Relations book 1
Chapter 1
Part 1
Twilight and Sparkie
Twilight was setting her book down on the table after a long morning's read. It was a thick volume, so she had spent the better part of her day reading it. As she levitated it up onto her shelf, she yawned. She had trouble sleeping the night before, and now she was a disheveled mess.
So as she slowly clopped up her stairs to brush her mane, she heard the very last thing she had wanted to hear. A doorbell ringing. So she turned around and went to the door. She glanced through the peephole and sighed. It was only Sparkie.
She opened the door and let him in, greeting him. He smiled and walked in, his overfilled saddlebags filled to the brim with doohickeys and gadgets. She peered at them and asked, "What are you doing with those?" He smiled broader. "I was hoping you would ask that."
He pulled out a small round glass that looked somewhat like a punch bowl. He explained that it was for taking water that was held inside and turning it into a different drink, such as punch. He then took out a lot of small metal spheres.
He explained that he could place the blob-like form of the spheres on the floor and manipulate them with magic, allowing them to form into different shapes and models. Twilight was overjoyed when she heard this, and she said, "Would it be okay if we did these together?" He looked up at her and said, "Well sure! That's why I came over."
She smiled and he spilled them onto the floor and his horn glowed a grayish light as they started to form themselves together. They soared through the air and congealed in a certain spot on the floor, slowly making their way upwards. There were so many that Twilight sat stunned while he worked.
Eventually after the last sphere was in place, he lifted up his muzzle and surveyed his work. The pile of spheres had turned into a small cube. It had square holes on each face, and each corner was rounded a bit.
Twilight gasped in delight as she walked over and peered through the holes. It was a perfect square, made out of circles. As she continued to gawk over it, he took out some more and went to work again. After a few silent moments of concentration, he opened his eyes as he saw the perfect likeness of Twilight in his hands.
Twilight had secretly been watching him and when she saw the small statue in his hoof, it had confused her momentarily, and she stood with a questioning look on her face for a few moments before she realized what it was.
She then gasped, which caused Sparkie to leap out of his dream state and almost drop the statue. He lightly grasped it, as to not crush it, and he stood stock-still for a few moments before the wobbling subsided. They both sighed with relief, and then laughed out loud.
They played with the spheres for at least an hour, their creativeness spelling itself out in their creations. After a while, he realized she was starting to get bored. He could see it in her face. She was studying her creations much less, and going through the creation process with no enthusiasm. He quickly stood up and came to the rescue.
"C'mon Twi'. Let's go and see what kind of drinks we can make!" she smiled, and was about to walk out with him when she thought of something. She ran back inside and came back out with a stone bowl and a book. "Alright, let's go!"
As they trotted down to the stream that surrounded the center of the town, they passed several foals playing. Twilight realized that today was Labor Day, when everypony was let out of school to celebrate the day that Ponyville was founded and was started on its construction.
When they approached the water, they saw the CMC's playing in the lake, swimming in the deep water in the center while watching their boats float. As they sat down near the edge and put down their gear, they spotted them and galloped over.
"Hey Twi'! What're y'all doin?" Applebloom said, examining their punch bowls. "Well, it's kind of hard to explain…" Scootaloo shook her orange head and said, "Don't worry guys, they're just doin' some mushy-gushy stuff." Sparkie almost fainted. Twilight's cheeks burned red, and she stuttered, "N-no we're not… We're just m-making… Punch! Yes, punch. That's what we're doing."
The CMC's exchanged a look of understanding and backed off, starting off on the first note of their theme song, which Sweetie Belle had improved considerably. As they ambled away in no general direction, they suddenly got an idea and clapped hooves before running into the bushes.
Twilight shook her head as she giggled. "Well, I guess we should get to the magic…" Sparkie nodded weakly. This was going to be a long day.
As they experimented with different ingredients and their magical abilities, Twilight discovered that he was very adept at the subject, almost as good as her. So she quizzed him, and then it struck her. He was Smart! She then asked him a question that would normally boggle the minds of everypony else.
What is the sixth element of harmony? He answered, "Well, I guess that if you put the facts together, long story short, it would most likely be magic." She stared at him. He looked down sheepishly before glancing back up at her and saying,
"What did I say?" she snapped out of the trance she had put herself in and whispered, "You were the first one to answer that question right." She said. He was about to thank her when he realized, "how did she know that?" he looked at her questionably and said, "Wait, how do you know the answer?"
She realized that he had come from a place that must have been too far to hear of the tale. She grinned and giggled. "It's a long story, are you sure?" he nodded. It was starting to get cold outside. She then recognized that the run of the leaves would be soon.
She snuggled up against his warm coat of fur when another gust of wind blew. He took the extra picnic blanket that he had brought, just in case, and wrapped it around her. She snuggled deeper down inside and then proceeded to tell her tale.
