Marco leaned against the window seal and watched the stars fade from the sky as orange peeked over the horizon. He brought the steaming mug up to his lips and sipped the foul tasting black coffee. He never really did like coffee much, it was to bitter for his sweet tooth. He only drank it when his superiors were around to make himself seem more mature. The first thing he was going to do once he got home was to have a cup of hot coco.
Marco sighed and put his mug on the window seal beside him. The view from his room was nothing special, but you could see the outstretch of fields and the barns in the distance at the base of the mountains. Which is all he really wanted to see. His eyes wondered at the dark blue sky paling above him. A few stars still glimmering as pink rose above the mountain tops.
"Up already?" Marco jumped at the sound of the familiar voice. He looked over his shoulder and saw his awoken roommate Armin still half asleep.
"Yeah, I though I'd go check on the horses." Marco admitted. Feeling guilt well in his stomach.
"Alright, but be back soon okay. I don't want to cover for you." Marco nodded and rushed out of the room.
Marco quietly unlocked the gate to the stables and barely had anytime to close the gate before a dusty brown horse pushed past the others and slid it's head under Marco's outstretched arm. "Hehehe, alright Jean calm down!" Marco wrapped his arms around the Jeans neck and muffled his face into his mane, hiding his grin. The sound of the horses heart beat filled his ears.
For a second Marco didn't feel like he was at the farm anymore. He felt like he was seeing his friend for the first time in many years. Marco had not been happier since arriving at the farm. The only reason why he kept returning to the farm each summer was because of his beloved horse Jean. He was the only thing that made the awful coffee and hard days of work worth it.
Jean kicked up dirt with his heels and nuzzled his face in Marco's shoulder. "Hey Jean, how was the winter here?" Marco whispered brushing his fingers through Jeans mane. He paused and waited for Jean to respond for a minute. "Hmm, Really? Must have been terrible," He replied. He wasn't really sure how the Winter was for Jean, but he could feel his emotions from all the time spent with him. "I wish I could have stayed here with you. School isn't something I enjoy." Marco looked into Jean's eyes. "Hey, maybe when I graduate I can move out here so I can stay with you forever. Maybe when I get old enough we can both run away and start are own farm huh."
Marco looked up from Jean when he heard a pounding on the gate of the stables.
"Marco! Marco come on! Breakfast is being served in the main hall already!" Armin muttered with his hands cupped around his mouth.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll be there in a second okay." Marco whispered back.
Armin nodded and Marco waited for him to leave before he wrapped his arms around Jean's neck one more time and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll be back tomorrow."