Wow this has turned to be a big surprise that Twilight managed to carry Spike and heal him. Let's see what our crazy Unicorn and Dragon are doing in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights of My Little Pony or Beauty and the Beast. I recommend you watch Beauty and the Beast before reading this story.

Chapter 7: Spike's Gift

The sun has never shined any bright Twilight thought as she was outside in the snow. She pranced around in her hooves. The snow was cold, yet slippery. This cautioned the young purple unicorn to be more careful.

She was looking about in the castle grounds. She couldn't believe she got a compliment off of the dragon that held her captive for so long. She saw blue birds flying around her, which only ended up making her giggle.

Unknown to Twilight, a pair of eyes had looked upon her. The eyes belonged to the purple scaled dragon that was staring at her from a small balcony. The dragon had a cast on his right arm from where the Timber wolves bit him the most. A couple of scratches on his body, yet he was grateful that he wasn't hurt too much.

Twilight was simply an amazing creature. He thought to himself. She could have left him behind. Leave him to die in the snow. Run back to her father to live the rest of her days; the servants being doomed to living out their lives as objects. Yet, the simple kindness of Twilight Sparkle was making Spike all confused. The dragon felt out of place. Twilight did something out of the goodness of her heart. What was he to offer her? He felt it was his obligation to repay Twilight. The only question that remained was how.

As luck should have it, Rarity and Rainbow Dash strolled outside to comfort their master.

"Watching her again" Rainbow Dash smirked at the dragon

"Yea" He spoke "She saved my life when she could have just left me behind. I never knew any pony that would ever do that for me"

"Well, I feel such kindness is to be rewarded. Are you thinking of a way to repay the young mare back?" Rarity smiled

"I am not sure" Spike said to Rarity's confusion

"I don't understand, master. You do want the girl to enjoy her stay here, don't you" Rarity asked

"Of course I do" Spike said

"Then, simply give her something that she would enjoy" Rarity said

"But, I am not sure what she enjoys. I mean she doesn't do much in the castle or even outside the castle as well" Spike hopelessly said

"Hey, come on. Now's not the time to be mopping around. Think about what she enjoys doing" Rainbow punched the dragon's arm playfully. She realized she punched the bad arm. "Sorry"

"It's ok" Spike spoke sincerely. Rainbow Dash was shocked that Spike wasn't mad that she did that to him.

"I mean she doesn't do much, but cry, walk around the class, reading books…"Spike rose up from his sad demeanor as it turned into one that held an idea. "I got just the thing.

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"This meal is lovely" Twilight smiled as she was surprised the dragon had asked her to have a nice meal with him. She could tell he was up to something, but due to his new personality, it was hard to tell.

"I am glad you like it" Spike smiled as he was glad the lunch was great as he had hoped for. He stood up from his chair as he had finished his food. Twilight would hope to teach him not to eat his food in one gulp. It wasn't going anywhere.

"I want to show you something" Spike offered his claw to the young mare

"Umm, ok" Twilight gentle gave him her hoof, only to be lifted from the chair to where Spike was walking with her.

There was something that Twilight noticed. A few spikes that Spike had on his forehand had disappeared; the other change that she noticed that he had shrunken to a few inches from his height. Twilight wasn't sure if it was magic or a dragon's biology, but she was curious to learn more.

The duo soon came to a pair of large doors. There was a bunch of wooden bars that blocked the way to the door. With one of his arms, Spike tore up most of the bars that blocked his way. Twilight removed the last bar as she wasn't going to let him push himself for something he was going to give her.

"I need you to cover your eyes" Spike smiled

Twilight wasn't convinced of his words.

"It's a surprise" Spike offered a smile to convince Twilight

The mare closed her eyes. Spike opened the door, walking with Twilight inside the room as he opened the curtains. Twilight had slowly opened her eyes to see miles upon miles of the one thing she really enjoyed.

The smile that came across the mare's face was unforgettable. She couldn't believe Spike had all these books to himself. She shook with nervousness as the dragon finally dropped down to where Twilight stood. He could tell it was like a dog waiting for his chance to eat. Spike smiled as he was glad Twilight loved the Library he had in his own class.

"Are all of these books" Twilight spoke

"Yes, this library is all yours. Think of it as a way of saving my life. You can go read" Spike said as he looked at the puff of smoke where Twilight stood. He saw her zipping through the isles picking out some books to read. Spike was really glad Twilight was a book nerd.

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Spike didn't care how long they were at the library. What was important to Spike was Twilight's happiness. He had his elbows to the table as he saw the young mare reading a book to him that was about ponies and dragons living together in harmony. The last time he read a story was with his own mother years ago; remembering that exact moment brought a tear to the dragon's eye. Twilight took quick notice of this.

"Spike, are you ok" Twilight said with great concern.

