Sweet&Low part 1

“Equestria really sucks sometimes”

>It’s another one of  those hot days, and you took your shirt off earlier knowing that the hay had to be moved today

>You look at the hay bundle, and you have another hours’ worth, but this one would be the last bundle before you take your break

>You pick it up, and it’s seem lighter than the others which makes it easier to throw in the wagon

“Hey big mac” you shout out as you walk toward him

 >Big Mac is lying in the grass looking up at the sky with his hooves crossed behind his head, and a piece of straw in his mouth

“I don’t think I asked you before, but do you like doin your job??"

>He looks at you and smiles, and says, “Yyyyyyyup.” then looks back at the sky

>You sit your sweaty self on the grass as you take a breather and look up at the sky

>Bic Mac looks at you

>“Know what I like better than movin hay bundles??”

>You know exactly what he is gonna say, but you reply with a smile

“What’s that?”

>He looks back at you and reply

>”Layin here with my best bud”

>You did not see that coming, you know Big Mac and you are the best of friends, and you practically live on the farm, but there is just something about hearing it for yourself

>You both start laughing

>Just then you hear a commotion

>you and Big Mac look to your left as a pony comes running and scream

>“COOWWSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!”

>you and mac are confused, and by the look of it, she’s new here

>You both look at each other, and then at her, and then you notice the herd of cows coming your way

“OHH FUCK!!!”, You shout as you and Big Mac stammer to your feet

>“O MY GOD!!!” She screams in a whiny high pitch

>You and Big Mac jump off to the side as she darts past you

>Applejack runs out of a nearby barn after hearing the racket as the herd passes you

>She has a bag of bird feed in her mouth, and all the seeds are falling out

>You and Big Mac look at each other with the same smile

>You both start running as AJ gets to where you guys were and drops the now empty bag

>You jump on Big Mac and yell at Applejack

“WE GOT THIS”

>She looks at you, and then at the herd of cows, then back, and gives a concerned nod

>You and Big Mac gain speed

>You always have a rope tied around your waist for an occasion like this

>Mac gets to the front the pack, as you finish tying the loop

>The sound of each and every hoof in the herd is deafening

>You and Mac come in close and you yell at her

“HEY, IM GONNA HAVE TO THROW THIS AROUND YOUR NECK”

>She gasps for air as she tries to say something, but you can tell by her face that she understands

 >You throw the rope and it easily goes around her neck

"OK BIG"

>Big mac nods and starts turning slowly

"JUST FOLLOW THE ROPE"

>You and big mac make you way back into the farm, leading the cows back into their pen as she follows right beside you

>As soon as you get into the pen, Big Mac turn hard to the left and her whole body is jerked by the rope as she follows

“PICK IT UP! WE HAVE TO GET SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE COWS”

>You follow the fence all the ways around and then back towards the entrance

>You’ve made just enough distance behind the cows

"HOLD ON TO THE ROPE MAC”

>You put the rope in his mouth, and then move your left leg up and around his back

>You ready yourself...then jump

>You tumble and you scrape your arms and back and tear your jeans

>Big Mac tugs the rope to the left and out of the entrance

>Just as you stop tumbling, you jump to your feet and run to the entrance

>The cows are gaining on you, but you manage to get out and shut the fence door

>You scream as you fall on to the floor next to the fence

"WIN!!!"

>You lay there panting, and soon after, you are met by Big Mac and the female pony

>They are also trying to catch their breaths

>You let out a big smile as you glance at Big

>You manage to say “Yyyyyyup”

>Big mac lets out a big smirk

>You get to your feet, covered in scrapes and bleeding a little, and dust off your jeans

>Applejack comes out of no where

>“Are you three alright!”

