Twilight flipped the page with her magic. The text was extremely interesting, much to her surprise. Who knew that a romance novel could have the allure that this one had. She shook her head. Had she really fell into reading the same material as her crush to learn what they enjoy? She sighed and shoved the book away slamming her head against the table. This was pointless, if she didn’t have a chance with Rarity before she certainly had a no chance now, actually she likely had negative chance with her now.
Negative chance? Twilight pondered, Is that even possible? She got up to retrieve a text on probability when Spike entered the room with Rainbow Dash. Spike said nothing to Twilight and left the two mares alone. Dash was the first to break the silence.
“I take it you two are having problems?” Dash asked.
“Something like that,” Twilight grumbled, “What can I do for you this morning?”
“I wanted to talk to you about yesterday,” Dash replied.
Twilight tilted her head, “Yesterday?” Twilights mind began to reel. There was no way Dash could have known about her intentions yesterday, but if she had…
“Yah, and Apple Bloom.”
Twilight stopped the sigh of relief that was threating to come out of her month, “What happened with Apple Bloom yesterday?”
“You don’t know?” Dash asked, “Okay. Probably shouldn’t have thought you would.”
“Dash what’s going on?” Twilight pressed.
“Spike kind of hurt Apple Bloom yesterday,” Dash said obviously expecting some realization on the part of Twilight only she got pure confusion back, “Really?”
“How? As far as I know…was she here to ask him on a date?” Twilight said as pieces began to slide into place.
Dash nodded, “And she heard you’re out burst.”
Twilight felt her cheeks redden, “Uhm…yah…that was…unexpected. So what now?”
Dash shrugged, “I’m not sure. I was talking with Apple Bloom last night and she just thought it would be good to have you on her team.”
“Okay…” Twilight said then a light bulb went off in her head, “All we have to be get Spike to notice her!”
“Pardon,” Rainbow Dash asked.
“If we get Spike and Apple Bloom together then it will get Rarity out of the awkward position of turning Spike down when he finally gets the nerve to ask her out,” And leave her for me, Twilight thought after her statement.
“I don’t think that’s...”
“I’m going have to do some research but I’m sure we can get this sorted out. SPIKE!” Twilight yelled, she didn’t notice Dash' visible cringe.
Spike poked his head in the room, but didn’t speak.
“Go get Rarity for me,” Twilight directed. She saw the contradiction on his face, “Not for that reason! This has to do with Dash.” Spike nodded, seemingly satisfied and left.
“Why wouldn’t he–”
“Not important I have a lot to do. I’ll come find you once I have a solution,” Twilight responded almost shoving Rainbow Dash out the door. She then quickly grabbed as many books on physical attraction she could find and set to work.
Rainbow Dash flew a lazy flight path towards Sweet Apple Arcs. She had expected a reaction out of Twilight but not this gun-ho plan to fix everything. She was pretty sure that this was going to end badly but she had been ushered out so quickly she didn’t have a change to argue. She figured it would be best to just do as directed and voice her concerns once Twilight was out of her study mode. She made a graceful landing in the south orchard and surveyed for Apple Bloom to check in on her. She considered flying over the orchard looking for the filly but for one of the few moments in her life she wanted to stay on the ground. If she was lucky she could surprise AJ. The earth pony would never look for Dash of all ponies on the ground after all.
However, all thoughts of surprising AJ were violently thrown out of Rainbow Dash’s mind when she was tackled to the ground. Dash rolled herself over to yell at her aggressor when she found her lips locked in a passionate kiss with Applejack. Never one to turn down an opportunity she soon got into it. They kissed for a long while before Dash broke it.
“Wow,” she breathed. That was not like their usual kisses. It had been so heated. Dash began to feel that pressure between her legs again.
“Hey,” Applejack said her voice smoky.
“What was that about?” Dash asked still slightly dazed.
“Ah missed yah,” Applejack replied.
“I’ve been gone like four hours, five tops. Last time you kissed me like that I had been on a six month tour with the Wonderbolts.”
