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Chapter 5:
"Pockets! Get the newbie up" Irish hollered at the top of his lungs.
"I'll get right on that, boss"; Pockets said with a hint of sarcasm mixed in with his words. "Tucker, get up!"
"What?" The boy groaned.
"GET UP"
"I'm up" Tucker mumbled as her threw his legs over the edge of his poor excuse of a bed. His dirty blonde hair was sticking up in abnormal positions, and his piercing green eyes were clouded over due to his extreme tiredness.
"The washroom is over there" Pockets pointed to a door in the far side of the building.
"Thanks" Tucker stumbled over to the door that Pockets had told him was the washroom. He threw it open and took a step in only to be greeted with the unexpected.
"ARGH!" Tucker yelled as endless amounts of crap fell down on top of him.
Once Tucker had freed himself from the mess he looked over and saw Pockets doubled over with laughter.
"Bastard" Tucker yelled at the laughing boy.
"Thanks". Through his fits of laughter Pockets managed to point in the direction of the real washroom. Tucker mumbled some more cuss words as he passed by Pockets.
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Nova turned and headed out of the washroom. As soon as she turned the corner she ran smack into someone.
"Oh sorry" Nova said quietly as she looked up and the person that stood before her.
"Its alright" The person, who happened to be Jack mumbled back at her.
Jack continued on his way to the washroom and Nova on hers to the girl's room
"Hey Nova you ready for your first day selling papers (a/n remember I'm no good with accents)?" Mercy called over to her.
"As ready as I'll ever be" Nova mumbled.
After everyone was finished with their morning rituals they all began to make their way to the DO.
"So Nova, I take it you have never sold papes before?" Jack said as he approached her.
"Obviously"
"Hey now, no need to get an attitude with me" Jack said defensively.
"Whatever" Nova mumbled under her breath.
"Hey, I'm the leader here, everybody respects me, and your not just going to come in here and not respect me" Jack whispered sternly to the girl that dared to defy him.
"I'm sorry, I don't just respect people, I believe that respect is earned" Nova said to him getting into his face.
"Well and attitude like that is going to get you know where around here"
"Well maybe I don't want to get anywhere around here" Nova mumbled to herself.
"What did you say to me?"
"Nothing"
"Whatever, your selling with me today" Jack barked at Nova. Nova tried to argue with him but it wasn't going to work this time. "I'm getting you twenty papes, you can pay me back when you have enough money"
"I don't want you charity"
"You don't want it? Well then how else are you going to buy your papes?"
"With my own money"
"Blink picked you up off the streets, you don't have money!"
"Oh but I do"
"Then why were you on the streets?"
"That's for me to know and you not to, and its going to remain that way, got it?" Nova said with any trace of color leaving her face.
"Fine I got it. Come on we got to go get out papes" Jack lead Nova over to the front of the line. "The usual" Jack said as he slapped 50 cents down on the counter. Jack grabbed his stack of 100 papers and motioned for Nova to make her way up to the counter.
"Um.twenty papers" Nova said quietly.
"What I couldn't hear you?" Mr. Weasel said just to give the new girl a hard time. "Your going to have to speak up if you ever want to survive here, by the looks of you, I'm guessing that your not going to last very long here"
"She said-" Jack began.
"I SAID I WANT TWENTY PAPES! What are your ears not working or something? Oh wait because I'm new you wanted to give me a hard time, right? Well I'm not the girl to try your little games with" Nova yelled at the man, her face becoming stern and her eyes were glowing with fire.
"Take you god damn papes" Weasel said as he shoved them into her hands.
"Thanks" Nova said sarcastically.
"Ok now that that is over lets get selling" Jack said to the very angry Nova. "You got quite the temper, don't you?"
"Gee, what made you think that?" Nova said again, with sarcasm.
"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today"
"No I'm just always like this, get use to it" Nova flashed Jack a smile and turned and began to walk away.
"God help me", Jack said to himself. "Alright, I basic thing to remember when your selling is (a/n: alright, everybody, come on say it with me...) Headlines don't sell papes, newsies sell papes"
"And that is suppose to mean something to me?" Nova said raising and one of her eyebrows.
"The headlines always suck, so we got to improve them a little bit, so that we can sell enough papes to make ends meat"
"So you lie? Alright I get it, you rob innocent people of their money?"
"NO"
"Calm down Kelly I was just kidding, I don't have nothing against robbing people" Jack raised an eyebrow at her last comment. Nova looked over and saw his questioning look. "Its not like I'm going to rob you in your sleep, jeesh."
"Anyway moving on".
Jack and Nova spent the rest of the day selling. Of course Jack finished before Nova, because he 'was the best seller in all of New York' or so he said.
