A/N: I do not own TMNT even thought this chapter hasn't much to do with it.
Chapter 8 - The swan and the coyote
The brunette and the Blondie parted with their friend and headed towards a crowded place, where they hopped to find some job. Oneida was restless, she wanted to find a suited job for herself. As for Amelia, she didn't mind what kind of job. It was the salary that had her interested. When they were walking down a street, something drew Ida's attention. It was a Pro-credit ATM.
"I have an idea." Said Ida checking her pocket and drawing a credit-card. "Let's try it out, if it actually works."
"Oh, yeah! I didn't know credit-cards worked even in parallel words!" Smirked Amy trying to take the credit-card from Ida, who didn't hand it over.
"I don't know for you, but I'm going to give it a try." Oneida said approaching the ATM. She put the card in, and surprisingly the machine accepted the code that Ida entered. Seeing the amount of moneys inside she turned to Icy smirking with a big smile on her face. The screen showed 100$.
"Wow, now we don't have to work anymore!" Amy clapped her hands sarcastically.
"At least I earned some money without even trying!" Ida said smirking to Amy again, who only rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, whatever!" Amy said checking her phone. Ida saw that and smirked even more.
"Awww...has Raph sent you e message?!" She said and threw a curious look at the name in the phone. It was a mess from Kelly saying she had found a job. "Ou! My mistake!"
"Yeah, right!" Said Amy with a sarcastic voice. "What are we gonna do now?"
"Find a job." Ida took out the 100$ dollars from the ATM.
"You don't say!?" Smirked Amy slapping a bit Ida's head. "I'll go look around. See you at home!"
Oneida saw Amelia leaving her behind. But she too should go looking for a job. She walked down many streets when Ida arrived in a mall. It was big and spacious so she thought she could find some job there. There were many shops but none needed help. She walked out of the mall, when something caught her attention.
Ida stopped in front of a yellow four floor building.
"Searching for ballerinas. 'The Swam Lake' Paid with cash for the job." Thought Ida with herself. "Let's try it out."
She pushed the door open and entered in a big salon. At the end of the room was a big desk.
"May I help?" A young woman, apparently to be the receptionist asked Oneida.
"I saw the advertisement outside. The day written was for today, right?" Said Ida.
"Ah, an applicant?! Please sign this and go at the second floor." Made sign the receptionist to her to come closer the desk. "There will give you a 'tutu' and a pair of ballerina shoes. Here is your number. Wait with the others."
Oneida signed the papers and headed up taking the note with the number 21 in her hands. The ceiling was decored in a Greek design with gods and goddesses paintings all over it. At the changing room, another woman gave her the necessities she needed.
- XX -
On the other hand, Amelia had made a long way but found no suitable job. The only thing which suited her was a Strawberry Sunday at the bar she was in. While eating her favorite, some girls were making a lot of noise talking to each had miniskirts, strong make-up and their bra all shown.
"They looked like sluts." Signed Amy, which was heard by the barista.
"Nope, they are coyotes." He slides a matchbox through the bar. "And they are recruiting.
Amelia took the matchbox and looked at it. "Why not give it a try?" She smirked.
- XX -
Oneida was waiting in row. They were looking for the white swam, black swam, and the prince, and whichever gets the job will be highly paid. But something surprised Ida. The prove for the male and female were taken at the same time at the same room.
"Strange." Murmured Ida silently, but the girl in front had heard her.
"Not strange. They have already decided which will take." The girl with dark black eyes smirked.
Ida raised her eyebrow in doubt. "If so then why make the contest?"
The girl rolled her eyes and turned to respond. "Cuz they want to see how big the difference is. They want to see someone making a 'pas de deux'." The girl couldn't finish as her turn arrived. She did beautifully but not a 'pas de deux'. Ida had taken ballet lesson since young and knew how to dance a 'pas de deux' but it is a couple of moves.
The voice of the judges brought Ida on earth, away from her thoughts. But she looked decided. She would have done a 'pas de deux', even alone.
- XX -
Amelia had gone at the place written behind the matchbox. It was a night club with coyotes written all over it. The Blondie tried to open the door of the club but it was closed.
"Who's up there?" A voice was heard from the basement.
Amy extended at the stairs to see down there. "I'm looking for the owner." Shouted she back.
"Hey, come down here." It seemed Amelia had found the owner. "Bring a case with you."
