Celestia's sun was high in the sky as Applejack was finishing up bucking the delicious red apples from the trees. Wiping the sweat from her brow, her eyes wandered up to the sky. Beautiful day really, but she disliked the fact that there were so many clouds blocking the sunlight. How were the trees going to get the sunlight they needed in order for the ponies to get some more apples in a few weeks? She rolled her eyes and began to search the sky. Applejack was looking for that cyan mare that was responsible for the weather. Of course, the orange mare didn't see her in the sky at all around the farm. That happened to be where the most clouds were hanging out it seemed like. Her ears pinned down to her skull in annoyance and her hoof ran over the ground. She was ready to give Rainbow Dash a piece of her mind.

As soon as her mind started wandering to the evil thoughts that now possessed her mind, she began to think of reasons why the mare wasn't doing her job. Rainbow was probably practicing some moves for the Wonderbolts competition that was coming up. She still saw that as a lack of regard for her work, which just stirred her anger even more. Her heart was racing with the anger. She had a thing about work and being honest in all that you do, which every pony understood except for Rainbow Dash. As she bucked at a few more trees, her anger began to diminish into nothing. She felt bad for losing her cool for a moment, however Dash needed to be informed of the thoughts that she had towards her lack of work ethic.

"Big Mac," the orange mare shouted towards her brother, "Ah'm gonna go and see where Rainbow went to."

Eeyup was the only reply she had received from her brother. One of his more famous lines that everypony knew him by. She didn't mind it really. In fact that was one of the things she really appreciated about her brother. He was to the point and there were no hiding agendas with him. Really, he was just a listener and not a talker. That made him all the better. He wouldn't use that against you if you told him some big secret. Big Mac was one of the most relable ponies in all of Equestria, which made her all the more proud to call him brother. However there were times when Big Mac needed to talk, which was understandable. If he had something on his mind, she would listen. Of course, she wouldn't always take his advice if he gave any. She was too stubborn and bull-headed sometimes.

As she walked away, she nodded to Big Mac. Before she really started towards town, she wanted to make sure everything was okay. Applejack was very particular when it came to the farm. As she inspected each little knok and cranny, the female decided that everything was fine. And with that, she headed towards the town. Her hooves making the hollow sound on the ground as she walked. Soon enough, those hollow sounds became faster as she started to trot. The sooner she got there, the sooner she could talk with Rainbow Dash about her issue. As she reached the boundary of town, she looked up in the sky. Of course, her eyes weren't really paying attention to where her hooves were going nor was she aware of her surroundings. All she was really concerned about was finding that multichromatic maned mare. She was bound to run into some pony. It happened to be the one pony that always had her nose in a book, studying. The lavander alicorn and the orange earth pony clashed. As they did, a rather distinct crash came with it. That of books falling to the ground. Looking up at the scene before her, the orange pony felt bad for Twilight.

"Ah'm sorry Twi," the southern pony vocalized, "Ah didn't see ya. Ah'm looking for Rainbow. Have ya seen her?"

"Oh. It is okay," Twilight responded in a calm tone, "I wasn't really paying attention either. I've got a lot of assignments from the princesses that I have to do within the next week. Rainbow...Hmm. Last I saw her, she was hanging out around Town Hall. That was about an hour ago."

"Thanks sugarcube," she quickly said, "Do ya want some help?"

However before she could ask, the alicorn had already picked up all ten books that had fallen with her lavander-pink magic surrounding that and her horn.

"No thanks. I'm good."

"Alright. See ya later."

With that the two parted ways, Twilight was heading towards the river if Applejack was right. She wouldn't really go to the Apple Orchard without Applejack being there to greet her. Twilight usually was in the library, but it seemed that she was favoring the river lately, which could be a good thing. Every pony needed a bit of sunlight. Right now, she wasn't too concerned for the alicorn. Rather, she was concerned for her beautiful apple trees. All of them needed some sunlight too. Continuing her quest to find Rainbow Dash, she came to Town Hall. Of course, there was the cyan mare taking a nap of all things. Applejack looked along the ground for something to throw at the mare. In the corner of her eye, she noticed a pebble. It wasn't big, but it was good enough to wake even the heaviest of sleepers.

She, of course, hated being mean to the pegasus. Sometimes this pony was just so lazy that she could just explode. With multiple weather ponies following her lead, it seemed like nothing was accomplished ever. Perhaps a little knock to the head would do it. Throwing the pebble at just the right speed, it hit her softly in the back of the head and it caused the pegasus to jolt upright. Rainbow Dash rubbed her head with her hoof and glared at Applejack.

