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| ~a New Day Has Come~; part one of the trilogy | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 25 2008, 09:13 PM (432 Views) | |
| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:13 PM Post #1 |
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(Hi everyone. I'm writing a new short story with some of my custom characters in it. It will kind of explain how Sympathy Heart and Raven Heart came about. So please enjoy. I will post more in parts when I finish them so this will be the first part. Please feel free to PM me and tell me about it or post a reply under the different parts. Okay, here's Part one of A New Day has Come * Note: Sympathy Heart is 22 in the story and Raven Heart is 23. In the Beginning of the story Sparkle Heart is 17. Also I'm basing this off of real historic events so don't be mad if I get events and their dates wrong. I can't remember everything I learned from my aunt and teacher. all of this takes place in the Civil War.) Rated PG-13 for some crude humor and (sappy) love scenes Part 1 Sparkle Heart was going through an old photo album when she came across an old black-and-white photo of what looked like her mother, Sympathy Heart, and another black Care Bear. She stared at the photo for some time before her mother came up behind her. "What are you doing, baby?" Sympathy Heart questioned with a smile. "Looking at pictures." She paused. "Mom, is this you?" "Yes, it is." "Oh. Then who is that beside you?" Sympathy Heart took the picture and then sighed. "That's your father, Raven Heart." It took Sparkle Heart a few seconds for that to register. she stood up and looked her mother in the eye. she had a question she had to ask. "Where is he now?" "Dead." "Dead?" sparkles looked at the photo and saw the date it was taken. "1863? But this can't be you if this is the date!" "It is me. Sit down Sparkles and I will tell yo about my history." This is the story of how sympathy Heart met and fell in love with the handsome and muscular Raven Heart. (There is more to come!) |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:13 PM Post #2 |
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Part 2 It all began on the fateful day of the Bloodiest Day in the Civil War; the Battle of Antietam Creek. hundreds had already been killed and still thousands more wounded. A bear with raven black fur was giving orders to his men as the Confederates fired on them. Screams erupted as men and horses fell around him. He had to make a decision: retreat or fire at will. He contemplated this as he loaded his gun. As he did this time was running out. He fired just as a major attacked him with the butt of his rifle. The major fell to the ground, dead. As the Confederates approached, the black furred colonel made up his mind. "Fix bayonets and charge!" His men rushed forward with bayonets glinting in the sunlight. Battle raged around the creek and fields. One after another men fell onto the bloodsoaked ground. Cannons fires explosives into the battallions, destroying many. The black furred colonel was running toward a Confederate captain with his saber pointed out. he stabbed the captain in the stomach and watched as he fell to the ground. as he had his back turned a rebel sergeant took that opportunity to attack him, but a Union private saw him and yelled out. "Colonel! Behind you!" The colonel turned around and met the bayonet's blade in his lower abdomen. He let out a cry that was lost in all of the chaos. At that moment he felt another blade slice his chest. He was in so much pain that he didn't even notice the rebel in front of him, not a yard away. The next thing he knoew he was on the ground after being shot in the inner thigh and groin. The last thing he remembered before he blacked out was rebel yells, Union cries, the clanking of bayonets, and artillery firing. (part 3 coming real soon.) |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:14 PM Post #3 |
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Part 3 Several hours later the colonel awoke. It took him a minute to figure out what was going on. He founf himself on the battlefield with many of his men lying on the ground, dead. He tried to get up but the pain was just too much. "Help! Somebody help me!" He cried. Right then a woman ran up to him. She had light cream-colored fur and was wearing a bloody dress. "We have a live one! Get me the surgeon!" She knelt down beside him. "You're going to be alright." "Wha..what's going on? Where am I?" He tried to ask. "Shh. You've been seriously injured in the battle. now just be still." "Yes, ma'am." She hurriedly pulled his jacket off to reveal a four inch long wound on his chest. It was bleeding heavily amd if it wasn't stopped soon he would bleed to death. She ripped off some of her skirt and compressed it against the wound. The wound stopped bleeding a few minutes later. The woman looked around for the surgeon and saw him hurrying over with a horse-drawn wagon full of wounded men. The surgeon stopped the wagon and bent over the colonel. "What injuries does he have?" The surgeon asked. "He has a deep cut on his chest that needs to be taken care of immediatetly but I don't know of any more injuries." The woman replied. "Alright, get him into the wagon." "Yes sir." The woman gently lifted the colonel onto the back of the wagon with the help of the surgeon. "We're taking you to a field hospital so the surgeon can patch you up." After several more soldiers were loaded onto the wagon the surgeon headed off for the field hospital with the young woman beside him. It was a rough trip to the hospital because the men in the back kept complaining and some screaming. The woman was calm despite all of the commotion. When they got to the hospital several soldiers unloaded the wounded ones and took them inside. The surgeon attended the Union colonel first. He took the piece of cloth off the wound to clean it. Afterwards he sent the woman to check on another soldier. As soon as she returned he had another job for her. "Get me some chloroform, now!" "I'm on it!" When the colonel was asleep the operation began. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:15 PM Post #4 |
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Part 4 It was dark outside when the colonel awoke. when he looked up he saw the woman's face staring down at him. "How are you feeling?" She asked. He sat up slowly. "I'm sore. What did the surgeon do to me? I feel like I've been kicked in the nuts by a horse." "Oh. He had to operate after you were shot there. I'm sorry to say he had to remove it." She said with a smile. "What?!?!" He grabbed the collar of her dress as his eyes grew bigger. He lifted the blanket that was covering him just to make sure she was lying. He dropped the blanket back and glared at her. "I outta kill you." "I'm sorry. I just like to have a little fun with the soldiers that aren't terribly injured. "She laughed. Hi, I'm Sympathy Heart." "Raven Heart. I'm a colonel." He replied. "I know." He swallowed and continued. "So do you live around here?" "Yeah. Just down the road." "That's nice. So how old are you?" "I'm twenty-two. how about you, sugar?" He stared at her for some time before speaking again. "Why did you just call me sugar?" "Sorry, I just like to make the soldiers feel better. It's not meant to be intiment or anything like that. " Sympathy Heart explained. "Oh." when it was dinner time Sympathy Heart was in charge of preparing the meals. the meal was just some broth with a little bit of seasoning. She distributed the meals to the soldiers that were well enough to eat and then went back to make colonel Raven Heart's dinner. After she poured the broth into a bowl she put some hard pepperment candy in a handkerchief for him. He was the only one to recieve the candy, probably because she fanciesd the colonel somewhat. When she got to his bed she layed the tray on a stand beside the bed. "Here you go. It's nothing fancy, just chicken broth with a little salt in it." "Hey, at least that's something. Sometimes when we were out fighting we'd go days without eating." He swallowed some broth before continuing. "by the way, I'm twenty-three." "Huh?" "You asked how old I was earlier." "That's right. I'm sorry." "It's fine." He finished the broth quickly. Meanwhile, Sympathy Heart stayed by his bed to listen to some of his battle stories. she found some of them interesting and some rather disturbing. for over an hour she listened to him talk. Finally, she had to get some sleep before she collapsed from exhaustion. "I'm really sorry, but I have to get some sleep before I pass out. "She said as she stood up. "Okay. Will I see you tomorrow?" Raven Heart questioned. "Yeah." "Alright. Goodnight...Sympathy." "Goodnight Raven." |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:16 PM Post #5 |
