Sweets backed away from Spot. She was in total and complete shock.
"You Liar. Stop it! Take it back right now. Take it back before I, I, I "
"Before you what? Soak me?"
"Yeah"
Before Spot could even think of a reply he felt Sweets fist connect with his jaw. She was punching him rapid fire. He grabbed her wrists.
"If ya don't believe me ask Jack or Race."
Sweets ran off to do just that. She found jack and asked him quietly.
"Are u my cousin?"
"What? How the hell? Who told you?"
"My brother, My REAL brother, when were ya gonna tell me Jack, Huh? When? I fucking deserve to know."
"We were hiding you. Hiding you from some guys that wanted to take you away. Sweets we did it for your own good."
"Who was chasing after me? Why? Tell me Frankie; tell me why the lads were chasing after me. Give me one good fucking reason why I shouldn't kill you right now."
"Because, I cared for you, I tried to help you. God damn you goil ya got some nerve. It's not my fault. Spot and Race made me do it. Spot, he cares for you. He cares a lot about you. He's ya brudda. I'm ya cousin. Race, was like a brudda ta ya. Ya really are like ya brudda. God Sweets don't hate me Race and Spot just cause we was tryin ta help ya so ya didn't get killed."
Sweets got quiet and looked kind of nervous which hardly ever happens.
"From who? Jack who was tryin ta kill me?"
"Gino, Gino Spartan. He was after Uncle jack. When he saw you he knew that if he took you he would have Uncle Jack and that would not have been good."
"But what did Uncle Jack do?"
"I'm not sure Sweets, but he knows you'se is back in New York and He'll do anyting ta get ya!" "Jack, I'se Neva been scared before, but now I tink I am. "
"Well ya got a good reason ta be scared, Gino is one of da toughest gang leaders in all of New York."
"Oh great, just pleasant, why the fuck is he afta me? Why can't he just be afta Uncle Jack, why me?"
Sweets didn't look sad she looked angry. Her brown eyes flashed and turned different shades of browns ever to a dark green color. Like Spots except Spots turned Blue and Gray.
"Where's me brudda? I need ta talk ta Spot. Jack, ya need ta help me. I need ta talk ta the three of ya. Tagether."
"Yeah sure, let's go get em."
The Cousins walked off to find Race and Spot talking quietly at a corner booth at Tibby's. Jack sat next to Race and Sweets sat next to Spot.
"Ok fellas, why didn't you tell me Gino Spartan was afta me? I'se not scared or nuthin but I am concerned for me Safety. The lodging house ain't the greatest place for me to stay if he knows I'se a newsie."
"Well Sweets as your brudda I'se decided that you'se is gonna stay at Medda's, you'se is gonna be safe there."
"Spot are you sure about that? It's not like I don't like Medda, I'se just not so sure whether or not that's gonna work."
"Don't worry, I have it all figured out perfectly. Medda already knows the plan. Asked her before. I knew this was gonna happen. "
"Spot your abnormally calm about this. What's the catch?"
"You tell me why you went to Chicago and now your back again."
"I'll take my chances with Gino before I ever tell you what happened in Chicago."
Spot grabbed her shirt right when she started to run. The shirt ripped and Spot saw for the first time scars all over her arms and legs and chest. Spot looked horrified. Sweets stood there in complete shock and she was getting pissed.
"SPOT! What the fuck was that for? Ok you really wanna know what happened in Chicago? Fine I'll tell ya. I got there and met with the leader of the Chicago Newsies, Mercury. He was like me big brudda, (A/N when Sweets went to Chicago she picked up a Chicago Accent including her New York one and Irish one.) Well I punched him and gave him a bloody nose. They called me Kaboom, Boom for short. I just exploded at him. My temper is always like that, so then I start going out with Apollo, Mercury's lil brudda and anyways he's the one who took me to da Chicago lodging house."
"Wait you'se was goin out wit Mercury's lil brudda? But he got shot."
"Yeah ya dumb ass I was just getting to that. That's why I left Chicago in the first place. Zeus shot him. I know he did. Mercury kicked him outta da newsies after being traced back to some gang leader.."
Sweets paused to think for a moment. Then it clicked in her brain.
