[Sulfurix and Gilmore] Ranch loss

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi walked slowly for rhe kitchen and grabbed the left overs heating them up."sorry.didn't get a chance to make anything."She said and leaned on the counter for support. She hid her hands behind her and white knuckled it as pain shot through her chest. She sighed after a bit and put the plates on the table. She sat down in the chair and sighed."so it took you a while to get the horses and cows in."She said"everything go okay out there."She asked.


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[Sulfurlix]

He followed her to the kitchen and sat down at the table, pretty sure she would deny his help. Harrison shifted to lean his arms against the table as she placed the food down, offering a smile. "I went fine, they just walked right to where they needed to be," he chuckled, pushing his hat off and placing it on his lap while shoving a hand through his tangled hair.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi nods and moves her plate away she wasn't hungry for dinner. She was still in pain, she smiled at him."so should we talk about that kiss today." She asked finally. "I mean was that a just in the moment thing or what are we."She asks. She watched him and bit her lip.She had been thinking about it.


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[Sulfurlix]

Harrison started to eat the food that was placed in front of him--that kind of person to eat whatever was on his plate. He looked up to her as she spoke, stopping to eat and just finishing what was in his mouth at the time. He pondered over her question, averting his eyes for a moment down to the table's wood as he thought for a moment. He knew he had gotten caught right then in the moment back on that hill, but the tiniest action seemed to have changed /something/. Whatever that was, he wouldn't know. He was horrible with these things.


"I'm not sure..." He admitted, shoving his eyebrows together to form the small crease between them. "I mean, I know I got caught up in the moment," he said before shooting his gaze up to her, "but that's not bad I mean--" he tried adding quickly so he hopefully wouldn't say something wrong. "I guess we're... Maybe? I don't know," he started tripping up over his words, averting his eyes again. "I'm an idiot," he groaned out a small laugh, pushing a hand to his face. He always got nervous and felt like he screwed these kinds of things up.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

She watched him as she waited for him.Vixi bit her lip, she had hoped it wasn't just a caught up in the moment thing.She pushed her plate over to him. She figured he eat it. She really wasn't hungry.


" oh I see, well um I will clean up when you are done."She says. "I will go check on my father and be back in a bit."She got up and groaned. She limped for the stairs, vixi made her way up the stairs. She went to check on her father and covered him up. Yeah it took her forever to get up the steps, but she did it. She took her time going downstairs after a bit and went back to pick up her glass off the table. She was stupid to think it could be anything more.


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[Sulfurlix]

He watched her get up and leave, knowing he said the wrong thing. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. He squeezed his eyes shit, pushing his face into his hands. It wasn't /just/ getting caught up in the moment. That was just the perfect timing for him to even get the nerve to kiss her. God, he hoped he hadn't hurt her feelings... He was just an idiot on these things. Of course it was more than just a one moment, one time thing, hopefully.


Taking a breath, Harrison looked to the food placed in front of him, both plates now. He wasn't too hungry himself anymore, shockingly, but he didn't want to waste it. Groaning to himself and knocking himself upside the head, Harry picked up the fork and shoveled some food into his mouth. His eyes shifted to the door way where Vixi had gone to check on her father, Harrison mentally beating himself up. Sinking his teeth into his lip, Harrison picked up the plates and went to clean them so Vixi wouldn't have to. He let out a breath, leaning against the counter.


Maybe now would be a good time to get his guitar from his truck... That always helped him clear his head. Turning on his heel, he headed towards the front door just as Vixi had started to come down the stairs, walking into the dark night before she got to the second step from the top, letting to door close behind him silently. Forcing himself forward, Harrison walked to his truck, unlocking the door and then pulling it open. He paused when his eyes landed on the black case, reaching forward and gradding the handle of the case.


He walked to the porch with the guitar case, sitting down on the porch steps and taking out the acoustic guitar and leaning it on his thigh. It hadn't been too long since he had played. He typically did every night in the apartment to help himself relax from long days of working. Strumming his fingers over the strings, he smiled to the familiar sound of the tuned instrument.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi put the plates away and sighed. She leaned on the sink and tryed to breathe. She sighed and limped for the couch. She sat down with a huff and leaned back with a sigh. Her eye's closed and she went to lay down on the couch. She swallowed hard and sighed. With one final effort, she walked up the steps and went to shower. She looked over the bruises from yesterday and now the knew ones from today.


