Hey everyone….okay as you may have noticed the title and summary for this story has changed a bit…that's because I've decided to change the way I'm doing it, I thought of a story line, but I need a bunch of things to happen before I can get write the story…so this story is going to be a series of events that will eventually end, and then I will get to my story! Yay! Lol okay so…here is the next chapter:
Chapter 4:
Kate groaned, banging head on her arms. She was bored. In all her life Kate
couldn't remember being bored once. Everyone else was board to, except maybe
Shannon, Carly and Charlie. Shannon had her nail polish and magazines, Charlie had his
guitar, and Carly hung out with Shannon's magazines and Charlie's guitar.
"I'm going mad." She said to Jack, before he could even tell her he was there. "I
need something to do!"
"We all do." Kate half grinned as she stood up.
"I'm going to go for a walk." She announced. "Want to come?"
"Sure, why not."
Kate and Jack walked out of the jungle, and into a field.
"Man this place has everything! Polar bears, mountains fields, and now we find
horses!" Jack stated the obvious. Kate grinned.
"Come on I've got an idea!" She told him, excited for once.
"What were are you going?"
"We've got to get back to the beach. Don't forget how to get here."
Kate scurried across the beach, looking for the things she needed. Know one had
ever seen her move so fast, or seen the look of excitement in her eyes. Quickly she picked
rope, and began to search through the wreckage for some small metal bars, and small
tubes. After putting those in her duffle bag she went over to Hurley.
"Hey, can I borrow a belt?" She asked him.
"Um, okay?" He replied, not even bothering to ask why as he handed her one
from his suitcase.
Kate and Jack were sitting at the edge of the field,
"Okay so why exactly are doing this?" Jack asked as they tired bamboo stick in
between tries, making a pen. Kate sat down, letting Jack finish tying the last one.
"Did I ever tell you I love horses?" She asked.
"No you didn't…"
"Well I do, and since we are all bored, we can use them as entrainment." Jack
looked at her, as though she were insane, finally catching onto what she was up to. Kate
held up the two bridles she had made out of rope and the metal bars.
"There's no way I'm getting on a wild horse."
"You don't have to…come on. Okay pick a horse, which one do you want?"
"Kate, you're insane you know that?"
"Yes, now pick one."
"Um, how about that one." He said pointing to a brown one with a white stripe
down its face.
"Okay, that one it is! I'm going to need your help, we need to chase it into the pen
we made, as soon as it runs in, we have to tie gate closed. Go around so it will go where
we want." Kate and Jack moved, walking slowly careful not to spook the horse. When
they were ready they quickened their movement, spooking the horse. It bucked, running
off. They chased it directing it in the direction of the pen, and blocking it from going
where they didn't want it. The horse ran, trapping its self in the pen, Kate and Jack
quickly moved tying the gate shut.
"Now what?" Jack asked.
"We let it calm down, it's still spooked." Kate told him sitting down on the grass.
When it had calmed down Kate stood up walking over to it, she let it get used to being
used to being near people. Soon she reached up, petting it, and letting him sniff her so she
could put of the bridle. After it was used to her Kate lifted up its lip and put pressure on
his gum, causing him to open his mouth.
"Can you hand be the bridle?" She asked. Jack nodded putting it in her free hand.
Kate slipped the bit into the horse's mouth, and the bridle over its nose. Then she tied a
rope to it. She gripped onto it, motioning for Jack to open the gate. Jack opened it and
Kate led the horse back into the field. Kate ran around in circle, pulling on the rope to get
him to turn the way she wanted. She taught him to stop by stopping in her tracks, when
the horse would feel the tug on the rope, it would stop since I t was uncomfortable. Now
it knew how to turn left, right, and stop by tugging on the reigns. Kate led it back to the
pen, picking up a blanket she had been using.
"Can you hold onto him?"
"Sure."
"Oh and stand as far away as you can." Kate walked to the horse's side, putting
the blanket over its back. It spooked once again, only this time it didn't buck it ran,
"Stop it!"
"I'm trying!"
"Pull back harder." Finally the horse came to a stop.
