The Shy Apple

Applejack paced back and forth around her room. Her orange pelt glowing with a pale light in the early morning sun. Macintosh was making her take the day off today, so she was extremely restless and woke up earlier than she normally does. A sigh escaped her lips as she continued to pace. She could hear the others starting to wake up for their day. Applebloom would be heading off to school after eating breakfast, Macintosh would be bucking apples all day and Granny Smith...well... she'll just do what she always does.

Applejack let out another long sigh and decided to go downstairs. As soon as Macintosh saw her he raised an eyebrow as though to say "I though I told you to take the day off?"

Applejack rolled her eyes. "Don't ya worry Mac. I just couldn't stay asleep any longer. Ah won't do any applebuckin' if yah really don't need me."

Macintosh nodded and turned back to his breakfast with Applebloom.

"Applebloom if ya like I could walk ya to school" Applejack offered.

"Nah. It's okay. Scootaloo and SweetieBelle are comin' and we're gonna walk to school together" Applebloom explained excitedly.

"Ah see. Alraight'y then. I'm gonna go fer a walk" Applejack sighed.

She slowly made her way out of the house and off towards town. If she couldn't do any work on the farm today there was no way she was going to spend her day there. Not when it meant watching the others do their jobs while she just lazed about.

Once Applejack arrived in town she decided to go see if any of her friends were free. If she couldn't spend the day working or at the farm she might as well see if she could spend the day with her friends.

She moved forward at a quick trot towards Twilight's Library. Maybe the purple unicorn was free for the day, unless she was studying, which is something she does a lot. Applejack trotted up to the door of the library and raised a hoof. She pulled it back to knock but before her hoof could touch the door it opened.

"Applejack? What are you doing here"

Twilight was standing there with a traveling cloak around her shoulders and a bag tied around her middle.

"Ah-Ah I was just comin' ta see if ya'll were free fer the day..." Applejack mumbled.

"Oh. Sorry Applejack, I'm going to Canterlot for a few days. Princess Celestia said that she found something interesting and wanted to share her discovery with me"

"Oh. Okay. Ah'll leave ya alone then"

Applejack turned and started walking away. Twilight suddenly called out to her.

"Oh wait! Applejack! If you're looking for someone to spend the day with why don't you go see Fluttershy? She's free today"

Applejack nodded, "All right. See ya'll later"

'Fluttershy huh?" Applejack thought to herself.

Applejack had always been a little intrigued with the shy pegasus. There was something about her that made Applejack's stomach flutter.

She made her way out of town and off towards Fluttershy's cottage. About half way there she heard somepony singing. Her ear's twitched and angled towards the sound. Who was singing out here? She followed the sound to a clearing in the middle of a well forested area. When she got to the clearing what she saw made her gasp.

She watched in awe as Fluttershy walked around the clearing singing clearly and beautifully with some birds who were sitting in a small tree. There were other critters around as well, all singing along following the tone of Fluttershy's beautiful voice.

Applejack felt the butterflies in her stomach fly around like wildfire and she could feel her cheeks growing warm. Right then and there, Applejack decided, she wanted to get closer to this beautiful shy pegasus, and if Fluttershy let her get close enough, she wanted to be with her.