After she had finished, He was both astonished and thrilled. They talked late into the night, and the eventually went back to Twilight's. When he saw the time, he jumped and said, "Wow, It's late! I need to go." But as he turned toward the door, he literally felt her face droop. So he turned around again and said,
"Well, it's really late. I don't think I'll be able to find my way home in this dark. I guess I'll have to stay here." She immediately brightened up and scurried off to prepare his bed for him.
The next day, after they had gone home the night before after Twilight had finished telling him the story, started out very eventful. Twilight woke up in her bed with her usual bedmane. As she struggled to brush it as she walked out of her room onto the landing, she tripped and began to fall down the stairs.
Luckily, Sparkie was standing beside her to levitate her with his horn back to safety on the couch. She was startled, and her hair seemed even more frazzled then before. He chuckled at the sight of it, but then he told her,
"There is a trick I learned from my mother that when your hair is a mess, you use this spell…" and his horn glowed a split second before her hair fell from the tangles into a straight sheet. She brushed it, only to find that there were no tangles at all!
She went to call spike to make breakfast, but then she realized that he was gone, because he had spent the night at Rainbow's with Sapphire and Quicksilver. So she decided to make it herself, right after she spruced up her hair
She giggled with glee as she put her favorite star clip in it. She got up off the couch and thanked him with a quick peck on the cheek before darting away to start breakfast. He stood dazed for a moment before grinning widely.
They had an enjoyable breakfast before deciding to go and take a walk. As they gaily trotted down the streets of Ponyville, they happened upon AJ's Apple stand. She had just arrived for the day and was setting up all of her delicious apple treats. Nickel pulled a cart laden with them.
They greeted them and kept walking. It was a gorgeous day, and everypony seemed to be out stretching their legs. Twilight was trying to think of something to say to start a small conversation, but Sparkie already knew.
"Well, today is nice day to go and exercise." She nodded and replied, "Yes It is…" She suddenly stopped and looked at Sparkie, who stopped and turned to see what the matter was. She gushed, "Why don't we have a picnic!
His smile reached the sides of his face as he nodded and started back. Twilight trotted beside him, her hooves almost making no sound against the well pounded dirt, while his made clopping sounds. If you had not knows she was there, she would almost be rendered invisible.
After they had reached the house and gotten inside, they got a basket with some food and a blanket. He packed another extra blanket too, just in case. He was about to say that he was ready, but then he remembered something. He went to Twilight's room, and he got her telescope.
It was a powerful purple telescope with stars adorning its sides. He was careful putting it into its case and depositing it into his roomy saddlebag. They headed out for the second time that day. It was almost noon, so the sun was at it's zenith in the sky.
There was a great spot that only Twilight new that was great for picnicking. It was a small ridge that was stationed just above Ponyville. It stuck out of the mountain, so it was almost like a giant platform. It was only a small hike before they reached it.
He went to the tip and laid the blanket down a few feet away from the edge before inviting her to sit. She lay down gracefully and he tried to, but almost succeeded in rolling off the edge. This made her giggle, which made him chuckle, and then they both laughed. After the laughter had subsided, they took out the lunch and ate.
They went for a hike afterwards. They gazed at all the different animals and plants as they walked, and even tried to name some. Once they happened across Fluttershy and Sterling, who were helping a bird who had broken its wing.
It was lying in the middle of the path and she had hastily brought out her salve and bound the bone tightly. She was fussing over it, because it would not allow her to pick it up. They were thinking about whether or not to use Fluttershy's stare when Sterling noticed them and said, "Hey Twilight, Sparkie. What brings the two of you out here?"
"We were just taking a hike. Do you guys need some help?" Fluttershy nodded and said in her usual quiet voice, "Yes we would." Twilight went to the downed bird and examined the wing as best she could through the blood-soaked cloth.
Her horn grew bright purple as there was a sharp CRACK and the skin healed over. As her horn dimmed and she lifted her head, she said, "Let him stay off it for at least a day or two. Then he should be fine. Fluttershy was overjoyed and hugged her. "Oh, thank you thank you thank you!" Twilight giggled and said,
"It's no problem, really." The pegasi carefully picked the bird up in a makeshift carrier before flying off toward Fluttershy's. They decided to turn around and head back to their picnic spot, reaching it right as the sun gave a brilliant flare as it started to sink down past the horizon.
It was such a beautiful moment that they stood in complete silence as the sun continued on its descent. She slowly leaned up against him and sighed. After a minute of stillness, They decided to look through the telescope together. They stood looking into the heavens for some time.
After a while they packed up the picnic stuff and headed back to Twilight's.
After the picnic things had been put away and they were standing by the front door, Sparkie shuffled his hoof against the carpet for a moment before saying, "Well, I guess I'll see ya later Twi'…" she nodded slowly, and their eyes met.
