Chapter 7

"Was that a party or was that a party!?" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, bouncing out of the town hall with Twilight, Starlight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Discord and the Smooze.

"That was a party," said Starlight, rolling her eyes.

"It wasn't just a party!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, bouncing along, "It was a super-duper-awesome-amazing-funtastic party!"

"Alright, we get it!" groaned Discord, "You like parties!"

"I don't just LIKE parties!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, "I LOVE parties! And a party as super-duper-awesomely fantastic and incredibly sidesplittingly amazing as that one was—"

"Uggghhhhh!" moaned the others.

"I think I'm going to leave before my ears fall off," said Discord, irritably, "Come along, Smooze." He detached himself from the pack and the Smooze followed.

"See ya next year, Smooze!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, seizing a glob of the Smooze and shaking it like a hand, "Til then!"

The Smooze gave Pinkie Pie a blobby kiss on the lips and then smiled its kitty smile. For a moment, Pinkie Pie was silent, and then her same goofy grin bounced back onto her face. "Awwwwww, you're so cute!" she cooed, giving the Smooze a big hug, "So long, Smooze!"

With a snap of his fingers, Discord and the Smooze vanished.

"Bye, Smooze!" yelled Pinkie Pie, bouncing down the road. Then she noticed something. "Wait a minute," she exclaimed, looking back at Twilight, Starlight, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Applejack. "Where are Rarity and Spike?"

The others looked back at the town hall. Neither Rarity nor Spike was anywhere to be seen.

"Did they go home early?" wondered Twilight.

"Maybe they haven't come out yet," said Rainbow Dash.

"OR MAYBE THEY BOTH GOT EATEN UP BY A BIG SCARY MONSTER!" screamed Pinkie Pie.

"I believe I may have the answer," Fluttershy said, her face filled with astonishment. The ponies looked over to where she was looking and gasped!

Spike sat beside Rarity on the side of the bridge beside the river, and together they watched the stars dot the sky.

"This is wonderful, darling," said Rarity, softly, "I've never seen the stars so bright. They are so beautiful..."

"Yeah..." murmured Spike, "Almost as beautiful as your eyes." Then he yelped! "Did I say that out loud?"

Rarity smiled and nodded. Spike blushed.

"Oh, Spike," said Rarity, softly, looking into his emerald eyes and stroking the side of his cheek with her hoof, "I couldn't have had a more wonderful Hearts And Hooves Day."

"Me neither," Spike said, smiling.

Their noses were almost touching now. Spike's eyes flitted down from Rarity's eyes to her lips. Taking the hint, Rarity leaned down and closed the space between them, and Pinkie Pie gave an excited squeal when they kissed. Rarity slid Spike onto her lap and wrapped her arms around him. Spike closed his eyes in a feeling of overwhelming ecstasy. Her lips were so soft and welcoming, and he could smell her special perfume, a mix of fresh rose petals, honey and peaches.

Eventually, the pony and the dragon parted and they both gave a little giggle. What wonderful lips, thought Spike, dreamily. He nuzzled noses with Rarity.

"HOORAAAAAAAY!" yelled a high-pitched voice from behind them, making them both jump. They whipped round. Pinkie Pie's party cannon went off and confetti rained down on the pony and the dragon. "You actually kissed and everything!" squealed Pinkie Pie, bouncing all around them, "You really really really kissed! You two are so awesome!" she yelled, grabbing them both in a bone breaking hug.

"Um, Pinkie Pie," said Fluttershy, meaningfully, "I think Spike and Rarity want to be alone right now.

"Oh, of course," said Pinkie Pie, dismissively. She dropped Rarity and Spike, who gasped for breath, then bounced off the bridge. "YOU'RE SO AWESOME, SPIKE AND RARITYYYYYYYYY!" she yelled, before bouncing away.

"Come on, guys, let's give these two some privacy," said Fluttershy, smiling.

Spike and Rarity chuckled and rolled their eyes as the other ponies left.

"Where were we?" asked Spike, smiling.

"I believe we were sitting here and kissing," replied Rarity. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close. Spike smiled lazily as Rarity planted a series of soft kisses along his cheek. He didn't think he'd ever felt so happy in all his life.

"So," he said, shyly, as he sat on Rarity's lap, looking into her eyes, "Does this make us...?"

"I say it most certainly does," Rarity smiled.

She cupped his face with her hooves and kissed him again. Only this time she did not let go.

THE END

A/N

I ship Spike x Rarity so bad. It bugged me that they never actually became a couple in the series, so I just had to write this story. I also ship Sugar Belle x Big Mac. I think they are really sweet. I do NOT ship Fluttershy x Discord, though. I like them just being friends. Fluttershy x Discord is probably the most ridiculous idea for a ship. It just seems...wrong, if you know what so mean. And call me insane, but I also kind of ship Pinkie Pie x Smooze. I'd be amazed if anybody else did.

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