Carrot Top put on her working hat and left the house, ready for another day of work.

"Ah horse apples!"

****

"The entire farm! The entire farm is flooded! For the third time this week, this is inexcusable!"

Carrot had been complaining to the head of the Weather Team for about half and hour. The elderly mare pressed her forehead, trying to relieve some stress.

"I don´t get paid enough for this..." she murmured.

"Are you even listening to me?"

"Yes, Mrs. Top. But I´m still not sure what exactly do you want from me."

"To fire Derpy. You´re her boss, can´t you replace her or something? If this keeps going I´m going to lose my farm!" Carrot said.

"I´m sorry but all the pegasi are already assigned. I cannot make any substitutions at this time of the year."

"But my farm..."

"I suggest you talk to Mrs. Hooves and tell her to be more careful, Mrs. Top."

Carrot Top left the office in a gallop, her anger escaping like steam from her nostrils. That old lady didn´t help her at all. "Talk to Derpy", like that would work. The pegasus was well known for creating disasters everywhere she went, Carrot sighed when Derpy got assigned to her sector. She could have asked for a replacement back then but seeing that poor cross-eyed ditz she...

Carrot cursed her kind nature and headed for the market. She was upset and had a lot of work to do and worse, she was getting hungry. Igoring every basic instincts  she went to the Apple´s stand. Luckily, Granny SMith was in place of Applejack so at least she wouldn´t need to hear any mocking from her rival farmer.

"You´re looking a little grey, darling."

"I believe the color is blue, Granny; and yes, I´m having some troubles at the farm."

"Moles?"

"No, my pegasus assistant. She keeps daydreaming at the job and forgets to clean all the clouds so I keep getting surprise showers that keep ruining my crops! Derpy is ruining my business...I don´t see what´s so funny about it, Granny."

"Oh this reminds me when that cute colored streak started working at the farm..."

"Rainbow? But she never makes mistakes like this," Carrot asked.

"Usually no, but when her eyes were focused in one big red apple instead of the clouds she lost track of a few thunderstorms and we had to rebuild the barn everytime that happened," she explained. "A mare in love tends to make quite a few mistakes."

"In love? But I have no other assistants so..." Carrot noticed the hussy smile in the elderly mare and blushed. "Please, you´re being ridiculous. Thanks for the Apples."

But Granny Smith´s smile kept haunting Carrot even in the farm as she watched over Derpy. Could it be true? Could that be the reason why Derpy kept looking behind her and then rushed to get back to work, making more of a mess with those clouds? Carrot was a practical mare, she never let herself be distracted with things like romance, that just interferes with work; and Derpy constants distractions were interfering with her work. This was a problem and she needed to solve it.

"Derpy Hooves, could you come down here?" she called.

Derpy descended, leaving her clouds unattended. "Ye-yes, Carrot?"

Carrot said nothing, she just kept staring at Derpy, directly at her eyes. Not a good idea since the odd angle was making her dizzy but she needed to confirm something. Derpy kept tried to look away but her odd eye betrayed her.

"Wha-what is it? Did I do something wrong?"

"Derpy, are you..."

The question died as a sudden downpour fell over Carrot´s head. Derpy covered her mouth embarrassed while the farmer spit a bit of the water, looking pretty silly with her damped mane covering her face.

"I´m sorry! I´m so so sorry!"

"Towels."

"What?"

"Towels. Inside the house."

Derpy grabbed Carrot by the hoof and guided her inside, since she couldn´t see a thing. She keep apologizing over and over as she dried the darmer mane.

"You really are troublesome, Derpy."

"I´m sorry."

"I don´t like troubles." She then grabbed Derpy´s hooves, holding them strong. "So I´m going to need your help to fix this one, okay?"

It took Derpy a minute to understand. Carrot Top was very straightforward with her words, always speaking her mind, but when it came to things that disturbed her, that she couldn't quite understand, her actions speak for her. Derpy realized this by the way she hold her hooves, she was being forceful, she was actually asking for help. Her help.

"Of course."

Carrot let go of her, took the towel and returned to fix her, all the while trying to hide her faint blush.

Outside, the random rain clouds had disappeared, leaving behind a small rainbow.