*** Chapter 8. Ok this might get a little strange. I hope ya like it. Part
of the chap is in the past. Cody's POV. ***
Everyone was restlessly hoping that the two girls were alright. It had been almost two weeks now since that day. I sat on the bed in Leah's room lightly touching her things. Part of me knew she was ok. I mean she has a lot of her grandfather, my dad, in her. When Ranger Walker suggested the possibility of the girls in the past, I believed him.
"There you are Cody!" Steve said coming into the room. "Johnny and Dally just came back with takeout." He added. I made no move to get up. "Oh come on Cody ya got to eat somethin'."
"Oh alright Steve." I said getting up. "Steve do you think the girls will be ok where ever they are?" I asked turning towards him.
"Well if I know my daughter and niece well enough they remind me of you when you were young." He answered. "I believe they'll be ok." He finished.
Putting an arm around my shoulder Steve led me out of the room, down the stairs, and into the dining room.
*** Addie's POV. ***
"Come on Prancing Pony let's go play!" Red Wing called to me.
Smiling I stood up to run after them when I felt a hand on my shoulder. Turning I found Singing Brook looking down at me. "Where are you going Prancing Pony?" she asked.
"Oh down to the river with Red Wing... is that alright?" I asked. Singing Brook nodded her approval going back to her chores.
I ran after Red Wing and her friends who were already at the river. Sitting down beside them I joined in their conversation while they played with their buckskin dolls.
"So... what was your family like Little Pony?" Red Wing asked. The other girls leaned forward to hear my answer.
"Well first my family isn't dead." I began. "I have a mom, dad, and four older brothers. Pausing I thought about what else to say. "I have six sets of aunts and uncles. Between those couples I have twelve cousins..."
"That includes Little Wolf, doesn't it?" Red Wing asked.
"Yes, Little Wolf is my youngest older cousin." I informed them. "It's pretty cool having a huge family. Do you guys have big families?" I asked.
The girls shook their heads. "We are the only children of our families..." Red Wind answered softly. "... but the village is a great big family." She added.
Dancing Fawn came running down the path. "Girls have you seen Little Wolf?" she asked frantically.
"No Dancing Fawn we haven't seen her. Is there something wrong?" I asked.
We got up and ran back to the lodge where Lone Wolf and Black Hawk were preparing to go in search for my cousin. "How long has she been gone?" I asked.
"Little Wolf has been gone since after breakfast." Black Hawk responded putting a blanket on his pony's back.
"I'm goin' with you." I stated firmly.
Without argument Lone Wolf put me on his pony before jumping up behind me.
*** Leah' POV. ***
Turning in the saddle I looked back in the general direction that the village was. After speaking with Lone Wolf last night I packed a few things and planned to head towards the mountains in the distant to complete a vision quest.
Traveling a couple more miles I came across a small slab of rock hanging over a ravine. Dismounting I spread a buckskin blanket on the ground. Sitting on the blanket I closed my eyes praying that the vision would come soon. Hours passed before it came to me. Lone Wolf had told me that most visions came after days of waiting.
*** The Vision. ***
There standing in the background of the vision was my entire family.
"Leah come home baby." Mom whispered to no one. Dad put an arm around her for comfort.
The scene disappeared as quickly as it had come, but another replaced it. I was surrounded by my family in front of a window. Looking through the glass I saw a nursery. There were several little beds were placed in rows, but there were only two babies sleeping in the middle of the first row of beds.
"Do you see them Leah?" Uncle Steve asked me picking me up to get a better look at the babies. "That's your new baby brother and cousin!" he added.
Looking at the babies I realized that both were dressed in little blue sleepers. Little blue name tags hung at the foot of the beds. They read:
Gabriel Brian Curtis and Travis Sean Randle.
That scene disappeared as well replaced by another. Addie and I were sitting besides our baby brothers as they struggled to crawl. In the background I could hear Mom and Aunt Molly talking.
"We are so lucky Cody!" Aunt Molly exclaimed.
"How do figure that Molly?" Mom answered.
"Well... we have Leah and Addie to help take care of Gabie and Trav." Aunt Molly responded.
"Yeah we are lucky. What would we ever do without them Molly?" Mom asked.
"I don't know Cody, I don't know."
