//------------------------------// // Moving day // Story: It’s A Wonderful Life // by Artist //------------------------------// If some pony had told Applejack that she’d be living with a famous musician a year ago, she wouldn’t have believed that pony. And yet here she was showing Stevie to his bedroom. Even though they were not speaking with each other Ray and Stevie still occasionally went over to meet up at Vinyl’s house. Granny Smith was walking beside Stevie and they were talking amongst themselves. “Applejack, Ah can’t believe ya finally found yourself somepony y’all can settle down with,” Granny remarked. Applejack blushed, as they continued walking. “Ah’m not sure!” She said slowly. But AppleJack desperately hoped that Stevie would pop the question any day now. “Sweet Celestia, child, Ah was only testin' ya.” Granny chuckled, as she noticed Applejack blush even harder. Then the older green earth pony turned to Stevie and whispered in his ear. “Ya better ask her, lover boy!” Granny whispered. Arriving at Stevie’s bedroom, Applejack opened the door, the door was made of genuine apple wood. The room was very rustically decorated with an old four-poster bed standing in the corner, the wooden floor was worn out from use over the years. The fresh scent of the apple orchard outside greeted Stevie’s nose as he stepped inside. “This here will be your room, there’s a four-poster bed in the corner, the floor is a little worn out from so much use over the years, but Ah hope ya like it.” Applejack smiled as she looked at him. “Thanks, guys,” Stevie answered, going inside, and going over to the bed and sitting down. “I would like to be alone for a bit.” “Sure thing, sugar, if ya need anything, we will in the kitchen, just down the hall,” Applejack spoke before closing the door. Granny Smith looked at her granddaughter with a knowing smile before she and Applejack walked into the kitchen. “Granny, Ah know what you are thinkin', but it ain’t like that,” Applejack said once they had arrived in the kitchen. “You listen to me, Ah know that ya love him, but it’s been hard lately for him, just give it time.” The older pony spoke, as she prepared an apple pie crust. Applejack let out a heavy sigh. “It’s been over a year, Ah understand his reservations about askin' me to marry him, but Ah didn’t think it would take him this long to ask me.” She complained. “Oh sugar cube, Ah’m sure he’ll come around.” Granny made her way over to where Applejack sat and hugged her. At Vinyl’s house, Rainbow and Ray sat in Vinyl’s living room with Octavia and Vinyl sitting across from them. “Are you sure you wanna move in?” Octavia asked sipping from a glass of wine that she had in her magic. “Yeah,” Ray answered, also holding a glass of wine in his hooves. “Since Stevie is moving in with Applejack, I only thought it logical that I moved in with you guys.” “Well, all right then, guess you can have your old room that you used when you first came here.” Vinyl spoke as she got up and walked to the other end of the living room, looking out the window at the ponies in town doing their daily tasks. “Thank you, Rainbow for helping me,” Ray spoke, as he too, got up and walked over to where Rainbow was sitting. “No problem, but I haven’t seen Moonwalker around lately, any pony know where he is?” Dash asked. “No, but I imagine that he is at Rarity’s place, helping her with the boutique,” Octavia answered. Rainbow looked out of the window where it had started to rain, she sighed, as she made her way to the door. It wasn’t supposed to rain today the weather pegasi were not scheduled to make it rain for another eight days, Rainbow was surprised to see the sky darkening as heavy rain clouds were pushed into position, she had half of her mind to go up to Cloudsdale and ask why they were putting rain clouds in the sky when rain was not scheduled for another eight days. “Looks like, we’re scheduled for rain after all.” She mumbled under her breath as she opened the door and went outside. At Rarity’s boutique, Moonwalker was finished helping the white unicorn rearrange a gem drawer. “Thanks for your help, darling!” Rarity told the stallion who was standing beside her in her sewing room. “My pleasure!” Moonwalker said as Spike came into the room holding another bucket of gems. “You think Stevie’s gonna ask Applejack to marry him?” Spike asked, handing the bucket to the white unicorn. “I hope so, they look so adorable together!” Rarity grinned as she took the bucket in her magic from the little dragon. “Well, I hope they do it soon, so I can go back to Canterlot!!” Moonwalker swooned, putting his hoof to his forehead. “You are ok?” Spike asked, seeing Moonwalker looking pale. “Yeah!” Moonwalker answered. “Looks like some pony is smitten!” Rarity cooed. Moonwalker blushed slightly. Since Moonwalker came to Equestria 7 years ago, he had been helping Rarity with her boutique, on occasion, he would also help the others with their jobs, but he mainly helped Rarity, when they were human Moonwalker and Stevie had gotten pretty close at an event. Nighttime had fallen in Ponyville, the apple orchards of Sweet Apple Acres were very dark, inside the farmhouse, Stevie was getting settled into his room, when some-pony knocked on the door. “Hey, Stevie you comin’ for dinner?” Applejack’s voice asked from outside the door. “Yeah, Ah’m comin’,” Stevie said, getting up and feeling his way to the door and opening it, then stepping out of his room and closing the door behind him. “Is Applebloom back yet? Ah know that she stayed in the Crystal Empire for a few more days.” Stevie asked, as he sat down. Granny Smith shook her head. “They ain’t back yet.” “Applejack, I have something to tell you.” Stevie addressed Applejack. “Yes?” The orange earth pony asked, her cheeks turning as red as the apples in the orchard. “You know that I love you, and nothing will ever change that, so now I have a very important question for you AJ.” Stevie pulled out a small box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring nestled within. “Will you marry me?” He asked. Applejack looked at the ring, and blushed even harder. “Well?” Stevie asked expectantly. “Yes, of course.” Applejack smiled and threw her hooves around his neck. “Well, it’s about time.” Granny Smith whispered as she saw the two hugging. Stevie took the ring and very carefully took Applejack’s hoof and placed the ring around it. Applejack admired the ring, she might have not been one for fashion like Rarity, but she definitely thought the ring to be very beautiful, she thought to ask Stevie where he got it. “Stevie, sugar where did you get this ring?” Applejack asked. “I had asked Rarity and Moonwalker to help me out.” Stevie blushed a little. “Well, it’s really nice thank you.” Applejack swooned, at the thought of being married to a famous musician, or at least being engaged to one. Granny Smith hobbled over to admire the ring, she chuckled to herself and went back into the kitchen where she had prepared dinner. On her way to the kitchen, she passed Stevie and whispered in his ear. “Ah told ya, she’d like it.”