A.N. So, first try at a Hatfields & McCoy story. Let's hope it does well. Stat Chart:
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I'm going to go through the family tree for Snakes and Winters:
Winter Family:
Marcus Winter (Head of House)
Lily Winter (Wife of Marcus)
Sons:
James
Ian
Daughter:
Samantha
Uncles/Aunts (Of offspring):
Frank/Jennifer (Jenny)
Dylan/Bell
Herbert/Evalyn (Eva)
Jefferson/Gwendolyn (Gwen)
Cousins (Of offspring):
Harry
Tobias
Nick
Tom
Kevin
Noah
Snake Family:
Punish Snake (Head of House)
Patricia Snake (Wife of Punish)
Sons:
Nickolas
Daughter:
Quiet
Cousins (Of offspring):
Luke
Ben
Carter
Uncles (Of offspring):
Benedict/Nancy
Revolver/Not married
Dallas/Not married
Let us begin
Randolph McCoy was running away as the Union Army advanced on the Confederate troops. Meanwhile, Anse Hatfield tried buckling his trousers. Randolph just barely managed to save him from being shot by a Union soldier.
"Best get a buckle on them britches Hatfield"
"Yeah, well, makes you an easier target"
The two quickly make their way to the trench line and crouch down next to their fellow soldiers.
"Howdy boys, good to see you still kickin.'"
"Punish Snake, damn. I thought we lost you awhile ago," Anse says.
"You can't take me down that easily."
The Confederate soldiers saw someone running towards them, but didn't fire when they noticed it was one of their own. Marcus Winter came barreling into the trench and told everyone that Calvary was coming. Without warning, a group of Union soldiers flanked the Confederates from behind. They were shot down but succeeded in taking down a few Confederates.
"Alright, have everyone give me their pistols. I got this" Anse says.
Marcus, Punish, and Randolph helped gather the pistols, but when everyone left, Punish stayed behind.
"You got a death wish Snake?"
"No, but those Union bastards got one. Let's shoot 'em all dead."
"I knew I liked you for some reason."
The two fought with the Union soldiers back-to-back as they took down soldier after soldier, and more kept coming.
As night set in, Randolph and Marcus were helping tend to the wounded when Anse and Punish came walking into the camp. Once everyone took notice, they got them some food and drink while the two retrieved their pistols.
As the darkness became more noticeable, Randolph and Marcus heard someone by the horses and found Anse and Punish saddling up two horses.
"What the hell are you two doin'?" Randolph asked.
"We're gettin' out of here. I don't intend to die for this army." Punish says.
"We're going, and there's nothin' you can do to stop us."
Randolph pulls up his rifle, but Anse aims a pistol back at its owner.
"Randal, this won't end well. Just leave it."
"...Fine."
The two watch the deserters leave as Randolph says, "I suppose God punishes those who deserve His wrath in due time."
The next few days were only downhill. There was a significant number of casualties with Randolph and Marcus being made prisoners. Things back at home were not improving.
Harmon McCoy and Frank Winter were getting a drink at a bar, where they had a confrontation with Jim Vance. The two agreed to camp out at Harmon's hut, where they thought they would be the safest.
"Come on Harmon, wake up" Frank says.
"Huh? Uggghhhh..."
A rustling of the leaves gets both their attention as they quickly put their clothes on and gathered their guns. They both looked at and open way to see Jim Vance and Dallas Snake standing there with their pistols in hand. Before Harmon and Frank could react, the two were shot down and left there.
"I want my payment for this," Dallas says.
Jiim hands him the money from one of his pockets.
"Fifty dollars. It's all there."
"Well alright. I'll see you around Jim."
The two men leave, and three young people approach the hut a moment later.
"I still don't like this" Mason Winter says, Our pa's shouldn't be out here like this. Too exposed."
When the three get close enough, they see the bodies as Jeff quickly ran to his deceased father's side. Nancy threw the plate she brought to the ground as Mason clenched his fists.
Mason walked up to his own father's body and saw the pistol in his hand. He picked it up and swore to himself that he would kill every last Hatfield that crossed his path.
A few years later, the war finally ended. Randle and Marcus were finally set free from the Union prison, Anase and Punish were flourishing in their businesses, and tensions were running high between all four families.
Marcus and Randall went their separate ways after crossing the border, and soon each found their homes. Marcus's sons James and Ian were grown up as well as his daughter. He watched from a distance as the two boys chopped a stack of wood and were working to sack them into an organized pile.
Once he stepped into their vision, Ian ran off to get his sister and mother while James took his father's sack of items and embraced him. As Lily set her eyes on her husband she broke down into tears as she approached him.
