Over Our Obstacles [ENG] [FINISHED/ADDING REMAINING CHAPTERS]

Chapter 7 | The Promised Land

'So, here we are again.' Pearl sighed softly, biting her lip. Gently, she pushed the car brake down to slow down her pickup. The tires were slightly slipping on the pebbled loamy path so Pearl tried to be as careful as possible.

She continued down the hill decorated by large, endless meadows on each side of the trail, and slowly approached the stable. Once she got there, she parked her pickup on one of the gravel parking places by the barn.

Pearl then took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a while, leaning her head against the headrest. She wondered if all of this was actually real, if it really was happening. Being friends with someone so famous seemed so unreal to her, so unbelievable. Was it just luck? Was it destiny? Millions of questions were fogging her mind, never ending thoughts were making her feel dizzy, yet happy and elated. Seeing Lapis, or just being near her, made Pearl's heart go insane. Pearl even wondered if Lapis was real. She was something like an angel to her; so inviolable, supernatural, uplifting, happy and full of positive, affecting energy. It was like she was born from a pure light. Lapis was too perfect to her. Just the look of her enchanting eyes felt so heavenly, dreamy, making Pearl stare as if she was a holy picture.

Pearl opened her eyes slowly, making herself stop from having her head in the clouds, and breathed out softly. She then turned the engine off and unbuckled her seatbelt, putting the car keys into her pocket.

She opened the door, hearing a dog barking. There was a little Shiba-inu puppy jumping around Pearl's car and waving its tail, greeting their guest.

"Oh, hello there." Pearl closed the door and kneeled down to meet that little barking ball of fur. She tried to rub the puppy's head, but the Shiba managed to jump right into Pearl's lap, making her fall onto her back. The dog was waving its curled tail wildly and licking Pearl's face, not planning to stop. The poor girl couldn't even take a breath nor get the dog off of her.

After a moment of the sweetest terror that has ever happened to her, someone softly giggled, standing not too far from Pearl. "She likes you."

Pearl then turned her head, finally getting the dog's wet tongue away from her face, finding Lapis leaning her side against the wide doorframe, arms crossed on her chest and a dog lead tossed over her neck.

"Yeah..." Pearl giggled. "Probably."

"... Pumpkin, get down." Lapis snorted and quickly approached Pearl to help her get out of that adorable trap. She offered Pearl her hand and helped her up onto her feet.

"Are you okay?" Lapis dusted the ash off of her; her back, her shoulders, her... chest. She stopped, pulling back. Her cheeks turned hot.

They both flushed red as their eyes met. They were so close to each other and none of them even noticed that just yet.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Pearl added after a brief moment of silence, dusting the loam from her hair.

"Great." The equestrian tittered, forgetting she was still watching Pearl. Lapis then pulled a dog collar out of her pocket and attached it to the lead. "Ready for a walk?"

Pearl nodded without a word, wide smile danced on her cheeks. She watched Lapis as she was giving the dog its collar. Immediately, the small dog started biting the lead and trying to get rid of it.

Pearl let out a chuckle, cupping her mouth. "She's sweet."

"Yeah, and always hungry." Lapis added and stood up. "Just like me."

Pearl couldn't stop herself from giggling again. 'Yeah... sweet...' "... So, where are we going?" She wondered.

"Let yourself be taken by surprise." Lapis gave her friend a grin. "You're gonna love it."