After leaving Carousel Boutique, Spike led Applejack to a quaint little restaurant.

"You look beautiful," he said as they walked.

"Do I?" she asked.

"The prettiest view in Equestria,"

"You're flattering me,"

"Not really,"

"You look good, too," she said.

"That's flattery for sure,"

"No, you clean up well,"

"I try my best,"

Spike stopped to sniff the air. He could smell a variety of aromas coming from the café's kitchen.

"I hope you like Italian," he said as he guided her to the back of the building. "This way. I have my own private entrance."

Spike approached the door and rapped his knuckles against the doorframe.

"Just a minute, I'm a-coming!"

A giggly, raspberry-haired girl with light cerulean blue eyes walked up to the door and looked around.

"What's the-Somebody's making a-"

"Pinkie, over here!"

"Hello, Spiiike! What a surprise!" beamed Pinkie Pie as she stepped out to greet him. "Where've you been so long? Hey, Cheese, look who's here!"

A tall man with curly brown hair appeared beside Pinkie.

"Well, what do you know? It's Spike!"

"Hey, where've you been, ya young pup?" Pinkie laughed as she hugged Spike repeatedly. "Cheese, bring Spike some cake before he eats me up!"

"Okay, Pinkie. One order of cake coming up,"

"So, dinner for one tonight, Spike?" Pinkie asked.

"Not this time, Pinkie," Spike said. "Tonight, it will be dinner for two."

"Two?"

"Pinkie, there's someone I'd like you to meet," said Spike.

Pinkie caught Applejack's gaze and smiled warmly.

"Ahh! And who is your bella fidanzata?" Pinkie asked.

"What's a bella fidanzata?" thought Applejack.

"Hey, Cheese, look! Spike's got a new girlfriend!"

"Son of a gun!" Cheese exclaimed.

Pinkie was delighted to see Spike with such a lovely young lady.

"She's pretty sweet, Spike," she said. "You take my advice and settle down with this one, eh?" she added in a whisper.

"'This one?'" Applejack repeated.

"Oh, that's Pinkie Pie," Spike replied. "Always such a kidder."

Pinkie fixed a table for the young couple with breadsticks and candlelight.

"Here's the cake, Pinkie," Cheese Sandwich said.

"Okay, cake. Cake!? What's a-matter with you, Cheese Sandwich? I break-a your face! Tonight, my man Spike, he gets the best in the house!"

"Okay, Pinkie! You're the boss!"

"Now, tell me, what's your pleasure?" she asked as she handed them a menu. "Al a carte? Dinner?"

Spike barely glanced at the menu after he'd unfolded it and said firmly, "Spaghetti special!"

"Ah-ha! Okay! Hey, Cheese!" Pinkie shouted. "Spike, he says-a he wants-a two spaghetti speciale! Heavy on the meats-a-ball!"

"But Pinkie-!" Cheese called from the kitchen.

"HE'S A-TALKING TO ME!" Pinkie shouted, almost menacingly.

"Okay, he's a-talking to you! You the boss! Mama Mia..." he grumbled as he dished out a plate of pasta, thick with sauce.

"Here you are," Pinkie said. "The best spaghetti in Equestria!"

Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich were real romantics when they weren't arguing. Soon Spike and Applejack were eating a delicious dinner. It was the best meal either of them had had for weeks. And while they ate, Cheese Sandwich serenaded them with his accordion while Pinkie sang a love song.

This was all very new to Applejack, but she was enjoying herself.

As Spike and AJ nibbled at their spaghetti, they didn't notice that they were sharing the same noodle until they reached the middle and their lips met in a kiss!

Applejack turned away as a blush appeared across her cheeks and rose to the tips of her ears. She glanced back at Spike and saw that he had a smile on his face.

The pasta almost gone, Pinkie took their plate and returned to the kitchen.

After dinner, they went to a concert in the park—Applejack's first; they had wonderful seats in the front row.

After the concert, the full moon came out and Spike took Applejack for a romantic stroll through the park. And since it was spring and the night was warm, and they were young, time passed all too quickly.

When they came to a patch of wet cement, Spike drew a big heart in the middle with his finger and wrote his name inside it. Applejack did the same.

AJ gazed fondly at Spike. She couldn't help but marvel at him. He was so different. And she liked it.

"He's not so bad," she thought as they walked across the bridge. "He may not have a home like me, but there's something special about him."

She was falling in love with him.

And in that moment, Applejack knew that the rugged street savvy boy was the one she wanted to be with forever.

The happy pair walked to the top of a hill overlooking the town.

The moon was high in the sky when the two snuggled together under a tree as they gazed up at the silvery orb and eventually fell asleep under the stars. Each dreamed of the other.

It truly was a beautiful night.