The purple maned unicorn sat at her sewing table, finishing up the last of her orders for tonight. The sun was beginning to set, and a male pegasus who had been sitting in the front room was getting antsy. His hoof tapped the floor to let the seamstress know he was getting impatient. The mare looked through her red glasses giving him a charming smile.
"Just one last stitch my dear, then you'll be out the door and on your way!" She bit at the last lace and smoothed out her creation, picking it up from the table and trotting over to him. He looked over his new black suit, being more than satisfied with it as usual. With a grin he reached into his pocket, taking out the bits that cost him for the suit. But, just then his ears perked as he looked around in the suit with confusion.
"The mask?" He asked while clearing his throat. He watched as Rarity suddenly realized she forgot to give him his mask. Looking behind her she could see that it was hanging on the wall, safe and sound. She put on another smile and handed it to him very carefully.
"Careful with the feathers, they are very delicate."
The stallion bowed his head as he took the mask from her hand and replaced it with the cost of bits and a good tip. Rarity watched as he walked to the door, placing his hand on the knob while he turned to say good bye. Rarity gave a soft sigh, thinking he couldn't hear her. He then looked in the young mares eyes and wondered why she seemed a tad flustered.
"Rarity, aren't you going to tonight's masquerade? I would think a lady such as yourself would enjoy an event like this one. Wouldn't you?"
"Oh, yes. I was hoping to go, but all of my friends are all so busy tonight." She looked down to the floor as she propped herself up upon her desk. It was true. Twilight was busy with her studies as always, Rainbow Dash was training with the Wonderbolts, Fluttershy was taking care of Angel who was very ill, Applejack was working overtime, and Pinkie Pie was visiting family. Who knew all of them would be so busy all at once? Rarity didn't really know what to think of it. Really Rarity was hoping Jack would ask her to the Masquerade, but it didn't look like that was happening. She glanced up as a shadow from outside caught her eye, heading in the direction of the Boutique. The stallion watched the sad expression on Rarity's face, and wondered if he should say something.
"And you... haven't been asked by anypony?"
"Unfortunately no..." She lied. She had been asked by many stallions, but she had been turning them all down because she wanted Jack to ask her. She then began leaning to the side to get a better look out the window. She couldn't make out who it was, so her eyes shifted back to the stallion still standing in the room.
With a big smile, he let go of the door knob and stepped forward. "Well, would you like to-"
A knock at the door interrupted him, and the door swung open hitting him against the arm. Stepping inside was a pony, dressed in a black buttoned up collared shirt, black jeans and brown chaps. It was Applejack, dressed as Jack. Her long blonde mane was tucked into her hat again the complete the disguise. Rarity's eyes brightened instantly, and her fake smile became real. Applejack looked to her left at the stallion who was a bit confused, and tipped her hat at him.
"Pardon."
Rarity tried not to giggle, for she thought it was rude to laugh at a customer. Applejack stepped forward and bowed in front of the blushing mare, keeping a firm grip on her hat. It had been a few days since Rarity and Jack had seen one another. This wasn't either of the ponies fault, they were both very busy. Rarity with all the orders filling for this big party, and Applejack with training for the rodeo which was now only a day away. Rarity tried not to seem too excited about Jack being there, but she couldn't stop smiling. The stallion noticed the way the two looked at each other. Both holding back how they were feeling at the moment. He nodded his head to Rarity and headed out the door. As it shut Rarity looked up at Jack who was standing just a few feet away from her.
"Jack, I haven't seen you around here at all. Where have you been?"
"Ah'm sorry, miss Rarity. Ah've been busy as of late. Been getting ready for tomorrow is all. And yourself?"
Rarity looked over her shoulder and pointed in all directions, making the mess stand out to herself just a little bit louder.
"The Masquerade is tonight. I've had all these orders all this week to fill. I finally finished the last one."
"A Masquerade?" Applejack crossed her arms and tried to convince Rarity she hadn't heard about it. "Tonight? Are you goin'?"
