Sorry this took so long!I've been real busy lately.(And for some reason I'm updating on
Halloween..hm..)Anyhoo,I appreciate you loyal reviewers :0) You all deserve my Halloween candy! (But
you can't have it :P *in a greedy mood*)Hehehe..Here ya go! *starting from Race's point a view*
Disclaimer:Disney owns all characters EXCEPT Natalie,whom I own.And Louder owns herself.
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"It's about time you woke up." I heard someone say.I looked over.Natalie was sitting on a chair beside
the bed - Everyone kept bugging me about getting my rest.I blinked back the sleep and rolled my eyes
when I recognized it was her.
"What'd I do this time?" I said,leaning back my head and closing my eyes.
She frowned in solemn disapproval. "Do you not reacall?" She said coldly,kicking up her feet on the bed.
I sighed and sat up. "You deserved it."
She stared at me for a moment,thinking it over and seemed to pass it by. "Don't you remember what
happened afterward?" She said with an edge to her voice.
I shrugged and said calmly, "Not really."
"Not really?!" She stood,making the chair knock over. "Not really?!They all think I tried to kill you!"
She pointed her hand back at the door so brutily I thought it would fly out of its socket.She stared
at me hard. "Don't you remember?!A man-a drunk with a knife came out of the alley and attacked the likes of ya!"
"I remember seeing a glint of metal outta the corner of me eye.." I said slowly.
Natalie looked at me as if she were about to burst. "The dagger,Higgins!He attacked you!Cut up your
side er somethin'!And then,and then some other bums showed up and one knocked ya out wid a club!"
The story about the man with the knife seemed somewhat familiar.. "I sorta remember the knife guy.."
"Three other guys came 'round!" She said in vain,trying to force me to remember.
"Listen!" I stood. "I remember the guy comin' outta the alley.And when I was busy with him I didn't
see where you went!Then I just got hit from behind!That's all I know!" I must say,it honestly was.
"Race,you don't understand!They think I tried to kill you!"
"How can they prove that?"
"One of the other guys had a chain.When I was runnin' off,he tripped me with it and I fell in your blood."
I blinked,a bit taken aback. "Look,I'll just tell the guys ya didn't do it."
"Race,the fuzz're already involved.They think I did it too."
"Well,then I just tell them you didn't do it."
"You think they'll listen to a street rat like you?Or any of us for that matter?They're lookin' ta
put me in the Refuge.."
Just this morning I would have been relieved for her to be put in the Refuge.Now I didn't have a
choice but to treat the situation differently. "You ain't goin' to the Refuge." I said quietly. "We'll
sort it out.."
I moved past her and left the room,entering the bunk room,where a buzz of conversation filled the air.
It started to quiet when I entered,followed half-heartidly by Natalie.
"Listen,Natalie,she attempted at no murder 'round here." No one looked doubtful,all listening.
"But I've recieved woid that the cops're involved now.As much as-" I glanced back at Natalie then
looked back at the crowd. "As much as I hate to say this,she's one a us now.And we ain't lettin' her
go to no Refuge."
Halloween..hm..)Anyhoo,I appreciate you loyal reviewers :0) You all deserve my Halloween candy! (But
you can't have it :P *in a greedy mood*)Hehehe..Here ya go! *starting from Race's point a view*
Disclaimer:Disney owns all characters EXCEPT Natalie,whom I own.And Louder owns herself.
*~~~~*|*~~~~*|^|*~~~~*|*~~~~*
"It's about time you woke up." I heard someone say.I looked over.Natalie was sitting on a chair beside
the bed - Everyone kept bugging me about getting my rest.I blinked back the sleep and rolled my eyes
when I recognized it was her.
"What'd I do this time?" I said,leaning back my head and closing my eyes.
She frowned in solemn disapproval. "Do you not reacall?" She said coldly,kicking up her feet on the bed.
I sighed and sat up. "You deserved it."
She stared at me for a moment,thinking it over and seemed to pass it by. "Don't you remember what
happened afterward?" She said with an edge to her voice.
I shrugged and said calmly, "Not really."
"Not really?!" She stood,making the chair knock over. "Not really?!They all think I tried to kill you!"
She pointed her hand back at the door so brutily I thought it would fly out of its socket.She stared
at me hard. "Don't you remember?!A man-a drunk with a knife came out of the alley and attacked the likes of ya!"
"I remember seeing a glint of metal outta the corner of me eye.." I said slowly.
Natalie looked at me as if she were about to burst. "The dagger,Higgins!He attacked you!Cut up your
side er somethin'!And then,and then some other bums showed up and one knocked ya out wid a club!"
The story about the man with the knife seemed somewhat familiar.. "I sorta remember the knife guy.."
"Three other guys came 'round!" She said in vain,trying to force me to remember.
"Listen!" I stood. "I remember the guy comin' outta the alley.And when I was busy with him I didn't
see where you went!Then I just got hit from behind!That's all I know!" I must say,it honestly was.
"Race,you don't understand!They think I tried to kill you!"
"How can they prove that?"
"One of the other guys had a chain.When I was runnin' off,he tripped me with it and I fell in your blood."
I blinked,a bit taken aback. "Look,I'll just tell the guys ya didn't do it."
"Race,the fuzz're already involved.They think I did it too."
"Well,then I just tell them you didn't do it."
"You think they'll listen to a street rat like you?Or any of us for that matter?They're lookin' ta
put me in the Refuge.."
Just this morning I would have been relieved for her to be put in the Refuge.Now I didn't have a
choice but to treat the situation differently. "You ain't goin' to the Refuge." I said quietly. "We'll
sort it out.."
I moved past her and left the room,entering the bunk room,where a buzz of conversation filled the air.
It started to quiet when I entered,followed half-heartidly by Natalie.
"Listen,Natalie,she attempted at no murder 'round here." No one looked doubtful,all listening.
"But I've recieved woid that the cops're involved now.As much as-" I glanced back at Natalie then
looked back at the crowd. "As much as I hate to say this,she's one a us now.And we ain't lettin' her
go to no Refuge."