Equestria Girls: Apple To My Eye

(Spike is human in this)

"Alright that was good, but we still need to practice some more." Rainbow Dash said as the band finished up 'Shine Like Rainbows' for the third time. They had been practicing for the gig that Principal Celestia had asked them to do for the end of the sophomore year, which was three months away. Though it was enough time to practice, the band had decided that they would make a new song, but at the moment couldn't think of anything.

"Rainbow, ah know ya want the band to be perfect at the performance, but I'm pretty sure we're all good for now." Applejack said as she placed a hand on her best friend's shoulder, not noticing the cyan girl's blush. "All we really need to do is make and practice the new song and we'll be fine." Rainbow just stood in thought for a moment, and then sighed.

"Ok guys, practice is done for the day." The leader of the band said, earning a exhausted sigh from the others. Rainbow and Applejack laughed at their friends' reactions, but Rainbow took a glance to her crush. The farmer had easily taken her heart with her emerald green eyes, light orange skin, cute freckles, and adorable accent. The athlete had tried to do show her feelings for her friend, but they would either be super embarrassing or she would freak out.

"Finally, I thought this would never end." Sunset said as she set down the guitar and sat down.

"I think I lost my voice." Twilight said while rubbing her throat in a slightly scratchy tone. Her little brother Spike quickly grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to her.

Rainbow looked at the girls with a sheepish grin since she had insisted on the extra practice. Applejack just nudged her shoulder playfully as she placed her bass in its container, with the others putting their instruments away. Rarity suddenly jumped up in surprise and with a small gasp causing the others to turn to her direction. "Oh boy." Applejack muttered since everyone knew Rarity was 'The Drama Queen.'

"I completely forgot! Girls, sorry since it's last minute but I set us up on blind dates!"

"What?!" Applejack and Rainbow Dash screamed as the others just looked in shock. A small laugh filled the room as Spike chuckled.

"Man, I feel bad for you guys! I'm out!" The green hair boy then ran out of the music and room and vanished, probably heading to the comic book store. The tomboys growled since they didn't have the chance to leave like Spike, and turned back to Rarity, who was scared of the fire in their eyes.

"Rarity, are you serious?! Blind dates are horrible!" Applejack while lightly smacking the fashionista's shoulder, who just made a pouty face.

"I don't see what's so bad about possibly meeting your soul mate." Rarity said while crossing her arms.

"Blind dates are basically TINDER dates without knowing who they are!" Rainbow Dash said, emphasizing Tinder. "You have no idea what could happen!"

"Yes, yes, I know. That's why I said we would set it up at the mall, so that you two tomboys wouldn't kill me, and so that if the boys did try anything shady, people would notice and help." Rarity said while smiling since the others were stunned. She had actually planned something that wasn't crazy.

"Um, well, I guess since that seems like a good plan, I'm okay with it, oh, if it's alright with you guys." Fluttershy said quietly while pushing some of her hair out of her face. Everybody slowly agreed, but Rainbow still wasn't game.

"I don't know, this still seems pretty sketchy." The rainbow haired girl said as she picked up her backpack and guitar case.

"Oh come on Dash. If it doesn't go well, we can hang out if you want." Applejack said while wrapping an arm around her friend, who just smiled and sighed.

"Alright, I'm in. And please tell me there's no girly dresses." Rainbow said looking at Rarity, and Applejack quickly followed.

"Oh no, no, no. You girls can dress casually since the boys said they'd be casual too." The tomboys sighed since they wouldn't have to wear dresses and everybody went to their houses to relax and get ready for the dates. But Rainbow Dash just sat at her desk, thinking about Applejack and the blind dates.

'What if she finds someone and dates them? What if they break her heart and she never wants to be in a relationship?' The thoughts kept swarming in the girl's head until she sighed.

"Come on Rainbow, keep it together, the guys are probably just gonna be lame or jerks. No need to worry." She told herself as she held her temples, worrying about the night to come. She was worried that one of the guys would steal Applejack's heart and take her away, not only from Rainbow, but from all of her friends. Her train of thought was lost when she heard her front door open and close, signaling her mom had come home.

She frowned knowing that her dad would never come home. He had left his mother when Rainbow as just a year old, and why, you may ask, why did he leave? He left because he had become a drunken ever since the athlete had been born, and had started an affair with some random chick. When her mom found out, they got into a huge fight and her dad had left them right on the spot. Ever since then, she and her mom had been living together, Rainbow doing as much as she could to help around the house and get extra money.

"Boys are stupid, why do girls think they need their 'knight in shining armor' so badly?" She said, using her fingers as quotes when she said the famous phrase. "They're just giant tool bags." She said leaning on her hands, looking at the stacks of papers on her desk, all of them being either song ideas or ideas of how to tell Applejack her feelings. She then thought of an idea that would, hopefully, be full proof. She quickly grabbed a blank piece of paper and wrote a couple of lines on it.

'Every girl thinks they need their knight in shining armor'
'But I just need you and nothing more'

Rainbow looked at the lyrics and smiled. She put the piece of paper in her drawer so it would be safe, since the song would hopefully win Applejack's heart, before someone else did.