Ichijo closed the windows and leaned on the windowsill. About everyone else in the Moon Dormitory had gone to sleep by now except for him.
"What was that?" He asked himself.
Sonic and Tails ran around the stables and out on the grounds used for horseback riding. Tails slowed his pace.
"Why're ya slowing down?" Sonic asked as he rushed past Tails.
"Don't spook the horses."
Sonic looked around. "What horses?...Oh."
Sonic looked inside the barn where lots of horses stood. The horses stared at them.
"Oh, hi." Sonic greeted them.
"What are you two doing in here?" Zero asked as he walked past them into the stable. He walked over to a white horse with a greyish mane. "The Day Class is coming out to go horseback riding."
"We were just running around." Sonic answered.
Zero started brushing the horse's mane. "Don't scare the horses."
"We didn't, they didn't even notice us." Tails replied.
Sonic looked at the white horse that Zero was brushing.
"That one kind of looks like my horse back home." He commented.
"You have a horse?" Zero asked while brushing.
"Yeah, he looks just like that, his name is Whirlwind."
"…"
"I know it's probably weird that I would have a horse, but I do."
Zero stopped brushing. "Be careful around White Lilly." He motioned to the horse he was brushing.
"We will." Tails replied.
While Lilly snorted at them and watched them carefully.
"It's okay Lilly we're friends." Sonic said.
The Day Class appeared and started to walk into the stables. Sonic and Tails moved out of the way and out of the stables but not before getting petted on the head a few times.
"Please don't do that." Tails fixed his hair back to the way it was.
Sonic and Tails went out and stood by a tree.
"This place is pretty relaxing." Sonic slid down into a laying down position on his back. He put his hands up behind his head.
"I can't help but feel bad that Amy can't be out here with us." Tails said while looking at the sky.
"She can come out when she can walk again, even on crutches. Just wait. Besides, Shadow's there to keep her company."
"Some company he can be, he's always sleeping."
Zero heard Tails and walked out of the stable. He walked over to the tree that they were under.
"That reminds me, tell him to not mess with Yuki and I while were on patrol."
Sonic got up and brushed grass off of him.
"What did he do?" Sonic asked.
"He interrupted us and almost got himself hurt because of it. We don't want anyone wandering around at night and that includes him."
"Is it because of the—"
"Yes it is." Zero turned around to walk back to where he came from.
Sonic sighed. "How come Shadow always needs to be watched over?" Sonic and Tails made their way back to the infirmary.
"Hey you guys." Amy greeted them with a warm smile.
"Are you feeling any better?" Tails asked.
"A little. Why did you come back here so soon?"
Sonic walked over to where Shadow was sleeping. "We came back because we have a message to Shadow from Zero." Sonic grabbed the sheets under Shadow and flipped him off of the bed. Shadow snapped awake when he hit the wall.
"Ugh! What?!" She shouted angrily.
"We interrupt your vampiric sleep schedule to inform you that Zero said not to go outside after dark and to stop messing with them when they're on patrol." Sonic answered.
Shadow wiped the string of drool from his mouth.
"Yeah, they told me that last night, but I'm in no danger."
"Don't bug them." Sonic ordered.
Shadow got up and squeezed through the space between the wall and the edge of the bed.
"I'm not taking orders from the likes of you." He gave Sonic a nasty look and slightly hissed. He walked out of the room in a horrible mood.
"Somebody's cranky." Tails said.
"Well what do you expect?" Amy asked. "You woke him up by flipping him into the wall."
"It's the only way Amy." Sonic replied.
Amy sighed.
"When can you walk again?" Tails asked.
"I don't know yet Tails." Amy answered.
"We don't want you to miss out."
"Thank you for your concern Tails."
The Day Class was still outside. Yuki rode on the back of a brown horse. She just had started trotting around when Zero passed her riding on White Lilly.
"Hey Zero, I didn't think you'd show up today." Yuki got her horse to speed up a bit to catch up with Zero.
"I'm just giving White Lilly some exercise since no one else will." Zero replied. White Lilly whinnied.
"It's still nice to see you here."
Zero nodded and directed White Lilly to the stables. He got off of her and gave her a pat. Yuki rode into the stables as Zero took off the reins and hung them on a peg.
"I think I did well today." Yuki said as she got off her horse.
"Yeah." Zero ruffled White Lilly's mane before walking out of the stables.
"Zero, will you make something for Amy tonight please?" Yuki asked.
"I have things to do." Zero walked out into the field.
"Zero please don't forget!"
Yuki followed him outside and headed towards the tree Sonic and Tails were under.
"I'm getting Zero to make something for Amy, he's a really good cook so I thought some food will make her feel a bit better."
Sonic jumped from the tree branch.
"That's really nice of you. I'm sure she'll be grateful for it."
"I can't go back to sleep now."
Shadow growled with bags under his eyes and a bloody tissue held to his face wound.
"When did you get here?" Sonic asked. "And why are you bleeding?"
Shadow walked around the tree.
"What happened?" Yuki asked.
"I'm fine, I just got flung into the wall." Shadow shot a glare at Sonic.
"Whatever, I told Shadow not to mess with you guys why you're doing your jobs and not go outside."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome Yuki."
Yuki looked at the other Day Class students headed into the building.
"I have to leave now, please don't get yourselves hurt." Yuki started off following the Day Class inside. She caught up with Yori quickly.
"HI Yori, how is your day going so far?" Yuki asked.
"It's been going fine. I have notes from the classes you slept through this morning if you want to look at them."
"Thanks that would be a big help." Yuki scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.
"There's another thing I want to ask you about. Who were you talking to over by that tree?" Yori asked.
"Oh, them, you probably wouldn't believe me."
"Believe you about what?"
"Well…" Yuki started.
"Are those some little cousins of yours?"
"Uhhhh…" Yuki nodded slowly.
Yori smiled. "Yuki it's fine if you're babysitting, I just wanted to know."
Both girls walked back into the building happily.
"Wait, I have to make sure Zero's coming." Yuki turned around and ran outside again to the stables.
"Zero? Zero! Are you coming in?" She called.
There was no answer. White Lilly noticed the girl and quietly observed her.
"Lilly, it's okay." Yuki said. "I'm just trying to find Zero, did you see him go anywhere?"
The mare looked away and snorted.
"Okay, I'll find him myself."
Yuki headed out of the barn.
"Where could he be?" She asked herself.