//------------------------------// // So...tomorrow? // Story: The Farmer and his Flower // by Absolom //------------------------------// CHAPTER 3. June 6th/02/3:54 PM/3rd person. She looked at him as if he was insane for a few seconds before responding. "W-what!? You couldn't possibly be serious!" she said as she continued staring at him as if he had gone mad. "But Ah am; If y'all wanna be strong like me, then someone's gotta teach ya an' who better ta do that than me?" he asked curiously, making a good point. She was about to respond but couldn't think of a good counter to his logic. "…I guess that's true," she said, hesitantly agreeing with him. "So yer gonna let me teach y'all?" he asked curiously. She slowly sipped what was left of her tea before responding. "I-I guess so…" she said hesitantly. "So when an' where is good fer y'all?" he asked. "Well now wouldn't be a good time, I have to take care of my animals soon and that's practically a full time job, I might have some time tomorrow at around four and I don't really care where it is," she said honestly. "Alright, tomorrow sounds good, Ah'll come pick y'all up at four," he said. "Oh, you don't have to pick me up, just tell me where we're meeting and I'll go there," she said. "Don't worry about it, Ah'd be happy ta come pick y'all up," he said with an honest smile on his face. "…That's really sweet of you," she said honestly. "But then you'd have to walk so much further..." she said, trailing off a bit. "Ah walk the majority of the day, jus' about every day, so walkin' ta yer house an' back shouldn't be a problem," he said. "Well alright, if you want to, I don't mind," she said as she picked up her cup and stood up. She then held out her hand for his cup, to which he happily complied. "Thank ya kindly," he said honestly. "No problem," she said in response and then walked over to the sink and placed both of the cups in it. Big Mac then looked around the room, looking for a clock, but to no avail, so he decided to ask Fluttershy if she knew what time it was. "Miss Fluttershy," he said, getting her attention. "Yes?" she asked in response. "Do y'all know what time it is, by any chance?" he asked curiously. "Umm, no, but there's a clock in the living room," she said as she pointed toward the doorway. "Alright, thanks," he said as he got up and walked into the living room. Once in the other room he quickly found the clock on the nearest wall; its arms indicated that it was 4:03 PM. His eyes then widened slightly at the realization that he had stayed longer than he intended. "Hey Fluttershy," he called into the other room. "Yes?" she called back from the kitchen. He then walked back into the kitchen and responded. "Ah have ta get goin', Ah really need ta get back ta work on the farm," he said getting ready to leave. "Oh…alright, see you tomorrow then?" she said with a curious undertone. "Eeyup." "Well…I guess I'll show you out," she said as she began walking toward the entrance of the kitchen. Once she made it to about where Big Macintosh was standing they both walked to the front door. Once making it to the front door, they both stood there for a few moments without saying anything, until Big Mac spoke up. "Ah guess Ah'll be goin' now," he said as he opened the door and walked a few steps outside before turning back around. "Goodbye Fluttershy, Ah had a lot of fun today..." he said, looking as if he wanted to say more. "I did too, I never thought I could be so comfortable around someone I just met," she said honestly. "Ah guess y'all learn new things about yerself everyday…so anyway, Ah'll be seein' y'all tomorrow?" he siad with an undertone of inquiry. "Yes," she said simply. "Alright, see y'all soon," he said as he prepared to depart. "Goodbye Big Mac," she said with a wide smile on her face and closed the door slowly. Big Mac hesitated and stared at the door for a few seconds before making his way back to Sweet Apple Acres with a genuine smile spread happily across his face. Fluttershy slowly walked over to her couch and sat down, she then proceeded to stare at the door that Big Macintosh was just on the other side of. "…Applejack's brother…who would've thought." Angel then hopped up onto the cushion next to her, where he then started gesturing toward her. "What's that Angel?" she asked the small white rabbit. He then made another set of gestures and noises. "What!? That's not true!" she said loudly (for her). He then nodded his head and made another set of gestures. Her face then turned a hot shade of red and she responded. "A-Angel! That's ridiculous! We hardly even know each other," she said, her cheeks continuing to burn red. He then shrugged and hopped away. "…He's just a bunny…what does he know..." she said defiantly to herself. Big Mac continued his walk to the farm in silence, his mind a mess of thoughts as he walked through Ponyville. He was so in tune with his thoughts that he hadn't noticed a couple of women walk up beside him and was caught off guard when they spoke up, making their presence known. It was the same two women that he had seen earlier on his walk to Fluttershy's house. "Hey big guy, what're you doing around here?" the first woman asked with a happy smile on her face. She was a slender woman with greenish blue eyes and curly dark blue hair with a light pink streak in it. "Walkin'," he said simply. "Oh, well I could've told you that!" she said loudly and started laughing for a few seconds. "So, you wanna go do something?" the second woman asked curiously. She had a similar build to her friend and had bright yellow eyes and straight pale mint green hair with a white streak in it. "Eeyup." "Really!?" both of the women said almost in unison. "What do you want to go do?" the first woman asked. "Go home an' continue workin'," he said simply, causing both of the girls to rear back slightly and don confused looks on their faces. "What?" the first women asked in a confused tone of voice. "Ah want…ta go home…an' continue…workin'," he said slowly, making sure the woman understood him this time. "Oh I get it, you're just one of those stupid farmers who does nothing but work all day!" the first woman said with an angry tone. He wasn't the least bit phased by the woman's words and simply responded with an "Eeyup." "Gah! Come on, let's just leave this ignorant dolt alone!" the first woman said in aggravation and began walking away hastily. The second woman hesitated for a few seconds before saying her parting words. "Sorry about her, she's not usually like this," she said and began jogging to catch up with her friend. He continued on his way, unfazed by what had just transpired. After several minutes of walking he made it back to the farm and walked into the front door, just to be immediately greeted by Granny Smith. "Where've y'all been?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. "Ah was doin' a delivery," he said simply in response. "Ta where? Canterlot? Y'all've never taken that long unless y'all was makin' an out of town delivery," she said making a good point. "Uhh…Ah was-" he was saying before being interrupted. "Don't try an' lie ta me Big Macintosh, y'all know yer as bad as Applejack when it comes ta lyin'." "Eeyup…" "Now then, tell me where y'all've been," she said demandingly. "Don't make a big deal outta this, ok?" he asked of her. "Fine, fine, jus' tell me," she said impatiently. "An' don't tell Applejack, alright?" he asked of her once again. "Just git on with it!" she said, losing her patience. "…Ah was at Miss Fluttershy's house," he said simply. "Applejacks pretty lil' demure friend?" she asked curiously. "…Eeyup." "Hmmm, so when am Ah gonna be havin' lil' great grands scamperin' about mah house?" she asked with a curious look on her face. "Granny…it ain't like that, y'all said the same thing years ago when Ah started spendin' time with Miss Cheerilee again," he said simply and shook his head in slight disappointment. "Well ya don't just go hangin' around with a girl from yer school days, after years of not even sayin' hi to her unless y'all want a lil' bit more than ta 'relive the old days'," she said, sarcastically air quoting the last few words. "It don't matter granny, Ah'm gonna go back ta work now," he said dropping the subject and walking toward the back door. "Fine, Ah guess Ah'm just a crazy old coot; but Ah'm a crazy old coot that wants great grands, so git to it!" she called after him. "Eeyup!" he called back and closed the back door behind him. Beginning his work for the remainder of the day. "…Ah'm never gonna here the end of this," he said to himself, as he dragged his hand down his face in frustration.