Vixi was in the shower when a man rode up on his horse. He saw Harrison as he got off and tied up his horse."Hey vixi around.we need her a minute. She is good with horses and well. She is kinda the one we come to. Oh sorry I am Tom one of the local colors.you must be the new ranch hand. "We said and held out his hand to Harrison. "So is Vixi home, she shouldn't be in bed yet."he says.


Vixi was still in the shower. She was washing away the dirt and trying to keep calm. Vixi finally turned the water off and went to dress in pajamas. She was in flannel sweats and white tank top.


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[Sulfurlix]

Harrison started to let his fingers strum the strings to dinfferent songs he had learned over the years, his mind falling blank and getting lost in what he was doing. This was all too relaxing, letting his mind concentrate on how his fingers were playing instead of how bad he screwed up with Vixi.


Upon hearing hooves riding up and stopping, Harrison let his fingers come to a halt and look up with that last sounds of the last keys singing in his ears. He watched as the stranger tied up his horse, Harrison's normal blank, smile-lacking demeanor coming back full swing as the man spoke. He took the hand and shook it when it was offered out to him, "I can go see of she's still up," he answered. Harry dropped the man's hand, placing his guitar to the side and getting up to his feet. Turning and going up the rest of the steps and into the house, heading up the stairs.


When he got to her door, Harrison ground his teeth into his lip, and then knocked. "Vixi?" He called gently, "Tom is here." He added after a second of a pause. A slow breath left him as he took a step back from her door.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi looked up upon hearing Tom's name she opened her door slowly. "Thanks is it emergency if not tell him to wait till tomorrow."She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She wasn't going to blame him, she read to much into it she blamed herself. "You know what no I will go check what they need."She said. She smiled at hi small and walked paat kissing his cheek to let him know it is okay. She understood. Vixi walked for the steps and ignored the pain in her ribs. All she could do was slowly walk down the steps m she would move faster if she could.


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[Sulfurlix]

"He didn't say," Harrison thought back quickly to what Tom had said. A small nod moved his head as she said she'd go check on what they need, despite the fact he knew she needed rest.


At the small peck to his cheek, Harrison's eyes widened a bit, watching her walk for the steps. At least she wasn't mad at him and his idiotic words earlier. He snapped out of his small daze of watching her and hurried after to fall into step with her on the stairs so he could catch her if she fell.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi walked down the steps and walked to the pourch. "What is it Tom? "She said with a grimace. He sighed. "Vixi I know the whole thing between you and my son, but we have a mare who has a bad leg."He said.He sighed. "I will be over tomorrow morning get the horse to lay down till then." She said. "Now go."She says.


Tom nods and walks off to his horse."vixi I really had hoped you come tonight alone."he said."no see you tomorrow with my ranch hand hear."She said coldly. "Now get off my property. "She snapped. He got on his horse and walked away.Vixi sat down with a huff on the pourch wood, because her legs gave out on her.Vixi sighed and rubbed her temples.


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[Sulfurlix]

He went ridged when he realized who Tom was, instantly taking a protective step towards Vixi. If he could prevent it, he wouldn't let anything else harm her. His muscles only locked up more when Tom even tried to say he hoped she'd come alone, only to loosen up a bit when Vixi said he'd be coming. Good. He'd probably go anyway. But this was that Bob, Bill, whatever his name was wouldn't get within an arms reach of her without getting a fist plowed into him.


He frowned when she sat down rather quickly, going and sitting behind her on the steps with a leg on either side of her, "I'm sorry," he sighed, "I should've told him to come back in the morning." He said after the man had gotten out of ears reach, looking down to her.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi leaned into him and sighed. She breathed again, she had realized what he wanted. She started to hyperventilating. "Oh my god if I would of gone with him."She said shaking. She clung to Harrison. "It's not your fault. "She said she leaned into him trying to get her breath back.


"I am sorry about earlier."She said. She turned and hid her face into his neck. She sighed and tryed to breathe.


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[Sulfurlix]

His eyes navigated to where his guitar was leaning against the railing before darting back to her at her words of what would have happened if she went with him. His eyebrows shoved together, wrapping his sturdy arms around her when she clung to him as she shook.


A small sigh left him as she turned and his her face into his neck, shifting his head so he could plant a reassuring kiss against her temple. "If they /ever/ try hurt you...they'll have to go through me." He uttered to her. They'd have to go through his cold dead body before he'd ever let them bring her any harm.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi hugged him and nods."it's okay. "She said. She hugged him."Thank you for being here. I am sorry if I pushed you at all. I don't want you to be mad at me."vixi says.


