UPDATE: Holy crap we are already on chapter 8. Damn time flies. Now this story will show more of the struggle in their relationship as the story continues. Remember this one is just a filler until the Winter Dance, which will be around chapter 10 or so. Now this chapter will contain less profanity. Just pervasive language, drug content, and violence. Most of you won't like this chapter though….so… I would also like to say God Bless to Paul Walker for his unexpected and griefed death.
Enough Dilly Dallying..ONTO THE STORY!
Applejack watched as Rainbow Dash fell forward, crashing onto the wet pavement. Her eyes twitched as she lost consciousness.
"YOU GIRLS GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL!" Applejack screamed as she slowly lifted Rainbow Dash.
She carried the girl to Twilight's car and gently set her in, bandaging her wound with Rarity's leftover tape.
"This'll stop the bleeding for now. Get her there as soon as you can." Applejack grabbed Twilight's shoulder before they entered the car.
The prius started up and sped down the soaking concrete. It turned and disappeared out of sight. Applejack peered around her, seeing bodies down too and fro. She began to grab each of them and throw them in the back of her truck. Halfway through, she noticed confetti covering a victim she threw into the truck. After checking the body, she noticed he had several fractures on his left side, as if he had fallen.
"What the hey?" She began to check other bodies that looked unfamiliar to see the same damage.
She turned around at the sound of footsteps to see Pinkie standing in the doorway with cuts on her hand.
"Pinkie? Where have you been?" Applejack walked over to check her scars.
"Welllllll. I was about to come over after my last hit with the magical ceptor when I noticed some large men and women running inside, grabbing knives and such sorts. Some ran upstairs, so I went to check. I noticed that a lot of people had grouped outside and it looked like war, so I grabbed my spare confetti cannon I had in Rarity's closet."
"Spare confetti what?" Applejack interrupted but stopped from a glare by Pinkie.
"Yes. Anyways I ran upstairs with it and caught a few in a room. I whipped the cannon out and began launching confetti everywhere, launching them toward the balcony. There, I loaded all that I had and ripped the string so hard it cut my fingers. The blast was so wobbly bobbly powerfully cool it launched them all over the railing onto the ground where you guys were at." She smiled, jumping from the rush of excitement.
"Uh. Okay. Well the girls are rushing Rainbow to the hospital." Applejack pulled out gauze from her truck and walked back over to Pinkie, bandaging her wounded hand.
"Well what are we waiting for?! Let's dump these bastards off and go see her!" Pinkie ran into the house and began dragging out three bodies that looked half dead.
"OOOWW…." One of the goons groaned as he was swept off the pavement into the truck.
"What happened to them?" Applejack looked over as Pinkie closed the bed of the truck.
"Why Vinyl's bass cannon of course!" She jumped while running over to the passenger side of the truck.
"BASS C- You know, I'm done." She raised her hands as she walked over to the truck.
The drive was quiet as only the rain pattered atop the windshield. The windshield wipers swung too and fro, one being glitchy as always. Applejack was leaning over the steering wheel in order to see clearly in front of her.
The truck eventually pulled into the large hospital parking lot, swaying from the weight in the bed. Applejack parked the car in an empty spot up front and hopped out. She caught a doctor on his way in to the hospital.
"HEY DOC!" She shouted above the rain as he swung around, his overcoat spraying water around him. "I GOT SOME LUGGAGE!"
Applejack sprinted into the hospital with Pinkie Pie hopping slowly behind her. She ran tothe counter and slammed her fists onto the counter.
"Dash, Rainbow. Room number."
"Uh,... A misses Dash? Room 215."
Applejack wasted no time in thank yous as she sprinted down the hall for the elevator. She slammed the button, almost breaking it. After seconds, the elevator landed on their floor. The doors glided open but Applejack stopped short in her tracks to see Spitfire and Soarin in the elevator waiting.
"Oh hey Applejack! Turns out your hit on here Spits broke her jaw. She just got out of surgery."
"That's nice." Applejack shoved into the elevator as they made their way out. Soarin patted Spitfire on the back, pointing his finger toward her room number on the first floor. He stepped back in, resting up against the railing in the elevator.
