All girls were staring at the TV agape, while Thomas was trying to hold his laughter, but he just couldn’t.

“What, what is that, WHAT IS THAT?” Rainbow turned towards Thomas and shouted with anger spread over her muzzle.

“This is just a small video we recorded on our last party, you know, no big deal, right?”

Thomas was staring at them with a cocky grin, Rainbow was staring back with a “I’ll kill you for this” kind of stare. While rest of the girls were just staring at the video with their jaws still hang opened.

“OH hey girls this is my favourite part, I like to call it skittles.”

Rainbow now turned to look at the video and she saw Pinkie spinning a bottle which stopped on Rainbow. Until now this game consisted of only small pecks on the lips but the scene which now was unfolding in front of them on TV wasn’t just a small peck.

Rainbow’s face quickly turned crimson red and she turned the TV off.

“Ohh why did you do that?”

“You, you are so DEAD.”

“And you turned it off just before the scene when you started to invite us into the game.”

All girls now turned around to look at Thomas.

“W-W-What?” Rainbow stammered

“Oh you don’t remember? After you had your passionate kiss with Pinkie you came over and asked if I would like to join.”

This was a lie but a look on Rainbow’s face and how red she immediately became was just priceless.

Thomas sighed and with same cocky grin turned around read to walk away, then he heard a sound he least expected.

*POMF*

He turned around immediately and saw Rainbow’s wings unfolded and straight.

Thomas now both blushed and laughed, while Rainbow couldn’t resist all this embarrassment and she quickly dashed to the guest room.

After few moments of silence Thomas looked at the girls in the living room and they all were still blushing in embarrassment looking in the direction of the TV. He was satisfied that their video had the effect they wanted it to have, but he didn’t want Albert’s sister to come around and see her idols being in this state, he thought how to break this moment, and then he realized something that something is missing.

“Hey anypony saw Spike?”

It worked, all girls quickly forgot about video and started looking around for Spike, only Fluttershy was still blushing.

After looking for good 10 minutes, Thomas’s surprisingly found Spike in wardrobe, lying in his clothes curled up in a ball.

“Hey Spike, what are you doing here?”

There was no vocal response, Spike only curled up even tighter.

Thomas sighed, and somehow managed to get fit his wardrobe, he closed the door and kneeled before Spike.

“What’s bothering you?”

Still no response.

“You know you can tell me, I’m your friend, and most of all I’m also a guy, there are things that only other guy can help you with.”

Spike slowly unfolded from his position and looked at Thomas, who took a good look at the dragons face and what he saw surprised him even further.

He was crying.

Thomas Did instinctively took Spike into a friendly hug while tapping him on his back. He then put him on the patch of his shirts and said.

“Is it about Rarity Spike?”

Spike simply nodded

Thomas sighed and continued.

“Okay Spike listen, I know how it feels to have a crush on older girl, I really do but, you know, the world is full of girls which are probably more suited for you then Rarity, and I believe that one day you will meet this one girl, who will make your heart melt and your smile widen.”

Spike looked up at Thomas face, he was still sobbing a little.

‘Poor guy, he must have held all these emotions inside since Rarity told us about her and Terry, I was actually wondering why was he taking this whole situation so easily.’

“You, *sob* think *sob* so?”

Thomas smiled at him and said.

“Of course I do.”

“But how *sob* can you *sob* know?”

Thomas now blushed a little but still was smiling.

“Because you know, I also found someone special for me, well I still have to confess my feelings but you know, I have a good feeling about this.”

Spike now looked at Thomas with a confused face and asked.

“Who is it? Do I know her? Oh wait I don’t know any human girls”

Thomas smiled.

“Oh you know her, she’s the fastest and coolest Pegasus in all of Equestria.”

Spike’s eyes have gone wide.

“RAINBOW DASH?” He almost shouted.

Thomas nodded and continued

“Listen Spike, I know how you must feel now, but you have to get over Rarity, I hate to tell this to you but she was simply, too old for you, and think about it, did you really would like to spend rest of your life talking about fashion, romance and other things that both Terry and Rarity enjoy?”

Spike’s gears in his head started to work and after few moments of silence he wiped his face with his claw, and while finally smiling he said.

