Long Days

by Kalreas


Mirror View

Well, I wrote, you all replied and commented, and this experience is amazing.

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Applejack walked outside and was greeted with a cloudless, bright shine of the sun. She closed her eyes and looked away from the open sun. She grabbed her hat and pulled it over her eyes. Opening them again, she saw an Apple Tree with all of its apples still attached. She turned around and bucked the tree, making all the apples fall into the collective buckets. Since the barn was so close to this tree, she decided to just carry a bucket in already.

Big Macintosh was carrying two buckets of apples himself.

"Hey Mac."

Nothing in response. It could be because he has the handles of two buckets in his mouth. He set them down next to the cart and started walking back to the farm.

"Macintosh." Applejack said loudly and firmly, stopping Mac in his tracks. They looked at each other for a few moments before Mac finally spoke up.

"I'll tell y'all my side of the story at dinner, alright?"

"Alright." Applejack stated.

The trees were slowly growing their apples, so dinner came earlier than normal.

The entire meal was a quiet event until the end. "So, Big Macintosh. Anything ya would like ta say?" Applejack asked with a soft look and smile.

He sighed and began.

"Y'all know 'bout me and Fluttershy, right?" He received nods across the table. "Well, Ah'll go into the details 'bout it for ya." He also decided that he wouldn't talk much at all after this long speech.

"It started out as me wakin' up, gettin' ta work like usual at the farm, then meetin' Fluttershy at the edge. She flew over ta me, and confessed what she was feelin' 'bout me. Ah told her Ah was feelin' the same, and helped her calm down. We started ta part, then Ah told her that she could come by tomorrow if she wanted. She did, as y'all remember, and ya know what happened then.

"Ah walked out with her, gave her a peck on the cheek and she did what she would do. She shied away, and Ah didn't see her till tomorrow. Ah walked over ta her house to talk about a few things, but ended up gettin' a massage from her instead. Don't know exactly how that happened, but Ah pulled her down and hugged her.

"As Ah was about ta leave, Ah heard her call for me one more time. Ah turned and I was tackled onto the ground and.. kissed me."

Shocked expressions followed through the table.

"Anyway," Macintosh continued, reluctantly. "Ah told AJ ta go and get Fluttershy for me, as Ah waited under a tree, thinkin' 'bout what I'd do. Later on, Fluttershy arrived and we sat under the tree watchin' the sunset for a while. Then it started rainin'.

"We ran to the barn, but not fast enough ta avoid gettin' soaked from the rainfall. AJ, ya remember what happened afterwards." He finished, sighing and deciding to not talk for quite a while after this.

"Yeah, Ah found y'all wrapped up together tightly in the cart cover. Then, after a bit o talkin' ta Fluttershy, ya came in and said ya needed time ta think 'bout yer situation together. Then she flew away in tears for some reason, my only guess being over-reaction."

She turned to look at Big Mac. "Talkin' about that, ya need ta go apologize to her."

Big Macintosh simply stood up, walked out of the room, and up the stairs to his own room. Applejack sighed and got up herself.

"Ah'll go and do it myself then." She gave no time to any of her family to stop her, and bolted out the door.

Granny Smith started talking to Apple Bloom.

"If Ah don't say so for me'self, I'd say that love nowadays is way too complicatered. They just auta get together and decide! Ah'm gettin' too old ta worry 'bout that me'self."

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Applejack rushed to Fluttershy's house and before she could think much, she was there. She looked inside and Fluttershy was in more tears, but Twilight was there too.

'Good.' Applejack thought to herself, slowly opening the door.

She heard Twilight speak. "I'm sorry."

Applejack stepped forward and spoke up herself.

"Ah'm sorry too."