**Author's Note** Hi all, just a short msg from the writer here. Later in this chapter Rayne is going to try his second song. As before I've linked a copy of the music for your auditory pleasure but I wanted to point out that Rayne changes some of the lyrics to better fit how he is using the song. So when you notice that his wording goes astray in places, that was intentional. Also as before, all proper citations can be found at the bottom.**

The Heart of Pleasure
By Haunter Rayne
Chapter 24 - An Apple in an Orchard

An old mare opened the door to her oven filling the kitchen with the savory scent of home baked pies. “Whhhooiieee! Take a sniff there! That sure smells good! Mmm puts a rumbly in my tummy.” The elderly pony giggled as she prodded the dark stallion beside her with an elbow. “Hey now, how is it that these here pies seem to turn out so good with you helping in the kitchen? Are you using that fancy magic of yours?”

Rayne just raised his hooves innocently and said, “Oh it can't be me at all, I'm just lending a hoof. The real credit has to go to you here Granny. You're like a little honey bee. You've got that buzz about you that just makes everything sweet.” He grinned to her charmingly.

She paused for a moment as she processed his flattery but then she laughed before waving him off. “Oh well, heh heh, I'm going to have to watch out for you now. You've got that sweet talkin charm like those Manehattan sales ponies.” She smiled at him feeling happy to just have somepony giving her genuine attention. “Oh but you best watch out now!” She said pointing behind Rayne. He turned to look, worried that something was burning or about to fall. But once he had turned his back she finished by saying. “If a honey bee gets too excited then they are liable to… STING YA!” And then she suddenly whipped him in the backside with a kitchen towel.

“YEOW! HEY, easy there Granny Smith. Oh you're a wild one alright hehe.” He tried to tease back, feeling surprised at having been tricked so easily by the older pony.

“Ah he he he he! You should’a seen yer face there. You sure jumped pretty high. You need old Granny to get ye something to hold to?” She smirked and was still laughing as she pulled the pies out of the oven to put the last batch in.

“You're something else alright Granny Smith.” Rayne said, thoroughly enjoying how this old gal could keep up with his sass in ways that the younger ponies could not. “I guess it's true what they say about apples.”

After closing the oven door she turned and asked, “Uh, say what now?”

Then Rayne smiled and told her, “A good apple never goes bad. They just get sweeter with age.”

Now it seemed Rayne had finally gotten passed her sassy sense of humor to put a solid blush on her cheeks. Beyond her wrinkles and her worn appearance Rayne could see the eyes of a bashful mare, years younger than she looked to the others today. Even though she was older now, that youthful spirit still resided within her and he enjoyed being able to bring that out.

She stepped up to him and gave a just a polite kiss to his cheek. “Oh now you, hehe. You go on and stop that. All these sweet lines are wasted on an old thing like me. I know that you aren't really wanting to be sweating away in this kitchen. You go on and get out to the northern orchard and I'm sure that Applejack will be glad to see you.”

Rayne chuckled knowing that it'd be pointless to try to pull one over on this pony but he nodded and smiled. “Don't sell yourself too short there Granny. I had a great time baking with you.” They both laughed as she started to shoo him out the door. “Alright, alright, you caught me! I'm came out here to see Applejack! Okay, I'm going, I'm going haha.” He laughed defeatedly as he stepped out the door.

Granny Smith waved to him from the doorway but then stopped as she thought about what he had last said. “Well yeah, that's what I said.” Chuckling to herself as she watched him walking down the road, “Whooie, if I were a lifetime younger heh heh. Now, I think I need to be, eh, cleaning… or something.” She mumbled walking back inside.

Meanwhile out in the orchard a much younger mare was bucking up a storm with the apple trees. “Silly fool.” She gave a hard kick to a tree, dropping a basket full of apples. “Letting him get you all riled up.” Then a second loud bang to another tree. “Why do you even care if he likes you?” Now Applejack kicked a tree so hard that its roots shook. “Wait, did he say he fantasizes about me?” She asked herself, absentmindedly knocking apples down onto herself as she kicked the next tree.