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Part 5 The next morning was a rainy mess. It had started raining in the early morning hours. The roads to muddy puddles. The mud made it hard to travel for the wagons that had to take soldiers to other field hospitals. Raven Heart awoke when he heard Sympathy Heart's voice at the far end of the building. When he looked toward the front entrance he saw her walking toward him. She smiled when she reached him. "How are you feeling this morning?" She asked. "A lot better. And how about you?" "I'm just great. Didn't sleep to well, though." "How come?" "I have bad dreams about the war. " She seemed smug. "Tell me. Maybe I can help." "I don't think you can help me." "I want to help you." "Alright." She took a deep breath and continued. "It started a year ago when I joined the nurses here. It was a stupid decision. I never should have joined. Every day since then all I've seen is death and suffering. You have no idea what I've experienced when these poor men are brought in. "Bull Run was the first really bad battle with many casulties. So many injured. I had to assist the surgeon in a leg amputation. I've never seen a person scream so loudly in all my life." "Wasn't there any morphine or chloroform?" Raven Heart interuppted. "Not enough for this soldier. I almost couldn't stand the cries of that Confederate." "A Confederate!" "Here we help both sides. It doesn't matter how much we hate them, we still care for them." "Did the soldier get better?" "He died two days later. Infection killed him." "Then what happened in your dream?" Raven Heart was determined to find out what happened. "Nightmare. I saw a Union soldier riding into a big battle. I think he was a colonel, just like you. I saw him ride toward the other soldiers. The next thing I remember was him lying on the ground, dead. He was my lover. " Remembering the nightmare brought tears to her eyes. Raven Heart suddenly saw the tears in her eyes and laid a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to upset you." "No, you didn't." "How long did you know him?" "I've never met him before. But for some strange reason he looked just like you. Black fur, brown eyes, muscular, very handsome..." "Quit trying to flatter me. I'm not that good-looking." "Yes you are. You're the first man that I've met that doesn't have a huge ego. I hate men that are so full of themselves." "Do you think your nightmare is trying to tell you something?" "I don't know. If that's the case then it means you're going to die, and..." "I'm your lover." "How would that be possible? You're a soldier and I'm a..." "You're a very beautiful woman who's trying to get me back on my feet." "Do you feel like trying to walk, today?" She took hold of his hand to pull him up. "Only if you help me. I don't think my...well, you know, is fully healed yet." He said, sitting up. "Of course." With her help, raven Heart was on his feet in less than a minute. she had his arm around her shoulder so she could support him. They headed for the door but the surgeon stopped them. "Where are you taking this soldier, Sympathy Heart?" "I'm having him walk around to build his strength back up." She explained nervously. "Is he well enough to be up?" "I feel fine, sir. Just a little sore from the operation." Raven Heart put in. "See? That's why I want you to stay in bed until you're fully healed." The surgeon objected. "I'm going crazy!" "Back to bed with you. Come on, now." "Come on Raven Heart. "Sympathy Heart helped him back to his bed, but when the surgeon wasn't looking she whispered in his ear. "If we're quiet we can sneak out the back." "Isn't it raining?" "I've got a horse." "Where are we going?" "My house. I'm sure you wouldn't mind staying some place warm and not full of blood and screams." "Sounds good to me." |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:17 PM Post #6 |
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Part 6 Once the coast was clear Sympathy helped Raven Heart outside into the rain. The rain was getting heavier, making it hard to see. The ground was so muddy pools of water stood everywhere. Sympathy and Raven sloshed through the sticky mud, trying to find Sympathy's horse. They found him standing under a tree. He nickered when he heard her coming. She quickly helped Raven Heart onto the back of the saddle before her. Once she was seated she kicked the horse in the sides. They ran down the muddy road in the downpour until they got to a small house just on the outskirts of town. "Is this where you live?" Raven Heart questioned when Sympathy helped him down. "Yes. This is my cozy, little home." She pushed open the door. "Well, what do you think? "It's nice. I wouldn't want a big home. "He sat down on the couch in front of the window. She came back into the room with a warm blanket and dry clothes for the colonel. "Here. I'd think you'd want to be warm and dry." She handed him the clothes and helped him up. "I'll leave you be while you change. What would you like to eat?" "Huh?" "What would you like to eat, Raven?" "Anything you want." "How about chicken? And maybe some potatoes?" "Sounds good." "Alright. I'll go fix it while you're changing." She hurried from the room and shut the door. By the time she finished and walked back into the living room he was on the couch with the blanket wrapped around him, reading a book that was lying on thesmall table beside the couch. Without disturbing him, Sympathy went into her bedroom to change her dress. After taking off the wet skirts, bodice, petticoats, corset, and pantalets she put on a dry chemise over her undercloths. She returned to the living room and found Raven Heart still reading. "Dinner's ready, Raven." "Oh!" He quickly set the book down. "I'm coming." "Let me help you up." "Once they were settled at the dinning table she began to nibble on a small piece of chicken. Raven Heart noticed and became concerned. "Are you alright, Sympathy?" "Ye...not really. I keep thinking about that nightmare." "Please stop, you'll worry yourself sick, and we can't have you sick." "I'll try." Later during the evening, after dinner Sympathy Heart was getting ready to go to bed on the couch since she was letting Raven Heart have her bed. She already had a pillow and a blanket ready. After she made sure that he didn't anything else she curled up under the warm blanket and fell asleep. Once again the nightmare came back to haunt her. She found herself screaming when the part where her lover was killed. Raven Heart heard her terrified screams and hurried out of the bed. He did his best to hobble into the living room where she was. When he saw her tossing and turning he made his way over to her. "Sympathy! Wake up1" He gently shook her. She opened her eyes and stared at him for a minute, then she threw her arms around him and didn't let go. "It's going to be