Vixi leaned into him. She really felt safe with him. Why? He was a stranger basically and here she was in his arms. She was falling for him harder then she fell for any one. She looked up at him. Her mind was racing and so was her heart.


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[Sulfurlix]

"Why would I be mad at you?" He asked, giving her a confused look. "I'm the idiot," he joked to try and help her feel better. Harrison kept his arms tangled around her, she seemed perfectly fine with it, and he was perfectly comfortable with keeping her in his arms. He didn't know what it was about her, but she had caught him somehow.


He let his eyes fall onto Vixi's features as she looked up to him, that same feeling he got on the hill falling onto him. "I... Don't think that was just a spur of the moment," he said softly before getting the courage to lean forward again to let his lips press against hers.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi was suprised. She took a minute to kiss him back. She kissed him back and locked her lips on his. She wrapped her hands in his hair. Vixi wasn't pulling away this time.She sighed and did pull away however, she looked at him and smiles. "Thank you for well being you city boy."She says joking with him. She saw the guitar. "So you play? Can I hear?"She asks him


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[Sulfurlix]

His eyes shut when she returned the kiss, feeling her hands slide through his hair. Harrison let a small breath of contentment leave his nose before she pulled away, dark green eyes peeking back open to look at her. "Am I that much of a city boy?" He joked back in an almost dazed tone, his eyes following her swift gaze over to where his guitar was leaning against the railing. "Uh...sure." he said, biting his lip.


He hadn't really played for anyone. Sometimes Lindsey would sit on the foot of his bed while he played, but that was his sister, not...Vixi, a girl he could swear he might be falling for. Harrison leaned over and snagged the guitar by the neck, pulling it onto his lap once she let go so he could.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi pulled back and smiles. "I joke your definitely mire country now."She said she pulled her self next to him and let him play his guitar. Vixi stayed quite and listened to him. She was mesmerized by him. All her worries were gone with him next to her. Her mind wanderer to what could if happened Tonight. She was staring into the night. It couldn't have been good. Tom was as bad as his son if not worse. She wasn't even paying attention anymore. She was freaking out on the inside. She bit her bottom lip worrying it raw.


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[Sulfurlix]

He chuckled to her words before sliding the guitar onto his lap, letting his fingers strum the strings to create a song.


His eyes shifted to watch his own fingers over the strings, finding the sound like a cure almost. It was his escape from when his father would come home and wail at his mother, with him and his sister defenseless in his room, with the guitar on his lap. A breath left him before looking up to Vixi, eyes blinking for a moment before stopping and dropping one hand to rest on her knee. "Hey, they're gone..." He could see the mix of fear and worry in her gaze.


"Should we go inside?" He asked gently.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi jumped and let out a yelp. Vixi focused on her eye's on him and registered it was him."oh umm yeah let's go inside. "She said. She sighed breathing and pulled herself up to stand.she wasn't normally this jumpy.Vixi walked inside slowly. She was afraid her legs were going to give out on her again.


Vixi sighed and looked at him."your good and sorry I zoned out for a bit."She says


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[Sulfurlix]

He jerked his hand back when she yelped, letting out a small breath of surprise. He stood up as well, following after her and pushing the door open for her. "Yeah..." He breathed out to her words, giving her a look of concern. "Want me to help you up the stairs?" He asked, but even if she couldn't and said no, he'd most likely scoop her up in his arms again. He didn't want her to fall and get hurt...

 

[Dark_Psycho]

"Nope I am good. See actually walking now."She said. She sighed. "Sorry if I freaked you out. "She said. She walked for the stairs and started up slowly. She was going to be fine,vixi sighed. She was actually freaked out to go up the steps. She looked up and stayed on the first step and held on to the banister and bit her lip."you know what I will just finish up the kitchen." She said


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[Sulfurlix]

He watched her go to the stairs, hardly getting to the first step before stopping and claiming she'd fix up the kitchen. "No, I got you." He said, going and slipping his arm gently around her waist, sliding the other behind her knees before scooping her up into his arms and heading up the stairs. "I'll clean the kitchen, too, don't worry about it, okay?" He looked down to her before continuing up and towards her room.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Vixi clung to him.She coward into him."No please don't leave me alone upstairs. "Vixi said. Vixi squirmed in his grip away from her door.She watched him walk up the stairs and closed her eye's.Vixi was hyperventilating again. She knew she was being stupid, but still she was freaking out.Vixi clung to him as he walked into her room. Her eye's were shut tightly. Vixi normally wasn't one to panic,but she knew Tom and bill and they wouldn't give up.


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