Rarity shrugged her shoulders so casually, it was obvious she had been thinking of going. "I wanted to but non of my friends are going..." she looked back at Applejack who was looking at the floor, hiding her face with her hat.
"No pony has asked you yet?"
"Well...."
Applejack thought for a moment. Did somepony ask her already? Surely. Rarity was a beautiful mare, almost all the stallions thought she was a gem. Certainly Applejack did. The night wasn't over yet. Rarity was going to be asked by somepony. And Rarity wasn't one to miss an event of this nature. Applejack thought for sure Rarity was going to go, whether Jack asked her or not. But... What was Applejack going to wear? A suit? Being in Manehattan for that while when she was little, she had learned how to ballroom dance. She knew how to act upper class. She certainly wouldn't embarrass herself nor Rarity when it came to this sort of thing. The only way she could embarrass herself is if... Rarity found out who she really was.
"...no." Rarity finished, breaking Applejack's train of thought.
"Well then, miss Rarity... Would you do me the honor of being my date to the masquerade?"
Rarity held in her excitement and kept her composure. She tried looking her friend in the eyes, but Applejack was too busy trying to hide her blush, and holding her breath.
"I would love to."
Applejack let out the air she kept in and sighed with relief. The hard part was over... right? Applejack had a bit of an easier time asking Rarity, since she had been spending more time with her. Now all they had to do was figure out what they were going to wear.
"Well ah didn't bring a suit with me on this road trip. Do you possibly have sumthin' layin' about here?"
Rarity slid off the desk and nodded, extending her forefinger into the air and waved it as she walked away to her big closet.
"I have just the thing. Its a suit, of course. But I'm positive you'll find it ravishing." Rarity opened her closet doors, reveling all her dresses and outfits. She moved them to the side and found a black suit, which looked pretty dapper for the occasion.
"Perfect!" she said taking it out and placing it on the desk in front of Applejack. Applejack looked down at the suit, trying to picture herself wearing it. It was hard to imagine... and even harder to imagine her wearing it without her hat. She then realized she could absolutely NOT take off her hat. At all. She would either have to replace it with another hat or... no, there was no other option, she would have to wear a hat to hide her mane.
"You can dress in my room, its just around the corner." Rarity pointed with a smile. Applejack nervously looked around and picked up the suit, walking away with it. Before she stepped into Rarity's room she turned her head, giving her one last look.
"....Do ah have to wear a suit?" Applejack tried to convince Rarity by using puppy-dog eyes. Rarity smiled and nodded, completely disregarding it. Applejack sighed and turned back around, trying to the shut the door. A loud howl came from Opalescence when the door didn't shut all the way. A fuzzy white tail could be seen sticking out the door, and Rarity hurried to help Opal out.
"Oops, sorry there partner." Applejack said trying not to smile. She really did hate that cat. Rarity scooped the irritated feline into her arms and began to comfort her. As the door shut soon Rarity could hear clothes being dropped onto the ground. Curiosity was getting the better of her this moment. She put her cat down and tip-toed her way to the door, leaning downward to try and peek into the keyhole. Lucky for her, she could see Applejack already buttoning up the suit shirt, with her pants already on. She could see her chest had been bounded tight by medical wrap. So that's what Applejack had been doing to bind her breasts back... right? Was that enough evidence that Jack wasn't who he said he was? That Jack was actually Applejack in disguise? Or did Jack recently have a chest injury? Sadly it wasn't enough, but it was something. She backed away from the door and walked over to her closet. She was more worried about what she was going to wear. Getting an answer out of Jack wasn't going to be that hard. Whether it was a straight answer or not, she would evaluate the situation carefully. She was almost positive this was going to be a cake walk for her. In her closet she found the perfect blue gown for her to wear. It was frilly, and made of silk. Perfect for dancing, for it flowed with the air like it was made of magic. Rarity walked to the other end of the room and closed the door so she could dress as well. As Applejack came out of the room, she found that Rarity was missing. She saw the door at the other end had been shut so she figured Rarity went to go change. Sitting on the desk was her mask. It was black with gold trimming, and it looked high quality. Applejack picked it up and placed it on her face as it sat perfectly up on her snout. Her ears perked, turned, then her head followed as Rarity opened her door. Stepping out in her blue gown she looked Applejack up and down with a smile. Applejack put one arm behind her back and the other across her stomach, bowing to her date properly.
