Chapter 1: Surprise!!
Sitting alone on top of an old horse trailer, Abi sat Indian style in the middle of it, reading a small book. There was nothing else to do around there, since she and Shi had cleaned, done laundry and dishes, and cleaned up their own rooms. Shadow and Shade were out of town on a vacation, and wouldn't be back for a few weeks, taking some of her entertainment away. Jake and the boys had disappeared to pick up a surprise for her and Shi, that they had no clue about until today when they found the note.
Suddenly, a strange sound reached Abi's ears, making her look up. She could hear the sound, but couldn't find its source. That is, until she looked over her shoulder, and saw Jake ridding up on a beautiful black and white Painted horse. Dropping her jaw, Abi jumped to her feet, dropping the small book, as Jake stopped the horse right beside the trailer.
"What the hell?! Where did you get that at?" she asked, her voice squeaking.
"It's the surprise we left you the note about." Jake said, smiling.
The horse shook its head and sniffed the ground. Abi stared at the horse and Jake for a minute, jaw hanging wide open. Jake smiled at her, as Adam raced up on a black and tan Mustang. Abi looked at him and stared. Adam pulled back on the reins and the mustang came to a stop, but didn't stand still. Adam smiled up at her as the mustang backed up and spun in a circle.
"Come on now, settle down." Adam said gently petting the horses neck.
The horse settled almost instantly, and Adam smiled at Jake and Abi.
"Wha…what are we going to do with them?" Abi asked, looking at both of them.
"When we got them, the guy who sold them to us gave us a stand up fence that will hold over till we can hire someone to build us a small fence." Jake replied.
"Ah…where is this fence?" Abi asked.
"Its coming, but we're gonna go ridding anyway, so we won't need it for a bit." Adam said, looking around.
From behind the house, another horse neighed, and Madende suddenly came racing around on a black Frisian, its long black mane and tail flying in the wind as it ran. Madende smirked at them as his horse trotted around the trailer Abi was standing on, and came to a stop beside Jake.
"Wow…so beautiful…and BIG!" Abi cried, looking at him.
"Thanks." Madende said, smiling as his horse reared up.
The other two horses started getting excited, and dancing around, but Adam and Jake kept them contained, as Madende controlled his and settled it down.
"So, three of you are back, where's Eclipse?" Abi asked, looking around for him.
"He was having some problems when we broke into a run, but as far as I can see, he's ok." Madende said, looking around too.
"Having problems? Like what?" Abi asked, looking at him.
"He's not used to ridding and didn't know what to do. His horse took off like a bat out of hell, and they were headed this way." Jake replied.
"Oh shit. I didn't see him come up." Abi said, shaking her head.
From inside, in her room, Shi peered out the window, and almost fell over when she saw Jake, Adam, and Madende sitting on top of horses. Opening the window, she stuck her head out, still staring, jaw dropped open.
"Hey sis!" Madende called, waving at her.
"What the hell?! Where did you get those?" Shi cried.
"We bought them. It's the surprise that was in the note." Jake said, smiling.
"As if the horse trailer didn't give it away!" Adam said, turning his horse around.
"Holy shit…" Shi muttered, staring at them.
"Come down at see them, Shi!" Madende called, patting his horses neck.
Shi nodded and disappeared through her window, closing it as she left. A few seconds later, she was walking out the door, coming towards them. In the distance, another sound of racing hooves reached their ears, and they looked in the direction it was coming from. A black horse was racing towards them, with an almost terrified Eclipse on its back.
"How do you stop this thing?!" he cried as the horse raced passed.
"I got it!!" Madende said, and his horse reared up again.
His horse took off after Eclipse's, running as fast as it could. Abi, Jake, Adam, and Shi stared after him, jaws dropped. Madende was leaned forward a bit as the horse raced after Eclipse, taking some of his weight off the horses back so that it could run a bit faster. He soon caught up to Eclipse, who looked over at him, worry all over his face.
"Pull back on the reins." Madende said, pointing to the straps in Eclipse's hands.
"Pull back?" Eclipse asked, looking down.
"Yes, but not hard, or it'll throw you off." Madende replied, ducking a low hanging branch.
Eclipse did what Madende told him to do, and pulled back on the reins. The horse slowed to a stop, turning its head to the pull of the reins. Madende stopped a little ways ahead of him and turned, trotting back to him.
"Good. Now, gently nudge the horse in the side with your heals and he'll start walking." Madende said, smiling.
"Eh, I think I'll just ride with you." Eclipse said, hopping from his horse over to Madende's.
"You'll never learn that way, but if you say so." Madende said, grabbing Eclipse's horses reins. "Hang on." he warned.
Eclipse grabbed his shoulders as Madende nudged his horse and it broke into a run, the other following. Eclipse gripped his shoulders tightly and looked around at the blur of trees racing by. When they got back to the house, Shi was standing with Adam, gently petting his horses nose. The Mustang nudged her hand softly, and sniffed her again, making both Shi and Adam smile. Madende slowed the horses and he and Eclipse jumped down.
"So, Eclipse. Have fun?" Jake asked, smiling.