"Yo," the raspy voice called to the earth mare, "What the hay was that for?"

"Ah need ya to clear the clouds over by the farm," the southern belle responded in a demanding tone.

"Fine, but you don't have to throw things at me. That hurt AJ."

"Yeah," she said, "That was the point. You need to stop havin' yur head in the clouds and actually do some work."

"I do work," Rainbow Dash snapped back, "I cleared the clouds this morning. It was Derpy's shift now."

"Don't be blamin' things on Ditzy," the mare said correcting the pegasus on the gray mare's name, "Ditzy is also a mail carrier. She ain't just a weather pony."

"Yeah, but I am not the only weather pony in Ponyville," Rainbow hissed.

"Alright. Ah'll give ya that, but still."

"But nothing AJ," the mare said, "I was relaxing. Trying to take a bit of time for myself. I do that sometimes!"

"Just come and clear the clouds," Applejack huffed, "Please. Ah beg of ya. Ah'll give ya some apple cider when ya finish."

It was fall and they had some cider left over from cider season, which was Rainbow Dash's favorite thing. Just then Applejack noticed the cyan pegasus' wings flared open and she flew down to where Applejack was and hovered over the ground. At the mention of cider, Rainbow Dash was all there. Applejack knew that and that was her leverage. The orange mare nodded and started off. The two were together and that was enough for the moment. However, Applejack was thinking of other things. The fact the two were close came to her mind. Her heart was racing and she was trying to hide the pink coloring that resided on her cheeks. All the orange mare could think about was the pegasus that was next to her. The earth pony shifted her gaze for one moment to rest on the rainbow mare next to her.

Rainbow Dash noticed the change in Applejack's demenor. Confused, the cyan pegasus put her hooves on the ground and looked over at the orange pony.

"You okay," the raspy voiced female asked.

Eeyup was the only thing that Applejack could say. The mare looked away from the other and kept silent. She couldn't bear to come to grips with her feelings. No. It was weird. Applejack shouldn't feel this way. The southern pony had grown up believe that a mare loving another mare was just wrong. That was the impression that her family had given her and the rest of the Apple siblings. The mare couldn't help the feeling that the pegasus gave her. The feeling of love soared in her heart for the pegasus. All she could do was let out a breath of air, hoping it would calm her heart.

However, the feelings of tremoil boiled within her. She argued with the pegasus more than she should, but it was a veil. It was hiding her true feelings deep within her. The stirring of those feelings became more and more visible as the days drew on. Perhaps they were destined to be together considering honesty and loyalty had their own relationship. Who would want to be loyal to someone that was dishonest? That was true enough in its own respect. The two elements of harmony walked together as friends. Applejack did accept that they had their overall differences, such as family and their species of equine.

What was she to do? Loving her just wasn't in the interest of her family. She was often afraid of talking about having feelings for a mare, let alone Rainbow Dash. The orange pony's freckled white cheeks were still glowing with that pinkish hue laid upon them. Her bright emerald eyes switched to gaze up at the clouds that loomed in the air. A few looked rather dark for just normal clouds.

"Is it supposed to rain or somethin'," the earth pony said breaking the silence.

"Oh," Rainbow replied, "Yeah. It's supposed to rain later on tomorrow. They are just getting the clouds ready. Ponyville didn't have a rainstorm again last week. So, we've got to make up for it. I'll help you get ready."

Rainbow Dash helping others? Yes. She had the element of loyalty, but usually she was lazy in that respect unless she had something to gain. Applejack lowered on eyebrow and raised the other, giving the mare a quizzical look.

"What? I can help out every once in a while, can't I?"

"Yeah. Ah just wasn't expectin' it that's all."

Rainbow Dash and Applejack remained silent the rest of the way to Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack couldn't think of anything else to say to the mare next to her. So, it was weird for the two. They always had something to say to one another, but it seemed that things weren't as they were before. The two were struggling with some feelings. Applejack knew her feelings, but she couldn't quite place Rainbow Dash's feelings. The mare could be pretty secretive when it came to her feelings of love and devotion, which sometimes scared Applejack out of telling the multichromatic mare her feelings. It was terrifying already and just the fact that Rainbow Dash consealed her feelings made it even harder for her. How could Applejack just confess her feelings? What if Rainbow Dash didn't feel the same way? What if their friendship became ruined all because of her feelings? The orange earth pony wasn't about to take that chance. Sure she was honest in her actions and wasn't very good at lying. However, if she didn't tell Rainbow, that wasn't lying right? She guessed in some ways it could be seen as lying to another, but it wasn't out in the open that she had feelings for the pegasus. So, there was no reason to assume that it was a lie.

