Disclaimer- I'M BACK!!! And I STILL OWN NUTHIN…I mean sure I DO own EVERYTHING but apparently I can't tell anyone about it!! So…ah… cough I give credit to Disney for creating such wonderful and sexy and hot and charming and suave and…sorry got off track, where was I, oh yes…exciting characters. I own Sam though and random characters but if you wanna use them for something…a nice something then you may, just give me credit for it!!
THE FACTS ARE BACK!!!
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
I've never actually been in a fire station…at least I don't remember if I have!
This story will make more sense if you read A STORY BY ANY OTHER NAME because THIS IS THE SEQUEL!!!
ON ASBAON –Sam gave up on Jack, Gillette was a WANKER, and I ended the story with a song…Awww!!
Final Line of ASBAON- "She's given up on ye Jack"
So let's get this story rolling!!! Oh by the way…this story takes place 3 years after the final chapter of ASBAON!!!
ALWAYS AND FOREVER
The morning rays seeped through the soft curtains, and landed on the face of a sleeping figure. They, not liking the attention of the rising sun, turned over falling promptly out of bed with a loud BANG causing a young navel officer to come running into the room.
"Sam! Are you alright?" He asked with genuine concern helping her back to bed.
"Gnahh" She mumbled looking up at him. "What time is it?"
"It is just after sunrise" he said with a soft smile as she rolled over in the blankets.
"Why are you dressed?" she asked looking over the covers that muffled her voice. He laughed softly and put his hands on his hips in a mocking way.
"I have a job to attend, this is why I dress in the mornings" he said trying to be serious but failing when he saw her beaming smile.
"Why my dear Horatio, you know very well that I do not allow clothes of that attire to be worn in my room. Although you do look very tantalising in them" she said sly smile which he returned.
"Really?" he asked cocking an eyebrow as she grabbed his forearms.
"Really!" she whispered pulling him into the bed.
Elizabeth and Will sat at their breakfast table working hard on their wedding plans. At this moment in time they were deciding who would attend.
"Mr and Mrs Jemison of course" Elizabeth exclaimed writing the name down quickly while Will continued to think of names.
"What about...oh you know, the dress maker…Mrs Allsar?" Will asked making Elizabeth's face lightened.
"Why yes, oh and I must speak with her about my dress" she said half to herself and half to Will.
"Don't forget the Mr and Mrs Cringle, they would surely love to attend, I am constantly hearing about children from those two" Will sighed with a smile.
"Yes they are sweet" Elizabeth smiled writing the old couple's names down.
"I think it would be wise to invite Mrs Kahn, if not we would hear about in for YEARS" Will said cringing as he said the old women's name. She had lost her husband to a disease and had been in a bad temper ever since, even though she hated most people she still insisted on attending anything of theirs, other wise she would spread vicious rumours about them.
"Hmm" Elizabeth said looking over the list; something about the last four names caught her eye. Jemison, Allsar, Cringle and Kahn. Then she saw it, and deciding to face the problem head on, she turned to Will and took his hands in hers.
"What about Jack?" she asked softly, noting the hurt look in his eyes.
"What about him?" Will said coldly.
"Let's invite him…" Elizabeth started but Will cut her off.
"Why, so he could destroy my sister's heart just after she has repaired it and gotten on with her life?" He said dropping her hands and shaking his head.
"But, think about it, she has moved on and is happy I'm sure that she wouldn't mind if he came, besides he did end up helping us get together and he has been gone for years and we still don't know if we can find him anyway so he may not even come, but it would still ease my mind if we tried to invite him" Elizabeth said calmly retaking his hand and patting it softly.
"Who?" Sam asked walking into the kitchen, making the couple jump.
"You are too sneaky for your own good" Will said in a mock-angry tone.
"No I wasn't sneaky, I walked in the door, which slammed shut, threw my riding boots, accidentally mind you, at the table, which knocked over a chair which almost knocked over that very large vase, which I don't see the point in having since you don't get flowers big enough for it, I like flowers, especially the ones Horatio gets me, they are pink roses, I love pink things. Oh I found this wonderful dress it is bright pink and I altered it so that…" Sam continued to babble, forgetting the previous conversation that she had walked in on.
"Sam…Sam…SAM" Will said and then finally yelled, breaking through her babble.
"What?" she asked looking strangely at him.
"What are you doing here?" He asked with a sigh, Sam jumped up with a bright smile.
"I got a new horse!" she said excitedly moving towards the door.
