Well seeing as I didn't do the disclaimer in the last chapter, here it is. I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT, if I did I'd changed some of the pairings and make some of the minor characters major. Anyway enjoy and don't forget to review. :D

TFS

NEXT DAY

I shot up at my alarm, jumping in surprise, that I fell off, landing on my face,

"Rani, you okay?" came Char's voice, through my covers,

"Just my face." I replied and wrestled my way out of them, but Peter and Jasper, bless 'em, they had already fed and watered the horses for me, but I got two pans, at 6:30 and stomped and slammed my way up the stairs and then slammed Bella's door open, then CLANG, CLANG, CLANG, I hit the pans together, causing her to jump awake.

"Time to get up, the Earth says hello!"

"F*** OFF RANI!"

"NO! NOW GET YOUR ASS UP IN FIVE MINUTES, OR I'LL GET A BUCKET OF WATER AND THROW IT ON YA!" with that I slammed her door shut and trotted down the stairs, happy as a proverbical pig in sh*t. I handed the pans back to Char, then skipped outside, and went to the barn, Anubis snorted hello to me and I nuzzled his neck, grabbing his red leadrope, clipping it on and then resting it on my shoulder as I grabbed his grooming kit. He trotted beside me, as I lead him to the fence, I did a quick release knot, taking his rug off and got the hose, hosing him down, giving him a bath, I was scrubbing his neck, talking to him, "That feels better, don't it, boy, hmmm. I bet it does." I kissed his cheek and then hosed him down, putting his fly rug on and then turned him out, I did that with all the other horses. I was bored, so I went up and sat on the fence, to the fields and smiled as my favorite mare, Jinger, nickered and trotted over, resting her chestnut head in my lap, I bent and kissed her face.

"Hey there, baby girl, how's 'bout we go for a run later, hmm?" she whinnied happily and I grinned, as I ran my hand down her face, in a slow, soothing motion. I glanced up at the house, and Jinger prodded my stomach, I glanced back down at her, "'m fine, girl. Just feel like my home is bein' 'vaded. That's all." I climbed into the field, and played with the horses, some of the foals were trying to be brave and started to come up to me, so I lay down right in the middle of the field, completely at ease, with all the animals 'round me. I laughed as Anubis was nibbling at my hair. I stroked his nose, and he breathed into my hair, I kissed the under side of his chin, and lent back against his legs. Who needs diamonds, Gucci and Louboutin, when I have my best friend right with me.

"Hmm boy, who needs boys, designers and cars, when you've got horses." he nickered as he nodded his head,

"That's what I thought too." I got up and dusted my bum off, slung my arm around his neck and we walked to the apple tree. I climbed up the tree and got two down, then dropped from it, lodging my one in my teeth, I held it for him as his lips flapped around the apple and he bit into it.

"Good boy. Hmm, you're my good boy." I whispered into his cheek, and then kissed it.

"TITCH, COME GET LUNCH!"

"COMING CHAR, I'll be out in a while." I kissed his long face once more, took a run up then vaulted over the gate (like a pro) and ran back into the house, plopping my dark boots outside the door and my hat on my head. Emmett then said, "You've been out there for over five hours, how can you not be bored?"

"You don't always have to be doing something with the horses, in order to be entertained, you know?" I sassed back at him, Peter pushed my hat down at the front,

"She could sit and play with them fer hours if ya let her."

Jasper grinned and said, "Who was the black 'un you were playing with?"

"That's Anubis, he's just turned five, his dad is the head of the herd. A dream to ride, just like his father. He's like my best animal friend." I grinned at Jay.

"He is gorgeous." said Rosalie in a quiet voice. Peter came and at down,

"You need to actually do some work on TimTam, so I've got the ring set up with a few jumps, go get him tacked up and be out there in twenty."

