Notes: Ok, I know it's been a while. First of all, I had a lot of stuff to
do. There was my boyfriend's graduation and his party on Saturday. That was
interesting. I was the only person there who wasn't related to him.
There was also the party I tried to put together on May 28th. That didn't work very well. 2 people showed up and one had to leave. But good news...I called my friend I hadn't seen in months and we got to talk to her. Yeah!!! But we had to let her go, because we called her at work.
I got my boyfriend to watch Newsies! He didn't say anything about it, but I'm assuming that he liked it ok, but not too much. He tried to scare me when I was looking at other movies in my room. He's not allowed in my room. He was standing outside the door. I walk out and he pretty much jumps up in front of me. I just look at him because I don't scare easily. He tried again after I went back up to get my Monkees DVDs, but I saw him go into the video closet and opened it as I came downstairs.
The other excuses I have are because of laziness and that my computer kept on saying that I didn't have any space on my c drive. So, for a while, I couldn't save anything until I deleted a bunch of stuff. I'm also trying to figure out what to do for my boyfriend's birthday! It's next week. I'll think of something. Ok, now on with the story. Shout-Outs at the end of the chapter.
It was hours later that the groups met together again. They were crowded all throughout Tibby's, the same expression covering their faces. Nothing had been found. There had been no sign of the six since the previous night.
"Hey guys," Hypes greeted everyone loudly as she came out of the kitchen, "What's up?" She then noticed the concerned looks that everyone had on, "What's wrong?"
"Skittery, Mush, Blink, Hound Dog, Race, and Poker are missing," Alaska stated quietly. She, Mandy and Hypes were best friends, so Alaska knew that she could tell Hypes anything.
"Really," Hypes asked, sounding a little nervous now, "Since when?"
"Last night," Mandy spoke up. Hypes turned away quickly, but her friends noticed the guilt on her face, "Hypes, what is it?"
"Nothing," Hypes answered quickly. She was obviously hiding something, "I'm just worried, that's all. I hope they're all right." The others exchanges looks of disbelief but dropped the subject, "Did you hear about the gang fight this morning?"
"We heard," Mandy replied, a small smile on her face, "It's all over the city. We didn't sell today."
"Really," Hypes asked, "You missed out on a good headline then." She smiled, her old self seeming to be returning, "Would have made a lot of money. More than me anyway." She gestured to the diner, which was empty except for the newsies.
"Bad business day," Scribble asked.
"Yeah, I guess the fight has scared everyone off the streets pretty much," Hypes answered. It was very obvious that she was trying to change the subject, but the newsies weren't objecting. They needed to think of something else, even though the new topic wasn't very uplifting.
"You know, I'm not surprised that they left," Specs spoke up suddenly. Every eye turned to glare at him for bring the subject back, "Mush has been acting strange lately."
"Yeah, but what about the others," Dutchy asked, "That only explains why Mush would leave."
"Well, Blink is his best friend," Specs pointed out, "Race is the other best friend. Skittery's probably there to keep Race out of trouble. Poker is Race's girl and Hound Dog is Poker's best friend." He said it like it was so obvious to everyone around him. Half of the group was staring at him in confusion, the other half pretended to know what he was talking about, "They're all friends..."
"Oh," most everyone said in unison.
"Hey Specs," Itey asked, "If you're so smart, how come you're a newsie?"
"Good question," Specs replied, "I have no idea."
"Maybe you're not that smart," Itey said under his breath. Specs simply rolled his eyes at this.
"Are you sure this is the right way," Skittery asked Jack, still sounding suspicious of the newcomer. Jack glanced back a second before speaking.
"Just trust me," he replied.
"What if I don't want to," Skittery muttered. Race heard and elbowed his friend.
"I wouldn't be doing that," Race told him, "Who knows what he could do to us? He could have an army ready to attack us at any second!" He glanced around fearfully.
"And they say I'm paranoid," Skittery shook his head in slight amusement at Race's overactive imagination.
"And I say that you two be quiet," Hound Dog walked over to join them, "I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to make this guy mad. He might be the only person who can help us."
