In the shadow of an apple tree at Sweet Apple Acrus there was laying a pony. But not some pony. It was the hard working earth pony Applejack. Well at that particular moment she wasn’t such hard working, but normally she was. Anyway. There was Applejack, dozin under an apple tree. She looked up to the sky, just in the moment to see a rainbow maned pegasi flying by, turning around and racing with neckbreaking speed towards her. It was her best friend Rainbow Dash. She landed nearby and fold her wings together.
„Hey Applejack! How are you doing? I have seen you from up there, snoozing and thought I should stop by to say hello.“ The cyan pegasi said with her typicall, cocky voice.
Applejack sat up a bit, and with one hoove she pulled up her stetson to the right position ontop of her head. She looked over to Rainbow Dash and replyed.
„Well hi there Rainbow Dash! Ahm just doin fine. Ah have finished all my chores for today and got some spare time now. Ya wanna hang out with me for a bit?“
Applejack looked at her friend, and her look got cought in the eyes of her's. These beautiful pink eyes...
She has had a crush on Rainbow Dash for a while now, and got often carryed away while looking at her. Maybe it was even more then a crush. She had thought about that quite often, since both of them where mares. But, in the end, she always got to the conclusion she had not only a heavy crush on her. More than, that she had fallen for the cyan pegasi.
But she was sure Rainbow would not understand on how she felt. She was convinced, if Rainbow would ever find out about how she felt, she would not want to be her friend anymore. So Applejack just tryed to hide her feelings as best as she could.
She shook her head and fell back to reality just in time to hear Rainbow’s answer.
„Sure do! Okay Applejack, let's see who’s fastest by thet tree on that hill over there!“
Both of them, the cyan pegasi and the orange earth pony got into sprint start position.
„Start on three! One... Two...Three!“ the Rainbow maned pegasi called out, and both of them started sprinting towards the hill. Both of them running as fast as they can. Both, heavily breathing, and moving their legs over the ground as fast as possible. But, as always, both of them arrived the hill at exactly the same time.
Still, Rainbow Dash was convinced that she had won the race. She jumped up in the air, striking a winners pose.
„YES I won that one! You are just too slow, and I am just to awesome for you to put up with!"
Applejack broke out in laughter about Rainbow's self confidence that she had won the race, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she just whatched the pegasi carefully, trying to pick up all the details of her: Her beautifull rainbowed mane, the movement of her wings flapping up and down, the smooth motion of her muscles when she landed, the look on her eyes when she looked at Applejack...
„Uhm... Applejack? Are you alright?“
Applejack froze. „Shit! She cought mah staring at her! What should ah do?“
She was cought totally off guard, and now she couldn’t even think about what to say. Her mind got stuck and she was just able to mumble out a few words.
„Ah-Ahm f-fi-fine yeah. Totally fine. Nothing happened. Yah won the race. Eyeup! That’s totally it.“
Nervously her eyes darted from one side to another. Rainbow just burst out in laughter.
“Bwahaha! You should tooootally see yourself right now!“
Applejack blushed and pulled her stetson down, so that her face got covered by it. She turned around, away from the pegasi, which was cringing on the ground, holding her belly from laughter.
"How do ah explain her why ah stared at her? What if she gets curious about i-"
Applejack thought, but got interuppted by a cyan pegasi asking the exact same question she was afraind of being asked.
„Soooo Applejack. Why in celestias name were you staring at me like this? I mean I know I am awesome, cool and just amazing, but i've never seen you staring at me with that... Expression on your face. So, what's up AJ?“
Applejack just cringed, and a chill ran down her spine. She couldn't answer that! She just couldn't...
Rainbow Dash realized that her best friend was nervous and so she moved in closer, curious about what was going on with her friend.
"Damnit... Ah need to tell her..."Applejack thought. "Ah can’t lie to her anyway... Ahm not the element of honesty for nothin... Maybe... It will turn out just fine in the end? Ah mean, after all... She is the Element of Loyality."
And after that, Applejack turned her head towards the dawning sun, which was already touching the horizon, ready to settle down and letting the moon take over her position at the darkening sky. That simple scenery of ponyville, the orchard and the castle of canterlot in her view, she found the courage to do what had to be done. She walked next to the only apple tree on this hill, Rainbowdash’s curious look resting on her.
