A/N: So... the waterfight! eek! To me, writing this, Jake seemed a little OOC... What do you guys think? Let me know! and as always, Thanks for reading! :]
Jake wandered slowly over to where Sam and Tempest were playing in the La Charla River, attempting nonchalance as internally he wanted nothing more than to sprint to her, to his Sam.
As he approached, Tempest nickered to him, welcoming him to their playtime. Sam turned and saw him, her hazel eyes lighting up as a grin lit upon her freckled face.
"Jake! You got away from my dad, huh?" She asked him playfully.
"I sure did, and I was trying to decide if I really want to get all wet with you and this annoying filly!" Jake replied with a fake grimace and Sam stuck her tongue out at him.
"Well you don't have to you know… Tempest and I were doing fine without you." She countered and turned her back to him. He immediately scooped up a handful of the cold, blue water and splashed her with it! Sam turned with a loud yelp, causing Tempest to startle and splash Jake in turn.
Jake looked at Sam through his soaked hair as his hat fell off into the river with a loud plop. He quirked one eyebrow as she began to double over, laughing. Tempest joined in, tossing her head and causing her wet black mane to slap against her neck, splashing Sam this time, although not nearly as much as Jake. Sam looked up into Jakes eyes, surprise written all over her face. She grimaced as the full coldness of the water hit her, and then smiled as she gained relief from the day's hot temperatures.
"Ahhh that feels nice." She said, closing her eyes as water dripped off her back from where Jake had splashed her. Jake leaned over Tempest's back and shoved Sam in the shoulder; pushing her into the river, butt first.
"Ahhhh! Jake! NOT cool!" She shrieked as she came up, wet lead line still in hand. Luckily there was lots of slack so her fall had not disturbed Tempest, who was drinking from the river, and watching the two-leggers play in the water.
"I thought it was funny." Jake said, with a glimmer of playful-ness in his eyes. His mouth tightened as he tried not to laugh.
"Hmmphhh." Sam said with one wet hand on her drenched hip. Her hair was dripping into her face and she blinked water away as she tried pushing her long auburn strands out of her face with one hand while the other held onto Tempest. She glared at Jake as he moved closer to her, ducking under Tempest's neck to get to her as Tempest just watched him calmly.
Jake stepped closer to Sam, then closer more, until she was looking up into his brown mustang eyes. Her breath hitched as he reached out and pushed her hair out of her face, behind her and brushed her cheek with his fingers. His eyes never left hers, and something light up in them when she didn't move away. His hand fell back to his side as she leaned into him, closer and closer until… she promptly fell back into the river. She came up spluttering and blinking, rubbing her eyes as she sat on one of the rocks in the shallow water. Tempest, bored with the turn of events began to pull Sam backwards into another part of the river. Sam went along with her, barely getting her feet under her in time to walk with the impatient filly, her face registering nothing but shock. Her hazel eyes were wide with surprise, until embarrassment hit her.
Jake stood there, the whole time. Almost frozen, the one thing alerting any onlookers to his being alive was the steady rise and fall of his chest, as he stared at the girl he loved, who hadn't turned away. That was the one thought racing through his mind. "She didn't move away. She didn't move away." It was a mantra that was all he heard as he continued to watch Sam's turned back.
Her cheeks were flaming. She pressed her cold hands to the bright red part of her face as she tried to breath properly. She was thinking that she didn't know how to react to that, what to say, what to do. She was afraid if she turned around she would see him, see the boy she loved and either cry or laugh. She couldn't trust herself to turn, so she didn't. She looked up into the bright blue sky and the blinding sun made her squint. Her tight grip on the lead rope was turning her knuckles white, like the fluffy clouds that floated above the teenager's heads.
Jake was the first to move, the first to speak after what seemed like an eternity. "I'm going to go home now… I have uhmm… homework to do." He stammered as he stared into the river. He looked up in time to see her nod and turn her head as she pulled Tempest's head from the water where she was eating the grass on a very shallow part of the riverbank. She met his eyes, a very brave thing to do on her behalf, and said, "Will you be here tomorrow?"
He nodded, a slow movement that allowed her to admire his jaw line. He looked up into the sky and murmured, too quietly for her to hear "I couldn't stay away."
She smiled, and nodded. A light blush still colored her cheeks, giving her a rosy glow that made Jake happy. She said in a voice that was too high pitched, too girlie to be her normal voice, "Then I'll see you tomorrow."
Jake turned and began walking back to the barn as he once again murmured "I can't wait."
A hawk flew over the ranch as Sam lead Tempest back to the barn many minutes later. The sun had begun to set, and the orange glow on the clouds was Sam's favorite color. As she was just finished grooming Tempest, Gram stepped onto the ranch house porch and hollered "Samantha! Telephone! It's Jen, and she is in a hurry so you'd better hustle your behind into this house to talk to her!"
"I'll Be right there Gram!" Sam yelled back, sticking her head out of the barn doors as she began untying Tempest from the grooming hook. She lead Tempest into her stall and patted her neck quickly as subconsciously a beautiful smile overcame her face. She ran to the house and immediately took the phone from her Grandmother.
"Jen? Good, you're still here. I have so much to tell you!"
Ahhhh! The first SAKE fluff! I think I was actually blushing when I wrote the part about her being embarrasses! haha! silly me! Anyways, tell me what you thought por favor! Thanks! =)
