“Thanks fer comin’, girls. Ah had a great time.” Applejack waved as Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Twilight left the barn. The four friends bid their own goodbyes as each trotted off for home. Applejack gently closed the barn door behind then, before turning back towards Rainbow Dash. The pegasus smiled at her from the piano bench. Applejack sauntered over to her, swaying her rear rhythmically. “Well, looks like we’ve got the barn to ourselves, now, Sugarcube.”
“Happy Anniversary, AJ.”
“Happy Anniversary, Sugar.” Applejack closed the last remaining distance between the two of them and planted a light kiss on her marefriend’s cheek. “Ah really enjoyed that song ya played, RD. It just made me want to dance somethin’ wonderful.”
“Heh, you really liked that?”
“O’ course Ah did, Sugarcube. Ah’d like anythin’ ya got fixed ta play.”
Rainbow Dash grinned. “Well, in that case, there is something else I’ve been working on a bit. It’s meant just for you, though, so I didn't want to play it in front of the girls.”
“Really?” Applejack felt a surge of heat rush to her cheeks. “Let’s hear it, then.”
Rainbow Dash smirked at her, patting the space beside her on the bench with a hoof. Applejack smiled and sat down, snuggling up close against her, allowing a beautiful wing wrap over her shoulders. “Alright… it’s still a bit of a work in progress, though.” Rainbow Dash coughed twice before she put her hooves to the keys and played a few notes. Pausing only slightly, she set herself to the music with melodic gusto, beginning to sway gently as her hooves on the keys built up a rhythm that resonated in the barn’s very walls. Applejack closed her eyes and leaned back into a comfortable, feathery embrace, lost in the ethereal sound.
After playing one verse, Rainbow’s voice cut in, and Applejack felt herself melt into her lover’s soft vocals.
“Honey you, are a rock... upon which I stand.
And I come here to talk. I hope you understand.
But, the green eyes. Yeah, the spotlight… shines upon you.
And how could anybody deny you?
I came here with a load… and it feels so much lighter… now I met you.
And honey you should now… that I could never go on without you.
Green eyes…
Honey you, are the sea... upon which I float.
And I came here to talk. I think you should know.
That the green eyes, you’re the one that I wanted to find…
And anyone who tried to deny you must be out of their mind…
Because I came here with a load, and it feels so much lighter since I met you,
And honey you should know, that I could never go on without you.
Green eyes… Green eyes… Oh-woh oh oh… Oh-woah oh oh.
Honey you, are a rock... upon which I stand…”
Rainbow Dash finished with a quick flourish and pulled her lover close with one wing, stealing a wayward kiss. “Happy anniversary, Green Eyes.”