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Twilight's Treatment Volume 2 - Chapter 13 - Preparations

It wasn't an everyday occurrence but when the opportunity arose Sweetie Belle would head over to the Carousel Boutique to join her sister for breakfast. She didn't dislike her mother's cooking but Rarity's had a different flavor and flair to it. Not to mention she also liked having the opportunity to spend her morning with her big sister. Somehow Rarity managed to be awake, clean and ready to start the day by the time Sweetie Belle would arrive before her school day began. She didn't understand how Rarity found the energy and dedication every morning to get herself together like that. It took everything Sweetie had to get out of bed some days. Especially after a night like last night.

She ate her spoonfuls of oatmeal with the tasty brown sugar stirred in carefully. Her body had of course calmed down since yesterday but she was still bothered by her lack of "fulfillment" in her endeavors. Maybe it wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things but it was something that bothered her and she wished she could do something about it. Even though she'd decided to talk to Applebloom today about her issues she wasn't sure what to say or how to start. How exactly do you approach your childhood friend and say "Hey do you make yourself cum when you masturbate? Because I sure can't." She grimaced just thinking about how crass and stupid it sounded in her head.

"Is everything alright darling?" Rarity asked from across the table. She was wearing a simple but pretty white dress today and her red work glasses as she looked over the newspaper. Sweetie herself was wearing a white and purple dress that complimented her hair color, both of which having been constructed by the seamstress at the table. "You don't seem to be your usual self this morning." Perceptive as always, Rarity had that knack for noticing the little things.

"Yeah, I'm okay." Sweetie fibbed. She was annoyed to be sure but she already decided that this was something she couldn't talk about with her sister. It was just too embarrassing for her. "I just had some trouble getting to sleep last night." That part was true at least. The details didn't have to be explained. Sweetie ate another spoonful of oatmeal and drank her juice before noticing her sister studying her as if she were a dress in the designing stages. Sweetie was quiet for a moment but eventually had to break the silence. "Is... something wrong?" Rarity smirked at her.

"Sweetie darling, are you having boy trouble?" Sweetie nearly coughed up her food at the question. As she swallowed some juice to regain her composure her sister just kept on smiling at her from across the table. How could she tell!? The girl tried to speak up but her voice was high pitched and squeaky as she replied. She hated it when that happened, it was a dead give away when she was flustered.

"I... um... no?" Sweetie sounded as if she was more confused about the answer herself than the woman asking the question. Rarity very calmly placed her newspaper and glasses down as she rose in her chair and moved to sit in the chair next to her sister. There wasn't any escape now, Rarity sights were set on Sweetie Belle for some juicy girl talk.

"Are you sure darling? I get a lot of young women in my shop that have that exact look on their face. The kind where they're trying to get some big lunk to notice them." Sweetie felt her cheek muscles alter themselves while she chewed to try and drop whatever look it was that was spilling the beans on her. Rarity held back a giggle watching the cycling expressions on her little sister's face. Sweetie wasn't even sure what her face had looked like originally anyway so she gave up the act and set her spoon down, feeling humiliated. Rarity was able to read that expression too and put an arm around her sister. "I'm sorry Sweetie, you just looked so troubled is all."

"Mm." Sweetie grunted in reply, not having been ready for this kind of talk.

"Tell you what; if you want me to leave it alone I will. But if you have anything that's bothering you then you know you can always talk to your big sister about it." Rarity's embrace was comforting and her words soothing. Sweetie leaned her head against her big sister and pondered what she should say, if anything. It would be nice to get something off her chest, all of this was weighing heavily on her little heart. Mustering up some courage she decided to talk about the one thing she couldn't tell her friends... though with a few details left out to protect the innocent.

"Rarity, how can you tell if a boy likes you?" She asked, her voice becoming softer now that she was able to relax as she spoke.

"Right to the heart of the matter I see." Rarity said as she prepared herself. "Well... that can be a tricky thing. Have you tried asking them directly?" Answering that question for her sister could be a tricky thing too, Sweetie thought.

"Yeah, sort of. He said he liked me but that he's not ready to be a boyfriend." Rarity was stroking her little sister's hair as she listened, not seeming any more fond of that answer than Sweetie had been the second time she'd received it. "I'm just... I don't know. I don't know if I'm ready to be a girlfriend either. But I like spending time with him."

"That is a problem. Tell me, what does it mean to be a girlfriend and a boyfriend to you?" It was funny but she hadn't given that question much thought. Sweetie had known that she enjoyed the attention from the boy she liked. She knew that when you date someone that the two of you give lots of attention to each other. At least that's what she had supposed dating was. There were of course the "adult" things that went on along with it. Now she was hoping that she hadn't been trying to make Spike her boyfriend just for that purpose without realizing it herself.

"Well... I guess when someone is your boyfriend then that's the person you go on dates with, right?" This was a subject that she'd always presumed her sister had a lot more experience in. She'd known Rarity to have romantic pursuits before but never really paid attention to anyone her big sister actually considered a boyfriend. Not that Rarity shared much about her romantic affairs.

"That is one part of it. Though most people go on dates with people to determine if they want to be their special someone. What else goes into it do you think?" Sweetie was pondering this more seriously now.

"Well I guess... they're the kind of person that you hold hands with and kiss?" Rarity's hand stopped its stroking motion and rested on Sweetie's side.

"Well, yes, I suppose that would be true. Sweetie darling, did you and this boy kiss?" Well if Rarity had only been slightly curious before she was certainly enthralled with the conversation now.

"...maybe."

"Sweetie."

"Yeah... yeah we kissed." Rarity took in a very deep breath and Sweetie Belle saw it as a sign when Rarity is preventing herself from going into one of her melodramatic flusters. Maybe she shouldn't have told her big sister anything.

"Okay. I see. No cause for alarm." She wasn't talking to Sweetie at this point. "You're growing up after all. At this age things like this are... bound to happen." Rarity swallowed a lump in her throat and kept a smile on her face despite her growing concern. "Sweetie, is that all you and this boy have done? Kiss and hold hands?" Oh no, so much more. So much more and even more than that if she got her way with how much she just wanted tear off her dress and feel some satisfying release in her-

"Yeah, that's all." The tension visibly diffused in Rarity's face. Sweetie didn't enjoy lying but Rarity didn't need to know any more than that. "But even if we did kiss I still feel like... I don't know, I'm not good enough."

"Brushing aside the near heart attack I just suffered, let's address that right now." Rarity said sounding more like herself. "Don't ever wonder if you're 'good enough'. You don't have to be 'good enough' for anyone. You are just perfect the way you are and don't let anyone tell you otherwise." Rarity said with all the love and support Sweetie had come to know and expect from her. It felt good hearing those words but yet... "Not convinced? Don't tell me you're doubting my eye for quality now, are you?" Rarity asked with a little humor to the question.

"No, it's not that. I mean he said I was pretty and that he liked me but... he also said that he wasn't good enough for me. But I don't think that's true. I like him but he keeps saying that he'd be a bad boyfriend and I just wonder if maybe that's not what her really means." Sweetie was having a hard time phrasing exactly what she meant. She didn't want to think of Spike as a liar but at the same time she couldn't shake the feeling there was more he wasn't saying when they spoke.

