Beyond The Haunted Past.
Sequel to iAm At Home on the Range.
Chapter Two: Back to Havenfield and Meeting Jasper.
Disclaimer; I don't own iCarly. I own my own characters/animals and of corse this plot and this story since it's all my own writing.. Duh.. But yeah, sadly, I don't own iCarly.

Sam stepped out of the car and looked around. It hadn't changed at all, making her smile. The sweet, distinctive smell of horse sweat and hay hit her and that was when she knew, she was home. She looked down at the barn, the door wide open, rugs splayed across the top of the stable doors. Her smile widened slightly as she stared across the horizon, seeing little colourful dots spotted about, immediately knowing they were horses. She felt a hand slip into hers and she knew, just by the feel that it was Freddie. She looked up and saw the small smile upon his face. She leant up and pecked him on the cheek.

"You happy to be home?" He asked and she nodded.

"Without a doubt."

"Good… I know you've been missing this place lately… especially with it being a whole year since- Well.. You know."

"Yeah, it seems like it's been forever." She laughed, thinking of what fate it was for Amanda to show up at the Shay's door…

-Flashback-

"What on earth are you doing here?" Sam laughed, giving her aunt a hug. Carly had just cleared the room, asking the party to leave. Freddie was sat on the stool by the computer as Jade sat up on his knee. Sam smirked. He looked so 'fatherly'.

"What? Can't an aunt come say her favourite niece on her 17th birthday?" Amanda teased making Sam laugh.

"I guess, I'm so happy you're here!" Sam wrapped herself up hug again with Amanda. Carly and Freddie were smiling at the display.

"Oh, hey…" Carly suddenly realized something. " How did you find out where we lived?"

"Well… I did show up at Sam's house.. Where my sister, who by the way has totally lost the plot-"

"I told you she's messed up." Sam tutted, making Amanda roll her eyes.

"You didn't tell me she was that messed up!"

"Well…. I thought you would have realized!" Sam shrugged.

"Anyway…" Carly laughed.

"Oh right.. Yeah, so my sister told me you weren't home… so I asked where you were, she replied, 'anywhere but here'" Sam snorted at this, rolling her eyes. Her mom had become a lot better since they'd been going to the therapist… but she still had her uncaring moment.. Although Sam found them rather hilarious.

"That's my mother for you." She laughed.

"So… eventually she told me you'd be at Carly's…. And she gave me your address… so sorry for crashing the party."

"Are you kidding!" Sam paused, a smile on her face. "I'm so glad you're here!" Then, she turned to Jade, who was still sat on Freddie's knee. She scooped her up in a crushing hug, making the young girl giggle.

"And I'm so glad you're here too!"

"Good."

"How's Apollo?" Sam asked thinking of the large chestnut stallion.

"That's kinda' what I'm hear about Sam…" Sam frowned, knowing something immediately wasn't right by the tone in her aunt's voice.

"What? What's wrong with him?" Sam panicked, placing Jade down on the floor. Freddie seemed to notice the fright in Sam so he stood up from the stool and wrapped a protective arm around his girlfriends waist. She smiled softly at the connection and moved into him. " Aunt Amanda, What's wrong with him?"

"He's pining Sam…"

"I don't-"

"He misses you."

"Oh.." Sam immediately felt guilty. "How bad is it?"

"It's not that bad…. It was bad at first…. He couldn't understand where you'd disappeared too.. He'd jump the fences and end up on the roads… we had to keep him stabled for two months." That made her feel even more guilty. "But then, in time… it wore off… he realized you weren't there and he gradually started to bond with the other horses for company.. But lately.."

"How long is lately?"

"The last few weeks…" Amanda replied and Sam nodded. "He's been doing it again, jumping fences, sweating to much from pacing… he's had to be stabled again, which isn't great for him, since the weather is great with it being summer. "

"I don't understand what I can do about it…" Sam couldn't just up and leave… she couldn't leave Freddie..

"Come up for a holiday." Sam's eyes brightened and she smiled back at Freddie and Carly. "He can see you, and know that your okay… give him loads of attention, and maybe he'll see that your still around."

"Can Freddie and Carly come too?" Sam enquired even though she knew the answer.

"Of corse!" Amanda grinned. "I did tell you before you three left last time, whenever you came back up, I'd want those two to be there too."

"Great."

"Hold on.. I'd better ask Spence."

"Yeah, I better ask my mom too."

