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Chapter 9 ENJOY!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW*!!
Holly stepped into the drizzly night convincing herself it would all pay off soon.
"Hey Jack, whats wrong?" she said faking the concern in her voice and walking towards him.
"hehehe. It's great when I win money" giggled Charity counting her money from the poker game she had just won. The girl noticed the wind blowing her long brown hair in her face and she went to shut the window. As she did she heard yelling and decided to listen to what was happening outside.
Jack spun around about to kill the girl who stood before him. "Well looky who it is, da lia herself. Tell me how long did it take ya ta plan your little story, or did ya just decide ta make up shit cuz ya were bored."
"Jack, what are ya tawkin about?" she said in a slow soft concerned voice.
"Me? I's tawkin about ya tellin' my goilfriend dat I's was cheatin on her!" he said on the verge of yelling but not wanting everyone inside to hear so he tried to keep his voice relatively low.
Charity knew well enough the story of how Holly had told Stars she had seen Jack cheating on him for she was friends with Stars.
"I didn't do anything like that" came the female voice from outside. "I don't know why Stars would think that yous were cheatin on her but I didn't tell her" Holly replied sounding a bit hurt at being accused. She spoke softly and slowly. She had learned this was more convincing.
"Stars told me that ya did Holly" Jack said annoyed and unconvinced.
Using the same tone Holly moved toward him. "I would neva do that ta yous, ya guys are a great couple." Now on an angry streak she hurridly continued. "I cant believe Stars would use my name! I mean she tells me I think I'm gonna test Jack but the least she could've done was leave me out of it!"
"She's testing me!?" Jack said now fuming mad and stalking off toward the window.
"No, no, no, no, no ,no!" Holly hurridly stopped him "I wasn't supposed ta tell ya. It slipped out! Please don't tell Stars I don't want her ta hate me besides I wanna talk ta her about why she used me in her scheme"
Charity gasped and pulled her head back from outside the window. "That bitch" she thought to herself. "I cant believe she would do that to Stars. But why would she do it?" Than she remembered how Sarah had mysteriously broken up with Jack after having a long talk with Holly at Tibbys. She recalled how Holly had made a move for him but Jack didn't recognize that she liked him that way and he had instead gone with Stars. "She wants Jack" Charity thought to herself" I gotta warn Stars.
"Okay I wont tell Stars that I know" Jack hesitatingly agreed.
"Thank you" Holly said retreating back into the bunkroom through the window.
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"There's da lodgin house" said Spot pointing in its direction.
"Uh thanks. Spot how come ya lied ta me"
"About what" he said not really paying attention.
"About savin' me. Ya said Jack saved me but yous saved me"
"Cause ya hated me"
"So?"
"So, I figured ya wouldn't believe me anyway"
"Oh. Ok"
"is dat why ya tawkin ta me?"
"Kinda. I figured if ya saved my life da least I's could do is talk ta ya"
"K" he replied nodding.
After looking at the ground and tucking a piece of hair behind her ears she found the words to ask. "Could ya tell me what happened ta Fierce?"
"Ya know what happened ta Fierce" he replied
"No. I mean the whole story not just that he's dead."
"C'mon ya don't wanna hear dat"
"Yeah. I really do. I deserve to know exactly what happened and you're the only one who can tell me so will ya already?"
"Fine" he reluctantly agreed. Than drifting into his own thoughts he told the story to her.
"The rain was coming down hard that day. Ya could barely see two feet in front of ya face, which can eitha help or hurt ya when ya fighting. We was at war wit Manhattan and like usual da leadas don't fight. Ya rememba Lasher?"
"The scary one?" said Angel remembering how he loved to scare her and everyone else. She aslo remembered how good he was at scaring people.
"Yeah" Spot said laughing. He was remembering the same thing.
"Well anyway this Manhattan newsie Clubs who died in da fight. He killed Lasher, and Lasher was my best friend so I freaked out went over there ready ta kill him and I punched him in da face even though I wasn't supposed ta fight."...
"Hey Spot yous aint allowed ta fight" came Fierce's voice protecting his own newsies.
"Dats too damn bad den cuz is gonna kill da guy who killed Lasher!" Spot yelled through the punches being thrown around him.
