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

Warnings: Angst; Abuse; Rape(non-graphic); Violence

Summary: Kathy Sue isn't done with Bo yet, can Luke save him?

Rating: FRT

If You Love Something Set It Free

Chapter 5

"Luke do you think we'll find Bo?" Daisy asked, as they drove towards Bronson's Canyon.

Blowing out a breath, Luke hesitated, not sure what he should say. "I don't know when, but we will find him Daisy, I promise," he told her, muttering under his breath,"I just hope we're not too late."

"Yeah, me too cousin, me too," Daisy softly said, as she reached for his hand, squeezing gently in a gesture of comfort.

Reaching the old Webster place, they climbed out of the General and began searching, hoping they would find Bo here. They had been trying to keep their hopes up, but the longer they searched without any sign of Bo, the harder that became. There were only so many places in Hazzard you could keep a person hidden, and they had already checked most of them. It was as though he had dropped off the face of the earth, no sign of him and nobody they asked remembered seeing him. It was beginning to look as though whoever kidnapped him, had taken him out of Hazzard. If that were the case Luke knew the chances of ever finding Bo would become even slimmer. I just can't figure out who took him or why? None of this makes any sense...come on Bo, where are ya?

At some point while Kathy Sue had been cutting him Bo had passed out, waking later to find her sitting in a chair, watching him. Cringing away from her as she came towards him, Bo shivered in fear, wondering what she had planned for him now.

"Now darling there's no need to be like that. I'm not going to hurt you anymore, not unless you make me, but I'm sure you've learned your lesson. I just know you realize who you belong to now, you understand don't you that we belong together? Oh Bo don't try to deny it, you know it's the truth," she told him as he shook his head in rejection of her words.

No, I don't belong to you or with you! Get away from me, leave me alone! Luke where are ya? Please find me, help me. Struggling against the cuffs, wanting nothing more than to escape from her, he couldn't believe he had ever thought he loved her. As she began to carress his chest, whispering words of love in his ear, Bo shuddered in revulsion.

"Getting excited darling? I know you still want me, you've just let that cousin of your's confuse you. You just need to be reminded of how good we are together," Kathy Sue purred seductively. Leaning down to kiss his neck, she continued to carress him with her hands.

No don't. I hate you! I don't want to be with you again, don't touch me. As Kathy Sue continued to run her hands over his body, Bo was horrified to find himself responding to her touch. Oh God, what's wrong with me? I don't want this, don't want her, why am I reacting to her like this? What kind of man am I? Bo closed his eyes, ashamed of his body's response to her. Wondering how he would ever be able to face his family again, he no longer hoped for Luke to find him. He only wanted for this to end, wanted to go away somewhere that he would never have to see anybody again.

Coming around a curve in the road, Luke slammed on the brakes! Barely avoiding a collision with the car that was sitting in the middle of the road. After checking to see if Daisy was okay, Luke climbed out of the General and headed to the other car, followed closely by Daisy. "Hobie...are ya alright?" Luke asked as he reached the car and opened the door.

"Well if it +hic+ isn't Duke +hic+ and Pansy, how's your cousin Joe+hic+ He did'n look +hic+ good when I saw him," Hobie drunkenly answered.

"What? When did you see Bo? Where did you see him?" Luke demanded, resisting the urge to pull Hobie from the car and shake the answers from him.

"Sure I +hic+ yesterday +hic+ he's with a girl +hic+ I don' thing +hic+ he feld good +hic+ You wanna +hic+ drink?" Hobie asked, offering his jug to Luke and Daisy.

"Uh, no thanks Hobie, we've got to go," Luke answered, turning towards the General and heading to the driver's side. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked Daisy as she slid into the car.

"Kathy Sue?" Daisy answered.

Luke nodded, starting the car and driving towards the Shelton home, praying they weren't too late, hoping she hadn't hurt him too badly.

Straightening her blouse Kathy Sue was startled by the knock at the front door. "Looks like we have company darling, don't worry I'll get rid of whoever it is, be right back," Kathy Sue told Bo, smiling brightly as she left the room.

