Comfortable

An Appledash story by Mr. Snowpony

Chapter IV: The Click

It never failed. Every day of the year, the Apple family would be up bright and early before anypony else in town was. They'd be having breakfast and getting ready for the day just as all the other ponies decided to stir from their slumbers.

Applejack was no exception. Like the previous nights, she had awoken just before the sun was out, the radiant star slowly rising from behind the mountaintops and gradually decorating the sky in an assortment of majestic, golden hues. As she lied on her back, she stared at the wondrous site, mesmerized by the beauty of the transformation. It was a tranquil moment that she wished would last forever.

Looking towards her right, she noted the rainbow-maned pegasus hugging her tightly once again, but she didn't mind this time. In fact, she welcomed it. Rainbow wanted her to be selfish, by Celestia she’ll take all the hugs she can get!

Glancing away from the dozing mare, she let her eyes roam the area. They had slept by the hidden lake, the crash of its waves caressing her ears. The grass at her back was supple, cool, and slightly ticklish. The birch trees surrounding the field felt like protectors hiding them away from prying eyes, keeping them safe and concealed throughout the night.

Rainbow was kind enough to return from Ponyville with two pillows and a blanket. Right now, they were nice and snug together, peacefully enjoying the serenity on this cool Autumn morning. Applejack couldn't have asked for a better start to her day.

Then Rainbow started snoring – well, maybe growling would be more appropriate. It was as if a rift to Tartarus itself had suddenly opened beside the cowmare. Nevertheless, Applejack was highly amused.

Shaking the pegasus awake, the roaring ceased and the cyan pony roused into consciousness. Rainbow opened her eyes and finally noticed Applejack. She smiled.

“Mornin’, Sugarcube," She motioned her hooves towards her midsection, "Mind lettin’ me breathe a bit?”

Rainbow, made aware of what she was doing to the farm mare, grinned slyly and gripped the cowpony even tighter, laying her head on the other pony’s chest before answering, “No way! You’re super warm and comfy. I'm not letting a good pillow go to waste! Besides, you wake me up too early. You don't deserve to leave until I get more sleep.”

Applejack chuckled, “It’d actually do ya some good to not wake up past lunchtime, y’know?”

Rainbow waved her free hoof aloofly, “Bah! It’s not like there’s anything to do before twelve anyways.”

Applejack smirked and rolled her eyes. She would have loved to get up but if that meant more Rainbow Dash hugs, who was she to complain?

Rainbow was quick to glance up and retort, “Hey! It’s not like your morning breath stinks any less!”

“Well, that wouldn't be the case if ya had thought to bring mah toothbrush and some toothpaste while ya were gettin' the pillows now, wouldn't it?”

Rainbow nuzzled back into AJ's chest, “Pfft, I'm not your granny! Just rinse your mouth in the lake or something.”

Applejack was taken aback, “Rainbow, that’s disgustin'! We don’t even know what’s in that lake!”

Rainbow lifted her head from its temporary pillow and looked towards the lake. After a brief moment, she laid her head back and shrugged in response, “Looks clean enough to me.”

Applejack laughed and playfully jabbed the pegasus on the chest, “Rainbow, yer impossible!”

The other mare chuckled back, “Well, you’re the one who fell in love with me.”

The farm mare was taken aback and sighed. She completely separated from Rainbow, eliciting a small moan of disapproval from the pegasus, “Rainbow, Ah gotta know. Have ya given it some thought yet?”

Rainbow frowned and lied back on her actual pillow, “Geez, AJ. I just woke up. Give me some more time.”

Stunned, Applejack couldn't help but chuckle, “Actually, Ah figure Ah don’t," Standing up, she began stretching and cracking all her joints, "Well, since ya ain't ‘busy’ no more, Ah think it's best we start packin’ up and headin’ back into town, don’t ya think?”

