Holding What's Mine

Chapter 16 - Powerful and Playful

Everyone's been on edge since I told them.

They have been hiding from me and saying things that they think will break me.

Walking throught the mansion the only person to have my back lately is Doug and Patrick.

Even in the garden I don't see Xavier's Dad and I think it because Xavier doesn't want me near him.

Sitting on the grass, I see Xavier in one of the windows talking on the phone. He's been dealing with a lot of things lately with business and everything, him and Sebastian are talking more but not without the challenging look in both there eyes.

I went to the shopping mall yesterday to pick clothing out. I had been in a lot of hand me down clothing and so shopping I had to have the help of the shopping assistants. Doug was a bit uncomfortable went I went to the bra and undie store, that he waited outside.

Getting fitted and trying all the material, I choose the really nice ones with satin. They snugged nicely and decided I wouldn't have anything less.

I laughed a little remembering Doug as he offered to help carry it and went red as he peeked inside the bag.

What a weirdo its just underwear.

From there we went to all the shoe shops and clothing and the pharamacy.

It was all paid for by Xavier and I thanked him briefly when I saw him in the hall. He nodded and had a small smile before being dragged into the room for a meeting with someone.

Loooking at the clouds I make shapes with all of them.

A baby

A seahorse

A dragon

A lion

Bringing my hand up to the ring still on my neck, I took off the necklace3 and held the ring in my hands. Observing it in the light  as in shone glinting. The lion mightly roars and hearing a brussle in the bush, an unexpected bunny peaks its head out.

White with golden brown eyes, its different to the scary white bunnies that have scary red eyes.

Being still I didn't want to harm it or scare it away.

It observed me and I too did so, moving slightly I plucked a carrot from the ground and it scampered away. Putting the carrot in my pocket and following my eyes to where it was going, I stood up following the bunny.

It went into a part of the garden I hadn't been before in which must of escaped my eye.

Looking around I lost thought of the rabbit when I saw a small building, it was quiet and I went towards it.

It looked like a small barn and opening its wooden doors it opened. It was not dusty and looked like it was attended to regularly. The stalls were of oak and putting my hand on it I looked to the ceiling. Coming out of the other end a paddock fenced was there and opening it flowers were there, it was beautiful a lead was on the fence and was something similar to what a horse would use.

A huff of a breathe sounded behind my head blowing my hair. Still I tilted my head slowly turning around.

A proud and beautifully strong black horse stood, angry in its stance I gulped taking in its features, noticing that I had most likely disturbed its peace in this beautiful paddock.

Its molten brown eyes stared at me and I looked at him as well.

Slowly moving my arm, I reached into the pocket of my pants.

The horse was slowly inspecting me regarding my movements carefully.

Pulling it out, his eyes lit up at the orange golden carrot in my hands.