"Why don't you boys finish the wood, and then you can come in for dinner" Lily says.
James and Ian continue chopping and stacking the wood as their younger sister latched onto her father and cried into his shirt. Marcus let a few tears of his own flow from his eyes as he held his little girl in his arms. Lily joined in and wrapped her arms around her husband, to which Marcus responded by giving his wife a kiss on the lips.
For the next few days, Marcus was informed of the recent developments with his mining business. Things were going well, and the family was being well cared for. Soon Sunday rolled around, and Marcus gathered his family to Church.
On their way the family met the McCoys, as Marcus gave his condolences to Randal once more for the loss of his brother. Randall gave his own condolences to Marcus as well. Eventually the two families arrived and took their seats.
Once the service ended and everyone was dismissed, Anse Hatfield pulled Randle and Marcus away to talk.
"Randall, Marcus...good to see you boys are still here" Anse says.
"Yeah, good to see you too Anse..." Marcus says.
"I-uh...heard about what happened with your brothers...and I am deeply sorry. I intended to have a talk with Uncle Jim but...by the time I did it was already too late."
"Well well, Marcus Winter" Punish says, appearing from the crowd, "Damn good to see ya"
"You too Punish."
While the adults were talking, James was sitting under the cool shade of a tree waiting with his best friend, Quiet Snake.
"Why do I have to wear this darn dress?" Quiet complained.
James laughs a bit at her comment. Quiet was more of a tom-boy and preferred to wear boy shirts instead of a dress.
"You are a girl, and you need to look the part."
"Well I don't like it"
"Tell you what, how 'bout I take you fishin' later. Maybe even go for a swim." (A.N. Let me point something out. They're probably around 5? Something like that. So don't get the wrong idea, come on people.)
"Hmm...alright, deal. But don't forget to bring the bait this time."
"It was Ian's fault. He hide it on me."
"Right, and that's why you always double check everything."
"Well I learned my lesson."
"Hey cous! We're headin' out!" Carter yelled out.
"I'm coming. I'll see ya later, James."
"You too, Quiet."
James helps Quiet up as they parted ways.
"Your father said he had to go away on a business trip," Carter says. "He said you could stay with us while he was away."
"He didn't tell me about it."
"It was an all of a sudden thing. A business partner of your father met him after Church."
"What about my brother?"
"He said he'd stay home to help your mother."
"Ok, well, I told James that I would go fishin' with him later, so I might be preoccupied."
"The Winter? Why do you like him so much?"
"He's nice, and has a good sense of humor, unlike you."
"I'm funny."
"That's not the same as having a good sense of humor."
The two join the rest of their family.
"Isn't it the same thing?"
"Ugh..."
"What are you two arguing about now?" Ben asks.
"I just said that Carter doesn't have that good of a sense of humor."
"Well, Carter has always been serious" Luke inputs.
Once everyone was loaded into the wagon Benedict snapped the stirrups, making the horse move forward. As the wagon wheeled away Luke waves to a few Hatfields heading the same way.
After a few minutes, the family arrived at their house. The adults went inside to take care of some house work while their offspring headed to a nearby lake to do whatever activities they usually did.
Luke and Ben played mumblety-peg while Carter threw stones into the lake. Quiet had run inside to change into some more comfortable clothing before rushing back outside and climbing a tree.
"Carter, stop throwing stones. I'm gonna be fishin' there later."
"Just go fishin' elsewhere. You know, for someone named Quiet you sure to talk a lot."
Quiet throws some sticks from the tree at Carter, who shields himself with his arms. After throwing enough sticks, Quiet climbs down and runs to another side of the lake. She lays down on the grass and lets the sun bath her body. She soon felt someone tapping her shoulder to see James standing near her with two fishing rods in one hand and a bucket in the other.
"Luke directed me over here. I brought the bait this time."
The two spent the rest of their time trying to catch whatever they could, but only succeeded in catching 4 decently sized fish. James gathered up the fishing rods while they both grabbed a pat of the bucket. They ran into Ben near the house, who helped lift the bucket for the two.
"I'd best be goin', but it was fun fishin' with ya" James says.
"You too. Maybe next time we can catch a bigger one."
The two say their goodbyes as James waves bye to Ben, who returned the gesture, and started down the dirt road. Quiet joined her brother inside with the rest of her relatives. They all ate, and she soon found herself laying down on a bed of furs. As she drifted off, she felt like she could see herself and James in the future, with the man himself holding her by the waist as she hugged his arm.
She held onto that image as she descended into sleep.
A.N. That's it for now. I don't know how frequently I'll be updating, but I will try to give all you readers what you want
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Anyways stay awesome guys and gals of the world, and I'll see you next chapter