Chapter six

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I scrunched my face at the bright light shining through the window
"Ugh" I pouted and rolled out of the bed, I groggily walked into the dinning hall for breakfast
"Morning darling" Miss Heliotrope said while spreading some jam on a piece of toast
"Morning" I blinked and sat at my seat
"Why are you wearing the same dress as yesterday" Maria questioned
"Because I fell asleep in it" I said with a "duh" tone
"Uncle can I go for a ride after breakfast" I asked and ate some toast
"Of course, i think you'll be quite surprised by what you find in the stable" uncle smirked, I looked at him with suspicion
"Okay...." I said and finished my toast, I gave him a cheesy smile
"Fine" he answered my unasked question
"Yay, thank you" I squealed and ran to his side embracing him in a hug, I kissed his forehead and ran out the room to the front hall
"Be back before dinner, we're having guests over" he yelled
"Okay" I answered and walked towards the door
"Don't go near the forest" he echoed through the house
"I won't"I replied and opened the door to leave but soon remembered I left my riding boots in the main hall "crap" I murmured and ran back to grab them. I stopped when I heard Maria and uncles conversation
"Can I ride, uncle" Maria asked, I tightened my hands into fists
"Uh, sure, you can ride periwinkle" uncle sighed
"Riding is so unladylike, Maria" Miss Heliotrope added shocked
"I don't care, I want to learn how to ride" she smarted back
"Okay, we'll at least change your clothing" Miss Heliotrope pleaded
"Alright" Maria gave in, I grabbed my boots and ran out the door, towards the stable, I knew Maria would take a long time to change, so I ran in the stable. I checked the aisles, and found the stable boy
"Can you please tack up periwinkle for my sister to ride, I'm in a rush so I'm going to go ahead and leave, but don't tell her where I went please" I begged
"Uh, okay sure m'lady" he agreed and started towards periwinkle's stall
"You'll find your horse in the second stall on the right" he smiled
"Thank you" I smiled, I suspiciously approached, but my suspicion was soon turned to euphoria. there standing in front of me was Ebony, she was just a foal when I was here, I grabbed the closest bridle I could find and put it on her head quickly, I didn't even put on a saddle, I climbed on her back, I could feel how antsy she was, she wanted to run
"Thank you, I'll be on my way now" I wave to the stable boy and gallop off towards the woods.the thick brush smacked my legs as we rode by, rust lying in the distance made me slow Ebony to a walk, I scanned the area but nothing was there, I then urged Ebony into a trot, but again stopped, the faint cry of a rare Moonacre rabbit in distress sent me galloping in the direction it came from. I came to a halt in a small clearing, there was a trap in the middle with the rabbit inside, I sighed in relief and slid off Ebony's back, I slipped the dagger, I hid under my dress, out and started to cut at the rope. all the rope fell to the ground and I lifted the rabbit out of the cage, holding her close to my chest, I snapped my attention to the twig that just snapped in front of me
"Crap" I mumbled
"Must be my lucky day, one trap, two catches" he smirked
"What's it to you bird boy" I smirked back, he placed his hand over his heart, like he took it offensively
"That really hurts" he fake pouted
"Oh, how iv missed you, bird boy" I smiled and pulled him into a tight hug ( after I sat the rabbit back in the cage)
"And iv missed you, princess" he smirked and pulled me closer to him. after a couple minutes we pulled away, but not before I stole his bowler hat off his head and placed it over my long blonde curls
"Chloe!" he growled, I squealed and ran frantically around the clearing looking for somewhere to hide, but to no avail. a pair of familiar arms wrapped around me, but just after I tripped over a stick and we went tumbling to the ground, we laughed almost instantly, after awhile our breathing finally steadied, that's when I realized that Robin was sitting on top of me, stratteling me with his legs
"You know, you might even look better in that hat than I do, and I'm pretty fine" he smirked, I couldn't help but laugh at his stupid jokes, but my breath hitched in the back of my throat when he leant down to my ear and whispered
"But, I'll take it back now" and with that he took his hat off my head and jumped to his feet, leaving me stunned on the ground. he extended his arm for me to take which I gladly accepted, only to be flung into his rock solid chest, I felt his arms snake around my waist and settle at the small of my back, Which it just so happened my dress had an open back, his touch sent shivers up my spine
"Your just as light as I remember" he chuckled
"And your still a jerk, like I remember" I smirked, but our little talks were cut short by the approaching sound of hoof beats. I sighed and shoved Robin behind the closest tree
"Whoa, if you wanted me that bad you could have just said so" he said smirking and playing with my hair
"Ew, you perv!" I said while slapping his shoulder "my sister is coming, she can't see you" I told him and slowly backed away from him
"Just stay there and be quite" I pleaded with my puppy dog eyes
"Ugh, fine!" He huffed and sat down, playing with the buckles on his jacket, I laughed and turned around into the opening. I squatted by the ground and acted like I was searching for something
"What are you doing" Maria piped up, I pretended to jump at the sound of her voice, but I'm sure it looked completely faked, it probably looked like I had a spas attack. lucky for me Maria didn't catch it
"I could ask you the same thing, you know uncle Benjamin doesn't want us in the woods" I scolded
"Then why are you here" she smarted off
"I'm Looking for a bracelet i dropped when I was here last" I explained
"What about you" I questioned
"Oh, you know ju-" I interrupted her
"Just following me" I smirked
"Whatever, I heading back to the manor, I hate riding" she complained
"Okay, bye" I sighed in relief
"Your not coming with me" she asked
"Uh, yeah Im just going to stay her a couple minutes longer and look for that darn bracelet" I said while scanning the ground with my hands
"Alright, we'll hurray back, if I get lost I'm blaming you" she scolded and road off on periwinkle.
"Urgh" I huffed, Robin crawled out into the open
"I didn't know you had a sister" he snapped
"Listen, just come to my room at 5 and I'll explain everything, ok" I questioned
"Okay" he gave in
"Yay, see you then" I smiled and quickly hugged him, then ran and hopped on Ebony with my new pet bunny in hand, I waved good bye and galloped away towards the Merryweather manor.

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AN: what do you thinks going to happen next? Cover picture is Ebony. thank you for the comments and votes it means a lot. 😊

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