AN: So, I wanted to make yet another little ficlet/drabble for my series, and hope that everyone is liking them alright. XD I'm still really excited for them, and I think maybe I'll get up enough courage from these to actually write a fic. O3o Oh my GOSH, what? Daisy will write a fic? There's something up here, people...

At any rate, I'd love comments and faves. ^^ Also, I'm going to warn that there IS the use of the word 'awesome' in early Syria in this fic. Please, no flames for that. XD;

"I still don't believe it, Shadow..." Altair gruffed softly as he ran the coarse brush over his stallion's body, the horse's muscles quivering with excitement at being groomed, "He denied me. Again..." It seemed to grow on his nerves so much that he brushed, perhaps, a bit too hard, making the horse whinny at him and shake his large head, shuffling a little on his hooves. "Oh... Sorry..." The male muttered distractedly, looking to the other grooming tools he was afforded and deciding that, perhaps, his horse would enjoy a bath more than anything. But, at the same time, Shadow could always do it himself... What he couldn't do, however, was wreak some havoc without Altair on his back.

A wicked grin spread over his face as he looked the horse in the eye. They seemed to share a spark of understanding before he decided to saddle up the dark horse, and the two rode off to the outskirts of Masayf. Trotting uselessly slow so that they didn't get in trouble, Altair couldn't help but think of how much fun it would be to run at a full sprint; they didn't get to do it often, but his horse always loved it. However, just because they were having fun, that didn't exempt either of them from thinking about ways to get back at Malik.

"He's so stubborn," Altair began, though it wasn't like he really had any room to talk, "He constantly tells me that what we do is wrong, that he doesn't want me, but how could he not? I could get any woman in the world that I want, and he thinks that just because I want him means he can snub me?" The horse seemed to agree with a shake of his head and a knicker left him, his trotting growing slightly uneven as he strained to run with his master's direction. "Heh, I know, big guy... You wanna charge, huh?" Leaning down to hug against the horse's powerful neck, he kissed the soft hair of his mane before leaning back and cracking the reins with a sharp 'hyah!'

With that, the pair began at a gallop, then moved into a full-on sprint. The guards that guarded the roads, however, were never very happy when the pair did this, chasing them and screaming 'Assassin!' However, it didn't do much for them; a horse could run much faster than a human. The thought of logic, however, didn't seem to occur to them as they continued to try, alerting all they could.

Perking up a bit more as they finally slowed to a pleasant, lazy trot, Altair and Shadow alike seemed to feel much better.

"Malik's an idiot," The brunet grinned, "He can't see how awesome I am. You think I'm awesome, don't you, Shadow?" With a grin, he relished in the affirmative noise his horse gave, as the two began to turn around and Altair leaned forward to whisper into the animal's ear. "Should we run back as fast as we can?" With the excited knicker he got in return, it was clear the answer was 'yes'. "Ah, my little trouble maker." He laughed a little, before the pair charged forward, back to Masayf.

The guards were going to have a heyday with the Master, that much was for sure.

AN: So... Don't ask. XD I was inspired by a song that makes me think of Altair. It's called Because I'm Awesome and it's by The Dollyrots. I found it a couple years back, and I finally have it, and... Well, it makes me think of him. Give it a listen, maybe~

I think up next I'll do another Ezio/Leo... I'm on a bit of a kick for writing them, for some reason. O3o;