"Cody, if it ain't bad enough putting up with this cat and your infernal singing, now you're starting to twitch too. If you don't stop shaking over there, I'm as like to shoot you." Noah said as he flicked the reins on the wagon. He cast a sidelong glance at Cody who was grimacing and shifting from side to side in his seat.

"I can't help it Noah. It's Buffalo, he's waking up. I think it's... happening."

"Buffalo? Oh... Look, Cody we're friends and all but I've got Cassie. Silver Whip is already taken and..."

"Not you, idiot!" Cody growled, "Her! She's out there and close too.. I can feel it!"

"Your glow? Where? There's not another soul for miles."

"That ain't what my pants are saying!" Cody insisted, shifting again.

Noah let out a deep sigh, wishing not for the first time he had let Buck take this particular run. Then something caught his eye in the distance.

"Well, that's a wagon over there, maybe that's where your glow is. No horses though."

"Give me those reins! My true love is in that wagon, Noah!" Cody gleefully shouted as he urged the mules on. The tiger they were transporting behind them didn't like the sudden increase in speed and let them know it.

"Quiet, Pete. You're just going to have to keep your shirt on." Cody tossed over his shoulder as he looked closer at the wagon.

Minutes later they dismounted and approached, guns drawn.

"Anybody home?" Noah called just outside the drawn flaps covering the opening of the wagon. Cody could hear a hum loudly in his ears now. He had never been more certain of anything, his true love was in that wagon. The covering flew open and out stepped the most horrifying sight Cody had ever seen in all his live long days.

"A nun?" Cody gasped, eyes popped, mouth ajar. Noah laughed, then frowned and coughed to try and cover his rudeness. There stood a woman older than Cody's very own mother, dressed top to bottom in a black habit. She did not looked amused.

"May I help you gentlemen?" She asked

Noah saw Cody was still incapable of speech and so answered.

"We was actually wondering the same thing."

"Ah, well we may indeed." She said as she briefly explained a broken wagon wheel and the man hired to drive leaving them alone.

"Hold up, you said 'us', there's more than just you, I hope, I mean I pray, I mean..." Cody stuttered, hope springing anew.

"You are a strange boy, but yes, I should make introductions. I am sister Catherine, this is sister Anne" she said as she held the covering back and allowed another nun out. Cody studied her closely and still felt like using every curse word he knew. This couldn't be his glow either, but the first nun wasn't finished.

"and this is Elizabeth Dooley." Sister Catherine stepped aside as a young women climbed out of the wagon.

"Elizabeth." Cody breathed. She was beautiful. She had eyes the color of a clear blue sky, hair that couldn't decide if it wanted to be blonde or red, and a figure he fancied he could spend the rest of his life admiring. The hum sounded like music to him now. Elizabeth was staring at him with what could only be described as alarm. Sister Catherine looked at Cody's enraptured face curiously.

"Elizabeth is on her way to St Joe's. She is going to take her vows and become a nun." The sister emphasized the last word.

"What? a nun? No! That ain't possible!" Cody protested.

"Sir, it is true. I am to be a bride of Christ." She said, voice quivering as she met his eyes.

"Like hell ya are, don't you hear it? You know you do!" Cody tried to take step forward to talk to her, to try and make her understand that even though they just met, they were destined to be together, but Noah's arm shot out to stop him.

"Settle it down, you sound like a raving lunatic. Let's just help them out and then later you can pitch woo, or whatever you plan on doing, alright?" Noah hissed in Cody's ear as he backed his friend up a few feet. Noah went back and apologized to the nuns and smoothed things over as he introduced himself. Cody then walked up to Elizabeth and looked deep into her eyes as he took her hand and held it. He pressed his lips to her hand and said with great feeling,

"I'm William F Cody, and I am at your service, ma'am."

