Aye' must confess something...
Author's Note
So, tell me what you think... I did this as a one shot because the other story was getting or well is getting me creeped out at myself... I needed something somewhat warm and fuzzy. Although, I am not sure I am any good at Romantic attempts.
Teen for the fact that it is suggestion what some parents seem to call, no-no things. You know, same-sex relationships... 
If I should change it, let me know.
Also, I apologize ahead of time... I did my best to make it sound like the Apple family was using their southern "DRAWL" without actually stating Southern Drawl... Ugh, brain.. let me know if it still worked out. Hopefully I didn't make it too difficult to read... 
As a side note I had to re-write what I wrote because of the writing technique I wanted to use for the Apple Family's small conversation... maybe too small.
Well, leave your comments below and up or down vote! Thank you all! 
Aye' must confess something...
Applejack had just finished another day of work on the farm and it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. Her body glistening in the glow of the warm summer light and gentle breeze. The stetson hat she always wore clearly caked with sweat where it sat atop her head. She moved with a slight perk in her trot as she came to the familiar red home her family had crafted in past years. The door creaked as she firmly, yet gently flung it open to let herself in. The boards beneath her gave slightly under her earth pony weight and strength. With her hooves clipping across the floor she came to a stop at her destination, the kitchen.
Moving swiftly with a bead of sweat still running down the side of her neck, she opened the refrigerator and grabbed a pint of her family's famous apple cider. Opening the container she brought the delicious substance to her lips and downed it in ten, seconds, flat. Smiling to herself as she put the empty container in the sink to be re-used later. She couldn't help but keep that dumb smile the more she thought about a certain mare that always challenged her. Granted, this time it was not just thoughts of comradery that were filling her mind at this moment. No, no, it was more the way the mare moved with grace and power. The way she swayed back and fourth, up and down, the thoughts of her body being pleasantly pressed against hers as they slowly began to intwi....
CREEEAK!
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Applejack's thoughts were wisp away as a familiar large red stallion came into the kitchen. His appearance mimicking Applejack's, sweat patches at his pits, chest and neck and mane. Looking at her brother she smiled as she gently kicked open the fridge and fished out another pint of apple cider. Which he graciously accepted with a nod and smile as he sat.
As he took down the cider he looked at Applejack and spoke. "Aye' reckon you havn't told er' bout how ya' feel yet, have-ya'?" His husky voice stated.
Applejack looked puzzled at her brother for a moment, clearly not expecting the words to come from his mouth. Although he rarely spoke to anyone unless it was important. "Uh, well, no, not exactly. Aye ju-just don't know if I should risk, ya'know, ruinin' our friendship with something as trivial as this." Applejack replied with slight hesitance in her voice as her cheeks were slightly a-glow.
Big Mac' just stared at his younger sister, he was not going to let her live a life of what-if, if he could help it that is. "Aye' reckon you should say somethin' before some other pony does then." He stated, almost nonchalantly.
Applejack's eyes widened with fear and yet, a bit of hope. "Ya' wouldn't dare to!" She stated, a bit more harshly than she intended.
Big Mac' just stared at Applejack for a bit, in truth he enjoyed watching ponies sweat it out a bit before he replied. "Eee-yup." Was the finality he gave her.
"Big Mac' if ya' dare ta speak a'word of this ta her, Aye swear, Aye'll buck yer' face right out to next tuesday!" Applejack stated with such hostility that Big Macintosh got up.
Now, Big Macintosh was no slouch when it game to confrontation, although he would never go out of his way to actually harm another pony, unless they were a threat and rightfully deserving it. Granted he knew his little sister's temper at times was key, and he knew just how to subdue her anger to get the desired result. Moving sternly and not taking his eyes off her, he got right into her face and scrunched up his nose. "Coward." He stated firmly.
Applejack looked straight into her brother's eyes with anger and fear. "Aye' ain't no coward!" She yelped.
Looking deep into his sister's eyes he knew what she really wanted, and he was finally going to give it to her. With a small smirk that Applejack couldn't notice he replied. "Prove it, tell er' how you really feel." With that he turned away and walked to the kitchen's doorway and stopped. Looking back he could see her eyes looking at the floor with annoyance and that same fear that he hated to see in her eyes. She was too strong to have such fears. "Even if she rejects you A-J, ya' know she'll be yer' friend still. Just then maybe ya'll can move onto somepony else. That's the worst case. Best case is ya'll get ta-geather and start smooching." His smile was in full bloom as he witnessed his sister look at him wide eyed and blushing.
