Spike hesitantly waved goodbye to his friends as they walked out the castle door. Twilight stood beside him waving them off as well.
Button looked back with a good deal of sympathy, nibbling the notes in his mouth. One from Cheerlee and another from the Princess. One note telling of his trouble at school and the other inviting Button's mom over to the castle tomorrow for tea and to discuss setting up a sleep over. Button really hoped his mom let him go. He liked Spike.
He blushed as Spike caught his eye. Turning he quickly galloped away, his chest fluttering a bit. He assumed it was because he was scared about facing his own mother.
Twilight sighed at her Ward as she closed the castle doors, "Okay Spike. I think it is important that we talk,"
Spike gulped, "I'm sorry Twilight. Cheerlee was just going over stuff you already taught me so I got bored."
"You know how important your studies are. Reviewing old material isn't going to kill you. It might even be good for you."
Spike groaned, "They were going over the founding of Equestria and how the government worked. Celestia taught us that when I was still in diapers,"
Twilight glared, "Spike, you KNOW how serious I take your education and I had hoped that you took it seriously to,"
"I do Twilight," Spike assured, "But I learned all the important stuff with you. I'm just at school to make friends,"
"School is still school," Twilight glared, "It's important to pay attention,"
Spike sighed, "I know..."
Twilight sighed, "I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do about this. I can't exactly ground you and it wouldn't be right to take the paddle to you when you already got spanked... How about this Spike. I'll let you pick your punishment,"
"Really!?" Spike gaped. Twilight NEVER let him decide how he would get punished.
"You can either get 5 swats from the paddle or grounded for 3 days,"
"TWILIGHT!" Spike wailed, "Both of those sound HORRIBLE! I just got off a month long grounding!"
"And then you immediately brake one of the most important rules in the house! Tell me honestly Spike. Would you have even considered playing with your JoyBoy if you'd been sitting through one of MY lectures? Even if we were reviewing old material?"
Spike sighed, "No... but I told Miss Cheerlee I was being bad. That should count for something!
Twilight sighed, "You're right it should but I really have no idea what to do with you,"
Spike gulped as he spent a moment thinking through Punishments that weren't nearly so harsh but that Twilight might actually agree to, "You could put me in the corner for an hour or send me to my room for the night,"
Twilight rolled her eyes, "That isn't nearly enough and you know it. Playing games during class is a HUGE deal!"
Spike groaned, "How... how about you spank me like Miss Cheerlee did?"
"How did she spank you?" Twilight blinked.
"Over her lap... with her hoof..." Spike blushed.
Twilight tilted her head, "That's it? I figured she caned you like Shining Armor occasionally got at School,"
Spike shrugged, "It still hurt," really bad actually, probably as a result of her Earth Pony strength but Twilight didn't need to know that.
"I haven't spanked you like that since you were 5," Not since she realized that although Spike's scales were soft they were remarkably dense.
"It really REALLY hurt Twilight," Spike insisted, blushing as he rubbed his bottom in remembrance. It wasn't nearly as bad as the paddle but it still did hurt.
Twilight sighed, "Well... I do need to think of a consistent way to handle misdeeds at school. Knowing you this won't be the last time you get in trouble and if spankings are how they handle punishments... Maybe going back to the old way, for school misdeeds, is best," she agreed.
Spike's eyes widened, "I-I didn't agree to that! I-it's just this one time!"
Twilight rolled her eyes and began herding Spike to his room.
That was the thing about Twilight. Give her a logical enough argument you can talk her into anything. Just be careful you aren't TOO logical because she'll turn it against you!
When they got to the room Twilight pulled out his desk chair and sat down, summoning him to come with her hoof. Spike gulped and began tiptoeing his way over.
Twilight rolled her eyes, "Honestly Spike this was your idea,"
"M-maybe being grounded won't be so bad. I mean what's 3 days,"
"Here, now," She insisted.
Spike groaned and found his way too her all too quickly. Twilight rolled her eyes and picked him up with her magic before laying him over her lap.
"Do you have something to say to me?" She asked
Well this wasn't as scary as when a paddle was involved, still it was a bit terrifying, "I'm sorry I was naughty, please..." Spike gulped building up his courage, "Please spank me so I'll remember to be good,"
Twilight smiled teasingly, "Getting a little ahead of ourselves aren't we? Try telling me why your in trouble,"
Spike blushed and squirmed on her lap a bit. It was awkward because of how her pony legs bent so sitting like this couldn't be comfortable for Twilight either.
"Because..." Spike gulped again then said in one long breath, "Because I played videogames during class and that's bad because I need to take my studies seriously so that I'll grow up to be a respectable member of society." Twilight gave him that lecture a lot when she tutored him and his mind wandered. She didn't often have to wack him for it, just a lecture was usually enough to show him he'd done wrong. He hated disappointing Twilight and her dressing downs were fearsome. He always come out of them in tears and feeling a great deal of shame.
"Somepony is eager to get this over with," Twilight commented.
"Come on Twilight," Spike blushed. "Please stop teasing me and get it over with. I know it's not as serious as a paddling but it's still going to hurt!"
Twilight sighed, "Right right. I'm just feeling nostalgic. The last time I had you over my lap like this you were just a hatchling,"
Spike blushed, squirming, "Well I'm not to thrilled about it,"
Twilight rolled her eyes, "This was your idea,"
"Since when do you listen to me!?"
Twilight huffed, "Fine, let's get this over with," she raised her hoof, "ready?"
Spike felt the dread fill him but answered, "Y-yeah,"