150 Proof

Applebloom woke with a start at the slight shuffling in the dark house. It was 4:35 in the morning as she crawled out of bed to investigate the noises. Reason would have told her to get help in case it was an intruder, but Applebloom was a young and direct pony. She wasn't afraid of anything...except not getting her cutie mark.

If there was one thing her friends in the Cutie Mark Crusaders valued, it was courage to try anything. And since her time in the group, she had become fearless. She followed the noises down the moonlit hall and stopped outside her sister, Applejack's, room. The dark room contradicted the fearlessness of the Crusader as she slowly pushed the door aside, gaining full view of her sisters room. The small pony stared at the sight, partly because she had slightly hoped it was an intruder so she could show it what for, and partly because she saw her sister in the arms of another pony, a mare, fast asleep.

The Apple family has always been a little...old-fashioned. Applebloom was surprised to see something so...taboo...to her family. The Crusader was young, understanding, and objective, but still surprised and now somewhat frightened. She knew this would be somewhat frowned upon in the extent of her family. As to whether Granny Smith or Macintosh would approve, she couldn't truly say; nothing of this nature had happened before to give an indication of their feelings toward a similar situation. She knew for a fact; however, that the extended family wouldn't like it at all. Applejack had a great reputation with other ponies and her family. They were so proud of her and her accomplishments. Applebloom was afraid the family would disown her, something the young filly never wanted to see, over something she believed to be trivial. "Who cares who she likes, as long as she's happy!" she thought to herself. In her mind, she hoped the rest of the family would think the same.

She looked at her sister and her beloved once more and was overwhelmed by feelings of happiness for Applejack. Applejacks hooves were wrapped around her lovers waist while her love, Rainbow Dash, had her hooves around her sisters neck. Her head sank in reverence as she smiled at the sight in front of her. Her sister and her lover looked so happy in that embrace. She was a little too young to understand how far their feelings for each other went, but she knew that her sister had never felt peace like she did now. She thought to herself, "How could anypony disapprove this...?" The rhetorical question played back in her mind as she silently closed the door, leaving the two to their loving slumber. Applebloom crawled back into bed, now much happier than she had been, and closed her eyes, welcoming the last few hours of sleep she had left. Her last thought before drifting into a dream induced sleep was the same rhetorical question that had played in her mind just a moment ago, "How could anypony disapprove this...?" With that final thought, the young filly fell asleep.

***

It was 9:00 in the morning when Dash and Applejack wakened to the sweet smell of apples. Applejack sleepily rose up to Dash's face, planting a loving kiss onto her beloveds soft lips. Dash returned the kiss, sat up and smiled saying to her lover, "Good morning Applejack."

"Good morning, sugarcube." Applejack replied, suddenly smelling the freshly baked apple products that swept about the house. This meant one of two things, either Applebloom was baking when she's not supposed to, or Granny Smith and Macintosh had taken the day off. She hoped for the latter as her and Dash climbed out of the soft bed. Applejack went over to her mirror and delicately brushed her mane into place. Dash; however, took a more direct approach and shook her mane into place, then proceeded to stretch out her lustrous wings in salute to the morning light. Applejack merely giggled and tied up her mane, then, with great care, gently placed her Stetson hat upon her head.

Once the two were ready, they walked, side by side, into the large kitchen where Granny Smith was busy baking and Macintosh was busy eating. Warm light burst into the room, leaving feelings of comfort behind. Applebloom was no where to be seen; Applejack assumed she was with her friends. Both Applejack and Dash silently swiped a couple foods, but much to their disappointment, Granny Smith caught them. Laughing to herself, she said, "I might be old, but you hide anything from me, Applejack." She ended her statement with a wink, which put Applejack on edge. She wasn't quite ready to tell everypony what exactly was going on. "But", she thought to herself, "Maybe she's talkin' bout sumthin' else." She let the comment go with a simple shrug. Her and Dash said their goodbyes and left the house. As she shut the door, Granny Smith called out, "Don't be gone all night. We have a lot of work ta do t'morrow!" Applejack instinctively replied, "Okay!" but then thought about what Granny Smith had just said. "What was going on t'morrow that was so important?" she thought to herself.

Then, she suddenly remembered. Summer was coming to a close, it was time for the Apple Family Reunion! The family always loved this time of the year. It brought their whole family together in one place to show how much they love one another. She loved her family, especially her direct family, they all meant so much to her. She had never not wanted to go. That is until today. She loved her family, she really did. But she knew that what happened between her and Dash was...distasteful...in their eyes. She felt a sudden pang of guilt as she thought that perhaps she had let her family down. But one look into her lovers face broke those thoughts into a million pieces. "She is a part of mah family..." she thought.

