"What in the HAY, is goin' on in here?!" Applejack asked very furiously.
Twilight quickly got off of Big Macintosh.
"Applejack! Wha...what are you doing back?" Big Macintosh asked.
"Ah came back to make sure SHE wasn't doin' nothin' to mah brother!" Applejack started moving towards Twilight, who was backed up into a wall.
"Wait, so you never left?" Big Mac asked.
"Never mind that, I saw that she was taking advantage of you. And that don't role with the Apple Family." Applejack then grabbed Twilight, and threw her out the door.
"Now go on git Twilight! And never come back!" Twilight started tearing up. Big Mac could hear the sobs of Twilight as she ran back to her library.
"There, that's takin' care of." Applejack said happily. However, Big Mac was furious.
"WHY, did you do that!" Big Mac shouted with all his voice.
"Well, I say her on top of ya, and ah figured she was just doin' it for our apples."
"No! She had the same feelings as ah did with her. Ah can hardly believe, she would do that for apples."
"Well...uh...I."
"Never mind Applejack, right now, ah gotta go talk to her." Big Mac started galloped to Twilight's library as fast as he could.
---
Twilight quickly went inside her library/home, put a force field around it, and locked the door. She ran upstairs, and cried on her bed. Spike only heard her cries upstairs, and quickly got to her side.
"Twilight, what's wrong?" Spike asked.
"EVERYTHING!" Twilight shouted at him.
"What do you mean by "everything"?"
"It's Applejack, she doesn't want me to see Big Macintosh anymore." she said while still crying.
"Why?"
Twilight didn't answer. Instead, she just cried. Several moments later, she finally said something.
"I...I...I don't know what to do Spike." she said with a shaky voice.
"Why don't you go talk to him?"
"I...I...I." Twilight stuttered out.
"Come one Twilight, you have to at least try."
"I can't." she admitted.
"Why not?" Spike asked.
"I'm afraid."
"Of what?"
"Applejack..." she whispered to him.
"Why are you afraid of Applejack?"
"She threw me out of her home when me and Big Mac talked."
Spike had a shocked facial expression, "Really?"
Twilight didn't answer again. Then, there was a loud thud outside. Twilight went to her window, and saw that Big Macintosh was on the ground, rubbing his head.
"Big Mac?" Twilight shouted out to him.
"Twilight!"
"What re you doing here?"
"Ah had to know if you were okay."
"I'm fine, alright?" Twilight then closed her window. Big Mac stood there, dumbstruck. Then, he called out to her again.
"Twilight?"
She opened her window again, "What is it?"
"Why don't ya'll come down here and we can talk?"
"No thank you." she re-shut her window.
"Twilight!" Big Mac yelled out once more, "Twilight!"
But it was no use. She never went to her window, nor did she even answer. Big Mac stood there for quiet a long time, until he finally gave up, and went back to Sweet Apple Acres.
---
Applejack was sitting on the sofa, waiting for Big Macintosh to get back. The door swung open, and she saw him with a very sad look on his face.
"Big Mac, is she alright?" she asked.
That sad tone, quickly turned to angry, "Oh, so now you worry about yer friend, you threw her out of our home for pony's sake!"
She looked down at her hooves, "Ah know, ah'm sorry."
"Oh, ah know you are. Ah don't wanna hear it, maybe Twilight would!"
Applejack's facial expression worsened, "I...I don't think she'll want to talk to me after what ah did to her."
"Applejack please, she's your friend. You have to at least try."
Applejack thought it over for a moment, then answered, "Alright, I'll go and talk to her."
"Thanks sis."
---
Back at Twilight's home/library, she continued to cry. Spike, was downstairs, trying to do his chores. But, every time he would, for example, put some of Twilight's books back on their proper shelves, she would make a loud crying shout, and he would drop the books in the process. Then, there was a sound of a pony hitting Twilight's force field, then falling over. Twilight went to her window, and saw Applejack. Out of all of the ponies, it had to be her.
"Oh, well look who it is!" Twilight shouted to her.
"Twilight, ah need to talk to ya!" Applejack replied.
"Oh, what do you wanna talk about? Maybe throwing me out of her home?"
"Twilight, ah'm truly sorry about that."
"Oh, you're sorry now?" Twilight then teleported down to Applejack, "Now, you're going to tell me you're sorry? What, did Big Macintosh tell you to apologize because you threw me out of your home?"
"Well...ah...ah." was all she could say.
"I guess you have full control over your brother. You have to tell him to: go kick this tree, go kick that tree, hang out with one of my friends. Oh wait, I don't like her getting in a serious relationship with you, I'm gonna throw her out of our house. And now, I'll go apologize to her because my big brother told me to, after something I don't realize, is bad."
"Now Twilight you listen to me!" Applejack shouted to her, "Now, ah KNOW what ah did to wasn't the right thing to do, but ah have no control over you and Big Macintosh. It's his and your choice if ya'll wanna be in a relationship. And if ya wanna, ah will support ya'll, one-hundred percent."
