Beyond the Haunted Past
Chapter Twenty-One: Sister Talk and Meeting Harry.
Disclaimer:I don't own this show. Although I do own the OC's and the animals.

Freddie pulled up outside of the house and shut off the engine, watching Sam jump out of the car door. He joined her, just as a rubber ball flew past hi head. He span around, listening to Sam laugh at his confused expression.

"What?" Sam simply shook her head and continued to laugh as a big ball of black and white fluff sped past, almost knocking Freddie down.

"What the hell!?" Freddie asked, finally recognizing the 'black and white fluff' to be Freedom.

"Sorry Freddie!" He heard Jade call out from the veranda where she and Amanda stood.

"It's okay, Jade!" He called back. He smiled as Carly came bounding down the stairs towards himself and Sam.

"Hey guys! How was Devil?" Carly asked them as the three of them headed back up towards the veranda, Freedom not far behind except now, he had a blue rubber ball in his mouth.

"He was fine," Sam replied, climbing the steps towards the house. "He was much better than yesterday."

"She was brilliant." Freddie praised, making Amanda smile.

"At least you seem to be getting along better with him." Her aunt said and Sam nodded her head.

"Yeah, we kind of got off on the wrong foot." Sam answered.

"Well lucky for you, Devil has four of them," Amanda laughed. "So, it looks like he's forgiven you." Sam laughed for a second before remembering something.

"Hey, do you remember India?" The blonde asked. "Sky's foal?"

"How could I forget her! We had her for a year before Tara bought her from us... toughest year of my life! She had such a personality!" Amanda said. "What about her?"

"She had a foal!"

"Really?"

"Yes," Sam explained . "His name is Kodak and he is beautiful!He's the spitting image of sky too! In fact, it's creepy how much they look alike!"

"That's amazing." Amanda smiled. "I'll have to take a peek at him when I next go over to Tara's place."

"Oh, he's beautiful, Aunt Amanda. She's training him for eventing but he's still rather young, not long been broken."

"He sounds wonderful," Amanda grinned. "Maybe he'll be a champion one day, just like his grandfather."

"I'm sure he will be." Sam agreed with a nod of the head. At that moment, Sam's phone began beeping like crazy, signalling a text message. The blonde pulled the phone from her pocket and looked down at the screen.

One new message:
Received today at 14:46pm.
Alicia.

Hey Sammy! Are you busy at four? If not, stop by! xox

Sam smiled and looked up at her aunt.

"Hey, you don't need us for anything today, do you?" She asked and her aunt shook her head, making her short hair fly around her face.

"No, the stables are done. You guys are free," She laughed. "Why?"

"We were going to head down to Alicia's to see the new additions. "

"What time?" Carly grinned, excitedly.

"Four." Sam replied and she nodded.

"How many foals do they have now?" Amanda questioned. "I was speaking to Toni in town last weekend.. you remember Toni, don't you? The farmhand?" Sam nodded. "Anyway, they were struggling with just one... a little colt named Harry."

"Wow, he must be a handful." Freddie chuckled.

"Apparently!" Amanda laughed along with him. "Toni said he was causing a lot of mischief.. sounds a lot like Jasper, actually." At the mention of Jasper's name, the room fell in to silence.

"Has there been any news about him?" Sam asked Amanda, her voice low. Her aunt shook her head.

"No. The police are still searching and piecing together any clues or leads they have which is practically nothing anyway." Amanda let out a sigh. "They said they'd call if there was any news." The room stayed quiet for a short period of time until Carly broke the silence.

"Alicia said yesterday that they had three foals.. and another on the way."

"How cute!" Amanda smiled slightly. "I've been thinking of buying another broodmare.. America is just to old now."

"But you can't look after all of the horses here already as well as a broodmare!" Sam said as Freddie disappeared into the kitchen to grab a can of Peppy Cola from the fridge. "You're on your own!"

"Sam, it's fine! I'm coping," Amanda attempted to reassured her niece. "Besides, it's time to sell on a few. Trouble will make an excellent project horse for someone and I've already had some interest in Smartie as a trails horse. I could sell off some of the older mares too, find them nice companion homes."

"I feel bad about it though.. you shouldn't have to sell these guys. They're you entire world!" Sam sighed. She knew looking after Apollo and Echo on top of all of the other horses at the farm was not easy for her aunt to do alone.

"Don't Sam.." Her aunt warned her. "That's the business and you know that. They'll go to great homes, I'll make sure of it. I did with Jay and Gemini, didn't I?" Sam nodded. "Paula Roberts still owns Jay and she's so happy with him!"

"I know that-"

"Plus, I've been thinking about hiring a stable hand." Amanda began. "If you cut down those bramble bushes blocking the fence, that old cottage could be restored and would be as good place as any or a stable hand to stay!"

"Okay. You know I'm only in Seattle if you ever need anything though."

"Honey, I know that. Of corse I do! But you can't just drop everything and come running if I need an extra hand mucking out stables. You have schooland a whole life in Seattle!"

"But you know that I would, right?" Sam said.

"Sammy, I know sweetheart! I'd never ask that of you though, unless it was important."

"I know.. and I love Seattle, It's my home. I just don't want you thinking that I don't care.."

"Oh Sam," Amanda sighed with a small smile, pulling her niece into a hug. "I know you care.. you care a lot more than your mother and Melanie do, that's for sure."

