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Michelle was following Beast Boy, who was in the form of a horse, into the living room. She silently admired the way he walked before he moved up to a slow trot. He passed her by and then waited for her at the end of the corridor. When she got to the empty room, the green horse changed into a human again. She looked down at him while standing there awkwardly, but Beast Boy didn't keep her waiting in silence for too long.

- Look, I know what Robin said and at first I wanted to play video games with you, but since you like horses... - he rocked forward and backwards shyly and then smiled.

Myth frowned and straightened her back.

- What do you mean?

- This! - he changed into a green horse again and approached her.

- And what am I supposed to do? - she folded arms on her chest and observed his reaction.

He turned to the side to expose his back and even pointed at it with his head. The girl blinked. A quick thought process went through her head as if she was considering pros and cons of agreeing.

- I can't ride horses - she explained quickly and watched the horsey face turn sad.

He changed into a human after that response.

- Hm... - the man thought. - That's okay! I will teach you! - he assured confidently.

- Are you sure? - she asked to see where his certainty is coming from.

- Yeah! Better to learn with me than with strangers, huh? - he rested hands on his hips.

- If you say so... - she muttered.

BB changed into a horse one final time and walked over to the couch so she has an easier time getting on him. Myth walked over to him slowly, stood on the furniture carefully while helping herself stabilize with hands on the green horse's back and with one leg over him, she pushed herself away from the couch, and finally sat on Beast Boy's back. He stood still until Myth fixed her posture and positioned herself comfortably and then he began walking forward. The youngest of them needed a moment to get used to him. She could feel his big muscles move softly under her which was a weird sensation at first. Her hands grabbed his mane gently to stay on him since she didn't know how to do it differently. Beast Boy was walking in circles in the living room in the same pace without any changes to it.

Michelle was trying to adjust and understand what is the right way to sit, where her legs should go and what feels the most comfortable. She noticed that staying balanced is difficult when she was looking to the side. Looking to the right made her body move to the right side and she had to reposition herself again. The same would happen if she looked to the left. Only staring in between the green ears seemed to keep her from sliding off his back. After a couple more minutes of walking, Beast Boy assumed that Myth should be bored of it by now and moved onto a slow trot without warning her of it. The girl panicked when she felt her bottom slamming onto his back without control. She grabbed his mane more firmly, but was entirely lost. She had no idea that a trot feels this bumpy on a horse's back, but she blamed her lack of knowledge and experience.

Beast Boy felt how unstable she is and soon enough, he felt that his back is beginning to hurt. She wasn't a particularly heavy rider (compared to Cyborg), but her body weight bouncing on him without control still dealt damage. He huffed and stopped to rest a little.

- Thank you - she exhaled in relief and snuggled to his neck.

The green horse changed into a human again and Michelle ended up being held by him safely. He placed her on the ground and also sighed in relief.

- You were right. You can't ride horses - he agreed with her in one breath and pushed his back forward with his hands.

- Told you... - she folded her arms in embarrassment.