some [down] time {jakob, open}

[{Nikki Gomez)]

Nikki }

Nikki closed her eyes and let the warm wind play against her skin as she walked down the path leading from the pastures, kicking up small puffs of dust with the toe of her worn out work boots. Stuffing her hand halfway into her jean pocket she let a smile grace her features, it was quite nice out today. The heat seemed to have given up it's cruel little rampage for now and it was cooler out than usual. Still, the coolness of the stable hall was welcoming as Nikki walked into the building and slowed her pace. Her chocolate brow eyes idly ran over the horses that had stuck their heads out over the stall to investigate the visitor. She smiled again, walking over to a grey mare and rubbing her forehead before moving on down the wide hallway.

She had nothing in particular to do today and decided to hang out at the stable. It was odd actually, to have all this free time. She wondered what to do. Maybe she would take one of the stable horses for a ride, she knew of a few that could use some exercise... Suddenly she felt her feet catch on something and she flew forward, reaching her hands out to catch herself before falling face down on the hall floor. Great; that was embarrassing. She quickly pulled herself up and wiped the dirt from her jeans, scanning the ground to see the cause of her fall. An empty bucket. "Stupid bucket" she muttered, wiping her hands on her jeans again and looking around to see if anyone had saw her make a fool of herself.

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[Jakob Colt]

Great! Another day at the stables. Just what Jakob wants to do in his life. No really he likes going to the stables to ride, train, and do some stable work. That is what he does, and that is what he will keep doing. Plus, Jakob is one dedicated worker for sure. He is not just another pretty face. He is another pretty face who loves what he does.

Jakob walked into the stables so that he can get started. First, since he promised to get this done, he is going to continue training the 4 year old Hanoverian mare who has no name yet. The owner didn't give her a name, so the horse is nameless for right now. But what Jakob has to do is basically start from base one of training. In Jakob's book, the first base of training is to develop trust between you and the horse by lounging it. Then you go from there. It's basically letting the horse get used to everything again, but the thing about the horse that he is training is that she is no longer a baby. She is one crazy horse, with one rebellious personality.

[Cheyenne Kings}]

Nikki }

Nikki rubber her arm, realizing that she had landed on her arm quite oddly. She almost laughed though; served her right. She was always getting hurt somehow. Stupid clumsy self. Suddenly she lifted her eyes to the stable entrance as she heard footsteps. Nikki felt her cheeks flush ember as she saw a guy walking into the stable hall. At least it didn't look like he had seen her fall. She sighed a silent sigh of relief and ran her fingers through her hair. Wow, he was pretty cute...

Of course she wasn't feeling very flirtatious at the moment, and she hadn't really payed too much attention to her looks that morning. A plain white T-shirt and jeans had done the trick. As for her hair, she had left it down, leaving a hair tie around her wrist just in case. She shrugged. Ah well, being friendly couldn't hurt right? She slowly approached him, keeping one thumb in her pocket casually. "Hi, I'm Nikki" She said, extending her other hand for a handshake. Boy she hopped he didn't just leave her hanging. That was all she needed; another embarrassing moment.

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[Jakob Colt]

Jakob lead the mare towards the outside of the stables. However before he had a chance to go out he saw someone coming up to him. He gave her a nice, charming, sweet, friendly smile. He then heard her introduce herself and took her hand into his. "Nice to meet you Nikki. My name is Jakob." He said to her with a smile. "So." He started to say to her, because she was cute and this is how he reacts to cute girls. However, he really has nothing to say, because he doesn't want to say something that he will realize that he never should have said it.

[{Nikki Gomez)]

Nikki }

"Nice to meet you too Jakob" Nikki said as he introduced himself, giving him a warm smile. She brought her hand back to her hip as the handshake was over. "So..." He started... then nothing. Nikki raised her eyebrows expectantly, stifling her laughter. She loved it when guys were at a loss for words. Actually she found it adorable.

She bit her lip and smiled, letting a small chuckle escape her throat. "So, are you new around here?" She asked, trying to keep the conversation going as she rolled on her heels. There was no denying this guy was cute, so why wouldn't she want to keep the conversation going? She smiled to herself, starting to feel a little flirt come on.

((OOC: ick, sorry tis so short!))

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[Jakob Colt]

Wow Jakob seriously never has been in a position where he has a lost for words. This usually doesn't happen to him, but hey maybe with girls like Nikki it does happen. He then dug his hands into his pocket and he looked over at the mare and then back over at Nikki and smiled. He then saw her facial expression and he knew that she was either about to crack up, or try to hold in the laughter. Or even worse, think that he is a total freak. Lets just hope it is not the last one.

He then heard her question and he nodded. "Yea i guess you can say that i am new around this area. But i feel like i have been here forever." Jakob said to her with a soft chuckle at the end. "What about you? Are you new?" He asked curiously. He then gave the mare that he is training a gentle pat on the nose as he waited for the reply.

