A/N Okay, I think I found my rythm again. I'll try to update once a week from now on, cause I think this story is gonna be a long one. I've still got loads of ideas running through my head, so why not use them, huh? Ow, and thanks for all the kind reviews! I wanna tell ya this every time, cause they are the reason I keep on writing! Well, and ofcourse the fact that Dukes rule...
Now, I'll just let ya git on with the story... Enjoy!

7

When Jesse and Cooter arrived at the scene where Benny had been freed, it was already swarming with Special Forces.

Two men were sitting in a squad car, handcuffed, and looking generally mad.

"They musta caught them already Uncle Jesse,"

"I ain't yur uncle Jesse," Jesse responded, only to continue immediately, "didn't Enos babble bout three goons?"

Cooter nodded, "So we know there's one more, an' then there's Benny an' Harry…"

Scratching his head, Cooter looked around, "So where are they?"

Jesse's eyes wandered over his surroundings, noticing some tracks leading into the woods. Grinning up at Cooter, Cooter knew the old man had a plan. 'Bo an' Luke sure were a chip off the ole block…'

"We's gonna find out Coot. We's gonna find out…"

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An hour later, the two men were just resting next to a large tree near the Indian caves, when a single shot rang through the air. Birds flew up, and shouts could be heard from the other way.

Deep brown eyes met icy blue ones, and as one man Jesse and Cooter turned an ran for the direction they knew the shot had come from…

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The cave entrance seemed to loom in the distance. Beckoning him to come in and find the body of his cousin…

Luke shook himself and entered the cave slowly. All his senses were working on overload as he could hear the laboured breathing of at least one person. His eyes needed a moment to adjust to the darkened space.

Once he could see, he immediately noticed the two bodies seemingly lying intertwined with each other. But on a closer look he saw one covering the other.

Blonde curls stuck out from under the dark haired man on top of him, and Luke wasted no time in pushing the dead weight off of his cousin.

When the body was turned, Luke could only watch in shock at Bullet Benny's opened eyes. The look of amazement and fear were so clearly etched in there, Luke swiftly closed them with one hand.

Turning away from the bleeding corpse, he knelt next to Bo, who was looking up at him with the weirdest expression on his face. His eyes were feverish, and sweat poured down his pale face.

"L-Luke?" he quivered, a sob hitching in his throat.

"It's me Bo, I'm here now, it's okay…" Luke responded, taking Bo's blood-covered hand in his.

This seemed to aggravate Bo, he started shaking his head vigorously, tears coursing down his pale cheeks.

"K-killed im L-luke…" he muttered, grabbing Luke's hand so tightly Luke thought it would break.

"Killed…killer…"

Luke shook his head, staring in Bo's glazed blue eyes, "It was self-defence Bo. He was gonna kill ya."

Tears kept rolling down Bo's cheeks however, and the shame in his baby-blue eyes was almost too much for Luke to handle. He noticed the gun lying next to them, and suddenly felt the urge to hurl it across the cave.

Stroking Bo's sweat soaked hair, Luke kept on calming his distraught cousin. Praying they would be able to make their way out of here soon.

"S okay Bo, I'll fix it… I'll fix it," he murmured softly, almost seeing the adrenaline leave Bo's weakened body. His eyes seemed to loose their focus and just stared over Luke's shoulder now.

"S-so tired Luke… Sleep now."

"No!" Luke yelped, "Ya can't go ta sleep Bo. Stay awake… Please…"

But his pleas fell on deaf man's ears, cause Bo had lost his battle with consciousness, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Please, stay with me cuz…" Luke's voice broke, as tears cascaded down his cheek.

With a shaky hand Luke felt for a pulse, despair filling him when at first he couldn't feel anything. After pulling in two shaky breaths however, a faint and irregular beating could be felt, and Luke almost sagged in relief.

"Don't ya dare leave me Bo, don't ya dare…"

Luke was so focused on Bo, he didn't hear the people entering the cave at breakneck speed.

"Luke!" Two voices yelled out as they took in the gruesome sight before them. Two bodies were lying on the floor, while Luke was crouched over one of them, seemingly in mourning.

The oldest of the Duke cousins shot up at the two familiar voices and turned around to see his uncle and best friend.

When Jesse saw the tear tracks on Luke's face and Bo's still body on the cold floor, he stood stock still.

"B- Bo?" he murmured softly, while Cooter took of his hat with an unbelieving look on his face.

Luke shook his head, knowing they were coming to the wrong conclusion.

"He ain't dead…"

Jesse's head shot up, and he swiftly made his way over to Bo, who was breathing raggedly by now.

Soulful eyes landed on Luke, and Jesse noticed the boy was a wreck. With his split lip, shirtless body and overcast eyes, Luke looked to be walking on his last nerves. His hands were shaking and he couldn't seem to stop staring at the people around him.

Putting a hand on his shoulder, Jesse hoped to reassure him, while he yelled to Cooter to get help for Bo.

"It's gonna be okay Luke. Jus' tell me what happened…"

Luke looked up at his uncle, as if he only recognized him now. Cause after his friends came in, his exhausted mind had formed a plan. He had no idea what had happened between Bo and Benny, but he was damned if he let his little cousin go to jail for killing scum like Benny.

Now, as he looked up at his uncle, he knew what to do.

"I killed Benny uncle Jesse…"

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The sharp intake of breath told Luke Jesse was shocked at his confession. Better from him than Bo…

"They shot Bo an' I took him here ta lay low. Then I made a false trail an' caught Harry an' one of his goons. Tied them to a tree a few miles from here," here came the hard part…

"When I came back, I saw Benny holdin' his gun on Bo. Bo couldn't do anything. Me an' Benny wrestled an' I got the gun and then it jus' went off…" Luke ended his speech, avoiding his uncle's eyes, only to look at Bo's motionless body.

Jesse noticed this and was about to interrogate his eldest nephew some more when all hell broke loose.

Special Forces ran into the cave, guns drawn, telling everyone to put their hands up.

Noticing the two bodies, Jesse immediately took charge and asked for medical assistance.

"My nephew's hurt, we need a doctor!"

From then on, everything went so fast, Luke's head started spinning. Bo was being carried away, while Jesse was allowed to follow them. Luke wanted to follow too, but was held back by an angry looking officer.

"You wanna tell me what happened here boy?" he asked, no kindness in his voice what so ever.

"I killed him…" Luke murmured softly.

"You have to speak up boy, I didn't hear you," the man told him harshly.

'God I miss Roscoe an' Enos,' Luke thought.

"I killed Benny Black…"