Rainbow came out of her embarrassed stupor and nodded in response, getting out of 'bed' as well, “Right. I’ll get the pillows while you wrap the blanket up.”

Applejack bowed down and started folding the bed sheet up when a clever idea crossed her mind, “Y’know, Rainbow? Ah don’t think there’s much to do on the farm today, seein’ as Applebuck Season just ended. Would ya care to hang out with me fer a spell or somethin’?”

Rainbow smirked as she mounted the first pillow onto her back, “Oh, so we're just ‘hanging out', huh? There’s no ulterior motive behind this idea, none at all?”

It was Applejack’s turn to blush, her voice as soft as a whisper, “That obvious, huh?" She started shifting on her hooves, trying to build up the courage to tell Rainbow Dash the truth, "F-fine, Rainbow. So, um, would ya be so kind as to, uh… as to, um – *gulp* – as to go out on a d-date with me?”

Rainbow Dash shoved her hooves towards her lips as she started snickering uncontrollably much to Applejack’s annoyance, “H-hey! Ah’m pourin’ mah heart over here and yer just makin' fun o' me!”

Rainbow finally stopped her sniggering and brought her hooves back to the ground, “I’m sorry, AJ. You just sound so funny stuttering like that.”

Unamused, Applejack stomped the dirt in anger, “It ain't funny, Rainbow! If ya don't respect me enough that ya make fun o' mah feelins', then Ah don't have to sit around and wait fer yer decision! Ah'm outta here!”

Rainbow quickly put both her hooves on Applejack's shoulders before she could turn away, “H-hold on a minute, AJ! Hold on. Snrk… I'm... I'm sorry, okay? Really, I am. I didn't mean to laugh at you like that."

Rainbow was undeterred, "I'm happy you had the guts to ask me. Honest. But, I told you last night that I’d still need time to think about it. You're getting a little too eager for an answer, don't you think? What if I said 'no'?”

Applejack paused at that and frowned, once again conceding to the pegasus. Lifting the folded blanket upon her back, she exhaled wistfully, "Yer right. Ah'm sorry. It's just, now that Ah know how Ah feel about ya, Ah just really want us to be together, y'know?"

Rainbow nodded sympathetically before an idea popped into her head, "Well, why can't we be? What I mean is, we can still 'hang out'. You said it yourself that you really didn't have anything much to do right now. It'd be awesome to spend time with you all day today!"

Applejack cheered up a bit and smiled bitterly. It was a start, "Ya don't got work today or nothin'?"

Rainbow shooed the thought away, "Nah! Let them put some other pony on the job today! Right now, it's just gonna be you, me, and my awesome body!"

The farm mare scoffed but didn't bother chastising her for the silly joke, "Alright, Sugarcube. Lead the way."

Plopping the last pillow onto her back, Rainbow Dash trotted back towards Ponyville, the cowmare following her intently.

-⊕-

The two mares reached the edge of town. They were about to pass Golden Oaks Library when a thought occurred to Rainbow.

"Y’know, AJ… Maybe lugging bed sheets and pillows around town isn't such a good idea. Ponies would start talking and we both know where gossip always leads to."

Applejack's eyebrows shot up as she glanced towards an unassuming boutique a few yards away, "We should probably leave these at Twilight's house."

The two mares briskly walked towards the library door and knocked curtly, waiting for their bookish friend to answer.

Twilight opened the door and beamed happily at the site of her friends, “Rainbow! Applejack! I’m so happy to see you girls. Are you alright?”

Rainbow nodded, “Peachy, Twi. Can we come in? We've got stuff we need to hide in your house for the next few hours.”

“No, no. We’re just carrying pillows and a blanket, nothing too weird. Though, we wouldn't be surprised if a certain fashionista started making up her own ideas about why we’re carrying these all around town.”

Twilight smirked in understanding, “Ah, I see. Alright then, come in. Careful with the books though, you could easily trip on one of them.”

