Chapter 11
I had no idea where they were going or even where I was going, all I knew was that I had to get her back safely and that I wouldn't let any of them harm her and get away with it. I chased them across the plains till the town could no longer be seen and all that was around us was the empty mountains and dry ground. I was scared to death, I'd never been here before but I was too angry to think about it. I saw them not far ahead and tried to catch them up but my horse was getting tired, I'd be in enough trouble for stealing the horse as it was and the last thing I needed was to kill it from exhaustion. I sit watching as they disappear into the horizon before turning back and heading back to Blackfoot Lagoon.
"What the hell did you think you were doing!" My father yells at me as I arrive home, I walk to my room and slam the door on him not wanting to listen to him telling me how stupid it was going after them on my own. I sit down on my bed desperately trying to think of a plan to get her back, chasing them all over the place wasn't going to get her back. I'd totally worn myself out going after them like that; I lay down on my bed running plans through my heads. Most of them involving me shooting the lot of them, I didn't even remember falling asleep.
I sit bolt up my whole body burning, my clothes were sticking to my back and I was shaking all over. I run my hands over my face as the memories of what I had dreamt come back to me. It was so real; I'd gone after them again armed with a shotgun to kill them all. The next part was all a blur to me though; all I remembered was being shot and the pain. I look at my shirt, some part of me expecting to see the hole and the blood from the gunshot.
"I'm coming with you" Edge says as I see him sitting over on the chair in the corner of my room, he'd been so quite I hadn't even noticed him sitting there.
"What are you doing here?" I ask running my hand over my hair clamping my hands together behind my neck. "I just need to be on my own so I can think what do to is that too much to ask!" I say hearing the own anger in my voice, it wasn't his fault but I guess I was just looking for someone to take it out on.
"I'm not an idiot Chris, I know what your like..And besides you were talking in your sleep" he laughs before realizing I wasn't finding it funny "I'm your friend and I'm going to help you get her back, even if you wont let me go with you I'm still going to help you" he says, I nod my head and give him a weak smile. He wasn't half a persistent pain in the ass sometimes.
"I feel like a complete idiot" I sigh pulling on my new boots outside the stores as Edge stands with my own horse. "Is this really necessary, cant I just..Wear normal clothes!" I whine straightening out my jacket.
"Hell no, your going to fight some bad guys so you have to look the part" he laughs handing me the gun belt which I clip around my waist. I was standing there all in white in my new outfit; Edge had said that I would probably blind them from the whiteness in the sun. He thought that I should be wearing it while I rescued Stephanie..Or at least tried to. I climb up onto the horse and grab the shotgun that he hands me; I look down at him with a worried look on my face "What's wrong?"
"I'm going to get shot" I mumble remembering my dream "If I go after them I'm going to get shot and I'm going to die in the middle of no where and no one will ever see me again" I sob almost changing my mind about going after Stephanie and would have done if Edge wasn't making sure I couldn't get off the horse.
"I know that, that's why I took the time to make you a metal plate so you don't die, you were talking about it in your sleep when I walked in" he says pulling a big plat of metal out of a bag that was badly hammered into the shape of a chest plate.
"I am not wearing that!" I say pushing it back to him
"Chris I made this myself, it's brilliant. I modeled it to myself though so it might not fit very well but it will stop you dying and that's good for all of us. Just put it on!" He says shoving it at me making me nearly fall of the horse, I roll my eyes and strap the plate to myself under my jacket before buttoning my jacket and waistcoat up. "You sure you don't want me to come with you because I will, I'd follow you where ever you went if it helped you" I was surprised, it was such a nice thing for him to say.
"I'm sure Edge, you've helped me enough as it is. I don't want you getting hurt too," I say wriggling around trying to get comfy with this chunk of metal strapped to me.
"Good luck Chris, don't get shot because I don't have any other friends and I'll miss you if you die" he says, I frown at him before he grins at me making me laugh "I was always good at sentimental stuff ya know" he grins strapping a bag to my saddle.
"Yeah your great at it, see you soon" I say before riding off out of the town to get Stephanie back. If I stuck to the trail I was bound to find them sooner or later, not even they would venture off the trail into Indian land would they?
