"Falcon, Ise wants Bait Jolly and Kit outta here. Take's them to you sister's. Mills, Cray, and Swan gets out this don't concern youse. Ise gonna let Kelly and three of his guys in here. Keep the rest out." Spot began directing.
"Hold it. Get your hands off me Falcon. Spot Conlon I am staying right here. Some ones got ta keep you from killing each other."
"No Kit youse going to Falcon's sister's."
"No I ain't. Kelly's here cuz Cray, Mills and Swan came here to see me. They wouldn't be her if it wasn't for me. This is my fight and I am staying. You can't fight my fight with out me being here."
"Fine Ise won't fight you, but youse stay up there," He pointed to his bed, "unless Ise say different. Falcon take the boys outta here. Then get back here. Youse and Rounder is gonna be in here with Kit. Make sure Kelly knows its just him and three others. Shuffles get in here."
"What Spot?"
"Ise want this stuff outta here. Put is in the wash room. Den youse are to keep everyone but Falcon, Rounder, me Kit and Kelly and his three guys outta here."
"Kay Spot, youse heard him get this all outta here."
The last of the stuff had been moved when Brownoser came up, "Spot they's here."
The room became quiet as the Brooklyn newsies waited for Spot to make his move.
"Okay Kit youse want ta be part of this come with me. Rounder, Falcon, let's go."
They descended the stares as a whole, no words exchanged. Not a sound was heard except the feet on the wooden stairs. Spot went first, followed by Kit, Falcon and Roundhouse. The rest of the newsies followed, they went outside to meet Kelly and the Manhattan newsies.
"Kelly"
"Spot"
"Was this bout? What youse doing in Brooklyn?"
"Ise here to collect my newsies."
Spot glanced into the group of Manhattan newsies and saw Cray, Swan and Mills standing toward the middle. "Well Ise believe they be with youse now."
Kelly shook his head, "No Kit there is one of my newsies, she's got ta come too."
Spot looked at Jack in amazement, "Kelly youse kicked her out. She's a Brooklyn newsie now."
"Only cuz youse let her sell in here."
A look of realization came over Spot's face, "No cuz wes made her one of us. But that's not what's bugging youse is it? Its cuz wes been selling papes. This ain't for discussing out in the open, wes gonna take this inside. Kelly choose three of youse guys to com in with youse. The rest can either stay out here's or in the bunkroom. Discuss it amongst youse selves."
The Manhattan newsies went up the street a bit leaving the Brooklyn newsies alone.
Kit spoke quietly to Spot, "Spot."
"What Kit?"
"I've been having this dream bout this."
"Oh and what happens?"
"You die."
Spot gulped, "Ise die?"
Kit kept her head down, "Yes that's why I stayed, someone has a gun and they shoot you. But I don't know who."
"Wes start now in finding out." Spot turned sideways, but never put his back to the Manhattan gathering, "Alright youse, wes don't want this to be an unfair fight. Manhattan can only fight with their hands, so all the weapons got ta be given to Kosei."
"What bout Manhattan?"
"If they got some they go to Kosei too."
Jack came up just then, "Okay Conlon, Ise got my guys let's go."
"First wes don't want any ones dying so wes says that all weapons are left at the desk with Kosei."
"Why should wes leave our selves unprotected when youse got's weapons."
"Wes gonna turn in ours in too. Ise gonna put Brownoser and Lines in charge of making sure the weapons get left."
"Ise put Mush and Race here too."
Spot and Jack stepped through the door and up to Kosei's desk. "Kosei? Ise need youse to do me a favor and hold on to this here stuff for me till Manhattan leaves." Spot placed his slingshot on the counter, "Do youse mind holding the rest of the guys stuff too?"
Kosei didn't want trouble and saw this as a good way to avoid any lasting harm, and agreed. After Jack and Spot placed down the weapons they had, the group that would be in the room with the leaders, David, Kid Blink, Skittery, Falcon, Rounder and Kit placed assorted slingshots, marbles, a knife, and Kit's hair pin, on protest that it had a sharp tip.
