I Think I Love Her [An AppleDash fanfic]

Chapter 14 - I Love You

Rainbow Dash's POV

It's been two whole weeks since the accident. It feels like it happened yesterday. Applejack hasn't woken up. I'm starting to lose hope. The doctors haven't declared her brain dead because apparently there's still brain activity, but not enough to make her wake up. I've gone to visit her a few times but I don't last 5 minutes there because I begin to cry. I've cried so much these past few weeks that I have nothing left.

I'm being discharged tomorrow. I should be excited but I'm really not. I'm not ready to go home and go back to school. Plus, I'm being forced to see a therapist because I've tried hurting myself multiple times. Oops.

Everyone involved in the accident is gonna be okay. Sunset Shimmer almost lost her leg in the accident but thank god she didn't. Twilight hasn't left Sunset's room ever since she came out of surgery. Sunset is gonna be discharged in about 3 days. Vice Principal Luna had a minor concussion and cut her arm pretty bad but she's doing good now. She was discharged a few days ago. I heard she's not gonna be at school for some time. I don't know what happened to Flash but my friends told me he's okay too.

*knock knock*

I looked up and saw Sunset there. We've gotten close these past few days. I nodded at her. She walked in with her crutches and said, "Hey." I greeted her back. She sat down in my chair tiredly. "I've been told to walk around the hospital with these things. Test drive," she said. I nodded and forced a smile. I can't help but feel terrible that I did this to her.

"Stop," she said seriously, "Stop blaming yourself for this. It wasn't your fault. Neither of us could have seen it coming. Maybe it happened for a reason." My eyes started to fill with tears. "There's no good reason to why this could've happened. I'm the one that distracted the bus driver. I'm the one that led us to crash into the fence and fall off the cliff. Stop saying it's not my fault when it fucking is," I snapped. Nothing or no one will make me change my mind. I'm the only one to blame. Sunset stayed quiet.

"I'm gonna go visit Applejack. You should come with me," she said after a while. She stood up from the chair and began to walk to the door with her crutches. I sighed and got up. I guess I should visit her one last time before I leave tomorrow. Besides, I'm tired of being in this room. I disconnected my IV pole. I have to take it around with me when I wanna take a walk or something. I hate it. Sunset and I walked to AJ's room, side by side. I had to walk a bit slower because she's slow on the crutches. She'll get there.

AJ's room is about 3 rooms away. When we got there, there was a nurse writing stuff on her chart. She just finished with a check up. Sunset knocked on the glass door lightly and smiled at the nurse when she turned to look. The nurse smiled back, walked to the door and opened it. "We just came to visit," said Sunset. The nurse nodded. Sunset and I walked in the room. Before the nurse walked out the door I asked, "How is she? Any improvement?" The nurse smiled and said, "Yes, actually. The scans show that there is more brain activity now than there was three days ago. That's a good sign. Now we just hope that she keeps it up. If she does, she'll be awake in 3 days at the least." I felt so much relief and happiness when she said that. I smiled genuinely, which I haven't done in over a whole week. "Thank you," I said kindly. The nurse said, "Of course," and walked out.

I pulled up a chair next to AJ's bed and sat down. Sunset and I smiled at each other. There's a chance she might wake up. "Hey, can you please leave us alone for a sec?" I asked. "Yeah, of course," replied Sunset nicely. She walked out of the door slowly with her crutches, turned around, and closed the door.

I looked at Applejack and smiled. I scooted closer to her bed with my chair. My IV pole was next to me. I slowly grabbed her hand and just held it in my hands. Her hands are so soft.

"I'm sorry I haven't visited you much," I told her, "I couldn't look at you without crying. But I'm gonna stay here with you until you wake up. Please wake up." My voice cracked but I held in my tears. I'm not gonna cry and run out like last time. "You know, I really didn't mean any of the mean things I said on the bus. I was just angry. I'm so sorry. The only reason I kissed Timber was to make people think that I'm not gay. The kiss meant nothing, I swear. I was just worried about the looks and the stares if people found out about my feelings towards you, but none of that matters to me anymore." Some tears fell from my eyes but I ignored them. I thought I felt her hand move but it was probably me.

I took a deep breath and said, "AJ, I love you, and not just as a best friend. I'm truly in love with you. You're the person I care about most in this world and I can't imagine my life without you, so you have to wake up. Applebloom showed me one of your diary entries. You feel the same way about me. We can date, get married, adopt children, anything your heart desires. Just please wake up. I want a future with you. I wanna wake up next to you every morning. I wanna go on adventures with you. I wanna cuddle with you all night. I wanna kiss you so deeply that the whole world around us disappears. I want a life with you."

I kissed her the top of her hand softly. "I love you," I said again. I closed my eyes and laid my head on the edge of the bed. I laughed through my tears and said, "Oh my god, look at me being all sappy. Look at what you did to me, Applejack."

"It's not necessarily a bad thing," said a familiar but weak voice. My eyes opened immediately and I shot my head up. Applejack was awake. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me but I realized it wasn't when Applejack squeezed my hand and smiled at me. "Oh my gosh," I said in shock, "You're awake! Oh my god!" I got up from my seat and hugged her so tight. She hugged me back weakly. I ran to the door and yelled out, "She woke up!" A few nurses walked in and began to check her. Applejack and I made eye contact as they checked her and we smiled at each other. After a few minutes, one of the nurses said, "Look like she's doing great. She should be out of here no longer than two weeks." I smiled and thanked her.

When the nurses left, I sat next to AJ's bed and couldn't stop smiling. "So ya love me, huh?" asked Applejack with a smirk. I felt my face heat up. I didn't think she would hear me. "H-how long were you awake?" I asked with a stutter. I'm so embarrassed right now. "I woke up after ya asked Sunset if she could leave us alone. I heard everything," she winked at me. I couldn't stop blushing. "W-well you weren't supposed to hear that until later," I said. I noticed a small blush on Applejack's cheeks.

"Come here," she said, "Ya have something on your face." I got up and got closer to Applejack. She lifted her hand and touched my cheek gently. She sat up slowly and pressed her lips against mine. I swear I felt a spark. My heart began to beat incredibly fast and my face was burning. I kissed her back softly, enjoying every part of it. She put her arms around my neck, pulling me in for a deeper kiss. We began to have a full on makeout session. I haven't felt this happy in so freaking long. After about 3 minutes, our lips parted and we took a breath.

We were both blushing extremely hard. We didn't say anything for a while. I guess we were both trying to process what just happened. Suddenly, AJ's expression changed. She looked upset. "Rainbow, I gotta tell ya something," she said sadly. "Yeah?" I responded. Why is she so upset?

"Will ya still love me if I can't walk?" Applejack asked me worriedly. "Of course I will, AJ," I replied with a smile, "Why?" Applejack was quiet for a while and turned her gaze to her legs. "I can't feel my legs," she finally said.

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A/N:
Hey! I would like to thank you guys for 3K views! So many people have told me how much they love my story and it makes me really happy to hear that. Thank you! :) <3

Sorry about that plot twist in the end lol. At least AJ woke up right :D

I don't know when I'll be writing the next chapter because I have finals next week and I'm gonna be so stressed;(

See you guys soon!
-Yesenia