By lunchtime Nova had finally sold all of her papers.
"You done selling yet?" Jack yelled over to Nova from where he was sitting.
"As a matter of fact I am, thank you very much"
"Took you long enough"
"Shut up"
"Come on, let's go get some food"
While the due was on their way over to Tibby's they ran into a familiar face.
"Hey Cowboy" A girl with long straight blonde hair, green eyes that almost looked as if they were silver and a muscular body said as she approached the two.
"Hey Sweets, you off to visit your lover boy?" Jack questioned the girl.
"As a matter of fact, yes I am, but don't call him that or I'll personally stab you with my switch blade. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend Kelly? Oh wait I forgot you don't have any manners. Hi, I'm Sweets"
"The names Nova"
"Now that that is over, lets continue over to tibby's" Jack said as he started walking leaving the two girls behind.
When the three reached Tibby's the small restaurant was already booming with business, most of which was newsies. Jack held the door open for both of the girls and them walked in.
"BLINK" Sweets yelled as she ran over to her boy toy and jumped into his lap.
"So Nova how was you're first day selling?" Bee asked as she motioned for Nova to pull up a seat next to her.
"Alright, I'm not much of a seller"
"Everyone has trouble their first day, you'll get better"
"Good cause it can't get much worse than this"
"Oh you know you had fun" Jack teased as he pulled up a seat next to Nova's.
"Oh yea, I had an amazing time just because you were there, you're so dreamy Jack, can I become another one of your one night stands?" Nova said with sarcasm dripping from her every word.
"Shut up, you know you want to, cause every girl wants to get with me, I'm just so irresistible"
"Yea, keep on dreamin Jack and maybe one day it will come true", Bee said to the him after sending Nova a look that said 'what is he smoking?'
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"So Tucker how was you're first day selling?" Pockets ask as the two made their way back to the lodging house.
"Ugh, horrible, I just want to go back to bed"
"That's what they all say"
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* A/N: ah, I know I haven't updated in what like a week? Sorry, I know that's a long time for me. Atleast this chapter was longer! Anyway, Thanks to my many reviewers: Hottie5Star, Scooper, Jack Kelly's Lady, lildreamer99, Depends Solomon, Frenchy and Glitz. If I forgot anyone I'm sorry! Now tell me what you think and review!
Chapter 5:
"Pockets! Get the newbie up" Irish hollered at the top of his lungs.
"I'll get right on that, boss"; Pockets said with a hint of sarcasm mixed in with his words. "Tucker, get up!"
"What?" The boy groaned.
"GET UP"
"I'm up" Tucker mumbled as her threw his legs over the edge of his poor excuse of a bed. His dirty blonde hair was sticking up in abnormal positions, and his piercing green eyes were clouded over due to his extreme tiredness.
"The washroom is over there" Pockets pointed to a door in the far side of the building.
"Thanks" Tucker stumbled over to the door that Pockets had told him was the washroom. He threw it open and took a step in only to be greeted with the unexpected.
"ARGH!" Tucker yelled as endless amounts of crap fell down on top of him.
Once Tucker had freed himself from the mess he looked over and saw Pockets doubled over with laughter.
"Bastard" Tucker yelled at the laughing boy.
"Thanks". Through his fits of laughter Pockets managed to point in the direction of the real washroom. Tucker mumbled some more cuss words as he passed by Pockets.
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Nova turned and headed out of the washroom. As soon as she turned the corner she ran smack into someone.
"Oh sorry" Nova said quietly as she looked up and the person that stood before her.
"Its alright" The person, who happened to be Jack mumbled back at her.
Jack continued on his way to the washroom and Nova on hers to the girl's room
"Hey Nova you ready for your first day selling papers (a/n remember I'm no good with accents)?" Mercy called over to her.
"As ready as I'll ever be" Nova mumbled.
After everyone was finished with their morning rituals they all began to make their way to the DO.
"So Nova, I take it you have never sold papes before?" Jack said as he approached her.
"Obviously"
"Hey now, no need to get an attitude with me" Jack said defensively.
"Whatever" Nova mumbled under her breath.
"Hey, I'm the leader here, everybody respects me, and your not just going to come in here and not respect me" Jack whispered sternly to the girl that dared to defy him.
"I'm sorry, I don't just respect people, I believe that respect is earned" Nova said to him getting into his face.
"Well and attitude like that is going to get you know where around here"
"Well maybe I don't want to get anywhere around here" Nova mumbled to herself.
"What did you say to me?"
