fuel this flame we're burnin [Alyssa]

[jasper donovan]

Jasper's hands sub-conscientiously went to her waist as she placed her hands lightly on his shoulder, but he quickly removed them when she was on the ground. Raising an eyebrow towards her sorry he took a step back. "Don't be." he said softly, with a light sigh, looking over at her with curiosity in his gaze. "It was my fault anyway." he added, with a light nod, taking the reigns into his hands loosely and leading Beauty towards her stall. "Come on, let's get you unsaddled."he spoke softly to his horse, letting a soft laugh escape his lips.

He wasn't going to be rude and leave Alyssa, but he needed to get Beauty unsaddled and brush her before it got to dark and he'd be doing it in the dark. He never enjoyed being in the stables alone, much less in darkness. He slowly started walking his horse towards a tack room. Assuming Alyssa would follow him.

[Alyssa Reetz]

Alyssa smiled as his hands went to her waist. At least he wasn't feeling awkward with still touching her. Though she didn't mind it, didn't mind it at all. His outgoing, well semi-outgoing personality, that was good, she liked it.

She shook her head at his reply. "No, it was my fault, if I wouldn't have, if," she sighed and her eyes went sympathetic as she looked at him. She watched he took the horse. Walking her into the stalls.

Now, Alyssa wasn't one to do anything without an invitation. But she didn't think Jasper would be rude and leave her out there, her probably assumed she'd fallow. But that wasn't her. She argued with herself whether he wanted her to fallow or just go home. She stood there, looking like a moron as he walked. Just stood there staring. Silently arguing with herself on what to do, because she was clueless.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper looked around him momentarily, looking for Alyssa who wasn't there. Tying the horse to the fence, he sighed lightly, almost assuming she had run off. He walked out of the stalls momentarily, looking at Alyssa with a small smile. "If you wouldn't have pulled away?"he asked her curiously, wondering if those were the words she was looking for. He pondered momentarily, freely reaching forward and grabbing her hand. "If you hadn't of pulled away, Alyssa. I wouldn't have been given boundaries to follow. It's a good thing, that you pulled away because now I know where you stand. Now if you hadn't pulled away. I probably would have pushed you farther then what you want. Disappointed or not, I still respect what you did, and I'm not going to hold it against you." he explained to her softly, still holding her hand in his.

A soft laugh escaped his lips."Now that we got that settled."he started, hoping it was settled." I just need to unsaddle Beauty and then brush her before I place her back in her stall."he said, with a light nod. "If you'd like to join me, you may."he added, letting his hands drop to his side as he started backwards for the stables, slow steps coming from his feet as he stared at Alyssa.

[Alyssa Reetz]

Alyssa watched him walk back. "Ya, if I." Then she stopped to let him finish. She smiled lightly as he grabbed her hand and explained. She just smiled softly as he explained. "Man, know I'm going to feel awkward and I don't want to." She said. She sighed and rolled her eyes to herself just smiling and trying to hold back a laugh.

She bit her lip trying to not show how embarassed she was. "I guess I can help." She said then added snottingly, "that is. If I can figure out how to take off a western saddle." She said. Just teasing him for the way he seemed to act around her. The stepstool, and offering his shoulders and everything. He was definatly cute, just not exactly what she expected from a high school boy.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper let out soft laugh, shaking his head in amusement. "There is no need to feel awkward."he added to her comment with a light smile, turning on his heels to walk towards the stalls, till he glanced over his shoulder towards her comment about the western saddle. A soft laugh escaped his lips, followed by a large goofy grin. "You're such a girl."he said, through laughter, shaking his head lightly.

"Hurry up, before it gets dark. Slow poke."he added playfully, turning around so that he was walking backwards to look at her. He smirked lightly, crossing his arms in front of his chest. He was slightly hurry to get Beauty unsaddled but only because he knew how impatient she got when he didn't do it instantly. He didn't want to risk her running away.

[Alyssa Reetz]

"I know I don't need to I just will." she said biting her lip. Of course she knew there wasn't a need, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to feel awkward. She watched as he walked toward the stalls and smiled. She wanted to fallow, but then again she wasn't sure. Ya, she had gotten an invitation she assumed, but still kinda felt weird to her. She was about to shrug it off when she heard his comment.