"Mom is-"

"Crazy?" Amanda supplied, making Sam laugh. "I love Pamela but seriously, that sister of mine has finally flipped."

"If I said she hadn't, I would be lying," Sam grinned. "You know that Melanie never liked the horses though, not like me or Ava did. She preferred boys and shoes and clothes-"

"She could at least visit though! She hasn't come home once since she accepted that scholarship to that snobby girls school."

"Okay, first of all.. St Tristan's Academy is not that snobby," Sam pointed out. "And second.. it's all the way across the other side of Seattle!"

"Sam, you're in Seattle too and you find the time to visit. She could at least pop in once or twice a year."

"If it makes you feel any better, I've only seen her once since she left and in that weekend, she hit on Freddie, made out with him and practically molested him!"

"In my defence," Freddie smirked, returning to the room and taking a swig from his can. "I thought she was you." Sam laughed when her aunt's eyes seemed to jump out of her head.

"It's not as bad as it sounds, trust me." She laughed. "Freddie being the idiot that he is thought I was pranking him when I told him that I had a twin."

"Okay, One.. not an idiot and two, I know I was so wrong now." Freddie said.

"And why is that?" Sam asked him.

"Because your sister can't kiss half as good as you can." Sam squealed as Freddie dipped her backwards and planted a huge, lingering kiss on her lips. Sam giggled like a pre-teen when they parted, giving him a quick peck.

"Suck up.." She replied, making him roll his eyes.

"Guys," Carly interrupted them, looking at the clock. "We should probably be heading to Alicia's."

"Oh right, yeah sorry-"

"Are you taking the jeep?" Amanda asked them and Sam nodded.

"If it's okay with you?"

"Sure it is, Honey," Amanda agreed. "Drive careful, okay?"

"You know I will." Sam responded. Sam was generally a very careful driver after what happened with Ava.

"Good, I'll see you guys later on then." Amanda smiled at them. Sam followed Carly and Freddie out of the door, towards the jeep. She pulled open the driver's door and climbed up into the seat. She pushed the keys into the ignition and put on her seatbelt. Carly climbed into the back and Freddie shut the door, settling in the front beside her. Sam turned her head slightly to look at both of them.

"Ready?" She asked them and they both nodded their heads.

"Let's go."

Ten minutes later, Sam was pulling up a driveway and through a set of iron gates with a sign saying 'Hamilton farm and stud'. Freddie and Carly had never been to Alicia's parents farm before. As Sam drove through a second gate, this one much smaller and made with wood, she pulled the car to a stop beside a petite cottage. The cottage was fairly small compared to Havenfield Farm. With it only being a three bed roomed, compared to Havenfield gigantic house, It was easy to see how some people would get frustrated with it's lack of space. Sam however, loved Alicia's home. It was cosy. The barn was only big enough for eight horses at a push, but the fields were filled with lush green grass and field shelters, to keep the rest of the horses warm and dry even on the coldest of nights. Sam pulled on the handbrake and stepped out of the car.

"This is the place?" Freddie asked Sam.

"Yep."

"Ah, it's so cute and quaint!" Carly grinned, climbing down from the car looking around. Freddie shut the car door and walked around to meet Carly and Sam. Sam was staring at a field up ahead that was on a hill. She could clearly see last year foals, who were now yearlings, staring back at her in curiosity. However, no amount of curiosity would shift them and they all stayed put, not straying to far from their mothers who were grazing at the very top of the hill. "Oh, hey look!"

Sam and Freddie both turned round at Carly's instruction to see Alicia walking a large bay mare through the yard with a tiny brown foal at foot, following her every move. Alicia looked up and smiled when she spotted them.

"Hey guys!" She grinned. "Right on time!" She pulled the mare in her hands to a stop, stopping the foal in it's tracks as well. The foal himself was rather nosey. Once he realized there were people in front of him, he shot forwards away from his mother and Alicia, almost tripping over his own feet and diving at Carly, sniffing at her pockets, searching for food. Carly giggled lightly, trying to push the foal away but he was defiantly persistent. Alicia rolled her eyes at the foal who was still really all legs.

"Harry! No! Naughty pony!" She scolded, a semi cross look settling on her face. Harry, the little brown foal walked back to his mother and his owner, bumping his tiny head against Alicia's thigh. Alicia's green eyes softened immediately and her face broke out into a huge smile. "How can I stay mad at you, mister!" She ran her hand over his head, stoking down his nose. She looked back up at the three teens and smirked slightly. "These foals get away with everything."

"I know how you feel.. my horses are exactly the same," Sam smiled. "I'm sure it's the eyes! They practically look into your soul with those things.. and they make you feel so guilty, like you're the one in the wrong!"

"Tell me about it.." Alicia laughed. "Anyway, I'm going to put these guys back into the paddock. You wanna' join and meet the rest of the new arrivals?"

"Sure." Freddie nodded.

"Okay then," Alicia grinned, walking forwards with the mare and Harry, letting Sam, Freddie and Carly trail close behind.

I'm not in the best frame of mind to be writing at the moment, and i'm sure this sucks big time... but i felt like i owed it to you guys to post this. Hope you don't hate it to much! Oh, and who else was totally pissed by the ending of iGoodbye? I know I was...
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-Dreamer