running to, or away?(Iris)

[Kain]

kain was so suprised by this outburst he fell straight back, off the saddle and onto the ground. she had gotten so angry all of a sudden, all over some plants. Maybe i should rethink this plant thing if she can get so passionate over it. "I'm sorry, i didnt mean to be rude, i just didnt realise that plants were that important."

Pushing himself up he looked at the mountain pony who didnt even heed the fact that kain fell off, and was continueing to walk. "I'll try to learn about plants, and not be so rude if you can help me catch my mountain pony"

[Iris Dove]

Kain fell straight off the side of the pony, landing on his side on top of a small patch of grass and a few rocks, Iris ran as fast as she could after the pony, kicking up stones and dust in her stead. The pony had begun trotting away. When she got close enough, she grabbed the pony's reigns, as it neighed, frightened, and stood on its hind legs. Iris stood in front of the horse, wondering how best to calm it down, and ignoring Kain entirely.

It continued to wave its front legs, and stand on its hind ones for a moment, its mane waving about its head wildly, its tail dragging on the ground, surely collecting little bits of dirt and dust. Iris tugged down on the reigns. The pony pulled its head to the right, nearly knocking Iris off her feet with the sudden force.

Iris' right foot came forward to brace her body as she pulled on the reigns again, her hands growing red, hot, and sore as she tried to control the startled pony. A bead of sweat appeared on her brow as she grit her teeth and the pony placed all of its feet on the ground.

The pony was snorting, and stomping its feet on the ground angrily. Iris was still holding the reigns in both of her hands. "Whoa there," she said to the pony, as a stone flicked out from beneath its front right hoof.

Its head was shifting wildly from left to right, its eyes were wide, filled with trepidation. "Shhhh, it's ok," Iris said as she lifted her right hand from the reigns and patted its nose.

"The silly human just fell off of you is all," Iris said, as the pony gradually began to calm down. Its breathing growing slower, and more regular, it wasn't snorting anymore.

Satisfied, Iris held onto the reigns with her left hand, and looked around for Kain, but she didn't see him anywhere.

[Kain]

Looking after Iris running after his pony, kain sighed. So much for the divine luck, Ionu must really be taking an intrest in his misfurtune. Pushing himself up kain dusted himself off and started running as fast as he could to catch up with iris and the pony.

Coming in sight of the two, just as Iris managed to calm it down, kain doubled over, hands on his knee's, breathing heavy. "Geez...it's been...way to long...since i ran that much" shaking his head a nd taking a couple deep breaths he stood up and walked closer to iris. "Thanks for catching him. and uh, as i said early, i'm sorry for being so rude." And ionu, kain prayed silently, please keep the pranks on those around me. i like em when there on me to, but it's kinda hard to escape from zeltiva when it happens.

[Iris Dove]

Iris heard footsteps long before anything came into view, but when she had managed to calm the pony down, Kain came running before doubling over, panting like a dog, and clutching his knees in his hands. "Geez...its been...way too long... since I ran that much," he said, trying to catch his breath. Iris simply stifled a chuckle, what a silly human she thought, as she patted the pony's nose again, watching as Kain shook his head before getting back up, his blonde hair whipping around his face.

Kain walked over to Iris as an amused smile crept across her face, her eyes flashing. "Thanks for catching him, and uh, as I said earlier, I'm sorry for being so rude," Kain said. Iris nodded, and held the reigns out to him, "just make sure you stay ON your pony this time." Iris chuckled, her eyes glancing up and down his form, wondering how he'd react, and if he'd expect her to mount the pony and ride along for a while. Was he tired enough to trade modes of transportation yet? Or were the huffs and puffs and shallow breathing noises that Kain seemed to be attempting to conceal merely a figment of Iris' imagination?

[Kain]

Kain smiled slightly, happy to see iris smiling again. however as he looked at the reigns held out to him he shook his head. "i uh think i'll walk. you should ride for a bit. Wouldnt want you getting tired out" he chuckled slightly. There was no way he was gonna ride that pony in front of iris again, he already fell off once, he wont do it again.

But what will i do when she insists on my turn. i dont know if i could say no, but i also cant embaress myself infront of her like that again. Sighing quitly he examined Iris, trying to memorize every detail of her. This woman was definatly one worthy of being remembered.

[Iris Dove]

"I uh.. think I'll walk. You should ride for a bit. Wouldn't want you getting tired out," Kain said, and chuckled slightly. Iris nodded, walking over to the side of the pony, and grabbing the far side of the saddle. She jumped up and tried to pull herself onto the saddle, but with no luck. She tried again, still nothing.

Iris looked down, slightly embarrassed, her cheeks a pale pink. Maybe she should try something else, she thought, as she put her hands in the middle of the saddle, and pushed down on them, trying to get herself up, nothing.

Finally, she looked down again, and noticed them, stirrups! AKA stepping stones for the athletically challenged. Iris grabbed the middle of the saddle with her hands, and put her right foot in the stirrup before swinging her leg over the other side, and finally, mounting the pony successfully. Phew, she thought, thinking that she had actually managed not to make herself look too stupid, although, she did think that flying would still be a lot easier than this.

