I'd Do Anything

  I told Mom everything that happened yesterday and she felt really bad. I tried to tell her that it wasn't her fault and she didn't know what was happening, but she still felt like she was to blame. She was at least happy to hear that I got close. But what mattered the most to me was what Applebloom was hinting towards my bag for. I still haven't checked for some reason. I stood up from the couch and walked over to my bag and crouched in front of it.

"What's up Red?" Mom asked.

"Hmm? Oh, nothin'." I replied.

"Thinking of going out somewhere?"

"Probably gonna go over to Applebloom to try and make up." I said.

"Alright, go get em tiger." She said, punching me in the shoulder.

  She gave me a bright smile before walking into the bedroom. I let out a small sigh as I slipped into my shoes and grabbed my bag before leaving. It was cold outside again. The weather was making me question what the weather ponies were doing up there. The walk to Applebloom's house seemed longer. I guess because from what people were telling me, I kept stopping and staring at the ground for long periods of time. Which confused me because I knew I was thinking, I just didn't know that I was standing still for a long time every time I decided to have a thought.

  It happened again while I was standing two feet away from the gate to Applebloom's house. I shook my head and opened the gate behind me. AJ walked out of the farmhouse and saw me. She waved and gave me a smile, which I happily replied. As I walked towards her, she asked me what I was doing here and I explained.

"You got that far?!" She whispered loudly.

"Yup." I nodded.

"Jeez, no wonder she seems so weird today." AJ sighed. "You should probably go inside. I'm headin' down to the market."

  We said our goodbyes and I knocked on the door before Big Mac opened the door. He gave me a slight nod and I replied before walking past him. I pointed a thumb upstairs, questioning if it was okay. He gave another nod and I gave him a thumbs up and went upstairs. I knocked on the door to Applebloom's room.

"Come in!" Bloom answered.

I opened the door and took a step inside the room.

"Hey, Bloom." I said.

Her ears perked up as she saw me.

"Hey Red!" She shouted.

  She jumped off the bed and wrapped her arms around me. My heart skipped a beat and I wrapped my arms around her. I guess this was going to be a normal thing between us now. Hopefully. God this feeling felt so amazing. Her coat felt so warm, her arms squeezed me tightly, wrapping her warmth around me, her mane smelled fragrant and everything about her was just perfect.

"What's up Red?" Bloom asked.

"Oh nothin'. I uh, just came to talk to you about... uhh... yeah..." I trailed off.

"About what?"

"Um... b-bout, yesterday." I stammered.

"Oh... well don't worry about it." She replied.

What?

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"I said don't worry too much about it." Bloom answered.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure." She smiled.

  She went back over to the bed and hopped onto it before sitting down by the edge. I sat next to her and let out a small sigh. I let out a yawp before flopping back on the bed. Bloom giggled and followed. A blush spread across my face as I realized we were laying a few inches away from each other on the same bed.

"Hey Red?"

"Yeah?"

"Do wanna... um... cuddle?"

...

FUCK YEAH I DO.

"Uh, sure." I replied with a smile.

  Bloom let out the most adorable squee and scooted closer to me. She rolled onto her side facing me and wrapped her arms around me and rested her head on my chest. I wrapped an arm around and her and pulled her close. We both let out a sigh and closed our eyes. Bloom nuzzled my chest and let out a relieved hum and squeezed me tighter.

"Hey, um, Bloom?" I asked.

"Yeah?"

"You know how you said not to worry about yesterday?"

"Yeah." Bloom replied.

"So, do you maybe wanna, try again?" I asked.

  I looked over at her and she wore a blush on her face. She wore a thinking face and she let out a sigh and nodded her head. She looked up at me with a soft smile. My body froze as she pushed herself on top of me. She looked down on me with a blush. We stared into each other's eyes, blushing. Applebloom slowly leaned down, our eyes closing as we braced for a kiss. The sound of the bedroom door opening stopped my heart. Bloom and I panicked for a split second before I zipped onto the floor next to my bag and Bloom sat right up on her bed.

"Hey you two." AJ said.

"What's up?" We both replied.

"How's it goin'?" Aj asked.

"It's going fine." Bloom and I replied in unison.

"You sure?"

"Yeah." Bloom and I replied.

"Alright, well. I'ma leave you two to it." AJ said, leaving the room.

  The rest of the day I spent at Bloom's house. I decided to spend the night as well. I grabbed some blankets and spread them out across the floor. As I was, Bloom threw a pillow at my face. She giggled as I threw it on the floor and gave her a look. My look faded and couldn't help but smile at her adorable smile. I laid down on my makeshift bed and closed my eyes before letting out a sigh. I let out a pained wheeze as I felt something really heavy land on top of me. I opened my eyes to see Bloom on my stomach laughing her ass off. I laid back with a groan and Bloom rolled off of me.

"Sorry Red, I couldn't resist." She said.

"Oh yeah, I bet." I wheezed.

  Bloom let out a giggle and tackled me with a hug. She nuzzled my chest and I smiled. I wrapped my arms around her and she cooed.

"Hey Red?"

"Yeah Bloom?"

"Let's wait for a good time before we try again, okay?" She asked.

"Why not now?" I asked.

"I dunno, I just want a more perfect place, like a dream place y'know?" She said.

"I get what you're saying." I replied.

"Well, alright then. Goodnight." Bloom said as she hopped into the bed and turned off the lamp.

I let out a sigh and laid back before closing my eyes.

"Hey Red?" Bloom asked.

"Yes?" I asked as I sat up.

  Suddenly I felt something soft and warm press against my cheek. Bloom had planted a kiss on my cheek, which stole the life from me.

"G'night Red." Bloom said.

"G-g-goodnight." I stammered as I laid back down and closed my eyes.