"Nothing"
"Whatever, your selling with me today" Jack barked at Nova. Nova tried to argue with him but it wasn't going to work this time. "I'm getting you twenty papes, you can pay me back when you have enough money"
"I don't want you charity"
"You don't want it? Well then how else are you going to buy your papes?"
"With my own money"
"Blink picked you up off the streets, you don't have money!"
"Oh but I do"
"Then why were you on the streets?"
"That's for me to know and you not to, and its going to remain that way, got it?" Nova said with any trace of color leaving her face.
"Fine I got it. Come on we got to go get out papes" Jack lead Nova over to the front of the line. "The usual" Jack said as he slapped 50 cents down on the counter. Jack grabbed his stack of 100 papers and motioned for Nova to make her way up to the counter.
"Um.twenty papers" Nova said quietly.
"What I couldn't hear you?" Mr. Weasel said just to give the new girl a hard time. "Your going to have to speak up if you ever want to survive here, by the looks of you, I'm guessing that your not going to last very long here"
"She said-" Jack began.
"I SAID I WANT TWENTY PAPES! What are your ears not working or something? Oh wait because I'm new you wanted to give me a hard time, right? Well I'm not the girl to try your little games with" Nova yelled at the man, her face becoming stern and her eyes were glowing with fire.
"Take you god damn papes" Weasel said as he shoved them into her hands.
"Thanks" Nova said sarcastically.
"Ok now that that is over lets get selling" Jack said to the very angry Nova. "You got quite the temper, don't you?"
"Gee, what made you think that?" Nova said again, with sarcasm.
"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today"
"No I'm just always like this, get use to it" Nova flashed Jack a smile and turned and began to walk away.
"God help me", Jack said to himself. "Alright, I basic thing to remember when your selling is (a/n: alright, everybody, come on say it with me...) Headlines don't sell papes, newsies sell papes"
"And that is suppose to mean something to me?" Nova said raising and one of her eyebrows.
"The headlines always suck, so we got to improve them a little bit, so that we can sell enough papes to make ends meat"
"So you lie? Alright I get it, you rob innocent people of their money?"
"NO"
"Calm down Kelly I was just kidding, I don't have nothing against robbing people" Jack raised an eyebrow at her last comment. Nova looked over and saw his questioning look. "Its not like I'm going to rob you in your sleep, jeesh."
"Anyway moving on".
Jack and Nova spent the rest of the day selling. Of course Jack finished before Nova, because he 'was the best seller in all of New York' or so he said.
By lunchtime Nova had finally sold all of her papers.
"You done selling yet?" Jack yelled over to Nova from where he was sitting.
"As a matter of fact I am, thank you very much"
"Took you long enough"
"Shut up"
"Come on, let's go get some food"
While the due was on their way over to Tibby's they ran into a familiar face.
"Hey Cowboy" A girl with long straight blonde hair, green eyes that almost looked as if they were silver and a muscular body said as she approached the two.
"Hey Sweets, you off to visit your lover boy?" Jack questioned the girl.
"As a matter of fact, yes I am, but don't call him that or I'll personally stab you with my switch blade. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend Kelly? Oh wait I forgot you don't have any manners. Hi, I'm Sweets"
"The names Nova"
"Now that that is over, lets continue over to tibby's" Jack said as he started walking leaving the two girls behind.
When the three reached Tibby's the small restaurant was already booming with business, most of which was newsies. Jack held the door open for both of the girls and them walked in.
"BLINK" Sweets yelled as she ran over to her boy toy and jumped into his lap.
"So Nova how was you're first day selling?" Bee asked as she motioned for Nova to pull up a seat next to her.
"Alright, I'm not much of a seller"
"Everyone has trouble their first day, you'll get better"
"Good cause it can't get much worse than this"
"Oh you know you had fun" Jack teased as he pulled up a seat next to Nova's.
"Oh yea, I had an amazing time just because you were there, you're so dreamy Jack, can I become another one of your one night stands?" Nova said with sarcasm dripping from her every word.
"Shut up, you know you want to, cause every girl wants to get with me, I'm just so irresistible"
"Yea, keep on dreamin Jack and maybe one day it will come true", Bee said to the him after sending Nova a look that said 'what is he smoking?'
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"So Tucker how was you're first day selling?" Pockets ask as the two made their way back to the lodging house.
"Ugh, horrible, I just want to go back to bed"
"That's what they all say"
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* A/N: ah, I know I haven't updated in what like a week? Sorry, I know that's a long time for me. Atleast this chapter was longer! Anyway, Thanks to my many reviewers: Hottie5Star, Scooper, Jack Kelly's Lady, lildreamer99, Depends Solomon, Frenchy and Glitz. If I forgot anyone I'm sorry! Now tell me what you think and review!