Tears formed around her eyes, which brought the attention of Dash, who quickly asked what was wrong. Applejack just smiled, reached over, and kissed her beloved on the front steps of her house, not caring who was watching. She slightly laughed and said, "Nuthing, Dash..." Even though Dash was still worried for her, she knew she was okay; Applejack wouldn't lie to her.

As they walked away from the house to begin the day and all its contents, Macintosh sank away from the window.

***

The day went on, uninhibited by anything. Both Dash and her companion spent the day together, which consisted of a beautiful walk through the morning, a well deserved lunch and afternoon show from Rainbow Dash, who pronounced to all the onlookers that the routine she'd performed was dedicated to Applejack, who sat in the grass, red in the face. The routine was spectacular and complex, consisting of perfect nose dives, corkscrews, rolls, and other gut-wrenching tricks that caused her eyes to tire. In a spectacular finish, she executed, to utter perfection, a Sonic Rainboom right above her lovers head. The fact she had executed two of her signature moves in such a short time was unfathomable.

And just as she had on that fateful day, she screamed at the top of her lungs, "I love you, Applejack!" and, instead of plunging into the earth, she split off into a ninety degree angle directly in front of Applejack, who was then bombarded by a dazzling display of all the colors in the light spectrum. She was thrown back by the sudden force from the power of the maneuver and lastly, covered in the remnants of the bright rainbow left behind in the wake of the beautiful destruction as Dash continued into the distance. The onlookers cheered and applauded Dash's wonderful feat, but none more so than Applejack, who jumped to her feet and cheered for her Dash.

The day was ended by Applejack, who brought together a picnic into the park. The two sat there, eating and telling stories to each other. And as the day started to wear down, they held each other in their arms in the same way they had for nights now. Each caressing the other in a hold of love. As the sun sank into the horizon, the sky caught fire as the sun threw hues and colors of bright emblazonment and fire. The ember-like color laid itself atop Applejack and her beloved in a blanket of fiery passion and love for each other. They locked their lips once more in a sign of love, then fell asleep in each others loving embrace, covered with the warmth of the sun.

***

The next morning was hectic. Applejack had to get home quickly to help set up the reunion and she was already running late. Dash helped her to her feet and they both ran towards the farm. It seemed however, that luck was on their side, for as soon as they entered the warm home, they heard the others shift in their beds, ready to tackle the new day. They met Applebloom in they sunlit hallway, who eyed her sister curiously and asked, "Why'd she spend the night again?" Of course, Applebloom knew they were out all night again. Both were sweating and shaking a little from the long run home.

Applejack couldn't have noticed the coyness in her voice as she asked the question in a somewhat mocking manner. She couldn't lie to her sister, so she simply responded, "She's mah friend and I enjoy her company." Applejack didn't understand the bluntness of the question, but she forgave her.

Her sister smiled at her and brightly added, "Okay then, you two better get ready. We gotta start early t'get it done on time." Applebloom happily trotted away downstairs to prepare for the days events.

Macintosh was the next to appear from his room. He took one look at the two ponies and said, "Eeyup..." Applejack thought on those words for a moment. "That sounded like he expected it..." she thought to herself. She wasn't sure what he meant by it. Did he perhaps know what was going on between the two? She had no time to ponder; however, as Granny Smith came from her room and proudly instructed the two mares to go outside and help set up.

She replied with an automatic, "Yes'm"

***

The decorations were set up much faster than usual, naturally, for though it's quite difficult to place banners if you're an earth pony, it's not so difficult if you can fly. Dash quickly flew about the yard setting up banners and signs and other decorations. The chores were done so quickly that Dash still had the time to deal with her job at the weather observation, who called for a clear and sunny day; not that Dash needed much time, for in 10 seconds flat, the sky was clear of clouds and the sun shined brightly on the jade-colored field and the beautiful apple orchards that surrounded the farm. With the preparations completed ahead of schedule, Dash and Applejack retreated into her room for some time together. It seemed in the new-found love, they couldn't get enough of each other.

The minutes dragged on, pulling stifled laughs from the lovers as they exchanged stories about their past. Applejack told of farm mishaps and her longing for her place in life. Dash spoke of her experiences in flight, keeping her companion entranced in the stories of danger and adventure.