>You look at her with a painful smile “Ya” as you nod

>She looks at the condition you’re in

>“Anon, I shouldn’t have let you and Big do that, I mean look atcha”

“I’ll be fine, c’mon; I’m as hardy as you earth pones” you tilt your head and smile with teeth showing

>She looks at your bleeding arm

>......“No you aint” she starts shaking her head, “Ima have to fix you up”

>She looks at the pony that caused the whole mess

>“Sally, what were you thinking!!”

>The shy looking pony sinks her head down as she moves back a little

>“Sorr...”

>“Do you know what could have happened to you!”

>She is interrupted by Applejack

>Big Mac watches as AJ continues her rant

>“You could have gotten yourself killed, and look at anon, he wouldn’t be in this mess if it weren’t for ya”

>The pony that is being lectured then looks at you, and you notice tears streaming from her face

>“Sally,” She continues. “I told you not to touch anything an…”

> “I'M SORRY!!”

>She screams it before AJ can finish her sentence, she then bolts off

>“SALLY!”

>You look at AJ a little angry

>She looks at you, and before she can say anything, you say

“Good job”

>You walk away

>Apple jack then looks back at you with her mouth semi open and trying to think of what to say next “I...I..I”

>Big mac says, “Yup” with an unusual mad face then joins you

>This really makes Applejack feel bad, because she rarely sees big mac angry

>Out of the blue comes a white horned pony trotting towards AJ with a yellow umbrella

>“Pardon me Apple jack, have you figured out what you wanted wear for the Dally in the Ally this week”

>It’s as if Rarity didn’t even notice all the action that had just taken place

>AJ looks at her with a WTF face

>Semi angry, she replies

>“Surprise me”

>Rarity has a huge smiles, now, and says

>“Oh I have just the thing!!”

>Rarity holds up a flyer that reads “GSphere was here”

<AJ looks at it then rolls her eyes

>“Rarity, I don’t have time for this!!"

>Rarity looks sadden by this

>“But GSphere is the best fashion designer in all of Equestria!! Why I learn everything from him!!”

>Apple jack keeps waking away

>Rarity keeps whining, “I only have a day or two with him” she starts jumping up and down “and I have to get everything ready for this week!!”

>Realizing that Applejack isn’t coming back, she then trots away as she starts to mutter to herself

>”blah blah blah Gspere, blah blah balh, I’ll show you, blah blah, you darn earth ponies and all your darn mud!!”

>You make your way to the hay stack and grab a bundle and try to pick it up, but you feel your body in pain

>You don’t want to push it after what you’ve just been through

>Big Mac walk up to you

>“Got it from here anon”

“Thanks Big Mac”

>You make your way to lake out back behind AJ’s house

>You decide you’re gonna just jump in the lake and clean off the dust, sweet, and blood before you get bandaged up

>When you get there, you hear some whimpering in the distance

>You see that same pony from before, you've forgotten her name

>She laid herself near the pond water

>You walk up to her; it seems she too distracted to notice you

“Hey there”

>She looks at you, her eyes are wet, and some of her fur glistens in the light, you have a feeling that something else could be bothering her

>She gets up and turns away with out saying a word

“Hey come back” You say as she starts to walk away

>You hear her say, “I’m sorry” and she says it very quietly as she keeps walking

>You jog up and block her path, but she easily walks around you

>You do it once more, but this time as she turn to go around you, you grab a hold of her

>She doesn’t fight it, instead she stops moving, and avoids eye contact with you

>“I already said sorry”

“Yes, and I’ll never forgive you” you joking smile, but she wasn’t look in the first place

>Instead, she grits her teeth to the remark, and her head sways farther away from you

“I’m joking, I’m joke” you say hurriedly as you notice her reaction

>She looks you dead in the eyes with a serious face that looks hurt by your words

>“Don’t do that!!”

“Sorry, relax man”

>She looks at you as if something is wrong with you

>”It’s all my falt!  Everything is. The cows, you, I can’t do anything right. AJ was right, all I had to do was not touch anything and and couldn’t even do that”

>Her head hangs down again

“Hey, look me”

>She brings her head up but her eyes don’t open for a quick second

>You notice the side of her neck is a little red, and the she opens her eyes to see you looking at it  

“Are you ok??”

