"The Flight of the Raven"

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:00 pm

"Yeah right DP, after that little bath you two were taking. There is no way she would trust me. Besides, I thought it was you she found so charming."

Darkpoet · Post by **Darkpoet** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:11 pm

Darkpoet shook his head.
"Noway. I'm getting near that woman. She gets her brand on me, I won't be able to walk for a week. I saw it once, it wasn't pretty. The poor cowpoke was in a bodycast. You do it, tell her your sorry. You know that women stuff you all are go at."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:13 pm

Aaron relaxed his grip a little. He sensed that Loner wasn't strong enough yet to fight him.

"Kramor is dead," he said quietly.

Loner's heart stopped. She swallowed hard and tried to get her breath back. "Why -- why should I believe you?..."

"Believe what you like, Loner," said Aaron. There weren't any witnesses. All I can do is tell you the truth."

Tears came into Loner's eyes. "Aaron, why are you doing this?..."

Aaron's face grew hard. "My name is Raven," he said. Never call me by that name again."

He caressed her cheek. "You know I've always loved you, Loner...even though you scorned me and rejected me, and mocked me...and all I ever heard about was Kramor...Kramor...Kramor..."

He was drawing closer to her the whole time...

"But that's not going to happen any more. He's gone, and you will be with me, just as I've always wanted..."

He leaned in to kiss her, but Loner managed to twist away. Fortunately, the bell-cord was right in front of her. There was a cord in each room, to summon help if a customer got too unruly. Loner pulled it. In a moment, the door was open and Mae was standing there with a shotgun trained on Aaron.

"Thought I told you Five was off-limits, stranger," she said.

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T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:24 pm

"Woman stuff?? Apologizing to that..that..female rattlesnake?!" Ms T started to move closer to DP, murder in her eyes, when she noticed the grin."You always did like flirtin' with danger! I have a better idea anyway." Ms T leaned close and whispered something to DP.

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:26 pm

After getting his ammo, Kramor runs across the street, dodging bullets. He rolls into Mae's place, sits up firing his gun at two varmits, dropping them in the street.

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:30 pm

One of Mae's girls saw Kramor roll into the vestibule, firing. She shut the door when the two men fell in the street.

"Well honey," she said. "This sure is the most interestin' way a customer's ever come in here..."

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:42 pm

"Excuse me, I'm looking for a woman."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:47 pm

The girl sidled up to him and put her arms around his neck. "Well, handsome, you sure have found one."

She dragged him up the stairs -- and stopped. She saw Mae pointing a rifle into Room Five. Kramor saw it too.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:51 pm

Ms T kissed Dp and walked over to the saloon. She tipped her hat to Miss Bessie. T saw Gigi with an empty bottle of whiskey in front of her. "Miss Bessie, I hate to disturb you, but we've had some complainta about Miss Gigi. I'm going to have to take her in." Bessie smiled and said"I wouldn't dream of interfering with the local law. Give DP a kiss for me."
When pigs fly Ms T thought to herself. She went over to Gigi. "Miss Gigi, What did DP tell you about the whiskey. You're under arrest."
"I can't be under arresht." Gigi looked up at Ms T. "I didn't do nothin' wrong."
"Sorry but we've had complaints. Now come on" Ms T leaned over to help pull Gigi up and said "play along!" Ms T helped her up and they went back to the sheriffs.

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:54 pm

Pulling his gun, slowly moving forward. Kramor sees Aaron, he has a hold on Loner.

"Let her go you b@stard."

Raven's eyes wided, he saw the death of Kramor. He fired two shots, one hit Kramor in the side and the other missed. Raven pushed Loner back into the room and charged Mae. The shotgun went off and blew a hole in the ceiling. Kramor, fired two shots, hitting Raven as he jumped out the window. Kramor then fell to the floor, thinking "this was not a good day."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 4:54 pm

Loner ran to Kramor, tears streaming down her face. "I'll get the doc," said Mae, rushing off, and thinking, "Dodge is never quiet, but this..."

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KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:07 pm

Kramor gunted in pain as he sat up, leaning against the wall.
"Loner, we have to stop seeing each other like this."
Grabbing her with his good arm, his face buried in her hair.
"I thought I lost you."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:12 pm

Loner leaned into him, sobbing. "I thought you were dead...I thought he'd killed you..."

One of the girls brought Kramor a bottle of whiskey. "Sorry for the...misunderstandin'," she said, red-faced.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:14 pm

Ms T told Gigi to sit down. DP handed her a cup of coffee. "What did I tell you Gigi? You're going to drink yourself into an early grave."
Ms T sat down across from Gigi. "What happened to your face? Gigi, we need your help. I know you're upset about the err situation with KramoR. We think that Aaron might be involved in something very serious. How are you feeling? I need you sober for this.

OOC I've got to go for a bit

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:19 pm

Taking the whiskey.
"Thank you don't worry about it," he told the girl.
"He about did kill me, I have a crease on the side of my head. Are you alright? How is your shoulder?"
Handing Loner the Whiskey, "here drink this, you need more than I do."

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:20 pm

"Aaron was here," Gigi told them. "He said, if I told you... he'd kill me. So I figured, what's the best way to see the sheriff...*hic*"

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:30 pm

Loner hadn't even thought about her shoulder. "It...it's fine," she said, and took a swig from the bottle. She was still trembling.

Just then the doctor came running up the stairs. He helped Kramor into Room Five. Loner accompanied them, and timidly went to the window. There was blood on the ground, but no body. It always took a while to get the bodies off the street in Dodge. The two men Kramor had shot were still there.

Loner got a chill. "He's alive, then," she thought.

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 5:33 pm

"Loner, stay, don't go........." Kramor passed out.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 6:16 pm

"Aaron was here?" Darkpoet repeated.

"In the theatre," Gigi gestured at her bruise. "He was lookin' for Loner. I told him I hadn't seen her. Kramor's gone. He followed Aaron."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 6:55 pm

Loner knelt at Kramor's side. He was unconscious. "I won't leave you," she said softly. "I'm right here..."