Flinging open the front door, the smile left her face when she saw who was standing there. "What do you want?" she asked in the iciest voice she could manage.

"We want to know where Bo is and we want to know now!" Luke ground out.

"How should I know where he is? I told your uncle, I haven't spoken to him since we broke up. Now you need to leave and don't come back," Kathy Sue answered haughtily, beginning to shut the door.

Slamming his hand in the middle of the door, Luke shoved it back open. "I don't think so, we know he was with you yesterday, don't try to deny it, you were seen. Now where is he?" Luke growled, grabbing her by the arm.

"You let me go Luke Duke or I'll have you arrested," Kathy Sue threatened, struggling to break his hold.

"No, I think I'd better keep a hold of you for now...Daisy go see if you can find anything, I'll keep her here."

Brushing past Luke and Kathy Sue, Daisy began to search the house. Moving through the rooms Daisy prayed she would find her cousin, or some sign of where he was. After searching several rooms, she was losing hope that she would find anything helpful. As she opened the next door she was unprepared for what she found, "LUKE! Luke hurry!" Daisy screamed, hurrying to Bo's side. Taking in his appearance, Daisy felt a cold rage building, as she reached to cover him Bo flinched from her touch, igniting the rage just as Luke and Kathy Sue came through the door. "You witch! What have you done to him?" Daisy furiously asked, grabbing Kathy Sue away from Luke's hold and punching her in the mouth.

Luke knew he should stop Daisy, knew it wasn't right to let her beat Kathy Sue, but then he saw Bo. His youngest cousin lay cuffed to the bed, a lost look on his face, stepping away from the girls, he approached the bed, tears filling his eyes as he took in Bo's appearance. Deciding to let Daisy handle Kathy Sue, Luke began to search for the keys to the cuffs. As he searched he heard the sounds behind him of Daisy beating Kathy Sue, finally after five minutes of searching he found them. After releasing Bo from the cuffs that held him prisoner, Luke massaged his cousin's arms as the muscles cramped after the hours of confinement. Though he hated the look on Bo's face, terrified at the thought of what she had done to cause that look, Luke reluctantly stepped away from Bo and pulled Daisy off of Kathy Sue. "That's enough Daisy...go call Rosco and...and an ambulance,...go on she's not going anywhere."

Breathing hard, Daisy struggled to bring herself under control. Looking down at Kathy Sue, seeing the bloody nose and lip, the rapidly developing black eye, she found herself unable to feel regret for what she'd done. She knew it wasn't right, but when she remembered the blood on Bo's chest, the look in his eyes and the way he flinched from her, she couldn't help being glad that she had given that witch a taste of her own medicine. She just wished it could make up for whatever she had done to Bo. Pulling away from Luke, she stepped around Kathy Sue and went to make the necessary phone calls. Returning a few minutes later, she stood watch over Kathy Sue, allowing Luke to return to Bo's side. As she watched her cousins, one trying desperately to reach the other, Daisy felt the tears sliding down her face as her heart broke for Bo, at the though of the hell he'd been put through.

"Alright now, what's going on...jumping jehosaphat, what happened here?" Rosco asked, in shock at the scene in front of him. The Shelton girl lay on the floor, Daisy Duke standing over her, while Bo Duke lay on the bed staring into space, his cousin Luke sitting beside him. So shocked was poor Rosco he even forgot his usual action of blaming everything on the Dukes.

"Rosco thank goodness you're here. Kathy Sue kidnapped Bo and...she hurt him real bad Rosco. You have to arrest her," Daisy told him, for once glad to see the sheriff.

"Kidnapped? Now Daisy how did a little thing like Kathy Sue kidnap Bo? And...and if she hurt him, how come she's laying there all beat up?" Rosco questioned, a confused look on his face.