“Are you okay?” A voice called out to her from behind. Looking up she jumped seeing Rayne standing nearby with a concerned expression. However from that jump she struck her head on a low branch and cried out painfully. “Appejack!” Rayne shouted and rushed over to her. She was seeing stars for a moment and Rayne took off her hat to take a look. Rayne gently caressed the top of her head as she slowly started to recover. Applejack blushed, seeming to let her guard down for a moment. However as Rayne tried to use the opportunity to lean down and steal a kiss, Applejack came to her senses and pulled away before he even got close.

“Whoa there! And just WHAT do you think you were doing?” She asked him, rising to her hooves and taking an authoritative stance. Rayne just smirked, not feeling guilty about a thing. “Wow, you must think yer pretty slick. Well I tell ya, that's not how we do things 'round here!” She was mad but Rayne could almost hear how her heart was beating in her chest now.

“What's wrong Applejack? I'm not trying to upset you.” He stepped up to her but she turned away from him. “Have I done something wrong?” He coyly asked.

“Something wrong?!” She shouted. But then she paused and lowered her head. “Well… no, not exactly."

“Am I bothering you? Would you be happier if I just left you alone?” Again he was being coy but sounded sincere.

“That's... that's not what I'm sayin.” She grumbled and kicked a tree several times until she realized it was one she had already bucked.

“What happened Applejack? What changed?” She looked to him now, hearing how the tone of his voice had changed. “The other night at the party… you were so confident. You were open, you were wild. You even teased me a bit. The look in your eyes made me feel like there was nothing you couldn't do. It was amazing.” He could see on her neck how fast and hard her heart was racing but he paused considering that it might not be from the reason he first thought it would be. “But your eyes don't look like that now. They look a bit scared. Back then I had been the nervous pony, afraid that I'd offend you. But now that I'm the confident one it's looking like I might scare you off. Where's that fire Applejack?”

At first she seemed to want to argue but she gave him a thoughtful look and then cleared her throat trying to catch her breath. She stomped at the ground a bit trying to steady her emotions and spoke softly as she told him, “I don't really know. I'm not normally like this. Usually I have an answer for everything. But the situation is different now. At the party I was seeing a different you. You were bashful and shy, like a gentle giant. It was, kinda, cute. But here you are now coming in all strong. Please don't tease me about it but yes I like you Rayne. I think you're mighty handsome and you even get along with my family. That's important to me. But you're not leaving me with no room to breathe! The mood is different now. I felt comfortable opening up to you before.”

"And now you feel pressured?" He asked and she just nodded quietly. Rayne thought for a moment before he gave a smug look as he jested, “Aww so it's just a matter of setting the mood is it?” He laughed but raised a hoof when she frowned at him. “I'm not teasing you, I promise.” She nodded and let him continue. “I'm still the same pony. The one who looked at you with awe and wonder.”

Applejack did blush just a little bit and didn't make any attempts to hide it like she had earlier. "If yer not teasin' me then what's your point in saying something like that?"

Rayne spoke with a calm and soothing tone as he told her, “Just imagine how excited I must have felt on the walk over here... Thinking about you the whole time and wondering what you might say to me.” Now she seemed to ease a little bit as he was giving her something she could relate to. "You think a nervous nelly like me won't be prone to getting over excited? Here you are, this beautiful country mare, lookin like a fallen zap apple found amongst a pile of reds. I'm sorry if my excitement put you off ease. That is the last thing I wanted.”

Applejack sighed and offered him a smile. “And I remember the last time we spoke I was being a might flirty when I invited you over here. I'm sure I left you with an expectation much different than the attitude I've been givin' you now.”

