Anastas-I try and update as much as I can because I hate those stories that
haven't updated in like months and you wonder what happened and that is
just mean to me so I'm glad that it makes you happy. I guess I'll have to
go read White Oleander if its that good. Hmm wonder who the new leader
could be? Thanks for the review.
Chapter 18
"Spot?" the word came out a ragged whisper. Her eyes bore into his ice-cold blue ones. Her mind raced with memories of him. Her eyes had to be deceiving her. That's it, she was just imagining him as leader because she missed him so much. Jack said he was dead she reminded herself.
"Spot?" she asked again reaching out and ran a hand along his cheek. He grabbed her hand and pulled her close. She looked at Slip "Am I sane?"
He looked at her funny. "Of course."
"And this is Spot?"
"Yea." he said slowly not understanding. Spot tilted her face up to look at him and she noticed a puzzled expression in his eyes.
"Jack" She hissed the word with hate and anger. It was too much to take. Her mind couldn't sort it all. She shook her head in frustration. Pulling herself out of Spot's arms she raced off without another word. Running all the way back to the apartment, she and Tonya then walked to Manhattan to go to Tibby's. They managed to get to Tibby's in record time.
Jack, Race, Specs, Mush, and Blink were all sitting at a table along with a two girls Raven didn't know. One was with Mush but she wasn't sure who the other was with. When they turned and saw who walked in they all stopped talking in shock, except for the one girl, who as Raven could now tell, was going out with Race.
"Raven, good ta see ya back." Race exclaimed, breaking the silence. "Dis is Sunny, she's my goil." He motioned to the girl that had been talking and she gave him a passionate kiss.
"We missed ya Raven" Blink said and Mush nodded his agreement, busy eating.
Specs was the only one who picked up on her mood. It always had been him that knew what she was thinking. He grabbed her arm and pulled her aside. "First of all, who's dat?" He motioned to Tonya. "And youse mad as hell. I cin tell so don't tell me ya aint."
"Specs, dis is Tonya, she's my little sista." She looked at him with eyes filled with anger, eyes that were so dark blue they were almost black. "Jack lied ta me Specs, Jack lied ta me. I don't want ta say anymore den dat. How could he?" She didn't say anymore and walked back over to where Jack was.
"Guys dis is Tonya.haven't thought of a newsie name for her yet. Tonya dis is Race, Mush, Blink, Specs and Jack." She pointed at each of them in turn. "Specs scoot ova so dat she can sit down please. Watch her fer a sec would ya." Without waiting for an answer, she turned to Jack. "A woid."
Heading out the door, she made sure Jack was following and went down a side alley to make sure no one overhead, especially Race. For a moment she couldn't speak. When she finally could, her voice was thick with emotion. "Ya said he died."
"No I didn't" Jack replied plainly.
"Yea ya did."
"No"
"Damnit it Jack. You coulda told me he was alive. Ya made it sound like he was dead and ya know it."
"I didn't think he'd make it. I figured it was better for ya if ya didn't get ya hopes up."
"Jack ya don't know what's best fer me. You has no idea what it was like going ta Brooklyn and seeing him dere, an after t'inkin he was dead for a month too."
"I don't know how ya feel." Jack admitted.
"How could ya do dis? Ya knew he liked me and in da end ya knew I loved him." Not caring anymore the tears poured down her face. She never cried for anyone and now here she was crying over Brooklyn. "Ya always act like my muddah and fatha but youse not. Ya can't be. I always t'ought of ya as a big brudda to me. Just cuz ya lost ya parents doesn't mean ya cin be everyone else's." Jack slapped her across the face.
He looked horrified at what he had done. "I'se sorry Raven. I was wrong. But I can't do anything about what I'se done. Hate me fer it but I didn't want ya ta face more pain. And I didn't mean ta slap ya Raven but ya needed ta come back ta ya senses."
She raised a hand to her face and looked at him shocked. Raven calmed down a bit. "I don't hate ya Cowboy, just let me do things da way I want ta and make my own decisions and da same goes fer Tonya."
"Alright" the two spit shook and walked back into Tibby's and sat down.
All of them knew better then to mention the tear streaks down her face. Mush was entertaining Tonya with a story of one of his selling incidents. Tonya just sat thorugh it all paying attention but never speaking. Race opened his mouth to ask about what had just happened between Jack and Raven but Jack shook his head and Race closed his mouth. Everyone but Jack and Raven kept talking and carrying on with what they were doing. Raven finished, paid, and yelled to Jack. "Can she stay wit ya fer a while?"
"A bunk's always open." Jack smiled.
"Keep an eye on her Jack."
"We'll have a great time won't we Chatterbox? She loves to talk." He winked in Raven's direction and she rolled her eyes.
"Thanks Cowboy."
During the time at Tibby's the sky had opened and rain was falling in sheets on the pavement. Most people weren't on the streets; they had gone for cover and the few that were clung to the sides of the buildings to keep as dry as possible. Raven walked in the middle of the street head held high.
A/N: So what do you guys think? Several of you were right in predicting that he wasn't really dead. I thought for a while that I might actually kill him but then who else could be Brooklyn's leader because it just ain't Brooklyn without Spot Conlon. Please review.I lost a few reviewers like I thought I might have when I killed Spot but the ones that still are reviewing please keep reviewing so I know you are still reading and still care *tear* lol. REVIEW.
