"Welcome Home Soldier" A Jacob Seed X OC fanfic

Chapter Eight

"So tell us then, Ms. Moore, why have you brought the most dangerous man in hope county, right to our doorstep?" the man i recognize from my childhood... Earl Whitehorse, was speaking directly to me.

"i promise, i have a good reason, you know i would never do anything to hurt anyone here" i pleaded with the sheriff 'I need him to believe me'

"i don't know you at all kid. I knew you once, ten years ago. I could have vouched for you then, but now? Hell i don't know the kind of shit you've been through... I don't know who you are anymore" the words coming from the sheriffs mouth hurt, a lot. Growing up, Earl was like an uncle to me, he was my fathers best friend, he was there when my father died.  I was 18 when my dad died, and he still made Earl promise to take care of me. He was practically my godftaher.

"it doesn't matter, we'll figure something out" Eli finally spoke, having now lowered his gun "Wheaty!" Eli yelled out, and a young man, probably still a teenager, comes running.

"Y-yes sir?" 'Wheaty' says, obviously nervous 'poor kid'

Eli pulls the kid close and starts whispering into his ear "somethin' you wanna share with the rest of the class, Mr. Palmer?" Jacob said, rather amused. 'Now is hardly the time, Jacob.'

Wheaty walks behind Jacob, pulling his arms behind him and tying them. After he has secured Jacobs arms, he begins pushing him forward, leading him into the jail

Eli then walks up to me and takes my weapons, he then pulls me along, also leading me into the jail. After we get inside, people start staring at us, whispering about us.

"take Seed and put him in one of the cells, keep him tied and keep your eyes on him. The sheriff and i will question Ms. Moore" Eli orders. 'wait, hes spliiting us up?'

"hey!" i shout, drawing everyones attention "he stays with me. its the only way i know for sure that you won't hurt him"

"i have to ask, Ms. Moore. why do you care so much about him? why do you care so much about a murderer?" Eli asked me calmly.

"because I'm just like him" i said truthfully "i've fought in wars, i've killed dozens of innocent people. I'm no different than him" although everyone was surprised by my words, no one was more surprised than Jacob, i could see the surprise on his face out the corner of my eye.

"You have my word that no harm will come to Jacob Seed. Happy?" Eli said while half heartedly holding his hand up like a boy scout taking his oaths.

"No, but i guess this is the best i'm gonna get" i took what i was given.

"you're right, this is the best you're gonna get" he said while signaling for Wheaty to take Jacob away. I watched as Jacob was dragged away 'you'll be okay, i promise' i thought to myself, wishing Jacob could hear what i was thinking.

Eli and the sheriff brought me into a small office like room, "give us the room, would you Virgil?" the sheriff politely asked the older man, who is almost completely bald. 

"Of course, sheriff!" the man was a bit more chipper than i liked, and then he saw me "who are you? why don't you have a pin? you are a cougar, aren't you?" the man began spamming me with questions.

"Easy there, Virgil. you can talk to her later, but right now, its our turn to ask the questions" Eli tried to shoo the man out of the room

"alright, alright" the man finally left, thankfully.

"So you had some questions?" i just wanted to get this over with

Eli nodded to the sheriff, signaling for him to speak first.