Applejack and Rainbow Dash trotted to a table outside the cafe and waited to see Lime. Looking around they didn’t see her right away they decided to talk about the day's events.

“So, do ya wanna talk about what happened back there?” Applejack asked narrowing her eyes at Rainbow.

“What?”

“What ya did to my scan thing. Ya embarrassed me somethin’ fierce in front of that doctor.”

“Well I’m sorry. I was just wondering and now I know.”

“That ain’t gonna cut it Dash. Lunch is on you.”

“What?! It’s your turn to pay and I only have a few bits left.”

“Then buy me lunch and we’re even.”

“Wha, that’s not even, but. Ugh, fine.” Rainbow crossed her forelegs and groaned.

“Hi, what can I get you?” the waitress asked. A yellow earth pony with brown mane and blue eyes looked at Rainbow awaiting an answer.

“Oh, well, Ah thought Lime worked today.”

“Oh, well,” the waitress replied uneasily, “my name is Light Lane and I’ll be serving you. Lime kind of stopped working here.”

“She quit? What the hay is wrong with her?” Rainbow huffed. “One freak out on a cloud and everything changes? Where is she?”

Light took a step back and swallowed hard. “Um, I’m sorry but I don’t know. Would y-you like a drink? Water, maybe?”

“Rainbow Dash, calm down and get a smoothie,” Applejack said turning to Light, “We’ll take two smoothies, any flavor, and a heap of water. Reckon we’re gonna need ta drink up with the work load ‘o chores we have taday.”

Rainbow rolled her eyes and huffed. “I hate chores. Give me a number 14 and she’ll have a number 11.”

“Oh, you know what you like ladies. I’ll get that going.”

“Thanks sugarcube. Dashie, I gotta ask ya. Do you think she’s okay?”

“I hope so AJ,” Rainbow replied looking at the table. “I know it wouldn’t be my fault really but if she quit and left town I’d still feel bad. Like, what about Quill?”

“Hun, they’re grown mares just like us. Ain’t nopony gonna change their minds once they make ‘em,” Applejack said reaching halfway across the table.

Rainbow reached and connected her foreleg with Applejacks and they locked eyes. “Ya know AJ, I shouldn’t be this sappy in public. I have a reputation to maintain.”

“Say it.”

“What? AJ, I thought we were past that.”

“Ee-nope,” she chuckled, “say it, for me.”

“Fine, Awesomejack.”

Applejack looked around quickly and sighed sitting back and relaxing letting her forelegs fall to her sides. “Well, I reckon that idea was a bust.”

“What idea, exactly?”

Applejack smirked. “Whenever I get ya to be sappy Lime pops up and goes all filly. Ya know, ‘awww’ and all that.”

Rainbow giggled. “You know that’s almost a prank but that was a better idea. So, how do Ah look in your hat?”

“Cute as a button,” Applejack replied sweetly.

“Ew, I can’t look like that. What if somepony sees me?”

“Dashing, ya been seen all day. Everypony knows about us and we got engaged in fronta the whole town. What the heck are ya talkin’ about?”

Rainbow shrugged. “I dunno. Hobbits I guess.”

“I don’t know what that word means but Ah think ya mean habits.”

“Meh, whatever. Hey, what’re we gonna do about, ya know, moving and the whole Scootaloo thing?”

Applejack’s ears perked up and she sat up straighter. “Well Ahm thinking we pack a couple bags and move in tonight like we planned then tomorrow I’ll swing by the school and catch Cherilee and ask her about Scoots while you swing by Fluttershy’s and ask about Scootaloo’s sleeping habits. She can ask them critters and they’ll let her know by chores end.”

“Yeah, are we gonna make love tonight? I really need it.”

Light arrived and coughed uncomfortably. I’m sorry to interrupt but, um, your drinks are ready.”

“Thanks sugarcube. Don’t mind what Dash here says, she’s just happy we got us a house.”

“Yeah, with toys all over it.”

Light smiled. “Oh, that’s so sweet. Is it a nursery?”

“Not yet,” Applejack replied softly.

“Not with the toys we found especially,” Rainbow stated flatly as she took a sip of her drink. “Ughh. Ick, what is that?”

“Your smoothie. I’m sorry if it’s not that good but I’ll make you another?”

“What the hay did you put in it?”

“Oh, um,” Applejack took a sip and made a sour face placing the cup down and pushing it away. “I used kumquats, squash, a dragon fruit, some orange peels-”

“Wow, okay. No more smoothies, how about a glass of apple juice. Two of them,” Rainbow stated firmly as she pushed her drink next to Applejack’s. Light picked them up and, with her head low, she trotted back into the restaurant.