alright. I'm here. Raven's here." He spoke softly into her hair. She eventually calmed down and her breathing returned to normal. "What happend? Did you have the nightmare again?" He asked. "Yeah. It was worse this time. I actually saw the colonel, you, die. It was awful! How can I escape this?" Sympathy Heart started to cry. "How do you know it's me?" "Because he looked just like you! And...and..." "You're falling in love with me. "He finished. "All she could do was nod. what he had said struck her hard. He had said the obvious, and she knew it was true. "Am I right, Sympathy?" He had a little twinkle in his eye. "Yes." It came out as a squeak. "I'm sorry. I can't help myself." "I know how you feel." "Really? I thought I was just some lovestruck fool." "No...Because I feel the same about you." A smile spread across his face. this is what he had been wanting to hear. He had liked her from the start, but now his passion was growing. "I think I'll be fine, now. You can go back to bed. I'm sorry I woke you." Sympathy looked down at the floor, embarrassed. "I'm staying right here until I know you're going to be alright." "I'm fine. Boy, you certainly are stubborn and insistant." "Then you obviously haven't seen me in bed." A sly look krept across his face. "Okay. I really didn't need to hear that." She stood up and started to leave. "I'm just kidding. I've never been with a woman before." "Don't do that, please." "I'm sorry, but I had to get you back for your joke." "Oh. Right." He pulled her up against him as he sat on the couch. With a sigh she laid her head against his chest, careful not to lay on his wound. "I'll stay right here until you fall asleep." Raven Heart responded to her sigh. "But what if I have the nightmare again?" "Try not to think about it. Now go to sleep." A little less than a minute later she was sound asleep. Raven Heart listened to her gentle breathing and stroked her back to keep her calm. Before long he too had fallen asleep. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:18 PM Post #7 |
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Part 7 Both of them were woken up by a loud rapping on the door. Sympathy hopped up after shoving Raven Heart's legs off of her. She opened the door and found her friend Pink Love Flamingo standing there. "Pinky, what are you doing here?" "You are in a whole heap of trouble. The surgeon is looking for you. The Flamingo replied. "Why?" "For kidnapping Colonel Raven Heart." "I didn't kidnap him! He agreed to come with me." "That's not what the surgeon thinks. Besides, no one is supposed to take any soldier away unless the surgeon tells them to." Pink Love explained. "So what am I supposed to do?" "Take him back and prepare to be punished...or fired." "Is there any other option for her?" Raven Heart came up beside her and laid a hand on her arm. "Yes. Take him and head west. If you get caught tell them you're going to Oklahoma." "What's going to happen when someone finds out?" Sympathy Heart questioned. "You just get out of here and let me worry about the surgeon." "What?" "I'll keep them busy until you get far enough away." Sympathy Heart hugged her tightly. "Thank you Pinky. I won't forget this." "I'll meet you two along the way." She looked behind her. "You better hurry." "We will." Raven Heart hugged Pink Love. "And you be careful as well." "Don't worry about me." Within twenty minutes both of them were ready to leave. Sympathy walked up with her horse and another brown horse. She tied them up so she could load what they could. "Can you ride?" She asked when Raven Heart appeared. "Huh?" "Can you ride a horse?" "I don't think I can. Riding a horse requires me to straddle it and I don't think it would be wise to when my groin is still sore." He smirked. "We could always tie you to the back like a deer." "How about no?" "I'm kidding! You can ride behind me until you're able to ride. But I'm bringing the other for when you can ride." "Alright. So, let's go." He started to mount up onto her horse. Sympathy was up on the saddle a few seconds later. "Come on boy." She clicked to the horse and he started walking ,with the other one right behind. They rode for a long time at a gallop to make sure they put enough distance between them and the town. No matter what Sympathy was not going to let the surgeon find them. She kept her mind focusedon the journey ahead. After a while, though, it drifted over to Raven Heart, who was holding onto her waist so he wouldn't fall off. All she could think about was how handsome he was and how sweet his personality was. Ever since the night before when he held her she knew she wanted to stay with him forever. "Sympathy, can we stop for a little bit?" Raven Heart broke in. "Is something wrong?" "No." "Then why do we need to stop? We need to get far enough away so they can't catch up to us." She sounded stressed. "I really need to go pee." "Oh." She suddenly pulled the horse to a halt. "Stopping." He hopped off and disappeared behind a tree. As soon as he returned they continued on their way. By the time they got far enough away it was getting dark. Sympathy pulled her horse to a stop and tied him and the other horse to a tree. Meanwhile, Raven was doing his best to make a fire and put up tents. Once that was done dinner was prepared. It was nothing more than some biscuits and dried meat. "I wonder what's going on right now?" Sympathy mused. "I don't have any idea. But we better get some sleep if we're planning on leaving early." A cold wind started to blow out of the north, causing Sympathy to shiver. She had forgotten to bring her shawl and Raven was using the blanket. She finished the biscuit, and after, curled up with her arms around her legs. When Raven saw her shivering he moved up next to her to keep her warm. She was still shivering so he wrapped half of the blanket around her. Are you warm now, darling?" Raven leaned over and quickly kissed her cheek. He realized how smooth and soft her skin was. "I'm getting warm, but I'm still a little cold." She replied. "Here." He wrapped his arms around her to keep her warm. "Let me keep you warm." Symapthy Heart looked up into his deep, brown eyes and knew he was the one for her. He was so caring and compassionate. she wanted him badly. What she wanted to hear was those three little words that would let her know. "Raven Heart, I can't stand it any longer! You are so passionate that it's driving me crazy. I'm in love with you, and whatever I do I can't get you out of my mind. You're like a drug I'm craving. I need you." She confessed to him. "Sympathy, you're making this hard for me. Whenever I'm around you I just want to kiss you all over. You just look so beautiful. You're like that that piece of peppermint you snuck in my meal that first day we met." "I'm sweet and spicy at the same time?" She hinted with a laugh. "Yes, and very sexy. You're also very seductive." "Really?" "Yes. You're breath always smells so sweet and irresistable." "I bet you just want to test to see if that's true. Am I seducing you now?" "Yes, but I can control myself. I'm stronger than that." He tried to make himself believe it. "It's not working. I'm turning you on." She was inching closer to him. "I shouldn't be doing this. I'm a soldier and I can't be involved with a woman right now." "Don't go back to the war. I t's too dangerous." "Symapthy, darling, I'll be a deserter. They execute deseryers sometimes." "Please no. You'll be hurt again." "I have to. I t's my job." "But I'll miss you. What if you're killed out there. I mean, you aren't even fully healed." "I have to, Sympathy." "No! Please, no!" Tears poured down her cheeks. this made Raven Heart feel bad for what her said. He thought about what he would do. "Oh Sympathy, please don't cry. It breaks my heart when you cry." "Then don't leave me to go get killed for a stupid cause." He let out a heavy sigh and pulled her so close to him that she could hear his heartbeat. "You're making this so hard for me." He stood up and left her sitting on the ground. He hobbled over to a small creek a few yards away. Sympathy got up and walked over to him. She moved around in front of him and laid her hands on his chest. She looked up into his eyes, seeing pain. Not physical, but emotional. "Raven? Are you okay?" Sympathy's brow creased. She was concerned by his silence. "Raven? I'm sorry I tried to keep you from your job." He returned her stare. She looked sincerely sorry. He couldn't leave her so he could go fight for something that didn't matter anymore. "Come here." "She took another step closer to him. As soon as she did he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her up against him. He bent his head down and closed his mouth over hers. Her breathing quickened suddenly. Even though Raven Heart's sudden actions surprised her she savored the moment. Her lips moved with his until she heard a sound behind her. "Sympathy? I don't believe it." |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:20 PM Post #8 |
