Guns and Flames (RDR2)

6 - Prove it!

"So, did I prove to you that I am indeed worthy of the gang?" -she asked in a brave tone.
"Yes...yes, you did." -Arthur said happily.
"Haha! I knew I was worthy. You won't regret this." -she replied excitedly.
Then she noticed that as soon as John looked at her, he started blushing a little bit. Charlotte gave John a slight smile.
"So, what are we waiting for? We can't just stop now, can we?" -she asked them with an eyebrow raised, looking back and forth between the two.
"Nah, you're right, we can't stop, so let's head to camp." -Arthur shrugged, then he turned around to hop on his horse.

John did the same as Arthur, except when he was up on his horse, he helped Charlotte up. He almost let go when he looked into her beautiful blue eyes.
"Did you almost let go of me, John?" -she inquired.
"N-no. What gave you that idea?" -he tried to hide it.
"Hm, it's okay to admit, you know?" -she shrugged with a smug smile on her face and grabbed onto him to not fall off the horse.

'I shouldn't have frozen in place while trying to help her up, god damn it!'
John thought to himself.

'He's being real weird, I don't know if I should trust him. Unlike Arthur, he's being as open as he can be.'
Charlotte thought to herself.

'I'm impressed with how she handles guns. I've never come across anyone like her!'
Arthur thought to himself.

As they were heading towards camp, the sky started to fill with clouds, but not the good kind of ones. It was seemingly a storm cloud, almost like a black void slowly filling the sky. The wind started picking up and eventually blowing stronger with every minute that had passed by. Not long after the wind picked up, it started raining lightly as they were on their way to camp.

Charlotte had to hide behind John because with the wind being strong and rain in the air, she couldn't keep her eyes open. John tried to stay calm while following Arthur's lead. Who was fine with this kind of weather. It seemed like Arthur didn't even flinch. After some more time riding on their horse, they managed to arrive in this terrible weather to their destination.

They got off their horse and John, as usual, helped her down. Then rushed into the tent and closed the cloth door.
"Now, at least we won't have to stay outside in the rain." -Arthur said before he sat down on his bed.
The tent was set up for both of them only, which means that there are only two beds in it.
"Any idea where I'm gonna sleep by the way?" -she asked while looking at Arthur.
"You have your own tent, we've set it up for you, it's next to ours on the right from here." -he explained. She nodded and sat down beside him. Not even questioning as to why they already had a tent for her.
"I'm worrying about us that we're going to catch a cold. Shouldn't we take the wet clothes off?" -John inquired the two.
"Oh, I've been used to the cold climate. But yeah, probably a good idea." -she replied.

"Alright, just turn around, okay?" -Arthur asked them.
And they did as they were asked, except Charlotte even covered her face, and John looked at Charlotte silently. Took Arthur some time to change but eventually, he was done.