~Friends Never Give Up~

[Savina]

Delia nervouslytapped her fingers against the door panel of the truck, while CRystal, who was dirving, grinned consolingly at her. Pulling the truck into the parking lot beside the trails, Crsytal quickly shut off the truck, and urged Delia to get out..
Delia was deeling nervous, and Crystal could understand why. After her horrible past, the girl could get so nervous around others...

Delia climbed out of the truck, and hurried to the trailer, where Crystal's mare, Sierra, was eagerly waiting to be unloaded. Crsytal had offered to let Delia ride her, since Sierra really needed the ride, and Crystal really needed to spend some time teaching her filly, Navajo, some ground manners, which included trailer loading, the filly's greatest fear..

Delia opened the trailer doors, and forgot her fears for the moment as she untied the mare, and led her out of the stal.. Crstl was already pulling her tack out of the small tack room at the front of the trailer. Delia ted the mare to the side of the trailer and quickly retrieved the blanket, placing it on the now prancing bucskins back. The mare was quite beautiful with no white markings and such dark black socks. She eagerly held still long enough for Delia to slip on her blanket, and then the slightly heavy western saddle, though it was light for western tack. Buckling the girth quickly, She took the bridle Crystal was holding out for her, and slipped the bit into the mare's mouth after removing her halter and lead, and placing it in the saddle bags that were hanging from her saddle horn, speaking encouraging words to keep her still while she buckled everything.

Crystal waved to her, and stood nearby as Delia mounted the mare, and let her trot slow circles around the parking lot, as she awaited her friend's arrival. It seemed so weird to her, to say she had a friend. She was so shy, and it was all because of her past.. So often she wished she could erase it, but nothing she did could change what happened.. She wondered how this girl would like her, if only she knew the real reason she was so shy..

[Maggie]

Layla Livaland pulled down the stirrup leathers from her english eventing saddle. She had just cleaned it hours before and it looked pretty good and conditioned from what she could tell. Monte was pretty high spirited as she hadn't ridden him for a week or so because of the storms, even though the indoor was on the farm Layla hardly had time to fit riding in at six o'clock when she had exams and essays to do for school before vaction ended. Although today she was going to go for a ride, as the weather had cleared up and all was beginning to become Spring once again Layla and her new found friend Delia had planned on a trail ride and she intended on going.

"Easy Monte, you've been out here a million times now stand still." She said as she buckled her helmet and walked towards the mounting block stand up on it before putting a foot in the stirrup and swinging onto the geldings back. He stood still only until he felt her settle in the saddle and gather reins and he began to trot in place. Layla rolled her eyes as she gently pulled back then released letting the prancy gelding walk on. "You are such a loser." She gave a laugh as she walked him down the long gravel driveway from Greenridge Acres down the road and into Sycamore Trails.

A couple minutes later and Layla and Monte viered into the parking lot of the Sycamore Trails. A rider ontop of another buckskin trotted in circles and Layla reconized Delia atop the handsome horse. Monte nickered toward the buckskin and pawed the ground. Layla pulled back lightly on the reins and sat deeper in the saddle knowing the buckskin ponies antics sometimes he could be such a pain. "Hey!" She called as she let Monte have his head and trot towards the rider and horse before she halted him a good amount of space away.

"Sorry I took so long, Monte decided to be a pain in the..." Layla stopped herself as she looked towards Crystal and laughed "but." She finished and waved a hello to Crystal. "Hey, Crystal" she waved towards the older girl with a smile as she looked back towards Delia. It was sort of funny, Layla talked to much for her own good while Delia barely talked although they seemed to have gotten along fine before and Layla liked having the girls company and she also seemed like a nice girl that just needed someone to get her out of her shell.

[Savina]

Delia heard a horse aproaching, and glanced up fron wathing Sierra 's head bob in time with her steps, to see Monte and Layla headed toward them. She pulled gently on the reins, pulling the protestant mare back to a walk, then stopping a few feet away from Monte. The two horses had never met, but Sierra usually got along with almost everyone..
Delia waved goodbye to Crsystal, and waited for her to leave before they would begin their ride.
Crystal grinned at Layla as she pondered over whether to say Butt, or something else..
"Hey Ellie, you two keep eachother uninjured okay? I bet Secret would be awful upset if you came back with a broke arm Delia!" She grinned, and waved goodbye, starting the truck up adn slowly pulling it out of the parking lot. She knew neither horse was afraid of cars, trucks, or anything like that, but she took it slow anyways, easing onto the road and waving as she drove off.

Delia smiled and waved to Crystal, before turning back to Layla."Ready?" She asked her shyly, gesturing for her to start first. The trail was wide enough for both horses to walk side by side, but Delia waited for Layla to start first, since Sierra was larger, and she would take longer quicker strides.
She struggled to keep herself from locking up, which she tended to do when she started to like someone... Delia knew she would never make it if another friend betrayed her...Layla probably wouldn't like me if she knew what my past was like, she thought to herself..