//------------------------------// // Silverstream has a crush // Story: Cory: The Fear of Water // by artman7391 //------------------------------// It was another afternoon at Sweet Apple Acres. The Apple Family (with the exception of AJ) was assigned to their daily chores. Big Mac was hauling a cart of freshly plucked fruit from the trees, Applebloom was tending to the Pig Sty and farm animals, and Granny Smith was cooking something in the house kitchen that would be mouth watering for just it's smell. Meanwhile, Cory, in his pony form, was found inside the main barn, building a more sturdy leverage for the wall beams, and painting a new decor on the walls to match the floor. It was then he heard a few young voices coming from outside. It was Applejack, along with Gallus, Ocelus, Yona, Silverstream, Smolder and Sandbar. She had been assigned by his mother to lead the 6 creatures in a field trip/teamwork assignment at Sweet Apple Acres. "Whoo-Wee!!" Said Applejack as she stopped over at the barn and tested the sturdiness of the walls. "I gotta hoof it to ya Cory!! You sure have been learning fast when it comes to fixin up a barn like this one." "I'LL SAY!!" Shouted a gleeful Silverstream. "I..I mean, good job." Everyone looked at her strangely as her cheeks turned red. "Every creature." Applejack started. "As you all may know, this here is my little brother Cory." "Hey Cory." Said every creature, to which Silverstream made a rather sheepish wave towards him. "For todays assignment." AJ continued. "You will learn the advancement of teamwork. We're all going to split into teams of two, where..." "I CHOOSE CORY!!" Silverstream blurted out. "Ooookaaay." A questionable Applejack replied. "...where you'll be helping me and Cory out with various aspects of the barn. Whether that be the interior, or exterior, the floor the farm animals nearby, and the like. Every creature get it?" They all nodded back and split into their teams. Smolder and Gallus, Applejack and Sandbar, Yona and Ocelus, and of course, Cory and Silverstream. As they picked which part of the barn to work on, (Smolder and Gallus-roof, Yona and Ocelus-farm animals, etc) Silverstream and Cory decided to continue to paint. Unbeknownst to him, Silverstream, with a pail of paint in her claws, seemed to slowly keep her eyes on her partner, as they were both painting different sides of the barn's interior. "So, uh, I guess we're alone in the barn aren't we?" Silverstream commented. "Uh, yes, we are." Cory replied awkwardly. "You know, I really enjoyed your dance lecture the other day." "Thanks. Tony and I had been rehearsing it for several weeks." "Well, hopefully you guys get to do it a second time. I'd really like to see it again." "That sounds lovely." Unaware of her duties, she slipped on the side of the barn's beams and left a huge blot of paint on the floor. "Oh, Here," Said a shy Cory upon noticing. "Let me help you up." He came over, and, using his magic, helped pick up the residue that was already blending with the barn. As he lifted Silverstream's claw up with her hoof, she gave another huge blush and twirled her hair a little. "Oh, my goodness," Silverstream replied. "That was very clumsy of me. Wow." "No need to worry," Cory replied. "Believe me. I've had my share of clumsy moments throughout my younger years." As she lifted her up, the two of them smacked against each other, as if they were about to embrace. The two of them looked at each other awkwardly, racing their eyes back and forth, not knowing what to do next. "Um, let me." Silverstream tried to intervene. "Uh, no. I insist." Cory replied. "How about I help?" They muscled through each other trying to grab each others paintbrushes, which just happened to be lying next to each other. It was then they once again touched hoof and claw. They quickly snatched their appendages away and blushed at each other. "How about I go first." Silverstream suggested. "I'm always good at using paintbrushes. Except maybe for this one time. And maybe another time." She picked up her brush, and started painting. "Better keep up." Cory teased. "I happen to be a great painter myself." "I know." Silverstream giggled. "I've seen your work. It is amazing!!! I have nearly every book of your art pieces!! Thanks to you I have so much inspiration for Pinkie's art classes!!! Not to mention Rarity's fashion lessons!!!" Cory blushed a little. No one had complemented on him that way in such a long time. It was then she noticed her five other friends staring out of the barn window. "I mean uh, do carry on." She said as she composed herself. "How about we use my paint bucket...together." Cory decided. The two of them smiled in agreement as they dipped their brushes in the paint, beginning what seemed to be a little contest on who could make the most abstract canvas. As Silverestream's other five friends went to the side of the barn door for a closer look, they noticed something much more intriguing about her eyes. "It looks like Silverstream's really infatuated with Cory's artwork." Ocelus commented. "Or maybe with somepony else." Sandbar corrrected. "Huh?" The other four asked. "Just look at her." Sandbar pointed out. It was then they saw Cory and Silverstream touching each other's paintbrushes, after which they turned to bump into their foreheads. Silverstream blushed and dopely giggled once more. One could swear there were even heart shaped bubbles coming out of her head. "Yona no get it. Yona confused." Yona commented. "Why Pony and Hippogriff look so clumsy and dreamy together." "Can't you see?" Sandbar asked. "The blushing cheeks, the sweaty forehead, the dumbfounded giggling, the awkward..." "It means she has a crush on Cory, alright?" Gallus answered bluntly. They all gasped as he said this. "What?" Gallus asked. "I'm just making the most obvious answer." "Ooooh, I think you got a point Gallus!!" Ocelus said gleefully. "YONA THINK SILVERSTREAM HAS A CRUSH!!!" Yona shouted as she jumped into the air and coincidently crushed a bale of hay. "SHHHH." Her four friends silenced her. "What do you think we're going to do to tell her we know?" Smolder asked. "I think right now it's best we just keep our composure and ask her within a few days time. See if it's really legit" Ocelus suggested, to which they all nodded back in agreement. Moments later, Silverstream flew outside to get fresh paint, with heart shaped bubbles coming out of her eyes. At that moment, she noticed her friends staring at her. "What?" She tried to ask innocently. "I was just uh..yearning, I mean, pining, I mean...paint, yes, painting, getting more paint. Ha ha. That's what I was doing." "Sure you were." Smolder replied sarcastically. After a nervous giggle, Silverstream flew out of the barn, while the rest shrugged and went back to their chosen positions.