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stories. ;p
Caitlin stayed with Blink the whole night. The fever remained dangerous high and he couldn't sleep very well. He awoke almost every ten minutes.
"Water" Caitlin arose and got him a glass of water. She lifted him up and held the glass to his lips. And Blink fell asleep when Caitlin hold him still in her arms. She laid him down carefully and took her seat next to his bed.
"Damn it Iron! I hope you'll burn in hell for this!" She whispered, concern furrowing her brow.
Iron was in a bad mood. Not only about Caitlin but also about the meeting with Jack. He had a bad feeling.
The next day he walked with Stone to Central Park.
"What's the matter with you? You seem nervous today." Stone said, lighting a cigarette nonchalantly. Iron narrowed his eyes.
"Nothing that would interest you." Stone shrugged it off. They saw Jack and Race standing under a tree in the park and headed towards them.
"I'm glad you made it." Iron grinned. He was glad that he had told his spies to watch them and make sure nothing would happen. He glared at Jack, sizing him up against his own physique.
"Where's Blink? What did you bastard do to him?!"
"Race cool down." Jack held him back, glaring at Iron with intimidation.
"What do you want for him?"
"Oh, where shall I start? What about you bring me my girl back? And my money? And what about you would give me your territory?"
Jack sighed and shook his head.
"It ain't my fault that Tricia left you! Besides You have a new girl. Or has she left you too."
"Just a little slut for the nights." Stone narrowed his eyes and balled his hands into fists. He could have killed Iron right there. But he knew the others were watching them. So he swallowed hard and tried to calm down.
"But that still leaves the money and Manhattan." Jack and Race looked at him wide eyed so did Stone.
"You can't mean this!" Iron just grinned at Jack.
"Think about it or your friend will die!" With this Iron turned around.
"I give you one month to get the money and search yourself and your boys a new home." Stone sighed and followed him leaving Jack and Race in shock.
"Did I hear right? Did he just say we are leaving Manhattan? And what money is he speaking of?" Race was as confused as Jack.
"You remember Tricia? She was his girl. And when she left him to stay with us she took a lot of money from him with her."
"How much?"
"Hundred!" Race shook his head.
"NO WAY! How are we going to get Blink out of there?"
"I wish I would knew Race. But one thing is for sure. We can't let him have Manhattan!"
"We also can't let him kill Blink!"
"We won't give him the chance!" Race looked at Jack as a plan began formulating in Jack's head.
"Stupid Cowboy!" Iron muttered while walking back to the Bronx. On the other hand, Stone remained speechless, rather thinking of all possible ways to kill Iron right then and there. His steel blue eyes were burning a hole at the back of Iron's head. And if looks could kill someone, Iron would have died at least a hundred times!
"Hey Stone. Why so quiet? Thinking about what you can do when we're living in Manhattan?" Iron grinned.
Yeah, like what possibilities there are to get rid of you!
"Nothing." He pressed out. Iron turned around and looked at his best man in the group.
"What's bothering you Stone?" Stone looked at him with hate in his eyes.
"Nothing!" He said again and walked pass Iron. He was glad they had reached the LH by now so the 20 questions would end. He went in and headed upstairs.
Caitlin turned around when Stone opened the door to her room. He looked like he was ready to kill someone.
"Hey Stone, what's up?`" She whispered since Blink was finally asleep half an hour ago. The tea worked wonderfully.
"I'll kill him! One day I'll kill him!" Caitlin blinked perplexed.
"What are you talking about?"
"Iron! I'll kill that bastard!" He paced agitatedly around the room, trying to alleviate his rage before someone got hurt.
"Stone, would you please stop walking around and tell me what happened?" Stone looked at her and sighed. He took a chair and sat down next to her, shaking his head in his hands
"Stone? What did he do to make you so furious?"
"Forget it. Just the typical nonsense!" Caitlin looked at him when Blink turned around and let out a groan of pain. He had laid himself on his wounded side. Caitlin turned towards him immediately and tried to lift him up and turn around when Blink opened his eyes.
"Shit. That hurt." He whispered while he turned back to lay on his back. He looked up at Caitlin and it seemed as if the worst part of the fever was over.
"How are you?"
"Better I think. Thank you." He smiled weakly at her.
"It's alright. But you better try to sleep a little bit now." He nodded and closed his eyes. Caitlin turned around to face Stone.
"So, what did he do? And don't tell me it was nothing!" Stone sighed and looked at her. He couldn't tell her.
"Stone! What did he do? Or say? Was it something about me?" She asked softly. Stone nodded slowly.
"Come on Stone, you know you'll fell better when you talk about it." Stone sighed again and told her the whole conversation between Iron and the Manhattan newsies.
"So what? He called me a slut. What did you think, that everyone here knows he cares a shit about me!"
