High School. A Teens Best Friend. Yeah Right.
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: Nope, not ours.
Summary: Aww geez, you read this far. You guys don't need a summary.
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It must have been about, oh…I don't know. About seven PM, just before dinner, when I heard the galloping of hooves. I don't know why I was excited. Maybe I thought Emma had come back. I ran toward the stables. There was Flamedancer. Alone. I got scared. If Flamedancer was alone, that could only mean one thing. Trouble. Flamedancer slowed to a trot when he saw me and I managed to calm him down. I stabled him and gave him so oats, hay and water. Then just to keep him happy, a lump of sugar.
Then I went straight to Elrond. He was about to enter the hall for dinner.
"Elrond! Elrond!" I cried and ran to him. He stopped and turned, surprised.
"Yes Jamie? What's wrong?"
"Emma'S Horse! Flamedancer! He came back, alone!"
That certainly got Elrond's attention. "Alone? When?"
"Just about now. Please, Elrond, can I go after her? She's my best friend! I have to see if she is all right!"
He sighed. "You'll go anyway, even if I said no. Alright, but take Billee and Legolas with you."
I nodded and ran into the hall. Billee and Legolas looked up as I entered and ran full pelt toward them, skidding to a stop and telling them the situation. They got up quickly and we all ran to the dorms, quickly packing food, water, a small first aid kit and a blanket each into our packs. Then we made our way to the stables. Legolas made his way to one of the school horses but I shook my head.
"No, Legolas, you ride Winsome, I'll ride Flamedancer, he knows the way. Horses are intelligent creatures." Billee hopped on his own horse and we all sped away into the gathering darkness.
We rode for most of the night, when Flamedancer slowed to a trot at his own accord. This must be where Emma is. Somewhere around here, I thought. Legolas had stopped Winsome and Billee had slowed his horse. I got off Flamedancer.
"Emma?" I called, hoping she could hear me. "Emma?"
"Jamie? Is that you?" I heard Emma's voice, hoarse from sleep. There was a dog whining. Laddie. "Jamie! I'm over here!"
I saw Emma leaning against a tree. "Guys! I've found her! Over here!" I ran to my best friend. She had Billee's little brother with her. Colan was asleep in Emma's cloak. Billee looked shocked at the bandage around his little brothers head, and picked him up, holding him close. I looked at Emma. She had cuts and bruises galore. "What happened?"
"I fell off Flamedancer. I got knocked out for a while. I came round with Colan patting my face and Laddie licking my hand. I have a pain in my head, and my shoulder doesn't feel to good. And my leg is numb."
I checked her over, thanking god I had taken that first aide course last year. What I found really shocked me.
Emma had sprained her ankle, and dislocated her shoulder. Her head…she had a slight concussion. Legolas knelt down. "Can I help?"
I nodded. "I have some antiseptic cream in my bag. I need to tend to Emma's cuts, Colan's head. Bandages for Colans head and Emma's ankle. Billee, your the one who needs to do Emma's arm."
Billee put Colan down, and Legolas tended to the small guys head. Poor kid. I bandaged Emma's ankle tight and washed her cuts and bruises. Then Billee came into the scene. "Emma, this is going to hurt like bloody hell. Even worse than if you cut yourself badly. Trust me?"
Emma nodded and squeezed my hand as he shoved her shoulderblade back into place. She screamed bloody murder and I don't blame her. I wrapped a bandage around her neck and back, fashioning it into a sling for her arm. At least I could thank Gandalf for something. "Emma, do you think you can ride Flamedancer?"
"I going to, whether I can or I can't." I smiled. Emma was a tough old bird. It took a lot to knock her out of a tree. Not even a sprained ankle could get in her way.
I helped her hop over to Flamedancer, and I soothed him so as he wouldn't get fidgety. Emma heaved herself up and sat in the saddle. I had saddled Flamedancer when he had come back. I can ride without a saddle, just not as well as Emma or Billee or Legolas. I hopped up behind her, Legolas hopped back on Winsome and Billee put Colan on his back and climbed up. Then let Colan sit in front of him. And then, with Laddie running by our side, we turned tail and galloped back to school.