“No teasing,” He whispered and she nodded before he went on to say, “but I like you too, and you like me... I admit I did come out here to flirt with you Applejack, per your invitation. But I'm not actually hearing from you that you don't want me to do just that. It sounds more like, with your permission, that you just need a little something to lighten the mood. You know, to take the pressure off?"

"That... don't sound like it would be too bad." She nodded, knowing that he was leading somewhere with this.

Rayne walked around her smiling as he asked, “Would it be entirely inappropriate for me to sing to you while we're out here?” But just as the words left his lips he was already somehow hearing the wind pick up with the rustling of the trees sounding like a musical beat.

"Wait, your telling me that you know how to sing?" She asked him and he just nodded back. “Hehe, well alright then. Don’t worry about it too much. We do that a lot 'round here anyways.” She said before sitting her bottom down to listen to him.

With a seductive grin he tossed his hair back and started softly.

https://youtu.be/-tRdBsnX4N4

“I'll never be your beast of burden,
My back is broad but it's a hurting,
All I want is for you to make love to me.” Applejack was definitely blushing from being sung too like this. But dispite her bashful expression from that last line, she Rayne could tell that she was enjoying it.

“I'll never be your beast of burden,
I've walked for miles my hooves are hurting,
All I want, for you to make love to me.”

“Lamb sakes.” She whispered, feeling more embarrassed than she could ever remember being. She was used to getting cat calls from stallions at rodeos but never had she been so brazenly flirted with before. Rayne gave her a playful little shh to which she smiled and said, “Oh, I'm sorry, I'll be quiet.” With a giggle she let him continue.

“Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see!" Rayne could definitely tell thst his song was relaxing her mood and she was even beginning to look a bit smitten now.

“I'll never be your beast of burden,
So let's go home and draw the curtains,
Music in my heart you know,
Come on baby make sweet love to me.” Now Applejack was fanning herself with her hat unsure of how to handle this kind of attention.

“Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see.” She tried to cover her face with her hat for a moment but Rayne gently lowered it with his hoof and now sang face to face with her.

“Oh little filly,
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, girl,
Such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl,
Come on baby please, please, please.” Applejack still seemed shy but she looked as if her defenses were dropping. She glanced up to him and as their eyes met she gave an alluringly stare, just like she had at the party.

“Yeah, all your sickness,
I can suck it up.
Throw it all at me,
I can shrug it off.
There's one thing baby,
that I don't understan’.
You keep on telling me,
I ain't your kind of plan.” With that she gave a smirk as if to say that wasn't technically what she had said. Rayne loved seeing that her playful side was starting to show itself again.

“Ain't I rough enough?
Ain't I tough enough?
Ain't I rich enough?
Ooh! Ooh! Please!” He leaned in close to place his hooves on her hips. She in turn raised hers around his neck. Then she allowed him to dance with her in the orchard while he continued to sing.
“I'll never be your beast of burden.
I'll never be your beast of burden.
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be.” Now he was gently swaying with her, rocking back and forth as he sang and making her laugh from how good a time she was having.

“I'll never be your beast of burden,
I've walked for miles, my hooves are hurting,
All I want is you to make love to me.” She leaned her snout against his and caressed her face against him romantically. Stepping closer into his arms she let him hold her but still she wasn't kissing him yet.

“That was, really somethin’ swell.” She whispered in a sultry voice. Every inch of her body language screamed with how badly she wanted him. “I will admit, no pony has ever tried to make me feel this beautiful before... and really have me believing it.” She kept leaning in as if they were going to kiss but then she would pull away. He didn't talk and he didn't rush her. Knowing his song had said enough he kept patient, letting her have all the control for what would happen next. “You're something else Rayne.” She told him. Then raising a hoof to his chin she lifted his lips forward. She didn't pull away but she did hesitate one last time just before their lips touched. “...If I tell you that I want for you to keep your hooves to yerself, can I trust you?” She whispered.