>She notices what you talking about and looks away “Im fine”

“I’m sorry.” You says, you feel really bad

>She looks at you a little angry

“You’re sorry?! Look at you”

>She grabs your arm and holds it up so you can see it for yourself, and you notice the bloody friction burn

>”I’m the one that should be sorry!!”

>You look at her with a smile

“Are you alive??”

>She looks at you confused

>”Yes”

“Are the cows alive??”

>She sniffles and replies

>”Yes”

“Am I alive??”

>”Yes, but…”

>Before she can answer you politely rub her head, and say “So everyone’s ok”

>You look at her and smile and she finally begins to smile

“So what is your name?” You ask as you take your boots off

>“My name?”

“Ya”

>You smile a little more as you find it a very amusing that she is confused by such a simple question

>”My name is Sweet&Low, but everyone calls me….”

She looks at you hopping on one foot trying to take your second sock off

“Oh, go on”, you say as you grunt with anger at the sock that won’t come off, “I’m listening”

>”You need help??”

>It’s a polite thing to say, but you know she hasn’t the slightest clue how to help

You finally get it off

“I’m good!” you say excitedly

>Now you look at her

“Go on, what were you saying “

>As you say this, you begin to unzip your pants

>She immediate looks down at the zipper, then turns away and starts to blush

>You look at her and burst into laughter

>“What!” she says it angrily with her head still turned away

“WOW, this is too good”

>You’re having trouble trying to get your pants off as you keep laughing

“High five for being the first pony ever to have a problem with me taking my clothes off!! It’s official; you and me are best friends now”

>She looks at you for a second and says “Ponies have a fur coat, but you don't seem to have any”

>She realizes that she’s looking at you again, and then she suddenly glances under your waistline again, she then immediately turns away and blushes a little more than last time

>You laugh some more “Ahah don’t worry, I have my boxers on, I’m not strippin bare naked”  

>She looks at you now and replies with a question, “Why are you taking off you clothes anyways”

>You start walking into the water, “So I don’t get my clothes wet.” you turn back and glance at her with a smile, and submerge yourself

>what a weird pony, you think

>The water feels amazing, and all the stinging pain you had felt is now gone. It’s just the right temperature to cool you off from this heat

>Your head peaks out of the water as you tread in place, you remember that you were asking for her name.

“Sorry what was your name again?? I wasn’t paying attention”

>She looks at you a little annoyed, “I told you it’s Sweet&low weren't you listening the first time

>The name Sally comes to mind again

“Sorry, I have a low attention span, hey since you here, wanna jump in??”

>She looks at you, then at the lake “No its fine, I should get going"

>You get out of the water and brush off your hair with your hand to get the excess water

You look at and say

>”Well Sally, you wreck part of the farm, almost killed me and AJ’s extremely disappointed in you, you don’t need to go anywhere any time soon

>She looks at you a little angry, “It’s Sweet &Low not Sally, I don’t like that name” and then starts to walk away

“Wait” you say

>She keeps walking again

“You put me through hell today, the least you can do it turn around”

>She turns around again and glares at you

>“Really… You’re gonna guilt trip me like that.” She keeps the stern face “These couple of days have been the worst of my life, so thanks for your help, but didn’t really need it

>She turns around now and finishes her sentence, “I didn’t ask for your help”

>She pauses for a second and realizes what she said crossed the lines, but instead of saying sorry she lowers her head sadly and keeps walking

>You catch up to her and block her way just as you did before

>She looks up to you as if she’s asking for forgiveness and you look at her with warm eyes

“It looks like you need someone to talk to”

>You kneel down to her

“I'm not good with people or ponies for the matter, but I can tell when someone needs a friend”

>You go in for a hug, and she embraces it