Vinyl had just left with Octavia to White Tail Wood, Applejack was checking every last details about her plan. She was more nervous than before her first date with Rarity. She wasn't sure the baroness of Equestria, who happened to be her lover, would appreciate what she had planned, despite Vinyl having insisted the exact opposite.

"Too late to back down, now." Applejack sighed to herself.

She clapped her cheeks to chase her anxiety away, before putting her preparation in her pocket and making her way toward the farm house with resolution. She had a high class seamstress to pick up.

"Pinkie, have you brought your first suitcase down already?" A frantic Twilight asked.

She had insisted to the others on already preparing a part of their luggages in order to gain time for tomorrow's departure. Rarity and Fluttershy had already accpeted to do so, fearing their dark skinned friend would literally burst into flames again. Twilight hadn't taken very well that Octavia had disappeared in the middle of their preparations that she had judged essentials.

"Hum! No." Pinkie Pie replied as she usually did, with a big toothy smile.

"Pray tell...Why?" Twilight asked slowly. Fluttershy hid behind Rarity, fearing another burst of flames, while Rainbow prepared herself to summon a raincloud, just in case.

"Because my stuff aren't packed yet." Pinkie answered with a nod.

"Why are you not packing them, then?" Twilight asked with a twitch of her eye.

"Oh! Easy answer for that one. I was planning on doing it later. So that ....."

"Go pack your things! Now!" Twilight interrupted her sternly.

"But I have..."

"No buts. Be a good girl and go pack your things." Twilight ordered.

"But I had promised Applebloom that I would play with her this afternoon." Pinkie Pie said with big teary eyes.

'Oh My! There it is...' Fluttershy thought to herself.

'....Pinkie Pie's most dangerous weapon...' Rarity said in her head.

'....Her masterclass Puppy Eyes!' Rainbow Dash concluded in her thoughts.

Pinkie put up a sad pout and looked pleadingly at Twilight with her big shining eyes. Twilight stood resolute during two good minutes. But like every time before, she sighed with her head low. Pinkie Pie had beaten her again.

"Fiiine. You can go." Twilight let out. "I'll help you with your packing later."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Pinkie shouted happily as she hugged Twilight intensely, before going outside with Applebloom.

"One day, I'll get her. One day..."Twilight muttered to herself before turning toward Rainbow Dash. "So, Rainbow, where are your luggage?"

"Hum. Haaa. In my room." Rainbow answered uneasily. "But, I was planning on hanging out with Pinkie and the squirt."

"No You don't." Twilight said firmly as she grabbed Rainbow in her purple magic. "You're coming with me. I'm gonna make sure you've packed correctly."

"That's not fair!" Rainbow argued as Twilight was walking upstairs with her floating behind. "Pinkie and Octavia can leave just like that. But me, noooo! I must stay."

"While I'm not happy about Octavia, I know she'll be ready in time when she gets back." Twilight explained. "And Pinkie Pie's special."

"Heya Rarity." Applejack said as she entered the living room few seconds after Twilight had left.

"Hello there, Darling." Rarity cooed with a big smile.

"Ah was wonderin'. Are ya busy at the moment? 'Cause Ah kinda wanted to..." Applejack started.

"What? You need to talk to me in private?" Rarity asked in surprise, interrupting a confused Applejack. "That sounds important. Fluttershy, Dear, you'll explain that to Twilight, won't you?"

Rarity grabbed Applejack's hand and pulled her outside the house rather rudely and quickly, leaving Fluttershy alone. The animal lover blinked in confusion before realizing that Rarity had just run away from their preparations, just like Octavia and Pinkie had.

"Rarity?" Twilight shouted from above. "I need your help here, could you please come upstairs?"

When she heard that, Fluttershy only squealed in frustration and fear. She braced herself for the worst as she climbed upstairs.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Twilight yelled in anger.

"Oh my goodness! Rainbow, the raincloud! The RAINCLOUD!"

Rarity, still pulling Applejack behind her, was putting as much distance between the farm house and them. She had stopped walking when the house was out of sight.

