[MustangKnight]

 Owner       >>> Ruby-Skylark
 Name                >>> Jaye
 Gender         >>> Gelded Male
 Adoption Price         >>> 2 uncommons
 Training         >>> [Fully Trained][+1]
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  . friendly
  . gentle
  . loves collecting weird objects

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[MustangKnight]

-First touch-
~It was hot, and quite frankly I wasn't in the greatest mood. School just got out and I grabbed my bag and rushed out of the door. a gust of wind hit me square in the face as I took the path home, raising my spirits. Home wasn't that far but I was in no hurry to get there, so when the two paths met, I took the long way home. the path was overgrown in some areas and I had seen other students taking it home. Mostly two girls, Rhoda.. I think her name was. I could never remember, and its not like I hung out with her. The other girl was also a loner like me, I'd pass her in the hallway sometimes but I've never said hi.
The path was sandy and in some places more then others. You could tell it was getting used though, because of the indents in the sand. 'good thing I have my boots on' I thought. I feel the wind again and looked around, watching the leaves blow in the breeze. When I turned my head back around I was shocked to see a giant mass directly in front of me. I feel back on the ground and scurried backwards as fast as the thick sand would let me. The creature quickly got behind me and grabbed my backpack, slipping out of it, I got into the grass in a rush. Panting I watched this 'Thing' in front of me carefully unzip my backpack, and it started rummaging through it.
I just sat there... I didn't know what else to do. The creature was male, but a more delicate male. He didn't rush, he just carefully picked though my stuff. He then found my toy horse [and before you go and ask me why a highschooler would have a toy horse in her backpack, Imma just say leave me alone, my business not yours. k? alright back with the story], he took it out and put it down on the ground next to him. Then he continued to pick though my stuff, a little while later he grab it up with his freaky looking tail arm thing >.< ew. By this time I had enough. I got up and walked toward him, he didn't notice I was approaching until I grabbed the horse out of his tail. He was so startled that he tried to run but instead only his legs moved, they moved right out from underneath him and he crashed down on his side. A wave of remorse came over me as he just lay shocked on the ground. I came up and touched his check, then set the horse down in front of his massive head. Then I sat down, and waited. I feel asleep and was awaken by the creature nudging me, I heard some people talking and I rose up and when I did the thing ran. I wanted to follow it but it was getting dark so I hurried home, not wanting my parents to worry. Everyday after school I visited him. His name is Dayden and he's my friend.~

[Ruby-Skylark]

~ First Saddle ~

It had taken weeks of patience, and visits every day to gain the trust of Jaye, but it was all worth it. Finally, today was the day that I was going to take a chance and put a saddle on Jaye...I just hoped he wouldn't throw it straight off again? I slowly made my way to where he was stabled, carrying my much-loved saddle in my arms, and tried to see if he was waiting for me.

I had begun bringing treasures for him to find in my backpack, as a distraction for while I was getting him used to wearing a saddle blanket. I'd toss the bag down and wait until Jaye was thoroughly into rummaging before laying weight across his back, it had worked so well that now it didn't even bother him when I put the blanket on.

But today was different, the saddle was much heavier than the blanket so I needed something really special to keep his attention. Today, I had brought a jar full of knick-knacks that I had been adding to, knowing he wouldn't be able to resist opening it and touching/smelling every little item individually. Guaranteed to keep him from knowing what I was up to until it was too late.

I came around the corner of the stable and saw Jaye waiting for, his head poking over the gate, "seeing" me coming and getting excited. I couldn't help but smile at his antics, knowing he was such a sweet boy, and How much I adored him.

When I was close enough, I tossed my bag in his direction and watched as he caught it with his "tail" hand, turning around and heading for the corner to dig out his treat. Once he was fully distracted I opened the gate and snuck inside with the saddle tucked under my arm.

I walked up beside him, knowing he wasn't even caring at that point, and tossed the saddle blanket over Jaye's back. He never even twitched, so I knew it was now or never! I very slowly and carefully laid the saddle over the blanket and reached under his belly, grabbing the other strap and buckling them together. Once that had been accomplished, the hard part was reaching around his chest and fitting the breast strap...there was no way he wouldn't notice me doing that so close to his nostrils.

Suddenly he pulled back to inspect a shell that I had tucked into the bottom of the jar? I knew the smell would be curious to him, so that was my best chance! As he held the shell up, I quickly reached under and got the chest strap connected! Finally, my boy was saddled for the very first time, without even realising it had happened?!

I had a huge smile when he turned to me and gave an experimental shake of his back, then he turned and started exploring the new attachment, not really too worried because it fit well and was comfortable. I gave him a friendly pat, and he nuzzled against my hand, seeming to know that I wasn't intending to cause harm.

I left the saddle on a bit longer, for him to adjust to the weight, and after he'd finished looking at all his treasures, I took the saddle off again and gave him a wipe down before packing my things into my backpack again. As I was leaving, I felt Jaye give me a little push in the back and lean his head over my shoulder, he was standing so close I could feel his breathe.

I felt so lucky to have found such a gentle Neravontii, I hadn't adopted him, he's chosen me.

[Ruby-Skylark]

~ First Ride ~

Today was the day! I couldn't help but be excited as I walked quickly toward the stables where my boy Jaye lived. Today was the day I was going to try and ride him for the first time...I just hoped I didn't get kicked off as quickly as I could get on *LOL*

I had a huge grin on my face as I rounded the corner and saw his cute face peeking over the gate. He knew I was excited, but he wasn't sure why, so he was getting excited as well. I knew that wasn't the best for a first ride, so I did my best to calm myself down as I got everything ready to go.

I grabbed his blanket and saddle and pushed him back as I tried to get through the gate. He was resisting me, but in a playful way, so I knew it wouldn't be too hard to get the saddle on him. Once he was ready to go, I led him outside into the paddock, I figured a large open area would be better than trying to get on inside the cramped stable area, and he seemed happy to be led outside.

After distracting him with his usual bag of goodies, I put one foot into the stirrup and slowly pulled myself up. I could see his ears flicking back and forth, but so far so good? He wasn't trying to buck me off, which I was glad of.

Finally I was fully seated and holding the reins! I couldn't believe how high I was, I could see so much more than when I was walking beside Jaye, it was amazing, and I loved it! Then he shifted under me and realised I was on his back *LOL* the expression on his face was priceless, just before he took off running.

I didn't care a bit! I just held on for dear life and enjoyed every second of our mad dash across the paddock, with the wind in my hair, and my eyes watering, I felt like I was free for the first time, and while he was running madly, I didn't feel like Jaye was actively trying to get rid of me, I think he was just trying it out to see what running with someone on his back felt like?

After a while, I could feel him getting tired, and he started to slow down. I reached over to pet him and give him a wee scratch between his ears and he nuzzled into my hand.

For a first ride, I was pretty sure it had gone as well as it could have. Jaye really didn't seem to mind me being on his back, and he loved the freedom to run, it was only then that I noticed he held something in his tail and laughed out loud. While we'd been running, he hadn't let go of the little toy horse he'd picked out of his goody bag. He'd taken it with him the whole run and when he got tired enough to lay down in the grass, I leaned against him and watched him playing with his new favourite toy.

I knew we were going to be best friends and ride every second we could, we'd both loved it so much.

[Ruby-Skylark]

Jaye Being A Derp