Anon's Problem

The sun was beginning to set on yet another day.

Another day of sweating and hard labor. A day Applejack was proud of.

The orange furred mare lifted her leather hat off her head, wiping the sweat from her brow as placed the hat back on her yellow mane. She trotted herself into the barn to put up the equipment for the evening. Then it was on to help make dinner.

She began to throw bales of hay into the corner of the room with few swift kicks. A loud groan came from the corner of the room as the bales landed. The sound was met with a raised eyebrow as she walked over lifting the bale up.

"Anon?" She let out the word in a question as to why the man was laying in her barn hiding behind a bale of hay.
Defeated was a good word for his mood, that is when he lifted his body up. He just stared at her with bags under his eyes. "Please don't tell anyone I am here." whimpering out those words.

"….Well I ain't gonna tell nobody if you ask me too but, why are you hiding in the barn?" Tilting her head as she asked the question.

A sigh left his lips as he got up from the floor wiping his suit off. He looked just as bad as he felt. Mud was on his shoes and pants. He was covered in sweat and…worst of all his heart was in knots. He seated himself on one of the bales of hay. He put his hands on the side of his head and hung head down simply not wanting to speak.

She seated herself beside him. "Ya know I can't help any thing if I don't know what the problem is…." She announced.
"I…ran away. I ran away from a problem because it was the easy thing to do….I just didn't want to hurt their feelings…I already hurt your…I don't want to do that again." He muttered not being able to bring himself to look at her.

He feels a hoof touch his shoulder as he peaked up at her. A warm smile met his gaze. It just…made him feel worse though.
"Listen Anon. You turned me down. It did hurt a little…but, at least then it was done with and I told ya how I felt. You can't just, not deal with something. That'll just get ya twisted up inside. Now who are ya running from?" Asking another question he didn't want to answer.

He hung his head lower letting go of his head. "Rarity…and Twilight. I went on a date with Twilight because I made her cry by taking a joke too far…then she tried to get serious and…I ran. I hid in Rarity's place by mistake. She tried to get emotional with me and I jumped out of a window to avoid it."

A laugh almost came out of her throat. She cleared her throat when he shot her a look. Then silence took the room as the look on her face dropped.

"Anon….can I ask ya something and you just answer me plainly?"

"Sure…Why not?" He replied.

"Why are you so against being with a Pony? I don't mean that to be disrespectful but, I think knowing may help me understand." Her tone was gentle or as gentle as she could sound at least.

"First of all. We aren't the same species. Second off…." He paused looking into her eyes. "What happens if Twilight or the others figure out how to get me home? Then I got to suddenly leave and possibly never come back." The reply was quick….and an easy excuse for him.

"Maybe Ponies are just different from humans then…I know a lot of folks who are with other things than just ponies. Shoot some date Griffins and even Yaks." She commented raising a hoof to his first point. "And let me ask you this….what if they don't find a way for you to get home? What then you just gonna give up on being with anyone?"

He leans back on his hands looking up at the ceiling. Should he just run again? Maybe he could just live in the Everfree forest. Just let the Timber Wolves have a good meal. That thought hit him hard. He was gonna pick getting eaten alive over just talking about his emotions….it was about 50/50 at the moment.

"I don't know…I just…don't know." That's all he could say. He just didn't know anymore. He didn't know what he would do if he was stuck here forever.

"Well then…would be that bad to then maybe….I don't know give some pony a try." She commented.

He went back to starring into those deep green eyes. His brain just said…FUCK IT. He turned to her and just stared at her. She tilted her head a little confused.

"Applejack. I know I turned you down but, would you mine if I…." He couldn't believe what he was about to ask her. "Kissed you?"

A blush swept over her face from the question. She didn't answer just staring at him wide-eyed.

"Is that a no….?" He said arching a brow at her.

"I mean….it ain't n-no but, I just….why you ask'n?" She muttered out.

"You made a good point. I never tried with a pony. I never felt an attraction to them...I wanted to see if maybe. I don't know…see what kiss felt like. I know you and…I do like you. You work harder than any pony I know. You are strong, kind, level-headed…" He expressed.

She looked away from him as tears rolled down her face. "I…I don't think I have the strength to get over you again if you don't…." She was cut off as he wiped her tears with his thumbs cupping her face.

"I…I know I'm asking a lot and…I could end up hurting you again….you don't have to..."

She then leans into his lips pushing against his as he was stunned for a moment but, pushed his against her's. She was warm….at least her lips were. He didn't know what to feel when she pulled back from the kiss. She just stared at him waiting for some kind of reply.

He stared into her eyes again. He didn't know what to feel about it. He just found himself leaning back into the kiss once more pushing deeper into her lips holding onto her face. He ran his fingers through her fur. Warmth is what he felt….that feeling soon spread to the rest of his body…and his heart rate picked up.

The kiss ended after what felt like years to him. She was one that pulled back panting. He released her face. His mind raced for a moment as he stood up from hay bale. He fixed his tie as his face narrowed into a stern expression.
"I KNOW WHAT I GOT TO DO." He shouted.

"W-what?" Applejack stated somewhat confused by his actions.

He dashed out of the barn doors before quickly stopping and turning around going back to her. He quickly kissed her cheek. "DON'T WORRY I LIKED THE KISS BUT, I GOT TO GO DO SOMETHING. I WILL BE BACK." He shouted as he dashed out of the barn once again.

"I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO." He shouted at the top of his lungs as he raced past both Big Mac and Apple Bloom who were simply putting a few things away before the night came.

"Um….is he ok?" Apple Bloom questioned her brother as they both watched Anon run away from the farm.

"Nope." Big Mac answered.