Oky doky...so on to the next part of my story. But first let's just review a few things shall we?First of all...I don't own any of these characters except Meg and her Father. Secondly I'd like to thank bloodredcherry once again for the help with my story. And I'll explain a bit of the insanity after you've read....so read and enjoy!(I hope)
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Meg hopped down from their wagon and smoothed down her skirt.
Her father smiled,"That new outfit your aunt made you is mighty nice Margarette."
Meg shifted her weight,"Thanks Pa."
Placing his hand on her shoulder he led her up the steps,"It was mighty nice of the Younger's to invite us to sunday dinner. This is quite the welcome."
Suddenly the door flew open and out dashed a squealing little girl. Cole came out in quick pursuit,"Beth Younger, ya'll get back here!"he paused,"Howdy Mr. Carter, Meg,"and took off after the screeching toddler.
A flustered looking woman stepped out onto the porch and smiled brightly. She grasped Meg's father's hand,"It's very nice to meet you Mr. Carter, and you too Meg. How do ya'll like your new home?"
Meg's father smiled back,"It's very nice thank you. My sister in law has done a lot with her home."
Meg sighed and Mrs. Younger glanced down at her. My boys are out back Margarette, if you want to go on and play."
Meg smiled and turning, headed out behind the house. As she rounded the corner out back, someone ducked behind her skirt. She stooped to pick up the dusty little girl, and rested her on her hip.
Cole walked up and grinned,"Hi Meg, how 'bout I take this little rascal off your hands?"
Beth buried her face in Meg's shoulder. Meg laughed and pulling Beth's hand out of her hair, passed the squirming little bundle off to Cole.Taking Beth onto his back he raced off with his little sister laughing up a storm.
"Well lookee there, it's that fancy little new girl from the farm across the field,"she heard someone yell. She glanced up to see Bob leaning against the fence across the yard. He grinned,"Howdy Meg!"
Meg rolled her eyes,"Well I may be fancy, but I bet I can whip you at kick the can."
Bob raised his eyebrow,"Was that a challenge Meg Carter?"
"Sure was Bob Younger, now how 'bout you get your brother's out here and let's play."
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Meg sat crouched behind the shed and watched as Jim dashed out from the other direction. Seeing Bob turn to call on his brother, she grasped her chance. Dashing out from behind her cover she kicked the can as hard as she could. She was about to cheer when the can bounced off a rock and sailing upwards, hit Cole right in the forehead.
Cole stumbled backwards and clasped his hand over his face. There was a moment of silence before Bob snorted, causing the rest of them to burst into laughter.
Cole straightened and narrowed his eyes and his younger brother,"You find that funny Bob?"
Bob smirked,"I sure do."
Cole picked up the can,"Then I imagine you'll find this funny too,"he growled whipping the can at Bob's head. Bob ducked and the can sailed past him, and right into the side of Meg's face.
Cole's eyes widened and Meg whirled on him,"Didn't you ever get taught not to throw things in people's face?"
His jaw dropped and he yelled back,"You kicked it at me first!"
"That was an accident!"
Suddenly the back door swung open and the boys father yelled out,"Kids, get inside before dinner gets cold!"
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Meg pushed away her plate,"That was an excellent dinner Mrs. Younger."
Mrs. Younger smiled,"Why, thank you Margarette, I'm glad you enjoyed it. You should come around here more often, maybe some of your manners will rub off on my children."
"Hey, you want some PIE?"Bob yelled.
His mother whirled on him,"Bob!"
"Pie, naaaaow!"Cole demanded.
Little Beth started banging her spoon on the table,"Pie,pie, pie!"she squealed.
"If ya'll don't sit down and ask politely, nobody's getting any PIE!"their mother yelled.
Cole and Bob sank to their chairs, while Jim snickered to himself.
Their father glared at them,"You boys better learn to treat your Ma with some respect, especially when we have guests."
Jim cleared his throat,"May I please have some pie mother?"
"Of course Jim, thank you for being so polite,"Mrs. Younger glared at her older sons,"now that's how you should be asking."
Cole turned to his brother,"You know I can beat the piss out of you Jim,"he hissed.
Jim stuck out his tongue and turned back to his dessert.
Bob rolled his eyes and turned to his mother,"May we please be excused to go out and play?"he asked.
