Here's chapter 10! Please R&R. There is a surprise at the end no one was probably expecting. If you want to know what it is, keep reading! Now on to the story!
Luke rushed after Bo trying to get him to stop and listen.
"Bo! Bo, c'mon, you know I didn't mean what I said."
"Sure you didn't. That's why you yelled like that." Luke was surprised when Bo finally stopped. He ran over to his cousin as fast as he could.
"Luke if you didn't mean what you said, you wouldn't have said it. So why don't you just leave me alone, I don't want to be a bother to you, or anyone else."
"Bo…look I'm sorry. You know that I didn't mean what I said. Bo, you know I love you like a brother and I don't want to see you hurting."
"Luke, I just need some time alone okay?"
"Bo…" Bo wheeled away from Luke and headed for the barn. Once Bo was in the barn, he stopped next to a bail of hay. Using his arms, he lifted himself up and sat down on the hay. He sat there just looking at the ground and thinking.
Luke walked back into the house, still feeling as low as a snakes belly. Jesse saw the glum expression on his oldest nephews face and knew something was wrong. Since Jesse had been in the bathroom cleaning up some, he hadn't heard Bo and Luke arguing. He sat down next to Luke at the table.
"Okay Luke what's got you down in the dumps?"
"Uncle Jesse, its Bo. I'm worried about him."
"Oh why is that?"
"He just hasn't been himself lately and a little while ago he told why he had wrecked."
"Why did he?"
"He said that someone ran him off the road."
"Where is he now?"
"He's in the barn. He said that he didn't want to be a bother me or anyone else. Uncle Jesse, I'm worried about him."
"I'll go out and have a talk with him. I'll see if I can get him to tell me what's bugging him. I think it best if you come out to so that he don't think I'm just saying what I'm saying to make him feel better."
"Alright Uncle Jesse."
"So now where'd you say he went?"
"He went to the barn last I saw."
"Okay then. Let's go. Johnny, Waylon, we'll be back in a few minutes. Make yerselves at home. If'n ya'll need anything, me an' Luke will be out in the barn." Jesse said.
"Alright Jesse." Waylon said in response. Jesse and Luke walked out to the barn and were equally surprised to see Bo sitting on a bail of hay. Bo had been so lost in his own thoughts, that he didn't even hear his uncle and cousin come in. He didn't even notice Jesse sit down next to him on the hay. Jesse put an arm around Bo's shoulders, causing Bo to jump a little.
"Oh, hey Uncle Jesse."
"Hey there Bo. Wanna talk?" Jesse asked.
"No not really. Why?"
"Well I just thought that we could have a little family talk. Haven't had one in a long while."
"I don't really want to talk right now. Maybe some other time."
"Bo, Luke told me what you said to him about someone runnin' you off the road." Bo didn't say anything. He just looked at Luke with a glare that would scare a rabid Tasmanian devil. Luke flinched a little at the look his cousin gave him. Luke realized just how upset he had made Bo. Luke began to feel even lower then before. Without warning Bo lifted himself up off the hay bail and sat back down in his wheel chair. He wheeled himself out of the barn and went inside. Jesse just sat there not sure of what to say. Bo went into his and Luke's room and turned on the radio. He then managed to sit himself on his bed. A song came on the radio that he really liked and soon found himself singing along with the radio.
"Looking in your eyes I see a paradise. This world that I've found is too good to be true. Standing here beside you, want so much to give you. This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you." Daisy happened to be walking by the door when she heard someone singing. Never having heard either of her cousin's sing before, she wasn't sure who it was. She stopped by the door and listened.
"Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that. Put your hand in my hand baby don't ever look back. Let the world around us just fall apart. Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart. And we can build this thing together, stand this stormy weather. Nothings gonna stop us now. And if this world runs out of lovers. We'll still have each other, nothings gonna stop us, nothings gonna stop us now."
"Wow which ever one it is singing, they sure have a good voice." Daisy said to herself as she continued listening until the song was over. She decided to see which one of her cousins it was that was singing. She quietly opened the door and peeked inside. She was surprised to that it was Bo who had been singing. Bo heard the door creak a little and looked up. He got a big surprise when he saw Daisy standing in the door. He quickly turned off the radio, his face turning red in the process. He knew that Daisy had heard him singing from the expression on his older cousin's face.
"Is it alright if I come in?"
"Uhhh…sure I guess you can. You live here after all."
"I just didn't want to interrupt you is all." Bo just sighed and nodded his head letting Daisy know that she could come in. Daisy took a seat next to Bo on his bed.
"You know you have a very nice voice."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I heard you singing. You should go into the professional singing career."
"I couldn't. Not while I'm like the way I am now."
"Well that never stopped anyone in the same boat as you from going after what they want to do."
"Yeah I know, but the thing I've always wanted to do requires you to use your legs and feet as you can clearly see I can't."
"Oh yeah I forgot that you and Luke always wanted to be on the NASCAR circuit." Daisy noticed that Bo's expression seemed to change from the friendly expression he had only a minute ago, to a depressed look at the mention of Luke's name.