Applejack shrugged and nibbled on Dash’s ear, “What do yah say we try something' a lil' new?”
Dash blushed, thought of her conversation with Granny came back. Oh how she wished she could peruse that line of thought but she wasn’t going to do that to Applejack, “AJ, don’t you have work to do or something. I would hate–”
“Done. Nothing more t’do today. Ah just want to relax with mah favorite cloud pusher,” Applejack interrupted.
“Done?” Dash half shrieked, “You had a whole section of the orchard on your list this morning!”
“Ah work fast.”
“Not that fast,” Dash argued then she noticed the bruising on AJ’s hooves.
“Ah did t’day. After all y’all said ya were free this afternoon.”
“You got a whole orchard done in one morning with an injured front hoof?” Dash asked, the doubt clear in her voice.
“Eeyup.” Big Mac said from behind the two mares. Dash quickly pulled herself out from under Applejack.
“Mac…We were…just…uhm.”
“Eeyup,” the res stallion replied.
“Did she really do all that his morning?”
“Corsarnit Dash why would Ah lie? Now get her and cuddle with little ‘o me.”
“What’s gotten into you today?”
With that Applejack’s face fell, her ears pinning tight against her skull, “Ah just wanted to spend time with yah.”
“Applejack that’s no reason to push yourself to the edge of exhaustion.”
“Ah didn’t do nothing Ah don’t normally do,” Applejack replied.
“Walk AJ,” Big Mac commanded. Applejack didn’t move.
Dash was about to question Mac but decided it would be for the best if she let it play out. She looked to her marefriend who reluctantly got to her hooves only to have her rear legs give out under her and to have her give sharp grunt of pain.
Dash knelt on her front hooves by her mare.
“Ah just wanted t’ cuddle with yah,” AJ said tears forming in her eyes. Rainbow Dash could tell they weren’t from the physical pain.
“Mac can you give us a moment?”
“Eeyup,” the red stallion replied and promptly left.
Dash nuzzled her marefriend’s cheek, “You know your no fun when you’re broken.”
Applejack snorted, “That’s all ah am now. Just plain old broken.”
“No. You’re strong, amazing beautiful and the only ponies in the world that can call the Rainbow Dash their mare. That’s pretty awesome,” Dash trying to puff her chest out but finding it difficult to do in her current position.
“Ah’m just a hindrance to ya Rainbow.”
“What was your plan anyway?” Dash asked steering the conversation away from Applejack’s self-loathing, “Buck all the trees in the orchard and then buck me?”
A deep red blush raced across Applejack’s muzzle, “Maybe.”
“No offense AJ but that doesn’t sound like the best plan for a first time,” Dash replied. “Besides I thought we decided to wait.”
Applejack sighed, “Ah was worried you only agreed't that for me. Ah mean it ain’t like ah don’t fantasize about yah and ah don’t want you t’ think ah won’t commit.”
Rainbow Dash gave Applejack a deadpan look, “You almost took your life over me. I would say you’re committed.”
Applejack shifted to a sitting position, “Look ah gone and made ah mess of mahself.” Dash could see the farm pony trying to hold back her tears. She knew how much Applejack hated crying, almost as much as Dash did.
“You know you’re condition is not the only reason I want to wait?” Dash said then quickly realized what she had said, “I don’t mean it like that! You're sexy don’t ever think differently but I just had a bad experience and wouldn’t mind waiting.”
Dash felt relief flood through her system as she heard AJ chuckled. She loved that sound. “Ah recon Ah can believe that.”
“Good,” Dash said nuzzling Applejack’s cheek. “I wouldn’t mind a few sexy pics though.”
Dash felt a hoof hit the back of her head, “Gutter Brian,” AJ scoffed.
“Says the mare that just bucked all the trees to come and buck me?”
AJ smiled, “Fine, one. And only one.”
