One Night (a.k.a A taste of an Apple)

Fluttershy came down in a hurry to care for the injured bear, as Twilight used her magic to lift it towards the meek pegasus's cottage.

It wasn't long till the gang separated for the night. Applejack headed back to her home with a grin on her face. Tonight had been great, and in all honest opinion she was sad it had to end so soon. As she arrived in home she saw that all the lights of the house were off, everypony in bed and she sighed happily, wanting to get to bed too and have sweet dreams of the pony she had been with tonight.

She arrived to her room and looked out the dark window to the bright night, a full moon shining luminously in the sky and she smiled, going over to her bed and lay down just trying to slip into sleep.

Rainbow Dash couldn't sleep that night, why did things have to end so soon? Why did the two of them have to separate? It felt so unfair, so stupid… and she tossed and turned in her bed in the clouds, her pink eyes wide awake with exhilaration.

A picture came into her mind of Applejack, asleep in peaceful slumber… her friend so relaxed… and just thinking of Applejack made Dash feel at ease… it was hard being away from her, but why did Applejack have to keep denying that this thing they had would never work?

She sighed, getting out of her bed and going to her cloud window, looking at Apple acres in the distance and a undying thought came to her mind. She couldn't sleep with the earth pony on her mind all the time… being away from her was just annoying. She knew what she was thinking was a stupid idea but as soon as she thought about it she couldn't get rid of it.

She smiled, leaping out of her house and began her flight to the farm. The night sky surrounded her, complete silence of the dark. But because the moon was so bright tonight she could make her way fine and she soon reached the farm house, hovering above the roof before lowering to the windows and looking through each one till she found the pony's she was looking for.

She could see Applejack asleep in her bed, but Rainbow Dash still tapped her window quietly, loud enough to be heard and Applejack turned in her bed sleepily before opening up her eyes slowly and seeing the blue Pegasus outside.

"Rainbow Dash…?" Applejack said quietly confused. She got slowly off her bed and opened up her window, Rainbow Dash flying in quickly and hovered in the room with a smile.

"What are you doing here so late?"

"I couldn't sleep." She said smiling.

"Did ya try?"

"A little," Rainbow Dash said slyly and landed on Applejack's bed confidently, the orange pony looking at her annoyed… but also slightly relieved to see her.

"Well you can't stay here for the whole night."

"Of course not… just a few minutes." She lay on the bed and looked at Applejack, smiling nervously "I just wanted to see you."

"You saw me only four hours ago?" Applejack said smiling too and went back to her bed as well, laying down and pulling the blanket over her, Rainbow Dash grabbing the edge with her mouth and wrapping it around her too.

"I thought you said you'd see me tomorrow?"

"Well it's past twelve…" Dash said slowly and Applejack grinned. She felt the pegasus's warm body curl into hers as Dash wrapped around her tightly, feeling the strong heat coming from Applejack's body and she felt the orange pony cuddle her back, closing her eyes as she snuggled her noise into Rainbow's mane.

This is what Rainbow Dash wanted, to be with Applejack, to be this close… to always be filled with the warmness. Her chest felt like all the tenseness she had had in her cloud house had eased, that she was at peace now and she could feel Applejack's chest breathing up and down against her, the slow inhaling and exhaling of a calm pony.

Rainbow Dash slowly closed her eyes too, snuggling her head against Applejack's… until eventually sleep crept up on her and she fell into lovely unconsciousness.

Her eyes crimpled a little as sunlight shone through the window and Rainbow Dash stirred gently, opening her eyes wearily as the light stirred her from her sleep and she curled in closer to Applejack, the orange pony still asleep in the morning.

Rainbow looked at her quietly, a smile growing up her lips and she kissed Applejack on the cheek saying quietly, "Good morning, lazy,"

Applejack groaned awakening a little and looked sleepily into Rainbow Dash's dark pink eyes, "Well… howdy."

"Hi," Rainbow Dash said in a small smile, and let go of Applejack for the first time in seven hours, stretching her legs tiredly and plopping down again, just staring at the snoozing pony.

"You should go back to sleep…" Applejack said quietly, "The alarm hasn't gone yet."

Rainbow Dash had something else planned, that popped up in her head and would certainly awaken Applejack so they could have some fun.

"I have a better idea."

She stood above Applejack and lowered slowly down on her friend, separating her hind legs and giving a small lick in the center..

Applejack giggled… as the sensation ran up her body and chuckled saying sleepily "S-stop that,"

But Rainbow Dash didn't, and continued to lick her in the right spot, Applejack suddenly feeling a hot flush going up her and she blushed, waking up completely and looked down at Dash's grinning face. She moaned from the pleasure… her hoofs stilting as a climax was about to be hit when suddenly.

"What ya'll doing?"

The two ponies literally froze, Rainbow Dash quickly jumping off Applejack and peering at the door in horror, Applebloom standing at it confused.

"Applebloom!" Applejack said now fully awakened and she tried to hide her blushing face, getting up instantly… oh God what had they done "Rainbow Dash was j-just giving me a raspberry!"

"Oh!" Applebloom said starting to understand, "Could she give me one?"