Their parents waved them out and Cole, Bob and Meg carried away their dishes and dashed out the backdoor into the hot afternoon sunshine.
"Hey, we should go over and see what Cassie's up to,"Meg suggested.
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Less than an hour later Meg screamed as Bob tackled her into the dust.
"You're supposed to tag me to get me out, now kill me!"she snarled.
Bob smirked and offered his hand to help her up. Cassie and Cole ran up and Meg brushed the dirt off her dress. It was getting to hot to play hide and seek anymore so the four of them started back home, laughing and joking all the way. Especially when Cassie got angry with Cole for being rude and shoved him into a bush, from which he emerged with twigs and leaves stuck in his hair.
They passed by the shallow outlet off of the river where all the local kids went swimming. Meg sighed and wiped her hand across her forehead,"I sure wish we could go swimming,"she sighed.
Bob paused,"Why don't we?"
Meg snorted,"Because we have nothing to swim in."
"So?"Bob asked.
"Well...um..."Meg turned to Cassie and Cole for support, but Cole merely raised an eyebrow, while Cassie gazed longingly at the water.
"A swim would be nice,"she said.
"Let's go then!"Bob cheered,pulling off his shirt.
The boys paused, waiting for the girls to follow them. Meg flushed and Cassie glared at the boys,"turn around!"she commanded.
Cole rolled his eyes as he turned around,"ain't nothing there to see,"he muttered.
"Well not on you there ain't!"Cassie retorted, and the girls slipped into the water, while their friends faced the other direction. Then they avoided glancing at the shore until splashes told them that the boys were also immersed in the cool water.
"You know, I must say that this is rather refreshing,"Meg shrugged.
"Yea, I agree, don't you Cole?"Bob turned to find his brother had disappeared,"Cole?"
Suddenly with a yelp, Cassie disappeared under the water. Cole came up laughing and seconds later Cassie reappeared spluttering, with her hair in her face.
She shoved her hair back and glared at Cole, who was still laughing uncontrollably, until Cassie grabbed his head and dunked him under.
He came up coughing,"Hey!"he cried indignantly.
A few minutes away Frank and Jesse were walking under the shade of the trees, trying to avoid the heat, when they heard splashing and yelling off to their right.
"What on earth?"Frank muttered.
"Sounds like Cassie and Cole arguing,"Jesse replied.
They quietly approached the clearing and the sight that met their eyes caused their eyebrows to shoot up to their hairlines.
"What on--"Frank began, when Jesse smacked his arm and pointed off to their left.
"Why Frank, I do believe our cousins and the girls have conveniently left their clothes up here,"he grinned.
Frank smirked,"Why, they could get dirty, just lying in the dust. What do you say we take them back to their house for them?"
"Frank, that is just what I was thinking, we are so considerate,"Jesse replied innocently.
"You know, we should probably leave them these hats,"Frank said,"after all, we don't want them getting sick from the heat."
Jesse nodded,"and these shirts are fairly dirty already,we might as well leave them."
And with that the two of them took off in the direction they were originally headed.
A few minutes later a dripping Cassie stalked out of the water,"You are horrible Cole Younger!"she yelled, ignoring the laughter of her friends behind her.
Suddenly she stopped,"Where're our clothes?"
Her friends came up behind her,"What?"
"Our clothes!"she cried,"They're gone!"
They began a panicked search but the next twenty minutes only revealed two hats and shirts.
Bob scratched his head,"Well imagine that. Somebody took our clothes."
"Yes, thank you Bob, I think we've determined that!"Cole snarled.
They stared at the remaining articles of clothing silently for a moment before Meg started to snicker,"You know, it is pretty funny,"she giggled.
She and Cassie burst into peals of laughter while the boys stood awkwardly shifting their feet, jaws clenched and eyes narrowed.
"Well,"Cassie said once she had regained her breath,"Since you boys are such....gentlemen...We'll take those shirts for ourselves, thank you!"
The girls pulled on the shirts while Bob protested,"but, what about us?"
Meg smirked,"You've got the hats, and I think you know what to do with those."
The girls took off towards home laughing, leaving the boys standing with flaming cheeks and embarrassed as ever.
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Ok...so the whole "Hey you want some PIE?"...well remember in the movie when Bob's like Hey you wanna DIE?....well yea that's where that came from. Also there's a line Cole has when he's like safe.....naaaaaow.....so that is also where that comes from. Just to explain the reason for that.Hope you enjoyed it and please review if you liked it!