"What did you do?"
"Put a blanket on its back, he has to get used to the smell of people. Most people
think that the weight will spook the horse, but it's really the smell of something they
can't see." Jack nodded. "Why don't you try to get him to do the commands with the
blanket on his back. I'll get another horse into the pen."
By now Kate had taught her horse how to respond to the commands. Jack was
running with her horse with the blanket on her back. Kate smiled and patted Jack's horse
on the neck. Pulling out Hurley's belt, which she had turned into stirrups with rope, she
latched it around the horses back. Okay, be quick, one swift movement, she thought to
herself. Kate grabbed hold of the reigns; putting her foot in the stirrup she hoisted her self
on its back. It started bucking, she held on for dear life. After being trust back and forth
quit a few times, Kate loosened her grip, unable to hold on any longer. Kate went flying
through the air, landing in the grass quit a few feet away. Jack stopped and ran over when
he heard her scream; he had looked up just in time to see what had happened.
"Kate, are you okay?" He asked, kneeling down beside her. She let out a groan
and reached up to her head. Stiffly she sat up,
"Your arm is bleeding. Wait here." Jack stood up, quickly he ran over to the pen
they had built, grabbing some bandages and peroxide (is that the right word? lol) Jack
rolled up her sleeve, after cleaning up the cut he put bandages around her arm.
"So Doc. Am I going to live?" She asked.
"Well, I can't be sure…how's your head?"
"It will be fine…"
Kate and Jack began their daily walk up to the field. By now they had began to
bring food with them, and people were starting to wonder where they went off to. Luckily
for them things were almost ready, and they were planning to show everyone right after
lunch.
"Okay, last one is done!" Kate grinned putting the last bridle on the last horse.
"Hey catch." Jack said, tossing her an apple.
"It's about 12:00 now," She told him looking at the sundial they had built to help
keep track of the time. "We should start heading back."
"How about we ride there, its such a long walk."
"Okay sure, but lets walk for the first while, we haven't had lunch yet."
"Sound's good…" Jack stopped in mid sentence. "What are you doing?"
"I thought it was obvious."
"Well it is…but why?"
"We can't ride very well when we have duffle bags over our shoulders. So can
you give me a hand?"
"Okay, good point." Jack half smiled, as he tied one end of the rope to one of the
duffle bags, then he and Kate draped it over the horses back. (Think camels lol) "We'll
have to make one for you when we get back to the beach, I have a feeling you might be
needing your doctors bag today." She grinned.
"oh goodie." Jack rolled his eyes.
"Here," She handed him some cooked boar meat, and then took some for herself.
As they ate lunch they started to lead the horses back to the beach.
"Do you think Michael will be okay with Walt riding?"
"I already talked to him, he said its fine as long as we give him a smaller, gentle
horse."
"How about that tan one, with the brown down its face?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
"Have you named your horse yet?"
"Um, nope, I was thinking of letting someone else do it."
"Name him Bailey, I had a horse named Bailey when I was a kid. He died while I
was riding him, good times." Jack chuckled.
"Okay Bailey it is, I hope he doesn't die while I'm riding him. Must've been
scary."
"Oh it was, I couldn't get on a horse for about a month after that, I swear I
thought it was my fault that he just toppled to the ground. Then my parents bought me
Saturn, and I started riding again."
"So have you named yours?"
"I don't know, I'm thinking Scarlet. For some reason I have always wanted a
black horse named Scarlet. Are you ready to ride?"
"Yup!" Jack grabbed hold of Bailey's main, and pulled himself on top. Kate did
the same thing, kicking Scarlet she was off with Jack and Bailey at her side.
"You know, I kind of like it here. It's peaceful." Kate thought out loud, as she
breathed in the fresh air.
"I know what you mean, its pretty amazing."
Flashback:
"Katie? Cant we go horseback riding?" Asked Jenny. She loved horses, and
always had, or for as long as she could remember anyways. Kate had told her of a brief
phase where she had been terrified of them. Every time she thought about that she found
it mystifying.
"Sure we can, as soon as we finish cleaning the stables."
