A/N: Hello, all! Sorry about how vague and awful my last author's notes were….I was on a really intense caffeine high, and then I just kinda bottomed out…and am currently just in that "meh" kind of mood…but even now I can tell that those notes were terribly vague and awful… :l Sorry about that!
I'm glad you all enjoyed the last chapter! I still have no idea where I'm going yet with this story, so most of this will just be word vomit until I actually figure out where I'm going. I'm still coming up with the names of the OCs…but I'm sure by the end of Humanities (somehow I'm paying attention to a lecture about architecture and typing this at the same time…) I'll have figured it out.
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Responses to reviews:
Biankies: Yeah-I'm excited to start working on this story…but yeah, I'm also making sure I'm caught up on classes. My lovely schedule…ugh… ;) I sure hope I'll get used to it soon! Yeah…I don't think he'll need it for a while, but I know he'll definitely need it eventually…since….this is me we're talking about here. ;) Yeah-I'm severely aracnophobic, so I figured I'd put that little bit in…so I can want to chuck something at Romeo. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
FansieFace: Yay-fluff is fluffy! Haha…yeah, I wanted to make everyone just hate the five automaticall…luckily, they're not as violent as the League, but…we'll see. My computer is all fixed up, and is hopefully shipping out here on Monday…fingers crossed it'll be here by the end of the week! You'll find out who they are this chapter…and I hope you love this one too!
S. Castro: Yeah-that's the reference…and I enjoyed it too! It should be interesting looking up medical stuff, since I'm not really a medical person…so we'll see how well this goes. ;) No, Race and Davey don't know them…they just recognize Jack's "special stare" in these circumstances, and let him take care of it. I think that's how you spell it…I honestly have no idea…I just guessed. ;) Thanks-I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Paperstars24601: Thank you! Yeah, nothing bad is happening yet…but don't worry-it will at some point. ;) Thank you so much-that means a lot to me!
POSSIBLE CLIFFHANGER ALERT! (I'm not sure if it is or not… Read At Your Own Risk!)
Enjoy "When Jack Cried" Chapter 2!
"You shouldn't be here."
Jack glared at the five people in front of him, determined to keep them from approaching his family. The group consisted of 3 men and 2 women, who looked to be about Jack's age. One of the women, a young-ish girl with bright green eyes and red hair, chuckled nasally. "Oh, come on, Jackie-we's family, ain't we?" She smirked at him, but he simply stared her down in response. "We was, Karen. Den wen y'all went behind my back an' started stealing papes an' money from the younger kids…dat's when we stopped bein' a family." He stopped, sighing under his breath as he glared at them. "Wat ya did…it lead ta da death of one a our brothers. Dere's no way I can take ya back aftar dat-an' dere's no way ya's gettin' near my brothers. No way in hell."
"Now, Jack…" one of the boys started, but Jack shook his head, holding up a hand to interrupt him. "No, Stan-I ain't gonna hear anathing from ya. Da last time I did, I found out dat ya led ta a kid bein' killed. So, why don'tcha all turn ya tails 'round an' git outta here. 'Fore I whips ya something good." Stan sighed, looking at the others. They all grimaced back at him, shrugging and shaking their shoulders as if to say "What can we do?"
"All right, Jack…we'll let the matter pass for now. But-you know why we're here. And we're not leaving until we get it. You know how persistant we are…and it would be better for you and the others if you would just hand it over now."
"Ya know I's nevar gonna do dat. So jus' git away from my family, an' stay da hell away. Dat goes for ya, Stan, as well as for ya, Karen, Ashely, Daniel, an' Joseph. Stay da hell away from my family."
And with that, he turned on his heal and walked back towards his brother and sister. As he approached, Davey and Race both looked up at him. "Alright-who is dey, Jack? An' why is dey such bad news?" Race queried. Jack sighed. He had known that Race and Davey would pick up on that, based on the "look" he had given them, which apparently only came out when someone was going to be a problem for the newsies. According to Crutchie, it looked like a cross between a grimace and a scowl. Or something to that extent.
"Deys's…dey's some people who used ta work as newsies, when I was jus' startin' out. We got ta know each other pretty good, an' hung out a lot. Wat I didn't know until I became da previous leader's lieutenant was dat dose guys had been slowly siphoning more an' more papes-which meant more an' more money-away from da smaller kids. They hid it somewhere dat we couldn't find it, an' it was only due ta one of da tiny midgets, who was about six years old, dat we found it at all. Because a deir thieving…one a our little brothers…maybe nine years, at da most…ended up dead, cause he couldn' afford ta buy any food, an' none a us was able ta help him." Race and Davey sucked in a loud breath, and then both audibly cursed. Now they understood why Jack didn't want those five anywhere near their siblings. He didn't want to potentially lead to one of their siblings getting hurt-or worse.
"What did they want?" Davey asked. "They couldn't have just been here to stare at us." Jack nodded, sighing. "After dey got kicked outta da newsies, we…uh…appropriated da money dat dey had been hoardin'. We also kept…a…thing…dat dey really want back. Dey cain't be allowed ta."
"Well, it might help iffn' ya could tell us wat da thing is, so we could make sure ta keep it safe!" Race muttered. Jack nodded. "I would iffn' I could, but…da more people who know what an' where it is, da more vulnerable it is. I promise I'll tell ya later, but for right now it's better iffn' only I knows what an' where it is." His two "Cour Four" members sighed darkly, but finally nodded. Jack grinned back at them. "Now-let's git dese kids up! We has a birthday party ta throw, after all!"
Jack wouldn't let them get what they were after. Or get near his family.
Ever.
A/N #2: Hey! Sorry this chapter took so long to get out….this computer is awkward…ugh…. I figured I'd try to finish this chapter before I got started on my mountain of homework…and trust me…it is a mountain. I finished my Pentateuch homework, but I have to read a chapter for Western Civ, before reading an entire book in a few hours and writing a summary on it, and then read and write summary stuff for Pressing Issues, and do a quiz (probably) for Humanities, and then I'm going to be working until 2am tomorrow…and then I have to work until 12-ish tomorrow morning, and then get on a bus and head out to my house, before going to do Service Learning stuff at my church, and then head back to school…augh school is so annoying sometimes! #CanYouTellThatI'mAProcrastinatorYet? ;)
Oh, and I did figure the OCs' names out during Humanities…it was actually due to that class that I did. The five OCs are named for …I think all…of my professors here at Multnomah! Here's their real names:
Stan: Professor Stan Campbell, Humanities
Karen: Dr. Karen Fancher, Pressing Issues
Daniel: Either Dr. Daniel Scalberg, Western Civ, or Daniel Burnett, Choir
Ashely: Ashley Bell, Spiritual and Personal Formation
Joseph: Dr. Joseph Zichterman, Pentateuch
I love all of my teachers, so this is my little tribute to them! (Which is kinda awkward, cause I'm making them evil… Oh well…) The reason Jack wouldn't tell Race and Davey what the five were looking for was because I haven't figured out yet what I want that to be. Once I decide, I'll have Jack have a flashback or something while holding it in his had…ya know…like the movies all do… ;) I also have a question for y'all…I know Race is the lieutenant, but what names/titles should Davey and Crutchie have? When I have them in a scene with Race, I have to say "The Core Four", and I'd like to have something specific for Davey and Crutchie…but I don't know what it could be.
Thanks so much for waiting for this chapter…I promise the story will get better from here! (especially since after this I'm hopefully going to make a plan for the story… ;) )
I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'll see you soon!
God bless,
1monster2