I had no idea where they were going or even where I was going, all I knew was that I had to get her back safely and that I wouldn't let any of them harm her and get away with it. I chased them across the plains till the town could no longer be seen and all that was around us was the empty mountains and dry ground. I was scared to death, I'd never been here before but I was too angry to think about it. I saw them not far ahead and tried to catch them up but my horse was getting tired, I'd be in enough trouble for stealing the horse as it was and the last thing I needed was to kill it from exhaustion. I sit watching as they disappear into the horizon before turning back and heading back to Blackfoot Lagoon.
"What the hell did you think you were doing!" My father yells at me as I arrive home, I walk to my room and slam the door on him not wanting to listen to him telling me how stupid it was going after them on my own. I sit down on my bed desperately trying to think of a plan to get her back, chasing them all over the place wasn't going to get her back. I'd totally worn myself out going after them like that; I lay down on my bed running plans through my heads. Most of them involving me shooting the lot of them, I didn't even remember falling asleep.
I sit bolt up my whole body burning, my clothes were sticking to my back and I was shaking all over. I run my hands over my face as the memories of what I had dreamt come back to me. It was so real; I'd gone after them again armed with a shotgun to kill them all. The next part was all a blur to me though; all I remembered was being shot and the pain. I look at my shirt, some part of me expecting to see the hole and the blood from the gunshot.
"I'm coming with you" Edge says as I see him sitting over on the chair in the corner of my room, he'd been so quite I hadn't even noticed him sitting there.
"What are you doing here?" I ask running my hand over my hair clamping my hands together behind my neck. "I just need to be on my own so I can think what do to is that too much to ask!" I say hearing the own anger in my voice, it wasn't his fault but I guess I was just looking for someone to take it out on.
"I'm not an idiot Chris, I know what your like..And besides you were talking in your sleep" he laughs before realizing I wasn't finding it funny "I'm your friend and I'm going to help you get her back, even if you wont let me go with you I'm still going to help you" he says, I nod my head and give him a weak smile. He wasn't half a persistent pain in the ass sometimes.
"I feel like a complete idiot" I sigh pulling on my new boots outside the stores as Edge stands with my own horse. "Is this really necessary, cant I just..Wear normal clothes!" I whine straightening out my jacket.
"Hell no, your going to fight some bad guys so you have to look the part" he laughs handing me the gun belt which I clip around my waist. I was standing there all in white in my new outfit; Edge had said that I would probably blind them from the whiteness in the sun. He thought that I should be wearing it while I rescued Stephanie..Or at least tried to. I climb up onto the horse and grab the shotgun that he hands me; I look down at him with a worried look on my face "What's wrong?"
"I'm going to get shot" I mumble remembering my dream "If I go after them I'm going to get shot and I'm going to die in the middle of no where and no one will ever see me again" I sob almost changing my mind about going after Stephanie and would have done if Edge wasn't making sure I couldn't get off the horse.
"I know that, that's why I took the time to make you a metal plate so you don't die, you were talking about it in your sleep when I walked in" he says pulling a big plat of metal out of a bag that was badly hammered into the shape of a chest plate.
"I am not wearing that!" I say pushing it back to him
"Chris I made this myself, it's brilliant. I modeled it to myself though so it might not fit very well but it will stop you dying and that's good for all of us. Just put it on!" He says shoving it at me making me nearly fall of the horse, I roll my eyes and strap the plate to myself under my jacket before buttoning my jacket and waistcoat up. "You sure you don't want me to come with you because I will, I'd follow you where ever you went if it helped you" I was surprised, it was such a nice thing for him to say.
"I'm sure Edge, you've helped me enough as it is. I don't want you getting hurt too," I say wriggling around trying to get comfy with this chunk of metal strapped to me.
"Good luck Chris, don't get shot because I don't have any other friends and I'll miss you if you die" he says, I frown at him before he grins at me making me laugh "I was always good at sentimental stuff ya know" he grins strapping a bag to my saddle.
"Yeah your great at it, see you soon" I say before riding off out of the town to get Stephanie back. If I stuck to the trail I was bound to find them sooner or later, not even they would venture off the trail into Indian land would they?