Applejack spoke up, “Trip on one o' 'em? What the hay are ya doin’ in there, Sugarcube?”

Walking inside, Applejack finally noticed the mess from the previous day which was still not cleaned up after all this time, "Hoowee, Twilight! Looks like a twister hit yer library or somethin’!”

“No, it was just Spike scaring me half to death," She took this moment to glare at her draconian assistant, "Which is why he’s currently cleaning up the clutter all by himself!”

Spike grumbled under his breath and slowly filed another book back into its proper shelf.

“Just ignore him. He needs to stay focused so he can finish by nightfall," A second groan, "Would you girls like some breakfast while you're here? I just came back with a fresh bouquet of flowers from the florist shop. I kept your hot cocoa in my fridge, by the way, Rainbow. If you still want it, I could take it out and reheat it for you.”

The blue pony grinned in concurrence, “Cool! I do still have a really good hankering for cocoa and I'm really starving my flank off here.”

Levitating the pillows and the blanket towards the sofa, Twilight led the girls into the kitchen. The table within sat a vase of various alluring flowers. Presenting a loaf of bread to her friends, Twilight encouraged them to make their own sandwiches. Rainbow chose a nice looking marigold while AJ preferred to fill herself up with a simple chamomile flower.

Happy to see her friends digging in to their meals, Twilight proceeded towards the fridge. She took Rainbow’s cooled cocoa out then collected two more mugs from the cupboards. Using her unicorn magic, she duplicated the existing drink and transferred the copies into the other mugs. Rainbow and Applejack were thoroughly amazed.

“Sweet trick, Twilight! You could totally use that spell when AJ runs out of cider!”

Applejack was quick to stop that thought where it stood, “Not in a million years! The Apple family don’t need no magic to run our business! Besides, it wouldn't feel right to take advantage o’ Twilight like that.”

Rainbow tossed her hooves in the air, “Aww, c'mon, AJ! Just once, I’d like to drink your cider fresh from the grinder. Is that so much to ask?!”

Twilight thought it best to quell the incoming argument before it got any worse, “It wouldn't be a problem for you anyway, Applejack. The spell’s too complicated to execute continuously in short periods of time. Why, at the rate your beverage sells on average, I would tire myself out by the tenth or so pony.”

'Disappointed' could not even begin to describe Rainbow Dash, “Aww, man! Some use you are, egghead!”

Begrudgingly, Rainbow settled down whilst staring intensely at the table, silently chewing her sandwich and muttering about how unfair the world was.

Not wanting the conversation to idle in awkward silence, Twilight changed the subject while levitating all three mugs into the microwave and setting a time, “How about we talk about something else? I see you girls seem to be okay with each other now. That’s great! I’m guessing you took my advice then?”

Applejack nodded, “Eeyup. We talked it out last night and we've come to an agreement. RD and Ah will be spendin' some time together and in the end, she'll decide whether or not Ah’m worth fightin’ fer. Obviously, Ah’m hopin’ she chooses to be with me when it's all over.”

Rainbow stuck her tongue out playfully, “We’ll see about that, Applebutt.”

Twilight was ecstatic, “That's wonderful! So, if I understand this correctly, the two of you are giving each other a chance for this relationship to work depending on the results of Rainbow's ongoing experimentation? This would make a great letter to Princess Celestia!”

Rainbow and Applejack stared at each other bewildered, “Ah guess that’s one way o’…”

“SPIKE! Drop whatever you’re doing and take a letter!” Twilight was gone before they knew it.

The pegasus and the earth pony took this moment to shoot each other a confused glance. The microwave behind them then sounded off, signifying that their drinks were done and ready. Instead of trying to make sense of the situation, Applejack and Rainbow Dash simply shrugged it off as Twilight being Twilight and the cowmare volunteered to get the cocoa out of the appliance.

