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Any lyric ideas? Please? Lol I'm running out of lyrics! XD
We face each other from different sides
The anger burns, can't remember why
It's kind of crazy to cause so much pain
Our foolish pride makes us hate this way
~Brother My Brother by Blessid Union of Souls [also heard in the Pokemon movie]
Edward's POV:
Jasper rode Thunder up to the fence that I was perched on. He smirked, flung his leg over the saddle horn so he had both legs hanging over one side of the saddle.
"Your turn." He smile.
"Not a chance." I shook my head. He just ran the horse around the cow pasture, herding the cows to one corner of the pen like he did when I first arrived. "Besides, your Dad told us not to do anything dangerous."
"Thunder isn't the slightest bit dangerous," He chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Watch. This will prove that he's the safest horse around."
He swung his leg back over so he was sitting properly in the saddle, then pushed himself off the back of the saddle so he was sitting on the horses' butt. He turned his head and patted horse right above his tail before slowly sliding down the horses' butt. Once his feet hit the ground, he smiled.
"See? He didn't even flinch." He patted the horse again before walking towards me. The horse stood where he was. "Don't tell my Dad I did that though. I'm not suppose to. But go ahead and get on."
"I don't know..." I trailed off. I had a feeling that it wasn't the best idea. His Mom left to go grocery shopping and his Dad was doing something on the ranch, but he was out of sight and couldn't see Jasper and I. He warned us multiple time to be careful. He didn't want Jasper to ride because no adult was watching, but after enough whining and begging, Jasper was able to convince him that he would be okay. His Dad did set some ground rules, he had to ride Thunder and only Thunder and had to wear his helmet, but once his Dad was gone, the helmet came off.
"Unless you're too chicken," He smirked at me. I smiled and jumped into the pasture.
"Help me on,"
"Great!" Jasper smiled, grabbed my arm and pulled me to the left side of the horse. He intertwined his fingers, held them with his palms facing up and lowered them to about knee-height. "Here, I'll give you a boost up."
I put my left foot in his hands and he counted to three, then I jumped and he gave me a push up. Once I was settled in the saddle, I slipped my feet in the stirrups. Jasper smiled and showed me how to hold the reins.
"If you want him to go, just make a clicking noise, like this," He made the noise. "Then if he's not going, just gently push your heel into his side. Not too hard though."
I nodded and did what he said. The horse happily walked forward. As he walked, Jasper explained more riding techniques to me.
"If you want him to turn to the right, move your hand slightly to the right so the left rein is laying against his neck." He explained. I nodded and directed Thunder in a large circle in front of Jasper, riding just enough to say that I rode the horse. As I rode, I thought I saw Jasper's Dad in the distance, but when I looked again he wasn't there, so I didn't worry about it.
"How do I stop?" I asked cautiously when I realized I was never told this vital bit of information. Jasper laughed.
"Slightly pull back on the reins, very carefully and not to fast, and say 'whoa'."
I did what he said and the horse stopped.
"Now how am I suppose to get off?" I asked. Jasper laughed even harder, holding his stomach as he leaned against the fence. "Dude! It's not that funny! Help me! And I'm not sliding down this horses' butt!"
"Take your right foot of of the stirrup," He explained between his laughs. "Then fling your right leg over to the other side and take your left foot out of the stirrup. Then just slide down."
I tried to do what he said, but once I got both my feet out of the stirrups, I stumbled to the ground and fell on my butt. Jasper was laughing even more now. The horse lowered it's head to nibble on the grass as Jasper tried to compose himself enough to help me up.
"Stop laughing!" I couldn't help but chuckle along. "I saw you fall just the other day!"
"Yeah! From a bucking horse!" He smiled and gently punched my arm. I rolled my eyes and went over to Thunder's neck and started petting him.
"Have you ever done stunts on him? Like stand on his back or anything? Like they do in a circus?" I asked. Jasper's eyes light up. He took the reins from around Thunder's neck and handed them to me.
"I'm going to try it! Keep an eye out for my Dad!" He smiled. He put his left foot in the stirrup, but instead of flinging his right leg to the other side, he put his foot on the seat of the saddle and pushed himself up. I was amazed at how much stronger he was now than when we were at the Nova's. Once he had both feet on the saddle, he slowly stood up, holding his arms out slightly to steady himself. Once he was standing up strait, his smile got even bigger.
"Don't make him move or I'm going to fall," He chuckled.
"You're crazy, Jazz." I smiled. "I can't believe you actually did it!"
He smiled and put his hands on his hips, but then his face fell and he jumped off.
"Shit! Shit, shit, shit!" He mumbled and snatched up his helmet, quickly plopping it on his head and hooking the strap. "My Dad saw me!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! He's even coming this way!"
"Jasper! Edward!" We heard him call our names angrily. We both looked up and saw he walking fast towards us with his fists clenched.
"We are in so much trouble." Jasper mumbled and hung his head. He took the reins from me and started walking Thunder to the gate of the pasture. I followed right behind him.
Once his Dad reached us, he snatched the reins from Jasper and examined us both.
"Don't even try to fool me, Jasper. I know you weren't wearing that helmet." He scolded angrily. Jasper took the helmet off and kept his eyes low. "Both of you, come with me. Now." He walked off with the horse to the barn. Jasper followed a few feet behind his father, and I was next to him.
"We're in big trouble." He mumbled again.
Once we were in the barn, his Dad started taking the saddle of Thunder and yelling at us.
"How could you two be so immature? Do you know how dangerous you were being? Jasper, I told you that if you wanted to ride, you were to keep that helmet on! And what made you think that standing on Thunder's back was a good idea? I let you ride without me or your mother here because I thought you were responsible enough to handle it, but I guess I was mistaken. And Edward, I didn't think I would have to say that an adult would have to be present the first time you rode! And no helmet? Not even the right shoes! The reason cowboy boots have heals on them is so your foot doesn't slid through the stirrup! If you get your foot through the stirrup, you're going to get dragged around! And don't say 'well Jasper had his foot caught in the stirrup and he was wearing boots' because he would have had a worse fall if he was in tennis shoes!" He took everything off the horse, put it in it's stall, and grabbed Jasper and I by our shirts, leading us up to the house as he lectured us. "You boys could have gotten seriously hurt! Edward, your parents sent you here trusting that Mrs. Whitlock and I would keep you safe!"
"We're sorry Dad." Jasper said sincerely.
"Yeah, we really are." I added on. He shook his head and let go of us just to open the front door to the house.
"Get in the house. Now!" He demanded. Once we were in, he slammed the door shut and kicked off his boots as we removed our own shoes. He grabbed our shirts again and took us to Jasper's bedroom. "You boys are grounded for the rest of the day! I don't want to hear a peep out of you two!" He said strongly before slamming the door.
I looked at Jasper and he looked at me. We both sighed.
"Well, what do you want to do now?" He asked with a shrug.
Okay, so Edward and Jasper are now stuck alone, grounded, in a room with nothing to do. Does anyone have any ideas of what's gonna happen?
