“Yes this is my daughter Skylar.” clicking his tongue at me to say hello. I ignored them all, it wasn’t like I wanted this so there was no reason for me to be polite. “Please forgive her, she’s a bit of a handful.” smiling at the men and giving me a dirty look. “There is nothing to apologize about, I can understand her not wanting to have her freedom taken away.” red head spoke. This caught me off guard and I turned to face him. His over whelming smile made me forget to look away.
“Aww you are very kind, Mr Jun.”
“Not at all, we are pleased to even see the sight of such a lovely woman.” His sweet dripping words never stopped. Finally snapping out of my stupid dumb founded look, I turned around for the door. “Skylar?” My father called, I stopped and turned to look at him. “ I have plans to keep father. Do as you wish.” Opening the door and walking out. Sitting back down in his seat, he sighed. “She really is going to be a lot of work.” looking at the men.
“Yes I remember you mentioning that in our phone calls.” Jun replied looking at his brother. “Well I guess we should see what she does in her daily life.” folding his arms behind his back and standing. “Yes you might want to hurry, Sky isn’t found of men and she’ll most likely run and hide from you.” smiling with his eyes closed, my father tried to make it a bad joke. They smiled at him and left, my father took in a deep breath. “Please oh merciful gods let this work.” Bowing his head.
They walked down the hallway and entered the main hall, looking around for me. “Lady Skylar” a maid called. “Yes” there ears perked up. “You forgot your whip” the maid ran past the men and down the other hall. Stopping both men looked at each other, wide eyed. “Oh thank you.” taking it from her. Lifting my head to see both looking right at me. “Ohh great!” turning on my boot heels and exiting the house. The sound of fast moving feet, made me know they were flowing me.
The small gravel made loud sounds as we walked towards the stable. Stopping abruptly I turned around, to see they were a lot closer then I thought. “Alright! Lesson hear you two, I have no interest in you what so ever. Nor do I care why my father picked you. Your wasting your time.” folding my arms up. “Ohh, well if its alright we’d like to see what you do day to day.” Jun smiled politely. Catching me off guard. “err your know what, whatever I’ll just pretend your not here.” turning around and storming off. Jun kept smiling, Cain on the other hand was watching my every move.
“This should be fun” folding his arms up and looking over at Jun. “Indeed.” walking behind me. I reached the stables as one of our stable hands was grabbing a large buckskin. The horse screamed and stamped its feet on the hard ground. “Hey!” Screaming and running to them. Rearing the horse knocked the man over onto his butt. I got there just as the horse came down. “Easy boy, easy” taking the lead rope. “What are you doing” yelling at the boy.
His face had turned white, and he didn’t have much to say. “I’m sorry Miss Skylar.” getting to his feet. “Everyone knows not to touch this stallion, why were you messing with him?” holding the horse still. “I was told you had a lesson today.” answering me quickly. “So?” glaring. “I thought you wanted him already before you come out.” He was sweating now. I shighed heavily “Please don’t touch him again, he doesn’t like anyone else but me.” walking the horse away. Jun and Cain stood as I walked the horse calmly down the alleyway.
With the horse brushed off and all cleaned up, I got on right inside the stable. “Miss Skylar?” A woman’s voice called from behind me. “Yes?” halting the stud. “Your not tacked up?” looking me and the horse over. “I don’t feel like doing a lesson today, were just going to mess around bare back.” Smiling at her. “Ohh alright, where is your helmet?” putting her hands on her hips. “Ohh sorry got to go.” kicking the stallion to trot off. “Skylar!” She yelled running out of the barn. “Does she always do that?” Asked Jun to the riding teacher. “Ohh well yes, Sky is a very special girl. Her mother had brought that stallion home as a colt for her, and when she died Sky spent most if not all her time with the colt.” Watching me ride in the field. “Aww I see.” Jun turned to watch me as well as Cain.
“You must be the partners, the Master has picked for Skylar” Smiling at them both. “Yes” Cain answered short. “Well good luck.” she laughed turning back to watch. “Why do you say that?” Jun asked without looking at her. “Because Sky hates men.” plainly said. This had both men’s heads looking. “Hates them? Why?”