Approaching the microwave, AJ opened it and was faced with a dilemma. The way that Twilight had inserted the mugs made it close to impossible for the cowmare to maneuver her hooves within the machine’s orifice. With a bit of ingenuity, she'd finally collected one of the mugs but that was a huge misstep on her part.

Her hooves afire, she flung the drink behind her, immediately regretting it when she heard a death defying scream ring through the kitchen. Turning quickly, she caught a glimpse of a blue blur flying towards the freezer’s ice dispenser and activating it, sending a cascade of ice cubes down upon the unfortunate mare's singed body.

Rainbow just respired heavily on the ground, shaking her head as she answered, “It's okay. I'm alright… Heh, WOW! That’s one way to wake up, I guess!”

Applejack would have none of it, “Stay still! Ah’m gonna get some towels to wipe ya off with. Now, where the hay does Twilight keep 'em?”

“I’m fine, AJ. You don’t have to foalsit me. I'm a grown mare. I can take a few measly burns.”

Applejack returned with a hoofful of towels, “Ah shoulda waited fer Twilight to fetch those drinks. Ah’m sorry, Rainbow, Ah’m so sorry.”

Rainbow fell quiet before deciding to speak up candidly, “Well, okay. Even I can’t deny that that was your fault.”

Applejack frowned harder and continued wiping Rainbow much to the pegasus' irritation. Still, she couldn't deny that it was nice to know that Applejack would take care of her unequivocally.

Applejack proceeded to wrap her hooves around the pegasus mare to reach behind and dry her wings.

Twilight barged in, “Girls, are you okay?! I heard a couple of noises in here!”

Twilight froze, her left eye twitching rapidly and randomly. From her vantage point, all she saw was two mares hugging on the ground, one of them in complete bliss, whilst a myriad of mysterious liquids were scattered upon her kitchen floor. As her brain went on the fritz, she could only gawk at her two visitors for defiling the sanctity of her home.

Applejack stood up in shock. When the unicorn kept silent, she waved a hoof in her face to try and bring her friend back to reality, “Twilight? Um, are ya okay, Sugarcube?”

Rainbow, not wanting to stick around to see what would happen next, quietly pointed towards the entrance. The cowmare nodded and they both started tiptoeing around the petrified unicorn. Slowly, the two ponies slid behind their stock-still friend and once out of eyesight, bolted for the door and out of the library.

The last thing they heard was an unintelligible scream. Frankly, it's probably best that they didn't know what she had said.

-⊕-

Rainbow and Applejack halted their galloping and looked hastily around. Thankfully, the librarian was nowhere in site. Relieved, they both plopped down to the ground to try and catch their breaths.

Calming down first, Applejack spoke up, “Phew! Ah thought Twilight woulda been on us like worms on an apple farm!”

Rainbow couldn't agree more, “You said she’d be ticked but I never expected her to lose it!”

“Ah know! Ah swear, if we hadn't run away, Ah’d bet Twilight woulda brought a whole world o’ hurt on us.”

The two mares laughed jovially. Sure, they loved their friend dearly, but everypony in town knew that Twilight could go a little overboard at times whenever something distressed her.

Rainbow put a thoughtful hoof to her chin, “I wonder what Twilight shouted when we bust outta there. She seemed really freaked out when she saw us.”

Now that they felt secure that they were in the clear, the two mares took a good look around their current location. They hadn't really concentrated on where they were headed, but a quick survey of the area showed that they were just a few yards away from Rainbow's cloud house.

"Hey, would you look at that! Maybe I can grab some more grub from inside. I'm still totally hungry!"

Coming up to the house, something caught their attention – something green and round – and when they saw what it was, they became a little queasy. Tank was on the ground and he was munching away at the ant-infested pancakes. Rainbow was understandably upset.

"Tank! You can't eat that! That's gross!" A realization hit her, "Wait... I didn't feed you yesterday, did I?! Just stay right there, I'm gonna fetch you something real quick!"

