The Colors We All Share

Developing Discoveries

'Sweet Celestia, it hurts. It hurts so bad. Why does it hurt? Better question, why does it hurt so much?'

These were the questions an agonizing Rainbow Dash was asking herself as she lay on the floor of Applejacks' barnyard. She'd woken up fine enough, being roused from her rest from some noises she couldn't yet identify, but she'd been content and comfy simply lying there. She was warm, and felt so comfortable moments ago, but as she rolled on to her stomach, she realized that she probably should've just stayed still.

To say Rainbow Dash was sore would be the understatement of the century.

Still though, the best way to rid oneself of soreness was to stretch. Which meant moving. A lot.

Already Rainbow wasn't looking forward to today.

She curled her rear hooves up beneath her, then gently started to raise her back while extending her front hooves as far as they would go. A traditional cat stretch. After holding this position for what felt like entirely too long, the still-very-pained mare then slowly walked her hooves backwards, keeping her rear hooves in place, until she was standing up like a normal pony would.

She went to unfurl her wings, but she wisely decided to stretch what was sure to be her most painful area when she was more awake and maybe everything else hurt a little less.

Turning to the nondescript noises she'd heard earlier, Rainbow was treated to the heart warming sight of Twilight and Fluttershy sitting next to each other talking, smiles on faces. Normally this would be like any other encounter between friends, but this was different, it was special.

After all, it wasn't everyday that you fear your close friend wouldn't be around to experience this type of situation ever again.

Slightly grimacing at the pain, she slowly walked her way over to the two, with a call of "Hey girls!"

'Thank the stars, for a moment I thought talking was gonna hurt, too...'

"Good morning, Rainbow Dash! Twilight and I were just talking about you."

Rainbow was so glad to hear Fluttershy's voice. She'd heard Fluttershy talking last night, but she was still worried that Fluttershy may still be weakened, or worse. Weird things could happen to ponies with head trauma if they slept soon after an injury. Wait a moment, didn't Fluttershy just say something to her? Better get on that.

"Uhh, sorry, say that again? I'm still a little messed up from last night...hehehe, messed up from last night. That almost sounds wrong."

Fluttershy giggled a little at Rainbow's expense. Just a simple, short lived, angelic giggle that resounded like a chorus of a thousand angels singing into Rainbow's ears...

……

……

'Huh.....that thought happened.'

Twilight chimed in at this point. "Fluttershy was just telling you about our conversation."

"Oh, that's cool. What were you talking about?"

"You, of course!" Fluttershy stated boldly, sounding like she was full of pride. "And how bravely courageous you are! I'm sorry I wasn't able to thank you properly last night, I was just too tired to move, but now I can."

Fluttershy walked over to where Rainbow was standing, and enveloped her in a sincere hug, using not only her arms, but her wings as well. Normally this much action and speech from Fluttershy was shocking, but she was just so grateful she didn't even realize how confident she was. Not that it was a bad thing.

Fluttershy hugging Rainbow? That was a bad thing, for Rainbows' face almost immediately began to hold a grimace of pain.

Rainbow would feel very comfortable and loved if it wasn't for the fact that she was now expressly aware of just how sore her back muscles were. Still, she couldn't just push Fluttershy away, so she stood there for a couple seconds, waiting for Fluttershy to pull back. Thankfully the enveloping hug lasted only a short while.

“Rainbow” Twilight interjected “You looked like you were hurting for a moment. Are you okay? Anything I can do to help?”

Twilight was staring at Rainbow with care written all over her face, her eyes locked on Rainbow's own. The Lavender mare was giving her full attention. Needless to say, Rainbow loved attention. She found herself staring right back into her eyes...those deep pools of amazing, magic-infused, purple shaded eyes that glinted back in the most mystical-

Rainbow shook her head.

'Uhhhhhh.......that train of thought totally happened. Again.'

“Yeah, no it's not a big problem, Twilight.” Rainbow strained out in as painless a voice as possible. “I'm just really sore from yesterday. Did I hear you say you were just in the middle of worshiping me? Let's get back on that topic.”

Twilight rolled her eyes at Rainbow, but her face held a smile all the same. “Talking about, Rainbow, we were talking about you.”

“Yeah yeah, talking, worshiping, same thing really. So what were you saying?”

