Collision [In need of a better title]

Colt frowned but let her up. They slipped out of the camp and he pulled his revolver out. Just as he was about to say something someone called otu.

"Hello in the camp!" It was a deep voice.

"Who is there?" Colt called back.

"Adam and Ella." A voice called back.

"What are y'all doing here?" Colt growled as he stepped out.

"Couldn't let the two of you have all the fun could we?" Adam grinned.

**Oh, good idea! ^_^**

Ivy smiled and ran towards Ella, giving her a bone crushing hug. "I told you to stay away," she said, laughing.

"Dosen't sound like you mean it," Ella giggled. Ivy hugged her again tightly.

"I already missed you," she sighed.

Colton and Adam were talking and Ivy grabbed Ella's hand and led her back into the cove. "You and Colton seem to be getting along fine. That's good," Ella smiled. "I know how you two like to argue."

Ivy blushed. She forgot. Ella still didn't know about her and Colton. "Ella, there's something that-"

"Ella?" She heard Adam ask. Ivy frowned. So much for telling her.

"Over here." Ella called. Adam followed her voice and Colt followed.

"Don't leave our site for now, your parents woudl slit my throat if you got hurt." He smiled as he kissed her forhead. Colt smiled.

"Oh, well, we'll need to be out of your site sometimes." Ella replied her hands on her hips. He laughed and nodded.

"True, but not when it's dark." He replie.d

Ivy narrowed her eyes a little. She understood where Adam was coming from, about keeping them in site, still Ivy didn't like it.

She stood and strode out of the cove and into plain veiw outside. "What are you doing Ivy?" Colton asked, running after her.

She turned towards him. "I don't need to be watched every second," she replied irritably. Colton looked confused at her sharp tongue. Ivy sighed.

"Sorry," she sighed. "But I don't need a babysitter."

"I'm defintely not your babysitter, Ivy," Colton sighed. "I'm still confused though."

"What Adam said back there. We can't 'get out of your site when it's dark.' I know he means well and all, but I can still do what I want. I just hate it when people treat me different because I'm a woman. I don't always need someone to protect me. Yes, sometimes it's nice and I will need protection sometime, but...nevermind."

Ivy kept walking and even though it wasn't Colt's fault, she still was slightly annoyied with it all.

"Which is reasonable. We're not treating your different because you are a woman, Adam is treating Ella the way he is because he loves her and doesn't want her to be harmed which is the same reason I want to protect you. It's not because you are a woman, it's because we don't want you two hurt." He replied. "But feel free to do as you please. Scream if you need me." He sighed. He slipped from site but kept an eye on her just encase. He didn't want to lose her when he just got her.


**UGH**

Ivy felt a little guilty about taking everything out on Colton, but she needed to talk to someone. Too bad he took off shortly.

Ivy walk outside and breathed the fresh air. She loved to walk around, exploring everything around her. She sat on the ground and stretched out against a rock. It was almost comfortable. She smiled. This reminded her of life back with Colton and Ella at their house.

Ivy missed it greatly. She started to doze, but everytime she closed her eyes all she saw was the drunk man's face. She kept her eyes wide and frowned.

"Maybe I do need some guy to protect me all the time," she whispered, hating herself for saying it. Ivy sighed.

After a while Colt got bored. He walked towards where she was.

"Hey, is there room for two?" He asked as he walked over. "I know you don't like anyone hovering, but I'm not hovering, I'm just bored." He said sitting next to her.

"It's ok." She smiled leaning against him. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and kissed her forehead.

"You sure? Cause I really want to stay on your good side." He replied.

"Sorry for getting all...Ivy - like on you," she laughed. "I just get so...defensive, I guess. It's stupid, I know, I just do."

"It's alright," Colton whispered against her cheek, making her shiver. Ivy snuggled closer to him.

"Yeah. I just hate it when we 'argue' like that. Or when I do," she sighed.

Colton held her chin lightly in two of his long fingers, turning her head towards him. "It's really alright, Ivy," he smiled.

Ivy froze. Emotions and thoughts reeled through her brain. She couldn't take it. Her heart beat so hard and fast it was a wonder Colton couldn't hear it.

Ivy pressed her lips onto his, not caring that it might seem inappropriate with everything else going on. She threaded her fingers through his hair and pushed into the kiss. Even though she hadn't exactly had any experience with kissing, it still felt so natural with Colt.

Colt pushed into the kiss and then pulled away and smiled as he breathed in. "Wow." HE whispered. She blushed and he kissed her again holding her close. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but it felt so right. HE loved having her in his arms, kissing her soft lips. He pulled free as his htoughts continued. He couldn't allow himself to do anything stupid. "I love you, Miss Ivy." He smiled down at her.


***GRRRR***

Ivy felt the heat rush to her face yet again. She cared for him, more than she had any other person, but...did she love him? Was that what that funny feeling was she got everytime he so much as touched her.

"I love you too," she whispered, smiling a little. Once she said it all her doubts vanished. She did love him. A lot.

Ivy frowned a little. What would happen once she had to leave him. Eventually she would and she knew it. She didn't want to even think about that.

"What's wrong?" Colton asked, frowning. Ivy sighed. Colton shook his head and pulled her into his lap, almost as if she was a small child needing comfort.

"What's going to happen when I go back home?" She asked. "I'm going to have to leave you and...I can't stand the thought."

Colton ran his fingers through her hair. "I thought we agreed not to think about that. We'll make this work."

Ivy nodded and put her head on his chest. Still, she couldn't help not thinking about it. She never wanted to leave Colton. Not ever. In fact she wanted to...

Stop it Ivy, she scolded again. You will do no such thing. She was seriously thinking she was going crazy after these past few days.

Colt held her for a few more minutes before she yawned. "Come on, we better sleep and so we can travel tomorrow." He said as he stood up.

"Do we have to?" She asked.

"Unless you want to sleep in the saddle, we better sleep." He replied with a smile.

**Hm, I'm going to have Ivy hate Adam. Just to add to the drama. ^_^**

Ivy nodded. She actually did feel tired. It didn't take long until they were back and seeing Adam and Ella cuddling...or whatever they were doing.

Ivy glared at Adam. She didn't know why, he just grated on her nerves sometimes.

"Goodnight, Ella," she smiled. She nodded towards Adam. "Adam."

She wanted to kiss Colton goodnight but only gave him an apologetic smile and fell asleep soon after she laid down.

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Ivy woke up with a light sheen of sweat on her face and bretahing hard as if she had just run a mile. Her nightmare came back to her and she shivered.

She got up quickly and started to walk outside. The fresh air would help her some. She felt a hand grab her ankle and she stiffled a scream.

Adam was sitting up now and looking at her confused. He must have been keeping watch or something. Ivy turned to the sleeping Colton, shook her head and put a finger to her lips. She glared at him to enforce that he listened and made sure to let Colton sleep.

"I'll only be gone for a minute," she sighed. "Don't wake Colton. I'll be fine...on my own."

Ivy extracted her ankle from his grip and kept walking, first making sure Colt was still asleep.

Outside she felt the chilly air caress her skin. It felt good out here. She continued walking, but not far. Despite what she told everyone, she was afraid someone would try and kidnap her.

Ivy looked around, sure that no one was there and smiled. She missed taking walks like these. It always drove away her nightmares.

***I've nothing. Sorry. And I've got to be in bed at 11 ***

**We need some drama. Got any plot ideas? The only thing I've got is for Ivy to get captured.**

***I don't know. I've been so brain dead lately. :'( ***