Her mouth dropped and she stood blank faced. "Excuse mwa?" she asked. Tossing her tounge around her mouth as she waited for a reply. "I'm such a girl? What do you mean by that?" She said as she headed toward him. Watching him walk backwards she didn't speed up. She just walked normal speed.

She heard his slow poke comment and rolled her eyes then jogged toward him slighly. "Okay. I'm here, let's go unsaddle her. Then I have to get back to the dorms," she said. She walked up to him, and just to show she was comfortable wrapped her arm around his waist. She was okay as long as he didn't do anything she wasn't uncomfortable with. If he respected her boundries she'd respect his. Not that she wouldn't respect his anyway.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper rolled his eyes towards her statement, Alyssa seemed to be hesitating something, but he wasn't going to say anything. He'd stand there and wait for her, and if she wasn't coming, he wasn't going to fret it to much. He knew he'd see her again, because he wasn't just going to ask a girl to the dance and blow her off because of awkwardness. So, it wouldn't be the last time he saw her.

Shocked by her expression, Jasper tried to muffle his soft laugh. But of course it came out. Raising an eyebrow curiously, he shook his head in amusement. "What? You sound so shocked by that? Are you not a girl?"he asked, jokingly, brushing a hand through his hair. Still walking backwards towards the stalls.

Watching as she jogged, he let out a soft laugh."Sounds like a good plan." he said, watching as she walked up to him before placing her arms around his waist. Placing his hands on hers he smiled, entangling her hands in his. "Come on."he said, with a light grin, somewhat pulling her towards Beauty. Upon reaching her, he dropped Alyssa's hands, leaning forward and pecking her cheek randomly. "It isn't that hard to take of a western saddle."he commented in a whisper towards her ear exaggerating that, before walking over to stand next to Beauty, leaning down so that he was on his knee's, quickly undoing first strap, out of the three.

[Alyssa Reetz]

Alyssa shook her head at him. "No, I'm all girl here. Just didn't think you'd sterotype girls like that. I don't like guys that sterotype you know." She said. Holding a snotty attitude in her voice as she commented back to him. She stuck her tounge at him playfully.

She smiled as he entangled his hands in hers. He liked doing that, she could tell, cause everytime she gave him the chance, he did. She tried hopelessly to hold back a blush as he kissed her cheek. "Oh I'm sure it's not that hard. Probably not that different from an English saddle." She squated to try to unbuckle one of the straps but her legs were sore. She shook her head. "Sorry, my legs are so sore. I can't squat like that." She said. Sounding like an old lady, which she didn't relize till after she said it. And it made her feel stupid.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper again, rolled his eyes towards her comment, trying to hold back a laugh as she stuck her tongue out at him, he did it back. "I wasn't trying to stereotype, so there."he replied back, still squatting down and undoing the strap before going to the next strap. A small apologetic smile appeared as she mentioned her legs were sore. "That's alright."he said, softly, undoing the last belt before he stood up straight. "Sorry about your sore legs, I forgot what riding bare back without chaps does." he added, the apologetic smile still firmly upon his lips.

Of course, his legs had been sore too, but not as much as hers would of. He hoped she'd be okay, though cause he'd fill terrible if she couldn't walk or something the next day because of it. Placing his hand softly on the saddle, he stared down at her with a light smile, out of lack of something else to stare at. Plus her eyes seemed to have that type of hold upon him. Taking the saddle into his hands he placed it on a hook not far from the horse before removing the blanket underneath it and setting where the rest had sat. Grabbing a soft brush from a rack he brought it over to the horse.

He was sort of doing this quickly, because he didn't want to make Alyssa or himself late for curfew. Not only that, he didn't really want to spend his last moments with Alyssa brushing out Beauty, he'd be in to clean her tomorrow so it wasn't like she needed to be brushed but Jasper knew how she was. Taking the brush up to Beauty's neck and brushing her fur with her hair.

[Alyssa Reetz]

"You're such a girl." She teased laughing as she said it. She mainly wanted to see what he'd say. She rubbed the inside of her thighs softly. "It's okay. It's not your fault," she said. She tried to not bite her lip as she felt the jeans cling to her sore legs. It was not the most pleasent feeling. She just tried to not let it bother her. Tomarrow she would definatly regret it.

