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// Feeling at Home Part I 
// Story: Spiders and Magic: New Families 
// by Masterob 
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At Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack had already made her way back home along with Remy. She felt great relief in knowing that she's gonna have a pony to love and keep her company. She also knows her family will be more than happy to have Remy around.

"Hey Remy, I'm really glad yer staying, but ah gotta know, is it something you really want?" Applejack asked. "Do you really want to live with us? You don't feel like this was too sudden do ya?"

Remy shook his head, "No way, I was hoping there'd be a way for me to stay in Equestria for good, looks like I'll get that chance."

"Good, ah know mah family will be happy to have you here as well," Applejack said.

Remy looked relieved, "I'm glad, I promise to be the best Apple I can be."

"I'm sure you will be," Applejack said as she nuzzled Remy. "Love ya Remy."

"You too my sweet Applejack," Remy said, bringing Applejack in closer. During this they heard the sound of a filly snickering. "That you Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom appeared at the window, "Howdy there."

"Apple Bloom, shouldn't you be in bed?" Applejack asked.

"Just wanted to check up on ya," Apple Bloom said. "Remy's gonna be living with us right? Fer good I mean, no going back to his world right?"

"Yeah, of course, Remy's gonna live on the farm with us," Applejack said.

"Good, another big brother to have around, just like Big Mac and Peter," Apple Bloom said.

"You make a great little sister Apple Bloom," Remy said with a smirk. "But you should get to bed, it's kinda late."

"Ah will, but question...when are ya gonna marry mah sister?" Apple Bloom asked.

Remy's face turned red, as red as an apple for that matter, "Um...well..."

"Hopefully soon, ah mean Johnny did ask Rainbow Dash to marry him, so you should probably do the same, especially if yer gonna live with us. You do love mah sister don't you?" Apple Bloom asked, leaning in a bit.

"Of course I do," Remy said, feeling a little nervous.

"Then she should have that chance to be happy, you can give her that chance, can't you Remy?" Apple Bloom said, trying to look cute for the hero.

Remy turned away a bit, feeling a little nervous. He really did love Applejack, but this talk of wedding was awkward for him, especially hearing it from his marefriend's little sister.

Applejack noticed how awkward Remy looked, then turned to her little sister, "Apple Bloom, go to bed already, and stop asking questions."

"Alright fine, still I hope you two get married, then you can have lots of children, and I'll be their Auntie Apple Bloom, anyway goodnight." With that, the young filly hopped off and went to her room.

"She's still a pain, thought she'd grow out of that already, she ain't that little anymore," Applejack said, then turned to Remy. "You alright Sugarcube? That wasn't too awkward, was it?"

Remy shook his head, "Not too much, just a little surprised."

"Anyway don't worry about the marrying stuff, with you living here we might as well already be married," Applejack joked.

Remy chuckled nervously, "Yeah, I'm already happy being with you, that's all that matters right?"

Applejack looked curious, "Say, why do you like me though? Is it really the whole country thing?"

"More than that," Remy said. "At first it was because I believed you to be a pretty mare, and I really loved your accent, though I do have to admit that was mostly because of my previous girl, Rogue. Sorry to compare you to her but-"

"It's fine, be honest," Applejack said.

"Thanks," Remy said. "That's actually the main reason I really fell in love with you, I love your honesty, I love the fact that you always go by your element. You're a great mare who loves her family, a family of honest hard-working ponies. That's something I never had the chance to experience, having been not the most honest person in my life. There was a time I used my powers and skills for my own benefit and I'm ashamed of it. Being with you has given me a second chance, and I intend to make the most of it."

Applejack felt a relieved smile on her face as she nuzzled her coltfriend, "I'm glad ah could help with that, I'm always here fer you Remy."

"Same here Applejack, I love you very much," Remy said, the two standing there nuzzling, not noticing that Apple Bloom was still watching over them.

"Yer a great guy Remy, thanks for being with mah sister," she said as she quietly went to her room.





The next day on the farm, Remy was about to grab a cart, ready to get to work. He's gonna have to get used to this now if he's gonna live with the family, but it's worth it for him. He doesn't mind a little hard work, it lets him spend even more time with Applejack and her family.

Speaking of family, Apple Bloom had trotted over to greet her sister's coltfriend. "Howdy there Remy."

Remy turned to her with a nod, "Hey little Apple Bloom, you're looking extra adorable today."

Apple Bloom giggled and blushed, "Yer quite a charmer. Anyway I'm sorry if ah made you feel too weird last night."

