A month later
It's just three simple words Dash, how hard can it be?
Twilight's word echoed around the walls of Rainbow Dashes skull and rung in her ears as she lay still in an apple tree watching her marefriend buck apples. As Rainbow Dashes mind drifted on, she thought more about those three simple words. I love you. It didn't seem that difficult, right? It's not like these words could mess up there relationship or anything, right?
Just, fly down there and tell her. "Applejack, I love you." doesn't seem that hard. I mean, come on, it's not like Applejack is going to laugh at me or anything. I'm pretty sure that if she wanted to, she would'v when I told her I liked her. Aren't couples supposed to be all mushy anyways? Wait, what if she's going to think that I'm taking things to fast...
Rainbow Dash sighed and rolled over on the branch, accidentally falling off and onto Applejack.
"Heh... Hey AJ..." Rainbow Dash blushed and got off the cross cowpony.
"Rainbow, Ah swear that's the third time ya done that..." Applejack said raising her eyebrow at the Pegasus's spacey mood.
Somethin's up inside of that head Rainbow's got there... Applejack thought as she leaned over and nuzzled Rainbow Dashes cheek, and in response she got silence and Dash staring off into space.
"Everythin' ok RD?" Applejack asked as Rainbow Dashes ears perked up at the sound of her name.
"Huh? Oh... Uhhh.. Yea..! Why do you ask?" Rainbow said and smiled as AJ slightly frowned.
"Ya seem more... Distant.. Than yer usual self.." Applejack glanced at her nervously as Rainbow Dash looked around avoiding the subject. Shifting her hooves in the dirt Rainbow Dashes wings unfurled and she started to hover over the ground.
"Uh well I better get going.. I have to uh... Practice my moves.." Rainbow Dash smiled nervously as she leaned down and gave AJ a small peck on the cheek before taking off into the sky. Before AJ could call out Dash was barely a rainbow blur. Applejack sighed before leaning against a tree.
"What the hay was that all about...?" A voice came from behind and Applejack turned around to see it was Inkstroke, one of Applejack's top buyers and an Apple family friend.
"Ah don't know.. That mare has been actin' rather strange lately..." Applejack told Inkstroke as they trotted towards the house.
"Now give me a second sugarcube, Ah know Ah left yer apple pie in the window sill." Applejack said leaving Inkstroke to stand in the doorway. She soon returned with the Pie that was promised.
"Oh thanks AJ, the kids have been bugging me for one of these lately. Anyways, about the RD thing, she seemed like she was hiding something... Like there was something she wanted to tell you but didn't." Inkstroke told AJ as she used her wing to place the pie in her bag. As they said there goodbyes and Inkstroke trotted off, AJ had a feeling that Inkstroke had a point.
"Ah'm goin' to find out what that mare's up to..." Applejack grumbled before trotting out into the orchard to continue her farm work
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Rainbow Dash grumbled as she folded her wings some trying to pick up more speed. She had to do this tonight, or else it would never get done. As she dove through the cloud layer, she instantly saw her target. Tightening her jaw around the bouquet, she dove head first towards Sweet Apple Acres. When she soon came close to the ground, she spread her wings slowing down as she softly landed on the ground. As she trotted over to the door, she felt the nervousness start to seep under her coat as she knocked on at an Big Macintosh stepped out.
"Hey Big Mac. Is AJ home?" Rainbow asked as a bead of sweat dripped down the side of her head
"Eeyup." Big Mac simply stated and instead of letting Rainbow in, he blocked the door more.
"Uh, can I see her please?"
"Noope." Big Mac grumbled and closed the door before Dash could stop him. Grumbling, the cyan pegasus quickly flew up and knocked softly on Applejack's window. At first there was no answer, which was usual, then the orange cowpony Rainbow had been looking for showed up in somewhat of a hustle.
Applejack quickly opened the window and right away she was greeted with a kiss on the lips. After five seconds, the pony who had kissed her pulled away. Applejack's eye quickly flew open to see it was Rainbow Dash, standing there was a bouquet of orange, red, and yellow flowers. AJ stepped back some allowing the pegasus to fly in.
"Hey." Dash smiled and held out her hoof with the bouquet of flowers that Applejack hesitantly took.
"Howdy Rainbow...Care to explain yer odd behavior?" Applejack cut to the chase placing the bouquet down of her red and orange quilted bedspread and raising and eyebrow as Rainbow Dash looked to her hooves.
"I need to tell you something..."
"Ok then, what is it?"
"I can't tell you..."
"An why is that?"
"Because.... I'm... Af... Afra... A... Afraid... You might leave me... If I tell you."
Applejack stood there in shock at what Rainbow Dash had said. Never once had Rainbow admitted to anypony about being afraid of something. Never. AJ quickly pinched herself and then hugged the embarrassed pegasus.
"Now sugarcube.. Ya know Ah'll never leave ya... Jus' tell me what ya have ta say." Applejack smiled and stared into Rainbow Dash's eyes putting a hoof under RD's chin.
"I... I love you." Rainbow said as Applejack simply smiled and started to giggled, causing Rainbow to grow nervous.
"That's what's ya been spacin' out over lately?" Applejack chuckled and Rainbow Dash nodded as an embarrassed blush was scribbled across her face. Applejack stopped chuckling after awhile and leaned over and kissed Rainbow Dash, wrapping her forehooves around the rainbow mare's neck and surprising her. Rainbow soon grew comfortable and melted into the kiss. After a couple moments, Applejack broke away and lightly pressed her muzzle to Rainbow's.
"Yer insane if ya thought Ah'd leave ya Rainbow, I love ya too." Applejack said pressing her lips to Rainbow's once more.