Awakening the Horsemen **COMPLETED** *EDITING* 1-12 Edited

The Angel & War

"Alright, you ready to go?" Warren asked as he finished tightening the saddle on Han.

"Yes."

"Warren, maybe you could let her rest a little longer. You know, so she can get ride of the hangover more." Alessia suggested.

"Nope, we go now or we don't go at all."

Alessia rolled her eyes and headed back to the house with a wave. Rosaline was a little nervous, she wasn't sure what his plan was once they got to wherever they were going.
He climbed into the saddle and held his hand out for her. Grabbing it she climbed in behind him, trying to leave a little space.

"I suggest you hold on. Sometimes he likes to run and he won't go easy when he does."

She pushed herself closer to Warrens back and wrapped her arms around his waist. The heat from his body was nice, she had to try hard not to lay her head on his back. Through his shirt she could feel his abs tense as her hands rested against them. Warren lightly squeezed the horse's sides with his thighs, and Han began to move at a steady pace.

"How is your head?" Warren asked over his shoulder.

"It still hurts, but it's better than it was."

"Think you can handle it if I have him go faster? We've got ten miles to go."

Rosaline nodded. Warren squeezed with his legs again and Han went into a full run. Startled, she wrapped her arms around him more and plastered her face against his back. Her eyes clamped shut, this was a lot different than trotting.

"Open your eyes! Take all the experiences you can get while you're here!"

Rosaline took a deep breath and opened her eyes. As she sat up fully and pulled her head up the wind came against her face, sending her hair flying behind her. The landscape around them was a blur, she could only make out what she could see in front of them. Every so often sun light would land on them through the tree branches, and as another ray hit her she smiled. This was almost as good as flying. Tilting her head back she closed her eyes again, and let go of Warren's waist. She held her arms out at her sides, holding onto Han as good as she could with her thighs. She let out a laugh, this was freedom. Freedom to feel how she wanted, do what she wanted, and be who she felt she was in her heart.

She dropped her arms back to Warren's waist, the biggest smile on her face still.

"How much longer?"

"Still got awhile."

"Good!" She took a deep breath of fresh air.

He was right, she was going to take every opportunity she could while she was with him.

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As they got closer to his cabin Warren had Han go back into a trott. He could feel Rosaline breathing heavily behind him, she'd spent the whole ride up there with her arms out and laughing. He'd never seen anyone enjoy a horse ride before.

"Just through those trees is my cabin."

"What are we going to do there?"

"You've been watching me for a really long time, so I imagine you know me pretty well. So it's time I get to know you, and you learn a few new things about me."

As they made their way through the trees his cabin came into view. It wasn't very big, but he liked it. The one room cabin had a bed, table with two chairs, and a wood burning oven. Outside was his favorite part though. He had a fenced area for Han, and there was a small lake right in the. He spent most front. He spent most summer days working outside with his wood working tools. He liked to make things from the wood he would find, it kept his mind off of everything else for awhile. Then he would swim in the lake till the sun started to set.

Han stopped a few yards away from the front door. Warren swung down and held his hand out for Rosaline. She took hold of it and started to swing her leg over. As she was sliding down her foot caught in the stir up, sending her falling forward. Warren caught her as she fell and they stumbled back a little.

"You ok?"

Rosaline looked up and they both realised how close they were. Her face was an inch from his, all he had to do was dip his head down slightly and their lips would be touching. He felt the same electricity he had the night before. Her teal eyes looked into his for a moment, then they went to his mouth.

His head dropped and his lips lightly brushed against hers. The spark he felt was instant and made his lips tingle. He stepped back before he could deepen the kiss and he looked away from her.

"So, uh.... Yeah, this is my cabin."

"It's, um, nice." She said as she touched her lips.

Maybe he should of taken her somewhere less private.

"There isn't much to do here, but it's a nice view and we can talk without interruptions. It's supposed to get hot later too, so we can swim in the lake later if you want to. Alessia packed you a swimsuit."

She nodded, avoiding his eyes.

'God Warren, you are a fucking genius.'

Rubbing the back of his neck he wasn't sure what to do. He could take her inside and they could talk, or they could just swim now. He was starting to think he'd made a mistake bringing her up here, he had no idea what to do with her.

"You know what, I think I'm just gonna take you back to the house. This was dumb."

"What's that?" She asked pointing at his wood working bench.

"That's where I make furniture from the wood I find. I like working with my hands."

"Can you show me?"

His eyebrows popped up in surprise, "Yeah, I can."

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She wasn't sure how long she watched Warren work, but she enjoyed every second of it. He concentrated so hard on what he was doing, his brow furrowed and his lips pursed just a little. He assessed the chair he made for a moment and then set it down on its legs.

"I know it probably wasn't that interesting to watch, but it's a good way to lose yourself for awhile."

She got up and looked at the chair. It was small, for a child and soft to her touch.

"I enjoyed watching you work. Do you think you could teach me how to do it?"

Warren started coughing, "Uh, yeah, I can teach you how to do it."

She smiled at him, this was going better than she thought it would. Looking over at the lake she decided that she wanted to swim. She'd never gotten to swim before, and he had said Alessia had packed her a swim suit.

"I'd like to swim now."

"Ok." Warren handed her a bag "The suit is in there. You can change in the house."

She went into the cabin and opened the bag Warren had given her. Pulling out a white bikini she was a little confused. She thought there's be more fabric, and she wasn't sure how to put it on.

She put it on over her clothes first. It didn't look right at all.

She sighed 'How am I supposed to wear this?'

She looked in the bag and found a piece of paper.

Thought you might need help getting this on. Take off your clothes and put this on. Ties are on the back. - Alessia

"Oh."

Rosaline stripped down to nothing and slid the bikini on. When she looked in the mirror she felt extremely exposed, but she stepped outside anyway. She looked at Warren, he was in the water already.
His back was towards her, so she took the opportunity to admire him. His tan skin covered thick muscles and she could see the tattoo that covered his back. Three men and one woman on the ground, their bodies folded over in pain, and a sword of flames embedded in the ground with hands wrapped around the hilt. The words "This is the punishment you deserve." were written on his back below the picture.