November - Prompt 2

Jan 07, 2008 19:34

You know that look you get when you've done something someone ain't ever gonna forget?

I get that look damn near every day from the Kid anymore. Like I kicked his dog or somethin'. And I'd love ta be all smug about it and say that it's 'cause of Lou, but it ain't just that. Things've been brewin' with the Kid and I for a long time. Probably from the beginnin'. He and I? We're just different kind of people is all. And no matter what kind of looks The Kid gives me, I'd lay my life on the line for him and I know he'd do the same for me. We're brothers in a way. In a I don't think you deserve your woman kinda way. In a you think you're always right but I think you're a plain fool kinda way. In a way that no one's ever gonna change. Not her, not Teaspoon, not no war, and not that glare he's throwin' at me right now. He thinks I ain't payin' attention, but he should know better. I've gotten pretty damn good at bein' aware of my surroundings and believe you me, the reasons I've had to is usually why he's so angry with me ta begin with. He'll say somethin' and try and be all smart with me and I'll say somethin' back and one of us will end up in the sweatlodge before its all said and done. He's suckerpunched me, called me just about everything in the book and damn near shot me on a couple of occasions. None of it bothers me as much as that look of hatred he's got now.

This ain't about Lou. This is about war and fightin' for what ya believe in. He's for slavery and I'm against. Nothin's ever gonna change that. He and I? We're just different kind of people is all.

Muse: Jimmy Hickok
Fandom: Young Riders
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