedly. Unfortunately everything was in order and she couldn't even spend her time organizing things. Instead she teleported up into bed. Instantly thankful spike washed the sheets before he left. She flopped down into the soft embrace of the still warm sheets, forgetting the day's issues despite the fact it was hardly supper. Oh that cute little dragon, how she missed him already. She grabbed his pillow off her bed, sniffing it softly and gently pressing it against her face. Although they had spent a lot of time constantly fucking they did have time to discuss their feelings. Which despite her paranoia were similar. They wanted to date and not just fuck buddies, even if that's how it had started. She sighed and rolled onto her back letting the pillow fall to the bed.

He had been so cute! Of course his timing wasn't perfect, but they could work on that. About the 14th or so time they fucked he had looked up at her and asked through panting breath. “uh twI I uh don't suppose we are a couple? Or do you wanna just keep fucking?” He had looked away out of embarrassment his tiny voice trailing off, barely heard above the wet slapping of her balls hitting his ass. 

She had laughed at his choice in timing and slowly grinded her massive cock into him, leaning down to press him into a tight kiss. “Of course my little Spikey wikey.” Smiling as his embarrassment turned into a wry smile. “I thought this was all you wanted so I didn't want to press it.” Motioning to his body that still had the nearly three feet of alicorn cock still buried inside it. She had also not wanted to ruin a good thing they had going despite her desire to be with Spike and not just in him.

They talked about the nature of their relationship and although it was everything she wanted it felt a little more… lust filled than what she had imagined, The feeling of being with somepony, er somedragon was something she had wanted for a long time. The amazing but brief moments she managed to spend with Sunset were something she would always cherish but it was not meant to be. After the disastrous relationship with Trixy that saw a war almost start, an engagement thrown out and one very angry hydra she hadn't considered another special somepony in years. Other than… no nevermind. These new feelings felt perfect, like this was meant to be. 

All the feelings of trepidation and fear that had come when they started having sex flew from her mind when he asked her out. But not everypony would feel the same and the thought of what her friends or worse her family thought about this new development made her rethink things more than once. Everytime she did she always felt a wave of acceptance and love from the thought of being together with her son. With that feeling of joy and passion that came from when they were together it was hard to imagine their relationship being anything other than what it is.

Although she still fretted about what others might think. That was a bridge she would cross when they were ready. Pinky on the other hoof…

She rolled off the bed and stood up, stretching her wings as she walked over to the window. Ponyville peacefull same as always, yes it had grown but what was new fit in so well with the rest of the old town it was hardly noticed. She smiled, remembering the adventure that was getting that to work out. One side were long time residents unwilling or unable to change. On the other were a new group of out of towners who cared little about what other ponies thought. Thankfully it was resolved without much trouble and the only fights threw pies instead of hooves.

It was about that time Rarity and Applejack got married. Thats right she though because after settling the land dispute she had to rush off to the farm for the ceremony. Unlike this afternoon she had been on time. She swooned remembering that divine wedding. A perfect mixture of country themes and and simple elegance. It just screamed Rarity and Applejack. After that Rainbow dash and Fluttershy's wedding was shortly thereafter. She hardly had time to blink before most of her best friends married each other! Now the second couple’s wedding was a bit rushed but it turned out amazing due to the outpouring of help.

The timing of the proposal was probably spurned by Rainbow Dash’s rather uncharacteristic dive for the bouquet. The memory drew a chuckle from the princess. The image of RD diving into a mud puddle to catch a simple arrangement of flowers was as hilarious as it was romantic. For as soon as she held the flowers aloft in victory she turned around and instantly looked at fluttershy. Giving away their little not so secret fling they had been having for awhile already.

Twilight walked to her private study going down into the library and then down further into the basement. Setting her hooves to the task of organizing everything for her trip while she reminisced. 

The cute look Fluttershy had as she tried to hide in her dress was beyond adorable. If Rainbow Dash had not flown over and dismissed her dive as nothing more than “practice” Twilight was sure Fluttershy would have turned as red as a tomato.

Something occurred to her as she thought about that rash of weddings. Everypony there at least made a half hearted attempt to grab the bouquet. Even Twilight did, even if she did almost step on that filly. A red patch of shame spread across her face as thought of little Petunia smiling and laughing until a rather lanky and clumsy alicorn almost stepped on her. Shaking away the lingering embarrassment she thought back to that day. Everypony tried to catch it save for Pinkie Pie who was mysteriously absent. She had played it off like she was just getting some cider for her and her date. However now that she thought about it normally Pinky would have been all over that. After all she had been the one that set the newlyweds up on their first date. Heck she had set all of them up on dates at least one time or another. Her talent for parties seemed to extend into the dating world as they grew older.

Pinky’s date was also absent, relegating herself to talking about long form taxes with a pair of aging mares. If Pinky wasn't accompanied by the that boor of a stallion than Twilight would have taken her. At the thought of the poofy pink party pony she lost track of what she was doing. Realizing she was just holding this stack of papers ever since her mind drifted to thoughts of asking Pinky out back then. Setting herself back in motion she let the memory flow, feeling as if there was something there which was important. She didn't even mean it as a friend at the time. She had such a huge crush on the pink pony then. The year after that at Rainbow dash and Fluttershy’s wedding she had asked her out but only as a friend since they were both alone. She smacked herself in the face with the roll of parchment she held in her magic. How stupid and nervous she had been! 

Maybe there was something still there. Imaging her friend as they danced and drank and passed out together snuggled up in a guest room somewhere was a feeling she relieved whenever she was lonely. Even now it still sent her heart aflutter. Although that came with a tinge of guilt as she thought of Spike. Perhaps her little crush had become more than she thought. The truth hit as she finished organizing her research. That little crush had lasted years and had never waned. The more she thought about it the more sense it made. Pinky didn't have another special somepony after that date and Twilight hadn't had gone on one until Spike. Augh this love business hurt her head. Twilight groaned and silently wished for probably the millionth time that love was more like in her books where everypony got with who they should and they all lived happily ever after. 

The princess levitated her spell components and research into her overburdened saddle bags, making them ready for the trip to canterlot the next day. All the while silently lamenting how illogical her feelings were. Those long smoldering feelings for Pinky had never gone away. Nor had those feelings she had long stuffed away for spike. She had convinced herself that both of those feelings should not be acted on and here she already acted on one of them. Maybe Pinky still felt the same way, why else had she stopped dating? An intense feeling of guilt bore down on her. But Spike… She couldn't just leave him. She genuinely loved the little dragon. Over the last two months that love had become so much more. Frustrated and confused she climbed the stairs and flew back into bed. Burying her face in the pillows as if to drown out the strange and unwanted thoughts.

She placed her saddle bags beside the door and began reading a dense tome on advance magical theory. Pushing the thoughts of Pinky, Spike and all those awkward memories from her mind. The book was bland, unimportant but a wonderful distraction. Breathing a sigh of relief she placed all her attention on her book and let the rest of the day drift away.

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The next night on the train ride back to ponyville Twilight yawned and threw a wing over the dragon who slept nestled in between her legs. The presentation was a success the spell worked flawlessly and Celestia herself had taken time to be there. Although tired she was far too excited from the presentation to go to sleep. The caboose was small and nearly empty save for some baggage, spike, herself and the bed they lay on. She enjoyed the quiet on the way back opting to take the one part of the train with a full bed in order to relax. Even if the rattling of all the extra baggage strapped to the walls was a bit distracting at times.

She looked outside for the eleventh time in the last five minutes and realized that it was futile. No sights to see, no light to read, she was unmistakably bored. She sighed, chastising herself for having thought she could relax after how exhilarating her day had been. She looked down at the slumbering dragon half under the covers with his body pressed up against hers. He was very warm and incredibly comfortable. His nimble body snuggled up with her legs wrapped around him. It was very cozy and she relished the moment. 

