No Honor Amongst Thieves | Ch. 2
pairing: arthur morgan x male!reader
a/n: this one is a bit of a shorter chapter! hope you guys enjoy!
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White light. That was all Casey was able to see as he woke up. The male rubbed his eyes a little bit before stretching, then standing up. He looked to see most of the camp equipment had been picked up, which indicated Arthur had been awake. The male sighed softly and looked around for the burly male, smiling softly once he spotted Arthur. Casey walked over to the male, tapping him on the shoulder.
”Mornin’, Arthur. Were ya ready to head out?” Casey asked Arthur, who grunted in response, turning his head to look at Casey and gave him a small smile as he closed his journal and put it in his satchel. “Sure. Let’s go,” Arthur responded as he got up from the rock he had been sitting on previously. The pair made their way over to the camp and their horses. Packing the last of their stuff up, both men mounted their respectful horses.
Clicking his tongue, Arthur led the two of them. He knew Casey hasn’t ever really had the time to explore these parts, and he wanted to be the one to show him. It gave Arthur a bit of pride to be a tour guide, of sorts. It was just what Casey brought out in him. Casey patted Beau’s neck as he fed him, soon catching up to Arthur. “So, where to first, cowboy?” The brunette had questioned the burly male riding alongside him.
Arthur glanced at Casey for a moment before clearing his throat, hand firmly grasping the reigns on his horse. “Well, first I was thinkin’ we get ourselves a bounty, earn a lil’ bit of cash for the gang,” he had responded. Casey nodded along, liking the idea. “Okay. I like that idea. Let’s do it,” the brunette responded, chuckling some.
The pair rode into Rhodes, riding to the sheriff’s, knowing they’d find bounties there. So long as the pay was good, they wouldn’t mind doing it. Hitching their horses, both Casey and Arthur made their way inside the building, walking over to the town’s sheriff. “Mornin’, sheriff,” Arthur spoke. “Got any bounties?” He added. The sheriff clicked his tongue and pulled out a few wanted posters from a drawer of the desk.
He tossed it to them. Casey took them and looked through them as the sheriff gave a run down on the three criminals. “First one, he’s a pain in the ass. Jailed almost every week. Poor shit hadn’t learned his lesson. The second feller, he’s a lil’ bit easier. A bit stupid, if ya ask me. Third guy, almost as bad as the first. Pay’s good for all three so...pick your poison, fellas,” the sheriff told them.
The two of them talked it out and decided to take the second and third bounties. “I’ll take the second one he spoke about,” Casey initiated, deciding to let Arthur do the hard work, knowing he’d most likely get through to the criminal better than Casey probably would be able to. He just didn’t have the patience for those kinds of things. “Okay. That settles it. Let’s go, Case,” Arthur spoke as the two exited the sheriff’s office, going to their hitched horses and getting on them.
”The bounties seem to be near the same area, so we could just meet up afterwards,” Casey said to Arthur, who simply nodded his head as they started to draw near where these bounties were last seen. Once split up, Casey treaded through a foresty area, spotting a figure against a tree. Getting off Beau, the brunette made his way over, lasso in hand to take down the bounty. When he got close enough, Casey pinned the guy to the ground and hog tied him.
Both men soon got their bounties, riding back to the sheriff’s. Arthur’s bounty wouldn’t quit talking, which pissed Arthur off, so there was a few times where the burly male had reached back and used his pistol to hit the guy’s head. The two soon got to the sheriff’s, hitching their horses and toting the two men inside, tossing them into the jail cell that was open. “Why thank ya, fellas. Here’s the money as promised,” the sheriff said to them as he handed them each their cut. “Thanks, sheriff,” Arthur said as the men pocketed the cash and left.
Getting back on their horses, the two men decided on going back to Shady Belle and turn their money into the box where they usually stashed their money. “Hey, Arthur. Can I...can I confess something to you? I feel more comfortable telling you than anyone else,” the brunette spoke, gulping from how nervous he was. ‘Just breathe, Case. This is Arthur you’re talking to. The most trustworthy person you’ve ever met,’ the brunette had thought to himself. Arthur hummed and nodded. “Sure, what is it?” The outlaw had asked Casey.