Worlds Apart

Chapter 5

Nixon looks straight ahead. "Luna,Midnight, lead the way please." Nixon lets Luna and Midnight get a head start then he puts Jackson into a steady trot.After about five minutes of silence he asks,"So what's your story?" "My father left and my mother was killed, she gave me to Midnight, her last words were "i love you" then Midnight took me deep into the forest on her back, so I now live in the little shack about twenty minutes away from your house, shes like a mom in a way." i pause. "What about you?" "Same thing except my mother left, and Luna took care of me...I was only five when it happened, what about you?"he asks. "Same, how did you get the horse?" "Hmm?, oh, you mean Jackson?, the horses and the stables survived the fire." he looks down. I put my hand on his right shoulder. this makes him jump a little.I remove my hand when he asks. " I know this is going to sound weird but, h-have you been having these strange dreams where your in a dark room and theirs something telling you to go to a place in the forest past the willow tree?" I pause. what? he has these dreams too? I think to myself. "Yeah, maybe we should talk to Chaney about it." "fine...do your dreams come day or night?" "Night" I say. "Mine come during the day, when i get up, and get ready for bed, occasionally when i'm out riding but they don't last long." "Were here" Midnight says. Nixon gets off Jackson, then he holds out his hand, I take it and he helps me off Jackson. "Thanks" I say brushing back a piece of hair in my face behind my ear. "My pleasure to help a pretty lady of a horse" I blush at the ground. We both smile and then realize that we still are holding each others hand and that Midnight and Luna are staring with smiles. We both let go,turn away and stare at the ground while he runs his fingers through his hair. "Come on lovebirds, lets go" Says Luna. "Jackson you know what to do" the horse nods and turns to go back down the path. "Whats he doing?" I ask. Nixon turns towards me. "He's going home"he says. "Come on the portal wont last long." calls Midnight. We both step in front of the portal and look at each other. "Ready?" I ask. "Ready." He says. I take his hand as we step through.