Before anypony else could react, the pegasus mare was up in her cloud house and sifting through her refrigerator. It bothered her that there wasn't much left inside but she ignored that fact for later. She settled upon another carrot and quickly flew back down, feeling less frantic about 'leaving her pet hanging'. She landed on the ground with a thud and quickly searched about, trying to remember where she had left her friend and her tortoise.

When she finally spotted them, she was caught off guard by what was happening. Applejack was happily playing along with Tank and the two of them were jumping about trying to catch each other in a crude form of tag. Rainbow didn't know why, but she found some strange sort of joy to this. The two creatures she loved the most were genuinely enjoying each other's company.

Shaking it off, she trotted up to the two and held up the carrot, "Hey, Tank! I've got some food right here. I'm sorry for missing out on feeding you yesterday. I was... kinda occupied."

After snapping the vegetable into bite sized pieces, the pegasus turned back to the cowmare to deliver the bad news, "I'm sorry, AJ. I think I'm running out of food. I'll need to keep my fridge stocked if I'm gonna make it to my next paycheck."

The apple farmer nodded in understanding, "'Salright, Sugarcube. It ain't the end o' the world. There's more chow at the farm if yer willin' to eat with the family."

Rainbow grinned and flashed a determined look in her eyes, "Sounds good to me! Let's race… there?" Applejack was already running, "Hey! That's not fair!"

The pegasus was quick to follow but Applejack had too great of a head start and was simply chortling back at her friend, "Not as fun at the other end, is it, Rainbow?!"

Their hooves trampled on the ground at breakneck speeds. Rainbow was slowly creeping up to the cowmare but she knew she wouldn't be able to catch up fast enough. The blonde tail swishing about in front of her didn't help either as it blocked her from moving around the other pony. She actually had a good mind to just yank her competition back with it so she could get ahead.

After a few missed attempts, her teeth finally met its mark. With her mouth firmly locked down on the appendage, she yanked hard and produced a yip from the leading cowmare. The farm pony slowed down, blushing, giving the pegasus time to rush ahead and take a good lead. Applejack was steamed and began chasing after her rainbow-maned friend.

Rainbow was happy to banter with the cowmare, "What? You do that to me all the time! It's only fair that I get to do it to you at least once!"

Rainbow broke out into laughter. She was a good distance from the cowpony so she let her mind wander a bit. She hearkened back to her thoughts three days ago, during the race that started it all. It was just like this, wasn't it? They were both just spending some quality time together and having the time of their lives.

It was somewhat different now, though. Rainbow knew how the other pony felt about her. She actually appreciated that though this was the case, the farm pony didn't feel any need to let her emotions get in the way of their competitive friendship. Applejack was still being Applejack and that was admirable to the stuntmare.

Thinking further back, Rainbow realized that there had only been a few times when they'd had this much fun together, one of them being that eventful Running of the Leaves marathon just two years ago. In fact, now that she thought about it, Rainbow wouldn't mind if there were more instances like these in the not-so-distant future.

Looking ahead, she saw the cowmare leaving her behind in the dust, "What?! Oh, COME ON!"

The farm pony guffawed, "Ya gotta keep yer head outta them clouds, RD! Yer losin' yer edge!"

Rainbow couldn't believe she'd made the same mistake twice, "I'll show you who's losing what!"

Spreading her wings, the blue pegasus shot forward and crashed into her friend, the two ponies rolling unceremoniously through the dirt path and landing flatly near the farmhouse's front porch. They weren't tangled this time but they reacted the same way as any other friends would in their situation. They laughed.

They laughed cheerily and wept in elation, hugging each other in an effort to get control of their breaths. Sweaty and exhausted, it was really all they could do at the moment.

Big McIntosh stepped outside after hearing the commotion. He spotted his sister and Rainbow Dash laughing it out and happily rushed towards them, lifting the two ponies off the ground and into a fierce bear hug, "AJ! Where have ya been?!"

