Here's chapter 12. This one will be similar to the last one, I mean like it's going to be like a filler almost. And I apologize, if the title sounds suckish. It was the only thing I could come up with. :/ Well this is all I have to say for now. Hope you guys enjoy! :)
Bella was on her way to the saloon. She had just finished her last encounter with Jake, but couldn't help but to think about it. ' What was the matter with him?' she thought. 'I mean, he seemed like he wanted to say something, but didn't. I wonder what that was.' she thought. She finally reached the saloon and was about to open the doors, when a voice called her name. "Bella! Wait!"she spun around and saw Tom coming her way. "Hey Tom! What's up?"she asked. Then waited until the weasel finally caught his breath to speak.
"I was gonna ask you if I could join you in the saloon."he said.
"Oh sure! But I'm not gonna be sitting around and drinking. I have a job to do."she said.
Tom raised a brow in surprise. "Really?! What kind of job?!"he asked curiously,
She blushed a bit before answering. "Well I kinda...sing."she said shyly.
His eyes opened wide in surprise. "Really! You sing here! Well why didn't ya tell me!?"he exclaimed. She chuckled nervously.
"Well, I guess I forgot," she said. Then looked down.
"Well I wanna hear you sing!"he said enthusiastically. Bella snapped her head towards him. "Parton me?"she said. "I wanna hear ya sing!"he said again. She just gave him a shocked look.
"Oh come on! I haven't heard ya sing since before you even left! So can I hear you sing!?"he asked happily.
"Well it's not my choice if you here me or not. I have to sing tonight, even if I don't want to." she said. A grin immediately spread across his face. "Yes!" he said. Bella just rolled her eyes and was about to enter the saloon, when she heard a voice singing. She stopped and listened. She heard the singing again. She snapped her head up and started moving towards the person who was singing.
"Uh... Bella?"Tom said, confused about her sudden change of direction.
Bella ignored him, and continued moving towards the sound. "Hey Bella! Where are you going? Wait up! !"he yelled, running after her.
She continued moving forward, until she heard the voice get louder. The singing came from behind the sheriff's office. So Bella, slowly slithered around the building, and peeked to see who was singing from behind the building. Her eyes grew wide in surprise when she saw who was the singer.
There was beans, hanging some clothes to dry, while she was singing a lovely tune.
"BEANS!" Bella yelled.
That made Beans jump up and nearly fall on the wet clothes that were on the ground beneath her. She quickly spun around and flinch when she saw Bella staring at her in disbelief.
"Beans! You could sing?!" Bella yelled in disbelief.
Beans stared at her in complete shock, then she froze up.
"Uh... Beans?"Bella said. Beans didn't move a muscle. Then Bella slowly slithered towards her. She tilted her head in confusion, then poked her on the forehead. "Beans?" Beans still didn't move. "You think she's dead?"Tom said from behind. Bella furrowed her brows in worry. "Beans? Are ya still here?"she said. Then after a couple of minutes, Beans finally broke from her frozen state. She shook her head then, stared at Bella and Tom with wide eyes.
"What are you two doin' here?"beans asked.
"We heard some singing and we decided to see who was singing..." "Well Bella was."Tom intervened. Bella ignored him and continued talking. "And we followed the sound, and it turns out, you were the one who was singing!"Bella exclaimed.
Beans blushed a bit then looked down. "oh." she said shyly.
"And your singing is great!" bella said. "You have a nice voice Beans!"
Beans snapped her head to her. "What?!"
"I really think you have a nice voice! And why didn't you tell me you could sing!" she exclaimed. Beans blushed even more and looked down. "Well I don't really like singing in public."she said. "Nonsense! I bet you'll do great singing in public!"bella said. Then she thought of an idea.
"Hey Beans! How about you and me sing a song at the saloon!" bella said. Beans gave her a horrified look.
"Uh... I'm sorry Bella, but I-I'm not sure if I want to go sing at the saloon,"
"Oh come on! It'll be fun! And it will only be tonight anyway! So whatdya say beans!"bella said.
Beans looked down at he ground. "I don't know." "Oh please! Just for tonight!" bella persisted.