"Oh my gawd Spot! Oh Shit holy shit. The gang leader was Gino Oh my god! Why is my Life so FUCKED up? AHHHH. Spot? I gotta leave New York. I gotta get outta America. Tell the boys I love them and I'll miss em. Give Blink a hug for me. I gotta go back to the LH to get me tings."
She gave Spot a big hug.
"Spot your da best brudda a goil could ask for. Don't forget about aye?"
"Sweets please don't leave. Ya don't gotta go. I need ya here. Jack needs ya. Lefty needs ya. Blink needs ya. He'll kill himself. You and me we know he will. He loves ya too much."
"Then what am I gonna do?"
"Take Blink wit you'se."
"What are ya crazy? Blink would Neva eva go for dat. He'd miss New York too much. Besides, he wouldn't leave New York for Canada. But hey it's worth a shot right boyo?"
"Yeah it is. Stop callin me boyo!"
The Siblings walked home to the Manhattan LH where all the other boys were, waiting for Sweets and Spot to come back. Sweets looked tired, and distressed. Blink noticed this right away and ran over to Sweets and brought her into the Sick Room so they could talk in Private.
"Sweets what' wrong hunnie? Tell me what's da matter."
"Blink, I gotta leave New York for a while. I'll come back, but I don't know when I'm coming back or where I'm going in Canada-"
"Canada? What are you'se talking about? Sweets, what's goin on? You'se leavin me?"
"No Blink, I love ya but ya see, Gino Spartan is afta me and well I gotta get outta New York for a while. Don't worry. But if ya really wanna come wit me ta Canada you'se is welcome ta join me."
"That's the best ting I'se had heard all night." Blink Grinned.
"That Gino Spartan is afta me?"
"No that you want me ta come ta Canada wit you'se"
"Oh Blink you shouldn't come.I don't want you to get hurt and if you do it'll be all my fault. I couldn't live like that."
"Sweets, ya know I love ya but I ain't letting ya leave me again."
OK ok, gag me with a spoon its so sappy I know but come on give me a break. My insanity and mushiness are getting the better of me..
"You Liar. Stop it! Take it back right now. Take it back before I, I, I "
"Before you what? Soak me?"
"Yeah"
Before Spot could even think of a reply he felt Sweets fist connect with his jaw. She was punching him rapid fire. He grabbed her wrists.
"If ya don't believe me ask Jack or Race."
Sweets ran off to do just that. She found jack and asked him quietly.
"Are u my cousin?"
"What? How the hell? Who told you?"
"My brother, My REAL brother, when were ya gonna tell me Jack, Huh? When? I fucking deserve to know."
"We were hiding you. Hiding you from some guys that wanted to take you away. Sweets we did it for your own good."
"Who was chasing after me? Why? Tell me Frankie; tell me why the lads were chasing after me. Give me one good fucking reason why I shouldn't kill you right now."
"Because, I cared for you, I tried to help you. God damn you goil ya got some nerve. It's not my fault. Spot and Race made me do it. Spot, he cares for you. He cares a lot about you. He's ya brudda. I'm ya cousin. Race, was like a brudda ta ya. Ya really are like ya brudda. God Sweets don't hate me Race and Spot just cause we was tryin ta help ya so ya didn't get killed."
Sweets got quiet and looked kind of nervous which hardly ever happens.
"From who? Jack who was tryin ta kill me?"
"Gino, Gino Spartan. He was after Uncle jack. When he saw you he knew that if he took you he would have Uncle Jack and that would not have been good."
"But what did Uncle Jack do?"
"I'm not sure Sweets, but he knows you'se is back in New York and He'll do anyting ta get ya!" "Jack, I'se Neva been scared before, but now I tink I am. "
"Well ya got a good reason ta be scared, Gino is one of da toughest gang leaders in all of New York."
"Oh great, just pleasant, why the fuck is he afta me? Why can't he just be afta Uncle Jack, why me?"
Sweets didn't look sad she looked angry. Her brown eyes flashed and turned different shades of browns ever to a dark green color. Like Spots except Spots turned Blue and Gray.
