Summary: A special little orphan finds her way in to the hearts of the seven peace keepers.
Warnings: violence, spanking, swearing and Pagan/Wiccan religious themes and mild supernatural themes.
A Magnificent Rose
Chapter One: Nutmeg And Rose
The small figure moved so quickly that he, Vin, wasn't entirely sure he had actually seen correctly, he turned to the man on the horse next to him "hey Chris, did ya jist see what I did?" he asked his friend "if ya mean that little bit of a girl the jist done run past us, then I believe I did" the black clad man replied. With the confirmation that he hadn't been seeing things, Vin dismounted from his horse and walked over to the bushes he'd seen the little girl run into.
"Hey now sweetheart, ya cain come on out, we aint gonna hurt ya none" he assured the girl, reaching his arms out to scoop her up. She should have been scared, she didn't know these men but the sense they gave her was one of strength and goodness, she could see it in their auras, she was safe with them.
Her Mama had told her to always trust in what her instincts told her about others and to listen to the auras, the goddess had given her the gift of seeing them for a reason. "well now aint you a little on the smallish side to be out here by your lonesome?" Vin asked as he pulled the child into his arms.
The little girl didn't answer "we are yer Ma and Pa?" Chris asked, looking at the little girl "I aint never met my Papa, Mama never tole me about him neither" the girl said, apparently over her shyness "an' Mama went away" the way she said it and the sad look at the sky made it clear where the girl's Mama had gone to.
"Well then I guess you'll jist have to come with us back to town then" Chris said giving Vin a pointed look, there was no way they could leave the little girl out there by herself. Vin went to lift the little girl up onto his saddle when she began to protest "no wait, I caint go, not yet, not without Nutmeg" she insisted, wriggling out of Vin's hold.
"who's Nutmeg?" the two men asked as the little girl ran off into the trees, Vin quickly followed after her, Chris not far behind, when they caught up to the petit child they found her calling to a beautiful and obviously wild mare.
"Nutmeg, come on we gotta go now" the little girl called to the horse edging closer and closer, worrying the two watching men "woe now miss, that horse aint been gentled so ya best not ta be gettin' too close" Vin warned the girl who ignored him and moved yet closer to the horse "I aint gonna leave Nutmeg, not ever" she insisted a little touchily.
"Now come on, that horse is dangerous" Vin tried again but was met with an angry response "Nutmeg aint no danger ta me, she won't hurt me none" the child demanded as she walked right up to the young mare, using an old tree stump as help, she climbed onto the horses back, using the main as makeshift reigns she steered the horse over to where Vin and Chris were watching them in amazement.
"She's mine and there aint nobody who cain take her away from me" there was a look of pure determination on the little girl's face that made it very clear she would not part with the horse she had claimed as her's.
"well now, how's about we rope her an' you ride with one of us to town?" Vin offered, the child looked pensive for a moment then agreed "okay, but I gotta sit on 'er while you fix the rope or she won't let ya" she said. Vin worked quickly, roping the mare and attaching the other end to his own horse to lead them back to town.
On the ride back Chris spoke up "well now It seems we know ya horse name but not yer's" he said, she turned to look at him "well I don't know yer's neither" she told him "well then I'm Chris and that there is Vin, now how 'bout you?" he introduced them both.
"I'm Rosalynn-Leah, but ya cain jist call me Rose"
A/N: not very long but just the idea I've been toying with the past couple of days, well let me know what you think.
Rosalynn-Leah Angel Tyler "Rose" (8) her mother, Rosemary, was a Wiccan priestess who in fear of being found out as a witch did not stay in one town very long. She taught her young daughter her craft. Ty is very strong willed, she believes in peace and healing but will react to protect herself and others, and she has a strong bond and gift when it comes to animals especially her kitten and Familiar, Fury and her horse Nutmeg. She's a petit girl, with dark red hair and bright green eyes; she wears a symbol of the goddess (a full-moon with a crescent moon on each side) necklace around her neck and never takes it off.