"Shut up." Eclipse said, walking over to Shi.
"What kind are they, and what are we going to name them?" Shi asked, as Eclipse hugged her from behind.
"This one is a Paint." Jake said, petting his horses nose. "But I don't know what to name him yet." he added, looking at Abi.
"Colonel!" Abi said, smiling.
"Colonel?" Jake asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, I like that name." Abi said, smiling.
"Ok then. Colonel it is." Jake said, smiling back.
"Mines obvious as to what it is." Adam said, as the mustang nipped at his shirt.
"Mustang?" Shi asked.
"Yep. And that's what I'm gonna name it too." Adam said, smiling. "I like that name." he added, petting the horse.
"That's cool. Madende, what the hell is that big ass thing?" Abi asked, looking at him.
"A Frisian." Madende replied, tying the reins to the back of the horse trailer. "And…well…I'm gonna name it Jerid." he added, a light blush playing on his cheeks.
"Aww!!" Abi and Shi said, bouncing happily.
Madende smiled and pat his horses neck, and it looked back at him. Eclipse walked over to the horse that he had been on, and gently stroked its neck. Shi walked with him, and smiled.
"What is this one, and what shall we name him?" she asked.
"I think the guy said he was an Andalusian. And we'll name it what ever you want to name it." Eclipse replied, kissing her cheek.
"Hmm…lets see." Shi said, thinking for a minute. "In memory of Coja and Bakura, we shall name him Shoja." she said, smiling.
"Nice. I like it." Eclipse said, looking at the horse. "Shoja." he repeated.
Everyone was silent for a minute then Shi looked up at her brother, who was gently playing with Jerid's mane. Adam smiled and looked around at the others.
"Shall we go ridding?" he asked.
"Sounds great!" Shi and Abi said together, smiling broadly.
"Sweet, lets go!" Adam said, jumping up on Mustang's back.
Madende untied Jarid's reins and jumped onto his back, turning him and smiling. Eclipse hesitated before getting onto Shoja, but after Shi did, he climbed on behind her.
"You know how to ride this thing?" he asked.
"Yes. Its no different from the wolves." Shi replied, smiling.
"Oh…" Eclipse muttered, sighing.
Abi and Jake climbed on to Colonel, and smiled as Adam trotted around on Mustang.
"Who ever thought a little Emo kid would ride a horse?" Jake teased.
"Who ever thought a Vampire would ride a horse?" Adam teased back, slowing to a walk beside him and Abi.
"Good point." Jake said, smiling and nodding. "Race you." he added, giving Adam a challenging look.
"I'll win." Adam said, smirking.
"Why's that?" Abi asked.
"Because, my horse has longer legs, and I'm the only one on it. Less weight for him to carry." Adam replied, looking ahead.
"Oh well, we'll try it anyway." Jake said, reaching out and slapping Adam's arm. "Your it." he said, and nudged the horse.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Adam yelled, as he chased after the two.
"How bout you? Want to race?" Madende asked, stopping next to Shi and Eclipse.
"No." Eclipse said quickly.
"Sure, why not." Shi said, smiling.
"What?!" Eclipse squeaked.
"Just hang on tight." Madende said, smiling.
Eclipse nodded and wrapped his arms tightly around Shi's waist, as both started into a fast paced run. Eclipse watched over Shi's shoulder, as Adam, Abi, and Jake's horses got closer and closer. After a few minutes, Shi and Madende separated, to run around Abi, Jake and Adam, the two flying passed them. Abi, Jake, and Adam stared after them, eyes wide and jaws dropped, because they were still running! After a few minutes of running, and when neither pulled ahead of the other, Madende smiled and shook his head.
"Tie!" he called, and they slowed to a walk, then to a stop.
"Wow, that wasn't that bad." Eclipse said, nodding.
"See, its fun. You just have to have control over them." Madende said, smiling.
Eclipse nodded and looked back as Adam, Abi and Jake came up.
"What the hell was that?!" Jake yelled.
Madende and Shi laughed, patting the panting horses.
"A race." Madende said, as Jerid lowered his head and sniffed the ground.
"No shit!" Jake said, eyeing him.
"You asked." Madende said, shrugging.
"Those two are fast! That's not fair!" Abi said, pouting playfully behind Jake.
Madende chuckled and leaned forward, resting his elbow on the horn of the saddle.
"He looks like a gothic cowboy!" Adam teased.
Madende looked back at him, raising an eyebrow while the others howled with laughter.
"A what?" he asked, smiling.
"A gothic cowboy." Adam repeated, making the others laugh even harder.
"And how do you get that??" Madende asked, sitting back up.
"Because, cowboys sit like that all the time on their horses, and your gothic. So you looked like a gothic cowboy!" Adam explained.
"Ok. If you say so." Madende said, starting to walk his horse.
"I do." Adam said, smiling and following him.
They walked slowly through the woods, talking and laughing from time to time as they went. Little did they know what they would come across, the further they went into the woods.
A/n: NEW STORY!! hehe. yea. well, thanks Abi for the help with the names and breeds of the horses and I hope you enjoy the Gothik Cowboys and Gurls! XD review for me and LaterZ!!