A.N. Okay here's the next chapter ( Hope you like
As Ice got back to the lodging house, she stared up at the door thinking of how it had been the place, she'd taken shelter over the past couple of days and how she liked everyone here, even if she didn't know them. She especially liked Skittery, but right now she couldn't do anything about that, because Temper was her number one priority. She walked up the stairs and pushed open the door, finding most of the newsies standing around. Jack was the first to notice her, he walked up and hugged her she was mildly surprised, so she just patted his back. As he pulled away he smiled, "I thought you'se were gonna try and find Tempah you'se self. Where'd you'se go?"
"I'se went to see an old friend of me fadders." Skittery was the next to come over and she looked away, surprised that she was embarrassed by what she did. She wasn't one to be embarrassed over something like that, but she didn't want to think about it to long because she didn't want to know where it would lead.
"So I'se see dat you'se got back okay," With that he headed up the stairs to the bunkroom, Ice stared after, wondering what harm it would do to follow him and apologize. She quickly shrugged off the need to do that, know that if she did, she was screwed. That would attach her to this place and she couldn't risk that, the minute she found Temper, she was going to leave. She couldn't risk having the DeFranko brothers come after them again.
Fighter came up to her and smiled at the look on Ice's face, knowing that she really liked Skittery, even if Ice wouldn't admit, which Fighter knew she wouldn't, she did like him. She felt for Skittery though, because he was going to have it tough, winning Ice over, she didn't date much. Fighter snapped her fingers in front of Ice's face and smiled when she finally came out of her reverie, "I was worried bout you'se."
Ice smiled, "Now I'se know I'se special cuz dat doesn't happen to often."
Fighter laughed, "Yeah, why don't you'se go aftah him?"
Ice shook her head but then nodded, "Yeah I'se will." She calmly walked up the stairs and Fighter smiled, knowing it was taking everything in her not to go running up those stairs. As Ice reached the bunkroom, she realized that only her and Skittery were in there, and he was laying on his bed. She walked over to him and hopped up to sit next to him, he looked back at her and then went to staring straight out ahead of him. "Come on Skitt, I'se wanted ta explain about dat kiss."
Skittery's back went stiff and he sat up and swung his legs over the side, he was about to jump off when Ice put a hand on his arm to stop him. "What is it den?"
"I'se mighta done it ta get out of da login house, but you'se gotta know dat it meant more den just dat to me, I'se like you'se Skitt and you'se have no idea how hard dat is to say."
Skittery looked at her for a minute, "Maybe you'se shoulda taught of dat before what happened dis morning." Then he brushed her hand off and jumped off the bunk and went back downstairs, Ice hopped off the bed and went to her own. She climbed in and sighed, knowing that she probably blew it, but it was to late to change things and maybe it was better this way.
Fighter saw Skittery come down the stairs and she noticed that he looked upset, so she stood up from the poker game she was at and threw her cards on the table, "Fold." Race grabbed her hand and she looked down at him, he just smiled and then nodded towards the stairs. She took that as a sign that he was a little worried about Ice to and so she headed for the stairs to go see exactly what was going on. As she got to the top she noticed Ice laying in her bunk, so she walked over and sat down on the bunk opposite her. "What's goin on wit you'se and Skitt?"
Ice turned and glared at Fighter, not wanting to admit to anything, "Nothin, and stay out of it, it ain't you'se business."
Fighter smirked, "I taught you'se knew me better den dat, of course it's me business, because that's what I'm makin it."
Ice turned away, "Well I ain't in da mood ta share, so go away." Fighter, who was surprised with Ice's attitude, knew better then to push so she went back downstairs and shrugged when Race looked at her questioningly. She knew that Temper missing must really be getting to Ice, it was then that she decided to go check on the King of Brooklyn who was still passed out in the sickroom. Maybe she would get something out of him. Fighter poked her head around the corner of the door and saw that his eyes were closed so she walked in the room but ignored the chair that was next to his bed and started pacing around the room.
"Stop dat you'se makin me dizzy!" Fighter was so startled that she jumped and turned around quickly staring at into Spot's appraising eyes. She fought to get her composure back not wanting to let the infamous leader know that he'd gotten the best of her. He looked at the chair and she took the hint and sat down quickly. "What do you'se want?"
"It's Ice, I'se need to know where you tink Tempah is."
He raised an eyebrow and then sat up and groaned putting a hand to his ribs, then he looked up at Fighter and she noticed that he looked genuinely concerned and she wondered why. "Temper and me has been friends for years, he's me second and we'se close. I'se don't know where dey would take him, but if I'se had to guess I'd say da warehouse right inside the border of Queens from 'Hattan. Because dat's dere closest place from here and it'd be like challenging me cuz dey know how close we are, so havin it dere would be direspectin me."
Then he stood up and quickly put his shirt on and put his overalls on over top, he grabbed his slingshot and cane and began to leave, but Fighter grabbed his arm. "Jist where do you'se tink you'se goin?"
He looked her up and down, "Back ta Brooklyn, I'se got tings ta do."