Applejack struggled to respond through the crimson pony's death grip, "Hey, Big Mac! Ah was just… around…"

Embarrassed, the burly stallion let go of the mares, both of them lightheaded and gasping for air. Apologetically, he waited for them to calm down a bit before he'd start speaking again. He really didn't know his own strength at times and he had to be careful before he really hurt somepony.

Once satisfied that they were okay, he spoke up again but in a much grimmer tone, "Ah'm happy yer back and all, AJ, but ya worried Granny Smith sick! Ya better come in and apologize to her face."

Applejack nodded when the spots had finally left her vision, "Alright, Ah'm comin' in."

The three ponies made their way inside the farmhouse. There, in the kitchen, they spotted Granny Smith taking out a fresh, new apple pie and placing it upon the table.

The older mare spun around and beamed brightly. Slowly but surely she made her way towards her granddaughter and gave her a big hug, "Applejack! Ah didn't think Ah'd ever see ya again!"

"Ah'm sorry Ah didn't tell ya Ah was stayin' out fer the night, Granny, but Ah had some stuff that Ah really needed to sort out before Ah did anythin' else. Ah'm in a pretty rough spot right now."

"Aww, that's okay, dear. C'mon, come closer. Ah wanna give ya somethin' special to make ya feel better."

Applejack obediently obliged and was whacked on the head with a hoof, "OW! What was that fer?!"

"That's fer gettin' me worried, little missy! Where the hay did you go last night?!"

"Rainbow?! That little whippersnapper that broke little Mackie's heart?! Where is she?!"

The pegasus swallowed the lump in her throat and started shifting behind 'little Mackie' hoping to hide away from the livid mare before she spotted her.

Unfortunately, she wasn't that lucky, "Hold on a minute, Ah see ya scootin' back there! Hidin' behind yer boyfriend ain't gonna save ya now, ya little rascal!"

The Apple matriarch wasn't so sure who had shouted that question, but all three ponies just suddenly started waving their hooves and protesting loudly at the elderly mare.

Once they had quieted down a bit, it was Big McIntosh who spoke up first, "We ain't datin', Granny! She's just an acquaintance!"

Granny Smith wasn't convinced. She was old but she was still sharp as a tack. They were hiding something from her.

A cacophony of 'ums' rang around the kitchen. Her suspicion was right and she was set to get to the bottom of this.

"Well, if that's all yer gonna say about it then none o' ya are gettin' any o' mah pie! Ah'll give it all to little Apple Bloom when she comes home from school later."

After a few grueling seconds, Rainbow eventually caved in. This standoff just wasn't worth her hunger pangs. There was real apple pie at stake and she'd be a fool not to capitalize on it.

Rainbow began to sweat. She played with her front hooves for a moment before she decided upon an answer, "She and I are kind of… in the middle of something."

"Middle o' what?! Ah'm too old fer ya to beat around the bush, little lady! Just spit it out already!"

This was it. The moment of truth. If she didn't admit Applejack's secret to the elderly mare right now, she would never have a chance at getting a slice of that delectable, aromatic pie.

Rainbow was dumbstruck, she realized just how idiotic she'd been acting right now, 'Was I really going to just blab out AJ's secret all for pie? Pie that I could probably get from AJ at any other time if I really wanted it? I'm… I'm a terrible pony!'

Looking to her side, Rainbow focused entirely on Applejack. She was shaking; afraid that she was gonna be outed by the pegasus before she was ready to tell her granny. She believed that Rainbow was willing to break her trust all for the sake of pie and that frightened the cowmare gravely.

It broke Rainbow's heart to see that in her eyes and it sickened her to her stomach.

'Applejack thinks I'd choose a pie over her?! She must be nuts or something! How could she ever think I'd ever do that?! Doesn't she trust me?! That's just so STUPID of her! Just how the heck did I ever fall in love with this pony?!'

