hey guys!this is my firstPhantom Stallion fiction so i'm really excited as i love these stories so much! Any comentor helpful hints will be appreciated! O yeah i don't own any of these characters except maybe some i make up but none of the rest!
Ch 1
Samantha Ann Foster waited for the sound of her alarm clock to go off to signal for her to go down stairs and start her chores. Her curtains waved lightly in the wind while the rattle of thunder was heard in the distance.
The house was quieter than usual since Dad and the rest of the cowboys headed out on the range for a week, Bryanna, Sam's new stepmother was off visiting her mother in the city, and Gram was down renting a hotel room to be closer to Sweetheart, her Appaloosa horse who she recently donated to a center to help disabled children and adults learn to ride horses. So Sam had the house to herself, which she was quite happy with.
"Beep…Beep…Beep" went Sam's alarm signaling for Sam to wake up.
Sam gently got out of bed walking towards her closet, pulling on a pair of jeans and tang top. She quickly brushed her auburn hair pulling it into a cute ponytail. She quickly brushed her teeth and headed down stairs, grabbing a banana on her way out she opened the porch door and walked outside into the morning breeze.
"Hey'a Brat, gettin' off o a late start aren't ya?" came an annoying voice by the barn.
Sam glared at her best friend Jake Ely, but couldn't help the smile that played on her lips.
Jake looked just like the cowboy she always knew he was. His jeans were ruffled and faded in from all the hard work on the range and from riding. His checkered red shirt hung lightly on his tanned muscles, while his stensen sat just right on top his head. His newly cut hair, that was now up to his ears was hidden beneath the shadow of his hat. He leaned lightly against the fence to the ten acre pasture, with a piece of straw in his fingers he seemed to be playing with.
"What are you doing here Jake?" asked Sam as she walked past him to feed the horses.
"Came to check on you of course" Jake said sarcastically, "Remember were heading over to Slocums' to look at Ryan's new horse he wants to sell…"
Sam sighed brushing a piece of her hair out of her face. "Sorry Jake I forgot…" Sam muttered shaking her head, she rocked back on her heels trying to think of a reason why she wasn't saying anything.
"You feelin' okay Brat?" asked Jake as he gave her a curious look.
"Yes Jake!" Sam hissed as she pushed past him and walked over to lock the feed box.
Jake put his hands up as though warding off a wild animal. He turned and walked off towards the house leaving a frustrated Sam in the barn.
Sam quickly finished her choirs and then walked into the ten acre pasture to greet Ace, her amazing mustang horse. Sam sat there for 5 minutes before the flash of lightning made her jump. She sighed deciding to head inside. As she walked she couldn't help but think how quiet it was at the ranch. Sam wanted to scream just to make it feel at least a little more at home.
"Hey Jake?" Sam called from outside the porch as she tried to open the screen door but it wouldn't budge. "Jake!" yelled Sam this time more impatient.
'Great' Sam thought, "Now I'm locked out of my own house!'
Sam sighed deciding if Jake was going to act like a baby she was just going to go on a ride. She walked into the tack room grabbing her saddle and bridle, before grabbing her cell phone she had gotten for her birthday.
She quickly dialed her best friend Jen's number. 3 rings and finally Jen answered.
"Hello?" came Jen's voice.
Sam sighed, "Gosh it's never felt so nice to hear another humans voice!"
"Ahh…Sam, yet another day parentless?" asked Jen in amusement.
"Yeah! And at first I thought I would love it!" Sam explained, " But now it's weird Dad, Gram, Bryanna all gone, even Dallas, Pepper, and Ross aren't here…It's just so quiet, nobody to talk to and at night I mean I can go to sleep right away!"
"Aww you poor baby we all know how bad that is!" Jen muttered sarcastically, "Why don't you come over here till your folks get home, my dad already said it was okay."
"Naw, school's tomorrow anyways, and Gram will be home Tuesday afternoon…Plus Jake's over now…" Sam muttered.
"JAKE!" Jen yelled through the phone causing Sam to pull the phone away from her ear.
"Yes" Sam said her cheeks flushed.
"Well then why are you talking to me and not flirting with him?" asked Jen who was still trying to muffle her laughter.
"Jen I told you at least a week ago that I liked him it's not funny anymore!" Sam scolded.
"I'm sorry Sam…but it's just he's Jake Ely…the boy who you practically fight with every single day of your life!" Jen said through he phone. "Anyways why are you not with him?"
"He locked me out" Sam muttered quietly.
"What?" Jen laughed even harder than she was before.
"It's not funny Jen!" Sam yelled into the phone though she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
"I'm sorry but Sam this on is!" Jen said laughing, "I mean it's your house and he locked you out of it?"
"I'll call you later Jen!" Sam said before hanging the phone up on a hysterical Jen.
Sam walked over to Ace's quarrel and easily lead him out to tack him up. She had just lead him away from the fence, preparing to mount up when a voice stopped her.
"Samantha Ann Foster!" Jake yelled from the front porch.
