Day 1

James and Trixie woke up in the morning smiling at each other. This was one of James’ most memorable weeks with the showmare. James headed for the shower as Trixie went downstairs to get started on breakfast. Trixie went without her hat and cape and just wore regular clothing. As Trixie was headed for the kitchen there was a knock at the door. Trixie went over and answered it to see Twilight standing outside. Trixie smiled as she stood aside to let Twilight in. Once Twilight was in she gave Trixie a hug as they went into the kitchen. Once inside Twilight started telling the phone call that she received from Spitfire earlier in the morning.

“Spitfire wants all of us to meet at the library to talk to Rose, Aloe, and Lotus about what they did. I already gave a call to everypony but you. I didn’t call you since I was coming over anyways to pick up James.” Trixie just nodded her head, as she understood what Spitfire wanted to do. Trixie also wanted to give those three mares a piece of her mind but had other things to take care of.

“Spitfire also called in on a favor with Soarin. Soarin, Applejack, and Bonbon will get James to help them in Sweet Apple Acres. They will need help with applebucking since they fell behind. As James is gone with the three of them that is when Rarity, Fluttershy, and Vinyl go grab the three mares.” Trixie put a hand on Twilight’s shoulder and smiled at her. Trixie could tell that Twilight was a little worried about confronting them but showed her that there was nothing to worry about.

James came down the stairs and joined the two mares in the kitchen. Twilight gave James a hug as she smiled at the man. James set his bag down after he got it packed and helped Trixie with breakfast. Twilight could see how happy the two of them were together and she couldn’t help but smile. Sure she wanted the same happiness with James but was happy for Trixie as well. Twilight saw that Trixie was without her hat and cape and knew that James probably had something to do with it. James always had this air about him where a mare could feel comfortable to try and step out of their shell.

They all sat down at the table and ate breakfast in silence. Twilight just continued to smile as Trixie was leaned against James feeling content. Once breakfast was done they cleaned dishes and put them away. They sat in the living room on the couch and just took the time to catch up. James learned from Twilight how hard Trixie worked to make her healing magic better. James smiled at Trixie proud of her that she was able to come so far in a short amount of time. James also learned that Spike was doing well and that his relationship with the three mares he was with was going strong.

Once they were done catching up James and Twilight left for her library. James gave Trixie one last hug and goodbye as he walked off. Twilight gave Trixie one last hug and said her goodbye as she walked after James. Twilight was able to catch up with James and they walked together. As they walked down the road hand in hand Twilight thought back to the phone call that she made with her friends. She was in a four way call with Fluttershy, Rarity, and Vinyl.

“Hey girls I just wanted to say that I need you to bring the three mares to the library at the end of the week.” Twilight said a bit hesitant for wanting her friends to do this. Twilight pulled her phone back from her ear as she couldn’t handle the yelling that was going on.”

“Are you bucking crazy Twilight? We just got those three to stay away from James and now you want to bring them back to him again?” Vinyl asked furious that Twilight wanted to do something so insane.

“I know what happened and I am a little angry myself. Thought this isn’t my idea. Spitfire called the meeting so we can have a talk with the three of them.” Twilight said trying to keep her emotions in check and getting her friends to calm down.

“Are you sure that is such a good idea? I mean we can see how Spitfire can get when her feelings are put out there. I’m a little worried that she may do something that she couldn’t control.” Fluttershy said as the anger was slowly leaving her voice and sounding hesitant. Twilight agreed that it was crazy but it was for the best so they could get everything out in the air. After her friends were calm and they talked it through a little more then she hung up her phone and headed towards Trixie’s house.

Twilight and James arrived at the library and entered it. Once inside Twilight lead James up the stairs and let him put his stuff back in his old room. James unpacked all his clothes and put them away where they belong. Once everything was put away James went downstairs and was lead to the basement by Twilight. When they were in the basement James saw all the training equipment that she had. Twilight used a space expansion spell to help house all the equipment. James went over and got started on his training. Twilight went over to her lab table and got back to her studies as James trained. James was done training and headed upstairs to take a shower. Twilight went to the kitchen and got started on dinner. They skipped lunch because they just took the time to get adjusted for being in the library again.

