Disclaimer: I don't own the Dukes of Hazzard, not making any money, just cheap thrills.

Warnings: Violence, Angst, Abuse

Rating: FRT

I'm sorry it's been so long since the last update. On April 12th I lost a good friend of 21 years and have been busy since then going through his things. I will try to keep the updates closer together, but I am still dealing with this loss and it may slow me down some. However as this story was actually being written at his request rest assured I will finish it, and now that I've managed another chapter I think it will probably be a lot easier. Just wanted to let you know why the delay had occurred. Thank you for your patience.

Mouse

"Where are we going Kathy Sue?" Bo dared to ask, several minutes after leaving Hazzard pond. Getting no response, he lapsed into silence once again, afraid he would anger her. He was completely surprised when they pulled into the driveway of Kathy Sue's house, Bo couldn't believe she would bring him here. Wasn't she worried that her parents would find out he was here?

As though reading his mind, Kathy Sue began to explain, "I know what you're thinking Bo. You're wondering how we'll get any privacy here, well you see darling my parents are away right now. Sort of a second honeymoon you might call it, so we'll have the place all to ourselves, at least for the next two weeks. I'm sure by the time they get back, we will have solved all of our problems, maybe we'll even have a honeymoon of our own to plan by then." By this time Kathy Sue had made her way around to the passenger side of the truck and opened the door. Forcing Bo to kneel on the ground, she unlocked the cuff from the door and stepped back. Taking him inside, she took him to the guest room and forced him to lie on the bed. Keeping her distance until he had looped the cuffs around the headboard and reattached the loose one to his wrist she kept her gun trained on him, laying it down only when he was secured to the bed. Reaching into a drawer of the nightstand, Kathy Sue withdrew a role of duct tape and used a strip to silence Bo. "I'm sorry Bo, I wish I could let you talk but I wouldn't want you to start yelling and upset anybody who might stop by. You understand, don't you darling?"

Bo didn't respond, couldn't respond, he could only tremble in fear when he saw the knife in her hand as she brought it towards his chest. He wasn't sure whether to be relieved or scared when instead of cutting him, she began to use the knife to remove his shirt. "I hate to hurt you Bo, you know that but you have to learn. You have to understand that you belong to me, and as long as you keep rebelling against me I'll just have to keep giving you lessons." Laying aside the knife, Kathy Sue reached for Bo's belt and had soon removed it from his jeans, grasping it by the buckle she let fly with a lash across his naked chest. "I'm sorry I have to be so hard on you darling, but it's your own fault. If you had just listened to me instead of Luke, none of this would be happening. I wouldn't have been forced to restrain you like this, I wouldn't need to punish you for trying to get away from me. You can't leave me Bo, you can never leave me, you'll see that soon," Kathy Sue ranted as she continued to lash Bo with the belt. Loving the surge of power she felt with each strike, she stopped only when Bo finally passed out from the pain. Reaching out she swiped her hand through a trail of blood, and slowly licked it from her finger.

"Anything Cooter?" Luke asked, as he climbed out of Dixie and walked over to the General.

"No sign of Bo, but I did find some tire tracks up here on the side of the road. Looks like they might belong to a pick-up or van, maybe somebody stopped and gave Bo a ride into town." Cooter suggested.

Shaking his head at that suggestion, Luke couldn't help hoping though that Cooter was right. "Doesn't make any sense Cooter, why would Bo get a ride instead of hollering at you or calling the farm? Let's check the motor maybe he had problems with it, that might explain him getting a ride." Reaching in through the window, Luke turned the key, while Cooter continued to look around the area. Becoming more worried when the General roared to life, nothing wrong with it, no reason for Bo to leave him sitting like this.

Bending down to pick up the object he'd spotted, Cooter called to his friend, "Luke! Look a here what I found, now what do ya suppose that's doing here?" Cooter asked, holding up the shell casing he'd found near the General.

"I don't know Cooter, but I sure don't like it. There ain't no mud on this thing, no sign that it's been here long." Bringing the shell to his nose, Luke's heart sank at the odor he detected, "I can still smell cordite, this thing's fairly fresh..." Luke turned at the sound of a pick-up pulling in behind Dixie,"...Uncle Jesse,"he whispered, "how am I gonna tell him what we found?"

"Luke, you boys find anything? Any sign of Bo?" Jesse asked as he rushed up to Luke and Cooter.

"He ain't here Uncle Jesse, the General started up just fine,...and Cooter found a shell casing near the General. Looks like it's fresh, there's also some tire tracks up near the road, we haven't found anything else yet."

"You think maybe somebody took him? That don't make any sense Luke, why would anybody kidnap Bo?" Jesse questioned gruffly, the worry evident in his voice.

"I don't know Uncle Jesse, maybe he just went somewhere with a friend, but I don't believe that. I don't think he'd leave the General just sitting here like this, but I can't figure any reason for somebody to kidnap him either," Luke admitted. "Wait a minute! Your truck,..."

"My truck? What's my truck got to do with this Luke?" Jesse asked in confusion, rushing after Luke as he headed to the truck.

"The other day, when Bo went into town, he had a flat tire on the way home. I pulled up, just as another truck was leaving, Bo was acting awful strange. Come to think of it, he never did say who was in the truck, just that it was some guy offering to help. I want to see if the tire's still here, I got a feeling it's connected to today..." Luke told him as he pulled the tire to the back of the truck. "Cooter, what's that look like to you?" Luke asked, already sure of the answer.

Cooter looked at him with an expression of concern on his face, "Looks like a bullet hole Luke, but why would that be in this tire? You suppose whoever shot this tire was here today? Maybe that guy Bo mentioned had something to do with him being missing?"

