Equestria Girls: Apple To My Eye

It had been a couple days since the horrid dates and Rainbow easily cooled down from Sky Scraper's actions. She was hanging out with her friends at lunch, with only a single chat was going on. The girls were talking about their dates, and how they went south. "Wait, so he had a rabbit's foot on his necklace, just because it was bothering his mom's flowers? He apparantly never heard of animal transfer." Sunset said as Fluttershy finished telling everyone of Pawprint.

"I know, and then he talked about how he would set up traps in the woods. Oh, it was just awful!" The caretaker said as she hid her head in her hands.

"Yeah, and Confetti wasn't that good either. I mean, he was nice and all, but he couldn't control his volume, so he really scared me. He then talked about random stuff while shouting every few seconds." Pinkie said while rubbing the back of her neck. The others put in their inputs, but Rinbow got slightly distracted when she heard a small chime beside her. Applejack then pulled out her phone to look who sent a message, and the athlete caught a glimspe of who it was. She felt her heart stop when she read the name 'Buck', but quickly brushed it off, realizing that they just became friends. But she couldn't help but feel a deep pit of sadness in her for the rest of the day and on the way back to her house.

The next couple of days felt like weeks for Rainbow, the same pit of sadness never leaving her. She would occassionaly see Applejack either texting or talking to someone, and it always made her feel uneasy. She kept telling herself 'It's her family, it's a friend, Buck is just a friend', but it never helped. She kept fearing that her worst nightmare was happening right under her nose, but she always doubted it, not wanting to feel the pain of heartbreak. And she wasn't the only one to notice the extra phone usage.

"What do you think Applejack is up to? She has never used her phone that frequently." Rarity said as they walked outside of the school, Applejack already gone.

"Maybe she's setting up some business deal, you know how her family is always trying to make money." Twilight put in, causing a couple nods. Rainbow didn't do or say anything, because she was lost in thought. 'Is it true, am I going to lose my best friend? To some random guy?' She finally had to either find out, or get it out of the way.

"Listen guys, I'm Applejack's best friend, and even I don't know what she's doing. I'm gonna go and find out what the heck is going on!" The athlete then ran off, leaving her friends to wonder why she was so determined to find out.

Rainbow quickly found Applejack heading to her farm, and took a deep breath, not to catch her breath, but to be ready for her friend's answer. She then walked up beside the farm girl calmly, trying to keep her composure. "Hey Applejack."

"O-oh, hey Rainbow. How are ya?" The farm girl said startled.

"I'm good, but... do you think we could talk about something?" The athlete said, hoping that her friend would agree.

"Sure, what do ya wanna talk about?"

"Well, it's about you actually. Me and the others couldn't help but notice that you've been using your phone more recently. And it's like you've been talking to someone too. Do you think you could tell me what's going on?" Rainbow said, earning a shocked and worried look.

"Well, I've been talking to my cousins to see when and where our next family reunion is. That's why I've been using my phone." Applejack in a rushed tone, and she started to walk away. She was stopped by the athlete placing a hand on her shoulder and holding her back.

"AJ, you know that you're a horrible liar. You can tell me truth, I won't be mad for whatever it is." Rainbow with a caring tone. Applejack just stood there frozen in thought, and then let out a deep sigh.

"Alright, ya caught me. Well, me and Buck did connect and kept in touch. He was... just so sweet and caring. I just... I just didn't want to upset you guys, me being the only one who found a good guy." The farm girl said, lightly blushing.

"Oh come Applejack, that's it? That's what you were hiding? We're your friends, AJ, we wouldn't be upset about something like that." The cyan girl said while giving her friend a playful punch. "I'm glad you found someone, and I'm sure the others will too when you tell them. But be careful with Rarity, she might throw a hissy fit." Her comment earned a small chuckle from the farmer.

"Heh, thanks for understanding, Rainbow. I'll go tell the others now, and I'll make sure to stay clear of Rarity. Thanks again." Applejack said while starting to walk back towards the direction of the school.

"Any time, AJ!" Rainbow shouted while she started to walk back to her house, smiling at her friend. When she had walked a few yards away, her smile instantly faded into a frown as her pace quicken, making sure no one saw her tears.

The door of the house opened up, alerting Magenta Streak that her daughter was home. "Hello, Dash, how was-" she was cut off by the cyan girl running up the stairs to her room. Magenta knew something was up and followed her daughter up the stairs. She walked into her room to see Dash huddled on her bed, crying her heart out. "Dash, what's wrong?!" She hugged her daughter while the tears went down her face, trying to control her tears and catch her breath.

"Y-you know h-how I l-like Applejack?" Rainbow said through choked up sobs. Her mother nodded, since her daughter had told her a few months before. "I j-just f-found out, she's d-dating s-some guy she met t-through a b-blind date!" She then startd to cry harder as the memory replayed in her head over and over, burying her head in her mother's light pink shoulder.

"Oh Dash, I'm so sorry!" Her mother said, pushing the girl's rainbow locks out of her face, in contrast to her light blue hair. Her daughter just hugged her mother tightly, wanting it to all end, to be just a bad dream. Magenta just let her daughter cry, knowing how much her heart had broke.

"I-I just don't u-understand, she barely k-knows him and she's in l-love with him? How does that happen?" Rainbow said, wiping her tears away and taking in shaky breaths.

"I know sweetheart, guys just have that power over girls. I know that guys are just persuasive like that." Magenta said while rubbing her daughter's back. "I'll leave you alone so you can come down some more, ok sweetheart?" After seeing the cyan girl's tears cease and give a small nod, she slowly go up from her daughter's bed and started to walk away. She stopped at the doorway and turned to the girl with sympathetic eyes. "Call me if you need anything sweetheart." Magenta then walked down the hall and stairs, being ready for her daughter.

Rainbow sat on her bed, her eyes red from her tears. She had calm down, but the pit of sadness from before just grew even more. Her hatred for boys grew as well, it now being a ball of fire in her heart. She was just staring at the ground, a blank expression on her face, thinking about how boys had ruined her life. First her dad who she barely knew, and now this 'Buck' character who she doesn't even know. She just continued to stare at the floor until a wave of drowsiness went over her. Letting out a wek yawn, she laid on her bed and closed her eyes, still begging and hoping that she would wake up, and the nightmare would be over.