"There are plenty of people who could help us," Race replied quietly.
"Yeah, like who," Poker asked, coming up beside him, "I don't see anyone lining up." She gestured around to the people walking by, not paying the slightest bit of attention to the seven.
"Our friends at the lodging house," Race said, emphasizing the last part, "Let's go back and get them now." He attempted to run off, but Skittery quickly pulled him back.
"You weren't thinking of running off, were you," he asked Race, who shook his head automatically.
"Of course not, why would I do that," Race questioned.
"Do you want me to answer that," Poker asked him, a bit of teasing in her voice.
"Is Race scared," Hound Dog mocked and both girls started laughing. Race pretended to scowl, but took the teasing good-naturedly.
"Could you four keep it down," Jack asked, stopping and turning around to face them, "We have a long walk ahead of us and have no time to joke around." He then continued to walk ahead of the group.
"Way to ruin it," Race muttered and slowly everyone became quiet, making them wonder when they would stop next.
Shout-Outs:
Buttons14 – I love Shrek 2. I saw it again a few days ago. I forget when now. I glad you liked the chapter. I hope you can forgive me again. And no, Jack's not evil.
NadaZimri – Yeah, isn't Brooklyn the perfect Rivendell? I really need to see LOTR again, all three in a row.
Written Sparks – I know it was short, but I'm gonna try and make the chapters longer in the future.
Lady of the Wingnuts – Yeah, you basically have the idea of how the bad guys are going to be grouped off. I'll be having them enter in the story pretty soon.
Wisecracker88 – I'm so glad that you liked the last chapter, even if it was short. Yeah, about the writing thing, I've always known that I was good, because I always got complimented on it. It's just that some of my writings are about more sensitive topics. I have plenty of songs and stories that have parts of my actual life in it and most of them are kinda depressing. I'm glad that you think I'm improving in writing. It means a lot to hear (or read) that.
Splashey – It's ok it took you a while to review. It happens sometimes. Dr. Pepper? Tasting like cherry medicine? Are those people crazy?! I have it every day and it doesn't taste like that at all. Hope you liked the update.
There was also the party I tried to put together on May 28th. That didn't work very well. 2 people showed up and one had to leave. But good news...I called my friend I hadn't seen in months and we got to talk to her. Yeah!!! But we had to let her go, because we called her at work.
I got my boyfriend to watch Newsies! He didn't say anything about it, but I'm assuming that he liked it ok, but not too much. He tried to scare me when I was looking at other movies in my room. He's not allowed in my room. He was standing outside the door. I walk out and he pretty much jumps up in front of me. I just look at him because I don't scare easily. He tried again after I went back up to get my Monkees DVDs, but I saw him go into the video closet and opened it as I came downstairs.
The other excuses I have are because of laziness and that my computer kept on saying that I didn't have any space on my c drive. So, for a while, I couldn't save anything until I deleted a bunch of stuff. I'm also trying to figure out what to do for my boyfriend's birthday! It's next week. I'll think of something. Ok, now on with the story. Shout-Outs at the end of the chapter.
It was hours later that the groups met together again. They were crowded all throughout Tibby's, the same expression covering their faces. Nothing had been found. There had been no sign of the six since the previous night.
"Hey guys," Hypes greeted everyone loudly as she came out of the kitchen, "What's up?" She then noticed the concerned looks that everyone had on, "What's wrong?"
"Skittery, Mush, Blink, Hound Dog, Race, and Poker are missing," Alaska stated quietly. She, Mandy and Hypes were best friends, so Alaska knew that she could tell Hypes anything.
"Really," Hypes asked, sounding a little nervous now, "Since when?"
"Last night," Mandy spoke up. Hypes turned away quickly, but her friends noticed the guilt on her face, "Hypes, what is it?"
"Nothing," Hypes answered quickly. She was obviously hiding something, "I'm just worried, that's all. I hope they're all right." The others exchanges looks of disbelief but dropped the subject, "Did you hear about the gang fight this morning?"