They then went up stairs, the clunks of other weapons dropping going the counter in their ears. Kit stayed as close to Rounder as she could not knowing what to expect as they entered the little room that she had called home for the past month. At Kosei's word that all the weapons had been collected, Falcon dropped the curtain and the discussion began.
As the small group of eight found their seats Spots look told Kit to get up on the bunk.
"Why's she here? Youse not got any guys to come up here with youse?" Kelly taunted.
"No she's here cuz as youse said its all bout her and she deserves to be here." Spot began to wonder why he had even let this meeting happen, at the very least why he had let Kit into the room. Nothing was going to be settled if she was there, he was about to tell her to leave when Jack spoke up again.
"Wes never let goils in here before. She can't be here it ain't her right."
"This is different, Ise agree, but this is Kit's life she's got ta right to get a say in What happens in it. If youse take her from here she's just gonna leave her friends behind."
"She's left friends behind already an she's coming back to friends."
"David, is the strike over yet?" Kit decided to speak for herself.
"No it ain't," Jack spoke up thinking it was a stupid question.
"Then, Jack, I am not going back, I will not sit around in a bunk room avoiding going outside cause of two thugs with too much time on there hands. I am staying in Brooklyn." She jumped off the bunk and came right up to Jack glaring with her hands on her hips, "Listen to me Kelly. I ain't leaving If youse try to take me back, you going to have ta keep me tied to someone cuz I will run back as soon as I can." She turned around and went to stand nearer to Spot.
"What bout youse friends and brudder. They want to see youse and they can't do that if youse here." Jack grasped at straws trying to win using logic.
Kit raised an eyebrow, "They can too, they were here all they. I would say they can come here to see me."
Jack was silent she had backed him into a corner. If he agreed with her this would be pointless. If he disagreed it would show he was unable to control his newsies in an effective manner.
"Ways youse so intent on taken back with youse?" Falcon asked, "She might be a goil but she's got ta mind of her own. Which Ise sees she speaks regularly. Ise think youse want ta get rid of her." Falcon smiled knowing, waiting for Kit's reaction, which was a smack. "See, she's got no respect."
"Wes need her. She sells better then a lot of us." David replied.
"Wouldn't that be even more reason for me to stay? Not that it means anything cause I am not leaving. You guys are here cuz of border wars I thought." Kit decided it was time for the guys to talk about what the original reason was for Manhattan to come to Brooklyn.
"For once she's making sense," Rounder spoke earning his smack from Kit.
"Spot some of youse Brooklyn newsies are getting to adventurous, and been coming to Manhattan and selling papes there. Ise don't like it wen wes ain't striking and Ise don't like it now. Some of the thugs think they be ours and my guys is getting soaked for it."
Spot thought about this for a second, going through his guys who would be stupid enough to cross the bridge without permission, and came up with three guys, Trickster, Spikes, and Booker. "Ise think Ise knows who they are, Ise take care of them. Same goes for youse newsies, Ise heard a couple of them have been over here selling papes."
Kelly knew who those where, "Ise knows them, they won't be over here anymore. Now bout Kit."
"She's not leaven her unless she wants too." Spot crossed his arms.
"Ise not gonna make her. Ise gonna say that Ise don't mind Swan and Cray coming over here but Ise don't like the idea of Mills coming over here on her own."
Kit turned to Jack with a blank look on her face but with her eyes flashing, "Fine then Mills will come over with Cray then. Now this is my room and I want to sleep I am kicking everyone out."
Spot, Falcon and Rounder smirked at the Manhattan boys expression and because Kit normally used that tone with Bait and Jolly. "Wes better leave, she's just gonna get ready for bed if wes here or not." Spot lead everyone out, but stopped at the door. "Kit, youse did a good job keeping this from getting ugly. Don't let is go to youse head. Ise be in later, Ise gonna play poker. Ise try not ta wake youse up."
