AJ's P.O.V.
I awake to the sun shining down on me. It's warm, radiant glow shined through my eyelids, causing me to instantly wake up at the bright light. Before I even lifted my head off the bed, I realized that I have something in my grasp. I looked down at my hooves and notice a cream colored leg in my hooves. At first, I am unbelievably confused as to what is in my hooves, but then I remembered the night before. I feel my face begin to heat up as I remembered the events of last night, and I lifted my head slowly to see that I'm holding onto Flim's hoof.
I realize that Flim is still fast asleep, so I carefully unwrapped my hooves from around his leg, hoping that Flim is a deep sleeper. Fortunately, he was, but as I had begun to move my hooves from around his leg, Flim shifted onto his side, making the situation even more awkward. Now we were mere inches from each other's muzzle. I gasped at the fact that there was barely inches between his and my body. I couldn't move my hooves now, or he would wake up for sure.
Think, AJ, think, I told myself. My mind ran through all the possibilities that I could escape this awkward situation, but each of them involved Flim waking up. The only idea I could think of was just to go back to sleep and play it off when Flim wakes up. Of course, I did have morning chores, but I'm sure Big Mac would get them done for me. I layed my head back on the pillow and fell back asleep.
Flim's P.O.V.
The sun is shining brightly through the window, causing me to squint once I open my eyes. I instantly feel something on my hoof, and I looked down to see two orange hooves wrapped around my own. At first I'm confused, but when I look up, I realize that Applejack is mere inches from my muzzle. I feel a blush begin to appear on my cheeks from the close proximity of our muzzles, and then I realized that Applejack was waking up.
She slowly opens her eyes, and they instantly grow in size when she notices just how close we are.
"Uh, good morning, Flim," Applejack said, clearly embarrassed.
"Good morning to you too."
She looked down at her hooves and saw how they were wrapped gently around my own. She looked back up at me, and her face bloomed like a ripe tomato from the intensity of her blush. In a rapid movement, Applejack unwrapped her hooves from my own and got up off the bed. Her face was still a shade of red, but it was beginning to disappear. I turned over on my other side to see her begin to walk out the door.
"Wait!" I tell her," You forgot your hat."
"Oh, right," she responded.
She began to reach for it, but before she could grab it herself, I lifted it off the nightstand and placed it gently on her head.
"Thanks," she said, replying to my gesture," Why don't you come on down for breakfast. I'm sure Granny already has plenty of food prepared for us."
"Uh, sure. Of course."
I placed my hooves on the ground and followed Applejack down to the kitchen, where Big Mac, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith were all sitting down.
"Goodmorning, everypony," I say, as I make my way to my assigned chair.
"I'm guessing you two slept well?" Granny Smith asked.
Applejack and I gave each other a quick glance before responding.
"Yes," we said in unison.
"I never heard you head back to your room, AJ," Apple Bloom commented.
"Oh, uh, yeah," Applejack stuttered out," I fell asleep in Flim's room last night."
"Why? Is he your coltfriend?" Apple Bloom questioned.
"No!" we both shouted at her. Everypony could tell that we were embarrassed by the question, as our cheeks glowed red.
"Then why'd you slee-," Apple Bloom started.
"Apple Bloom, can you go bring the extra bottle of syrup?" Granny Smith interjected.
"Of course, Granny."
Apple Bloom galloped off to the kitchen and once she was gone, Granny whispered something to me.
"Don't you worry 'bout her now, you hear? She's just filly getting into the love stages of life."
I smiled at the reassurance Granny gave me. "Oh, it's no problem. I figured a question like that would have been asked at some point."
Granny nodded her head as Apple Bloom came rushing back with the syrup in her mouth.
"Here you go, Granny."
"Thank you, Deary."
Once we finished breakfast, I helped Applejack clean off the dishes before bringing up a question I had been meaning to ask.
"Hey, Applejack?" I asked.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we could go into town so I can get some clothes? I know it's an odd question since ponies don't normally wear clothes, but I feel naked without it."
Applejack thought about it for a minute before responding.
"Of course we can, Sugarcube. I understand how you feel. I can't go anywhere without my hat. Let me just tell Big Mac so he knows where I am, and we can go."
"Ok."
I waited at the entrance to the farm for Applejack to tell Big Mac our plans. It didn't take long before she had met up with me at the entrance, and we followed the path leading to town.
AJ's P.O.V.
As we entered the outskirts of town, I could tell that Flim was getting nervous. I could understand why, being the reason that him and his brother had scammed most of the ponies in town.
"You gonna be okay, Sugarcube?" I questioned.
"Yeah, of course," he responded with a slight hint of nervousness in his voice," I just don't know how everypony is going to treat me."
"You'll be fine. Just relax. If anyone tries to bother you, I'll send them on their way," I said with a wink.
Flim smiled at this, but instantly went back to a straight face as we entered the center of town. Ponies instantly stared at us as we walked through the middle of the market, but no pony said a word to us on our way to Rarity's boutique. Flim kept a straight face the whole time, but, on the inside, I could tell he was panicking that somepony would say something to him.
Once we made it clear across town, Flim let out a huge sigh of relief. I grinned at him, before stopping at the entrance to the boutique. I opened the door and walked in with Flim on my tail.
"Rarity?" I called out.
I heard her hoofsteps before she entered the main room.
"Applejack!" Rarity exclaimed. "What a lovely surprise! I was planning on coming out to the farm today since I didn't see you in town yester-."
Rarity instantly stopped talking once she noticed the tall, lanky stallion behind me.
"Um, Applejack, you do know who that is, don't you?" Rarity questioned with a concerned tone in her voice.
"Of course I do," I responded," It's Flim. He told me he needed some new clothes cause his old ones had been ripped, and I figured you'd be the perfect pony for the job."
"Well, okay then, Darling," Rarity replied before moving her glance over to Flim," What exactly do you have in mind?"
"Well," Flim started," I guess whatever is the least inexpensive."
"No, go ahead and get whatever you need," I butted in," I'll pay for it."
"Applejack, you don't have to do tha-."
"Nope. I made my mind. I'm gonna do some grocery shopping, so I'm gonna be gone for a few hours. Hopefully, you'll be ready when I get back."
"I'll make sure of that, " Rarity added.
"Well, see you later, Applejack."
"See ya."