"I'll never forget the look on everypony's face when I pulled off that Sonic Rainboom for the first time. I felt so accomplished!" Continued Dash with a look of nostalgia covering her face as she remembered that day. Applejack thought about that day. It was that action that had lit the way back to Ponyville from Manehattan. She let her thoughts out toward her lover.

"You know, I won't ferget that day neither. That bright rainbow in the sky led me back home, to my real family and friends." She shifted closer toward Dash, who welcomed the presence. She continued, "You know, in a way, that Rainboom led me to you, Dashie." She nuzzled her face into Dash's side while she used her hoof to gently rub Dash's leg. "And it's a good thing too, cuz I don' know what I'd do without ya." Dash felt new warmth flood her heart as she heard Applejack recount the tale, and a new warmth in her body as she felt Applejack run her hooves along Dash's legs and side.

Authors Note: Because of some confusion and discrepancy, this is a warning to those who are not interested in 'clopfics'. If you so not wish to read it, skip ahead to the next note. For those who are going to read it, I apologize for the break in story and hope it hasn't affected you too much

Dash had taken the lead in their last experience and left Applejack to feel all the ecstasy, but not this time. Applejack made sure she took the lead in this one, partly because she wanted to show Dash how much she loved her, and partly because she'd been outshone. She grinned evilly, yet lovingly at her partner, who was slowly falling into the trap she'd laid out for her, let out a sharp gasp as Applejack rubbed her cutie mark in the same manner as before, and was instantly silenced as she was taken into a deep kiss from Applejack, who thought to herself, "You're mine now, Dashie..."

Dash looked into her fiery green eyes and gave them a look that begged for more, which Applejack happily obliged. She took her in another kiss while her hooves moved with expert precision around all the sensitive spots on her body, save one. Dash could feel her temperature begin to rise as she slightly sweated and experienced the wonderful feeling of her lover. She felt her everywhere, except one spot.

Applejack grinned as she toyed with Dash, driving her to the point of insanity. Color filled Dash's face as she continued to taunt her, coming ever so close to the sweet spot, but never actually hitting it. Dash was going mad with pleasure and anticipation. Applejack just slightly stood back and watched her work her lover to the limits. Dash's body began to tremble and squirm in anticipation as Applejack not only stroked, but licked her, driving her over the edge. Dash, now insane with ecstasy, nearly yelled, "Please, I can't take it anymore, take me Applejack! I need it!"

Applejack, apparently amused and satisfied with her lovers cries, indulged and swept her tongue across her, which bought a long and drawn out moan as Dash's body was given the pleasure it so desperately needed. Applejacks tongue proved to be just as precise as her hooves as she brought out more desire from Rainbow Dash than the poor Pegasus had ever known. Applejack continued licking her sex, tasting and exploring her lover's insides with her tongue, while her hooves switched gears and massaged her wings, bringing out even more stifled moans from Dash, who had finally sank into the passion-filled trap. She was gone now, in another world of pleasure and bliss. Applejack took advantage of the situation and rubbed Dash, feeling her wetness cover her hoof, relishing in the feeling. Dash knew she was close. Even through her bliss-filled mind, she knew she was close. Her cheeks burned with desire as Applejack continued to bring her closer to her climax. Lost in an ocean of pleasure, Dash let out un-muffled moans and slight yells of passion, which encouraged Applejack to proceed in driving her love to the edge of a desire-filled abyss.

The pressure, the pressure that Applejack had built up was unbelievable. Dash had never felt anything even close in comparison to all that she felt now. All her feelings swarmed about her, driving her to the brink. The only thing her body registered was complete bliss as Applejack pleasured her in ways unimaginable.

The resulting orgasm that Dash felt was inconceivable. In no way had anypony ever felt the sensuality and desire that she felt in those seconds of utter bliss.She screamed in desire while she was shaken to her very foundation as the resulting orgasm exploded her nerves in a fiery dance that stopped her breathing. She completely exploded onto Applejack, much to her liking, and covered her in a warm bath of love and passion. The smell was as breath-taking as the taste was tantalizing as Dash continued to orgasm and send light sprays onto her lover, who accepted them with covetousness. With her face covered in the lustful liquid, Applejack copied Dash by reaching up and kissing her, giving her lost lover the slightest taste of herself as Dash had done before. With her tongue rolled out of her mouth and her eyes nearly in the back of her head and her face burning with passion, Dash barely understood Applejack's four familiar words, "I love you, Dashie..."