However she had to remember to write a letter to Pinky. She had decided it would be best for everyone if she broke off whatever feelings they had for eachother. She composed the letter, double checking for mistakes. No, that sounds too… weird. She rolled it up and winked it out of existence. She needed to be more straight forward, no more awkward misinterpretation. She finished the second letter quickly enough. No that was far too rude. It almost sounds like i'm insulting her. Before she could wink this letter like the last one she felt a rustling. Spike rolled around and yawned. He looked her in the eyes with such sudden intensity that she couldn't help but forget the letter entirely, leaving it beside the bed.

“Have a good sleep my little dragon?” The Mare said as she nuzzled his scaly face.

A clawed hand tapped her muzzle lightly, bringing it close to his lips. Together they exchanged a slow and loving kiss. Lingering many heated moments, lips locked together by their passion. Together they looked into eachothers eyes, spike getting lost in the large orbs of his mother. Finally breaking it off he quickly licked her lips with his long tongue making Twilight giggle.

“What did I do to deserve that?” She asked quizzically. Such a kiss was usually reserved for the end of their love making or one of the few times they parted for any great amount of time.

“I well…” Spike stumbled for the right words, his lover quiet and patient as always. “I was wondering if you would help me become a girl.” Twilight’s face twisted from shock to acceptance faster than he had dared hope.

Her warm smile melted away any feelings of regret or trepidation he had for such a proposition. “Of course my love.” Using her most soothing motherly tone to ease his fears.

The young dragon wrapped his arms about his special somepony and kissed her suddenly. Over all that time that he had spent thinking about what she would do and how she would react he had never dared think she would so readily accept him.

Twilight pushed him back slightly with her hoof, drawing a rather exaggerated frown from the feminine dragon. “Have you thought this through? The transformation for dragons is painful and my magic can do little to aid you.”

With the agonizing task of broaching the subject past his words seemed to tumble out of his mouth. “I have been thinking of it since long before we you know. Started fucking, but when you took me as your own it felt so right, so perfect, as if I was meant to be yours. I am sure you have noticed I enjoy being well the one who gets fucked." He twiddled his thumbs slightly and looked away."It really made me think long and hard about the idea that I had been toying around with for years. Every time you called me your Mare or your slut or your little brood Mare.” His words made a deep crimson of embarrassment spread across his lover’s face. “I knew what I was meant to be. I don't even like these things.” He pointed down between his legs to the cocks currently poking Twilight in the belly.

She looked him over in silence running his words through her mind. He was telling the whole truth she was sure. She could feel his confidence. She knew this was the right thing to do. “Well that makes me feel much better, so are you going to change your name along with your sex or?” She trailed off, letting him pick up the conversation.

“Spike still feels like me, just not.” He motioned with a claw to his body. “This.” 

Twilight could see the residual trepidation in his eyes. She pulled him in a tight embrace, wrapping her legs around him and giving him a light squeeze. “I love you however you look Spike. big, small girl or boy.” His tense body relaxed as her words seeped in. their eyes met and a sly smile spread across his face. "To be honest i always kinda wondered with how much you love wearing dresses..."

Spike just smiled, grinding his body lightly against hers. Forcing her  to be aware of just how hard his warmth had made her. He leaned up and planted a light kiss on her neck. “Thank you Twilight.”  

A clawed hand reached up and caressed the sides of her face. They leaned together knowing instinctively what the other wanted. When there lips met it was brief only for a moment. His hot breathe against her face made the alicorn shiver in anticipation. Each time she moved to deepen the kiss he backed off and planted a small kiss on her lips. Back and forth the two went with their little game until finally Spike relented. Twilight stared into him with her deep violet orbs, in them he was lost. Seeing the opportunity the mare deepened the kiss, flicking her tongue into the young dragon’s mouth. His long serpentine tongue wrapped around her own. A hoof pushed against his lower back making their bodies connect as her equine cock now stood at attention against his chest. His own dual cocks were smooshed up against the larger alicorn dick and he reveled in the sensation. Twilight broke the kiss reluctantly and moved down planting little kisses on the dragon’s scaly neck. She thrusted lightly, their cocks gently rubbing against each other with each gentle movement. Spike arched his back and gave into his lover’s tender ministrations closing his eyes to focus on the feelings of ecstasy surging through him. 

He let out a low moan barely audible over the sounds of the train as it glided through the still night. Twilight shifted and grinded her massive cock against the dragon’s body leaving a trail of pre as the head of her cock brushed against his chest. Spike looked down and gave the head a small lick which instantly sent a shiver through his partner. He held her head in both hands and kissed her softly once more before whispering in her ear. “Make me your mare.” Her cock twitched and she stifled a moan from his words alone.

She had been painfully hard for minutes but reveled in their lovemaking far too much to stop. Without another word she felt his body slide up and over her now drooling cock. Resting his butt against the head he stayed there for a moment. A heated second passed between them as Twilight considered just bucking up into him before he spoke. “I want you to ask for it, my big hard stallion.” 

Twilight grinned. He knew how much she detested when he said it like that but she had teased him pretty good lately so she chose not to press it. With a sigh she whispered back. “Please my mare, may I stuff you full of my hard stallionhood?” With a blush the dragon gripped the princess and pressed down against the now pre covered cock head. It slid in slowly, both individuals sharing a brief kiss as he lowered himself further and further down. The massive equine cock filled every nook and cranny of his now stretched ass. He longed for the moment when he could feel her balls press against his ass. The moments his body spent slowly adjusting to her massive size was pure bliss. However no matter how much he loved the feeling of that massive cock penetrating him what came next rivaled the best feeling he had ever experienced. 

With a little adjusting that they had long since gotten used to her cock briefly hit a wall only to slip another foot inside him and suddenly slam as deep as it could. His overstimulated cocks sprayed their stomachs with thin watery ropes of cum. Neither of them noticed this, having locked themselves into another kiss. The feeling of her being completely inside him as her balls rested against him was what he fantasized every moment she wasn't inside him. He traced a claw over the indent her cock made in his stomach. Its long thick base was as big as his arm and it stretched far deeper than what seemed possible. Twilight once again marveled at the anatomy of dragons, she made a mental note to read more up on the subject. 

She pulled back the covers slightly as Spike rubbed her cock through the bulge in his stomach. “Goddess you are good at this spike.” She gave him a warm smile and kissed his forehead softly. 

“Only the best for Princess Twilight Sparkle.” He slowly grinded his ass as the tightness that he had gotten used to slowly diminished. Replaced by a feeling of profound fullness. He let out a long low moan as he felt his body relax enough for her to begin to move. Painfully slowly he lifted himself up off her cock. Sliding sideways on the bed was awkward but he managed it. After all he didn't want to move far lest he lose that delightful fullness he was addicted to. Up more and more until he could no longer bear the agonizing emptiness her stallionhood left behind. Slamming himself back down half the length of her cock. The pain of suddenly taking it back inside him was overwhelmed by a wave of pleasure. She squeaked as he suddenly took all of her again and instinctively held him close, her hooves pressing against him lightly. 

“Come on my love  surely you can do better than that.” She replied bucking up against him as he resettled. 

Spike took the bait eagerly and began bouncing in earnest, his muscles straining to move him as fast as he wanted up and down. With each bounce he could feel her heavy balls slap against his ass. He loved the feeling, eagerly anticipating the moment when they would unleash a torrent of cum into his cum starved belly. 

