Everypony was in gloomy mood, Thomas was walking from one end of the living room to the other and then back again, Pinkie Pie was bursting out in tears while Fluttershy was trying to comfort her, Twilight not sure what to do simply sat in place with her head hanging.

“We have to do something.” Rainbow Dash said while hovering in the air, with tears almost falling from her eyes

“But what Rainbow? What are we supposed to do?” Twilight asked

“We have to go there and comfort her!”

“Yeah sure, but how, what are we supposed to tell somepony who just lost a family member?” Twilight asked with her head still hanging

“Well that’s simple, we will.. we will..” Rainbow Dash slowly landed on the floor and sat on her haunches .

“I don’t know.” Rainbow said still holding her tears

Thomas walked up to her and kneeled to her eye level, they looked each other in the eyes, and Thomas saw in them exactly what he was expecting to see, a begging for help.

Without hesitation Thomas pulled Rainbow into tight hug, she returned the embrace and now he could feel T-shirt on his shoulder becoming wet from her tears, he wanted to cry too, be he knew he had to be strong now, for all of them, especially for Rainbow Dash.
Everpony just stayed like that for good 20 minutes when finally a doorbell waked them up, Thomas gently broke the hug, and walked up to the door, he didn’t expect any guests especially this late on Thursday.
He opened the door and saw his tall friend Terry standing next to Rarity.

“Hello there darling.” Said Rarity

“Sup.” Terry simply added with a nod

Thomas would probably be little surprised by Rarity’s sudden comeback if it wouldn’t be for the grim situation they were in.

Rarity realized very quickly that something isn’t right and asked with care in her voice.

“Did something happened while I was gone dear?”

Thomas simply nodded and motioned for them to go inside, after all three of them were in living room both Rarity and Terry were speechless at what they saw.

“Mother of Celestia, what put everypony in such grim mood?”

Thomas explained with shaking voice about what happened to Applejack’s.

Rarity was simply frozen in place while Terry couldn’t stand after hearing that and sat on the couch.

“Let me talk to her.” Rarity said breaking the silence

“Are you sure Rarity?” Thomas asked with hesitation in his voice

“Trust me on this one darling, I won’t let her down when she needs somepony like me.”

All mares in the room nodded, they knew Rarity had to take care of her little sister practically since she was born cause of their parents working in Manehattan, during these years she managed to create some kind of parental instinct, if there was somepony who could help Applejack right now, it was Rarity.

White unicorn walked upstairs and stopped in front of the guest room, from which she could hear her friends crying.
After few moments of building up courage, she opened the door with her magic and stepped inside, what she saw frightened her.
Applejack got message from Big Mac no more than 30 minutes ago, but she looked like she was kept in a dungeon for more then 2 weeks.

Her mane was already a mess, characteristic stetson she always wears now was laying on the floor near the bad. Her looked sore and dry for crying non-stop for 30 minutes, she look pale, and even though it was physically impossible, Rarity could swear she looked thinner than before.

Rarity slowly walked towards the bed, and sat near her friend, not saying anything.

She knew that she won’t be able to talk to her, as long as AJ won’t want to talk, so she just waited.

After almost 20 minutes of just sitting there idly, Applejack finally spoke.

“Ah loved her ya know.”

Rarity’s ears perked up and she turned her head towards Applejack, who still wasn’t looking directly at her.

“After mah parents died in the bucking accident when Ah was just a little filly, Big Mac was a young colt who didn’t even finish school and
Apple Bloom was just an infant, she was the one that took us under her hoof.”

“She was old even back then but she given it her all to properly raise us, and Ah think she did well on that part.”

Rarity managed to produce a smile but it quickly vanished from her muzzle when AJ finally turned her face towards Rarity, she was looking like she wasn’t sleeping for few weeks at least.

“Rarity, Ah loved her more than Ah even imagined, she wasn’t just mah granny, she was my second mother, my inspiration, Ah always wanted to be like her.”

Rarity simply listened to her friend in complete silence with straight face

“Ah am not a little filly no more, Ah knew that granny was old and one day or another she will have to go.” Applejack voice crushed at her last sentence, she would have cried again, but she simply ran out of tears.

“What’s worst Rarity, is that Ah wasn’t there when it happened, she died when Ah wasn’t there, after all she did for me, Ah wasn’t even there on her last day of her life.”

Rarity closed her eyes and thought of what to say, she didn’t have to think long, she gave Applejack hug, which she quickly accepted and said

“Applejack darling, I know how you must feel right now, but tell me, you knew granny Smith your whole life, would she really be happy to her beloved granddaughter laying like that in a bad in such condition?”

Rarity’s words seemed to make it through to her, AJ ears perked up and she tightened the hug.

“You know what, I’ll bet my whole boutique that granny Smith doesn’t hold any kind of grudge against you, how could she possibly, she was the greatest, most loving pony I ever met.” At that statement Rarity almost started to cry herself, remembering old granny Smith having fun with Sweetie Bell and her friends, Rarity could literally see their smiling faces while playing with old granny who also was smiling.

“Also I’ll tell you something, if in Equestria there was a pony that died without regretting anything from their life, it had to be her darling.”

AJ couldn’t resist anymore, she started to cry again even though she should have ran out of tears long ago, Rarity wasn’t able to hold her own tears at that sight.

They just sat there hugging each other for 10 minutes, for them though it felt like eternity.

“Thank you Rarity, really Ah don’t know what would happen to me if ya wouldn’t come here today.” Applejack said finally forming a small smile on her muzzle.

“You’re quite welcome darling.”

“Ah am really grateful, but Ah still want sometime alone, could ya please..”

“I shall leave this room at once my dear.” Rarity said while smiling wildly, as she stepped out of the room, she turned her head and saw Applejack mouthing “Thanks”.

Rarity came back to the living room, everyone stood up from the couch and started drowning Rarity with questions.

“All right, not all of you, Twilight speak.” Rarity said

“How did it go?” Lavender unicorn asked

“Good I think, she still needs some rest and alone time but she will be as good as new in few days.”

Everyone sighed with relief, and after few minutes of silence Terry decided to break it.

“Well since it’s all over now I guess I will head back home, so Rarity see you at Saturday and goodnight.” He said while walking through front door and winking towards Rarity.

“Goodnight to you as well darling.” Rarity said while blushing a little

Everypony was not staring speechless at Rarity, finally Rainbow asked

“What did he mean Rares?”

“What do you mean Rainbow my dear?”

“He said he will see you at Saturday?”

“Oh you mean this.” Rarity started to blush and smile sheepishly

“We have a date on Saturday.”

“WHAT?” Everypony yelled expect for Thomas, who decided that it’s simply too much for one day and proceeded to take his Jack Daniels glass from the shelves and then a bottle of whisky.

“Rarity what the bucking hell happened during these two days you were at his house?” Rainbow asked almost shouting
Rarity blushed again and said

“Well it’s a long story.”

Author's Notes:

Hello there guys, I just wanted to say that next two chapters will tell the story of what happend in Terry's house between him and Rarity. I'm trying to write at least one chapter per day, however if I won't manage to write both of these chapters tommorrow, then they should appear at Saturday*, reason for that is I simply want to release them simultaneously.

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