A New Home
Inside Spikes castle it was slightly gloomy and dark, there was rubies on the wall and a crystal chandelier on the ceiling, there was wide stairways and walkways made of gray marble leading to different sections of the castle. There was a white flash and Spike and Applejack appeared.
"It's rather dark" Applejack spoke with a tone that said "really you brought me to greet a dark new home?"
"Apologizes" Spike replied with no warmth he lit up a clawedhand with a whitish green fire ball and threw it at the chandelier it went over neatly and fell into the bowl and then lit on fire lighten up the castle made the rubies glint.
"And I have this" Spike said with a smirk and made another fire ball throwing it at a chandelier that was on the upper ceiling for the roof and was covered with rubies and emeralds making the jewels make flickering and glimmering patterns on the ceiling and Spike made the chandelier spin slightly with hand gesture the patterns moved in a circle.
"Nice touch but I'm mighty tired so can I ha'v a room?" Applejack asked.
"Of course follow" Spike smirked and led her up the stairs, he came to a wall with a stairway that led up to the castle's towers and a door on the far right.
"The bathrooms right across the hall from my room" Spike told her, he made a ball of mystic energy merged with magic and flicked it to a blank wall with a flash another room was made.
"Here's your room" Spike said, a door with a apple on front of it with a door knob he opened it for her showing the inside, it had a wool rug with a queen size bed with apple prints and a apple pillow.
"Thanks" Applejack said softly.
"Don't mention it, if you need anything I'm either in my room or out on the balcony" Spike told her "If you feel any better tomorrow I'll give you a tour" he said.
Applejack walked in and closed the door behind her and laid down feeling cold "Better get use to it" she said.
Spike was standing on his balcony glaring at Ponyville and thinking the bad times from his past life and the wrongs done to him, he made a image of Twilight and Celestia in his claws glaring at them with distaste.
"You should be greatful somepony stepped forward otherwise I'd obliterate you with all the wrath of a dragon" Spike hissed and crushed the images with his clawedhands with a growl.
Pack in Ponyville they were in Twilight's Castle which had been restored by Spike.
"Okay there has to be a spell that can release Applejack" Twilight paced back and forth.
"I say we march over there and Demand Spike release her" Rainbow hissed.
"No" Celestia said "The deal was made and Spike will honor his word" she told them "Confronting him will cost us Equestria again"
"And we will not mess the deal up" Luna agreed.
"But Spike is evil he'll hurt her" Rarity spoke.
"Spike may do Horrible things but he will not harm Applejack, he has admiration for wondrous and beautiful things" Celestia told them "If there is a part of the old him left, he will not bring himself to harm her"
"Besides I sensed something between the two when Spike was still good but that was before he his old past die with his goodside" Celestia said.
"Are you saying Spike, the evil Lord of the Apocalypse had feelings for A.J before he changed?" Starlight said.
"A small attraction but yes" Cadance said.
"Besides how do you know he will honor his promise?" Twilight asked.
"He said he would leave Equestria untouched and restore the places he attacked" Fluttershy said.
"Did he?" Celestia asked.
"Yes he did, surprisingly" Twilight replied.
"there you go he did what he promised" Celestia said
Spike was looking and watching this with a sphere of mystic energy
"Well being emotionless and cold and hardened as stone is better than feeling anything" Spike muttered before the sphere vanished.
Spike walked back in his castle and walked down the stairs, he stopped at Applejacks door and he focused and heard light snoring, Spike silently opened the door and walked in seeing her curled up and sleeping, she seemed to be shivering Spike turned from her and with a low light he made a orange blanket with apple trees on it with his magic and turned around and placed it over her but just to bottom of her neck but didn't smile.
Spike walked to the door without a sound he looked back at the mare "Goodnight my sweet" he said with a bit of warmth but only a small trace and with a small smirk and closed the door quietly after walking out back to a stone face.