Thanks for the reviews. I guess nobody likes Wayne by the sounds of it 0.o Anyway at least Ren beat him but I didn't really like the sound of that threat he gave him!

The Horse Whisperer

Chapter 10 – A silent voice

"You want me to what?"

"Time us to see how long it takes to do the track"

"But why?" Yoh fiddled with the small watch in his hand.

"Because I told you to now just do it"

"What's the point in this anyway? You've been doing this all day" Horo and the others were sitting on the fence by the large field at Ren's house. Ren and Tain had just finished creating a racetrack and were about to try it out.

"Because we need to practise. We can't race on unfit horses for a start!" Tain mounted Milly and went to the starting line beside Ren.

"But you already beat, what's his face, Wayne?"

"So? Doesn't mean we can sit back and relax now. We're not all like you Horo" He growled at White's rider.

"What's up with you dude? You seem kinda tense" asked Jason.

"I'm fine" He refused to talk after that. All attention was now on the two riders as they prepared themselves. Troy walked by them and stood in front, holding up a white flag.

"Ready…GO!" The horses ran either side of him and set off at a steady pace. Yoh started the small watch in his hand. Milly and White ran beside each other quite calmly. Tain turned to Ren.

"Wanna pick things up a little?" Ren smiled and then shot ahead of his friend. "Oh no you don't!" Tain ushered Milly to go faster and she complied with a burst of speed.

"We shouldn't be here"

"I don't give a shit"

"Well I do! I don't want to be kicked out of this year's race because of your stupid ideas!"

"Will you put a sock in it! That little waste of space isn't getting away with what he did"

"But it was a one shot thing. He's just an amateur!"

"I'm not taking any chances…" Pulling out a sling shot the taller boy aimed for his target.

"You ain't getting away that easy Tain!" Ren and Tain were approaching the last bend and the chestnut was some bit ahead of the white stallion. Tain looked behind him and laughed before urging Milly to pick up her pace. White wasn't about to be beaten by a girl so he also picked up his pace. Suddenly, something glistened in the bushes nearby as black eyes met with deep brown ones. Ren's heart skipped a beat as his steed skidded to a halt without warning and turned to the side, rearing up.

"NO!"

White neighed in pain and fell on his side, with his master's foot caught in the stirrup. The teen cried out in agony and tried to free himself. The group by the fence ran towards him and Tain had brought Milly to a quick halt and turned her around. Jason and Hao pushed White to his feet and Yoh helped up Ren.

"That's what you get for doing something stupid like this"

"Horo, for God's sake, he could have been crushed!" shouted Troy. Yoh checked Ren's leg to find it seriously swollen.

"You're lucky it was just your leg"

"What happened?" Tain got off Milly.

"I…don't know. He just suddenly stopped, reared up and then…" He remembered the voice. The same one that he heard before at the racetrack. Would they believe him if he told them?

"Uh, guys" They turned to Hao who was looking at White in a bad way.

"What? What's wrong?" Yoh helped Ren walk towards White where they found a hole like mark in his neck where a stream of blood was currently flowing freely.

"What the…" Yoh was speechless like the rest of them. Hao ripped some of his poncho and placed it on the horses wound.

"Who would do something like this?" Jason wiped the trail of blood from the white fur and looked at Ren's shocked face.

"I get it…" They all looked at him. "White reared up to protect me…if he hadn't, it would have hit me instead. Someone doesn't want me to race" Everyone fell silent for a couple of minutes before Horo broke it.

"Well, as exciting as this has been I'm off home. See ya" He waved them away and ran off.

"What has gotten into him?" Jason glared at his back.

"His mood swing is the least of our worries right now. I'm taking Ren back to the house" Yoh took Ren inside while Tain and Jason took the horses back into the stables to clean them up and take care of the stallion's injury. Troy headed home as did Hao, despite Yoh's warnings about their dad.

Placing Ren on his bed the younger twin ran off to fetch a warm cloth for his swollen leg. Lightly placing it on his injury he looked into his friends golden eyes. He was looking down at the bed covers and Yoh had never seen him look so upset. "What's up buddy?" he whispered.

"I can't believe someone would go this far to get me out of racing"

"It's because they can't take you being better than them" Ren looked at Yoh.

"What are you saying?"

"I think I know who it was" There was silence before it sunk in.

"Wayne?" Yoh nodded. "But why? I only bet him once, and it wasn't a real race"

"Yes, but, he probably now sees you as a threat to his winning career"

"That bas-…"

"Language Ren"

"You're not my dad"

"I know, and I'm real glad I'm not"

"What?" Yoh closed his eyes and sighed.

"Ren there's something I have to tell you. I…I…"

"Just tell me"

"I…love you, more than a friend" At first Ren didn't know what to say. His best friend had just confessed to him that he loved him. How do you react to that?

"Yoh…"

"I'm sorry if that was a bit fast, but, you don't know how long I've waited to tell you that" Before anything else happened Yoh felt Ren's lips press against his. He opened his eyes in shock before closing them and melting into the moment. Their kiss deepened until they had to pull away for air.

"I've wanted to do that for ages" smiled the golden eyed boy. They kissed again, unknowingly being watched from just outside the door.

Horo had sneaked into the house and was now spying on the new couple. He growled with rage. "That son of a bitch" He ran out of the house, making sure he wasn't noticed and into the field he had not long left. Letting out a quiet whistle he watched two figures approach them. He walked up to the taller teen. "They are together now, happy?" he asked angrily.

"Hey, chill. Just means the more fun we have breaking them up" Wayne shrugged.

"Why are we doing this anyway?" said the second boy.

"Because Ben, I'm trying to get him and in the end he'll be mine, even if that means fucking torturing one of them!"

"Horo chill. Sure we made a mistake…"

"No, YOU made a mistake! You fucked up with your pathetic shot!"

"Hey that horse messed it up by flipping out"

"Don't…blame an animal for your loser of an aim. We'll just have to try again until we get it right. I tried to get Ren's attention by being his friend but that wasn't good enough. Then that twit Yoh found out he had feelings for him and I knew I had to do something before Ren found out. Guess I'll just have to steer this new romance down the gutter"

"Aren't you being a bit harsh?" asked Ben.

"Shut up you idiot" Ben just glared at Wayne. Horo suddenly smiled.

"I have the perfect idea"

"What?" Wayne shrugged.

"We're gonna pay a little visit to Yoh's house…"

Who would have thought Horo could be so mean. Any idea about the voice Ren's hearing? It's not that hard if you think about it. If your sitting there thinking, "Why Yoh's house?" then re-read chapter 2. The clues are in there. Bye for now!