"You are a vision, my dear."
Rarity blushed and curtsied to Applejack before picking up her purse and taking Applejacks arm, letting her lead the way.
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It didn't take long after catching a coach to get to the Royal Garden where the Masquerade was being held. It was everything Rarity was hoping it would be. Well, besides the disappointment of her other friends not being there. It was sort of a good thing since Rarity was on a date, she would feel bad for leaving her friends alone for the night. The two entered the garden gracefully, and as they did everypony seemed to turn their snouts to them. They looked great together. Rarity with her blue gown and blue mask with silver trimming, and Jack with his black suit with a gold trimmed mask. But one particular reason why they were looking was because they couldn't recognize what pony Rarity was with. Rarity began to take notice a few of the ponies were staring and beginning to talk, so she looked all around at her dress to figure out what it was. Then, something caught her eye. It was Jack's hat. That cowboy hat didn't go with what he was wearing at all! She turned to her date and looked up at the hat.
"Jack, you forgot to take your hat off."
"Pardon?"
"Your hat..." Rarity said about to reach up to take it, but Applejack stopped her by putting her own hand firmly on top of it. She nervously looked around, seeing that there were other ponies staring.
"Ah can't take it off. Ah forgot my hair gel at home today and-uh-uh ah'm havin' a bad hair day!"
Rarity tilted her head a little and gave Applejack a confused look. "Home? Today? I thought you said you were out of town. That you didn't live anywhere near here."
"Hotel! Hotel-ah-ah meant hotel. That is where ah left my hair gel. Yep!" She nodded and laughed nervously.
Rarity said nothing. She had to accept it. If Jack wasn't going to take off his hat the so be it. She looked away and gasped as she saw FancyPants on his way to greet her. She hooked her arm with Applejack's again and curtsied to FancyPants, who greeted them with a short bow.
"A wonderful evening is it not? It is lovely to see you Rarity. And who is this?" He looked at Applejack, who was standing quietly.
"This is Jack. Jack this is FancyPants. He is a friend of mine." Rarity looked at Applejack who's attention was on two mares dancing in the middle of the garden together. They embraced each other, without a hint of insecurity. It was obvious they were in love, and they weren't afraid to show it. Applejack became a bit envious of them. She wished she could pour her emotions out without being afraid of what Rarity thought. Without being afraid of rejection. She wanted to give Rarity her heart just as herself... but it was too late. She would have to keep up this charade till it was over. Applejack had been learning a lot of things about Rarity and about herself since she had been Jack. She had to show Rarity that she was confident in herself, and even more confident in liking her.
"He's having a bad hair day." Rarity gave FancyPants a wink, making him chuckle a little. Applejack finally turned her attention to the two, unaware that they saw her looking at the two mares. FancyPants cleared his throat and bowed to Rarity again.
"Well, I'll give you two some time to get comfortable here since you've just arrived. Pleasure meeting you Jack," he said while walking away.
Rarity looked at Applejack again, who was watching the two mares continue to dance. She looked at the mares and then back at Applejack, unsure of what to think.
"They're a beautiful couple." Applejack said while looking back at Rarity. Rarity smiled and took Applejack's hand, leading her onto the dance floor. She placed her arms around Applejack and began to follow her lead.
"I'm hoping they won't be the only beautiful couple..." Rarity said, a light pink blush came across her cheeks as she looked up into Applejack's eyes. Applejack tried not to blush as she lead Rarity across the dance floor. Rarity was surprised at how well Jack could dance, she knew lessons had to be involved for those movements.
"So tell me, Jack. Are you sure you don't live around here?"
Uh oh... here came the personal questions. Applejack could feel her nerves just waiting to bounce around.