She saw a case of bears near the edge of the stairs. The case seemed heavy, it was even heavier when she got them up her shoulders and went down the stairs. At the basement was a free space where Amy placed the case.
"What are you doin' here?" A blonde woman at her thirties came out from a door there.
"I heard you were looking for uh..." Amy didn't knew what to call that coyote thing. "For a job."
The woman threw a glare at Amelia and groaned. "Let me guess. Do you do drugs?"
"What?" Amy was surprised by that question. "If coffee counts!" She said sarcastically.
"Let me see your arms." The glare and the sign to show them literally stunned the girl.
"Ya kidding?" Threw a 'are-you-serious' look.
"Do I look like I'm kidding?" The thirty, nickname Amy put her, took a hold of her arms ..., but saw only white silky sink.
"Oh, where did you get that scar on your wrist?" The woman was getting on Amy's nerves by now.
"Raised in a farm. That's what you get from pulling slices for 4 years." Smirked Amelia at the woman. "What's next? You wanna a urine sample."
"Ha, ha. I prefer blood!" Said back sarcastically she back to Amelia.
"Look, are you really the owner? 'Cause I ain't got time to wast with some waitress on a power trip." Amelia made to leave really pissed off. The damn woman wasn't acting serious at all. And she didn't want to be left by the other girls, since it was A LITTLE her fault that they were broken.
"You can start tonight. Don't be late!" The woman spoke with Amy up on the stairs.
"You're givin' me a job?" Turned she surprised.
"I'm givin' you an audition." Thirty said grabbing a case. "Don't be LATE!" It sounded like a scolding.
"Sorry I asked." Frowned Amy. "Thirty!" She whispered leaving the place. It look like she had found a job.
- XX -
Ida's name was called by the judges and she stepped forward-looking now decided. As the music started, she closed her eyes letting the music carry her. The brunette took the position of the start of the 'pas de deux', which surprised a bit the judged. Even the boy who was to do at the same time with Ida gasped surprised. Now her arms and legs were moving in symphony giving you the feeling that she really was a swam flapping her wings.
"Don't tell me she is really doing it?!" The black-haired girl rolled her eyes as if Oneida wouldn't be able to make it. But then threw her eyes again at the dancing ballerina in surprise. Now she had raised her leg and was bending forward and turning supporting herself as if someone else was actually there with her. And again she back from that invisible person playing the innocent swam role which had fallen in love with someone who wasn't there.
Like a transparent breeze all the parts left place to one powerful jump, as Oneida bended her body beautifully and leaned her self backwards closing her eyes to feel the crush down to the ground. But instead of coldness, she found herself caressed by two strong masculine hands, which made her lend soundly and held her in a beautiful round position.
As she was with her eyes shut, Ida passed through the finishing move but shoved the unfamiliar hands from her waist and bending now backwards with her legs supporting her alone. But still the feeling of someone transparent around her was still there, as she leaned in a hug, her eyes opened to face one of the judges. The music ended and she went to her primary place as everyone were staying stunned.
"Um... Was it that bad?" Thought Ida with herself seeing their faces, but instead of booing, she good clapping and cheerful light shoutings for her amazing performance.
"I think we found our swam." Said one of the judges and the others nodded in agreement. The black-haired girl bursted into anger seeing them clap for Ida as she was smiling happily hearing them. The warm hand who had supported her during her dance, now was patting her head.
"You were amazing there!" A tall boy with emerald-green eyes and sparkle bright brown hair smiled at her warmingly.
"You should be the one who helped me. Thanks a lot!" Smiled Ida thankfully and happily.
"I did nothing. My name is Dion. I hope we will word greatly together!" The Dion guy told cheerfully as she raised an eyebrow.
"Pardon?" Asked the brunette all curious.
"Ah, I mean thanks to you I was chosen to be the price!" Said he pointing at the male role judges who were whispering with each other about getting Dion to play the prince. Oneida congratulated him too then and smiled.
"I'm Oneida and thanks again!" She smiled now heading to the changing rooms.
- XX -
Amelia's phone rang like crazy. Kelly was nagging cuz neither of those two had come home and Ida too had sent her a mess that apparently she had gotten a job as a ballerina.
"Haha, wonder how the girl looks in a tutu!" Smirked Amy looking at the clock but it still needed about an hour till her 'turn' and to arrive at the place needed only half of it. She looked around and then not knowing what to do, she took her cell phone out again and dialed a number.
