All disclaimers apply ( I still wish I did own it all though, think of the
royalties!
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The next day the five girls were kept busy with the horses and the added frustration of trying to remember the names of their other co- workers. With their one-minded drive accomplish their tasks, they soon found themselves finished with their assigned chores. Seeing that they had free time they decided to look around the stalls of the higher nobility, needless to say the nosed around the area where the prince and his guard kept their stallions.
"AUGH! Doesn't anybody ever come around here? This place reeks!" exclaimed Lita,
"I thought that these horses received the best care?" added Cielo.
"Well apparently they don't, poor creatures" finished Ares. Their ward, Rena was silently closing in on one of the most magnificent horses she had ever seen.
He is gorgeous! 2nd only to my Silver though! quietly moving around various obstacles she made her way to the stall.
Draco, what a name! I think it means Dragon the animal had finally sensed another being next to it and quickly lifted its head. Rena realized that like her own horse this one was uneasy around strangers. She brought out an apple, from her sub-space pocket and held it out for the mare, bribery was one of the most successful tricks of the trade. Unlike most horses that would instinctively shy away from others, this one was the kind that chose it's own master, no one else could come near unless he decided otherwise. But or some reason this stallion knew that this slip of a girl wouldn't harm him, so it came closer.
Rena held her breath as the horse nuzzled her hand. She was delighted that Draco consented to eat the apple, but she was still unsure if he would let her touch him so she carefully reached out her hand to touch the velvety nose of the creature.
While this drama was unfolding, the other girls went around and checked on the horses housed in the area. They discovered that only five mares were kept there, they belonged to the prince and his guards. Apparently the rest of the royal family didn't like horse riding too much. The horses as expected, were wary of the girls but after seeing that they meant no harm and after Cielo had checked them for any other injury that were ignored; they began acting as though the women had taken care of them for ages.
"What are you doing here?" the hushed movements were disturbed by the loud cry of Eddie when he decided to look for the girls after a prolonged absence from their post. "Wha' How?" he added a few minutes later when he saw how tame the horses were with them.
"Is anything wrong Eddie?" asked Ares
"Those … What did you do?" he asked incredulous
"We just gave them something to eat and brushed them, why?"
"They don't like any one touchin' them, if someone comes close they rear up and kick you to Africa"
"No you wouldn't do that anymore, now would you?" Lita said while hugging her stallion.
"Well since you get along with them, why don't you all handle them? No one else can handle these beasts."
"THEY ARE NOT BEASTS!" yelled the girls
"All right! All right! I think you all will get along jes' fine" he laughing said over his shoulder. The girls could just stare at his retreating back in defeat. They looked at each other and smiled. They were happy that they could attend to such magnificent creatures, it was like they were given a back little piece of their home. The horses snorted in what seemed to be an agreement. And so their friendship was forged.
... Meanwhile ...
"Explain to me why you are here again."
"How many times must I tell you Jed? Endymion asked me to see if there were really any attractive women here, he apparently doesn't trust you when it comes to the beauties in the female variety."
"Not that! I meant are you really here for Endymion or for yourself?"
"I really couldn't care less what kind of women there are in stables as long as they stay away from our horses. They could not possibly show any expertise in caring for prized studs."
"Gads Zoi! You can certainly be a snob when you want to" said Nephrite, who, until now was enjoying the banter between the two quietly, "Remind me not to get on your bad side!"
"Hey we're here, aren't you going to freshen up Zoi?" teased Jadeite, "They are pretty you know!" "Quiet!"
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The five females in question were in fact 'messing' with the stallions of the four generals, (but the three don't really need to know about that until later on now do they?) but unlike what the general Zoicite expected they cared for the creatures with care only a practiced rider could give.
As expected, when three men arrived at the main stables the women weren't there. So Zoicite had the time of his life heckling his other two companions.
"Five, count them five women are at the stables working. Five beauteous women are there." taunted a very amused Zoicite, (can any imagine how he would look doing that? no? didn't think so)
"Shut up Zoi, just shut up." muttered Nephrite.
"They were there! I swear it!" continued a dazed Jadeite. Zoicite was about to continue with his teasing when he noticed the figures of Kunzite and Endymion approaching them.
"Well? What did they look like?" asked the prince,
"They looked like air." answered Zoicite.
"Huh?" came the puzzled reaction of Kunzite and Endymion.
"Meaning there weren't any females in there, unless you count the mares." explained Zoicite.
"Oh. That being the case, why don't we go check on our own horses?" suggested a deadpanned Kunzite.
"There's and idea, we haven't ridden for sometime now, can't seem to remember why though." said Jadeite, finally snapping out of it.
"Welcome back to Earth space cadet, we haven't ridden because the stables stink, never did find time to tidy up our side anyway." joked Endymion,
"Hey! At least I came back! One of us is still out on the moon!" Jadeite said defensively, while proceeding to drag the still unresponsive Nephrite.
