Chapter 1: (to be named)

It was near the end of Applebucking season, and there was a chill in the air. If you were to listen to Sweet Apple Acres, you would hear Granny Smith snoring, Applebloom and her friends getting into some kind of trouble, and apple-trees being bucked, by Big Macintosh and Applejack. Now Big Macintosh, he was not that engaged with applebucking. He had recently taken a liking to his little sister Applejack's friend, Fluttershy. He had only seen her twice, once when dropping his little sister off at the train station to visit her cousin Braeburn, the other time being when helping decorate the barn for another of his little sister's friend's birthday party. Pinkie Pie, he was pretty sure.

But boy was she cute. At least that's what Big Macintosh thought. The way that his little sister talked about her, she sounded like an angel. Though he could not understand what his little sister saw in her girlfriend, Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash, as far as he could tell, was loud, obnoxious, and sometimes rude. But he did not judge her for that. He once had a small crush for Cheerilee, who was at the time Applejack's teacher. He shuddered at the thought.

"Hey Big Macintosh, maybe if you weren't standin' there makin' yerself look lazy and bucking, maybe ya wouldn't be so dang cold!"

Big Macintosh simply brushed off his sister's taunting with a simple "Nope" and got back to work. But Fluttershy was still on his mind. So, he decided to ask his sister about her.

"Applejack?"

"Yea Big Macintosh?"

"What's yer friend Fluttershy like?"

"Well, lessee here… She's quiet, very kind, she… wait a secun'…" Applejack began to do the math inside her head for a minute.

"Ya'll have a crush on Fluttershy, dont'cha?"

Big Macintosh really did not want to answer her question, but he decided that he would not get anything but teasing out of Applejack otherwise.

"Eeyup."

"I knew it! I knew you had a crush on her!"

"Fer how long?"
"Bout around the time I got back from Appleloosa. Ya'll went outa yer way to help her get off that dern train. Trust me, us fillies know a thing or two about crushes."

"Well?" questioned Big Macintosh.

"Well what?" Replied Applejack, with a confused look on her face.

"What is she like?"

"Oh! Well she is very shy, good with animals, and she has almost nothin' to do durin' winter. Ya wanna meet her? Pinkie Pie is having an end of fall party tonight, and is gunna be stoppin here to pick me up."

"No. I wasn't even invited. That would be rude."

"Shucks, Pinkie Pie always says that parties are better with more people. I'm sure she wont mind."

"Ah'm not sure if I could even get close to talkin' with her… you know Ah'm no good at breaking the ice."

"Trust me, neither is she. You two will be fine."

"You sure she… is ya know… into stallions?"

"Why sure. She used to date one stallion in Cloudsdale. But then one day he kicked Angel, her rabbit."

"That sounds right mean."

"Yeah. You shoulda seen her when she saw him do it. I almost felt bad for him."

"What'd she do?"

"Cant tell ya. Mayor said so."

Big Macintosh almost became scared for a moment. But then he just made a mental note to not kick any bunnies.

So, Big Macintosh continued to harvest, his sister taking a break as her reward.

Fluttershy actually arrived a few minutes ahead of schedule, saying that Rainbow Dash had something really important for her and Applejack to do at the hot springs.

"So… Applejack… I was wondering, if its not too much trouble before you go meet with Rainbow Dash, what is your older brother like?"

Granted, Applejack was too buisy thinking that she could confess her crush for Rainbow Dash when she got to the hot springs.

Those words coming out of Fluttershy's mouth made him completely forget every single lesson he learned about applebucking and kicked the tree with all of his might. Which, as it turned out, was enough to end up with a broken leg, accompanied by a sickening crack.

"OH MY GOSH BIG MACINTIOSH! WHAT HAPPENED?" screamed Fluttershy, as she flew out of the barn.

"I guess I dern bucked too hard and broke my leg…" Grumbled Big Macintosh.

"Oh, you poor, poor dear! You absolutely must get inside before you catch a cold, you poor overworked thing you!"

Fluttershy started to help Big Macintosh to his feet, which under normal circumstances he would not even be able to get up with Applejack's help. He deliberately went as slow as possible, because he wanted to be able to be next to Fluttershy for as long as possible.

Chapter 2: (to be named)

Big Macintosh felt like he was dreaming. Maybe he was. All he remembered was that he had broken his leg, and Fluttershy had helped him into the barn. When he finally realized he was awake, he was stunned.

There she was.

Fluttershy, the pony of his dreams, with her head resting on his! He began to blush so hard that he was certain his crimson coat would end up looking pink. Her mane looked a little bit frazzled, maybe from the stress of taking care of him…

He took in a deep breath, to clear his nostrils and his mind.

"She sure smells nice…" Big Macintosh muttered to himself.

"Huh? What?" Fluttershy sprang awake.

"Oh… my… Ah'm downright sorry fer wakin ya Miss Fluttershy." Big Macintosh felt guilty now, having just woken her up.

"Oh no, I'm the one who should be sorry. I made you uncomfortable, didn't I?"

"M'am, you could have been sleeping on my muzzle and I woulda been happy, just to be sleeping next to ya."

"Wouldn't that suff… er… really?" Fluttershy began to blush.

Normally, Big Macintosh handled all his yes or no questions with an "Eeyup" or a "nope". But he knew that this was NOT a time to give short and simple answer.

"Fluttershy, you are the most beautiful pony I have ever met. You are caring, sweet, smarter than anypony else, ready to stand up fer yer friends, shoot yer so cute Ah'm surprised stallions all over ain't askin fer ya."

"Oh my… I… I'm nowhere near as brave… or smart… or… you… really think I'm …" she giggled very lightly as she said "cute".

Big Macintosh smiled, glad to see he wasn't the only one blushing, and at the fact that she liked being called cute by him.

"We uh… should really talk in the morning…" Fluttershy finally stammered.

"Eeyup." Big Macintosh agreed with her, but he immediately became worried. Worried that she might already be taken. He hadn't thought of that. Or just simply she might get up before him and leave and never say another word to him again. He shuddered, then lay down again to try to go to sleep, but he knew that he wasn't going to get any real sleep any time soon.

As he lay there, he realized that he was freezing. If he was cold enough to start shivering, she must have been freezing. So, he got up as quietly as possible, and then lay back down, curling around Fluttershy.

Big Macintosh then heard something that he thought was the most beautiful sound ever: Fluttershy humming. And so, he drifted to sleep, calmed by Fluttershy's peaceful humming.

Chapter 3: (To be named again!)

The next morning, he woke up, and Fluttershy wasn't there. He began to panic somewhat, until he heard what sounded like flapping wings. He rushed over to the window, only to see it was Rainbow Dash, leaving Applejack's room.

"Oh horse apples. Ah just knew it. Ah just knew she didn't want anythin' to do with me. Why would she, anyway? I'm just a boring, farming, earth pony."

He trotted sullenly to the family bathroom, to wash his face. As he stepped by the mirror, he noticed a small piece of paper attached to his flank. He reached over and took it off.

"Dear Big Macintosh:

I am not sure what to say. I like you too, but things are moving too fast. With how much Applejack talks about you, I feel like I have known you all my life, but I am not ready to go so fast. Please, I want this to work, I really do! But I just want to go more slowly.

Sincerely,

Fluttershy

Ps: If you want to talk, you can drop by my house at 3."

"Well. If that aint a fine way to