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37. I can't believe…

"Nice. For a minute, I thought you wanted to trick me."
Castigo chuckled.
The two tied lizards were like paralyzed when they saw the fox not far away.
Beans was unable to breath few seconds, and Rango's head was filled with emptiness and made room for horror.
"No, no. How could you…?"
He threw his glance at Bill. "You can't be serious?! Bill! Why this?!"
"Why so shocked?" Castigo came closer.
Bill said nothing. The Gila monster just watched how the fox took Rango's hat.
"What luck that I didn't recognize you. I would have had a good mood to shoot you. I think it was fate that you came."
Rango ducked his head and his body tensed when the fox was petting over his head. He could feel the nails of his claws, moving gently but also warningly.
"Clumsy of me." He added his pressure. "I had been a fool to leave you alone without to wait until you would be dead. It had spared you a much painful death."
At last, Beans managed to speak again with hoarsely voice. "Bill… what have you done?"
Rango understood nothing. "How did you…?"
He tensed and pressed his lips together when Castigo pressed his nails into his head skin.
"We had talked yesterday, and we made a nice arrangement," the fox said.
Rango put his head back. "That's impossible. We were together the whole time. Except…"
He winced and looked again to the Gila monster. "Last night. You wasn't there. But we thought you would be..."
"Yes, Bill," Stump also began, who was also surprised like the others. "You said you only wanted to smoke."
Bill hissed with disgust. "I made a walk to the hiding place."
"And what is the deal?" Chorizo asked.
Bill opened his mouth but Castigo was faster. "That he avoid that you could steal my money investment and for this I give this guy a painful dead."
He petted over Rango's head who got a blackout. "Including esecially for her."
He looked down at Beans. "But maybe much later."
He petted with the other hand over Beans's hair. The lizard girl didn't react. She was like stone. She was unable to think.
Kinski scratched his head and became clear slowly. "You did…?"
He narrowed his eyes with rage. He looked at Bill and pointed on his head. "We could have spared that with my hair!"
Bill waved his hand. "You was in need to get a haircut."
"And you didn't talk with us?" Chorizo said quickly before Kinski could protest again.
"I couldn't take a risk. It had spoiled the surprise, wouldn't it, little pet?!
Rango opened his mouth to gasped a little for air. He had known that the lizard would be ugly to him one day, but this devilry was too much for him. He closed his eyes. He felt himself as if he would fall into a never ending deep hole. Why hadn't he been he more carefully? How could he be such a fool to ride with a criminal?
At last Castigo released him so that he could move his head again. He felt how Beans trembled. Damn! Why had she had to suffer?
"Let her go!" he whispered with last hope.
"Let go?" Castigo asked surprised. "That bitch?"
He grabbed Beans's hair. The girl winced but she didn't struggle. It has no use to fight back.
"Bad news for you, we had almost have a nice time together."
He grinned widely.
"That's not true!" Beans screamed.
"Shut your mouth," Castigo scolded and twitched her hair.
Rango couldn't stop himself. "Never do that again!"
The fox released the girl, stepped beside the chameleon and looked down at him with narrowed eyes.
"Look at that lout. He really dares to contradict me?"
One second later, Rango felt the burning bitchslap on his cheek. He swallowed down an insult and spoke one word, which belonged to Bill.
"Why?"
"That's business little pet," Bill said with a smack of mocking.
"And what now?" Stump asked.
"Nice question," Castigo chuckled. "I still have to do a lot of organisation things before I can giude them to hell. Apropos "hell", I have to commit a snake to my hapy winner. After that, I think that's nothing for children's eyes."
He gave Bill a mocking glance. "I don't like eye witnesses in my work, you know?"
Bill nodded with stony face. Maybe he seemed to be not very agreed but he didn't say a word.
Rango couldn't help himself and got tears in his eyes.
"Bill…. I can't believe…"
Bill snorted. "Die like a man at least."
"Oh, he is right," Castigo said with played welfare and bent down to him. "I guarantee, you will cry like a brat. This time I will controll that you are deader than nothing."
Rango got a shiver.
With last hope he and Beans looked at Bill. He was still the only one who could exercise his authority, but he was relentless. Also Kinski, Stump and Chorizo didn't seem to be interested to help them. Danny and Tonca, who still hang with their heads down in Kinski's and Stum's hands, exchanged glances.
Beans made a one last try. With all her force, she laid all her despair and pleading into her glance and looked at Bill with big begging eyes. She begged for all. Begging for mercy, begging for favour, help, forgiveness, lenience, apology, like no other being could have done it.
Bill felt her glance, knew very well what she wanted to tell. She would do everything to rescue her lover. For a little moment, he was going to make a suggestion, but in last second, he bit his lips. She should know forever that he wasn't a weaker and said one dry, cold sentence:
"Happy Dying Day, instead of, happy Wedding Day."
Beans let fall her head, all her forces left her. Bill turned around, gave his men a sign and they left them.
Rango closed his eyes in disbelief. Beans sobbed quietly. Rango's hands were pressed into fists; his arms trembled of painful disappointment.
"Bill! I curse you!" he shouted.
"That's not new for me," Bill said calmly. He turned around and gave him an degoratory look. "But this time you are the loser. Accept the fact."
With that they disappered. Rango heard how Beans sobbed. With trembling fingers he touched for her hand and wrapped it around hers. She gave a sudden sob, but she returned the handshake. Rango swallowed. He felt big fear, but no matter what the fox wanted to do with them, he wanted to be strong. Strong for her. He winced with sadness when he felt how she petted his fingers with trembling fingertips.
Both winced when Castigo's brutal grip wrapped their arms.
"Let's make a little journey."

To be continued...

