"I'm awake, I'm alive!" - Skillet

Chapter 10: A Promise Is Made

A whole week went by and Bo was still in a coma ---- but, Doc Petticord told the Dukes that he was improving, little by little, every day and they were able to disconnect the breathing tube; and after he said that, the Duke's hope went up. Every night, Luke would stay while Jesse and Daisy went back to the farm and he would say a prayer that Bo would wake up the next day. He never gave up hope that it would happen.

It was early Saturday morning and the Dukes were at the hospital. Daisy and Cooter were getting coffee, Jesse was talking to Doc Petticord out in the hall, and Luke, once again, was sitting at the chair by Bo's bed. He looked down for a few minutes, but looked back up when he thought he heard a noise coming from Bo's bed. When nothing happened, he was about to look down again, but saw Bo's eyes move! "Bo?" he said. Bo's eyes slowly fluttered open when he heard his name.

"Luke?" Bo whispered, his voice hoarse. He looked around the room and noticed he was in a hospital bed and room.

"Bo!" Luke yelled excitedly. He stood up and gently hugged his cousin. "I can't believe it!" He went over to the door, opened it, and yelled, "Uncle Jesse! He's awake!" He went back and stood next to Bo again while Jesse, Doc Petticord, Daisy, and Cooter ran in.

"Bo!" Daisy yelled, happy, as she ran to give her little cousin a gentle hug. Jesse and Cooter followed.

"Hey guys," Bo whispered as loud as he could.

Doc Petticord stood next to Bo as he checked up on things. "How ya feelin' Bo?" he asked, checking his pulse.

"Fine, I guess. A little sore," Bo answered as he let the doc do his job.

"You'll probably be sore for a few days to a couple weeks," Doc Petticord told him as he was finishing up. "Well, it sure is miracle. Bo's out of his coma and he'll be fine."

The group was shocked, but happy. "Really?" Jesse asked.

"Yep! In a few weeks or so, he'll be 100% as good as new!" He received a joyful cry from Daisy, two big smiles from Bo and Jesse, and two 'yee-haws' from Luke and Cooter. "Just remember what I told you: he will be sore, so no rough housing, car chases or crashes, or anything like that," he told the group, mainly Bo and Luke.

"Don't you worry, Doc. I'll keep my eye on 'em," Jesse said. Doc Petticord nodded his head and walked out.

The Dukes and Cooter stayed behind talking to Bo and telling him everything, including Floyd and Ben Cummings being caught and sent to jail the day before. Bo sighed in relief when they told him that. A few minutes later, Bo spoke up. "Luke, can I talk to you? If it's alright?"

"Sure," Luke answered. He sat down at the chair while Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter walked out. "What is it?" he asked when the door was closed.

Bo opened his mouth, but nothing came out. "Everythin' that happened, to you or to me, wasn't your fault. None of it was, so please, stop blammin' yourself," he finally said with his puppy dog look on.

Luke closed his eyes. "So, you heard everythin' I said?" he asked, his eyes still closed.

"Most of it," Bo answered. "At first, I thought you were dead, and I just didn't care if I lived or died. But then, I kept on hearin' your voice. I thought it was my head, but I kept hearin' it, and Jesse's, Daisy's, and Cooter's. I would always see this light, but I would always fight it. Then I heard ya apologize and blammin' yourself. I just wanted to wake up and tell you it wasn't your fault, but I couldn't. Well, not then anyways. Just promise me that you'll never blame yourself for anythin' that happened these past weeks again. Okay?" he asked.

Luke had his eyes open and was looking at his cousin. Bo held his hand out; the same hand that had the scar that went across his palm. Luke could remember how and why that happened like it was yesterday. It was when the boys wre kids, 4 and 8, and Luke had cut their right palms with his brand new pocket knife. He told Bo it was something special that people with a close bond do. When they shook their hands, Luke told his cousin that they were officially blood brothers.

When Luke got back to reality, he saw that Bo still had his hand raised, and a second later, Luke put his scared hand next to Bo's and they shook on it. "I promise cuz. No more blammin' myself," he told his cousin. Bo gave him the biggest smile he could in return, with him still being weak. Luke smiled and stood up. "Alright, you guys can come in now," he half yelled.

Not long after, Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter all walked in. "So, how'd it go?" Cooter said.

Luke smiled. "Like you guys don't know," he said.

Daisy and Cooter looked at each other as Jesse put his hands up and took a step back. "It was all them," he said.

"Now that we believe," Bo said, laughing. Jesse smiled, and soon, the whole room started to laugh.

It wasn't long before the Dukes had to leave, and this time, by the begging of Bo, Luke went back to the farm and slept in his own bed; he also, didn't have any more nightmares. After what felt like months to Bo, when it was actually a few weeks, Doc Petticord finally let Bo go home. Once again, he warned them to be careful and that Bo couldn't do any crazy stunts for at least two weeks or until Bo wasn't sore anymore. And by Doc Petticord's and Jesse's orders, Bo was to get bed rest for at least one, maybe two, days.

By the time everythingwas done, Bo was feeling 100% better, just like Doc Petticord said. And it wasn't long before Rosco and Enos were chasing the Duke boys, just like old time! Yep, everything was back to normal in Hazzard County....whatever 'normal' is!!

Atlanta Jail

Floyd Cummings was sitting on his bed in his jail cell, looking very mad and talking to himself. "They won't get away with this," he said when he found out that the boys survived. "No body puts me in jail and gets away with it!" He stopped and thought for a few minutes. "I will get my revenge! You hear me?!" he yelled. "I will get out of here and I will get my revenge!!" Then he started to laugh.................

TO BE CONTINUED

THE END

A/N:Thanks for reading and reviewing!!!!!!!!! Look for the sequel, "When Trouble Comes to Hazzard.....Again"(catchy, huh?? lol). But I may warn you now, that it will be a while before it's up, cause I still have to finish it....but it WILL be up, I just don't know when!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!