“You can trust me Applejack.” He whispered back. Then he felt her give him one of the softest, most tender kisses that he had ever received. He matched her pressure, not trying to take advantage as she opened her barriers just enough to go this far with him. When she pulled away he tried to show in his eye that he was pleased, not disappointed.

He could tell that she was scrutinizing him a bit, debating something internally to herself. “Not a word, you hear me? You don' say a single thing… and you don't try for nothing! You understand?” Rayne just looked to her and nodded gently. Then he was surprised when she took a firm hold of his hoof. She looked around to make sure no one was watching and then she took off, pulling him after her through the orchard. She ran so fast that he wouldn't have been able to keep up with the three legs he had been left with if she had not been tugging him along. But he kept quiet and let her have her way as they ran together. Eventually they came to a hillside with a field of soft grass that sloped down above another apple orchard below. Rayne noticed an out of place pile of dried sticks but there wasn't anything else particularly special about them. After looking around again she led them down the hill to where the trees grew particularly thick together but with a small gap in the middle.

“Lay back..." She told him, speaking quickly as she pushed him inside. Doing as she asked, it took his breath away to watch as she climbed in and then mount herself to be sitting on top of him. She had the light behind her as it filtered in through the trees. She leaned down now while holding onto his shoulders for support. The kiss she suddenly gave him was anything but gentle this time.

“Did Applejack just bite me?” He wondered as she drove her lips passionately into his. He happily kissed her back, keeping his hooves to himself until she eventually grabbed them placing one on her chest and the other in her mane. Rayne was happy to caress her body while brushing her brilliant sun colored hair behind her ear. He followed the forcefulness of how she was grabbing onto him while enjoying the wild temperament she was now showing. Applejack gave a soft moan into his mouth and started to rock her hips onto the hard muscles of his pelvis. Rayne loved how that felt and he savored the sight of her grinding herself in heat.

When she finally pulled back from the kiss she took a deep breath and scooted backwards so that she was sitting over his legs. She looked down to stare at how erect Rayne had grown beneath her. He just stayed calm and allowed her to take in the view of him. “Are you going to make me do anything weird?” She asked, but Rayne was careful and stayed silent as he shook his head no. He was intent to let her have it her way, no matter what that meant. He could see he had chosen right by how her eyes filled with lust for him. She reached out gently touching his rod with her hoof and began rubbing it before leaning down again to continue making out with him.

She wasn't using her tongue and Rayne wasn't going to force it but he loved how wild her breathing had become all the same. Rayne resisted the desire to roll her over or take dominance and after a few minutes was rewarded with her pushing his hooves down her flank. Now he got to massage her shapely bottom that he had become so smitten with. “Oohh, Rayne!” She gasped as he dug his hooves sensually into her lower back and leg muscles. Knowing a good bit about muscle tension he started loosening knots in her spine and massaging the blood flow to her lower regions. Breaking their kiss she moaned out from his touch as his lips immediately began trailing down her neck instead. While all of this was happening she held onto his mane as she began stroking his rod even faster.

He saw her shudder as her back tingled with delight. But he was surprised when all of a sudden she sat up and started pulling away from him. She removed her hoof from his pelvic area and scooted her own hips further away from his lap. “I cant!” She stuttered and Rayne was instantly concerned at how upset she sounded to be. “I want to so dang bad! You give me feelings... you make me want to have you so much! I really wanna do it, but I just can't! I can't put you... inside me. I'm not ready!" She wasn't exactly crying but she bit her lip and Rayne could see her eyes welling up with frustration as if she were angry at herself.

Rayne tried to sit up without making it look like he was trying to reach out for her. He waited until she finally looked up his way before saying, “It's okay, we don't have to.” He spoke calm and comfortingly as he attempted to sooth her frustration.