*** End of Vision. ***
I broke out of the trance realizing what Addie and I had in store for us. Glancing up to the sky I was aware that it was dark. Taking some of the buffalo jerky out of my pocket I sat back to think about what we were supposed to do.
"Little Wolf, Leah!" I heard Lone Wolf and Addie call to me. Turning I saw them along with Black Hawk approaching me in the darkness. "Why did you wander off Little Wolf?" Lone Wolf asked me sternly.
"I went on a vision quest and I think I know what our futures hold for us." I replied
"We'll camp here and head back to the village in the morning." Lone Wolf stated as he and Black Hawk spread their blankets on the ground.
Addie lied down beside me and I told her of what I had seen in the vision. Afterward fell asleep under a blanket of stars.
"Leah... wake up." Addie whispered as she shook my shoulder.
Turning over I opened my eyes to find a very scared Addie looking at me. Sitting up I looked around us to see that we were no longer near the ravine with Lone Wolf and Black Hawk. We were right beside the forest trail that ran behind our ranch.
"Addie don't be scared. We... we're home... look." I pointed towards the stable that was in our view.
We got up and ran towards the house. A police cruiser sat in the driver along with a silver Dodge Ram truck. Dad and Uncle Steve sat on the front steps talking and laughing.
"Daddy!" We screamed in unison as we ran faster. The two looked up and yelled for the others as they ran off the steps to meet us.
"Leah... oh thank God! Are you two alright?" Dad asked as he scooped me up in a hug. "Where have two been for the past two weeks?" He asked holding me out at arms length.
"You wouldn't believe me if we told you." Addie answered as the rest of the family surrounded us. "All that you need to be thankful is that we are home." I added.
We went inside for a big family reunion. I sat there on the couch with Addie and Ranger Walker as he explained what he thought what had happened to us. I sat in stunned silence as I realized that he made since. Glancing at Addie I knew she felt the same way.
"Leah, Addie we have something to tell you." Mom and Aunt Molly said. "Girls we're pregnant. You're going to be big sisters." Aunt Molly broke the news.
*** Hey what do you think? Please R&R. Oh and if I don't update soon I apologize. I'm leaving in January to go to Ireland for 2 weeks. I'll update ASAP. ***
Everyone was restlessly hoping that the two girls were alright. It had been almost two weeks now since that day. I sat on the bed in Leah's room lightly touching her things. Part of me knew she was ok. I mean she has a lot of her grandfather, my dad, in her. When Ranger Walker suggested the possibility of the girls in the past, I believed him.
"There you are Cody!" Steve said coming into the room. "Johnny and Dally just came back with takeout." He added. I made no move to get up. "Oh come on Cody ya got to eat somethin'."
"Oh alright Steve." I said getting up. "Steve do you think the girls will be ok where ever they are?" I asked turning towards him.
"Well if I know my daughter and niece well enough they remind me of you when you were young." He answered. "I believe they'll be ok." He finished.
Putting an arm around my shoulder Steve led me out of the room, down the stairs, and into the dining room.
*** Addie's POV. ***
"Come on Prancing Pony let's go play!" Red Wing called to me.
Smiling I stood up to run after them when I felt a hand on my shoulder. Turning I found Singing Brook looking down at me. "Where are you going Prancing Pony?" she asked.
"Oh down to the river with Red Wing... is that alright?" I asked. Singing Brook nodded her approval going back to her chores.
I ran after Red Wing and her friends who were already at the river. Sitting down beside them I joined in their conversation while they played with their buckskin dolls.
"So... what was your family like Little Pony?" Red Wing asked. The other girls leaned forward to hear my answer.
"Well first my family isn't dead." I began. "I have a mom, dad, and four older brothers. Pausing I thought about what else to say. "I have six sets of aunts and uncles. Between those couples I have twelve cousins..."
"That includes Little Wolf, doesn't it?" Red Wing asked.
"Yes, Little Wolf is my youngest older cousin." I informed them. "It's pretty cool having a huge family. Do you guys have big families?" I asked.
The girls shook their heads. "We are the only children of our families..." Red Wind answered softly. "... but the village is a great big family." She added.
Dancing Fawn came running down the path. "Girls have you seen Little Wolf?" she asked frantically.
"No Dancing Fawn we haven't seen her. Is there something wrong?" I asked.
