A Horse Tale
Chapter 3
Nina's Mistake
I'M REALLY SORRY that I couldn't add chapters to this fic.... We moved house and I couldn't access the internet for a week! Anyway... here goes!
"Kaji!" Ayu called, waving her free hand to call his attention. Her other hand clutched the red lead rope of Cali. She smiled down at the mare, who had just started grazing.
As the brown-haired boy jogged over to her and took Cali's lead rope, he gave Ayu a kiss. She giggled and waved goodbye, running to where Nina and Maya were tacking up.
"Need some help, Maya?" Ayu asked, already knowing the answer. Maya didn't look up but shook her head, and Ayu stifled a giggle and went to check on Nina.
"Nina-chan... your throatlatch is too tight." Ayu said, adjusting one of the bridle's straps. "You don't want Magic to choke, do you?" Nina giggled. "Wow, Ayu! You already know enough to correct me!"
The lesson started soon, and Nina confidently picked up a trot, checking her posture. The teacher nodded as each student trotted on, the told them to canter. Magic cantered smoothly, making Nina smile.
At the end of the lesson, Isa's class came into the ring and the teacher made an announcement to them all.
"In September, we are having a show at the Starry Night Stables. There will be two shows, actually, in one day: Equitation and Show Jumping." Nina raised her hand, keeping her other hand on Magic's reins.
"Miss, what's equitation?" she asked politely. "Equitation is kind of like training, the competitors go into the ring and the judges call out commands and gait changes. You're judged on how well you follow those commands." She explained.
"Here is the list of competitors." She said, patting a stack of papers beside her. Ayu scrambled over to the stack of sheets, followed by Tsujiai, Kaji and Yuta. The four kids read quietly, smiling.
The list said: EQUITATION Nina Maya Sam (not in the story) JUMPING Isa Carline Gaby (not in the story...) Erica Andrea
Ayu laughed and clapped her hands for Nina, Maya and Isa. "I'll be cheering for Nina!" Tsujiai said. Kaji nodded. "And Isa, of course." Yuta added. Ayu shot a sharp glance at him, but Yuta didn't notice.
After the lesson, Isa and Nina jumped for joy and the friends met up. "Oh my gosh! It's our first show." The two exclaimed, screaming and laughing.
The next day, Nina was watching Isa jump. The girl was good, but sometimes Cali or she hesitated, bringing down jumps and poles. "I... I want Isa to win the show!" Nina whispered. Grabbing Ayu's hand, she took her to one of the empty back paddocks.
Isa finished her lesson and took care of Cali, then went to put her in a back paddock. Rounding the corner, she saw Nina-transforming into a witch!
Ayu laughed. "Nina! Isa saw you transform!" she cried, and Isa smiled and jogged over with Cali. "A kid witch, huh?"
But Nina was too absorbed with her magic. She typed something into her computer. "What kind of magic are you looking for?" the laptop asked. "Something to help a horseback rider win the show." Nina replied, and smiled.
"Practice!" she said, pressing the enter key. The box of magic beads she had plugged in shimmered brightly, and the beads turned to a golden cup of shimmering powder. Running over to Cali, she threw the powder on the mare.
Cali blinked. "Hello." She suddenly said. "I'm Cali... and you are?"
I'M REALLY SORRY that I couldn't add chapters to this fic.... We moved house and I couldn't access the internet for a week! Anyway... here goes!
"Kaji!" Ayu called, waving her free hand to call his attention. Her other hand clutched the red lead rope of Cali. She smiled down at the mare, who had just started grazing.
As the brown-haired boy jogged over to her and took Cali's lead rope, he gave Ayu a kiss. She giggled and waved goodbye, running to where Nina and Maya were tacking up.
"Need some help, Maya?" Ayu asked, already knowing the answer. Maya didn't look up but shook her head, and Ayu stifled a giggle and went to check on Nina.
"Nina-chan... your throatlatch is too tight." Ayu said, adjusting one of the bridle's straps. "You don't want Magic to choke, do you?" Nina giggled. "Wow, Ayu! You already know enough to correct me!"
The lesson started soon, and Nina confidently picked up a trot, checking her posture. The teacher nodded as each student trotted on, the told them to canter. Magic cantered smoothly, making Nina smile.
At the end of the lesson, Isa's class came into the ring and the teacher made an announcement to them all.
"In September, we are having a show at the Starry Night Stables. There will be two shows, actually, in one day: Equitation and Show Jumping." Nina raised her hand, keeping her other hand on Magic's reins.
"Miss, what's equitation?" she asked politely. "Equitation is kind of like training, the competitors go into the ring and the judges call out commands and gait changes. You're judged on how well you follow those commands." She explained.
"Here is the list of competitors." She said, patting a stack of papers beside her. Ayu scrambled over to the stack of sheets, followed by Tsujiai, Kaji and Yuta. The four kids read quietly, smiling.
The list said: EQUITATION Nina Maya Sam (not in the story) JUMPING Isa Carline Gaby (not in the story...) Erica Andrea
Ayu laughed and clapped her hands for Nina, Maya and Isa. "I'll be cheering for Nina!" Tsujiai said. Kaji nodded. "And Isa, of course." Yuta added. Ayu shot a sharp glance at him, but Yuta didn't notice.
After the lesson, Isa and Nina jumped for joy and the friends met up. "Oh my gosh! It's our first show." The two exclaimed, screaming and laughing.
The next day, Nina was watching Isa jump. The girl was good, but sometimes Cali or she hesitated, bringing down jumps and poles. "I... I want Isa to win the show!" Nina whispered. Grabbing Ayu's hand, she took her to one of the empty back paddocks.
Isa finished her lesson and took care of Cali, then went to put her in a back paddock. Rounding the corner, she saw Nina-transforming into a witch!
Ayu laughed. "Nina! Isa saw you transform!" she cried, and Isa smiled and jogged over with Cali. "A kid witch, huh?"
But Nina was too absorbed with her magic. She typed something into her computer. "What kind of magic are you looking for?" the laptop asked. "Something to help a horseback rider win the show." Nina replied, and smiled.
"Practice!" she said, pressing the enter key. The box of magic beads she had plugged in shimmered brightly, and the beads turned to a golden cup of shimmering powder. Running over to Cali, she threw the powder on the mare.
Cali blinked. "Hello." She suddenly said. "I'm Cali... and you are?"