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The Gig, Saturday

Dani brought her laptop to work with her this morning. After sending the horses out to the paddock (minus Kally, who refused to go) Dani settled in and found a live feed of the royal wedding from Monaco. The bride looked young and beautiful, the groom was... old and bald. Okay, it wasn't exactly a fairy tale, especially with the groom's ~~two~~ ~~three~~ two illegitimate children and their mothers kept far away from the ceremony, but it was fun to watch.

The Gig was open, and eventually Dani would shut off the laptop to actually get some work done.

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It was evening by the time Miley's phone rang alerting her to the delivery out front, and sure enough, there was Uncle Earl with her horse, BlueJeans, in tow. After sending Uncle Earl off with a thank-you, Miley followed her map of Fandom right to where the stables were supposed to be, then brought BlueJeans inside.

"Uh, hi," she said, poking her head in. "Is this the stable? 'Cause if it's not, I am mega-lost."

Dani knew there was supposed to be another stable on school grounds, but there was no way she would turn away a potential paying customer. "Oh, yes, this is the local stable," she said, jumping to her feet. "Why don't you come in out of the rain? It's nice and dry in here."

Oh, phew. The rain? Not so fun.

Miley and BlueJeans came on in, Miley leading BlueJeans by a loose rope around his neck. "Thanks," she said. "We're not really crazy about the rain." She took down the damp hood of her hoodie, brushed off some of the wettest parts of BlueJeans' mane, and then looked up and smiled. "Hi. I'm Miley Stewart, and this is BlueJeans. Do you happen to have room for a new boarder? My dad said he'd call ahead, but knowing him..."

"What a pretty horse! There's always room for one more," said Dani, smiling broadly. "If your dad is anything like mine, he probably got distracted. But that's not a problem. I'm used to stuff like that."

"Oh, good," Miley said, leading BlueJeans up closer to the desk. "Great, 'cause I don't think my roommate would be so big on having him in the room with me," she joked.

"Is there any paperwork I should fill out, or anything?"

"I just need you to fill out a boarding agreement," said Dani, grabbing the necessary paperwork and placing it on a clipboard, which she handed to Miley. It asked for the usual things, like vet information and emergency contacts, but there were also a few questions about how the horse might react to things like wolves, giant metal spiders and rabid crocodiles.

"That sounds easy," Miley said as she took the clipboard and filled out the forms. Oh, this was so much better than keeping BlueJeans in the stable in LA. Or, for that matter, in Crowley Corners. He had not liked it there one bit.

"Oh, and hey," she said once she was done and had handed the forms back to Dani. "If he ever tries, um, talking to you? Just give me a call and I'll take care of it."

"As long as he teach the rest of the horses to talk," said Dani. She'd hated to think what would happen if Bold and Kally could talk about the things they'd witnessed inside the barn.

"Now, I just need to know how you will be paying for the boarding fees," said Dani, getting to her favorite part of gaining a new client.

"Oh!" That was the part where Miley's favorite item in the whole world got to come out of her wallet: her father's credit card. "Heeeere you go," she sing-songed, holding it out to Dani.

Oh, that credit card was a good friend of hers.

There was a sigh of relief when Dani saw that credit card. Paying clients with good credit was even better than anything in the world.

"Would you like me to just charge your card automatically each month? I'm sure that would be easier for you," she suggested.

"Yup," Miley agreed. Oh, whatever, she'd check with her father later, but it wasn't like he was expecting her to board BlueJeans for free. "That'd be perfect, thanks. Oh, and what's the name of this place? Just so my daddy knows what to expect on the credit card bill."

The rain had kind of prevented her from looking at the sign on the door, yup.

"It's called The Gig. I kept the name from the previous owner after I bought the place," said Dani. "I have a blacksmith who comes in once a month to use the forge out in back and put new shoes on the horses, unless you'd prefer to use your own blacksmith. And will you be coming yourself to exercise Bluejeans?"

Miley nodded. "The blacksmith's cool, but I'll take him out myself," she siad. "Is he allowed to just walk through town, or is there a space somewhere nearby where he can run?"

"The beach by Galactica Point would probably be best for that. Or there are trails in the preserve behind the school and the wooded area behind the stables, but I prefer the beach," said Dani.

"I'm a beach girl," Miley agreed. "BlueJeans is more used to trails, but he's never been to the beach before. He'll like it, won't you, BlueJeans?"

Because now she was one of those weird people who talked to their pets.

"Well, hey, thanks for setting this up," she said, transferring BlueJeans' reins to Dani. "I'll come by tomorrow to take him out, 'kay?"

"I'm sure Bluejeans will be happy to see you. I won't be here tomorrow, but Blysse and Blind Seer will be working," said Dani. She wondered if she should warn Miley that there was a wolf who worked at the stable on Sunday, but decided against it. There were some things that newbies had to experience for themselves.

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