As they started backing away the snake came closer. Romeo and the other horse were going crazy. As Romeo reared up he landed on the snakes head. He kept rearing then landing. After a few minutes he finished and came up to me. As I took hold of the reins on both horses I started making my way towards the house. As I got back everyone was either pacing or sitting nervously.
"Hey guys" I yelled. Suddenly Leo was squishing me in a hug. Romeo started getting restless so I took him back to the field.
"Tom can you set up a stable for this one please" I asked him.
"Ya sure" he replied and went over to the barn where the horses stay. As I made my way over with the horse Leo came up and took my hand.
"Im glad you're ok, Spider and Buff told us what happened on that boat when you first started" he whispered in my ear. I smiled remembering that incident.
"Ya I'm good" I replied. As we got to the stable the horse started looking really sick. With everyone following behind we all got into the barn. I then lead the horse into its stable. The first thing I did was check for an injury. I found cuts all over the horse's legs. I also found that this horse was a female which meant I got to name it. As I told this to the others I heard Charge ask Jess "how does she know this".
"She grew up on the farm she knows how to take care of injuries on both animals and people" Tom replied smiling.
"She's a country girl no matter where she lives. Her heart has always been country" Jess said.
"Bec please don't get too attached like you did to Romeo. We have already had one wild horse we don't need another. Also if we catch you riding this horse it will be released immediately I will not have you risking your life for no reason. Also if you can tame this horse like you did for Romeo we will consider keeping it." Jess said.
My smile went to a frown "why can't I ride her, she's good with me just like Romeo. She's good she won't harm me. And you're not the boss of me" I replied.
"I am older and plus this is my house so you'll do as I say Bec please just listen to me for once. If you sneak out at night to ride her like Romeo we will know." Jess replied sternly. In the background everyone was waiting to see how I would handle jess and how jess would handle me. I saw the boys smirking and the girl wide eyed at Jess as if saying 'do you want to die'.
I smirked at them "Fine Jess I won't but can you promise me I can tame her how I want and when I want and that none of you will interfere" I asked.
"Yes ok I promise and Bec thank you for listening" she answered with a small smile. Everyone looked shocked that I gave up so easily.
"Tom can you go get the first aid, I'll also need someone to help so Swain can you help seeing as you're the only other medic". I asked. I got two replies saying 'sure'. As Swain started coming in Juliet (The name I gave the horse) started freaking out.
As Swain backed away and I calmed her Swain said "I think you are gonna have to do it by yourself Bomb she doesn't like other people".
"Ya I think you're right" I replied looking a little lost. I've always had another pair of hands on both animals and people. As Tom came back in and handed me the first aid box I put on a pair of gloves. I pulled out the antiseptic cream and started going for the smaller cuts. It obviously stung because Juliet started moving on the spot. I tried to calm her down and after a minute she did. I asked Leo to come here but stay towards the edge. As he came in she started moving towards him. He freaked out and backed up but couldn't cause he was on the gate. I put myself in front of him and he held onto me for dear life. I was trying hard not to laugh but it didn't work.
"You think this is funny" he screeched.
"Relax if you show fear she will see you as a threat just come here please" I asked. As he moved over to me he came to me as well.
"No that horse is planning on ripping me into bits if I come closer" he said. So I grabbed his arm and he yelled. Everyone on the other side was laughing at him.
"You know for someone who deals with guns and bombs as a job it' sad that you're scared of this gentle horse" I said while laughing.
"That's because those things are smaller than me and cant trample me to death. and if they do kill me it'll be over quicker than what it would with that horse. It'd make me suffer" he replied
I just laughed. "Big baby, just take hold of the reins" as I moved his hands onto the reins. He tried to stiffen his arm and hand but I was stringer so I could easily move his hand. As I got his hand on the reins he started to protest
"Bec this horse will bite my hand off" which I replied with
"if she was going to bite you hand off she would've already".
"Oh right" he replied. As he started getting comfortable Juliet came a little closer. Leo started to stiffen but then Juliet started nudging him with her nose.
"Naw she likes you" I said.
"Ya" he replied while patting her. As I finished up taking care of her wounds I asked Jess to grab a saddle and reins.
"You want to start to tame her now while she's wounded" she asked astounded.
"Yes and they are only little cuts, she'll be fine" I replied.
"Fine it's your funeral" she said exasperated.
"No it's not. She is just like Romeo, only trusting the people who have been nice to her."
"Um Bec do we get a say in this" Leo asked nervously
"No you don't. You all promised not to interfere" I replied.
"Ok" they all said.
As I took her out to the ring to get her ready to ride we saw Romeo running around in a circle.
"I wonder what's up with him" Tom said.
"No idea but I want to get started before it gets dark" I replied. I led Juliet through the gate and shut it. I tied her to the gate and got the saddle, blanket, reins and everything else. I started to put on the blanket when she started to get restless. I heard someone hold their breath.
"Ok um can someone go get an apple or something for her? It might make her trust me more" I asked slowly backing up towards the gate.
"Yep be right back" Spider said hurriedly. A few moments later Spider came sprinting towards the ring an apple in hand.
"Ok here you go" he said as best he could while trying to catch his breath. He chucked the apple over the gate and I caught it. As I started towards her again but with the apple in my hand she tried to come closer. As I reached her she grabbed the apple as if she hadn't eaten in weeks. I heard Spider whisper to Leo
"OMG that horse was so gonna take Bec's hand off" which Leo replied with
"no she wasn't Juliet wouldn't hurt Bec intentionally". I was proud that Leo trusted Juliet now. When she had finished the apple I picked up the blanket again and started to put it on. This time I got it all the way on. Now I went for the saddle.
