Rainbow's POV :

I walked into the living to see Uncle Strike talking on the phone. Walking over to the sofa, I sat down and watched him.

Uncle Strike had a worried look on his face. He saw me and turned around.

"Yeah. Okay. I'll be there in a few. Okay. Yes, I will. Bye".

He hung up. Uncle Strike looked at me.

"Hey RD. Listen. I'm gunna need you to pack a bag and stay at a friend's house for the day".

I frown. "Why??".

He sighed. "I just have to go somewhere and you have to be with someone at all times for a while".

I stand up. I knew not to argue with him and so I nodded and walked upstairs to my room. Maybe I can ask Applejack.

I flopped onto my bed and grab my phone. I find her number and call it. She picked it up.

"Hey Rainbow".

I smile. "Hey AJ. Hey uh listen. My Uncle has to go somewhere and he says that he needs me to be with someone while he's gone. You busy today??".

"Uh nope. You can come over. We can chill here all day", she said.

I smile. Yes!!!

"Okay. My uncle is gunna drop me off there. Just text me the address".

"Okay. See ya soon".

"Bye".

I hung up. Jumping off my bed I put my phone to charge and danced around. I was so excited to spend a whole day with her. I wonder what we should.

I grab a bookbag and put in a notebook, pencil, my phone charger, a extra change of clothes. I sigh and look around.

"I'm hungry", I say to no one. Getting up I put my shoes on. I walked out of my room and down to the kitchen to make a sandwich. Ham and cheese is awesome. I don't care what anyone else says!!

"Rainbow, you ready??", I heard Uncle Strike call.

"Yeah!!", I shout back.

I get up and walk out of the kitchen. I found Uncle Strike by the front door.

"Ready".

He looked up at me and nodded. We left.

"Here", I say handing him my phone.
"That's Applejack's address".

We get into his car. I turned on the radio and looked out the window as we drove. We came to a nice looking house. It was green with two floors. I looked at Uncle Strike. He reached out and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Please", he said. "Just stay in the house and don't leave until I come to pick you up. Okay??".

I nod and don't ask any questions. I knew that he knew what he was doing.

"I will. Love you", I say smiling. He reached over and wraps his arms around me in a hug. I hug back.

"I love you too RD".

Pulling away we get out of the car. Walking up to the front door I knocked on the door. A minute later it opened. Applejack stood there. I smile at her.

"Hey", she said smiling.

"Hi", I reply.

Applejack looked at my uncle. He smiled and waved.

"Hey. Uh listen. I have something to take care of. I need you girls to stay inside until I get back".

He reached into his pocket and pulled out some money. He handed it to me.

"Just order pizza if you get hungry. Just close the shades. I can't say why, just trust me".

I nod and take the money. We hugged on last time. Uncle Strike kissed my head and held me in a hug.

"Be good. No funny business", he said backing away. I smile.

"That's your job", I say.

He laughed and walked to his car. I turned and we went unside, closing and kicking the door. We walked up to Applejack's room.

We spent a while in there and then decided to order pizza and watch a movie. Applejack called Domino's and ordered a cheese pizza. We chose a movie and sat on the couch. I look up at Applejack.

"Thanks for letting me stay the day with you", I said.

Applejack smiled. "It's no problem at all. Ah like spendin' time with you".

She did??. I felt happy that she said that. It made me feel...... speacial. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Applejack got up, the money in hand, and walked out of the room. She came back a few minutes with two pizza boxes.

Pizza time!!. She put the pizza down. We got comfortable and put on the movie. The lights went off and we sat down on the couch. This was a comedy movie. Applejack had a few cans of soda. We watched a few movies.

A few were hilarious. A few were very exciting and had stuff like car chases, guns, fighting and a few very funny scenes.
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I yawn. I look at the time. 8:56 pm. I stand up and stretch. Man, I'm tired. I wonder where I'm gunna sleep. I'll just take the couch.

"I'm tired", I said.

"Yeah. Me too", Applejack said yawning. She tool off her hat and ran her hand through her hair.

"Do you have a blanket??", I asked.

She nodded and walked over to other couch. There was a blanket folded neatly on top of it. She handed it to me.

"Thanks", I say wrapping it around me. I lay back down on the couch.

"We better get some sleep for tomorrow", I said. "Goodnight".

Applejack looked at me weird. Then she started to laugh.

"Rainbow. Are you crazy??. C'mon".

I sit up and stare at her. What was so funny??.

"I'm lost. What's so funny??", I asked.

"Ah am not about ta let cha sleep on the couch. C'mon".

I stand up and follow her to her room. Walking in I saw Applejack sit on her bed.

"You really don't have to sleep with me", I say. "I'm fine on the couch".

Applejack just pat the bed, telling me to sit down. I sigh and did. Sitting on the soft bed, I run my hand over the sheet. Beds seem to bring back memories of when I was little.

