Told ya I wasn't going to take long! I'm not long back from work and I'm bursting with ideas!

I'd like to wish my grandma a happy 69th birthday! (Believe it or not out of all my friends I have the youngest grand-parents!)

My best friend just came back from Cyprus and she got me this gorgeous bracelet with my name engraved in it. I totally clomped her saying thank you over and over again! I love her so much!

The Horse Whisperer

Chapter 7 – One smart horse

As they tumbled down Ren was flung from the saddle, just missing being crushed by the large body. White was squealing in fright and was throwing his large head about, desperate to stop tumbling. He slid onto his side and stopped once they reached the road. The stallion just realised that he was lying in the middle of the road and with one push from his giant legs he was back on his hooves. Shaking his head to rid himself of the plants in his mane, he looked around for his rider.

He saw Ren lying motionless not far away and he trotted over. Lowering his head he saw he had his eyes closed and there was this strange red stuff on the side of his head. White sniffed it and recognised the smell of blood. He let out a small nicker and nudged Ren's arm. He did this a few times more times and began to worry when Ren didn't reply. Pawing at the ground he lifted his head and smelt the air. Something was wrong, he suddenly felt uneasy. But why, what was bothering him so much?

Then it hit him, he felt the road start to vibrate underneath him. Big things called cars use roads, his master had told him before when he was a colt. And he had also said that they can kill you if you get hit by them. He looked at his master below; he didn't want him to die. Snorting, he gripped the collar on Ren's jacket and dragged his body across to the other side and off the road. He made sure he was well out of sight and watched as a red car went past. Looking at his master again he gave the nudging attempt one last try, still nothing.

Phoenix started to panic; he didn't know what to do next. He didn't want to leave him, he was loyal to Ren. But they couldn't stay here; no one knew where they were. Wait…what about his master's friends? They would help him! Looking at Ren one more time he cantered across the road and leapt up the hill. Reaching the top he galloped back in the direction of his home.

"REN! REN PLEASE ANSWER US!" Yoh looked around desperately for his friend but there wasn't any sign of him. Troy was looking as well but he wasn't having any luck either. "Where could he be?"

"For starters he's a complete twit for believing your fairy tale dreams"

"When I said I was going to tell you I didn't mean backfire it all in my face!"

"Well what do you expect? Ren's gone missing because you've messed with his head"

"Take that back!"

"Why should I? Look, before we have a huge fight let's split up to find him. I'll go this way" Yoh watched Troy run in the opposite direction. He sighed in annoyance and walked off. He tried calling him a few more times but gave up due to the fact that he was beginning to get a sore throat. He looked left and something caught his attention – a large white body was running towards him. He backed away when he noticed it was a horse. Wait a sec, he thought, that's Ren's horse! It stopped in front of him and pawed at the ground, throwing his beautiful white head up and down frantically. He noticed that the usually white coat was covered in patches of mud.

Yoh started shaking and kept backing away but the horse continued to pester him. He cried out when it gripped his shirt in its large set of teeth. Pulling Yoh a bit he began to get the idea. "You want me to follow you?" Once again the head was tossed up and down and he ran off back the way he came. "Hold on, wait for me!" He followed White without any hesitation; he couldn't let his fear get in the way of finding Ren.

The stallion lead him to the top of the hill and Yoh was surprised when he slid down the steep slope with no hesitation. Yoh followed White down and froze when he saw a small trail of blood on the road. He saw the horse standing on the other side looking at something hidden by a bush. Yoh slowly walked over to him and gasped when he saw his friend lying unconscious on the ground. "Ren!" He knelt by his side and pulled him to his chest. "Ren wake up!" He started to worry when he noticed the large gash on his head. Taking off his small jacket he used it to wipe away as much blood as he could.

But there was one problem…there was way he could carry Ren all the way back to the house. He looked at the horse that was watching them. No, way. I can't do it, he thought. He'd never ridden in his life and Phoenix couldn't exactly carry Ren back himself. What if he fell from the saddle again? But he didn't have any other choice. Squeezing his eyes shut he lifted Ren and placed him up in the saddle and climbed up behind him. Opening his eyes again he realised what he'd just done – he was sitting on the horse, and he wasn't scared. He smirked at his own achievement and put one arm around Ren's waist, making his lifeless form lean back into him. With his free hand he grasped the reins and slipped his feet into the stirrups.

"Take us home White!" The stallion neighed in reply and carried them both effortlessly up the hill. He gripped his arm tightly around the smaller boys waist as the horse galloped back to the house.

Jason walked back and fourth in the middle of the stable yard, growing more and more worried about his missing friends. Hao had fallen asleep so he left him on the couch. He sighed and looked out into the distance…still there wasn't any sigh of them. Looking at his watch his realised it was already half one. So much for the sleepover, everyone decided they wanted to run around the neighbourhood after one another!

He ran his hands through his red hair in frustration before yelling out as someone tackled him from behind. "Troy you jerk!" The white haired teen was laughing at Jason's expression.

"Dude, you really need to pay more attention to what's around you!"

"I'll keep that in mind. So, where's the other two?"

"Yoh went in one direction to look for Ren but I thought he'd be back by now. I had no luck finding him. Not a sight or sound of the horse either"

"This is bad"

"Where's Hao?"

"Sleeping"

"Is it a good idea to leave him in there alone?"

"He'll be fine…wait, you hear that?" They looked around and both smiled when they saw the horse with two figures coming towards them. But when they saw the state their friend was in those smiles soon disappeared. "What happened?"

"I'm not sure. Take Ren" Troy reached up and took the limp form into the house. Yoh jumped down from White and laughed at the shocked look on Jason's face. "What?"

"You were riding a horse!"

"Well, I kinda didn't have a choice 'cause there was no way I could have carried Ren back here by myself. Here" He passed the reins over. "I think I've done my bit with animals tonight" Jason laughed.

"No problem. I think I'll give him a quick rinse down" He indicated towards the stallion's dirty coat. He led him away while Yoh made for the house. He went in and looked for where Troy had taken him. He found them in Ren's roo, Troy had just finished patching up his head. Yoh sat on the other side of the bed.

"It looks like he hit his head on a stone or something. Must have fallen off White"

"I think the horse fell as well 'cause he was pretty dirty. I'm just thankful it was a stone and not a car"

"What?"

"I found him on the roadside. But there were little bits of blood in the middle of the road so Phoenix must have pulled Ren to the side"

"That's one smart horse"

"Good thing he wasn't by himself or…"

"Don't…think like that. He's fine now and that's all that matters" Yoh nodded and Troy stood up. "I'm going to lock up downstairs and help Jason. You gonna stay up here tonight?"

"Yeah"

"K. Night then" He shut the door leaving them alone. Yoh lay beside the still form and watched his chest rise up and down with his gentle breathing. He had managed to cheat death this time but that didn't mean he was safe. Giving him a quick kiss he placed an arm over him and fell asleep.

Hope you liked it. I'm planning on starting the race soon but there's going to be lots of problems along the way for our heroes!