Description
This chapter is a little short. I hope you like.

37. I can't believe…

"Nice. For a minute, I thought you wanted to trick me."
Castigo chuckled.
The two tied lizards were like paralyzed when they saw the fox not far away.
Beans was unable to breath few seconds, and Rango's head was filled with emptiness and made room for horror.
"No, no. How could you…?"
He threw his glance at Bill. "You can't be serious?! Bill! Why this?!"
"Why so shocked?" Castigo came closer.
Bill said nothing. The Gila monster just watched how the fox took Rango's hat.
"What luck that I didn't recognize you. I would have had a good mood to shoot you. I think it was fate that you came."
Rango ducked his head and his body tensed when the fox was petting over his head. He could feel the nails of his claws, moving gently but also warningly.
"Clumsy of me." He added his pressure. "I had been a fool to leave you alone without to wait until you would be dead. It had spared you a much painful death."
At last, Beans managed to speak again with hoarsely voice. "Bill… what have you done?"
Rango understood nothing. "How did you…?"
He tensed and pressed his lips together when Castigo pressed his nails into his head skin.
"We had talked yesterday, and we made a nice arrangement," the fox said.
Rango put his head back. "That's impossible. We were together the whole time. Except…"
He winced and looked again to the Gila monster. "Last night. You wasn't there. But we thought you would be..."
"Yes, Bill," Stump also began, who was also surprised like the others. "You said you only wanted to smoke."
Bill hissed with disgust. "I made a walk to the hiding place."
"And what is the deal?" Chorizo asked.
Bill opened his mouth but Castigo was faster. "That he avoid that you could steal my money investment and for this I give this guy a painful dead."
He petted over Rango's head who got a blackout. "Including esecially for her."
He looked down at Beans. "But maybe much later."
He petted with the other hand over Beans's hair. The lizard girl didn't react. She was like stone. She was unable to think.
Kinski scratched his head and became clear slowly. "You did…?"
He narrowed his eyes with rage. He looked at Bill and pointed on his head. "We could have spared that with my hair!"
Bill waved his hand. "You was in need to get a haircut."
"And you didn't talk with us?" Chorizo said quickly before Kinski could protest again.
"I couldn't take a risk. It had spoiled the surprise, wouldn't it, little pet?!
Rango opened his mouth to gasped a little for air. He had known that the lizard would be ugly to him one day, but this devilry was too much for him. He closed his eyes. He felt himself as if he would fall into a never ending deep hole. Why hadn't he been he more carefully? How could he be such a fool to ride with a criminal?
At last Castigo released him so that he could move his head again. He felt how Beans trembled. Damn! Why had she had to suffer?
"Let her go!" he whispered with last hope.
"Let go?" Castigo asked surprised. "That bitch?"
He grabbed Beans's hair. The girl winced but she didn't struggle. It has no use to fight back.
"Bad news for you, we had almost have a nice time together."
He grinned widely.
"That's not true!" Beans screamed.
"Shut your mouth," Castigo scolded and twitched her hair.
Rango couldn't stop himself. "Never do that again!"
The fox released the girl, stepped beside the chameleon and looked down at him with narrowed eyes.
"Look at that lout. He really dares to contradict me?"
One second later, Rango felt the burning bitchslap on his cheek. He swallowed down an insult and spoke one word, which belonged to Bill.
"Why?"
"That's business little pet," Bill said with a smack of mocking.
"And what now?" Stump asked.
"Nice question," Castigo chuckled. "I still have to do a lot of organisation things before I can giude them to hell. Apropos "hell", I have to commit a snake to my hapy winner. After that, I think that's nothing for children's eyes."
He gave Bill a mocking glance. "I don't like eye witnesses in my work, you know?"
Bill nodded with stony face. Maybe he seemed to be not very agreed but he didn't say a word.
Rango couldn't help himself and got tears in his eyes.
"Bill…. I can't believe…"
Bill snorted. "Die like a man at least."
"Oh, he is right," Castigo said with played welfare and bent down to him. "I guarantee, you will cry like a brat. This time I will controll that you are deader than nothing."
Rango got a shiver.
With last hope he and Beans looked at Bill. He was still the only one who could exercise his authority, but he was relentless. Also Kinski, Stump and Chorizo didn't seem to be interested to help them. Danny and Tonca, who still hang with their heads down in Kinski's and Stum's hands, exchanged glances.
Beans made a one last try. With all her force, she laid all her despair and pleading into her glance and looked at Bill with big begging eyes. She begged for all. Begging for mercy, begging for favour, help, forgiveness, lenience, apology, like no other being could have done it.
Bill felt her glance, knew very well what she wanted to tell. She would do everything to rescue her lover. For a little moment, he was going to make a suggestion, but in last second, he bit his lips. She should know forever that he wasn't a weaker and said one dry, cold sentence:
"Happy Dying Day, instead of, happy Wedding Day."
Beans let fall her head, all her forces left her. Bill turned around, gave his men a sign and they left them.
Rango closed his eyes in disbelief. Beans sobbed quietly. Rango's hands were pressed into fists; his arms trembled of painful disappointment.
"Bill! I curse you!" he shouted.
"That's not new for me," Bill said calmly. He turned around and gave him an degoratory look. "But this time you are the loser. Accept the fact."
With that they disappered. Rango heard how Beans sobbed. With trembling fingers he touched for her hand and wrapped it around hers. She gave a sudden sob, but she returned the handshake. Rango swallowed. He felt big fear, but no matter what the fox wanted to do with them, he wanted to be strong. Strong for her. He winced with sadness when he felt how she petted his fingers with trembling fingertips.
Both winced when Castigo's brutal grip wrapped their arms.
"Let's make a little journey."

To be continued...