Applejack stared at her brother a bit longer before she replied. "Aye' don' have to take orders from ya'! You may be older dan' me, but dat' dun' mean squat! An' we both know dat' Aye am no coward!"
Without a faltering smile or step, Big Mac turned back to face his sister from the doorway. "Alright, alright, we do know ya' ain't no coward." An indigent snort and huff came from Applejack. "Although you been actin' rightly so whenever she's around."
"Ah' ain't been actin' no such wa-." Applejack's retort was cut off by a familiar raspy yet high voice that when spoke demanded their attention.
"Ya'll don't stop yer' bickering and I'mma' rap ya' both with a rollin' pin." Berated Granny Smith from the living room. The squeaky chair she napped in could be heard as she hobbled out of it and began her commute to the kitchen.
"Uh, sorry Granny, w-we didn't mean ta' wake ya'." Called Applejack as Big Mac moved to let her into the kitchen. Applejack and Big Macintosh's ears both splaying sideways out of embarrassment that they had forgotten Granny was in the house today.
Quickly the stallion of the apple family moved to allow their elder to sit by pulling a chair for her at the head of the table. "Thank ya' Mac'. Ya' know, Aye'm so happy to see you are such'a gentle colt like yer' father was." A warm smile crept itself onto Big Macintosh's face as well as Granny Smith and Applejack's.
Hesitating to break the peace brought forth just by their sole parent over the years, Applejack spoke. "Ya' rarely speak of our parents like dat' now-a-days Granny... wha-what brought this on?"
"Oh-Ho-Ho-Ho! My goodness Aye' forget Aye' never told ya' about how many times Aye' had this similar conversation with yer' mother, have Aye'!?" Giggled out Granny as she made a gentle smile and gestured for the two of them to sit down. Both siblings did so without question.
"Oh, Ah' Suppose this is-a perfect a-time as any." She said in her country drawl. "It's not a very long story." Was her statement as she took a deep breath and let it out, allowing the memories to refill her mind. "Yer' mah' use to sit around just day-dreaming about yer' father. non-stop even, she'd be tending the trees, building a barn and always ya'ed see that distant glint in her eye that told ya' she was not really here. Ya' know, love does that to us all at some point. We get so enraptured that we forget whats really going on around us!"
A couple chuckles and small giggles from the family echoed gently in the home as they thought a bit more deeply of their Granny's words.
"Ya' know she was such a stubborn child to! She didn't want ta' go talk to him because she felt it may be a sign of weakness, ya' know. That if she told em' how she felt that she would be easily taken advantage of. Silly mare. If she weren't so caught up in her own thoughts she could'a seen him staring at her from Canterlot castle!" Again, laughter was filling the gentle, quiet home.
"It took some meddling from me ta get them two around one a'nother! And OHHH-gala did ah' wish Aye' hadn't! AYE Swear! Not even a year went by before she was all happily claiming she was going to be a mother and aye a grandma." Granny Smith laughed a bit harder with a small glint in her eyes.
"Granny..." Applejack said soothingly in a hushed tone with her face cast down slightly with a slight sense of guilt etched into her features.
"Now, Aye hope ya' understand that if Aye hadn't pushed them there two together they would've never had the courage to meet. Aye would do the same to you AJ, although Aye know you don't have that kind of stubbornness. Yer stubborn, but yer able to overcome it. Yer mother was a bit too stubborn fer her own good." Granny Smith sighed as she looked over her wonderful grandchildren. "Now, just promise to me that yer' gonna' be honest and finally tell that mare how ya' feel or at least ask her out. Ya' know just asking her out will let ya' know where she stands on the matter. No matter what, AJ, just stay strong..." Granny watched as AJ gave out another defeated sigh, seeming like she was giving up that it was her choice in the first place to like who she likes.
"Oh AJ, don't you dare mope about like that! We love ya' no-matter what! Yer' always my grand-filly! Although Aye am hoping some other..." As she nudged Big Mac in the side a bit with her hoof, causing the stallion to somehow look a brighter red. "Would find some mare to stick it to!"
"GRANNY!!!" Big Mac and Applejack both snickered in unison. Laughter was again echoing through the house, a bit louder this time. The fear that Applejack had was slowly being ebbed away by the love she felt from her family. The complete acceptance of her was warming her heart and causing a few tears of joy to begin welling up.
