//------------------------------// // Finding a Friend Part 7 // Story: Finding a Friend // by TGMEQ //------------------------------// Big Mac finally arrived back at his home and it was about nine ,o, clock in the afternoon. He saw off in the distance, Applejack, bucking apple trees. He was going to talk to her later about earlier. He heard steps coming up behind him, and something landed on his back. It was Applebloom. "Hey there big brother!" "Hey Applebloom." "How was yer date with Twilight?" she asked. "It wasn't a date, remember?" "Oh yeah. Anyway, how was it?" "It was okay, Applejack was watching us pretty much the whole time." he replied. "She was? Why?" "That's what ah'm trying to figure out. I'm gonna talk to her later." "Okay then, my day was alright. Me, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, tried getting our cutie marks at the construction site." "There's a construction site? Where?" Big Mac turned his neck to face Applebloom. "Didn't ya here? The bowling alley got burned to the ground, but nopony got hurt." "What happened?" "Apparently, somepony who was working the kitchen, somehow got it up in flames." "You don't say?" Big Mac said, pretending to be concerned. "Yeah, I mean, what kind of dodo would do that?" "I dunno." Big Mac replied while looking forward again. "Well anyway, tell me how yer day with Twilight was." Applebloom sounded like she desperately wanted an answer. "I'll tell ya later. Right now, ah think we should go and get some dinner." "Okay." Applebloom replied a little sad on not hearing the answer immediately. Inside the Apple Family home, Granny Smith was in the kitchen again, making dinner. The smell smelled like she was making spaghetti with some boiled vegetables. Applebloom jumped off his back, and ran into the kitchen to help her granny. As for Big Mac, he went to his room to look at that thing he wanted to see before he left. He trotted up the stairs at his own pace, and reached his room that was the last door on the left. The first door was Granny Smith's room, then Applejack's, and on the right, was Applebloom's room, and finally, his room. He looked back, making sure nopony was looking. He closed his door behind him, and went to his chest on the floor. He opened it up, and pulled out a beat up old doll. He laid down on his bed, still holding the doll. He continued to stare at it, stroking its body with his hoofs. "Ah din't mean to take it Twilight," he said to himself, "I really mean it." "Big Mac, go get yer sister! Dinner's ready!" heard Granny Smith yell to him. He sighed and put the doll back into his trunk. He trotted back down stairs and went outside. He looked for Applejack at the place he saw her before. Luckily, she was there. He needed to talk to her right now. "Hey, Applejack!" he shouted out to her. She stumbled and missed the tree that she was about to buck. She quickly stood back up. "Hey their Big Mac, what's up?" she asked nervously. "What's up is why were you following me and Twilight all day?" he replied furiously. "What, me? Ah would never follow you." "Applejack, I saw you at the bowling alley, I saw you somewhere near town, and I bumped into you while you trying to buy apples!" "Alright, you got me. Ah just wanted to make sure everything went okay with you and Twilight. I never meant to hurt yer feelings." she said ever so quietly. "It did hurt mah feelings. It hurt me that you don't trust me with making friends on mah own." he responded in the same quiet tone as Applejack. "Ah'm truly sorry Big Mac. I shoulda known better on to trust you." "It's alright Applejack." he then hugged her, and Applejack returned the hug. "You do know you have ta go help with the construction site, right?" Big Mac said while still hugging her. "You heard about that, huh?" "Eyup, Applebloom told me what happened." Applejack let got of his hug, "Yes, I will." "Good, now come on, let's go get something to eat." and they both walked back to the house together. Big Mac and Applejack entered their home, and went to the kitchen to eat. His family members were talking to one another. As for Big Mac, he just ate his food in silence. He was still thinking about that doll, and Twilight. "She sure was nice to me today. I don't think ah ever met a mare like her. Actually, she's the only mare ah ever talked to." he was interrupted by Applebloom. "Big Mac, can you please tell us how yer day with Twilight was already?" "It was alright." Big Mac replied. "What did ya do?" "Well, we just hung out is all." "That's it, you just, hung out?" "Eyup." "That seems pretty boring, you guys coulda done some other stuff in Ponyville." "We just hung out is all." "If you say so." Applebloom finished up her plate, and went in the living room to do her homework. It was getting late, and Big Mac decided to go to bed. He said goodnight to Granny Smith and his sisters. When he closed his door, he went back to the chest again, and got out the doll. He started thinking about Twilight. For some reason, he couldn't get her off his mind. Sure she was smart, and pretty, and nice to talk to. But does she feel the same way? They only hung out once, and he already has these feelings. "She'll never go for a stallion like me," he said to himself quietly, "She's the smart one, and ah'm not very smart at all." he sighed. He held on to the doll in his hooves, and drifted off to sleep. Thinking of Twilight. --- Twilight used her magic to open up her door to her library/home, trotted inside, and closed it behind her. She was greeted by her assistant who was dusting on a ladder. "Hey Twilight! How was your day?" he asked while jumping off the ladder. "It was alright. Me and Big Mac saw Applejack today." "Really, how was that?" "Big Mac said she was following us, and I have no idea why." "Seriously? Heh heh, that's pretty funny." "It was I guess." "So, what did you do with Big Mac?" "Well, first we went to the park for our picnic, then we went to the bowling alley, and finally, we just spent some time in Ponyville." "Sounds like an average day to me." "Not for me." Twilight said quietly while blushing and looking at the floor.. "What was that?" Spike asked. "Oh, uh, nothing." Twilight replied quickly. "O...kay. Well, I'm gonna go to bed." Spike said while heading up the stairs to his small bed. "Okay Spike, heh, goodnight." Twilight waited for Spike to get into bed, and fall asleep. "Why did I say that? And why did I blush? Why can't I get him out of my mind?" Twilight started asking herself. "He's just a normal stallion. One who works hard, has a very strong voice, and is very nice. She sighed, "What does he see in me? I'm sure he likes other mares all around town better than me. Gosh, we only hung out once, and I'm already getting feelings for him?" she sighed again, and went upstairs to her bed and laid down while stared at the ceiling, "I'm just...an egghead." She finally fell asleep with one thing on her mind. Big Macintosh.