"That's exactly what I think Cooter! Dang it Bo, why didn't you just tell me somebody was taking shots at you?"

"What did this truck look like Luke?" Uncle Jesse asked after a moment.

"I didn't get a very good look at it Uncle Jesse I was too far away. It was white and I don't think it was very old, but that's about all I could tell ya. I didn't even get a look at the driver...I just don't get it, why didn't Bo tell me about this? Damn it, this is all my fault, if I hadn't been hovering so much he probably would've told me. ...Hold on a minute, Kathy Sue...I wonder if she had something to do with this?" Luke questioned, as he thought out loud. "I'm going to see that girl and God help her if she had anything to do with this," Luke growled as he raced to Dixie and jumped in. A hand suddenly clamped down on his, before he could start the engine, Luke looked up in surprise, "Uncle Jesse what are ya doing? I've got to find out if that witch did anything to Bo."

"I know you do boy, but you can't just go barging in to her house demanding answers. Bo did say it was a guy in that truck the other day, and if she didn't have anything to do with his disappearance... You go barging in and her or her folks could have you put in jail, and ya can't help Bo if you're locked up, now can ya?" Jesse asked in a firm voice, needing to make Luke stop and think.

Forcing himself to take several deep breaths in an effort to calm down, Luke tried to push his emotions to the side, tried to think of the best way to handle this. "Okay, you're right Uncle Jesse, but we do need to ask her some questions, make sure she ain't involved in this. Would you go talk to her? Me and Cooter will get started looking around Hazzard for him,...I would talk to her but, I don't think I could stay calm long enough to get any answers out of her."

"That sounds like a good plan Luke, after I talk to Kathy Sue, I'll go see Rosco and report Bo missing, not that it'll do any good," Jesse said, turning away from Luke and heading to his truck. "You boys be careful now, we don't need y'all going missing too," he cautioned them, before starting the truck and driving away.

Pulling up to the Shelton house, Jesse took a calming breath of his own. He sure hoped that Kathy Sue hadn't done anything to Bo, he didn't know if he would be able to stop Luke if that girl had hurt Bo. Truth be told he wasn't sure he'd be able to stop himself if she had hurt his boy again. It was only moments after knocking on the door that he heard someone turning the knob. Forcing himself to keep the smile on his face when he saw Kathy Sue, Jesse politely greeted her. "Hello Kathy Sue, are your folks at home?"

"No I'm sorry Mr. Duke they're not. They went on a trip, sort of a second honeymoon they won't be back for a couple of weeks. Is there something I can help you with?" Kathy Sue asked, giving the old man a smile. Damn it, how did they find out Bo was gone already? Calm down girl, that may not even be why he's here, just stay calm.

"Well I sure hope so Kathy Sue. The thing is...well Bo's gone missing and I was just wondering if you might have seen him?" Jesse asked, carefully keeping any suspicion out of his voice.

"Missing? Do you mean he's ran off?" a look of confusion on her pretty face.

"No he ain't ran off, we think somebody kidnapped him. We found the General and there was a shell casing, looked to be fresh nearby. Have you been anywhere today Kathy Sue? Maybe you saw something..." Jesse trailed off, hoping she would give herself away if she was involved.

"Well I did go into town earlier, let me think for a minute. ...No I'm sorry Mr. Duke, I don't remember seeing anything strange around town and I haven't seen Bo since we broke up. Well except that is when I happen to see him in town, but I haven't spoken to him since we stopped dating. I wish I could help, I sure hope you find him alright, now if you'll excuse me I have a cake in the oven I need to check on." Kathy Sue told him, shutting the door and leaving him standing on the porch.

Watching out the window, Kathy Sue sighed in relief when Jesse climbed back into his truck and pulled out of the driveway. Turning from the window, the sweet innocent smile she had given Jesse Duke now gone, a look of contempt and anger rapidly replacing it.

"Miss me darling?" she cooed, stepping into the bedroom where Bo was secured. "Now where were we before your uncle interrupted us?" Giggling at the look of surprise on Bo's face, she couldn't resist taunting him. "That's right, it was your uncle at the door. They're looking for you, I'll admit I didn't expect them to be looking so soon, but no matter. They have no idea you're here with me so don't think you'll be getting rescued anytime soon." Leaning down to the bed Kathy Sue placed her mouth next to Bo's ear, "Don't be so scared honey, it won't all be punishment. After you've been punished enough, I'll prove to you that we belong together. I know you still want me Bo, and soon I'll make you understand that you belong to me, and no one else," she whispered in his ear.

Bo shivered in revulsion at her words, No! I'll never be with you again, I don't belong to you or anybody! Bo thought as he struggled against the cuffs. Groaning in frustration as his struggles only caused Kathy Sue to laugh.

"You might as well stop fighting Bo, you'll never break free of those cuffs. I'm sorry darling, I'm afraid all you can do is accept your fate. You brought it on yourself you know, if only you hadn't listened to that cousin of yours, I wouldn't have to hurt you like this. It wouldn't be necessary to punish you for your defiance. We were happy Bo, you know it's true, before he came home. We can be happy again, if you'll just accept that you were wrong to leave me. Accept that you belong to me. ME! Nobody else!" she screamed as she suddenly began to cut him with the knife she had held earlier. Straddling his waist as he writhed on the bed, trying in vain to escape the cuts she was inflicting, Kathy Sue gave a chilling laugh as she moved the knife from his side to his chest and began to cut again. "I know how to make sure you never forget who you belong to Bo," she murmurred, leaning forward over his chest. "There. Now you'll always remember that you are mine Bo Duke," she purred in satisfaction as she admired her initials carved into Bo's chest.

TBC

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