What's that awful smell?" Sirius asked.
"Cow." The look on his face made me laugh. "You'll get used to it" He looked at me like I had totally lost my mind.
"Hey who's Majesty anyways, you never told me." I looked over at him.
"Be patient, you'll meet her in a second." I let out two sharp whistles and waited. A white horse galloped towards me, black mane and tail flowing behind her. She stopped when she reached the gate and snorted at me. I laughed.
"Don't worry girl I didn't forget about you, here you go." I reached into my pocket and pulled out an apple. Slipping my hand through the gate to give to her. I looked over at Sirius and saw he had taken a few steps back; he saw me looking at him and stepped forward. He reached to touch her. Luckily, I drew his hand back before Majesty could bite him.
"Sorry, I should have warned you, she's a little temperamental"
"I can see where she gets that from." I glared at him "So what is she anyways, is this a horseback?" I couldn't help it I busted up laughing "What!" He demanded. I tried to choke down my laugh but it took me a couple of attempts.
"This is a horse. It's called horseback riding because you ride on its back."
"Oh. So we're going to ride this...horse." I shook my head.
"No," The relief was painfully visible on his face "I'm going to be riding this horse, your going to be riding Tommy."
"Oh." His shoulders stiffened.
"Don't worry, Padfoot, I'll teach you."
"Yea that makes me feel better, Miss fall off her broom."
"Hey, I know how to ride a horse better than you can ride a broom so drop it." He rolled his eyes.
"So who's Tommy?"
A half and hour later Tommy was saddled and Sirius was sitting uncomfortably on him. I wasn't to worried, Tommy's laid back and well trained, unlike Majesty who you won't get a saddle on if you like your teeth where they are. "Now." I said for the 4th time. "If you want to go left pull the reins left, pull right for right and back to stop, but don't pull to hard or well it will hurt the poor thing." Majesty was on the other side of the small barn, I ran toward her at her side and jumped onto her bare back. Like I said, she doesn't like saddles.
"Where's your..." He thought about the word for a moment. "Saddle?" I was honestly surprised that he remembered
"Majesty is practically wild, she doesn't do saddles." He sat back in the saddle thinking thoughtfully. "Let's go Majesty." I said. She started walking toward the gate. Grandpa Alex, was standing at the gate holding it open for us, laughing slightly, I think at Sirius, he kept almost falling off by rocking back and forth.
We walked down the gravel road that led to the highway from their house. Halfway down the gravel road I saw three figures in the distant walking towards us. "Now I wonder who that could be." I mumbled to myself.
"What did you say?" Sirius asked. He had finally gotten the hang of riding. I pointed down the road.
"People are coming on horses." As they came closer I recognized them. The person in the lead was Dan, followed by his older brother and my muggle version of Lily, Cassie Perkins. Dan started trotting towards us the rest followed trying to keep up. I wanted to trot and meet him halfway but I wasn't going to leave Sirius behind so I continued waking towards them. When Dan got up closer he jumped of his horse, Trick and ran toward me. I jumped off Majesty and stepped forward a little bit. Dan wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up swinging me around.
"Great to see you El, Thanks for writing." He set me down.
"I'm sorry Dan."
"Alright you saw her now lets go to the beach." Cassie said looking annoyed sitting on her horse. Like Lily, she was the sweetest thing to everyone else and a total bitch when it comes to me.
"Oh who's this?" She asked, giving Sirius a seductive smile. Dan looked up at Sirius, and his smile faltered a little. I looked behind me at Sirius and was he wasn't smiling at all. I walked over to him and took Tommy's reins, so he could get down. He swung over, like Dan did, tying to make it look like he knew what he was doing. He walked over to Dan, practically ignoring me. Dan held his hand out to Sirius and Sirius took it,
"Sirius, Sirius Black. By the looks of it, it wasn't a friendly hand shake. Cassie jumped off her horse and walked over to Sirius, her eyes trailing up and down his body, so much for subtle.
"Hey El," Dan said after him and Sirius finally let go, "Why don't you come to the beach with us." Sirius was just loving all the attention Cassie was giving him.
"Yea that would be sooooo...great." Cassie said eyes all for Sirius.
"Yea lets go Ellie." Sirius said
"Alright" I said and got back on Majesty. Everyone followed my lead Sirius rode by Cassie, Dan rode by Sirius, I rode a little behind.
"Welcome back, Ellie." Dan's brother Mark said dropping back beside me.
"Hey Mark, I need to pick you brain." I said.
"Pick away."
"Why are Sirius and Dan at each others throat?" Mark laughed.
"Hey what's so funny?" I demanded. Mark looked at me, searching my face.
"You really don't know, do you?" I rose an eyebrow in confusion.
"Oh, boy. Looks like I have to spell this out. Dan, likes you," I cut him off;
"Of course he likes me we've been friends since we were little."
Ellie, he likes you likes you. Get it. And I'm guessing the English guy feels the same way about you." I shook my head
"I think you have your wires crossed." How ridiculous. Sirius can have any girl he wants and Dan had Cassie, why would either of them want me?
"By the way your English accent is coming in nicely." He said as he rode ahead