Chapter 9
"What do I do if she wont talk to me and refuses to see me?" I ask stuffing my hands in my pockets as we walk along the dusty track towards the McMahon's house. I hold the tiny leather bag containing the broach lightly in my hands desperate not to loose it.
"Then you make her see you" Edge says buttoning us his waistcoat before turning to me and straightening out my collar. I push his hands away "I'm just trying to make you look pretty" he laughs doing up my shirtsleeves; I frown at him and undo them again rolling them up my arms. We both look behind us as we hear horses coming towards us as a fast pace; we turn around to see the DX gang riding towards us. We try to jump out of the way but they speed past us and ride around us forming a circle around us.
"Where are you two off to looking so smart?" Show Down Shawn Michaels says to us pushing his hat up out of his eyes to get a better look at us. I tighten my grip on the leather pouch and slip it into my waist coat pocket. I see Helmsley narrow his eyes and look at me.
"What've you got there Jericho?" he says staring at me. I shake my head telling him that I haven't got anything. He slips his foot out of his stirrup and kicks me hard in the chest knocking me backwards onto the floor. He jumps down off of his horse and walks towards me, he grabs me round my ankle and picks me up holding me upside down making the bag fall out of my pocket to the ground. He drops me to the floor as I scramble to get the broach. He stamps his foot down hard on my fingers as I yell in pain and fall backwards again. He scoops the bag up from the dirt and opens it tipping it into his hand.
"Is it Gold Hunter?" Shawn says jumping down too and walking over to him, the two study it for a minute while Edge pulls me to my feet. It was the first time I'd heard anyone call him Hunter before. A huge smile spreads across Helmsleys face as he holds the broach up to show the others.
"You make this yourself Jericho?" he asks rolling it around in his fingers holding it out to me, I snatch for it but he pulls his hand away too quickly and laughs "Your damn right it's gold" he laughs "Was this for your girlfriend? Too bad she's never going to see it again..Or you for that matter" he says grabbing his gun out of his holster and aiming it towards me.
"You give them back what you've taken from them and leave those boys alone!" Sheriff McMahon yells clicking his gun back after loading it and pointing it straight at Helmsley, Helmsley looks at me and then back at the sheriff before putting his gun away and dropping the broach to the floor. I grab it quickly and hold it in my fist as DX mount their horses and ride away from us. "That's twice in the space of about three days you've nearly got yourself killed Chris Jericho" he says sliding the pellets out of his gun and holding it in the crook of his arm again as he rides towards us "I suggest you go home"
"I have to see Stephanie" I say just as he turns to leave "I know she probably doesn't want to see me but it's important, I have to see her sheriff" I pull the broach out to check it's not broken before holding the bag out to him "Please just give her this for me" I say pushing it into his hand, he nods his head before riding back to the house.
"Being your best friend is going to get me killed" Edge says watching me, waiting and hoping that Stephanie would come out and forgive me. We stood there for ages, Edge just kept reassuring me that she would probably come out in a minute and that she could be just taking so long because she fainted at the shock of such a great gift.
"I knew it wouldn't work" I say sadly, turning to walk away. I was so angry; I'd spent all night making that stupid thing. I'd taken the gold from my father without even asking and she didn't even care!
"CHRIS WAIT!" Stephanie shouts running out of the house towards us, I turn round and see her coming towards me. She jumps into my arms nearly knocking me backwards and hugs me tightly. "I love it, it's beautiful" she says pulling away from me and shows me that she's wearing it.
"I'm really sor.." she puts her finger over my lips before kissing me softly, I pull her into a hug again and see Edge grin at me before walking off back towards the town. "I am so sorry you had to see that yesterday, I just didn't want him to ruin it," I say taking her hand in mine.
"Chris it's alright, it doesn't matter now. I've forgotten all about it" she says as we start walking down the track towards the town, I thought that I'd feel strange with her and out of place because of who she was and who her father was but I didn't. I was so happy.
Later that evening after taking her home and saying goodnight I heading to the saloon wondering if Edge might still be there, we went to the saloon if nothing else was going on around town in the evening. Which was quite a lot, we would play cards and wait till everyone had gone home and then head off ourselves. I pushed open the doors and looked around before spotting him at a table talking to Kurt and Steve Austin.
"The master of romance has returned" Edge says laughing and pulling a chair out for me to sit down in "So how was your day with the lovely Stephanie?" He asks as I slump down in the chair next to him putting my hat on the table.
"Edge you are a genius! She loved the broach and was wearing it all day, it was so perfect!" I say resting my chin in my palms putting my elbows up on the table "Ah life is good" I sigh before laughing, Edge rolls his eyes and ruffles my hair and mouths to Kurt 'He's in love'.
"Don't look now, it's Deputy Test and he doesn't look happy," Kurt says slipping down in his chair and looking over in Test's direction. "Maybe he heard about you and Stephanie Chris" Sheriff McMahon walks in after his deputy and holds the saloon door open for Stephanie.
"Aren't you the same beautiful princess I left a few minutes ago?" I say getting up as she walks over to us and kisses me, I let her sit down in my chair and pull another one over from the next table and sit down next to her.
"I just can't seem to stay away from you Mr. Jericho," She giggles holding my hand and putting it in her lap and smiling at me. She kisses me again and leans against me in my arms, I look over to Deputy Test who is glaring at me from across the room. Nope, he was definitely not very happy this evening.