"Beat it Spot, or I'm gonna to start throwing things at your big head." Spot left and Kit smiled as she got ready for bed.
"Hold it. Get your hands off me Falcon. Spot Conlon I am staying right here. Some ones got ta keep you from killing each other."
"No Kit youse going to Falcon's sister's."
"No I ain't. Kelly's here cuz Cray, Mills and Swan came here to see me. They wouldn't be her if it wasn't for me. This is my fight and I am staying. You can't fight my fight with out me being here."
"Fine Ise won't fight you, but youse stay up there," He pointed to his bed, "unless Ise say different. Falcon take the boys outta here. Then get back here. Youse and Rounder is gonna be in here with Kit. Make sure Kelly knows its just him and three others. Shuffles get in here."
"What Spot?"
"Ise want this stuff outta here. Put is in the wash room. Den youse are to keep everyone but Falcon, Rounder, me Kit and Kelly and his three guys outta here."
"Kay Spot, youse heard him get this all outta here."
The last of the stuff had been moved when Brownoser came up, "Spot they's here."
The room became quiet as the Brooklyn newsies waited for Spot to make his move.
"Okay Kit youse want ta be part of this come with me. Rounder, Falcon, let's go."
They descended the stares as a whole, no words exchanged. Not a sound was heard except the feet on the wooden stairs. Spot went first, followed by Kit, Falcon and Roundhouse. The rest of the newsies followed, they went outside to meet Kelly and the Manhattan newsies.
"Kelly"
"Spot"
"Was this bout? What youse doing in Brooklyn?"
"Ise here to collect my newsies."
Spot glanced into the group of Manhattan newsies and saw Cray, Swan and Mills standing toward the middle. "Well Ise believe they be with youse now."
Kelly shook his head, "No Kit there is one of my newsies, she's got ta come too."
Spot looked at Jack in amazement, "Kelly youse kicked her out. She's a Brooklyn newsie now."
"Only cuz youse let her sell in here."
A look of realization came over Spot's face, "No cuz wes made her one of us. But that's not what's bugging youse is it? Its cuz wes been selling papes. This ain't for discussing out in the open, wes gonna take this inside. Kelly choose three of youse guys to com in with youse. The rest can either stay out here's or in the bunkroom. Discuss it amongst youse selves."
The Manhattan newsies went up the street a bit leaving the Brooklyn newsies alone.
Kit spoke quietly to Spot, "Spot."
"What Kit?"
"I've been having this dream bout this."
"Oh and what happens?"
"You die."
Spot gulped, "Ise die?"
Kit kept her head down, "Yes that's why I stayed, someone has a gun and they shoot you. But I don't know who."
"Wes start now in finding out." Spot turned sideways, but never put his back to the Manhattan gathering, "Alright youse, wes don't want this to be an unfair fight. Manhattan can only fight with their hands, so all the weapons got ta be given to Kosei."
"What bout Manhattan?"
"If they got some they go to Kosei too."
Jack came up just then, "Okay Conlon, Ise got my guys let's go."
"First wes don't want any ones dying so wes says that all weapons are left at the desk with Kosei."
"Why should wes leave our selves unprotected when youse got's weapons."
"Wes gonna turn in ours in too. Ise gonna put Brownoser and Lines in charge of making sure the weapons get left."
"Ise put Mush and Race here too."
Spot and Jack stepped through the door and up to Kosei's desk. "Kosei? Ise need youse to do me a favor and hold on to this here stuff for me till Manhattan leaves." Spot placed his slingshot on the counter, "Do youse mind holding the rest of the guys stuff too?"
Kosei didn't want trouble and saw this as a good way to avoid any lasting harm, and agreed. After Jack and Spot placed down the weapons they had, the group that would be in the room with the leaders, David, Kid Blink, Skittery, Falcon, Rounder and Kit placed assorted slingshots, marbles, a knife, and Kit's hair pin, on protest that it had a sharp tip.
