deep in the sea (I give you my heart) // jenlisa

Chapter 23: Loyalty III

Jennie explained the entire situation, Lisa interjecting some details here and there; Nichkun and his bounty hunters, his mission to capture Jennie, the collar that repressed her powers.

By the end of it everyone was frowning, Jennie sitting on the edge of the bed while Lisa leaned against the footboard with her arms crossed over her chest. Just the re-telling of the story made her blood start to pump faster in her veins.

The story reminded her that she needed to go back out and find Leo's body- to at least give him a proper burial.

Frowning, she pushed off of the bed, moving to stand next to where Jennie sat. "I'm going to need to leave town for a little while- just for a few hours... Why don't you two start planning on what we're going to do about Hyuna?"

Both women frowned at her, Jennie moving to stand, knowing what she was referring to. "You don't want any help?" Lisa looked down at her boots for a moment, eyebrows furrowing.

"I'd like to do this alone..." She didn't want the pressure of someone watch her mourn her horse to ruin such an important moment to her.

Obviously wanting to protest, Jennie opened her mouth. It was Jisoo's hand gently brushing her forearm that made her stop, turning to look at her friend. "We'll be here when you get back, Lisa," she reassured, shooting Jennie a warning look.

"Thanks,... I'll be back before dinner..." At first Lisa moved to step away, but Jennie's fingers grasping her shirt made her pause. The kiss was quick and surprising, but as Jennie pulled away she offered a reassuring smile.

Lisa didn't seem to show any disapproval when Jennie glanced at her, simply grinning at seeing both of them happy- her previous shock and feelings of betrayal gone.

With a final nod, Lisa turned and left the room. She walked briskly, the bath from earlier helping with her sore muscles quite a bit. She found her way into the stables, pausing when she realized that she could no longer keep her habit of going straight to Leo's old stall.

Lisa slowly walked down the line of horses, looking in to see if any of them caught her eye. She stopped towards the last stall, noticing that the stallion she'd ridden the day before was patiently chewing on some hay. He was a very handsome and muscular horse, with no one having claimed him as their own yet.

Taking a deep breath, she walked to the tack room, grabbing the still bloody saddle that the stallion came with. Cleaning it off, she then took it over to her new horse, leading him out of the stall.

Before she saddled him, Lisa took a few minutes to brush his beautiful golden coat and long black hair. She contemplated names, glancing at his long face and large brown eyes to try and see what would fit him.

"Nikon?... No... Berly? Nuh-uh... Albatros? Absolutely not."

She bit her lip, walking around him to grab his saddle and toss it over onto his back. The stallion was considerably taller and skinner than Leo, despite his extra muscle.

Pausing, Lisa took a few shuffling steps back to look her new mount from head to tail.

"... Lego?"

The horse snorted loudly, big brown eyes focused on her. She smiled at the gesture- even if it was probably him just trying to get dust out of his nose –deciding that it meant he liked the new name.

"Right... Lego it is."

Kara finished saddling him, grabbing a shovel and some length of rope before leading him out of the stables. She pulled herself into the unfamiliar leather seat, adjusting herself for a moment before kicking the stallion into a trot.