"I'm sorry about this, Applejack Dear!" Rarity said in apologetic tone. "I just had to get away from those preparations."

"Ah completely understand." Applejack nodded. "Twilight can be rather scary when it comes to organization. Ah might want to tell CK about that."

"Why would that be any of her concerns?" Rarity asked in genuine curiosity.

"Well, Vinyl and maself think she has a crush on Twilight, though she completely denies it." Applejack explained with a chuckle.

"Really?" Rarity asked, her eyes lit up by the juicy piece of gossip she had just heard. " From what I understood, Ms Kicker doesn't look for a paramour."

"She had always been an 'all fun and no feelings' kinda gal." Applejack shrugged. "Ah hope she"ll finally admit to herself what she has for Twilight."

"You make it sounds like it's an objective to have your friends dating a member of the Council of Harmony." Rarity giggled.

"We sure do aim high around these parts." Applejack chuckled. "Anyway, Ah meant it more like for her to admit she wants to settle down with someone. Her lifestyle ain't very compatible with her career. No matter how good she is at her guard job, and believe me when Ah say she's good at it, people only see the promiscuous woman."

"You seem to worry a lot about her." Rarity noted.

"She, Vinyl and Ah were inseparable when we were young'uns! We all grew up together!" Applejack said with a small smile. "Kinda hard not carin' about one and another."

"Hum! Looks I have competition." Rarity said slowly, in a false anger.

"What? Me and Cloud Kicker?" Applejack asked in bewilderment, before bursting in laughter. "Oh Sweet Epona, No! She had tried in the past though."

"She tried to seduce you?" Rarity shouted in surprise. She hadn't expected such a revelation.

"She did, but Vinyl and Ah have kept on saying no to her." Applejack shrugged.

"You mean she still tries?" Rarity said in shock.

"It kinda became a private joke between all three of us." Applejack explained before pulling Rarity closer. "Don't worry, Ah have eyes only for a certain purple haired baroness with amazin' blue eyes." She added in a amorous tone.

"That's reassuring." Rarity replied in the same tone.

"Ah have somethin' planned for the two of us." Applejack whispered softly to Rarity's ear. "Ya interested?"

"Very!" Rarity nodded with a smile.

Applejack held Rarity's hand and guided her gently in the Orchard. While they were walking, Rarity leaned her head on Applejack's shoulder. Applejack couldn't help but to smile softly, enjoying the contact with the baroness. After a slow and long walk, Applejack and Rarity arrived at the small wheat field the Apples had. It was small compared to the numerous Orchards, but it appeared huge in Rarity's eyes. She noticed a small dirt path next to hit.

"Are we going to walk on that path?" Rarity asked with interest.

Applejack didn't answer. She just lifted Rarity in order to carry her bridal style. Rarity blushed a little as she was carried like that by her lover. She had known for a long time now that her Applejack was strong, but it still amazed her when Applejack displayed it.

"You know Darling, I could have walked." Rarity remarked with a tone that suggested that she appreciated her situation, despite what she was saying.

"An' ruinin' yer precious shoes with dirt?" Applejack asked playfully.

"It's only dirt, Darling. It's no big deal." Rarity waved off, causing Applejack to stop dead in her tracks.

"Who are ya and what happened to the prissy noble woman Ah fell in love with?" Applejack asked playfully, yet a bit seriously.

"I'm still Rarity Belle. " Rarity giggled. "As for what happened to me, I just spend the last ten nights sharing my bed with a beautiful blond farmer who consider that being covered with dirt at the end of the day is a proof of hard work. Her values seemed to have rub off on me. Kind of like she did." Rarity added with a sensual smirk.

"Hoooo! Such a dirty innuendo. That's ma Rarity." Applejack chuckled.

Applejack nuzzled the woman in her arms, who happily returned the gesture, before starting to walk again. Following the path for about ten minutes, before arriving at the base of a small hill. Applejack climbed up to the summit before putting Rarity down. Rarity watched in awe the panorama offered by the hill top. You could see the entire Sweet Apple Acres from up there.

