When Friends Ain't Friends...

[B.L. Davenport]

"No yer not, Jesse's not gonna stand fer that and you know it."

Luke shook his head looking back at Bo.

[BoJamesDuke]

Please....I feel....I feel safer in here....

Bo admitted, looking up at him.

[B.L. Davenport]

"Bo ya know Jesse will never allow it. Yer safer in the house than ya are out here anyway."

Luke spoke quietly but firmly knowing Jesse would have none of it. He might let them sleep in the barn when they needed some time alone to think or something like that but for the most part he put his foot down they were all to be inside in their own beds come bedtime. It had always been that way and Bo knew it as well as he and Daisy did.

[BoJamesDuke]

*swallows a little, still trying to think of some way around the rule.*

Well can't we put the General in the barn and I can sleep in him then....

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke sighed and shook his head knowing that Bo was trying to find a reason to be able to sleep in the General but Luke just didn't think anything he came up with would convince Jesse to allow it.

"ya will hafta talk ta Uncle Jesse about it"

[BoJamesDuke]

*sighs and nods, climbing hesitantly out the back*

[B.L. Davenport]

Climbs out the front and waits for Bo by the car. Wondering what to do next he knew Jesse and Daisy were still waiting for them.

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo started heading back towards the house, seeing that Jesse and Daisy were still gone and that Luke was still walking slower behind him....then it hit him....exactly what Luke and his family were trying to do. Slowly he turned around, folding his arms.

"Luke...."

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke looked back at Bo trying not to give any uneasy feelings he had away by the expression on his face.

"hm?"

he asked casually as if it were just some prank Bo was questioning him about.

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo swallowed gently.

"Why....why are you and Jesse and Daisy tryin' to trick me into this? Don't ya think I wanna get better? I'll try anythin'....Luke....I thought you knew me better than that...I ain't changed my personailty or my trust in ya because of this ya know..."

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke nodded with a sheepish look he knew Bo's personality hadn't changed because of all this. He didn't know why they were trying to trick Bo except they thought he'd balk otherwise.

"I know buddy, I really don't know why we's tryin' ta be sneaky about it. I know ya wanna get better but this way is gonna be hard on ya and we wasn't sure you was up for it but somethin's gotta be done and soon before it goes to far."

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo swallowed and nodded, knowing how hard this was for Luke when they did it to him.

"I know Luke....but I want to get better...I need to..."

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke nodded and put an arm around Bo's waist guiding him around the house where he knew Jesse or Daisy was waitning he himself didn't know where exactly either one of them would be.

"I know Bo, and ya will get better"

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo nodded, knowing too that Jesse and Daisy were around the farm area, waiting for them to walk back so they could make noises that would scare the life out of him. The trick was to try and keep calm and try and work out what it is making the noise, teaching to dispell fear....

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke slowly started to circle around the farm suddenly an old bucket rattled and clanged across the way in front of them as if being blown by a high wind only there was no wind that day. He looked at Bo watching him closely as they continued on their circuit of the farm.

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo ran back a few steps, turning around and looking up to the sky pressing the heels of his hands to his eyes and pressing as he breathed heavily.

[B.L. Davenport]

"It's alright Bo it's just a bucket nothin' else."

Just as Luke finishes speaking the barn door swings open banging against the side of the building again another occurance that would happen in high wind if the door wasn't latched good. Keeping a hand on Bo's shoulder Luke watched carefully prepared to take Bo inside if it became more than he could deal with but so far he was dealing with it pretty well.

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo yelped and nearly jumped a mile first as Luke's hand went to his shoulder, which he couldn't see coming and wasn't expecting, and then again as the doors banged loudly open, echoing like gun shots, like the gun shots that had gone after Luke.

He looked around, scared out of his wits even though he knew what the heck was going on, trembling.

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke kept one hand on Bo's shoulder talking soothingly

"Easy Bo calm down you know those sounds and that's all they are is the same ole familiar sounds your used to hearing nothing to be afraid of."

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo nodded, swallowing hard and rubbing shaking hands down his face, telling himself what the sounds really were not what his head kept telling him they were. He was thankful he had Luke with him and that he had not gone to scare him out of his wits either.

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke guided Bo across the yard heading around the house. Suddenly out of nowhere Daisy jumps out wearing a halloween mask causing Luke as well as Bo to travel in reverse upon first seeing her. Chuckling Luke takes a deep breath letting it out slowly.

"that's just Daisy."

[BoJamesDuke]

Luke found however that he was talking to thin air as Bo's reverse travel continued long past Luke stopped and hadn't yet made an attempt even to slow down. His feet pounded on the floor in time with his heart that had started racing again as he ran blindly for anywhere that he could.

[B.L. Davenport]

"Dang!"

Luke took off in pursuit of Bo before he hurt himself in his blind run to get away from the sounds that were suddenly so frightening to him.

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo ran even though he tried to tell his legs to stop. His breathing was starting to go again and his heart felt like it was beating a million miles an hour as cold sweat dripped down his face.

Suddenly he found that his feet were yanked out from underneath him as he tripped over a tree root, slamming down hard on his front and pausing for a moment to catch his breath as he was winded before clambouring to his feet again. It seemed like his legs were on a mind of their own and were determiend to keep him running.

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke kept running after Bo and almost caught him when he tripped and fell but the younger man's fear propelled him to his feet again before Luke could stop him. Breathing hard Luke finally got close enough to reach the back of Bo's shirt, grabbing hold he tackled Bo to the ground holding him there waiting for the blonde to calm down and carefully take stock of the things around him rationally without letting the fear overpower him.