Artist's Note:Sbelle ship, because I can't come up with something better than that.
Ok guys, I've been working non-stop on these stores and shippings for you guys and to begin my Wisteriaverse…so here it is the first story.
The air was damp and the sun lightly patted Equestria with its gleaming warmth. A thin but tall purple dragon walked through the town of Ponyville towards a boutique on the outskirts of this village. His green spikes on the end of his tail held a scent so sweet wrapped in pink paper, beautiful flowers picked just this morning. Spike was ready to confess his undying love for the lovely fare Rarity who lived in this very town, in this very boutique. He hummed a toon so softly and walked with a skip in his step until he stopped on the welcome mat of Rarity's Boutique. Knocking on the door only thrice he smiled brightly and as he heard the creak of the door he bent down and swooped the flowers in front of the now open door in a lovely mares face.
Mare: "Oh spike you didn't have to bring me flowers to say hello, hehe…" The mare chuckled, putting her pristine white hoof to her lips.
"…but thank you ever so much for bringing them by." Spike grinned and began to make his tender reply.
Spike: "Anything for you fair Rarity, the most beautiful pony of all." There was a pause between this flirtatious comment and the following reply to the happy dragon.
Mare: "Oh, you have the wrong mare then spike, I'm certainly not the prettiest…nor am I…" Spike then countered that remark and cornered the mares humble attitude by stating she was wrong as he lifted his head and then quickly paused.
Spike: "Sweetie belle…" Spike said astonished and felt guilty for have made Belle feel so insignificant.
Belle: "I'm sorry to disappoint you…" Belle smiled, hiding her true thoughts.
Spike: "No, not at all, I had no idea you were here, hehe, when did you come in."
Belle: "Rarity is letting me move in for a little while, just until I can afford a place of my own in Ponyville."
Spike: "Oh I see, sorry about that whole thingy back there…I'm a little embarrassed…"
Belle: "Don't be it's ok, since your here, why not come in, I just made some tea, good for the vocal cords and all. I've been practicing for the audition for Shining Stars in Manehatten. Hey maybe you would like to here some of the song I wrote, hm?"
Spike: "Tempting offer, but I came to see Rarity, but maybe we could go grab a bite later this week."
Sweetie, once glowing bright at the sight of her friend, now was brought down by his statement.
Belle: "Rarity's out at the moment, she's with a coworker for her shop that's stationed in Canterlot, you can find them at that restaurant near City Hall…" Belle stared off in the direction of Ponyville's City Hall.
Spike: "Thank you Belle." Showing his gratitude for his best friend he pulled a flower out of the bouquet and pinned it in her hair with his teeth. "…now your the second prettiest mare in Equestria…"
Belle: "…" Sweetie blushed from the harmless gesture from her scaly friend.
Spike made his way to the direction of City Hall, but stopped in his tracks at the sight of Rarity sitting in the shade of an umbrella at a table being waited on. He went to her, looking at her with gleaming eyes. Until a stallion sat down at her table…at this sight Spike grew stiff. Rarity reached out her hoof to touch the stallions's, smiling brightly and greeting him. They at this time exchanged a kiss on the cheek, and held hooves at the table while discussing plans for her shop in Canterlot.
Spike walked off in a melancholy fashion, his dream being crushed.
Spike: "She doesn't love me…"
After some time the sun had begun to set rapidly off in the distance. Twilight worried for the safety of her assistant, once she realized that her dragon son had left for Rarity's, bv she quickly raced to Rare's boutique. Once there, Rarity was the one to open the door with her little sister quick behind her. Belle gave her greetings to the Princess, but was quickly shushed when Twilight stated that Spike was missing.
Belle: "What?!"
Rarity: "How awful, Belle get me satchel I must help Twi find Spike." after stating this Belle grabbed the bag and fetched it to Rarity.
Belle: "I'm going too, I have a feeling I know where he is…"
Rarity: "I rather you stay here, but if you know of any place he might be it's best you search as well."
Sweetie then lit her horn and ran for the Everfree forest…
Belle looked at the trees and the ground, beginning to notice claw prints. Fixing her brow she focused on the path to a hill that was high enough away from the trees and visible in the last lights of the sun. She stopped at the edge of the hill panting, but then calmed and walked up the hill getting closer to the purple figure at the top.