Iris gripped the reigns in both of her hands, not really knowing what to do with them. "Move!" she called, as she sat up straight in the saddle, silently willing the horse to get going before he made her look foolish, well, more so than she already did, she was sure.

Iris' eyes bore holes into the pony's dark brown mane, as it whinnied, and refused to go. "Um... please?" she asked it, willing it to go again, but getting no where fast.

Then she remembered that Kain had kicked it. Maybe that's how you get it to move? she thought, as she gave the pony a swift kick with her right leg, digging the stirrup into its side a bit. Iris hoped that she hadn't hurt it, surely the animal had feelings just like she and Kain, and certainly, it didn't really want to be carrying them around on their long journey.

Iris instantly felt bad for the pony, tears starting to well up in her ducts. Making her vision blur, and her black eyes appear glassy, maybe even momentarily grey. She didn't want to cry for the animal, surely Kain would think her soft, or an idiot for doing so, but she couldn't help it, she'd hate having to carry someone on her back all day, and receive next to nothing, if not nothing, for her hard work.

The pony, however, didn't seem to notice, or cry along with her, and she couldn't talk to it and tell it how she felt like she could do with birds. So, instead, she merely cried as silently as she could, her eyes growing puffy and red, and tears streaking down her face, as the pony walked along, its hooves clicking down against stone, as Kain walked beside it.

[Kain]

Watching iris try and scramble onto the pony, it took all of kains self-control not to bust out laughing. So i was worried about making a fool of myself for nothing, we both have no experience. About to comment on this, he stopped himself when he noticed the tears running down her face. What had i done?! and i thought we were finally getting better. How can i make this better, maybe flowers? yea. Stopping quickly and picking a couple of wild flowers growing on the side of the path.

Running to catch up with iris, he held out the flowers, smiling slightly. "Whats wrong, and whatever it is, i hope theese flowers can help" reaching up to move his bangs out of his eye's he quietly prayed to ionu to stay out of the way this time, and not mess it up. Iris was to important to lose because of a divine prank.

[Iris Dove]

"What's wrong, and whatever it is, I hope these flowers can help," Kain said as he held out a small patch of yellow and white flowers to her. None of them had leaves, and their stems were short, not more than a few inches. The white flower's petals were small, and oblong, and had a white center, the yellow ones had even smaller petals than the white one, and more rounded. They reminded Iris of buttercups.

Iris looked down at Kain from atop the pony, as she moved his bangs out of his eyes with his hand. He was holding the flowers out to her with a big stupid grin on his face, some of his front teeth exposed, for the most part, they were a pretty bright white, like pearls, although they were tinted a yellow-ish brown at the edges, closest to his gum.

Iris reached for them, as she squeezed her legs into the pony's side a little more. She managed to pluck one of them out of Kain's hand, a white one, before the pony broke into a trot through the pass, kicking up stones and a small trail of just, "wahhh, what are you doing?" she yelled at the pony, as she bumped up and down in the saddle, pulling wildly on the reigns, hoping it'd stop, the flower somehow always staying on her dress.

But all pulling up on the reigns did was make the horse buck a bit, and wave its head wildly back and forth, mane swaying with each swift movement.

Iris' legs clenched onto the pony more tightly, and the single white flower in her lap fell and fluttered to the ground. The pony stomped on it a few moments later, crushing all of the white petals, and scattering them across the ground as it snorted and neighed.

"Calm down!" Iris called to the pony, wishing it'd do something, but it didn't. Iris started to panic, how do you even ride a horse? she wondered, as the pony continued to stomp the ground angrily; before turning around and around in circles, like a dog chasing its own tail.

Iris let up on the reigns, and the pony stopped moving. Phew, Iris thought, as she looked around her to see where Kain was, black eyes scoring the surface, hoping he didn't see too much.

[Kain]

kain sighed, what was with all the running? He'ed be as fit as a bull at this rate, if he had to keep on chasing after that stupid pony. Shaking his head he chased after the pair, who quickly disapeared over the horizen. Kain crested got close enough to see iris just in time to watch her spin in circles on the pony, before finaly getting it under control.

This was the last straw, kain couldnt hold it in anymore. Falling on his back kain just started laughing uncontrollably, silently thanking ionu for this display. He knew he wasnt being very nice to iris, but things had been to uptight, he had to laugh.

[Iris Dove]

Iris looked up and saw Kain lying on the ground, eyes scrunched tight, hands switching between slapping his knees and holding his chest as he laughed. What's he laughing at? she wondered, realizing that she and he and the pony were the only ones around for a long ways.

Iris' face turned red, he's laughing at me! she realized, as she wrapped the reigns around her hands, trying to get a better grip on them. Iris' brow furrowed and she glared over at Kain's laughing form. Her eyes flashed hot, with invisible angry flames, and she marched that pony right over to Kain, so she was practically on top of him.

"Something funny?" Iris asked, thinking that he was the idiot who had fallen off the pony, at least she could actually stay mounted on the creature.

Iris squinted her eyes, the sun was shining directly in them. Her lips parted, exposing her front teeth, as though she were about to say something more, realizing that she had nothing else to say however, she quickly shut her mouth again, and resumed glaring down at Kain.