Dinner was made and they ate in relative silence. Twilight sat next to James and leaned against him as they ate. James surprised her by wrapping his arm around her and holding her even closer. Twilight just moved in closer because she was glad that James was finally getting better. Once dinner was over they cleaned and put away the dishes. Once everything was put away they went to bed so they could get some well deserved sleep.

Day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

During the days that James was staying with Twilight he got the news that he hadn’t expected. James asked Twilight what the drink was all about. Twilight explained that because of his incident he lost a lot of blood. The hospital had enough to do a transfusion but they didn’t know what the magic would do to him. So in order to help with the new magic in his system he had regular blood transfusions with four mares to keep it in check. James looked at his veins in surprise as he learned that there were four different mare’s blood running in his system. James asked who were the mares that did this. Twilight told him that Pinkie Pie, Vinyl, and Rainbow Dash gave them his blood. James then asked who was the fourth and he could see that it hurt Twilight. Twilight then took a big breath as she told him that Spitfire was the forth. Twilight then mentioned that Spitfire never gave blood because she was in such an emotional state that she couldn’t think clearly. James now understood why Spitfire acted the way she did and she did it to make up for not being there. As James processed the information in his head he left Twilight alone.

After a day of being alone James was able to collect his thoughts and help Twilight out with any of her problems. James asked her if she could help him control his magic when this was all over. She agreed to help with actual magic training once ten weeks were up and he could try out magic. James groaned a little at having to wait a little longer to get even stronger. Twilight promised though that she could help him meditate on his magic center. So after James was done training he would work with Twilight to reach his magic center. James was showing good promise since he didn’t give up and kept trying to get better.

After few days Twilight took the time to think to herself and how she felt about James truly. Twilight was a shut in for her filly life but made friends when Celestia sent her to Ponyville. Twilight made many good friends and was happy that she had five good ones. They may have had their differences but could always come to each other if they were in trouble. They helped each other no matter what the problem and no matter how crazy. Their friendships were tested but it was what made it stronger. When James showed up Twilight couldn’t tell what to do. Twilight always had a plan for anything but with this new creature she didn’t know what to do. As James stayed with her at the library she started getting these feelings and couldn’t explain them. If there was something that she couldn’t figure out then she would consult her books. If her books didn’t hold an answer then she would ask her mentor. Both her books and mentor said that she was in love but she couldn’t believe that. Twilight thought that it would be absurd that she would fall in love with him. She later changed her thought when James was in trouble with Celestia and she was losing it. She heard everything about what James did and he wasn’t afraid to admit his actions. James was willing to standby what he believed and wasn’t going to let anypony tell him differently. After Celestia left Twilight just let her emotions take control and that was when she accepted that she was in love. After their night of love making Twilight made sure that she would be with James no matter what it took. She was willing to even stand up to her mentor if it meant staying with James. There were many stallions that she could have but none of them were like James. James would be kind and caring but would always stand his ground when doing the right thing. Twilight would be with him forever no matter how long it took for them to get together.

As James continued to search for his magical core Twilight helped to find out what magic he may specialize in. As Twilight was scanning over his body she was surprised to learn the magic he could use. Unicorns could use any magic but were strong in one field over the other. alicorns were strong with all the magic types. Twilight could feel that James could use all magic like a unicorn but was strong in two fields of magic. Once Twilight could tell what they were she told James what he specialized in. James was good at illusionary and defensive magic. Twilight was worried that James was able to be highly skilled with illusionary magic since it was a form of dark magic. Twilight expressed her worry about James learning that and James was willing not to learn it if she felt that it was too dangerous. Twilight told James that he could learn it but it would be best to learn the lower kinds that way he wasn’t going into the darker sections of it. James nodded his head as they had a plan of what he was going to learn. James felt a little fear that he was good at a form of dark magic but made promise that he wouldn’t let it get out of hand. They later went to the kitchen after making five checklists and at dinner in silence.

