Chapter 1:

It was a very cliche night.

Cold with a slight breeze.

Rainbow Dash paced herself down the halls of the school. She was ecstatic.

Applejack had offered Rainbow Dash cider, plus promises of a long relaxing night to just peace, tranquility and relaxation. Where they can just talk the night away.

It was Friday, so, therefore, no school tomorrow. No teaching. Like I mentioned before peace tranquility and pure relaxation.

She was a little early to what time Applejack asked her to come. About an hour early. She was too happy to care if she was early or way too early. Applejack wouldn't mind, Right?.

She slowly drifted through the halls to the exit. She exited to the outside. Of which Applejack's class took place. This was the place, where Applejack told her to come.

But in Rainbow's excitement, she forgot that Applejack asked her to come to her classroom no earlier than the time she'd given her.

So therefore when Rainbow Dash came waltzing through the barn-doored classroom. Unaware of Applejack's former request.

There was Applejack happily singing a little tune. There she stood on her back forelegs.

She was twirling with a broom, sweeping. She used the broom to distribute half if not all of her weight onto it.

She was dancing more than she was sweeping. There in her own little world. Not a care.

Till Rainbow Dash snickered at the sight of her friend twirling and dancing around with a broom.

Applejack's face transformed in mere seconds from blithe to sudden unadulterated terror.

Applejack's head snapped back toward Rainbow Dash. The turn was so quick and sudden that you could hear the sickening snap of the bones of her neck snap from the force. Utterly appalled by the sight of Rainbow Dash, the pain of her movement didn't cause the slightest unrest.

"Rainbow Dash! Why are ya'll here!" Applejack practically screeched at the other pony.

Rainbow Dash replied, "... I like being early."

"One; No ya don't, and Two; YOUR AN HOUR EARLY!"

"Okay, One; You don't know that maybe like getting up early and Two; what if I'm an hour early."

"Why are you even here this early!"

"Uh, well." Rainbow Dash laughs lightly, "Hehehe..."

Applejack sighs at her realization at why Rainbow dash is early.

"Cider? Really Dash?"

"What?!"

"I swear..."

"What?"

"That ya'll some sort of alcoholic-"

"How dare you assume such things of me, Applejack? I thought we were friends?"

Applejack sighed out very vexedly. A much-needed sigh. But it wasn't just for her, it was for Dash to take the hint. They were un-said words, but had been able to be easily deciphered to; "Shut-Up."

"Ah haven't even finished cleaning, let alone set everything up!"

"I can help with that!"

Applejack blushed slightly at the thought, but stuttered out,

"N-no. It's fhane. It's A-okay."

"Really. Are you sure-"

"Yes, Ah'm sure!"

"You okay?"

"E-yep!"

An awkward silence ensued.

A couple of minutes pass.

"Sooo, whatcha doing?" Asked a now bored Rainbow Dash.

"Clean'n up." Says Applejack, as if it wasn't obvious already.

"Why? Isn't gonna get messy again tomorrow?"

Applejack then sighs out of the faint annoyance of her friend's questions. And then tells her,

"No, it's not. We did an activity today with stickers, glitter, and what-not."

At Applejack's explanation Rainbow looks to the floor and realizes what she was sweeping up before she disturbed her. She saw some sparkling substance on the ground near the broom.

"Ohhhh, that makes sense. What were you doing?"

Then Applejack explained suddenly,

"It was something about; a creature randomly selected by the one before hoof or what every limb they posses, I don't know. That creature that was chosen had to put a sticker, add some glitter but had to draw/ write something on a big piece of paper. Then after every creature went. Every creature has to guess what the other creatures put on the paper. In the end, every creature had to tell whatever they put on the paper and to see who was right. The creature who guessed the most correctly wins."

"That was oddly specific."

"Well, ya asked. To be honest, Ah made it up on the fly, Ah really didn't have anything planned."

"Hah, really. Well, It sounds decent. How'd it go?"