"Gotcha, Cap'ain." I hopped up and went out to the barn, slipped my feet into my boots. I took Tim Tam by his headcollar and jogged into the stables, him nearly going into a canter beside me, I clipped him on, then went and got his English saddle. I put the black saddle rug on his back; that had Rani Whitlock on one side in Blue, with Devil's Delight on the other, in the same colour. I got my actual riding hat, and in five minutes fixed him and vaulted on, nudging him towards the ring. I swung my leg forward, and bent, getting the girth and tightening it. I shortened my stirrups and then with one hand through the reins, I clipped my hat closed.

"Go warm him up." I nodded to Peter, gathering my reins and nudged him into a trot, I did a few laps, then shifted him into a smooth canter, did a flying change and then Peter brought me in.

"Do the red and white one first, then go and do the blue double, we'll see what needs work." I nodded and then said,

"What direction do you want me to come at?"

"With your back to the house." I nodded and then made him go into a canter, I clicked my tongue, turned him and directed him towards the red and white, I held him back, till a few strides, his ears pricked forward and then Peter called,

"Let him go…Now" I did as instructed and Tim Tam flew over the 2m spread, I threw my arms up his neck, and pushed up in my stirrups, we landed perfectly and Peter whooped,

"Nice, now bring him 'round and do the double." I squeezed him on and went for the double, he put in an extra stride and the pole jumped in the peg.

We worked on him for an hour or so, then Peter roped Jasper in and they put up a course, Char had the timer, Peter lay out the course for me, and Jasper said,

"Speed round, you know what to do, let's see how fast you can go."

"What's my fastest Char?"

"Erm, 2m course would be 22.43 seconds." I smirked to Jasper, then went to the starting line, shortening my reins. Tim Tam realized the situation and got all hyped up, snorting and pawing the ground.

"3…2…1" I brought my heels hard to his sides and he shot off, his chocolate tail flicking, we launched over the first jump, then I brought him tight around the corner and he jumped the next single at a tight angle, I straightened him up for the triple, one…two…three. cutting round, we jumped over the last double, and through the flags, I leant forward as Char went to tell me my time,

"I'm sorry Rani, but…you've BEAT YOUR TIME, 21.59!" I cheered and Tim Tam reared, and I laughed, hugging his chocolate neck.

"Right cool him off, then put him away." chuckled Peter. I let go off his reins and let him have his head, off which he shook, I loosened the girth and crisscrossed my stirrups, rolling my ankles. I patted his neck and we went over to the barn, I swung my leg over his right side and slid down on my bum, I kissed his cheek.

"Good boy, Tammy." I took off his saddle, and then lead him to his stable. After I fed everyone, I went to the rafters, sitting down on the hay bails, playing a couple of chords. I stopped after a while, laying down on the bales, listening to the horses, I put a bit of hay in my mouth and closed my eyes,

"Thought I'd find ya here." came Jasper voice, I hummed to him, feeling utterly content, he sighed and I smiled slightly,

"Are you ever in the house?" he said, I snorted

"God no, I live in the barn, I have to sleep in the house." Jasper laughed and I closed my eyes again, He joined me on my bail, and he plopped my hat over my eyes, and I settled back down.

"Thought diamonds were a girl's best friend." he smirked down at me, as he took my hat off my face again, I took the straw outta my mouth, then let out a bark of laughter,

"Whoever said diamonds were a girl's best friend, never own a horse, Major." I whispered, as I got up to lean on the railing, I watched as Dandy nudged Pepper to start playing with him. I watched them for a while, I sighed and rested my chin on my hand. I felt his curiosity as he came and stood beside,

"If you don't mind me askin' wha's up with you and Bella?"

"That story is best saved for a hack, you wanna come, I promised Jinger, we'd go on one earlier." he nodded and he took me by the waist and jumped over the railing. We walked into the tack room, I grabbed Jinger's braided bridle and tan western saddle, with her Mexican style saddle cloth. I let out a four note whistle, as I walked to the corral, slipping the reins over her chestnut neck, she opened her mouth surprisely easy, and I did all the buckles, then her saddle, elbowing her stomach "Suck in," I tightened her girth then grabbed my cowboy hat from the post, put on foot in the stirrup and swung on as she was walking off. Jasper was already on Trigger, a 16.5 hand high dun gelding. His horse.