"What a stunning view." Rarity said dreamily.

"Indeed." Applejack slowly replied, looking at Rarity instead of the scenery. "It's where Ah come when Ah want to think about something." She added as she put the blanket, she had previously left there, on the ground. "Care to join me?" She asked as she sit on the blanket, facing toward the scenery.

"With pleasure." Rarity nodded before sitting right next to Applejack.

For a long time, they just remained there, close to each other, watching observing the scenery going more tinted with orange as the sun was setting. They didn't need to say or do anything, they just enjoyed the fact of being there together.

"It's going to be weird to return in Canterlot after this." Rarity let out after a long silence.

"Why's that?" Applejack asked with curiosity.

"You might found it silly, but, since I've been here, I just don't feel like going back." Rarity said.

"Can ya explain a bit?"

"Well, there's the fact that I don't want to leave you of course. That's the most part of it, actually." Rarity elaborated with a chuckle.

"Ah'll be. That sure as sugar boosts ma ego." Applejack said with a smile.

"You're welcome to do so Darling." Rarity winked. "But there's also a little something else that I can't really explain."

"Ah know what ya mean." Applejack nodded. "Ma Papy used to call that the Magic of Sweet Apple Acres. The only place of in world that makes its inhabitants cry at one specific time." She added softly, smiling at the memory of her father.

"Which specific time?" Rarity asked with curiosity.

"When the inhabitant has decided to leave this place." Applejack slowly said, her gaze lost in the vast area occupied by the orchards.

"It's a nice saying." Rarity simply said.

"Yeah, Papy was a good one with them words. Something Vinyl picked up, somehow." Applejack said causing her and Rarity to giggle. "Rarity... Ah...." Applejack started with a more serious tone, but she didn't seem to find her words.

"What is it, Dear?" Rarity asked with concern.

"Drats, Ah had all a nice fancy speech planned up in ma head." Applejack said in anger and shame. "And as soon as Ah need it. Pooof! Gone!"

"It's ok, Darling." Rarity said in a comforting tone. "Why don't you say it simply, like you always do?"

"Ah'll try." Applejack took a deep breath. "Rarity, durin' those last three weeks, Ah've never been happier in ma life." Applejack said with a shaking voice. "Ever since Ah kissed ya after ya've chased those thugs out of ma gym, Ah kinda knew ya were ma s-spe-special so-som-someone." Applejack had stammered a lot on the last two words, blushing madly.

Rarity gazed at her lover fondly. While it may have been funny to see Applejack acting so shy about her feelings, Rarity couldn't even think of laughing at her. She knew how much the words given by the farmer had much more value than every gems in the world. She gently grabbed Applejack's hand and gave it a little squeeze. Applejack seemed to relax at Rarity's touch.

"Ah would lie to ya if Ah say that Ah'm not scared about the fact that ya're leavin' tomorrow." Applejack confessed. "Please let me finish!" She had asked Rarity when she saw the seamstress was about to say something. "Ah know that we aren't from the same world ya and me. The noble and the farmer. Sounds like something from a fairy tale, doesn't it?" Applejack chuckled. "Ah stopped believin' in fairy tales many years ago."

"Applejack, what do you mean by that?" Rarity asked slowly, afraid of the answer.

"What Ah said!" Applejack said simply. "Ah don't believe in fairy tales anymore. But." Rarity's face who had hanged low for the last few seconds, perked up instantly. "But for what ya and Ah are sharing, Ah'm willing to try an' believe again."

Applejack turned her face toward Rarity. Her emerald eyes met Rarity's sapphire ones, both sets of eyes were shinier than the gems they had the color. Applejack leaned her face toward Rarity who mimicked Applejack's action.

"Rarity...Will ya be part of ma fairy tale?" Applejack asked slowly.

"For you Darling, I'll even make a reality out of it." Rarity answered firmly.