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: Nope, not ours.
Summary: Aww geez, you read this far. You guys don't need a summary.
**************************************************************************** ****
It must have been about, oh…I don't know. About seven PM, just before dinner, when I heard the galloping of hooves. I don't know why I was excited. Maybe I thought Emma had come back. I ran toward the stables. There was Flamedancer. Alone. I got scared. If Flamedancer was alone, that could only mean one thing. Trouble. Flamedancer slowed to a trot when he saw me and I managed to calm him down. I stabled him and gave him so oats, hay and water. Then just to keep him happy, a lump of sugar.
Then I went straight to Elrond. He was about to enter the hall for dinner.
"Elrond! Elrond!" I cried and ran to him. He stopped and turned, surprised.
"Yes Jamie? What's wrong?"
"Emma'S Horse! Flamedancer! He came back, alone!"
That certainly got Elrond's attention. "Alone? When?"
"Just about now. Please, Elrond, can I go after her? She's my best friend! I have to see if she is all right!"
He sighed. "You'll go anyway, even if I said no. Alright, but take Billee and Legolas with you."
I nodded and ran into the hall. Billee and Legolas looked up as I entered and ran full pelt toward them, skidding to a stop and telling them the situation. They got up quickly and we all ran to the dorms, quickly packing food, water, a small first aid kit and a blanket each into our packs. Then we made our way to the stables. Legolas made his way to one of the school horses but I shook my head.
"No, Legolas, you ride Winsome, I'll ride Flamedancer, he knows the way. Horses are intelligent creatures." Billee hopped on his own horse and we all sped away into the gathering darkness.
We rode for most of the night, when Flamedancer slowed to a trot at his own accord. This must be where Emma is. Somewhere around here, I thought. Legolas had stopped Winsome and Billee had slowed his horse. I got off Flamedancer.
"Emma?" I called, hoping she could hear me. "Emma?"
"Jamie? Is that you?" I heard Emma's voice, hoarse from sleep. There was a dog whining. Laddie. "Jamie! I'm over here!"
I saw Emma leaning against a tree. "Guys! I've found her! Over here!" I ran to my best friend. She had Billee's little brother with her. Colan was asleep in Emma's cloak. Billee looked shocked at the bandage around his little brothers head, and picked him up, holding him close. I looked at Emma. She had cuts and bruises galore. "What happened?"
"I fell off Flamedancer. I got knocked out for a while. I came round with Colan patting my face and Laddie licking my hand. I have a pain in my head, and my shoulder doesn't feel to good. And my leg is numb."
I checked her over, thanking god I had taken that first aide course last year. What I found really shocked me.
Emma had sprained her ankle, and dislocated her shoulder. Her head…she had a slight concussion. Legolas knelt down. "Can I help?"
I nodded. "I have some antiseptic cream in my bag. I need to tend to Emma's cuts, Colan's head. Bandages for Colans head and Emma's ankle. Billee, your the one who needs to do Emma's arm."
Billee put Colan down, and Legolas tended to the small guys head. Poor kid. I bandaged Emma's ankle tight and washed her cuts and bruises. Then Billee came into the scene. "Emma, this is going to hurt like bloody hell. Even worse than if you cut yourself badly. Trust me?"
Emma nodded and squeezed my hand as he shoved her shoulderblade back into place. She screamed bloody murder and I don't blame her. I wrapped a bandage around her neck and back, fashioning it into a sling for her arm. At least I could thank Gandalf for something. "Emma, do you think you can ride Flamedancer?"
"I going to, whether I can or I can't." I smiled. Emma was a tough old bird. It took a lot to knock her out of a tree. Not even a sprained ankle could get in her way.
I helped her hop over to Flamedancer, and I soothed him so as he wouldn't get fidgety. Emma heaved herself up and sat in the saddle. I had saddled Flamedancer when he had come back. I can ride without a saddle, just not as well as Emma or Billee or Legolas. I hopped up behind her, Legolas hopped back on Winsome and Billee put Colan on his back and climbed up. Then let Colan sit in front of him. And then, with Laddie running by our side, we turned tail and galloped back to school.