It's another bright and sunny day in Canterlot, as Twilight Sparkle is seen walking with her assistant/brother on her back. Who just happened to be a small baby dragon names Spike.

“Twilight, why are we here again?” asked Spike who didn't hear the reason they were called to their old home in the first place.

“Princess Celestia called us here because she wanted us to meet some ambassadors that wish to have a tour of Canterlot.” replied Twilight rereading the scroll that was sent to them via Spike.

“She probably means you.” replied Spike not seeing his role in this trip.

“Spike, I’m sure you'll play an important part as well. Why else would the princess call us here?” said Twilight trying to lift Spike's spirit.

“I don't know.” replied Spike laying on Twilight's back as he took in the views from when they use to live in the luxurious town.

“Well I’m sure you'll find something to do. We're here.” replied Twilight stopping as Spike looked up and saw they were standing in front of their old home.

“Home sweet home.” replied Twilight opening the door with her magic. Before she could step inside, she suddenly saw her number one assistant rush past her in a hazy blur and saw him pull a book from one of the shelves. She and Spike watched as a small door opened up from the same shelf and revealed a chest that had a padlock on it.

She grew curious and walked over to it, but stepped back when she saw Spike use the tip of his tail to unlock the padlock and saw him open it and was surprised to see it full of gems.

Spike dove right into his secret stash as Twilight stared in wonder. “So, how long have you had this?” asked Twilight never seeing a thing in her life.

“When I had my first gem. It was so good, I decided to save them. And it payed off too.” replied Spike picking a random gem and popping it into his maw.

Twilight shook her head with a smile at her assistant. Even when he grew up he would always be the same gem crazy dragon.

She saw he seemed to be more focused on the gems and thought he was eating too fast. “Spike, calm down. The gems aren't going anywhere.” replied Twilight who saw her surrogate little brother still munching on his stash.

“Spike.”

The young dragon continued to gobble the delicious stones.

“Spike!”

Spike continued doing what he was doing and that left Twilight with only one choice.

Spike was so focused on his gems that he didn't notice the magical aura surrounding him before he found himself on the welcome mat to there home.

He stood up and saw Twilight inside and closing his chest. “Hey Twilight, what gives?”

“Spike, as soon as we got here you went crazy over your stash of gems. I think you should try and get some fresh air instead of gobbling up your stash.” replied Twilight who didn't want her assistant cooped in all day.

“Alright, I’ll go out and see the sights.” muttered Spike who had no choice but to do what his surrogate sister said, otherwise he can say goodbye to his stash.

Twilight smiled at seeing her plan working and told Spike what time to come back at and closed the door.

The young dragon was soon walking the streets of the fancy city known as Canterlot. It looked the same as I was the day he and Twilight moved to Ponyville.

He was also accustomed to the looks he was receiving. They weren't bad, they were just curious ones. When he was younger, lots of the local mares gushed about how cute he was. Which was true considering he used to suck on the tip of his own tail.

There were even times where he was admired by some just for being the surrogate little brother to Twilight Sparkle, student of Princess Celestia.

Spike stopped walking as he noticed ahead of him a pony who was busy talking with Photo Finish, a pony who had the knack of finding the best ponies with the 'magic.'

The pony turned around and that's when Spike saw her completely, and he was awed by her appearance. She had a lavender colored mane and tail that looked like silk, a coat as pure as snow, purple eyes. She was a unicorn with a horn and figure to match Princess Luna. On her flank were three fleurs-de-lis as her cutie mark.

Fleur De Lis looked down and was surprised to see a small purple dragon looking up at her. It was not uncommon to see stallions and mares look at her with awe, but this dragon seemed familiar.

“Uh..hello.” replied Spike a nervous Spike as he didn't want to seem impolite.

“Hello, what is your name?” Spike was even awed by her voice as it held a regal air to it.

“Spike.” replied the young dragon who saw the mare's eyes lit up at the mention of his name.

“Spike? As in the surrogate little brother of Twilight Sparkle?” asked Fleur De Lis who had heard from the local ponies of a young dragon by that name.

“Yeah, that's me. For some reason people think I’m really important because I’m like Twilight's little brother.” replied Spike feeling a little down by that statement.

“Oh, but you are.” replied the pony as Spike stared at her in surprise. “Think about it. You're elder sibling is Twilight Sparkle, student to Princess Celestia, who is also the sister to the captain of the royal guards, and is the sister-in-law to Princess Cadence. Plus, how many can say they have a younger dragon sibling since dragons don't tend to hang around ponies that much?” finished Fleur De Lis.