"Bec this is where you got hurt with Romeo. You know the signs if she doesn't like it. Please if you see them promise you will get away" I heard Jess say.
"Ya ya I know" I replied.
When I got the saddle on she started getting restless.
"Well she went better than Romeo. At least she let it get all the way on. And she hasn't reared to get it off. The next part is to get on" I said. As I hooked my foot onto the saddle, she started to move.
"Shush Ssh its ok" I said while patting her. She immediately started calming down which was when I got all the way on.
"Wow she does this so well." I heard Bird say
"Yep she's always been a natural on horses. When she was 6 we took her for lessons and on the first day she got her horse to jump and she didn't fall off or anything. She's always been a daredevil and it's gotten her into a lot of trouble but then there is the thing that if she didn't do it we would never know how strong she is or what she is capable of" Jess said while smiling.
I started to take Juliet around the edge starting off with a slow trot, when she got that I started to speed up. We got to a gallop til it turned dark. As I hoped off Leo came into the ring. I made him hold the reins while I got Romeo. As I let Romeo in Leo yelled
"are you crazy only Juliet likes me" which while yelling Romeo came up behind him and started nudging Leo turned around and slowly started to pat him.
"You were saying" I said while smirking.
After that I took Romeo and Juliet into the stable. They both had one which were side by side. As I took Romeo into one Leo took Juliet into the other one.
After that we all headed up to the house and had dinner. Sausages and mashed potato had Charge and I very happy. After dinner the girls all went into one bedroom to get changed while the boys went into another.
"So Bec you are very good with horses. Have you always been like that" Sally asked
"Um ya as far as I can remember but it's not just horses it's basically every animal" I replied
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and all the boys piled in.
"That's right there was one time when Bec was 10 and there was a snake. Bec came into the kitchen smiling with the snake around her neck. Mum nearly had a heart attack. What made me scream was when she put it on the ground and sat down while petting it. I thought it was the most disgusting thing in the world" Jess said with a smile
"That's right Slinky I remember him. So cute and innocent" I added on while grinning at Jess
"Of course you found him cute and innocent; he scared the crap out of me. The stupid snake lived in her bedroom and slept with her.' Jess said while nodding.
"You were very fond of that snake and when it died we had to have a funeral. We had to bury it in the yard. It's still there with the little cross and everything. We also had to say something nice about it. I said I was glad it didn't kill us, mum said that she was happy that it kept to itself, dad was saying although he never met it he was upset to see him leave the world but Bec my god she was in tears and going ' Slinky you were the bestest friend I've ever had. You were always there for me' like seriously it was a snake" Jess said while smiling.
"Eww you were friends with a snake" Bird said
"Ya plus I was 10 leave me alone. But snakes are seriously misunderstood animals. They only attack if you attack them first." I replied.
"Ok whatever, time for bed" Jess said. When we all laid down on the floor with Jess , Sally and Chloe in the bed between Sally and Jess, Tom turned out the light and we went to bed.
Halfway through the night I woke up panting with sweat rolling down my face. I hoped up and went out into the kitchen to grab a glass of water. I was halfway through the glass when I heard someone come in. As I turned around and saw Tom.
"Hey couldn't you sleep either" he asked
"Um ya no sleep wouldn't come to me" I replied.
"Want to watch something" he asked
"Yes can we watch a movie" I asked with a smile
"Of course we can little one" Tom said using my nickname
"Yay can we watch a horror" I pleaded
"Fine" he said reluctantly
As Tom sat down on the couch I went to choose a movie. I saw Human Centipede and picked it. As I put it in Tom groaned.
"Seriously do you want me to have nightmares" he asked
"You are the one that said we could watch a horror." I replied smugly.
Half way through the movie I screamed. We heard footsteps.
"Nice going Bec you woke them up" Tom whispered while I was hiding my face in his chest. He paused the movie just as they came in and turned on the light.
"What's wrong" I heard Nav ask.
"Nothing, Bec and I couldn't sleep so we decided to watch a movie. Bec wanted to watch a horror and stupid me agreed. So she put on Human Centipede. She screamed and hid when you guys came in." Tom explained.
"Naw Bec, why would you put it on if you knew it was a horror?" Leo asked as he came to me and put me in his arms.
"Because no matter what happens I love horror movies. Even when I get scared I want to watch them" I mumbled as my head was pressed into Leo's chest.
"Naw don't worry I'll protect you." Leo said while chuckling.
"You are a persistent girl you know that. You never give up when you start something" Swain said.
"Why thank you, I'll take that as a compliment" I mumbled.
"Your welcome and that was a compliment" Swain answered.
"Guys can I please finish my movie" I asked slightly wining and pouting
"Of course but we are going to join you" Spider said
"Ok whatever but you cant talk, I'm also surprised I didn't wake Sally, Chloe and Jess" I replied
"Na they can sleep through anything" Swain said,
"Jess is the same" Tom agreed.
"Ok Tom press play" I answered sitting up on Leo's lap with a smile
"Is it me or is it creepy the Bec wants to watch this" Spider asked
"Shut up" we all said at the same time
So Tom pressed play. At the end of the movie everyone was asleep apart from me. So I put on some boots and went down to the stables. As I got in I made my way over to Romeo and Juliet. I took Juliet from one and put her in with Romeo. They got along so well. I then went in with them. I sat on a stool while they both came over to me. As I patted their legs I started to fall asleep.