Hey! This is going to be a bit of a long chapter because I'm introducing new charachter for my story! I hope you all like it!

Chapter 11




Early in the morning, it was very cold and grey outside. Karilla found herself with absolutely nothing to do. She then decides to do something that is her absolute passion, the reason why she spends days on end at the stable, Take Raven out for a ride.


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Karilla puts the saddle on Raven’s back and tightens the girth strap around the horse’s belly...



When suddenly, she hears a loud noise that alerts her and Raven. It was the stray cat that had made its home in the hay loft. It had decided to go hunting for rats and ran out of the stable, knocking over a pail and a broom.



Raven suddenly goes into a frenzy, she rears up and bucks wildly, akin to how Fury acted before Mike’s arrival, while Karilla tries to calm the Buckskin/Andulasian mare down.

“Easy girl, it’s just the stray cat! Calm down, girlfriend!!!!”



But it’s too late; Raven rears, kicks Karilla down and canters away, after the stray cat.

“RAVEN, COME BACK!!!! Damn it! I have to ask Jack to do something about that freakin’ cat!!!!”



Jack is out giving Buddy his exercise, so riding the first horse she ever rode at the stable before her and her family bought Raven is out of the question. Marissa and Jennifer are total sticklers when it comes to other people riding their horses, after an incident when Jennifer rode Marissa’s horse and hurt his leg. She then spots Fury in his stall, thinking that being Mike’s girlfriend earns her extra trust points, she lets Fury out and tries to ride him, but Fury has other plans.

“Listen Fury, Raven escaped the stables and I need to ride you so I can catch her. You’re the only horse that’s fast enough and....DON’T SNORT AT ME!!! Hey!! No biting either!!!! FINE!!! I’ll get Mike!



“MIKE!!! I NEED YOU!"
“I’m right here, babe. What’s up?”
“We have to take Fury out! Raven ran away from the stable.”
“What? Why?
“I’ll tell you while you’re riding!”



Mike then mounts his best friend and Karilla decides to walk next to him.

“So what happened, exactly?”
“Well, for starters. I’m not sure if Raven is a horse or a Golden Retriever with hooves and a black mane and tail. She LOVES to chase after things like cats and squirrels and rabbits, and I bet that I can play fetch with Raven if I wanted to. I love Raven with all my heart, but I swear she is too stupid for her own good.”
“Ha ha!!! a dog horse!”
“That’s basically Raven for ya.”
“Wait...look in the distance.....that horse has a saddle...but no rider. That’s gotta be her! Climb on, Karilla and hold on tight!”



Karilla jumps on Fury in tandem with Mike as he kicks the stallion’s side and springs into high-gear. Karilla and Mike begin to chase after Raven......



But what Mike and Karilla don’t know is that there is another rider pursuing Karilla’s horse.




Mike and Karilla were just about to reach Raven. That was when seemingly out of nowhere, another man, about Mike's age riding a horse jumped out of the shadows in front of Mike and Karilla and what they saw absolutely amazed them. The horse the young man was riding was probably the most stunning, mesmerizing, and gorgeous black Friesian stallion that Mike or Karilla ever seen. And the man riding the horse had looks that could give Chris Hemsworth or Matt Bomer a run for their money. A wide, pronounced chiseled jaw line, well-styled hair, facial stubble, and a deep, soothing voice that could give anyone male or female an ear-orgasm. And he was incredibly built, large muscles that bulged from his long sleeved shirt. However, Mike was a little distrustful of the guy.



“Listen, bro. I have 14 years of MMA under my belt, if you even THINK of hurting my girlfriend’s horse in any way. I won’t hesitate to-“
“I...just saw the horse with a saddle but without a rider....and I wanted to see who it belonged to. I mean no harm to anyone, ok? My name is Jason Weiss.”
“I’m Karilla Johnson, and this is my boyfriend, Mike Schaefer, Nice to meet you!”




Mike dismounted Fury and went down to shake Jason’s hand.

“Sorry about that, We got off on the wrong foot.”
“Don’t sweat it, pal! Do you guys ride around here?”
“Yes we do actually, there’s some horse stables not far from here.”
“That’s actually perfect timing! I was interested in some work.”
“Well.....You’ve met the right people!”