"Den yous gonna haffta fight me" Fierce replied
"Gimme yer best shot!" and with that the two enemies started fighting. The natural hatred between the boys was shown with every move they made. As they fought all the anger and hatred bottled up in them came shooting out. Both couls think of nothing but winning, nothing except taking all of this white hot anger out on the opposing boy.
Spot remembered everything and he would never forget how it ended, how it started. It would live with him forever.
After fighting for what seemed like eternity the anger flashing through them made them do what they otherwise would have thought better of. Spot and Fierce drew the knives they kept on them for protection. Both were leaders of their burrow. Both had never missed their target in slingshots, or knives or anything else before. Both boys were undefeated. But someone was going to be defeated. One would die and they both knew it. Only Spot Conlon got lucky and struck his enemy's chest. Fierce was still a good fighter. But in the mud and the rain, he only hit his enemy's arm. Spot lives and Fierce...
"Fierce and me both used da knives but I's only got dis scar heah on my arm."
Spot looked up now that his story was finished. He met the strong girl's face covered in tears which she was quickly wiping away.
"Well he died fighting. He always said it was the only way he wanted ta go" she said quickly, trying not to meet Spot's gaze. She tried so hard to stop crying but she failed as tears kept rolling themselves down her cheeks. She sat down on the cold wet ground and leaned up against a wall. She brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her knees before burying her face in her arms.
Spot felt ike the lowest thing ver to exist at that point and he couldn't stand to see Angel crying. This girl who had never cried a day in her life as he knew her was hysterical right in front of him.
He went over and sat down next to her. He put his arm oround her and she leaned into him grateful for compassion.
"C'mon don't cry Angel" he said as the girl continued crying in his arms. And she tried to stop but she just couldn't do it. "I'm so sorry Amanda, I am so sorry"
As she sat there letting him comfort her she thought about how she hadnt hears her real name in so long. And she'd never heard him say her name except when he teased her when they were younger. Than a thought struck her, had Spot just apologized?
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A/N OMG im soo sorry it took me so long to update...ill really try to be better about it!...
Please please please revieww!!! I need them I have to know how erveryone likes the story!** thank you**
Chapter 9 ENJOY!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW*!!
Holly stepped into the drizzly night convincing herself it would all pay off soon.
"Hey Jack, whats wrong?" she said faking the concern in her voice and walking towards him.
"hehehe. It's great when I win money" giggled Charity counting her money from the poker game she had just won. The girl noticed the wind blowing her long brown hair in her face and she went to shut the window. As she did she heard yelling and decided to listen to what was happening outside.
Jack spun around about to kill the girl who stood before him. "Well looky who it is, da lia herself. Tell me how long did it take ya ta plan your little story, or did ya just decide ta make up shit cuz ya were bored."
"Jack, what are ya tawkin about?" she said in a slow soft concerned voice.
"Me? I's tawkin about ya tellin' my goilfriend dat I's was cheatin on her!" he said on the verge of yelling but not wanting everyone inside to hear so he tried to keep his voice relatively low.
Charity knew well enough the story of how Holly had told Stars she had seen Jack cheating on him for she was friends with Stars.
"I didn't do anything like that" came the female voice from outside. "I don't know why Stars would think that yous were cheatin on her but I didn't tell her" Holly replied sounding a bit hurt at being accused. She spoke softly and slowly. She had learned this was more convincing.
"Stars told me that ya did Holly" Jack said annoyed and unconvinced.
Using the same tone Holly moved toward him. "I would neva do that ta yous, ya guys are a great couple." Now on an angry streak she hurridly continued. "I cant believe Stars would use my name! I mean she tells me I think I'm gonna test Jack but the least she could've done was leave me out of it!"
"She's testing me!?" Jack said now fuming mad and stalking off toward the window.
"No, no, no, no, no ,no!" Holly hurridly stopped him "I wasn't supposed ta tell ya. It slipped out! Please don't tell Stars I don't want her ta hate me besides I wanna talk ta her about why she used me in her scheme"
Charity gasped and pulled her head back from outside the window. "That bitch" she thought to herself. "I cant believe she would do that to Stars. But why would she do it?" Than she remembered how Sarah had mysteriously broken up with Jack after having a long talk with Holly at Tibbys. She recalled how Holly had made a move for him but Jack didn't recognize that she liked him that way and he had instead gone with Stars. "She wants Jack" Charity thought to herself" I gotta warn Stars.
