The Days To Remember(chapter 1)The Start

Applejack woke up dreary eyed and still tired. She had been up very late last night finishing
her chores, and wanted to go back to sleep. Applejack knew she couldn't and got up, stretching her aching muscles as she looked around at her empty room. She didn’t have much stuff considering she almost never stayed in her room for more reasons than to sleep. Applejack looked in her mirror.

“Geez, Ah' look like Rainbow gave me one of her famous rain-blow dries!”

Applejack grabbed her brush from where it had always rested and brushed her mane and coat until they looked as sleek as usual, then tied her ribbons into her mane and tail.

"Another long day of work." Applejack sighed as she put on her Stetson, and made her way out of her room, and then downstairs to where her family was eating hay, with eggs. "Mornin' everypony."

"Good mornin', sis!' " AppleBloom yelled.

Applejack sat down, and started to eat her breakfast.

"Hey Big Mac, are ya helpin' out with the apple bucking today?" She asked before taking another bite of her breakfast.

"Eeyup," replied Big Mac

“Good,” said Granny Smith. “We don’t want no repeat of last year.”

After finishing, she cleaned up her dishes and trotted outside to start her apple bucking.

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Rainbow Dash woke up from her nap on a cloud that was hanging over top of Sweet Apple Acres. She was waiting for Applejack to come out and start her chores. Rainbow always visited AJ while she did her apple bucking, she enjoyed watching Applejack work while dozing off in a tree. But today she had a different idea.

'Geez, she's sure taking a long time,' she thought.'She’s always out before or at sunrise, and I'm getting bored.'

After a few minutes more of waiting, Rainbow heard the familiar sound of hooves banging against trees as Applejack started her apple bucking. She flew down as fast as she could and landed right in front of Applejack.

"Hey, AJ!"

Applejack had bounced back in fright, but quickly regained her composure.

"H- hey Dash! Ya're here a tad bit earlier than usual. What are ya up to?" Applejack asked a little shakily.

"Well... I wanted to help you apple buck today," Rainbow said.

"Oh, well that's mighty dandy of you, Rainbow. With your help Ah’ could finish up twice as fast!"

"Well OK then, but let's make this interesting."

"How do ya' mean, Sugarcube?"

"Well, we can make this a race. The first one to finish bucking their trees for the day wins!”

"Alright, but ya better be ready to lose!" Applejack replied with a slight glare.

"Alright, The rules are no flying, and you have to buck the trees in order. You get that row and I’ll get this row,” Rainbow said as she got lined up “On your mark, Get set, Go!"

Both Applejack and Rainbow ran between trees, bucking them. About halfway through her rows, Rainbow started to get tired. She looked up to see AJ wasn’t even a little winded. This didn't surprise Rainbow, being as this was Applejack’s job, and she did it quite well.

'Wow, she sure can move when she wants to,' she thought to herself, before she realized that Applejack had already finished

“Ah’ won!" panted AppleJack.

Applejack just looked at Rainbow's row and laughed.

"Ah’ knew Ah’ won but not by that much," she giggled.

After about a minute of lying there catching her breath, she stood up. Rainbow couldn't help but notice that Applejack’s Stetson had fallen off her head.

'Wow, she looks so... beautiful,' thought Rainbow. 'Wait, what am I thinking?'

"What are you looking at, Sugarcube? Did my mane get messed up or something?"

"U- ummm... n- no, not at all," stammered Rainbow.

She turned her head away so that Applejack couldn't see her blushing.

'What's wrong with me?' Rainbow thought, 'I hope she doesn’t notice, I just can’t help myself. For some reason when I look at her, I get this feeling... And I don’t know what it is’

‘Anyway you win this time," she said, admitting defeat.

"And don't you dare forget it," said Applejack, nudging her.

Both ponies sat down under the apple tree nearest to them, and stared at the leaves as they rustled and swayed with the wind. A thought hit her mind.

"Hey, Applejack?"

"Yeah, Sugarcube?"

"You wouldn't mind me helping you work more would you?"

"No, A’h don't suppose Ah’ would. Why? Ya aren't the kind of pony to volunteer for... work."

"Haha, yeah. But it's fun when we work together."

"Alright Sugarcube, how bout’ tomorrow an hour after sunrise?"

“I’ll be there.”

Author's Note

Thanks to AppleJackBaby13 and KitsuneRisu for editing this chapter!