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Part 8 Both of them broke apart when they heard the voice. Pink Love Flamingo was standing only a few feet away, watching them. "Well now. This is awkward." She spoke. "I see why you took him out of the fiels hospital." "It's not like that, Pinky!" Sympathy objected. "Really? Sympathy, do you know you can get yourself shot for behaving like this?" "Shut up! I don't care What I'm not supposed to do. If you were really my friend, Pinky, you'd stay out of my business." "I'm just trying to help keep you safe." "By trying to get me in trouble?!" Sympathy Heart practically screamed. "No. I would never do that to you." Ravwn Heart stepped forward to stand beside Sympathy. He laid his hand on her arm. "Pink Love, I'm sure you want the best for her, but I think you need to let her go her own way." "You're right. I'm sorry Sympathy...Raven." "That's fine." Once they were settled down in the camp Pink Love Flamingo went into her tent for the night. Raven Heart made sure she was asleep before he sat down beside Sympathy. He kissed her cheek. He started to kiss her again but she turned her head and met her lips with his again. She pulled away a few seconds later, laughed, and kissed him again. "Are you going to bed?" He asked. "Probably. What about you?" "If you do." "Raven, you're not sleeping in my tent." Right then a huge gust of wind blew through the camp, blowing Raven Heart's tent away. "Okay. I guess you will be sleeping with me. I mean next to me... not me." She kind of laughed. "Um...are you sure you don't want me to?" "Positive. I don't want children yet." "I wasn't meaning that! Jeez!" "Oh, sorry." "That's fine. But I'll let you know when I am ready. "She winked. "Okay." He stared at her for a second. "That's nice to know." Both of them covered up in the small tent after Raven Heart dressed in his pajamas. They had to share the small quilt since his was blown away with the tent. They had their backs facing each other since that was the only way bot h of them were going to to fit. "Sympathy?" Raven spoke after a while. "Yes, love?" "I think we might have more room if we face each other, because my face is up against the side of the tent." He explained. "I think you might be right." Both turned over until they were nose-to-nose with each other. They were so close to each other that if one of them would slightly twitch the other would see and feel it. Raven could feel her trembling from the wind blowing outside. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her up against him. She snuggled up against him until her face was buried in his chest. "Are you warm?" Raven Heart spoke in her hair. "Yes." She swallowed then continued. "Do you think we'll ever get married?" He pressed his lips up against her hair. "I pray we do. I don't know what I'd do if you weren't with me." "Oh, that's so sweet. Can I ask you something?" "Sure." "Do you think you could get me into the army?" All of a sudden he sat up and looked at her. "Are you insane?!" "What's wrong with me wanting to join the army?" "You're a woman. They won't let you join." "I can disguise myself as a man. I've done it before." She explained. "There's several things wrong with that. One, you've got breasts. That's kind of noticeable." "I can wrap a bandage around me." "And two, you look too feminine." "Nothing a little dirt can't cure." "Sympathy, I won't let you join. You're precious to me." He kissed her cheek once more. "Hey! I'm trying to sleep!" Pink Love's voice rang through the camp. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't disown her?" Symapthy growled. "Because she's your best friend. But I do thik she is getting annoying." "Let's leave without her." "Alright. I don't trust her." |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:21 PM Post #9 |
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Part 9 Early the next morning, before Pink Love was awake, Raven Heart and Sympathy Heart packed up and left. They were still tired but kept on traveling. Raven was still behind her on the horse when he got her attention. "I think I want to ride the other horse." She turned around to look at him. "Are you sure you're not too sore?" "I'll be fine." "Okay. Suit yourself." She pulled the horse to a stop so he could get off. Once he was settled in the saddle of the other horse they started moving again. The sun was already above their heads by the time they crossed over into the next state. Raven glanced over at Sympathy, who was gently bouncing as her horse trotted along down the dirt road. He couldn't believe how beautiful she looked while riding a horse. "Are you getting hungry?" She asked. "Yeah." "We'll have to hunt. We finished the rest of the food last night." Right then Sympathy saw a squirrel up in a tree a couple yards away. She reached over and grabbed Raven's pistol out of it's sheath. She cocked it, aimed, and fired. All in three seconds. Two squirrels fell to the ground. "Dang! where did you learn to shoot a gun like that?" Raven's jaw dropped. "Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I don't know how to shoot a gun." "But you just shot two squirrels at once." "I had no idea the other one was there." "I guess we can eat now." Raven laughed. After they were full the journey continued. It was a bit windy but they pressed on. sympathy kept the pace as they climbed a steep hill. At the top, what they saw left them speechless. Sympathy Heart stood up and headed to her bedroom with Sparkle Heart right behind her. "Mom, what happened next? Did you and Raven make it to Indian Territory? did you two get married? did you...well, do it? When do I come along?" Sparkles rambled on. "Slow down, baby. I'll tell you." Sympathy laughed. "You don't get here until much later." "Then was I born in the 1800s?" "No." "Huh? Then how is Raven my father?" "Let me finish my story." Sparkles stood stalk still for a few seconds. "Wait, then if I'm Raven's daughter...that means you two did do it." Sympathy rolled her eyes. "Obviously." "I want to hear what happened next!" "Then let me talk." "Okay." Sympathy slipped back into her memories as Sparkles listened intently. Raven and Sympathy saw a huge valley with thousands of trees. In the middle of the valley was a sparkling lake. It shimmered in the bright sunlight. Sympathy looked over at Raven with a grin on her face. Raven saw her expression and laughed. "What?" "Come on!" "Following you." They started to go down the hill, but loud yells caught their attention. Raven turned and saw many soldiers coming out of the trees behind them. "Sympathy, get off your horse and walk him down the hill. Keep him quiet." Raven whispered. "Why?" "Get into those trees." "Raven, why?" She