"Don't worry about it, I know you're just excited. Kinda flattered honestly, not many people like Remy all that much, but being around such friendly ponies is a nice change I would say," Remy said.

"Still, I really hope you marry mah sister, I want to see you as part of our family. Ah mean you're already like a big brother, but seeing you and Applejack making it official, with the rest of the Apple Family watching, that'd be something special," Apple Bloom said.

Remy sighed a bit, "I want to, honestly. I'm just nervous, like what if me staying was a mistake? I'm not a hero like Peter is, I'm just some guy who had powers and didn't use them for the right reasons."

"Yer using them fer good now ain't ya?" Apple Bloom said. "Besides yer not the only pony to have had trouble, look at Trixie. She wasn't always nice and friendly and barely cared about anypony, now she's like Peter's big sister and a good aunt fer his daughter."

"I guess," Remy said. "But why do you like me for your sister?"

Apple Bloom shrugged, "I don't know really, ah just do. Personally ah think yer a very nice guy and I like being around you."

"What about Big Macintosh? He ok with me being with his little sister?" Remy asked. "He don't say much about it, but that gets me a little more worried."

"He likes ya, he ain't much fer talking, but he lets his actions speak fer him. If he didn't like ya, he'd let you know, even if he didn't say it," Apple Bloom said.

"Still, kinda like to know for sure," Remy said.

Apple Bloom spotted Big Macintosh nearby, "There he is, I'll go ask him!"

Remy looked worried, "Wait, not yet, I-"

"Big Mac! Get here a moment please!" Apple Bloom called out.

Remy sighed, feeling even more nervous now. "Thanks Apple Bloom."

"No problem," Apple Bloom said, either unaware of his annoyance, or just being playful.

Big Macintosh approached the two, "Yeah?"

"Do you think Remy's a nice guy?" Apple Bloom asked.

Big Mac nodded, "Eeyup."

"Do you think he's good fer Applejack?" Apple Bloom asked.

Big Mac again nodded, "Eeyup."

"Wouldn't it be great if they got married?" Apple Bloom asked.

Big Mac didn't answer right away, instead just looking at Remy, making him a bit nervous. After a few moments, he broke his silence. "That's up to them when they're ready."

Remy let out a huge sigh of relief, then looked a bit surprised, "Wait, you wouldn't mind if I ever asked Applejack to marry me?"

"Don't see why not, you've proven to be a great guy, seems like the only thing preventing you from asking mah sister is your own hesitance. Applejack don't get close to a lot of ponies, especially not to be their marefriend. The fact that she likes you that way says a lot about who you are," Big Mac said.

"But like I said before, I wasn't always a great guy," Remy said.

"That's in the past, you haven't done anything bad recently, you have a second chance and you're making good use of it. Stop worrying about this stuff," Big Mac said.

Remy was very surprised, he didn't expect to hear Big Mac talk this much. But as he knew, when Big Mac talked it was usually great words of wisdom. "Thanks for that, you're a great guy Big Macintosh."

Big Mac nodded, "No trouble. Now lets hurry, lot of work to be done today."

"Sure thing," Remy said, grabbing the cart. "Come on, let's get to this."

Remy trotted to the field, feeling extra confident about his relationship with Applejack. He knows what he has to do now.





Later on, Applejack was pulling a whole wagon of apples to the barn, the last of it for the day. Applejack wiped some sweat off her head after setting it down, "Whoo, nothing like a hard day's work."

She noticed Remy approaching, though he looked a little tired from his apple bucking, "Yeah...hard work...totally great."

Applejack went to help Remy with the apples, "You ok there? Don't overwork yerself."

Remy took a breath and wiped his head. "Been doing this for weeks, I should be used to it by now."

Applejack fanned him a little with her hat. "Hey yer doing better than when you first started. It takes time so don't worry too much, I'm just glad yer helping," Applejack bit her lip a little as she put her hat back on her head. "Though ah hope this work ain't giving you second thoughts about staying in Equestria."

Remy shook his head, "As long as I get to be with you, then I have no regrets." Remy then fell over a bit, kneeling down a little.

Applejack quickly approached him out of concern, "You ok there Remy? You look out of it."

"Sorry, I intentionally fell but not in the way I wanted to," Remy said.

Applejack scratched her head, "Now why would you intentionally fall down?"

Remy grabbed her hoof, "Because I need to be on my knee as I ask you this mon cherrie."