"I'm sorry Cat. I should've never let him keep you here. It's all my fault!"
"No it's not." Caitlin turned around and looked at Blink.
"What does he want with Manhattan? There are only twenty boys here!"
"He just wants to show Jack he can win this time. You know, he will get Manhattan, the "money"
"the slut." Stone looked at her while Caitlin smiled down at him.
"Stone don't look like that! It doesn't bother me. It's not like I care for Iron. I mean, okay, maybe if you would speak about me like that, but Iron?"
"You should have left when you had the chance." But Caitlin shook her head sadly.
"You know I couldn't. He would have killed you!" Stone looked down at the ground and swallowed. Then he looked up and nodded towards Blink.
"Will he make it?" Caitlin nodded.
"Could you do me a favor? Tell Iron it's still critical, that I need at least the next week to stay with him and no one shall come in here. I don't want any of the others falling ill as well." She winked at Stone and he smiled weakly at her.
"Okay." He walked downstairs to tell Iron about the absence of dinner for the next week, so Iron left for the night.
"For another 'slut'" Stone thought while he watched him leave.
It was about midnight when Blink awoke. He was still dizzy and his whole body ached but he didn't feel a mix of hot and cold every ten minutes. He opened his eyes slowly and tried to see in the dark. He was sure he would be alone in the room, and Caitlin was with Iron. He had heard her conversation with another guy about Iron's power over Caitlin. How could she stay here with such a guy?
He turned his head and saw Caitlin sitting in a chair next to his bed.
"Hey. Did you stay here the whole night?" Caitlin nodded slowly. She took a seat on the bed and stroke her hand softly over his forehead.
"You seem better. Your forehead isn't so hot anymore." She whispered into the night. Blink reached his hand for her cheek and touched it softly with his fingertips. He let his hand wander into her nape and pulled her down to him. He closed his eyes when his lips met hers.
Caitlin didn't know what was going on here. She felt goose bumps running down her back when his fingers touched her cheek. She should have pulled away from his lips when they came closer but somehow she couldn't. His kiss was soft and gentle. She had never experienced something like that before. They parted shortly after the kiss began and Blink smiled weakly up at her, his eyes so close. His hand fell down next to his body on the bed and he was asleep again.
Caitlin sat there on the bed unable to move. Her fingers touched her lips lightly and she looked at Blink in shock. What had he done to her? Never had a kiss felt like this. She sat back on her chair and smiled slightly while watching Blink sleep.
Caitlin stayed with Blink the whole night. The fever remained dangerous high and he couldn't sleep very well. He awoke almost every ten minutes.
"Water" Caitlin arose and got him a glass of water. She lifted him up and held the glass to his lips. And Blink fell asleep when Caitlin hold him still in her arms. She laid him down carefully and took her seat next to his bed.
"Damn it Iron! I hope you'll burn in hell for this!" She whispered, concern furrowing her brow.
Iron was in a bad mood. Not only about Caitlin but also about the meeting with Jack. He had a bad feeling.
The next day he walked with Stone to Central Park.
"What's the matter with you? You seem nervous today." Stone said, lighting a cigarette nonchalantly. Iron narrowed his eyes.
"Nothing that would interest you." Stone shrugged it off. They saw Jack and Race standing under a tree in the park and headed towards them.
"I'm glad you made it." Iron grinned. He was glad that he had told his spies to watch them and make sure nothing would happen. He glared at Jack, sizing him up against his own physique.
"Where's Blink? What did you bastard do to him?!"
"Race cool down." Jack held him back, glaring at Iron with intimidation.
"What do you want for him?"
"Oh, where shall I start? What about you bring me my girl back? And my money? And what about you would give me your territory?"
Jack sighed and shook his head.
"It ain't my fault that Tricia left you! Besides You have a new girl. Or has she left you too."
"Just a little slut for the nights." Stone narrowed his eyes and balled his hands into fists. He could have killed Iron right there. But he knew the others were watching them. So he swallowed hard and tried to calm down.
"But that still leaves the money and Manhattan." Jack and Race looked at him wide eyed so did Stone.
"You can't mean this!" Iron just grinned at Jack.
"Think about it or your friend will die!" With this Iron turned around.
"I give you one month to get the money and search yourself and your boys a new home." Stone sighed and followed him leaving Jack and Race in shock.
"Did I hear right? Did he just say we are leaving Manhattan? And what money is he speaking of?" Race was as confused as Jack.
"You remember Tricia? She was his girl. And when she left him to stay with us she took a lot of money from him with her."
"How much?"
"Hundred!" Race shook his head.
"NO WAY! How are we going to get Blink out of there?"
"I wish I would knew Race. But one thing is for sure. We can't let him have Manhattan!"
"We also can't let him kill Blink!"
"We won't give him the chance!" Race looked at Jack as a plan began formulating in Jack's head.
