A/N: Did you guys see the new Walking Dead commercial? It's hilarious! Go look it up!
Thanks for reading!
Prompt: Horseback riding
.o.o.o.
"I got a lil' surprise fer ya." Daryl knocked on Anna's door and gave her a small smile as she answered.
"A surprise? For me?" Quickly abandoning her schoolbooks, Anna leapt from her desk and went to follow Daryl into the living room.
"When I was a kid, I used ta help out 'round a ranch outside a' town." He told her, holding a slip of paper. "I used ta take care o' tha horses."
"Really? So you're good with animals?"
"I gotcha sum free horseback ridin' lessons. Tha old ranch owner gave 'em to me a while ago an' I jus' found 'em now." Daryl showed her the slip of paper. It had a very 'homemade' feel to it. A clipart picture of a girl riding a horse took up half the slip, while the details of the offer crowded the other half.
"I-I'm not so sure…"
"It'll be fun, I promise." Daryl tried to keep his excitement and joy down, but his smile widened.
It was a face Anna just couldn't say no to.
.o.o.o.
"Woah there girl!" Anna jerked back as the horse whinnied and shook his head. Daryl snorted from the ground.
"She ain't goin' nowhere. Yer perfectly safe. I got the reins." He held one side of the reins with a firm grip in case 'Princess' decided to act up. Anna had the most control of the horse from her position in the saddle, but refused to let Daryl leave her.
"L-Let's just take it nice and slow." She said nervously, leaning away from the horse a bit.
"They can smell fear, ya know." He whispered. Anna turned pale and quickly looked from the horse to Daryl and back again. Until Daryl burst out laughing.
"Shut up! I'm just not that great with animals." Anna admitted, blushing at her gullibility. Daryl quieted and led Princess forward, the horse complying easily. But he couldn't keep the smirk off his face.
"How long did you work here?" Anna asked, trying not to freak out about the animal moving under her.
"I dunno. Never really kept track. Maybe two years?" Daryl replied, scratching the back of his head. "Ya know, this is also where I learned to shoot mah first gun. And a bit 'bout archery."
"Archery? I love archery! Let's do that." Anna leapt at the chance of leaving the saddle, but Daryl kept Princess moving in a leisurely circle.
"Least ya can do is finish one circle."
.o.o.o.
"This here's a compound bow. Much easier ta start with." Daryl handed Anna the most complex looking contraption she thought she'd ever seen in her life.
"It's 'easier'? How in the world…?" Anna accepted the faux glove he handed to her as well.
"Ya put it on like this." He strapped it to his right hand and let the small clip hand freely. Anna mimicked the action, still confused.
"Okay, ya gotta slip an arrow through tha guide, it'll help ya shoot straight, and then notch it on the string. But, usin' the clip on yer glove, ya pull it back then release tha clip and it'll shoot." Daryl explained as he also did the motions. When he hit the clip, the arrow flew through the air and landed bullseye on the straw target a few yards away.
"Uh, teach me again."