Make a choice Braeburn!

For the next couple of months, until spring had come, Braeburn and Redheart had done almost everything together while they waited for Braeburn's crops to grow again. One day, they were working out on the crops Braeburn had began growing for the farmer's market stall he had. "Ok Sweetheart, I need ya to get me the hose... Sweetheart?" Braeburn asked, just noticing that Redheart had went inside. "Hmm... I guess now is as good as ever." Braeburn said to himself, heading out into town with a bag of money he'd been saving up.

Braeburn looked for the jewelry store in town, thinking about giving up. As he was about to give up, he bumped into Twilight. "Oh, sorry Twilight!" Braeburn apologized "Hey, d'ya know where the jewelry shop is? I wanna get Redheart something nice for our date t'night!" Braeburn said. "Oh yeah!" Twilight said "Just go to the farmer's market, go south, and take a right at Sugar Cube Corner, and you'll see it straight ahead. Good luck on your date tonight!" Twilight said. "Thanks Twilight!" Braeburn said, galloping off to the jewelry store.

While Braeburn was out, Redheart had went to Sweet Apple acres, to see Applejack. "Hey Applejack, I was wondering something." Redheart began "Do you know any restaurant out in town that's fancy for me and Braeburn's date tonight?" She asked. Applejack stopped dead in her tracks. 'Ah can't believe their going THE date that Braeburn told me 'bout! Ah gotta come up with something to try to convince Braeburn t' head home. But Ah can't, Ah respect his decisions, but he needs t' uphold family traditions!' Applejack thought to herself. "Uh.. Applejack?" Redheart asked, getting Applejack's attention. "Oh, sorry 'bout that Redheart. Ah do know 'bout this one place out n town. Ah think it's called the," Applejack said " 'Cracker Trough'?" She continued, trying to say the name without her accent. "Oh, thanks Applejack!" Redheart said, then went home to her stallionfriend.

Braeburn sat at the living room couch, holding the present he got Redheart, hoping that she'd accept it. As Braeburn began to look at the present more, he heard the front door open, so he quickly closed the small box the present was in, and hid it underneath the couch cushions. "Hey Sweetheart, how are ya?" Braeburn asked, trying to look as casual as he could. "I'm doing good Honeybun, I found us a restaurant to go to tonight for our date!" Redheart said, heading to the couch to sit next to Braeburn. When Redheart sat down, however, the cushion beneath her felt uncomfortable. "Hey, is this cushion uncomfortable to you?" Redheart said, getting up and pushing Braeburn onto the cushion.

Braeburn couldn't believe that she sat on the cushion with his present to her, why didn't he place it underneath his cushion?! "Nope, not that Ah can feel!" Braeburn lied, actually feeling extreme discomfort whilst sitting on the couch cushion. "Ok, I'm going to go take a shower before we go." Redheart said, muzzling Braeburn's neck. Braeburn always enjoyed it when Redheart did this, which was rare in their household and in general! "Ok, Ah'm gonna go outside fer a bit..." Braeburn said, then went out to the garden in the backyard. He went to check on a special bush he planted.

Yep, the Heartrose bush was blooming. Braeburn had learned a lot about different kinds of flowers when he was left with nothing. Tending to the garden was his way of getting stress taken out of his system. Making something as(almost) beautiful as his marefriend, it made him happy. The Heartrose bush was starting to bloom(as stated before), and Braeburn had known that when a Heartrose bush begins to bloom the Heartroses, that love is strong between two ponies.

The time came, and Braeburn and Redheart went on their date. When they arrived at the "Cracker Trough" Applejack was way off! The restaurant was in no means fancy, in fact, it was more a family place then a fancy place. "Did Applejack lie about this place?" Redheart asked Braeburn. "Ah dunno, but let's head for our table!" Braeburn said, carrying a small box in his saddle bag. When they got to their table, they were immediately asked about their drinks. "Ah'll have a light beer please?" Braeburn said to the waitress. "And I'll have a green tea please?" Redheart said to their waitress. The waitress spent no time in returning with their drinks, and then asked about their meals. When their meals arrived, Braeburn was given his rose bud sandwich(his now favorite sandwich), and Redheart got her sunflower salad.

The two ponies ate their food, but Redheart looked disappointed a bit. "What's wrong Sweetheart? Ya hardly ate your salad." Braeburn stated as if it wasn't obvious. "Well, I just wanted to go somewhere fancy for our anniversary." Redheart said, looking around themselves at the scenery. "Oh Sweetheart, ya didn't need to try to find us some fancy place, Ah'm fine with any old family restaurant." Braeburn said, getting out the small box he got earlier that day. "Hey, Redheart, there's somethin' Ah've been meanin' to ask ya." Braeburn said. Redheart looked up from her food, thinking that his question was about getting some more tool supplies for their house. "Yeah, what is it?" Redheart asked, as she saw Braeburn pull out the small box.  Braeburn opened it, revealing a necklace with an emerald smacked into the middle of the locket that hung from it.

"Will ya marry me, Nurse Redheart?" Braeburn asked, now kneeling on one knee, holding out the box to Redheart. Redheart began to cry, not loudly, but tears ran down her face "Of course I will Braeburn! You're the only pony for me, and I want you to be mine!" Redheart said, throwing her legs onto Braeburn, and began to hug him with all the passion she could give him. Braeburn hugged Redheart back, and then paid the check for their meal.

As they went home, the spotted a karaoke club, and took a chance at some good singing. "Ok, so am Ah blue?" Braeburn asked laughing. "Yeah, you're blue and I'm red!" Redheart said "And purple is both of us!"

" Well now Ah've seen the world! But mah story still, needs to be unfurled!"

" I thought I'd never need a stallion to help me in life. But now, I wanna be your wife!"

"Ah thought Ah was crazy, Ah thought Ah was losing mah mind! Ah thought that mah heart was making me blind!"

"But now I helped you see! That you're the one for me!"

" But now we have each other! We won't need another! We've got each other! But don't go for another! All we need now is to be together! We'll always be there, through any kind of weather! All we need now, is each other. Each other! Each other! Eaaaccch oooooothhhhheeerrrrrrrr!"

The two ponies got a giant amount of applause from the audience before them "That was great!" Redheart said. "Yeah it was! Hey, you wanna head home and...." Braeburn began before going to whisper into Redheart's ear. "Oh Braeburn, you are a naughty stallion, aren't you?" Redheart asked in a teasingly, yet arousing(to Braeburn) way.