A/N: So hey :) This is my first official fanfic! It's a Ty/Amy one, yes, but Heather and a new character for Amy are there for the first majority. Sorry if you don't like them, but they're what causes the story really. I hope you guys enjoy this, and please review, they're encouraging!

A Small Miracle – Chapter 1 – Returning

Sitting in her car in front of her home Heartland, Amy Flemming ran her hands through her thick brown hair.

She'd been away at collage studding to be a vet.

The last time she had been home was Christmas a year ago when she discovered that her best friend/ex boyfriend Ty Baldwin had got a new girlfriend.

Heather.

Thinking her name made Amy cringe. She didn't like her at the best of times, but this had made it worse.

Suddenly Amy made the resolve to be nicer - she had her own boyfriend now; Peter Cage.

He was studding at the same collage as Amy, only he wasn't taking a veterinary course, he was taking animal management. He had told Amy that he wanted to become a zoo keeper, and work with the big cats. He had laughed and said it seemed silly, but it's what he'd wanted to do since he was little. Amy had replied that it wasn't, she had wanted to be like her mother. This started them talking, and Peter asked her out. Amy had said yes, and they'd been together since.

Amy looked out of the car window, and realised she was delaying things. She was nervous about seeing Ty again. She didn't know what to say about Peter.

Stop it, she told herself, get out of the car and stop being a chicken. There are horses to see!

Amy cut the engine and stepped onto the drive. She tipped her head back and closed her eyes as the summer breeze hit her face.

Sighing, she dragged her bag out of her truck and threw it over her shoulders. She began to walk to the house, then changed her course and began to walk towards the barn.

Sliding back the door, Amy breathed in the familiar sent of horse and leather knowing she was home. She stepped into the barn and swung her bag into a corner.

There was only one horse in the stable still, a dun who gad a long mane. Amy's first thought was that the mare had sweet-itch. The mare butted her playfully, obviously bored. Amy stroked the mare's nose, but as soon as she reached the spot between her eyes, the mare threw up her head.

Amy gazed at her for a moment, before half turning away from the stable door and gazing idly across the barn.

Smiling Amy turned to give the mare a final pat, who stared back at her with liquid brown eyes.

Amy chuckled softly and picked up her bag and began to make her way out to the paddocks.

She was looking for her stubborn little buckskin pony. It didn't take her long to spot him, he was biting irritably at a fly.

Chuckling, Amy leaned on the fence and called to him.

'Hey, Sundance! C'mere boy!'

The buckskin snorted, and began to trot over to her. He hasn't forgotten me! Amy thought, happily.

Rubbing her hand between his eyes, she began to talk to the fiery pony. 'I've been gone too long boy. I really missed you this time. I don't know what to expect now I'm home... You're going to see me a lot now!' she laughed.

I can forgive Ty for moving on, she thought suddenly, surprising herself, but can I forgive me for letting him go?

Shaking her head, Amy pushed herself away from the fence. Of course she could, she had Peter now! Sundance nipped at her sleeve, in effort to keep her from leaving.

'Hey!' She laughed, pushing his nose away. 'I've got to back sometime!'

And with that, Amy turned herself away from her pony and began to walk towards the house.

A/N: Thanks for reading the whole way through! Hoped you liked it, there's loads more to come!

Disclaimer: I do not own Heartland or any of the characters (aside from Peter), this is for purely entertainment purposes, and I make no money from it.