He Can't and He Won't (Tex Sawyer x Reader)

Prologue

You were a ten year old, in the back of the car. With your parents driving along the dusty Texas desert road. Your family was moving to another state that was on the other side of America, many hours behind your old one. The majority of the car journey was quite and you hated it, you were a chatty person. In fact if you didn't talk you felt like you were going insane.

"We're running out of gas, just thank God there's one up there." You father spoke.

"Now stay here (Y/n) this state is a dangerous one." Your mother warned.

You gave a small nod. "Ok mother."

Even though that meant no way to talk, but to yourself. As your parents went to fill up to the car, someone had come out of the gas station and was walking over to your parents. You opened your car door and slipped out, hoping there was someone to talk to. When you unexpectedly bumped into someone.

"Oh sorry," Said the boy with short blonde hair, a cowboy hat that was to big for him, and creased clothes.

"Oh no it's my fault, I didn't look where I was going." You apologised.

"The names Tex." The boy said, holding his hand out to shake, you shook it.

"(Y/n)," You introduced. "What's this state like?"

"Well," Tex started, before going on about Texas.

By the gas station hut was another small boy standing the the shadows. He had messy brown hair, and brown eyes. Having a odd way of talking, he didn't talk much but was awfully jealous of his brothers. This younger brother was watching Tex talk to another child. The watcher brought his camera out, focussing it and took a picture. Before running over.

"Great picture, great picture, I'll give it to you for five bucks," The brother said quite quickly you couldn't really hear what he said.

"Alfredo you creep." Tex shouted, giving his brother a slap.

"Tex! Don't do that, unless you want to damage my eyes!" Alfredo shouted back.  "Oh heck I'll give it to you for free, since your a pretty one." Alfredo quickly gave it to you before running off.

"Sorry bout this." Tex went to chase his brother into the hut. "Drayton! Alfredo is spying again!"

You got back into your car seat. The older boy who was with you parents you assumed to be Drayton. Had sighed before apologising to your parents and went into the hut to sort the boys out. Your parents got into the car, after filling it up with gas and started the car up.

You looked out the back window to see Tex running out of the hut to wave at you, you waved back. Alfredo ran out and punched his brother before it turned into a fight. You turned back round and looked at the photo you had of you and Tex talking, studying the talent of how the photo was taken. You soon slipped it into your pocket before carrying on with the silent car journey.