Belle: "Hey Spikey…"
Spike startled turned over to her with tears in his eyes.
Spike: "How did you find me?"
Belle: "If I got rejected by the one I love, I'd go where no one would find me…when I ran through the forest I found my theory to be correct when I saw your claw prints. So I followed them to this hill." Belle found a spot next to Spike and sat down.
Spike: "She loves someone else, Belle. No matter what I do, she will never love me…Ive grown, I'm smart, I'm handsome, right? It's her, not me right?
or…maybe it's me, I'm the one chasing after a bird when I can't fly…I hate myself, I hate being a dragon…I..I…I hate everything"
Sweetie pondered on the situation for a moment thinking of her own feelings, and thinking of Spike's as well.
Belle: "That's a beautiful sunset isn't it?"
Spike: "…"
Belle: "It's the same sky, same sun, same stars, but some how…it's different. The colors are different…the stars are in a different order then yesterday, see?
Sweetie points her hoof to the sky, and watches Spike look up.
Belle: "Even though it's all the same, it's still differently shown,……and I love the differences…Spike…people change alot, there all the same person, but they show different colors. They have somehow changed the way they feel. There's nothing wrong with you…your still the same dragon that I…we knew back then…if you can't love you colors, how can anyone else? It will never be you as the reason for not being loved in the same way you love others…just find another sunset…"
Spike: "I loved her…"
Belle: "Even so, that's no reason to hate yourself for who you are…besides I rather like you as a dragon…"
Spike: "Really?"
Sweetie leans over and hugs Spike tightly around the neck.
Belle: "Honest and true…"
Spike: begins to cry "I feel so unhappy…"
Belle: "I know…I know how it feels…to be rejected…from somepony
you love most…"
Spike: "You do?"
Belle: "Yea"
Spike: "What did you do?"
Belle: "I loved him anyways, then chased him through a forest to tell him he's important enough to love himself,…hehe I'm really lucky to have him though"
Spike: "What did you do then?"
Belle: "I made him see a different sunset…"
Spike: "Me? Y-You like me? Why?"
Belle: "Because…well, I like you because…you make me laugh, and you care for other ponies so much…even though you may not receive anything back…and just, everything about you Spike…"
Spike: "I'm sorry…"
Belle: "It's alright…I understand."
Spike: "No, I mean I didn't know that's how you felt…"
Belle: "Because you loved her instead of me…and I respected that…but you know there is a special somepony for everypony out there. You'll find yours Spike, you just need to be patient."
Spike: "…Belle?"
Belle: "Yes?
Spike: "Would you…would you like to hang out now? I know it's kinda soon to ask…but….well, I kinda was….I was really rude to you earlier when you asked me to hang out with you…"
Belle: flustered "Maybe we should get you home first…hehe,…" Sweetie backs away from Spike and takes a more serious tone…"everypony is worred about you…"
Spike: "Oh right…hehe, sorry, that probably was really awkward…hehe sorry." Spike then wipes his tears away from his eyes, then notices that sweetie had been crying.
Spike: "Why are you crying?"
Belle: "Oh sorry, I was so worried about you,…and…and I, well, when I saw you crying…it made me kinda sad…since your my friend…and..well, um, yea." Sweetie wipes her eyes carfully looking at her hooves on the ground.
Spike then leans in and gives the lovely mare a kiss on the cheek.
Spike: "Don't cry…you'll ruin the prettiest face in Euqestria…"
Belle: flustered "Um…um…ah, yea…we need to get you home…I think you need some sleep…and me…hehe"
Spike: snickers "Probably…….thank you…for everything Belle" Spike blushes a little staring at his embarrased friend in front of his gaze.
Belle: blushes "Y-Your Welcome…"
So that's it…yay, I had fun writing this, and I left some mystery in there for another story too. By the way I'm changing up alot of stuff on "THE SHIP HAS SAILED" go check it out soon. Since I didn't get hardly any feedback on it, I had to come up with some interesting stuff…I think you'll like it hehe…
With Love,
Lola Ditz