A creak and a sudden spear of light broke the two lovers from their embrace. Looking up Twilight saw an aged pony adjusting a pair of glasses that appeared to be twin telescopes. With a frantic. “Eep” She pushed the dragon down and pulled the blankets up. The older pony paid her no mind and looked to the right and began adjusting the straps on the luggage. 

Spike looked up at the suddenly terrified Twilight as a surge of confusion became animosity. How dare this pony ruin their moment. But that doesn't mean he couldn't enjoy it still. A sly smile spread across his scaly lips as he wrapped his legs around the alicorn and grinded against her crotch in slow, wide circles.

The sudden moan that escaped her lips made the older pony put down a strap and strain his old eyes into the back of the caboose. There was a bed, yes he could see that and the head of that alicorn princess. Ahh she was sound asleep. He looked her up and down and noted a lump. He just shrugged, mumbling to himself about how big alicorns were up close. He didn't want to wake her so he quickened his pace, easily finishing the one side and than moving to the other. Just as he crossed to the other side the train made a sudden bump. “What in the blue blazes of.” The old train pony muttered oblivious to all but his job.

Twilight could hardly contain herself, between Spike’s gyrations and the sudden bump of the train thrusting her stallionhood up into the dragon she was nearly at her limit. Looking down she whispered as quiet as she could manage. “Quit it.” The dragon shrugged, thinking this was just another tease to egg him on. His grinding became faster, and he bounced slightly in her lap up an inch, then down instantly. All the while he kissed her soft coat up and down. He could feel her cock twitching like crazy as she held on. 

The train pony adjusted one of the final straps and turned to leave just as the dragon gripped her balls in his tail. Her sudden squeal drew his attention and just as he turned to look a lavender aura of magic pushed him out the door and tossed him in a heap. Behind him the door closed and locked. The stallion just picked himself up and dusted himself off. Bigger and ruder he thought to himself and went about his rounds. 

With an exasperated sigh that quickly turned into a groan as she loosed her orgasm, moaning obscenely and hoping nopony heard. Her massive flared head made the dragon squeak in surprise. Something about that massive organ becoming even larger while still inside him always caught him unaware. The relief that flooded through her was instant. She could feel each thick rope as it surged out her cock and into her love making her quiver in delight. Spike moaned and gripped her tightly, his second orgasm making him whimper and moan as he painted their stomach in another layer of cum, mixing and pooling on the bed. 

Both panting and out of breathe the two lovers lay there for several minutes before they recovered enough to speak. What came first surprised the feminine dragon. "I told you to keep it down, we can let anypony find out about us."

Spike had long since realized he would have to be her little secret but something about the way she said it made his face heat up in anger. "Oh thats right, cant let anybeing find out about your dirty little secret now can way?"

"Thats not what i meant and you know it."

"I am proud of us but as soon as it comes to telling anypony about us you always change the subject. I don't want to be your dirty little secret forever hun." He looked away with shame burning brightly across his face. It had taken him a long time to work up the courage to say it but now the cat was out of the bag. 

She ran a hoof across his spines slowly and hugged him tightly. "I am sorry Spike." She held his chin in her magic and pulled it up so they could speak eye to eye. "Its not fair to you and there is no excuse." She wanted to say how much the idea of anypony finding out scared the shit out of her but she didn't mention that part. "In two weeks when my parents in town i will tell them then. After that we can tell everypony else that matters. Is that alright?"

Spike nodded weakly, he would have wanted to do it sooner but the fact she was talking about it all had shocked him. Suddenly thankful that awkward bit of buisness was out of the way he turned his attention to the smell of ink and fresh parchment. “Whos the letter for Twilight?”

“I was about to send it to Pinkie Pie.” Before she could explain the fact that she decided against sending it Spike blew on it and sent it off to the party pony. 

“No need to thank me Twi.” Spike let out a grin that quickly faltered as his lover looked back with anger bordering on rage. 

“What I was going to say was; But I decided against it as it seems like I would be insulting her which I don't want to do.” Her fury came out in her words and her flowing astral mane took on the appearance a million stars streaking across the sky.

Spike shrank back under the covers looking pathetic. He muttered a litany of apologies and did his best to hid himself from her fury. But the large alicorn was not done a bellowed in rage. “SPIKE THE DRAGON GET UP HERE THIS INSTANT.” Slowly he pulled himself up out of the covers, still cowering slightly.

All the feelings of confusion that had plagued her for the last day came rushing to the surface and her anger faltered as it became mixed with sadness. She wanted to insult him, hurt him as he did her. Thanks to him she may have lost one of her best friends and all those feelings came out in three terrible words. “I love her.”

Spike gasped, his mouth hanging open as tears budded at the edge of his eyes. Guilt intertwined into a terrible river of hate that threatened to wash away all the joyful memories he ever had of her.

“But not more than you. She can never replace you.”  Confusion muddied the already tainted stream within his mind. The turbulent waters boiled with rage as the guilt threatened to overcome all else. She had loved him enough that even when that love was threatened she couldn't replace him. The two waves of doubt and anger crashed and faltered ultimately succumbing to his own curiosity.

“What do you mean? How can you love her?” He wanted to shout how could she replace me? But the words sounded petty even in his mind, especially after she just claimed such a thing wouldn't happen.

“We went on a few dates before we became… a thing.” The words stung them both even now but that didn't matter.  “We didn't really keep going after I knew she wanted to but at the time I was still getting used to the fact that i liked mares and stallions… and by that i mean beings with dicks.” Twilight threw her hooves up in exhasperation. “You know what i mean.”

Sighing to herself and taking a breath Twilight continued. “So by the time i figured out what i wanted it was kind of awkward and than we started well.” Twilight made some bizarre clapping motion with her hooves before blanching and averting her gaze.

Spike eyes met hers. They were filled not with sadness or anger but a soft warmth. His smile slowly spread across his face and he buried his head in her chest, his arms wrapping around her. “I believe you Twilight. We can make this work. Somehow.”

She hardly noticed his tears as her own began to soak his neck. They pressed together and cried together for a long while. The cabin filled with choked sobs as both pony and dragon worked through more than a few tangled set of emotions and thoughts. Sleep threatened to overtake them both but not before Twilight had time to come up with a plan to apologize to Pinky and send one last quick letter with her own magic this time. Stating simply. Disregard that last letter. Pinky, we should be in ponyville early tomorrow morning. We can talk more than. Her magic wavered slightly as she thought of what she should finish with. Love Twilight. It's not like she was coming out and saying "I love you Pinky Pie" but Pinky was surprisingly inquisitive. Twilight hoped the second letter would be enough to assuage the pain of the first one. Hoped being the operative word.

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Twilight stopped suddenly several feet from the exit of the train, which made the dragon following a little too close behind her trip over her hooves. Falling into a pile of tangled limbs and ruffled clothes. “Oops sorry Spike.”

Spike let out an exasperated sigh as he pushed himself back up and slowly straightened his dress and shirt out. Paying careful attention to smooth out every crease in his salmon (not pink) skirt. “I just thought maybe-”

“You were starting to panic once again about everything working out and are now trying to convince me to not let you do you know in your heart you want to.”

The alicorn’s mouth hung open for a few seconds before closing and her gaze falling to the floor. She kicked a small bit of dirt and nodded weakly. “I just…” His stern gaze stymied her effort to bring up the subject for the third time. Instead she looked down in defeat and muttered. “Are you sure?”

Spike ran a hand over his spines and took a deep breath. “No and yes.” A clawed hand reached and tilted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye. “I want to make us work, and if it means learning to deal with jealousy than i guess i've got some studying to do.” 

A sparkle returned to her eyes but her frown remained. A loud coarse voice of an old stallion called through the cabin breaking the moment they shared. “Come on ya love birds we don't have all day.” 

