Give Me A Reason. (Catlin/Ria)

[Caitlin Seeger]

Catlin hung on a little tighter, fingers tangled in Bandit’s black mane. Her feet were jammed in the large stirrups of her western saddle as the big dun jumped the paddock fence. They were in the neighboures paddock, jumping a series of fences.

Catlin did this often. Well, not this excatly. But she spent alot of her time breaking in to places, stealing things, going where she was not supposed to. She didn't really care about anyone, other than herself and Bandit.

She was in the middle of a jump, when she heard someone yell at her.

[Ria Darling]

"What in the hell?" Ria kicked her horse harder, riding the chesnut horse hard, jumping the paddock fence herself. "Did I say ya could come busting into my paddock?" She pulled the horse up short, her long brown hair flying back as her brown eyes flickered over the girl.

"How old are you'se anyway?" She was clearly pissed off and only slightly older than Caitlin, her name was Ria, well Maria but she rode under the name Ria, at the age of 17 she'd been in the accident that left her with one leg, although she was riding with a prosthetic leg now, not that she needed it, she could ride well enough with one leg, she just knew it freaked people out.

[Caitlin Seeger]

"17." Caitlin replied, just as harshly. Well, in three months anyway, her bithday in June. "What do you care?" Caitlin's redish brown hair resting at her shoulders, over her black hoodie.

[Ria Darling]

"What do I care?" Ria's voice rose and she sounded very pissed. "Girl, I ought to sue the pants off you..." She paused, her voice softening. "Your a damn good rider though." She glanced around, knowing her 'daddy' would kill her for this. "You got anyone ya know around these parts? Someone who can train ya up?"

[Caitlin Seeger]

Caitlin let herself grin inwardly when the brunette complimented her riding skills. Caitlin was quite proud of them, having taught herself over the past few months. And now she could pretty mch hold her own against anyone who challenged her.

"Train me up?" Caitlin asked, still pretty guarded.

[Ria Darling]

"You're jokin' me?" Ria paused. "No-one ever told ya you could train as a trick and stunt rider with skills like those?" She paused again then shrugged. "Eh well, the offers on the table if you want it... my daddy and I need a new face to talk to around here..."

[Caitlin Seeger]

"Trick rider?" Caitlin contemplated it. "What kinds of thing would I learn?" She didn't like the idea of doing any graceful, girly twirls and spins.

[Ria Darling]

"How to jump fires, ride side-saddle, fall properly... all sorts." Ria paused then added. "I might even show ya the trick that cost me a leg... how to be dragged safely." She shrugged. "That is, if you're up for it all?"

[Caitlin Seeger]

Caitlin thought that Ria's last statement sound liked a challenge. "Of course we're 'up for it'." She said, defencivley. "We have nothing better to do."

[Ria Darling]

Ria smirked slightly. "We'll start tomorrow... if that's good for you?"

[Caitlin Seeger]

"Sure." Said Cailtin. "So, does that mean I have permission to jump into your paddock tomorrow, without having my head bitten off for no reason?" She asked, almost cheekily.

[Ria Darling]

"Might be an idea to give me a warning." Ria snickered. "Elsewise you're likely to get bawled out by daddy..." She shrugged. "It's fine by me though."

[Caitlin Seeger]

"Byw then." And with that she left, spinning Bandit in a tight circle so that they were going back the way they came, leaping the paddock fence and landing into a canter on the other side.

[Ria Darling]

Ria shook her head. "Crazy girl."