"What do I do if she wont talk to me and refuses to see me?" I ask stuffing my hands in my pockets as we walk along the dusty track towards the McMahon's house. I hold the tiny leather bag containing the broach lightly in my hands desperate not to loose it.
"Then you make her see you" Edge says buttoning us his waistcoat before turning to me and straightening out my collar. I push his hands away "I'm just trying to make you look pretty" he laughs doing up my shirtsleeves; I frown at him and undo them again rolling them up my arms. We both look behind us as we hear horses coming towards us as a fast pace; we turn around to see the DX gang riding towards us. We try to jump out of the way but they speed past us and ride around us forming a circle around us.
"Where are you two off to looking so smart?" Show Down Shawn Michaels says to us pushing his hat up out of his eyes to get a better look at us. I tighten my grip on the leather pouch and slip it into my waist coat pocket. I see Helmsley narrow his eyes and look at me.
"What've you got there Jericho?" he says staring at me. I shake my head telling him that I haven't got anything. He slips his foot out of his stirrup and kicks me hard in the chest knocking me backwards onto the floor. He jumps down off of his horse and walks towards me, he grabs me round my ankle and picks me up holding me upside down making the bag fall out of my pocket to the ground. He drops me to the floor as I scramble to get the broach. He stamps his foot down hard on my fingers as I yell in pain and fall backwards again. He scoops the bag up from the dirt and opens it tipping it into his hand.
"Is it Gold Hunter?" Shawn says jumping down too and walking over to him, the two study it for a minute while Edge pulls me to my feet. It was the first time I'd heard anyone call him Hunter before. A huge smile spreads across Helmsleys face as he holds the broach up to show the others.
"You make this yourself Jericho?" he asks rolling it around in his fingers holding it out to me, I snatch for it but he pulls his hand away too quickly and laughs "Your damn right it's gold" he laughs "Was this for your girlfriend? Too bad she's never going to see it again..Or you for that matter" he says grabbing his gun out of his holster and aiming it towards me.
"You give them back what you've taken from them and leave those boys alone!" Sheriff McMahon yells clicking his gun back after loading it and pointing it straight at Helmsley, Helmsley looks at me and then back at the sheriff before putting his gun away and dropping the broach to the floor. I grab it quickly and hold it in my fist as DX mount their horses and ride away from us. "That's twice in the space of about three days you've nearly got yourself killed Chris Jericho" he says sliding the pellets out of his gun and holding it in the crook of his arm again as he rides towards us "I suggest you go home"
"I have to see Stephanie" I say just as he turns to leave "I know she probably doesn't want to see me but it's important, I have to see her sheriff" I pull the broach out to check it's not broken before holding the bag out to him "Please just give her this for me" I say pushing it into his hand, he nods his head before riding back to the house.
"Being your best friend is going to get me killed" Edge says watching me, waiting and hoping that Stephanie would come out and forgive me. We stood there for ages, Edge just kept reassuring me that she would probably come out in a minute and that she could be just taking so long because she fainted at the shock of such a great gift.
"I knew it wouldn't work" I say sadly, turning to walk away. I was so angry; I'd spent all night making that stupid thing. I'd taken the gold from my father without even asking and she didn't even care!
"CHRIS WAIT!" Stephanie shouts running out of the house towards us, I turn round and see her coming towards me. She jumps into my arms nearly knocking me backwards and hugs me tightly. "I love it, it's beautiful" she says pulling away from me and shows me that she's wearing it.
"I'm really sor.." she puts her finger over my lips before kissing me softly, I pull her into a hug again and see Edge grin at me before walking off back towards the town. "I am so sorry you had to see that yesterday, I just didn't want him to ruin it," I say taking her hand in mine.
"Chris it's alright, it doesn't matter now. I've forgotten all about it" she says as we start walking down the track towards the town, I thought that I'd feel strange with her and out of place because of who she was and who her father was but I didn't. I was so happy.
Later that evening after taking her home and saying goodnight I heading to the saloon wondering if Edge might still be there, we went to the saloon if nothing else was going on around town in the evening. Which was quite a lot, we would play cards and wait till everyone had gone home and then head off ourselves. I pushed open the doors and looked around before spotting him at a table talking to Kurt and Steve Austin.
"The master of romance has returned" Edge says laughing and pulling a chair out for me to sit down in "So how was your day with the lovely Stephanie?" He asks as I slump down in the chair next to him putting my hat on the table.
"Edge you are a genius! She loved the broach and was wearing it all day, it was so perfect!" I say resting my chin in my palms putting my elbows up on the table "Ah life is good" I sigh before laughing, Edge rolls his eyes and ruffles my hair and mouths to Kurt 'He's in love'.
"Don't look now, it's Deputy Test and he doesn't look happy," Kurt says slipping down in his chair and looking over in Test's direction. "Maybe he heard about you and Stephanie Chris" Sheriff McMahon walks in after his deputy and holds the saloon door open for Stephanie.
"Aren't you the same beautiful princess I left a few minutes ago?" I say getting up as she walks over to us and kisses me, I let her sit down in my chair and pull another one over from the next table and sit down next to her.
"I just can't seem to stay away from you Mr. Jericho," She giggles holding my hand and putting it in her lap and smiling at me. She kisses me again and leans against me in my arms, I look over to Deputy Test who is glaring at me from across the room. Nope, he was definitely not very happy this evening.