Twilight Sparkle's P.O.V.:

I stood still as the carriage drawn by Pegasus landed in Ponyville, my wings fluttering from the wind. I was here to find my former dragon assistant, Spike, who has grown to the size of an adult pony. He had mysteriously disappeared from his bedroom in the palace, leaving a note saying that he is in Ponyville. He did not write why, when, or how he went there, so I asked the guards to escort me to Ponyville immediately.

I was greeted by the citizens respectively, and I smiled in appreciation. I asked any pony who knew Spike if he or she has seen him, and so far, 'no' was the answer. I then decided to ask Pinkie Pie; that crazy pink pony had to see him somewhere!

I soon reached Sugar Cube Corner, where I saw two shadows against the wall inside. One had the same figure of Spike, but there was another who looked kind of like him, but a bit slimmer. Growing suspicious, I trotted up to there and knocked on the door. Pinkie Pie arrived there, wearing a waiter's outfit and a fake mustache. "Good day, Princess Twilight," she said in a French accent, "I'm terribly sorry, but this bakery is reserved for three." I narrowed my brows and asked, "May I know why?" Pinkie shook her head. "I'm afraid not. It is private."

I thought of a quick scheme to get inside. Just then, I had an idea. "Pinkie Pie," I asked, "can you come out real quick?" Pinkie nodded and walked out. On cue, I jumped on the porch. Pinkie gasped and tried to gallop inside, but I held a hoof out and said cleverly, "Sorry, Pinkie. You said only three are allowed in the restaurant." Pinkie giggled suddenly and said, "Oh, yeah! Good one, Twilight!" She continued laughing as I ventured into the restaurant. It looked the same, but when I saw Spike, I looked on dumbfounded.

He was sitting on a table on one end, but on the other, there was a beautiful lady dragon about his age. She was bright aqua with lime green scales from her head to her tail and a pale teal belly. They were both eating sapphire and ruby cupcakes.

Spike saw me and nearly choked on his cupcake. The aqua dragon asked nervously, eying me like I was a culprit, "Spike, who is this?" Spike cleared his throat and replied, introducing me, "Marine, this is Twilight, the alicorn I was telling you about. She is really friendly." Marine waved at me gradually. I nodded politely and asked Spike, "Spike, why didn't you tell me you were going out with a lady, let alone a dragon?"

Spike hesitated. He played with his fingers, sweated, and then finally sighed. "You see, Twilight, remember when I told you no one can replace Rarity?" I nodded. "Well, I met Marine the other day when I was harvesting for gems and so far found only one. She and I looked into each other's eyes and… it was amazing.

"She was really hungry, so I gave her my gem instead of eating it myself. We talked for a while, and we kept in touch for about a month now."

"Well, that explains why you were late for dinner that night," I said, "But still, why didn't you tell me?" Spike took a deep breath and admitted in defeat, "I didn't want to prove to you that I was wrong."

I smiled sadly. "Spike, it's okay if you're wrong. Everyone feels that way… especially Rainbow Dash during the 'Daring Do book incident'."

"I heard that!" the rainbow mane mare shouted from outside.

"Even I can be wrong sometimes. Remember when I said the fate of Equestria did not rest on me making friends? Well, guess what? I was wrong, because it did."

Spike smiled and hugged me. "Thanks, Twilight." He then added, gesturing to Marine, "May I continue my date with Marine, please?" I nodded and left the two to enjoy their date.

Young love. It's so sweet yet somewhat perplexing.

A.N. Spike and Marine might not have any children at all unless I change my mind, but I thought I include how Spike ends up in love just to simmer down any questions. Also, sorry for the long wait. I have forgotten about this story since I'm working on another fanfic.