This Means War

What If It Goes After you instead of me?

"Hey! No fair you got a head start!" Chase calls out from a hundred meters away.

I tug on the reins slowing to a trot.

"No you were just too slow" I grin,

he halts next to me giving Socks a good head pat,

"Shes really fast."

I scratch my horses mane. Socks, what a perfect name for a black frieson with white well, socks.

"Cashew isn't too bad himself" I lean over in my saddle and hold out a carrot stick. A quick flash of creamy colours and Its gone just as quick as I got it out,

"Have you tried jumping her yet?" Chase asks,

I shake my head.

"Theres a fallen tree about a hundred yards north, then a small river. Wanna try?"

"How can I resist?"

I click Socks into a Canter and we ride into the denser part of the woods. The log appears from behind some thorn bushes, must be at least 4-5 feet high. I round around the log and click Socks into a Gallop. As we're about 4 meters away, I shift my weight and lean closer to Socks' neck. She gets the picture. As She launches us up into the air she tucks her white hooves under her body and we clear the trunk, galloping straight for the river which was about 3 meters wide max. Again we jump, Socks' tail sweeping the Water as she lands. I slow her down and halt before an amazed Chase, Socks whinnies and rears, her ears pinned back. Something strong wafts up my nose.

"Ugh yuck! Do you smell that? Its disgusting!"

Chase does some sniffing

"Nup not a thing."

His eyes widen and Cashew Rears. My stomach hits rock bottom as a familiar growling rumbles from behind me. I slowly move my heels out, than straight into Socks' side. We lurch forward straight into a gallop, Chase beside me.

"Barn!" He calls out,

I look sideways at him.

"If we go there, we will be killed"

"I've got a plan though, I'll ride into the barn and grab the 22, you ride away leading the beast away from me. I'll aim and pull the trigger." He says

"What if it goes after you instead of me?"

"Then you get the gun"

I nod sounds like a good plan. The edge of the woods slowly appears, light hitting our faces. Chase disappears into the barn, the beast following me as planned. Socks being the brilliant horse she is decides to Throw a temper tantrum, she bucks me off and I skid into the mud. I look back in time to see yellow eyes meters away from Me,

"CHASE!" I scream.

The beast stops and stares at me.

'Sam-' BANG! The bullet clips the edge of its leg. The beast whimpers in pain and limps off into the woods. Chase sprints over to me, and I mean sprints over to me, there in seconds. He helps me up

"Sam, you okay? Did it hurt you?"

I grab his neck, and just in time too. I faint, the last thing I see is Chases pea-green eyes .