“Who knows! She use to have a few boyfriends when her mother was alive, but I have a hunch she was hurt by one.” looking long faced. “Umm I guess that would do it.” looking back outside. Messing around with the stallion, we jumped a few small jumps and cantered a circle. The loud barks for the three farm dogs came barreling around the side of the barn. They had a chicken they were after and didn’t even notice me. “Ohh no, Skylar” The teacher screamed out.
It was far past my hearing and the chicken ran right past the stallion, followed by three over barring dogs. He reared and took off like a bolt of lightening. “Skylar” She screamed again watching us clear the four foot fence into the open field. “Cain!” Jun yelled as they both took off running for me. “Easy Buck, easy.” pulling back on the reins while trying to keep my balance.
Everything became a blur as I pulled back one last time, before falling off into a small pond. Screaming out as I hit the water and bounced. “Damn it!” Buck reared and snorted a few times before trotting back over to me. “Damn it Buck” trying to get to my feet. Cain and Jun ran over to me “Miss Skylar” Jun called running into the water with his nice clear suit. “What are you doing?” in disbelief. Cain followed and picked me up.
“Hey! Put me down.” hitting him on the shoulder. “No” looking around and getting out of the water. Jun took the reins off Buck and walked him to my side. “I said put me down.” wiggling in his arms. “Why are you fussing?” He asked staring down at me. “Because your touching me” practically screaming it out. “But I’m not touching you anywhere inappropriate.” blinking a few times. “That’s not the point.” grumbling.
“Are you hurt Miss Skylar?” Jun asked looking me over. My once dry riding pants were soaked along with my white t-shirt which had become see threw. “No, just humiliated.” looking away. Jun’s eyes got bigger, “She’s so cute” getting to close to my face. “Stop it!” blushing and turning away only to face Cain. Smiling at me just as stunning as his brothers. “How long are you going to hold me?” looking for some place to look. They laughed lightly before walking back towards the barn.
Placing me on a bench and standing over me. “Miss Skylar!” The teacher ran over to me completely out of breath. “I’m fine” getting up with water dripping off. “Your soaked” My eyes rolled, “No kidding!” flicking my finger. I took Buck and walked him over to an area to be un-tacked. “Don’t you think, you should let a stable…” I cut her off “No, no one touched Buck but me.” Pulling off the bareback pad. Finishing up I headed back for the house, with two tailgaters. On entering the house my father happen to be passing threw. “Sky…what happened?” looking from me to both men. “A Chicken…” getting more annoyed.
Not understanding he didn’t ask anymore. Leaving and heading down my hallway, both men still with in arms reach of me. “Tilla!” I yelled trying to walk and pull my water filled boots off. “Coming Miss” She called back, making it to me. “My what happened?” She blushed at the sight of the men. “Stupid Chicken…Stupid dogs…err help” flopping on my bedroom floor. She grabbed my boot only to have a small pool of water soak me more.
“Perfect” pulling off the other one. Standing inside my room watching everything, they didn’t make a sound. “umm Miss” She whispered looking sideways at them. “Ignore them.” Pulling off my soaked shirt and tossing it in the hamper. They blushed and tried to look somewhere else. Their facing increased in color when I stripped out of my wet pants. Something croaked close by me. “Huh!” Looking in a mirror to see a tree frog stuck to my head.
My hands lay on the table which held the mirror up, and I started laughing. “Miss?” Tilla walked over to me. “What are you doing up there?” putting a hand on my head. Tilla screamed as she saw the little green creature. “Ohh stop it Tilla, its just a tree frog.” carefully holding him in my hands. “Here we go.” Opening the window and placing him out side. He hopped to a near by tree and crocked again, letting me close the window back up. “Miss how could you touch that…thing?” shaking all over.
“Huh! What’s the big deal?” getting close to her. “Its all slimy and has big eyes” making her fingers into circles around her eyes. Making me laugh, “They’re harmless, besides its my fault for going in his pond.” rolling my shoulders and heading in the bathroom. I stopped noticing both of them were still wet halfway up their pant legs. “Hey?” yelling. They turned to look at me, but blushed harder and turned away. “How long you going to stay wet like that?”