require some
attention, to train Ariana to do the tricks Cecil had in mind would
take some time. “We’ll work on it” she promised and then wondered
what she had gotten into.
They started with easy tricks like Ariana
lying on the back of the horses. The horses didn’t mind and Ariana
grew more comfortable and more confident as time went on. When she
stood on the back of one and managed to go around the arena without
falling off they celebrated with a hug but that was a long time in
coming, in the meantime she got bruises, she got bumped, and she
laughed herself silly at the accidents they had. Maggie wasn’t as
amused because she was responsible if Ariana broke anything.
“ Are you okay?” she rushed
to pick up Ariana followed by Feathers who was watching with her
good naturedly when she took a particularly nasty fall from the
back of Beau.
“ Jeez, that hurts” she said
rubbing her backside and then blushing at the intimacy of it. Since
they had been working so hard at every opportunity Ariana had begun
to wear dungarees like Maggie to make it easier to ride. The
tightness around her derriere and the bruising that was sure to be
there felt a little odd to her at the moment.
“ Are you hurt anywhere
else?” Maggie fretted.
“ Help me up and we will see”
Ariana held out her hand so Maggie could pull her up from the
ground. As she did so they ended up nose to nose practically.
Ariana caught her breath being so close; Maggie took an immediate
step back and began looking her friend over turning her from side
to side and brushing off stray pieces of hay. “Hey, careful there”
Ariana objected as she brushed at her derriere which was badly
hurting right now. The intimacy of that brush was what she objected
to, not the pain of the bruise. Maggie stopped her hand immediately
thinking she had hurt her friend but when they looked into each
other’s eyes there was a strange look in Ariana’s that confused
Maggie who blushed and turned away.
“ Nothing broken, you want to
go again or should I turn him loose” Maggie asked as she whistled
at Beau who’s ears twitched at the call and he looked at her like
‘are you serious?’ She whistled a second time and he immediately
came towards her.
“ I don’t know if I should,
if I can handle that again” Ariana rubbed her own backside,
ostensibly to rid it of hay and debris from the ground but more to
emphasize the pain.
“ Sure you can” Maggie
encouraged her.
“ You show me!” Ariana
taunted her.
Maggie smiled as she did
just that. Ariana watched in wonder as Maggie, dressed in dungarees
and a button down blouse got on the waiting Beau. Beau, sensing the
difference in weight immediately and smelling Maggie, his Maggie, immediately
starting behaving differently, or at least that was how Ariana
viewed it as she watched Maggie, seemingly effortlessly control the
horse, ride him, lay on him, lay across him, even lay under him as
he trotted, walked, and even galloped around the make-shift arena.
It was incredible to see, Maggie’s slim body in poses that Ariana
could only hope to achieve. It moved her; she wasn’t the only one
as others from the circus gathered near the fence line to watch the
impromptu show.
“ Can you do that?” one of
the children asked Ariana in wonder.
Ariana shook her head as her breath caught
watching Maggie gracefully dance around the body of the horse which
didn’t seem to mind and in fact was showing off with his tail held
high and his neck cocked to maximize the wind through his mane.
“But I will” she said determinedly, it was too beautiful not to
want to emulate it.
Weeks and shows later
Ariana, while never as good as Maggie was able to do some of the
tricks as she learned under Maggie’s watchful eyes. The first time
she managed to curve her body around under Ashes she was so excited
as she got off his broad back and ran to give Maggie an exuberant
hug. “I did it, I did it!” she said excitedly.
Maggie laughed with
attention, to train Ariana to do the tricks Cecil had in mind would
take some time. “We’ll work on it” she promised and then wondered
what she had gotten into.
They started with easy tricks like Ariana
lying on the back of the horses. The horses didn’t mind and Ariana
grew more comfortable and more confident as time went on. When she
stood on the back of one and managed to go around the arena without
falling off they celebrated with a hug but that was a long time in
coming, in the meantime she got bruises, she got bumped, and she
laughed herself silly at the accidents they had. Maggie wasn’t as
amused because she was responsible if Ariana broke anything.
“ Are you okay?” she rushed
to pick up Ariana followed by Feathers who was watching with her
good naturedly when she took a particularly nasty fall from the
back of Beau.
“ Jeez, that hurts” she said
rubbing her backside and then blushing at the intimacy of it. Since
they had been working so hard at every opportunity Ariana had begun
to wear dungarees like Maggie to make it easier to ride. The
tightness around her derriere and the bruising that was sure to be
there felt a little odd to her at the moment.
“ Are you hurt anywhere
else?” Maggie fretted.
“ Help me up and we will see”
Ariana held out her hand so Maggie could pull her up from the
ground. As she did so they ended up nose to nose practically.
Ariana caught her breath being so close; Maggie took an immediate
step back and began looking her friend over turning her from side
to side and brushing off stray pieces of hay. “Hey, careful there”
Ariana objected as she brushed at her derriere which was badly
hurting right now. The intimacy of that brush was what she objected
to, not the pain of the bruise. Maggie stopped her hand immediately
thinking she had hurt her friend but when they looked into each
other’s eyes there was a strange look in Ariana’s that confused
Maggie who blushed and turned away.
“ Nothing broken, you want to
go again or should I turn him loose” Maggie asked as she whistled
at Beau who’s ears twitched at the call and he looked at her like
‘are you serious?’ She whistled a second time and he immediately
came towards her.
“ I don’t know if I should,
if I can handle that again” Ariana rubbed her own backside,
ostensibly to rid it of hay and debris from the ground but more to
emphasize the pain.
“ Sure you can” Maggie
encouraged her.
“ You show me!” Ariana
taunted her.
Maggie smiled as she did
just that. Ariana watched in wonder as Maggie, dressed in dungarees
and a button down blouse got on the waiting Beau. Beau, sensing the
difference in weight immediately and smelling Maggie, his Maggie, immediately
starting behaving differently, or at least that was how Ariana
viewed it as she watched Maggie, seemingly effortlessly control the
horse, ride him, lay on him, lay across him, even lay under him as
he trotted, walked, and even galloped around the make-shift arena.
It was incredible to see, Maggie’s slim body in poses that Ariana
could only hope to achieve. It moved her; she wasn’t the only one
as others from the circus gathered near the fence line to watch the
impromptu show.
“ Can you do that?” one of
the children asked Ariana in wonder.
Ariana shook her head as her breath caught
watching Maggie gracefully dance around the body of the horse which
didn’t seem to mind and in fact was showing off with his tail held
high and his neck cocked to maximize the wind through his mane.
“But I will” she said determinedly, it was too beautiful not to
want to emulate it.
Weeks and shows later
Ariana, while never as good as Maggie was able to do some of the
tricks as she learned under Maggie’s watchful eyes. The first time
she managed to curve her body around under Ashes she was so excited
as she got off his broad back and ran to give Maggie an exuberant
hug. “I did it, I did it!” she said excitedly.
Maggie laughed with
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