Complications

Rainbow had calmed herself, and her tears were no more. Twilight still continued to comfort the pegasus as they lay on the couch together in each other's embrace. Twilight moved in and kissed Rainbow's neck, the reply being a slight twitch, which Twilight adored. As if she was waking from a dream, she snapped back to reality. Pulling herself up to a standing position, she looked up at the clock.

"We should go and look for Applejack together, it's getting late." She was determined to find Applejack, she wanted to waste no more time. Rainbow nodded, her eyes still red. Twilight dearly hoped that Applejack was alright. The last thing Twilight wanted was to hurt the poor mare. What's done is done, and I'm going to take responsibility for it. Twilight thought. She knew what she had done, and it was time for her to act, for the sake of her friendship.

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The sun was almost done with it's journey for the day, but it had not yet begun to sink over the horizon as Twilight and Rainbow walked together to Sweet- Apple Acres.

"Twi, what if we still can't find her..?" Rainbow was concerned as she glanced at her marefriend.

"Then we'll just have to get the other three together. I'm not going to lose Applejack." Twilight couldn't understand how Applejack was feeling, but what she did understand, was that she needed to help her friend.

Rainbow didn't want to fly ahead of Twilight, as she normally would with the mane six. She felt stronger and more confident with Twilight. She needed the unicorn with her, as she feared for her own mental state. She had never felt so guilty in her life, after all. It's not your fault, it's not your fault. She would continue to tell herself, while she knew in her heart that the statement was a fallacy. Rainbow couldn't banish guilt from her mind, it intoxicated her. But all the while, she was glad to have someone like Twilight with her.

"Thank you for coming with me, I really don't know what I would do without you, Twi." Rainbow lay a wing on Twilight in affection as they walked. Twilight was glad to have Rainbow too. If it weren't for her, Twilight would have succumbed to her emotions long ago, and lost all self resolve. But seeing her marefriend in the state that she was in was something that Twilight couldn't bare. It gave her the strength to fight her emotions. Not only was it the first time she had seen Rainbow cry, but it was the first time she had had to deal with someone crying in front of her. She never used to be a 'friend' person, so she was never exposed to it.

"I'll never leave your side Rainbow. Not as a partner, and not as a friend." Twilight kissed the cyan Pegasus. Rainbow couldn't believe how intimate they were as a couple, considering they had only been together for 4 hours. But Rainbow couldn't possibly deny that she loved it. Her heart soothed by Twilight's affection, she gave her a light kiss in return.

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To make things less awkward, Rainbow had brought her wing back beside her as the two approached the farm. Twilight hadn't realized how much she was enjoying Rainbow's soft feathers on her coat, but she understood why she had drawn her wing back; Sweet- Apple Acres was in view ahead. Both ponies searched their surroundings. There was no sign of a pony anywhere, not even that of Applejack's brother Big Macintosh.

Let's just hope she's home. Twilight bit her lip while Rainbow's face was full of worry. They continued to walk towards the farm. They turned right and entered. They continued on walking towards the house of the Apple family, once again looked around to see if they could spot anypony. Both ponies paused in unison as the door to the house opened, but it wasn't Applejack. The two ponies ran towards Big Macintosh as he walked out of the house. He closed the door with a worried look on his face, turning to look at the two ponies running up to him.

"I'm guessing you can shed some light on the situation?" Big Mac looked angry, moving forward. It was quite intimidating for the two mares. She must be home! Twilight thought, but she was still frightened. Big Mac was always very protective of his sister.

"Is Applejack home?" Twilight and Rainbow asked the Stallion together.

"She sure is, and she's in a bit of a state." Big Mac now looked more menacing than ever. "She mentioned something about you two." Twilight felt terrible.

"Can we please go in and speak to her?" Twilight didn't even want to look at Rainbow, she was probably feeling even worse than she was.

"Jus' tell me what you did first." Big Mac's eyes narrowed. "I've never seen her like this before." This detail wasn't helping either mare emotion- wise.

"W...we," Twilight was too embarrassed to say it as she looked to the side.

"Twilight and I were kissing in public." Rainbow looked straight into Big Mac's eyes.

"Oh," He definitely wasn't expecting this. "I see." He was uncomfortable, but he nodded with understanding. "She's upstairs in her room, although," He added. "She might not take kindly to ye being here, that's all." The other two ponies weren't expecting anything less.

They walked slowly up the stairs of Applejack's home, preparing themselves for what was certain to come. Twilight had been to Applejack's before, so she had no problem finding the room. She was hesitant as she knocked on Applejack's door. Twilight could hear heavy sobs from inside, but they stopped after the knock.

"Who...who is it." A throaty voice from inside came, accompanied by a loud sniff. Twilight took a deep breath.

"It's Twilight, and Rainbow Dash."

"Go away.." Twilight could only just make out Applejack's voice as she said this. Twilight glanced at Rainbow, who was looking at the floor.

"Please Applejack, we just want to ta-"

"GO AWAY," Applejack screamed. Twilight backed away from the door. "JUST GO AWAY," Rainbow was shaking now. "Please... just go away." Twilight couldn't believe this. She wasn't expecting to a warm welcome, but this was far beyond what Twilight was expecting. Liquid was streaming down Rainbow's face and dripping onto the floor. She turned away and walked back towards the stairs.

Rainbow... Twilight felt a deep pain in her heart, both from her friend's reaction, and her marefriend's reaction. She turned to say something to the door, but couldn't. She simply followed the cyan Pegasus, who's trail of tears drew the path she walked. Twilight now wanted nothing more than to comfort the pegasus. They made it outside, where Big Mac was nowhere to be seen.

Twilight moved forward and hugged the crying pegasus.

"It's ok, Rainbow." There was nothing more that she could say.

"Thi..this's all my f..fault," Rainbow sobbed into Twilight quietly. Applejack yelling at them was the very last thing that the Rainbow needed to hear. Her world felt as if it was crumbling around her, everything else seemed so insignificant. Twilight hugged the sobbing pony tight.

"Please don't cry beautiful, please. This isn't your fault. This isn't anyone's fault." Rainbow's sobbing had reduced to a slow rattling breath. "I am here for you. Don't ever forget that." Rainbow looked up at Twilight, her eyes red.

To avoid the eyes of the townsfolk, Twilight cast her teleporting spell to take the two back to the library. Once they arrived outside the door, they went inside and lay on the couch together. Rainbow wanted nothing more in her world than the purple Unicorn that lay snuggling opposite her. Rainbow felt that Twilight was her world now, and nothing else mattered. Only her. The two touched noses in affection. They lay there in each other's embrace as Twilight lifted a hoof to dry a tear from Rainbow's eye.

"I love you Dash, and I always will." Rainbow couldn't comprehend how much this Unicorn meant to her. She forced to think about nothing more than Twilight, and it made her feel warm inside again. The two held each other, listening to each other's breathing until they drifted off to sleep.