"The Terrible Two"
By: Rae Kelly and Fastdancer
Summary…
This is a story about Tyrant and Jessica. The eight-year-old terrors of New York City! This story was co-written by Fastdancer and Rae Kelly! Please read and review because we love reviews! Thanks and enjoy the story! =)
Chapter 1: The fight that started a friendship!
Snipeshooter and the rest of the younger Manhattan newsies walked along the busy streets selling their papers. It was almost lunchtime and they were doing anything, just to sell the last of their papers early so they could get to Tibby's and start a poker game before everyone else got there!
Jessica, a.k.a Doll walked around another part of Manhattan, selling her papers. She usually was ordered to sell with the younger newsies just for safety reasons, but she was too stubborn and independent to hang around with most of the newsies her age. She, however was one step ahead of Snipes and the rest because she only had two papers left to sell and then was one her way to an early lunch!
Snipes and the rest of the boys were closer to Tibby's than she was so some of them were already there, playing poker, while some were still trying to sell the last of their papers.
"Heya everybody. Can I play?" she asked walking up to the table when she entered the restaurant and saw them playing at a back table. She tried to ask friendly even though she knew the answer
"No. You're just a girl" Snipes replied not even looking up from his cards. The rest of the boys snickered
"You know what…I've tried to be nice and it didn't work," she said with her hands on her hips and glaring at them, but mostly Snipes
"Yea, so, what are you going to do about it?" Snipes demanded, now looking up at her and grinning. He, then stood up and she knocked him across the table with her fist
"That's what I'm going to do about it," she said smirking, while the rest of the boys looked up at her and Snipes glared
"Oh yeah, there's only one of you. How do you plan to fight all of us?" one of the boys sitting down demanded but she ignored the question and he stood up only inches from her face
"I heard your question. Buzz off" she yelled back at him and then looked at Snipes, who was now getting up from the floor
"No one tells me to buzz off" the boy repeated angrily and then hit Jessica in the eye
"Didn't your mother tell never to hit a girl" yelled a voice walking behind Jessica that was about the same height and had a similar glare with her fists raised and looking for a fight. The newcomer helped Jessica up and turned to the boys. "Anyone gonna answer my question?"
Snipes answered. "Well, she sure don't act like a girl, so why should we treat her as one." Jessica went to punch him but the newcomer went between them. One of the boys grabbed the newcomer from behind while another stepped in front of her and prepared to punch her. The newcomer leaned against the boy behind her and kicked the other boy in the chest. As her feet hit the floor she elbowed the boy behind her in the stomach. When he let go of her to bend over, she turned and lifted her knee, which caught him in the jaw.
Jessica looked at the newcomer, as if she had been her twin. They were about the same height and looked similar in the face. However, the fight wasn't over yet…
Snipes and a couple of the boys went after Jessica. She saw Snipes coming and took this opportunity to punch him in the jaw. The others weren't sure if they should go after her but it was too late…they had already committed. One of the boys got lucky and got a punch in. Jessica immediately took care of him by kicking him in the leg and then punching him twice as he fell to the ground. The second boy was about to start a fight with her but saw what happened to his friend, and decided to back away. As the boys got up from their hurt positions on the floor, the door opened.
Tibby could be heard in the background yelling, "Spot, Jack, if you two don't stop those children from fighting I'll kick you all out."
Jack and Spot looked at each other for a moment, before running toward the group of younger newsies. But they were too late. The fight had already stopped. Two of the younger boys were still laying on the floor. Jessica and the newcomer looked at each other and grinned. The newcomer spit in her hand and held it out to Jessica. Jessica also spit in her hand and shook hands with the newcomer.
Spot cleared his throat and Jessica turned and looked at him. 'I hate it when he looks at me like that.' She thought as she squirmed under his glare. "Hi, Spot." Jessica said shyly.
"Jessica what is this all about?" he asked.
"They started it so don't even start Mr. Brooklyn, king of the world" the newcomer said glaring at Spot, just as much as he glared at the two girls standing in front of him
"First of all, how did it start and what are you doing here, tyrant?" Jack demanded looking at the small girl, that he knew all to well
"I came in to get lunch until those stupid boys hit my new best friend and you want to another reason I'm here?" she asked smirking
"And that would be?" Spot demanded, not really caring what her answer was
"I can go anywhere I want at anytime I want," she stated simply and Jack and Spot looked at each other. At this point, the boys decided to take this opportunity to leave
"You guys go back to the lodging house. I'll take care of you later" Jack said glaring in the direction of the boys. They silently nodded and then left the restaurant
"Where'd they hit ya, Jecca?" Spot asked looking at Jessica. Her eye was starting to turn purple. Spot raised her chin, to get a better look, but she turned her head as he touched her jaw.
"Alright, I'm going back to the lodging house to hear Snipes and the guys' story. No more fighting, got it" Jack said firmly and looked at Jessica and tyrant who just looked at each other and then looked back at him and grinned
"Whatever you say Jack" Tyrant called out and Jack shook his head and sent a 'good luck dealing with them' look to Spot and then left.
"You two are coming with me," Spot said.
"What makes you think that I want to come with you, Mr. Brooklyn?" Tyrant asked Spot, glaring up at him.
"You're not going to make this easy are you?" Spot asked.
"Of course not. It's my job to make things difficult for people." Tyrant retorted.
"Oh well." Spot said, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. Tyrant began screaming, kicking and hitting Spot with all of her might, but he wouldn't let go. "Come on Jecca, let's go."
Jessica followed Spot to Brooklyn all the while thinking, 'Gosh, she sure is a troublemaker, but I'm glad that she's on my side.'