There it was again, that one subconscious thought trying to force its way through and get itself noticed. Rainbow Dash had heard it clicking in her head all day long and it was time to put a stop to it. Its message was clear and it was time for her to make a decision.

Turning back to the Apple family matriarch, she steeled herself and spoke in full conviction. The truth needed to be outed and she'd be the one to do it, "Granny Smith, there's something I need to ask you and I hope you say 'yes'."

Applejack felt like the air had been stolen from her lungs. She dreaded that Rainbow would reveal the truth so bluntly but she didn't expect that she'd reveal it like that. Her grin was so wide, it threatened to split her face into two.

The older pony was stunned as well. For a good while, she gave no inkling as to what was going through her mind, but there was the smallest sliver of a smile coming onto her face that made the other two mares very optimistic. However, they were't about to leave anything up to chance and they'd celebrate only once they'd gotten her verbal seal of approval.

Unfortunately though, the elder mare suddenly frowned crossly and whacked the pegasus on the head, "Yow!"

The Apple grandmother was furious, “So, yer datin’ mah granddaughter while havin’ a fling with her brother on the side?! Why, Ah’ve got half a mind to give ya a good paddlin’ right about now!”

Applejack was quick to rush over and stood between the pegasus and her grandmother, "No Granny, It's nothing like that! It's just the two o' us! Big Mac ain't involved! Tell her, Mac!"

Big McIntosh, no longer being ignored, answered his sister hastily, not wanting to get hit as well, "Eeyup!"

The older mare was still skeptical but her body started to relax. The tenseness in the air started dissipating until it was all but a distant memory, "Well… alright then. Ah'm just glad we've gotten past all these silly little shenanigans of yers. It really wasn't necessary, y'know? It ain't that big o' a deal to me. Ah'm just glad that ya found yerself somepony who makes ya happy, Applejack. And if she's truly worth her salt, Ah'm sure she'll make a fine addition to the Apple family."

Applejack could've cried right there. She quickly ran up to her granny and gave her a tender hug, "Thank ya so much, Granny! Ya can't believe how amazin' it is to hear ya say that."

"Aww, it's nothin', little Jackie. In fact, Ah'd like to congratulate yer little filly friend as well. Where is she?"

Rainbow Dash quietly sauntered towards the aging mare, smiling hopefully about the prospect of her newfound relationship with Applejack.

Rainbow paused. Seeing Granny Smith already pull this shtick off with Applejack, the pegasus made sure to stay a good distance away from the older mare so that her hooves wouldn't be able to reach her. Though she was technically safe from getting hit, there was still a nagging dread in the back of her mind telling her that this might actually be worse.

Once the pegasus sat down, Granny Smith's face fell and took on a malevolent, threatening demeanor. Rainbow was scared for her life.

"Yer gonna take good care o' mah granddaughter and that ain't a request. That's an order. It's the only order Ah'm givin' ya and if ya don't follow it. Ah'll make sure there ain't gonna be a single feather left on yer pretty little wings. Do Ah make mahself clear?"

Glaring for a few more seconds, Granny Smith immediately perked up and grabbed the attention of her grandchildren, "Good! Now, Ah've had just about enough chatterin' to last me fer the whole entire week! How 'bout we all settle down and chow down on mah pie to celebrate the new, lovely couple?"

Finally at ease with the older mare, the three ponies gave a victorious cheer. The Apple family members started setting up the table and Rainbow was happy to lend a helping hoof in whatever way she could.

Applejack glanced at Rainbow Dash. She had done it. She wasn't sure how, but the pegasus pony was hers. So, it didn't surprise her much that when the pegasus looked her way, she had dove in for a passionate kiss. Surprised, Rainbow quickly reciprocated and ecstatically locked lips with the farm mare, a smile creeping along the edges of her mouth.

Applejack laughed and hurried the pegasus towards the table. They seated themselves down and took up their own savory slices.

Comfortable

by Mr Snowpony

The Click