Fluttershy flared her wings a little in excitement as she showered Rainbow with praise and gratitude. It probably wasn't good to kindle Dash's ego this much, but the normally timid Pegasus held nothing but admiration for her speedy friend right now.

“Well, I was explaining to Twilight exactly what happened to me, and I was just up to the part where when I woke up in this barn, the first thing I saw was your face, Rainbow. I thought then that it must have been you that saved me, I was so grateful.” Rainbow drew up her chest in pride of herself as Fluttershy continued her story. “Although, there was some time that I was out there that I didn't really think any of you would find me...”

Fluttershy immediately realized that she just outwardly stated something that almost seemed like she didn't hold faith for her friends.

“Um, not that I didn't believe in you all or anything! It's just that there was so much wind, and the rain was really heavy, and the lightning, and the trees, and oh no please don't be mad at me, I really believed in you all, and I'm really really grateful-”

Typical Fluttershy. One slip up and she has to spend forever apologizing for it. Thankfully, she'd been cut off as the barn door opened wide, an orange pony with a sack full of apples walking through.

“Howdy, friends! Morning Rainbow, glad to see you finally awake. I near thought your exhaustion woulda kept you sleeping for a fortnight.”

Taking a few more steps in, Applejack shook herself free of some excess water. It wasn't actively raining at the moment, but the rain had been coming in broken segments...not that Rainbow cared about any of that, she was too busy gawking at this amazing mare that just appearing in front of her...

The beautiful, strong, luscious, wet mare standing in front of her, whose tied up hair was sticking to her gleaming coat, shimmering in the sunlight from to the remaining water...somehow, the rain made Applejack look ever hotter than usua-

'Uhhhh.....uuummm.............wow, these thoughts just keep on happening, don't they? This would be really weird if I wasn't totally okay with it. I think I'm more weirded out that I AM okay with it.'

It was soon after that Dash realized she was staring at her mare friend for entirely too long, but it's not like she could look anywhere else. When somepony addresses you, you're expected to look after all.

After waiting for some type of response from Rainbow Dash and not getting one, Applejack continued.

“Fluttershy, you're looking even better than you did this morning. Why, if not for that small bruise on your head, I wouldn' a been able to tell ya apart from usual. But you Dash, you need a bath.”

Rainbow looked upon herself, and Applejack couldn't be more right. All the mud on her coat had dried, her legs were cut up, her mane had leaves in it and stuck out at odd angles....

“Ewwww, Fluttershy, you hugged me looking like this?”

“Well, I..I was just so happy that you saved me...” she said, her head receding downwards.

Twilight swiftly tried to grab Fluttershy's head and pull her upwards before-

“Ouch!” Fluttershy let out a whimper, putting a hoof to her injury.

“I'm sorry Fluttershy, I tried to get you in time.” Twilight lamented.

Rainbow and Applejack just stared in confusion, and eventually Applejack piped up.

“What the hay was that about?”

It was Twilight who answered for Fluttershy. “Any time somepony places their head below heart level, it causes a small surge of blood in the direction of the cranium,which, as you just saw, is quite painful for Fluttershy right now."

Rainbow looked frustrated as she said “Just great, now I don't even need to suggest playing tag, I can hurt Fluttershy just by talking now!”

The other three would have commented if they hadn't seen the broad smile Rainbow was now wearing, making her sarcasm obvious.

“But seriously, sorry Fluttershy. Keep your head up, okay? Literally and figur...figurati....the other one.”

The other three ponies all shared a laugh at Dash's speaking skills, which honestly was just as good as anypony else, she just confused words sometimes. Not that she cared about any of that, because right now she had these three amazing mares, all laughing because of her. Rainbow wanted it to always be this way, to be able to make all of her friends laugh at any given time, to always be able to see their smiling faces, to hug them when they were sad or kiss them when-

'Okaaaaay....I have a crush on all my friends. I'm pretty sure I covered that last night, brain! I don't need you, er, me...whatever. I don't need to be reminded every minute how cute theire faces look, or how shapely my friends flanks are! …...Wow, I'm pretty bad at this.

“Uh, Aaaaaaanyway, Applejack's right, I need a bath. You wouldn't happen to have one ready, would you Applejack?”

“Actually,” the country mare replied “I do. I figured you'd be wakin' up soon, so I set Applebloom to fillin' up the tub a few minutes ago. Oh! And I got us all some fresh lunch, too.”

