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Title: Aftershocks
Author: Cindy Ryan
Catagory: Jimmy/Lou/Kid, angst
timeline: late third season
Summary: When Lou takes a bullet meant for Jimmy how will the other Riders react?
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
At Hickory Creek Jimmy glanced at the rapidly darkening sky. "I'm goin' back to help Cody."
"No you're not."Teaspon ordered as he dismounted and led his horse to the water. Buck did
the same with his mount.
Jimmy glared at his boss. "I didn't want to run in the first place, Teaspoon."
"Do you want to die that badly?"Teaspoon asked a little more sharply than he had intended. The lack of sleep over the past
few days starting to catch up to him.
"No."Jimmy replied quietly as he dismounted.
"A hanging is exactly what will happen if Wilcox drags you back to Rock Creek."Teaspoon stated as he took a canteen
out of one of the sadle bags.
"Maybe it's what I deserve."Jimmy replied as he slid down next to a nearby tree. He took off his hat and tossed it
on the ground in front of him.
Buck knelt down next to his friend. It unnerved him to see Jimmy so defeated. "Lou wouldn't want that and you know
it."
Jimmy raised his head. "She got hurt because of me."
At that moment Cody approached coming in fast. "We gotta move. I thought I shook them but they're ten minutes
behind me."
Teaspoon shot Cody a glare before he walked to his horse and mounted. "I thought I had trained you better,Cody."
Cody held up his hands in a defensive manner. "It wasn't my fault."
"Sure it wasn't."Jimmy replied sporting his first smile in days.
Cody looked to Buck for help. "I swear I lost them."
"Sure you did, Cody."Buck replied as he mounted his horse.
"I did."Cody repeated as he nudged his horse into motion.
"We'll be able to lose them in the dark."Teaspoon assured them as he took the lead. "I know a few tricks."
********
"We're very glad to see you awake, Ms. McCloud."Doc Miller stated warmly as he stood by Lou's bed."You gave
everyone quite a scare."
"Is she going to be alright,Doc?"Kid asked anxiously.
"As long as she has strict bed rest for the next few weeks there's no reason she shouldn't make a full
recovery."
"Thank you, Doctor."Rachel stated as she walked Miller to the door.
"I'll check in on her in a few days."The doctor replied with a smile as he left.
"Kid, what's going on?"Lou asked as she took in the group gathered. It really worried her that Cody, Buck, Jimmy
and Teaspoon weren't there.
Kid squeezed her hand. "Everything's fine, Lou. Why don't you get some rest?"
Lou looked squarely at Rachel knowing the older woman wouldn't lie to her. "Rachel, where's Jimmy?"
Rachel moved toward the bed. "He's fine, Lou. They had to go away for a few days."
"Why?"
Kid sighed he had hoped to keep this from her until she got a little stronger. "There's a Marshall in town, Lou."
Lou's brown eyes widened in worry. "He's after Jimmy?"
Rachel nodded. "Wilcox wants to make a name for himself by hanging Jimmy."
"They'll be okay, Lou."Noah added quietly as Jesse nodded in agreement.
"This is my fault."Lou whispered as she pulled her hand away from Kid. "I should've listened to Jimmy and left. The man
who shot me, he's dead isn't he?"
"Jimmy shot him."Kid replied."That's what drew Wilcox's attention."
Jesse looked at Rachel, "Rachel, do you want me to get word to them that Lou's alright?"
Rachel nodded. "Yes, but just send the message to the next station. I don't want you trying to track them."
"Rachel...."
"I mean it, Jesse."
"Alright, I'm going."The teen replied as he turned and left the room.
Lou turned to face her fiance. "Kid, find Wilcox and bring him here."
Kid shook his head. "Not until you're stronger, Lou."
Lou gingerly moved herself into a sitting position. "Kid, please. I want him to know what happened so he can
leave Jimmy alone."
Kid glanced over at Rachel who nodded. "Wilcox didn't strike me as a reasonable man but maybe Lou giving her
statement will help."
Kid reluctantly stood and leaned down to kiss Lou's forehead. "Alright. I love you, Lou. I'll be back as soon as I
can."
