//------------------------------// // Dance - KrazyTheFox // Story: AppleDash Group Collab // by DbzOrDie //------------------------------// Applejack stares at herself in the mirror, running a brush through her mane for the upteenth time that night. She sighs. It’ll never be absolutely perfect, and yet, it has to be. She brushes once more. “AJ? You ready to go?” comes a voice from the other side of the bathroom door. “Almost. I just need another minute.” “You said that fifteen minutes ago. We’re gonna be late if we don’t go soon.” The brush snags on a knot and Applejack pulls hard to work it out, but it refuses to cooperate. Grunting in frustration, she slams the brush down on the counter and glares at her reflection. Rainbow pushes the door open and walks in, nudging Applejack’s cheek. “What’s wrong?” “My dang mane won’t do what I want it to.” Rainbow gives Applejack a once-over with her eyes. “It looks fine to me.” “Yeah, fine, but it ain’t perfect.” Picking up the brush again, Applejack attacks the knot until a hoof stops her. She looks at Rainbow and whispers, “It’s gotta be perfect.” Rainbow kisses Applejack’s forehead, lowering both of their hooves from her mane. “Applejack, you’re already perfect. You don’t need to prove that to me; I already know it.” Applejack smiles and hugs Rainbow. “Thanks. I guess I got a little caught up in trying to make everything special for you.” “Well, it’s not gonna be that special if we miss the dance, right?” Rainbow nuzzles Applejack’s cheek and the two share muzzles for a minute, Rainbow wrapping her wing around AJ. “Come on, our chariot’s outside.”