"Why do you ask?"
"Well... tomorrow is your last day here, is it not?"
"It is."
"Will I ever see you after that? Or are you gone for good? You know where I live but I know nothing of where you live. Are you just going to go away after this?" Rarity looked at Applejack with sad eyes and began to think to herself. If Jack really was who he said he was, then he was really going to be gone. And if Jack was really Applejack... would the results be the same? If Jack was really Applejack, then what was she planning on doing? Was all of this just a joke? Or perhaps some weird dare that went on between Rainbow Dash and her? Or was Applejack actually interested in her? Their date the other night must've meant she was actually interested in her.... right? The lustful fantasy that Rarity had of Applejack and all those thoughts about them that night made Rarity think to herself, she had a hidden crush on Applejack. And that picnic they had the day after, it made her think even more. She HAD to figure this out. She HAD to know if Jack was who he said he was, or if it was Applejack all along.
"Rarity, ah will come see you as much as ah can. Ah will do anything to come see you," she said.
Rarity wanted to throw her arms around Jack and kiss him, but she couldn't. Not yet. She wanted more answers for now.
"That's just what Applejack said you would say."
"Beg your pardon?"
Rarity avoided the question by having Applejack twirl her around. The music's theme completely changed to a fast paced salsa. Rarity smiled and began to swish her hips.
"Alright Jack you may know how to ballroom dance but do you know how to Salsa?"
Applejack looked around herself nervously. She had no clue how to Salsa, let alone how Rarity knew how. She gave a shrug and watched as Rarity tried to invite her in.
"Come darling it isn't that hard. Just follow my lead." Rarity grabbed Applejack's hands and forced their bodies to finally touch. Applejack's eyes grew wide as she looked downward to their feet, trying to avoid Rarity's stare. But Rarity wouldn't let her get away with it. Not this time. Salsa meant spice, romance and being daring on the dance floor. You needed to let your partner know you were serious about what you were doing, and that meant eye contact.
"Eyes up here Jack, look me in the eyes." Rarity demanded. Applejack swallowed her breath, and her eyes trailed all the way till they met Rarity's. Rarity became assertive in this dance, demanding Applejack's mind be present and not wandering the entire time. Applejack finally locked eyes with Rarity, and found it hard to even blink. She didn't know Rarity could be so dominate when it came to demanding her own attention. But only because she hadn't experienced it for herself. Applejack took a deep breath, and suddenly noticed that they were the only two ponies on the dance floor. Great. Now they were being stared at while dancing. Rarity looked deep into Jack's eyes, seeing how green they were and just how much they were like Applejack's. The freckles upon his cheeks were exactly like hers. Those wraps that she saw he was wearing earlier around his chest. The way his blonde bangs fell upon his face. How he won't take off his hat... This was it, there was absolutely no mistake about it. Rarity came to the conclusion that Applejack was Jack. She didn't fully understand why she was doing this, unless... Rarity thought back to when her and Jack first met. It was that Stallion only Rodeo! Applejack and Rainbow Dash must've disguised themselves as stallions to win that competition. But why continue the charade outside of the Rodeo? Rarity then let out a gasp as the two touched bodies again.
"Are you alright?" Applejack asked. Rarity nodded her head and continued on with their dance. She was now one hundred percent sure Jack, was really Applejack. She knew this lie was eating her up inside, and it was only a matter of time before Applejack would come forward and tell Rarity why she had been lying to her all this time.
"The song is ending, so go ahead and dip me Jack and I will do all the work."
Applejack dipped Rarity low to the ground, but kept their bodies the same distance as if they were still standing up dancing together. Rarity wrapped her leg around Applejack, catching her off guard and breaking her stare. Applejack looked all the way down to her leg, seeing that from her thigh down was completely exposed. Rarity blushed and grabbed Applejack's cheek, turning her attention back to her by almost touching snouts. Applejack could now feel Rarity's breath on her lips, making her heart instantly race. Rarity tilted her head and brushed the tip of her nose against Applejack's, making Applejack's heart almost stop. She watched as Applejack slowly shut her eyes and began to breathe heavily.
