Hunter was really helpful with the rich kids. I mean, yesterday, they all learned how to ride. Surprising, I know. Today, Dale and I are supposed to go out with Edward, Jasper, and Emmett into the far west of our land. Dale is like a brother to me. He's been working for my dad since the early 90s. Hunter said he'd probably come with. Renee is going to teach Alice and Rosalie how to get the eggs from the chicken coop, and how to clean up the horses after riding.
The sun poured into my room, and I groaned. I had been awake for awhile, but not really ready to move. I sighed, getting out of my queen sized bed. I pulled on a light yellow camisole, jeans, boots, and my white hat. I left my brown hair down, and headed out to the barn.
Renee was busy getting the brats up. Hunter was saddling up Jackson for me, along with Ginger, Tilly, and Sassy. I smiled at him, before going to get his horse, Fred. He's 13 years old, a brown and white paint, only16 hands.
I put the halter on, taking Fred out of his stall and getting on bareback. I know how to handle horses. We walked over to Hunter and the other horses. I hopped off the horse, tying him up.
Hunter came over to me. I smiled gently at him. He gently pecked my lips. I smiled at him again, going to get Fred's grooming kit. I groomed him the best I could, knowing that he'd just roll once in the turn out pin. I got Fred saddled up, and Hunter got on. I jumped on Jackson. Edward, Emmett, and Jasper came outside, dressed decently, and they all got on their horses. Dale was on his horse, Poseidon. I trotted over to him, hugging him the best I could.
"Well," Renee said, coming to the hitching rail. She was probably going to get the girls up. "Saddle up…" She started, winking at me.
"and Giddy Up." I smiled back at her, before taking off in the direction of what Dale and I call Fucking Far Away. Or, the FFA. Dale came up beside me. I adjusted my rifle on my back. We always take our guns with us. We never know if we'll see a mountain lion or cougar. Edward was coming up on the side of me, with Jasper and Emmett winging him.
"So, where exactly are we going?" Emmett asked, moving over by Dale. Dale smirked at me subtly, before answering Emmett.
"Fucking far away." Dale said, laughing. I laughed with him. Emmett became wide eyed and quiet. "Jeez kid, I'm only kidding." Dale said, laughing.
"What's it like out there?" Jasper asked, coming beside Edward. Dale winked at me, before smiling.
"It's like nothing you've ever seen before. Scary shit I tell you. Bella and I ran into a couple of escapee asylum people out here. Of course, Bella took on the bigger psycho. She has a competitive streak. We killed them and tossed them in the lake out here. Fun experience." Dale gave a tiny insane laugh. I glared at him, before laughing.
"Well, that's partly true. We didn't kill them. We only sedated them and brought them back to their asylum." I explained what Dale didn't. Emmett looked a tad bit less frightened.
I gave Jackson a gentle kick, to start trotting. Dale, and the others did the same.
"So, when does school start up again, Bells?" Dale asked, keeping good pace with me.
"Not until college. Which, I don't know when I'd like to do that. I mean, the colleges in Montana are far away from here. Unless, I go to the small community college up in town, then I'd have no other choice but leaving the ranch for four years. Which, I really don't want to do that." I sighed at the end of my statement. Dale was nodding, probably agreeing with me.
"What about you kids? Are you planning on going to college?" Dale asked the richies, looking back at them. Emmett and Jasper shook their heads, while Edward nodded. Dale shrugged.
A howl of a wolf in the distance, far distance, made Emmett and Jasper jump. I sniffed the air around the tiny little barn up here.
"Something's dead." I murmured, stopping Jackson, and getting off. "Stay." I told my horse. Dale sniffed but then looked confused.
"Must be the Indian blood in ya." He laughed, slightly, doing what I did. Emmett, Jasper, and Edward stayed on their horses. I pulled my rifle out of it's case, and slowly progressed towards the slightly open barn. I gave Dale the sign of three.
"One." He mouthed. I mouthed back two. When he mouthed three, I kicked in the door, and jumped inside with my rifle pointed at a slaughtered cow. Dale cringed when he came inside.
"An animal couldn't have done this. This was cut, with a blade." I murmured. My voice was deathly angry, and sorrowful. "I want my cattle off the mountains by tomorrow." We both left the barn, getting on the horses, and turning back towards the ranch.
"What did you find?" Jasper asked, his voice curious.
"A slaughtered cow." Dale answered for as I was in thought. Who would do something like that? It definitely wasn't no cougar.
"Keep on going to the ranch. I'm goin' to swing by and talk to Buck." I told Dale, going towards the west. He nodded. I reached Buck's house within minutes. I hopped off Jackson, tying him up at Buck's hitching rail. I went inside the tiny cottage.
"Buck! Listen, all y'all. I want my cattle off the mountains by tomorrow. Some cow was slaughtered." I said, my voice commanding and in control. Buck snorted.
"It was probably just cougar." He said, running his hand through his blonde wavy hair.
"Not unless cats carry knives these days. It was slaughtered. Cut up into tiny pieces. Get my cattle off the mountains by tomorrow afternoon." I warned, leaving his house, and heading back to the ranch.
Apparently Dale or Hunter had informed Charlie, because he was deep in thought when I got back.
I passed by Alice and Rosalie grooming Barzona and Carson. Alice was brushing the wrong way on his coat, as Rosalie was too.
"Other way Alice. Brush downward, not upward." I said, hopping off Jackson, and tying him up. I un-tack him, and brought him to the turn out. I'd probably get on later. Some weird stuff is going on with the cattle, and I am going to find out who is doing it.
Sorry for the late update. I've added pictures of the horses, and characters onto my photobucket. Just go to my profile here on FanFiction, click photobucket link, and enter the Saddle Up album.