Working Title: Not Today
Author: Pirate Turner
Fandom: The Magnificent Seven
Characters: Josiah, Nathan
Rating: PG
Challenge: #166: Sorry
Summary:
Date Written: 29 June, 2012
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, none of whom are the author.
He'd dragged himself across the desert after having his horse and gun taken. His belly and throat howled like raving banshees, but there was still nothing for his searching eyes to see save endless miles of more desert, not a lagoon nor even a tree. There was only heat pulsating throughout every inch of his body and soul. "I'm sorry," he breathed, collapsing on the ground. Buzzards circled above him.
"I'm sorry, too," Nathan spoke, unseen by Josiah, "but I done told ya, those damn death birds ain't gettin' ya." With Vin's help, he lifted him and carried him home.
The End