"No one else wanted to care for them, since they won't let any-one but us near them." said Kunzite rather proudly. While they were discussing this, the five men were already on their way to the stalls of their horses. And upon entering, they, well to be blunt, they were shocked.
The normally messy and smelly shack was now clean, the hay had been swept to the side and stacked neatly and the dung that was usually noticeable was not anywhere within their vision.
"Are we in the right stable?" asked Nephrite. The proud generals and prince stood looking extremely funny with their mouths hanging wide. After awhile, when their jaws began to ache they decided to investigate the miracle that occurred in their absence.
"Can some-one please hand me the curry comb?" yelled a voice,
"Who was that?" asked Kunzite,
"Dunno, got me" answered Jadeite. Any further questions were forgotten as a huge form hurried past them.
"Hey! Wasn't that Draco?" asked Nephrite,
"That was Draco!" cried Endymion. The five men took it upon themselves to follow the horse to where-ever it was headed.
"SOMEBODY GET THIS HORSE OUT OF THE SUPPLY ROOM!" yelled a loud and angry voice. Just as the gentlemen, being as they were, gentlemen, were to help, a small figure ran past them hurriedly almost pushing the prince.
D*mn! So that's where he went! Rei's going to kill me! "I am sooooo sorry! Draco managed to unlock his stall, don't ask me how, he just did, really" said Rena as she rushed to get the stallion out of the small room.
"Hey, um Ares? Where are you anyway?" she asked as the girl was no where to be seen.
"Guess." came the muffled reply, Rena looked about to see the missing female covered in oats, which in the meantime was being eaten by the runaway horse, straight off Ares.
"Oooppss! Sorry" said Maria, who finally managed to get the horse off.
"Look at me, I'm a mess" ranted the raven-haired girl.
"I'm looking…" said Rena with a small laugh; Ares shot her a look that shut her up quickly.
"Hey, has anyone seen the bandages-Ares! What happened?" asked Cielo who came with Psyche pulling another horse.
"Don't ask" came the terse reply; the three women looked at each other, laughed out loud causing the 'even'-tempered senshi of fire to turn even redder, if it was possible.
The five men, who by now recovered from their initial shock, returned to staring at the cheery women. Two of them smiling smugly, one looking as if he just saw a ghost and the last two returned to being shocked. The two smiling men looked at each other and grinned broader, then they stepped out of the shadows . . .
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The next day the five girls were kept busy with the horses and the added frustration of trying to remember the names of their other co- workers. With their one-minded drive accomplish their tasks, they soon found themselves finished with their assigned chores. Seeing that they had free time they decided to look around the stalls of the higher nobility, needless to say the nosed around the area where the prince and his guard kept their stallions.
"AUGH! Doesn't anybody ever come around here? This place reeks!" exclaimed Lita,
"I thought that these horses received the best care?" added Cielo.
"Well apparently they don't, poor creatures" finished Ares. Their ward, Rena was silently closing in on one of the most magnificent horses she had ever seen.
He is gorgeous! 2nd only to my Silver though! quietly moving around various obstacles she made her way to the stall.
Draco, what a name! I think it means Dragon the animal had finally sensed another being next to it and quickly lifted its head. Rena realized that like her own horse this one was uneasy around strangers. She brought out an apple, from her sub-space pocket and held it out for the mare, bribery was one of the most successful tricks of the trade. Unlike most horses that would instinctively shy away from others, this one was the kind that chose it's own master, no one else could come near unless he decided otherwise. But or some reason this stallion knew that this slip of a girl wouldn't harm him, so it came closer.
Rena held her breath as the horse nuzzled her hand. She was delighted that Draco consented to eat the apple, but she was still unsure if he would let her touch him so she carefully reached out her hand to touch the velvety nose of the creature.
While this drama was unfolding, the other girls went around and checked on the horses housed in the area. They discovered that only five mares were kept there, they belonged to the prince and his guards. Apparently the rest of the royal family didn't like horse riding too much. The horses as expected, were wary of the girls but after seeing that they meant no harm and after Cielo had checked them for any other injury that were ignored; they began acting as though the women had taken care of them for ages.
"What are you doing here?" the hushed movements were disturbed by the loud cry of Eddie when he decided to look for the girls after a prolonged absence from their post. "Wha' How?" he added a few minutes later when he saw how tame the horses were with them.
"Is anything wrong Eddie?" asked Ares
"Those … What did you do?" he asked incredulous
"We just gave them something to eat and brushed them, why?"
"They don't like any one touchin' them, if someone comes close they rear up and kick you to Africa"
"No you wouldn't do that anymore, now would you?" Lita said while hugging her stallion.
"Well since you get along with them, why don't you all handle them? No one else can handle these beasts."