"You're worried it's a lie so that he doesn't have to commit to you?" Rarity asked, hitting the nail on the head for her little sister. Sweetie Belle nodded in return. There was more that was unspoken there; the feelings of being dismissed for not being as good as someone else Spike might still love. The idea that now that he got what he wanted out of her he was trying to push her away, even if she wanted more from him. She couldn't confess all of that to Rarity but at least her sister had given voice to the root of her frustrations with Spike.

Her big sister sat with her for a moment as she seemed to think about what was going on with her little sibling and how best to approach it. Finally the seamstress spoke up again. "Do your friends like this boy?"

"Yeah... as a friend. They don't really know that we're 'not dating', or whatever you’d call it." She wasn't really sure how to describe what they were doing. Flirting almost sounded too casual for what her and Spike had done at this point. All in the course of just two days! Sure there had been flirting before that but it snowballed so quickly ever since that night in his bedroom.

"I see. I'm hesitant to pry but can I ask who it is?" Sweetie clasped her hands together and stayed silent on that subject. "I see." Rarity repeated with a more curious tone this time. "Well this is all I can say Sweetie Belle; I don't want to see my precious little sister have her heart broken by some dumb boy. So if he says that he doesn't want to be your boyfriend then you shouldn't exhaust yourself trying to convince him otherwise."

"But... I like him." Sweetie confessed. She felt childish again saying it so honestly but it felt okay to be open around her sister.

"I know you do, darling. Though you can't let boys play with your emotions. If he doesn't want to commit to you then don't give him the attention. If he misses it then make him earn it from you. If you want to spend time with him, without kissing and hand holding..." Rarity made it a point to put emphasis on that. "...then I say it's okay. Maybe after a while when you're both more comfortable with each other things won't be so confusing anymore."

"Okay." It wasn't the sure fire fix Sweetie Belle had been looking for in her relationship problems but it all made a lot of sense. But it was going to be hard. She really liked spending time with him.

"Don't get discouraged little sister, I know what it's like to deal with someone that doesn't appreciate you as much as they should. Or even at all at times. Your sister had to learn a few lessons the hard way about being appreciative of herself before trying to meet the approval of others." Rarity got up from the chair and returned to where her plate at the table was, continuing with her breakfast.

"Really? So guys you liked have outright ignored you before?" Rarity didn't look pleased at the way it was phrased but answered regardless.

"I'm afraid so. In an attempt to gain an admirer I've done some things that were less than flattering to get that attention. I'd be happy to help you avoid the same mistakes. Remember that awful mess with that fashion writer and the festival I was trying to throw together?"

"You mean the one where he was following Applejack around the whole time he was here?" Rarity just shook her head and ate some of her own oatmeal. That had been one of those special "lessons in friendship" that her and the gang sometimes had. The seamstress sometimes commented privately they'd been more like "Reminders in Common Sense" to her little sister. Ones that were apparently much needed at the time. In a way it kind of reminded Sweetie Belle of one of the situations that another of her friend's was experiencing. "Rarity, what do you do if more than one boy likes you at once?" Rarity coughed and nearly choked on her food at the question. She swallowed some juice to clear her throat and wore the expression she'd had earlier when Sweetie had hinted at what her and Spike were doing privately.

"Sweetie, please don't tell me you're kissing multiple boys at school." Rarity said almost pleadingly to her sister.

"What!? No! I'm not doing that at all. I'm just asking for a friend."

"A friend." Rarity said in disbelief. "Which friend?"

"I don't really feel like I should say. I mean it's none of my business..." The young woman looked like she couldn't handle another shock to her heart. "But it's not me, I swear! I just wanted to know in case it became a problem for her." Rarity took another deep breath as she regained her composure again.

"Well... when dealing with multiple boys, it's best to make things as clear as possible. Communication is always key in any kind of relationship. If a boy says he likes you but you're not sure if you like him, tell him. You don't have to be mean about it, but never let someone pressure you into doing something you're uncomfortable with. Ever." This felt like it was about to veer off into The Talk and Sweetie Belle didn't need to get that from her big sister after going through it with her mother already.

"I know, I wouldn't let anyone do that to me." Even though she kind of already did. Almost. Their underwear never came off but things went really far. But Rarity would be better off not knowing she'd dodged that bullet. "So what if it seems like my friend really likes the attention of multiple boys asking her out? Is that okay?"

"You're really hitting all the tough questions, little sister." Rarity said through an exhausted smile.

"I'm sorry." Sweetie apologized quickly but Rarity didn't seem bothered.

"Not at all. I'm happy you'd ask me these things." The purple haired woman thought over her next words carefully for this question as well. "It's not a bad thing to be admired. If your friend is enjoying the attention then that's okay too, but it can be dangerous to become too accustomed to that kind of thing. Especially if she leads any of these boys on." After another thought crossed her mind Rarity asked seriously. "Your friend isn't kissing all these boys either, is she?"

"No, I don't think so anyway." Considering how quickly Scootaloo had soared in popularity she didn't know where the girl would have found time to spend with any of these boys. "Have you ever had two boyfriends, Rarity?" The question seemed to strike a nerve as her older sister looked wide eyed for a moment and then broke eye contact.

"Well, no I haven't. It's not good to be involved with multiple people at once. I'm not sure I'd even consider dating more than one person at a time."

"Oh, okay. Are you dating anyone right now?"

"Goodness Sweetie, you are a curious one this morning." Rarity commented quietly. "Ahem... well if we're not naming names then I suppose I can share with my little sister."

"Really!?" It was Sweetie's turn to pursue the conversation as she got up and moved closer to Rarity in very much the same fashion the seamstress had not long ago. "I didn't know you had a boyfriend." Rarity put a finger to her lips to indicate that it was a quiet matter.

"As far as anyone knows, I don't. But there does happen to be one gentleman that I'm considering giving the role to when the time is right." Sweetie Belle wondered who it could be. She hadn't seen Rarity hanging around any boys as far as she knew. Well besides Spike coming over to help out around the boutique but she didn't really think her big sister was going to actually start dating a boy younger than herself.

"I can't believe it, that's so exciting. I can't wait to meet him!" Sweetie said cheerfully and her big sister smiled.

"Well when we're both ready we'll introduce our not-boyfriends to our sisters to make sure they're worthy of them. Deal?" Rarity put her finger up with the pinkie extended. Sweetie reached up and curled her pinkie finger around Rarity's to seal the promise.

"Deal!" Sweetie said as they shook hands and let go after. "Say Rarity, thank you for talking about all of this with me. I think I feel a little bit better about it now."

"Of course darling, any time you need me your big sister is here." They shared a hug and went about finishing their bowls. Sweetie wasn't completely solid on how to handle Spike but Rarity had given her a little confidence. Just because Spike wasn't ready to be her boyfriend with her didn't mean she had to hound him till he made up his mind or even that she had to force herself to be someone he'd want to date. She can just continue to be his friend, maybe even still flirt with him sometimes if she wanted to. She'd have to keep it a secret still from the other girls so as not to get any unwanted attention. But even when her and Spike had done more serious things together no one found out. Things would work out just fine.

Besides it didn't hurt that now she knew Rarity had a guy she was already interested in. Something like that would help keep Spike from chasing after her big sister constantly. Which meant eventually he'd focus all his attention onto herself! Now if only Applebloom could help her figure out a way from wanting to give into those feelings before that day came.

