Make a choice Braeburn!

Braeburn was heading home from his slow working day at the farmer's market. Winter was always so harsh on farmers, especially when it's late winter when it snows. Braeburn found the house he lived in for the six months he had been living in Ponyville, and trudged through snow to get to it. He finally reached the front door, unlocked it with the key he had, and went inside. "Sweetheart, I'm home!" Braeburn called to his marefriend, Nurse Redheart.

Redheart heard Braeburn's arrival from upstairs, and ran down stairs to meet him. "Hey, I'm so glad you made it back!" Redheart said, as she went to the kitchen to get Braeburn and herself something warm to drink.

"Yeah, I'm glad I made it back in general!" Braeburn said, chuckling while he moved towards Redheart. "You know, being outside all day has left me kinda cold." He continued setting down both his, and Redheart's drinks on the coffee table. "Will ya warm me up a bit?" He asked, as he lifted Redheart in the air and threw both of their selves onto the couch, Braeburn being underneath Redheart.

"Sure, I mean you did stay outside at your food stall all day in the cold." Redheart said smiling. The two ponies in love began to kiss, and they let each other's tongues dance together. They both felt the passion each on had for each other, not only this time, but every time they kissed one another. This, however, was short because the phone rang. Braeburn had gotten up, leaving a saddened Redheart at the couch.

"Braeburn ya there?" The pony on the other end of the phone asked.

"Yeah, I'm here. Whadda ya need?" Braeburn asked the pony on the other end.

"Ah need ya to get over to Sweet Apple Acres now!" The pony shouted.

"But I just got home! Why do ya need me over there?" Braeburn asked.

"Just get over here, Ah don't have time to explain this over phone!" The pony said.

"Uggghh.. Fine I'll be over as soon as I can, good bye." Braeburn hung the phone up. "I'm sorry Sweetheart, I gotta go to Sweet Apple Acres. Family thing, I promise." Braeburn said, before kissing his marefriend, hoping to finish what they tried earlier before the phone rang. When they(thankfully in their case) finished, Braeburn left for the apple orchard.

an hour later....

"Ok what is it Applejack? I was trying to spend some time with Redheart!" Braeburn told his cousin.

"That's just th' thing Braeburn." Applejack began. "Ya need to go back to Appleloosa. Ya need to keep family traditions going!" Applejack said, growing angry at her cousin's decisions he made in the past 6 months. "Ya need to go home!"

"No!" Braeburn shouted. "Cousin Applejack, you ponies need me here, ever since Granny-" Braeburn had said before cutting himself off, realizing that he was about to bring up something that Applejack hated hearing about. "Look, Y'all need me here, that's the point. Besides, I'm happy living here with Redheart, I've become familiar, and friends with many ponies her as well. If you need me, I'll be headin' home." And with that, Braeburn left the Apple Orchard, once more traversing the snow capped land.

Braeburn made it back to Redheart's place, which he now considered his home. He went inside, and saw a worried Redheart. "Is everything ok, did another family member die?" Redheart asked, worried for Braeburn's cousins.

"Nah, everything's fine. It's just...." Braeburn said. "It's just that Applejack wants me to go back to Appleloosa, to uphold family traditions." Braeburn said, heading to the couch to sit down and drank his cocoa that Redheart made earlier.

"Family traditions?" Redheart asked, wondering what kind of traditions they could've been.

"Yeah, and the apple family tradition, is to have an apple farm in one place, and when ya settle yer apple farm in that one place, ya gotta live there for the rest of yer days." Braeburn began. "I'm technically breaking the tradition by staying here in Ponyville with ya." Braeburn buried his face into his hooves. "Oh, why does this have to happen to me?"

Redheart went to comfort Braeburn. "Well, you could start a new family tradition." She said, giving Braeburn a devious smile. Braeburn knew what she meant, she wanted them to have kids.

"Hey, I'm kinda cold again." Braeburn said with a devious smile "Can ya warm me up again?" He asked, before pulling Redheart into a more passionate kiss then like the one from earlier. "So, am I forgiven for haven to leave?" Braeburn asked.

Redheart giggled like a school filly. "Maybe. Hey, I got a present for ya. I finished it when you left." Redheart said, going over to the book shelf, pulling a wrapped box from behind it. "Happy anniversary Braeburn." Redheart said, kissing Braeburn on the cheek. Braeburn opened the present, only to be surprised by what he saw inside...

Redheart made a photo album of everything they two ponies did in the past six months. It started with Braeburn and Redheart at Redheart's house after they left the train station, then Braeburn flipped a couple of pages, to see a picture of Redheart in a swim suit lying next to him at the watering hole outside of town, with Braeburn sleeping, having eating a lot. Braeburn chuckled "I guess I shouldn't have eaten all that food, I missed this moment." He turned the page, to see a picture of him sound a sleep in the garden in their back yard. "Oh yeah, I remember this day. I was watering the plants, and I had been working harder that day, and I guess I just wore myself out." Braeburn put down the photo album, then gave Redheart a passionate hug. "Thank you Sweetie, I love it."

Redheart began to cry tears of love. "Your welcome. Happy anniversary baby." Braeburn had continued the passion filled hug, holding Redheart and giving her the warming love from his heart, then broke the hug and said "Hey, you wanna continue this upstairs, in th' bedroom?" Redheart knew what he was asking, and quickly agreed, eager to spend their anniversary together for the rest of the day, alone.

Two hours went by(yeah, two hours. Get over it ok?) and the couple was lying in bed, sweaty from their recent... actions, so to say. "Huh.... Wow Braeburn that was.. huh huh.... wonderful!" Redheart said to her stallionfriend.

"Huh huh.... yeah.... Best time of my life so far... to be honest huh huh..." Braeburn said, trying to smile at his marefriend. After a while of waiting, they both were able to take their much needed showers. They went downstairs to watch some Hearts Warming T.V. specials. They began to watch one about a small colt who had to learn about what Hearts Warming was actually about, when a commercial came on for the farmer's market.

"Hey Braeburn, I wanna know something." Redheart said. "Are you going to keep your family traditions going?" Redheart asked, looking Braeburn in the eyes.

"Well I want to Sweetheart, but I just can't." Braeburn said. "Look, Ah don't wantcha worrying about me. I'm stayin' here with ya honey." Braeburn said, hugging Redheart, squeezing her until she had begun to tap on his back, signaling him to let go. "Hehe... sorry Sweetheart." Braeburn apologized.

"It's ok Braeburn, no need to worry." Redheart said, pulling Braeburn in for another make out session, one much similar to the one they had earlier. This time though, the kiss felt like it lasted more than an eternity, it felt like time had completely stopped, and that no pony but them was moving.

When Braeburn broke the kiss, for a breath brake, he said "You know, I'm probably the luckiest stallion. I know it's a cliché to say that, but I really do feel like the luckiest stallion. You're really beautiful, but that's not why I love you." Braeburn said.

"Then why do you love me?" Redheart asked, curious as to why her stallionfriend wasn't in love with her looks alone.

"Redheart, I love you because you helped me re-learn who Ah was, who mah family was, and more importantly, the things Ah did in my life. And most importantly, you wanted to tell me your true feelings, even when Ah was about to leave for a long while. But, Ah couldn't leave, Ah came to mah senses. Ah love you Redheart, and Celestia knows it herself." Braeburn explained. "Happy anniversary Sweetheart." Braeburn said, pulling Redheart in for another kiss.