//------------------------------// // I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend (I Wanna Kiss Your Lips) (E) // Story: A Collection of Unfinished Stories // by LunaEclipsed15 //------------------------------// “Ooh la-la, somebody’s got a cruuushh!” Rainbow Dash clenched her fists at her side, trying to will the blush on her face to go away. She quickly turned away from the girl she had been looking at to face her bacon-haired friend. “I do not!” “You totally do!” Sunset bounced on her heels, smiling like an idiot. “You wouldn’t know love if it smacked you in the face!” Rainbow turned around to her open locker, beginning to dig around for her history textbook. “And who’s the only person in our friend group in a steady relationship?” Sunset leaned up against the locker next to Rainbow’s, holding her books to her chest. “Twilight,” was Rainbow’s blunt response. Sunset rolled her eyes. “So, when are you going to ask Applejack out?” “Never.” Rainbow stood up holding her book. “Really? Just tell her how you feel, what’s the worst that could happen?” Sunset cocked her head to the side. “She could hear me,” Rainbow grumbled. Sunset snickered. “Sometimes you just gotta go for it.” “Or I could just walk away from you and forget the whole interaction ever happened.” “That too.” The warning bell rang, signalling it was time for the girls to get to class. Rainbow and Sunset parted ways, Sunset smiling to herself while Rainbow blushed. She walked past Applejack with her head down, shuffling her feet as she tried to get past the farmgirl without the girl in question spotting her. She wasn’t quite sure why this crush was just now manifesting. Maybe it had always been there and she hadn’t noticed until just now, but it sure was strong. No matter how it happened, Rainbow tried her hardest to shove down her feelings and get to first period. *** Rarity set her tray down on the lunch table beside Pinkie’s. Twilight looked at her funny from her seat next to Sunset across the table. “Don’t you normally sit next to Applejack?” Twilight asked, picking up the water bottle of pink lemonade that technically was Sunset’s, although the redhead didn’t seem to mind. “Can I not sit somewhere different?” Rarity picked up her salad in one hand and package of dressing in the other. Across from her Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. “It’s just strange.” Twilight looked over at Rainbow, who was sitting across from Applejack and next to Pinkie Pie. Sunset looked up from her phone to glance between the two. She giggled. “What’s so funny darling?” Rarity asked, blushing. Sunset smiled cockily. “I think you already know.” With a wink she went back to her phone. Rarity looked over to Applejack and her blush intensified. “Oh, OH!” A smile spread out across Twilight’s face. Rarity looked back down to her lunch, trying to hide the embarrassed smile on her face. Twilight looked over at Sunset. They shared a knowing look, giggling. *** Rarity was the first to make her move. After classes that day, she walked up to Applejack, toying with her curls. “Heya Rares, what’s up?” The farmgirl turned around to face the fashionista from her locker. “Well, I was thinking… uh…” Rarity trailed off. Why didn’t you come up with a plan before you walked up to her! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Rarity mentally kicked herself. She looked from Applejack’s hat to the cowgirl boots on her feet. “MaybeIcouldhelpoutonthefarmthisafternoon?” Rarity suddenly blurted out. For a second both of them were quiet before Applejack began laughing. “You? Help out on tha farm? Are ya out of yer mind Rarity?” She raised an eyebrow at the fashionista. Rarity just blushed, not saying anything. As Applejack laughed, Rarity ran her fingers through her curls nervously. “Ah mean, ah suppose ya could, but ah can’t guarantee you’ll be any good at it.” “I just want to try new things…” Rarity said, almost a whisper. She tried to use her hair to hide her blush.