Applejack offered up a bunch of apples to her friends to prove her point, of which they all gratefully partook in.

Finishing up her second apple, Rainbow felt a lot better. Just because you're in pain doesn't mean your body won't remind you that you're hungry, after all. So there's one problem down, at least. So now all the mare who was formerly know as multi-colored needed was a bath.

“Well AJ, lead the way!”

“Sure thing, RD.”

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Some time later, Rainbow Finally made it to the wash room of the Apple family. It was a simple room, just the usual facilities. A sink, some towels, a five by five bathtub deep enough for a pony to stand up in, the usual.

What Rainbow wasn't expecting though was the pink. Tons of pink, pink everywhere! The walls, the ceiling, the towels, the tub, the door, even!

“Applejack, this is...heh, this is...ahhaahAHAHhaheh....this sure is a greeeaaaat bathroom you have here...”

“Stuff it, Rainbow! 'Tweren't my idea, it was Appleblooms'! Granny Smith said we oughta re-do the bathroom, and Applebloom said that we should have at least one room with a...what'd she say? 'Girl touch'? I dunno, but Granny Smith agreed to it an' now we're stuck with it! Now get in the tub before I change my mind.”

Holding in what was sure to be bouts of laughter, Dash slowly stepped into the tub. The water, having been poured not too long ago, was still pretty warm.

Gradually getting deeper, she felt her muscles relax immediately. Normally a pony would stand up and wash his or herself, but Dash was feeling especially lazy today. And sore. Really sore, for that matter. Dash ducked her head under water, followed by some quick furious scrubbing of her mane, after which she resurfaced and laid back upon the tub, arms hanging over the edge. This was nice. Dash normally took her 'showers' by aerial diving through a dozen or so rain clouds. It was quick, it was easy, and it got the job done. It was just like Rainbow Dash, in a way.

So in comparison, it felt good to truly relax for a change. Well, Rainbow guessed she couldn't truly relax, she still had to wash herself, and with her pained muscles it would be, well...a pain.

“Well then! Imma head outside, give you your privacy. Holler if ya need anything!”

'Hmmmm......' Rainbow thought. 'Unleeeeeeeessss.......'

“Wait, AJ!”

Applejack flinched a little at the calling of her name. “Well shoot, Rainbow, ya don't need to holler if'n I'm right here.”

“Heh, sorry about that, but that's not important. I have a question for you.”

Applejack just gave her a quizzical look. Rainbow supposed that was her cue to continue.

“So we're like...best friends, right?” Applejack didn't say anything, but a couple seconds later she nodded, looking very confused all the while.

“And as all best friends know, they should help their other best friends in their time of need, right?”

Applejack looked wary as she said “Yeah, they should...why? Don't beat around the bush, what do ya need?”

“Applejack, I'm hurt that you think that I'd-”

“I ain't asking ya again, what do ya need, Rainbow?”

Rainbow looked a little embarrassed, having been caught so quickly, not that she was really trying to hide it, mind you.

“Weeeell, here's how it is Applejack. Last night I-I...I really messed up my b-back, and my wings, and-and I was wondering if maybe, well...”

'Ugh, this sounded so much easier in my head. I'm stammering so much, I doubt she can understand me! Whatever, remember what Fluttershy said. Be calm. Okay, here I go.

“Applejack,” An increasingly familiar red streak adorned Rainbow's face and nose. She wasn't good at all this...well this stuff. “Would you mind maybe...coming into the tub with me?”

“......I beg your pardon?”

“Yeah, I'm like reeeaaaally sore from last night, and I can't reach my back, flex my wings...you know how it is.”

“I-I guess I do know. Maybe. And you're sure you can't...you really...really can't wash yourself?” Applejack stated very cautiously...

“I really can't!” She practically yelled. Realizing her volume she toned it down a bit. “I mean, last night I went through a really tough time, you saw it yourself. Come on AJ, we're best friends, nothing wrong with it. Besides, we've been in a bath together before.”

Applejack herself now blushed as she said “That was different! That was a hot tub, you're supposed to be in with friends. This here is weirder than an apple tree growin' oranges.” Taking a moment to think, she continued. “Well, whatever. I'll take care of you this one time, but you owe me one. Maybe two.”

“Yyyyes!” Rainbow cried out. Applejack just raised an eyebrow at her *ahem* enthusiasm. Rainbow just stared back blankly for a few moments. “I mean, uh...thank you.”

