Sweat dripped off Applejacks forehead as she bucked away at countless trees. This was her usual work on the farm. buck apples, buck more apples, buck more apples, feed the pigs, keep Rainbow Dash away from my crops. Applejack thought and swished her head from side to side half expecting to see the blue pegasus. She gave a small relief sigh and turned back to her apple crates, only to be greeted by the rainbow maned annoyance.
"What's up AJ?" Rainbow Dash said with a grin on her face and took a bite of apple. Applejack let out a "I-should'v-known" sigh.
"Rainbow. what the hay are ya doin' here?"
"I'm eating, duh." Rainbow Dash snickered at her own joke and tossed AJ an apple. Applejack glared at her slightly but couldn't help but smile.
"Rainbow, yah know yer goin' to hafta' buy these, considerin' ah sell them to keep this here farm ah live on alive." Applejack put the Apple back and gave the pegasus another glare as Rainbow Dash threw the apple core behind her and shrugged.
"Just put it on my tab." Rainbow laughed and reached for another apple but her hoof was quickly swatted away.
"If ah counted up the amount of money yah owe me, Celestia wouldn't even have enough to pay that price." Applejack said as she carried the crate inside of the barn. After she put all the apple crates away and locked the barn door, she turned to Rainbow Dash, who was sleeping under an apple tree wearing Applejack's stetson. Smirking, the orange mare walked up next to the tree and gave it a BUCK making apples fall down on Rainbows head. The rainbow maned pegasus quickly jumped up.
"I'M UP! WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHOSE HURT?!" Rainbow Dash shouted as Applejack fell over laughing. Realizing that AJ had pulled a prank on her, Dash blushed and folded her wings.
"S-shut up..." Rainbow muttered at threw Applejack's hat at her.
"Easy now sugarcube, It was just a joke. Anyways, Ah'm done movin' all those crates into the barn, ya'll wanna go for a run?" Applejack picked up her at and smiled at the now calming down Rainbow Dash.
"Sure, it was the reason I came here earlier in the first place. To ask you if you wanted to go for a run." Rainbow said as she and Applejack started to trot down the dirt path leading away form Sweet Apple Acres.
~A little later~
Rainbow Dash ran along side her best friend. Oh, the weird feelings were back alright. The butterfly feeling pounded against her stomach and her heart was trying to pop out of her chest. She was trying hard not to let her wings burst out every time Applejack would run into her playfully. Finally, Dash got an idea. "Hey AJ!" Dash shouted as Applejack turned her head.
"Yes sugarcube?" She asked as Rainbow Dash got a sudden speed boost and ran ahead of her.
"Come on slowpoke, I know you can run faster than that!" Dash laughed as Applejack grew a smug look on her face and bit down on Rainbow Dashes tail causing Applejack to fly over and tumble into her, knocking them both into the ground. Both out of breath from laughter, Rainbow Dash stared at Applejack's bright, emerald, green eyes. Applejack smiled at her and got up, holding out a hoof.
"need help up ya lazy pony?" Applejack grinned smugly as Rainbow Dash took her offer for help up. The two mares trotted endlessly threw the dirt paths they knew so well.
"Hey.. AJ..?" Rainbow Dash said finally getting the courage to speak up as Applejack turned to her.
"Yes sugarcube?" Applejack said as they trotted towards the small clearing that led toward a cliff.
Here's your chance Dash. You got this.
Dash paced some steps forward and took a seat next to Applejack. "What do you think of FillyFoolers?" Dash asked trying to stay calm and causal. Applejack looked at her friend for a second and raised an eyebrow.
"Where the hay did that question come from?" Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow tried everything in her willpower not to do something she'd regret.
"I'm just.... I'm curious. Say if.. one of us, You know, you, me, and the rest of the gang. What if one of us really really liked someone else in the group. How would you feel about that?.." Rainbow Dash looked away as Applejack stared at her.
"Ah'd think that there entitled to there own opinions ahn' beliefs." Applejack said as she turned away from Rainbow's gaze.
"But what's you're opinion and belief?" Rainbow Dash pressed on trying to get the information she needed. Applejack gave Rainbow Dash a weird look and shifted somewhat away uncomfortably.
"Since when did ya'll care 'bout what Ah think 'bout FillyfFoolin'?" Applejack asked and Rainbow looked at her hooves kicking at the ground trying to avoid the question. There was a short silence between the two mares until Applejack spoke up again.
"Ya'll ganna' answer mah question Rainbow?" Applejack stared at her friend as Rainbow sighed and returned her stare with an awkward gaze.
"I... I..." Rainbow Dash swallowed and forced out the last part. "I like you... A lot... Not in a friend or a sister way like I do with the others... I like you like I think your really hot and I want to kiss you."
There was silence. An awkward, uncomfortable, silence. This was not what Rainbow Dash wanted. She wanted a warm, happy, silence. She also wanted to get rid of the stupid blush that was slapped across her face and wouldn't come off, like somepony super glued it there.
Way to go Dash, way to say everything you weren't supposed to, now you probably just ruined your friendship with AJ. I'm surprised I didn't say "I also think your flank is amazingly hot" while you were at it.
She looked up slightly to see Applejack staring at her, still soaking in what she had been told. When Rainbow Dash went say something, she just couldn't. She stopped herself before she could make anything worse. It was Applejack's move anyways, Rainbow had thrown the ball into AJ's hooves and it was her turn to throw it back.
"Rainbow..." Applejack started but something got stuck in her throat. She coughed and continued.
"Rainbow. Ah have honestly no idea how to respond..." Applejack stared at her best friend and let out a small smile. Rainbow Dash noticed this quickly and one of her ear perked a little and she gave her a curious look. Applejack decided to finish what she had started to say.
"Ah like you too."