almost yelled. "Shh! Do what I say." "I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what is going on." "There are Confederate soldiers coming. Now get your pretty little rear end down that hill before it gets shot." "No way! There's no way I'm missing out on this!" She pulled a pistol out of one of her packs and cocked it. "Where's you get that?" "Got it off of a soldier at the hospital a few days ago." Raven just stared at her for a few seconds. "Okay, so what I want you to do is wait for my signal before you do anything. Sympathy?" He heard several shots and saw her coming back from the trees. "Alright, let's go. Took care of that problem." She put the pistol back into the pack before getting back on her horse. "Let's go Raven. Are you ready?" "For love? Yeah." Raven walked over to Sympathy. "You are so hot! Get up here so I can kiss you." "Let's not get too frisky, now." "Why, you know you like it when I get frisky." "I want to see how well you can shoot that pistol." "You want to see me shoot it through my legs...without looking?" "Don't get too crazy." "Are you afraid I'll shoot myself? If that's the problem then you can stop worrying. I don't have anything I can shoot off." "True." He got on his horse. "So...you ready to go before more soldiers find us?" "Well I'm pretty sure that I can handle them. I'm not afraid of 'em." She smirked. "Oh no. We're getting out of here before you can cause anymore damage." He clucked to his horse. "Damage? Now you wait just a minute..." It was then that she realized whet his problem was. "You're just afraid that I'm better at shooting a gun than you." Raven stopped his horse and turned around in the saddle. "Come again?" "You heard me." He cantered his horse over to stop less than a foot away from hers. "I am not afraid!" "Then I guess you wouldn't mind being challenged to a shootout." "You have no idea what you're getting yourself into, Sympathy." He pulled out his pistol and loaded it. "A man is always better at shooting a gun." "Oh. did I just see someone's ego shoot up through the heavens?" Sympathy chided. "Do you want me to prove you wrong?" Sympathy pulled out her Colt, cocked it, and fired right between his legs. He jumped back several paces. "And do you want me to remove your manhood the rest of the way? I'd be happy to." "No, I'm rather attached to it. Thank you." "then you've got two choices here. Ove: admit that I'm a better shot then you. Or two: lose the one thing precious to you." "Never!" She aimed and fired again. "Each time you say 'never' or anything along the line I'm going to aim closer." She cocked the gun. "So are you going to agree?" "Never." He growled. Sympathy fired once more. "Dang, girl! Are you trying to keep me from having children?" "Are you ready to agree?" "Remember, you were wanting to have my children." "I guess I won't have any then." "How about we get going?" Raven suggested after mounting back on his horse. "We will as soon as you admit I'm a better shot." "Fine! You are a better shot. You happy now?" "Not yet. First we need to kiss and make up." "What?" "All couples are supposed to kiss and make up after a big fight." "Okay, for a second I thought you said make out." "We could do that too." "How about not now?" "That works too." Bot of them made their way down the hill at a brisk trot Raven kept his mouth shut to keep any unwanted conversation from starting. Sympathy kept her eyes on the road so as not to get Raven's attention. By the time they got to the lake in the center of the valley it had gotten colder. "Raven, I think it might snow soon." Sympathy called out over the wind. "Sympathy, it's September. It's just getting colder out because it's almost winter." "I guess you're right, but I need to take a bath." "The water shouldn't be that cold. Go ahead and I'll set up camp." He grabbed the tent and started to put it up. "Okay." Almost thirty minutes later Sympathy returned to the camp. She was wrapped up in a blanket. Raven noticed that she didn't look too good. She sat down by the fire and shivered. Her skin was turning pale. "Sympathy." Raven got up to go over and sit down by her. "You don't look so good. I think you need to go lie down in the tent. You're going to get sick." Sympathy sneezed several times before almost pitching forward. "Well, it looks like you're already sick. Come on. I'll get you in the tent." "I'm fine, Raven. I just have allergies." She said but went into coughing fits. "Yeah and I'm Queen Elizabeth. Let's go." He lifted her up but she collapsed. Raven lifted her up into his arms and carried her over to the tent. Once there he laid her down on one of the blankets. She coughed once again as he covered her up with the blanket that was wrapped around her "Get some rest." It was almost dark when Raven heard Sympathy go into more coughing fits. He hurried over to the tent and threw open the door flap. She was curled up with the blanket drawn up to her neck. She had sweat dripping off of her. She was also shivering. "Sympathy, darling!" He felt of her forehead noticed that she was burning up. "Hang on! I'll be back." He ran over to his horse and got into the saddle. They were galloping off down the road within a minute. He had to find a doctor soon. When he turned off onto a narrow road he almost ran into Pink Love. "Raven! What are you doing?" Pink Love asked. He yanked the horse to a stop. "Pinky, do you know where I can find a doctor nearby?" "Why?" "Sympathy Heart's very sick. She's sweating and can't stop coughing. She needs a doctor." "Oh dear! I don't know where to find a doctor around here." "We need to find one." "Wait! I do know where to find a doctor that lives here. Let me go get him!" Pink Love hurried off to get the doctor. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:22 PM Post #10 |
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Part 10 It had started to sleet by the time they got back to the camp. The doctor walked over to the tent with Raven and Pink Love right behind him. "Raven, I want you to stay out here until I come back out." The doctor instructed. "But..." "You heard me." Before she went int othe tent Pink Love spoke to Raven. "Please do what the doctor says. We wont be long." When the doctor and Pink Love returned Raven was almost going crazy. "How is she!" "She's fine now. She's asleep so don't wake her up." The doctor said. "I'll be going home now. If she gets worse come get me." Sympathy's friend and the doctor started to leave when Raven stopped her. "Where are you going?" "I'll be back. I just have to go get what you need." "Thanks." About an hour or so after they left Raven went into the tent to check on Sympathy. She was softly breathing as she slept. The fever had subsided and she was no longer shivering. He was getting ready to leave when he heard her wake up. "Raven?" "I'm sorry I woke you. Go back to sleep." "You look cold." "I'll be alright." "Please stay in here so you don't get sick as well." "But if I stay in here I might catch you cold. "He thought about his options for a minute. "You're more important, so I'll stay here with you." "I should have known better than to get into that water." "Shh. It's not you're fault. Please go back to sleep." Raven gently kissed her forehead. "If you promise to go back to sleep I'll stay here." "What if I don't?" "Uh...then I'll still stay here." "I don't feel tired anymore." "Just try. Do you want the doctor to kick my rear when he finds out I woke you up?" "You didn't wake me up. I was starting to wake up anyway." "If you really want me to stay with you I will." Raven got down on his back next to her. He had removed his shirt before lying down. Sympathy noticed that his stitches hadn't been removed yet. "Do you want me to remove your sutures for you?" "Huh?" Raven looked over at her. "Do you want me to remove your sutures?" "That depends. Which