"So, AJ. Have fun?" Soarin kept looking at the ground, no expression was on his face.
"Ah guess." She couldn't wait. The floor ticked slowly up as it hit 2.
"Who's in the hospital?" Soarin looked over to see Applejack staring at the doorway.
"Rainbow…" She didn't wait for a response as she sprinted out of the elevator and rushed for her room.
She never ran as fast as she did then. Wind traveled behind her as papers where flown from desks and carts. She slid past the door, stopping with her hand on the handle.
"RAINBOW!" She swung the door open, sprinting into the room.
Everyone looked over to see Applejack stopping in her tracks. Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy all sat around the unconscious girl.
"She's been asleep ever since surgery…" Fluttershy looked at Applejack as tears filled her eyes.
"Well is she-" Applejack stopped as Rainbow's eyes began to open.
"Eeh..What the?" She sat up, but cut short, holding her abdomen.
"Take it easy Rainbow. You've been stabbed. Doc says to take it slow." Twilight rested her hand on her shoulder.
"Stabbed?!" She proceeded to lift her shirt, only to see a full wrap around bandage on her stomach.
"Yes. Now take it easy." Rarity rubbed her foot.
All of the girls stood up and left, leaving Applejack and Rainbow Dash alone.
"So-"
"Don't give me that shit." Rainbow sat up. " I still don't forgive you. You left me for Soarin!"
"Rainbow I didn't-"
"YES YOU DID! And if you'd rather be with him instead of me, then so be it. Be with your 'boyfriend'. I'll be alone!"
"Rainbow?!"
"No. Don't. You lost it with him, and you'll lose me for him…" She waved me off, grabbing the sheets and covering up while rolling over to face the window, breathing heavily.
Rainbow didn't know if she had done the wrong or right thing, but kne Applejack cheated, and that was hard for her. She was about to speak but she heard footsteps leave the room.
"Applejack?" Twilight was about to stop her but stepped out of the way before Applejack ran her over.
Tears began to stream down her cheeks as she made her way to the elevator. So enraged, she punched the button, breaking the plastic cover and denting the metal casement. Applejack leaned against the wall and crossed her arms over her chest. She began to sob but stopped when she heard the sound of footsteps. Looking up, she spotted Soarin walking over.
"Hey, or uh,, Howdy." Soarin looked over smiling as he waited for the elevator to arrive.
"Hi…" Applejack stopped her breathing to control her sobbing as she brought her hat round her face.
The elevator beeped and arrived on their floor. It opened and Soarin made a gesture to Applejack to go first. He smiled as she slowly stepped in and leaned against the inner wall.
"So what's up AJ?" He looked over stepping in, slightly nudging the cowgirl's arm as he pushed the button for the first floor.
"Nothin'..." She tightened her hat on her head and scooted to the other wall.
"Hey what's wrong?" Soarin turned his body to face Applejack as he tilted his head in question.
"Nothin'..." Applejack clenched the bar in the elevator with her right hand tightly.
"Come on, somethings gotta be up." He pushed the elevator stop button.
"What in the hey-.."
"Shhh."
Soarin walked over, pressing his finger against her lips and raising her hat. Applejack's face was red with heat and soaked with tears.
"Ah guess I'm a little sad…"
"About?"
"Rainbow left me.."
"Oh…..Is it because of you and me?"
"...Yea….."
"I'm so sorry. I should-"
He was cut off by a kiss by Applejack. He shortly broke it, leaning across from the elevator.
"What?!" He leaned up. "I thought you loved Rainbow, not me!"
"When we were at Rarity's, I looked back on the times that I really liked you…."
"Waitwaitwait…...You like me?"
"...Yes. Don't be mad."
"Mad?"
Soarin walked over and lifted her chin with his hand again.
"I always had an eye for you too…" He smiled and looked into her green eyes, seeing relief in them.
He brought her in for another kiss, making sure their tongues touched. They broke at the sound of the elevator arriving on the floor, swinging the doors open. There stood Thunderlane.
"What's up TL?" Soarin stepped from Applejack and advanced toward Thunderlane, proceeding with a long confusing handshake.