"Alo!" A girl's voice was heard from the other side of the line. "Amy, is that you?"
"What did you asked? I cannot understand ya girl!" Asked Amelia all confused.
"Oh crap, sorry! What did you call for? Weren't you going to go to your interview?" Kelly's voice looked calm and her surrounded seemed so Amy guessed she was home.
"Not much. You home right? Has any of the girls come back?" Kelly paused a bit before responding, something that surprised a bit the blondie.
"Nope. ... I was thinking..." Responded she. "We should have gotten jobs at the same place like a family restaurant. That way we would have known ourself better. Right now except from the job hunting I have NO IDEA what to talk about."
Now the one who was silent was Amelia. She had stopped somewhere on a road looking at a map, but she had put down the map since she was interested on their, somewhat awkward, conversation. But soon enough she started walking towards her interview.
"Hey that's rude! It's not like I'm an alien or something." Amelia smirked as Kelly from the other end of the line started laughing out loud.
"Who knows?! Maybe you really are one!" Her giggling and stupid talk kept her company from she took the underground train to that bar. They argued as they went along with the talk but it was nice.
"I have to close it now. I won't be late home!" Amy saluted as Kelly made comment not to bring any suspicious person home with her. Amelia closed the phone smirking and looked at the clock as she was in front of the coyotes' bar, which had time that had been opened. "Here we go!" She signed entering in.
The bar was full of people and she hardly made her way to the bar. somewhere behind it she noticed the 'old hag' she had met today. With a bit of afford she slided over the bar directly before the woman.
"So you didn't freak seeing all this people?" She smirked at Amelia bending onto her to get five beers.
"They look like a group of animal. What's there to freak about?" The woman was good, but Amy didn't let go. She needed this job since the girls were counting on her. Plus she had pride and she couldn't bear that the little chicks had gotten a job when she got nothing.
"What am I to do?" The blondie started helping a bit when the woman stopped and pointed behind at a young man who was serving some girls with a flirty smile.
"I'm the owner, Lily and he is my nephew, Caleb. We need a new barista and he will tell you what you need to do." The woman walked away leaving Amy in a daze. The boy, Caleb or whatever was his name was a hottie. His hairs were silky silver but it had darker lines here and there but his eyes were in a surprisingly dark black color, or maybe it was cuz the place was a bit dark too.
"Yo dude, quit the quick talking and listen." Said Amy in an irritated voice which made the boy glare at her. "Thirty told me I should talk to you about my new job."
The guy looked over at the woman who was supposed tobe his aunt and then signed a bit. "You the new girl?"
"It seems so." Amelia made it short and calmly cuz she wanted to get over this soon. "Name Amelia."
"Caleb, nice to meet ya! Now tonight is just a test. Our bar at day is a normal one but at night it is a night club as you can see." The boy spoke going back and forth there and Amy annoyed that he didn't face her once started helping him making some orders like whiskey and beer.
"Shortly what job do I need to do?" Stopped she when their faces were inches away from each other. The Caled guy smirked.
"We need a barista for day time since our girls mostly work at night. You will do just this job at night and then come back the day after tomorrow for the day shift five times a week." Amelia smiled a bit at his words.
"You talk as if I have already been employed!" Caleb stopped what he was doing and straightened himself. He was obviously a lot taller than her and his physique wasn't bad at all.
"We'll see!" It looked as if he was joking around with Amy since he took some golden hair in between his finger like wanting to kiss them.
"Ah I found a dangerous place to work into and HE is what makes it dangerous!" The blondie thought slapping his hand away and raising her sleeves getting into work.
Now I'm doing a big apology! I am truly sorry for being not late but super late to update this chapter. I am a 9-nth grader and I had too much work at school that I couldn't find any time. As for the chapter, I wrote only for the jobs so the boys didn't have any part. I am sorry for this too! But... BUT at the other chapter they will be more active. I had some critics so I changed my writing style to improve myself but I don't know if it would be more easy for you. Now I have added new personages and am to do it differently from the other OC stories. I hope you'll like this chapter and the soon to be written ones.
I'm sincerely sorry! Please leave a review if you are to complain for anything and I'll give you a reply if you are signed in. And the next chapter will come sooner since I soon, meaning for some days, I get my winter vacation and not knowing what to do, I'll write. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT EVERYONE!
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