"WE'RE GOING FOR A HACK!" I shouted across the yard, then shouted, "LAST ONE TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, HAS TO MUCK OUT FOR A WEEK" then gather my reins, Jinger picked up her head, then we went from a trot to a gallop in two seconds. Just like Tim Tam and Anubis her tail flicked up and we thundered up the hill. I laughed as Jasper shouted in protest.

"CHEATER!"

"Go, go, go girl" I squealed and she pushed her neck farther and we cheered when we got to the top first, Jinger was all proud of herself and I smirked at Jasper. We turned and I decided I'd take him to my spot, we walked through the hills and he said, "What's up with you and Bella then?'

"Basically ever since a young age, Bella was the one Charlie, Renee and then Phil adored. I was always in the shadow of her, you 'member when we first met, I was just turning four, and Peter and Char, had been looking for dinner and saved me from being kidnapped," I glanced at him and he nodded, "You guys, even though you were with the veggies then, 'came fam'ly to me, Renee and Charlie thought you were just my 'maginary friends. Bella sneered and prodded at me, teased me, basically bullied me. I didn't know what I did wrong, I was frickin' 5. I was short for my age, you saw that, I was kinda like Harry with the Dursleys in a way." I sighed heavily, "It got worse as time progressed, and when I was fourteen I'd finally had enough, I packed a bag and since Peter got a feelin' they met me at the bus station. What really hurt, was that Charlie, Renee or Phil neva sent out a search party for me, Bella was out six hours and Charlie sent a search party the size of the f**king state. You visited that year, and then after talking it over, you gave me our surname and never felt better." He smiled slightly to me but then I grabbed the reins and sat my butt in the saddle as Jinger reared, Trigger wasn't much better. I looked to the ground and swore, "It's a snake." I got off and Jinger reared, stamping on it, multiple times. Trigger had gone backwards, quickly, spinning slightly.

When it was dead, I handed her to Jasper, picked it up by the back of the head and immediately recognized it, "It's a prairie rattlesnake, but why didn't we hear the rattle?" I threw it off the track and we bent to check, if they had hurt anything, I rubbed her leg, from her knee down to her fetlocks, "She's fine." I ran my hand over where her heart was, "Maybe a little frightened but she's fine. How's Trigger?"

"Skittish as a colt."

I swung back into the saddle and we continued to my creek, Jinger was cantering on the spot, I shortened the reins, till about 60cm, "There's a HUGE field up ahead, and maybe a run'll do 'em good." He smirked and Trigger bolted, Jinger not far behind. We had to stay low down due to the low branches, and Jinger was like a mountain goat, getting up the muddy lane. I laughed as bits splashed on my face, I dropped to the one hand and let her have head, knowing it'll make her speed up, I grinned as I saw the triple steps, we galloped across the road, and up the cross country jumps, I brought my heels hard to her side and she went full throttle across the field, I cut across Jasper and Trigger and won again. I swung off and did a bow, then gave Jinger a big pat, with a kiss to the nose, giggling when she snorted.

We had arrived at my creek, and I took her bridle off, along with her saddle, resting them against the tree trunk, then took off my flannel, boots, and socks. The next thing i know, I'm upside down on Jasper's shoulder, his arm around the back of my knees.

"JASPER DANIEL WHITLOCK, PUT ME DOWN, NOW!" I shrieked, and he laughed, flipping me around so fast my hat came off, I unhooked my knees from his shoulder, taking a deep breathe and spiraled into the warm creek. I popped back up, flipping my hair back from my face, he grinned and I splashed him and it was just like old times.

Hours later we lay under a wild apple tree, I had climbed up and snagged a few, dropping easily down and handed one to Jasper and fed one to Jinger. I lay down, and laughed when Jinger came up and bent her head down, sniffing my face, I clicked my tongue quickly and stroked the underside of her face, kissing her nose with a smile, she nickered softly at me8. She trotted off and went to play with Trigger, who went with her willingly. Jasper lay down against the trunk, and I shimmied backwards, so my head was on his thigh. He pulled out the hair bobble and played with my hair, making me fall asleep, in the midday heat.