MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
** note, I do not own any characters from this show. **
*jenny (my muse)* what show? Did I ever see it? ** yes stupid, its magnificent seven! We always watch it. Does the name vin
tanner ring a bell? **
*no, should it?*
**you're pathetic, on with the story. ENJOY!! ( **
He rode on the chestnut horse, his hat hid the sunlight from his eyes, his jacket, made of leather he wore with care, his boots, soiled with dirt from riding. I stood on the porch of the saloon, broom in hand, obviously staring at the stranger trotting his horse through town. He tied his horse at the post near the water basin.
"Can I help you stranger?" I asked as he walked up the steps to the saloon.
"No, thank you, ma`m." he replied tipping his hat toward me in cowboy fashion. I stopped sweeping and realized that I was the only one on shift at the saloon; I hurried in behind the tall cowboy.
"Can I get you anything?" I asked as I hurriedly wiped down the bar.
"Yeah, how's bout a shot of whiskey?"
"Coming right up." I replied as I searched for the whiskey. I poured him a shot and looked into those deep blue eyes.
"Where'd you ride in from?" I asked him as I cleaned glasses.
"Out over in sweet Chester, a small town not much bigger than this, forty miles west of here." He replied blankly staring at his empty shot glass.
"Would you like another drink?" I asked again, he appeared to be in a daze.
"Sir, would you like another drink?"
"Names Vin Tanner, yeah, I would." He said as he flashed me a pearly white smile. I poured him another shot of whiskey and myself. Just then, J.D. and buck came walking in.
"hi, there Susan, how about gettin' us tired boys a round?" buck asked turning on his womanly charm, which I had become used to and played every time.
"Not a problem buck, dear." I said with a smile. I walked over and gave the two men there beers.
"Well, what do we have here Susan?" asked buck. He walked up to Vin,
"Why, Holy Ghost and cowboys! Vin tanner! Where the hell have you been boy?" buck shouted so loud I thought the whole town could hear him.
"Sweet Chester, seeing to an old friend." Vin replied never taking his eyes from mine. "and this mighty nice lady has kept me quite the company." He added, winking at me.
"Ah, I see, seems ol' vin here has made eyes with the lovely Susan Bette. She was JD`s girl, but now they're just friends." Buck said.
"Say, jd, what was wrong with her? she seems to be a perfectly good woman, takes care of herself and others pretty well." Vin said to jd.
"It wasn't her, it was me." JD replied solemnly.
"It's alright there, jd. At least she's still your friend." Buck said as he slapped jd on the back. Buck and jd walked over to the poker table and began playing.
"So, Vin, do live in this town or are you that famous that buck and jd just know you by name?"
"Yeah, I live here. Going on three years. See Chris Larabee was riding out west a ways and came across me lying in a field, beaten and tied to my horse. Chris picked me up and tied my horse to his and rode into town. Nathan took a look at my wounds and fixed me up real good. That man is my savior. If not for Chris and Nathan I'd be dead. Chris came and visited me everyday and we would talk about how I came to be in the mess I was in. Chris and I are still close, like brothers." He said to me with misting eyes. I knew that this was a sensitive subject.
"Ya want to dance?" he asked me, avoiding any further questions.
"Why, yes, that would be great." I replied taking off the work apron I wore.
"It's the least I can do for all the help and conversation you've given me." He said taking my hand in his. We danced around the saloon, like we were at a fancy ball. Buck and jd watched and tried to stiffly there laughter.
"Hey, Susan! Watch your step, vin is a petty dancer." Buck hollered as if the two of us were deaf.
"I am better than he is, he was taught by a bunch of rowdy animals." Vin whispered to me as so buck wouldn't hear and try to regress the remark. I looked into those big blue eyes of his.
"Hey, Vin, what's the worst thing you've ever done?" I asked curiously.
"Well, haven't done much wrong since I been here. I was framed for a murder I never committed. I was supposed to hang for it." He replied.
"That was a year ago, if it wasn't for Chris and buck, I might not be here today." Vin said with pride in the two friends who saved his life. I looked up to him with misty eyes.
"Oh, Susan, I didn't mean to make you cry." He said as he pulled me closer to him.
"I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have asked that question." I said looking up at him.
"That's alright, no need to apologize. I'm alright with it." He said as he twirled me around on his finger.
"Are you sure those two aren't in love?" jd asked buck warily.
"Oh, jd, stop it already! The woman can take care of herself. Vin is perfectly in tune with what he's doing. He wouldn't just sweep her around the dance floor because he had too. It's because he wants too. There's a difference you know?"
"Yeah, I guess." Jd said solemnly. They continued with there game of cards and buck was cheating as usual. Vin spun me around the floor once more.
"God, look at him, he is so stunning." I thought to myself. He dipped me over his right arm that was around my waist and I smiled. He was very strong. He lifted me back up and I fell against him, dizzy from the lift.
"Whoa, there." Vin said as he caught me. He held me against him as I tried to regain my balance.
"Maybe we should stop" he said looking at me worriedly.
"No, I just got a little dizzy that's all, I'm fine really." I said twirling in a circle.
