Chapter 1

Amy Fleming stirred her coffee slowly as she thought about Kiwi, a young bay gelding who had a huge head shyness issue. He had been here almost two weeks now at Heartland, and yet she couldn't reach him. She had tried join up and even when she gave him remedies to keep him calm he would get scared.

Just then Jack Bartlett entered the kitchen dressed and with a warm smile on his aged face.

"Morning sweetie. You're up early." He said as he gave her a kiss on the top of his granddaughters head. He made his way to the coffee maker and poured himself a cup from the cupboard.

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep." He eyed her seriously. "It's that new bay isn't it?" She blushed embarrassed, people could read her so easily sometimes. "Yes. I just don't know what's wrong. I've tried the join up several times and he trusts me, but when i go to touch his head he just runs off frightened even though he told me trusts me. I've put him on remedies and he still won't let me touch him even when he's at his calmest and-" She was cut off by her older sister Lou thumping down the stairs and groaning. Her blonde hair was slightly frizzed and her blue eyes were tired. She groaned again. "what is with all the chit chat it's like four in the morning."

Amy stifled a giggle as her sister just about missed her chair when she went to sit down. "Um, Lou its almost six thirty." Just then her sisters eyes widened and she gasped. "Six thirty! I overslept! I have to get the HST files not to mention the spreadsheets for-" Jack grabbed her as she rushed towards her office. "Now you hold your horses Lou. At least eat." Lou rolled her eyes and pouted. "Fine." She got herself a cup of coffee and a piece of toast and she started eating just as Amy pulled on her boots and headed outside.

She started mucking out Dancer's and Domino's stalls when Ty Baldwin arrived in his pick-up truck. He greeted her with a warm smile his brown hair getting in the way of his emerald green eyes. "Hey Amy. Are going to work with Kiwi?" She smiled in response. "Hi, yeah i was planning on lunging him a bit." He nodded in agreement. Amy and Ty almost always agreed on how to treat certain horses. Amy considered Ty her best friend. People always told her that they were perfect for each other couple wise, but Amy didn't' want anything to change between them. She wanted to be great friends like they always had ever since he started working here when her mother Marion hired him. He even dropped out of school and Amy had always wondered why until one day she asked him.

"I just knew I'd learn more about what I love to do from your mom than going to school."he had said.

She knew he was right. Her mom had a gift with horses. Amy had learned everything she knew from her mom and was learning more form the journals she kept. Heartland used different remedies and techniques than other stables that used force and control. Around the small town of Virginia she was known to be the horse whisperer, her mothers gifts passed down to her. Now she was one of the two main trainers at Heartland.

Ten minutes later Amy had finished Marco's and Jingle's stalls she walked towards Kiwi who was ripping hay from his net hungrily. "Hey boy." She said softly. He looked up and nickered in greeting. She let herself in to the stall and Kiwi turned his head and snuffed at her pockets hoping for treats. Before he could get to her back pocket she laughed and said, "You're in luck today, yeah I have something for you." She held the mint out flat in her hand and he gobbled it up. She went to get a grooming kit bumping in to the third stable hand Ben.

"Oh, hi Ben. What's up?" He smiled as he grabbed his own horse's -Red's- bridle. "Hey. Not a lot, Red and I have a jumping show coming up this weekend. I've finished four stalls so I'm gonna go take Red around the course." Red was a terrific show jumper, and he and Ben worked perfectly together. Ben used to use force to get Red to jump, but he soon realized he didn't need to use force.

She nodded and went to mix the feeds. As she was walking towards the feed room she saw Ty struggling with a bag of grain and a new case of remedies. She laughed and said coming around so that he could see her, "Do you need help?" He laughed and grunted out a "Yes." She took the remedies and put them on a shelf then placed her hands underneath Ty's. Amy didn't notice how close they really were until they tried getting the bag up and into the feed box. Laughing tiredly and trying to get the grain bag in the box they finally heaved it over and it thumped in to the feed box. Being prond of their hard work they cheered and high fived. When they high fived they pulled each other close impulsively. Amy's mind quickly back tracked and let go of his hand and quickly got rid of the moment by asking him what remedies he had gotten from and elderly old lady who lived up by Clairdale ridge. As Ty explained the remedies Amy's mind raced. We just pulled each other close, i didn't even think. What is wrong with me! I don't want things to change. Do i?

A.N Sorry this chapter was so short, next one will be out soon :)