"Did you and Luke have some kind of a fight?"
"No. What makes you say that?"
"Well when I mentioned his name, you looked like you got pretty upset."
"It's nothing."
"Oh wanna talk about it?" Bo was surprised when Daisy asked him if he wanted to talk about his problem. She had only done that when Luke was in the Marines, but that had been almost three years ago.
"Uhhh, if I tell you, you gotta promise me that you won't tell Luke or Uncle Jesse."
"Okay I promise. Now what's bugging you?"
"Well, it's a little bit of Luke and a little bit of why I'm like this now."
"Oh what did Luke do, and why does it have anything to do with… well you know what I mean."
"What I mean is that Luke he kinda yelled at me earlier and I got upset."
"Why'd he yell at you for?"
"Well he got mad when I mentioned something."
"What did you mention?"
"Well I mentioned something about the day of the accident. It was kinda about how it happened. He got mad when I mentioned it just then instead of telling him or anyone else before hand. It just kinda slipped my mind."
"Well that's no reason to have yelled at you. It wasn't your fault. It was that crazy driver that ran you and Yeller off the road. I know I would've probably let it slip my mind if I was you."
"Yeah I know, but still…"
"Don't worry about it Bo. Luke's just worried about you too. I'm sure that he didn't mean what he said. You want me to go get him so you two can talk it over?"
"No that's okay Daisy. I just want some time alone if you don't mind. I'll talk to him later."
"Okay Bo. Don't hold it off too long, otherwise it could just get worse. I'll see ya later then."
"Okay Daisy. See ya later." Daisy walked out of the room, closing the door behind herself. Daisy walked into the living room and sat down on the couch next to Waylon and Johnny.
"So how is he?" Waylon asked concerned for the youngest Duke.
"He's okay. He's real upset with Luke though. Ya can't really blame him though." Daisy said.
"Yeah, Luke did tear into him pretty hard. Can't help but feel bad for the poor boy. I hope he can walk again one day soon. It pains me to see someone so young in a wheel chair because of the carelessness of someone else." Johnny said with sympathy for Bo. Johnny, Waylon, and Daisy all sat in the living room in quiet. Yeller went over to the bedroom door and sat down pawing at the wood and whining.
Bo heard him whining and scratching and wheeled himself over to the door, opening it just enough for Yeller to squeeze through. Yeller jumped up on Bo's bed and waited for Bo to sit on the bed next to him. Once Bo was sitting on the bed, Yeller started to rub his head on Bo's arm begging for attention. Bo put his arm around Yeller's back and gave him a hug. Yeller seemed to return the hug, seeming to know exactly how Bo felt.
"Thanks Yeller. They'll never understand how we feel, will they? They didn't go through what we did." Just then, Bo could've sworn that he heard a voice in his head that said 'No they won't.' Bo looked at Yeller and then shook his head thinking that he was hearing things. Suddenly Bo heard thought that he heard the voice again.
"Okay I swear I'm hearing things." Bo said to himself.
'No your not hearing things, Bo.' The voice said. Bo looked around confused more then a dizzy fly.
"Where are you?"
'Right here next to you.'
"Where? The only one next to me is…Yeller?"
'Yes it's me'
"How in the world can you talk? I mean dogs don't talk."
'Technically I'm not speaking to you. You can somehow hear and understand me. I think it has something to do with your powers that you and your sister have. I've been able to understand you since we ran into each other, but we are just now able to communicate with each other.'
"Okay that's weird. Does Jess know yet?"
'No it's likely she will never know or believe you if you tell her. So it's best to keep this between us.'
"Yeah that's a good idea. People will think I'm crazy if I don't. I wonder if there's another way to talk to each other without me saying anything out loud."
'We can try through our minds, if you want.'
"That sounds good. Lemme think of something, tell me if you can hear me or not, okay?"
'Okay. Go for it.'
"Okay…Lemme think of think of something. I got it. Get ready. Can you hear me?"
'Rosco is a dipstick.'
'That's funny. Hey it worked.'
"Yeah it did." Bo said excitedly. 'Hey wanna go pull a prank on Luke?' Bo thought to Yeller.
'Yeah sounds like fun. You can get even with him for what he did earlier.' Yeller agreed.
'Alright, let's go then.' Bo said. Bo got back in his wheel chair and opened the door. He and Yeller then made their way outside to the yard, where they would pull a fast one on Luke.
Well that's the end of chapter 10! Hope ya'll enjoyed it. Boy whoever thought of a talking dog, or in this case a person who could talk to dogs. That Yeller just keeps getting cooler and cooler. I sure would hate to be Luke right now too, feeling worse then someone with the plague and about to get pranked. Boy he's in for a tough time. Anyway please R&R! Thanks! (This story is getting weird...cool!)
A/N: If you don't remember Bo and Jess having special powers, check out the beginning of the story. It says there that they do. And if anyone has any suggestions on what the prank should be, feel free to let me know.