The moment they looked into each others eyes, time seemed to stop. It almost felt like they were staring at each other for an hour, when in reality it was about five minutes. One of his metal spheres fell out of his saddlebags, jolting them out of their reverie. They both blushed and looked away. He eventually said,
"Goodbye Twi'." He opened the door and stepped out into the crisp night air, when he heard her softly say, "Wait, Sparkie…" he turned around, and she was standing behind him, looking at him with forlorn eyes.
He could tell that she had no experience with this before, so he decided to give her a quick lesson. He pulled her head up higher and gazed at her for a moment. Then he kissed her. It was a quick, fleeting kiss, but it was a kiss nonetheless. He smiled and darted out into the night, his eyes giving a brief twinkle before he vanished with the sound of his hooves.
Twilight woke up the next morning and then immediately wished she hadn't. She pulled her pillow over her head and then heard a soft knock at the door. She jerked upright as she remembered that Spike was coming home that morning.
She dashed downstairs and opened the door, exposing a slightly startled Spike. Sapphire peeked out from behind him and waved at Twilight. She smiled and stepped back to allow them in. Spike held the door open as Sapphire walked in. She giggled and fluttered her eyelashes a bit.
Spike's eyes grew round and he shut the door, following her like a zombie. Twilight giggled and poked him playfully. He shook his head and stared at the floor, embarrassed. Sapphire said, "Well Twilight, how was your time here while Spike and I were gone?"
She shivered with delight as she revered in the moments that she had shared with Sparkie last night. "It was great!" They chatted for a minute before Sapphire glanced around and said, "Well, I should get going. I need to go back to Sparkie."
Spike's face hit the floor. But he quickly picked it back up and opened the door for her, and as she walked out waving to Twilight, she stared at Spike for a second, tracing a line across his cheek as she passed him.
After he had shut the door, he emitted a dreamy sigh and sluggishly got to work on the morning's chores. Twilight was fascinated with this and was still fazed from last night, so she decided to ask Spike about it later.
Chapter 1
Part 2
You are learning, young one.
As Twilight helped him dust off the last of the books, she decided to muster up the courage to talk to Spike. He placed the dusters back into the cabinet as she asked him, "Spike, I wanted to ask you something." He answered, "Yeah sure. What's on your mind?"
She stopped dead, her courage drained, and her lip trembled. He kept on walking until he realized that she wasn't following. He turned around and went back toward her. He snapped his fingers in her face and she snapped out of her trance.
She looked sheepishly at spike and kept walking down the hallway to the kitchen, where she was going to prepare breakfast. Spike sat at the table and twirled a spoon on his finger before he asked, "What were you going to ask me?" She re-gathered her courage and spoke.
"Well, it's just something that I need to have some advice on…." She tried to sound nonchalant, but as soon as Spike heard this, he knew. So he said, "What kind of advice?" Twilight shuffled her hooves as she searched for the right thing to say. It soon became apparent that she did not want to talk about it out of embarrassment.
Spike sighed and decided to break the ice. "Look Twi' You don't need to be embarrassed about talked to your number one assistant about colts." She was so startled that she jumped a foot into the air before asking him, "You knew?" he shrugged. "It was kinda apparent. I could see it in your eyes when I got home."
She was still a bit embarrassed, but she composed herself and said, "Well, then I guess you knew what I was going to ask you about." He shrugged and nodded. "Yeah. And I'm guessing that you want some answers." She silently nodded while flipping a pancake.
He sighed and wondered how he should explain it to her. As he pondered it for a moment, he picked up a stray book on the table and got an idea. He darted from the kitchen and went to the cavernous library. He grabbed the ladder and rolled over to a certain section and got out a few books.
After carefully going down the ladder and spilling the assorted books onto the table, she left the stove and glanced over the covers. "Romance, figuring it out." She read another. "All about your coltfriend." As she read each cover, her face grew evermore red.
Spike suppressed a chuckle as he saw her face. But then her eyes started to tear up. and she gazed at the books with a empty stare before she grabbed them and left Spike with a burning pancake on the stove. He quickly took it out and decided to leave Twilight alone for a little while.
After a few hours, she emerged with a different frame of mind. She had memorized almost every line of ever book, and she knew what she should do. So she grabbed her glittery star pin and yelled to Spike, "I'll be back later Spike!" he didn't have a chance to ask her where she was going until it was too late. She was headed off to face her destiny, and he couldn't do a thing but sit at home and dream about his.
She composed herself when she had knocked on Sparkie's door at the inn he was staying at. She stared at the numbers on his door as she waited for him to open the door. He pulled it open, expecting Quicksilver, but instead he found Twilight.
She had spruced up herself, and she looked no less gorgeous then the night before. He stood there for a moment before she said, "Hey."
