A/N: Ok here is the next chapter!!! I've been working on this all night, so if there are any errors, sorry. It's 1 in the morning, I'm tired lol.
Bella's POV
Edward came prancing in on a large black horse, looking so natural in the saddle that it seemed that he had been riding his whole life. Well, he might have been riding his whole life and I didn't know it. The horse, which I recognized to be the horse named Dark Silent Heart, moved quickly and gracefully under him. It seemed like they were floating across the arena. Everyone stopped their horses and stared, taking in the beautiful horse and it's more than magnificent rider- the rider who was smiling at me.
Emmett laughed at my reaction.
"Good looking, isn't he?" He chuckled, leaning down and poking my ribs. I barely noticed.
"Oh, yes," I managed to say.
"I was talking about the horse." Emmett said, sounding amused.
"I wasn't. But he is pretty, too."
Emmett laughed so hard that he shook poor Mickey. I turned my full attention back to Edward, who was only a few horse lengths away. He came prancing up to me and performed a graceful sliding stop.
"So… you like my horse?" Edward said in a conversational tone, but there was amusement in his eyes. He clearly had heard my short conversation with Emmett.
"M-hmm, yeah," I mumbled. I liked his horse, but I was distracted by him.
"I'm jealous," Edward said in a hurt voice, a faux look of pain on his face.
"No you're not!" I laughed. He leaned down and kissed me on the lips.
"Save the horse, ride the cowboy!" Emmett sang as he turned his horse and cantered away. Edward and I laughed and began walking the horses again.
A few minutes later, the instructor blew a whistle and ordered all of us to line up in the center. I stood second to last, Edward on my left at the end and Emmett on my right. There where fifteen of us in all, ten girls and five guys.
"I'm Linda, and this is my horse Hunter," The instructor said, gesturing to herself and the horse she was on, "I will be your instructor for the next two days. Lets start by getting everyone's names."
She pointed to the end opposite us. I heard some of the names like Jim, Thunder, Kelly, but I didn't really remember anything concrete. It was Emmett's turn to go, and I noticed that everyone was staring at him and Edward. The girls with lust, the guys with jealousy.
"I'm Emmett Cullen, and this here is Mickey." He boomed loud enough that it echoed through the arena. Several horses jumped at the sound. Then is was my turn.
"I'm Bella Swan, and this is Darling," I said patting Darling's neck. I noticed that only the guys were looking at me. All the girls, including the instructor, Linda, had their eyes fixed on Edward.
"I am Edward Cullen," He said in a not loud, but clear voice. "And this is my horse, Dark Silent Heart. But I call him Heartless."
It took a moment for Linda to regain her composure. I was not the only one who was effected by Edward's charm, obviously. But it still made me a little resentful towards her.
"Alright, now we are going to start the day with some rail work…" Linda's voice trailed off as I began to talk with Edward.
"Heartless? Why did you name him that?" I asked him "It sounds so… monster like."
Edward smiled. It wasn't a happy smile, it looked pained.
"Well, this horse kind of reminds me of myself. The whole family thinks the same. We have kind of the same personality, you know?" He said looking at me to make sure that I understood. I nod twice, encouraging him to go on.
"And so, I bought him before I met you. At the time, that's how I thought of myself. Heartless. And if I had a heart, it would be dark and silent," He chuckled once, and continued in a grim voice, "Monster like."
"Trot!" Linda screeched. We nudged our horses to move up to the next gait. Even with the size difference, the horses remained side by side.
"So… you named your horse after… the way you thought of yourself. Right?" I asked, trying to make sure that I understood.
"Yes." Edward looked at me and smiled crookedly. I almost forgot that I was riding a horse until we made a turn and I got off rhythm.
"But you don't think of yourself as a monster anymore. Do you?"
"I don't know, really. I always feel, happy and… human around you, and you've tried to convince me that I'm not a monster, many times."
"I love you," I murmured.
"I love you even more than I can tell you," He smiled.
We continued through the day doing different activities, such a patterns and games, teaching our horses new things. Edward and Heartless did everything perfectly. After only a few tries, Darling and I could too.
Linda and the other girls would stare constantly, and it really started irritating me. When Edward and I were side by side he would lean over and kiss me, then all of the ogling admirers would glare at me. I couldn't help but feel a little bit haughty, knowing that this Adonis was mine forever.
We finished the last exercise. A pattern where we performed everything that we learned during the day. I went before Edward, wanting to watch him without having to think through the nerves. It went well, Darling performed everything easily.
Canter a circle to the left, change leads, canter a circle to the right. Go down to a trot. Collected trot to the left, extended to the right. Stop, back up, side pass and walk out.
I watch Edward and Heartless perform. It was beautiful. I noticed that Linda was dazed and blushing after Edward smiled at her when he finished his pattern.
He chuckled and gestured for me to lead the way. We rode over to the saddling area and dismounted. As soon as my feet touched the ground, I wobbled and fell on my butt.
Edward helped me up and dusted off my back side.
"Looks like you'll be a little more clumsy than usual." He murmured with a smirk. He was right, I couldn't find my legs, they felt loose and weak.
"Do people always feel like this after riding?" I grouched as Edward helped over to a step stood and sat down.
"Only in the beginning." He said and kissed my cheek. "After about two weeks your legs get stronger and it's no big deal."
"Not that it ever bothered you," I said.
Edward chuckled and started untacking the horses.
After hosing off the horses, we lead them to their stalls. We were silently watching Heartless munch on his hay when Edward suddenly wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against his chest. He leaned with his back against the wall and kissed me. It was a very passionate kiss, the kind that you only see in old romantic movies. I was completely dizzy and breathless when he pulled back, leaning his forehead against mine.
He chuckled quietly.
"What?" I ask, panting a little.
He gently pushed my hair back behind my ears. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a group of girls walking away.
"Oh, they saw, and now they're mad."
"Yes ma'am. But that is their problem, not mine." He murmured and kissed me again.
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