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“Hey hold up, Elise!”
Sakura wasn’t used to riding as much as her partner.
Said partner was already darting so far ahead that Sakura cant even know whether she can even here her moaning…
“Oh come onnnn, Sakura!” Elise commanded the horse to stop, which coming from a canter did bring about a massive dust cloud.
Stepping off her steed, the princess waited for her partner to catch up.
The weather was just perfect for it, so Elise wanted to go riding as per usual of course, but of course with her visit joining her!
“Alright, here I am.” Visibly tired Sakura replied after a few minutes.
“Hehehe, and you’re sure you don’t just wanna piggy pack on mine after all?”
“No, no I’m fine, thank you.”
“Good cause I don’t know how we’d get yours home otherwise!”
Elise started snickering like mad from that.
Sakura just stared at her stone faced, then burst out into a snicker of her own.
“I feel like I just ended up on the end of a joke, hehe.”
“Well I guess you did, in a way, haha”
Elise couldn’t stop laughing for a while.
“Well i guess we should get on with it then, before it gets too late.”
“Yes, Elise, of course,” Sakura got ready to mount her horse again, “just this time, please, don’t go so fast again…”
“Don’t worrrrry so much, Sakura! I’ll be right next to you!”
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Riding feels so nice! Just letting the wind go through your hair, step it up, ride and ride!
Galloping and then slowing back to canter, finding the best angle, the best route.
It feels so free, so unrestricted.
Nothing like back then…
“Ah Sakura, isn’t this so nice!?” Elise proclaimed, in her ecstasy.
“Sakura?”
“OOOPS!”
Another full stop, another dust cloud.
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“I seriously mean it, Elise,” Sakura seemed almost annoyed,
“I cannot keep it up like that!”
“I already said I'm sorry, it just happened!!!”
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“Pray tell sister,” Leo leaned on a nearby wall – his face almost unrecognizable in the dusk – watching her sister bring the horse back to its stable spot.
“How did the Ride out go?”
“Well don’t you find this so funny~”
“Slightly, yes.”
“I think that Nohrian riding style is not quite my cup of tea…”
“Oh dont talk like that Sakura, I’m sure you’ll get a liking for it! Tell you what, we should just do it again, tomor-”
“Thank you! I think i erm- broke my leg!”
“Quite good footings for a broken leg,” Leo snickered for a moment, seemingly amused by the folly of youth or something Leo like that.
“Stop it, Leo!”
“Sorry, sorry.” Leo looked almost sheepishly, “but seriously, next time maybe ease her into it more.”
“I just got carried away, okay!” she told her brother, if he could even hear it over the sound of his ego walking away form the awkwardness.
Well no matter, Elise thought as she fed her horsy, she’ll find a way to get the girl to enjoy riding with her.
What are friends for after all :P