Day 7

Twilight was awake early in the morning like she always was. Twilight stretched as she headed for her shower to get clean. Twilight was relaxing in the shower as she just thought about how James was doing. After she told him that his drink was to help keep the magic in his system under control he seemed to keep to himself. James walked away from her without ever saying a word and she thought that James was going to do something again. After a day away from Twilight James was able to calm down and discuss his feelings about everything. James was never truly angry but was just surprised by what the mares did for him. James looked at the veins in his arms and thought about the blood of the other mares that coursed through him. Twilight promised to help him control it and he was more than willing to accept it.

James was in the kitchen getting breakfast ready as he was happy that everything went fine. James was fully healed and was more than proud to be with the mares. James just had to talk to Twilight and then everything could be set in motion. Twilight came down the stairs and joined James in the kitchen. James smiled at her and he brought over the breakfast that he cooked. They ate in silence in the tree housed as they just leaned on each other. Once breakfast was over and they cleaned the dishes and put them away James took Twilight into the living room. James set her down on the couch and Twilight could see that James had something to say but waited for him to start.

“Twilight I know about the date bet that all of you made. I love you all so very much that I can’t let anypony get hurt. The book that you got that talked about herds was on the wrong page. I want to start a big relationship but it isn’t a herd. I want to start a harem with all the mares that I love and that love me. Spitfire is already the lead mare and Trixie, Octavia, Vinyl, Lyra, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust, and Pinkie Pie. I won’t be hurt if you decide to not join but I want you to take it into consideration. If you do decide to join then you will need to talk to Spitfire since she has a final say in it. Please take the time to think this through since I know that you aren’t the type to not think it through.” James gave Twilight a light kiss on the cheek and left to go do his final day of training.

Once James was gone Twilight placed her hand over her chest. Twilight waited a few minutes to let her beating heart slow down. Once she was under control she pulled out her phone and called Spitfire. Twilight talked about what James mentioned and said that was probably the second reason that they were meeting in the library. Spitfire could only agree with her as she had other things on her mind. Spitfire planned on talking to the mares all together to see if they were willing to join. After that they would send out Vinyl to get Rose and Rarity and Fluttershy to get Aloe and Lotus. Once Twilight hung up her phone she went to go watch James train and wait for the next morning.

James awoke the next morning and got a phone call from Applejack. She asked James if he could help her out in the fields since they fell behind schedule. James agreed to help her out and left the library. As he was gone Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire, Lightning Dust, Pinkie Pie, Octavia, Vinyl, and Lyra arrived at the library. The eleven mares sat around the living room waiting for Spitfire to start. After a few minutes of silence Spitfire finally spoke to all the mares.

“I’m am very well aware that all of you know why you are here correct?” Spitfire asked and she got nods of understanding in return.

“I don’t need to hear any stories from you since you all called me and were certain of this. You are all more than welcome to be part of this harem and I know that we can keep James happy. So since that is out of the way lets get the second of the three things done. Rainbow Dash if you will please stand out in the middle of the room.” Rainbow looked at Spitfire confused but went to the center of the room.

“James has told me that he wants you to be second in charge when I am away. Is there any reason that you believe that you should deserved this honor?” Spitfire asked as she got close to Rainbow and looked her in the eyes. Rainbow was able to keep her cool as she responded with an answer that surprised everymare.

“In all honesty Spitfire I feel that this is too much for me. I don’t think I have what it takes to be in charge. I truly believe that there is a mare better than me that could be second in charge.” Rainbow answered honestly as she looked back into Spitfire’s eyes. Spitfire surprised Rainbow when she gave a smile and gave her judgement.