"Well, alright." Vin said with a sigh. We danced some more and I couldn't help thinking what it would be like to marry this wonderful man. After that day, vin and I were quite the pair. After my shifts at the saloon he and I would ride on his horse down to the river and talk for hours. He made me feel good, made me laugh. Jd was great, don't get me wrong, but vin just opened a new door to me that I had never explored before. We were coming back into town one night and vin decided to walk me home. When we reached the door I turned and looked at vin, his eyes were gleaming, his smile shown in the moonlight. He ran his hand through my hair and encircled my waist with the other. He looked deep into my eyes and kissed me.
"Goodnight, Susan." He whispered to me.
"Goodnight, Vin." I turned and walked into the house. I walked to the window and peered through the curtains, watching as he climbed onto his horse and rode off to Chris's place.
"Hey, Susan. Heard you had quite a night last night with Vin." Buck said as he walked into the saloon.
"What? What are you talking about?" I asked puzzled. Then behind him came jd and I knew something was up.
"Jd, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked.
"Sure, what about?"
"you, how dare you spy on me and.." I stopped in mid sentence, just then vin walked in.
"What's the matter with her?" he asked buck.
"She's yelling at jd because he spied on her last night and told me that you and her kissed goodnight."
"It wasn't just ANY kiss goodnight." Jd said from my grasp.
"It was a fallen for you kiss goodnight. You never kissed me like that." He said to me.
"Well, that's cause you never made the first move!" I yelled.
"What can I get you, vin?"
"How bout a beer and maybe another kiss a little later." He whispered to me with a wink.
"No, problem." I replied with a smile.
"See! I told you she's in love with him!" jd shouted.
"jd, my god. Calm down. You will find another girl, let Susan be." Chris said as he walked into the saloon.
"But."
"But, nothing, don't you have enough faith in vin to trust that he will care for Susan like woman needs to be cared for?" Chris asked looking at vin.
"Besides, he will treat her well; he has a way with the ladies." He added.
"you think he'd be married by now, that's how good he treats the ladies." Buck chimed in.
"Thanks buck, now you made it sound like I have been with every woman in town!" Vin said with a smile, I looked at him warily, not really sure if he was kidding or not.
"Don't worry Susan, I haven't been with every woman in town, just two, ones you." he said with a reassuring smile.
"Oh, yeah, that's how he gets them! One cunning line and a flash of his sexy smile!" jd burst out.
"ok kid, I think its time we took a walk." Chris said as he pulled jd from his chair.
"hey! What did I do?" jd yelled
** note, I do not own any characters from this show. **
*jenny (my muse)* what show? Did I ever see it? ** yes stupid, its magnificent seven! We always watch it. Does the name vin
tanner ring a bell? **
*no, should it?*
**you're pathetic, on with the story. ENJOY!! ( **
He rode on the chestnut horse, his hat hid the sunlight from his eyes, his jacket, made of leather he wore with care, his boots, soiled with dirt from riding. I stood on the porch of the saloon, broom in hand, obviously staring at the stranger trotting his horse through town. He tied his horse at the post near the water basin.
"Can I help you stranger?" I asked as he walked up the steps to the saloon.
"No, thank you, ma`m." he replied tipping his hat toward me in cowboy fashion. I stopped sweeping and realized that I was the only one on shift at the saloon; I hurried in behind the tall cowboy.
"Can I get you anything?" I asked as I hurriedly wiped down the bar.
"Yeah, how's bout a shot of whiskey?"
"Coming right up." I replied as I searched for the whiskey. I poured him a shot and looked into those deep blue eyes.
"Where'd you ride in from?" I asked him as I cleaned glasses.
"Out over in sweet Chester, a small town not much bigger than this, forty miles west of here." He replied blankly staring at his empty shot glass.
"Would you like another drink?" I asked again, he appeared to be in a daze.
"Sir, would you like another drink?"
"Names Vin Tanner, yeah, I would." He said as he flashed me a pearly white smile. I poured him another shot of whiskey and myself. Just then, J.D. and buck came walking in.
"hi, there Susan, how about gettin' us tired boys a round?" buck asked turning on his womanly charm, which I had become used to and played every time.
"Not a problem buck, dear." I said with a smile. I walked over and gave the two men there beers.
"Well, what do we have here Susan?" asked buck. He walked up to Vin,
"Why, Holy Ghost and cowboys! Vin tanner! Where the hell have you been boy?" buck shouted so loud I thought the whole town could hear him.
"Sweet Chester, seeing to an old friend." Vin replied never taking his eyes from mine. "and this mighty nice lady has kept me quite the company." He added, winking at me.
"Ah, I see, seems ol' vin here has made eyes with the lovely Susan Bette. She was JD`s girl, but now they're just friends." Buck said.
"Say, jd, what was wrong with her? she seems to be a perfectly good woman, takes care of herself and others pretty well." Vin said to jd.
"It wasn't her, it was me." JD replied solemnly.
"It's alright there, jd. At least she's still your friend." Buck said as he slapped jd on the back. Buck and jd walked over to the poker table and began playing.