"O yea I am fine" Spike realized that a tear fell from his eye.

"If there is anything you want to tell me you can" Twilight offered her sympathies

"I am fine Twilight" Spike smiled

"Would you like to read" Twilight floated the book right in front of Spike

"Pleases Twilight I promised myself I wouldn't touch a single book in this library" Spike shield his hands to keep himself from touching the book.

"O I see" Twilight used her magic to drop the book as it seemed to cause him discomfort. "This library is rather unique"

"Yes, my father had it build as an engagement gift for my mother. She would always bring me in here to read. She always loved reading and learning new things. She was wiser than my father" Spike smiled

"You don't talk about your parents much" Twilight saw Spike's pain

"It's been a long time since I have even spoken of them" Spike turns to the picture on the wall of his parents "They were the wisest dragons in all the land. Dragons, ponies, and creatures of all sorts came to them for guidance" Spike smiled as he began to tell Twilight of both of his parents.

"Both my parents were born in this castle and became great friends. When it came time for my father to marry, the one dragon he chose was my mother. They were too different from one another, yet they somehow mended their personalities together. My father's brutal strength turned to wisdom, while my mother learned that you can't talk your way out of all situations" the dragon smiled

"Eventually, their marriage lasted for many years as they were happy together. However, they soon realized that age was catching up with them and that they wanted to be a family. Soon, I came along and that made my parents very happy. My parents wanted what was best for me. They wished I was to be a strong and wise king than my own father was" Spike looked at Twilight, who seemed to enjoy the story.

"However, not everything can be fun and games" Spike sadly sighed. "My mother and father soon fell ill. They were overtaken by a horrible disease that only affected dragons. My heart couldn't take seeing them in the state. They both succumb to the disease when I was a bit young, but I only understood that they were very sick. I wanted to become a great king like they had asked. Yet, I was affected by their deaths so much that I became cruel and wicked. I held a hatred for everything and didn't care for much. The rest of the story you know from Applejack" Spike looked down tried to wipe the tears from his eyes.

The mare saw how sad his eyes were and attempted to dry them with a napkin. The dragon stood up from his chair as he walked away. "You can eat by yourself for tonight. I need to be alone right now"

Twilight stepped down seeing Spike in such sadness that for some reason her heart couldn't bear seeing him like this.

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Spike sat in his room eating his dinner alone. He thought he could stomach through his own parents demise. Yet, he saw the stream of tears surging through his face. He growled and blew fire at the mirror. He didn't realize his servant Applejack was stilling right next to him.

"Are you alright sir" Applejack smiled

"Of course I am" Spike said

"I just came to inform you that everything is in order" Applejack smiled "Rarity would tell you this, but she wanted to give you and Twilight some privacy and asked me to tell you when you are alone" Applejack told him

"That's great Applejack" Spike unfazed by the announcement as his mind was focused on some pony else.

"It seems that the mare is getting to you isn't she" Applejack sensed what was happening between Spike and Twilight.

"I am not sure anymore" Spike sighed "I mean I thought I could give the library as a gift. You should have heard the way she read those books. It was just like…"

"Your mother" Applejack answered for her master.

"Exactly, I mean I am not sure what is it about Twilight that reminds me so much of her" Spike paced around. "She is wise, smart, funny, and has a knack for making me worry for her"

"I am sure you know the answer for that one" Applejack smiled

"No no, it can't be Applejack. I mean I like Twilight but I don't love her" Spike shook his head

"Well you barely touched your food" Applejack smiled as she jumped to the table and pointed at his barely touched food.

"I just need…I just need. I just need to speak to her" Spike walked to the door. He then noticed something about himself "Applejack, am I getting shorter"

"A little bit, but I am sure it's nothing to worry about" Applejack smiled as she could tell his heart was accepting Twilight's more and more. Due to this, a few more barbs disappeared from his body and he was getting shorter. How he always complained about being hit by his own door had instantly vanished.

"Applejack, is Twilight in her room" Spike asked

"No, Spike, she is in the Cemetery" Applejack said

"Wait, what's she doing there" Spike was startled by her location

"I am not sure, she asked if we had a Cemetery and I told her where it was" Applejack looked at him with concern.

"I need to see her" He rushes out the door as Applejack was glad Spike was being to show signs of returning to his normal self again. It was only a matter of time before things would become normal for every pony.

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Well, I guess I can stop things here. So, what did you all think of this chapter. I actually liked it myself. I added Spike talking about his parents and the graveyard because I didn't want to exactly rip off the Disney movie too much. I loved the moment that Spike was talking about his parents. I do hope MLP would tell of Spike's family or even his parents. That's one mystery that is worth solving. I do hope people will continue to like this story. Here's to the next chapter. Well tell me what you think of this chapter and future chapters like it. Until then, see you all later.