The Homeless Horse

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

*In the morning*

I was excited to find out we were going to be let out for a run. I had missed the wind in my hair and open spaces. Conda trotted over to the gate with me. The others were stilling eating hay, and Matthew came over to us. "Hey guys." He said giving us both a pat. I nickered and he unlocked the gate. Before it was even fully open, I burst into a gallop. Conda followed behind me. I raced around in circles, prancing and dancing as I did as a foal. I neighed into the wind, throwing my tamed horse to the sky. I had that graceful feeling of... Freedom. Because I felt so free. I loved it. I was a wild horse again! Conda came over to me. "Woh, calm down there Amazon." He laughed. I happily stopped for a moment, catching my breath. We looked off into the distance. The grazing deer and singing birds were happily living their lives. I suddenly realised how I missed this. I missed the feeling of freedom. Matthew walked beside me. "Well, how's the view?" He asked, looking off at the animals. He sighed. I nickered and nudged his chest. He smiled. "There's a girl, c'mon. You better get inside now." He said turning towards the gate. We slowly walked over, and I pondered. What if that voice was just my inner spirit? What if I really wanted to be free? After being re-locked in the paddock, I stood over in the corner. I watched the trees rustle and move in the breeze. I was born free. But I chose to set my life for a human. I had no choice but to stick to it. I was sick of changing owners and obeying someone else, and so I'll stay with Matthew. He's my friend, and a good one at that. I have no choice but to dedicate my life to the man who gave me the strength to free a city, one of evil power. A herd of horses were in the wind. I could smell their scents, from the stallion to the small newborn foals. I had missed the smell of the herds. I sighed. That night I could hear a rustle, when everyone was asleep or too busy grazing to notice. And I could smell a formular scent. It smelt like a stallion, or soon to be stallion. It smelt of roses and daisys, but strength and courage, all mixed with leadership. It was him. It HAD to be. I missed the prancing and playing, but mostly; I missed my herd. Spirit. His smell was ever so unique. It could be smelt from miles away, and I could pin point the direction it came from. I had a strong sense of smell. My nose was like all other horses and just as strong. I loved it. It gave me guidance when I had no one. I wanted to whinny, but I couldn't. I just couldn't. I wouldn't risk disturbing anyone, or alerting nearby stallions who owned this land. It wasn't Spirit's, of course it wasn't. I couldn't be. He hated the humans, and that was the only thing we couldn't agree on. Sometimes we would fight about how close we should really get to humans. And then one day I left, without telling him. He would be furious if he found me, and even angrier if he knew what I'd been doing this whole time. After all, I had no stallion to obey to. I was tamed, and I had no one to push me around. I hated the fact that we had a 'circle of life'. Of course it kept us alive but, I didn't want to be moved off as a slave to produce babies for the stallion, who (even if I did like) could be easily replaced by a stronger male. I backed myself up. I was going to take the chance. Just watch him for a while, I missed him. I cantered towards the fence and gathered myself, perfectly clearing it. I turned and looked again at the other horses, including Conda, who had fallen asleep. This may be the last time I see them. I pranced away, moving swiftly and clearfully through the forest brush. I had to stay quiet and alert. I couldn't run into any unwanted company. I had known Conda wanted to mate with me, after all he was a stallion. He had told me he'd been raised from a foal in a paddock, souly for the purpose of battle. He was supposed to be the King's battle horse, but the young prince had fallen in love with him and refused to let his father use him for battle. He had known that the enemy would purposly go for his horse. I didn't have any problem bearing anyone a child, just not someone unimportant. I liked Conda, but he was my friend. I couldn't bear him a foal; the same goes for Spirit. He was my friend, and probably still would be, but he's definately infuriated at me. I can't just show up in the middle of the night and ask to stay. He would treat me like any other mare, because he wouldn't want to favourite anyone. We would mate, I'd give him foals, plenty of