"I don't think you want that…" Rainbow Dash said frankly and Applejack pulled her an angry look.

"Why you up so early?" Applejack asked her little sister, in almost desperation of the mortification she felt.

"I woke when I heard you groaning, I thought you were in pain."

"Quite the opposite." Rainbow Dash said quietly looking at Applejack with a grin and the orange pony frowned, looking back to her sister.

"No… just a raspberry."

"Well alrighty." Applebloom said cheerily and frolicked off with a innocent smile, but turned to Rainbow Dash quickly adding, "Are ya staying for breakfast, Rainbow Dash?"

"No… I have to get going."

"Okay!" Applebloom said with a smile and headed off downstairs. Applejack turned instantly to Rainbow Dash, a look of fury on her face as she said in rage,

"What the heck were you thinking?"

"I was thinking it'd wake you up." Rainbow Dash said, still quite proud of herself and Applejack shoved her towards the window.

"You got to go, now!"

"You know, ponies are going to start suspecting us… why don't we just tell everyone we're together?"

"Cos we're not!"

Rainbow Dash turned to her completely confused… what?

"Why do you keep saying that?" she said hurt and angry.

"Look, right now's not the time!" Applejack said quickly and Rainbow Dash burrowed her eyebrows hard… why couldn't Applejack just admit she liked her already and have this whole fuss of hiding it go away.

"Why don't you want to be with me?" Dash said quickly, looking her straight in the eye.

"We're just having fun, but there's a time and a place for that!" Applejack responded honestly and that really pissed Rainbow off.

"So this means nothing to you?"

"Please Rainbow! We'll talk about it later!"

"Fine, we'll talk at one o clock."

"Okay!"

Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack slowly… why did she have to deny this so much, what was so wrong about two mares being together? Rainbow Dash only sighed, taking off of the ground and flew out the window, Applejack just feeling terrible inside but she couldn't handle everyone thinking she was a fillyfooler when she wasn't even sure how she saw Rainbow Dash… she needed so much more time to think but only giving to one o clock just wasn't long enough.

She watched the pegasus in the distance, as blue and alive as the sky… and it hurt her to have to see Rainbow Dash leave like this… but the judgement of other's is what she feared more.

It wasn't long till at nine Applebloom looked to her brother and asked confidently,

"Big brother, can you take me to town?"

"EeYup," Big Macintosh said feeling no hassle in the journey and the two set off to town shortly after.

Big Macintosh was a simple pony in nature, he didn't really need much in this world and liked the life on the farm. Applebloom separated from him as soon as she saw her friends and he decided to go for a stroll, taking in the early crisp air and looking around the town, seeing ponies opening shop and preparing for the day.

He eventually felt a small grumble in his stomach and lowered his head to a grassy patch, nibbling on some of the strands in an easy paced manner, the fresh dew of the morning moistening in his tongue.

"Good morning, Big Mac."

He gazed his eyes up, seeing Twilight standing in front of him with a cheerful look about her and he raised his head up, nodding to her in greeting.

"Mornin'"

"How's things been of late?"

"Farm's been good, not much work today."

"That's nice, I'm looking forward to cider season soon, you're family do produce the best."

"Glad you like," Big Mac said with a good willed nod.

"Did you come to town by yourself?"

"And Applebloom."

"Oh, I see her," Twilight said spotting Applebloom with her two friends but her mouth dropped opened when she saw what the young filly was doing.

"Applebloom, stop!" she shouted shocked and Big Macintosh looked around him too, seeing his sister giving Scootaloo oral.

The two of them rushed to the three crusaders and pulled Applebloom quickly off her friend in horror.

"Applebloom? What the?" Big Mac said in so few shocked words.

"I was just giving Scootaloo a raspberry?" the young pony said confused as Big Mac held her back.

"Where did you see someone give a raspberry like that?" Twilight said determined to find out who this sick twisted role model was.

"I saw Rainbow Dash do it to Applejack, jeeze!"

Big Mac and Twlight looked at each other, as if both realising the same thing and Big Mac let go of his sister, Applebloom looking at the two of them annoyed.

"Applebloom, never do that again." Twilight said to her sternly.

"What's the big deal?" Scootaloo asked confused.

"Yeah, it's only a raspberry?" Sweetiebelle added in lost.

"Just don't." Twilight said so warningly that the three little fillies shrunk back from her dark demeanour.

Big Mac looked very lost and confused in all this and Twilight came over to him, the two walking away from the girls before she asked.

"You know something too?"

"I thought I was imaginin'." Big Mac said unsure now of the true relationship between his sister and that blue Pegasus.

"You need to talk to her." Twilight said with a sigh, "this can't keep going on… look at what Applebloom just did."

"Yup," Big Mac said slowly nodding his head as he looked to the ground. His sister must be very lost if she was doing these types of things with another mare.

"Okay," Twilight said slowly, and had to go adding "See you soon,"

Big Mac nodded again, before turning back in the direction of the farm and knew he had to confront his sister. This had gone way too far, and this had to finally stop.

Rainbow Dash could not keep influencing his sister into wrong.