Don't own them so sad. Any how this came about as a case of the giggles one night really late at night. Don't ask just did. Didn't help with the giggles made it worse. But anyhow. I am working on more parts, trying to get the ideas for tricks by the others seven to play. See if you can figure who did what for this one. As always please review and Best wishes.
They were tired to say the least the past three weeks had put them through everything imaginable. Ranch hands who decided that the saloon needed some new decorations, Inez was not all that impressed, neither were the seven. One rather large thunderstorm that managed to get two of them Vin and JD stuck in the middle of a flash flood, a failed bank robbery and that was just to name a few. So when the Judge ordered them to take a well needed vacation away from town and away from trouble they agreed. Even Ezra who claimed to hate camping happily agreed if he got out of town and away from his now visiting mother. Chris either ignored or didn't see JD, Vin or the others for that matter pack a few extra things in their saddle bags to make the trip interesting. He was to busy preparing his own set of surprises.
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First Night:
"It's best if you boys check your bed rolls before you crawl in." Vin said walking into the fire light. "Never know what crawled in." His blue eyes sparkled.
"You're a real comfort there Vin." Buck growled as he tossed his blanket back quickly looking around.
"Wonderful. Not only do I have to sleep under the stars on the ground but now mysterious creatures may inhabit my makeshift bed." Ezra complained quietly checking his bedding too.
"It isn't that bad Ezra as long as you check first." Vin grinned as he watched Chris carefully check his blankets and stop.
Chris spun around and held up a rather large snake that was apparently harmless. "Is this what you wanted me to find?" He growled trying not to laugh.
"Not me cowboy." Vin winked at JD before ducking into his own blankets. "Just didn't want to hear you holler when you found it." He pulled his hat over his face to hide the grin. He knew at that moment JD was trying to pretend to sleep and not squirm under Chris's scrutiny.
"Wonderful. The jokes have begun." Ezra said lying down.
"Yep gonna be fun." Buck commented as both Josiah and Nathan laughed crawling into their beds.
A few seconds later found both men yelping jumping up pulling blankets with them. The others jumped and looked at them as if they'd gone crazy. "What is wrong with you Nathan?" Buck asked trying to control his laughter at his friends expense.
"Vin quit laughing and find out what that was." Nathan said pointing to the tracker who was laughing so hard he had tears falling down his cheeks. Chris watched with a grin.
Vin bent down and felt the blankets, he cried out causing all the men to jump guns ready. "Vin what's wrong something bite you? I need to know." Nathan was healer automatically.
Vin stood up slowly back to the others but Chris who managed to keep a neutral expression. "Nathan it. It was." He spun around holding up two ropes. "Ropes." He started laughing and tossed the ropes at JD before crawling in. Everyone else collapsed down onto their beds. JD startled to chuckle soon it was a laugh, Buck joined and soon everyone was laughing. "Night boys." Vin said grinning tugging his hat back down. "Sleep well. Don't let the critters bite."