Both dragon and alicorn blushed and shuffled out the door quickly. Pungently aware of how much they have overstayed their welcome. With bags in hand and hoof they made their way across the station and down the ramp while they spoke. “I can't ask this of you two though…” 

Spike sighed once more and poked her in the side with a claw. “You keep thinking this is the end of the world hun. But if it all works out it just means there will be more love to go around. If there is anything i've learned over the years it's the value of sharing.”

Twilight hummed and hawed but admitted that although she felt incredibly selfish for going through with this part of her had to admit that it could work perfectly. No matter how small the chances of that were they were still there right?

As they rounded the bend and back to ponyville the wail of somepony crying assaulted their ears. It was high pitched keening wail, one which they both unfortunately knew from experience. They looked at each other and in unison cried. “Pinky!”

They both broke out into a sprint, rounding the bed and into the park nearby. There on a park bench facing away from them was the form of a straight haired pinky pony leaning against a rather portly unicorn mare clad in a newsponys hat. Twilight’s hooves slowed to a stop forcing spike to turn around and give her a look that said. “What the fuck?” 

She walked closer and pointed towards them. The wailing had subsided to a choked gasp as the voice of the unicorn rose above it.

“-And if that mockingbird don't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.” 

The crying had finally subsided enough they could clearly hear the mare’s enchanting singing voice. “Thanks Highlight.” She sniffed and slowly pushed away from the other mare. “I think i'll be okay now.”

“Are you sure hun?” Although the voice had stopped singing it contained no less of the enchanting sing song quality it had.

Pinky nodded and wiped a thin line of snot from her muzzle. Meanwhile Spike pulled Twilight closer and cleared his throat. All the while wondering why he was the one who was fighting for this instead of her. The two mares in the bench turned around. One gasping while the other stared incredulously. The soft grey unicorn spoke up first. “Can we help you with something?”

“I um.” Spike’s elbow to her ribs drew her from her mumbling stutter. “I need to apologize to Pinky Pie.”

The pink mare’s eyes lit up. A grey hoof held her back, butting in before she could speak. “Are you the mean bitch who broke poor Pinky’s heart?”

Twilight gasped and took a step back as if slapped. “I um didn't mean that was actually just a draft that Spike accidently sent. I was about to throw it away.”

“So you just accidently broke her heart? How exactly is that better?”

Pinky opened her mouth however quickly closed it as the unicorn fixed her with a harsh look. Twilight stuttered out the beginning of a few different explanations before hanging her head in defeat. Spike poked her again to no avail. Taking things into his claws he bent down to look Pinky level in the eyes. “She loves you and was trying to convince herself she didn't because she felt like she was cheating me. So she tried to push you away as she had convinced herself that was better. Thankfully i was there to-” Noticing his part in this was up he gracefully took a step back.

Pinky’s eyes misted as fresh tears rushed in. The unicorn mare stood up and cleared her throat as if to continue but was interrupted as a purple princess plopped on the ground spread legged and began to bawl her eyes out. Stuttering softly between choked breaths. “Stupid stupid pony.” Pinky turned to Highlight and nodded. A silent exchange going back and forth until the unicorn threw up her hooves and stomped away. 

The strange flash of emotion seemed out of place for Twilight. Spike and Pinky both independently came to the realization that something was off. But that something had to be dealt with later as there was somepony who needed their help first and foremost.

In a flash she was beside her princesses, legs outstretched over her neck. Spike on the other side mimicking her. Spike looked over at Pinky pleadingly. Who merely nodded in turn and began to hum the same tune sung to her nearly a minute ago. Picking up where it was left off Spike hummed a few bars before joining in at the right moment.

“And if that looking glass gets broke, Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won't pull,Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull. And if that cart and bull turn over.” Pinky stopped humming and looked down to Twilight as Spike did the same. 

Her crying had abated to a few sniffles. Both Pinky and Spike stroked her mane and waited for her to be able to speak. Every few seconds she would try only for her tears to resume and block out any attempt. Pinky whispered softly. “Shhh now it's okay take your time.”

Finally finding her courage she sniffed mightily one last time. She looked up “I'm sorry.” Tears threatened to return to her eyes but pinky grabbed her face and forced her to stare into her deep blue eyes. 

“I forgive you.” Although a few more tears ran from her eyes she kept enough composure somewhat. 

“I'm sorry too. If I had just asked her first none of this would have happened. Second letter or not it was still not something you should have read.” Spike crouched low beside the pink mare. His eyes firmly latched onto the ground where they remained. 

Although it took a deep breaths Pinky spoke again. “I forgive you too silly dragon.”

Twilight cleared her throat and in shaky words spoke. “Has anypony ever told you that you are the kindest mare in ponyville?”

Pinky blushed and looked away. “I am pretty sure Fluttershy has that category locked down.”

“Well you are.” Spike added.

Her blush doubled and she plopped fully onto the ground followed by spike. Suddenly pink hooves carried her back up. Her hair leaping up with her. Twilight and Spike exchanged concerned looks but waited. She bopped them both on the nose and announced quite matter of factly. “It didn't happen.” 

They exchanged looks of confusion again then looked back at her with their heads tilted in either direction. “Wha?” They both asked, perplexed. 

“You sent a second letter, so lets just pretend nothing happened. So just say what you wanted to say.” Her warm smile melted all resistance. 

Both of them grinned with uncontained joy. Leave it to Pinky Pie to reduce this convoluted mess of drama and hurt feelings to nothing in one line. 

Twilight however was still a little dumbfounded. It took a gentle but firm poke to the ribs from somedragon’s clawed hand to make her speak. “Go on hun, roll with it.”

She looked back to Spike’s gentle smile sending her heart a flutter. Whew this was it. Just ask her. She steadied herself and looked Pinky straight in the eye. “Would you be my marefriend?”

Spike arched an eyebrow as Pinky nearly doubled over in shock. Neither of them quite prepared for her to be so straightforward. “A little to the point don't you think hun?”

She turned her head to speak but was quickly cut off as a pair of pink lips pressed against hers. Together they tumbled back into a heap. Somehow never breaking their kiss despite their impromptu roll through the grass. 

Spike just laughed, rolling around on the lush grass as it looked like Twilight’s brain stopped functioning. She just stared wide eyed barely able to figure out what was going on. Reluctantly she pushed Pinky back a bit. Although her dejected look made her almost rethink that move. “So thats a yes then?” 

Pinky looked over at spike with a look that said. “Is this more serious?” Spike just nodded knowingly, evidently she was.

“Of course silly billy.” Pinky bopped her nose with a hoof. “If a dragon can share i think i can to.”

This reduced them all to a fit of laughter. Together they rolled on the cool grass together until their giggle fit slowly disappeared. Leaving them in a small pile together looking up at the clouds. In that moment Twilight couldn't help but tempt fate and think. Maybe everything can work out.
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Two months later.

Twilight looked into the mirror and tried once more to get her dress to fit properly. However her tugging did little to help, making her scrunch up her nose in annoyance. She tugged once more at the hem of her dress, but it refused to budge. She let out a breath and looked over herself in the mirror. The dress was amazing - perfect even. But it just didn't quite fit right. It was short and more robelike than what would be considered acceptable. However, she loved this fact and outwardly she would say it was due to its sleek and simple style was uniquely her. Inwardly she thought it made her look like a sorceress of old, which made her giddy the more she thought about it.

She turned around and looked at the dress from the other side, caught by the magic of the flowing stars sewn within the fabric itself. It wasn't actually magic (she had checked) but masterful stitching done by Spike himself. He’d only had a tiny bit of help from Rarity when it came to the small ruffles around her neck and creating a design that was elegant, slightly masculine and blended with her unique starry motif perfectly. Twilight giggled to herself as she thought of the lengthy and just awful tale that been the center of the creation of this dress, what with working with an increasingly stuffy Rarity. Or so Spike said, anyway.