In the early morning the village was always lively but also quiet. People moving to and fro as they prepared to open their businesses, go to school or simply start their daily chores. Everyone was awake but they all moved as if to be sure not to wake up anyone else that may still be asleep. It was the same for the two boys standing together on the small bridge crossing over the little river that cut through the village. Watching and waiting, speaking in low voices as if to prevent disturbing a still slumbering friend.

"So how is Snips doing?" Spike asked as he leaned forward on the stone wall that guarded either side of the bridge, preventing anyone clumsy enough from falling over the edge. "I haven't seen him since that night."

"He's okay." Snails replied, his own voice nearly always the slow and casual pace they both adopted now. "His father was upset of course, but at the same time I think he was kinda proud? Like he didn't expect Snips was capable of something like that." It certainly was out of character for the boy but they both knew he wasn't actually to blame for what happened that night. That honor belonged to one of the two on the bridge this morning. "In any case he's still grounded and has to go home right after school."

"Yeah... that figures." Spike said in a sigh as he looked down at the water below them, staring at his own reflection. "I really screwed things up for him."

"Don't let it bug you." Snails said and sounding sincere in his words. "Snips got a lot more popular because of that party. I don't think he cares how long he's going to be grounded, you can't buy attention like that." Well at least something good came out of that mess. So many things happened that night Spike wasn't really sure how everyone felt after it was over. Though he'd been focused on his own endeavours. Snails had a little more to add about one of his other party guests for him. "He’s gotten almost as popular as Scootaloo has."

"Scootaloo?" Spike asked, sounding genuinely confused. "Why is she suddenly more popular?" Snails let out a sigh before replying, as if he didn't want to talk about this.

"Well... I'm pretty sure it had a lot to do with those guys fighting over her. Mostly with that one that punched you, remember him?" Did he ever.

"Rain Catcher, right? Just glad I got my twenty bits back outta that guy." Well half from him half from Rumble. Good enough as far as Spike was concerned. "What about him? Some guys fight over Scootaloo and she's suddenly the prettiest girl in school?" That was kind of weird to consider but Spike had never gone to a public school before. He didn't know what was considered popular or trendy or just plain cool with people his age. It sounded silly when he thought about it but he was kind of out of touch with his own generation. Human or Dragon-Blooded.

"It's not that she's prettier, it's just..." Snails was choosing his words carefully. Considering he always thought out what he was going to say his hesitation was even stranger. "Look, Rain Catcher is known for dating girls who have a reputation for being kind of... easy?"

"So... what? Everyone thinks Scootaloo is having sex with him?" If Spike hadn't been dealing with all the physical relationships he had currently he might have become angry at someone insinuating this kind of reputation on one of his friends. It still didn't sit right with him.

"Kind of. Basically any girl he's dating who's a virgin when he meets her isn't one by the time he’s done with them." Spike's eyes narrowed. He already didn’t like this kid and now it sounded like he planned to use Scootaloo and move on when he was done. "Or that's the rumor anyway. I'm not really friends with him so I can't tell you what's going on for sure."

"You mean like those rumors about Ruby Pinch?" It was Snails’ turn to look annoyed, something he didn't pull off near as well as Spike.

"That isn't nice to talk about, Spike." Snails was actually bothered by the topic, Spike had something of an idea why but he'd like to get more from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

"What's going on between you two anyway?" Spike stopped leaning forward on the bridge fence now to look directly at Snails.

"What's going on between you and Sweetie Belle?" "Touche" thought Spike.

"Nothing." Spike responded.

"Nothing here, either." Snails replied.

"That so? I'm not so sure." Spike said with a bit of cockiness.

"I could say the same, seeing as how we found Sweetie in your bedroom that night." For a guy that was regarded as being slow he sure was quick at observing what’s around him. Spike still had the upper hand though.

"I think what I found in my bedroom is stronger evidence." Spike reached into his pocket and produced the pink panties that had been left under his pillow the night of the party. He discreetly handed them over to Snails who pocketed them quietly, his cheeks becoming as pink as the fabric. "So... mind explaining how those got in my room?" Snails was quiet for a moment before looking down at the stone cobbling of the bridge.

"She was drunk and forgot she left them." Snails said sounding ashamed. "Listen, before you ask, it's true what they say about her. The rumors about her and... her getting around. They're true." Well that was a lot more honest than Spike was expecting him to be. At first he almost felt like congratulating Snails on having a good time at the party when no one else seemed to but there was something somber about his expression. It wasn't just that he got caught either. "Please don't spread this around to anyone. Not even Snips."

"Yeah... yeah I won't say a thing." Spike agreed now taken off his game. Instead he just went with the question that had been bugging him since that night. "Are you two dating?"

"No. Well... no. We spend time together but if you're asking if I'm her boyfriend, she made it really clear I'm not." This was a lot more complicated than Spike had thought it would be. "If I were her boyfriend then she couldn't do what she does with other guys without feeling guilty. So... I'm not her boyfriend."

"Um... whoa. Snails that's... a lot more than I was planning on hearing. Are you okay?" Snails nodded slowly. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I knew what it was when I got involved." And Spike thought he had relationship problems. Well he did, but at least there was some kind of love and emotion attached to his own (minus Damselfly (maybe)). Here it seemed so mechanical that he couldn't grasp why the boy would want to be a part of it.

"Is it... no, never mind." Spike wasn't sure if he should continue with this kind of questioning. Was it okay for him to ask anything about this? Snails however didn't seem bothered.

"You might as well ask, man." Cat was out of the bag so to speak. Maybe Snails wanted to vent this out to someone?

"Alright then; why are you doing it? Is it just for sex?"

"Kinda." Snails admitted but didn't sound convinced in his own reason. "Maybe at first. I mean, yeah it was totally for the sex at first." Spike really couldn't blame him. Ruby was an attractive girl. "But now it's like, if it's not me it's going to be someone else. It just will, we both know it's going to be someone. She won't stop and I don't even know if she wants to stop." Snails sounded conflicted as he spoke. "So I figure if it's going to be someone, then it might as well be me. Because I won't talk to anyone about it afterwards and she can just... leave. Whenever she wants." That was a lot to digest. More than Spike had anticipated. What probably seemed like a heaven at first sounded like it was tearing Snails up inside. "Your turn; what's up with you and Sweetie Belle? Are you guys doing the same thing?" Ugh, he would bring that up.

"No." Spike said, half honestly. "We're not having sex." But they had tried. Oh how hard had they tried and both were nearly successful in breaking the other. "But we're not dating either, I don't think. It's really complicated." Or maybe he was just making it more complicated to avoid having to do any sort of simple solutions that could hurt her.

"I thought you liked Rarity?"

"I do." Spike admitted, though it was quite the understatement.

"So what, you're trying to get with both of them?" Having someone say it out loud like that made Spike sound like such a creep. It reminded him of when Damselfly tore him to pieces that day in the forest. Still in the end her tongue lashing had proven to help him confront the worst sides of himself. The first tongue lashing anyway... the second more literal one just added fuel to the fire.

"Look, let me ask you a hypothetical question. Let's say you get involved with a girl and you really like her and you want to do everything in your power to be with her. While you're trying to be with her another girl comes along and does everything in her power to be with you. At the same time the first girl, who previously hadn't accepted your advances, is starting to think otherwise. How do you get out of that without hurting anyone's feelings?" Snails pondered that one for a while. Tapping his foot slowly against the stone bridge and looking up at the clouds. It was kind of an art the way he did everything in slow motion.

