BoJamesDuke

Bo heard that and shook his head, switching the CB off as he passed the county line and left his family and his fears behind in Hazzard, heading for his new life as a race car driver. At least there he didn't have to worry about what Luke was doin' anymore and he didnt have to worry about watching out for that backstabbing, no account criminal his older cousin had fallen in love with. Leaning back in the seat he smiled as he passed through the counties, getting satsifaction each time he was stopped and he presented the paperwork that allowed him to travel with NASCAR through his probation. Boss Hogg was happily dancing with joy with Rosco in his office. His plan to lure Cassie back into Hazzard and get Luke met back up with her had worked perfectly. He knew the Duke family would be torn apart as Luke went after his old flame again and not only could he now send Luke and Cassie down to Atlanta State Prison, Luke for assisting a state prisoner in escaping the law, but he had also gotten rid of Bo too. He would work Daisy at the Boar's Nest to keep her busy and then Dusty would be too busy with Cooter and trying ot reunite the family to do anything. He could carry on with his schemes as planned because now there was no meddling family to get in the way. "Alright Rosco, you go make sure that girl gets to hospital and keep her under house arrest until the time she's well enough ta get to Atlanta Women's Penitentary...and while yer at it, if Luke Duke shows up, make sure you send him down too! Oh this is a fine day for Hazzard!" Grinning as Rosco hurried out, Boss laughed and got back to Enos, planning to hurt Luke further and rip him more in two. "Alright Enos, Rosco's on his way....you didn't by any chance see Bo Duke leavin' the county did ya? Only I heard he got himself a NASCAR contract...he came ta me and asked me ta sign the papers which I did...did he get off okay?" He said, his voice dripping with mock concern. Enos sighed and replied. "He sure did Sheriff, sped outta the county like a scalded cat just a few minutes ago..."

Daisy came out a little while later, her bathing suit underneath her shorts and t-shirt, laughing as she saw the play going on between B.L and Luke. "Well if you two ain't ready looks like i'm goin' by myself!" Grinning as they looked to her, she suddenly realised Bo was still on top of the barn roof working. "Did ya ask Bo?"

Bo sighed, shaking his head. "B..I ain't ready to take that step yet okay....I'd rather just stay here and get used ta bein' on my own again..." Daisy narrowed her eyes and flicked the towel at his bare legs, grinning and scampering away to get her bathing suit.

Bo sighed and shook his head. "B...no...okay..." Daisy jumped and shrieked as Luke tickled her, laughing. "Quit it!"

Bo jumped but only a little at the voice that echoed up at him. Hearing the part request part order he chuckled and looked down, shaking his head. "Sorry I can't. If I don't get this done Uncle Jesse's gonna tan my hide an' I need ta get it finished so that the hay don't get destroyed otherwise we're in big trouble. You go on, i'll swing by later if I get the time."

Bo didn't hear any of it, too far away and too up high to hear B.L. and Luke's conversation as he whistled happily through his work.

**6 Months Later** Bo wiped the sweat from his brow as he worked on the barn roof in the sun, his shirt slung over one of the rafters below him as he fixed up the hole put there by the storm they had had previously. Since returning home six months ago, everyone had been helping him to overcome his paranoia of small noises and being alone and he was largly cured. There were some thing that still set him off, a car backfiring still reminded him of the shot fired after his cousin or the sound of Luke splitting wood still reminded him of the board he had been beaten with...but slowly he was learning to dissacociate the two and now he could do most things as he normally did. Luke still refused to let him drive on his own, which he was thankful for remembering what had happened last time but he was very near the stage where he could do that again soon without any trouble. Slowly, life was getting back to normal.