Granny Smith had an adorable face as she laughed about her remark. "Oh, in time, in time my little ones." A smile that could calm even the hardiest of warriors graced old Granny Smiths face as she turned towards the two siblings. Her features changed as she looked towards Applejack with a somber but serious expression. "Applejack, honey, now Aye' know ya' are probably tired of ponies talkin' bout ya' as being imbued with honesty an' all, granted that is how aye' raised ya'. Know that ya' were special before yah' were ever part of the elements of them there harmonies. An' know that these words would still be the same here. If yer' going to keep hiding and lying to yer'-self then yer never going to be happy. Yer' going have to admit some time about the truth ya' are hiding."
The room grew silent as the trio's calm breathing could be heard, no not even the mice dare break this holy silence.
"Yah, yer' both right." Sighed Applejack in defeat. "Aye do haft-ta' tell her how Aye' feel and Aye' know it ain't gonna' be easy, though Aye'll be hopin' she'll like me too, in that way." A small blush graced Applejack's features once more as she drew her eyes more towards the floor.
"Then tell her today, while yer' still able to. Fer' ya' know tomorrow may never come..." A sad sigh and tear ran down Granny Smith's cheek as a myriad of memories fluttered through her mind. "Yer' only given the moment child... and ya' should always take it." A smile graced her face as did her children's. When one of them went to comment about her tear she quickly dismissed it by standing straight up and barking an order at them. "Now get outta' mah' kitchen! Aye got some cookin' to do! Little Applebloom will be home from school soon." Was all that she said as she beamed with a smile and pushed the two out with dumbfounded and shocked looks.
Applejack and Big Macintosh both looked at one another, both of them being caught off-guard by their Granny's actions and gave a sheepish smile as they both parted ways to fulfill some of their final daily duties.
Rainbow Dash lay upon a single cloud in the sky, being the captain of the weather ponies in Ponyville had it's perks. It allowed her to use clouds they would otherwise bust-up for relaxation, granted one tiny cloud did not do much to impact the weather, for the most part. She was lazily a drift when she heard the familiar farm pony drawl call up to her.
"Rainbow Dash, yah' up there!?" Bellowed Applejack from down below.
With a quick yawn and flutter of her wings Rainbow Dash got up and did a back-flip while busting through the cloud and landing in a dramatic display. That for some reason left Applejack wide eyed and staring, although Rainbow thought it was because she was just so awesome.
"Hey AJ, whats up?" Remarked Rainbow casually as she folded her wings in and puffed out her chest a bit, in an attempt to look more awesome, of course.
Applejack did think Rainbow was awesome, and did in fact enjoy her stunts, although it did give her quite the scare when Rainbow Dash would end up injured from mistakes. "Ay-aye uh..." Applejack was fumbling for words, she had been so confident prior to her approach, having been boosted by her own family. With Rainbow Dash present though her courage to admit what she had held secret for so long seemed to be wavering.
Rainbow Dash watched her friend seem to stumble for words, something she was not use to seeing her do unless something was bothering her. "Hey AJ, if you are going to say something then say it. I'm not going to stand around all day you know." Dash teased, unknowingly making AJ a bit more flustered than she was.
"Aye, uh, well you see... uhm..." Applejack kept fumbling, but as she fumbled a single phrase rang-out in her mind and a look of sorrow that went along with it. Yah' aint' promised tomorrow, so do what you can today. If she was remembering it correctly. Uh, close enough. She thought.
Rainbow watched as her friend fumbled with a few more words, one of her ears splayed to the side while the other faced forward. She was giving her friend the best of her attention she could muster, but even five seconds sometimes was a bit much for her. It just seemed like everyone was moving much slower than her and she was getting ready to fly away when Applejack brought her eyes back to her. The attention she was giving her told Rainbow that it was something important, important enough that she had that fire to determination to spit it out... which may end up being hilarious, she thought to herself amusingly.
"Rainbow Dash, Aye like you." Applejack just went full throttle and skipped the section in her brain about asking her out and using common talk to figure out where Rainbow's sexuality lies.
Rainbow just looked at her friend and said. "Yeeah, I like you to." A bit of confusion written on her face. "I thought we already knew that, you know... being friends and everything?"
The smirk Dash gave with the confused ears made it adorable to be seen from Applejack's view. She knew that Rainbow was a bit thick-headed when it came to realizing what another was talking about some times. So she figured laying it on thicker might be the proper response, but not too thick. "No, Dash... Aye mean Aye like-like you." Applejack swallowed hard and licked her lips as the realization of what she was saying struck Rainbow Dash.