"You don't date one girl when you want to date another." All that thinking and that's his answer? Argh!

"What if it's too late for that." Spike asks, hoping he wasn't giving too much away about his relationship with either Rarity or Sweetie. Though he doubted Snails actually believed Spike could be romantically involved with Rarity. Every boy Spike had ever heard speak of her agreed she was on another level of beauty and sexiness.

"And you still want to not hurt either one?" Spike nodded. "Then date both of them."

"That's really your answer?" Spike asked with a deadpan expression.

"Well you don't want to hurt either of them you said, right?" Snails asked as if he were weighing the values of this like an equation.

"Yeah, but isn't dating both girls already hurting them?"

"Only if they know about it." Snails said logically. "According to what you said they don't. So why not just keep them both from finding out?"

"That sounds like a terrible idea." Spike said feeling more depressed than before about this mess he was in. Maybe he should be more aggressive in his refusal of Sweetie Belle before she does something to come onto him again and get hurt.

"Well look, clearly in this hypothetical situation you want to protect the feelings of both girls. And both girls feelings are that they want to be with the person this question is about. So why not just give them both what they want?

"That... seems like it could back fire really easy." Spike reasoned.

"Only if you get caught. According to that scenario you gave me it sounds like it's possible to keep both in the dark. If so it's like you're protecting both of them." Was this really an okay way to think? It sounded awfully shifty but also like the answer Spike had been wanting to hear. That there was a way to keep from hurting anyone. Still... he wasn't sure.

"Hey guys!" A voice called out as the shorter and rounder of the party trio approached the bridge. Snips was walking with pep in his step and a smile on his face. Though it dropped when he actually got to them. "Whoa, are you guys okay? You look like you lost twenty bits in the river."

"Actually I got my missing twenty bits back." Spike said and Snips just looked at him confused. "You guys off to class?"

"Yep, you ready to go Snails?" Snails nodded and rose from his leaning position on the fence to his feet. The three boys parted and said their goodbyes, each with their own destinations to arrive at. As they moved towards the school Spike went the opposite direction towards the Carousel Boutique.

The revelation of Snail's relationship to Ruby Pinch was surprising for Spike, even if he had suspected something between them already. He just never thought it would be something quite so serious and even a little dysfunctional. Ruby had a reputation that was widespread enough that even he had overheard the girls mention it before. He just never thought there would be so much truth to it. Was it somehow worse than his own issues with the women in his life? Snails had seemed so sad when he talked about it. Did he love her? How do you know when you truly love someone, even if that love is hurting each other.

Spike cut between two houses as he worked his way in Rarity's direction. It was a tight fit but there was enough room for him to walk through comfortably. Besides it was a lot easier than having to go all the way down the street and then work his way back through another one. As Spike was nearing the middle of the path someone else darted into the small alley on the otherside. She was running his direction and fiddling with something in her backpack as she did, not looking up. Still there was no way, even with her face pointed downward, that Spike couldn't recognize who it was. "Sweetie Boof!" Spike gasped out as the girl ran into him.

"Oof! Sorry! Sorry, I wasn't paying attention!" The girl exclaimed loudly until she looked up to see who it was she collided with, her expression changing from concern to a bright (and very cute) smile. "Oh, Spike. Fancy meeting you here."

"Um... yeah, didn't think I'd run into you so soon again." Spike said, noting that he'd had more than a few run-ins with the girl since that night at the party. Three days in a row now and it seemed they were always coming across one another.

"So, where are you headed?" Even now, even after everything they'd talked about, that cute voice and those pretty eyes still made the heat in his chest rise. He thought he'd gotten over this after their last big talk with each other.

"I was off to Rarity's." Spike explained. "She just said she wanted my help, something to do with all those boxes she had yesterday I think." Spike said, mostly telling the truth. Rarity had openly suggested there were some things in those boxes she planned to wear for Spike to help him in the real task he was asked to complete.

"Oh, that so? You really are helpful Spike." Sweetie had those flirtatious eyes again, the dreamy kind as she looked into his own. Which she continued to do for a bit even after her sentence had ended and trailed off. Spike looked past her to where he was supposed to be and then back at the pretty girl staring his way.

"So uh, are you heading to school?"

"Hm?" Sweetie asked before his question hit her brain. "Oh crude, you're right! I need to hurry." Apparently she'd been running full tilt because she didn't want to be late. Considering this was a one lane path and she was the one on a time limit the next step seemed obvious.

"Okay, let me back up for you." Spike said as he got ready to turn around and let her out the other side.

"You don't need to, watch." Sweetie said as she put her backpack on and suddenly put her arms around Spike. Spinning them around in the close quarters so that she ended up on the side she desired. Though not without a little squeezing together to get there. She didn't seem to mind and Spike certainly enjoyed it, though he didn't plan to say as much out loud.

"Sweetie, I didn't mean to-" he was cut off by a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Relax Spike, you didn't do anything wrong. I have to go, but I'll see you later, okay?" Sweetie said as she waved to him, running off with a bright smile towards her school. Spike waved in return as she was off, unsure of how to process what had just happened. He'd gone out of his way to not do anything that would count as a romantic or sexual advance towards her. Yet just now, that brush together, it lit a fire in him again. While he was on his way to his lover's home no less.

Snails solution to the hypothetical question ran through Spike's mind again. He did his best to ignore the thought.

Back on track, Spike walked to Rarity's residence. Taking a few breaths Spike prepared himself before knocking on the door. The truth was he didn't know what to expect out of today. In the past when ever he went to Rarity's she had a special job for him to perform and they'd continue that way until they were done or they took a break for lunch. But today he wasn't here just to work. They'd scheduled time to be intimate together, almost like they were a real couple. He presumed anyway, he wasn't sure how a real couple was supposed to act together. Did they set time aside to be intimate? The questions quickly disappeared but the tension never left as the door opened.

"Spike, you made it." Rarity said happily, wearing a thick white bath robe around her body. Spike had seen her in that robe before, even before he'd seen what was underneath it. The robe covered Rarity from neck to toe and actually obscured her body more than her normal clothing. But somehow knowing that it was the thing she wore after finishing a bath or waking up in the morning made it so exotic to him. After Sweetie Belle had gotten him riled up the sight of the beautiful woman in the robe didn't calm him any further. "Do come in."

Spike walked inside the boutique, Rarity shutting the door behind him and locking it. That wasn't out of the ordinary though, he'd come over before she was ready to open her business in the past. Really Spike's concern was how does he approach a morning like this? Will she want him to help her with chores or a job before they actually got together? Maybe after yesterday she wasn't even in the mood anymore. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself. "Sorry if I took longer than you expected. So where would you like to get started?" Spike said looking to see where the remainder of all of Rarity's packages from yesterday were. It seemed more gentleman like to not expect her to want sex right away.