"Stupid Cowboy!" Iron muttered while walking back to the Bronx. On the other hand, Stone remained speechless, rather thinking of all possible ways to kill Iron right then and there. His steel blue eyes were burning a hole at the back of Iron's head. And if looks could kill someone, Iron would have died at least a hundred times!
"Hey Stone. Why so quiet? Thinking about what you can do when we're living in Manhattan?" Iron grinned.
Yeah, like what possibilities there are to get rid of you!
"Nothing." He pressed out. Iron turned around and looked at his best man in the group.
"What's bothering you Stone?" Stone looked at him with hate in his eyes.
"Nothing!" He said again and walked pass Iron. He was glad they had reached the LH by now so the 20 questions would end. He went in and headed upstairs.
Caitlin turned around when Stone opened the door to her room. He looked like he was ready to kill someone.
"Hey Stone, what's up?`" She whispered since Blink was finally asleep half an hour ago. The tea worked wonderfully.
"I'll kill him! One day I'll kill him!" Caitlin blinked perplexed.
"What are you talking about?"
"Iron! I'll kill that bastard!" He paced agitatedly around the room, trying to alleviate his rage before someone got hurt.
"Stone, would you please stop walking around and tell me what happened?" Stone looked at her and sighed. He took a chair and sat down next to her, shaking his head in his hands
"Stone? What did he do to make you so furious?"
"Forget it. Just the typical nonsense!" Caitlin looked at him when Blink turned around and let out a groan of pain. He had laid himself on his wounded side. Caitlin turned towards him immediately and tried to lift him up and turn around when Blink opened his eyes.
"Shit. That hurt." He whispered while he turned back to lay on his back. He looked up at Caitlin and it seemed as if the worst part of the fever was over.
"How are you?"
"Better I think. Thank you." He smiled weakly at her.
"It's alright. But you better try to sleep a little bit now." He nodded and closed his eyes. Caitlin turned around to face Stone.
"So, what did he do? And don't tell me it was nothing!" Stone sighed and looked at her. He couldn't tell her.
"Stone! What did he do? Or say? Was it something about me?" She asked softly. Stone nodded slowly.
"Come on Stone, you know you'll fell better when you talk about it." Stone sighed again and told her the whole conversation between Iron and the Manhattan newsies.
"So what? He called me a slut. What did you think, that everyone here knows he cares a shit about me!"
"I'm sorry Cat. I should've never let him keep you here. It's all my fault!"
"No it's not." Caitlin turned around and looked at Blink.
"What does he want with Manhattan? There are only twenty boys here!"
"He just wants to show Jack he can win this time. You know, he will get Manhattan, the "money"
"the slut." Stone looked at her while Caitlin smiled down at him.
"Stone don't look like that! It doesn't bother me. It's not like I care for Iron. I mean, okay, maybe if you would speak about me like that, but Iron?"
"You should have left when you had the chance." But Caitlin shook her head sadly.
"You know I couldn't. He would have killed you!" Stone looked down at the ground and swallowed. Then he looked up and nodded towards Blink.
"Will he make it?" Caitlin nodded.
"Could you do me a favor? Tell Iron it's still critical, that I need at least the next week to stay with him and no one shall come in here. I don't want any of the others falling ill as well." She winked at Stone and he smiled weakly at her.
"Okay." He walked downstairs to tell Iron about the absence of dinner for the next week, so Iron left for the night.
"For another 'slut'" Stone thought while he watched him leave.
It was about midnight when Blink awoke. He was still dizzy and his whole body ached but he didn't feel a mix of hot and cold every ten minutes. He opened his eyes slowly and tried to see in the dark. He was sure he would be alone in the room, and Caitlin was with Iron. He had heard her conversation with another guy about Iron's power over Caitlin. How could she stay here with such a guy?
He turned his head and saw Caitlin sitting in a chair next to his bed.
"Hey. Did you stay here the whole night?" Caitlin nodded slowly. She took a seat on the bed and stroke her hand softly over his forehead.
"You seem better. Your forehead isn't so hot anymore." She whispered into the night. Blink reached his hand for her cheek and touched it softly with his fingertips. He let his hand wander into her nape and pulled her down to him. He closed his eyes when his lips met hers.
Caitlin didn't know what was going on here. She felt goose bumps running down her back when his fingers touched her cheek. She should have pulled away from his lips when they came closer but somehow she couldn't. His kiss was soft and gentle. She had never experienced something like that before. They parted shortly after the kiss began and Blink smiled weakly up at her, his eyes so close. His hand fell down next to his body on the bed and he was asleep again.
Caitlin sat there on the bed unable to move. Her fingers touched her lips lightly and she looked at Blink in shock. What had he done to her? Never had a kiss felt like this. She sat back on her chair and smiled slightly while watching Blink sleep.