Applejack reached up with a fore hoof to touch the brim of her hat. It was habitual, almost unconscious. She could feel, nestled safely underneath the hat, her two most precious treasures--a single blue feather and a small snippet of purple mane.

They were precious, more precious than anything besides her family and her farm, because they were only pieces of them she'd ever have.

Finally, it's Rarity's favorite day of the week - her day off. Rarity has the perfect day all lined out. A stroll through the most romantic park in all of Ponyville, a relaxing spa day... If only a certain magnificently rainbow-maned pegasus with that sleek, toned body didn't constantly get in the way. Honestly! It's as if Rainbow Dash is trying to ruin Rarity's day. And if that isn't enough, she's pretty sure Rainbow Dash is sleeping around with all of their friends. What's a pony to do when it seems everypony around Rarity is falling for Rainbow Dash's rugged charm except for her?

How dare she come in here like I had nothing better to do than to drop all my orders and bow to her whims! I've never barged into the weather office to demand a sunny day when one hadn't been scheduled! Where does she get off demanding things from me? It's as though she knew I would stop whatever I was doing to make her happy. The painful part was, she was right.

Rainbow Dash attends a Wonderbolt show, and runs into somepony she totally didn't expect to see there.

Written for One-Shotober.

In the middle of Winter, three ponies are keeping warm together.

A/N: Written as part of the random polyamory game in the Intelligent Shipping Discussion group.
Cover art taken from the episode: Dragon Quest (Season 2, episode 21).

Rainbow Dash knows one thing for sure, she is definitely not a barbarous, uncivilized dolt who doesn't know polite conversation from a hippopotamus's rear end. And also that she's definitely not the one who's wrong. Rarity is wrong. Rainbow Dash is absolutely, totally, a hundred percent sure of it.

But then why did Rainbow just buy a wagon load of apology bouquets?