Scroll twenty two

[huffythedragon]

[There is a rustle of blankets and a half-snore-half-snort sound over the journals as one (1) baby dragon wakes up from his week-long sleep. The last thing he remembered was being at home, falling, and then he was going to...

He pauses, looking around. Okay. This isn't Equestria. This is Paradisa. And he's definitely not falling to his 'death' right now.

Oh, but then he remembers what happened here, what he did. He is in so much TROUBLE. He grabs his journal, not even noticing right away that it's almost empty]

Oh man, I am so sorry for what happened, guys. I didn't hurt anypony, did I? I'll do anything to make it up to you. And I'll fix anything I broke. And uh...I'll find all the stuff I took and I'll give it back, I swear.

I'm really, really, really sorry.

Comments

[huffythedragon]

[It's not a hard connection to make, after all, there aren't many purple dragons in the castle]

Not...exactly. It's a dragon thing I didn't know about, if we let greed into our hearts we grow and turn into...that.

[rarities]

... Oh.

[a pause ....]

Well, it sounds like you've learned a very important lesson, haven't you?

[huffythedragon]

Yeah, it's much better to give than receive. I know that now, and I'll do my best to make sure that never happens again...or at least figure out how to control it.

[Then he's quiet again, because braving himself up to TELL HER while he thought they could very well die is very different from when he knows they won't. He makes a pathetic nervous noise, staring at the pages. COME ON YOU WUSS YOU WERE GOING TO SAY IT FIVE SECONDS AGO.

DO IT.

DO IT NOW]

I was...uh. Going to tell you something. ...Back home. Before I suddenly came back here.

[rarities]

Good!

[surprised ...] You were? What was it?

1/idek yet I'll tell you when I'm done

[huffythedragon]

[Oh.

Oh snap now he has to tell her. Come on, Spike, where was that courage when you were falling from that horribly high mountain?]

Well...I...uh...

[huffythedragon]

[This was so much easier when he thought they were both going to die so he didn't have to LIVE with this confession. She could have known then it'd be GAME OVER and it wouldn't matter anyway]

[huffythedragon]

[But it's pretty obvious they survive the fall, because Twilight remembers it, and she'd tell him if he and Rarity died anyway, right?

So he'd have to live with it anyway

SWEET CELESTIA WHEN WILL HE LEARN HOW TO PLAN FOR THESE THINGS?]

[huffythedragon]

[NO.

Come on. You can DO this. If she goes home, she'll forget all about it anyway, no harm, no foul

You CAN do this.]

[huffythedragon]

[I CAN'T DO THIS.

What if she hates me forever? What if she NEVER SPEAKS TO ME AGAIN?

What if she laughs? And then I'll have to live alone in my shame for the REST OF ETERNITY.

I don't think I can handle that kind of rejection]

[huffythedragon]

[But Rairty would never do that because she's good and kind and the ELEMENT OF GENEROSITY. She'd never make you feel that bad.

Stop being a wuss and do it.

Just.

Do.

IT.]

[huffythedragon]

[And, after what must have been about five minutes of radio silence]

I'vealwayskindofhadacrushonyou.

OKAY DONE

[huffythedragon]

[And then he's running away from the journal to hide in his bed, peeking out at it from under his covers like it's going to come and bite him.

OH SNAP. UNDO IT UNDO IT!!!!]

[rarities]

[fortunately for you, Spike, at least for now, when he says that, there's a loud crashing sound on the other end of the journal, and a shriek from Rarity]

--Opal! You mustn't go knocking things over like that! [HUFFS! before there's a faint sound of her picking up all the pieces of whatever she knocked over with magic, and tossing it in the trash]

[huffythedragon]

[DAMN YOU CAT!!!!

You've always had it in for me. It's because I destroyed your toy mouse isn't it?

Cats are worse than owls. WHY?!!!!.

Spike remains silent watching the journal. Maybe it HAD been undone? He wasn't sure if he should feel sad or happy about that. Maybe, maybe if he's REALLY quiet she'll forget he's even here.

1/3

[rarities]

[now that THAT'S dealt with ...]

I'm terribly sorry, Spike, did you say something?

[peers at the journal page ... oh, what is that tiny piece of smushed together text there?]

"I've ... always kind of ... "

2/3

[rarities]

[ ... "kind of had a crush on you".

... oh. OH.]

3/3 sob

[rarities]

[her first reaction is to kind of dismiss it as silly, but she thinks about it for a moment before saying anything, and ... well, the fact that he made sure to bring it up again means that HE thinks it's important, right?]

... Oh, Spike ...

[... she doesn't know what to say :'(]

[huffythedragon]

[Don't mind him, he's trying to smother himself with his own pillow.

Stupid stupid stupid.

Kind of muffled against the pillow]

Forget I said anything. It doesn't matter.

[Except it does. Oh world, swallow him up now. The folly of youth has claimed him]

[rarities]

Oh, Spike, don't be ridiculous; if it didn't matter, you wouldn't have said anything.

[huffythedragon]

[A muffled groan is her response. Apparently the world is not going to swallow him up today no matter now much he asks it to]

I know, and it does it's just [siiiigh] stupid. I shouldn't have said anything.

[rarities]

[a pause ... :c]

May I come to see you?

[huffythedragon]

[Oh no, he didn't expect that. THINK FAST SPIKE!!]

Uh..no! Because I...

...have a horrible, festering...thing. You really don't want to come near me, it's gross and itchy and you don't want to catch that. All your fur will fall out. Best keep weellll away so it doesn't get you.

The festering thing.

[rarities]

Pleeease, Spike? [even if he can't see her, she's totally using that cutesy eyelash batting voice LMFAO]

[huffythedragon]

[He can see it in his minds eye with that voice. CURSES HE CAN NEVER RESIST THAT]

...I guess so.

[Sweet Celestia he's going to regret this]

[rarities]

Don't go anywhere, I'll be there in just a moment.

[shuts the book! she'll be headin' over to his rooooom 8) give her a few minutes. .. okay like ten. maybe fifteen. KNOCK KNOCK]