[IC] City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

[Tyler Night]

Shadow scoots forward and puts her hand in his mouth pulling it down to his chest then raises his chin.

"I will get you the coffee babe."

He says smiling at Shadown being Shadow.

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"Thanks honey."

Ele said, kneeling next to Shadow and scratching his chest obediently. The two of them watched the movers get everything out of the truck, but Ele had to stop to sign off on the delivery and confirm that all of her things had arrived.

[Tyler Night]

Shadow though 2 years old would follow her like a puppy, leaning against her. As Tyler is inside he starts the coffee and starts preparing some of the guns. After the movers leave he calls out to Ele and the kids who were now awake and eating breakfast.

"We will be ready to shoot in a few minutes."

He says as he looks through the cupboards for something for breakfast.

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Coming back inside, Ele hopped onto the counter and picked up her coffee, warming her hands on the mug as Shadow rested his big head on Ele's dangling feet.

"So what are the basics of shooting a gun? Close your eyes, pull the trigger, and pray for the best?"

She smirked at Tyler, clearly teasing him.

[Tyler Night]

He chuckles.

"I will show you when we get to it."

As he continues searching for breakfast Samson walks up and towers over Shadow. He puts his head up above the counter top resting his nose on Ele's stomach.

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"Hello horse-dog,"

Ele said to the huge dog that rested its head on her. Smiling at her audience, Ele sipped her coffee,

"You would think these two beggars never get any affection from anyone."

[Tyler Night]

Tyler finds some salsa and starts making some breakfast burritos with roasted corn and black bean salsa.

"You are somebody new. They gotta initiate you into the family."

He says with a smile.

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"With adoration and affection? I like that initiation!"

Ele laughed, finishing her coffee before paying Sampson a bunch of attention,

"I like these guys, but my favorite kind of dog would be a Golden Retriever."

[Tyler Night]

"Mastiffs are my favorites. They are actually the strongest as far as bite goes but the only time they will actually bite is if they can't use their size to keep you in one place. The average bite force of a 200 pound mastiff is around 750 pounds but there are documented cases of them going over 1,000 pounds. Only the largest alligator snapping turtles, alligators and crocodiles can claim a stronger bite force."

He smiles tossing the scrambled eggs into the pan.

"If I can't protect myself or somebody else, I would like to have a dog that can."

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"Okay, you get your mastiff and I'll get my retriever and we will be one big happy family!"

Smiling sweetly, Ele gently pushed the dogs off of her and hopped off the counter. Standing next to Tyler, Ele began laying out the tortillas and sprinkling them with cheese.

[Tyler Night]

"I put the cheese in the eggs and make it gooey."

He says with a smile.

"Unless you want some too?"

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"Of course I do! And since when have you turned down more cheese, baby?"

She teased, bumping Tyler's arm with her elbow. Going to the fridge, Ele pulled out the sour cream and some avocados. Cutting that in half, Ele made the avocados into slices to put on the burritos.

[Tyler Night]

"I think you will love the salsa."

He says dipping into it with a chip.

"Give it a try."

Takes a bite of the chip and salsa then looks in the fridge, deciding to put some smoked salmon in his burritos.

"You want some salmon or something else in yours?"

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Doing as he said, Ele nodded her pleasure,

"Its good! I like it a lot!"

She scooped some of it into a bowl and took it over to the table with the other toppings for the food.

[Tyler Night]

He rolls up his own burrito's walking over to the table, eating his 3 small burrito's fairly quickly.

"Today is gonna get loud."

He says finishing his breakfast. He walks into the bedroom, grabbing a bunch of guns out. Amelia and Annabel walk in, grabbing their shotgun's. Both 20 gauges, Amelia's a longer barrel with a scope and Annabel's an open sight 20 gauge with a slightly shorter barrel. Tyler grabs his 2 favorites, a russian sks 7.62 by 39mm and a mini 14 .223, both older guns. He walks out with them in each hand.

"Hey Ele, this gun here."

He holds up the .223

"Will be the gun you will learn on. It is perfect for ya."

He walks out onto the deck with them, putting them down on a table. Walking back in he grabs a target to take out and places it out in the woods down a lightly beaten path then walks back up to the deck.

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Eyes wide and tracking the girls with their gun, Ele looked at the guns in Tyler's hands with hesitation.

"Okaaaay then..."

She drawled out and followed him to the deck. Standing just inside the doorway, Ele bit her lip,

"Is this another fun time activity you like to do?"

[Tyler Night]

"Yes it is."

He sets up a seat in front of the rail on the deck, grabbing his sks. He puts it on the rail and sits down, pulling the gun up to his shoulder. Lining up he pulls the trigger, the gun goes off with a boom but almost no kick. He looks back at Ele and says.

"You can shoot this one too if you want."

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Hands flying up to cover her ears, Ele winced at the loud crack of the gun. Face turning slightly pale, Ele shook her head at Tyler's offer,

"No thanks."

She said in a small voice, crossing her arms over her chest. Being this close to the weapons made her nervous, as Ele had grown up in a bad part of town where gun deals and firefights were common. A distinct memory of a black Glock sitting on her dining room table invaded Ele's mind, the echo of Tyler's gun still ringing in her ears.

[Tyler Night]

He looks back at her standing up. Walking over to her he puts his arm behind her and says.

"It is a controlled environment, only one person shooting at a time and the guns are quieter when you are the one operating them. You have nothing to fear."

He looks down at her with a reassuring glance.

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Uncertainty and fear still swam in Ele's eyes, but she trusted Tyler completely. Trying to relax her stiff shoulders, Ele looked down at the planks of the deck,

"I'll only learn to shoot so I know the gun and can use it in case I need to."

She declared quietly, her voice soft.