Twilight shook her head and checked herself out one last time in the mirror. Although it wasn't perfect, she decided it was probably just the jitters and that the dress was not actually fitted wrong. After all, she was about to go on a date with her girlfriends who had gone through all the trouble of setting up this entire weekend all on their own. The thrill of the surprise was still tantalizing, despite part of her panicking at the thought of being unprepared. 

A sudden knock at the door broke her from her reverie. A soft feminine voice called out through the door of their hotel bathroom. “You alright in there, Twilight?” 

“Of course she's alright, Spikey, she's just nervous about her surpriiiiiise!” This voice was far louder, and its owner seemed on the verge of exploding at the mere mention of the aforesaid ‘surprise’.

Twilight smiled as she straightened her dress back out, smoothing the wrinkles her fussing had made. However, that smile faltered somewhat as her ears caught the now hushed exchange on the other side of the door.

“Now remember after the play we are going to the Verdant Oasis and not that two bit fast food place.”

“Hey a meal costs five bits thank you very much! Besides, Twilight wouldn't want to go to your froo froo place, anyway.” 

The scent of cinder made Twilight’s nose crease with disgust and before the source of the smell could get any stronger, she opened the door and smiled at her dates. They were still huddled around a peice of paper that evidently had their master plan written on it, oblivious to anything other then their argument. Both froze and mustered as innocent a smile as they could the minute they saw Twilight’s gaze fall upon them. 

Spike’s long teal and emerald dress was scrunched somewhat as he crouched to look Pinkie in the eye. Pinkie’s own pink and purple dress was roughed up somewhat. From the looks of it she had tried to roll up her sleeves and present her hooves out as if she were ready to box. 

Spike stood up first and broke the uncomfortable silence. He uncreased his dress while he looked Twilight up and down. “Wow Twi, you make that dress look amazing.” 

She felt a little silly and turned away slightly, catching a glimpse of her hair in the mirror she straightened it a little. It was probably the only part of her that remained unchanged, over all this time. Despite the make up and the fancy dress, she had put her hoof down at changing her hair. Even though Pinkie and Spike had shared a giggle about at her expense but, it was worth it. 

Pinkie whistled loudly and trotted around Twilight trying to get a better look, breaking Twilight from her shy habit of overthinking. Having completed a full circle around her, she looked at Spike with a sad look in her eyes. “She makes us both look frumpy by comparison, doesn't she?” 

Twilight tried to open her mouth and say something but Spike beat her to it. “On that we agree,” he said. The tone of his voice made Twilight’s mind spin back to what had happened moments before she opened the door, and the ember of anger returned.

Twilight snorted and narrowed her eyes, ignoring the looks she got from her dates. “So what exactly are we doing tonight? I know you wanted this to be a surprise but neither of you know how to whisper.”

Spike gasped, allowing Pinkie enough time to jump in before he could speak. “We are going to this super old theatre to see a Midsummer's Night Dream, then going to this really neat place that serves the best hay burgers around and best of all ninety two kinds of ice cream. Ninety two, Twilight!” Pinkie shook her a few more times. The excitement emanating off of her was infectious and already Twilight’s mind ran with all the possible flavors and combinations they might have. Maybe they would even have tiger tiger, she hadn't had that since she was a foal. 

By then, Spike had regained his composure and with a clawed hand separated his two dates from each other. “Or we could stick to the plan and go to the verdant oasis?” Spike shot Pinkie a glare, however she merely responded by sticking out her tongue 

“It's amazing Twilight, they have food from Saddle Arabia there, the only restaurant in Canterlot that serves it! Authentic too if the reviews have a lick of truth. Atmosphere, music, even the finest wine in Equestria, it has it all.” Spike swooned, staring off into space lost in thought.

Pinkie pushed herself back in between them again, making Twilight’s brow crease in annoyance. “You're just saying that because the cook is a dragon and you want the special gem du veive they serve!”

A miniscule amount of drool escaped the drake’s mouth at the mere mention of the dish. He wiped the spit off on the hem of his dress, and then as an afterthought wiped the dress down with a handkerchief he’d kept handy. When his attention finally returned to his two dates, he was met with righteous indignation and confusion in equal measure. “Well uh.”


Pinkie poked an indignant hoof at the small window of bare chest left exposed by the dress. “Aha! You're not doing it for Twilight, you just want to go there for yourself!” 

Spike’s shoulders slumped somewhat. “That's partially true,” he admitted. Regaining his resolve, he looked back up at Twilight. “But it is really amazing and all I said was true. It just also serves the best dragon food in Canterlot.” 

Pinkie opened her mouth to say something but found a lavender aura of magic held it closed. Instead she just snorted indignantly. 

“Why don't we go to the oasis for a main course, then head over to, what was it called again?” She looked questioningly down at Pinkie. 

“Oh, it's called the Snowball!” her voice loud and her grin sheepish.

“To the Snowball for desert?” She looked expectantly at her dates, who both seemed to be rolling the idea around in their heads. “Well?”

Pinkie responded first as usual. “Sounds great, so long as we get there in time - they close at nine.”

“Well  I do already have the reservations at around six, so that should be enough time...” Although there was a reluctance in the tone of his voice, he did his best to hide it. “So  I guess we could do that, we should make it down to the snowball in plenty of time,” he spat the word ‘snowball’ as if it tasted sour in his mouth, and although it pained Twilight greatly to hear the thinly veiled contempt between her dates the compromise was a good start. 

Smiling inwardly at the agreement, Twilight looked over at Pinkie Pie whose smile lit up the room. “Sounds good, Spikey!” 

There was less joy than usual in her otherwise bouncy exterior. Although Spike hadn’t noticed, Twilight’s heart sunk. They had been at it like this for nearly two months and it had begun to wear on the perceptive princess more than she cared to admit. She followed them out of the hotel without a word, locking the door behind them and following silently to the elevator. The two had begun their usual game of veiled insults and pointed questions. Although they thought themselves clever, every word stuck another pin in Twilight’s bleeding heart. 

They had both changed for the worse. At first it was the insulting remarks when they thought Twilight wasn't in earshot. It had then progressed to minor pranks and cruel words said beneath hushed tones. Despite that fact, Twilight stomached the growing discontent with steely resolve. She would make this work, and both of them had agreed to give it an honest effort. That's what this night was supposed to be about!

They were supposed to have put this aside for just one night. It was supposed to be perfect! The two beings she loved most had set aside their differences and come together to plan a date they would all enjoy, only for all their well made plans to end up tossed aside and for them to return to bickering away as usual. Twilight felt a great pit of despair yawn beneath her.

“Hey, come on gorgeous, you're gonna miss the taxi!” Twilight wasn't sure which one of her dates had said it but it didn't matter. The yawning void of despair disappeared as she ran up to the taxi containing her dates.

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“The play was nice and all, but Theseus really stole the show. His acting was so perfect, his voice was divine and he also looked great in those costumes,” A ghost of a blush crossed Spike’s face as he gushed about the performer. “Not as great as you would though, Twilight. Not like i'm trying to get you to wear the costume or anything,” Spike looked down, the blush blooming across his face.

“Spike, you can find ponies other than me attractive, you know.” Twilight’s deadpan remark made the embarrassment fly from his features. 

“Oh uh yeah, of course! I knew that. I just can't stop thinking about how beautiful you look tonight, Twilight. ” 

The complement brought a blush to Twilight’s face and she could hardly stop her tail from swishing back and forth happily.