“Dashing, Ah think you were a bit hard on her.”

“She made a terrible drink. Even you couldn’t drink it. I’m not paying for something that awful. Nopony can mess up apple juice so then we eat out meal and call it a day. Head back to the acres and get packing then meet at Twilight’s for dinner then off to our new home. Planned and ready,” she said smugly.

“Nope. Now we’re checkin’ on Lime and Quill before we go ta dinner. I’m worried Dash, what if Lime up and left town?”

“Well,” Rainbow said leaning back and flexing her wings, “she is a bit emotional and all that. Maybe she’s going into heat?”

“Maybe, but Ah reckon we check ‘em out anyway. Let’s finish here and get back to the farm, I’ll do my chores and you pack. Meet me at the new house and we’ll spend some time unpackin’ then get to Quills and check up on ‘em.”

“Huh? Oh yeah, sounds great AJ.”

“Dash? Did you hear a word I said?”

“Yeah! You said, um, I’m the best?”

Applejack groaned and placed her hooves over her eyes. “Rainbow, we’re in public so ya gotta be all like that, but what the hay were ya doin’ that you couldn’t listen to me?”

Applejack lowered her hooves to look at Rainbow who was looking at the sky. “AJ, how do birds sit on clouds? Pegasi can and birds can, but I don’t get it. Shouldn’t they fall through or are they magic too?”

Applejack raised an eyebrow at Rainbow then looked up to see a small flock of birds passing overhead. “I don’t think anyponies ever really thought of it. Why are you thinking that?”

Rainbow looked to Applejack and sighed resting her face in her hooves. “I miss my cloud house. Quill didn’t want it so Cloudsdale took it back and who knows what it is now. Maybe a playground or next seasons snow. A lot’s happened AJ and I, I dunno, kinda miss the old way.”

“Rainbow,” Applejack started calmly, “Ah know you do. Ya gave up a lot to be with me and I appreciate it so much. I know you’re happier now though then ya were back then and no pony could make either of us this happy, right?”

“Yeah,” Rainbow said sighing again sitting up as Light returned with their drinks. “Thanks, this looks… What is this?”

“Apple Cider.”

Rainbow and Applejack looked at each other.

“You’re Rainbow Dash, right? They said you like this stuff so-”

Rainbow opened her wings and flew away down the street landing at the corner looking back at Applejack.

“Sugarcube, cancel our order. She doesn’t drink that anymore and ya should ask next time before you change an order.”

Applejack slid off her chair and nodded to Light as she turned and trotted to Rainbow.

“Rainbow, that was a might strong thing ya did there and I’m proud of you. But I’m still hungry and I know you are.”

“Well, lets think of some place that won’t serve me hard cider ‘by accident,” she said making quote marks with her hooves as she took to the air in front of Applejack again. “How bout that burger place that makes those fries?”

“I dunno, potato fries? Sounds kinda weird to me.”

“Maybe it’s a fad and we can tell our kids about… It.”

Rainbow blushed as Applejack let a grin creep across her muzzle. “Yer blushin’ again. So, how many ya thinkin’? Three? Four?”

“FOUR?! No way, I’d have to carry two then and that’s too much,” Rainbow said exasperatedly backing away from Applejack.

“Woah Nelly, who said we were takin’ turns? What if you carry the first three then-”

“N. O. No,” Rainbow said crossing her forelegs and turning her head away.

“C’mon Sugarplum, yer makin’ a scene and we gotta get lunch ‘fore my belly scares a bird away.”

“Fine, but lets make it quick. I really wanna try these ‘potato fries’ and see if they’re as good as everypony says.

Rainbow and Applejack trotted across the city to the new restaurant, Mac L Mares.

“Mac L Mares? Hey AJ-”

“No Rainbow, he didn’t. It was one dream about bein’ a princess and we shouldn’t talk about it.”

“Yeah, so he says. Let’s get some food,” Rainbow said smiling as she landed and pushed the door. “Oh,” she blushed as she pulled the door open and walked in.

“Ow, hey! Hold the door for your partner Dash,” Applejack scolded as she pushed the door from her hip and hopped in the rest of the way past the threshold.

“Well this place looks okay,” Rainbow said looking around at the scattered rounded tables each with a circular bench seating around each table padded lightly with a green and brown striped cushion. There was a bar setup against the far wall with ponies taking orders at a register and a small window for the cooks to pass food through as well as a doorway leading to the back of the restaurant.

“Whelp, let’s see what vittles they got and hope it’s as fillin’ as Granny’s apple cobbler right after bucking season.”