them, and eventually one of us will die, be captured, the herd will split up or another stallion will take place in the 'circle of life'. I crept quietly up behind some bushes. I saw some mares grazing with their foals. A palomino mare with a dapple grey colt, a bay mare with a black filly and a grey mare with a chestnut filly. Others were spread across the flat of land. The moon was shining brightly. It was trapped outside of the flat by branches, but few beams of light escaped their outside prison, casting a beautiful dull shine on the flat. A buckskin coat flickered through some beams. Spirit. I had to hold back my whinny, my excitement. He walked over to the grey mare, checking on her and her beautiful little filly. He was a great father, by the looks. He chased the little foal around until she dropped. He playfully nickered and brushed his head against her neck. I was so desperate to feel his touch, his soft, silky coat; I couldn't hold in my soft nicker. It rumbled in my mouth lowly, only creating a small nicker. He pricked his ears, and slowly and alertly moved towards the bushes I was hiding in. I shuffled back, running into something tough and hard. It wasn't there before. I warm breath hit my flank. I turned and saw a big blue roan stallion. He had gleaming brown eyes. "Sh..." He muttered, getting ready to rear. Spirit could smell him. "Stay behind me..." He said sweetly. He burst through the bushes, kicking out with his hooves. Spirit reared and screamed, bucking at him. The mysterious stallion pranced to the side and arched his neck, digging at the ground. Spirit jumped up and bit the stallions wither. The stallion swung around and grabbed his neck. Spirit reared, and so did the stallion. The stallion, who was bigger (around 17hh and 7 years while Spirit is 15.5hh (not fully grown) and 4) pushed Spirit back with all his might. Spirit's back hooves scrambled into the dirt, making it hard for him to stay up. He kept trying to smack the large stallion in the chest with his front hooves. I couldn't stand doing nothing. Spirit's herd stood back, worried. These fights can end in death. And on size and tactics, the stallion was going to win. I burst through the bush and reared up, pushed them apart. They both screamed at each other, trying to buck. I opened my mouth, warning that I will bite them. When I reared, I flung my front legs around, hitting both of them a couple times. I bucked, screamed and reared, hitting and biting them both. They stopped. The stallion tried to catch his breath, they both did. "Amazon?" Spirit mutters. I look at him. "Yes, Spirit. It's me." I reply. "I've missed you!" He says happily, prancing and whinning. He stops. "Wait. Where did you go? Where have you been this whole time?" He asks seriously. "I ran away to the city, and became tame." He backs up. "Go. Get out of here. And take your big stallion too." Spirit screams angrily. "Listen to me-." He turns. "I gave you the chance. I sacrificed my life to you, and you ran away just to become tamed! You knew how much I hated the humans! Yet you left to live with them?!" He screams. "Spirit-." He turned and bit me. "I loved you! We were going to have a herd and live together! You were going to be mine! You were my friend, Amazon! You betrayed my trust!" He adds. I kick him in the shoulder. "I can't believe you! I missed you! I loved you too! I had no intenions on having foals for you! I don't want to be part of this stupid circle! I want a square or something!" I scream. "How about a triangle! Me and your stupid tame life!" He screams. "NOW GO!" He screams, chasing me off. The mysterious stallion walks with me. "Amazon, is that your name? It's very pretty, just like you." He says sweetly. I have my head hung low. I breathe into the dirt. "Yeah, thanks." I mumble. "I'm Tango." He says nudging me up. "Look, this is my herd." I look up. There's extremely beautiful horses, each one unique. Appoloosa's, duns, blacks, pintos, paints and even a few roans. "Would you like to stay with me for a while? Until you're back on your feet?" He asks. I rest my head over his wither. "Thank you. You're very sweet." I say.

Authors Note- Hey guys! Happy I posted?? I'm having trouble with my internet at the moment so I cant see everyones horse/other pet names atm. I've got a few written down though. Thank you to all of the readers for over 11k! WOW! This chapter is going to be dedicated to giddyuporgetout for an amazing inspired story and own damn fine character, Tango. Please go read her book 'takes two to tango' its amazing! Thank you guys so much, more chapters coming. Love you all x