Pinkie bumped spike with her hip, stealing his attention. “You just liked him because he was actually a she,” Pinkie winked at the flustered Spike, only adding to his confusion.

Both of Pinkie’s dates looked over at her with their heads cocked. Silently asking the same question with the confused looks on their faces, that being wtf Pinkie was talking about.

Pinkie raised an eyebrow at them, a quizzical look on her face. “You mean you didn't know?” The shaking of both her date’s heads made her giggle. “Right near the end her voice broke for just a teensy weensy second. Also that jaw line is super feminine, you can't cover that up.” 

Spike’s mouth opened and closed, then he thought better of it and instead placed a claw to his chin. “Huh.” 

“Besides the best character was the most entertaining one, and that is of course Robin Goodfellow!” Pinkie nearly shouted.

Spike’s eye rolling was nearly audible over the pink mare’s enthusiasm. “He was such a nuisance, always causing trouble and-.”

“A little prank isn't that bad. Besides, it all worked out in the end now didn't it, Spikey?” Spike’s scales bristled at being interrupted and he was moments away from saying something he would have regretted.

Twilight could see where this was going and was quick to intervene. “He was a pretty fun character though, you must admit, right Spike?” 

Spike grumbled but reluctantly agreed. “I suppose, but Theseus was still the best.” He harrumphed and crossed his arms angrily.

“I guess he was pretty cool, but he didn't have super cool powers though now did he?” asked Pinkie as she leaned in, an irritatingly wide smile on her face.

“No, but he didn't need them because he wasn't just there to have fun. He genuinely cared,” Spike replied, ire rising in his throat.

Twilight’s ruffled collar was becoming hotter by the second. “I really liked Lysander, he was a good guy whose only fault was loving somepony.” Her voice fell a few levels. “He was a fool though, to believe that having his heart torn in two ways would work out.”

Both of her dates grimaced, easily catching the subtext. Spike looked down at his feet, unable to meet her gaze while Pinkie on the other side of her suddenly busied herself looking at a very interesting rock in the road ahead. 

Remembering all the fighting and everything else Twilight had gone through over the last two months, she continued, her blood boiling the more she thought about it. “I wept for his heart, having been torn in two and unsure which way to go. No idea of knowing what was right or wrong and being deprived of even being sure which way his heart was pointing.” Thoughts of the last big fight her two girlfriends had ran rampant through her thoughts.

“But he ended up with the right pony in the end.” Spike stood a little taller, his confidence returning.

“And why do you think that?” Pinkie glared at the dragon.

“Well, he ended up with the pony he loved first after all.”

Pinkie and Twilight both winced but before Twilight could intervene he continued. “And no amount of tricks or other ponies butting in changed that!” 

Pinkie’s eyes began to well with tears as she shouted back. “Well maybe he got it right the second time, ever think of that Spikey?”

Before either could continue to bicker Twilight stepped forward. “Don't you think it was cruel?” Both dragon and pony looked at her confused, both wanting desperately to unleash their own jealousy-fueled argument but unwilling to interrupt their date.. “To make him love two ponies and then take that love away?” Twilight shook her head and in a voice barely above a whisper. “I bet it would feel horrific.”

Pinkie immediately shrank, unable to meet Twilight’s gaze. Turning her head to her other date she noted that Spike couldn't make eye contact with Twilight either. After letting the silence settle for a few more seconds, Twilight let her shoulders fall and a sigh escaped her lips. “But maybe if those ponies he loved worked together, no one would have to suffer.”

Pinkie put a hoof in front of Twilight, stopping her on the sidewalk. Before she could ask what was wrong, she walked in front of Spike who was still looking at the ground. Hopping up on her hind hooves she wrapped her fore hooves around Spike and squeezed him gently. “I'm sorry Spike.” She buried her head in his neck and in the smallest whisper she could manage she asked. “For Twilight?” 

Spike nodded and wrapped his arms around Pinkie, squeezing back. “I'm sorry too Pinkie.” 

Twilight’s gentle smile lit up both of her dates’ hearts. They quickly distanced themselves somewhat from the awkward hug and took their respective spots on either side of Twilight. “I'm glad you two can work this out, honestly if we just talked things out more often none of this would happen.” 

“...Yes Twilight,” both of her dates groaned.

Noticing that she might be laying on the guilt a little hard she strode forward confidently. Making her dates scramble to catch up. “Now if i'm not mistaken, we have two very nice restaurants to go to.”

“Oh you are absolutely going to love it there, Twilight, the ambiance is amazing.” Looking over at Pinkie, Spike continued. “And the food is equally as stunning, they apparently make the best roast veggies in town.”

Pinkie smiled back, she opened her mouth to speak but her rumbling stomach did that for her. All three giggled at Pinkie’s stomach until Twilight checked the time. “We better hurry girls, our reservation is in a few minutes.”

With the awkward moment behind them the alicorn and her dates ran off into the night, determined to get there on time.

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Spike’s oasis turned out to be everything he described and more. The architecture was enchanting, the food (as Pinkie put it) was orgasmic and the ambiance was a marvel to behold. The whole building was built in the intricate artistry of Saddle Arabia. The style was exemplified in every part of the restaurant, from the flowing glass doors made to look like a parting waterfall when opened, to the seafoam table clothes that didn't quite cover the sand colored tables, giving the impression of a pristine beach. Even the plates and cutlery seemed to scream this same imagery of sand and sea and more then once her dates had to stop Twilight from pointing out another little detail she had noticed. 

Needless to say that at the end of their meal, the two ponies and one dragon had forgotten they were in Canterlot. So swiftly were they carried away on the atmosphere of Saddle Arabia that they when they reached the streets of Canterlot once more, they were equally shocked and confused. Spike tried to get them to go back inside. “Just a few drinks?” he pleaded. :”Just one? An hors d'oeuvre then?” At that, Pinkie very nearly agreed but it was her choice of a restaraunt coming up next and she would be damned if she would let Spike ruin that for her and Twilight.

Reluctantly (on Spike’s part) they made their way to Pinkie’s ice cream place, the taxi ride was filled with talk of what they all enjoyed about the charming oasis. Twilight would have been fine staying there all night, but something about the meal had activated a sweet tooth she only realized she had when they had started dating Pinkie Pie. Memories of all the sweets Pinkie would bake her and Spike flooded back to her. Although she worried about her waistline, if Pinkie thought this place was the best then it had to be to die for! With a reluctant Spike in tow, Twilight and Pinkie approached the fabled “best ice cream place in the world!”. However one thing the alicorn and dragon were not ready for was the strange little building hidden away down an alley, a block from a large park. 

It was a small affair, little more than a back alley cleared of clutter save for a stray garbage can hidden behind a set of stairs. At the end a simple sign hung from above an overhang. The sign itself was of a large blue snowball and on the sign itself the words “The Snowball” were written, as if it wasn't obvious enough already. Underneath the overhang a long counter waited with three small picnic tables in front of it. Behind the counter an older earth stallion that looked to be at least as old as Twilight’s father. He flipped hay burgers on a small grill while an equally elderly unicorn mare crafted an enormous ice cream at least three hooves tall while a wide eyed filly looked up in awe at the mountain of flavor that awaited her.

However, it seemed like its status as a gem was known by more than a few ponies who crowded around the few tables set outside the shop. That hardly mattered to Twilight who was engrossed with the enormous list of flavors that filled the entire board and creeped down the sides of the restaurant, even written on the wooden supports that held up the roof in neat tight script. After witnessing Pinkie Pie order the most delicious sundae she had ever laid eyes on she, knew what she wanted. She ordered almost exactly the same thing as Pinkie, only with extra strawberries (her favorite) and chocolate sprinkles instead of the seven or so different kinds of flavors Pinkie had heaped on top of hers.  She also requested a smaller size than Pinkie, as Twilight was pretty sure the bowl Pinkie was eating out of was more of a pail.

