Disclaimer: see part one.
Part 2
Shinji woke up bright and early the next morning, before sunrise to be exact. After waking, he bathed and got dressed. Then he packed a bag with 2 changes of clothing and his Sunday best. When he finished packing, Shinji loaded his revolver and his gun belt. He gathered his things and pocketed some money and put on his long trenchcoat and hat, then he walked down the hall to the stairs to the boarding house kitchen. Spying the head cook, he walked over to her.
"Good morning, Hikari."
Turning around to see who she was addressing, Hikari responded by saying "Good morning, Shinji. You're up awfully early. Heading out somewhere?"
"Yeah, the mayor asked me to pick someone up at the train station in Yuma."
"Yuma? That's pretty far away."
"I know, and I was wondering if I could get some dried beef for the trip because I'm going to miss your wonderful breakfast."
She blushed at the compliment. "Of course, Shinji. How much do you need?"
"About half a pound'll be enough for the trip."
"It'll just be a second." she said, dissappearing into the pantry. "Here you are, Shinji." she said re-emerging from the pantry.
"I greatly appreciate it."
"Just bring whoever it is back as fast as you can in one piece."
"I will, Hikari, I will." replied Shinji as he walked out of the boarding house to acquire a wagon from the sheriffs office. After getting the wagon, a sturdy one-horse wagon, Shinji set out to the mayor's office, realizing that he had no idea what Rei looked like. 'I could always make a sign with her name on it.' he thought turning around and heading for Rosewood.
After a long trip and half of his dried beef, Shinji made it to Rosewood ahead of schedule. Looking around town, he found it to be a lot like his own town, it being a center strip with most of the businesses on that strip and a few side streets. Because the town of Rosewood was larger than Murphy, it was going to take a little time to find a place to eat. Looking around, he saw a sign that read 'Good Eats'. Moving the wagon to in front of the restaurant, he looked inside to find it clean and well lit inside.
Shinji walked inside and sat down at a small table and waited for ne of the waitresses to arrive. After about five minutes, one of the waitresses came by.
"Hi. What can I get ya?" she said in a bubbly voice.
"I don't know, what's good today?"
"Well, today's special is chicken stew, bread and a cup of coffee for 2 dollars."
"That sounds good. I think I'll have that."
"Great. It'll just be a few minutes." she said as she walked away. Shinji leaned back in his seat, taking in the room around him. The piano player was good, but he wasn't and good as Shigeru is. He noticed a stage along the far wall, obviously used for the crowds that come in at night. Shinji's mind then wandered towards Rei, wondering what she was like, and if she was pretty. He was still thinking about her when the waitress knocked him from his thoughts with the arrival of his food.
"Here you are, chicken stew, hunk of bread and a cup of coffee."
"Thank you." replied Shinji. She left him to his meal, which Shinji ate heartily. The stew was pretty tasty, not too spicy. He was able to pick out red peppers and onions as what made it spicy. The coffee was a little too strong for his taste, but he drank it anyway. His bread was a little stale, dipping it in the stew remedied that problem. After finishing his meal, he left 2 dollars on the table for the waitress. Getting up to leave, Shinji walked out of the restaurant and walked the short walk to the wagon. He un-hitched the wagon from the hitching post and started off again to Yuma.
Making good time, Shinji made it into town before dark, and managed to find a boarding house. Walking into the house, Shinji found the front desk.
"Hello?" he called out, and a head popped out from behind the desk.
"Hello. Can I help you?" said a young man.
"Yes. I need a room for the night. Do you have one?"
"Yeah we do. It's a little cramped, but it's a room. It'll be 8 dollars for one night."
"A little steep, but I'll take it." replied Shinji, handing over the money.
"Room 306. Third door on the right." the man replied, handing over the key.
"Thank you." said Shinji, trudging away from the desk and up the stairs to his room, tired from his day of travel. After Shinji made it to his room, he unlocked the door, went in and plopped himself on the bed and fell asleep just after his head hit the pillow.
The next morning, Shinji woke up late. 'I deserve it for that long day I had' was his rationalization for it. Checking the clock, it read 11 am. Seeing this Shinji gathered some soap and his scrub brush and headed out to the bathroom to take a bath. When Shinji found the bath, he sat down in the tub and gave himself a good scrubbing. He didn't want to make the wrong impression with Rei. Finally getting out of the bath, Shinji dressed himself in his good clothes. After he finished dressing and putting on his gunbelt, Shinji walked down to the front desk and rang the service bell.
"Hello?" he asked.
"What can I do for you?" asked a young woman, no older than fifteen.
