Edhas|SJ/NH|M: Keenan, Erin, Jay

Dash turned to the teen. "Kid, don't worry about it. You're what, 18-19? You wouldn't be allowed in anyway. Just go have fun while you're here. I'll occupy this fella for a while." He chuckled and moved forward to the horse the teen was occupied with.
Suddenly, he heard a yell that could've only come from his brother. Moving as quickly as he could, turning in front of his sibling, between him and the girl he occupied space with. Dash's own heart was beating rapidly, and his breath was shaky, his anxiety not reacting well at all.

"Jay! We've been here two minutes and you're already like this? Breathe. Calm down."

Heather Proudstorm | 20 | Eventer | Nightmare & Espresso Silhouette | M: Lexi, Keenan, Erin, Edhas, Jay, Open

-Heather would be walking beside her gelding as she was heading over to his stall, she was quite frightened by the scene that had just unfolded in front of her very eyes. She shifted her eyes down to look at the aisle floor while leading her horse as she would be on the other side of him, Prince's muscular body & height almost completely hid her as they walked pass them, opening the stall door as she didn't hesitate to walk inside it with her gelding before closing & locking the stall door behind them then she takes his halter off after he lowered his head a bit-

(ACK I still have to bring in Kaspain @-@ My babies first though..)

Athens | H/NH | M: Judea

By the time they had reached the front lot, the brunette had lost his steam and no longer dragged the older blonde. "Off, on, off, on-- yeah?" Athens teased, in which Judea playfully scowled.

As the duo continued to walk the rest of the way to their desired location, Athens took in the beautiful sights around him. Although what seemed like a skirmish could be heard in the near distance, the chilled air and wonderful surroundings were enough to exclude that from his mind and provide a calmness. After a good moment he stopped walking and looked to his smaller partner. "Don't go crazy on the ADD." He ordered with a smirk. "Don't go crazy on the dad energy." Judea combatted, his cutely childish face expressing a playful joy, as per usual.

Jay Hernandez | 21 | SJ / H & E | Dash, Lexi

His breathing was heavy as he carefully drew his hand from the stall door, wincing slightly at the splintered blood on his hand.

Jay turned his head slowly as his older brother appeared, quickly working to establish peace. A ghost of a smile glimmered on his face at Dash's words, without a hint of joy. "Wow. That helped so much." His voice dripped with patronising sarcasm, before seeing the expression on his brother's face.

He hastened to calm himself down, not wanting to upset Dash. Despite coming across as a spiteful cold person, Jay did actually care about his brother. Forcing away his scowl, he glanced at the floor awkwardly. His chestnut curls hung over his face, hiding the red tinge running across his tanned face. "I-" He broke off without even starting, unsure of what to say.

Edhas|SJ/NH|M: Jay

Dash watched as his brother's face fell. He tried to comfort him, to no avail. "Just remember why we're here." His reason for trying to keep the peace was simple. It had been his assumed role from the beginning, always the target, always the punching bag for their father's whims. He gestured for Jay to follow, "C'mon. Ricki needs some attention. And I hope she can help you find some centering." He thought some amount of time working with and on Ricki, or at least on a horse, would calm the temperamental boy.

Athens | H/NH | M: Judea, Open

The duo stood there for a moment, a quiet, mindless, back and forth conversation passing between them. In the end, it didn't amount to anything, and a silent pause occured in which they took to glance around some more. After a bit, Athens looked to his partner, noticing a fog forming on the lenses of the black glasses. Without hesitation, he gently grabbed the pair off of Judea's face, carefully wiping the lenses with the end of his sleeve before returning them to the brunette.

He considered speaking again, but that thought was cut off when it seemed that something caught Judea's eye. In just a flash, the teen sped off into the barn, sparing a gleeful glance back to beam, "Come!"

Although used to the kid's unusual switches between energy and lethargy, Athens still wasn't prepared to head off on a wild goose chase with him whenever the teen so independently chose. It never failed to take him by surprise. Releasing an amused sigh, he gave a somewhat sleepy looking smile, reluctantly walking after him. "Judea..." He called, loud enough to go through the barn and reach the brunette's ears, though not loud enough to be heard from any further.

Jay Hernandez | 21 | H & E / SJ | Dash

Jay nodded slightly in acknowledgement, his head still bowed. His ears had gone bright red, although he quickly brought his face back under control.

Jay followed Dash to the barn somewhat reluctantly, dragging his feet slightly. He tied his hair back roughly as they halted outside Ricki's stall, a chestnut curl escaping from the band. Tucking it behind his ear quickly, he picked up an ancient brush off the floor and fondled it awkwardly.

Edhas|SJ/NH|M: Jay

Dash sighed at his brother's seemingly unwillingness to do work. "You know how to groom a horse. I'm gonna go get her tack, and you can get her all shiny and clean. And I'll find out who you're assigned to. It'll get some bonding going for you." And hopefully chill you out.

Dash moved to the tack room, taking Ricki's saddle as he went in. Finding Jay's name, he smiled as he found out the horse. Not too hard. He's an experienced horse. I thought I saw his name on TV once. Grabbing Victory's tack, he deposited it by his stall, before returning to Ricki's. Helping his brother finish, he could see the care in his brother's eyes. Leaving the mare quietly with her saddle on, he gestured for his brother to follow to Victory's stall. "This is Victory. He's a really good horse. You'll be fine with him." The two worked quickly, getting the brown gelding groomed and tacked. Handing a helmet to Jay, Dash returned to Ricki's stall with Jay leading Victory and proceeded to take the mare and put her bridle on in one almost fluid motion.

Guiding the pairs to one of the rings he had seen, he helped Jay up onto Victory before getting on Ricki. The mare stood perfectly quietly as Dash instructed Jay. "Right. Get to know him, walk him out. That's all I want you to do. And remember, heels down, toes up."