//------------------------------// // Chapter three*:Return // Story: The Apple of my eye // by axelbear //------------------------------// (Let me know of any mistakes, and also comments are always welcome.) When I came back with our food, I set Applejack's plate in front of her and I sat down next to her to eat, once we were done I took both our bowls back to the kitchen. when I came back I looked at Applejack and said, "Holy cow, I haven't slept in almost two days, not counting the little bit of rest I got when you first got here... umm, do you wanna take a nap?" "Hay yeah! I'm plum tuckered out from last night, and-...umm, what are you doing?" she asked me as i was putting a blanket on the floor next to her, "I'm letting you have my bed, I'm fine with the floor" I said with an eyebrow raised, she looked at me and said, "Why don't you just lay here next to me?" she said patting the space next to her on my bed, "well I, umm, don't know if you'd want me to, I mean-" she pulled me down onto the bed and gave me a soft kiss, "I think were close enough to at least sleep in the same bed by now, Hmm, sugarcube, but no funny stuff though alright?" She said with a chuckle. "I guess so," I said, laying down next to her, "Don't ever go away Alex..." she said, snuggling up close to me, "Don't worry Applejack, I'll never leave you..." I said, As I lie there I find myself finally able to let my mind wander again, but my thoughts always focus on one subject, I hope I can keep that promise Applejack, I truly do... ********** I woke up to see that we had slept through most of the day, slowly I sat up and looked at Applejack, How on earth did i get a girl like you? After my little thought, I lie back down and kiss Applejack on the cheek, slowly she stirs and eventually wakes up, she sat up and looked down at me pretending to be asleep, making exaggerated snoring noises, she lays back down and I look into her eyes and start to get lost in those emerald pools, it could have been weird, me staring at her like that, if she wasn't doing the same. "so are we umm, like, together?" I ask, "hows this for an answer?" she leaned in and we shared a soft kiss, "that'll do." I said, she chuckled and sat up and climbed out of the bed, she looked over to me and said, "Hey, when it gets dark, wanna take a walk?" I looked at her and thought for a moment before saying, "Well it is a small town so things'll probably be kinda dead around here, also there's the forest, so... yeah ok, but we can not let another human see you, ok? we still have to keep you a secret until you can go," she smiled at me and said "ok, so how long till we go? "we should be able to leave in an hour or two," I said, "that's fine," she said, For the next hour we talked and told stories, passing the time until we could get outside, "so are you ready to go?" I asked her, "You know it, I can't wait to finally get to stretch my legs after bein cooped up in here for so long," She said stretching out her legs "Lets go!" We walked out the back door and into the woods, after we were sure we were out of the towns earshot, we started talking, "So when your friends come to get you whats gonna happen?" Applejack stopped and thought about it for a moment then looked at me and said, "Well I hope you can come with me, sugar, I couldn't lose you, not now..." looked at her and could see her eyes start to water, the sight of Applejack on the verge of tears tore me up inside, I fell to my knees and threw my arms around her, I heard her let out a gasp of surprise, but then she relaxed and put her hooves around me neck and pulled me closer, obviously needing some comforting after having the thought of losing the one she cared about, then realizing how likely the possibility was, I pulled my head off her neck and looked into her eyes, "Applejack, no matter what happens, I will always love you, and I will do anything I can to stay with you." After that I leaned into her and gave her the most passionate kiss I could, as she pushed in with her own kiss, she pulled me in closer, and I decided to push the kiss deeper, my tongue met her lips and requested entry, she was slightly resistant at first but then she parted her lips and met mine with hers, dancing together I wasn't at all surprised at the taste (What else, but apples?) but the taste was almost shocking nonetheless, it was almost as if they were electrified, this is what I imagined zap apples would taste like, the passionate dance was ended however, by the basic urge to breathe, she leaned back, our eyes still locked, but now my tongue was hanging out of my mouth, she put her hooves over her mouth trying not to laugh until I noticed, and as soon as I did I snapped it back in and blushed, she then immediately fell back intothe leaves and burst out laughing, Once she had recovered, she sat up and said, "Not too shabby for a first timer, huh?" I looked at her with surprise and said," wait, havent you ever had a very special somepony before me?" "No, why?" she looked at me quizzically, "How? I would think you'd have stallions busting down the door the door to get to you,"i said in shock, "Nope, I didn't want to be romantically involved till I found somepony I truly cared about... somepony like, you..." Our moment was interrupted when we heard a deep pulse, we got up and ran to where we thought it came from, she got there first and I was right behind her, but I slowed down when I saw her freeze when she got there, When I had made it there, I realized what had made her react the way she did. "Applejack!" The five standing in the clearing said in unison as they ran over and hugged their friend, "Thank Celestia you're alright! we were worried sick about you when my teleportation spell backfired and pushed you into that portal!" Twilight said happily, "it's so good to see you guys again, but I uhh... I got someone I want y'all to meet, everypony, this here's Alex, he was the one who kept me safe and happy while I've been here" "Well thank you very much for helping Applejack out, so are you ready to go now?" "Umm.. hold on, where does this portal lead to?" applejack asked twilight nervously, "To the royal palace, why?" twilight asked, "well, can you go back through and get the princess to come here?" she said, "Probably, I'll be right back," said twilight as she walked into the portal, A moment later she reappeared but this time she had the princess walk out right after her, Applejack saw her and did a quick bow, seeing this I did the same and dipped my head to honor the royalty before me, "It's good to see you again, unharmed, Twilight says that you might have something very important to ask of me, is this true?" "Yes princess, since I got here, I've started to have feelings for Alex, and I'm not sure how I could continue to go on without him at this point, so I'm asking you if I can bring him with us back to Equestria." The princess thought for a moment before looking at me, "Alex, do you care for applejack like she cares for you?" "Yes, princess, I do, in the time that I've known her, I've come to realize that I care for Applejack more than I could care for anyone else on this planet" I turned to Applejack and looked into her eyes and said, "Applejack, I love you." I looked back to the princess, "Princess, I ask that you let me go with Applejack to your land." The princess looked from me to her then stated, "I can see that you two care for each other very much, and because of this I will allow it," Hearing this, Applejack tackled me with a hug and kissed me "I love you too Alex." We were entering the portal to leave when suddenly I stopped, "Oh no, WAIT I'll be right back! Applejack, come with me, and Fluttershy?" Hearing her name Fluttershys ears perked up, she walked over to me, "Okay so here's the thing..." "Okay Nick, you're gonna have to be calm when you meet her, ok?" "Of course, and, thanks for not forgetting me bro," Nick stated warmly, "Anytime, man," I said as we walked back to the clearing, when we arrived, I guided him to the shy yellow mare standing next to the portal, "Umm, hello Mr.Nick, I'm Fluttershy, your brother told me about you, and he said you wanted to meet me," "Yes and I know you guys have to go, but I just wanted to know if I could get a... Hug?" She looked at him and said, "of course," she leaned in and gave him a big hug, Nick then stood up and looked at me,"I'm going to miss you bro, I'll never forget the time we spent together and I'll always love you bro," "Good bye Nick," We gave each other a hug and with that, me, Applejack, and Fluttershy, left that world, forever... (A/N Okay everyone, with the earth part done consider that the prologue, now the real story begins.)