//------------------------------// // A night to remember // Story: Orange and Cyan // by PaperBack //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash looked Applejack square in her emerald eyes, a blank expression on her face. Applejack stared back into Rainbows light ruby ones, biting her lower lip nervously. The two mares sat like this for ten seconds, no more, no less. In a flash of rainbow colors and orange fur. Applejack found herself on her back with Dash standing on her chest, still lost in the magenta sea of Rainbows eyes. Rainbow gave a small smile, “ Does this answer your question?” she asked as she closed her eyes, and pressed her lips to Applejacks. Applejacks eyes widened in shock at the sudden move as she felt her entire body respond to Rainbows lips against hers. The sensation felt like she was flying in a lightning storm. “OH SWEET CELESTIA THIS FEELS AMAZIN’!” Applejack said to herself, “And Dash tastes kinda spicy and sweet at the same time. Ah could get used ta that.” she finished her thought and wrapped her hooves around Rainbow's neck. Rainbow also had the same feeling as Applejack, only she compared to performing a sonic rainboom. “OH MAN THIS FEEL A THOUSAND TIMES MORE AWESOME THEN PERFORMING A SONIC RAINBOOM! And AJ tastes like apples and… cinnamon and something else I can’t recognize… but I’m sure I’ll get the chance to find out.” Rainbow thought to herself. The two mares continued to lay in silence, enjoying the taste of one another. After what seemed like an eternity Applejack and Rainbow Dash reluctantly broke their kiss, each savoring the taste of the other. “Yeah, that does answer mah question, but now Ah need an answer to mine.” said the orange earth pony. “What is it, AJ?” asked the cyan pegasus getting off her friend's chest and sitting back on her haunches. “What was with ya brushin’ mah cutie mark with yer wing yesterday? From what Ah could see, ya got a few odd looks from some of the pegasi at the market after ya did it.” she asked Rainbow sitting up and adjusting her hat. Rainbow looked at Applejack surprised, “ Oh… you felt that?” “Yeah Ah felt it, it was kinda hard not ta.” AJ deadpanned “Oh well its called feather marking.” she said ruffling her wings a little “Feather what?” Rainbow chuckled a little, “ Feather marking, it’s where a pegasus takes a wing and brushes it over their special someponies cutie mark. Showing other ponies that they mean business with the pony they feather mark. Like when I did it to you, I sent a message to the other pegasi that you are mine.” she finished, letting a smile spread across her face and going over and sitting next to Applejack. “ and if they want you they have to fight me for you.” Applejack looked at her rainbow maned friend, “ Oh… am Ah the first pony ya feather marked?” she asked Rainbow looked at Applejack thinking back to all of the ponies she had dated… then she smiled, “ Yeah, actually, you are the first pony I’ve ever feather marked.” she said draping a wing over her orange friend. Applejack smiled and gave her a small short kiss, “Ah’m glad Ah got ta be the first.” she said pulling away from Rainbow and giving her an affectionate nuzzle. Rainbow smiled and turned to look at the setting sun. Marveling at the peach, light orange and deep pink colors. Applejack took this opportunity to lay her head on Rainbow's shoulder. Dash, noticing this, laid her own head on Applejacks, “I love you AJ.” “Ah love you too, RD.” The two mares remained like this for the duration of the sunset and well after darkness had consumed them. “AJ?” Rainbow asked, assisting her marefriend in gathering up the remnants of their picnic. Applejack looked up from the basket straight into a pair of magenta eyes, and her lips were met with a light, yet still passion filled kiss. Pulling away from her orange mare Rainbow said, “I really am happy you asked me out…. but to be perfectly honest I already kinda knew you had a crush on me” Applejacks emerald eyes widened at this, “How?” was all she said. “Well… there was the running of the laves a few years ago, and a bunch of times after that… then we were trapped in that cave in Manetana, and on the way home I couldn’t sleep…. and I kinda overheard you and Fluttershy talking….” she said sheepishly looking down to the soft grass beneath her hooves. The farmer mare did nothing but sit and take in Rainbows confession. “... So when I heard that the feather you accidentally pulled out was a primary I… kinda snuck into your room…” from under her left wing Rainbow pulled out a small light orange box with her cutie mark on the lid, “After I snuck into your house and got the feather and I made this box for it.” Applejack took the small box from Rainbow and opened it and let out a small gasp. The inside of the box was lined in rainbow colored silk, and lying in among the folds was a single light blue feather. “I also heard what Fluttershy told you about what primaries mean… So do you like it?” asked the rainbow maned mare, twiddling her hooves. The orange mare simply stared at the lone feather in the orange box, dumbfounded at the meaning it now held. “AJ are you going to say--,” Rainbow was interrupted by a pair of orange lips pressing firmly against hers, and she melted into the kiss. After a moment or two they surfaced for air, Applejack finally spoke, “ Ah am just so darn happy you said yes, sugarcube. And now yer givin’ me a feather… Ah just don’t know what ta say… “ she said starting to choke up with tears. Rainbow wrapped her hooves around Applejack and pulled her into a tight hug and said nothing. Applejack sniffed and leaned further into her marefriends shoulder, “ Ah just... “ “Shh… it’s okay AJ I know how you feel, I’m glad you asked first… I don’t know what I was going to say if I had to be the one to ask you out.” Rainbow said pulling away to look Applejack in the face, which was slightly damp from her tears, and her eye were red from the crying, seeing her like this made the rainbow maned pegasus tear up herself. The farmer mare smiled gently, “Ah love you Rainbow Dash.” Rainbow also smiled, “I love you too AJ.” “Well… Ah suppose,” she sniffed, “ Ah should be gettin’ home. Ah have a lotta buckin’ ta do tomorrow.” “ I’ll walk ya home.” said Rainbow getting to her hooves and draping a wing over her marefriend and, with basket inhoof, made their way to the Apple family home. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Arriving at the front porch to of the house the two mares separated and faced one another. “Well… this is me.” Applejack said solemnly, “ So… I guess Ah’ll see ya tomorr--” once again she was cut short by the mare she longed for and now had. Catching Applejack off guard, and with her mouth slightly open, Rainbow pressed her lips to those delicious orange ones, and seizing the opportunity she slipped her tongue into AJ's mouth. Applejacks eyes opened wide in surprise at the fact her mouth was now being probed by her love. Noting the feeling she began to push back against Rainbow, both with her body and tongue. Minutes ticked by and after five minutes or so the two mares broke their long and passionate kiss. Rainbow smiled, “I couldn’t let you go in… without a good night kiss.” she said and playfully licked AJs nose. Applejack smiled and said “ Ah guess ya couldn’t.” and she kissed her marefriend much the same way Rainbow had kissed her. Breaking their passion once again, Applejack moved a little further away from her rainbow maned pegasus. “ Night AJ.” said Rainbow, “ I love you.” “ Night, Dash, Ah love you too.” she said now hugging Rainbow. Before she separated from the embrace she gave Dash a quick peck on the cheek. As she turned to go inside the house, Dash unfurled a wing and traced AJs flank, making sure to run her feathers over the three apples adorning it. Making sure she was safe in the house, Rainbow launched herself into the air, doing a round of backflips and barrel rolls, she too headed for home.