I step forward and rub my head against his shirt. Zaiden laughs.

His laughter stops once I push my head forward making him fall backwards into the water.

"OH MY GOD!" He gasps. "That's cold!"

Wow. He catches on fast.

I nicker at him.

"Oh," he crosses his arms. "So that's the game you want to play, huh?"

He walks backwards onto the sandy shore of the river bank and I follow him. He turns and walks onto the grass.

I ignore that and decide to roll in the sand.

"I JUST BRUSHED YOU!" I whinny and get my hooves underneath me once more.

"Come here girl." He says. I do as commanded and slowly trot over to him.

He moves back just as I reach him.

I go towards him again and he turns and runs.

After him!

For five minutes we chase each other around the small clearing until he strips and shifts.

Together we play.

Wolf and horse. Horse and wolf.

Like the perfect play mates we chase each other and play fight.

+++

I tiredly stand under the flow of water as it lulls me closer to sleep.

Its about lunch time and we've played all morning.

I get out from under the water when Zaiden calls me.

"Here we go." He says whilst once again clipping the lead rope onto the halter.

I was so tired I didn't remember much of the walk back. Only the ever passing trees before we reached the white pack house. Then being put in my stall.

+++

I wake to a meow.

Meow?

I open my eyes to see a black cat sitting on the door. Currently the top half is open so I can stick my head out if I wish.

"Hello." The dark figure says.

What the?

"We can talk. You can understand me, I can understand you."

"H-h-how?"

"It's simple really." The cat say whilst jumping down into the stall. "I was the pet of a witch once, she cast a spell over me so that I can communicate with any species of animal."

Creepy.

"Right."

"My names Patch."

"Kat. Well Alisa. Well... both kinda. Its complicated."

"You're a shifter, I know." Patch explained.

"Let me guess," I begin.

"The witch." We both finish in unison.

Should we trust this Dim-sim?

'Dim-sim? Really?'

Shut up.

"Nari. Nari, Zaiden won't let you ride her, he hasn't broken her yet." I hear from outside of my stall.

I Lift my head over the stall door to see little Nari struggling with carrying a saddle.

"Nari, Zai won't let you, the horse won't let you."

"Go 'way Lucus!" She sassed.

Lucus groans frustratedly. "Well you can tell Zaiden."

"Tell me what?"

"I is gonna ride the horsey." She points to me.

"Nari, no."

"Why not Zaidie?!" The five year-old practically screams.

"Because she's not broken yet. I'll let you ride her once she is."

"But I wanna ride her NOW!"

Zaiden rubs his ears and Nari smiles, that was obviously her plan. Little sneak.

"I'm sorry Nari, but you can't. Star won't let you."

Star?! Who the eff is he callin' Star?!

Patch jumps onto the stall door.

"Star's a stoopid name!"

I like this girl more and more.

"Look! She's with the kitty! Kitty-Kat! Kitty and Kat!"

Wow, we didn't even have to tell her.

"Fine, Kat won't let you."

So glad a five year old picked up on our name faster than the sixteen going on seventeen who called us 'Star'.

"But I gotta try!"

"No Nari. You could get hurt."

As if we'd never hurt that bundle of cuteness!

"Nooo! Zaiden!" She Cry's as he pries the saddle out of her hands.

"How about this. You can help me."

She crosses her arms and mumbles a 'fine'.

Zaiden goes and puts the saddle away and returns with a halter and two lead ropes.

What's he need two for?!

Zaiden slips into my stall and puts the black halter on my head. He then clips on the two lead ropes.

"Her you go Nari," he says holding out the purple rope towards her.

She takes it from him and a smile breaks out on her face.

Zaiden keeps the red and black one in his own hands.

"Where are we going Zaidie?"

"The round pen." He answers her.

Together they lead me to round pen.

"Alrighty." Zaiden says whilst unclipping both of the lead ropes. "I'm going to stand in the corner whilst you run her in circles."

Nari looks at me and the smile on her face is bigger than I ever thought possible.

We have to do this. Who could take that smile off her face?

"Come on Kat." She slowly walks behind me and I do as she says. Her little five year old legs chase after me faster and I move into a trot.

"Alright, now slow down and walk into the middle." Nari does as instructed and I know what Zaiden is hoping I do.

The brown haired girl giggles as my hot breath touches her neck.

"Okay Nari, I want you to slowly walk forward."

She walks forward and I follow in suit.

She moves faster and so do I.

I keep a fair way back from where she is in case she stops suddenly.

Nari starts to slow and I can tell she's getting tired.

"Zai..." She says puffing.

"Its okay Nari, let's give her a bath."

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Chapter 7!

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-TheDivergentGames_75

21/02/2016