Chapter 4
A/N: Hello, I'm writing this note in response to Bloodfox's review. Thank you for your input and I'll try and work harder on the character interactions in the future. And if anyone else has any input, please let me know.
"So, me and Harvest were making out, I was just about to cop a feel. Then her parents came home, early." Caramel explained to Big Mac. "Caramel, ah'm gonna say this as a friend, but ah don't care." Mac said. "Oh really, this coming from a guy, without a girlfriend?" Caramel remarked. "Maybe ah'm waitin' for the right one." Mac defended. "What about that quite chick that hangs out with your sister?" Caramel asked. "What about her? We're just science partners." Mac explained. "Oh, I've seen the way she looks at you and how she can't say anything to you." Caramel said. "First, she doesn't speak ta people because that's how she is. Second, how do ya know all of this?" Mac asked.
"I'm very observant about these kind of things." Caramel explained. "Seein' how ya do nothin' but chase skirts, ah don't see how ya could." Mac commented. "Look, all I'm saying is that there's a girl, she likes you and you should take advantage of that." Caramel said. "Look, ah don't want ta ruin a good relationship with her." Mac said. "Geez Mac, you don't have that much of a relationship with her apart from being science partners. I'm not say you should strip her naked and plow her like a field. Just ask her out, after the project, give her a chance." Caramel said. "Ya know, that's very profound for a skirt chaser." Mac commented. "It's that kind of profound knowledge that gets the skirts off." Caramel commented. "Ya're disgusting." Mac said.
Later, Macintosh met with Fluttershy at lunch. "So, ya uh...had an idea?" he asked. "Oh, right. Well, Twilight gave me the idea on how far medicine has come for veterinarians." she explained. While Fluttershy talked (more than she ever had), Macintosh kept thinking about what Caramel said. 'Just ask her out, after the project, give her a chance.' he kept thinking that maybe he was right and Fluttershy did like him. Fluttershy was giving him a questioning looking. "Oh, ah'm sorry. Ya were sayin'?" he asked. "I was saying, that since my father is a veterinarian, that will save us some time on research, but perhaps you do some additional research, just in case, you know if that's okay with you." she said meekly. "No, it'll be fine. I wouldn't mind." he said. "Oh, that's great. By Monday we'll pool our research together." she said.
Later, Macintosh was at home wondering if Fluttershy did like him. 'She didn't seem that interested in me, but then again she couldn't she much ta me.' he thought. "Big Mac!" Applejack called snapping him out of his thoughts. "Yeah AJ." he answered. "Ya alright? Ya seem out of it." she said. "Just thinkin'." he answered. "About what?" she asked. "Just things." he said. "Just out of curiosity, is yar friend Fluttershy seein' anyone?" he asked. "Like, is she in a relationship? No, why?" she asked. "Just curious is all." he said. "Askin' if one of mah friends is single is somethin' that anyone, even you, ask about." she said. "I don't think it's somethin' you worry about." he said. "I think I should, seein' how it's mah friend." she pointed out raising her voice. "What's goin' on in here?" a voice asked. Both sibling turned to found their sister Applebloom coming into the kitchen. "Nothin' Applebloom, me and Big Mac were just talking." Applejack explained. "Really? Cause it sounds like ya'll were fighting." Applebloom pointed out. "Thrust us we weren't. What are ya doin' here?" Macintosh asked. "I was just wonderin' when dinner would be ready." Applebloom said. "Ah'll get it start in a few minutes, go check on Granny smith until then." Applejack suggested.
Applebloom nodded and left the room. "Anyway, ah just feel ah have a right ta know why ya're asking about mah friend." Applejack said. "Alright, ah think that yar friend Fluttershy has a crush on me." Mac said. "What makes ya think that?" Applejack asked. "Caramel, thought of it." he explained further. "Ya know ya shouldn't listen ta what Caramel says." Applejack said. "But now ah'm thinkin' what if he's right. What if Fluttershy does have a crush on me?" he asked. "Ah'm sure it ain't nothin' ta worry about, in fact it's probably just yar imagination." Applejack said, although Macintosh believed that there was more then she led on. "No, I don't it is. She seems mighty uncomfortable with me." he said. "Well, ya know how she is. She ain't comfortable around most people." she lied. "No, she knows that ah'm yar brother, so she shouldn't be 'that' uncomfortable with me." he said. "Well ah...ah..." she stammered. "Ah know ya ain't that good at lyin'. So tell me the truth." he demanded. "Alright, fine. Fluttershy does have a crush on ya. Ah didn't want ta tell ya, because she would be embarrassed and didn't think ya would like her back." Applejack explained.
Macintosh sat in his chair silent, not knowing or not thinking on what to say. "Ah, need ta start dinner. So if'n yar quite done." she said. Mac got up and left the room. "Mac, listen. Whatever ya do, don't break that girl's heart. I couldn't bear the thought of the sweet little thing heartbroken." Applejack said. "Ta be honest, ah don't know how ah'm suppose ta feel about this." he said. After dinner, Macintosh laid awake in his thinking about the events of today. Now that he knew about Fluttershy's feelings where does he go from there? There was just only one way to know. Macintosh picked up his phone and called Fluttershy. " *Yawn* hello?" she answered. "Um, sorry for wakin' ya. It's me Macintosh." he said. "Oh...what are you calling about?" she asked. "Ah was just wonderin', do ya like me?" he asked. "How...how do you mean?" she asked, a slight quiver in her voice. "Ah'm asking do ya like more then a friend?" he asked. The other end was silent for awhile. "I...I..." Fluttershy said trying to find the right words.