Summer waited for Spirit to return, and began to get worried. What if she did mess up?
"What have I done?" Summer panicked, "I can't be leader, this is crazy!"
Just at that moment, something rustled in the hedges behind her. Summer turned her head quickly to see what was in the hedges. Lightning appeared out of the hedges a moment later, and Summer relaxed.
"Sorry, did I scare you?" Lightning asked, seeing the look of shock in Summer's eyes.
Summer forced herself to laugh.
"Who me? No way Lightning! Nothing scares me!" Summer replied, now laughing
nervously.
'stupid, stupid, stupid! What have I said?' Summer thought to herself.
Lightning looked sarcastically at her, and turned to walk away.
Summer snapped to her senses. "Hey, wait! Where are you going?" She whinnied to Lightning.
"Just over here. Why?" Lightning answered as he lowered his head to eat some grass.
"No reason…Just wondered!" Summer replied. "Only I wouldn't want you to go off alone..."
Lightning looked at Summer suspiciously.
"Ok, what is it?" He asked eventually.
"Nothing!" Summer snapped back. She hadn't meant to snap at Lightning, it was just her nerves getting the better of her.
"Right. Well I might aswell go then. Don't think this attitude will get you anywhere Summer!" Lightning answered with a slight hint of anger in his voice.
Summer could have kicked herself for being so stupid.
As Lightning trotted away, Summer caught him up at a canter.
"Lightning, I'm sorry, it's just that…that…." Summer began.
"Save it. Whatever it is, it's no reason to be so huffy with me." Lightning answered, softening a bit, and gazing at Summer matter-of-factly.
Summer suddenly became very desperate to tell him what she should have told him weeks ago…
"Lightning, please just listen…" Summer started,
Lightning turned to face her. Great. Now Summer couldn't say it, she had suddenly become nervous and tense.
"Oh, I get it! You're going to be the next leader. I know, Spirit told me!" Lightning said, smiling.
"No!" Summer answered, "It's not that!" She fought to tell Lightning what she was going to tell him in the first place, suddenly, as Lightning rolled his eyes and turned away again, she finally told him.
"I'm having your foal!"
Lightning's eyes widened, and he faced Summer again, with his mouth open.
"What!"…