Applejack looked surprised, she felt very nervous and excited for what Remy looked to be doing. "Remy? What is this?"

"Applejack, your sister was right about what she said, you deserve to be happy, and I'm the guy who can give you that happiness. I was a little nervous about this, until I spoke with your brother, he really helped me realize something important, that's how much our love means. The work here is hard but your love makes everything worth it, you have given me a lot and I wish to return your affection." Remy looked up at her. "Will you marry me?"

Applejack gasped, she couldn't believe this, part of her thought this moment would never come. "Remy, oh my, ah..." Applejack stopped a bit to regain her composure and offered a smile. "Of course...I'll marry yah!"

Remy did a chuckle of success, "You serious? You'll really marry me?"

Applejack hugged Remy, "Dang straight I'll marry ya!"

Remy threw his hoof up, "Alright! Remy finally gonna be an Apple Family pony!"

"Let's go tell mah family, we got big preparations to make!" Applejack said.

"Of course, only the best for you!" Remy said and kissed Applejack.

Applejack broke off and chuckled, "Probably should take a bath first, gonna be weird telling mah family if we're all sweaty."

"I'm up for a bath," Remy playfully lifted her chin. "Care to join me?"

Applejack's eyes widened as she blushed, then had a sly grin. "Remy the point of the bath is to get clean, not even more dirty." She leaned in to whisper, "Let's save that fer bed."

Now it's Remy's turn to blush, he feels even luckier now. "Come on, let's get to it then."

Later on the rest of the Apple Family found out about the engagement, needless to say there was a mini party in the Apple Family home. Apple Bloom was happy that not only did Remy go through with asking, she was also happy that he was gonna be her brother-in-law, Big Mac also happy that his sister has a good stallion for herself, Granny Smith also feeling tears of happiness, getting a new grandson.

Aunt May also heard the big surprise, she felt so happy for Remy and Applejack, now seeing more love and happiness around.

"What type of wedding is it gonna be?" Apple Bloom asked.

"We'll work out the details later," Applejack said.

"This is so great! Ah can't wait to tell mah friends!" Apple Bloom said.

"You can tell them tomorrow, let's get ready fer dinner, then fer bed," Applejack said.

"Alright then, but wow! Remy's gonna be in our family! That's so amazing!" Apple Bloom said.

"Little surprised you're so happy, you like me that much?" Remy asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't I? Yer a great guy to be around, I'm glad I can really call you family Remy," Apple Bloom said, then trotted over to hug the hero.

Remy returned the hug, feeling a sense of happiness and family. He could only wonder how the rest of the Apples from all over Equestria would react. But he at least had this family, that's all that mattered to him.





The next day Apple Bloom had made her way over to The Carousel Boutique, being greeted by Sweetie Belle at the door.

"Oh, hi Apple Bloom, what brings you here?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Guess what! Remy asked mah sister to marry him, and she said 'Yes'!" Apple Bloom partially shouted.

Sweetie Belle's eyes widened, "Wow really! That's so great! I can't believe Rainbow Dash AND Applejack are gonna be married soon!."

"What's this about Applejack getting married?" Sweetie Belle heard. She turned around and saw Bobby. "Remy asked her to marry him?"

"Yeah, he did," Apple Bloom answered. "They're gonna get married soon, well they haven't said when but they want it to be soon."

"Wow, didn't think Remy would go for it so soon, I mean we're living here but I thought he'd be too nervous to ask," Bobby said, still a bit surprised.

"Well ah helped a little," Apple Bloom admitted.

Sweetie Belle grinned at Bobby, "You have some catching up to do, how long before you ask my sister to marry her."

Bobby glared at the young filly, "Don't you start, I'll ask her soon, I just need to wait for the right moment."

"How about right now? Seriously it's been two days since the portals closed for good, you're obviously not going back so why not just ask my sister and make it official?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I don't wanna ask her just because the portals closed, that wouldn't seem very romantic. That's like saying 'I'm stuck here, might as well marry her', or something like that," Bobby said.

"You're not stuck here, you wanted to stay, now that you're staying, just asked my sister to marry you," Sweetie Belle said.

"I will...later," Bobby said.

Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes, "Right, later."

"I'll ask Rarity soon, just give me some time!" Bobby said.

"Ask me what?" Rarity said from nearby, causing Bobby to jump a little.

"Hey, Rarity! Didn't expect to see you there," Bobby said with a nervous laugh.

Rarity looked unsurely at her coltfriend, but brushed it off for the moment. "What did you want to ask me?"