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Meg hopped down from their wagon and smoothed down her skirt.
Her father smiled,"That new outfit your aunt made you is mighty nice Margarette."
Meg shifted her weight,"Thanks Pa."
Placing his hand on her shoulder he led her up the steps,"It was mighty nice of the Younger's to invite us to sunday dinner. This is quite the welcome."
Suddenly the door flew open and out dashed a squealing little girl. Cole came out in quick pursuit,"Beth Younger, ya'll get back here!"he paused,"Howdy Mr. Carter, Meg,"and took off after the screeching toddler.
A flustered looking woman stepped out onto the porch and smiled brightly. She grasped Meg's father's hand,"It's very nice to meet you Mr. Carter, and you too Meg. How do ya'll like your new home?"
Meg's father smiled back,"It's very nice thank you. My sister in law has done a lot with her home."
Meg sighed and Mrs. Younger glanced down at her. My boys are out back Margarette, if you want to go on and play."
Meg smiled and turning, headed out behind the house. As she rounded the corner out back, someone ducked behind her skirt. She stooped to pick up the dusty little girl, and rested her on her hip.
Cole walked up and grinned,"Hi Meg, how 'bout I take this little rascal off your hands?"
Beth buried her face in Meg's shoulder. Meg laughed and pulling Beth's hand out of her hair, passed the squirming little bundle off to Cole.Taking Beth onto his back he raced off with his little sister laughing up a storm.
"Well lookee there, it's that fancy little new girl from the farm across the field,"she heard someone yell. She glanced up to see Bob leaning against the fence across the yard. He grinned,"Howdy Meg!"
Meg rolled her eyes,"Well I may be fancy, but I bet I can whip you at kick the can."
Bob raised his eyebrow,"Was that a challenge Meg Carter?"
"Sure was Bob Younger, now how 'bout you get your brother's out here and let's play."
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Meg sat crouched behind the shed and watched as Jim dashed out from the other direction. Seeing Bob turn to call on his brother, she grasped her chance. Dashing out from behind her cover she kicked the can as hard as she could. She was about to cheer when the can bounced off a rock and sailing upwards, hit Cole right in the forehead.
Cole stumbled backwards and clasped his hand over his face. There was a moment of silence before Bob snorted, causing the rest of them to burst into laughter.
Cole straightened and narrowed his eyes and his younger brother,"You find that funny Bob?"
Bob smirked,"I sure do."
Cole picked up the can,"Then I imagine you'll find this funny too,"he growled whipping the can at Bob's head. Bob ducked and the can sailed past him, and right into the side of Meg's face.
Cole's eyes widened and Meg whirled on him,"Didn't you ever get taught not to throw things in people's face?"
His jaw dropped and he yelled back,"You kicked it at me first!"
"That was an accident!"
Suddenly the back door swung open and the boys father yelled out,"Kids, get inside before dinner gets cold!"
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Meg pushed away her plate,"That was an excellent dinner Mrs. Younger."
Mrs. Younger smiled,"Why, thank you Margarette, I'm glad you enjoyed it. You should come around here more often, maybe some of your manners will rub off on my children."
"Hey, you want some PIE?"Bob yelled.
His mother whirled on him,"Bob!"
"Pie, naaaaow!"Cole demanded.
Little Beth started banging her spoon on the table,"Pie,pie, pie!"she squealed.
"If ya'll don't sit down and ask politely, nobody's getting any PIE!"their mother yelled.
Cole and Bob sank to their chairs, while Jim snickered to himself.
Their father glared at them,"You boys better learn to treat your Ma with some respect, especially when we have guests."
Jim cleared his throat,"May I please have some pie mother?"
"Of course Jim, thank you for being so polite,"Mrs. Younger glared at her older sons,"now that's how you should be asking."
Cole turned to his brother,"You know I can beat the piss out of you Jim,"he hissed.
Jim stuck out his tongue and turned back to his dessert.
Bob rolled his eyes and turned to his mother,"May we please be excused to go out and play?"he asked.
Their parents waved them out and Cole, Bob and Meg carried away their dishes and dashed out the backdoor into the hot afternoon sunshine.
"Hey, we should go over and see what Cassie's up to,"Meg suggested.