Shaking her head, Applejack slowly head over to the tub. She was taking her time, trying to calm herself down so her blush would have time to recede.

Walking up the three steps that lead to the brim, she started her descent down the next three leading into the water. Tenderly placing one hoof into the water, she discovered that the water was just about the perfect temperature. Again, she took another step down, the warm water goading her into a descent. Before she was even fully aware of it, she was standing in the tub, Rainbow Dash sitting idly by, an expectant look on her face.

There was a few moments pause between the two as they shuffle about. Rainbow had really wanted to get Applejack in the tub, but now that she had her here...she wasn't sure how to continue.

'This is...kinda awkward, actually.' Rainbow quickly thought to herself. 'Maybe I shouldn't have asked her to wash my ba- no, it doesn't matter. She's already here, and she's staring at me. What now, what now, what now? Whatever, I don't feel like planning right now, I'm just gonna go for it.'

“Thanks again AJ, this really means a lot to me.” As Dash said this, she turned to face a peg on the side of the tub where the sponge hung. Securing it in her mouth, she turned back around to face Applejack, intent on passing on the object.

The moment she turned though, she was very very surprised.

'Oh Celestia what is she doing why is Applejack leaning towards my mouth what is this is she trying to kiss me Celestia I'm not ready or maybe I am do I want this I think I do why is this happening we didn't even talk or do anything ye- ….oh. She was just taking the sponge from my mouth. Uh...wow. That was...intense? I think that's the word Twilight would use. Huh, I feel really dumb right now.'

“You okay over there?”

“Yeah, sorry about that.” Rainbow hastily replied. If not for Applejack's words, who knows how long she would have just stood there pondering what could've been.

Finally composing herself, she turned around so her good friend could get to work. Applejack didn't say anything a moment ago, but her look had said it all for her. It was a look of 'What in the hay just happened?'

Rainbow Dash knew because that was the same exact look she as sporting at that time.

Irrelevant though, as Applejack had a job to do, and it may very well be the most difficult thing she's ever done. Which is not an easy task, mind you. Take care of her family? Nothing to it. Buck thousands of Apple trees per year? Not a problem. Defeat Nightmare Moon? Whatever. Stop Discord's reign of comedy and terror? No biggie. Banish Queen Chrysalis from Equestria? …...Okay, that one she hadn't been responsible for, that was all Princess Cadance and (now Prince) Shining Armor, but she did defeat several dozen changelings with her friends, and that was only two weeks ago!

But helping Rainbow Dash bathe? Woah there, now that is a challenge. But enough stalling, her friend needs her help! Besides, Applejack liked a little challenge here and there.

After pumping some soap onto the sponge, Applejack moved to stand beside and a little behind Rainbow. She let the sponge go on Rainbow's back before pressing a hoof into it, holding it in place.

“You ready?”

“You bet. And, mind the wings.”

Applejack gave a nod, even though she knew it would go unseen.

Finally, carefully, Applejack started. Laying the sponge upon Rainbow's back, she smoothly pushed forward, pulling it back after it reached past Dash's neck. Adjusting the position slightly, again she pushed forward, before pulling back. Applejack wasn't really sure if she was, uh, performing up to Rainbow's standards, but it felt like she was doing everything just fine.

Sounded like it, too. Rainbow gave a sigh of appreciation a few seconds in, a sure-fire sign that led Applejack to think that her ministrations were achieving the intended result.

'Hold on, intended result? What am I thinkin'? What in tarnation *is** my goal here anyhow? To make Dash happy? To help out a friend? I didn't think she'd be so er...grateful.'*

“Thanks again AJ.” Rainbow Dash half moaned out. “This feel reeeeeaaaaally nice...” Rainbow let that sentence just hang there, blissfully unaware of the stand-still she'd just caused in her friends head. Applejack now had a rather large streak of red adorning her muzzle, but she gave no other hint that she'd heard what Dash had said. She hadn't even replied back, she only just kept on grooming Rainbow.

Minutes of Applejack idly thinking to herself passed by. It was time to change tactics.

“Rainbow, your back and sides are all clean, all that's left is your mane, your tail, n' also your wings if ya like. I don't rightly know if yall'd like me touchin' your wings though.”

“Well my wings got a pretty good beating too. Would you mind washing them for me? I mean, please?”

