//------------------------------// // Wait, we're not a couple...Are we? // Story: Adventures of love // by Woogabear //------------------------------// Applebloom sat across the lunch table from Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. "I just don't know what has gotten into Applejack." Applebloom said shaking her head in confusion. The other two fillies looked just as confused. "Maybe she has a crush." Sweetie Belle said. Applebloom shook her head. "That's ridiculous Applejack doesn't get crushes. Not once in my 15 year old life has she gotten a crush." Sweetie Belle shrugged. "Then what could it be?" Said Scootaloo chomping into a apple. "Well ever since we got that new worker, she had been acting cookoo." Sweetie Belle sat up looking intrigued "Wait, you mean the really handsome one?" Applebloom giggled "Hehe, yeah that one." Scootaloo looked suddenly interested. "Maybe he's the one she has a crush on." All of their eyes widened. "Still I don't know guys, Applejack has always been focused on one thing. And that's work." "Oh come on Apple Bloom, you said it yourself he's insanely hot." Rumble walked over to the table and sat by Applebloom. "Guy's I know I'm insanely hot but you don't have to keep talking about it." Rumble said. Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes. "Not you, horseshoe for brains. Applebloom's new employee on the farm. But you are pretty cute." Rumble blushed. "Same goes for yourself." He said dreamily. Scootaloo made a gagging noise. "Could you guys get a room or something." The couple looked at her sheepishly, blushing. "Guy's focus, we need to figure out if Applejack really does have crush on Burning Love." They all looked around as if they would find the answer in the sky. "Guy's I think it's time for the Cutie Mark Crusaders to step in." They all nodded in agreement. "I think I'm going to let you guys handle this one." Said Rumble. *** The next day after school the Cutie Mark Crusaders met in the Club house to discuss their plans. "Okay so what do you suppose we do to figure out if Applejack really does have crush on the new guy." Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle looked at each other thoughtfully. "Maybe we should just do an old fashioned stake out." Suggested Scootaloo. The other two fillies looked thoughtful. "I think that would be perfect. We're going to need disguises." They once again fell into a deep trans, thinking of disguises. But Sweetie Bell thought of something first. "Why don't we just pretend we're hanging out for the day, and spy on them then." They shrugged. "Seems reasonable." Then they got started. After discussing a few more details about the plan the Cutie Mark Crusaders departed. With a brief description of why they were there, to granny smith, they galloped up stairs to Applejack's room. Knowing she would be hard at work for the day they didn't have to worry about her coming in. They all giggled as they looked through Applejack's room. They hadn't had any luck. Until Applebloom held up a pink notebook with the words 'diary' written on it. They all gasped with excitement. They ran to Applebloom's room and locked the door. They clambered up on Applebloom's bed, and opened it up. "hmmm, where do you think we should start?" Applebloom asked. "We should probably start right when Burning Love got here." Applebloom flipped back the pages until she saw the date. They all giggled nervously as she read aloud. "Dear Diary, Today was a big day here on the farm we got a new employee! His name is Mr. Dreamy. Er-- I mean his name is Burning Love. There is something magical about him, he's hard working like me. Handsome beyond belief, and he wants to flirt with me!." The three fillies giggled. "I don't know, there's just something special about the way he does things. I can't wait to get to know him more, hopefully Big Mac won't be a lot of trouble." Applebloom read the next couple of days each page filled with cheesy romance crap. Until finally Scootaloo couldn't take it anymore. "Okay we get it! She is deeply in love with Burning Love,now what are we going to do about it?" They hadn't thought that far ahead. "Well we need to return the diary first." Sweetie Belle said. Applebloom quietly tip-hooved to Applejack's room and returned the diary, she found Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle looking excited. "I think we know what to do." "Yeah we totally got it!" The orange filly said. "Would you ponies mind telling what exactly that is?" Sweetie Belle hopped from the bed. "So you know when we tried to get Cheerilee and Big Mac together." "Yes and we completely failed. I don't know what you're getting at." The Scootaloo hoped from the bed. "That didn't work because they weren't already in love, all we have to do with Applejack and Burning Love is make them realize their in love." "This could