It was a beautiful day in centaurworld and after what seemed like forever, Rider's injuries had finally healed.
While her best friend Horse was with Waterbaby training to be a shaman, Rider decided to get to know the rest of the herd like Horse had suggested, so she choose to do one-on-on time with the herd as they had agreed.
Seeing as how Rider was going be living in centaurworld with Horse, it only made sense that the young human gets to know her new friends since they each saw her as a member of their family/herd which agreed with Horse.
The herd all wanted to spend time with Rider as they argued over who got to go first, but thankfully Horse put a stop that and had Rider choose who she wanted one-on-one time with first and it hadn't been too hard to decide.
That's why Rider and Wammawink were trying to think of something to do since they'd hope to find something in common other than being best friends with Horse, but the task was proving to be a little difficult for them.
Neither human or alpacataur knew each other very well and they haven't spent a lot of time getting to know the other due to trying to make both human and centaurworld better, which again is why they're spending the day together.
Growing up in a world where the minotaur's had been a problem for both worlds, Rider hadn't been able to explore any hobbies whereas Wammawink didn't like anything to do with wars after losing her old herd to the war.
Which is why both of them wanted to try and figure out what they could together other than talking. "So, you've known Horse since you were little?" Wammawink asked Rider, the human girl nodded as the two walked.
It had been awkward for Wammawink and Rider at first, but when Rider began telling Wammawink stories about her and Horse's adventures they began to relax, since talking about Horse was a safe topic for the two.
"Yeah, and let me tell you she was a wild one back then." Rider replied with a fond smile, once the duo had made it to a big clearing, they sat down. "Now then, we need to do an activity." Wammawink said thoughtfully.
Rider tried a lot of the things that Wammawink loved to do from knitting to drawing or even making giggle cakes while Wammawink tried to learn to fight without her magic as Rider showed her what to do for a little bit.
Sadly, neither of them liked what the other one did, so they took a break. "What else is there for us to try?" Wammawink asked Rider, the human sighed as she shrugged her shoulders. "Singing?" Rider suggested to her.
Wammawink perked up after hearing that since it was a known fact that centaurs loved to sing and Horse did mention that Rider loved to sing as well, but only when no other humans were around her and Horse though.
Both the human girl and alpacataur thought of what they could sing since they wanted to sure that the song would be one that the two liked a lot as it would be their first duet together, they finally picked a song to sing.
Rider and Wammakwink knew that they needed to let the other know that they shared the same amount of emotional pain since both had lost their families to the war which is why Horse was so important to them both.
Even if their lives were better now, the duo knew that their pasts were full of grief thanks to the nowhere king causing the war that had affected both worlds and left a lot of people to suffer on both sides of the rift that had once separated the worlds.
[Play Wings by Jeff and Casey Lee Williams]
[Rider and Wammawink]
(Music)
One life,
Is not a long time,
When you're waiting,
For a small sign.
(Music)
Patience,
Is hard to find.
Shadows,
Seem to fill your life.
(Music)
Don't be disappointed,
Don't let your heart break.
Don't spend another minute,
In this way.
It's okay.
(Music)
Dry your eyes now, baby.
Broken wings won't hold you down.
You'll take flight soon, baby,
You'll be lifted up,
And you'll be there.
(Music)
Twelve hours,
Is a long night.
When you're searching,
With no hope in sight.
Aimless,
On the inside,
And the damage,
Makes you want to hide.
(Music)
I know that it seems pointless,
I know that it feels fake.
I know you can't stand the thought of,
Being stray,
One more day.
(Music)
Dry your eyes now, baby,
Broken wings won't hold you down.
You'll take flight soon, baby.
You'll be lifted up,
And you'll be there.
At the end of the song, Rider and Wammawink looked at each other before smiling. "Maybe we do have more things in common than we originally thought." Wammawink said to Rider with softer smile, Rider smiled back.
"Perhaps we do. Could you show me how to knit again, please?" Rider asked shyly, Wammawink's smile got a little bigger. "I sure can second baby girl." Wammawink responded happily, Rider blushed even harder now.
Horse had told Rider that Wammawink was the motherly type which is why she'd called them both "baby girl" to imply that Horse and Rider were both younger than the centaurs and that is actually the truth for them.
Rider learned that centaurs aged slower than other creatures, so it makes sense that she and Horse would be the youngest ones in the herd next to Stabby of course, since he had changed into a younger version of himself.
Regardless, Rider knew that she could go to Wammawink if she needed to talk about anything or even just getting help to adjust to her new home since the young human lived in centaurwold now instead of the human world.
Wammawink on the other hand was getting used to having a human in the herd, but Wammawink loved Rider and thought of her as one of her babies just like Horse and the others were her adopted children and they were a family.
For the rest of the day, Wammawink and Rider got to know each other while knitting or sharing stories about their adventures with Horse along with how they couldn't wait to have many more adventures together while traveling between the worlds.
Helping to mend both human and centaurworld was important to both of them, but what the two definitely had in common was wanting to make sure that their family and home was safe from anymore dangers that might pop up.
What Wammawink and Rider didn't know was that Horse and Waterbaby had taken a break to check in on their friends and were happy to see the two getting along just fine with each other as the two chatted and laughed.
First chapter done! My story takes place after the show, and it's going to about Rider getting to know the herd. I don't own the song in this chapter.
Please review and no flames! It's my first Centaurworld story.