Applejack took the lead as Rainbow looked with interest at the ponies sitting and others lying on the benches eating their meals on trays.

“AJ? Is this like a school lunch place? I never liked school lunches,” Rainbow stated as she turned to look at Applejack.

“Hey Rainbow,” a mare said inches from Rainbow’s face.

Rainbow shouted and stumbled back. Taking a moment to recover herself while Flutterwing chuckled Flutterwing offered a hoof in greeting.

“Heh, hey Flutterwing. Nice seein’ ya here. You try the food yet?”

“Well, yeah. It was really interesting. By the way, don’t order anything with red letters.”

“What? Why? Too much fat or something?”

“This is one of those feed all places, they serve carnivores.”

Rainbow gasped and looked quickly to Applejack who was starting her order. “Applejack, no!” she shouted flying to her, leaving Flutterwing behind with a smirk on her face, “don’t order the red stuff!” She turned to the colt taking the order. “You’re gonna serve her the red stuff aren’t you?”

“Rainbow Dash,” Applejack hissed through her teeth, “what in tarnation are ya doin this time?”

“They serve meat here Applejack. MEAT! And this colt was gonna give you some, weren’t you?”

“Excuse me is there a problem here?” a more mature mare stated as she walked to the colt who was frozen with fear at the outburst.

“Yeah, that colt was about to serve my fiance here meat!”

“Rainbow Dash, no he wasn’t and he’s hardly a colt. He’s at least 12 and he’s got a cutie mark. Set down,” Applejack snapped.

“Ladies, I understand your concern but the meat items are only available to carnivores or omnivores. Unless you’re willing to sign and stamp a waiver we won’t sell them to any ponies. Please calm down Miss Dash and have a sample potato fry,” the manager offered. Rainbow scoffed and landed looking to Applejack and shying back as she felt the glare she was getting burn her anger away and replace it with shame.

“I, I’m sorry. Applejack, can you order for me and I’ll get a seat?”

Applejack’s expression softened immediately and she nodded. “Sure thing sugarplum.”

Rainbow sighed and leaned in to give Applejack a light kiss on the cheek before she turned to find a seat by a window. This place is surrounded by windows but none have a good view.

She picked a seat at a table by a window facing the town center. Nothing was viewable except the steeple at the top and a lot of houses and ponies but it was a view.

She took her seat and looked outside. Every few seconds she would glance to Applejack who was placing their order and talking with the manager mare. Applejack collected two mugs with straws in them from the counter and brought them to the table setting one in front of Rainbow and one by her spot right next to her.

Laying on the bench she leaned down and kissed Rainbow on the shoulder. “Thanks for being so defensive of me Dashing.”

“AJ, I was a total dweeb just now. I totally just made a scene and scared that colt over nothing,” she sighed and looked at the drink in her mug, “root beer? Thanks.”

“No prob hun, and it was very nice of you ta worry about my diet. Actually I mighta asked for one of the things.”

“Really?” Rainbow asked surprised.

“Well not knowing about it and they wouldn’ta sold it to me but knowin you’d make a fool of yourself to save me was sweet.”

“Yeah, I guess it was pretty sweet.”

“Here ya go ladies. A number one and two. Enjoy,” the manager said placing the tray down with a smile and turning to return to the kitchen.

“So, what’d ya get me?”

“You’re my number one, so here ya go. It’s called the,” she sighed and blushed, “Big Mac. I got the double black bean burger meal.”

Rainbow snorted and laughed into her hooves but decided not to make the obvious joke. She was gonna save that for the next time she saw Big Macintosh. She looked at her tray and saw a small bowl with fries heaped on it and a burger wrapped in cloth. Opening the burger she looked at it as she stopped laughing.

“Well it looks good,” Rainbow started as Applejack sat up and began to open her meal, “so AJ, what do you think of the new place? Do we really have to,” she trailed off as she watched Applejack begin to eat her meal like a certain barnyard animal.

“Daphshng, thsh ish gooph.”

Rainbow looked at her tray and leaned in to grab a french fry with her mouth. The flavor was salty and smooth while the aroma carried a certain sweet earthiness she hadn’t expected that filled her senses for a brief moment. She inhaled and the salty grease carried the same flavors but the added aroma of sweetness of the fresh soy oil used to fry them all in.

Before she has finished chewing the first bite she had chomped a mouthful, half her given amount, and was loudly enjoying every single fry with ecstatic orgasmic moans garnering the attention of several other ponies in the area. Turning her attention to the burger her salivary glands were already working but they went into overdrive at the thought of her burger.

