By SaL
Chapter Six: Rude Awakenings
A/N: Ok you'll be happy to know that I got an 87% on my Romeo and Juliet test! And my essay is passed in so now I'll have more time to spend on my stories! Aren't you so much happier now! Yeah, that's what I thought. Anyway I'll try to get a few more chapters done over Christmas break. Who knows maybe I'll finish it! (No promises!) Some of the chapter is in German the translations are at the bottom. Now, on with the story!
'Ugh! My head!' I thought groggily as I struggled to sit up. I urged my eyes open to behold an empty bunkroom. My head swam with memories of last night. 'Great, I must have woken them up.' I concluded noticing the tightly wrapped bandages around my wrists and ribs. Reaching under the bed I drew out a pillowcase containing a change of clothes, incase I should ever stay the night. I slipped into the bathroom, washed up, and pulled on my clothes before deciding to investigate the commotion downstairs.
From the top of the stairwell I could faintly hear two maybe three voices. One belonged to a boy the other to a girl or two. While I inched closer I could tell that the boy was Jack. The girl defiantly wasn't Sarah it was Brigit? And Mina? Sure enough David reached the landing to view the three surrounded by a crowd of Newsies.
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"Look, I don't care what you say! I need to see David now!"
"Sorry toots, he ain't takin' any visitors. Now scram."
"No. David is my cousin…"
"And my fiancé!" Mina interrupted.
"We have every right to see him!"
"Look I know David, he's me best friend, and I know he would neva marry da likes of you'se."
"He's right you know." David appeared. Mina ran over and enclosed him in a hug. David, however, did not hug back and sported a stony look accompanied by emotionless blue eyes. "I haven't proposed to you Mina and I don't intend to in this lifetime.
"She peaked up at him in disbelief. "Ach, David."[1] She said caressing his cheek. "Was haben sie zu Ihnen gemacht? Sie wissen, daß Sie machten't bedeutet ihm David. Don't zuhört ihnen, sie nie könnten wissen Sie so lang oder wie gut, als ich mache."[2] David shrugged away from her touch, "Go home Mina, Brigit, you don't belong here."
"Neither do you." His cousin piped up. "Come home David it'll be better, I promise."
"Too bad I don't believe you." David smirked while turning to leave.
"Don't ist ein Narr David! Sie'll nie freut sich hier, Sie'll nie Anfall in. Gehabt't Sie haben gelernt von Deutschland? Banden mögen diese sie don't Sorge um Sie, alle, die sie sorgen sich kurz davor sein, Zuihr!"[3] David suddenly whirled on her anger burning in his deep blue orbs. "Your wrong!" He hissed. "Sie sind meine Freunde! Wir würden irgendetwas für einander machen! Es's gerufene Treue Brigit, aber was Ihre Familie vielleicht wird, weiß ungefähr das! Sie'betr. das derjenig, die sich ungefähr Geld sorgen! Das's warum ich muß heiraten Mina und Sie wissen es!"[4]
"That's not true, David. I love you." Mina pleaded.
"Give me a break! It's arranged and you know it! It's all about the money Mina, the more money our family's gain the more powerful they become. It's just convenient and that's all there is to it."
"Don't say such things!" Mina exclaimed slapping him across the face then kissed the spot that was rapidly becoming red. "Ich liebe Sie David." [5]
'Ha! Like saying that's gonna make all the difference! What, does she thin I'm stupid or somethin'?' He thought while regaining composure and returned to his emotionless state.
"Sie don't weiß, welche Liebe ist." [6]
"And you do!" Brigit exclaimed. "Gut da Sie'betr. der Fachmann auf Liebe und Treue, mich erzählt, David, wo Ihre kostbare Bande jetzt ist?"[7] David remained silent the memory of his dream overwhelmed him. "Ich'll erzählt Ihnen wo sie sind, sie'betr. in Deutschland! Sie haben't ist gewesen in Kontakt mit Ihnen jahrelang. Wie's der für Treue?"[8]
A set of eyes peered at David in suspense understanding every word his cousin had said and awaiting the response. This boy remained unnoticed by the crowd as he slipped quietly into the lodging house and took a seat behind Kloppman's vacant desk.
"You shouldn't speak so strongly about something you know nothing about." David retorted coolly. "Nothing? Nothing!" Brigit blurted out in bewilderment. "I know what you did in Germany, I know all about you little escapades! You disgraced the Lorant name, gallivanting with that gang, the Raiders!"
