Goodlands and Applejack

Goodlands was walking along a starry sky, stars shooting around him feeling light as air when he seen Applejack's face in front of him. Her big green eyes, her beautiful smile, her mane flowing in the starry fields.
"Hello Miss Applejack." he said as she looked knowingly at him she opened her mouth and out came the crowing of a rooster. Perplexed Goodlands stared at her raising his eyebrows. "I'm sorry?" was his only response. Then he heard it again, a rooster was nearby crowing at the morning sun.
"I'm going to have to talk to that there rooster." he said as he woke up abruptly. He got up and put his brown fedora back on his head. Grabbing his satchel, he tossed it over his back, and headed for the farms' barn.
He was standing their when Applejack came outside and spotted him.
"Well aren't we eager." she said coming up to him. "Usually I'm the only one up this early. How long have you been standing here?" she asked.
"Oh, not long ma'am. Shall we get started?" he asked her eager to start the day.
"Well i came out here to get some eggs for breakfast." she said as his stomach began to grumble.
"You hungry?" she asked looking at him.
"Yes ma'am i am." he said with a sheepish smile.
"Well then let me get something thrown together, we'll eat, and start our day of work." she said. After a hasty but delicious meal, they headed out.
"Today we're going to be collecting apples, and picking out the ones that are still good. We use those to make our Oh-So-Famous Apple Cider."
"Sounds like fun ma'am. Can't wait to get started." standing around several of the trees were several buckets, Goodlands hadn't noticed the night before.
"All you have to do is kick the tree like so" she bucked one of the tree's, and all the apples fell down from it into the three baskets lying on the ground, nearly filling them up. "Then once you've filled the baskets take them over there to the barn and Granny and Apple Bloom can start sorting them out."
"That I can do ma'am." he said walking past her to the nearest tree.
"One of these days you'll simply call me Applejack I hope." she joked amusingly.
"Yes ma'am. One day i might." he turn around and gave it his best shot.WHAM! He hit the tree with such force that all the apples left the tree and fell mostly in the buckets.
"Would ya look at that. You seem to have a knack for this, ya know." she smiled and headed off toward the barn turning to look at him over her shoulder. "if you need me, I'll be at the barn taking care of the critters." and off she went toward the barn.
Shaking his head he headed over to a second tree and started to get to work. The day was long and he had kicked so many tree's, he had lost track of how many. By about the umpteenth tree or so, his legs felt like rocks were in them; but the work wasn't so bad, and he did seem to have a knack for it so he kept on going. Every five trees or so he'd gather up his buckets of apples and head over to the barn. They were stacking up fast he thought.
"Care for some apple juice?" asked Big Mac's pushing a cart of glasses, filled with an amber liquid.
"Yes sir, i think might." he said taking a sip of the juice through a straw. It was delicious tasting, and helped cool him down all the same. He looked at Big Mac and asked " feeling better?"
"I reckon." he said then started drinking some juice himself.
"Miss Applejack wont let you do any of the hard work, will she?" he asked
"Nope."
"And its driving you crazy, isn't it?"
"Eeyup." he said, as his head drooped.
"Apple Bloom don't stare, it ain't right. You act like you've never seen someone helping out on the farm before." came Applejack's voice from behind Goodlands. She obviously had just dropped off a bucket of apples and was heading over to them.
Goodlands looked around and noticed a young filly looking at him, "howdy there little miss."
"Howdy yourself." she said back to him, as she nodded.
"Shouldn't you be getting back to helping granny sort out apples?" asked Applejack as she stopped at the cart to take a drink of juice her self.
"Was just trying to be friendly is all." and she headed back toward the house to continue helping with apple sorting.
"Don't mind her, she means well, but sometime her heads in the clouds." she nodded toward Apple Bloom, and rolled her eyes, she finished off her juice, and looked at Goodlands."You got any sisters?" she asked nodding at Apple Bloom.
"Um, well i, no ma'am." he said in a small voice.
"Oh, well i guess it's really none of my business. Shall we get back to it then."
"Right." said Goodlands, emptying his own glass, and heading back to the field. The day progressed and more tree's were getting kicked then could be counted.