"Hey... Its okay." She tried calming her friend.
Applejack opened her eyes again in response to Rarity's voice. She looked at her friend who never removed her eyes off her. She had always dreamed of kissing Rarity. It was something she had been longing to do for years. All those nights laying in her bed dreaming of holding her hand, and kissing her made her want it even more. Her hands were shaking with anticipation. She was so in love with this mare, she could barely contain herself. She was so close. So close to kissing her, she had no idea what was stopping her. Rarity could see what Applejack needed. It was no longer a want. Applejack needed to kiss Rarity. Everypony else could see it too, seeing that they had been in a dip for more than just a few seconds. They were all waiting for it, and wondering why they hadn't done it yet. Applejack slowly lifted Rarity up from the dip, but Rarity lost her balance and fell into Applejack's arms. Her head laid against her chest as she began to laugh. The orange mare smiled and held her close, keeping her from falling any further.
"It looks like you are destined to not let go of me," Rarity whispered.
"Ah wish ah never have to let go of you, sugar cube." Applejack froze for a second. She said 'sugar cube.' Surely Rarity would have caught on to that. Rarity leaned away and looked at Applejack, saying nothing but just giving her a confident smile. Applejack began to panic, thinking Rarity had figured her out.
"But uh-ah can't stay. Ah have to leave. Because, well, you know. My family needs me." Applejack started to back away, looking for the nearest exit. Rarity stepped forward, trying to take her by the hand.
"Jack, what is it? What's wrong."
"Ah can't stay. This is too much." Applejack quickly walked off the dance floor and into the crowd, trying to find her way out. She was panicking, she couldn't help but want to run away at the fact that Rarity might know who she was now. She was the only pony around to say 'sugar cube.' And with Rarity already thinking they were so much alike... well Applejack just couldn't stand still. She could hear Rarity call out to her, but she ignored it. She pushed her way out of the crowd and began walking on the dirt road back to Ponyville. She turned around to see Rarity calling out to her, so she jumped the fence and began to walk into the forest. A sudden white flash blinded her for a few seconds, making her stop in her tracks. It was Rarity, using a teleportation spell.
"Jack, stop! How dare you walk out on me like that? That was completely rude!"
Applejack was too busy rubbing her eyes to give her a real response. "Dang it Rarity, that hurts my eyes!"
"If you were going to leave your date in the middle of a party you shouldn't have asked her out at all! The nerve of you embarrassing me like that! Such an absurd act! I should really scold you for that."
"What are ya gonna do, blind me again?" Applejack said, frustrated while she continued to rub her eyes. Rarity let out a frustrated breath and stomped her hoof.
"At least you wouldn't run off on me again!" Rarity stepped forward as soon as she saw Applejack regain her sight. She felt so frustrated inside she could feel as if she was going to burst.
"Why did you leave me?"
Applejack tried to look away, but Rarity stepped even closer until they were snout to snout. Rarity's voice grew louder this time.
"Stop that. Look me in the eyes and tell me why you ran away!"
Applejack looked Rarity in the eyes this time. Her shoulders fell as she sighed, gazing at this gorgeous unicorn in front of her. She could see the tears forming in Rarity's eyes, and that she was really hurt. It was then Applejack could feel herself fall apart. Her legs began to shake as her knees buckled, and she fell to the floor. Her hands hit the grass, stopping her from laying on the ground.
"Ah'm sorry Rarity..." she began, trying to hold back her tears. "Ah'm sorry ah ran away like that. Ah'm nothin' but a sorry coward." She slammed her fist into the dirt. "Please Rarity don't cry, ah can't stand to see you hurtin'. Ah never meant to hurt you, ah just..." she paused for a moment. "Ah just can't stay here in Ponyville. Ah'm sorry, ah'm so-so sorry."