"Actually..." Rarity started as Spike turned to face her, Rarity's robe now open as Spike could see the see-through lace camisole and matching lace panties Rarity wore underneath. The lingerie was black in color and she had long black stockings that of course matched her outfit perfectly. "I thought you could come upstairs to help me with that job I requested yesterday." Spike was left speechless as he stared at Rarity's undergarments, the black lingerie against the white robe making them stand out even further. Rarity discarded her robe to the floor as she approached Spike, putting her arms around his shoulder and smiling seductively at him. "I trust there's no other pressing important matters to attend to?" Rarity pressed her important matters against him and Spike simply shook his head. "Very good, I have need of my Spiky-Wikey."

As the morning sun slowly made its way through the sky and the bustle of the town began to rise with it, others were finding their pace for the day as well. Though at a much more comfortable and relaxed speed. While they would have enjoyed pushing themselves further it simply wasn't an option with their injuries. So with their day limited the women took a brief moment to spend it together in Twilight's library. Pinkie Pie and Applejack sat at Twilight's table while she served them toast with jam and butter. The librarian carefully guided the plates onto the table with her magic, a thin cloud of pink energy coating each dish as it made its way there.

"It looks like yer recoverin' fast, Twi'." The farmer commented as she took a piece of toast and covered it in some zap apple jam that Twilight had received as a gift from the Apple Family. "Ah remember the doctor's sayin’ ya might be without yer magic for a few weeks."

"For whatever reason I guess I recover magic a lot faster than other people." Twilight couldn't explain it herself but even if her neck hadn't recovered as quickly as she liked her magic was nearly top form again. "It's really a blessing. I only wish we could do something to help you two get back to one hundred percent just as fast. Working in the library I can do most of my job without having to use my hands if I really have to."

"Don't worry at all, Twilight. After all I'm getting all these sick days and all the easy work since I came back from the capital. I didn't even know I was allowed sick days!" Twilight smiled at Pinkie's optimism. Somehow she was able to always bring joy out of every situation. "Speaking of which is it okay we're basically having brunch right in the library? What if someone comes in for a book?"

"Then I'll get them that book." Twilight answered confidently. "You may be surprised to hear this but I don't get a lot of early visitors in the morning. It seems most people are too busy to stop and pick out a book when the day begins." That wasn't always true. She'd had a few students come to her door the moment it opened in a mad dash to try and finish a school assignment. But other than extreme cases it seemed the people of the village had more on their plate when the day began. She didn't begrudge them for it, it gave her time to put away the returns she received from the night before. "I'm more worried about the two of you. I know neither of you are comfortable being forced off your daily schedules.

"Ah'm gettin' by." Applejack responded, though she did sound bothered by it. "Big Mac and Granny were pretty insistent ah take it easy 'til ah was all healed up. Said they'd be in a real pickle if ah got mahself worse off than ah was now." Applejack having a reputation of pushing herself past a normal person's limits made it unsurprising to Twilight to hear that the Apple Family was being firm with the farmer.. "Big Mac is doin' fine so far on his own. Apple Bloom is pitchin' in more around the house too."

"You know what I think?" Pinkie started and Twilight had an idea where she was going already. "I think when we're all better we can have ourselves a party to celebrate! With streamers and cake and punch and music and decorations and-"

"Pinkie." Twilight interjected. "Be careful you don't get too wound up, you know what happens." Pinkie's hand rose to her neck and rubbed the sore spot that rested underneath the bandages. She'd already managed to cause herself the most pain of all three of them with her tendency to become excited over every little thing.

"Yeah yeah..." Pinkie said pouting a little. Thankfully it didn't keep her down long. "So is anyone else coming to brunch with us?"

"Just us three today." Twilight answered. "Rarity's busy with... um... something. Spike's helping her. As for Rainbow and Fluttershy the first batch of those animals should be arriving for the Everfree Forest today. Rainbow Dash is helping her bring them in along with Zecora."

"Oh, Zecora! I forgot about her, we should invite her to the party too. Especially with that special goop she made to help us heal." Pinkie said now re-organizing the fantasy party she had going on in her head for another guest. "That stuff really did feel good, Mrs. Cake helped me get it on all the sore parts on my back."

"Ah gotta admit, Zecora really does know how to make a potent medicine. Thankfully Granny got it put on all the sore spots on my head and back too." Even though she'd only been punched the one time Applejack had taken the most physical trauma of any of them. It was a testament to just how strong she was that after having Devour striker her to the ground she was still able to move so naturally. "Sure is a good thing yer magic came back, huh Twi? What with only Spike being here ah'm guessin' you needed it for all those hard tah reach places." Twilight froze for a second as she thought back to the previous night when she received her own assistance with applying the ointment on her skin. She forced herself to swallow a piece of toast and respond before her friends caught wise to why she paused.

"Um, yeah! Yeah it really is a miracle. Otherwise that could have been really awkward." Twilight plastered a smile on her face as she drank some coffee. Twice before now Pinkie had nearly caught her in the heat of the moment with Spike and even Rarity. She was concerned there were enough dots now that Pinkie could connect them if Twilight gave away too much. Even though it wasn't like they even did anything lewd last night together. He just helped her with the pain and they had left it at that. Nothing sexual about it at all.

Even if she did know exactly why Spike took so long in the bathroom afterwards..

"You know who I'd like to have put some ointment on me?" Pinkie said as she nudged Applejack with her elbow. "That royal guard that gave us a lift to the castle." Pinkie giggled at the idea and Twilight frowned at the first memory that came to mind with that suggestion.

"You mean the one you whipped the moment you got into the chariot?" Twilight asked sounding annoyed.

"It's not like he complained." Pinkie said still smiling and only earning a glare from Twilight. Applejack seemed to be on the baker's side though.

"I'm not gonna complain about the view we had on the trip there. I ain't talkin' 'bout the landscape, either." Both girls were giggling between themselves but Twilight was leaving herself out of this conversation. The fact she was avoiding the subject wasn't lost on the other girls. "Ya don't agree Twi'?

"I'm just lucky neither of them complained to the princess." Pinkie scoffed and rolled her eyes when Twilight whined over her behavior, which didn't make the librarian any happier. "Well it's easy for you to laugh it off Pinkie but some of us have to answer to a higher authority."

"They weren't going to complain." Pinkie said with none of her levity leaving her tone. "They liked the attention, you know they did. Why wouldn't they, we're all hot stuff."

"That so?" Twilight asked with a deadpan tone. Pinkie certainly wasn't unattractive but she wasn't quite as slim as Twilight nor quite as toned as Applejack. Let's just say Twilight could tell Pinkie sampled her baked treats on a regular basis. She wore it better than most girls Twilight had to admit.

"You betcha. Why I sure wouldn't mind getting a beefcake like that in my oven." Pinkie smiled a little more deviously as she spoke to Applejack.

"Ah can say ah wouldn't mind harvesting some a that crop myself." The girls giggled between themselves and Twilight felt her cheeks flush red as they talked. She shouldn't have been so shy about this. After all she might have been involved in even more complicated affairs than either of her friends. Still talking this openly about it made her nervous.

"I'm sure glad there aren't any guests in here right now." Twilight said quietly to her coffee, looking down. Applejack nudged her shoulder and Twilight looked up to see both girls looking at her. "What? What is it?"

"Oh c'mon Twi', ya'll tellin' me ya never looked at any of them soldiers in their uniforms and felt somethin' rustlin' in ya?" Such elegant phrasing Applejack had.