"I got this shit in my lungs, gotta get x-rays." He scoffed, stepping into the elevator waving a paper in his hand.
"Sucks for you!" Soarin laughed, exiting the elevator with Applejack shortly behind him.
"HEY SOARIN!"
He turned to see Thunderlane flipping him off. He returned with the same gesture and yelled obligatory terms before turning to leave. They exited the hospital, walking toward their cars which were parked next to eachother.
"Is that how all boys are?" Applejack looked over.
"Na. He's just bein' a dick." He smirked, clicking his keys and unlocking his car.
"...Ok?..." Applejack was still puzzled.
She didn't know what guys were like since she usually hung out with girls. She sometimes found them gross, nasty, and impolite. That's why she changed her views, but to her, Soarin was different. He wasn't shy and was very popular.
"So AJ…..Wanna come over to my house and hang out?" Soarin looked over smiling, opening his car door.
"..Uh…..Sure!" Applejack didn't know how to respond.
If she said no, he'd take it that she doesn't like him. If she says yes, then they are together. Either way, she felt fucked.
She made her way over to the passenger door, which opened from Soarin leaning across the car and pushing it open from the inside.
The drive for Applejack was long. All of her emotions were buzzing in her head, and she didn't know what to do. Images of Rainbow Dash kept coming to mind but she shook them off as they pulled up to a gate.
"Soarin." He spoke into a speaker, which beeped and slid the gate open.
He drove slowly through the gateway. The road was windy and didn't have street lights. Only pine trees that towered over and sliced the sun light with it's peaks were visible. Each driveway was connected to that one street. They all led to houses backed up on the hill. These houses were like no other. Each had it's own characteristic of architecture. Soarin weaved through the road with ease as his house came into view.
"Damn…" Applejack had to lean forward to see the rest of the mansion in the windshield.
It was a retro styled house built recently. The mansion toward three stories and had large, solid windows on each wall. Each floor had a deck and railing.
"It's somethin'...that's for sure." Applejack looked over at Soarin.
"Na. It's just a house. My parents are never here due to sports shit so i'm the only one here. Just me." He sighed as the car pulled up the brick driveway. Soarin stopped the car and hopped out. He sprinted around the car and opened Applejack's door.
"Thank ya." She smiled stepping out.
Applejack followed Soarin to the large castle like front doors. He pulled out a rather large key and jiggled it into the lock. Soarin proceeded to push the heavy door away as he entered the large open room.
"It ain't cozy but it sure beats the old cabin." Soarin threw off his sneakers and jacket, not caring where they landed.
Applejack carefully placed her belongings by the nightstand table in the entryway, but kept her stetson hat on.
"Well Applejack,...I guess were dating now, huh?"
She looked over at him grabbing a large amount of food and balancing it over to the large kitchen table.
"Ah guess so.." She smirked, astonished by his outgoingness he had.
Applejack walked over and joined Soarin at the table, who was making twelve ham and cheese sandwiches.
"What's all this food fo'?"
"Me. I run a lot and have to keep up calories. My doc says to eat ham and cheese shit to keep up."
"Ah." She looked over at him stackin them up and laughing.
"Aye look, it's the leaning tower of CHISA!" He had a robust italian accent and laughed before scarfing down the tower of food.
AJ watched in astonishment as he laid each one in his mouth one by one every second, swallowing them whole. It only took him a minute to finish off the sandwiches.
"Ahhhh…" Soarin let out a burp and picked up the condiments.
After putting them away, he signaled Applejack up the grand stairs. She followed as he leaped several steps up. She swiftly followed but lost him on a turn. Applejack only found him due to the sound of teeth brushing.
"Ohmfheyajmyrojmfsoffolotlheleft." She made out the words and started for his bedroom.
Applejack swung the door open to see wonderbolts memorabilia, track medals, and other stuff all over. She sat down on his bed and removed her hat, placing it on the bed board. Applejack looked up at the sound of creaking to see Soarin removing his t-shirt. She marveled at his toned back and stomach as he threw the shirt off to the side walked in.
"So, AJ. Was I your first?"
"...Uh….ya..Why?" She looked up to see him smiling.
"Because I also want to be your second…"