"You okay??".

I snap out of it and look up. Applejack had a worried look on her face. I smile and nod.

"Yeah. I'm good".

"You can tell me. Ah know somethin's botherin' ya", she said.

Damn it. I forget I can't lie to her. I look at her. I sighed.

"It's just. When I was younger I never had a bed. I mean i did have one but my dad made me sleep on the floor. I never had friends so noone knew".

I look down at the blanket.

"I use to wonder what sleeping in a bed would be like. Would it be warm??, cold??, soft?? Comfy?? Would I feel safe??. I only dreamed of sleeping in a bed. So whenever I sleep in my bed now, sometimes I just think back to that time and I answer my own questions".

I shake my head. "It's stupid".

"It's not", Applejack said. I look at her. She had a frown on her face.

"Ya know, you're strong".

I could almost laugh at that.

"Yeah, okay", I snickered.

"Rainbow ah mean it".

I frown.

"You're very strong. I mean, you went through what no child should ever go through and you're still alive and goin. Yes, you have your bad moments but noone expects ya not to. Ah don't expect ya ta go through that and not have it haunt ya. But you're strong enough to try an move on. And then you have the strength ta trust me when you've been hurt so badly before. You're strong enough ta trust me and the others even when you were scared. You still may be scared, ah don't know but I do know that you made it through that and can still smile, so you can survive almost anything. You're strong".

I smiled. "Thanks Applejack".

We hugged. I smiled. I never thought Applejack thought of me like that. It made happy that she felt so many good things about me.

Pulling away, I sigh smiling.

"So, I better change clothes", I say.

I had my bag on the floor. I walk over to it and open it. Taking out my pajamas I stand up.

"You don't mind if I change here do you??", I ask. Applejack shook her head.

"Nope", Applejack said sitting down.

Turned turned around and took off my top. I couldn't help but feel eyes on her. Was Applejack looking at me??.

I blushed. Oh noooo. I took off my pants quicklyand turned back around. I didn't look at Applejack the entire time. I just dressed myself. When I was done I looked up at Applejack. She was looking at me.

"Finished".

Suddenly I heard my phone ring. It was on the bed. Applejack picked it up and handed it to me. I look at the screen. Uncle Strike.

"It's my uncle", I say.

I answered it. "Hey".

"Rainbow. Listen to me. I need you to get ready to leave and Applejack is coming with us. We have to go somewhere for a while. So I need you girls to be ready".

"Why??", I ask nervously. What happened??. I look at Applejack.

"Applejack. Go get dressed and pack a bag. My uncle says we going somewhere", I whisper with a shrug. Applejack gives a confused look but does what I say. She goes to pack a bag.

"So why are we leaving??", I ask.

"I'll tell you when I get there".

I sigh. "Okay. Be careful. Bye".

"See ya in a bit".

I hung up.

"Okay then. That worries me".

I look over at Applejack who was packing up. She had a backpack ready.

"What do you think this is about??", she asked.

"I really don't know", I say shrugging.

I changed back into my clothes i had on before. We waiting for my uncle to get here in the living room. There was a knock at the door. Opening it I let him in. He was with two police officers.

"Uhhh". I look at Uncle Strike questioningly.

"Don't worry. I didn't get arrested. They're just here to get us to a safe place", he explained.

This was scaring me. This wasn't good. Applejack had on her jacket, her bag in hand. I had mine. We headed, Applejack locking the door. We got into a police car. We were in there for at least 20 minutes.

I look over at Applejack nervously. She looked at me. She reached out and took my hand.

"It's okay. We're just goin' somewhere safe".

I nod and let out a breath. I held her hand the whole time.

Finally we came to a station. It was a police station. Getting out we walked in, police surrounding us. Walking in I look around. Oficers walked back forth, some talking, others drinking coffee, others with files or police dogs. I look at Uncle Strike. He was talking to a a police guy. The man had blue hair and tan skin. I walk over to them, my hands rubbing together nervously.

"Uh excuse me??", I say. They look at me. I freeze for a moment.

"Yes Rainbow??", Uncle Strike asked touching my shoulder.

"W-Why are we here??. You said you would tell me".

Uncle Strike sighed. "Call Applejack over here".

I look back at Applejack and wave her over. She walked over to us.

Uncle Strike looked at the man and whispered something to him. The officer nodded and walked away.

"What's going on??", I asked. Applejack grabbed my hand. I squeezed it. I could feel my heart beat faster. The man came back with others officers. One held a bucket and rag. One stood behind me. I began to get more nervous. What was going on??.

"What is it??", I asked.

Uncle Strike sighed. "RD. Try not to freak out and take a deep breath".

It was as if the whole room went quiet. I look around. Everyone was looking at us. I look back at Uncle Strike. He looked me dead in the eyes.

"Your father was let out of prison and he's looking for you".