"I... just focused on my studies." Maybe it was alienating her from her friends a little but Twilight was naturally on guard these days when it came to talking about attraction and potential partners. She'd already had enough confusing feelings when it came to her close friends and family with Cadence digging around in her heart.

Though uniforms were sexy.

"Oh, I just got a great idea!" Pinkie said suddenly. "If all those monsters are coming into Everfree today, then that means they have to have guards on the train with them to keep them in check." The girls were seeing where her logic was taking her as Applejack chimed in.

"Which means there's probably a few of them hanging around, bored outta their skulls. Lookin' ta chat it up with anyone to make their day more interestin’." Twilight was wide eyed.

"Applejack, I kind of expect that sort of thing out of Pinkie Pie, but you?" The librarian had always known the farm girl to be serious and well put together. She never really showed this side of herself in front of Twilight before.

"Twi', ah dunno 'bout ya'll but it's been a season since ah went ridin' bareback mahself. Be nice tah get inna saddle again."

"Wow." Pinkie said even more shocked than Twilight now. Applejack blushed and looked down at her toast, clearly embarrassed.

"S-sorry. Ah don't normally talk about this kinda stuff."

"All the more reason for us to go out and help at Fluttershy's place." Pinkie Pie said reassuringly. Twilight put forward the logical counter to that idea.

"I don't think any of us are in shape to help out with that kind of job." This statement didn't deter Pinkie Pie at all as she was ready for this argument.

"Exactly. We'll get there, offer a helping hand, they'll all see how hurt we are and tell us 'No no, you girls just stay there' and then we just keep everyone else company and provide moral support. Oh and check out any cute guys while we're there too." Twilight raised an eyebrow at Pinkie's rather forward plan. The look not lost on the baker. "Twilight, you gotta use what ingredients you have while they're still fresh for baking."

"Was that a cooking analogy for sex appeal?" Pinkie just smirked at Twilight's question.

"A baker knows her buns." By Celestia's beard, her jokes were starting to hurt worse than the injuries. "You in, Applejack?"

"I dunno..." Applejack replied, still embarrassed from her last outburst. "Ah was talkin' a tough game but goin' through with it's tougher than alla that."

"You don't gotta go through with anything, silly. We're just visiting our friends and maybe doing a little window shopping too. I'll be with you the whole time." Pinkie Pie put a hand on Applejack's shoulder and the farmer smiled at the words of support. "Twilight, you want to come too?"

"I think it's best I stay and watch the library." Twilight said, not really all that eager to go patrolling for guys when she wasn't even sure about the state of her own desires. It did sound fun though...

"Okay then, we'll go looking ahead for you and see if we can't spot a good one for tomorrow." Pinkie offered and Twilight just sighed, smiling and nodding in return. The girls moved onto different topics now as they kept eating their brunch. Twilight hoping that Fluttershy was at the very least having an easy time moving all of those animals into Everfree.

"Welcome to the Everfree Forest." A cheerful and kind voice said gleefully to the scaled monster that stood at the forest entrance. "Now I know you're concerned what with moving to a new home and all but I assure you this is the very best place you could be. You'll be able to roam free and eat whatever you want and no one will hurt you or put you in stone again."

The monster sniffed the ground and the air as it stood by the trees, looking between the pink haired girl and the dark woods before it. Fluttershy recalled that Celestia had said this creature was a Drake and she knew it had protected Applejack and Rarity when they were in the hedge maze. She wasn't sure what kind of environment it lived in before but the forest was deep and varied. Giving her confidence there was some kind of territory it could find for itself. The creature began to walk into the woods and Fluttershy used her magic wings to float along side it.

"You're doing great. Once you've taken the time to get to know the forest you'll be feeling right at home." As she floated next to the creature and they moved in several feet past the entrance and came across two other women were waiting just within the forest's rim. "Also this is my friend Rainbow Dash. She controls the weather in our village but not usually in Everfree. She's agreed to view the forest from time to time to make sure you're all doing well." Rainbow Dash had her arms crossed and a tough girl expression.

"Just make sure you don't try any funny business, got it? Celestia let me know why all of you were locked up and I don't want to see you hanging around Fluttershy's place." The beast let out an annoyed huff but that didn't ease Rainbow Dash off her angry expression. Fluttershy coughed nervously to try and take the attention off of the sins of the past.

"Thank you, Dash. Also this is Zecora. She lives in the Everfree Forest too in her hut. I'll ask that you be nice and not go near it, either. She likes to keep to herself most of the time when she’s home." The beast looked from Fluttershy to Zecora and the potions mistress smiled back at the monster. The drake kept its distance when it met her gaze, Zecora accomplishing the kind of intimidation Rainbow Dash was trying so hard to pull off with her posturing. "Very good! Now that that's settled it's time you went off on your own. Good luck out there."

The drake took a few more steps into the woods, looking at the new surroundings with hesitation and then back at the three women watching it. The creature thought about where to go next before breaking off into a run and speeding through the trees. Fluttershy waved excitedly as the monster went to live its brand new life amongst the other creatures of Everfree Forest. The pink haired girl seemed very satisfied with today's outcome. "I hope he finds a nice home."

"I hope he stays away from all of our nice homes." Rainbow Dash said with concern. "Zecora are you really okay with all of this? We sort of dropped this on you out of no where." The potions mistress shot Rainbow Dash the same mysterious smile she'd given all the creatures that had entered the woods today. Even the weather girl had to admit there was something about her gaze that suggested she was hiding something as mysterious as the woods themselves.

"I understand your concern but have no fear. My hut is no place monsters wish to be near."

"If you say so." Rainbow concurred not wanting to argue. Fluttershy had been worried about similar problems but Zecora had proven very resourceful. If anyone was more qualified to deal with these beasts than Fluttershy it was the woman from the woods. The pink haired girl flew back to where her friends were and landed daintily.

"That's all of them for this batch." Fluttershy said happily. "We should let the guards know that we're ready for the second train."

"It's not all of them." Rainbow Dash said with a glare as she looked at Fluttershy, or rather the creature perched on her shoulder. "Why is that thing still hanging around you? I thought all the monsters were supposed to go directly into the forest the moment they arrived. Or else there might be a danger if they got too curious about the village." The little imp grumbled in Rainbow's direction as it kept its spot with Fluttershy. Offended at the idea it would have to leave her.

"Come now Rainbow Dash, he's just a little one. There's no harm in him going in last. He doesn't even take up much space." Fluttershy gave the imp another biscuit that it had grown to enjoy, chomping away at it hungrily.

"Space isn't the issue, Fluttershy. Princess Celestia said all these creatures were dangerous and shouldn't be encouraged to hang around the edge of the forest. What if he gets into your home and starts causing trouble?"

"Oh, he wouldn't do that. Besides Angel would keep him in line even if he tried." Fluttershy argued but she felt timid trying to stand up to Dash. The little monster grunted in the weather girl's direction and taunted her into coming closer.

"You might have fooled Fluttershy but you haven't fooled me. I'm still watching you, you little creep." The imp stared back into Rainbow's rose colored eyes before reaching out and giving her nose a quick squeeze, making a "honk" sound as it scurried into Fluttershy's hair for safety. Rainbow Dash's hands came up over her face only seconds afterwards as she cursed at the creature. Zecora for her part couldn't hold back her amusement and laughed out loud at the little monster's prank. "You want to fight, come on out and let’s see if you try that again!"

