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Landon smiled brightly at Danielle. "Well, I was sort of thinking of heading to the stables for a bit. Wanna come with me?" he asked, smiling. Landon knew his parents very well and knew that they'd probably already brought whatever it was that his sister had needed and Zodiac, as well. He needed to make sure his horse was taken care of before going off and doing whatever else he could get into before band practice. As he was lost in thought, Danielle spoke. He listened intently, and..as he heard what she was saying, he smiled. "Yea, sorry about that. I tend to forget that those that aren't telepathic are affected when I enter their mind. I'll let you know before I I do it again, promise." He began leading the way, taking his time. There was still plenty of time until he needed to be at the theater.

He fell silent as he walked, allowing for his companion to speak if she so wished it. As they walked, Landon couldn't help but think of how close he felt to Danielle. It was a odd feeling for him. He could not even recall feeling this way for Sydney. He could not understand it. He knew that he shouldn't be feeling like this already, after all..they'd not known each other very long. Besides, Landon doubted that Danielle would continue to want to spend time with him once she realized how horrible their fellow students could be. He wished so badly that things were different. He could only imagine how things would be if the RoseWoods and the ThornWells weren't always against each other. He gave a small shake of his head. These were all foolish thoughts, of course. There was nothing that anyone could do to change how things were. They only had to simply get by.

It seemed like no time they'd reached the stables. Today, they were alive with movement. Many students were leading their horses or riding, barely acknowledging the pair as they entered the stable. Landon led the way, making sure that they were out of the way. "So, I decided to have one of my horses sent. I thought that you'd like to see him." He eyed Danielle closely, wondering if she was glad that he'd decided to have his horse sent. Landon approached a stall that was located towards the middle of the stable, on the left side. A shining silver plaque had been placed above the stall door, Zodiac's name engraved in the metal. Landon slowly slid the door open and waited for Danielle to enter before following her. Instead of closing the door, he merely placed a chain across the opening, preventing the large draft horse from being able to leave. Landon smiled as the horse carefully moved around to see who had entered his stall. The horse approached Landon, patiently waiting for his master to greet him. "This," Landon said, moving to gently pat the large horse, "Is Zodiac. He's still got a bit of training left but he's very gentle. As are all draft breeds. You'll have to come riding with me one day. If you haven't grown tired of me already." He laughed lightly.

Landon smiled brightly. Zodiac turned his great head to eye the female. He moved closer to the girl, bringing his nose close to Danielle. Landon slowly moved to take hold of Zodiac's halter, making sure the horse didn't crowd the young woman. "Zodiac will usually stay out of your personal space as long as you bring him a carrot or apple. It's one of the things that he needs working with on." Landon kept the horse still, allowing for the young woman to get closer and hopefully get to know the great horse.