Bobby almost felt a nervous sweat form, "Um...I wanted to ask if..."

Rarity looked even more curious, "If what dear?"

Bobby could hear the snickering from Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, especially the young unicorn filly, he knows she's enjoying this.

"I wanted to ask if...you'd like to go someplace with me or something? Just us two?" Bobby asked.

Rarity blinked for a few seconds before nodding with a reassuring smile, "Of course dear, I don't know why you were so nervous, we're already coltfriend and marefriend after all."

"Right, of course, silly me, hehe," Bobby said, still with his nervous smile, much to Rarity's confusion.

"Sometimes you remind me of Peter, you're both a bit silly in your own ways, but I find it charming," Rarity said.

Bobby groaned a little but put on another smile. "Anyway where would you like to go?"

"Oh, I get to choose?" Rarity asked. "That's thoughtful, though I don't have a good idea where to pick."

"How about the spa?" Sweetie Belle suggested, "I'm sure Bobby won't mind a trip to the spa."

Bobby glared slightly at Sweetie Belle, but was met with a bratty smile from the young filly.

"The spa!? Oh that sounds lovely, would you mind Bobby?" Rarity asked.

Bobby wanted to back out, he wasn't too interested in going to a spa, but he did want to make Rarity happy. Though there was also the fact that Sweetie Belle would get her own satisfaction from this. Still, he cared more about Rarity's happiness, but he made a note to get back at Sweetie Belle for this.

"Alright Rarity, if that's what you want," Bobby said.

"Marvelous, I'll go get ready then," Rarity said, running off to prepare.

Once she was gone, Bobby gave Sweetie Belle an intense glare, "I hope you know that I'll get you for this."

"Oh please, we both know I'm too cute for you to stay mad," Sweetie Belle teased.

Bobby continued to glare at the young filly, "We'll see about that."

As Bobby walked off, Sweetie Belle turned to Apple Bloom with a smug grin. "This will be fun."

"Wow, you really are enjoying this," Apple Bloom said.

"Yeah, though I really do hope to see Bobby marry my sister, I think he's great for her. I really want him to be my big brother," Sweetie Belle said.

"Big brothers are great to have, with Remy asking mah sister to marry him, now ah have three," Apple Bloom said.

"Yeah, and with Johnny marrying Rainbow Dash, that means a big brother for Scootaloo. Finally we have big sisters and big brothers," Sweetie Belle said.

"Right, anyway ah need to get going, gotta tell Scootaloo about Remy and mah sister," Apple Bloom said.

"Ooh, let me come too! I wanna see her reaction," Sweetie Belle said.

"Let's go then!" Apple Bloom encouraged, the two fillies then rushing to find their friend.





Later with Rarity and Bobby, the two were enjoying a nice trip to the spa. Bobby felt a little weird at first but Rarity assured him that it's normal for a stallion to enjoy a trip to the spa, that even Peter has joined her. That reason wasn't enough for Bobby however, while he cares for Peter, he doesn't exactly consider him to be the most masculine of guys, despite how many females like him.

"Do you feel relaxed yet Bobby?" Rarity asked as one of the Spa ponies, Lotus Blossom was giving her a nice massage on her back.

"Yeah, it isn't too bad," Bobby said as Aloe also gave him a massage, though she found herself to be quite cold, unsure how that's possible when the room is supposed to be somewhat heated.

"I usually do this with Fluttershy but she's with Logan right now. Those two make such a nice couple. Granted Logan isn't exactly the most gentle stallions to be around sometimes, he's at least really soft with Fluttershy," Rarity said.

"Logan's always been like that, he acts all tough but when it comes to certain others he can be like Peter. It just takes certain others to make him feel like that, Fluttershy happens to be one of them," Bobby said.

"Still, I wish he would smile a little more often, being around that bad attitude isn't exactly thrilling," Rarity said.

"Eh, you'll get used to it," Bobby said.

"There are days I do this with Applejack as well, but she's almost always busy at her farm, I wish she'd learn to relax once in a while," Rarity said.

"Remy can handle that part, his calm nature might rub off on her," Bobby said.

"You'd be surprised how much one can run off on the other, thanks to Peter, Twilight has been much more fun to be around. Also thanks to Twilight, Peter has learned to manage his emotions better," Rarity said.

"Good for him, those two make quite the couple," Bobby said.

"Yes, they do, it's lovely to see," Rarity said.

Later on the two were sitting in a hot tub, Rarity laying back and enjoying the soothing water.