Beans thought for a while. "Oh alright! But just for tonight!" Bella cheered happily.
"Now come on! Let's get goin' then." Then Bella lead the way to the saloon followed by Beans and Tom
When they entered, bella immediately looked for Bufard. She saw him at the counter with his back turned to her. She then got a mischievous idea. She silently slithered behind him, and yelled, "HEYY! BUFARD!" Bufard jumped up and nearly spilled the drinks he was holding. He turned around and came face to face with a highly amused Bella.
"Scared ya didn't I?"she teased. Bufard just rolled his eyes.
"Ha Ha very funny! Now are ya here ta sing or what?"he said.
"Actually I have to ask ya somethin'. Ya think you could let Beans sing with me tonight?" she asked. His eyes flew open wide in surprise.
"What!? Beans!?" he exclaimed, and looked at beans. "You could sing Beans?!" Beans blushed then nodded.
"I didn't know you could sing! Well won't this be a surprise! No offence Beans!"he quickly. Beans just sighed. "So is that a yes?"bella asked.
He thought for a moment, "Alright fine. So what is it that you two are going to sing?"
Bella looked at Beans. "So what do ya want to sing?"she asked. Beans thought for a moment then shrugged. "Oh come on Beans!" "Well I'm sorry I've never done this before!"she said. Bella just sighed. Then Tom spoke up. "Hey I got one!"he said. Both women turned their heads to the weasel. "How about 'I can't remember to forget you'?" Both women gave him, confused looks.
"What?"they both said at the same time.
"Oh come on! It's a good song!"he insisted.
Both women looked at each other then sighed. "I guess we'll have to go with that one."bella said. Beans nodded. Then bella turned to bufard.
"Ok Bufard. We'll sing 'I can't remember to forget you'."she said.
He raised a brow at both of them, then nodded. "Alright. Now get ready!"he said and walked to the other side of the counter.
Bella and Beans then made there way to the stage. When they arrived they looked at each other. "Ya ready Beans?"bella asked. Beans gulped nervously. "I think so." Just then, the sheriff came into the saloon.
"Hey Beans! Are ya here?"he shouted. Beans eyes opened wide. "RANGO!?"she shouted. He looked up and sighed in relief, then he ran to her.
"Hey beans! I've been lookin' for ya everywhere! I wanted to tell ya if...wait, why are ya on stage?" he asked. Then pointed at the stage. Beans blushed a bit. "Well, uh...I just...um..." she started to say, then bella intervened. "Ya see sheriff Rango, Beans wanted this to be a surprise for you. Tonight she and I are gonna sing this song and we hope you and everyone else are here to listen to it."she said.
Rango gave her a surprised look. "Really!?/ he looked at Beans. "Beans, is that true!" Beans gulped nervously. "Uh...yes. You could say that."
He paused for a moment. "Well I'll be! Why didn't ya tell me you could sing Beans!?"he said happily. Beans chuckled nervously, anf looked down.
"Well, if your gonna hear us sing, then ya better take your seat before everyone else takes there's ." bella said. Rango nodded, then winked at Beans and went to take a seat.
Beans sighed then looked at Bella. "Ya sure I can do this?" she asked
"I know you'll do fine Beans! Stop worrying!" Bella responded. Then they both heard a whistle and turned their head towards the sound. They saw Bufatd give them a thumbs up. He was ready to get the show on the road. They both nodded then looked at crowd in the saloon. Bella cleared her throat, and got everyone's attention.
"Alright everone! Tonight's little show is gonna be a little different. Instead of singing alone, Beans here is gonna sing with me!"she said. There was a murmur of voices, and everyone seemed to be surprised that Beans could sing at all! Beans immediately knew what they were talking about and blushed a bit. Then suddenly, the door flew open. All heads turned to the door, and nearly everyone gasped out loud in fear when they saw who was at the door...well almost everyone. Bella was the only one who wasn't afraid. In fact, she smiled when she saw who it was.
