"It's no problem, really." Twilight tried to smile at her friend. An uncomfortable silence hung in the air. It had already been decided that Spike should stay at Rarity's for a few days while Fluttershy would be visiting.  Normally he would have been happy to have an excuse to spend a few days at the Carousel Boutique with the mare of his dreams but these were not the circumstances in which he envisioned such an opportunity presenting itself.  