"Rainbow Dash, please. You're just antagonizing him to act out more." Fluttershy protested as the monster peeked out of her hair with its little red eyes. Dash was upset she was the one being blamed for the creature’s naughty behavior and her magical wings popped out of her back suddenly.

"I'm going to tell the guards they can bring the next train in." Rainbow flew through the opening the the forest and out towards the train tracks. As she left Fluttershy watched her go for a while and let out a heavy sigh. Zecora in turn watched Fluttershy curiously until she had a knowing smile cross her lips.

"Rainbow Dash is angry at what she fears will be a pest. But I feel there is another weight upon your chest." The thoughts that had filled Fluttershy's mind broke after Zecora spoke up. She wondered if somehow she'd telegraphed her worries to the woman. Zecora was known for being perceptive, almost unbelievably so. Could she see Fluttershy's pain that easily?

"I... don't follow." Fluttershy fibbed.

"Your body is tense and when you speak it's in nervous mutters. As if someone has sent your heart and feelings a flutter. Though she's often rough and acts quite brash, I surmise you have feelings for Rainbow Dash?" Well there wasn't much point in hiding it anymore if Zecora could figure it out on the spot. She wished Rainbow Dash could be that insightful.

"Do you promise not to talk to anyone about it?" Fluttershy asked and Zecora assured her that her lips would be sealed in her own rhyming way. "Okay then, here it goes; you're right. I really like Rainbow Dash. I like her as my friend but lately I've been thinking about her a lot. 'A lot' a lot. I keep meaning to tell her but every time I try something happens or she doesn't want to talk or... I don't know. It's hard."

"If coming straight forward causes your confidence to crack perhaps it would be best to form a plan of attack." Zecora was right of course and Fluttershy felt a little pride in having considered the same thing.

"You're right, I should think it through. So I gave it a lot of thought and two days from now when the last train unloads the creatures for the Everfree Forest I'm going to invite Rainbow Dash over for dinner at my place. Then... I'll confess everything. For better or worse." It was scary. No, scratch that, it was terrifying. She didn't know how Rainbow Dash would react to something like her confessing her feelings. Dash already had enough of a problem when it came to talking things out. But for her own sake she had to try to and speak her mind. Zecora stood next to Fluttershy and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"For you Fluttershy I shall hope for the very best. Don't let your confidence waver and kindle it within your breast."

"Thanks Zecora, it felt good to talk to someone about this." The two women stepped out of the forest towards Fluttershy's home as they awaited for the train to return to the capital and come back with the next load of creatures. Rainbow Dash would be back soon as well. It wasn't just her feelings she had to sort, Fluttershy also had to clear the air about her and Rarity. It was so silly that Dash had even jumped to those kinds of conclusions. Fluttershy was fairly sure Rarity wasn't even involved with anyone else.

"Don’t stop." The seamstress begged as her lover pushed himself into her from behind. Rarity positioned up on her hands and knees as Spike leaned over her back, cupping her breasts in his hand and plunging his hard cock into her eager pussy. They were panting together now, letting out hot breaths with each thrust that plunged within her. Dripping with sweat, love, excitement and a few other things resulting from their lovemaking.

She hadn't needed to put on the lingerie to lure him to her bed. She hadn't needed to ask him a day before and entice him with the reward of this moment. She hadn't needed to offer herself to him in a submissive but commanding manner. She could have had him at nearly any time with a simple request and nothing else. But she did do all these things and because of them the resulting consummation made the moment that much sweeter. Rarity's fingers gripped the bed sheets as her pussy contracted around Spike's member. She felt so good, but she wanted so much more.

"Mmm! Spike... under me. I want you under me." It was a hard request to follow but the boy did so as he pulled out of the seamstress with an audible gasp. Just parting gave the lovers a shudder, but they wouldn't be separated for long. Spike laid on his back on the bed, breathing hard from all of their previous teasing and love making leading up to this point. Rarity slid over Spike and positioned her hips above his lap. Using her soft fingers she found his cock and guided it into her pussy again, sliding down on him easily. "Good, I didn't want you gone for long, my Spikey-Wikey."

Spike wasn't that good at pillow talker but Rarity made up for it enough for the both of them. She somewhat enjoyed being the voice in the room to be honest. It gave her a dominating presence even when she wanted to be the submissive one during sex. Slowly she bobbed her hips onto his lap, their bodies wet enough that the sound of their sex squishing together could be heard. Rarity's breasts shook with each drop onto him, her lingerie having been discarded a while ago along with all of Spike's clothing to allow access to everything about them.

"Rarity..." Spike gasped as the pace of her hips began to increase. "I love you... I missed you."

"I missed you, Spike." Rarity said as she leaned forward towards the boy and held him against her chest. "I missed you so much. You left me wanting for so much yesterday. Don't hold back anything." Spike's lips found themselves around Rarity's right nipple and she moaned happily at the feeling. Her legs locking around Spikes to allow her to increase the speed of her thrusts even easier.

"R-Raity... I'm going to..." She had to admit he'd held out far longer than she had expected with all her previous teasing leading up to this moment. While it would have been fun to deny him longer Rarity didn't want to keep him in pain. She whispered to him in a hot moan.

"Inside me." Rarity ordered. "Inside me, Spike. Fill me up." The request was too much for the boy as he came inside of Rarity, his hips pushing up hard as his cock pumped his hot load inside of her. Rarity shuddered as she felt his cock release all that pent up desire and her own body contracted again around him. She had to admit she'd been waiting eagerly for this feeling since being denied yesterday..

The two lovers laid together for a moment longer, panting hard and pressing against one another. When Rarity lifted her body up off of Spike's the sweat made their skin stick together. Rarity enjoyed the sensation, as if it were a sign they had been so close they were stuck to one another. As she lifted her hips off him Rarity turned her body around and carefully removed the condom around Spike's cock. Spike grunted a little when the material was finally removed and Rarity's other "Spikey-Wikey" was free.

"I know it probably didn't feel as good darling, but it does make things much safer and easier when we use one." Rarity put the condom aside in a readied waste basket by the bed. She had prepared for all of this in advance of course.

"It was great." Spike said through tired gasps as he laid on his back, admiring the form of the woman next to him. "It was great Rarity. It was with you, so it always feels great."

"Awww." Rarity said in a tone of admiration. "Well then my little gentleman, you deserve the best of care." Rarity suddenly mounted Spike again but this time it was in a reverse position. Her gentle hands took hold of Spike's cock which was still hard despite his recent release. She decided to have a little fun before he'd require some more rest.

"Rarity, I'm not sure I can OH!" Spike stopped short as he felt her tongue very gently glide up his shaft. Licking away the traces of his climax and their love making. "R-Rarity! It's sensitive!"

"I'll be gentle." Rarity said teasingly as she continued to lick his shaft, having quite a bit of fun doing so. "I can't leave you all dirty after you treated me so well, can I?" Her lips closed around his cock as she sucked him slowly, Spike groaning with each movement of her mouth.

"Th-then... I owe you, the same." Rarity gasped with her mouth still half way down Spike's shaft as she felt Spike's head rise up and lick over her pussy lips. The seamstress didn't want to give in but she had to admit he was good at his task. His tongue slipping inside of her and working around her pussy in slow circles. Rarity's head moved up and her lips came off Spike's cock with a small, wet pop as she gasped for air.