Title: Aftershocks
Author: Cindy Ryan
Catagory: Jimmy/Lou/Kid, angst
timeline: late third season
Summary: When Lou takes a bullet meant for Jimmy how will the other Riders react?
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
At Hickory Creek Jimmy glanced at the rapidly darkening sky. "I'm goin' back to help Cody."
"No you're not."Teaspon ordered as he dismounted and led his horse to the water. Buck did
the same with his mount.
Jimmy glared at his boss. "I didn't want to run in the first place, Teaspoon."
"Do you want to die that badly?"Teaspoon asked a little more sharply than he had intended. The lack of sleep over the past
few days starting to catch up to him.
"No."Jimmy replied quietly as he dismounted.
"A hanging is exactly what will happen if Wilcox drags you back to Rock Creek."Teaspoon stated as he took a canteen
out of one of the sadle bags.
"Maybe it's what I deserve."Jimmy replied as he slid down next to a nearby tree. He took off his hat and tossed it
on the ground in front of him.
Buck knelt down next to his friend. It unnerved him to see Jimmy so defeated. "Lou wouldn't want that and you know
it."
Jimmy raised his head. "She got hurt because of me."
At that moment Cody approached coming in fast. "We gotta move. I thought I shook them but they're ten minutes
behind me."
Teaspoon shot Cody a glare before he walked to his horse and mounted. "I thought I had trained you better,Cody."
Cody held up his hands in a defensive manner. "It wasn't my fault."
"Sure it wasn't."Jimmy replied sporting his first smile in days.
Cody looked to Buck for help. "I swear I lost them."
"Sure you did, Cody."Buck replied as he mounted his horse.
"I did."Cody repeated as he nudged his horse into motion.
"We'll be able to lose them in the dark."Teaspoon assured them as he took the lead. "I know a few tricks."
********
"We're very glad to see you awake, Ms. McCloud."Doc Miller stated warmly as he stood by Lou's bed."You gave
everyone quite a scare."
"Is she going to be alright,Doc?"Kid asked anxiously.
"As long as she has strict bed rest for the next few weeks there's no reason she shouldn't make a full
recovery."
"Thank you, Doctor."Rachel stated as she walked Miller to the door.
"I'll check in on her in a few days."The doctor replied with a smile as he left.
"Kid, what's going on?"Lou asked as she took in the group gathered. It really worried her that Cody, Buck, Jimmy
and Teaspoon weren't there.
Kid squeezed her hand. "Everything's fine, Lou. Why don't you get some rest?"
Lou looked squarely at Rachel knowing the older woman wouldn't lie to her. "Rachel, where's Jimmy?"
Rachel moved toward the bed. "He's fine, Lou. They had to go away for a few days."
"Why?"
Kid sighed he had hoped to keep this from her until she got a little stronger. "There's a Marshall in town, Lou."
Lou's brown eyes widened in worry. "He's after Jimmy?"
Rachel nodded. "Wilcox wants to make a name for himself by hanging Jimmy."
"They'll be okay, Lou."Noah added quietly as Jesse nodded in agreement.
"This is my fault."Lou whispered as she pulled her hand away from Kid. "I should've listened to Jimmy and left. The man
who shot me, he's dead isn't he?"
"Jimmy shot him."Kid replied."That's what drew Wilcox's attention."
Jesse looked at Rachel, "Rachel, do you want me to get word to them that Lou's alright?"
Rachel nodded. "Yes, but just send the message to the next station. I don't want you trying to track them."
"Rachel...."
"I mean it, Jesse."
"Alright, I'm going."The teen replied as he turned and left the room.
Lou turned to face her fiance. "Kid, find Wilcox and bring him here."
Kid shook his head. "Not until you're stronger, Lou."
Lou gingerly moved herself into a sitting position. "Kid, please. I want him to know what happened so he can
leave Jimmy alone."
Kid glanced over at Rachel who nodded. "Wilcox didn't strike me as a reasonable man but maybe Lou giving her
statement will help."
Kid reluctantly stood and leaned down to kiss Lou's forehead. "Alright. I love you, Lou. I'll be back as soon as I
can."