Spike was even more reluctant about his purchase and whined about all this ice cream ruining his figure, despite Twilight and Pinkie agreeing he could use a little more meat on his bones as he was skinny enough already. He only settled on an order when Pinkie asked for an off menu crushed topaz lowfat waffle cone for him. He tried to say no, but the moment he saw it he was in love and even managed to out eat Pinkie for the first time. They ate quickly, until they had both reached the bottom of their ice cream - then they slowed to a crawl, savoring the last of their ice creams.

Impressed and satisfied, the three sat at a large bench, slowly eating the last of their ice cream. Bellies full and hunger satisfied, they plucked away at the last of their meals with grim determination. Pinkie was determined not to let a single thing go to waste and neither would Spike, especially not a meal as divine as this one.

“Auuugh, I cant eat anymore,” Spike groaned, a claw on his dress clad belly.

“You said that five bites ago,” said Pinkie as she shot an accusatory spoon at him. But the effect was marred somewhat by the fact that were was still a small pile of sludge that all her flavors had congealed into still sitting at the bottom of her bowl.

“Ha, you can't finish yours either!” 

“No fair, I had like three times as much as you!”

Twilight’s giggle drew them from their half hearted argument. “You two are adorable you know?”

Both dragon and pony shared a look and blushed equally as deep. Silently admitting to themselves that Twilight was right at least when it came to eachother. After their blushes finally faded away, Twilight glanced at the clock once again. “Are you sure you want me to teleport us back? If we leave right now we can still get a taxi.”

“We aren’t done eating our ice cream.” Spike all but whined.

“Besides, we are having a great time, riiiiight?” Pinkie and Spike both smiled widely at Twilight, leaning closer to the alicorn until their grins infected her face. 

Twilight couldn't help but forget about the taxi situation, besides she had magic to spare after all. Plus she had to admit that since her dates had stopped bickering, they had grown strangely close and odd occurrences in which they seemed be of the same mind on any given subject. They didn't seem to plan or really think about it, they both just acted at the same time. The thought made a small bit of hope burn in her breast and her smile became a little more genuine as she watched her dates try to stuff down the last of their ice creams. 

“You two really don't have to finish it, you know. I'm sure we can come back again before we leave for Ponyville tomorrow afternoon.” Twilight’s smile withered as her dates shot her disapproving looks.

Spike scoffed. “This is the best ice cream I've ever eaten in my entire life, Twilight, a lady does not waste.”

“Exactly, and we are ladies after all.” They both harrumphed in sync and quickly went back to forcing down the last few bites of their ice cream.

Twilight rolled her eyes but couldn't resist smiling. Her own ice cream had long since been eaten and she found herself watching her two dates as they tried to race the other to the bottom of their ice cream. She hardly even noticed the voice of a shy little filly a foot away.

“Are you a princess?” a feminine voice asked in a tone barely above a whisper.

Twilight’s ears swiveled on her head and she quickly followed Pinkie’s eyes to find a tiny teal coated deep blue maned filly looking up at her with awe in her eyes.

“What was that, dear?” Twilight smiled gently, coaxing the filly out of what appeared to be the beginnings of a stammer.

The filly gulped and mustered up the courage to speak. “Are you really a princess?” Her voice was sickeningly sweet and Twilight’s first reaction was to squeeze the filly and mutter baby talk however she knew the filly was a little old for that. 

Suppressing those feelings, she noted an out of breath stallion running up to their table. “My name is Twilight Sparkle and yes, I am a princess.” Twilight flared her wings and tried not to look smug, while Spike and Pinkie exchanged sidelong glances. 

The filly gasped, her mouth opening wide as she gawked. Twilight would have usually shied away from such attention but such adoration from a filly made her think of herself and Celestia. The thought brought her a bubble of warmth and more than a little pride at what she had done to become a princess herself. The panting stallion finally caught up to the filly, though he still breathed heavily he held up a hoof and wheezed loudly. Up close Twilight could tell a little more about the stallion other than the yellow panting blue he was moments before. He stood a little shorter than Twilight, his mane a mess of orange hair tossed every which way. His coat was in a similar state of chaos and judging by his lean frame and the way he still panted heavily, Twilight deduced he must be some sort of intellectual or writer of some kind. Stowing away her thoughts, Twilight looked down at the stallion who finally seemed to have caught his breath.

“I'm terribly sorry for Moon Shadow. She is somewhat enamored with the princesses after her last lesson about, err you.”

Twilight’s smile doubled and Pinkie and Spike began snickering. Ignoring her dates, Twilight turned to face the filly and her… father? “Oh that's no trouble at all mister…?”

“Oh, my apologies.” The stallion dipped into a short bow, extending his wings. “Lightning Quill.” He turned to the side slightly, displaying his cutie mark as he bowed, showing off a quill inside a yellow bolt of lightning. He stood back up and put his wings back in place. “I hope my little owl didn't trouble you too much.”

The filly scowled as much as her adorable little face let her. “I am not an owl.” She said with all the indignation she could muster.

Lightning just smiled and quickly scooped up the filly and placed her on his back. “Now say goodbye to Princess Twilight i'm sure she's busy, and mommy should be done taking down after the big play.”

Twilight nearly pouted, silently wishing to sneak in just a little more time with the adorable filly. However Moon Shadow beat her to it. “But papaaaaa, I didn't get her autograph.”

Jumping at the opportunity, Twilight smiled widely. “I don't mind giving an autograph.” She shifted her gaze to the little filly, a mischievous smile replacing the sincere one there moments before. “Buuuut she has to answer a skill testing question.” 

Twilight almost managed to ignore the whispering and giggling from the peanut gallery that were her dates. The filly barely whispered her response back. “Is it gonna be hard?”

Twilight nodded grimly, throwing a wink at the filly’s dad while she did so. “Oh, super difficult.” She rubbed her chin softly for a moment longer before she decided to give up the charade. “Have you ever read the Power Ponies?” 

The filly’s eyes lit up. “Im their biggest fan,  I have read every issue even the old stuff before they got rebooted!”

Twilight looked back at Spike quizzically, who shared a similar expression. Turning her attention back to the filly Twilight cleared her throat. “Who's the coolest power pony?”

The filly’s eyes could not get any larger without rolling out of her skull. “The Masked Matter-Horn of course!” 

Spike frowned and muttered. “Not as cool as Radiance.”

Twilight stood a little taller, a hint of pride in her voice. “One time when Spike found an enchanted comic book,  I got to be the Masked Matter-Horn. It was pretty cool and a little scary at the time.”

Pinkie and Spike’s eye rolls were nearly audible over the gasp of enthusiasm from the filly. “REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLY?”

Twilight nodded. “Yup, but  I think your dad wants to go, so what do you want me to sign?”

The filly poked her father repeatedly until he turned to face his daughter, a manic grin filled with childlike wonder splayed across the filly’s face. Her father sighed. “I don't have any paper on me dear.”

The filly looked up at Twilight, a look of utter devastation replacing the childlike wonder. Twilight however could not stop a giggle and merely produced a small pad of paper with her magic. “Now, who do you want me to make this out to?”

“Make it out to Moon Shadow from Princess Twilight Sparkle.” The filly emphasised ‘princess’ heavily. However, her confidence faded quickly. “But um you knew that part.”

Twilight continued to giggle, as if she'd forget her own name. Meanwhile Spike and Pinkie approached the filly’s father, curiosity burning in both of their minds. “So you said  your wife was in a play not too long ago would it have been a Midsummer's Night Dream by chance?”

