An Apple in a Bushel of Peaches

Chapter 5 - ‘Home, Love, and Discovered Secrets’

An Applejack in the Vogonverse Story

Did it ever feel good gettin’ home. Ah enjoyed the weddin’, loved the time we spent in Las Vegas with Pinkie, and enjoyed the fact that fer a couple of days Ah was just a mare, with her stallion, and able to jest enjoy being able ta do the things a mare does with her stallion. Right now Ah was lying next to ma stallion, his arms holding me, the air smelling of our musk, and everythin’ was right with the world.

That’s when Ah heard the sound of hoofsteps outside of ma door. Ah looked up to see a shodow and then Ah saw the door knob turning. Ah looked at Anthony who shrugged his shoulders. Thinkin’ quick Ah grabbed ma blanket and pulled it over him. Ah hoped that ‘Bloom wouldn’t ask about what was under that old blanket, ‘cause Ah wasn’t sure Ah could lie ta her.

She opened the door, and there was that sweet smile of hers as she walked in.

"Applejack, what are ya a doin'?" Applebloom asked.

Ah looked at ma sister and tried to think of how to answer. Ah swallowed back the nervous feelin' Ah had and smiled at ma sister.

"Nothing," Ah replied.

Ah watched as she walked up to ma bed, hoped on, and there was a sound Ah couldn't explain away.

"What in tarnation is that?!" she asked as she jumped up.

Ma ears splayed out like a little filly that had just got caught doin’ something she aught not ta be. Ah swallowed down the nervous feelin’ Ah had and tried to think ‘bout how Ah was a gonna explain it when Anthony cleared his throat.

“She’s going to find out sooner or later,” he said.

He sat up and Ah watched ma sister’s eyes get wide.

“What… What in tarnation is a going on?” she asked.

“Well, see, ‘Bloom we jest… Ah dun’t know how to say this,” Ah said looking at Anthony.

She looked at us confused fer a moment.

“Was y’all havin’ a tussel?” she asked.

"Naw, it wasn't a tussel, Ya see... Well, yer sister and me, we like each other. We like each other enough that we like to have a roll in the hay together," he replied.

Ah could see the way she were looking at him, and Ah knew that ther’ was a question she was a gonna ask. Ah waited fer a moment before ‘Bloom walked toward him and touched his arm.

“Are ya gonna marry ma sister?” she asked.

Ah looked at Anthony, and Ah watched a smile cross his lips.

“I’d like ta. I like ta if’n she’d have me,” he replied.

Ah looked at him and felt kinda flustered. Here Ah was worried ‘bout ‘Bloom finding out ‘bout what we’ve been a doin’, and then Ah heard ma stallion tell ma little sister that he wants ta marry me. Ah felt him wrap his arms around me, and Ah felt his lips touchin’ the back of ma neck.

“So yer gonna be ma other brother?” she asked.

“I’d like ta. I really would, but that’s just as much up to Applejack as it to me,” he said.

Ah felt ma heart jump when he said that. Ah love Anthony, Ah do, but marriage is a different bushel of apples. But as Ah think about it… It might be the best thing in the world.

“He’s gonna be your other brother ‘Bloom,” Ah said.

She smiled, ran down stairs and Ah felt Anthony wrap me up into a tight hug.

“She knows,” he said.

“Eeeeyup, she does, and Ah’m glad. Ah didn’t like hidin’ this… But Ah got to think that Big Mac is goin’ ta have words with ya,” Ah said.

“I can handle it,” he said before he kissed my neck.

Author's Note

Short chapter. I do plan on making up for it with the next two.

RJP