ones?" "I can remove both." "I don't think so! I'll let you remove the ones on my chest but I'm not letting you anywhere near the one thing that I cherish. Not after you tried to remove it." He objected. "I'll be gentle." "NO!" "I won't look!" "Now that makes me feel a whole lot better! I will lose it for sure if you aren't paying attention." "Do you want the stitches to grow into your skin?" "Alright, but make it quick." He had her turn around while he took off his pants. "I don't know why you want me to turn around. I'm going to see it anyway when I take out your stitches." "Not for long, though." "You are so weird." She turned back around after getting a pair of scissors. "Holy moley!" "Sympathy!" "What? I just realized how dull these things were." "Just hurry up." "Alright already." Once she was finished she curled up under the blanket while he put his pants back on. The nest thing she knew he was right up against her, his hand brushing along her side. Sympathy gasped when his hand moved to her hip. "Your hand is freezing!" "I'm sorry, darling." "That felt good, though." "Do you want me to massage your back?" "That would be wonderful." Raven turned over on his side so he could reach her. HE realized that her back was so soft; like baby's skin. She was tense from being sick earlier. His hands moved like liquid over her skin. A feeling of pleasure rushed right through him as he finished. As soon as he did, Sympathy turned back over to face him. "May I ask you something, Raven?" She spoke in a whisper. "Yes, my love." "When we have children I want to know what you want me to give you." "What do you mean we?" "Well I was thinking we would have children after we were married." "Married?" "Oh don't deny it, Raven. You want me. You want to marry me." She was inching ever closer. "Yes I do." "When?" "Now. Right now." Raven's lips found hers in the dark. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:24 PM Post #11 |
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Part 11 The next evening Pink Love, Sympathy Heart, and Raven Heart were galloping on to Indian Territory. The distance was great but they pressed on. A few times Sympathy thought about going somewhere else besides Indian Territory but she pushed the thought out of her mind. Raven kept staring at Sympathy. After a while Pink Love noticed him. "What's wrong?" "I think I'm going to go back to the army." He admitted. Sympathy pulled her horse to a stop and wheeled him around to face Raven. "What? You promised me that you wouldn't go back. How could you do this to me?" Shekicked the horse as she turned him back around. Raven watched as she disappeared into the trees. "Come on Pinky. We have to go stop her." Raven stared after her with Pink Love right behind him. "For once, Raven, I believe you." Pink Love commented. They caught up to her a few minutes later as she was getting ready to turn onto a different road. Raven roade up next to her, reached out, and snatched her off of her horse. Pinky took hold of the horse's reins to stop him. "Sympathy, will you let me finished?" "You weren't finished?" "No." He turned her around to face him. "I'm going back, but I'm taking you with me. I'll do whatever I can to get you in." "What?!" Pink Love shouted so loud that birds flew out of the trees. "Yes, but first I'm going to train you." "Raven, I've learned everything from my brother before he died in First Bull Run." "Okay Sympathy, this friendship is over!" Pinky jerked her horse's head around and galloped away. "Come on." Raven let Sympathy get back on her horse. The next few weeks passed by as Sympathy and Raven prepared to join into the army. Raven had fully healed when they got to Washington D.C. They weren't staying there but it was a good place to stop and get food and supplies. While Raven gathered up food for the horses. Sympathy had gone to the doctor to get medicine for pain and injuries. By the time she returned Raven was already mounted on his horse. He smiled when he saw her. "I got something for you, love." He said. What? It better not have been expensive." She got up on her horse and walked him over next to the other horse. "What is it?" Raven pulled out of his pocket a gold band. Sympathy nearly fainted when she saw it. "Sympathy I want you to marry me." "I most certainly will." After putting the ring on her finger both of them started traveling again. Along the way Sympathy had a hard time keeping a secret from Raven. Finally, she had to tell him. "Oh mom! What was the secret?" Sparkles sqealed with curiosity. "Settle down and I'll tell you." Sympathy laughed at her daughter, then she continued. "Raven?" "Yes darlin', what is it?" "I have something I want to tell you." "Oh?" He looked over at her. "Do you remember a while back when we had that talk about children?" "Yes. Where are you going with this?" Sympathy sighed. "I'm carrying your baby." Raven's jaw dropped when her heard her announcement. After a few seconds a smile spread across his face. "that's wonderful! When's it due?" "In the summer. I can't wait." "Wait. If you're pregnant you can't join the army." "But..." "No. I won't let you." "Raven, I'll be fine." "No, Sympathy. If I would have known sooner I wouldn't have agreed to letting you join the army." He sighed. "But I didn't even know until today. This is not fair!" Sympathy was indignant. "It is! Do you think I want to see a cannon ball blow right through you and the baby?" "Raven!" Sympathy was shocked by what he had said. "I'm trying to keep you safe. You have no idea what I've seen happen." "I promise I won't get hurt. Please let me join the army. Please, Raven, please!" "What about the baby? Something might happen to it." Sympathy took hold of Raven's hand and looked into his eyes. She had to find his trust again. "Raven, would you seriously believe I would put our baby in danger; let alone me?" It took him a moment to respond. "No. I do trust that you won't do anything stupid. "Thank you." "But... I don't know how you'll be able to pull off impersonating a soldier. i mean, a pregnant woman is kind of abvious." Raven pointed out. "I won't be that big for a while. Besides, the war will be over by then." She shot back. "We don't know that. It could be several more years before it's voer." "A girl can dream, can't she?" "You're right. I shouldn't be so pessimistic." Sympathy laughed to herself of the idea of what Raven would be like as a father. She found it humorous in a manner. Just the thought of of an army colonel raising a child was enough to get her laughing. "What?" Raven Heart noticed her laughter. "Oh nothing. I just can't get the idea of you being a father out of my head. I find it funny." She giggled. "And why is that?" "Just the thought of you taking care of the baby is ridiculous. I picture you giving military orders to it." "I would not. I don't see how that's possibly funny." "Of course you don't. You're not seeing it from my point of view." "Alright, moving on...Did you get the medicine we needed?" "Yes. It's in my pack." "Good. Now let's get out of this town." The streets were crowded as they passed through on their horses, They had to keep moving at a brisk pace if they wanted to get out of town before dark. Dark thunderclouds were gathering overhead as Sympathy and Raven made it out of town. Before long it began to pour down rain. This made the roads sticky with deep mud. What made it worse was that it was a cold rain. It beat down on them, making it hard to see. The freezing cold wind was causing ice to form on the roads. This would make them very dangerous. "Raven! We have to get off of theses roads and out of the rain. I'm afraid Dusty and feather might fall." Sympathy called out above the howling wind. "I know! I'm trying to find somewhere we an go!" He responded. "We need to..." Sympathy couldn't finish before her horse slipped on a sheet of ice while going up a hill. He fell to his knees and started to roll over on top of her, She couldn't get away; her foot was caught in the stirrup. "Sympathy!" "Raven, help me!" Sympathy screamed. Raven spun his horse and rode after her. He had to get her free before she was crushed by the thousand pound horse. As he ran after her his horse started to slip but kept its balance. They caught up to Sympathy and Dusty within a few seconds. "Hang on, Sympathy!" "Hurry! There's a steep drop-off!" Sympathy was starting to panick. "Just hang on!" Raven reache |