Cody felt like he was going to lose his ever loving mind. It had been two whole days since he first met Elizabeth. Buffalo was driving him crazy and the hum... well the hum was going to make him stark raving mad. He knew Elizabeth could hear it, and feel it, but she was fighting the whole thing something awful. The more time he spent with her though, the more sure he became that she was the one. She radiated kindness and she had what she called a divine gift with animals. Pete was putty in her hands. Cody wanted to be putty in her hands too, but she wasn't having any of it. Every time he got too close, she'd find a way to put some distance between them. It was making the trip travelling with Elizabeth and the nuns a miserable experience.

Cody couldn't stand it another minute. He needed to end the torture tonight and talk to Elizabeth, help her understand that she was his glow. He got up off his bedroll quietly and made sure the nuns didn't wake up at the noise. Noah opened his eyes for a second, saw Cody put his finger to his lips and grunted as he rolled over to try and get some sleep. The sooner Cody was united with his glow, the sooner Noah could get some damn peace. Cody saw Elizabeth standing close to the nun's belongings and Pete's cage, she was singing a wordless tune, he knew it well. It was the sound of the hum. He walked up to her carefully.

"Elizabeth, we need to talk." He whispered as he put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and jumped a foot in the air. She looked around frantically and grabbed the large crucifix by the nun's belongings and held it up in front of her.

"Back! Stay back, William! I've been taught that the devil comes in many attractive and alluring packages, so that's what you must be! You have been sent as the ultimate test of my resolve!" She whispered loudly as she walked backwards. Suddenly she stopped and closed her eyes tight shut. She held her arms straight out, the crucifix shook in her grip.

"Elizabeth, why won't you look at me?" He said as stepped closer.

"I can't look into those piercing blue eyes of yours, you're staring into my very soul!"

For the first time he felt hope, his hum had never felt stronger than in this moment. He could see her wiggling in discomfort, he smiled and gently lowered her crucifix and set it on the ground.

"Sweetheart, you and I are made for each other! You are my sun, my moon, my starlit sky! Without you, I dwell in darkness!" Cody said passionately.

"I've heard about men like you! You're a cad! You will take what you want and leave. There will be no darkness without me!"

"Yes there will! I do have a past, I won't deny it, but I swear it was only because I've been looking for you. I mean this, we are really, really supposed to be together. You're not supposed to be a nun and I will never have another."

"How can I believe you?" She whimpered as she finally opened her eyes and stared into his.

"Ah hell, the only way I may be able to do this is show you Buffalo."

Without wasting another second, Cody dropped his pants. The light was so bright it nearly blinded them both.

"Oh... my... god." She breathed.

"Not god, William." He said smiling.

"It's like the heavenly light of glory!" She exclaimed as she step towards him.

"Pretty much! It came from a comet, I've had the glow for a while but I've been waiting to hear that hum. That's how you know you've found your true love, according to legend and..."

"William, stop talking and kiss me." She ordered one second before she grabbed him by the shirt and crushed her lips to his. They both felt heat from the tops of their heads to the bottom of their toes, and their hums harmonized like a choir of angels. Soon they were both gasping for air.

"Come, behind the trees. I don't want anyone waking up because you're lighting up the night sky." She said with a shy smile as she pulled on his arm.

"Wait. Are you sure?" Cody asked and then grimaced even as the words left his mouth. He wanted this more than he had anything in his whole life, but he didn't want to scare her either.

"Well, I think King Solomon said it best. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. Come." She said smiling wider. Cody decided now would be as good as time as any to shut up and listen to the lady. Minutes later their clothes had found new homes in the brush, they were a tangle of arms and legs and when they finally joined their bodies and hearts, Cody swore the very earth quaked beneath them. Finally she lay spent in his arms, she was very nearly purring with contentment. Cody thought his life was never more perfect than just then. That all changed very quickly.

"Oh sweet Mary!" Sister Catherine gasped as she rounded the brush. Elizabeth let out a little shriek as they both jumped up and grabbed for their clothes.

"Elizabeth, how could you?" She took a look at the two young people in front of her, hastily dressing and yet still Cody's glow remained, as well as the contented grins on both their faces.

"Just because this boy glows... well, you're never going to become a nun now, are you?" The sister asked with a sigh of resignation.