“Why yes, actually i'm surprised you knew it. It seems not too many ponies go to see the classics nowadays.” Lightning Quill cocked an eye, a question clearly burning in his mind but unsure how to say it.

Pinkie jumped in happily. “Of course, my date is a bit old fashioned like that.” Pinkie practically beamed at the opportunity to talk about Twilight and it had shone through in her enthusiastic voice.

“Our date,” Spike interrupted, his voice flat and brooking no argument.

Pinkie was about to apologize and clarify but the pegasus butted in. “You can't be serious, a mare sure, but a dragon? Don't play tricks on an old stallion.” From the tone of his voice he seemed to be joking but to Spike it came off as anything but jovial. To him the stallion had just insulted him on a personal level and had attempted to invalidate everything he felt.

“You better believe it jerk,” Spike explained while he poked the stallion in the chest with a claw, rising to his full height. He would have been more intimidating had his dress not caught a bit of the wind, sending it fluttering and showing off his lithe feminine form. “Got a problem with that?” Something clicked in Spike’s mind and all the jealousy and anger from the past few months came bubbling to the surface. Every moment he had felt like the fake one in their weird relationship. Every time he wished he was a mare so people wouldn't give him weird side long glances. The anger came roaring up within him. 

The stallion stuttered and took a step back, an opening Pinkie was quick to exploit by stepping in and putting a hoof on Spike’s chest. “Im sure he didn't mean it like that Spikey. He -”

“Didn't mean it what way, huh?” the dragon asked while he puffed out his chest and glared down at the pink pony who didn't flinch from the stare one bit.

“I was just wondering why she would have brought her assistant to her date is all.” The stallion held up his hooves apologetically, a feeble smile on his face.

“Is that all I am? Somepony’s assistant?” Spike took a step forward, his teeth bared. 

Pinkie quickly stood on her hind hooves in order to properly hold back the snarling dragon. “He just didn't know, Spike, calm down.”

“Calm down? Me? I am calm!” Smoke rose from the corners of the dragon’s nostrils as he tried to push past the pink pony. 

Pinkie held firm. “In his defence he probably thought it was weird for Twilight to be on a date with her assistant.” Pinkie’s eyes widened in horror as she realized what she had said by accident. “I didn't mean it like-”

Spike’s nostrils flared with green fire but before he could breathe out he heard the authoritative tone of Twilight from behind him. “What is going on here? Are you two fighting again?”

Moon Shadow hid behind her legs, until her father quickly scooped her up and tossed her on his back. Gone was the talkative filly that had been eating up all of Twilight’s attention, instead the filly clamped her mouth shut and shrinked against her father, making herself as small as possible. 

Spike’s indignation faltered but Pinkie pie taking a step away and removing her hoof from his chest made those negative feelings rise to the surface once more. He opened his mouth to give verbal form to his annoyance, only for he and Pinkie to both speak at the same time. 

“He/she said-” They were both cut off by the intense frown of disapproval from their date. 

Twilight let out a tired sigh, her shoulders drooping as her ears followed suit. “So you were… I should have known this never would have worked.” 

Both of her date’s readied their arguments but they vanished the instant Twilight did. In a flash she was gone, and in that moment they both realized what they had done. She hadn't just been talking about this date or this evening when she said it wouldn't work. She meant something much deeper, something both of her now former dates were abundantly clear of.

The smoke and bluster blew from Spike leaving him staring vacantly at the spot Twilight had been just moments ago. Pinkie’s hair fell flat and she looked left and right, frantically searching for something. “Come on. Spike. she couldn't have gone far. Maybe we can-”

“She's back at the hotel, Pinkie.” The pink mare continued to look, a sense of panic and desperation creeping across her features.

“She can't be, we still had to finish our ice cream and then kiss and then we would go back to the hotel together and and and…” All at once the strength left Pinkie’s legs and she plopped down onto the cold stone ground, tears welling at the edge of her vision. 

Spike was moments away from telling Pinkie exactly what was on his mind but the image of the mare crying on the ground  - and ruining her dress - robbed him of what little anger he  still held within him. A sigh escaped his lips and despite his earlier argument he had to reluctantly admit to himself that it was at least partially his fault. “Come on, Pinkie, let's go.” He leaned down and tried to pick the mare up from the ground only for her to slip out of his grasp like a wet noodle.

“But but what if she comes back and we aren't here. She will be so worried that.” Pinkie’s teary eyes looked up at Spike where she saw the same sadness she felt. Something stirred within the party pony at that moment but she couldn't put her hoof on what it was. 

“She isn't coming back, Pinkie. We have a long walk back to the hotel, so we'd better get going.” This time when Spike went to lift up the pink mare she didn't slip out of his grasp and instead allowed him to lift her to a standing position. 

He turned toward the direction of their hotel only to stop when she noticed Pinkie wasn't coming with him. A flash of anger passed through him but it was gone in a moment. They were in this together after all he thought. “Pinkie?” Spike wiped a stray tear from his eye before turning around. 

The moment he did he felt the powerful forelegs of Pinkie wrap around him and squeeze him tightly. Spike tensed, unsure of what he should do, as unused to physical contact with the pink mare as he was. However, the moment he felt Pinkie’s head rest on his shoulder, her tears smearing her makeup against the side of his face, he felt his resistance slip away. 

“I'm sorry Spikey,” sobbed Pinkie.

Strength returned to the dragon and he found himself embracing the mare before he could change his mind. A strange feeling bloomed within the dragon’s chest and butterflies filled his stomach. 

Tears he didn't remember shedding trickled down his face. Pinkie lost whatever resolve she had and squeezed him while her own tears flowed freely. There they stood for nearly a minute, crying out all the jealousy and petty anger that had tainted their hearts. Feelings left repressed for the several months they had been dating Twilight unraveled and ran down their cheeks. Only after every last bit of petty jealousy had left their hearts did they separate. However, their arms would not release the other completely. Instead they merely looked into each other’s eyes. Strange feelings were bubbling and roiling within them. 

Unsure of what was happening or what he was feeling, Spike stood stock still, trying to will his arms to let go of the pink mare. Pinkie was only slightly less confused for she recognized the odd feeling welling within her as the small burgeoning love she had felt for Twilight when they had gone on their first date all those years ago. Their lips met, neither sure who had moved and neither cared. Than just like that they were separate once more, a thin strand of saliva connecting them for a second. 

It wasn't love, or even lust or even something either would have admitted existed before today, but it was there and now that they had acted on that tiny fleeting emotion it began to take root inside them.  

Pinkie’s smile returned and she wiped her lips with a hoof. When Spike’s face remained an impassive mask of confusion, her smile faltered. The second Spike saw the corners of her mouth begin to fall, guilt sprang up inside him, pushing him to action. “I'm sorry too, Pinkie, this is all my fault…” His gaze fell but he could not will himself to release the mare from his arms.

A pink hoof pulled his chin up and and those plush velvety lips of hers met his for a second time. Once again the kiss broke far before either party wanted it to. Leaving Spike oddly disappointed and even more confused than before. “No, Spikey, we are both at fault. I shouldn't have egged you on. My silly mouth moved faster than my noodle did.”

This time it was Pinkie’s turn to look away, making Spike roll his eyes. “Well, we have a long walk ahead of us so, we better put our noodles to work thinking of how to make it up to Twilight.”

At the mention of her name Pinkie’s ears perked back up. “Yeah! Let's go Spike, no time to waste!” Spike didn't even notice Pinkie slipping out of his grasp. One second she was there and the next she was halfway down the street, looking back at him with a nervous smile. 

“Hey wait up!” Spike’s feet carried him quickly as he sped along the street trying to catch up to the quick pink pony.