“Well what kind a friend would I be if I didn't?”

Compared to earlier, Applejack's mindset has changed a bit. Before she was a bit iffy on touching Rainbow Dash so intimately, but she was still happy to help her good friend. Now, she was still very happy to be of help, but she was much more sure of what she was doing. She almost had a sense of nostalgia as she thought of how used to these types of things she actually was. Doing mindless activities with Dash that only they could enjoy together was one of the things she loved the most, and this had become one of those times. Really, her friends were her one constant in an ever-changing world, and Dash more than anypony else, being that she was the one pony whom Applejack trusted the most to never betray another.

She enjoyed the comfortable feeling she had in Dash's presence. She enjoyed the look of appreciation she'd receive when she did a favor for Dash. She enjoyed all their casual talks, their runs together, and now even bathing together was something she was actually enjoying, and maybe even looking forward to in the future...

'Woah there! What am I thinking? Boy, what would RD think if she heard me say that, I wonder?'

For some reason, as Applejack picked up her sponge to wash Dash's wings, she'd felt a strong sense of pride in the relationship that'd been forged between herself and Rainbow Dash.

And now, it was time to create another memory that would strengthen the relationship between the two.

Applejack didn't really know much about caring for Pegasus wings, but it couldn't be much different than washing any other part of a pony. Raising her sponge, Applejack placed it on the base of Rainbow's wing, who then immediately tensed up for a brief moment, before relaxing and unfurling her wing. Applejack continued, gracing the wing with it's first slow stroke, from the base of the wing to the tips of the feathers.

And Rainbow Dash shuddered. And not just a tiny shiver, either. The now-slightly-cooler water encompassing them rippled from the series of shakes Rainbow briefly experienced. Applejack froze up for a moment...before continuing again. Once again raising the sponge, Applejack stroked Rainbow's wing from base to tip, earning her another shudder.

Only this time, it was accompanied by a small groan of satisfaction.

“Thanks, Applejack. This is reeaally nice...”

A sly smile splayed itself across the workhorse's face. Again, Applejack brushed a new part of Dash's wing, and again Rainbow shook. Applejack couldn't see from here, but she knew that if she looked Dash in the face, there'd be a blush there.

Applejack had a magnificent revelation.

“Awwww, does Widdle Dashie Washie like having her wings washed?”

“S-shut up, Applejack.”

“Aw, I dunno. I always like to talk while I work.” She placed the sponge on the wing. “I reckon that if I shut up, then I'll just have to...” She brushed the wing, slowly. “Stop.” Another brush, with more force this time. “Doing.” And yet another brush followed by another groan from Rainbow. Applejack leaned over to whisper her final word in 'Widdle Dashie Washie's' ear. “This.” She punctuated her final word with a particularly slow, but hard brush all down Dash's wing.

Rainbow couldn't really take it. She seemed very frustrated, even slightly stamping one hoof on the tub floor at the last stroke.

“Applejack, y-you have to st-stop.”

Applejack did as she was told, for fear that she'd inflicted pain upon who she called her best friend.

“Why, am I hurting ya Dash? I'm sorry.”

“Uh, eheh...not exactly.”

Applejack eyed her friend a little suspiciously.

'Is she sayin' what I think she- nah, it can't be....................but what if?'

Slowly, she raised the sponge and replaced it on Dash's still outstretched wing.

“Applejack, what they hay? I said not to brush my wingaaaAAHHH!”

As the chromatic mare was speaking, Applejack took it upon herself to brush Rainbow's wing again. Not just one brush, she was moving in a zig-zag motion all down her wings, very fast and with a fair amount of pressure. And when she reached the tip? She started all over again.

“Mmnn! Applejack! You have toAaaaAahH Applejack!”

Hooves were stamping on the floor of the tub, Rainbow's free wing was flapping about, Rainbow wouldn't stop-couldn't stop moaning, and- oh Celestia what is Applejack doing!?

“Applejack! Please, Applejack!” Applejack had switched wings, giving the same treatment to the other. Only faster. “You have to- Ooooo wow, oh wow, ack! I mean- MMMMNN Applejack! Applejack!”

Rainbow was on her way up, riding this insane roller coaster all the way to the top, higher than she'd ever gone before. Surely this was going to be an amazing ride. Maybe not the kind you'd call the best one ever, but surely one you'd never forget.