"We heard," Mandy replied, a small smile on her face, "It's all over the city. We didn't sell today."
"Really," Hypes asked, "You missed out on a good headline then." She smiled, her old self seeming to be returning, "Would have made a lot of money. More than me anyway." She gestured to the diner, which was empty except for the newsies.
"Bad business day," Scribble asked.
"Yeah, I guess the fight has scared everyone off the streets pretty much," Hypes answered. It was very obvious that she was trying to change the subject, but the newsies weren't objecting. They needed to think of something else, even though the new topic wasn't very uplifting.
"You know, I'm not surprised that they left," Specs spoke up suddenly. Every eye turned to glare at him for bring the subject back, "Mush has been acting strange lately."
"Yeah, but what about the others," Dutchy asked, "That only explains why Mush would leave."
"Well, Blink is his best friend," Specs pointed out, "Race is the other best friend. Skittery's probably there to keep Race out of trouble. Poker is Race's girl and Hound Dog is Poker's best friend." He said it like it was so obvious to everyone around him. Half of the group was staring at him in confusion, the other half pretended to know what he was talking about, "They're all friends..."
"Oh," most everyone said in unison.
"Hey Specs," Itey asked, "If you're so smart, how come you're a newsie?"
"Good question," Specs replied, "I have no idea."
"Maybe you're not that smart," Itey said under his breath. Specs simply rolled his eyes at this.
"Are you sure this is the right way," Skittery asked Jack, still sounding suspicious of the newcomer. Jack glanced back a second before speaking.
"Just trust me," he replied.
"What if I don't want to," Skittery muttered. Race heard and elbowed his friend.
"I wouldn't be doing that," Race told him, "Who knows what he could do to us? He could have an army ready to attack us at any second!" He glanced around fearfully.
"And they say I'm paranoid," Skittery shook his head in slight amusement at Race's overactive imagination.
"And I say that you two be quiet," Hound Dog walked over to join them, "I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to make this guy mad. He might be the only person who can help us."
"There are plenty of people who could help us," Race replied quietly.
"Yeah, like who," Poker asked, coming up beside him, "I don't see anyone lining up." She gestured around to the people walking by, not paying the slightest bit of attention to the seven.
"Our friends at the lodging house," Race said, emphasizing the last part, "Let's go back and get them now." He attempted to run off, but Skittery quickly pulled him back.
"You weren't thinking of running off, were you," he asked Race, who shook his head automatically.
"Of course not, why would I do that," Race questioned.
"Do you want me to answer that," Poker asked him, a bit of teasing in her voice.
"Is Race scared," Hound Dog mocked and both girls started laughing. Race pretended to scowl, but took the teasing good-naturedly.
"Could you four keep it down," Jack asked, stopping and turning around to face them, "We have a long walk ahead of us and have no time to joke around." He then continued to walk ahead of the group.
"Way to ruin it," Race muttered and slowly everyone became quiet, making them wonder when they would stop next.
Shout-Outs:
Buttons14 – I love Shrek 2. I saw it again a few days ago. I forget when now. I glad you liked the chapter. I hope you can forgive me again. And no, Jack's not evil.
NadaZimri – Yeah, isn't Brooklyn the perfect Rivendell? I really need to see LOTR again, all three in a row.
Written Sparks – I know it was short, but I'm gonna try and make the chapters longer in the future.
Lady of the Wingnuts – Yeah, you basically have the idea of how the bad guys are going to be grouped off. I'll be having them enter in the story pretty soon.
Wisecracker88 – I'm so glad that you liked the last chapter, even if it was short. Yeah, about the writing thing, I've always known that I was good, because I always got complimented on it. It's just that some of my writings are about more sensitive topics. I have plenty of songs and stories that have parts of my actual life in it and most of them are kinda depressing. I'm glad that you think I'm improving in writing. It means a lot to hear (or read) that.
Splashey – It's ok it took you a while to review. It happens sometimes. Dr. Pepper? Tasting like cherry medicine? Are those people crazy?! I have it every day and it doesn't taste like that at all. Hope you liked the update.