Twilight was completely speechless. She wanted to scream and shout at Applejack, but she just couldn't. Instead, she was just stood their.
"Thank you Applejack. And, I accept your apology. But I need to know something else." she then went back inside, and put up her force field again.
Applejack was really confused. Was she suppose to feel happy? Well, her friend accepted her apology, but why did she put up her force field again? Applejack went back to her farm in deep confusion.
---
Big Macintosh was patiently waiting for Applejack's return on the sofa. He was thinking to himself, if she would accept her apology or not. Would Twilight still be angry? Will they no longer be friends? Finally, Applejack came through the door with a confused expression.
"So, what happened?" Big Mac asked.
"Ah...ah think she accepted my apology." Applejack replied.
Now Big Mac was confused as well, "What do ya mean, "ah think"?"
"Well, she said she accepted my apology. But, she went back inside her home, and put her force field back up."
"That's it?"
"Well, she then said, "Ah need to know something else." and then that's it."
Big Mac's confusion increased to: Whaaaaaat? He had no idea what Twilight meant by what she said. He then left Sweet Apple Acres once more, and on to Twilight's library/home.
---
Twilight stopped crying after she had that conversation with Applejack, and was helping Spike with his chores. Spike was curious on why she suddenly turned from sad, to just her normal self. But, she still looked like she was sad.
"Uh, Twilight? Are you sure you're okay?" Spike asked.
"Yes Spike, I'm fine." she replied.
"Are you sure you don't wanna go talk to Big Macintosh?"
"No Spike, I need to know something else from him."
"You can tell your number one assistant right?"
"Sorry Spike, I just can't tell you why."
"Alright then."
Spike and Twilight finished their chores together, and Spike decided to take a nap on the couch, while Twilight, she started studying some more. However, she heard a knock at her door. She put her book down and opened her the door using her magic. To her surprise, it was Big Macintosh.
"Hey Twilight." Big Mac started.
"Oh, hello Big Macintosh."
"So, um, do you wanna talk?"
"I don't know, do you?'
"Uh, well, ah was hoping we could talk about our relationship."
"Alright."
"Well, um, is it goin' to work out?"
"I don't know, will it?"
Big Mac assumed that she was going to be answering his questions when he got here. She was being so difficult to talk to.
"Uh, ah hope it can."
"Me too."
They both stood there in an awkward silence, but Twilight was the one expecting something.
"Is there anything else you wanna saw?" Twilight asked him.
"Uh, well, um..." Big Mac was trying to say something.
*sigh* "Very well then." Twilight then shut the door on him, then went back to her studying.
Big Mac stood there for a moment, to realize what just happened.
---
Applejack waited for Big Mac's return on the couch. She started rubbing her hooves nervously, thinking that Twilight would probably go in a serious relationship with her brother. After a while, Big Mac finally entered through the door with the same confused face as before when she came back from Twilight's library/home.
"So?" Applejack asked as she got to her hooves.
"Ah...ah don't know what happened."
"Well, what'd she say?"
"She said she wanted to hear something from me, and ah didn't know what to say."
"So, she didn't want to be in a relationship?"
"No, she didn't say that. She just wanted me to say somethin' to her."
"What is that mare's problem? Don't she wanna be in a relationship with ya?"
Big Mac blushed and answered her very quickly, "Well, uh, that....that's her decision."
"Well, ah said it's yer and Twilight's decision to be in a relationship or not."
This caused Big Mac to blush even more, "Ah geez AJ."
"What? Ya'll would be a pretty cute couple."
Now, Applejack could see past his maroon coat, and saw his full red on face. Big Mac went upstairs to his room, and shut the door behind him. He would lay down on his bed, and think on what Twilight would want him to say. He looked towards his trunk and got out the beat up old doll.
"Ah Twilight, what do ya mean by, "Ah need to know something else"."
He drifted off to sleep, thinking on what Twilight wanted him to say.
---
Twilight finally left her home, and went to the market to get some food supplies. Some of the ponies would even look at her with a suspicious look. She assumed that they knew about Big Mac and herself. She ignored them and continued on her way to the market.
When she arrived, some more ponies looked her way, and started whispering to one another. She pulled out her list and scanned it once more to make sure she's getting what she needs. First on her list, were carrots for herself. When she arrived at Carrot Tops stand, she looked her way, and looked nervous.
"Hello Carrot Top." Twilight greeted.
Carrot Top didn't even answer.
"Um, well, I'll have four carrots please."
The whole market fell silent, and looked her way. Carrot Top pulled out four carrots from behind her stand.
"F-four bits please." she said nervously. Twilight pulled out four bits from her saddle bag and put them in front of her. She then left the stand and went to the next thing on her list. Water. She went to Rain Drops water bottle stand which she again, gave her her water nervously. Then, she needed to get something for Spike as well. So, she went to Rarity's boutique so she can buy some of her gems.
When she entered her boutique, Rarity immediately stopped what she was doing, and went silent so she could listen on what she was about to say.
"Hello Rarity." Twilight said.