Sam turned to look towards Jake who came marching up from her.
"Where do you think your going?" asked Jake as he snagged the reins from Sam's hand.
"I was only going for a ride" Sam said hands on hips.
"Umm Sam I don't know if your just clueless or dumb but there's going to be a storm!" Jake said looking down on her as though she were less then him, "That's not really a good time to go ridin.'"
Sam's shoulders sagged, she knew that she just wasn't thinking. "Yeah, I guess your right…" Sam said just above a whisper, she could feel her face burning red.
Jake eyed her cautiously, "You okay there Brat, your actin' weird again.
Sam kept her head down while she quickly un-tacked Ace.
Jake stayed with her leaning against the fence watching in amusement as Sam scurried around.
"You like bein' here alone?" asked Jake suddenly.
"Well it's a nice change before the baby comes, but then again it is nice to have somebody around." Sam explained as she let Ace go into the pasture.
"Do you need a ride to school tomorrow?" Jake asked.
Sam looked thoughtful for a minute, then she grinned sheepishly at him, "If you can…"
The two were interrupted by Rachel Slocums mustang came into sight.
"Jake! Samantha! What a wonderful surprise to see you both here!" Rachel said smiling at the two as she carefully tiptoed around the holes in the ground with her silver high heels.
"Umm Rachel, I live here" Sam said, keeping her voice as civil as she could.
"Of course you do Samantha, but our friend here Jake is a mystery for us all…" Rachel said latching her arm onto Jake.
Sam's eyes narrowed, but she quickly covered it as to make sure nobody saw. "Well you know Jake Rachel, he's just full of little surprises" Sam said sarcastically.
"Yes he is" Rachel said seductively.
Sam fought the urge to roll her eyes, "Rachel what do you want?" she asked wanting her to leave as soon as possible.
"Ahh yes, I was just wondering if Jake here was interested in earning some extra money today…" Rachel exclaimed.
"How?" asked Sam her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Well… My father wants me to help prepare and go pick up a horse my father wants to train…" Rachel began to explain, "So since I obviously am not able to do that…I was thinking maybe you could for me."
"Well actually…" Jake started looking at Sam for help.
Sam gave him a blank look, but deep down she knew he was going to say yes, and she found herself wishing he'd say no.
Jake saw the flicker of emotion that passed through her face within those few seconds.
"Oh are you suppose to do something with Samantha here?" asked Rachel.
"Well yeah, we were gonna do something and then head over to your place to check out your brother horse." Jake explained.
"Oh well can it wait?" asked Rachel pouting slightly.
Sam sighed finally deciding that she wasn't going to do anything Jake and her were suppose to do. "Sure Rachel, you can have him, I can handle all this by myself" Sam said turning and walking towards the house.
"Thank you Samantha, I should have him done by late evening" Rachel's voice floated towards her.
"Keep him as long as you like Rachel," Sam said turning around to look at Jake who was now being dragged off with Rachel.
"But my horse…" Jake muttered.
"Ahh Samantha can take care of your horse for you I'm sure she wont mind" Rachel said as she pulled him into her car.
Sam sighed from the kitchen window as she watched the two pull away. She finished her chores around the house by 3 and decided that a nice shower would do her some good. She turned on the hot water, not being able to resist the urge to throw her mud soaked cloths on the floor and jumping right in. She was already annoyed at herself for not being able to get Jake Ely out of her head.
"Sam" she said out loud, "Get over him!" she continued telling herself.
She climbed into the shower letting the water wash away all the pressure that was building up inside of her. Truth be told, Sam wasn't sure when she had fallen for her best friend. Only last weekend she realized that she had fallen for Jake. Still though Sam knew nothing would come of it. She still sometimes had to remind herself she liked him, it was odd thinking of Jake as more than anything but a friend.
Sam shuddered as the hot water turned towards a touch colder. Right now Sam felt alone more than she ever had. The Phantom hadn't come visit her since a week ago, and nobody was around.
Climbing out of the shower Sam couldn't help but think what would happen if she was Rachel and Jake liked her. She shrugged her shoulders,
"Even if I do like him, it's not like we can do anything about it" Sam told herself as she pulled on a fresh pair of jeans and tang top, pulling her wet hair into a messy bun.
Sam pulled her cell phone out when she was safely in the barns and dialed Jen's number.
"Hey Sam!" Jen's said in a sing-song voice.
"Hello Jen" Sam said laughing at her friends cherry voice.
"So what's up?" asked Jen.
"I'm not in love with Jake Ely anymore!" Sam said quietly.
"What?" asked Jen clearly not hearing what she had said.
"I'm not in love with Jake Ely anymore" Sam said this time full of confidence.
-Ch 1 done-
Ch 2 Sometime tommorow i should think which is 1/14/06 heres a little hint on what to expect next
School talk...Jake and Sam talk...Rachel gets involved...Darrell comes into the picture
Anyways well thats Ch 1 if anybody would like to be my beta that would be awsome! just e-mail me or leave a review i would really liek that! Review please...tell me your ideas!