"How?" Elizabeth asked as both she and Will walked out of the kitchen to find her putting her muddy boots back on. Actually she was very muddy herself; her breeches were darkened to a deeper brown than they already they were and her once white shirt had a big muddy stain on the back.
"Well, his first owner said he was too wild to ride and too thin to use as a stock horse, so he was going to shoot him, but I found him first and he gave me him for…10 shillings" Sam said as she opened the door to find a large black horse rearing up in the middle of the street, 5 navy guards were trying to calm the horse but had no luck. Sam let out a long high whistle causing the horse to stop rearing and trot over to her. "He took a liking to me" she said patting his muzzle softly.
"How did you get so dirty?" Elizabeth asked, looking at her clothes and then at the large horse, who was watching the couple with a large brown eye.
"There was a bump in the road, as it were. Some children ran out in front of us, and well, Lóteë here doesn't like kids either, and accidentally tried to run them down and then a wagon almost hit us…and well it was a very eventful morning." Sam said with a laugh.
"Oh dear" Elizabeth sighed.
He had been trailing her all the way from the old farm house, and if it wasn't for those children and wagon, she surely would have seen him following her. So here he sat, in the shadows of the ally-way across from the Turner-Swann household, watching as his future love talk with her younger brother. Silently he cursed as he saw Will pull Sam into a hug and give her a soft kiss on the cheek.
That should be me kissing her and holding her, no one else.
He had been watching her for weeks now, and every moment was either agony or bliss. Agony whenever he saw her with any one else, especially with that lover of hers, oh but he would deal with him sooner or later and then bliss when he saw her by herself, walking, singing, swimming, riding…no not riding, he even felt a great surge of jealousy over the stupid animal.
He ran his hand over his cheek, pretending that it was her that touched him, as he watched her playfully slap her brother who then tackled her in the mud, much to the distress of his female partner. He felt anger and even more jealousy surge through him as he watched the two wrestle playfully, he tickling her until she gave in. But that was all washed away when he noticed that the wet mud had made her blouse ever so slightly see through.
He hummed to himself as he watched her mount up and ride off slowly down the busy street. Softly and swiftly, like a shadow he made his way after her, adding yet another name to the list that was growing steadily larger by each day.
Oh yes, I will have her, and make all those that have been in my way, pay for keeping her from me.
Sam rode through the crowded lane, weaving her way through the people who either said hello or grinned at her. But not all the faces were friendly. A tall skinny man, about 5 yrs her senior, called out to her. With a grimace and a sigh she turned Lóteë towards the beckoning man. As soon as she got the man grabbed her leg.
"Haven't seen you in a while, my dear" he slurred stoking her leg, the smell of rum was wafting all around him. Sam slapped his hand harder than necessary and stared down at the man.
"That is a good thing, Karnes" She said moving off, but he reached for her again and this time he pulled her almost off her horse.
"Come on, just one little kiss" He said trying to plant a kiss on her face as she struggled back up. Lóteë realise the trouble his master was in, turned sharply, causing Sam to snap back up into the saddle, after she was seated he saw the man's out stretched hand and bit it sharply, causing bloody to pour out of the finger that was nearly bitten right off.
"Touch me again and my horse will be the least of your worries" she said in a commanding tone as she made off down the street at a trot, not once looking back at the screaming man and his laughing "friends".
He stepped out of the shadows and walked up behind the man. He looked around and noticed no one paying any particular attention to the whimpering man, so taking his opportunity; he gripped the man with two strong hands and pulled him back into the shadows.
"I hope you enjoyed that one touch, because that will be the last one you'll ever have" he hissed into the man's ear as he pulled out a dagger and with one swift motion, he slit his throat. Letting the body drop to his feet, he kicked it swiftly and then continued to stalk his "love".
He ignored the screams from behind him as Karnes' body was found. His mind was focused at this point, the time was coming, he was going to try and befriend her or at least her troublesome brother, that way he can get even closer to her with out her or anyone else noticing.
Everything is going to fall into place, just like it was meant to.
Would you look at that, the first chapter is DONE!!! sorry it's short though...but IT'S DONE
I thought of all of that during English
Gets looks from Legolas who is polishing my shoes
I mean…the bus ride home…hey don't give me that look!! I'm not the one who managed to kill the next door neighbour's rooster
It was loud
Shh you're not allowed to talk!!!
Anyway, FIRST CHAPTER IS DONE!!!
does the happy, chicken dance
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!
Ahh I think I will get to work on my LOTR story now, probably won't be up for a while though…anyway ENJOY!!
