I was bored today, because I woke up earlier then usual. Here is the next chapter to this historical, fictional story. Review please!!
A month had passed since the news of the United States splitting up. Tucker sat on the porch watching the townspeople passing by. He was thinking about what would happen if the Southerners won or if the Northerners won. Just the thought about being free for once. Maybe the education he was taught while living with Danny would help him live on his own. The miracle would be seeing his folks again.
A slave ran across the street to where Tucker was. He looked at the man and nodded.
"Listen, you hear about the war?" The slave asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, what are you getting at?" Tucker asked with his eyebrows cocked.
"Well, the Union army is letting us Negros join in to fight the Confederates. We can go now and fight for our freedom without these white folks getting the dogs."
Tucker jumped to his feet and ran inside the house as if running from an exploding bomb that was going to blow up at any second.
"DANNY! DANNY! COME DOWN HERE!!"
Danny zoomed downstairs, almost losing his balance, and came right to Tucker's side.
"What is it, Tuck?"
"The Yankees are letting colored people join in to fight for our freedom."
"You're kidding!" Jazz said shockingly as she put down her book that she was reading.
"Danny's the one who jokes, not me."
"Tucker, I know what you're thinking, you should go and fight for your freedom," Danny said.
"You must be insane if you're letting your slave fight against Dad."
"Jazz, shut it!"
"Danny, what do you think will happen if the Union wins?" Tucker asked.
"You'll be free," Danny answered before showing a quaint smile.
Tucker walked upstairs to his room while Danny followed him. They both decided to leave to join the Union Army. They knew they would fight brother against brother. That was the sad part about the Civil war. Danny knew he would be fighting against his uncle and his father who fought for the Confederates. He just hoped that there wouldn't come a point where he had to choose to kill one of them.
Maddie came home from shopping and saw both Danny and Tucker packing their bags. She rubbed her chin while wondering why they would be packing.
"Hey Mom, Tucker and I will be leaving to fight," Danny said.
"Danny, you're fourteen, are you sure you can do this? It's very dangerous fighting a war and what about Tucker? You know they won't let slaves fight."
"Actually, the Union up in the north are letting Negros fight," Tucker told Maddie.
"Oh... well I wish you luck."
Maddie smiled for a second before changing it back to a worried look. Danny and Tucker took their things and left out the door onto the buggy. Danny rode down the dirty streets before he saw Sam in her darker outfit with Valerie behind her. He stopped the buggy and climbed off.
"Where are you going?" Sam asked.
"To fight the war."
"Will you be back?"
"I wish I knew."
Valerie climbed up onto the buggy and gave Tucker a kiss on the cheek before climbing down back to Sam's side. Sam grabbed onto Danny and wept on his neck. Sam did not want Danny to leave to anyplace, even if he was going to fight for his country.
"I love you, Danny," Sam cried as Danny lifted her chin.
"As much as I love you."
"I will pray for your return."
Danny kissed Sam passionately on her lips while wiping off her tears. After the kiss, Sam watched her now boyfriend climb back onto his buggy and ride off into the distance. A tear slowly rolled down her and her slave's cheeks while watching the boys travel to fight the war. The question of their return was unknown and, unfortunately, so was everyone else's return. The men who would go off to war.
The two boys traveled for many days. They both went to the North where a few other men were also going to fight for the North. After a few other days, more men started traveling. More and more men that were fighting for the Union started joining in. Some of them were black and some of them were white. There were also ones that were hard to tell if he was black or white.
About two states later, a former slave was walking by and saw Danny and Tucker on the buggy. He paced by them and smiled.
"Where you boys headed to?"
"We're going to fight for the Union," Tucker answered.
"Wait, both you boys?" the Negro man asked in shock. He had never seen a white man and a black man riding together to fight a war. This was new to him.
"Yep."
"Are you going to fight too?" Danny asked.
"Sure am."
"How 'bout a ride?"
The former slave jumped onto the buggy as soon as it stopped. Danny started driving the buggy again and headed up to the Union army.
"By the way, the name's Richard. The day the Union wins is the day the Southerners can kiss their slaves goodbye," Richard smiled brightly.
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Tucker agreed.