As the day drew to a close several clouds were noticeable in the sky Applejack approached Goodlands, as he kicked what felt like the hundredth tree that day.
"Now that's what i call a good day." she surveyed they bucked trees and looked at Goodlands "My goodness Goodlands, you are a mighty fine help. With your help I'll have this done in no time." she said looking up at the clouds. "It appears Rainbow Dash is falling behind. She sure could use a helping hand it seems... Pity you cant fly. Or perhaps we're due for some rain." she said turning away from the clouds to look at Goodlands. He turned away from the clouds and looked at her.
"Rainbow Dash, ma'am?" he asked, he hadn't heard this name yet.
"Yeah, she's one of my Pegasus friends. She and the other Pegasus tends to the clouds around here, and she tends to show off whenever possible. You should see her, she's like a rainbow blur when she gets going. It's enough to make your head spin." her eyes crossed for second like she was watching something he couldn't see.
"You have many friends here, ma'am?" he said softly.
"Sure do. There's Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle. Those are my close friends, but shoot I'd say I'm friendly to every pony in Ponyville. We all like one another round here, what about you? You got friends here." she asked him.
"No ma'am, i don't. I have met Pinkie Pie though, she was one of the first ponies i met here in Ponyville."
"Well be careful or she'll pull out the 'Party Cannon' on... wait a second, you don't have no family, nor friends here?" she prompted?
"No ma'am, and i do recall seeing her with a cannon." he said thinking back.
"So where in Equestria, will you be staying? Wait a minute, where did you sleep last night?" she asked in bewilderment.
"Oh, um, i slept under that tree over there." he pointed off in the distance, "or was it there?" he changed his direction slightly.
"You were sleeping out here? In the field?" her jaw dropped as he nodded.
"Yes ma'am. Sorry bout that, perhaps i should have asked first. My apologies, I uh, can see about acquiring a place in Ponyville tonight though, if you'd like." he said looking over his shoulder towards town. "does Ponyville have a hotel?" he asked.
"Are kidding me? Shucks I wish I'd known, I'd have made a space up for you in the barn loft. Why didn't you just say something?" she asked with kindness in her voice.
"Well ma'am i was... "he sighed "I'm rather ashamed to say it, but i don't like to ask for anything. I'm just used to taking care of myself, ma'am..." he said with a sheepish grin on his face.
"Ah, it ain't nothing, you are helping us after all. Come on, we'll get you set up in no time." and off she went towards the barn grabbing a last bucket of apples, and following suit, he grabbed a bucket himself and headed to the barn.

After a short time Applejack had made up a small bed for him in the loft. She even put up a lantern on a bale of hay which had fireflies in it, that gave off such a warm glow, that the room felt nice and cozy. He was glad she'd done this for him.

"Want i put your hat up here." she asked nodding towards a hook on one of the pillars.
"NO!" he said very quickly, this startled her. "I'll take care of that, miss." he said to cover the awkward moment. She looked at him with a puzzled expression, to which he gave a small smile.
"Well then, how bout something to eat? You must be hungry after today." she asked looking at him.
"Yes ma'am. That'd be wonderful." he said as his stomach growled very audibly.
"I'll be right back." she headed out of the barn, and he sat down looking at the lantern fireflies,he looked up as he began hearing plunks on the roof, that meant it was raining. He took his satchel off and laid it down next to the lantern, his eyes were growing heavy in the warmth the barn had collected throughout the day. A little while later Applejack came up the stairs that led to the lower floor, she came to where he was and placed the plate in front of him.
"It's coming down out there. Glad we got you all set up." she said shaking the water out of her hair. He began eating, rather fast. "so what did you eat last night then, if you slept outside?" she questioned him.
"Nothing ma'am." he said in between mouthfuls.
"Nothing? Ugh. Why didn't you say something? You mean you went all day yesterday without food? Well now i feel really bad." she frowned as he looked up at her.
"its quite alright ma'am. I'm kind of used to that. This is delicious, i thank you much." he began eating again. She watched for a moment as he devoured the food on the plate.
"No problem." she said "thanks for the help today. Hopefully we'll have another great day tomorrow, that is if you still want to continue helping me. "
"Of course i do, ma'am." he said, bits of food hanging off his chin.
"Well I'll see ya bright and early then." she said with a soft smile. She then left him to his eating.