(OOC: Dusty, Enos had gone to find Cassie lol) Bo scowled, making her sit on the floor once she had finished heaving. "Yeah I want you to rot in hell fer what ya done, but first I want ya ta pay in this lifetime for it too like ya deserve. You're a coward takin' the easy way out, runnin' an' tryin' ta kill yerself over what ya done. You ruined people's lives, you helped ta take one man's life an' very nearly mine too! You deserve ta rot in jail with the rest o'them before ya rot in hell." He looked up as he heard Enos' siren and swiftly gathered up the drugs from the floor, putting them in a bowl, knowing Cassie was helpless to move. "An' luckily, Enos can take care o'that fer me." Without another word, he walked through the front door and handed Enos the bowl of pills as he passed, explaining breifly what had happened before pointing to where Cassie was and getting back in the loner car, speeding away again.

At the time, Bo was speeding his way out of Hazzard county, sitting in silence as he thought about everything that was happening. NASCAR had accepted him back onto the track instantly and he was due in his first come back race the very next day. Driving past Cassie's place though he heard the smash of a bottle and the thuds coming from there and his mind instantly sprang to thinking Luke was in trouble, even though he was supposed to be at the Boar's Nest. Shaking his head he raced to the house, skidding to a stop and running inside, breaking effortlessly through the front door with his shoulder, feezing at the sight he could spot in the kitchen....Luke wasn't there at all...but Cassie was, looking in a real bad way. At first, he thought about turning and leaving her, thinking this was what she deserved....until he saw the plls scattered everywhere and his face set in anger. She had been trying to kill herself...and Bo was determined not to let her escape what she had done that eaisly. Picking her up he dragged her over to the sink and held her head over it as he thrust two fingers sharply down the back of her throat, making her gag and start to heave up the drug she had taken, growling. "You are not getting off that easy you hear me." Everytime she stopped, he gave her a breather before forcing her to hurl again.

Daidy shuddered gently, shaking her head. "Good....god I hope he forgives us for this..."

Daisy sighed and rested her head on his shoulder, watching Jesse and Bo with a small sigh. "What's gonna happen now?" Bo closed his eyes gently as he rested in his Uncle's hold.

Bo swallowed gently and held her close through the window of the car, rubbing her back and closing his eyes gently sa he whispered back. "I know cousin....just...god try and keep Luke out of trouble...."

The surgeon's worked tirelessly through the hours to get the surgery done. During that time Bo flat lined twice but each time they managed to bring him back. Eventually, they had sealed the incision and were soon getting him stabalized for transportation to the recovery unit. Stepping away from the table, the surgeon removed his gloves at the sink Walker and Micheals were standing by and washed his hands, shaking his head. "Well, we've done all we can do here....its down to you and him now to get him through..."

After four shocks, the surgeons finally managed to get Bo's heart beating again, wasting no time in celebrations as they dived back into their work to get Bo out of the OR and into revoery as swiftly as possible. There was something about this young man that made the team work harder than they ever had done before....possibly the fact that such an innocent looking young kid was still handcuffed to the operating table....or even that he was just a kid at heart...he had been through something terrible and this was not how he deserved to end his life.

Daisy leapt out of bed and ran to the living room, seeing Bo in her uncle's arms, heading to Luke instead and hugging him close.; "Oh my god, is he okay?!" Bo heard Daisy come in but was grateful that she didn't try an split up the soothing hug he was encased in with his Uncle, wanting nothing more than to stay there for a good few hours.

Bo screeched to a halt in front of Cooter's garage and slid out of General Lee, taking his bags out the back of the car and putting them into the open one that was waiting for him in the back of the loner Cooter was standing by. When everything was packed up, Cooter shut the lid, sighing. "Bo...are you sure you wanna do this...Luke's..." "Luke didn't give a damn about how I felt before...why should he start now...he wont care, he wont even notice I'm gone..." Cooter sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Bo..." Bo shook his head and stopped him, getting into the driver's seat. "Cooter...I appriciate everything you done..but now its up to me....I'll see ya round...."