***

They let an hour pass by before either of them even dared to come out of the bedroom, partly because they were both hot and needed time to cool off, and partly because they needed the smell to settle before others got a whiff of the sweet, lustful scent. Even after a whole hour, Dash still had trouble walking after her ordeal, which Applejack wasted no time in pointing out. Dash giggled at the friendly teasing, which nearly caused her to lose her balance. While Dash took a moment to stand and recompose herself, Applejack couldn't help but look at her lovers trembling flank and giggle seductively.

Authors Note: The 'clop' part of the fic is over, those who skipped over it may now read on without fear.

Finally they opened the door. They didn't quite know what to expect as they left the room for they knew that in their time they had spent together, they had made a lot of noise, but they found the house surprisingly empty. It seemed that Macintosh was outside working the fields, Applebloom was with her friends in the Crusaders, and Granny Smith had gone to the market for last minute shopping, but it didn't take long for them to return, for the Apple Family Reunion was coming fast. They had but a half an hour left before their expected guests arrived. Everyone moved quickly and finished everything moments before Applejacks family knocked at the door.

***

The Reunion proceeded without a hitch, just as all the others before her had. She felt at home once more, and even more so with her Dashie by her side. She exchanged greetings, shook hands, gave hugs, and engaged in conversation with all her family members. If Dash was the slightest bit uncomfortable, she showed no signs as she let her companion enjoy the company of her family. All her friends and family conversed and played together in the setting sun, which left beams of yellow light across the hill, giving her home an even more secure feeling than before.

Her family discussed multiple things, ranging from farming to fun, and entertained the whole party with stories that tapped into the imagination. But fate is two-faced. And just when things were starting to look good, it seemed that fate had conspired against them.

At one point during the reunion, her and Dash went into her room just for a few moments to discuss what was happening.

"Well, gotta love mah family, huh sugarcube?" Applejack laughed.

"Yeah, they seem pretty cool. The have a lot of stories to tell, I could barely focus." Dash thought about the amazing stories told, some believable, others completely ridiculous, and reflected and compared her own stories.

"Yeah" Applejacks voice trailed off, she continued in a sweet voice, "I missed you, sugarcube."

Rainbow Dash blushed at the obvious compliment of company, "I missed you too, Apples..." she replied.

With that, they both reached over for a short, loving kiss and embraced each other in a peaceful kind of manner. They were truly in love with each other. But the perfect moment had something dark arise as one of her cousins quickly ducked away from the window. The little filly quickly stole away into the yard, panicking over what had just transpired.

***

With the sun finally setting into the tree-lined horizon, both Applejack and Rainbow Dash went back outside to continue with the reunion. But as soon as Applejack re-entered the yard, she knew instantly something was amiss. She looked around, getting awkward glances from her family; each one seemed to look at her in a different kind of manner, some with pity, others with shame.

Applejacks cousin couldn't have known that what she had just told her family would have such a negative impact. The little filly was simply curious as to the situation she had witnessed and had asked her family out of curiosity.

But no matter the intentions, everypony that had looked up to her suddenly looked upon her with shame. Applejack knew exactly what was going on; she had been caught, found out. She knew the culture in her family forbade such actions. "I guess I jus' thought they'd be more understandin..." she thought with shame.

After a minute of awkward silence, Applejack finally spoke up, "I guess you guys know then, huh...?" She didn't really know what else to say. Of course she knew her family customs looked down on this situation, she'd just hoped they could see past that, but apparently her hopes were in vain. The setting sun seemed to correspond with her happiness; with each passing second, it lowered and lowered. Her family simply stared in disbelief. They felt betrayed.

As for the exact nature or reason for their feelings, Applejack didn't know, nopony knew. It seemed tradition had a funny way of blinding ponies from the truth, and apparently her family was no exception. Each of her family members gazed upon her with a disgusted eye, each telling their grievances. Some told about betrayal, others about tradition, while others spoke about corruption and the ways of Celestia, their ruler. Even though the reasons were different, the feeling was the same...disgust. So many of her family members had looked up to Applejack as a role model, but no longer it seemed, for her family members started becoming slightly more aggressive in the things they said.

Her family was relentless as they poured out their thoughts and feelings onto a crying Applejack, trying to get her to renounce her feelings for the mare. But it only caused Applejack to cry even more, for though she loved her family, she knew she could never leave Dash. Perhaps it was her curse, but she loved her and wouldn't let anything break them apart, not even her beloved family. "How ironic..." Applejack thought to herself.