She watched as he took of the saddle and blanket and started brushing the horse. She didn't know what to do. She wanted to help somehow. She never really had to brush the lesson horses. She just turned them in, they had people that brushed and bathed them every other day. So, she decided to do something. She put her hand on his softly. "Show me how you brush your horse?" she asked. Feeling out of it, and she wanted to feel in it. Mainly she was bored and needed something to do.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper let out a soft laugh. "You know it."he said, sarcasm drenched in every word. He couldn't help but laugh softly towards his own comment. "No seriously, I'm not a girl."he said, after a few moments, feeling silly after saying it. He would have said something else but that was all that need to be said. He obviously didn't look like a girl. His eyes went back to his horse, brushing her fur gently with the soft brush before his hand was welcomed with hers.

Wetting his bottom lip because it was dry before he looked at her, with a light smile."Okay."he said softly, Standing behind her he placed one hand on her waist lightly, before letting the other one rest upon hers, assuming she had been gripping the soft brush within her hand. He took her hand and softly ran it against the horses neck."I just run the brush along the hairline. Like this." he said brushing along the horses neck, before down her shoulder, adjusting his head over her shoulder so that he could see Alyssa's face. Their bodies were separated with some space, and he gladly kept it that way, not wanting her to feel uncomfortable.

[Alyssa Reetz]

Alyssa laughed. She so badly wanted to add in 'girlfriend' but she retained herself. She laughed a little more to his comment. "Really?" she said sarcasically as if it was a surprise to her. She just softly rolled her eyes. She was having fun. That was a good thing. A really good thing. It was never good if you weren't having fun, right?

She smiled as he got behind her and wrapped his arm around her waist. Setting his other hand on her hand. That's all she really wanted, but if she had to say she wanted to learn how to brush a horse to do it then so be it. She'd do that. "Oh," she said as if she was really learning this stuff. She nodded her head as she brushed the horse with him.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper let out a soft laugh. "You say that like you need proof I'm not."he said softly, because he didn't need to speak so loud being close to her ear. He closed the space in between their bodies, letting his thumb massage her waist lightly as he continued to draw the path with the brush, making sure his distraction didn't stop him from brushing properly.

He took his eyes off of her for a moment to glance at the horses fur, running the brush, that was held by both her hand and his along the horses back, soft strides to get her somewhat cleaned before tomorrow. Upon looking back at her elegant face Jasper was brought with the urge to kiss her again, but he held it back, instead kissing the hollow of her neck as a way to stop himself, nuzzling his nose for a moment before he pulled his head away from hers, still brushing the horse to the best of his abilities, along with Alyssa.

[Alyssa Reetz]

Alyssa bit her tounge a little. Even though she didn't want to. She smiled softly, "maybe I do?" She spoke quitely. Just loud enough so he could hear her. But not so she was to loud. She wouldn't want to yell in his ear or spook the horse. She brushed the horse alond with Jasper's hand motions.

Feeling him close in on her she felt her heart rate rise. She was a little chlestophobic, but he didn't bother her that much. She just took a slow breath. Then she felt him kiss her neck and tried to stop herself from seizing herself. It wasn't that he bothered, more like she wasn't used to it. Though, it did bother her a little, she wasn't going to say anything this time. She just tried her best to relax. She felt his nose and smiled giggling slightly. She bit her lip. Hoping he wouldn't notice. She just tried to continue to brush the horse.

[jasper donovan]

Jasper raised an eyebrow suspiciously, towards her response. Letting out a soft laugh, he shook his head, trying to hold back any urges he might of had. "I guess your out of luck, then." he said, though he wanted desperately to say his other response he didn't. Jasper didn't want to push Alyssa too far, and they had really only known each other for one full day.

Letting her hand go, he placed it on the other side of her waist, closing his eyes as he leaned his forehead on the back if her head. She was still giggling from the last thing he had done, and it made a soft chuckle escape his plump lips, as he breathed in her scent. Before he took a step to the side. "I think that's good enough for the night. I'll get her legs and stuff, tomorrow."he spoke softly, still holding lightly onto her waist before his hands dropped to the side. He put one out to retrieve the brush.