The date! ;)
Chapter 3... The Date...
AJ POV... (Continued)...
The rainbow streak got closer and closer, until it was on top of me. Like quite literally, on top o me, I assure ya, this wasn't normal. And it specially wasn't gonna be normal, when our lips accidentally bumped into one another. And I'm pretty sure our lips didn't disconnect for a full minute. We looked at each other after it, just staring and trying to figure out how to react.
"So," Rainbow said, getting off of me.
"Yep?", I said, getting up.
"Food?", she asked.
"Yep," I said grinning.
"Hard cider?", she asked,
"yessiree," I answered, blushing. She blushed, then I blushed. Then she blushed again.
"Uh, AJ.", she said. "Whatcha staring at?", she asked smirking.
"Um, not you!", I said, trying and failing to lie my way out of this one.
"Uh huh," she said, smirking as she turned around and muttered, "this is gonna be fun."
"What was that?", I asked.
"Wanna skip lunch and go straight for the cider?", she asked.
"Now Rainbow I thought this was gonna be what I wanted," I said, toying with her.
"I know you wanna go straight for the cider, Apples.", she said, suggestively, turning around. And at that moment my heart stopped beating. She was so good at this. She made me so nervous. You have to wonder if she'd been planning this...
Rainbow POV...
Of course I use her nickname! Dang it! What if she thinks it's too girly? So I do the only thing I can do, I scream inside my head, and hope she likes her nickname. Hooves crossed, trying to pass it off as casual nonchalance, I smirk and raise and eyebrow. Confidence. Project confidence. Celestia, she makes me so nervous! Ugh, a thousand sonic rainbooms are going off in my stomach right now...
AJ POV...
"And how would you know that?", I asked, trying to come off as attractive like Rarity, but just coming off as a dang tight ball o' nerves!
"Because you're sweating like you do when you buck apples.", she said. I looked down at myself. My coat was so sweaty, and my hooves were so slick with farm grease, I kind've decided in that second to go change, no pony I'm going out with should see me like this. And I was so nervous, maybe I could hide out in the barn for a bit, and get that paper bag from that hay bale on the left of the farm doors that I had put there earlier today for occasions like this.
"You're right, I am pretty sweaty. I better go fix myself up!", I said, getting ready to gallop away top speed.
"Nope," she simply said. "I like you no matter what you look like. Now c'mon, have some cider, silly pony.", she said, laying on the picnic blanket, and held up a bottle. In that moment, I saw a little bit of frantic in her eyes, and remembered for the third time, she must be just as nervous as I was. I mean, she dealt with the egghead, for Celestia's sake. All for me. Then she smiled. I mean didn't smirk, smiled, and said, "c'mon Apples, just give me a chance. I know you probably hid a paper bag to breath into somewhere, but that bag is not worth it! I know I'm not really any pony you've liked for a long time, like Braeburn, and I know I'm not that much of a stallion. Hehe. I take that last part back. But for Celestia's sake Apples, get over here, and do what you've wanted to do since you wrote me that letter!", she said. I had tears in my eyes, but I wiped them away with my hoof. "Share this bottle of hard cider, and just relax!", she ended. I nodded, and came over to her. She smirked again, and said, "what do you prefer, fast or slow? Sharing or not? It's your night," she said, tossing the bottle of cider precariously high into the air.
I caught it, relaxing, just as she had suggested, and said, "slow, and sharing." Her eyes widened.
"Really," she asked raising an eyebrow.
"What, are you scared?", I asked smirking.
"Nope," she said, smirking right back. "Bring the alcohol!", she yelled.
Narrator POV...
Unbeknownst to the two tomboyish new filly coolers, the Cutie Mark crusaders watched from the bushes with popcorn.
Apple Bloom said, "I can't believe AppleJack is being so nervous, ma sister always keeps her calm around other ponies!"
And Scootaloo added, "I don't know any pony who could make Rainbow Dash lose her cool!", sighing.
"Except for you today, when you started bawling in the street," Sweetie Belle added.
Scootaloo hit her over the head with a branch. "Wow!", sweetie Belle said, "that burned!"
"That musta really hurt her, Scootaloo, you go get her an icepack or something!", Apple Bloom said, adamantly. Scootaloo hit Apple Bloom over the head with a branch.
"Ow, Scootaloo, that really smarts!", Apple Bloom cried as she rubbed her head.
Rainbow POV...
"Did you hear something?", I asked.
"Nope.", Apples said as she took the first swig of cider.
"You're right, it was probably nothing.", I said looking around , alert for signs of danger. "My turn," I said, swiping the cider.
"Hey, be nice.", Apples said as she playfully punched me.
"I am," I said and took a pretty big swig. "But I can't guarantee I'll play nice all night," I continued. "After all I'm up against Braeburn. And I'm very competitive." And then I tackled her. She tried to grab for the cider but I held it just out of reach.
"Yeah, Go Rainbow Dash!", I'm pretty sure I heard a voice shout, but I was to distracted to investigate...
Scootaloo POV...
I mean I know I had already made enough noise, but I had to cheer for my idol! Of course after I cheered, Apple Bloom had to also, but I cheered louder! I think. But it didn't matter. Because eventually we would be caught. And I knew this, but there was no way I was going to let Apple Bloom beat me! So here we were having a cheering war!