“No it ain't!” She shot back stubbornly. “I really want to! You need to believe me!” She whined as she clutched her thighs together. He couldn't be sure but to Rayne it looked as if her loins were burning so bad that it was hurting her. “But I'm scared! I know you want it too, don't try to tell me you don't. Shucks, you probably think I'm acting like a silly little filly!” She pouted and flipped her mane to the other side.

Now Rayne firmly put a hoof over her lips to make her stop talking. He gave her an adamant stare which took her by surprise and spoke directly as he asked, “You're concerned that if you reject me now, that I won't believe you really do want this too?” She nodded with an embarrassed expression that didn't fit the proud earth pony at all. “I can totally understand that Applejack. But you aren't trusting me. You're not even giving me a chance.” He pointed out to her. She paused for a moment as she sniffled but then nodded to him. “Have I complained about a thing so far?” He asked and she shook her head. “Have I done everything just the way that you've been comfortable having it?” She smiled and nodded.

"You have. You've been great. I just, I didn't want to disappoi-"

But he was quick to stop her there. “Applejack, I'm already enjoying this.” He thought he saw a weak smile break through and he hoped that meant her coming around to what he was saying. “I came out here today to spend time with you, whatever that might mean. You don't have to push yourself to what you feel I was expecting to get." He thought with that last line that he would see comfort in her eyes. But instead she frowned making him wonder if that wasn't really how she was feeling. But he saw her look down to notice that he had still been fully hard. Considering a different tactic he asked her, "Were you having fun with what you were starting down here?"

Suddenly Applejack blurted out much more bluntly than she meant to. “Of course I was! You're darn gorgeous!” Quickly she brought her hooves to her mouth because she clearly meant to think that and not say it.

Rayne just chuckled, putting that stroke to his ego aside so he could focus on her. “And that's how I feel about you just the same. And don't try to tell me you're not... I'll start singing to you again, I mean it!” He threatened playfully which made her laugh. He rose his hoof to touch low across her belly. Her breath hitched in her throat nervously but his hoof was only on her lower abs and no farther down. “I was enjoying you touching me Applejack. Now please let me touch you… we don't have to put it inside.”

Applejack tried to wipe the frustration from her face and asked, “We don't?”

“No.” Rayne said sweetly as he started rubbing lower. “We can have fun without doing that and we still don't have to do anything weird. Is this okay?” He asked just before reaching toward the mound between her legs. She nodded didn't even seem to hesitate as she let him pull her down to lean over his shoulder. With one hoof around her back, his other hoof made her gasp reaching down to her slit as she almost jump into his lap.

“Sweet Hearthwarming!” Applejack screamed, never having known how different it could feel to be touched by somepony else rather than herself. Rayne was careful with her now, understanding that even if she were the toughest pony in town that she was still a tender mare when it came to sex. He stroked her slit and parted her folds that kissed his hoof. He remained gentle as he pushed on, caressing her deeper between her legs. Her breath began to huff and pant as she clung to his shoulders as he rubbed her back and forth. “Mmmm! Ohh- Uuuhhh!” She grunted, being stimulated without her own control for the first time in her life.

Feeling that she had started to sweat nervously, Rayne lifted his lips right to her ear and whispered ever so softly, “You're beautiful Applejack.” Now her entire face went scarlet as she heard him praise her while feeling him rub her clit in circles at the same time. She gave a playful push away from her ear before beginning to shudder having a small climax right in Rayne's hooves. He smiled and held her tight while she rode out her quivering bliss. Rayne pulled back from her little nub to not overstimulate it but continued to caress along her opening. He kissed and sucked on her neck making her melt into his arms. He was surprised when he saw her reach back down to begin stroking with not one but both of her hooves now.