"Okay I wont tell Stars that I know" Jack hesitatingly agreed.
"Thank you" Holly said retreating back into the bunkroom through the window.
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"There's da lodgin house" said Spot pointing in its direction.
"Uh thanks. Spot how come ya lied ta me"
"About what" he said not really paying attention.
"About savin' me. Ya said Jack saved me but yous saved me"
"Cause ya hated me"
"So?"
"So, I figured ya wouldn't believe me anyway"
"Oh. Ok"
"is dat why ya tawkin ta me?"
"Kinda. I figured if ya saved my life da least I's could do is talk ta ya"
"K" he replied nodding.
After looking at the ground and tucking a piece of hair behind her ears she found the words to ask. "Could ya tell me what happened ta Fierce?"
"Ya know what happened ta Fierce" he replied
"No. I mean the whole story not just that he's dead."
"C'mon ya don't wanna hear dat"
"Yeah. I really do. I deserve to know exactly what happened and you're the only one who can tell me so will ya already?"
"Fine" he reluctantly agreed. Than drifting into his own thoughts he told the story to her.
"The rain was coming down hard that day. Ya could barely see two feet in front of ya face, which can eitha help or hurt ya when ya fighting. We was at war wit Manhattan and like usual da leadas don't fight. Ya rememba Lasher?"
"The scary one?" said Angel remembering how he loved to scare her and everyone else. She aslo remembered how good he was at scaring people.
"Yeah" Spot said laughing. He was remembering the same thing.
"Well anyway this Manhattan newsie Clubs who died in da fight. He killed Lasher, and Lasher was my best friend so I freaked out went over there ready ta kill him and I punched him in da face even though I wasn't supposed ta fight."...
"Hey Spot yous aint allowed ta fight" came Fierce's voice protecting his own newsies.
"Dats too damn bad den cuz is gonna kill da guy who killed Lasher!" Spot yelled through the punches being thrown around him.
"Den yous gonna haffta fight me" Fierce replied
"Gimme yer best shot!" and with that the two enemies started fighting. The natural hatred between the boys was shown with every move they made. As they fought all the anger and hatred bottled up in them came shooting out. Both couls think of nothing but winning, nothing except taking all of this white hot anger out on the opposing boy.
Spot remembered everything and he would never forget how it ended, how it started. It would live with him forever.
After fighting for what seemed like eternity the anger flashing through them made them do what they otherwise would have thought better of. Spot and Fierce drew the knives they kept on them for protection. Both were leaders of their burrow. Both had never missed their target in slingshots, or knives or anything else before. Both boys were undefeated. But someone was going to be defeated. One would die and they both knew it. Only Spot Conlon got lucky and struck his enemy's chest. Fierce was still a good fighter. But in the mud and the rain, he only hit his enemy's arm. Spot lives and Fierce...
"Fierce and me both used da knives but I's only got dis scar heah on my arm."
Spot looked up now that his story was finished. He met the strong girl's face covered in tears which she was quickly wiping away.
"Well he died fighting. He always said it was the only way he wanted ta go" she said quickly, trying not to meet Spot's gaze. She tried so hard to stop crying but she failed as tears kept rolling themselves down her cheeks. She sat down on the cold wet ground and leaned up against a wall. She brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her knees before burying her face in her arms.
Spot felt ike the lowest thing ver to exist at that point and he couldn't stand to see Angel crying. This girl who had never cried a day in her life as he knew her was hysterical right in front of him.
He went over and sat down next to her. He put his arm oround her and she leaned into him grateful for compassion.
"C'mon don't cry Angel" he said as the girl continued crying in his arms. And she tried to stop but she just couldn't do it. "I'm so sorry Amanda, I am so sorry"
As she sat there letting him comfort her she thought about how she hadnt hears her real name in so long. And she'd never heard him say her name except when he teased her when they were younger. Than a thought struck her, had Spot just apologized?
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A/N OMG im soo sorry it took me so long to update...ill really try to be better about it!...
Please please please revieww!!! I need them I have to know how erveryone likes the story!** thank you**