“Then as the lead mare of this harem you are now second in charge. You answered the question truthfully since you believe in his well being. You were willing to put his feelings above your own and you passed. Now that this is over with on with the final thing. Fluttershy and Rarity go get Aloe and Lotus. Vinyl go get Rose and then we can all discuss what happened.” The three mares left as the rest of them waited for their return.

As time went by Spitfire’s anger was slowly beginning to rise. Spitfire was starting to get antsy and her anger was getting the better of her. The long rumor if Spitfire’s hair could catch on fire was beginning to show true. Every mare could see that her mane and tail were burning like a blaze as her eyes were glazed in a roaring fire. Twilight was regretting not bringing her fire extinguisher since her house may burn down. After half an hour waiting the three mares returned with the mare that hurt James. When Rose, Aloe, and Lotus entered every mare was angry and looking at them as they try to bore through their soul. They saw that Vinyl’s eyes were a dark red, they could hear the electricity surging through Lightning’s mane and tail but what really caught their attention was the fire that Spitfire was giving off. As Spitfire and the other mares got closer they backed away until they hit a corner. They could feel the heat that Spitfire was giving off and she wasn’t even near them. As the mares got closer the three of them fell to their knees and began to cry. As they cried they could hear the one question that Spitfire asked.

“Why did you three take advantage of James?” Spitfire’s flames were under control for now but it was uncertain when they would get out of control. Rose answered for all three of them since they all had the same reason.

“We did because we were jealous. We always heard stories about how James was kind and caring and then we learned he has eleven marefriends and we couldn’t help it. We wanted to be in a relationship with James but couldn’t because we were too afraid. Then when James showed up we couldn’t wait any longer. We wanted to know what he was like and that is why we did what we did. We never wanted to cause any harm but see if we could get in the relationship with him. James is the only stallion that we have fully loved and want to be with him.” After Rose was done Spitfire gave one final look at the three mares and then called the other mares into the kitchen.

As they were in the kitchen Spitfire then looked at the other ten mares. She could see that they were all thinking the same thing since it wasn’t that hard to tell. Spitfire pretty much broke the ice and said that everypony needed to vote. Spitfire had the final say in everything but this was something that needed to be agreed upon by every mare. Spitfire handed them a slip of paper and told them to write down yes or no if they should join the harem. After they all voted Spitfire looked at the answers and nodded. Spitfire returned back into the living room to see the three mares sitting on the ground waiting. Spitfire walked over to them and asked them this one question.

“Are you willing to pledge your loyalty to James and this harem if you were to join?” The three mares took a few second to think of their answer before nodding their head.

“Since you are willing to do that then you just need to know this. If you so much as backstab James or this harem the next bed you will sleeping in is a hospital bed.” Spitfire pulled out her phone as she called James.

James was glad to see Applejack, Soarin, and even Bonbon while he was there helping. James even got a bigger surprise to see that they had a new addition. A new mare joined Soarin’s herd and her name was Carrot Top. She was a nice mare and fun to be around. James got a call from Spitfire after he was done working that he needed to head back to the library. James waved goodbye to his friends as he left. James arrived at the library and took a deep breath before entering. Once he opened the door he was greeted by the site of all eleven mare along with Rose, Aloe, and Lotus. Spitfire came up and gave James a kiss as she told him the news.

“So it looks like you got your harem there big guy. You also have three new members as well.” Spitfire gestured at the three mares that stood and walked towards James. Once they reached him they kneeled in front of him and spoke.

“We pledge our loyalty to you and this harem and we Pinkie promise that we won’t ever abuse this great opportunity that we are given.” After they were done James lifted them to their feet and gave each of them a kiss. After the kiss they were pulled into a big hug from James. Spitfire and the others made sure that they would keep an eye on the three new mares to make sure that everything would be okay. Though for now they had other plans that needed to be dealt with as a certain day was coming closer.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper for the idea on this chapter.