Chapter 3

The water was boiling now. Now was the time to put in the ramen. But Rainbow doesn't know that or at least doesn't remember that. She used to have it all the time college. But now she has a job and a Fluttershy that scares her by telling her the risk of eating such food. The only food that Rainbow will never stop eating however, is hayburgers. Never, ever ever.

Rainbow Dash now is only getting increasingly bored seeing that her friend isn't in the room. So Rainbow, being Rainbow, investigates. Going to room, to room, before going into the hallway she saw her friend disappear to.

She went to the kitchen to see the food. The food was just regular snacks and sweets. Crackers, cookies, and bread. A variety of such items. Most of her pantry was of carbs. Impressed with the sheer amount of it. But she also saw some other items as well, in the fridge. There was a multitude of different fruits and vegetables. Not having the best memory, Rainbow couldn't remember that she herself put them there. The fruits ranged from peaches, cherries, and… Pears! Stunned that her friend would have such. Not because she hated the fruit, no. It was that Applejack hated the fruit. Just as Rainbow expected. Applejack is a spy for the pears, and was one all along! But after her imagination fell back down to the reality of rationalization. She realized her orange friend probably doesn't want her family to know she's fine with the fruit. After her short adventure in the kitchen. She went to a room nearly parallel to the door. It led to a very disorganized closet. Next room was to the right of the door, it was a bathroom.

The bathroom, that was somehow in a worse condition than the closet. The closet looked untouched compared to the bathroom. A small box filled to the brim with red mane and tail bands was in one corner. A small pile of a variety of different towels, orange to blue, small to large. Then there was a larger than normal tub, enough to nearly fit two ponies comfortably, that's only if those two ponies were touching.

Rainbow thought to herself,

"Why would AJ would have all this stuff?"

But it seems that there's a lot Rainbow doesn't know about Applejack.

There was also a small container. When opened one can see that there are several bath salts and balls, candles, fake flower petals, and more of what not. Rainbow cringed, she never took her humble friend as a romantic. Rainbow herself has seen Rarity's house and bathroom - different story - and it wasn't this... "desperate". Not that being desperate is a bad thing, its more or less a sad thing. It's not that Rainbow thought she was was desperate it just looked that way. Rainbow should really just stop going through Applejack's personal things at this point. Rainbow decided that this bathroom was a little to... "real". So she left the bathroom quickly in search of an orange pony. She went down the hall where she saw Applehack go before hoof.

And in true 'Rainbow Dash Fashion' she went straight in without thinking first.

"Hey, AJ-"

She stopped herself before Applejack took notice of her. Applejack was in the middle of THE blankets - the fortress of blankets from earlier -, unmoving. All that Rainbow could see of her friend was her orange plot and back hoofs in the middle of the pile. It seemed that Applejack had just lunged herself into the pile. Rainbow looked around the room, to her left, and to the corner was a white mini fridge. Atop it was an empty soda bottle, that didn't have the cap on. The cap was barely visible on the floor. Rainbow looked to her right to see a wall, for the door was to the right corner of the room. But from the door forward was a bookshelf, of what seems to be multiple books, all of which seem to be romantic and possibly erotica(?). A multitude of clothes were in heaps and piles on the floor. To put it into perspective the floor was nearly covered in them. The floor that could barely be made out, were wooden planks. Of which lined the whole floor of the cabin. Rainbow silently walked over to Applejack and said so very quietly,

"To be honest, I never took you as a hopeless romantic…"

"AHHGGGNN!"

Rainbow was just about to laugh but was stopped because of the sheer volume of Applejack's voice stunned her.

"What are you doing, here!"

"You invited me to your oh' so humble abode. Thats why."

"Oh, right. Sorry."

"It's fin-"

"I never told you to come in here though.."

Said an Applejack with a questioning gaze, seeing now that she backed Rainbow into a coner.

"Welllllll… I was... getting worried, you were gone a while. And-"

"SHIT!"

Said a now very worried looking Applejack, thinking to herself about many, many things. And remembering what she fucked up on. (There's a lot...)

While Applejack was in her haze. Rainbow went on about how she somewhat sorry that she waltz in her room.

"My God, look I'm sorry. I didn't know that you didn't want me in here. That still doesn't excuse that you have a guest here - of which is me - and that you should watch your langua-"

"The Ramen!"

Applejack flung all the blankets off of her, most landing on Dash.

"Agh!"

Said the "wounded" pegasus. Dash fell to the floor by the sheer weight of the blankets.

"Wait don't leave me! AAAAA-JAY!"

Applejack may have loved that mare, but she was a little more concerned on the fact that her cabin might burn down.

Running to the kitchen, the floor was soaked and what water remained in the pot was now bubbling furiously. She carefully turned off the fire. And sighed that she only had to clean the water up. And throw away the ramen that was all soggy now, yuk. She probably would've ate it if her crush wasn't here. She ain't gonna let good food go to waste now.

But by the time Rainbow got out of the blankets, Applejack was done cleaning the water spillage. Rainbow walked to the kitchen only to see that the kitchen looked as it was before, the only difference was Applejack was sitting down in a stool and was having a cup of mango juice. Why specifically mango juice and how did Rainbow know it was mango, why I'll tell you. Because there was a mango juice box right next to here, and also because AJ felt like having Mango juice. Deal with it!