A familiar outlaw came slithering in, and looked up. His eyes landed on Bella. He smirked a bit and tipped his hat to her. She couldn't help but blush a bit and look down. He then looked at everyone else, narrowed his eyes at them, hissed warningly and rattled his tail at them. Which immediately made everyone look away, and pretend that nothing has happened.
He then made his way to the table in the back. Once he arrived, he looked at Bella then smirked at her. She blushed even more. He saw some people from a nearby table look at him, and he hissed at them, which made them flinch and turn away. Bella couldn't help but chuckle at that. The idea of everyone being afraid of Jake (except for her) always made her laugh! Jake looked at her, then winked at her, which made her laugh a little more, and smile at him. But when she heard Beans clear her throat, Bella immediately snapped back to reality.
"Uh...anyway, I hope you all enjoy this song. So here it goes!" She then looked at Beans. "Ya ready?"she asked. Beans nodded. "Wait!"she suddenly said. "What parts do we sing? Do I sing half and you sing the other half, or what?"she asked. "How about we'll switch off, like in the song. Don't worry, you'll know when it's your turn to sing."she said reassuringly. Beans gulped nervously, then nodded. Bella then looked at Bufard who was also ready, and played the song.
I left a note on my bedpost
Said not to repeat yesterday's mistakes
What I tend to do when it comes to you
I see only the good, selective memory
The way you make me feel yeah, you got a hold on me
I've never met someone so different
Oh here we go
Your part of me now, your part of me
So where you go I follow, follow, follow oh
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me, the only memory
Is us kissing in the moonlight
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
Ooooh
I can't remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
Then the next person sang the next part.
I go back again
Fall of the train
Land in his bed
Repeat yesterday's mistakes
What I'm trying to say is not to forget
You see only the good, selective memory
The way he makes me feel like
The way he makes me feel
I never seemed to act so stupid
Oh here we go
He's part of me now, he a part of me
So where he goes, I follow, follow follow oh
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me, the only memory
Is us kissing in the moonlight
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
Both women were having fun and were into the song. They were both singing to the crowd and completely forgot their nervousness. On this part, Bella sang and she looked at a certain outlaw in the back who was starting intently at her. She smiled at him.
I rob and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I'd give my last dime to hold him tonight
I do anything for that boy
When Beans sang this part, she glanced at Rango, and blushed a bit. But she also smiled shyly.
I rob and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I'd give my last dime to hold him tonight
I do anything for that boy
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me, the only memory
Is us kissing in the moonlight
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
But when you look at me, the only memory
Is us kissing in the moonlight
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can't remember to forget you
When the music ended, there was a moment of silence, then everyone cheered. Both women bowed, then smiled at the crowd. Beans saw Rango cheering her on, and was calling out her name. She smiled at him shyly. Bella on the other hand, was smiling at the rattlesnake who was sitting in the back. He smirked at her, then nodded to the doors. She immediately knew what he meant then, blushed a bit and smiled, then nodded. He got up from his seat and slithered towards the doors, and nodded for her to come along. Bella then looked down at Beans.
"Well you go have fun! I'll be on my way!"she said, then started moving towards the doors.
"Wait! Where are ya goin'?!"Beans yelled. Bella stopped then turned to look at her.
"Let's just say, I've got some things I need to 'attend' to." she said with a mischievous grin. "Later!"she said, then was out the door. Beans raised a brow at her. She looked at the back, and noticed Jake wasn't there anymore. She sighed, and shook her head, when she realized why they both left the saloon. She knew they would do something like that. Then she wondered when he might confess to her. If he might ever confess to her that is.
...
It was midnight, and everyone in the town was asleep. Even a couple of rattlesnakes, were now getting some shut eye, after their little 'escapade'. Well at least one of them, that is.
Bella was twisting and turning in her sleep. Making little groans in her sleep, and even talked a little. "Get away! Get away!" she mumbled. She was having a nightmare.
Bella was cowering in fear. Trying to get away from the figure coming towards her. But she was backed a away into a wall, with no way out. All she could do was curl up into a ball.
"Get Away! Get away!"she yelled. The figure just laughed at her and came closer. "Go away! Get away from me!"she yelled.
