royal amnesia | dreamnotfound

8- horseback riding

we met up with tommy in the stables and he looked happy to see us. he bowed politely as we walked in and then he came over and gave me a hug.

"my two lovebirds! what grants the present of your presence?"

dream goes over with a grin and knuckles the top of his head, slightly ruffling his hair.

"aye! aye!" tommy complains, shoving dream's hands away.

dream chuckles. "we just need clementine and oatmeal."

tommy raises his eyebrows. "goin' for a ride?" he nudges dreams shoulder.

dream shrugs it off. "just get the horses tommy."

tommy obeys, but not before sending a wink my way.

"what's he on about?" i ask, after his form disappears behind the stable doors.

i can see a light blush rise to dreams cheeks, but he quickly clears his throat. "nothing important i'm sure."

i raise an eyebrow.

"i'll tell you later," he rushes.

tommy walks back with clementine and hands her over to dream before heading back into the stable.

he comes back out with a lovely golden brown colored horse with a blonde mane. he hands the beautiful horse over to me.

dream gestures for me to follow.

my heart rate spikes suddenly when i realize i don't really remember how to ride a horse.

my hands become sweaty holding the reigns. i pull the horse gently behind me, following dream and clementine.

we make it to an open field behind the stable and dream starts fastening the buckles on clementine to make sure she is ready for the ride.

"uhh, dream?"

he looks over at me, finally noticing my hesitance. "oh, yeah. this is your horse oatmeal. she's very gentle." he leaves clementine to give 'oatmeal' a soft pet on her neck. "she just needs some attention and she'll be ready to go."

"why are all the horses named after food?"

dream looks at me confused. and then he looks at clementine, then to oatmeal. he bursts out laughing. i can't help but join him, his glee spreading through my chest. he clutches at his stomach and bends over. i grab at my knees and laugh loudly.

tears spring in dreams eyes when he straightens out and tries to calm down.

i'm smiling brightly when he says, "i never even noticed. you named them both."

that makes me break into more giggles. "what was i thinking?" i say in between laughs.

we may never know.

after i calm down, dream sighs. "that felt good."

i smile at him. "yeah. that was a good laugh."

"well that, but... it's been a while since i've really laughed like that."

he stares sincerely into my eyes. the green in his eyes contrasts brightly with the blue sky, his freckles shining under the sun.

my cheeks warm. "i'm glad i could help."

dream pauses at my words and gives me a gentle smile. a breeze lifts his hair softly and he blinks slowly. i break away from his gaze.

"how do i ride a horse?" i interrupt the welcomed silence.

dream chuckles.

i look over at him with confusion.

"oh, you're serious?"