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// Dream 
// Story: Apples and rainbows 
// by FinnPony 
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Rainbow Dash was lying in one of the apple trees over the west fields of the Sweet Apple Acres. Celestia's sun warmed her back and wings nicely. She almost had fell asleep couple of times already, she hadn't used to get up so early.
Rainbow had started to spend more time near the Apple family's farm lately. She liked to watch them work, especially one particular earth pony. Rainbow hadn't seen her today though, but she heard loud thuds from somewhere near her. It had to mean that she wasn't far away from Rainbow Dash.  

Rainbow stretched her front hooves and changed her position for a bit more comfortable one.

"Where is she? I've been waiting for almost half an hour."

Rainbow wasn't sure why she even was there. Maybe she just wanted to see her? She hadn't seen AJ for almost a week after all.
She frowned because she knew that wasn't the real reason she was here...

It all started two weeks ago. They had a sleepover at the Sugarcube Corner. All their friends were there too...

They were playing truth or dare before they wen to bed. All went smooth until it was Applejack's turn.
"Truth or dare?" Rarity asked her.
"Ah pick dare," AJ answered.
"Ooh ooh! Make her jump out of the window!" Pinkie Pie said, jumping a little.
Everyone looked at the pink mare.
"What? I have done it like a hundred times! We just need to put a mattress where she lands."
"That sounds awfully dangerous," Fluttershy said with a concern in her voice. 
"No Pinkie Pie. Nopony is jumping out of windows," Twilight Sparkle said.
Pinkie looked a little disapointed.
"Hmm..." Rarity thought while leaning on her hooves. "What should I make you do?" she said to herself. Rarity turned to see Rainbow Dash. She thought for a second and then she got it: "Aha! Kiss Rainbow Dash on the cheek!"
"What!?" Rainbow Dash and Applejack shouted at the same time.
Pinkie giggled, so did Twilight. Fluttershy blushed a bit and Rarity had wide grin on her face.
"No way!" Rainbow said.
"Ya can't be serious Rarity. Ah won't do it," Applejack complained.
"You have to. My '101 for sleepovers' says that if you don't do what you are dared to do, You'll lose!" Said Twilight while levitating big book before her with her magic.
"And we all Pinkie Promised to play by the rules! You don't want to broke Pinkie promise, do you?" Pinkie said and narrowed her eyes while looking at Applejack.
"Ah.. Ah guess not," AJ said and turned to see Rainbow Dash. Rainbow looked at the orange pony and said: "Oh no, No way I gonna let you..."
Applejack quickly leaned forward and planted a small kiss on Rainbow's cheek. Rainbow blushed hard an totally froze. Others started giggling when they saw Rainbows face, and AJ started looking at the ceiling. Rainbow Dash soon snapped out of it and said with her ears folded back: "Okay Rarity, truth or dare?"

Rainbow hind legs started to feel numb so she changed her position again while mumbling: "Stupid Rarity."
She had had mixed feelings after that night and she started to feel uncomfortable near Applejack. Always as she tried to speak to AJ, she started to think about the kiss, and that made her nervous. Today she was going to speak to Applejack, no matter what. 

She didn't hear thuds anymore. The warm sun was making her sleepy again. "A little nap wont hurt anypony," She said to herself. While looking at the fields. Rainbow closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

In her dream Rainbow Dash was at a big meadow of flowers. It was weird to her, because she usually saw dreams about flying. She saw a small river in the distance. "Well this is new," she said to herself. Rainbow started walking towards the river. There were butterflies and bees flying around her, and wind made her mane press against her face. she blew her mane out of her face and saw something near the river. It was orange pony, sitting in the river bank. Rainbow recognized who it was. "Applejack!" she shouted and made her way towards her. Rainbow sat next to her. She noticed that Applejack's mane was different than usual. It wasn't tied to a ponytail, it was flowing free down her shoulders. AJ was gazing up to the cloudless sky. Rainbow could smell small hint of apples from her mane, and those eyes... 

"Whoa... She looks beautiful, and I've never noticed that smell. I kinda like it."

"So... uh. Nice day isn't it?" Rainbow tried to make a contact. Applejack still looked up the sky. She soon spoke: "Rainbow Dash surely has done pretty dandy work," 
"Hey thanks, Um... I'm right here," Rainbow said after realizing that it seemed like AJ was talking to herself. smile vanished from AJ's face and she was quiet. Rainbow was starting to feel a bit worried.
"Hey AJ, Is there something wrong?" She asked.
Applejack turned her face towards Rainbow Dash. She looked angry, which made Rainbow a bit scared.
Suddenly AJ shouted: "Ugh! Ah gonna get crazy!"
"What the ha..." Rainbow tried to say when she felt the ground shaking. The dream started to break. She shouted as she fell trough ground. 

She landed flat on the ground. Her vision spun violently butt she could see blurry orange blob in front of her. Rainbow rose to sitting position and held her head. Her eyes started to see better and she could recognized that orange blob. It was Applejack.

"Rainbow Dash?"

"Yep. That's me," pegasus replied with a awkward smile on her face.