Summary: Bo and Luke's friendship is put to the test when Luke's newest girlfriend starts causing trouble. There's a big fight and Bo takes off, and to make matters worse, Luke may never get the chance to apologize to his cousin.

Friends 'Til the End

Chapter 3: A lost Duke boy

The very second Luke saw who he hit, he immediately regretted it. Throwing the piece of wood away, Luke bent down next to Bo. "Bo, Bo are you alright?" He asked. Bo slowly sat up, moaning in pain in the process, and held his left side where Luke had hit him. It took Bo a moment to register what happened and who had hit him. Looking over at Luke, Bo quickly got up and moved away from him. Although Luke had kind of expected that reaction from Bo, it still shocked him.

"Bo, God Bo, I'm so sorry. I didn't know it was you." Luke said truthfully.

"Stay away from me…" Bo said fearfully.

"Bo, please, I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you." Luke pleaded. Not wanting to stay anywhere near Luke, Bo ran towards the edge and jumped off, landing on his feet and rolling a few feet away. It took him a minute to get his bearings back. Once he did, Bo took off running towards the house.

Luke sat in the loft feeling lower then a snake's belly in a tire rut. Sighing, Luke climbed out of the loft and headed inside. When he got inside, Bo was nowhere to be seen. However, Jesse was sitting in the living room, a worried look on his face. Luke slowly approached his uncle, not sure if Bo had told him what had happened or not.

"Uncle Jesse? Is somethin' wrong?" Luke asked. Jesse looked up at Luke.

"Somethin's wrong with Bo. He came running inside and went straight to his room." The white haired man said. Luke felt even worse then before.

"I think I'll go talk to him." Luke said. In truth, he wanted to apologize. Jesse nodded and watched Luke go to his and Bo's room. Luke took a deep breath and knocked on the door. When he got no answer, Luke quietly opened the door. Bo was standing in front of the mirror on his dresser, looking at his side. A large dark bruise had formed, and the area was swollen. Bo looked towards the door when he heard someone come in. He quickly pulled his shirt down and wiped the tears from his eyes when he saw Luke.

"Can I come in?" Luke asked.

"Can't stop you, its yer room too." Bo said quietly. Luke sighed a little and closed the door behind him. Bo quickly diverted his gaze from Luke to the suddenly very interesting gum wrapper that fell off the nightstand the night before. Luke cleared his throat before speaking.

"Bo, listen…about earlier in the barn, I'm really sorry. I had no idea that was you. If I knew, I wouldn't have hit you." Luke said.

"I don't want to hear it! First you accuse me of takin' yer girlfriend, and then you hit me for no reason! Not to mention you make me walk in the rain!" Bo yelled.

"Bo, please calm down. I'm telling you the truth, if I knew that it was you in the loft, I would've never hit you."

"Don't tell me to calm down! You won't even let me tell my side of what happened! Yer just sticking up for that good for nothin' girl of yers!"

"I am not sticking up for her! I'm trying to apologize to you!"

"Well I don't want to hear it!" Bo shouted as he shoved past Luke and opened the door. Bo stormed out of the house, ignoring the questioning look he got from Jesse. Luke came out of the room just in time to hear the General start up and speed away from the farm. Luke sighed and ran a hand through his dark hair. Jesse looked over at Luke, wondering what had gotten Bo so worked up.

"I messed up, I really messed up this time, Uncle Jesse." Luke said his voice full of emotion.

"You wanna tell me what happened?" Jesse asked calmly. Luke sighed again and sat down on the couch. He then proceeded to tell Jesse everything leading up to Bo leaving.

"I should've let him tell me his side of what happened. I'm such a jackass!" Luke said.

"Now Luke, yer no jackass. You were upset at what you saw, but you should've made sure who it was you were hitting before hitting someone. Now when Bo comes home, I'll have a talk with him and get his side of what happened." Jesse said, putting a reassuring hand on his oldest nephew's shoulder. "Then we can go from there."

Luke nodded his head. "If he's not back in a couple of hours I'm going to find him."

"Luke, you need to let him be for awhile. He'll come back when he's ready."

"Yes sir."

"Good boy, now you go find something to do in the meantime." Luke nodded his head again and stood up. He went back to his and Bo's room and closed the door before sitting on his bed. Looking around, he found an old car magazine lying on the floor. Picking it up, he began reading it, hoping it would take his mind off what happened.

Meanwhile, Bo was driving around the back roads of Hazzard. He had to be more careful then usual since the recent rain had made the roads muddy and slippery. Not long after he passed the old Indian caves, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and his loyal basset hound, Flash, started chasing the General.

"For cryin' out loud!" Bo said angrily. Rosco always seemed to pick the worst times to try to catch the General and the Duke boys. Seeing that Rosco was catching up, Bo sped the General up, quickly pulling away from the bumbling sheriff. Despite the fact Bo was an expert driver, he still had some trouble keeping the General on the road because of the mud on the road. Bo went around a curve that led to an old bridge. What Bo didn't know was the bridge had been washed out when the small river flooded.

At the very last second, Bo saw the bridge was out. Slamming on the brakes, Bo tried his hardest to keep the General on the road, all the while praying that he'd stop before he got to the river. Once the General stopped, Bo saw how close he came to driving in the river. However, luck wasn't on his side that day. Rosco saw Bo stop in a hurry and slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting the General.

Because of the muddy road, and the fact Rosco wasn't the best driver in Hazzard, he didn't stop in time and ended up rear ending the General Lee, sending it sliding into the river. Water quickly entered through the windows, filling up the inside with freezing cold, brown water. Luckily though, the General hit some large rocks that were sticking out of the bottom of the river, which kept the orange car from being swept away. After Bo realized what happened, he immediately climbed out of the General, all the while being careful to not slip. While Bo was getting out of the General and trying not to fall in the river, Rosco was sitting in his car trying to figure out what happened.

A loud woof from Flash brought him back to reality. Rosco looked up just in time to see Bo slip off the General and fall in the water. Luckily for Bo, he managed to get a hold of the General's window frame, holding on as tight as he could. Without thinking twice, Rosco picked up his CB mic and called for an ambulance and a wrecker. After getting the 'ok' that help would be there as soon as possible, Rosco got out and ran to the edge of the river. Going back to his car, Rosco got a rope out of the trunk and attempted to throw it out to Bo so he could pull the young Duke boy to shore.

"Bo, grab the rope, I'll pull ya to shore!" Rosco ordered.

Bo nodded and waited for the rope to be thrown out so he could grab it. When the rope landed in the water next to him, Bo reached out to grab it. Bo almost had the rope when his other hand slipped, causing him to be pulled under by the strong current. The next time Rosco saw Bo was when he was further down the river. Not knowing what else to do, Rosco watched as Bo disappeared completely from sight.

I sure hope Bo gets outta this one alright. Stick around, ya hear?

I thought this would be a nice place to put a cliffie. Now please review and you'll find out what happens sooner