"THEY ARE NOT BEASTS!" yelled the girls
"All right! All right! I think you all will get along jes' fine" he laughing said over his shoulder. The girls could just stare at his retreating back in defeat. They looked at each other and smiled. They were happy that they could attend to such magnificent creatures, it was like they were given a back little piece of their home. The horses snorted in what seemed to be an agreement. And so their friendship was forged.
... Meanwhile ...
"Explain to me why you are here again."
"How many times must I tell you Jed? Endymion asked me to see if there were really any attractive women here, he apparently doesn't trust you when it comes to the beauties in the female variety."
"Not that! I meant are you really here for Endymion or for yourself?"
"I really couldn't care less what kind of women there are in stables as long as they stay away from our horses. They could not possibly show any expertise in caring for prized studs."
"Gads Zoi! You can certainly be a snob when you want to" said Nephrite, who, until now was enjoying the banter between the two quietly, "Remind me not to get on your bad side!"
"Hey we're here, aren't you going to freshen up Zoi?" teased Jadeite, "They are pretty you know!" "Quiet!"
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The five females in question were in fact 'messing' with the stallions of the four generals, (but the three don't really need to know about that until later on now do they?) but unlike what the general Zoicite expected they cared for the creatures with care only a practiced rider could give.
As expected, when three men arrived at the main stables the women weren't there. So Zoicite had the time of his life heckling his other two companions.
"Five, count them five women are at the stables working. Five beauteous women are there." taunted a very amused Zoicite, (can any imagine how he would look doing that? no? didn't think so)
"Shut up Zoi, just shut up." muttered Nephrite.
"They were there! I swear it!" continued a dazed Jadeite. Zoicite was about to continue with his teasing when he noticed the figures of Kunzite and Endymion approaching them.
"Well? What did they look like?" asked the prince,
"They looked like air." answered Zoicite.
"Huh?" came the puzzled reaction of Kunzite and Endymion.
"Meaning there weren't any females in there, unless you count the mares." explained Zoicite.
"Oh. That being the case, why don't we go check on our own horses?" suggested a deadpanned Kunzite.
"There's and idea, we haven't ridden for sometime now, can't seem to remember why though." said Jadeite, finally snapping out of it.
"Welcome back to Earth space cadet, we haven't ridden because the stables stink, never did find time to tidy up our side anyway." joked Endymion,
"Hey! At least I came back! One of us is still out on the moon!" Jadeite said defensively, while proceeding to drag the still unresponsive Nephrite.
"No one else wanted to care for them, since they won't let any-one but us near them." said Kunzite rather proudly. While they were discussing this, the five men were already on their way to the stalls of their horses. And upon entering, they, well to be blunt, they were shocked.
The normally messy and smelly shack was now clean, the hay had been swept to the side and stacked neatly and the dung that was usually noticeable was not anywhere within their vision.
"Are we in the right stable?" asked Nephrite. The proud generals and prince stood looking extremely funny with their mouths hanging wide. After awhile, when their jaws began to ache they decided to investigate the miracle that occurred in their absence.
"Can some-one please hand me the curry comb?" yelled a voice,
"Who was that?" asked Kunzite,
"Dunno, got me" answered Jadeite. Any further questions were forgotten as a huge form hurried past them.
"Hey! Wasn't that Draco?" asked Nephrite,
"That was Draco!" cried Endymion. The five men took it upon themselves to follow the horse to where-ever it was headed.
"SOMEBODY GET THIS HORSE OUT OF THE SUPPLY ROOM!" yelled a loud and angry voice. Just as the gentlemen, being as they were, gentlemen, were to help, a small figure ran past them hurriedly almost pushing the prince.
D*mn! So that's where he went! Rei's going to kill me! "I am sooooo sorry! Draco managed to unlock his stall, don't ask me how, he just did, really" said Rena as she rushed to get the stallion out of the small room.
"Hey, um Ares? Where are you anyway?" she asked as the girl was no where to be seen.
"Guess." came the muffled reply, Rena looked about to see the missing female covered in oats, which in the meantime was being eaten by the runaway horse, straight off Ares.
"Oooppss! Sorry" said Maria, who finally managed to get the horse off.
"Look at me, I'm a mess" ranted the raven-haired girl.
"I'm looking…" said Rena with a small laugh; Ares shot her a look that shut her up quickly.
"Hey, has anyone seen the bandages-Ares! What happened?" asked Cielo who came with Psyche pulling another horse.
"Don't ask" came the terse reply; the three women looked at each other, laughed out loud causing the 'even'-tempered senshi of fire to turn even redder, if it was possible.
The five men, who by now recovered from their initial shock, returned to staring at the cheery women. Two of them smiling smugly, one looking as if he just saw a ghost and the last two returned to being shocked. The two smiling men looked at each other and grinned broader, then they stepped out of the shadows . . .
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