"Spike... this was supposed to be... for you." Her fingers curled around Spike's cock and began to stroke him softly, unable to concentrate and use her lips but wanting to feel it in her grasp.

"It is still for me." Spike said for a moment before moving his face against her sex again. Rarity's back arched and her fingers played around the head of Spike's cock as he continued to lick inside her and groan as he did. He must have still been sensitive after his last orgasm but Rarity couldn't focus on anything but the beautiful tongue inside her pussy and the delicious member in her fingers. The Dragon-Blooded boy's tongue searched around within her before finding the place it was looking for.

"There!" Rarity said out loud as his tongue teased her sensitive area. Rarity's body shaking as she felt herself building up towards another satisfying climax. "Spike, please. Spike... please. Spike please... please, right there!" Her head fell down against his lap as her hips pushed upward to his mouth before her thighs started to give out. "Spike!" Rarity shouted as the strength left her legs and she collapsed on top of the boy. After all that effort to make him feel even more pleasure he was still serving her.

Rarity rolled off Spike's body to keep from crushing him. She wouldn't have consider herself fat (and if you insinuated she was she'd give you a tongue lashing that wasn't of the pleasant kind), but she knew she was big enough that she didn't want to smother her lover. Besides she needed a kiss. Spike adjusted his position on the bed to lay next to Rarity, the two of them kissing each others lips through strained gasps of air. It felt great, wild and satisfying. It felt quite simply like really good sex.

It also felt desperate.

Rarity put her arms around Spike and he did the same, the two of them hugging each other tightly as if to prevent the other from escaping. Through the words of love, the passion and the sex there had been this fearful thing floating over them and Rarity was desperately trying to push it away. She understood what it was. It was symbolic in that diamond bracelet that was currently sitting in the bottom drawer of her vanity. Even buried underneath her other possessions the jewelry was haunting her. As if to saying that she'd done wrong by him before and was going to again. She hated it.

This was foolish though, one kiss in a garden with Blueblood wasn't a serious affair. She'd even stopped it before anything could become more of it. So what was it then that gnawed at her? The secrets? Secrets upon secrets upon more secrets. In the past she had felt a pride in the honesty with which she ran her business and treated her friends. But now all the things that couldn’t be said felt smothering around her.

Maybe that's why when she looked in Spike's eyes she felt like she saw the same confusion. Did he hate her? He said he loved her, she was sure he meant that, but did he also hate her? When they laid on the bed staring at one another Rarity found she had to close her eyes before too long. She couldn't take the emotions building up within. "Rarity?"

"Yes Spike?" Rarity responded, sounding more drained than she intended.

"It's not the same, is it?" Spike asked. Rarity's eyes clenched tighter as she pulled Spike into her breast. She couldn't look at his eyes but she had to feel him close by.

"It's fine Spike. Everything is fine." But it wasn't, they both knew it. Why was he the only one brave enough to voice it? She should have been the more mature one of the two of them.

"It's not. It's my fault."

"No. Spike it's not your fault." Rarity stroked his hair as she held him against her.

"I shouldn't have asked you to marry me." Spike said with a somber tone. It was as if their positions were reversed from the last time they made love. Rarity was having a hard time keeping her emotions in check as he continued. "I was wrong to put you in that kind of position. I just... I really do love you."

"I love you too Spike." Rarity sniffled as she felt some tears escape her eyes.

"Rarity... are you crying?"

"I'm sorry darling, I'm just a bit emotional right now." Rarity's tears were always the first thing to give her away. She had many different types of crying; over-dramatic tears, sad story tears, afraid tears, tears of despair, fake tears and finally quiet and emotional tears. Spike lifted his head from the comfort of her breasts and looked into her purple eyes to see those last type falling down her cheeks now. "Oh dear, I've ruined the mood." She tried to wipe them away discreetly as Spike watched her silently. After a moment Spike broke free of her embrace and Rarity was afraid he was going to leave the room. Maybe... maybe somehow word of her shameful behavior in the garden had gotten back to him and this was just his final ride with her. Using her up before he was done.

Instead Spike got onto his knees and Rarity sat up on the bed. Spike took her hand in his and inhaled deeply. "Oh boy. Okay... Rarity, I haven't been treating you correctly."

"You haven't?" Rarity asked completely taken off guard by this confession.

"I haven't. I haven't been a good boyfriend to you." Spike said the word boyfriend as if it were caught in his throat. What their relationship was was indeed awkward and Spike seemed confused as to how he should look at himself when it came to the two of them. Rarity hadn't helped matters in that regard. "So in light of that I need to say this to you."

"Oh... okay." Rarity said now a bit dumbstruck as to what Spike was going to let her know.

"Rarity, will you share a date with me?"

"...a date?" Rarity asked, not expecting that at all.

"Yes, a date. I realized that all we've done, other than work together and be friends, is have sex. I mean, I like having sex with you. That's... that's not even true. I LOVE having sex with you. It's amazing, but I feel like that's all we're doing. So I should do more for you." Rarity took a moment to process this, a dozen thoughts going through her head at this revelation. Yes it was true that all they'd really done as a couple was be intimate together and maybe Rarity never expected to do anything more than that. That was easy to keep a secret and in a way it kept her safe. A date somehow made this so much more real.

"Spike, I can't go out with you. People will see us."

"No no, I thought about that. We don't have to go out. I'll cook us something here and pick up a dessert from Sugarcube Corner and I can also borrow the projector from the library to watch a movie right here and we can do all sorts of... other stuff. I don't know what exactly yet but I want to try and do something for you, like a real boyfriend would." Rarity nervously bit her bottom lip as she listened to him go on and on.

"Do you really want to do all of this for me? That's... it's so much trouble for..." For the woman you're fucking that will probably be too old for you when you come of age. That was one of the other fears that lingered over her this morning. The thing she kept out and away while they enjoyed each other's company.

"Rarity, it's not trouble. I mean, I'd do a thousand times more than this. I love you, that's why I want to." Rarity couldn't hold the tears back any further as she pulled Spike into a strong hug. Spike was caught off guard but soon hugged her back tightly, enjoying each other's warm embrace.

"I love you too Spike. I love you." It felt good to say it with confidence. "Now come here, I need snuggling." After some readjusting of the somewhat damp and disheveled sheets Rarity and Spike found themselves under a thin blanket and cuddled next to each other. Rarity pressed her back up against Spike and pulled his arm over her and held it there.

"So is two days from now going to be okay?"

"For our date?" Rarity asked with a little bit of excitement at the idea of him wanting to spend that kind of time with her. "It will be perfect."

"Good. I won't let you down. I promise, I'll make it as enjoyable as I possibly can.

"I never doubted you for a moment, Spiky-Wikey." Rarity said as she moved her body to press closer to him. Even though they had just made love not that long ago she could feel his cock growing erect against her ass when she had moved. "Getting excited again?"

"It's not my fault, you do that to me. Sometimes on purpose I think." Rarity smiled confidently and enjoyed their position together as they spooned.

"Good, because I'm going to require more of you after I feel sufficiently snuggled."

"Really?" Spike asked half excited and half amazed.

"That's what happens when you leave a woman in waiting for you."

Author's Notes:

Chapter Edited by Bennet001