"Messy. Very messy. But fun. But very, very messy. It took me an hour after school hours to clean it up, Ah was finishing up when ya'll come crashing in."

"I did not crash in. I merely opened the door, silently and I scared you."

"Ya'll did not scare me!"

"Yes, I did! I was like, 'Boo!', and you were like, 'Ahhhh!'"

"Whatever."

"I so did." Whispered Rainbow Dash.

"What did ya'll say?!"

"Nothing! What were you planning on setting up, ya know before I came in?"

At Rainbow dash's question, Applejack faintly blushed.

"That's none of ya'll business."

"Well, it would've been if I came on time."

"Yeah and ya didn't. So, no I ain't gonna tell ya."

"That is unfair!"

"Life is unfair."

"Are you almost done?" Asked Rainbow dash in an irate tone.

"Aaaand. Done."

"Finally!"

"Do ya'll want cider or not, cause if ya'll keep this attitude of yours going-"

"Yes. I want cider. Sorry. It's just-"

"What."

"It's... Boring to wait."

"Hah, of course, it is. Why wouldn't it be?"

"Well duh, just, yeah. Whatever. Can we have cider now?"

"Fhane, Fhane. Let me get it. Ya, go up the ladder."

"Wha? Why up the ladder?"

"Don't ya trust me?"

"Well yeah, but-"

"Do ya'll trust me."

"Duh of course I do."

"Then move ya caboose and get up there!"

"Fine."

Rainbow dash simply flew up the ladder. She had wings after all. Sitting indolently on a stack of straw and laying back into it. She took in a deep breath, and with the breath came the sweet smell of the farm-like classroom.

Rainbow dash heard struggling breaths near the ladder. She left her comfortable spot to investigate. Only to see Applejack struggling to lift the barrel of cider up the ladder.

Rainbow Dash just stared at her friend for a moment to recognize her friend's stupidity. Then after a brief recollection, she realized she'd probably do the same thing.

After that she realized she was basically watching her friend struggle for quite a while, so she rushed downward to help.

"Ah'm Fhine. Ah, can bring it up mah'self."

To this Rainbow Dash only replied with a,

"E-Nope."

And proceeded to snatch the whole barrel out of Applejack's grasp. And realized that the barrel was actually pretty heavy. With that, she practically fell on the ground. But in a quick swoop Applejack was able to grab an edge of the barrel stoping Rainbow dash from crashing to the ground.

"Hehe... Totally was going for that."

"Yeah, right."

From there both Rainbow Dash and Applejack heaved up the barrel up the ladder. And up to the wooden flooring, which was filled with straw but it wasn't enough to completely block out the view of the floor. There you could see that this small enclosure had a little opening up near the top of the ceiling. The top of the ceiling was close enough that if you stood on your back legs and reached your hoves up. And steady yourself with the ceiling then you could open the trapdoor that leads into the night. The night filled with stars and a light chilled breeze.

After Applejack and Rainbow Dash bring up the Barrel, they drop it off near the previously mentioned straw.

Applejack couldn't have stopped herself from saying,

"Ah didn't need your help, Ah could've done it mah'self.

"It doesn't matter if you could or couldn't, I wanna help my friend."

"Well then, why didn't ya'll "leap into action" when I was getting the barrel? Hmmm?"

To this Rainbow chuckled sheepishly, "Hehehe..."

Then below a whisper Applejack said, "Thanks..."

"HMMM?! What was that? Was that what I think it was?"

"Shut yer Trap!" Said a very flustered Applejack.

Rainbow chuckled at Applejack's flustered outrage.

"Your welcome, Aj."

"..."

"..."

"Ah should go get the cider now."

"YEP!"

Applejack trotted across the straw-covered wooden floor, to the neglected barrel. She went to the barrel and put it on its side. Then she went to the top of the barrel. And mysterious out of thin air pulled out two cider Muggs, (Damn Apple-Family magic...). Applejack put one of the two mugs under the top of which the cork was placed. With her mouth, she bites unto the cork and pulled it off. The cider cascaded down into the mug. After the cider's foam nearly went over the top of the mug she hoofed it over to Rainbow's direction which she happily took it and downed it greedily. After she was done with her own mug Applejack pugged back up the cork and went over to where Rainbow sat on a pile of straw. Of which Applejack was happily welcomed. When she finally sat down, Rainbow already finished her mug.