Rarity knelt down in front of Applejack and sat her back up on her knees, dusting her off. "Fine... Ill accept that for tonight. We'll spend all the time we have together till you have to go home. But I expect a phone call often." Rarity wiped the tears from Applejack's face. Applejack watched as Rarity smiled at her, and began to sigh. She looked amazing. The moonlight made her eyes sparkle even more than usual, as well as her mane and fur. She seemed so elegant, she even expressed her anger so gracefully. Applejack gazed at her lips, noticing how moist they were. A dark blush now covered her cheeks, and she couldn't hold back anymore. She had to do it.
Placing her hand softly against her cheek Applejack leaned forward, parting her own lips slightly. She watched Rarity closely, who began to lean further in as well, accepting her. Applejack's eyes lowered as she slowly closed them, and pressed Rarity's lips against her own. She could feel the rush of adrenaline send tingles up and down her spine. It was better than what she had imagined, far better. Her other hand took her other cheek, and rubbed it softly with her thumb. Rarity leaned into the kiss even more now, putting her arms around Applejack. Rarity could feel her own heart throb against her chest, and her lips tingled from the kiss. As the kiss broke Rarity opened her eyes, seeing Applejack already looking into her own.
"There you are." She said softly, making Applejack blush even harder. "You should look me in the eyes more often to see where it gets you."
Applejack tried not to laugh but couldn't help it. She helped her friend up from the ground and noticed that both of their outfits were now covered in dirt.
"Ugh just look at us. We cannot go back to the masquerade looking like this. I wont have it!" Rarity was secretly outraged by this, she was probably on the verge of exploding. The blonde maned mare took her by the hand and began to lead her back to the dirt road where she caught the attention of a driver for a coach.
"Come on Rarity, lets get you home. Ah'm sorry bout your dress an' suit. Ah promise ah will make it up to you." She winked as she helped her into the coach. Rarity looked down at her outfit seeing there was a grass stain on it. Her eyes grew wide as she stared, looking at it as if her dress was on fire.
"A GRASS stain!? How did this even happen!? This is silk! I need to remove these quick!" She began to shout in a whiny voice. Leaning back and lifting her right leg, she kicked the wall in front of her to grab the drivers attention.
"STEP ON IT!!"
A whinny could be heard before the whole coach rumbled in its take off. They were moving so fast the two found it hard to sit still. Applejack tried to speak but her words shook around, and Rarity was too busy worrying about her dress to even hear.
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As they arrived at Rarity's boutique, a frantic Rarity bursts out of the coach door, running into her home while yelling at Applejack to 'pay the stallion.' Into her home she scrambled, running through the doors to get a delicate stain remover to wash out everything. Applejack walked through the door, seeing Rarity running all over the place just to take care of her dress. She quirked a brow and stepped further inside after shutting the door, unsure of what to do.
"Uhh.... Rarity? Couldn't you just use magic to get the stains out?"
Rarity looked at Applejack as if she had insulted her.
"What!? This is a delicate procedure. Magic cannot handle this as well as my hands can!" She began to lift her dress to take it off while running to the other room, but stopped herself. She pointed at Applejack, and then to her bedroom. "Go change! I need your clothes!" She shut her door behind her. Applejack walked into Rarity's room only to see Opalescence laying down on the bed glaring at her.
"If only Winona was here... Ah'd let her chase you till the sun came up."
The two glared once again, and Opal let out a warning hiss. Applejack rolled her eyes and began taking off her clothes, looking around for her own she left earlier. She began to think about how she accidentally ruined Rarity's clothes, and how hard she must have worked on them. Applejack took off the shirt she was wearing and examined it, seeing that it was fine. It was mostly her pants that were dirty. She put on her shirt she had worn earlier and slipped off her pants, bringing them up close so she could examine them. While looking at the damaged pants, Opal was slowly creeping on the bed closer and closer to Applejack The cats ears were flat and tail was frizzed out. She was ready to pounce, ready to make her attack. As Applejack picked up her other pants to slip them on, Opal leaps from the bed and screeches while swatting at Applejack.
