"Your mean Takehiko. Bucking me off like that!" Violet said as she guided her large black Friesian stallion back up the driveway and into the large stable. They were greeted by neighing from the other 12 horses, all her parents, but Takehiko was her's. He responded by nickering. "Violet! Are you going to sleep in here tonight as usual?" a voice came from the attached apartment that sounded falsely happy.
Violet rolled her eyes as she took the bridle off Takehiko "Yes mother!" she replied in a loudly annoyed tone. "I was only wondering!" was her reply while stepping into the indoor arena on the other side. She gave Violet a look of disgust as she began to groom "Honestly that's why we have stable hands!" her mother stated, causing her daughter to flip her long black hair away from her face "That's true, but I am the only one who can touch him around here. Anyway, I love it." all her mother could do was roll her eyes and leave down the driveway to the enormous mansion down the hill. "Don't worry Takehiko, we're leaving tonight." she commented with a motherly tone. The large Friesian tossed his head neighing in delight.
Time gap!!
Violet saw the last light go out in the mansion and smiled to herself. She ran out into the stable in her socks, not wanting to wake mike (who was sleeping up in the hayloft for the night since one of the horses was sick) and she got out the custom made endurance tack for takehiko and set it outside of his stall, he woke up and looked at her about to neigh.
"shhhhh!" she whispered, putting a finger to her mouth to silence him. He got the idea immediately (he's a smart horse mind you!) and she ran back into the apartment to pack a saddle bag full of food and water incase she didn't stop anywhere or everyone was looking for her. She picked up her hiking backpack and ran out into the stable again, across the dirt arena, her riding boots in one hand and the saddle bag in the other, "ok boy!" she whispered.
Once takehiko was tacked up and ready, violet put on her boots and pulled herself into the saddle, "ha!" she yelled, kicking his sides so that they got a flying start, he took off at a full gallop down the drive and into the forest. "We did it boy! We're finally out of there!" she said to him excitedly. He neighed with delight.
At the barn
Mike had woke up by the sound of hooves outside the stable, he ran down from the loft and looked around, the door was open, violet and takehiko were gone. "I knew you would choose this night." he said to the blowing summer wind. He would never rat her out, she was the nicest person out of that family of rich snobs, all he could do was close the door to the stable and to an empty stall which read 'beauty' "he never liked that name anyway, violet was right to call him takehiko the strong prince."
-end chapter 1-
(A/N I know the first chapter is short and might suck, I would love some reviews and criticism good or bad so I can improve, oh, and takehiko means strong prince.)