As Ice got back to the lodging house, she stared up at the door thinking of how it had been the place, she'd taken shelter over the past couple of days and how she liked everyone here, even if she didn't know them. She especially liked Skittery, but right now she couldn't do anything about that, because Temper was her number one priority. She walked up the stairs and pushed open the door, finding most of the newsies standing around. Jack was the first to notice her, he walked up and hugged her she was mildly surprised, so she just patted his back. As he pulled away he smiled, "I thought you'se were gonna try and find Tempah you'se self. Where'd you'se go?"
"I'se went to see an old friend of me fadders." Skittery was the next to come over and she looked away, surprised that she was embarrassed by what she did. She wasn't one to be embarrassed over something like that, but she didn't want to think about it to long because she didn't want to know where it would lead.
"So I'se see dat you'se got back okay," With that he headed up the stairs to the bunkroom, Ice stared after, wondering what harm it would do to follow him and apologize. She quickly shrugged off the need to do that, know that if she did, she was screwed. That would attach her to this place and she couldn't risk that, the minute she found Temper, she was going to leave. She couldn't risk having the DeFranko brothers come after them again.
Fighter came up to her and smiled at the look on Ice's face, knowing that she really liked Skittery, even if Ice wouldn't admit, which Fighter knew she wouldn't, she did like him. She felt for Skittery though, because he was going to have it tough, winning Ice over, she didn't date much. Fighter snapped her fingers in front of Ice's face and smiled when she finally came out of her reverie, "I was worried bout you'se."
Ice smiled, "Now I'se know I'se special cuz dat doesn't happen to often."
Fighter laughed, "Yeah, why don't you'se go aftah him?"
Ice shook her head but then nodded, "Yeah I'se will." She calmly walked up the stairs and Fighter smiled, knowing it was taking everything in her not to go running up those stairs. As Ice reached the bunkroom, she realized that only her and Skittery were in there, and he was laying on his bed. She walked over to him and hopped up to sit next to him, he looked back at her and then went to staring straight out ahead of him. "Come on Skitt, I'se wanted ta explain about dat kiss."
Skittery's back went stiff and he sat up and swung his legs over the side, he was about to jump off when Ice put a hand on his arm to stop him. "What is it den?"
"I'se mighta done it ta get out of da login house, but you'se gotta know dat it meant more den just dat to me, I'se like you'se Skitt and you'se have no idea how hard dat is to say."
Skittery looked at her for a minute, "Maybe you'se shoulda taught of dat before what happened dis morning." Then he brushed her hand off and jumped off the bunk and went back downstairs, Ice hopped off the bed and went to her own. She climbed in and sighed, knowing that she probably blew it, but it was to late to change things and maybe it was better this way.
Fighter saw Skittery come down the stairs and she noticed that he looked upset, so she stood up from the poker game she was at and threw her cards on the table, "Fold." Race grabbed her hand and she looked down at him, he just smiled and then nodded towards the stairs. She took that as a sign that he was a little worried about Ice to and so she headed for the stairs to go see exactly what was going on. As she got to the top she noticed Ice laying in her bunk, so she walked over and sat down on the bunk opposite her. "What's goin on wit you'se and Skitt?"
Ice turned and glared at Fighter, not wanting to admit to anything, "Nothin, and stay out of it, it ain't you'se business."
Fighter smirked, "I taught you'se knew me better den dat, of course it's me business, because that's what I'm makin it."
Ice turned away, "Well I ain't in da mood ta share, so go away." Fighter, who was surprised with Ice's attitude, knew better then to push so she went back downstairs and shrugged when Race looked at her questioningly. She knew that Temper missing must really be getting to Ice, it was then that she decided to go check on the King of Brooklyn who was still passed out in the sickroom. Maybe she would get something out of him. Fighter poked her head around the corner of the door and saw that his eyes were closed so she walked in the room but ignored the chair that was next to his bed and started pacing around the room.
"Stop dat you'se makin me dizzy!" Fighter was so startled that she jumped and turned around quickly staring at into Spot's appraising eyes. She fought to get her composure back not wanting to let the infamous leader know that he'd gotten the best of her. He looked at the chair and she took the hint and sat down quickly. "What do you'se want?"
"It's Ice, I'se need to know where you tink Tempah is."
He raised an eyebrow and then sat up and groaned putting a hand to his ribs, then he looked up at Fighter and she noticed that he looked genuinely concerned and she wondered why. "Temper and me has been friends for years, he's me second and we'se close. I'se don't know where dey would take him, but if I'se had to guess I'd say da warehouse right inside the border of Queens from 'Hattan. Because dat's dere closest place from here and it'd be like challenging me cuz dey know how close we are, so havin it dere would be direspectin me."
Then he stood up and quickly put his shirt on and put his overalls on over top, he grabbed his slingshot and cane and began to leave, but Fighter grabbed his arm. "Jist where do you'se tink you'se goin?"
He looked her up and down, "Back ta Brooklyn, I'se got tings ta do."