She knew her family cared for her and simply wanted her to be happy. What they didn't realize was how happy she truly was with her love. But her family did realize they were losing the fight as Applejack accepted a hold from Dash in the midst of the chaos. She knew her family wouldn't give up on their values that easily, and was proven right, for as she was held by her love, her family became even more merciless, shouting obscenities and slanderous phrases that broke Applejacks heart. She knew their intentions, but that didn't stop the hurt.

Dash hugged her closely, trying to comfort her companion. The anger Dash felt in that instance was enough to catch the whole city aflame. Applejack looked up into her violet orbs for comfort as she had done multiple times before, only to find her eyes ablaze with contempt. For the first time in her life, she feared the look in her eyes, but she knew that wasn't really Rainbow Dash, and with one look of her loving, emerald glistening eyes, the fire in her lovers eyes was extinguished. Applejack buried her face into her lovers shoulder, no longer holding back her tears; Applejack knew her love would stay there and hold her till the end of time, which she briefly considered for a moment. Dash opened her embrace, much to the disliking of her lover, but she was instantly taken aback as Dash lifted her chin, looked into her eyes, and took her in a loving kiss.

Silence enveloped the yard as her family stared, not able to register what was happening. Her family stood there in disbelief; that is, most of her family. Applejack slightly gasped as she saw her direct family, Granny Smith, Macintosh, and Applebloom, move through the crowd toward Applejack with tears covering their faces. They looked at her with a hurt and somber look, which broke Applejacks heart. "Please, Celestia, no more..." she thought through her anguish. Her closest family turned away from her, casting a shadow from the setting sun onto her face. She closed her eyes, unwilling to look at them, and waited for the shadow to pass. But it never did.

Applejack opened her eyes to see her closest family members facing to crowd of the rest of her unhappy family. Granny Smith, with the same somber look in her eyes addressed the crowd, "You should all be ashamed of yourselves..." Macintosh asserted her statement with his signature response, "Eeyup..." It was all the two could say. They hadn't the heart to continue, but Applejacks younger sister, Applebloom, did.

"I never thought in my entire life that anypony in mah family could've ever said anythin' so spiteful." Applebloom said with her face covered in tears. She couldn't stand to see her older sister so hurt, especially from her own family that was supposed to support her. "In all mah years lived on this here farm, the most important thing I ever learned was from that pony" she said, with her hoof extended toward Applejack. "She taught me about honesty, and how lying to anypony, including yourself, just leads you down a path of hurt." With tears flowing freely, yet not a single quiver in her voice, the brave filly continued to face her family in rebellion. "I may not be the oldest pony here, but I'm not blind, either. Last night, after hearing noises in the house, I went to check on Applejack, only to find her not only okay, but never better. They were holdin' each other in their hooves, and I knew for a fact, they were the happiest mares in all of Equestria!" She looked back, still addressing the crowd, but facing Applejack and Rainbow Dash, "I know these two were meant fer each other. I love my sister, and I'll stand by her in anything!"

With her feelings said, it seemed Granny Smith had mustered enough courage to respond, "I always taught Applejack to be honest, and she hasn't let me down yet. If she truly is in love, and I know she is," she replied with another wink, "Then I'll stand by her too." All the while, Macintosh let out his simple, "Eeyup..." No more needed to be said.

The happiness that Applejack now felt was inconceivable. Unimaginable. Applejack had never felt closer to her direct family, Applebloom, Granny Smith, Macintosh and Rainbow Dash, than right now, as they stood by her ready to support her and give her comfort. They drew themselves into a large, welcoming hug that burned with characteristics like that of the sun and bonded them together like never before.

The rest of the family disbanded in shame of themselves and, unable to face Applejack, let out loud, audible apologies to their role model and to their new family member, who accepted and understood their previous grievances; quite frankly, being judged for her sexuality was a concept that wasn't unfamiliar to her. She learned to accept people opinions for what they were, opinions; not fact.

The sun finally sank completely in the sky, settling the fiery dispute between Applejack and her family as it settled the fiery dispute between night and day. This reunion was the worst, and yet arguably the best, Applejack had ever experienced. She hadn't experienced more sadness than she had when she was disowned, and yet she hadn't experienced any more happiness than she did when her direct family had stuck with her. Not only that, but now her family accepted Applejack for who she truly was, breaking away the ties of cultural tradition and letting in a new light and understanding.

As the stars began to streak across the sky, both Dash and Applejack retired to their bedroom, welcoming the sleep in exchange for the exhaustion, trading their weary thoughts with sweet dreams that challenged sweetness itself. Once more assuming their loving position of slumber, the two lovers slept peacefully, without doubt. The moon rose into the starry sky, sealing their loving fate in a contract with the heavens.

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