"HEY! DARN CAT GET OFF ME!" Applejack struggled to get the cat off of her. She fell to the floor and held opal up in the air to make her stop. Rarity came running from the other room as soon as she heard the noise.
"Opal? Jack? What's going on in here? Oh my..." Rarity said while she opened the door. She immediately blushed as she saw Applejack in her underwear, holding up Opal while laying on the ground. She tried to cover her eyes, but secretly got a couple of glances while she picked up Opal. She saw how strong Applejack's legs were. Kicking trees almost all her life really gave her toned muscle. Rarity liked seeing that. She was fond of seeing tones muscles, ones that she knew could take care of her if she needed it. Applejack was definitely not lacking in this, she was the strongest mare she had ever seen. Possibly stronger than some stallions out there. She then wondered what her abs looked like.
"Opal! You naughty feline, bad! Bad Opal!" She took Opal from Applejack's hands before secretly getting one last good look. Her eyes went from between Applejack's legs, to Applejack's face, which was entirely red at this point. This made Rarity blush even harder now. She took Opal out of the room and shut the door, placing her cat down on the ground. Opal raised her nose high into the air, and walked away flicking her tail. The door opened only moments later, with Applejack fully dressed. She was holding onto her arm, covering the scratches made by Opalescence. It caught Rarity's attention, so she took Applejack's arm to examine it herself.
"Are you alright darling? Here let me patch that up for you." Rarity lead her over to the couch, making her sit down.
"But Rarity, the clothes..."
"Oh stop it. You're more important than clothes darling." Rarity searched her drawer for her mini first aid kit. Picking up the small box she walked back over to Applejack who was still covering her arm. She took out a moist towelette and motioned her to remove her hand. The scratches weren't that bad, but enough to give it a sting. Applejack was used to scrapes, cuts and bruises so it didn't really bother her much. She watched as Rarity began to wipe away the blood and put a bandage over. She noticed how caring Rarity could really be, and her attention to detail. Her eyes then began to wander over to what Rarity was wearing. A light blue nightgown made of silk, with lace on the chest and bottom. Applejack figured silk was probably Rarity's favorite fabric, since she wore it all the time. Rarity looked up as she finished with Applejacks bandage, seeing that Applejack was busy staring at her nightgown. Rarity then blushed, smoothed it out and sat up straight.
"That's a pretty cute nightgown, Rarity."
"Thank yo-AHHHH!!!" Lightning suddenly struck and the lights went out, making the unicorn jump and almost crawl on top of Applejack. Applejack couldn't help but laugh and comfort her friend at the same time.
"Its just a little thunder."
"It caught me by surprise." Rarity held onto Applejack a bit tighter as the thunder rolled. She hid her face by snuggling into Applejack's chest. "And now its dark. Please don't leave, I hate thunder."
"How could ah say no?" Applejack ran her fingers through Rarity's hair, trying to get her to calm down. Rarity held onto her even tighter as the thunder rolled again, and she tried not to make a sound. Applejack began to lean back on her side, and as she did Rarity seemed to only get closer and closer till her legs were entirely on the couch; and she had her upper half laying on Applejack. Rarity could feel her own heart pounding, as well as Applejack's. Applejack was nervous, she wasn't used to having Rarity so close to her. Her body almost completely on top of her own. She took deep breaths to try and calm down, but it wasn't working.
"Its alright Rarity, ah am right here. Ah ain't gonna leave you in the thunderstorm," she whispered. Rarity looked up at Applejack, her big blue eyes felt like they were staring right through her.
"Promise?"
"Ah promise."
Rarity leaned her head upward, kissing Applejack on the lips firmly. Applejack could feel Rarity really wanted her to stay. Her arms gripped Applejack tight, as she felt her body tingle from just kissing her. She felt warm, and safe with Applejack. She knew Applejack wouldn't let anything happen to her, ever. As their kiss broke Applejack rubbed her forehead on Rarity's, barely touching her horn while nuzzling noses.
"Good night, Rarity."
"Good night, Jack."