"I was wondering if I could have a sheet of paper and perhaps borrow a pen."
"Sure. You got someone comin' in on the train this afternoon?"
"Yeah, I don't know what she looks like, but I do know her name." Shinji said as he wrote 'Rei' on the sheet of paper.
"That's a good idea, writing her name on some type of sign." the woman replied as Shinji returned the pen to her.
"Thank you." said Shinji as he turned and walked outside.
Looking at the church clock tower, it read noon and Shinji decided to have a walk around town, to find the train station and to kill time untill the train arrived. Locating the station was relatively easy, only taking him twenty minutes. After that, he strolled around, looking in various shops and stores. It had been a while since he had seen a clock or learned what time it was. Asking a passerby, Shinji learned that it was 1:45, half an hour until Rei arrived. Making his way hurriedly to his temporary home, he rushed up the stairs to his room and gathered his things. After doing that, Shinji walked to the desk and turned in his key to the room. Walking out of the boarding house, he put his things, including the sign, into the wagon. Unhitching the horse from the post, Shinji made his way to the station, arriving at 2:10. He made his way onto the platform and sat down to wait for the train.
After five minutes, the train arrived right on time. Shinji stood up and held his sign, waiting for someone to approach. One of the people he saw, a young woman with pale white skin, red eyes and blue hair, looking around. When she looked at the sign, she smiled brightly and walked over to him.
"I assume that you are looking for me. My name is Rei Ayanami."
"Your uncle Fuyutski sent me to meet you. I'm Shinji, the town's deputy. Nice to meet you." he said, extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you as well." she replied, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Where's your luggage?" Shinji asked.
"I already have my bags, but my trunk is being unloaded right now." she said pointing to a large, green trunk.
"I'll get it and we can be on our way." Shinji said, going over to and lifting the trunk onto his back. "Well, let's get this loaded onto the wagon, and we can go."
"Wonderful. After being cooped up in that train for three days, it'll be good to feel the wind on my face." she replied as he walkled by, trunk on his back.
They walked over to the wagon and Shinji loaded the trunk into the back of the wagon. When that was finished, he turned to Rei.
"Have you had anything to eat yet?" Shinji asked her.
"Yes, they served lunch on the train." she replied.
"Good. We can get on the road now if you want."
"Yes. Let's get going."
"Do you need any help getting on?" he inquired.
"No, I don't need help." she said before she lost her balance and fell backwards off the wagon. Fortunately for her, Shinji was there to catch her.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. It's just been a while since I've been on one of these."
"Okay. Here you go." he said, lifting her up onto the wagon.
"Thank you." she replied as she sat down on the seat.
"It's no promlem, miss." he said, walking around and sitting down on the seat next to Rei.
"Please, call me Rei."
"Um...okay mi-I mean Rei." he sheepishly replied. He picked up the reins and started the wagon off towards home. An hour outside the town, Rei made a comment about the weather.
"It's hot. There's no shade around here. I guess I need to re-adjust to the heat."
Shinji, being the gentleman he was, offered her his hat to wear, and a canteen full of water. "Here, use these. The heat dosen't bother me." he said.
She put on his hat and drank some water. Then, a thought crossed her mind. "When will we be stopping for dinner?"
"There's a town up ahead called Rosewood. We'll be stopping there for dinner. It'll be too dark to continue on when we get there, so we'll be spending the night at a boarding house, and leaving in the morning. We'll be arriving home sometime after lunch."
"You really thought this out, haven't you?"
"I like to plan things out." he replied. Their trip continued along the road, for the rest of the day. Shinji found that Rei was a very quiet person. When dusk came around, Rei put her head on his shoulder. Shinji looked at her do this, and smiled a small smile. She was prettier than he thought she would be. They finally reached Rosewood and made it to the boarding house at around 10:00.
"Rei, we're at the boarding house." he said, turning to face Rei. She was sound asleep. Shinji couldn't help but smile at her. He picked her up and carried her inside.
"Hello?" he said quietly, so as not to wake Rei up.
"Yes? Can I help you?" said a young man.
"I need two rooms for the night."
"That'll be 16 dollars, paid in advance." the young man replied. Shinji handed over the money.
"Rooms 203 and 204. They're across the hall from one another."
"Thank you." said Shinji. He carried Rei up the stairs and into her room. After setting her down on the bed, he walked out to the wagon, and brought her things upto her room. As Shinji entered the room, he saw Rei sleeping there, peaceful as an angel. After getting her things to her room, Shinji walked across the hall and into his room. He laid down on his bed and went to sleep.