„So... AJ... What is it? You can tell me everything, you know? You are my best friend. I would never tell anypony.“ Rainbow Dash said. Curious, but serious. She felt that whatever bothered Applejack, wasn’t easy to say for her to talk about.
Applejack sighted and turned her face to Rainbow. She felt the time had come to reveal her most inner feelings towards her most amazing friend. „Rainbow.... Can yah come over here and sit down next to mah?“ She asked calmly, but with a light tension in her voice, just like she needet alot of effort and strenght to talk.
„Sure?“ Rainbow asked. Now she started to worry.
Was something wrong with her? Was that why Applejack was staring at her with that odd expression on her face? She moved next to her friend, sat down, and looked at her, waiting for her to explain.
Applejack on her side, looked to the ground and then started talking.
„Well it's kinda hart to explain, but since the Iron Horse competition we did against each other... Ah kinda felt different. Mah head was so lightwighted everytime when ya were around, and ah felt so much better when yah were there. Ah started thinking about yah in a strange way and...“
Applejack sighted. „Yah became more than just a friend to mah...“
She looked at Rainbow Dash, and found her eyes widely open. But not out of shock, but in surprise. Looking her in the eyes she carryed on with what she really wanted to say.
“Rainbow, ah love yah.“
Rainbow Dash couldn’t do anything but to just stare at Applejack. And
slowly, her eyes began to fill with tears.
"Oh.My. Gosh. Ohmygosh! OHMYGOSH!“ was all that Rainbowdash could think off at that moment.
„Applejack just told me that she LOVED me!"
Applejack was still looking at her friend, when she realized that Rainbow Dash was crying, and she thought that her friend was shocked and hated her now. She quickly turned around to run away.
She took one step, and then felt an hoof on her shoulder, holding her back from running away. As she turned around she saw that Rainbow Dash was smiling at her.
„You... You say’d you love me...“ Rainbow asked with a whispering voice. “Is that... True?“ She looked at Applejack and waited for her to answer.
„Yeah...“ Applejack said confused and overwhelmed by the situation. she didn't expected it to go that way. There was only a moment of silence.
Then, Rainbow Dash whispered. „Well. I... Love you... Too.“
Only one single tear dropped down from her eye. Slowly, rolling over her cheek towards her chin, then to the end of it and finally dropping to the ground. It wasnt a tear of pain, but a tear of joy.
Applejack just stood there like she got hit by a giant apple tree. She was just about to process what Rainbow had just said, when the pegasi rushed forward, pressing her lips on Applejacks.
Rainbow didn’t thought about what she was doing, and at the first moment, it seemed like Applejack would not return the kiss. Then the orange pony also leaned into it. The cyan pony put one hoove around her friends neck, pulling her deeper into the kiss.
They stand like that for a few seconds, feeling the other, and when they finally pulled back, they looked each other into their eyes.
„Applejack...“ Rainbow Dash said „I don't know what hit me! Please, don’t be mad at me.“
The orange mare looked at her with tears in her eyes. “Mad?“ She asked. „Why should ah be mad at yah sugarcube? Ma greatest wish just came true! Ah was afraid yah would hate me for being in love with yah!“ She reached for her friends hoof. „But yah didn’t.“ She moved closer to Rainbow Dash, a smile on her face.
The cyan pony sniffed and then replyed. "AJ... Since our adventure in Appleloosa, I began looking at you in a different way. It Just happened. I don’t know how, or why, but I felt like I needed u by my side. I even came here more often just to be around you. But i've never had the courage it takes to tell you how I feel“
Applejack was still nervous. „So,“ She said to Rainbow Dash, her voice shaking. „Will yah become mah special somepony?“
Rainbow did not answer. She just looked at her, and then gave her a passionated kiss on the lips. Both of them fell over and landed right in the soft, green grass. It was a kiss, filled with love. Applejack put a hoove on the back of Rainbows neck. Still kissing, they embraced in a close and tight hug. Everything around them was forgotten. Only the one in their hoove counted to them at this one, special moment.