BoJamesDuke

Bo tried to copy Luke's breathing as much as possible, getting it as close to Luke's as he could, but it was dang near impossible when the pain in his muscles just wouldn't relent no matter what he did. He lay rigid against Luke, trying desperatly to catch his breath.

HIs muscles still spasming as he was sat up by Luke made it difficult for Bo to keep still and the pain made it hard to focus on what Luke was saying. He soon felt the glass pressed to his lips though and smelt what it contained. He willed himself to take a sip opening his mouth as much as he could to allow Luke to pour some 'shine in, managing just barly to swallow. His breathing was quick with pain and also fear, and he turned his head away as Luke pressed the glass more to his lips to get him to drink more, afraid of choking on the soothing liquid.

Bo tried as hard as he could to bite back the cries, that were rapidly turning into scream, of pain as it spread through his body like wildfire. He hopes desperatly that Luke could either find the shine or at best find Uncle Jesse....Jesse always knew what to do... He prayed silently that someone would come soon and do something, he couldn't hold on for much longer...

With every wave of new pain, a spasm was shot though Bo's muscles, making them hurt all the more as he did so. It hurt so bad, he could feel himself slipping unconcious, trying desperatly to keep it together but finding it harder and harder. "Luke....pain...hurts...oh god...please...make it...stop..."

Bo shook his head desperatly, battaling the pain and the tears that threatened to fall once more "I can't...can't....hurts....hurts so bad...." He tried to break the hold from Luke's hand, even though he was in so much pain he didn't want to hurt Luke. He tried desperatly to get his hand to unclench but found it hard.

Bo gasped for air through the searing pain shooting through the left side of his body, falling back onto the bed as Luke let go. "Cramp....oh god Luke....cramp...its hurts....hurts so much..." Bo cried out again as another wave of pain shot through, fisting his hands in the bedsheets and tensing up completly.

Bo grinned as Luke responded to the gesture, he wasn't even sure if Luke remembered what that had meant when they were younger, but then again he couldn't imagine Luke ever forgetting either. Luke remembered a lot more about Bo's childhood than Bo himself did, seemed to mentally note the cute gestures or the signals he used to make for different things and remember every single one. He didn't want to ever let Luke go, to ever be seperated again after this...if he made....NO he had promised Luke he wouldn't think like that. He would make it through, he would. Suddenly he jerked and arched in Luke's arms, crying out in pain as the muscles in his left side cramped up violently.

"Fer....bein' my cousin, best friend....and brother over the years...couldn't have asked...for anyone better...." He reached up both his arms with childish puppy dog look. opening and closing his hands like he used to do to Luke when he wanted to be picked up or cuddled.

Bo shivered slightly again, but noted that he wasn't as cold as he had been feeling, but still decided to stay under the covers. "Thanks....Luke...."

Bo nodded, rembering he had actually felt this awful when Luke had joined too, except his insides were eaten up with worry for Luke that time, instead of himself. He reached over and took Luke's hand on his again, pressing the scars on their palms together.

Bo softened slightly as he looked over at Luke. "Baby cousin....you ain't called me that...in a long time...."

Bo jumped and wriggled as Luke started to tickle him, laughing and trying to push Luke away "Luke! Quit...it...I was...just...tellin'...the truth...." In an instant, he quickly snapped his arm up and wrapped it round Luke's neck, pulling him down to hold him in a headlock and started rub his knuckles quickly along the top of his head (otherwise known as a noogie).

Bo continued to cough a little before replying. "Yeah I know....that's why...I's had....so many more....dates than you....oh...little one..." Bo grinned, knowing the issue about him being taller than Luke was bound to provoke some kind of reaction.

Bo laughed and nearly choked on the mouthful of coffee he had just took, managing to swallow most of it, but only laughed harder as some of it trickled out of his nose. "Everyone....knows....I'm the....favourite....ask any girl....and they'll tell ya that...."

Bo had to burst out laughing at Jesse's statement and serious look, everyone knew that as soon as that shine slipped down your throat and into your stomach it felt like your insides had been put into a furnace. "Wha...whatever you say...Uncle Jesse...." He looked over to Luke, seeing his raised eyebrows and gently teased. "Look's like Luke's...a little....jealous...you didn't...bless him...with the decision..." He slowly took another sip of the coffee

Bo laughed slightly and took another sip, better prepared now that he actually knew the coffee was laced. "Yeah I know.....but still...ya never need ta be....s..s...sneaky about it Uncle Jesse.....I ain't...n...never gonna....turn down....shine....you should know that...."

Bo nodded gratefully to Luke as he covered him up with the extra quilt, rubbing his eyes slightly. "Yeah...t...thanks Luke...." He looked up as Jesse returned with the coffee and gently took a sip before scrunching his eyes up and shaking his head at the kick that it had. "Uncle Jesse! That's got 'shine in it!...." He opened his eyes again and grinned at his Uncle. "Ya know....if ya want me to....h..h..have some....'shine....a..a..a.all you had to do was....ask....didn't need....ta...lace....coffee with it...."

Bo nodded gratefully to Luke as he covered him up with the extra quilt, rubbing his eyes slightly. "Yeah...t...thanks Luke...." He looked up as Jesse returned with the coffee and gently took a sip before scrunching his eyes up and shaking his head at the kick that it had. "Uncle Jesse! That's got 'shine in it!...." He opened his eyes again and grinned at his Uncle. "Ya know....if ya want me to....h..h..have some....'shine....a..a..a.all you had to do was....ask....didn't need....ta...lace....coffee with it...."

Bo's shivering subsided a little as Luke bundled him in all the clothes, although a small tremble still remained and the cold stutter was still evident, but Bo was starting to feel a little stronger, strong enough that he slowly managed to push himself up to lean against the headboard again, leaning back against it.

OK got a new one from The Rustlers Luke: This here's Luke calin' Uncle Jesse, Daisy, Cooter....and any other elves out there in the forest.. Cracks me up lol

Hey! I'm from England as well, but I love down south, near Portsmouth in a little town called Gosport. Heard of it? I doubt it lol. Welcome to HazzardNet :-)

Bo shivered again in Luke's embrace but his eyes never left Luke's. He could see in his brothers a determination and spirit that he knew should be in his own, should be in his very soul to beat this thing. But, like Luke said, the old Bo that everyone knew was indeed in him somewhere...it was just so tiring and also painful to bring him back...he wanted to now though, after everything Luke had just said to him...he couldn't help but believe in what his cousin was saying. With that, he looked down slightly before looking back up at him, jaw now clenched tightly, despite his shivering, and the flash of determination now spingboarded back into his own eyes. He smiled slightly at Luke through the chattering of his teeth and nodded.

Bo looked tearfully up at Luke, blinking rapidly to try and clear some of the tears that nestled in the bottom of his eyes. "I....I don't know....a part of me doesn't....but right now ii'm thinkin'....that death would be a lot eaisier than this....and what if somethin' goes wrong Luke....." Bo swallowed. He had learned a lot about diseases in school, unfortunatly, he rememebered most of the graphic ones. "If it gets....to bad....my organs....might fail....what if my kidneys fail and....I have to be on Dialisis for the rest of my life....or my muscles get damages and I can never walk again....so many things can go wrong Luke....its the easist way out...."

Bo nodded tearfully as Jesse explained what they were going to do. He hated this, really hated it. He couldn't do anything for himself or anybody else...maybe it would be better if he did just die...end all of this once and for all....

Bo shivered violently in Jesse's hold as his temperature dropped again. He cries slightly harder, shaking not only wth cold but now with fear as well.