Chapter 20: ...Loki's bucking, Chopper's doctering!
I looked around, Sanji was sleeping on a bed, I laid on another bed. The door opened and I saw a blue nosed reindeer with a large hat standing on two of his legs enter. He was carrying a tray of medicen, he saw me, then dropped the tray. He hid behind another bed.
"Is there something wrong?" I asked, I noticed my paws. "Oh." I switched to human point. "Chopper, is that you?"
"I'm Chopper, how'd you know me?" Chopper asked, he picked up the tray and walked over to Sanji.
"You're part of the Straw Hat Crew," I said, why is he acting all suspicious of me?
"That's right, Luna, isn't it," Chopper said.
"Where's the rest of the crew?"
"Usopp's in town, but everyone else is gone. It's been over three months and I feel like I'm back on Drum Island," Chopper said, he checked Sanji's paulse. "He's going to be fine, it's a good thing Kiba brought you two here, or Sanji would have froze to death."
"You have any idea what year this is?"
"1849."
"Gold Rush, I'll bet Nami's minning for gold," I said, looking out the window.
"Chopper!" the door burst open with Kiba panting. "Care to take care of another patient?!"
"Is it that horse again?" Chopper said.
"Yep, this time, it's a girl who's been bucked." Sanji heard Kiba say those words and immediatly woke up, he sat up on his bed. "Is that guy all right?"
"It's just normal for him," I said.
"Who's been bucked?" Sanji asked.
"There's a horse at the corral. We caught him a week ago, but he won't give."
"I'll break him," I said, my hat and boots were off, I placed them on.
"You're just a girl."
"If the girl who tried him earlier lasted 5 seconds, I could at least try."
"Fine," Kiba said, Sanji got up and the three of us fallowed the man outside of the inn.
"Argh!"
A man suddenly landed in front of me.
"My gosh!"
"Stupid horse!"
"Braaayyyy!" a horse cried, another man tried to get on it, but was bucked off.
"There it is, Loki," Kiba said, I went over to the fencing and watched the horse run along the perimiter of the large corral. It was large, strong, and his color was gray. A silver sadle was on him, the reins dangled. "He's a real piece of work."
"Who's next?" Chopper said.
"Me," I said, I jumped over the fence and walked towards thte horse.
"Luna! You can't do this, he's too dangerous!" Chopper said, I ignored him and Loki came towards me slowly. I appoarched him cautiously as everyone who were at the fence watched tensely. Loki reared with hooves stricking the air, Sanji tried to jump over the fence, but Kiba held him back.
"Shush, shush, shush," I said, I reached out my hand and tried to pet him, he tossed his head in the air until he stopped. I pat him. "That's a good boy." I went to his left side and hitched him, then suddenly, he started bucking. "Whoa!"
"Luna-chan!" Sanji yelled, I held tight as Loki still bucked around, then he raced along the fence. I pulled hard on the reins and he reared, I lost my balence and fell backwards. He reared again and was about to slam his hooves on me. Then he was suddenly kicked to the the other side of the corral, he slid into a pole and was knocked out. Sanji was in front of me as he placed his foot down.
"That was animal abuse!" I yelled. "You idiot, that was my horse!"
"Brraaayyy!"
Chopper went over to Loki. "He said that the guy with the dartboard eyebrow's a jerk and that he shouldn't mess with horses."
"I'm supposed to break him, not kill him!"
"Accept my apologies," Sanji begged, we came up to the horse.
"It's all right," I said, I sat on the ground and placed Loki's head on my lap, I pat him until he woke up. His hooves kicked until he managed to get up. "Hold it, boy." I took his reins and he started to obey me. "Where do I put this thing?"
"There's a stable near the inn," Kiba said, I brought Loki to his stall then removed both the reins and saddle. "You're a pretty good wrangler."
"Thanks, I lived on a ranch."
"Want a cup of hot chocolate?"
"Sure, Sanji?"
"Of course, Luna-chan!" Sanji said, hearts all around him as we fallowed Kiba to his inn. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, it's just that my wrist from earlier," I said, the teeth marks were still there as I rubbed it.
"Oh, Luna, can I see that?" Chopper asked, I showed him my wrist, then he bandaged it with a long strip of cloth. "Just be careful with your hand."
"Thanks."