(Sasha's point of view)

Chapter Two

Riding

"Good luck Jamie." I say. Jamie is really tall, has long brown hair, bangs on her right side and green eyes. Jamie and Ashley are my best friends. Ashley is also really tall, she has long blond hair and blue eyes. I always look really short when I'm with them.

"Thanks Sasha, I hope Ammor will be good. Aurora told me that he has been stubborn for the past week." Jamie says.

I watch Jamie walk off and unclip Ammor from the lead rope, and then lead him using her reins to the center of the riding circle. Ammors dark red scales shine in the sunlight.

"You may get on your dragon and do two circles at the walk." Sir Falconeye instructs.

Jamie puts her foot into the stirrup, and swings her leg over the saddle. She sits down gently in the soft leather saddle. Ammor starts clacking his teeth, showing that he is calm and happy. Once your dragon clacks his/her teeth showing he is ready, and then you are allowed to start riding. Jamie taps Ammor forward with her legs. After she finishes her two walking circles Sir Falconeye gives Jamie the signal that she is ready to take off. Jamie throws her weight forward in the saddle and gives Ammor a big kick and uses the voice command up; Ammor spreads out his wings and pushes off the ground, and away they go. His big strong wings beat at the air pulling himself higher into the sky.

"Good job Jamie!" Sir Falconeye says, "Now turn Ammor left and circle four times in the air then come down to land."

Jamie sits back in her saddle, pulls back on the reins and says down. Ammor starts circling down, and finally reaches the ground and lands.

"Perfect." Sir Falconeye compliments. "Now dismount and tie Ammor back up and you can take a seat back next to Sasha.

"That was great Jamie!" I say, "You flew so well!"

"Thanks, but I don't think I did that good." Jamie says.

"Kurt your next!" Sir Falconeye calls out.

Kurt gets up and gets his dragon, Zalck. Once Kurt finishes Sir Falconeye calls out Jasper's name. Jasper looked kind of nervous, wonder why. Jamie and Ashley are always telling me that Jasper likes me. I don't really like him though. I don't know why, but I'm just not really attracted to him.

Jasper mounts Pearl and does his walking circles, then he tells her to fly, but Pearls ignores his command and starts trotting. How embarrassing. Finally Pearl gives in and starts flying, but makes it difficult for Jasper to control her. I kind of felt bad for the guy.

"You having a hard time with Pearl Jasper?" Sir Falconeye teased, "If you want I can get one of the older beginner dragons for you?" Everyone started laughing at Jasper. "Okay that's enough, now if you noticed Pearl went crazy on Jasper because he never waited for her to start clacking her teeth. Sasha go and get your dragon ready."

I walk over to Vrouc and give him a little pat to calm him down. After I unclip the rope I walk him over to the center and mount. Unlike Jasper, I wait for Vrouc to start clacking, and then I urge him forward. When Sir Falconeye gives me the signal, I tell Vrouc to fly, he listens and takes off. I move forward in the saddle keeping my balance. Then pull on the left rein turning Vrouc. After I finish my circles I yell out "Down!" Vrouc starts fly lower. Then with a hard jolt his feet hit the ground; it wasn't the best landing I've done.

"Great, just work on your landing." Sir Falconeye commented.

I slow down Vrouc and dismount. I walk of to the tie rail and clip the lead rope back on Vrouc's bridle.

After Jake and Jeff finish riding I take Vrouc and walk him back to his stall. I go to stable 2 stall 1. Jasper starts walking next to me. What does he want now? "Why are you following me?" I ask a little annoyed.

"Because Pearl is in stable 2 stall 8." Jasper answers, "By the way you did really good today on Vrouc."

"Yah. Thanks."

"You sure beat me."

"Yah your riding was pretty strange and it was funny how Pearl never listened to you." And with that nasty comment I left and walked into stall 1 and tie Vrouc to the cross ties in his stall. I unclip the lead rope and attach it to the stall door. Then I take Vrouc's bridle off and replace it with his halter. Next I take off the breast collar from around Vrouc's neck and saddle. I walk to the tack room and avoid Jasper, then put away Vrouc's breast collar and bridle. Next I go back to the stall and take off the saddle and the red and black-stripped blanket. I go back to the tack room and but the saddle and blanket away. I come back to the stall and put the stall guard up again so Vrouc can't escape. Then I take the halter off and let Vrouc be free in his stall. I take the halter and unclip the lead rope from the door and hang them outside Vrouc's stall.

I then start to walk back to my dorm. Once I get inside I see Jamie sitting on her bed with a smile on her face. "Sasha guess what." Jamie says.

"What?" I ask.

"Sir Falconeye came here just a few minutes ago and he told me that he is moving me up a level to intermediate! Isn't this great! He said I rode so well today I'm going to skip level beginner intermediate. I'm so happy!"

"That's great Jamie."

"But I'm still going to ride Ammor because Sir Falconeye wants me to keep riding him but I get to do more advanced things now! And I'm going to be in the same class as Athena! You want me to put in a good word with her about you, since she is Jasper's sister?"

"No! I told you before, I don't like Jasper."

"Okay, okay. Gosh."

"Well I'm going to bed now."

"Good night."