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- “And then- Heh, and then you remember…?”
- >“Yep, sure showed those varmints, didn’t we?”
- >Strawberry clutched her belly and threw her head back into the cool grass.
- “Sure did.”
- >She looked over and met her girlfriend’s eye.
- >The emerald green eyes, glittering under the starlight, held her in a loving gaze.
- >Strawberry rolled over and tucked herself into Applejack.
- >Applejack shuffled forward so they were intertwined.
- “You smell like apples.”
- >Applejack blew out a breath from her nose.
- >“Yep, that tends ta happen.”
- >Strawberry tucked her head under Applejack’s chin and drew in a deep breath.
- “I hate apples.”
- >“Why you-”
- “But I like one Apple.”
- >Strawberry enjoyed the heat that started to radiate from Applejack’s face.
- >“Shucks. I suppose that yer just about the only Strawberry I can stand.”
- >Applejack’s lips pressed against Strawberry’s forehead.
- >“Even if yer a pain in the keister.”
- “Think that’s funny, do you?”
- >“I reckon I do, just a bit.”
- >Strawberry’s lips curled back involuntarily into a smile.
- “You’re just an honest Apple through and through huh?”
- >“Heh. Suppose ya could call me that.”
- >They laid back and looked up into the darkened sky, content and finally at peace.
- >Strawberry couldn’t remember the last time she had had such a view of the glittering stars, nor the feeling of cool grass that tickled her fur and the warm body pressed up next to her.
- >The warm body turned onto it’s side, and Applejack’s glittering green eyes appeared in her vision.
- “Need something, Jackie?”
- >Applejack didn’t turn away with a blush or stutter out a poor lie like she usually did when Strawberry caught her staring.
- “Is… Everything okay?”
- >Her gaze lingered for a few moments more.
- >“Why’re you doin’ this to yerself, Sunny?”
- “Doing what-”
- >“Now don’t try and place innocent, y’all know better ‘n ta lie ta me.”
- >Strawberry closed her eyes and turned away from the cool marble grave marker.
- “It’s because I know… When I look over at you, I just…”
- >Strawberry bit her lip.
- “I just can’t take it, Applejack.”
- >Breathing became difficult as the familiar pressure just behind her eyes built again.
- “I know when I look at you you’re just a rock, but… Let me pretend, please?”
- >The warm body returned, as did a hug that wrapped around her barrel.
- >“You know I ain’t a liar.”
- “P-please.”
- >Strawberry hated the tremble in her voice.
- >Strawberry felt her grip on her tears loosen as she turned towards the grave stone and started to sob into it’s cool surface.
- >She wrapped her hooves around it and watered the flowers just underneath her.
- “Just l-lemme pretend, Jackie, just lemme pretend… Please.”
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