Bo heard it and a small part of him instantly leapt at the chance to go back to Luke...but then another much larger part of him told him to keep going. Just because Luke had let Cassie go didn't lessen his fear none...in fact it only served to highten it....with Cassie loose then he was once again going to live in fear...no, he wouldn't be coming back until he knew for sure she was out of Hazzard and out of their lives for good. Cooter sighed, instantly feeling bad about being so blunt, even though it was the truth.He looked to Dusty who nodded that she wanted to go to the Boar's Nest. He picked up the CB again. "Bo...do you..." "Ain't nothin' changed Cooter, i'll be at your garage in just a couple o'minutes." Cooter sighed nodded. "Sure thing, see ya there."

Cooter sighed, feeling himself getting angrier by the minute with Luke's attitude. He was sick of people running out on everyone else and if Luke disappeared with Cassie he didn't know how the Duke family was going to cope with it. Yelling down the CB as he let himself go, he told Luke exactly what he though, regardless of whether or not Cassie was with him. "No Lukas YOU tell him. YOU can tell him everything because I am sick and tired of being caught in the middle of your family squabbles especially because of that witch you got with you. You don't realize just how many people you and her are hurting by dong this, and maybe if you weren't so blind you'd realize just how scared the person you once called brother is! If you want to bring her here then fine, bring her here in an hour, but don't expect me to be here and don't expect me to come back while she's here either. You're on your own this time Luke, you may have Uncle Jesse;s supoort but I can bet ya ain't no one else in the whole of Hazzard that wants ta see her again. Crazy C out." Switching channels to the General's CB, he got through to Bo. "Bo, meet me at the garage and i'll get ya fixed up with a loner car but then yer on yer own..." Bo nodded, having heard the exchange. "Thanks Cooter, no problem. I know ya don't wanna get caught in the middle and if ya need to stay at the Duke Farm you can have my bed as long as ya need. I'll see ya in a couple o'minutes, I'm gone." With that Cooter got into the wrecker, Dusty beside him in the passenger seat as he sped away.

Cooter swallowed, pausing before sighing and shaking his head, knowing exactly what Luke was talking about and what he had done. Bo was right...Luke really didn't care about anyone...Luke could go to prison for violating his probation, helping out a dangerous criminal...this was more than Hazzard County Law...this was state law...and that was something Cooter was not willing to get caught up in, not for Cassie...there was no way he was going to help her by letting her hide out there. "I don't think that's the best idea Luke."

Cooter swallowed and looked to his truck as he heard Luke's voice come over the CB, looking to Dusty before letting her go and picking it up. "You got Crazy C on this end Lost Sheep 1, what can I do fer ya?2

Daisy moaned softly as B.L. shook her, but blinked more into awake and alert as she heard the words she didnt think she would hear for a long time. "Bo...what?!" Bo hugged into his Uncle, whimpering softly as he relished his Uncle;s touches.

Cooter sighed and shook his head. "I think Bo's coming back here...he ain't got a car except for the General so he'll wanna borrow one to get to the NASCAR circuit...and about Luke, you give him right and left hooks all yer gonna achieve is driving him away more...more into Cassie's arms...by all means let him know how ya feel...but at the end of the day he's your family and while he's making a stupid decision doing this, you can't do what Bo's doing....it'll kill him or just push him more to Cassie...."

Bo lay panting gently, still shaking underneath the blanket, resting on the couch in the place he called home with his big brother and his best friend beside him. For the first time in so very long, since the accident even, he truly felt safe, especially when moments later, Jesse and Cooter came barraling through the door and his Uncle pulled him into his arms and rocked him softly.

Bo swallowed and hugged B.L. back for a brief moment before his legs refused to hold him anymore and he slid to the ground, weak with relief and exhaustion.

By this time, Bo had finished packing and was loading it up into General Lee. He wasn't planning on taking General Lee to NASCAR, he didn't want it to get ruined. No, he was going to drop General at Cooters and have him bring it back to Luke, while he borrowed a loner and went on his journey. Heck he'd walk if he had to...anything to get away.