AJ POV...
"Rainbow gimme the darned cider!", I yelled as we fought for it.
"Go AppleJack!", I heard from the bushes. I kept thrashing ignoring it, but when the voices persisted, I had to listen more carefully.
"Go Rainbow Dash!", another voice sounded. And then a muffled ow came from the bushes. I stopped thrashing enough to let Rainbow know that I wanted to talk. Quietly.
"Do you hear that?", I mouthed.
"Yep.", she said. She lowered her mouth down to my ear, and whispered, "groan."
"What?", I whispered.
"Just do it.", she dead panned. I began to groan, and more noises began to come from within the bushes. There were ews, and squeals, and occasionally the oh yes this is awesome. And all these sounds were coming from three different voices. Voices that we both quickly realized as the Cutie Mark Crusaders. In other words, Rainbow Dash's sorta little sister, Scoootaloo, my little sis, Apple Bloom, and Rarity's little sister, Sweetie Belle. "Just keep groaning.", Rainbow told me. Then she actually began to kiss my ear, slowly at first, but then faster, eliciting an actual groan from me. "I think we should catch 'em," Rainbow said after three seconds.
"Me too," I whispered.
"Just follow my lead.", she said, smirking. Then she got up, helped me up, and put the bottle of hard cider down nice and easy on the table. "Apples, this is enough, I feel like we should take this somewhere else," she said, with a dirty smirk and a raised eyebrow. "What do ya say?", she added. A squeal sounded from the bushes.
"What do ya mean?", I asked.
She leaned into me and whispered, "this is how we'll catch them, if Apple Bloom and Scoootaloo find out we're doing something in your bedroom, they'll be bound to scream or squeal or something. This is just the first date, I'm not implying...", she said trailing off and glancing at the bush.
I played along, smiling shyly, and saying, "Why Rainbow, you dirty little griffin egg!"
"I know I'm dirty," she said smirking. "But do you?"
That was all it took. Apple Bloom jumped up out of the bush and screeched! "What do ya think you two are doing!?"
"Going to her bedroom.", Rainbow answered matter of factly.
"What?!", Scootaloo jumped up and screamed.
Narrator POV...
As soon as AJ and RD saw the CMC, the CMC were busted. A few minutes later, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle sat outside the barn, pouting.
"Ya know how ya said only AppleJack could make Rainbow lose her cool?", Apple Bloom.
"Yeah?", Scootaloo said.
"Well you're wrong!", Apple Bloom.
"How?", Scootaloo said, desperate defend her idol.
"Tanks for the memories.", Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle said.
"What?", Scootaloo said.
"Rainbow blew up the weather factory and tried to prevent winter from reaching all of Equestria!", Sweetie Belle said. And Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom could've gone on all day if not for a certain tree branch.
"What was that?", Scootaloo said, holding up her weapon of choice.
"Nothing.", they both said.
"The Great Dragon Migration.", Sweetie Belle whispered to Apple Bloom. Scootaloo hefted the stick threateningly.
"WhenFluttershytotallytrampledRainbowDashshewasinadazeandthatmadeherlosehercool.", Apple Bloom said. Scootaloo hit her over the head with the branch. Hard. "Ow!", Apple Bloom said, louder than anything Rainbow Dash had heard since Pinkie Pie! Since anything Rainbow Dash had done with Pinkie Pie! And that was impressive.
"Scootaloo? Why so uncouth?", Sweetie Belle squeaked. Scootaloo's reply was communicated by the branch. Sweetie Belle was seeing stars, Apple Bloom was try to hold onto consciousness, and Scootaloo was confused.
"Sheesh you guys, I didn't even hit you that hard!", she said.
"You athletes don't know your own strength," Sweetie Belle said, annoyed.
Back to AJ and RD...
Meanwhile, back in the orchard, two certain ponies lay underneath the shade of trees, talking about all the things they never had the guts to say before. Rainbow talked about her feelings. AJ talked about her insecurities. And the night ended with a bit of slightly dirty dialogue.
"So what should we do now?", Rainbow asked, smirking suggestively after all the hard cider was gone and they were both drunk enough to do what they were about to do.
"I don't know, what are you implying?", AJ asked.
"You know what I'm implying. Except I guarantee I can kick your tail at it.", Rainbow drunkenly bragged.
"Is that a challenge?", AppleJack asked, and scooted closer to Rainbow.
"Maybe. I guess it is," Rainbow said, looking into AJ's eyes. "But I'll still do it better and faster," she added. And then she took AJ's face in her hooves and kissed her. Passionately. Deeply. Running her hooves through her mane. Slipping her tongue in through the gap in AJ's lips.
And this is what the CMC saw as they watched the two filly foolers with a telescope from the second floor of the barn. The CMC smiled, because they had saw this coming. But then they all go excited, and looked to their flanks to see if they got their cutie marks for match making. Or rather, watching couples. But sadly they did not.
"Aww man!", Scootaloo whined.
"Look on the bright side," Sweetie Belle said, "if we got our cutie marks in watching ponies, it would be very hard to explain to ponies."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Scootalooo said...