"Oh Bella! Poor, poor, Bella!" Dalanar mocked. Bella cowered away in fear. "You thought you could get away! You thought you could escape from me didn't you!"he said. "Well, you were wrong!"he said menacingly.
Bella tried looking for an escape route, but she knew there wasn't any. "Why can't you just leave me alone?! You hate me don't you? So why don't you just leave me be?! Just let me go!" she pleaded. He just shook his head and chuckled evilly.
"You know I can't do that. You know I need to punish you! YOU killed Elizabeth! You killed my wife, you insignificant waste! If it weren't for you, she'd still be alive! But now she's dead, because of you!" he growled at her. She tried backing away from him, but she knew it was no use. "That's why you need to be punished! You deserved all that treatment that I gave you! But you still need to pay for what you've done!"he yelled at her. She tried going back all the way to the wall, to get as far away as she could. She flinched when she heard him chuckle again.
"But now that your here, I could finally give you what you deserve!" he said and started moving closer to her. She tried backing away, but knew it wasn't possible. She gasped when she saw what he was holding in his tail. A whip.
"No! Please! Not the whip! Anything but that!"she pleaded and shook her head. He grinned evilly at her. "No! Please!" When he raised the whip to strike, she screamed.
Jake was awakened by Bella's moving and thrashing. He turned to look at her, and noticed she was talking in her sleep. "Go away! Get away from me!" He raised a brow at her. "Belle?" he said. She didn't seem to hear him for she started thrashing even more. "Belle wake up!"he said, nudging her with his snout. "No! Please! Not the whip! Anything but that!" His brows raised up in surprise.
"Whip?"he asked confusingly.
"No! Please!" she yelled. "Bella wake up!"he said. Then she screamed.
"Bella! WAKE UP!"he yelled, and at the same time, shaking her until she opened her eyes.
She was breathing heavily, and looked up at the worried hell fire eyes of Jake. "What the hell is the matter woman?!"he asked worriedly. She stared at him for a moment or two, before bursting into tears. He was surprised for a moment, before he wrapped his coils around her, and held her tight while she cried. She buried her face in the crrok of his neck and sobbed. While he was trying his best to calm her down, by moving his rattle up and down her spine, in a comforting way.
"Bella! It's alright it was just a dream."he tried reassuring her.
"No!"she immediately said. "It wasn't a dream! It was real!"she sobbed.
He looked down at her. Then she opened her eyes and looked up a him.
"Belle, ya don't need to worry 'bout anythin'! Me and the town are here for ya remember?"he informed her.
"Yeah I know! But I'm just, scared! I don't want him to get me! Not after meeting you, and the people of this town!" she said. "What I'm most afraid of, is that he'll take me away! Take me away from all of this, and lock me up and beat me again!"she sobbed. He looked down at het, and gave her a serious look.
"Belle?"he said, trying to her attention. But she just stared at the ground. "Bella?"he tried again, and this time she looked up at him a bit. He put his metallic rattle under her chin, and made her look staright at him.
"Bella, do ya remember what I told ya, the day you told me everything?" she nodded. "Well just like you, I keep my promises. And I promised that I'll protect ya no matter what! And I intend to keep that promise! If he so much as touches ya, I'll tear him a apart bit by bit!" he said. "Trust me Belle, I'll protect ya with my life! I bet my soul on it!"
She stared up at him. Then after a while, she smiled a bit. "Thanks Jake!"she said. He smirked down at her. Then after a moment or two, they leaned in and kissed. They stayed together for a while, before parting. He then layed her in the middle of his coils and held her tight. She rested her head on a part of his coils and closed her eyes. He shifted a bit, before finally resting his head on top of hers. He then tightened his grip around her a bit more, but in a protective way. She smiled. Then after a while, she fell asleep.
Ok this all I have for chapter 12. Again, I apologize if you think the title sucks. I couldn't think of a better one. :/ And sorry if I'm a little slow on updating, I've been busy, and don't have as much time as before. Anyway if you guys have any ideas for the next chapter, feel free to tell me. Well this is all I have for now. Please Review! The more you review, the more chapters I make! :)