Well, Your afternoon of helping the crusaders wash windows was just as boring as you had expected it to be. First off you and Scootaloo were the only ones brave or Stupid enough As Sweetie Belle put it, To make an attempt at getting in a good position to wash the windows. Second, off both, you and Scootaloo fell... a lot. It didn't hurt as bad as you would have expected it too, But it did still hurt pretty bad.
"Rats, I could have sworn that would have gotten us our cutie marks," Apple Bloom said in a dejected tone. You three were putting the supplies back where you found them, A pretty big barn that was near what you assumed to be Apple Bloom's house.
"Well, at least we tried. Right?" You say trying to lighten the mood a little bit. While this statement was not entirely true because technically only you and Scootaloo tried but, You don't want to sound mean the first time hanging out with them.
"Yeah. I guess" Apple Bloom says. You look over at her, She also looks up and makes eye contact with you. You give her a small smile before following the other two crusaders out of the barn.
You had only made It a few steps out of the barn before you realized that Apple Bloom wasn't following you. You turn around to see that she hadn't moved an inch. "You coming?" You call out to her.
She shakes her head as if she had just been broken from a trance. "Oh.. uh yeah," she says with a sheepish grin on her face. You make a motion for her to follow you, She nods and slowly starts to trot over to you.
You two started walking back to the clubhouse together. While you had lost sight of Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. You just assumed that they were going back to the clubhouse too.
"So.. uh did ya have fun?" Apple Bloom asks you. This question caught you off slightly guard.
"I mean getting to know you guys was pretty fun," You say. Out of the corner of your eye, you see that Apple Bloom hung her head a little.
You put your arm around her and say "Hey not all ideas can be winners" She leans into your little side hug. And nuzzles? your chest a little. You found it weird but it was probably just nothing.
"I know ah just feel bad for making you waste your day," She said in a sad tone. This immediately made you feel a little bad, While it was the truth you could have at least phrased it a little better.
"I never said that. I enjoyed getting to know you guys better" You say hoping that it would cheer her up a little. You still had your arm around her as you guys continued to walk to the clubhouse
You only made it one more step before you heard someone yell "Hey Apple Bloom!" You turn around to see an orange earth pony with blonde hair and a Stetson. 'Great. She probably thinks we are dating or something' you think to yourself. Even if you didn't want to believe it, the situation did give off the wrong vibe.
"Oh uh hey Apple Jack" Apple Bloom says. You could tell that she was worried about what Apple Jack was going to think about the situation. While it was good to know that you weren't alone in this thought, it still wasn't a good thought to have.
"Who is your friend?" She asks in an almost smug tone. 'Great' you think turns out this Apple Jack person is just like your mother, which is very unfortunate.
"This is Lavender Solider. He is new here" Apple Bloom says. There wouldn't have been anything inherently wrong with this response but her voice sounded pretty shaky and since you lived with your mom you knew it couldn't be a good thing.
"Oh So you are the new resident," She says. 'Does everyone in this town know when someone new moves in?' You thought to yourself.
"Yep," You say simply.
"How are you liking it here?" She asks you. At this point, you just wanted to get back to the clubhouse to hang out with the other crusaders.
"I'm having a great time so far," You say. truth be told you wouldn't exactly describe your time here as 'Great' but you were having a good time. So you figured that you would use great just because it sounded better.
"That's great," She says while smiling at you." Well, I'm going to leave you guys alone" Apple Jack says as she starts to walk away. You and Apple Bloom watched her disappear into the trees of Sweet Apple Acres.
"That was weird," You say as both of you turn around and start to walk back to the Clubhouse!. Truth be told you had kind of forgotten how to get back to the clubhouse, so you tried to stay behind Apple Bloom just a little.
"Yeah. I'm sorry about that" She says. You could tell that she still felt bad about 'Ruining' your day. you honestly had a pretty good time with the crusaders aside from falling a few times so why she felt like she had ruined your day was beyond you.
"It's fine," You say. You just wanted her to drop it at this point but you were pretty sure she wouldn't.
"No, it ain't!" She practically yelled. You were taken aback by her sudden outburst, you hadn't expected for her to yell. But you could tell she really felt bad. so you decided to try your best to cheer her up.
You put your hoof on her chin and lifted her head so she was looking you in the eyes. "Apple Bloom I understand that you feel bad but. You didn't ruin my day because for one if you did I wouldn't still be here with you guys and two it's like 10 in the morning" You say with unintentional profoundness.
She smiled up at you "Your right" she says with newfound happiness. You smile back and then start walking back to the clubhouse yet again. You could have sworn that you heard footsteps behind some nearby trees but you just think that it's probably just your mind playing tricks on you.
Eventually, the clubhouse comes into your view. You have to admit it does look pretty big from this distance. You and Apple Bloom make your way up the ramp to see Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo Sitting there looking at you with barley contained smiles. 'So there was someone behind the tree' you think to yourself.