A/N: Sorry about the long wait...I've been attacked by flu bug after flu bug. So basically, if I wasn't in school or at band I would leave my computer on and go to bed. Fun fun. Well anyways, sorry and I'll try working harder to fix this all up.
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Thanx to everybody who reviewed. (I know I'm being lazy on the shout~outs, sorry)
Well, on with the story...
The Past Is Exactly ThatChapter 7
The three newsies looked at each other, trying to figure out a plan of attack. It seemed that there wasn't one. When they turned back, each was staring face to face with one of the Delancey's group.
Normally Splash wouldn't have thought twice about joining a good fight, but with Snitch and Moody having their hands full with the Delanceys, she was left with the strange man they were conversing with. Even with her height, she seemed like a little child compared to him. She searched her surroundings as he glared down at her, closing the space between them. He fumbled around in his jacket pocket, keeping his glaze fixed on Splash until he found what he was searching for, a small sliver pocketknife.
After being in a gang before, she recognized the silver glint of the knife from where she was standing and moved back before he had the chance to use it on her. Sure she loved to fight but she also knew when it wasn't very smart too, this would be one of those times.
With little warning the man lunged at her. Luckily, Splash had already been aware of the knife and the approaching attack. She darted for the street, easily outrunning her opponent. After sprinting for a while she turned back to search for the man, hoping that she had lost him in one of the alleys she dodged into. She suddenly flew backwards as she ran full force into something. 'Dats da second time taday, I'se should pay attention moah often.'
She laughed at her own thoughts and then brought herself up on her feet. She turned her attention to the bridge that she collided with. It was no surprise that after the chase she ended at Brooklyn. Splash had the best times at Brooklyn, mainly because of Spot Conlon. She loved him more than anything, although most of the time she didn't show it as much as she'd like too.
"Hey little girl, decided to stop running now?" She cursed under her breath. Everybody around there knew better than to call her little girl or anything else along those lines. Her body was already aching from her full out crash into the bridge and now he was insulting her. This was just not turning out to be a good day.
She drew back but she didn't have a lot of space until she was backed up against the bridge. He started to hold up his knife, as Splash got ready to fight. This had to be one of the most unfair fights she'd been in for a while. As he was about to start another attack, he received a blow from a cane to the stomach. Splash recognized it in an instant.
"Spot!" He nodded at her and turned back to the man who was now doubled over on the ground. "Don't you eva learn. You'se don't jus' come around heah an' start trouble wid me friends. An' especially not wid me goil."
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"You'se really shouldn't spy on people. Its not very healthy ta do dat." Morris spat out evilly glaring at Moody. She just matched it, waiting for the right moment to attack. "Oh really, I'se didn't know dat."
Snitch wasn't as calm as Moody. She seemed to be good at the whole sarcastic, snippy attitude when it came to the Delanceys and any other enemies she had at the time. Nobody pushed her unless they were willing to be soaked by the end of the fight. Snitch wasn't all that good at fighting, and at times like this he had regretted it. "We'se didn't heah anyt'in, I'se swear." His voice trembled as he tried to persuade the approaching boy.
"Ey, Snitch, are you'se guys done sellin' cuz..." Dutchy trailed off when he turned the corner and saw that the Delancey's were starting up another fight. He had hoped that they would've sold all their papers that way him and Specs would have more people to talk to at Tibby's. Dutchy loved being in with a big group of people. But today, it seemed that they would not be going to lunch right away.
"I'se t'ought I smelled somet'in." He glared at Oscar who was just about to punch Snitch in the jaw. Both the Delancey's turned their attention to the two newsies that decided to enter the scene. While Snitch took this moment to slip out of Oscars reach, Moody used it to punch Morris square in his stupefied face.
Oscar looked back at the blank spot that Snitch previously occupied. "Ey, whad da...ged back heah!" Just as he was about to grab Snitch, Dutchy spun him around and punched him as hard as he could in the stomach. Snitch and Specs, being the non-fighters of the group, stayed off to the sides for most of the fight, coming in only when they were needed. But with Dutchy as mad as he was and Moody's fighting ability, they rarely even came close to either of the Delanceys.
Knowing their defeat, Oscar grabbed his brother by the arm. "Jus' you'se wait, dis isn't ovah." They started to run off when Morris turned around, "Yeah, wait till you'se see whad we got in store fer your friend Charlotte." He stressed the name out as much as possible. Oscar turned gritting his teeth and flung his arm in Morris' stomach, "Shaddup!" With that both of them were gone.
Dutchy wiped the blood off of his busted lip and walked over to Moody, who was holding the new cut on her arm. "Dey nevah learn..." Dutchy laughed as they went over to Specs and Snitch who were waiting for their return. "Common, lets go ged some lunch. All da fightin musta woiked up me appetite." Moddy smiled and held on to Snitch's arm.
Dutchy and Specs exchanged glances. It made them uneasy knowing that the Delancey's had learned Impulse's real name. That means they had to have talked to someone about her. They both knew the Delancey's had something planned, but was it for real or just another one of their pointless threats.
A/N: Please people that don't normally review...can you please review??? I wanna know if I should keep this going or if I should change half of it, or whatever. Please just tell me what you think!!!