"What's wrong with you! Leaving me there all defenseless!"

"You can perfectly handle yourself fine. See! You managed to get out."

"Pshh. Whatever. Asshole."

"Aye. Watch your mouth. Or I'll... Hmm. Meh."

Rainbow scoffed at the half made threat.

"Sooooo... AJ, movie?"

"Eyup."

"What movie or even movies, you have a lot."

Said an amazed Rainbow looking to shelf filled with Rom Coms. Sure, Rainbow had a good bunch of movies that she got over the years, but the amount AJ had unbelievable. There were even different sections on shelves. Romantic, Dramatic, Comedies, Rom-Coms (the shelf Rainbow is staring at), Scary, T.O.T.S.N.B.N. (the ones that shall not be named), and last but not least a big ol' shelf full of-

"Ah don't know, whatever y'all want."

While Rainbow was in awe Applejack went to her pantry, there she grabbed five bags of popcorn. Throughout her life Applejack never really did lose her appetite. No matter what she never really was full, but she did know when she should stop. This was one of those times she forgot to stop and continued to eat.

"Five bags? I only need one, I'm not that hungry."

"Well I am."

"You. You, Applejack are going to eat four, not one, not two, not even three, and thank God not five. But four. Four bags of popcorn?!"

"Eyup."

"Why."

"Why not?"

"That's so unhealthy."

"Since when do y'all care about health?"

"I don't really care but, seriously I wouldn't do THAT even if I didn't have lunch or breakfast. That's waaay to much popcorn. Popcorn gets increasing harder to eat after two full bags."

"Maybe to ya and your petite body."

"We're the same height, dumbass."

Rainbow countered to Applejack in a more than annoyed expression. Then with a sudden more concerned tone.

"Look AJ, I'm worried about your health okay. Seriously though you need to-"

"Maybe we aren't the same height, wait, wait. Think about it. Pretty sure, I'm just tinsy ensy bit bigger."

"We're the same height we checked two days ago. I seriously doubt that you grew taller than me in the span of two days. But you're probably right about being bigger, bigger in width."

"Hey! It's pure muscle anyway."

"Tsk. Bet."

"Whatever. Mah body, mah choice."

As she put the each bag, one by one, - because she has no concern for her microwave, 'cause she pretty convinced its indestructible - in the microwave,Rainbow took a running leap onto the couch.

And for a split second she looked like a majestical swan, till that split second stopped and she face planted on the cushions of the couch. She hit it with a hard and probably painful, "PLOP"!

Applejack saw an opportunity and took it.

"That sounded mighty painful, and a bad decision. Ya know if you keep doing reckless things like that it can lead to an UNHEALTHY lifestyle."

"Touché, touché."

Rainbow situatated herself on the couch, making sure to leave room for Applejack. Till she realized she didn't have to... Grinning evilly Rainbow stretched her body across the comfortable surface. She finally relaxed herself when her body nearly covered the whole couch.

The two mares chatted for a minute or three as the bags were heating up. When the beeps were heard Applejack grabbed the handle of the microwave and took them out. They were hot, really hot. Skin scathing hot, enough to leave a sore for the rest of the day if left on you for more than 3 seconds. She played hot potato with herself bringing the bags to the couch. There one by one fell... onto Dash.

"AGGHHHHH!"

"What in tarnatio- DASH WHY ARE YOU- OH SHIT, I'M SORRY!"

Rainbow fell to the floor, in front of the couch. But the bag(s) fell with her. Atop her and under her, she quickly rose to her hooves and hopped out of the bags. Yelping all the way.

Applejack processing all of this decided to get a small hoof towel - of which was conveniently placed next to the sink - and wet it. Carrying the towel on one hoof she hopped over to Dash.

"Here. A-Ah'm so sorry are, are y'all okay?!"

"Ahh, I'm fine. It hurts a little though."

"Ah'm so sorry, A-Ah didn't see ya. A-Ah wasn't paying attention. A-Ah-"

"It's fine and my fault. I was laying down, I should've left some space for you and the bags... I was being stupide."

"Ah still should've paid attention and you ain't stupid."

"It's okay, don't think about it. It's fine. Besides we're wasting needed movie time."

"You sure Dash. Absolutely?"

"Yep."

"If ya say so."

"..."

"..."

"There always seems to awkward silence between us."

"Ah know right."

"AAAnyway, what about "High Horse". Heard good things never watched it though..."

"Really?! Never?"

"Yeah."

"Seriously."

"Yeah."

"Well we're gonna change that, real quick. I promise you that!"

"Should I be scared."

"What no-Pshhh... Only thing you should be afraid of is how your going to obsess over it."

"..."

"...for years, you'll 'ship' them... years..."

"You creep me out sometimes. That's usually when your seriously out of character."

"Whatevs, Dash. I couldn't care less."

"There! You see! Right there, since when do you whatevs!"

"Your conspiracy theories of my behaviors are getting out of hoof, but... whatevs."

With that, that whole ordeal was forgotten. Their bickering and commentating continued through the whole night. The two sat on the couch comfortably. With five bags of popcorn and some magically appearing mango juice. And so with that - final 'with that' - the movie(marathon) began.
(Because who watches only one movie with their friend and leaves? Huh?! Yeah that's what I thought, thot!)