"Raiders?! Bri, if you insist on telling the story at least get it straight. Me a Raider?! No, no, no, no! I would never, Never join that sleazy gang for wanna-be rich kid punks! I mean imagine me in the same outfit (gang) as Wilhelm! Ugh!" David grimaced. We are the Wolves."
"Fine, you were gallivanting with the Wolves! You were a brute David! You lied, and fought, and stole, and cheated, and don't think I haven't noticed you pick-pocketing! You did everything you could to ruin our family's reputation!"
"I heard he killed a man." (No, he didn't really kill a man. The kid's being sarcastic. It's also a famous quote from the book The Great Gatsby.) The teen behind the desk spoke up. The crowd cleared to reveal a tall boy around 18, with a strong build sandy brown hair and piercing green eyes. Everyone then turned to stare at a smirking David in shock, mouths agape.
The two boys filled the room with laughter before reuniting with a guy-like hand hug type ting. (You know what I mean.) "Nice to see ya again Dave."
"Likewise, Wolfgang." Wolfgang then turned on Mina and Brigit grinning wildly, "Wie's DER für Treue!" [9] He then turned back to view a serious David. "What brings ya 'round these parts Wolfgang?"
"What do you mean? Aren't you happy to see me?"
"Of course I am, but why are you here?"
"Can't I visit my bro without a reason?"
"Of course you can and you have. That's not the point; the point is something happened, I can see it in your eyes. Just tell me."
*Sigh* "You're like a brother to me, you know that. No matter what happens me and the gang will always be there for you." David nodded in apprehension, so Wolf gang sighed again before continuing. "Well, I ain't gonna lie to ya, Wilhelm's in New York and he wants you dead."
"What! Why?"
"News of you and Mina's engagement reached us back home and he went ballistic. He's obsessed with the girl. His plan is to kill you by making it look like you committed suicide then he would comfort the girl in her mourning."
"Great, just great. Now I have to deal with this on top of everything else! I didn't even propose to her! We aren't engaged and we never will be!"
"Well I wouldn't tell him that, he's set on killing you no matter what. So what are ya gonna do?" Dave thought a moment glancing at Mina who frozen in shock, even Mina didn't deserve the wrath of Wilhelm. Nobody did. "Well, we've got to keep Mina away from him. This includes Brigit, Sarah, and Les. No one is safe. Jack, can we find someplace for them to stay where we can keep a close eye on them?"
"Yeah, I'se got just da place. It's a gols lodgin' house down da street. I'se knows people there. They'll be safe and Les can stay here with us."
"Good."
"Hey, Dave?"
"Yeah?"
"What about Sandy?"
"Lets hope he doesn't know about her. Anyway I'm the only one who knows where she is right now."
"Alright, we're gonna need a description of Wilhelm. We'll get Spot in on it and set up a notice all over New York. Don't worry about nothin' we gots your back."
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Translations
[1] "Oh, David."
[2] "What have they done to you? You know you didn't mean it David. Don't listen to them, they could never know you as long or as well as I do."
[3] "Don't be a fool David! You'll never be happy here, you'll never fit in. Haven't you learned from Germany? Gangs like these they don't care about you, all they care about is your money!"
[4] "They are my friends! We would do anything for each other! It's called loyalty Brigit, but what would your family possibly know about that! You're the ones who care about money! That's why I have to marry Mina and you know it!"
[5] "I love you David."
[6] "You don't know what love is."
[7] "Well since you're the expert on love and loyalty, tell me, David, where is your precious gang now?"
[8] "I'll tell you where they are, they're in Germany! They haven't been in contact with you for years. How's that for loyalty?!"
[9] "How's THAT for loyalty!"
A/N: And the plot thickens. My next chapter won't be up for a while I have to do a project for world history on Newsies w/ my friend Hotshot I bet ya read her stories and if ya haven't ya betta! In our school all 10th graders have to watch Newsies as part of our unit on the industrial revolution and child labor. So we have to make this newspaper and we don't really know what to call it. So in your review put your idea for a newspaper name. It's greatly appreciated. Gotta go I have a concert tonight. (Ugh!) I'll do a lot more writing over Christmas break I promise. Till then, Merry (Happy) Christmas!
~SaL