Mike, Karilla and Jason ride their horses back to the stables, where Jennifer is waiting. She already knows that Mike is already going steady with Karilla, but everything changes when she feasts her eyes on the handsome man on the black stallion, Jason Weiss....

“Hey, K. who’s the hunk?”
“Jason? This is one of my best friends in the whole wide world, Jennifer Bettencourt. This is Jason Weiss, he is thinking about getting a job as a stablehand.”
“Hello, Jennifer. Can I call you ‘Jenny’?”
“Well, everybody else calls me that, I don’t see why not...”



After meeting Jason, Jennifer immediately whips out her cell phone and calls Marissa, who is at the local shopping mall with some other friends of theirs.

“Marissa?! O.M.G the absolute BEST thing just happened to me!!!”
“Take a chill pill, Jenny! What happened!”
“I just met ANOTHER Oh my God, SUPER MUY CALIENTE guy that rides horses!!!”
“No. Way.”
“Way!”
“What’s his name?!”
“His name is Jason. He is soooooo freakin’ hot it’s not even funny. Just take all of the hot celebs that you have a crush on, like....Joe Manganiello from True Blood.
“The werewolf? Yeah! He’s so hot!”
“Well, imagine him like times hotter and you got the guy I saw today!! and guess what? He’s thinking about WORKING at the stables!”
“O.M.F.G I HAVE TO SEE HIM!!!”



Later that day, Mike goes up to find Jason hanging out by the corral. Still angry at himself for his first words to him being threats to beat him up, a step backward in his book when it comes to his attitude, he finds this as the perfect opportunity to apologize to him and hopefully formulate a good friendship, a “bromance” between them.

“Hey.”
“Hey Mike! What’s new?”
“I...just wanted to say that....I’m sorry I threatened to kick your ass when I first met you. You really seem like a nice guy.”
“Hey, don’t sweat it! Nobody’s perfect, man. Oh and by the way, thank you for giving this job opportunity to me, it means a lot to me. You know....Even though growing up in a wealthy family can get pretty annoying after a while; it does have some perks, like my riding skills. I’ve been riding horses since by the time I learned to walk, I can ride both English and Western and in high school? Fugghetaboutit! handsome, muscular, rich, rides horses. I was every girl’s dream boyfriend. A lot of the guys on the football team were a bit jealous, I’ll tell you that!”



“I forgot to mention this to you before. Jason, that black horse of yours is......INDESCRIBABLY beautiful.”
“Thanks dude, His name is Dante and he’s a nine year old Friesian stallion, and he’s my absolute best friend. I feel as if when you bond with an equine, you have a friend for life.”
“That’s definitely true with my horse, Fury. Sometimes I feel like Fury is my only true friend. I guess he knows I saved his life. Fury was a very dangerous and wild horse who killed his previous owner by stomping him to death. When I first encountered him, he was deemed a danger to himself and to others and he was scheduled to be euthanized by animal police. I guess the reason why I even tamed him to begin with was because he was such a beautiful creature and I didn’t want him to die, and as a result....this beautiful friendship started because of that.”
“That’s....scarily similar with Dante. Because Dante’s a stallion, stallions are much more aggressive and spirited than mares or geldings. However, Dante didn’t kill his previous owner, thank God. He unfortunately did brutally attack other stallions on the previous owner’s stud farm; they were probably fighting over a mare. Because the owner of the stud farm didn’t train him well, Dante’s rampages became too much to deal with and he sold him. I think it was four years ago today when I was still in high school when I discovered him for sale. He was quarantined, and like your horse Fury, was also declared a danger to himself and others and was going to be put down. But the way he would thrash around in the holding pen, rearing and bucking at the door, I wasn't scared of him, Instead I was just mesmerized by his spirit and beauty..... My parents were totally against me buying a dangerous horse and were already thinking about buying me a prized chestnut mare, but I just felt this connection with Dante. They went through all the trouble hiring horse trainers to break Dante, but I managed to tame him all by myself.....and as a result, it’s like I said earlier.

Once your bond with an equine, you have a friend for life....