"But its gross."
"I know, but it would be even worse if we never did it."
"Fine, you win." Jenny threw her hands up in surrender. Kate smiled at her sister
as they got back to work.
"Jenny do up your helmet before you get on." Jenny nodded buckling it from the
crate she was standing on.
"Oh Applejacks where are you?" She asked in a singsong voice.
"He's right here!" Kate answered leading Applejacks to the crate Jenny was
standing on. Jenny lent forward so she could get on.
"Whoa." The six-year old said when her horse began to move. Kate grabbed hold
of Saturn and opened the door to the stables.
"Come on Jenny!"
"I'm coming" Jenny kicked Apple Jacks and trotted outside. After closing up the
stables Kate hopped on Saturn.
"Kate, Jenny, could you come here for a second please?" The girls looked up at
the sound of their names. It was Kyle, with another one of his dates. He always played
loving father when a women he wanted to impress was around.
"Be nice to her, we don't want Daddy mad at us later" Kate told Jenny.
"Daddy's always mad know matter what." Jenny pouted.
"I know, it's hard to explain why. Please be nice to her."
"Okay fine." The girls trotted over. Kate hopped off Saturn then lifted Jenny off
Applejacks to the ground.
"Girls, this is Marla, Marla these are my daughters Kate and Jenny."
"Hi. Nice to meet you." Kate reluctantly held out her hand to shake.
"It's a pleasure to meet both of you." Marla said buying all the masks they had
put on. "Well aren't you just the cutest." She cooed in Jenny's face. Jenny looked up at
her like she was a crazy women, then remember what Kate had said and plastered a smile
on her face.
"Hi." She said with a wave.
"Well we better let you girls get back to your riding." Kyle interrupted, putting an
arm around Marla's waist.
"We'll see you girls later." Marla put in.
"Kate I can't get back on."
"Here sweetie, I'll help you." Kyle told her. Jenny jumped back.
"Its, its okay Katie can help me. Marla is waiting for you." She stuttered.
"Okay honey." Kyle planted a kiss on Jenny's cheek. After Kyle turned away,
Jenny wrinkled her nose, brushing where he had touched her.
"Okay Jenny, up you go." Kate lifted Jenny up on Applejacks, then hoped on
Saturn. The girls began to ride, through the fields of the farm. Smiling and laughing as
the horses trotted along.
End Flashback.
"Okay, I know that look, what did you and Jenny do this time?" Kate smiled;
know one else had ever been able to learn what she was thinking so fast.
"I was just thinking about when Jenny and I used to go horseback riding, we had a
lot of fun."
"Sounds like it. Can we move a bit faster?"
"Sure." Kate kicked Scarlet, and started to canter.
Up Next:
Claire's baby is on the way, Jack has never delivered, and Kate has a few secrets up her sleeves (um different secrets that don't have to do with her, past lol)
Okay so that's chapter 4…grins To my reviewers:
Jess: Hey jess! You're 14! I know isn't it so weird how there are KNOW teenagers on the island…or kids other than Walt (I'm fixing that with a surprise…something know one will expect…MUAHAHAHAHA lol) Okay so Jess since you are 14…would you like to become Cary's friend in the story? That would be cool :P just tell me: Your Age, Gender, hobbies, talents…things your bad at lol…how you look…and other things you think is important…lol ok yeah so if you want to just let me know and stuff…:D
Cat1: Thanks Cat! I'm glad you are you are enjoying it…ok I'm really truly sorry about the spelling…I have a confession…I am trying VERY hard to get the no/know here/here etc right…but its really difficult to me as I couldn't read or write till I was eleven (sad I know oh and I'm 15 now…) and I have ADHD so that makes these things even harder…but I promise from now one I will try harder….I'm glad you like it D
LOST: Thanks I'm glad you liked it! Yeah im trying to work on characterization…it's difficult lol. I am also glad you love my drive shaft quotes :P And the quote from Sawyer D
Did I get everyone?! Checks YAY im not as stupid as everyone thinks I am! Yay! Now be my new best friend and give me a review!