After a full afternoon of hanging out with Pinkie Pie, I'm exhausted. I pick out a perfect cloud with a full view of Ponyville. But I don't plan to use it for sightseeing. I plan to use it for napping. I snuggle in the fluffy white softness for my pillow and, since it's a little chilly today, use my wings as a blanket. I've hardly drifted off for a few seconds when I hear Applejack calling me from below. I fly down to see her.
"Rainbow Dash, I've been lookin' for ya everywhere. I wanted to apologize for what happened yesterday."
I shrug. "That's like the fourth time you've apologized."
"Well, when are ya gonna forgive me?"
"Maybe when I've heard it five times."
Applejack sighs, "Fine, I'm sorry. There that's five."
"You are forgiven," I say, "So, do you want to hang out tomorrow?"
"Nah, I've gotta deliver apples to Hoofington."
"So let me get this straight, you search all over Ponyville for me to apologize two more times, just to blow me off?" I'm getting mad now.
"Well yeah. But I'm staring to doubt that I'll be able to hang out soon."
"I'm starting to doubt that you're really my friend!" I yell. Applejack's eyes start to water.
"Rainbow, w-why would you say that? Of course I'm your friend!"
"Well start acting like it! You never hang out with me, you blow me off for work, but you somehow manage to go to Pinkie's parties, Fluttershy's picnics, and Rarity's fashion shows. But you can never hang out with me. Couldn't you put down your apples for once? For me?" I say.
"Rainbow, my family live off the money we make from selling these apples," she says, clearly irritated with me, "I'm sorry but the other pony's activities are just..."
"Just?" I say raising my eyebrow.
"Just a little more important."
"Ouch that hurts." I say because it really does.
"Sorry, but fun and important are two different things. When you have something important to do, give me a shout,"
"When you decide to be my friend, give me a shout."
"Rainbow I know I'm not always around but you should find a way to deal with it."
"Ha! Says the pony who's parents are never around. It isn't as easy as you think."
"That's different-"
"Yeah, it's not easy to be alone because your parents are dead!" She's bawling now, I've hit her hard. I know it. I was trying to. But I start to regret it as I see the streams of water fall from her eyes, "Applejack, I didn't mean-"
"Just sh-shut up."
"AJ..."
"Just shut up and leave me alone!" She yells and runs away, knocking over two apple barrels and shoving a few ponies out of the way. I think about going after her, but dismiss it. She needs to be alone. She's hurt. She's hurt because of me...
I pick up the apples from the two barrels but the fall caused half of the apples to bruise, so now there is only one barrel to sell. I fly down to Sweet Apple Acres. Not to talk to Applejack, but to give back the apples. I see Big Macintosh apple bucking in the north fields.
"Hey Big Mac," I say.
"Hey."
"Is Applejack here?"
"Eeyup."
"Is she okay?" I ask.
"Nope," he says, "You upset her pretty bad."
"Oh, well I'm here to deliver these apples she left. Half of them bruised so here's the money for those since it's kind of my fault."
"Eeyup," he says, "Thanks. Should I tell her you came by?"
"No. I'm gonna leave her alone for now."
"Alright," he says. There is really nothing more to say, so I just poke the ground with my hoof until he breaks the silence. "Well, I've got some work to do so..."
"So I better go."
"Yeah," he says.
"See you later."
"Eeyup, he says. I take off, looking back until I can't see the fields anymore. Then I look forward. How on earth will I apologize for what I said? I think. Well, Twilight is the expert on friendship. She'll know how I can apologize for what I said. So I speed up and head to the library.
Authors Note: So I have a few views which is good. So I'm going to keep on writing to see where this story goes. Thanks for reading!