They then went up stairs, the clunks of other weapons dropping going the counter in their ears. Kit stayed as close to Rounder as she could not knowing what to expect as they entered the little room that she had called home for the past month. At Kosei's word that all the weapons had been collected, Falcon dropped the curtain and the discussion began.
As the small group of eight found their seats Spots look told Kit to get up on the bunk.
"Why's she here? Youse not got any guys to come up here with youse?" Kelly taunted.
"No she's here cuz as youse said its all bout her and she deserves to be here." Spot began to wonder why he had even let this meeting happen, at the very least why he had let Kit into the room. Nothing was going to be settled if she was there, he was about to tell her to leave when Jack spoke up again.
"Wes never let goils in here before. She can't be here it ain't her right."
"This is different, Ise agree, but this is Kit's life she's got ta right to get a say in What happens in it. If youse take her from here she's just gonna leave her friends behind."
"She's left friends behind already an she's coming back to friends."
"David, is the strike over yet?" Kit decided to speak for herself.
"No it ain't," Jack spoke up thinking it was a stupid question.
"Then, Jack, I am not going back, I will not sit around in a bunk room avoiding going outside cause of two thugs with too much time on there hands. I am staying in Brooklyn." She jumped off the bunk and came right up to Jack glaring with her hands on her hips, "Listen to me Kelly. I ain't leaving If youse try to take me back, you going to have ta keep me tied to someone cuz I will run back as soon as I can." She turned around and went to stand nearer to Spot.
"What bout youse friends and brudder. They want to see youse and they can't do that if youse here." Jack grasped at straws trying to win using logic.
Kit raised an eyebrow, "They can too, they were here all they. I would say they can come here to see me."
Jack was silent she had backed him into a corner. If he agreed with her this would be pointless. If he disagreed it would show he was unable to control his newsies in an effective manner.
"Ways youse so intent on taken back with youse?" Falcon asked, "She might be a goil but she's got ta mind of her own. Which Ise sees she speaks regularly. Ise think youse want ta get rid of her." Falcon smiled knowing, waiting for Kit's reaction, which was a smack. "See, she's got no respect."
"Wes need her. She sells better then a lot of us." David replied.
"Wouldn't that be even more reason for me to stay? Not that it means anything cause I am not leaving. You guys are here cuz of border wars I thought." Kit decided it was time for the guys to talk about what the original reason was for Manhattan to come to Brooklyn.
"For once she's making sense," Rounder spoke earning his smack from Kit.
"Spot some of youse Brooklyn newsies are getting to adventurous, and been coming to Manhattan and selling papes there. Ise don't like it wen wes ain't striking and Ise don't like it now. Some of the thugs think they be ours and my guys is getting soaked for it."
Spot thought about this for a second, going through his guys who would be stupid enough to cross the bridge without permission, and came up with three guys, Trickster, Spikes, and Booker. "Ise think Ise knows who they are, Ise take care of them. Same goes for youse newsies, Ise heard a couple of them have been over here selling papes."
Kelly knew who those where, "Ise knows them, they won't be over here anymore. Now bout Kit."
"She's not leaven her unless she wants too." Spot crossed his arms.
"Ise not gonna make her. Ise gonna say that Ise don't mind Swan and Cray coming over here but Ise don't like the idea of Mills coming over here on her own."
Kit turned to Jack with a blank look on her face but with her eyes flashing, "Fine then Mills will come over with Cray then. Now this is my room and I want to sleep I am kicking everyone out."
Spot, Falcon and Rounder smirked at the Manhattan boys expression and because Kit normally used that tone with Bait and Jolly. "Wes better leave, she's just gonna get ready for bed if wes here or not." Spot lead everyone out, but stopped at the door. "Kit, youse did a good job keeping this from getting ugly. Don't let is go to youse head. Ise be in later, Ise gonna play poker. Ise try not ta wake youse up."
"Beat it Spot, or I'm gonna to start throwing things at your big head." Spot left and Kit smiled as she got ready for bed.