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Part 2
Shinji woke up bright and early the next morning, before sunrise to be exact. After waking, he bathed and got dressed. Then he packed a bag with 2 changes of clothing and his Sunday best. When he finished packing, Shinji loaded his revolver and his gun belt. He gathered his things and pocketed some money and put on his long trenchcoat and hat, then he walked down the hall to the stairs to the boarding house kitchen. Spying the head cook, he walked over to her.
"Good morning, Hikari."
Turning around to see who she was addressing, Hikari responded by saying "Good morning, Shinji. You're up awfully early. Heading out somewhere?"
"Yeah, the mayor asked me to pick someone up at the train station in Yuma."
"Yuma? That's pretty far away."
"I know, and I was wondering if I could get some dried beef for the trip because I'm going to miss your wonderful breakfast."
She blushed at the compliment. "Of course, Shinji. How much do you need?"
"About half a pound'll be enough for the trip."
"It'll just be a second." she said, dissappearing into the pantry. "Here you are, Shinji." she said re-emerging from the pantry.
"I greatly appreciate it."
"Just bring whoever it is back as fast as you can in one piece."
"I will, Hikari, I will." replied Shinji as he walked out of the boarding house to acquire a wagon from the sheriffs office. After getting the wagon, a sturdy one-horse wagon, Shinji set out to the mayor's office, realizing that he had no idea what Rei looked like. 'I could always make a sign with her name on it.' he thought turning around and heading for Rosewood.
After a long trip and half of his dried beef, Shinji made it to Rosewood ahead of schedule. Looking around town, he found it to be a lot like his own town, it being a center strip with most of the businesses on that strip and a few side streets. Because the town of Rosewood was larger than Murphy, it was going to take a little time to find a place to eat. Looking around, he saw a sign that read 'Good Eats'. Moving the wagon to in front of the restaurant, he looked inside to find it clean and well lit inside.
Shinji walked inside and sat down at a small table and waited for ne of the waitresses to arrive. After about five minutes, one of the waitresses came by.
"Hi. What can I get ya?" she said in a bubbly voice.
"I don't know, what's good today?"
"Well, today's special is chicken stew, bread and a cup of coffee for 2 dollars."
"That sounds good. I think I'll have that."
"Great. It'll just be a few minutes." she said as she walked away. Shinji leaned back in his seat, taking in the room around him. The piano player was good, but he wasn't and good as Shigeru is. He noticed a stage along the far wall, obviously used for the crowds that come in at night. Shinji's mind then wandered towards Rei, wondering what she was like, and if she was pretty. He was still thinking about her when the waitress knocked him from his thoughts with the arrival of his food.
"Here you are, chicken stew, hunk of bread and a cup of coffee."
"Thank you." replied Shinji. She left him to his meal, which Shinji ate heartily. The stew was pretty tasty, not too spicy. He was able to pick out red peppers and onions as what made it spicy. The coffee was a little too strong for his taste, but he drank it anyway. His bread was a little stale, dipping it in the stew remedied that problem. After finishing his meal, he left 2 dollars on the table for the waitress. Getting up to leave, Shinji walked out of the restaurant and walked the short walk to the wagon. He un-hitched the wagon from the hitching post and started off again to Yuma.
Making good time, Shinji made it into town before dark, and managed to find a boarding house. Walking into the house, Shinji found the front desk.
"Hello?" he called out, and a head popped out from behind the desk.
"Hello. Can I help you?" said a young man.
"Yes. I need a room for the night. Do you have one?"
"Yeah we do. It's a little cramped, but it's a room. It'll be 8 dollars for one night."
"A little steep, but I'll take it." replied Shinji, handing over the money.
"Room 306. Third door on the right." the man replied, handing over the key.
"Thank you." said Shinji, trudging away from the desk and up the stairs to his room, tired from his day of travel. After Shinji made it to his room, he unlocked the door, went in and plopped himself on the bed and fell asleep just after his head hit the pillow.
The next morning, Shinji woke up late. 'I deserve it for that long day I had' was his rationalization for it. Checking the clock, it read 11 am. Seeing this Shinji gathered some soap and his scrub brush and headed out to the bathroom to take a bath. When Shinji found the bath, he sat down in the tub and gave himself a good scrubbing. He didn't want to make the wrong impression with Rei. Finally getting out of the bath, Shinji dressed himself in his good clothes. After he finished dressing and putting on his gunbelt, Shinji walked down to the front desk and rang the service bell.
"Hello?" he asked.
"What can I do for you?" asked a young woman, no older than fifteen.
