[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/xjGbRyd.jpg[/img][/center][center][h1][color=f6989d] Alexis [/color][/h1][/center]


The next morning Alexis got up and washed her face. Feeling it still sore she looked at it in the mirror. A very slight pink colored the right side of her face. Ellinora had never hit her before. She guessed it was because of her fear and anger over Maggie's death. She knew they were all suffering. After getting dressed she grabbed a couple of rolls and headed out to the stables to see Merle. She waved at the stable boy and entered the barn. Glancing over she saw Elias' stallion and thought to check on him while she was there.

Grabbing some apples she opened the door and smiled seeing the stallion standing over his master who had fallen asleep in the hay. She chuckled and gave the horse a few kind words and filled his food and water. She started brushing him as was her customary routine with the horses. She hummed a tune she had forgotten the words to a long time ago. Working around a sleeping Elias she smiled softly for a moment as she looked at him while he slumbered. He was handsome. She caught that thought and a feeling of tabboo overtook that moment. He was family, it was forbidden to think that way. 

Sighing, she reached over with her booted foot and nudged him to wake him up. [color=f6989d]"Elias? Elias! Wake up!"[/color] She grabbed a bucket of water and when he didn't respond she heaved the full three gallons of water at him. When it woke him she laughed at his expression and then the look on his face made her run. [color=f6989d] "Oh crap!"[/color] Her thigh didn't really hurt much anymore but it slowed her down. She took off running out of the stall further into the barn.

[@December]