Hey everyone! I have been watching the first season of The Young Riders for the past few days and I got an idea for this story. This is my first one that I've done for Young Riders so please be nice to me lol. Read, review and enjoy! :)
"Excuse me sir, could you tell me where I can find a Mr. Teaspoon Hunter?" a young girl with blonde hair and bright blue eyes asked an older man.
"Well m'am you're lookin' at him. What can I do for ya?" He asked as he tipped his hat.
"Well, I was hopin' you could lead me to my brother William Cody. He rides for the Pony Express." The girl said as Teaspoon smiled at her.
"Hold on just a second m'am." He said as he walked back towards the General Store. "Cody!" He yelled as five men came running out of the store.
"What is it Teaspoon?" Cody asked the older man.
Teaspoon pointed to the girl with a smile as Cody looked at her like he had just seen a ghost.
"Allie?" Cody asked as he walked up to the girl.
"Surprise." Allie said as Cody touched her face as if he was seeing if she was real.
"I thought… We thought you were dead." Cody said as the others walked up behind him.
"Nope, Alive and kickin'." She said with a laugh as Cody smiled and hugged her tight.
"Cody, who is she?" a young man with shoulder length brown hair asked.
"This is my little sister Allie." Cody said with a smile as the man eyed her suspiciously.
"Allie this here is the Kid." Cody said as he began introducing her to the others.
"That's Lou, Buck, and Ike. He can't talk." He added as Allie smiled and nodded at each of them.
"Sourpuss over there is…" Cody began to say but the man cut him off.
"The name is Hickok, James Butler Hickok." He said as he held his hand out.
"Nice to meet you James Butler Hickok." Allie said with a laugh as she shook his hand.
"Call me Jimmy." He said as he laughed and looked down.
Cody shook his head at his friend.
"Come on Allie, we have some catchin' up to do." Cody said as he grabbed her arm and began to lead her away.
"It was nice meetin' y'all." Allie said as they all nodded at her.
"Nice meetin' ya Allie." Jimmy said with a smile as he tipped his hat at her.
Cody glared at him a little bit as he turned back around and began talking to his sister once more.
The others waved and began to walk back into the store, all except for Jimmy who was watching Cody and Allie as they walked.
"You know you're walkin' on dangerous ground Jimmy." Lou said from behind Jimmy making him jump.
"Damnit Lou. Don't be sneakin' up on me." Jimmy said with a glare as he walked back to his horse.
"Sorry." Lou said as she followed him back to the horse. "Now, what were you thinkin'?" She asked as Jimmy rolled his eyes at her.
"I have no idea what you're talkin' about Lou." He said as he saddled up his horse.
"Yes you do. You know better than to sweet talk your best friends sister." Lou said as Jimmy got on his horse.
"Like I said, I don't know what you're talkin' about. I'll see you back at Emma's. Giddy up!" He said as he gently kicked the horse's sides and rode off leaving the others behind.
~Emma's~
"So what's the story?" Emma said as she passed the food around the table.
"I was headed to St. Louis to take the exam to get my teachin' license." Allie said as she took a sip of water.
"The stage that I was on was on had an accident. One of the horses either threw a shoe or had a stone in its hoof, I'm not really sure. We went over a cliff and everyone died except me and one of the drivers." Allie explained.
"We lay there for a couple of days and still no one had found us, so I decided since I didn't have as many injuries that I would go for help." Allie explained as the group looked on.
"I found someone and we went back to the wreckage, but it was too late." Allie said as her brother put his hand on her shoulder.
"That happened over a year and a half ago according to Cody. There was a search party made when you weren't found. Hell, I was part of it." Jimmy said as Allie looked down.
"Why did it take you a year to come find your brother?" Jimmy said as Cody looked at him with a glare.
"You have no right to question my sister like that." Cody said as Allie stopped him.
"No Cody its okay." She said as Cody nodded at her and she looked down.
"After the wreck I wasn't the same. I was out of it for a few months. The doctors said I went into shock, but I don't know. I didn't know who I was, where I was, nothing." Allie said as her brother put his arm around her shoulders.
"You had amnesia?" Kid asked as Allie nodded.
"I guess that's what you call it. It took me a few months to remember everything." Allie said as Jimmy didn't look convinced.
"I hitch hiked home and stayed with Momma for a few days and she told me where to find Cody." Allie explained.
"Well we missed you. How long do you plan on staying?" Cody asked.
"I was hopin' that I could find a teaching job here in Sweetwater. If not I could be a tutor until I find something better. Then when I got enough money saved I could get my own place." Allie said as Emma smiled.
"I'll ask around and see what I can find for you." Emma said as she gathered the dishes and the boys headed for the door.
~Later that night~
Allie leaned up against the fence and looked at the stars. She jumped as she heard a twig snap.
"Don't worry. It's just me." Jimmy said with a laugh as he buttoned his shirt.
"Damnit Jimmy don't sneak up on me like that." Allie said as she placed her hand over her heart.
"Well you shouldn't go out by yourself late at night, especially around here." Jimmy said as Allie glared at him.
"What are you doing out here anyways?" Jimmy asked as he leaned on the fence beside her.
"Can't sleep. What about you?" she asked looking up at him.
"The same. You know Allie, something ain't right." Jimmy said as Allie looked at him with a confused face.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"I mean I think that there's more to your story then you're lettin' on." Jimmy said as Allie glared at him.
"You don't know what you're talkin' about Hickok. I told my brother the truth." Allie said as she got up in his face.
"If you did then why are you getting all defensive?" Jimmy said with a smirk as Allie hit his chest.
"I'm not and you have no idea what you are talking about. I told my brother everything." Allie said as Jimmy shook his head at her.
"If you say so, I'm going back to bed. Good night Miss. Allie." Jimmy said with a wink as Allie glared at him.
"Damn Hickok." Allie said as she went back looking at the stars.