"Really?"

"I'm thirsty, Okay."

In a more quiet tone, but hearable,

Applejack mischievously stated, "That's what she said..."

Rainbow's response was all the more hilarious and worth it to Applejack. Smoke fuming from her ears and a blush on her face, Rainbow was speechless. Rainbow blushed furiously just as furiously as the rath that would insue seconds later. Viciously slapping her hoof down on Applejack's head. Screeching out,

"SHUT-UP!"

Applejack's laughter could be heard from miles away. Nearly falling down on the ground below she sputtered out between laughter,

"So-oo, worth-it."

"Whatever!"

Rainbow Dash went to fill her mug, defeated she said,

"Your an ass."

"We all have 'em, Dash."

"Whatever."

Applejack snickered at Rainbow's response,

"Geeze Rainbow, your feisty today."

After Rainbow refilled her mug went back to sit down, she said,

"Well, what do you wanna do?"

"Ah specifically told ya, 'Why don't we meet up, talk and maybe drink cider."

"Isn't his illegal? Drinking at a school?"

"Twilight doesn't know..."

"Wow, goody-two-shoes is naughty today."

"Ah'm not a goody-two-shoes."

"You so are..."

"Ah ain't."

"Tsk tsk."

Applejack scoffed at Rainbow's claim.

"Seriously though, what are we gonna do? Just talk? Talk about what?"

"Ah was hoping the alcohol would set in by now."

"You haven't even take a sip."

"Ah guess Ah haven't." Applejack looking down at her untouched cider. With that Applejack tipped the mug to her lips and gulped the whole thing down.

"Woah! Slow down there, Sugarcube." Said Rainbow dash doing a horrible impersonation of Applejack.

When Applejack looked up again she had a foam mustache. Little did Applejack know she had one and because of that; Applejack was oblivious to why her friend was laughing hysterically.

"Wha?"

"HAHAHa. Applejack! Oh my God!"

"What? What is it?"

Sweet innocent Applejack looking around questionably looking for what Rainbow thought was so funny. While doing so with a foam mustache.

"My sides! I can't, even right now!"

"WHAT?! This better not be some sick joke!"

"Haha. It's too good." Finishing Rainbow dash. With one final sigh,

"Lemme get that for you."

Raising her hoof to Applejack's face she wiped off the foam that was on Applejack's upper lip. Much to Applejack's objection, but she was too frozen in fear to even move.

"What? Cat got your tongue, Aj?"

Applejack was still in a somewhat catatonic state as she slowly but definitely was becoming beet red, all over her face up to her ears.

Rainbow dash surprised by Applejacks reaction was quiet as well. Leaving them both in awkward silence. Rainbow Dash was the first to speak. But not before Applejack got up to fill her mug.

Applejack did this move strategically so she could avoid Rainbow questioning gaze. And Rainbow's soon to be Question.

"Is there something wrong Aj?"

"..."

"You seem to be, quite... Red?"

Applejack was still blushing severely from Rainbow's touch from moments before.

"Ah'm Fhane." Applejack said in a now small voice.

"Are you sure?"

"E-yep. Ah'm... Okay."

Yet nothing seemed okay. Because there was something new to the air; suspicion. And question.

Rainbow Dash wondering what's wrong with Applejack - because Aj can't really lie that well, obviously. And that Rainbow dash is 60% sure, there's something off.

Applejack pondering if Rainbow knew; 'Was it too obvious? Is she not saying anything because she knows and doesn't want to hurt my feelings?'

/Tune in next time, for more!/

/This my first Story and Fanfic. Soooo; plz no h8 comments and mean things.../

/Hopefully I'll get to my next chapter, sooner rather than later... Until then, Goodbye! :)/