Rayne grinned at the amazing sight of Applejack sitting spread legged on his lap. He chuckled to himself drifting into a state of euphoria from getting a hoof job from her while also getting to slide his own hoof against her sex. She was so wet as Rayne caressed through every part of her marehood and he was in awe of how her eyes were glistening from the pleasure he gave her. After they had reached the point where Applejack had cum twice, Rayne leaned back toward her ear repeating, “You're beautiful Applejack... beautiful.” She didn't shy away this time. She looked right back in his eyes while panting softly. It wasn't long before she leaned her head back, flipping her mane seductively for him before she started to stroke his affection for her even faster. It didnt take long before Rayne found himself breathing hard but he could tell that was just what Applejack was wanting from him now. She looked down seeming fascinated when she could actually feel him pulsating in her hooves.

Gritting his teeth while letting out a series of loud gasps Applejack watched as Rayne had a climax of his own. Her eyes became fixated seeing powerful streams of white squirt across her hoof over and over again. Thick silky ropes threw themselves upward covering his stomach and almost up to her elbows with seed. Once Rayne's geyser of satisfaction had calmed down neither one of them were moving anymore and they just settled for laying together comfortably. “Wow, heh heh.” Applejack smiled. “I never knew that, you know, ‘it’ could feel so good... or that a stallion could... this, so much.” She stated while pointing down at herself and then to him.

Now Rayne chuckled. “It can feel A LOT better than that. Trust me.” Applejack gave him a shove. "When you're ready, if you decide to be." He added sweetly.

“Huh, so that's what you fellas put inside us mares?” She asked as she looked down with curiosity to the dripping cream coating their fur.

“Uh huh, that's right.” He nodded, watching as she tentatively reached out towards it. “It's warm and slick so that it helps the flow as its inside you. Most mares find it very comforting and some even get a little addicted to the feeling.” He instructed calmly, even though he was being a little suggestive. He wasn't quite sure whether Applejack bought it or not though.

“Right, I'll bet.” She said with an eyebrow raised to him. But then as she was rubbing it around she asked, “And this gets us pregnant?” She asked as she lifted her hoof, playing with the substance a little.

Rayne was about to nod but then found himself having to hesitant a bit. “Well, normally. Yes.”

“Normally?” She asked, clearly picking up on the change to his tone.

Rayne raised up his hooves trying to feign innocence that he wasn't trying to trick her with anything. “I can't... get any mare pregnant... Now before you respond to that, let me agree with you that any other stallion who tries to say that is probably just trying to scam a good time out of you.” She looked concerned but she had obviously trusted him this far so she continued to hear him out. “It's actually because of Discord.” He explained. “As you well know, I can be pretty flirty...”

“Heh heh, I may have noticed.” She laughed as she now cuddled against him, not minding as their mutual fluids pressed upon each other.

“Well, I think he might have been concerned about a pony like me being in the same town as Fluttershy. I wasn't intending to do anything with her specifically but I guess Discord didn't want to leave room for any kind of… ‘accidents’ is how I remember him putting it. So, he used his magic to make it so that I can't have foals.”

“HE DID WHAT?!” She shouted in both concern and anger.

“No, no, wait! It's nothing permanent!” He said trying to calm her down. “He told me he can undo it at any time. But only after the point that I decide to ‘settle down‘ with somepony for good.”

“Huh.” She grunted simply, still not liking the sound of it but deciding to put her feelings on it aside for now. “Well, I guess it's good to know that you won't have little ones before you're ready for them. Just as long as it can be reversed, I guess it's okay. I'm not ready for foals either but that don't mean I don't EVER want to have some.”

Rayne just chuckled and nodded, trying to show that it was nothing to be concerned about. Pulling her up in his arms, he made her giggle now as he leaned his lips forward to begin kissing along her ear. “This morning has been wonderful with you Applejack. I hope that you've enjoyed your time with me.” His voice was deep and sincere, wanting to know that he had made her feel comfortable with him.