“Thanks.”

“No problem.”

Thomas opened wardrobe’s door and they both walked out of it, immediately greeted by concerned Twilight.

“Spike, we were looking for you everywhere! “

“Hey Twilight, chill out, he went missing for like 15 minutes.” Thomas said

“DO YOU KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN 15 MINUTES?”

Thomas really didn’t want to make Twilight any more angry so he just shook his head and didn’t say anything else.

“Erm Twilight, I’m sorry, really, I had a problem I couldn’t deal with myself so I ran away to hide. It was stupid I know but I didn’t know who can I ask for help, but Thomas helped me and now I’m fine.” Spike smiled after finishing his statement and looked up at Thomas, who now was also smiling.

Twilight’s muzzle softened, she sighed and said.

“All right Spike, but never do something like this again, you are like my little brother you know, I don’t know what would I do if something bad would happen to you.”

Spike’s eyes got watery and he jumped towards Twilight and hugged her putting his arms around her neck.

“It’s all good now Spike.” Twilight turned towards Thomas and mouthed “Thank you”

Thomas smiled and decided to leave them alone, he went into his room to check up on any new messages on facebook, which he didn’t do in few days now.

While going through mindless posts of his friends and games invitations he heard his phone call.

He looked at the number and realized it was his Karate trainer, so he quickly answered the call

“Hello Thomas, I hope I’m not disturbing anything?”

“Of course not sensei, what is it?”

“Do you know about tournament on Monday?”

“You mean the Hayama Cup?”

“Yes exactly, you see, one of participants got ill, so I was thinking maybe you could take his place?”

Thomas was shocked by his request but quickly thought of something.

“But sensei, this tournament is supposed to be 21+ right?”

“Yes but we must have at least 10 people participating or we won’t be able to attend, and since he resigned just before the tournament, they will let you participate.”

Thomas couldn’t describe how happy he was, if he would do well on this tournament he would be able to go on nationals, and winning those at such a young age will greatly increase his chances for scholarship or even going pro one day.

“Of course I would love to…”

Thomas then realized another thing, this tournament and his date with Rainbow were on the same day.

At first he thought that maybe he could postpone their date, but what will happen if she won’t agree, or even worse if Celestia will find a way to bring them back home before he will be able to confess his feelings.

After summing all pros and cons he sighed and with a slight sadness in his heart he said.

“I’m terribly sorry sensei, but I can’t there’s something really important I have to do on Monday.”

“It saddens me to hear that, but I understand, it must be something really important for you if you refuse such opportunity, well good luck with whatever you are planning to do on Monday.”

“Osu.”

Thomas cut the call and put his face in his hands, he then heard someone knocking on doors.

“Come in.”

Doors opened and Applejack stepped into his room, her muzzle was displaying both curiosity and compassion.

“Sugar cube, Ah wasn’t eavesdropping or anything, but Ah heard yours last statement, and ya sounded like somepony just told ya won a lottery and ya refused it, what happened?”

Thomas couldn’t help it and chuckled a little, cause of how precise Applejack prediction was.

“You are right actually, I might have just refused to win on lottery.”

Applejack was now really confused, Thomas knew he won’t be able to lie to her so he told her whole truth, Applejack was now staring agape at him.

“Let meh sum it up, ya’re in love with Rainbow?”

Nod

“And ya just got a proposition to fulfill one of ya dreams?”

Nod

"And ya refused it?"

Nod

“Only because of the possibility of not being able to confess your feelings?”

Nod

The room was covered by silence for a few moments when finally Applejack decided to break it.

“Well sugar cube, that’s one bit of a sacrifice if ya ask me, but Ah don’t think ya should tell Rainbow about this, she might be touched by it, be she might also scold ya for not fulfilling your dreams.”

“I guess you are right, however my biggest dream right now is to be with her you know, I can’t get her off my mind.”

Applejack smiled warmly

“Well Ah hope your dream will be granted, if mah best friend would have a coltfriend like that Ah would be really happy about it.”

Thomas slightly blushed at her compliment and then heard a doorbell which reminded him of something.

“Oh right I forgot to tell you girls, there’s someone who really wants to have new friends.”