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Danielle nodded her head when he asked if she would want to go to the stables with him. "Why, I'd love to!" He continued speaking, and then led her. "Don't be sorry. It's okay. If and when you do it it again, just hug me or something." She smiled and continued walking. She didn't say anything else after that. Instead, she walked in silence beside him. The silence between the two wasn't awkward to Danielle, but comfortable, like the kind of silence between two best friends or even family. It was nice. She liked how they didn't have to talk to each other all the time, and they could just walk with each other quietly. It was like they knew what the other was thinking. Well, Landon had the ability to know, but for Danielle she was just comfortable. That was all she cared about.

They reached the stable in no time. Danielle was led over to a stall with a shining plaque over it. She stepped in the stall and watched the horse. Landon introduced Danielle and she smiled, taking a few small steps forward. "I'd love to come riding with you. If I had grown tired of you, I don't think I'd be with you right now. You got him here fast though." Danielle laughed a little. It was true. Just last night they had been talking about his horses, and here Zodiac was. She remembered how Landon had said his family had so many horses, so she figured they had some sort of connections with the school. Her eyes scanned the plaque and she smiled a little, "Nice plaque, she commented. Zodiac moved towards Danielle and Landon grabbed the halter. "That's alright. I could help. I never really trained my horse. I just pretty much watched my dad do it. He did all the hard work and I watched. I helped with what I could though. That was pretty much just taking care of Dasher though. Oh, that was my horse's name. Dasher. I don't know if I told you that or not yet. I have a bad memory when it comes to certain things." She smiled and moved to Zodiac's side. She pet him softly, making sure she didn't stir him or anything. The last thing she wanted was to make him feel uneasy or frighten him. Thankfully, he stayed calm.

Danielle looked at Landon and smiled, resting her hand on Zodiac. "He's a good horse. I don't mind the personal space thing personally, but others might. Did you train him yourself or did your parents? Or other random horse trainers?" She laughed a little. She was curious. With the amount of horses his family had, she would think that there would be some horse trainers. However, he could have helped his family train them. It was likely, but Danielle thought it would have been a bit of a hassle. She remembered watching her dad train her horse. It was quite a handful. Dasher never seemed to listen at first, but overtime she became more obedient. Danielle's mind wandered back to Landon's family and their horses. "Does Laurie have any horses?" She found it kind of hard to see Laurie as an animal lover. However, just because she was cruel to people didn't mean she couldn't love horses. She moved her hand again, petting Zodiac. Her mind was still trying to picture Laurie being an animal lover. For some reason, it was difficult to imagine.