"I was wondering if I could have a sheet of paper and perhaps borrow a pen."
"Sure. You got someone comin' in on the train this afternoon?"
"Yeah, I don't know what she looks like, but I do know her name." Shinji said as he wrote 'Rei' on the sheet of paper.
"That's a good idea, writing her name on some type of sign." the woman replied as Shinji returned the pen to her.
"Thank you." said Shinji as he turned and walked outside.
Looking at the church clock tower, it read noon and Shinji decided to have a walk around town, to find the train station and to kill time untill the train arrived. Locating the station was relatively easy, only taking him twenty minutes. After that, he strolled around, looking in various shops and stores. It had been a while since he had seen a clock or learned what time it was. Asking a passerby, Shinji learned that it was 1:45, half an hour until Rei arrived. Making his way hurriedly to his temporary home, he rushed up the stairs to his room and gathered his things. After doing that, Shinji walked to the desk and turned in his key to the room. Walking out of the boarding house, he put his things, including the sign, into the wagon. Unhitching the horse from the post, Shinji made his way to the station, arriving at 2:10. He made his way onto the platform and sat down to wait for the train.
After five minutes, the train arrived right on time. Shinji stood up and held his sign, waiting for someone to approach. One of the people he saw, a young woman with pale white skin, red eyes and blue hair, looking around. When she looked at the sign, she smiled brightly and walked over to him.
"I assume that you are looking for me. My name is Rei Ayanami."
"Your uncle Fuyutski sent me to meet you. I'm Shinji, the town's deputy. Nice to meet you." he said, extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you as well." she replied, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Where's your luggage?" Shinji asked.
"I already have my bags, but my trunk is being unloaded right now." she said pointing to a large, green trunk.
"I'll get it and we can be on our way." Shinji said, going over to and lifting the trunk onto his back. "Well, let's get this loaded onto the wagon, and we can go."
"Wonderful. After being cooped up in that train for three days, it'll be good to feel the wind on my face." she replied as he walkled by, trunk on his back.
They walked over to the wagon and Shinji loaded the trunk into the back of the wagon. When that was finished, he turned to Rei.
"Have you had anything to eat yet?" Shinji asked her.
"Yes, they served lunch on the train." she replied.
"Good. We can get on the road now if you want."
"Yes. Let's get going."
"Do you need any help getting on?" he inquired.
"No, I don't need help." she said before she lost her balance and fell backwards off the wagon. Fortunately for her, Shinji was there to catch her.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. It's just been a while since I've been on one of these."
"Okay. Here you go." he said, lifting her up onto the wagon.
"Thank you." she replied as she sat down on the seat.
"It's no promlem, miss." he said, walking around and sitting down on the seat next to Rei.
"Please, call me Rei."
"Um...okay mi-I mean Rei." he sheepishly replied. He picked up the reins and started the wagon off towards home. An hour outside the town, Rei made a comment about the weather.
"It's hot. There's no shade around here. I guess I need to re-adjust to the heat."
Shinji, being the gentleman he was, offered her his hat to wear, and a canteen full of water. "Here, use these. The heat dosen't bother me." he said.
She put on his hat and drank some water. Then, a thought crossed her mind. "When will we be stopping for dinner?"
"There's a town up ahead called Rosewood. We'll be stopping there for dinner. It'll be too dark to continue on when we get there, so we'll be spending the night at a boarding house, and leaving in the morning. We'll be arriving home sometime after lunch."
"You really thought this out, haven't you?"
"I like to plan things out." he replied. Their trip continued along the road, for the rest of the day. Shinji found that Rei was a very quiet person. When dusk came around, Rei put her head on his shoulder. Shinji looked at her do this, and smiled a small smile. She was prettier than he thought she would be. They finally reached Rosewood and made it to the boarding house at around 10:00.
"Rei, we're at the boarding house." he said, turning to face Rei. She was sound asleep. Shinji couldn't help but smile at her. He picked her up and carried her inside.
"Hello?" he said quietly, so as not to wake Rei up.
"Yes? Can I help you?" said a young man.
"I need two rooms for the night."
"That'll be 16 dollars, paid in advance." the young man replied. Shinji handed over the money.
"Rooms 203 and 204. They're across the hall from one another."
"Thank you." said Shinji. He carried Rei up the stairs and into her room. After setting her down on the bed, he walked out to the wagon, and brought her things upto her room. As Shinji entered the room, he saw Rei sleeping there, peaceful as an angel. After getting her things to her room, Shinji walked across the hall and into his room. He laid down on his bed and went to sleep.
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