actually work, and we might get our cutie marks!" The three fillies set out immediately. Granny Smith said that they were in the barn getting supplies. All three of them stealthily crept closer to the barn. Applejack and Burning Love had buckets on their backs. They were talking and smiling to each other, obviously in love. Applejack had a dreamy look in her eyes, and Burning looked like he was trying to hold something back, like he was restraining to do something. Once they found a bush that would conceal them Sweetie Belle spoke up. "I know what to do."The other fillies looked at her expectantly. "We need to get them to kiss." Scootaloo made a disgusted face but didn't say anything. "That's perfect!" Applebloom exclaimed. "We just need to get them in a romantic setting, something special." "Or we could just leave them alone and let them figure it out by themselves." Said Scootaloo. The other two fillies looked at her. "Did anypony get their cutie marks by letting pony's 'figure it out'." "No, no they didn't." Sweetie Belle agreed. "So what's the plan to get them to kiss?" "Well we can't use the gazebo, too obvious." The yellow filly said. "Well their not going to come willingly, we need to force them to spend time with each other." Said Scootaloo. "You're right Scoots! We have to force them." "Hey guys, can we get out of this bush, Applejack and Burning are gone." Said Applebloom. They all realized they were still sitting in a bush. They clambered out and pursued to the clubhouse for further discussion. "Well where are we going to lock them in, that we know they're both going to be?" "What about the barn?" Asked Scootaloo. "The barn? Hardly romantic." "Well it's a place where we know they're both going to be, just like today." The fillies looked thoughtful for a moment. "Well we don't have anything better." They shrugged. "Well at about six they should both be coming back to the barn to put their supplies back." Said Applebloom. "I guess that's when we'll do it." *** The sun was beginning to get low and the girls presumed their positions in the bush. They could just see a orange and sparkling white dot coming from the south field. The girls held the heavy two-by four in their hooves ready to run. The ponies got closer and the fillies became more excited. Finally the ponies entered the barn with buckets in tow. The fillies sprung into action carrying the board on their backs. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo got on either side of the doors and pushed them closed before the adult ponies had time to react. Then all of the fillies slid the board into the handles of the door. Hooves were heard pounding on the inside of the door. "Applebloom what is the meaning of this?" Yelled Applejack from the inside. "Sorry sis, it's for the greater good." "The greater good? Why did you do this?" "So we can get our cutie marks, and you can fall in love." "Oh for Celestia's sake Applebloom... wait fall in love?" "Yes duh, you and Burning love each other now talk so I can get my cutie mark!" And with that final remark the three fillies left the couple in the barn, alone. After about five minutes of banging on the barn door a white hoof was placed on her shoulder. Applejack turned around to see Burning Love laughing. "Why are you laughing?" "You just look so frustrated, it's cute." Applejack's anger vanished. A blush formed on her orange cheeks. "We need to find a way out of here." "Why?" "Why? What do you mean why?" "Why do we have to get out of here, the fillies obviously locked us in here for a reason, why not take advantage." Applejack looked at him. "But we have to get out I have to beat up my sister." "Oh let her be, she's just trying to get her cutie mark. Besides it gives me a chance to do this." He leaned in and smashed her face against his. At first Applejack was surprised and stood there like a board, but she soon melted into it kissing back. They pulled apart too soon, leaving Applejack wanting more. "I have wanted to do that since the moment I saw you." "Why didn't you?!" Burning laughed. "That wouldn't be very polite would it?" "Screw chivalry! I wanted to kiss you the moment I laid eyes on that handsome grey mane!" To make her point Applejack leaned in giving him another kiss. When they pulled apart Applejack ruffled his mane. "Hey!" Said Burning Love. "That wasn't nice." Applejack put on a fake sympathetic look. "Oh it wasn't, I'm sorry!" She ruffled his mane again. "Alright that's it!" Burning tackled Applejack to the ground and started tickling her. "If that's how you're going to be then I'm just going to have make you beg for mercy." Applejack was in a fit of giggles. "Burning! Burning stop! Okay I will stop! Just stop tickling me!" Burning Love jumped off of her, and helped her up. "That was just evil." Burning laughed, then stopped. "Wait, we're not a couple...Are we?"