With Natalia and Olivia
the horses flew in the woods jumping over everything they could find and decided that stopping wasn't going to part of their mindset so the two girls had the feeling of flying for the next 10 minutes until the reached the clearing. It was a giant clearing with flowers lining the edges. There were lots of trees around the edges and a stream on the opposite side of the clearing. Over it was a swing maxon and Natalia had made when they were kids with their father. She tied Romeo over to a tree and walked into the clearing, chatting with Olivia. Few minutes later she heard the sounds of hooves and talking and looked up to see the rest of the girls coming in.
With the rest of the girls as they were riding
America was surprised st how easy it is to ride a horse but she suspected it had something to do with the horse she's riding.
"Ya she's the best. Her brother on the other hand is a little more on the wild side." kajal said looking at Juliet.
" She make really it easy, I really don't have to do anything." America said.
"Mhmm Tasia got her when she was like 3 years old, and fell in love with the horse, she refuses to ride any other horse than Romeo or Juliet. She looks after her amazingly. More like a child than a horse." Daphne said.
"What do you mean?" America asked.
"She was obsessed with this horse, she owns over a dozen other horses but never once had she ridden one that wasn't Romeo or Juliet. If either were sick she would take care of the personally, just spend hours doing Juliets hair or doing jumps, riding around or just reading while leaning against Juliet." Nicoletta said.
America giggled at them and Nicoletta turned towards her. "Soooooo... do you like Max?" Nicoletta asked. Daphne and Kajal chuckled at her while America stared at her.
"Tact, Nico! Tact!" Daphne chuckled.
"I guess, I don't know. It's really complicated." America replied and they smiled at her.
"Yes! At least some of you have sense and aren't gushing over Max every single second. I mean seriously, I consider him my brother, so it's kinda awkward." Nicoletta said punching the air and quickly holding onto the reins again. They laughed and they switched topics just talking about random things. They got to the clearing and saw Natalia chasing Olivia around and Olivia clutching her phone and laughing? "What the..." Nicoletta grabbed Olivia as she ran past and Kayla took her phone and played the video on the screen. It showed a text that Maxon had sent Olivia a week ago. It was of Natalia sleep talking and they strained to hear it but cracked up when they understood. She was sleep talking about Ian! Natalia jumped on them all and they just ended up laughing harder and she joined them. Once they got over their laughing fit, America turned to Natalia.
"Thanks for letting me ride Juliet. She's perfect for a beginner but how do you ride her, you seem like someone who loves adventure?" America asked. Natalia just grinned and whistled, making Juliet trot over to her.
"What do you say girl, wanna show em how it's done?" Natalia asked and swung herself up. She stood on the saddle as Juliet started trotting but then neared a log. She just whispered the word jump and Juliet started cantering and jumped the log flinging Natalia in the air but as Juliet landed so did Natalia perfectly sitting on her back as Juliet galloped back to the others. Natalia jumped off and bowed. "Thank you! Thank you!" She joked. They applauded and she sat back down after giving Juliet a carrot and tying her up next to the other horses. She pressed a quick kiss between the horse's eyes and went back to her friends. The girls spent the afternoon talking and found out that America was surprising pleasant and not at all like some of the girls who just fan girl over Maxon every chance they get. It was evening and Natalia had decided to sketch everything while sitting on the swing over the river. She sketched the girls, the sun, the river, the woods, and anything else she could think of. Daphne was sketching outfit ideas sometimes shouting questions to Natalia. She was left in peace for a while so she was surprised when she sensed a presence next to her. She opened her eyes to see America. Scanning the clearing she found Kajal, Olivia and Daphne asleep and vaguely remembered something about Nicolette going to take pictures. Sure enough she found that Blaze wasn't in the clearing as well.
"How are you Lady America?" Natalia asked setting aside her sketch book and gesturing for her to join her on the swing.
"I'm holding up." She replied.
"How are those classes Silvia mentioned?" She asked and America groaned at the thought making Natalia chuckle. "That bad huh?"
America just nodded, "its all oral, I prefer textbooks and stuff"
"Ya, i mean Silvia's intense. But she's amazing" Natalia said.
"Your drawings are amazing" America commented.
"Thanks."
Just then Nicoletta rode over to them and smiled. "Hey mind if I borrow America for a while?" Natalia nodded no and leaned against the swing and watched as Nicoletta and America climbed on Blaze and rode out. She relaxed on the swing curling up and listening to the river flow underneath her, calm and gentle and soothing. She fell asleep listening to the sounds of birds, the wind and river and to the sweet smell of the forest. After a few hours she woke up to Kajal shaking her awake. She sat up and got of the swing. They all packed up and got ready to leave. They arrived at the stables in 15 min Olivia and Natalia before everyone else. They unsaddled and brushed them all down, Natalia took care of Romeo and let America groom Juliet. After finishing up they draped the blankets over the horses, and left back to the palace. Realizing dinner already started they went to the dining room first and were greeted by everyone staring at them. Some went so far as to stare coldly at America. Eliza simply walked in with five more plates and they sat for dinner. The five princesses could see the selected's distaste at America. After dinner they all went upstairs to bed, unknowning of the drama in the women's room.