Applejack just laid her head down upon his chest. As Rayne watched her eyes close while stretching a hoof over his side, he saw the face of someone who was content. Someone letting their guard down with another that they trusted. “Mmmm hehe. I can honestly say that I feel so good right now. I already knew you was a sweet one with your words... but them hooves of yours are no joke either.” Hearing this made Rayne smirk and he reached down to start massaging deeply into her back. “Aww come on now!” Applejack laughed. “That just feels too darn good. I can't take all this smilin’. My cheeks are starting to hurt.” They both laughed together until their tender moment was abruptly ruined by a loud voice calling out in the distance.

“Applejack!” Yelled a pink earth pony who was walking through the Apple fields. “Where are you?!”

“Aw shoot! What's Pinkie Pie doing here?” Applejack whined, not having wanted the moment with Rayne to end. Hearing Pinkie's voice getting closer, the farm pony knew that avoiding detection wasn't going to be possible forever. Quickly she raised a hoof to shush Rayne and he nodded staying quiet. “Hiya Pinkie, what can I do for you?!” Applejack yelled out while trying to stay as hidden in the trees with Rayne as she could.

“Applejack?” Pinkie asked curiously as she stepped over the grassy hillside. “Where are you? I can hear you, but I don't see you!"

Applejack gave an exasperated sigh. “I'm here behind the trees but please don't come over here Pinkie.” She called out desperately.

Pinkie had already been on her way down but then stopped at her friend's request. “Why can't I come see you? I've been yelling for you for awhile and my voice is getting tired.”

Applejack stammered a bit nervously. Looking down at the situation they were in, she saw that Rayne's fluids had spread quite a bit. It was now smeared across his torso and along her side. In addition to being all over her hooves she discovered that it had also ran down along both their backs. And that was not even counting the mess from her own orgasms that had saturated between her legs and along her tail.

She gave an apologetic look to Rayne for the situation before yelling back out. “I'm sorry Pinkie but I'm kind of in an embarrassing situation right now. Don't worry, I'm alright. I don't need help or nuthing. But it’d make me pretty sorry to have anypony else see me right now." She waited but after not hearing a response from Pinkie she added, "But aside from that, what can I do you for sugar cube?”

After taking a moment to consider the situation Pinkie just yelled out, “Oh well, okay. Would you be able to come to the castle soon? Twilight is calling us all together.”

Pinkie watched the trees and again just heard her friend yell out from beyond. “If you can give me about twenty minutes I'll be right over!”

After that Pinkie Pie nodded and turned to leave. But she suddenly stopped, looking back over her shoulder as if debating something to herself. Eventually she looked back to the trees again and shouted, “Oh and just one more thing! Could Rayne, who isn't over there with you, please tell me what kind of cupcakes he likes?” Then she grinned super wide to the general direction of the trees.

Down in the grove the two lovers looked to one another with shocked expressions. But then Rayne smirked and Applejack growled to him, “Don't you dare!” She hissed as quietly as she could.

Pinkie just stood there waiting until a male's voice called out to her. “Oh just plain white cupcakes for me please. With not too much frosting. I'm kinda boring when it comes to my pastry tastes, sorry Pinkie!” Back down in the grove Applejack covered her face with her hat as if she would die from embarrassment.

“Okie dokie!” She cheered happily and then turned to leave.

“PINKIE!!!” Applejack yelled out angrily.

“What?!” Pinkie replied as she started skipping away. “I didn't see a thing! I promise!” Then she giggled as she could hear Applejack playfully getting after Rayne for shouting out.

Author's Notes:

So I hope this chapter was enjoyable. I really feel that this is how things would go for Applejack. I hope my readers approve. I have gotten more requests for chapters with AJ than anyone else so I'd hate to disappoint.

The original lyrics for the song Rayne sung were from "Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones. However Rayne definitely changed a few words and skipped a part or two so he could make it fit better for singing to Applejack. All credit goes to the original song writers and producers though.

**Side note** I'm taking a short break to write a one shot as a present for one of my followers. But I'll be right back to this story once I'm done. Also don't worry. I have plenty more chapters here already almost ready to go!