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Less than an hour later Meg screamed as Bob tackled her into the dust.
"You're supposed to tag me to get me out, now kill me!"she snarled.
Bob smirked and offered his hand to help her up. Cassie and Cole ran up and Meg brushed the dirt off her dress. It was getting to hot to play hide and seek anymore so the four of them started back home, laughing and joking all the way. Especially when Cassie got angry with Cole for being rude and shoved him into a bush, from which he emerged with twigs and leaves stuck in his hair.
They passed by the shallow outlet off of the river where all the local kids went swimming. Meg sighed and wiped her hand across her forehead,"I sure wish we could go swimming,"she sighed.
Bob paused,"Why don't we?"
Meg snorted,"Because we have nothing to swim in."
"So?"Bob asked.
"Well...um..."Meg turned to Cassie and Cole for support, but Cole merely raised an eyebrow, while Cassie gazed longingly at the water.
"A swim would be nice,"she said.
"Let's go then!"Bob cheered,pulling off his shirt.
The boys paused, waiting for the girls to follow them. Meg flushed and Cassie glared at the boys,"turn around!"she commanded.
Cole rolled his eyes as he turned around,"ain't nothing there to see,"he muttered.
"Well not on you there ain't!"Cassie retorted, and the girls slipped into the water, while their friends faced the other direction. Then they avoided glancing at the shore until splashes told them that the boys were also immersed in the cool water.
"You know, I must say that this is rather refreshing,"Meg shrugged.
"Yea, I agree, don't you Cole?"Bob turned to find his brother had disappeared,"Cole?"
Suddenly with a yelp, Cassie disappeared under the water. Cole came up laughing and seconds later Cassie reappeared spluttering, with her hair in her face.
She shoved her hair back and glared at Cole, who was still laughing uncontrollably, until Cassie grabbed his head and dunked him under.
He came up coughing,"Hey!"he cried indignantly.
A few minutes away Frank and Jesse were walking under the shade of the trees, trying to avoid the heat, when they heard splashing and yelling off to their right.
"What on earth?"Frank muttered.
"Sounds like Cassie and Cole arguing,"Jesse replied.
They quietly approached the clearing and the sight that met their eyes caused their eyebrows to shoot up to their hairlines.
"What on--"Frank began, when Jesse smacked his arm and pointed off to their left.
"Why Frank, I do believe our cousins and the girls have conveniently left their clothes up here,"he grinned.
Frank smirked,"Why, they could get dirty, just lying in the dust. What do you say we take them back to their house for them?"
"Frank, that is just what I was thinking, we are so considerate,"Jesse replied innocently.
"You know, we should probably leave them these hats,"Frank said,"after all, we don't want them getting sick from the heat."
Jesse nodded,"and these shirts are fairly dirty already,we might as well leave them."
And with that the two of them took off in the direction they were originally headed.
A few minutes later a dripping Cassie stalked out of the water,"You are horrible Cole Younger!"she yelled, ignoring the laughter of her friends behind her.
Suddenly she stopped,"Where're our clothes?"
Her friends came up behind her,"What?"
"Our clothes!"she cried,"They're gone!"
They began a panicked search but the next twenty minutes only revealed two hats and shirts.
Bob scratched his head,"Well imagine that. Somebody took our clothes."
"Yes, thank you Bob, I think we've determined that!"Cole snarled.
They stared at the remaining articles of clothing silently for a moment before Meg started to snicker,"You know, it is pretty funny,"she giggled.
She and Cassie burst into peals of laughter while the boys stood awkwardly shifting their feet, jaws clenched and eyes narrowed.
"Well,"Cassie said once she had regained her breath,"Since you boys are such....gentlemen...We'll take those shirts for ourselves, thank you!"
The girls pulled on the shirts while Bob protested,"but, what about us?"
Meg smirked,"You've got the hats, and I think you know what to do with those."
The girls took off towards home laughing, leaving the boys standing with flaming cheeks and embarrassed as ever.
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Ok...so the whole "Hey you want some PIE?"...well remember in the movie when Bob's like Hey you wanna DIE?....well yea that's where that came from. Also there's a line Cole has when he's like safe.....naaaaaow.....so that is also where that comes from. Just to explain the reason for that.Hope you enjoyed it and please review if you liked it!