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| Sympathy Heart | Jan 25 2008, 09:26 PM Post #12 |
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(sorry about that last post getting cut off! Basically what happened was her horse couldn't be saved and Raven had to put it out of its misery. sorry for the inconvienience) |
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| Sympathy Heart | Feb 10 2008, 03:10 PM Post #13 |
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Part 12 The weather was cold when Sympathy and Raven woke up. He was waiting on her outside around seven. Everything had been packed up by the time she mounted up on Feather. she looked like she hadn't slept in a month. Her eyes were half closed and had dark circles under them. It looked as if she hadn't even brushed her hair. Raven was concerned when he saw her appearance. "Are you okay? You don't look too good." "I didn't sleep well. I had the nightmare again." She responded in a distant way. "It's been a long time since you last had it. I wonder why it's coming back all of a sudden?" "I don't know, but I swear it's trying to tell me something. Like a warning." "But what is it trying to tell us? We already know a colonel, probably me, dies." "I'm so confused! What am I going to do? It's driving me nuts!" Sympathy was getting upset over the subject. "Calm down darling; we'll figure out. I'm positive we'll get through this." Raven pressed his lips to the side of her head. "I need to stop worrying so much. It's not good for me or the baby." She admitted. "Shh. We need to be quiet." Raven got the horse moving down a small forest road. "Why?" "I've been ordered a while back to go into Pennsylvania to give message to Meade. I'm to get the message to him without being discovered. That's why I need you to stay quiet so we aren't seen." "How far do we have to go?" "A ways, so you might want to do something to occupy yourself." "Okay. I'll just practice shooting my gun." Raven turned around and gave her an annoyed look. "What part of 'stay quiet so we aren't seen' don't you understand?" "Don't I need to practice?" "Noy while we're in enemy territory!" "Hmph. I could take care of them easily." "You promised you wouldn't do anything dangerous. Now you're going to stay quiet, even if I have to tie you up and shove a dirty sock in your mouth." "Who's sock?" "Mine. And it will be a two week old sock." "Shutting up!" It was a few days later when they made it to Pennsylvania. It was very sunny, but still cold. Sympathy reached down and cocked her gun. When they came to a line of trees she quietly pulled the pistol out of the pack. "Put it away ." Raven said, keeping his eyes in front of them. "Can't I keep it out in case we run into trouble?" "We're not going to do anything to get us into trouble." "What makes you think I'll do something to get us into trouble?" Before he could say anything she fired her gun after seeing a Confederate hidden in the trees. The soldier fell to the ground, dead. "Sympathy! Are you just a complete idiot?" Raven glared at her angrily. "You need to shut up! I just saved your butt from being killed." "Confederates could have heard that! Now we have to find cover away from here." Raven led Feather down a small ravine so they could hide without being seen. At the bottom of the ravine a small creek trickled over the land. Raven quietly pulled out his pistol and loaded it. "Sympathy, I want you to stay right here and don't say a word. If you do anything to get us seen you had better find a new fiancé." Raven narrowed his eyes. "Oh! You are so hot when you you're mad!" Sympathy cooed. "Oh mom! Did you and Raven make out again?" Sparkles squealed with delight. "Okay, you're on your way to a smacked bottom." Sympathy gave her daughter the death glare. "Shutting up!" Sympathy got back on Feather once they made sure everything was safe. After Raven Heart looked around the clearing once more he mounted up and they made their way back up the ravine. All of the Confederates had disappeared by the time they made it to the top. "Alright, now we need to find General Meade. Most likely they won't let you into camp so you'll have to impersonate a soldier." "Where am I supposed to get a uniform?" Sympathy spoke up. "Don't worry, I always have extras." He pulled out a navy blue uniform and handed it to her. "We're a few miles from the camp so we'll stop and let you change. Now when we get to the camp don't you say a word." "Got'cha!" Sympathy quickly dressed in the uniform after they stopped behind some trees. Raven turned away to give her some privacy while she changed. she thought he was being absurd when he did this. The whole time he kept his back turned to her. "Raven, must you be so absurd?" Sympathy asked. "Just thought I'd give you a little privacy." "I don't need privacy." "I feel better about giving you privacy. It's just how I weas raised. And I sound stupid right now." Sympathy had mounted Feather and was waiting on Raven before he even noticed. "Are you coming?" "Oh. sorry." He quickly climbed up behind her. "I can tell we're going to have a lot of fun." She laughed. They reached the Union camp within an hour. Several soldiers stared at them as they rode by. Raven Heart straightened up his back as they neared the general's tent. He nudged Sympathy in the side with his elbow to get her to do the same. "Now remember, don't say a word to anyone. If they ask who you are your name is Clint. That's your last name. And your rank is sergeant-major. That's the ranking on your uniform. And whatever you do, don't do anything stupid." He pleaded. "Why would I do something stupid?" She objected. "Just don't. Now let me hear your man voice." She started to speak but it came out high-pitched. "I think...what happened? Did you swallow a chipmunk or something? That sounded horrible!" He stared at her, shocked. "Sorry." "You know what, just keep your mouth shut and we won't have any problems." "Fine. I won't say a single thing." From that point on Sympathy was silent. When they reached the general's tent Raven dismounted and approached a guard. The guard immediately saluted Raven when he saw his rank. Raven returned the gesture. "Sir, I have some messages to give to General Meade." Raven announced firmly. "Yes. Go right in." "Thank you." Raven disappeared inside the large tent. Sympathy could hear talking inside, but she ignored it. Inside the tent Raven was talking to the general when a loud shot rang through the tent. "My God! What was that?" Meade asked. "God! I'll kill her." Raven said through gritted teeth. They went outside and Ravennearly lost it when he saw Sympathy put her gun back in her pack. His eyebrows narrowed when he saw her. "My goodness. That soldier is very good with a gun." General Meade commented. "What?!" "What?!" Sympathy put in. "Yes. What's your name?" The general asked. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Feb 10 2008, 03:11 PM Post #14 |