"No Sister, I'm not. I will be with William from this day on." Elizabeth said simply as she smiled at the nun.

"Very well, one must not argue with the Lord's plan. I came back to find you, William. There is a woman in camp and she's very insistent to see you." Sister Catherine said as she turned to leave.
"Woman?" Elizabeth asked as she finished throwing her dress over her head, "what woman?"

"I'm just as surprised as you." Cody said as he pushed is feet into his boots. Noah rounded the corner and smiled as he put two and two together.

"Finally! I'm happy for you both, but congratulations can come later. Cody you need to watch out. I think your succubi is here to see you."

"Succubi?" Cody and Elizabeth asked in union.

"Damn it, I was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with this until later!" Cody ran a hand through his long hair and looked for his hat. Then seeing Elizabeth's expression he saw an explanation was in order. He told more about the legend, how everyone who carried the glow was blessed with a true love but cursed with a succubi who would try to take the power of the glow for their own evil ends.

"So this woman, she will try to seduce you? Try to take what is now mine?" Elizabeth asked incredulously. Cody nodded in confirmation.

"I'd like to see her try!" Elizabeth said as she straightened her spine and marched into camp. There to meet them was Miss Jenny St Clair, a stage actress Cody had worked with for a time.

"How did I miss the signs the first time I met you?" Cody asked as he walked closer. Jenny laughed as she held up her wrist. There was the tattoo all the succubi carried in the shape of a comet.

"Maybe you were too interested in other things, Cody." She said huskily as she moved closer still. No one noticed Elizabeth slip away from the group surrounding this new arrival.

"Watch out Cody, she's pulling you in and I bet you don't even realize it." Noah said under his breath as he put his hand on Cody's shoulder to stop him. Cody looked around, sure enough he had been walking towards her and he hadn't even realized it.

"Can't you go back to that rock you crawled out from and leave us alone, succubi!" Cody said as he backed up. He really wished he was carrying his Hawkins.

"You can't get rid of me that easy... even now you're weakening. You're wondering what it would be like to touch me aren't you, why don't you come here and find out? Just a kiss, for old time's sake." She cooed as she extended her hands to Cody.

"Like hell, whore!" Elizabeth said as she walked back into camp. She held a rope in her hands. Attached to that rope was Pete.

"You wouldn't!" Jenny screeched.

"Oh yes, I would." Elizabeth smiled, then she turned to pet the tiger.

"Pete, there is a very bad woman in camp. I think you know what to do."

Then Elizabeth let go of the rope. Pete roared as he started to run.

"Noooo!" Jenny yelled as she turned and ran. She sprinted away as Pete ran after her, hot on her tail.

"Oh dear, you don't suppose Pete will, well, devour that young woman, do you?" Sister Catherine asked as the shrieking and roaring grew more distant.

"Actually Sister, I don't believe you can get rid of a succubi that easy. She was running pretty fast. I doubt we've seen the last of her." Noah said as he turned to reassure the elder nun. Sister Anne only nodded, even in the midst of glowing, succubis and loose tigers, this was all her vow of silence permitted.

"Oh don't worry about Pete, he'll be back in a bit. I think she would upset his stomach anyway." Elizabeth said with a dismissive wave of her hand.

"Elizabeth, you saved the day." Cody said as he made his way to stand next to his true love, admiration evident in his voice.

"I know of a way you can thank me." She whispered in his ear. She walked away from him and then turned and smiled, and beckoned him to her with a crook of her finger. Cody stood there staring at her, a goofy grin spread across his face as he watched her walk away.

"I think she means now, Cody." Noah said with a nudge.

"Right... oh! Right! See you later, Noah." Cody said as he wiggled his eyebrows at his friend and jogged to catch up to his glow. Noah shook his head and let out a chuckle as he turned to walk back to camp.

"The Lord works in mysterious ways, doesn't he, Mr Dixon?" Sister Catherine said as she walked back with Noah.

"He sure do, Sister. He sure do."

A/N: Chapter written by Signefalls