"She kidnapped him by holding a gun on him, and I'm the one who beat her up Rosco, and I'd do it again after what she did to my cousin. Besides I couldn't let her get away," Daisy calmly informed him. "If you don't believe me about what she did, go look at Bo's chest. Go on, see what she did to him," Daisy ordered him, forgetting that Luke had yet to see Bo's chest either.

Pulling the blanket away from Bo's chest, both Rosco and Luke paled at the sight before them. Gently covering the younger man, Rosco turned and marched back to Kathy Sue. Slapping the cuffs on her, he read her rights to her and took the girl to his car. Arriving outside just as the ambulance pulled in the drive, Rosco directed them inside. Placing Kathy Sue in the back of his patrol car, Rosco climbed in and ignoring her claims of innocence and looks of anger, drove her towards the jail.

A few minutes later, having secured Bo to the gurney the ambulance crew came outside, followed by Luke and Daisy. Climbing into the General, the two cousins followed the ambulance towards Capitol City hospital, praying the whole way for Bo's recovery. A few miles outside of Hazzard Daisy gasped in sudden realization, "Uncle Jesse...Luke we've got to tell Uncle Jesse." Reaching for the cb mic, Daisy quickly told Jesse they had found Bo and where they were headed.

Several hours after arriving at the emergencey room entrance, Luke had nearly memorized the pattern in the carpeting as he paced the room. Looking up every time the doors leading to the back opened, only to be disappointed each time. Finally the doors opened again and this time he saw Dr. Appleby standing there. "Doc! How's Bo?" Luke asked, before Daisy or Jesse had even gotten to their feet.

"Calm down Luke. Why don't we step in here and I'll tell everybody at the same time, okay?" Dr. Appleby kindly suggested, motioning to a nearby family room.

The three members of the Duke family glanced at each other in concern. It was never good news when a doctor wanted to talk to you privately. No sooner had the door closed than the questions started flying. Holding up a hand for silence, Jesse turned to his old friend and hiding his fear asked the one question they all had, "Amos, how bad is it?"

"Jesse, I think maybe you should all sit down first."

"Just give it to us straight Amos. Is Bo going to be okay?" Jesse demanded, the tone of his voice allowing no arguement.

"Physically yes. Jesse, as far as his physical injuries the worst are the cuts to his chest. Now those did require stitches and I'm afraid they will leave scars. Now at the moment he does have a slight infection, which we will treat with antibiotics. I have no doubt though that he'll recover from his physical injuries, it's the other injuries I'm worried about. The ones we can't see...right now he's not responding to anybody and from the evidence. ...Jesse there ain't any easy way to tell you this, it appears Bo was sexually assaulted. That along with the physical torture he endured has caused a nearly catatonic state. I wish I could tell you he'll be fine, but this state he's in is a condition he may never recover from, only time will tell," the doctor sadly informed them.

Collapsing into a chair as the doctor's words sank in, Jesse was silent for several minutes. Raped, she forced herself on my boy. Cut her initials in his chest and raped him, Lord forgive me but I'm glad Daisy beat the tar out of her. "Amos? Is there anything we can do?"

"Talk to him Jesse...and pray of course. I want to keep him in the hospital for a couple of days at least so we can administer the antibiotics in his i.v.. Now normally visiting hours would be restricted, but with Bo's condition I don't want him left alone, there's no telling when he'll come out of this, if he ever does that is. The thing is Jesse, if he does wake up and he's alone, well he may try to harm himself. It's not an uncommon reaction to what he's been through."

"You think he'd try to kill himself?" Daisy asked, shocked at the suggestion.

"No way doc, you don't know Bo if you think he could ever do that," Luke denied, refusing to even consider the possibility.

"Don't you worry Amos. One of us will be with him all the time, and we'll talk to him while we're with him. Heck, we'll talk so much, he'll have to wake up just so's he can tell us to shut up," Jesse informed his old friend. "Come on kids let's go see your cousin," Jesse said, wrapping an arm around each of his kids as they stepped into the hall. Following after the doctor as he led the way to his lost sheep, Jesse prayed that Bo would find his way back to them.

TBC

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