"Oh, um, good evening Twilight." Rarity replied.
"Well, I was hoping I could buy some gems for Spike."
"Oh, uh, but of course. Be right back."
Rarity left the room to her dress making area. Twilight patiently waited for Rarity's return, getting her bits ready. Rarity returned with some gems floating around her.
"Well, here you go Twilight."
"Thanks Rarity. So, how much is that?"
"Oh please Twilight, you don't have to do that."
"No Rarity, I can pay for them no problem."
"Sorry Twilight, but I simply cannot take them."
*sigh* "Is this about me and Big Macintosh?" Twilight asked.
"N-no, of course it isn't. I'm simply giving you these gems for free. It's um...a friend discount. So um, see you later." Rarity them used her magic to lift Twilight out of her boutique, and quickly locked the door. Twilight then put the gems in her saddle bag, and checked the list.
Apples.
Twilight then walked back into the market, looking for another apple stand other than Applejack's. But, there wasn't. She saw Applejack's stand somewhere between an old merchandise stand, and a Pegasus who was selling muffins. Twilight didn't to talk to Applejack right now, so, she decided the things that she had already, was enough.
---
Big Mac was working out on the farm's apple orchard, still thinking on what Twilight said to him. Meanwhile, Applejack finally came back from town, with a pretty depressed facial expression. He looked her way, which she noticed, and he was hoping she talked to Twilight. Sadly, she just nodded her head, "no". Big Mac sighed, then went back to his chores. Later that day, the Apple Family was back inside their home, having dinner. Big Mac was the one that was silent, but too silent. Applebloom was the one to notice.
"Hey big brother! How's everything with Miss Twilight?" she asked.
Big Mac didn't answer. He continued to look down at his food.
"What's wrong Big Mac?"
"Oh, it's nothin." Big Mac replied.
"Well, it don't seem like nothin."
"It's complicated."
"What in the hay does that mean?"
"Applebloom! Language!" Applejack said.
"What? I'm just sayin' the word "hay"."
"Well, don't be sayin things like that, alright?"
"Okay. But seriously big bro," Applebloom turned back to Big Mac, "why are ya so down?"
He sighed, "Twilight's been sayin that she wanted me to say something to her." Big Mac finally answered.
"Like what?"
"That's what me an Applejack have been tryin' to figure out."
"Well, maybe she wants to know if ya'll would be with her or something. Ah don't know."
Big Mac looked at Applebloom with a confused face, and went back to not eating his dinner.
It was about time the Apple Family should be getting some sleep. Big Mac went to his room, and got out the doll again. He got into his bed, and pulled the covers over him to get comfortable. He looked at the doll again, and thought of what Applebloom said at dinner.
"Maybe she wants to know if ya'll would be with her or something. Ah don't know."
He was thinking on how silly it was, that Applebloom would think of something like that. But suddenly, it hit him. He arose from his bed, and headed off to Twilight's home/library as fast as he could. But, he made sure to start running OUTSIDE.
---
Twilight was in her bed, thinking of Big Mac. She started shuffling around in her bed uncomfortably. She looked at Spike, who was sound asleep.
"Oh...oh Rarity." Spike said while still sleeping.
Twilight giggled a little bit, but went back to her thinking. However, she was interrupted by a knock at the door. She got out of her bed, and answered it using her magic.
"Twilight, I love you." Big Mac just went on and said it.
"W-what?" Twilight said, assuring she was hearing correctly.
"Twilight, I love you with all of mah heart. Ah wanna make you happy. Ah wanna make me happy. But most importantly, ah wanna be with you."
"R-really?" Twilight asked.
Big Mac then kissed her. It wasn't the kind of kiss they had at his house, but it sure was something.
"Really..."
Then they both hugged each other.
"That's what I wanted to hear."
---
END
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About two months later, after telling all of their friends about their relationship, Big Mac and Twilight were at the top of a hill looking down at Ponyville. Twilight was resting her head on Big Mac's shoulder, happily enjoying the moment. But, Big Mac finally broke the silence.
"Hey, Twi?"
"Yes Mac?"
"Ah got a question for ya."
"Okay, what?"
"Why did you want me to say, "Ah love you" on that one day?"
Twilight just knew it was going to be a silly answer.
"Well, I read it from a romance book."
Big Mac repeated what she said to make sure he was hearing things right, "A romance book?"
"Yeah, it said not to be desperate, and to give the colt that you like, a clue."
"Ah clue?"
"Eyup, you have to give them a clue, so they can figure it out some time later."
"So, you made me think, for all that time, just to make me say, "Ah love you"?"
"Yeah, I know, it's kinda silly."
Big Mac chuckled, "Yeah it was. But listen Twi."
Twilight turned back to him.
"Sometimes, ya can't do everything what a book is telling ya to do. Sometimes, ya gotta do things yer own way. Not just from a silly romance book. Ya could'a just told me ya loved me as well."
"Thanks Mac."
"Yer welcome Twi."
They then gave each other a kiss, then looked back at the beautiful sunset looking over Ponyville.