And it all stopped.

Rainbow spun around to face Applejack, her face flushed red, her panting breath very labored, and an odd look in her eyes.

“Applejack! You-you-why did you-you just-I-I I can't even...” She took a deep breath before opening her mouth again. And said nothing. She didn't even know what to say. She stared at Applejack, who's face was a little red as well, a smug look adorning it.

They stared each other down, neither really knowing what to say. Finally though, it was Rainbow who broke the ice.

“Didn't you notice what you were...well, what you were doing to me?” She said this a tad bit angrier than she intended. It was a rhetorical question, of course. Applejack must've become oblivious for a minute, it's not like she'd continue if she had noticed what she was-

“I sure did.”

Rainbow looked shocked.

“Well than why did you do it!?”

The same sly smile from earlier danced it's way on to Applejacks face again.

“I refuse to answer.”

They stood still for a few moments, Rainbow sizing up her new 'opponent', avidly thinking of a way to get Applejack to reveal her true intent.

Rainbow was pretty good at mind games. She was sure she could get it with this one sentence...

“So...you knew exactly what was happening?” Applejack nodded. “And you continued to do it to tease me? That's low, Applejack.”

“Hey now, listen here!”

Bingo.

A smug smile formed in Rainbows mind. Only in her mind, though, for she would hate for Applejack to realize she'd been caught up in Rainbow's scheme so easily.

“Once I saw what I was doing to ya...I stopped for a minute, remember? But then I realized, they're your wings, you musta known what was going to happen! I figured that maybe you wanted me to, well...do what I did. But then when you couldn't be all discreet about it you started yellin' and telling me to stop when you shoulda just shut yer trap and enjoyed the ride!”

Rainbow stood stock still, not sure if she was embarrassed at the situation or at the fact that she'd been found out so easily.

Applejack...also stood stock still, realizing she had just given herself away as well. She could only hope that Dash wouldn't be able to put two and two togeth-

“You wanted to 'finish' me?”

Damn it.

“Well...yeah. Yeah, I did want to finish you. I figure yesterday you had a rougher time than a bull wrangler, and...and it's the least I could do ah...'help' you relax. I'm sure you're very tense, and...yeah. We're both grown mares, here...and best friends, too! It shouldn't be that weird, really.”

“Well you stopped at the very last second, so now I'm actually worse off! What am I gonna do now!?”

“...........Well you might as well finish.”

"What." It wasn't even a question.

Applejack said no words, she only picked up the sponge and placed it on Dash's wing. This time, Rainbow was watching her...this was probably going to be really intense. For both of them.

“Applejack, I don't know if-ooooooohhhhhhh Celestiaaaaa why do you do this to me!?”

“Sssshhhh there, sugarcube. If you want me to stop, just say so. Otherwise, just enjoy it."

As Applejack furiously scrubbed Rainbows wings, a look of bliss crossed Rainbows face that Applejack had never seen before. Not that she would have seen it before, mind you.

Applejack was right, with Rainbow staring at her it was a lot more intense, and also a lot more embarrassing, but she had the absolute weirdest sense of guilt concerning Rainbow Dash...she couldn't just leave her like that, after all.

And so again Rainbow rode up the roller coaster. Applejack scrubbed, prodded, ruffled, stroked, and even gently hit the truly magnificent wings that were in front of her.

“AaaahhaaaApplejack! Applejack! Applejack! I'm gonna- I'm gonna- Oh Celestia, wow, oh wow.

Rainbow was so blissfully unaware of anything and everything at the moment. Time and place didn't matter, only her and Applejack.

“MMMMNNNNnnnnnnnn.................”

And there it was. Rainbow was finally pushed over the edge, finally given the release she so desperately craved, that she so deserved, too. The fact that Applejack stopped earlier only increased her sensitivity this time around, and the pleasure she experienced (literally) gushed forth from her.

“How was that, little filly?”

If Applejack was expecting a response right away, she didn't get one. In fact, Rainbow wouldn't say anything for a few minutes more, she could only pant for breath.

Eventually, Dash had composed herself.

“I think...I think...I think you've just made me very emotionally confused.”

“Beg your pardon?”

“Let's go for a run, AJ.”

“Are you even sure you can-”

“And where the hay is that Apple Pie you promised me!?”

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A/N: Chapter's over! What do you think is in store next?

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