12 Days (1/12)

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Looking around the airport, the (h/c) person scanned the crowd for their cousins familiar head of hair. They hadn't seen each other in a few years, sure, but they had a general idea of who to look for. While glancing around, someone walked up behind them and quickly dropped both of their hands onto their shoulders, startling them.

Spinning around to confront whoever scared them, they saw their cousin. He was slightly taller than the last time they saw him, he had let his hair grow out, and he had a slight beard. "Dal!" They said pulling him into a tight hug. Pulling back, he stuck out his hand, (Y/n) realized what this was, and clapped his hand, starting the secret handshake they made when they were both like 12. "You remembered!" They both chuckled as a few people walked up behind them. 

"Soup, who's this?" Someone behind him said. Turning around, he saw his friends who had tagged along. "This is my super cool cousin, (Y/n)." He said. "So, these are the guys you brought with you? Pleasure to meet you!" They said. "This is Smitty, Grizzy, and Matt." He said gesturing to the group. As they were about to speak, their phone went off, the familiar ringtone of 'Here I Go Again' by Whitesnake played. Their brother. Answering, they were immediately met nervous panic. "Heeeey (Y/n), you remember how you said not to let the cattle out into the field?"

A now very upset looking (Y/n) spoke. "How in the hell did that happen?" "Cal wanted to see the cow's and uh- I may have opened the gate?" Gavin said with a nervous chuckle. Sighing, they spoke. "Give me 20 minutes." They said hanging up. Looking at their cousin, they gave a tired smile. "Wanna see if you can still wrangle cattle?" They asked. Soup's expression brightened as the group ran to the truck, understanding the urgency. "Just toss your stuff in the bed. Keep valuables on you though." They said opening the driver side door and got in, holding onto the handle on the inside and pulled themselves in. Smitty, Grizzy, and Matt all piled into the back seat while Soup got in the front.

Driving towards open road and countryside in Alaska, Mountains came into view, the peaks already being snow covered, small flacks of snow falling from the sky. "Shit, we gotta hurry, snow lays quick around here," They said speeding up slightly.

Pulling up to the house, their brother stood outside, an anxious look on his face. "You guys go ahead and go inside, mister 'I wont let the cattle out I swear' here will get your bags and bring them in. Dal, your with me." They said running around the back of the house to the horse stables. Walking over to a brown and white speckled Clydesdale horse, they slipped the saddle onto the large horse, clipping reins onto the harness on the horses face, Soup doing the same to a Shire horse. Walking the animals out of the stables, they stopped at one and opened a door, 2 Australian shepherds walking out, staying close (but not close enough to be trampled) to the horses. 

Placing one foot in the loop of the saddle, (Y/n) threw their other leg over the horse, watching their cousin struggle for a bit before landing on the saddle. "Alright, lets head out. Hya!" They shouted as the moved the reins quickly, the horses running towards the felid, the dogs not far behind.

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