She’d just met the king for the first time a couple of nights ago, and her initial impression was that the diminutive ruler was an honest, likable if a bit eccentric fellow.
>>2461140 The night after that I met with him in my dreams and we talked about it.
He’s really a caring type!” Applebloom gave her sister a curious look. “Ya gittin at something sis?”
AJ suddenly found it hard to look her little sister in the eyes. She started looking randomly around the barnyard. “Oh um nuthin. Nuthin much. It’s just. Well. Ya know when we a met him? Well. Uh, when were gittin ready ta leave his Majesty asked if I might wanna join him fer a coffee one evening in that Dream Realm place.”
The mare started shifting back and further on her hooves. “So, I said ya sure at the time and he said he’d a git back ta me. Soooo, last night this big red parrot showed up in my dreams. Have ya all met a big red parrot in yer dreams Sugar Cube? His name was Scarlet Bar…Barbedus er something like that.” AJ started speaking faster and faster. “Anyhoo! This parrot had a message from his Majesty asking if I wanted ta meet him tanight fer coffee, and I said ya sure, so, um, uh, I’mgonnahaveacoffeewithhimtanight!” She suddenly blurted out.
The barnyard was suddenly very quiet except for the clucking of the chickens. Finally AJ looked back down at her little sister. Applebloom was staring up at her with this big smirk on her face. AJ felt her cheeks suddenly grow warm. After a moment the filly said.
“Sis, are ya gonna be goin on date with his Majesty?”
AJ’s cheeks felt like they were burning now. “Oh! Ah! I don’t think it’s a date. At least not a real date! Sort of half date! Like when ya just wanna be friendly like with somepony and–”
Applebloom’s smirk grew even larger. AJ started to sputter. “Applebloom! I, uh, don’t know whatcha ya are all thinking, but, but wipe that look off yer face! Land sake girl! When did ya start acting like this? Have ya been hanging around Miss Petina without me a knowing?”
AB giggled. “So ya are gonna meet the king fer coffee. Okay! Sure! I think ya will have good time. Soooo, are ya gonna ta tell anypony else about this, ooorrrr do ya want this ta be a secret?”
Applejack suddenly squinted at her sister. “ Well, at the moment I don’t want everypony in Ponyville talking about it, and Granny and Big Mac would probably git all fussy about it and wanna ask me a ton of embarrassing questions. So whatcha gittin at sis?”
The filly looked up at her sister and smirked again. “Wweeelll. If ya were willing ta do my chores and Stone Mane’s fer the rest of the day I’d be willing ta fergit we ever had this here chat. So whatcha say sis?”
The mare silently scowled at the filly for several second then she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Fine! Fine! I’ll do yer chores fer ya. Ya little scheming critter!”
Applebloom let out a holler. “Alright! Thanks sis!” Then she tore off toward the front porch while yelling. “Hey Stone Mane! Sis said she’s gonna do the rest of are chores fer the rest of the day! Let’s go inta town and git ourselves an ice cream!”
AJ grumbled and slowly followed behind the filly.
To be continue.