Rarity trotted alongside Spike towards Twilight’s castle. She had been a little surprised to hear that the princess was summoning her, but wouldn’t let the opportunity to speak with the purple mare go to waste. She wanted to discuss something Apple Bloom had said yesterday. She looked to Spike, the drake had been ever so quite since he arrived at the boutique to bring her to the castle.
“Are you alright Spike?” she asked.
“Fine,” Spike grumbled. Rarity sighed but decided to drop the matter for now.
They arrived at the castle shortly afterwards. Spike led her to Twilight’s study.
“As you requested your highness,” Spike said. Rarity could almost see the venom on his words.
“That is no way to speak to a princess,” Rarity scolded. Spike, for once in his life, ignored her.
“Thank you Spike there’s some ice cream in the icebox if your interested,” Twilight offered. Spike didn’t respond he simply left. Rarity caught the hurt look cross Twilight’s eyes as she watched her number one assistant leave before the alicron returned her gaze to her book.
“Are you alright darling?” Rarity asked.
“I’m fine, Spike’s just a little mad at me right now,” Twilight explained. Rarity flicked her ears forward.
“Really? What pray tell may have caused this little dispute?” she asked. Her gossip loving side coming out.
“Nothing I care to discuss,” Twilight replied.
Rarity nodded, “I must confess Twilight I was rather relieved when you call upon me to visit. I have something I wish to talk about.”
Twilight finally looked up from her book, “You do?”
“Yes I spoke with Apple Bloom yesterday–”
“Oh good,” Twilight interrupted, “Then your up to speed on her and Spike. I was thinking we need–“
“Twilight,” Rarity tried to stop the inevitable flood of words to no avail.
“–to make sure that Spike notices Apple Bloom. I mean after all it’s more likely–“
“Twilight!” Once again Rarity attempt to break the princess of friendship from her rant was unsuccessful.
“–that they would be compatible then you and him. Given age, maturity and so on. The only trouble would be species but I don’t–”
“TWILIGHT!” Rarity shouted.
Twilight stopped mid-sentence, “Yes?”
“That is not the matter to which I want to discuss,” Rarity stated calmly.
“It’ isn’t?”
“No it is not. It’s something Apple Bloom said pertaining to you.” Rarity could have sworn she saw fear dance across Twilight eye’s before the mare averted her gaze.
“Uhm…what would that be?” Twilight asked in a quite voice.
Rarity starred at the alicron, there was no possible way what Apple Bloom had said was true. The Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Equestria, personal student of the Goddess of the Sun could not possibly have an infatuation with Rarity. But the sheepish behavior the blush that spread across the mare’s muzzle. Rarity thought back to her past interactions with the purple mare. Sure enough she found that their most recent meetings Twilight had had an air of nervousness. Especially when she dropped off her last dress.
You fool! How could you not see this? Rarity thought, resisting the urge to face hoof. Twilight wasn’t planning on dressing better, she had been using the dress as an excuse to see Rarity!
“Are you okay Rarity?” Twilight asked.
What am I going to do? Rarity asked herself, I like stallions not mares, not that there anything wrong with same sex relationships, but still why me?
“Rarity?” Twilight voice came again, almost pleading for her to respond.
Rarity took a shaky breath and forced a smile, “There’s a picture?”
Twilight’s cheeks lit up like a lamp, “Uhm..yah. I don’t know where Spike keeps it. I honestly didn’t stick around to find out. Next time I get a chance I will dispose of it.”
I’m sure you will, Rarity thought to herself, “Thank you very much darling.” A long moment of award silence ensued, “Is their anything else?” Rarity asked.
“Uhm…there was but I don’t want to take up anymore of your time.” Twilight responded.
“It’s quite alright darling,” Rarity tried to reassure the mare. After all if Twilight had sent for her then it must have been important.
“No it can wait. Thank you for coming by.”
Rarity nodded and saw herself out of the castle. She sighed on her way home, Great now I have two members of royalty after me. Then stopped dead in her tracks. I have TWO royal family members after me! One of which is a Princess! Rarity thought happily. There was a happy bounce in her step the rest of the way back to her shop.