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Rest of Part 12 Raven waved his hands in front of him and mouthed 'no' to Sympathy. "Sympathy Heart." She replied. Raven smacked his hand to his forehead while the general stared at her in disbelief. The camp was silent for some time while they tried to figure things out. "So you're a woman?" Meade asked. "Yes." Meade then turned to Raven. "You want to explain yourself, Colonel?" Raven Heart sighed. "She's my fianceé. It was myidea for her to impersonate a soldier. don't blame her." "Do you know how serious this is, Colonel? do you know you could be stripped of your title and possibly even shot?" "Yes, but I had to bring her with me." "Well, we'll let this pass this time, but don't do it again." "Yes sir!" Raven saluted General Meade. "Now! I have never seen a woman shoot a gun as well as you. Where did you learn that from?" "My brother." Sympathy said proudly. "How would you like to join our regiment? Both of you?" Both of them looked shocked. then Raven broke in. "Sir, I don't know what to say? We'd love to... but you should know something about Sympathy." "What's that, Colonel?" "She's pregnant." "Oh." General Meade cleared his throat and thought about what Raven had said. "Do you think it wise if she still joined?" "The war will be over before I'm even big." Sympathy interrupted. "We don't know that, miss. It could go on for years." "Please let me stay. I promised Raven I wouldn't do anything dangerous." "Alright. You can stay." Meade smiled at her. "Thank you, sir." "Mom, when did you have me?" Sparkles asked. "Later on. Now I'm going to skip forward to when we were getting ready to go into battle." Sympathy explained as she made her bed. |
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| Sympathy Heart | Feb 10 2008, 03:13 PM Post #15 |
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Part 13 Summer arrived with a bang. The trees were full of bright leaves and colorful blossoms were in full bloom everywhere. Raven had managed to buy another horse since General Meade ordered Sympathy and him as part of the cavalry. Sympathy had trained hard for the past months. Her belly had considerably grown over the months. Now she was looking forward to the day when the war was over and their baby arrived. Every day she would practice drills to prepare for battles. As she did so, Raven watched and reported her progress to General Meade. He approved of her hard work and appointed her the position of sergeant-major. She found this as a great honor. One evening while the the regiment ate dinner Sympathy was off riding. she had wanted time alone to gather her thoughts after a hard day of drills. This was also an excellent time to explore the area. the sound of her horse's, Midnight Star's, hooves clopping on the compacted dirt relaxed her. As she reached the top of a hill she ran into someone she'd thought she'd never see again. "Pinky?! What are you doing here?" She gasped. "My God! Sympathy Heart, look at you. You're so...so..." Pinky replied. "Big?" "Yeah. How have you been?" "Great. Raven's taken care of me. What about you?" "Grant hired me as a dispatch rider, but I don't get paid anything!" "That's unfair! Why do you still ride?" Sympathy asked. "It let's me see what this war is doing to our country. Sympathy and Pinky were quiet for a while before Sympathy spoke again. "What are you doing here?" "I have orders for your regiment to be moved to Gettysburg. It's to get out of harm's way." "Oh." As Pinky was getting ready to say something a horse was heard in the distance. They turned around and saw Raven galloping up. He pulled Feather to a stop beside Midnight Star. "What's going on?" He demanded. "Love, we've been ordered to retreat down into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as a precaution." "What?! Never! Who ordered this?" "Grant himself." Pinky responded. "That stupid coward! If we would just wait a little longer this next battle could end the war!" Raven yelled. "I know, but Grant makes the calls. We can't go against his orders." Sympathy tried to calm him down. "Sympathy. you're going to have this baby soon, and thet's not good if we get into battle down there. It'll take a long time to get there and if you have the baby you'll be out of action. We need you in the battle since you're the best shot. You killed two squirrels with one bullet and you also killed a bunch of rebels in less than a minute." "So what do you auggest we do, Colonel?" Sympathy spat at him. "I say we stay here and end this atrocious war." "Well you're not General Meade, are you?" "Are you saying we retreat like cowards?" "No, Raven! I'm saying we go to safety so we don't get more of our men killed." Sympathy was getting mad. "Then I won't go. I'm staying and fighting when those rebels arrive." He started to turn Feather around to leave. "I'll report you as a deserter if you do." Sympathy threatened through gritted teeth. He spun Feather around so fast and was up in her face in an instant. "You do and I'll never forgive you." "Don't you talk like that to my best friend." Pinky yelled back. "Stay out of this, or better yet, get out of here." Raven suggested angrily. "Raven Heart, you are a very rude person." She paused. "I don't know why you still want to be with him, Sympathy." Raven yanked out his gun and aimed it at her. When Sympathy saw what he was getting ready to do she hit his arm, knocking the pistol out of his hand. After, she pulled out her Colt and shot him in the leg. He clutched his thigh as warm blood trickled down his leg. Raven glared at her maliciously. "What in the heck did you do that for?!" "I'm sorry, but you made me." She said as she put her gun away. "Do you realize you've probably just kept me from fighting?" At that moment Sympathy completely lost it. "Oh just suck up!!!" she got right up in his face. "I'm so sick, and sure as heck tired of you whining about everything!" "I don't do that!" "That's it. You can forget about me marrying you." "What?! how can you be so selfish?" Tears fell to the ground as the truth burned into Sympathy. It was hard for her to bear. Knowing that she would be giving birth to Raven's child nearly tore her in two. How could she ever love a child's father who was so...There was no word to describe him at the moment. sympathy wanted to die, rather than having to live with the memory of the man that she had fallen in love with that gruesome day of September 17th. But she couldn't just end the life of her child like that, so she decided against that top. "Sympathy?" Raven whispered when he saw her dreadful appearance. He saw her trembling with shock. "Oh my...Now look what you've done! Come on, we have to calm her down." Pinky shouted as she rushed over to Sympathy. "What have I done?" Raven whispered to himself. Over thirty minutes later Pink Love returned after helping Sympathy. She didn't look too happy when she walked over to Raven. He was worried when he saw her expression. "How is she, Pinky?" He questioned. "Better. The baby died, though. But..." Raven couldn't believe it. He punched the saddle so hard a loud clap rang through the air. "I'm such a...a..." "The other one's fine." Pinky announced happily. Raven turned around to face her, confused. "Other one?" "Yes. the other baby." "There's two! Well, was two?" "Yes. The second one is just fine. Still inside mama." "What'd you do with the other one?" "It's best that neither of you know." She paused. "And Sympathy is fine." Raven sighed with relief after hearing that the woman he loved was going to be alright. He still felt bad about the baby they had lost, but the bigger question was would Sympathy ever want to marry him after this? She seemed so mad at him before that he doubted she would. Even though she would probably yell and scream at him he had to see her. Sympathy was lying on a blanket under some tall trees. She looked tired, but she seemed relaxed. When she noticed Raven she was shocked. "I'm surprised you're still here." She commented. "Why wouldn't I?" "After I yelled at you and shot you?" "It was my fault. You had every right to after I acted like a fool." Raven admitted. "Forgive and forget." |
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