Animation Source Forums

I rode Hawk back to the gate and slid off of his back. "Good ride today boy." I praised, taking his halter off and hanging it on the pasture gate. I stroked them all before leaving and walking back to the house.

My mom was making supper. "Hi mom." I greeted, the smell of chicken filling my nostrils. "What's for supper?" I asked, peeking oer her shoulder to see what was on the stove. She was frying up some chicken. "Quesadillas, dear, is that okay?" I nodded, and walked into the living room and sat down in the recliner. Morgan was sitting on the couch, flipping through the channels on the TV. "Nearly 2,000 channels and absolutely NOTHING is on!" She complained. Laughing, I reclined the chair so I could lay down and rest. It was going to be a long night.

Ryan smiled some as he picked up s soft brush, stroking Titanic's huge body over and over with it. The big horse nickered, it felt very good. Ryan patted his side and kept stroking the brush over him. He loved his horse more than anything in the world. Titanic knew it. Ryan finished brushing him and took a pair of sciccors off of a hook. He also used a comb to make sure it was level and equal. Cutting his mane a little bit. Ryan then moved onto the tail, only cutting the 'dead' ends off, like how he did the mane.

Jacklyn sighed, glad to have her parents' permission to spend the night at Blaine's house! So much had happened since her fall, and Jacklyn had been certain that her mother would never have let her spend the night at her idol's house, but, after Kathy had spoken to Jacklyn's parents over the phone, the girl's mother had changed her mind.

"I can't believe that with all of that pain, my leg and foot were NOT broken!", she exclaimed to Blaine, as the television's noise blared before them. Sneaking an extra large handful of popcorn from the bowl that sat on the side table, she smiled at her idol, secretly hoping that all of the boys who suddenly seemed to be visiting the property wouldn't steal Blaine away, or cloud her mind away from thoughts of horses.

When Blaine tapped the bandaged area, Jacklyn laughed.

"I was a big old wuss, right?", she asked, looking up playfully, crunching on some popcorn at the same time.

Blaine shook her head "No", but her eyes were on the television, so Jacklyn looked around the room for Morgan. The quiet teenager was seated in a chair, looking studiously at an equine magazine.

Jacklyn scooted across the sofa, and, when she reached the end of the seat, she got up carefully; making her way towards the older girl, she smiled a smile that seemed to ask for forgiveness. The day had seemed to have gone on forever, and too much had happened, so that Jacklyn was in no rightful position to be holding a grudge. Besides, wasn't she going to spend the night in such a cool house that her parents were bound to think that she was one heck of a selfish rebel once she did return home? Wasn't this her dream? Wouldn't she be able to learn even more from her favorite rider than ever before?
-----------------------------------------


See Ya' Later,
Dixie Baby

Mom called up to the kitchen for supper, and I ate very quickly, wanting to relax and fall asleep before going back out riding tonight. "Thanks for supper, Mom." I said before leaving the kitchen. As I walked back up to my room, Murphy came out of nowhere and nearly fell down the stairs. "Murphy! You silly dog!" I yelled, continuing up the stairs. I grabbed a book off the self and went back downstairs and sat back in the recliner, reading. Murphy layed on his dog bed, not a worry in the world. He made me giggle a little by the way he would look around the room.

I soon fell fast asleep in the recliner, dreaming about Bull, My most favorite horse in the entire world. Charlie is a good horse, too, but you can never forget your first one. He and I were riding in a beautiful field of flowers, and then all the unrealistic things started happening. A huge mountain appeared out of nowhere and Bull could fly like a unicorn! He didn't even have wings! We 'flyed' up to the top of the mountain, which appeard some how, and we watched all the horses and deer grazing. It felt like we were the rulers of the field! My dream was wierd, but I didn't care. It had Bull in it.

Hearing his name Ryan looked up at the younger girl. "Hey." He said before combing through Titanic's tail, careful not to comb to hard encase there were any knots or tangles. The last thing Ryan wanted to do was get kicked and die from it. That has happened before to some people he used to know. Ryan then lead Titanic over to his stall, letting him go inside. It was about dusk now, only a couple hours til his midnight ride with Blaine.

When I woke up, Jacklyn and Morgan were both in their pajamas and fast asleep. I was glad Jacklyn was sleeping over, I had someone to talk to besides my annoying sister about the ride I was about to go on. I peeked out the window, The sun had just set and it was getting darker later since it was summer. My mom was fast asleep by now, she had to go into town and work in the morning. It was around ten o'clock now, so I went up to my room and changed into dark clothing.

Ryan walked over and picked the bucket up, placing it back in the horse's stall and filled it up with the garden hose. He looked at Claire and then at Titanic. He walked over to bails of hay and lay on them, starring up at the roof until he drifted into sleep. Leaving Claire standing there. He had 2 hours to get some rest.

I quietly went into the bathroom and closed the door, hoping if my mom had woked up she though I was just going to use the bathroom. Then I started digging through my makeup bag which I rarely used. I put on lots of eyeliner, which would make my eves stand out more in the dark. I found Morgan's sparkly eye shadow and put that on to blend with the eyeliner and make my eyes stand out even more. Next, Mascara. " Applyed a large amount, since I would never really wear it again. I was finally done, and I looked good.

Pretty soon, Ryan smelled just like the hay. When he woke up an hour later he looked at himself, "I can't meet her like this." He said, standing up and leaving the barn. Claire was gone from the barn so he figured she was in the house. Ryan went straight to his room, grabbing a quick snack before brushing his teeth and combing his hair down, pulling back some hay straws. He grinned, walking over and looking at himself in the mirror. Ryan took some water and moved his hair back so it all lay down. Then he grabbed a white dress shirt with some dark blue jeans. He smiled, slipping into that outfit and shaving his little stubs of hair on his cheeks and chin, soon putting after shave on.

I zipped up the make up bag after putting everything back carefully, then took one last look at myself in the mirror. I looked like one of the preps at school, wearing all this makeup. I would never wear it again and I just took all this time putting it on, so why not just leave it? Who knows, Ryan might acctually like it. I smiled and crept back down the stairs and snuck out the back door. I ran into the barn and grabbed Raven's bridle, making the final decision to ride bareback. Raven would like it better anyways.

Ryan smiled and fixed his collar, walking outside and towards the barn. He grabbed reins and a bridle, noticing Blaine but pretending he didn't so she could have her moment. Leading Titanic out of his stable, he put the bridle in his mouth and looped the reins back over his head. Ryan smiled and swung onto Titanic, repositioning himself on the big horse's back.