"Oooh... O... OH, You mean, like... uhm..." Rainbow's shocked expression turned mischievous and wiggled her eye-brows at Applejack. "Romantically or like... just want to have a piece of me." She began snickering a bit as she watched her friend turn bright red.
"Rainbow Aye am serious!" Applejack deadpanned.
Rainbow's snickering died down as she took in her friend's confession and tone. "Oh, well, uhm... Uh, Applejack I'm sorry but... I can't say I feel that way towards you." Her snickering demeanor slowly trickled out as she noticed her friend's solemn expression.
"Aye, okay, sa-sorry." Applejack's dejection was plastered over her face as she turned to leave.
Feeling that she should say something more, the fact that she just kind of crushed her friend's crush for who knew how long entered Rainbow's thoughts. She couldn't leave her friend walking home feeling like she was the culprit, nor that she, herself, was the culprit. After-all she knew you couldn't really help who you were attracted to. Heck, she even thought about who she was attracted to, granted she never really took time to actually think about it.
"Hey, Applejack!" Rainbow stated as she flew up and landed in front of her. "Listen, I, Uh, well how do I say this?" Taking a breath Rainbow reigned herself in a bit. "Look, you are a real cool mare and a great friend. I am blown away that you even like me that way but... truthfully I really haven't thought about who or what I like. I mean... gah, this is more egghead stuff to me." Rainbow puffed out her chest in indignation this time.
Applejack was looking at her friend, now a mix of emotions were being built in her, mainly confusion.
"Applejack, what I'm trying to say is... I haven't really thought about... well you know, romance or things like that. I mean there is always my training I do. Then when I do have time off I just nap or read a book. Which we can thank Twilight for, I suppose. Otherwise I mean..." Another deep breath as she looked Applejack in the eyes.
Applejack on the other hoof was even more confused. Her friend's speech was doing little to ease her mild embarrassment and frustration of admitting she had a crush on one of her best friends. Although, she could tell Rainbow was trying to resolve this the best way she could, on her own.
"Look, wow... I have to admit it took a lot of guts to say what you said..." Rainbow stumbled with her own words now, being caught off guard by a confession of any sort can seem to do that it seemed.
Applejack sighed a bit and spoke. "Thank you RD..."
"Yeah, and well, I do have to admit as I think about it... I'm not actually attracted to mares..." A small blush crept on her face as she looked at the crestfallen Applejack. "Although..."
One of Applejack's ears perked up with a knowing smirk that her friend was about to suggest something crazy. "Although?" She stated, which her mood had been changing slightly as her friend continued to talk to her.
"Although, I do think I remember a few mares coming onto me while I was at their parties... For some reason having a rainbow mane and tail seems to draw out all the... uhm, female lovers and leaves the males away I suppose? Really no skin off my back though." Rainbow smiled gently at her friend. Noticing how her friend's mood seemed to be picking up. "Look, I mean... I know you seem to have this crush on me... and I just kind of... well, crushed that." She winced at her own attempt to make a joke on a small cruel act.
"Just because I don't feel that way now doesn't mean I won't later, nor does it mean you should hold out for me... I mean.. I'm just undecided I suppose. Yeah, that sounds about right. I'm undecided about what I like in or as a partner." Rainbow seemed to nod at her realization of her own desires to be.
Applejack just shook her head. "Yah' know, thanks RD, although I must admit I do feel a lot lighter having told you."
"Hey, I think it's awesome you told me... Although you know I'm going to flaunt this nice tight round plot in your face when we do the running of the leaves next time!" Rainbow growled back, slyly with a wink.
Applejack officially then facehoofed herself... she had just given her rival and somewhat still crush ammo to use against her. "Aye'm regretting havin' told ya' bout my feelings Dash."
Both began a light laugh as they stood there in the evening sun as Dash spoke up. "So, we cool and still going to be awesome best friends AJ?" A pleading look entered her eyes.
"Dash, like that was a possibility to ever stop." A Smile graced both of them as they hoof bumped.
"Hey! Lets go tell Twilight what we learned." Rainbow exclaimed as she looked at her friend.
"Oh, alright, I suppose if my friend's know about me... it wouldn't be so bad, right?" Swallowing a bit of her fear and angst as she looked at Dash.
A nod from Rainbow was all she needed as she heard from the multi-colored maned Pegasus say. " Hey, race you there, one, two, three-GO!" Yelled Dash as she began running with a slightly lagging farm pony who was just happy to have her
best friend.