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Twilight's Treatment - Chapter 8 - Morning After

With the rise of the sun a new day was ushered in, climbing high and casting its light into every crevice and crack that it shined upon. So it was that with the new day the young man couldn't hide from the morning forever. The rays of the sun casting across his face and rousing him from his slumber. Spike sat up and yawned loudly as his body stretched from a previous day's stress and excitement. And what excitement it was!

Honestly the whole thing was almost unbelievable; the actions he'd taken with the two most beautiful women he'd ever known (yes even better than the princesses). The kind of thing you wouldn't even see in a trashy romance novel that one of the said party would read on a regular basis. But as he walked into the bathroom from his bed and saw the three towels he and that woman had worn while they hid inside this very room he knew it was true.

Passing by those towels he entered into the shower and got cleaned for the day. Thankfully he and Rarity hadn't been trapped inside the bathroom for all that long after Pinkie Pie had shown up. Fully equipped for Twilight's Surprise Cheer-Up Party, Pinkie had gone right to work in making the main room of the library into a small fun zone with games, snacks and music. Despite their situation Twilight couldn't possibly refuse the goodhearted effort and managed to sneak off long enough to help him and Rarity get dressed and teleport them outside of the library. They "showed up" a few seconds later at the front door and the quartet had a fun time way into the evening.

Stepping back out of the shower, Spike picked up one of the towels from the floor (one that Rarity used) and dried himself off. Twilight had already gotten up so he didn't have to worry about her seeing anything out of turn as he walked into the bed room. Then again, that wasn't really an issue any more was it? Or was it? What was their relationship now exactly?

Dwelling on it a little Spike walked downstairs after getting dressed and found the lovely purple haired woman reading a book and munching on a bagel at the table. Pinkie had left them with some food but naturally it was all cupcakes and punch so there wasn't much in the way of a healthy diet with the left overs. Spike stretched himself out and headed right for the fridge. "Morning Twilight."

"Morning Spike, did you sleep well?" Her voice was cheerful and optimistic, something he'd sorely missed over the past week. However she didn't look up from her book when he entered the room, clearly interested in what the pages held. Not surprising, he'd never seen her go so long without reading before these previous few days.

"Yeah, like a rock. Can't remember the last time I slept that hard." Spike dug around in the fridge until he located some left over quartz from a few days back. Might as well eat them up now. "Sorry if I wasn't up to open the library with you."

"Don't worry about it, after how many days I slept in you were owed a little extra time in bed." He didn't really feel the same way but it was nice that she cared that much for him. Sitting across from Twilight at the table Spike began to much on the gemstones, grinding them away and swallowing the stones easily. "How are you feeling?"

"I feel... I feel good." Spike nodded to himself and Twilight, who had set her book down to gaze across the table at her assistant. "I'm feeling good today, like things are going to go well. How about you?"

"I feel the same way." The two shared a smile and there was an odd emotion between them. Something deep in his heart told him that Twilight was feeling better and best of all he'd helped make her that way. He just wanted her to smile like that forever. "Oh don't forget your medicine." Twilight pushed the gourd full of tomato flavored tonic over to Spike, having pulled it out for him earlier. Spike took off the cap and prepared to drink it but stopped himself. Twilight watched curiously as he capped the gourd up again and set it aside.

"I don't think I need it anymore."

"Really?" Twilight asked intrigued. "Not feeling your fire fits any longer?" Spike thought it over carefully, he didn't feel any different physically. Really he was the same person he'd been just yesterday when he was drinking this special brew to keep himself under control. But something felt different inside and it was a lot more than just reactions of the body. A confidence that wasn't there before.

"I don't think so. I think I'm going to be alright from now on with this too." Spike nodded to Twilight who giggled in her cute way.

"So grown up now. So then I guess you wont have any more problems with girls in sun dresses and swimsuits this summer, right?"

"Well I wont have any 'problems' with them." Would he have fire fits every time he saw a sexy woman; probably not anymore. Would he still steal a look every time he saw one; oh you better believe it. He was still a man after all, dragon blood or not. "I think that now I'm just ready to handle it myself. That I can be responsible enough for my own actions that I don't have to worry about what I'll do anymore." Twilight nodded in agreement.