"Go ahead… there's enough room in my car for you all to come with me today if your brother and your mom agrees." Freddie nodded and placed a tender kiss against Sam's forehead. She smiled.

"I'll be right back." He muttered to her and she nodded.

"Take your time."

"I'll call Spencer now," Carly held the phone to her ear, hearing the dial tone for a few rings before her old brother picked up. "Hey Spence! Listen.. I need to talk to you…" Sam watched Carly walk into the kitchen, still on the phone. She turned back to her aunt, about to say something until Freddie pushed open the door again, walking back inside, a blank, shocked look on his face. Sam gave him a weird look.

"Uhmm Freddie? Are you okay?"

"Mhmm…. I'm okay…" He nodded.

"Then why do you look like that?" Amanda asked. He shook his head in amazement.

"She said yes… she actually said yes.." Sam understood immediately after that. She smirked.

"He's in shock.." She said to her aunt.

"She said yes!" He suddenly grinned, before running up to Sam and scooping her up in a hug, making her squeal in shock. Amanda laughed watching him spin her around.

"Spencer said yes too!" Carly shouted coming running through from the kitchen, a large smile upon her face. Sam smiled as Freddie placed her down on the floor.

"Great! Well.. I'll run Sam home to get her clothes packed…. I'll come back in around an hour and we can leave from there… an hour should be long enough for you guys to pack, shouldn't it?"

"Oh sure." Carly smiled. "At least I know what the pack this time… last time, I brought a lot of denim shorts…. Wasn't the most comfortable thing to ride in." She laughed, making the rest of them laugh too.

"Okay then."

"I'll see you guys later." Sam reached up, placing a single kiss against Freddie's lips before walking out of the apartment door, Amanda and Jade just behind her… leaving Freddie with a happy, dopey grin on his face.

-End of Flashback-

A loud whinny was heard and Sam was immediately snapped back to reality.

"Woah!" Freddie yelled seeing a small grey pony, running head on towards them.

"Not again!" Amanda groaned, walking forwards. She knew the pony would stop, once he reached her.

"What the-" Carly gasped in shock, confused to why there was a loose horse.

"Woah there little fella…." Sam's voice was soothing and something about her tone made the pony slow down, his ears swivelled as he stopped dead, trotting forwards to her. She smiled, running a hand across his tiny grey forehead. There was no mistaking it, he was only a foal… just a baby. Amanda sighed in relief as she watched as Sam took her black belt that was partly attached to her top and wrapped it loosely around the little grey's neck, stopping him from going anywhere.

"Thank god."

"Who is this little guy?" Sam asked, looking at the foal dancing about at her side.

"That's Jasper…. He belonged to a friend of mine who was selling up some of her horses… so, I offered to take in little Jasper… didn't realize what a pain in the backside he'd be."

"Wait.. So he does this often?" Carly asked, glancing at Jasper.

"This is the third time this week…. And it's only Tuesday." Amanda deadpanned.

"He's jumped the fence?"

"Yeah…"

"Wow… this kid has serious talent.. Those fences are high!" Sam smirked, giving the little grey a tickle down his neck.

"Talent isn't the word I'd use." Amanda mumbled.

Suddenly, another loud whinny echoed through the farm, only this time, Sam recognized this one. A smile made it's way onto her face and she span around, throwing the belt loop at Amanda so the woman could hold the naughty pony. Sam took one look at the barn before she took off running inside.

"Apollo!"

I know it hasn't been a week... but thought i may as well get this out now, cosidering how busy i'm going to be this weekend..
I've been away for the past week.. so i just wanna' get home and spend some time with my horses :')
I've missed them so much!
So, i'm hoping to get at least half as many reviews as iAm at Home on the Range did... So please could you guys review.. tell me what you thought of it.. if you liked it, or if you hated it.
Since this is the sequel to iAm at Home on the Range... this story will be very confusing if you have not read the first story... so PLEASE go read iAm at Home on the Range first, if you haven't already... cause this will just confuse you other wise.
One final thing... iCarly is back in buisness! :D
They started the first table read of the season yesterday.. finally! xD
Oh, and everyone who has a twitter account MUST go and wish Noah Munck AKA our very own Gibby Gibson A very happy 15th birthday because he is so very amazing :')
Go on! Do it now! :D You know you want too ;)
Anywho... Please Review! Lol, that rhymed xD Ah.. as they say, small things amuse small minds, tehe! :P
-Dreamer