At The Market

Applejack and her sister, Apple Bloom were at their apple stall, at the town square. "So Raritis sayin' that yah'll should try to find your special somepony?" Apple Bloom asked, frowning, then brightened. "Hey maybe me and the Crusaders could hel-"

"No!" Applejack leaped to her hooves. Big Mac had already told her about what happened between Cheerilee and him. For some reason now that the Cutie Mark Crusaders got their cutie marks in helping others, they thought they were doing the right thing. "No playing matchmaker for me, okay?" She asked sternly.

Apple Bloom scuffed the ground. "I won't. Beside's, it's not like you like somepony, do you?"

Apple Jack frowned. "Why, of course not! The very thought- Oh sweet Celestia!"

For no known reason, Applejack ducked under the stall. Confused, Apple Bloom lucked around and saw, a light orange stallion with a light brown mane and tail, trot up to her. "Hey there. Your Apple Bloom, right?" He asked, tilting his head slightly.

"Yep, that's me" Apple Bloom said proudly. "Hey nice cutie mark."

The stallion turned around to look at the blue horseshoes on his flank. "Thanks" he laughed. "I prefer yours though. My names Caramel. I was wondering if maybe we could combine our two products to make candy apples!"

"Uhh . . . " Apple Bloom glanced at her cowering sister. "Ah'm not really in charge of that sort of stuff. But my sister Applejack" said sisters eyes widened. "She knows how it works." Apple Bloom shoved her sister to her hooves.

Applejack blushed, cleared her throat, then blushed harder. "So what do ya come here for?" She asked, voice croaky.

Caramels ears flattened. "Oh um . . I was thinking that, you see, um, I make caramel, and your family sells apples, so, um maybe we could, you know combine forces?" His voice rose to extremely high levels at the end.

"Um . . YES!" Applejack blurted, mentally kicking herself for sounding so stupid. "That's a great idea!"

"And that means we get to see more of each other!" Caramel beamed, before realizing what he had just said and blushing harder. "I mean uh . . . . "

"Caramel!" Another stallion called from across the square. "I can't carry this cart on my own!" Caramel took off like his life depended on it.

Applejack collapsed on the ground. "If you speak a word of this to any of your Crusader, I'll make what happened to that table you three destroyed when Fluttershy was fillysitting you look like foalsplay!"

Her voice was muffled thanks to the hoof in front of her muzzle, but Apple Bloom got the basic idea, and nodded. "Fine" after a brief pause, sh added"but ah get to tell Rarity!"