"That's really great to hear Spike. So then does that mean you're over your crush on Rarity?"

"Hey now, I said I'm over my problems. That was never a problem." Twilight laughed a little out loud this time. Things really were back to how they used to be, Spike couldn't be happier. "But as of right now I'm the king of my castle. Nothing's getting through these walls without my say so, and nothing happens in my domain that I'm not in control of." He spoke proud and sure.

"Really? Well that's good to hear your majesty, because I'll need your help and concentration as I make up for the week of studying I missed out on while I was in bed." Twilight's focus was back to books, that was good. That was something Spike could help with endlessly and feel grateful for doing so. Suddenly though there was a knock at the door, Twilight was getting up to go answer it but Spike stopped her.

"Don't worry, I got it. It's probably Derpy with the mail anyway." Spike rose to his feet and walked over to the door, expecting the pretty blond mail woman with the unusual eyes to be waiting with a huge pile of mail for him to sort through for her. He wondered how many other people went through that same task other than himself. As Spike opened the door he was greeted by a pretty face with blond hair but it wasn't what he was expecting.

"Hey Spike, how are you doing today?" Spike blinked as he stared back into the most innocent and pure golden eyes he'd ever seen. "Oh um, I'm Dinky, Derpy's daughter. I've seen you around a lot but I don't think we've ever said hi." She smiled at him and he was shocked at just how cute it was. The sudden arrival of the girl left him speechless. "Mom's coming by later with the mail but I wanted to give you and Ms. Sparkle invitations to my birthday party. If you guys wanted to come that is?" She looked up at him with those golden eyes again and Spike came to the realization she was waiting for him to respond. He opened his mouth to say "Sure" but all that came out was a flicker of green flame. Spike covered his mouth with his hand quickly and took a deep breath before he continued.

"Uh... yeah! Yeah I'd love to come by. I remember you mom mentioning it earlier." Spike rubbed the back of his head sheepishly feeling suddenly embarrassed. Not that the pretty young lady with the eyes like pure gold seemed to notice.

"Great! I'll be happy to see you there. I know a bunch of people from school are coming so there will be people you know there too. You can come too if you want, Ms. Sparkle!" Dinky leaned in to wave at Twilight, who was sitting at the table with a sly grin on her face as she watched Spike.

"Thank you Dinky, I'll try to make it with Spike if I can." Twilight waved back and Dinky retreated from the entrance.

"Okay, I have to pass out a lot more invitations so I better get going. But I hope to see you again soon Spike."

"Yeah!" Spike agreed a bit too quickly. "Yeah, I hope I get to see you soon too." Dinky excused herself and left the library, Spike closing the door as he walked back to his seat and put the invitations on the table. When he finally looked up Twilight still had that same sly grin on her face.

"So... king of your castle are you?" Apparently she'd caught his accidental outburst at the door. Spike patted his chest with his fist and coughed before answering to ensure no more flames popped out.

"Ahem... yes, and the castle's defenses are doing just fine." Twilight kept smiling as she rose up and took her plate to the sink.

"Well then if you have time in your schedule your highness; may we get started on our studies?" Twilight was walking confidently, which was in a noticeably sexy stride. However Spike did his best to pay it no mind as he was still master of his domain. He only looked to the gourd once before promising himself he wouldn't depend on that crutch any longer.

"Of course my royal jester, let us make haste."

"Hey! How come I get to be your court jester?"

"Would you have preferred the queen?"

"Amazingly talented, smart and pretty Queen Twilight Sparkle would have been most preferred. Or at least royal adviser."

"Well I'm sure we could use a new royal maid." Twilight poked Spike's nose making him flinch and earning a giggle out of her, then she gave him a kiss on the forehead as she walked into the library.

"Studies first, royal assignments later." Spike got up as well to follow, smiling along to her joke. Though a maid outfit would look pretty good on Twilight... but that's not something she'd do. Things were back to normal, he didn't have to worry about that sort of confusing emotional mess with his beloved friend ever again. From now on he could love her purely from his heart as he always had. After all everything they'd gone through had been for this purpose; to return to their lives unspoiled from past events. Nothing could ever take this innocence away again. "Lets get started then."

"Coming Twilight." Always for you. Anything for you.