She reached and picked it up with her hooves and with a glance to Applejack from her peripheral vision she opened her mouth and pushed the burger past her lips and into the fried mash she had created. As her jaw closed she had the thought that maybe the burger wasn’t going to be as good as the fries.

Hesitantly she clenched her jaw and pulled the burger away letting it fall to the tray as her pupils dilated and her heart rate increased. The mayonnaise, lettuce, cheese, tomato, onion, and bun were an ambrosia of heavenly grace that Celestia herself must have bestowed upon these lucky fools then she began to giggle. The burger was made from the most beautiful blend of several different beans, spices, herbs, garlic, and a little spicy pepper that opened her taste buds and left a slight tingle in her mouth.

The sweetness of the fries she was still chewing was the catalyst that sent her into a giggle fit while chewing that she hadn’t ever had before. As she tried to keep her lips sealed bursts of air would send food spraying across the table while she kept her eyes shut and wrapped her forelegs around her barrel and chewed as quickly as she could.

Swallowing the sweet mushy nectar of a goddess higher than Celestia herself send chills down Rainbow’s back and she had to open her eyes and grab the edge of the table to prevent falling backwards onto the wooden floor.

She opened her mouth to say something but only a shaky laugh escaped her as she saw her hooves reaching for the burger again. A moment of memory darkness and she was shoveling fries into her mouth again and chewing, experiencing the flavors again. Sending giggles out of her, mostly chewed food across the table and a familiar sweet tickle only females know between her legs.

“Oh, oh Celestia,” she said gasping gripping the table rim as she felt a wave pulse through her lower body. Swallowing hard she gasped as the food cleared her throat and she reached for the mug of cola while she legs crossed tightly under the table as she felt the hat leave her head and fall to the floor.

She fumbled the mug and watched as it luckily landed in a standing position and didn’t spill a drop. Then watched as her vision telescoped out of her control so deeply she could count the bubbles in the drink. Her mind went blank as she let a chortle leave her like a hiccup. Then another, and another.

The flavors were more perfect than anything she had ever experienced and she realized she had had her first foodgasm.

The scent of her orgasm snapped her out of the confusing pleasure to notice she was lying on the bench giggling uncontrollably with Applejack staring at her with a shade brick red covering her whole head.

“AJ, this, this’, this’ the best thing I’ve ever aten.”

Applejack’s eyes widened as she sniffed the air and she moved her mouth making empty words, trying to grasp one that would work.

“AJ,” Rainbow said clutching her chest as a laugh left her, she sat up with shaky forelegs pushing her up, “what’s wrong?” she panted.

Rainbow looked at Applejack and then the window past her and the specks of food on it. “Oh, sorry AJ. I spit.”

A roar of stallions laughed behind her causing her to snap her head around and notice her wings were fully erect.

“She’s got a wingboner too!” a stallion shouted from a dozen stallions and adolescent colts looking at her from around the dining area as most of the mares hid their faces and a few others had huge grins on their muzzles.

“Hey?! What’s the big deal?” Rainbow shouted as she reached behind her and pressed her left wing down to her body.

“Rainbow Dash, you just had the loudest,” Applejack leaned in close to speak softer, “food orgasm ever Ah think. We have ta go.”

Rainbow looked at Applejack then giggled and turned around on the bench placing her rear legs on the floor and falling onto all fours. She leaned down and picked up the stetson and placed it on her head with a smirk.

“That was the best food I’ve ever had and I’m coming back for a number one, soon,” she finished winking at the colt behind the counter who was blushing and standing slack jawed.

“I’ll have what she had!” a mare shouted from her table as five others clamored over each other and pushed through the males to make for the counter, bits dropping as they rushed.

As Rainbow and Applejack left the restaurant the clamor had turned to laughs and chuckles from the stallions while the mares all eventually lined up to order their own number one meal.

“Rainbow Ah have never been so embarrassed to eat in my life and now,” she stopped at the edge of the street and looked at Rainbow who was still slightly flushed from her food adventure. Applejack sat at the curb and motioned with her hoof at the ground for Rainbow to sit with her.

Leaning in Applejack wrapped her forelegs around Rainbow’s neck and pulled her into a deep passionate kiss for any passerby to see. Most ponies tried to ignore the sight of two mares kissing in public while others stopped to watch and at least one pony trotted into something immobile ending with a quiet curse word.

Ending the kiss Applejack kept her forelegs around Rainbow’s neck and slid them up to her head and expertly took her hat to her own head. “You’re fulla surprises Dashing, let’s git.”

With a nod Rainbow took in a deep breath and smiled genuinely as she followed Applejack back to the acres.

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