"So, Vin, do live in this town or are you that famous that buck and jd just know you by name?"
"Yeah, I live here. Going on three years. See Chris Larabee was riding out west a ways and came across me lying in a field, beaten and tied to my horse. Chris picked me up and tied my horse to his and rode into town. Nathan took a look at my wounds and fixed me up real good. That man is my savior. If not for Chris and Nathan I'd be dead. Chris came and visited me everyday and we would talk about how I came to be in the mess I was in. Chris and I are still close, like brothers." He said to me with misting eyes. I knew that this was a sensitive subject.
"Ya want to dance?" he asked me, avoiding any further questions.
"Why, yes, that would be great." I replied taking off the work apron I wore.
"It's the least I can do for all the help and conversation you've given me." He said taking my hand in his. We danced around the saloon, like we were at a fancy ball. Buck and jd watched and tried to stiffly there laughter.
"Hey, Susan! Watch your step, vin is a petty dancer." Buck hollered as if the two of us were deaf.
"I am better than he is, he was taught by a bunch of rowdy animals." Vin whispered to me as so buck wouldn't hear and try to regress the remark. I looked into those big blue eyes of his.
"Hey, Vin, what's the worst thing you've ever done?" I asked curiously.
"Well, haven't done much wrong since I been here. I was framed for a murder I never committed. I was supposed to hang for it." He replied.
"That was a year ago, if it wasn't for Chris and buck, I might not be here today." Vin said with pride in the two friends who saved his life. I looked up to him with misty eyes.
"Oh, Susan, I didn't mean to make you cry." He said as he pulled me closer to him.
"I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have asked that question." I said looking up at him.
"That's alright, no need to apologize. I'm alright with it." He said as he twirled me around on his finger.
"Are you sure those two aren't in love?" jd asked buck warily.
"Oh, jd, stop it already! The woman can take care of herself. Vin is perfectly in tune with what he's doing. He wouldn't just sweep her around the dance floor because he had too. It's because he wants too. There's a difference you know?"
"Yeah, I guess." Jd said solemnly. They continued with there game of cards and buck was cheating as usual. Vin spun me around the floor once more.
"God, look at him, he is so stunning." I thought to myself. He dipped me over his right arm that was around my waist and I smiled. He was very strong. He lifted me back up and I fell against him, dizzy from the lift.
"Whoa, there." Vin said as he caught me. He held me against him as I tried to regain my balance.
"Maybe we should stop" he said looking at me worriedly.
"No, I just got a little dizzy that's all, I'm fine really." I said twirling in a circle.
"Well, alright." Vin said with a sigh. We danced some more and I couldn't help thinking what it would be like to marry this wonderful man. After that day, vin and I were quite the pair. After my shifts at the saloon he and I would ride on his horse down to the river and talk for hours. He made me feel good, made me laugh. Jd was great, don't get me wrong, but vin just opened a new door to me that I had never explored before. We were coming back into town one night and vin decided to walk me home. When we reached the door I turned and looked at vin, his eyes were gleaming, his smile shown in the moonlight. He ran his hand through my hair and encircled my waist with the other. He looked deep into my eyes and kissed me.
"Goodnight, Susan." He whispered to me.
"Goodnight, Vin." I turned and walked into the house. I walked to the window and peered through the curtains, watching as he climbed onto his horse and rode off to Chris's place.
"Hey, Susan. Heard you had quite a night last night with Vin." Buck said as he walked into the saloon.
"What? What are you talking about?" I asked puzzled. Then behind him came jd and I knew something was up.
"Jd, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked.
"Sure, what about?"
"you, how dare you spy on me and.." I stopped in mid sentence, just then vin walked in.
"What's the matter with her?" he asked buck.
"She's yelling at jd because he spied on her last night and told me that you and her kissed goodnight."
"It wasn't just ANY kiss goodnight." Jd said from my grasp.
"It was a fallen for you kiss goodnight. You never kissed me like that." He said to me.
"Well, that's cause you never made the first move!" I yelled.
"What can I get you, vin?"
"How bout a beer and maybe another kiss a little later." He whispered to me with a wink.
"No, problem." I replied with a smile.
"See! I told you she's in love with him!" jd shouted.
"jd, my god. Calm down. You will find another girl, let Susan be." Chris said as he walked into the saloon.
"But."
"But, nothing, don't you have enough faith in vin to trust that he will care for Susan like woman needs to be cared for?" Chris asked looking at vin.
"Besides, he will treat her well; he has a way with the ladies." He added.
"you think he'd be married by now, that's how good he treats the ladies." Buck chimed in.
"Thanks buck, now you made it sound like I have been with every woman in town!" Vin said with a smile, I looked at him warily, not really sure if he was kidding or not.
"Don't worry Susan, I haven't been with every woman in town, just two, ones you." he said with a reassuring smile.
"Oh, yeah, that's how he gets them! One cunning line and a flash of his sexy smile!" jd burst out.
"ok kid, I think its time we took a walk." Chris said as he pulled jd from his chair.
"hey! What did I do?" jd yelled