As she remained on her thoughts, she hadn't really noticed that they were at the farm. She was in a daze. Her thoughts were whirling within her mind. Thank Celestia she wasn't talking those out in front of Rainbow Dash. The pegasus was calling to the orange mare a few times before the earth pony responded. Shaking her thoughts away, the mare's green irises happened to be looking in the other mare's magenta eyes. It made her heart stop for a moment.

"Yeah," the orange mare inquired.

"We're here. So, I'm gonna start busting the clouds, alright?"

"Eeyup. Sounds good. Ah'll get the cider out. Just come knockin' on the door when yur done, alright?"

"Got it boss."

With that, the rainbow mare bolted into the sky. Bucking the clouds with a fierce and wild temperament, the rainbow pony finished within ten seconds flat. Applejack had barely made it to her home when Rainbow Dash landed beside her. The orange mare looked behind her and saw the clouds had been destroyed and that the trees were getting the sunlight they needed. She nodded to Rainbow and let her come inside. Getting two wooden tankards, the mare poured the cider into both. She set one down for Rainbow and one for herself.

"Thanks for doing that Rainbow," Applejack stated.

"Yeah. No problem AJ," the cyan mare chirped, "Thanks for the cider."

"We've got two barrels left," she said, "And they go bad in a few days. So, drink up."

For them, cider was a treat that wasn't often enjoyed. Yes, foals were allowed to drink it with their parents keeping an eye on them and if they got permission. It was an alcoholic type beverage to their ponies and could cause issues if handled without care. The parents always scolded their foals if they got into the cider without them giving the say so. It seemed that the colts had more troubles than the fillies, which gave pause for concern. However, in Equestria, it wasn't hard to let things be. Things often worked themselves out, which made parents not all that concerned.

Rainbow took a swig of the delicious cider and smiled. She let out a sigh of content cider season was her favorite time of year and often didn't get any. However, since the Apple Family started to allow extended family work with them, all the ponies in Ponyville got some. Even there happened to be barrels left over now, which pleased a lot of ponies. Applejack, also, took a sip of the cold cider. As it ran down her throat, a burning sensation tickled her. It was the familiar inferno that came with drinking cider. The feeling lingered in her gut and traveled over her body. How could any deny that feeling that came with it? The two sat in silence as they finished their first tankard.

"Can I have more," Rainbow Dash questioned as she looked at her empty cup.

"Of course."

Pouring another glass for the pegasus and herself, the two once again sat in silence. The heat traveling over her as she down another drink. Of course, Granny and Big Mac were still working out in the barn. They were going through the apples to determine which they could sell and which ones that were rotten. The mare looked at her drinking companion and smiled. The two were enjoying their drinks. However, the dialogue wasn't needed to express it. Finally, once Rainbow Dash finished her next cup, the pegasus didn't even have to ask. The two had at least four drinks before they finally felt the effects. Woozy and feeling the heat that burned within her, the mare couldn't help but stare at Rainbow.

"W-what," the cyan mare chirped, "W-why a-rrr y-ya lookin' att me f'r that f'r?"

"N-nothin'," she responded as she quickly turned her head away.

"'Twasn't nothin'," the mare slirred in her response, "'Twas ssssomethin'."

The orange mare just remained silent looking at the tankard in her hooves. The rainbow equine went closer to the other and let out a weird sound. Applejack wasn't sure what it sounded like. Her eyes locked with Rainbow Dash's. The heat brushed red across her face. Blushing even more than before, the two felt like they were the only two there. Applejack cleared her throat and turned away.

"A-ah'm sssorry sssugarcube," the southern pony chimed, "I jjjust can't tttell you."

"Yah you can't and you w-will," the raspy higher voice of the pegasus rang out.

"A-ah can't," Applejack proclaimed to her companion, "Ah really can't!"

The cyan mare sat there bewildered by the pony's reaction and Applejack could see that clear on her face. Why couldn't Applejack find the words to tell her? Rainbow Dash got closer to the mare and nodded.

"W-whatever y-ya ssay is gonna sstay here," the mare said quietly, "P-promise."

"A-ah," Applejack paused while she debated within her mind what to say, "A-ah h-have f-feelings f-f'r ya."

Author's Notes:

Please note that I am new here and I do need a proofreader.

Also, this is one of my first fanfics regarding MLP: FiM.

That's about it. Eeyup.

Edit;// Side note: The conversation towards the end is slurred. So, there are a few misspellings and such due to that. Let me know if you need clarification.