We got up and ran back to the lodge where Lone Wolf and Black Hawk were preparing to go in search for my cousin. "How long has she been gone?" I asked.
"Little Wolf has been gone since after breakfast." Black Hawk responded putting a blanket on his pony's back.
"I'm goin' with you." I stated firmly.
Without argument Lone Wolf put me on his pony before jumping up behind me.
*** Leah' POV. ***
Turning in the saddle I looked back in the general direction that the village was. After speaking with Lone Wolf last night I packed a few things and planned to head towards the mountains in the distant to complete a vision quest.
Traveling a couple more miles I came across a small slab of rock hanging over a ravine. Dismounting I spread a buckskin blanket on the ground. Sitting on the blanket I closed my eyes praying that the vision would come soon. Hours passed before it came to me. Lone Wolf had told me that most visions came after days of waiting.
*** The Vision. ***
There standing in the background of the vision was my entire family.
"Leah come home baby." Mom whispered to no one. Dad put an arm around her for comfort.
The scene disappeared as quickly as it had come, but another replaced it. I was surrounded by my family in front of a window. Looking through the glass I saw a nursery. There were several little beds were placed in rows, but there were only two babies sleeping in the middle of the first row of beds.
"Do you see them Leah?" Uncle Steve asked me picking me up to get a better look at the babies. "That's your new baby brother and cousin!" he added.
Looking at the babies I realized that both were dressed in little blue sleepers. Little blue name tags hung at the foot of the beds. They read:
Gabriel Brian Curtis and Travis Sean Randle.
That scene disappeared as well replaced by another. Addie and I were sitting besides our baby brothers as they struggled to crawl. In the background I could hear Mom and Aunt Molly talking.
"We are so lucky Cody!" Aunt Molly exclaimed.
"How do figure that Molly?" Mom answered.
"Well... we have Leah and Addie to help take care of Gabie and Trav." Aunt Molly responded.
"Yeah we are lucky. What would we ever do without them Molly?" Mom asked.
"I don't know Cody, I don't know."
*** End of Vision. ***
I broke out of the trance realizing what Addie and I had in store for us. Glancing up to the sky I was aware that it was dark. Taking some of the buffalo jerky out of my pocket I sat back to think about what we were supposed to do.
"Little Wolf, Leah!" I heard Lone Wolf and Addie call to me. Turning I saw them along with Black Hawk approaching me in the darkness. "Why did you wander off Little Wolf?" Lone Wolf asked me sternly.
"I went on a vision quest and I think I know what our futures hold for us." I replied
"We'll camp here and head back to the village in the morning." Lone Wolf stated as he and Black Hawk spread their blankets on the ground.
Addie lied down beside me and I told her of what I had seen in the vision. Afterward fell asleep under a blanket of stars.
"Leah... wake up." Addie whispered as she shook my shoulder.
Turning over I opened my eyes to find a very scared Addie looking at me. Sitting up I looked around us to see that we were no longer near the ravine with Lone Wolf and Black Hawk. We were right beside the forest trail that ran behind our ranch.
"Addie don't be scared. We... we're home... look." I pointed towards the stable that was in our view.
We got up and ran towards the house. A police cruiser sat in the driver along with a silver Dodge Ram truck. Dad and Uncle Steve sat on the front steps talking and laughing.
"Daddy!" We screamed in unison as we ran faster. The two looked up and yelled for the others as they ran off the steps to meet us.
"Leah... oh thank God! Are you two alright?" Dad asked as he scooped me up in a hug. "Where have two been for the past two weeks?" He asked holding me out at arms length.
"You wouldn't believe me if we told you." Addie answered as the rest of the family surrounded us. "All that you need to be thankful is that we are home." I added.
We went inside for a big family reunion. I sat there on the couch with Addie and Ranger Walker as he explained what he thought what had happened to us. I sat in stunned silence as I realized that he made since. Glancing at Addie I knew she felt the same way.
"Leah, Addie we have something to tell you." Mom and Aunt Molly said. "Girls we're pregnant. You're going to be big sisters." Aunt Molly broke the news.
*** Hey what do you think? Please R&R. Oh and if I don't update soon I apologize. I'm leaving in January to go to Ireland for 2 weeks. I'll update ASAP. ***
