"Lunch?" Slam asked as the Loonatics were headed for the cabin.
"Yes, Slam, we're going to get lunch now." Duck reassured his friend, somewhat annoyed.
Suddenly, the seven heard loud barking from behind. Before they knew it, Tech and Cassidy were tackled to the ground by two happy, excited, black blurs of fur.
"Hey! Poppy! Pansy! Off!" Mr. Boswell whistled. The two dogs who had tackled Tech and Cassidy ran off. Tech and Cassidy sat up, wiping off the slober on thier faces.
The others were trying not to laugh, but Duck didn't try hard enough. "Haha! I guess that they know when they're around family, huh?"
Tech and Cassidy both shot him murder looks before standing up.
"Sorry about that, Poppy and Pansy get excited whenever there are new guests. Don't worry, they won't hurt you." Mr. Boswell apologized.
"That's OK." Th Loonatics continued towards the cabin.
When they entered the cabin, Rev froze up. He grabbed Tech's arm and pulled him into an empty hallway.
"Rev? What's the matter?" Tech asked, suprised by his actions.
"It's her." He replied quietly, peeking around the corner.
Tech peeked around the corner as well, wondering who had gotten Rev's feathers in a knot. He spotted another roadrunner. Her hair was dark brown, and her eyes even darker. "So? Is she mean or something?"
"No. She's really nice. But, when I try talking to her, my mouth stops working. I'm afraid of completely embarrassing myself again."
Tech could tell what was going on. Rev liked her. He set his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Just talk to her. Be yourself. You'll get over your shyness soon enough."
Rev perked up. "Ya! You're right! Thanks, Tech!" He zipped off in her direction.
Tech smiled to himself as he watched Rev talk to Rachelle. Then he joined the others, ready to eat.
"Slam, exercise some self-control, please." Duck sighed.
Mrs. Boswell laughed. "That's OK. I enjoy seeing people enjoy my cooking."
"Really? Well then, you're going to absolutely love Slam." Lexi joked.
Slam rubbed his stomach happily.
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After lunch, Lexi met Ben at Ghost's stall. They were going to do some training in the ring.
"Hey, Lexi. Ready to do some training?"
"You bet!" Lexi grabbed Ghost's lead rope and followed Ben out to the ring.
Ace leaned against the fence and watched as Lexi led the snow-white mare around the ring. There was a look of pure happiness on her face as the mare listened to her every request. A frown formed on Ace's face when Ben said something to her, and Lexi laughed. He had the feeling that maybe... he shook his head.
'Lexi's just grateful to him for helping her train Ghost.' Ace tried to reassure himself.
It wasn't until they had finished the lesson that Lexi noticed Ace. "Hi, Ace." She called out, waving to him.
"Hey, Lex." He called back. 'See? She's just thanking him.' But inside, he wasn't so sure.
(end chapter 6)