Spike was just shocked by this ponies statement. Everything she said made sense. All of that was definitely gossip material for a city full of high society ponies.

Fleur De Lis saw how surprised it all made sense and just gave a small chuckle at his expression. Then a sudden thought came to her. She hadn't introduced herself yet.

“Sorry, but I forgot to introduce myself.” Spike saw the beautiful mare bow her head down before looking at him again. “My name is Fleur De Lis.” replied the now identified mare.

“Fleur De Lis? Wait, aren't you Fancy Pants' marefriend?” asked Spike who had heard his crush Rarity talk about the two of them when she came back from her trip.

Fleur held back a giggle and looked at Spike. “No, we do tend to flirt with each other, but we're really just friend.” replied Fleur correcting the young dragon.

Spike just nodded with the answer. Fleur would have continued their chat, but Photo Finish tapped her with her hoof to get her to turn around. “We must go. Your photo shoot has yet to be divine.” replied Photo Finish striking a pose.

Fleur realized she had gotten sidetracked and felt silly. She had gotten into such a nice conversation with this dragon that she forgot her modeling photo shoot. She wanted to continue, but Photo Finish may not like the idea.

Photo Finish saw her star seemed conflicted and saw who she was talking too. She was shocked to see it was Spike! He had been quite the little celebrity when he was born in this town. If she let her star bring him along, he may be the next big thing in Canterlot.

“Fleur, how would you like to bring your friend with you?” asked Photo Finish who was hoping she could get a few shots of the two together.

Fleur was stunned by the ponies offer, but felt too excited fro some reason to really focus on her reason. She turned to Spike and gave him a look that would make some of the local stallions swoon.

Spike felt his face heat up at the look Fleur was giving him. The look she was giving him was so much more amazing than Rarity’s that it was like he was actually talking to a princess. He could only make a silent gulp and nod.

Fleur gave him a grateful smile before surrounding him in a light pink aura and placing him gently on her back. She nodded to the pony photographer and followed her with her new dragon companion riding on her back.

It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at Photo Finish's studio. As soon as they walked through the doors, Photo Finish's assistants rushed to get everything together and got Fleur behind a curtain for them to work on her.

Spike and Photo Finish merely stood there as various makeups and clothing could be seen above the curtain until they revealed the new Fleur. Spike was shocked while Photo Finish was pleased with the results. Fleur was now adorned in a purple colored dress that covered her back legs, and had lily designs all over the dress. Their was a single lily placed perfectly in her mane and had a silver necklace with a lavender gem. All in all, she was beautiful before, but now she looked like she could a princess from a new land if no one knew her.

“Yes, you vill shine over all of equestria.” replied Photo Finish moving her hoof to emphasize.

“Now, to the photo shoot.” replied Photo Finish who walked over to the equipment to get ready.

Spike was about to follow Fleur, but was stopped by one of Photo Finish's assistants who merely shook her head no. Spike was about to ask why, but was stopped to see a few others were near the chair and seemed to be waiting for him to get in. shrugging his shoulders, the young dragon walked over and hopped into the chair as the assistants got to work on his image.

Photo Finish and Fleur waited for Spike and saw one of her assistants walk up to her and mutter that he was ready. They both looked over to see Spike in Dark tux with a white undershirt and a red tie. He also wore a golden necklace that dangled around his neck.

“Perfect.” replied Photo Finish satisfied with the dragon's appearance.

Spike saw Fleur nod near her and nervously stood by her and saw Photo Finish go over her equipment before seeming satisfied. “Now, the magic.” replied the pony as the next few minutes flied on by with Fleur and Spike doing several photos together, or separate.

By the time it was finished, Photo Finish was sure her two stars would be the talk of equestria.

Fleur and Spike walked down the road of the town as the sun began to descend on the day.

“Well, that was certainly exciting.” replied Fleur.

“Yeah, but I was nervous.” replied Spike who was glad it was over.

“Yeah, but I think it'll pay off.” replied Fleur.

“How so?”

“Well, by tomorrow you'll be a star.” replied Fleur.

Spike just smiled at the thought and realized he needed to get back home.

“Sorry to say, but I gotta head back home before Twilight gets irritated.” replied Spike looking at the unicorn.

“No problem. Consider this a gift for a good time.” Fleur leaned down and gave Spike a kiss on his cheek that left a lavender kiss mark.

Spike was stunned by the beautiful gesture and watched as Fleur walked down the street home, but not before turning back and giving him a wink.

Now this was definitely the kiss he would never wash off.

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