"Where's me brudda? I need ta talk ta Spot. Jack, ya need ta help me. I need ta talk ta the three of ya. Tagether."
"Yeah sure, let's go get em."
The Cousins walked off to find Race and Spot talking quietly at a corner booth at Tibby's. Jack sat next to Race and Sweets sat next to Spot.
"Ok fellas, why didn't you tell me Gino Spartan was afta me? I'se not scared or nuthin but I am concerned for me Safety. The lodging house ain't the greatest place for me to stay if he knows I'se a newsie."
"Well Sweets as your brudda I'se decided that you'se is gonna stay at Medda's, you'se is gonna be safe there."
"Spot are you sure about that? It's not like I don't like Medda, I'se just not so sure whether or not that's gonna work."
"Don't worry, I have it all figured out perfectly. Medda already knows the plan. Asked her before. I knew this was gonna happen. "
"Spot your abnormally calm about this. What's the catch?"
"You tell me why you went to Chicago and now your back again."
"I'll take my chances with Gino before I ever tell you what happened in Chicago."
Spot grabbed her shirt right when she started to run. The shirt ripped and Spot saw for the first time scars all over her arms and legs and chest. Spot looked horrified. Sweets stood there in complete shock and she was getting pissed.
"SPOT! What the fuck was that for? Ok you really wanna know what happened in Chicago? Fine I'll tell ya. I got there and met with the leader of the Chicago Newsies, Mercury. He was like me big brudda, (A/N when Sweets went to Chicago she picked up a Chicago Accent including her New York one and Irish one.) Well I punched him and gave him a bloody nose. They called me Kaboom, Boom for short. I just exploded at him. My temper is always like that, so then I start going out with Apollo, Mercury's lil brudda and anyways he's the one who took me to da Chicago lodging house."
"Wait you'se was goin out wit Mercury's lil brudda? But he got shot."
"Yeah ya dumb ass I was just getting to that. That's why I left Chicago in the first place. Zeus shot him. I know he did. Mercury kicked him outta da newsies after being traced back to some gang leader.."
Sweets paused to think for a moment. Then it clicked in her brain.
"Oh my gawd Spot! Oh Shit holy shit. The gang leader was Gino Oh my god! Why is my Life so FUCKED up? AHHHH. Spot? I gotta leave New York. I gotta get outta America. Tell the boys I love them and I'll miss em. Give Blink a hug for me. I gotta go back to the LH to get me tings."
She gave Spot a big hug.
"Spot your da best brudda a goil could ask for. Don't forget about aye?"
"Sweets please don't leave. Ya don't gotta go. I need ya here. Jack needs ya. Lefty needs ya. Blink needs ya. He'll kill himself. You and me we know he will. He loves ya too much."
"Then what am I gonna do?"
"Take Blink wit you'se."
"What are ya crazy? Blink would Neva eva go for dat. He'd miss New York too much. Besides, he wouldn't leave New York for Canada. But hey it's worth a shot right boyo?"
"Yeah it is. Stop callin me boyo!"
The Siblings walked home to the Manhattan LH where all the other boys were, waiting for Sweets and Spot to come back. Sweets looked tired, and distressed. Blink noticed this right away and ran over to Sweets and brought her into the Sick Room so they could talk in Private.
"Sweets what' wrong hunnie? Tell me what's da matter."
"Blink, I gotta leave New York for a while. I'll come back, but I don't know when I'm coming back or where I'm going in Canada-"
"Canada? What are you'se talking about? Sweets, what's goin on? You'se leavin me?"
"No Blink, I love ya but ya see, Gino Spartan is afta me and well I gotta get outta New York for a while. Don't worry. But if ya really wanna come wit me ta Canada you'se is welcome ta join me."
"That's the best ting I'se had heard all night." Blink Grinned.
"That Gino Spartan is afta me?"
"No that you want me ta come ta Canada wit you'se"
"Oh Blink you shouldn't come.I don't want you to get hurt and if you do it'll be all my fault. I couldn't live like that."
"Sweets, ya know I love ya but I ain't letting ya leave me again."
OK ok, gag me with a spoon its so sappy I know but come on give me a break. My insanity and mushiness are getting the better of me..