[{Nikki Gomez)]

Nikki }

Nikki brought her urge to laugh under control, hopping she didn't hurt his feelings; or ever worse make herself look like an idiot. She had a way of doing that quite often. She tuned back in as he spoke, giving her full attention. "Yea I guess you can say that I am new around this area. But I feel like I have been here forever." She smiled, knowing what he meant. She had only been here for a little less than a month and it seemed like she has grown up here.

It took her a split second to realized he spoke again in a question. "Oh, no not really" She answered quickly. "Well, I've been here for almost a month, but like you said it seems longer" She gave a small smile, realizing that he was petting a gorgeous horse just a little ways behind her that had peeked her head out at the couple. "Is this your horse?" She asked curiously, turning to hold out her hand to the mare.

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[Jakob Colt]

The stables were practically his home. He basically is working several hours a day to tack horses up for lesson's just incase the rider doesn't show. He also is the guy that trains the beginner-advance horses so that the rider as well as the horse can move up and not be in one area. Jakob also helps out the instructor just incase a rider has a problem getting the horse going, Jakob is the guy to assist. Jakob is by far one of the most dedicated horse lovers in this area. That is a good thing too, because Jakob loves what he does. It's his passion.

Jakob let out a soft chuckle to what she had to say. "Wow, silly me. I thought you were new here too, because i haven't seen you wonder around the stables when i am here to work instead of training this mare over here." Jakob said to her with a smile following after. He then looked over at his crazy horse that is now his, because the owners didn't want her anymore, and then back over at Nikki. Of course the mare was curious about who this new person is, so the mare basically kept an eye on the both of them. The mare wants to make sure that her owner is in good hands. "Yea, this is my horse." He said with a smile.

[{Nikki Gomez)]

Nikki }

"Wow, silly me. I thought you were new here too, because i haven't seen you wonder around the stables when i am here to work instead of training this mare over here." Nikki laughed a little. "Well ya know, that's me. Always lurking" She joked, flashing him a smile and running her hand through her hair. "So wow, this is your horse? She's gorgeous! What''s her name?" She asked curiously, rubbing the mare's nose. "A Hanoverian I'm guessing..." She asked, running her eyes over the pretty bay horse and making an assumption.

She switched her gaze back to Jakob. "And you train her? That's impressive" She said with a small smirk, placing her hands in her back pockets again. "I ride western, but I've never trained a horse before" she admitted, moving her eyes back to the curious mare. "What discipline do you ride?" She asked, realizing after she said it how many questions she was asking. Great, always making a pest of herself. Well, at least he seemed interested in keeping a conversation; maybe he wouldn't mind...

[Jakob Colt]

Jakob listened to what she had to say. "Well lurking is always awesome. If you want my opinion. However at times i like to talk to people and meet people. The reason is even though i love spending time with De Luxe, and training her, i like to be with friends and just have fun. You know go to social gatherings and just have fun." Wow Jakob is rambling on right now, but Nikki will think it's cute. However, Jakob thinks that his rambling is just silly.

So yea, Jakob basically answered one of Nikki's questions. The name of his horse. "Why thank you. I try my best to keep her the way she is. But yea she is a Hanoverian, so you are right about that." Jakob said with a laugh following after. "I ridden western once or twice. Not really gotten used to it, because it's different then what i am used too. However, riding western is fun." Jakob loved western riding, but at the same time he loves training horses and jumping fences. He then heard her other question and of course he doesn't mind all these questions being asked toward him. He loves to have people get to know him better. "I ride english. But if you want i can teach you how to train a horse, and you can teach me more about western riding." Jakob suggested, well this is also him flirting as well. But what's wrong with flirting?

[{Nikki Gomez)]

Nikki }

Nikki listened politely as he talked, letting a small grin spread across her face, quite amused at his ramble. Ah well, she was never much better. And actually she found it quite adorable. She nodded as he finished, trying to think of something to reply it it with. "Well I'm sure if there were more guys like you around here I wouldn't lurk so much" she said with a sly sort of smile. Flirting? Oh yes. But why not? She thoughts she might as well have a little fun with it, after all she was starting to enjoy his company very much.

She listened to his next comment. "Why thank you. I try my best to keep her the way she is. But yea she is a Hanoverian, so you are right about that." Nikki smirked playfully. She wouldn't admit it but she was practically in love with his laugh. "I've ridden western once or twice. Not really gotten used to it, because it's different then what I am used too. However, riding western is fun." Nikki nodded. "Yeah I love it, it's so easy going and relaxing" But his next comment made her smirk. ""I ride english. But if you want I can teach you how to train a horse, and you can teach me more about western riding." Nikki smiled playfully. He was obviously flirting, but Nikki couldn't have been more pleased. "Actually, I'd love that" She flashed him a smile.

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