Beyond the Haunted Past.
Sequel to iAm at Home on the Range.
Chapter Eight; Small Arguments & Noises in the Night.
Disclaimer; I don't own iCarly, that is entirely owned by Dan. I only own my own characters/animals and of corse this plotline… oh, and this story, since this is all my own writing.
Sam could do nothing, but smile and say 'Wonderful!'while the Hunter's were still at there. It was very late once they walked out the door. At around nine, they had all moved inside to talk about more old memories.. Mostly involving either Sam or Ava falling on their butts… but finally at half eleven, they decided it was time they were heading home. Once they finally left, trouble erupted between aunt and niece.
"How could you agree to that!" Sam snapped at her aunt, in shock. "You know I hate them! How could you?"
"Lauren is my friend. What did you expect me to say!"
"No, would have be a good start."
"Sam! Please! It's only for a few weeks, and put it this way, you get to boss them around…" Amanda smirked. Sam sighed, nodding her head.
"Fine! "
"There's my girl… now, the horses are staying out tonight… so, you won't need to muck out in the morning. You can sleep longer if you want."
"Okay…" That was when Sam remembered… Echo. He was still in the barn. "Oh, we left Echo in the barn today, I should probably go put him out." Sam turned to Freddie. "Will you come with me?" He nodded and stood up.
"Take a flashlight and be careful!" Amanda said to them as they walked out of the door. Sam pulled on her boots that were out on the porch and she immediately looked out into the darkness. It was quite spooky on the farm at night, with it being so large. She switched the flashlight on and shined the beam down in a straight line. She shivered and grabbed onto Freddie's arm, making him chuckle.
"Aww.. Is Sammy a little scared?" He joked.
"It's creepy, okay! Shut it!" He laughed again and they walked down towards the barn doors. Pulling it open, she was greeted by a loud whinny. Sam smiled and switched the lights on, immediately illuminating the barn. She saw Echo stood, a mouth full of hay as he thrust his head over the top of the stable door. "Sorry Echo!" Sam walked up to him and slipped open his door, stepping inside. She untied his head collar from the metal bar and pushed it up and over his nose. She sighed, clipping on his lead rope. Freddie leant on the door, staring at her. When he saw she was ready, he pulled open the door so that she could walk Echo out. She walked him out of the barn door and waited for Freddie to switch off the lights, and lock the door. Then, he switched the flashlight back on and they started to walk up towards the back paddock… the paddock where the geldings were.
"It's pretty cold tonight, huh?" Freddie sighed, looking up to the starry sky.
"Yeah, strange considering it was real sunny today."
"Uhuh."
"But, you know what they say… after lots of sunshine, we're expecting a huge rainfall. " Sam sighed and they reached the gate. She pushed it open and undid the buckle on his head collar. He walked slowly into the field, searching for his friends. Sam smiled and closed the gate.
"Ready to go back inside?"
"Sure." Sam smiled at him and they walked up to the house together.
Sam awoke in her bed to a loud bang some hours later. It wasn't quite dawn, as she could see it was still pitch black outside her window. Curiosity got the better of her as she slowly slipped out of her bed and tiptoed over to her closed door. Turning the knob, the door creaked open and she shot out quickly. She knew the noise was from outside.. So she quickly raced down the staircase to pull on her boots. She sighed. It was pitch black out… Turning around and walking into the living room, she saw Freedom, dead to the world on the couch. The collie had his legs in the air and he lay sleeping on his back. Sam laughed at that. Then, she spotted Honey.. She was lay on the floor, head on her paws, sleeping quite soundly. Sam hated to wake her, but there was no way she was going out there alone. She leant down and ran her hand over the dogs head who immediately awoke. She saw Sam and she was up on her feet within seconds, tail wagging. Sam smiled and stood up, grabbing the flashlight from the side of the couch, where Freddie had left it once they had came in.
"Come on then girly.. Let's go see what's out there." Sam walked through the door, hearing Honey walking behind her. She took a look at the clock and groaned. It was 3am.. She'd only been asleep for three hours. She turned the key, unlocking the door and stepping out. The cross between night and morning air hit her hard and she sighed. The sun was starting to rise slightly but it was still extremely dark. She switched on the flashlight and shone the beam out onto the dew drenched grass. Honey jumped in front of her and began sniffing at the grass as Sam stepped off the porch and walked down towards the trees. She sighed when she couldn't see anything. "I know I heard something." She muttered to herself and just as she said that, a twig snapped behind her, making her spin around. Her breath immediately was caught in her throat. Her eyes scanned around, suddenly contemplating why the hell she had decided to come outside in the first place. She heard another twig snap behind her so she span around again expecting a mountain lion, a wolf, a bear… something scary and dangerous! Instead…she came face to face with a little grey pony she recognized all too well.
"Jasper!" The little pony nickered softly and she sighed, a smile falling onto her face. "You almost gave me a heart attack!" She saw that he still had his head collar on… her aunt must have left it on him yesterday. She shook her head and took hold of it. She had no idea where Honey had got too. Knowing Honey… she was probably waiting on the porch for her. That was when Sam realized. "Oh my god.. You jumped a deer fence!" She smiled. "And in the dark too…" She stroked down his neck. "Talented or what." She lead him back to his paddock with the other geldings and put him inside, making sure to shut the gate. She laughed when he took off, bucking and bronking. "If your out of there when my aunt wakes up… don't come crying to me when she wants to sell you!" She yelled before turning around and walking back up to the house. Just as she thought, Honey was sat on the porch, tail wagging. She laughed and opened the door. Honey shot inside just as Sam closed the door and locked it. She sighed, pulling off her boots. Contemplating wether to traipse up the stairs, she shook her head and instead, she simply walked to the couch, picked up the sleeping black and white fur ball and collapsed down onto the comfy leather, cuddling Freedom as she fell into a deep sleep.
So, what do you think? Little boring...
Hope you like it though. This is a little slow starting, but i'm not wanting to rush this story really.
Please Review.
Who's excited for iLost my Mind? I know i am! :)
Oh, and i loved iParty with Victorious. The little seddie in there made me smile :)
-Dreamer