They closed the distance between each other. Rarity could sense the insecurity on her lover's lips. It was something that didn't belong on her farmer, HER Applejack. Rarity was resolute to erase that insecurity of her lover's body. As the kiss grew longer and wilder, she knew she was succeeding. She could sense the fear and doubts were slowly replaced by a natural confidence and an undeniable strength. Those features belonged to Applejack.

They both broke the kiss after a while, Rarity noticed with pleasure that Applejack's eyes were now full of vigor. She slowly put her hand on Applejack's cheek, the farmer turned slightly her head to kiss Rarity's palm.

"Rarity, Ah got a little somethin' for ya." Applejack said as she took something from her pocket. A thin rectangular burgundy box.

"Aww! Applejack, you shouldn't have." Rarity said excitedly, while Rarity was considered one of the most generous of all the nobility, She didn't have the habit of receiving presents.

"Ah wanted to." Applejack said as she extended the box to Rarity. "Hope ya'll like it."

"It's from you, I'm sure I'll like it." Rarity assured, as she opened the box.

When the box was open, Rarity gasped at was inside. Inside the box was a set of two silver chains attached each to a sliver medallion with an encrusted gemstone. One of the medallions was apple-shaped with a purple gemstone engraved in the form of a diamond, while the other had the shape of a diamond with an apple-shaped orange gemstone. Rarity's eyes started to water as she covered her mouth with her left hand.

"Ya like it?" Applejack asked hesitantly.

"I don't like it! I love it" Rarity shouted as she pulled Applejack into a short yet powerful hug. "Applejack, those are beautiful."

"Phew! Ah was afraid ya were a gold type of person." Applejack sighed in relief with a chuckle.

"Silver's way too much disregarded for it's potential." Rarity assured in a very professional tone. "Beside, rumor has it, it'll be in next season." She added with a chuckle. "What do they mean?" She asked with a dreamy glint in her eyes. She had clearly understood the message, but she wanted to hear it from Applejack.

"Well, the design are supposed to represent us." Applejack as she took the medallion with the orange gemstone. "The diamond is ya and the apple's obviously me."

"You see me as a diamond?" Rarity asked with a giggle.

"Only as the most beautiful gemstone in the world." Applejack said with a soft smile.

Rarity blushed at that comment. "I-I suppose that, since there are two medallions, one of them is for you." Rarity stammered.

"Ya supposed right." Applejack said. "Turn around."

Rarity complied to her lover's demand and, knowing what Applejack was about to do, she lifted the back of her hair. Applejack passed chain of the medallion she had in hand around her neck. In the next seconds, Rarity was wearing the medallion with the apple shaped gemstone while Applejack was passing the one with the purple diamond around her neck.

"Now, Ah have a part of ya!" She said pointing the purple gemstone. "And ya have a part of me." She pointed the apple shaped jewel on Rarity's chest.

"It's just perfect." Rarity beamed at Applejack. "It must have cost you a fortune."

"Ah had to call in for few favors, but it was worth it." Applejack shrugged.

"I feel bad for not having anything for you, dear." Rarity said with a pout.

"Aw! Shucks Rare! Ya don't need to give me anythin'." Applejack assured with a small smile.

"I simply must insist otherwise, Darling." Rarity said. "And I think I know how to pay you back for such a delicate attention." She added with a purr.

Rarity gently shoved Applejack with her right hand. The farmer, having realized where her lover was heading, let herself fall on her back with a knowing grin on her face. Rarity crept up on top of her lover with a hungry look on her face. Her newly acquired medallion hanging between her and the farmer. The fact of seeing Applejack wearing her medallion and knowing what that implied, had sent happy shivers to Rarity.

"I wouldn't have ever thought you would be the first one of us to offer jewelry." Rarity remarked softly as she was bringing her face closer to Applejack's.

"Ah'm the first one surprised here. But you know what people say." Applejack said. "Good things are better when they're a Rarity." She added seductively to her lover with her eyes half closed, stressing her name as much as she could, before being kissed fiercely by a pretty darn excited Rarity.

Author's Notes:

I finished that Chapter god that was harder than planned.

I hope you liked it

Mariacheat-Brony.