Chapter 18
"Spot?" the word came out a ragged whisper. Her eyes bore into his ice-cold blue ones. Her mind raced with memories of him. Her eyes had to be deceiving her. That's it, she was just imagining him as leader because she missed him so much. Jack said he was dead she reminded herself.
"Spot?" she asked again reaching out and ran a hand along his cheek. He grabbed her hand and pulled her close. She looked at Slip "Am I sane?"
He looked at her funny. "Of course."
"And this is Spot?"
"Yea." he said slowly not understanding. Spot tilted her face up to look at him and she noticed a puzzled expression in his eyes.
"Jack" She hissed the word with hate and anger. It was too much to take. Her mind couldn't sort it all. She shook her head in frustration. Pulling herself out of Spot's arms she raced off without another word. Running all the way back to the apartment, she and Tonya then walked to Manhattan to go to Tibby's. They managed to get to Tibby's in record time.
Jack, Race, Specs, Mush, and Blink were all sitting at a table along with a two girls Raven didn't know. One was with Mush but she wasn't sure who the other was with. When they turned and saw who walked in they all stopped talking in shock, except for the one girl, who as Raven could now tell, was going out with Race.
"Raven, good ta see ya back." Race exclaimed, breaking the silence. "Dis is Sunny, she's my goil." He motioned to the girl that had been talking and she gave him a passionate kiss.
"We missed ya Raven" Blink said and Mush nodded his agreement, busy eating.
Specs was the only one who picked up on her mood. It always had been him that knew what she was thinking. He grabbed her arm and pulled her aside. "First of all, who's dat?" He motioned to Tonya. "And youse mad as hell. I cin tell so don't tell me ya aint."
"Specs, dis is Tonya, she's my little sista." She looked at him with eyes filled with anger, eyes that were so dark blue they were almost black. "Jack lied ta me Specs, Jack lied ta me. I don't want ta say anymore den dat. How could he?" She didn't say anymore and walked back over to where Jack was.
"Guys dis is Tonya.haven't thought of a newsie name for her yet. Tonya dis is Race, Mush, Blink, Specs and Jack." She pointed at each of them in turn. "Specs scoot ova so dat she can sit down please. Watch her fer a sec would ya." Without waiting for an answer, she turned to Jack. "A woid."
Heading out the door, she made sure Jack was following and went down a side alley to make sure no one overhead, especially Race. For a moment she couldn't speak. When she finally could, her voice was thick with emotion. "Ya said he died."
"No I didn't" Jack replied plainly.
"Yea ya did."
"No"
"Damnit it Jack. You coulda told me he was alive. Ya made it sound like he was dead and ya know it."
"I didn't think he'd make it. I figured it was better for ya if ya didn't get ya hopes up."
"Jack ya don't know what's best fer me. You has no idea what it was like going ta Brooklyn and seeing him dere, an after t'inkin he was dead for a month too."
"I don't know how ya feel." Jack admitted.
"How could ya do dis? Ya knew he liked me and in da end ya knew I loved him." Not caring anymore the tears poured down her face. She never cried for anyone and now here she was crying over Brooklyn. "Ya always act like my muddah and fatha but youse not. Ya can't be. I always t'ought of ya as a big brudda to me. Just cuz ya lost ya parents doesn't mean ya cin be everyone else's." Jack slapped her across the face.
He looked horrified at what he had done. "I'se sorry Raven. I was wrong. But I can't do anything about what I'se done. Hate me fer it but I didn't want ya ta face more pain. And I didn't mean ta slap ya Raven but ya needed ta come back ta ya senses."
She raised a hand to her face and looked at him shocked. Raven calmed down a bit. "I don't hate ya Cowboy, just let me do things da way I want ta and make my own decisions and da same goes fer Tonya."
"Alright" the two spit shook and walked back into Tibby's and sat down.
All of them knew better then to mention the tear streaks down her face. Mush was entertaining Tonya with a story of one of his selling incidents. Tonya just sat thorugh it all paying attention but never speaking. Race opened his mouth to ask about what had just happened between Jack and Raven but Jack shook his head and Race closed his mouth. Everyone but Jack and Raven kept talking and carrying on with what they were doing. Raven finished, paid, and yelled to Jack. "Can she stay wit ya fer a while?"
"A bunk's always open." Jack smiled.
"Keep an eye on her Jack."
"We'll have a great time won't we Chatterbox? She loves to talk." He winked in Raven's direction and she rolled her eyes.
"Thanks Cowboy."
During the time at Tibby's the sky had opened and rain was falling in sheets on the pavement. Most people weren't on the streets; they had gone for cover and the few that were clung to the sides of the buildings to keep as dry as possible. Raven walked in the middle of the street head held high.
A/N: So what do you guys think? Several of you were right in predicting that he wasn't really dead. I thought for a while that I might actually kill him but then who else could be Brooklyn's leader because it just ain't Brooklyn without Spot Conlon. Please review.I lost a few reviewers like I thought I might have when I killed Spot but the ones that still are reviewing please keep reviewing so I know you are still reading and still care *tear* lol. REVIEW.