Distant

The sound of a loud rock song woke Rainbow Dash up from her peaceful slumber. She recognized the ringtone all too well, and the grogginess that she should have been experiencing in her body right now disappeared before she could even begin to feel it. She reached over to the nightstand and grabbed her cellphone, flicking the icon that allowed her to answer the call.

“Good morning, how’s everything?” Dash asked as she stretched her free arm out and cracked her back.

“Ah’m doin’ good so far. Got Applebloom out collecting the apples now. Did Ah wake you? You sure it’s ok for me to be callin’ you this early?” Came the voice of Applejack from the phone.

Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but smile. “That’s just like you, worrying about me even when I’m so far away.” she said with a chuckle. “I promise, I’m getting the right amount of sleep and eating three meals a day. Good?” she asked in mock sarcasm.

“So Ah care about my girlfriend, big whoop!” came Applejacks response. Rainbow could almost imagine the blush on the farm girls face when she said that.

Rainbow let out a sigh as she wiped the smile from her face. “So, how’s granny doing?” she asked. The sudden somber feeling the call took was enough to make her heart beat speed up a bit as if something horrible was about to happen.

Applejack let out a matching sigh. “That old woman, Ah swear. Ah warned her she was gonna hurt herself on that darn field and what does she do that very same day? She throws her back out and hurts her hip. Ah can’t believe it!” She pauses for a moment to collect her thoughts, something she seemed to be doing a lot more these last few months since granny had her little accident. “The doc said she’s just too old to push herself like that. She might have to use a cane or walker from now on too. Thing is, she’s so darn stubborn!”

Rainbow could hear the frustration in that southern twang, and couldn’t keep herself from laughing. “It’s like they say Aj, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!” she said before she broke out in full out laughter.

Applejack waited patiently for her girlfriend to stop laughing before she spoke up. “Rainbow, Ah’m gonna ask this one time, and one time only. Was that a fucking pun?”

It took Dash a moment to process what she was being asked before she answered. “Uhhh...yes?” she said, waiting for a response from the phone and never receiving one. She pulled the phone from her ear and looked at the screen to see the words ‘Call Ended’ flashing. “She hung up on me!” she said in an offended tone. “She hung up on me!” she repeated, with laughter in her voice this time.

This was definitely the best way to wake up in the morning. Who needs an alarm clock when you have a farmer girlfriend that gives you free wake-up calls every morning? She’d probably want to smash the clock, but when the first voice she hears in the morning belongs to Applejack, there’s no way she couldn’t be happy.

She stood up from her bed and gave one big stretch. Her window had raindrops on it and the sky was grey, her favorite kind of morning. She placed her phone back onto the nightstand and opened the door to her room so she could go to the bathroom and wash up for the day. The problem with that was, her father was leaning on the wall right beside her door, blocking the way.

“Uh, morning dad.” she said, a bit confused as to why her father was standing there with such a cheesy grin on his face.

“Morning Rainbow Dash.” he said simply, never removing the smile from his face which was, honestly, beginning to get creepy.

Rainbow stared at her father for a few seconds. Light Prism was known for being a loyal parent and husband, but he was also known as an avid prankster as well, which was what she was worried about.

“Can I help you with something?” she asked, his stare-smile combo was seriously creeping her out.

“Oh no, I’m just hanging out. So, who were you just talking to?”” Light asked.

“Uhh, I was just talking to Appleja-”

“Ohhhhh! You were talking to Applejack? Your giiiiiiiirlfriend?”” Light suddenly interrupted his daughter with his teasing followed by almost child like laughter.

“Dad!” Rainbow could feel her face heating up and fought the urge to yell at her father and tell him to shut up. Instead, she managed to push past him and lock herself in the bathroom where she was able to do her morning washup before she went out for a jog.

Applejack held her cellphone in her hand, looking at the blank screen. There was a small smile on her face.

“That girl, Ah swear, she drives me crazy. Gotta love her though.” she said to herself, her cheeks were the lightest shade of red that they could be.
The barn door opened and in walked Applebloom. “Hey sis, I finished collecting the apples. What’s next?” the younger Apple asked.

“Well, Ah think Ah’ll let you make the decision today. We’ve gotta make apple pies, apple fritters, apple cider, apple muffin, apple crumb cake, apple…” she continued to list off various other apple related snacks and products, while Applebloom noticed the cellphone in her sisters hand.

“Did you just finish givin’ Rainbow her morning call?” the girl asked.

Applejacks cheeks managed to redden more. “Yea Ah did.Just finished actually. You have great timing.”

Applebloom took on a thoughtful expression for a moment, before she was able to formulate exactly what it was that she wanted to ask. “Hey sis, when’s Rainbow gonna visit again? She said she was gonna come back soon and bring Scootaloo! That was three months ago! She came to visit granny a few times but she hasn’t stayed over in a while”
Applejack knelt down and placed a hand on her sisters shoulder. “Ah don’t know myself Applebloom. Ah’d love it if she could just come over and visit again, but we’re just too busy right now to entertain guests. It’s just you and me taking care of the farm and that’s what we need to focus on.” She said, watching as her sisters face became sadder than she would ever hope it to be. “Ah’ll tell you what.” she suddenly said as she stood back up and looked at the younger apple. “Winter is a few months away now, and business always slows down around that time. How about we invite them over then? Sound good?”

The speed at which the girl perked up was amazing, to say the least. “Can Sweetiebelle come over too? Can she? Please?” she almost begged.
Applejack shook her head and laughed. “Ah’ll ask Rarity about that. But for now, let’s go make some apple juice.” she said, pushing the barn door open and walking out, she had a busy day ahead of her.

Author's Note

Another chapter down, and I hope you all enjoyed it. Leave a comment telling me what you thought, and please (dis?)like!