Okay, so, a lot of you have been asking about Octavia, so she'll be in this chapter. Anyway, here's your update :3
I was currently leading the horses out to turn them out. Apache was in the round pen by himself until he was settled in properly. I turned Nova out, and when I took off her halter, she took off across the field, kicking and bucking. The horses all stopped, and turned the attention in my direction when a car pulled up the driveway. I turned, and a grin spread across my face as Octavia bounced out of the car, and squealed. "Bell!" She ran across the gravel, and tackled me in a hug, her arms wrapping around my neck in a vice grip. I grunted a bit, and released a small laugh as I hugged her back, picking her up and spinning her around. "Octavia!" I mimicked her squeal, and that earned me an explosion of laughter, not only from Octavia, but from Clarke, who was standing in the barn door. My eyes went wide and I'm pretty sure I was turning red as Octavia released me, and ran to Clarke. "Clarke! Clarke! I've missed you!" Clarke eagerly returned Octavia's hug, and that made me smile. But then I frowned. "Wait, you two know each other? You weren't even born when I was friends with Clarke.." My frown deepened, and Octavia nodded. "I remembered Mom talking about your friend Clarke, and wondering how she was doing, so I tracked them down! Clarke gave me riding lessons too." Octavia grinned, bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet. "How's Nova? Can I ride her again? She's such a sweet little horse." Octavia was gushing, and at the mention of Nova, Clarke broke out into a huge grin. "She's in the field if you want to go say hi." She said, and Octavia nodded, before she was running off towards the field. I walked over, instantly wrapping my arms around Clarke's waist as I hugged her, resting my chin on top of my head. "So, you know my sister?" I said, and she nodded, her arms going around my waist too, her head on my chest. "I'm glad you too are friends." I murmured, kissing the top of her head. "Me too. Octavia is great. She's super eager to be around horses too, and a quick learner. She wants to learn how to jump." She said, kissing my shoulder, and I laughed a tiny bit. "That's my O.." I released Clarke, my arm snaking around her shoulder, and I hugged her to my side as I walked over to the field, where Octavia was in the field.
After an hour or so, we were all in the arena, and I was giving Octavia a lesson. She wanted to jump today, so I had four or five 1 foot jumps. "Alright, keep her at steady trot, and once you reach the jump, go into a 2 point, and squeeze with your legs!" I called from the fence, and Bellamy smirked at me a little, before returning his attention to his sister. She did as she asked, and she grinned over at me, and I gave her a thumbs up. "Now, for the rest of the jumps! Take the blue cross rail to the red flat pole, to the flowers, and then to the pink ribbon!" I called, and she nodded, and kept Nova going at a trot. "You did really well with her lessons. She's almost as good as you." Bellamy commented, but then glanced at me, and smiled. "Almost." He said, and I chuckled a little, shaking my head. Octavia stopped Nova when she had finished the tiny course, and she smiled down at me. "So, how was it?" She looked down at me expectantly. "You did great. Soon you'll be able to do that at a canter." I smiled, and her smile turned to a grin. "Why can't I try it at a canter now?" She tilted her head some. "You need to build up the muscles in your legs and abdomen necessary for jumping at a canter. What you can do, is canter around the field. But no jumping." I warned at the end, and she smiled and nodded, kicking Nova into a trot. She sat to the trot before nudging Nova into a canter. I watched her seat. Heels down, shoulders, elbow, knee and heels all in line. An even line from her elbows to the bit through the reins. I frowned, when I realized she was turning Nova towards a jump. "Octavia! I said don't jump! Turn her away from the jump!" I yelled, and moved away from the fence. "I can do it Clarke! Just let me try!" She called back, her attention fixed on the jump. "Octavia, no!" I yelled again, but it was too late. Nova refused the jump, knowing Octavia wasn't ready, but that only sent Octavia flying over her head, and landing on the other side of the jump. I ran over, sliding onto my knees next to Octavia. "Hey, Octavia." I rolled her onto her back, checking for any serious injuries. I sighed with relief when I found no broken bones. Only a few scrapes. "Octavia!" Bellamy ran up as she started to wake up, groaning a bit as she started to sit up. "Don't sit up, take a minute to relax. You're still in shock." I got up, and jogged over to Nova, and pulled her head up before she could get a mouthful of grass and choke. (FYI yes horses do choke if they eat grass while they have a bit in their mouth.) "Octavia just fell off, and you're worried about the horse?" Bellamy scoffed, and I turned, narrowing my eyes. "I'm sorry Octavia fell off, but that happens when you ride horses, and she's not seriously injured. However, if I leave Nova alone to eat grass while she has a bit in her mouth, she could choke, and die." I growled out, my grip tight on the reins. "Octavia could have gotten hurt though! I can't believe you let this happen! Better yet, knew! How could you be so reckless?!" He spat out, and I froze, and breathing became difficult for a second. "Bell!" Octavia looked just as surprised as me. "Clarke!" Octavia called now, when I pulled on the reins, and led Nova out of the field. I led her into the barn, and quickly untacked her, brushed her out, then walked out of the barn, turning her back out. "Clarke!" Octavia called again, and I gave her a weak smile as I walked to the house. I slammed the front door shut, then went upstairs. I slammed my bedroom door shut, and I fell face first onto the bed, and cried. I cried, and cried, and cried, until I couldn't cry anymore, and finally just, fell asleep..
So, there's your update. Hope you guys liked it x3 Bellamy was a little bit harsh on Clarke, wasn't he? Anyway, I've been out of school for basically two weeks. I'm going crazy. I actually miss school... Anyway, Happy Update! I hope you all have a FANTASTIC day!
P.S: The setup to the barn, arena, house and all, and the round pen, is a lot like Heartland. So if you've seen that show, you'll know what I'm talking about. However, if you haven't, you should totally watch it.