"Ah that's so nice..." Rarity said and turned to Bobby. "Isn't it wonderful?"

Bobby just sat there, not sure what to think. "Guess so...barely feel it though."

"That's right, you can't really get hot...or cold for that matter," Rarity said.

"Same with Johnny, but at least I get to spend time with you," Bobby said as he pulled her in for a side hug.

Rarity awed at that and returned the hug, "That's all I care about."

Bobby looked curious, "Though I'm still curious, why me? I'm not the most sophisticated guy."

"I don't care about that stuff, at least not anymore. I've tried it before and it never worked out for me. So far you have proven to be a much better coltfriend, and I'm glad you're staying. I want to always be with you Bobby," Rarity said as she kissed his cheek.

"Yeah, same here. I feel so lucky, I can't believe I got such a beautiful girl to be my girlfriend," Bobby rubbed her face. "I mean seriously, you can have any guy you want. I'm so grateful I'm you choose me." Bobby kissed her a little, "I'll do everything to make your choice worth it."

Rarity blushed at Bobby's affection. Despite his ice powers, he did a great job of making her feel warm, even the water in the tub couldn't match up to the warmness she felt from her coltfriend.

"Oh Bobby, I love you," Rarity said.

"I love you too Rarity," Bobby said and hugged her really close to him, pressing his forehead against hers. "The moment I knew I could stay in this world was the happiest, because it meant I can be with you."

"Oh my," Rarity said, gazing affectionately at her coltfriend. "You're quite the romantic pony."

"Wow really? Can't believe I pulled that off," Bobby said, chuckling a bit. "Seriously though Rarity, all I want now is to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Bobby, if you want to do that, you just have to ask one question, I'm sure you'll like the answer," Rarity said.

Bobby looked a little surprised, "Oh really? You mean that!"

"Of course, I'm sure Sweetie Belle would like that as well," Rarity said with a smirk.

Bobby's eyes widened, "Wait, you knew about that?"

"I overheard you two, and just so you know Bobby, I won't think it any less romantic for you to ask just because you're staying for good. I'm quite sure you want this, I know I do," Rarity said.

Bobby chuckled nervously, "Alright then, later on I'll-"

"Why later? I'm right here," Rarity said.

Bobby looked around, "Here? Don't you want anything a little more romantic? You deserve that much after all."

"Bobby, all I care about is you being honest with me, I don't care where it is really. Besides I do like this place, I come here often, so in a way I'll have another memory to share," Rarity said.

"Alright, here it goes," Bobby knelt down, though it was a little hard to do in the water and he held her hoof. "Rarity, will you marry me?"

Rarity smiled at she rubbed his face, "Yes Bobby, I will."

Bobby leapt out the water in joy, "Alright! I'm getting married!"

He could hear the Spa Twins clapping and cheering for him. After doing a victory wave,  he went back into the tub, but then slipped on the edge and fell into the water, causing a huge splash. He popped his head out the water and saw that he got Rarity's mane wet, and she didn't look too happy.

"Hehe...sorry about that," Bobby said with a sheepish smile.

Rarity shrugged, "It's fine darling, you are my fiancé after all."

Bobby engaged Rarity in a kiss after hearing that. He was gonna have a great wedding.

Later that day, the two had returned to the Carousel Boutique, they had a lot of preparing to do for their wedding. Not too long later, Sweetie Belle herself had returned after spending some time with her friends.

"Hey Rarity! Bobby! So, did anything interesting happen while I was with my friends?" Sweetie Belle asked with mock curiosity.

"You could say that," Bobby said with a confident grin.

Rarity giggled, "You'll be happy to know Bobby asked me to marry him, and you'll be even happier to know that I said 'Yes'," Rarity said.

Sweetie Belle blinked in surprise a bit, then formed a large grin on her face. "Seriously!? You two are getting married!?"

Rarity nodded, "Yes, we sure are Sweetie Belle."

Sweetie Belle couldn't contain her excitement, she immediately jumped to hug her soon-to-be brother-in-law. "I'm so happy! You're gonna be my big brother!"

Bobby chuckled nervously before returning the hug. "I'm so happy myself, you're gonna be a great little sister, despite you being a pain."

"It's only out of love," Sweetie Belle said.

Rarity giggled, "Aw, how sweet, I'm glad you two are gonna get along, it's important to me that the two ponies I love the most love each other just as much."

Sweetie Belle kept her hug on Bobby a little longer, the hero having no problems with it. He already loved his little sister, just like he loved Rarity.