Hey~ First thing I would like you to read is my apology for not updating
sooner... I had so much trouble trying to write this chappie and then on
Sunday I went to Band Camp and didn't come back until late Friday.
Yesterday I was called into work and couldn't finish typing and uploading
then. So finally without further ado.....
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What's Important.......
Tempest walked cautiously inside Sheepshead Races. It was her first time ever being inside. The sights and sounds of the crowd was a bit overwhelming at first. Then she spotted them. *Oh s***, I just had to find them while they're snogging,* she thought as she rolled her eyes.
She walked over to them and stood there for an awkward moment. She rolled her eyes again before letting out a loud 'ahem.' No response. She began coughing loudly which startled one nervous looking middle-age woman who started pounding her on the back. Tempest quickly stopped coughing and thanked the lady. *My back's going to be sore tonight,* she thought.
"SAPPHIRE AND RACETRACK WILL YOU STOP PLAYING TONSIL HOCKEY LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO TALK TO YOU!," she yelled angrily. Sapphire pulled away slowly from an irritated Race. Sapphire looked ready to pounce on someone. When she realized who it was, she instantly relaxed but then noticed the look of anger on Tempest's face.
"What's wron', hun?," she asked worriedly.
"What the h*** did you tell Oscar and why were you talking to him?," she raged.
"Whoa. All I did was confront 'im about da kiss," said Sapphire confused.
"I never asked you to talk to him," stated Tempest calmly.
"Are ya really mad dat I talked ta 'im?"
"No I just...well it's kinda strange since we haven't known each other that long., but I am glad to know I have someone looking out for me." Tempest smiled shyly and started shifting her weight from foot to foot.
"Newsies look out fer each oddea," annouced Race. "But what exactly 'appened 'tween you and Oscar. I don't t'ink anyone told me about it."
"Oh nothin' happened. Dey kissed. He refuses ta admit he likes her while she refuses ta admit she wants his sexy body."
"I do not want his...his...body!," cried a flustered Tempest with hands on hips and her face red with embarrassment.
"See I told you she won't admit it," she said as she turned to Race with one eyebrow cocked and a triumphant smirk.
"Ugh, this is serious Sapphire," growled Tempest.
"Wait, how did ya even know I talked ta 'im?"
"I t'ink I'll take dis moment ta put an egg in my shoe and beat it." ((A.N. Yeah it's lame but purely Race)) Race pulled Sapphire into a quick kiss and then slid her off his lap and walked over to watch the race.
"Okay where were we?," asked Tempest as she rubbed her temples.
"Ya were about ta tell me how ya knew I talked ta him," pushed Sapphire.
"Oh yeah. Well I was..talking to Jack and Oscar comes up and interrupts us. Jack gets mad and asks him what he wants. Oscar sneers and says he wants what Jack wants. Just some fun with one of the local whores."
"He said what about you?," cried Sapphire in disbelief.
"He said he wanted some fun with one of the local whores," repeated Tempest. "Don't worry I told him to go screw himself or to take his sexual frustration out on Morris."
Sapphire started laughing at this information. Race looked over at her laughter and joined the two girls. "So what did I miss as I was watchin' da race?"
"Oh nothing really. Oscar called Mattie a whore and she told him to go screw himself or his bruddea. I still t'ink ya should've hit 'im."
Race sat down next to Sapphire and put his arm around her. "No wondea da bum never 'as a goil. 'E's too busy insultin' dem ta use da ole Delancey charm. Dat's why Sapphy picked me."
"Actually Oscar is quite da charmer when 'e wants ta be. More charmin' den you," stated Sapphire with an innocent look on her face.
Race unwrapped his arm and looked at Sapphire with a mixture of surprise and disgust. Sapphire couldn't contain her laughter or her innocent look anymore. Tempest began laughing too. Race just looked as if he had been betrayed.
"Race, ya know I was jist kiddin', right?," Sapphire asked when she could control herself again. "'Sides you are a WAY better kisser den Oscar was."
Race smiled and then leaned forward as if to prove her statement. Tempest turned away for a moment, feeling a stab of jealousy run through her.
"So Tempest ya never told us what Oscar said ta yer insult," said Sapphire. Tempest relayed all the details to the conversation up to Jack defending her. "Did I 'ear ya right? Did you say Jack called you his goil?"
Tempest nodded and then realized herself what that implied. Her eyes widened in shock. "Did I happen to tell you what Jack and I were about to do when Oscar came by?"
"No, what were you about ta do?," asked Sapphire curiously.
"We were about to kiss," said Tempest as if it were no big deal. Race and Sapphire's faces were in identical shock. "What?"
"He 'asn't liked many goils since Sarah and da Jacobs' moved away a couple months ago. Anyways dat's not important. What's important is whether ya like Jack or not? So...do you?," asked Sapphire.
"Well...."
~***~***~***~***~Meanwhile at Tibby's~***~***~***~***~
"So what do ya t'ink Kid?," asked Jack cautiosly.
"You like Tempest," stated Blink as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "A lot."
"No I don't like Tempest," Jack protested. "Ya know it's probably jist the fact that I miss Sarah. It has ta be. I loved Sarah. Still do."
Blink smiled sadly, still unconvinced. "Sure Jack. Ya jist miss 'avin' Sarah around. Be careful though. I hear Tempest 'as quite the right hook."
"Dat she does Kid," Jack said on a laugh. "Spot's got da bruise ta prove it."
Just then Tempest, Sapphire, and Race walked in. Jack turned and caught Tempest's eyes with his. Tempest quickly broke eye contact and sat down in a booth with Race, Sapphire, and Mush on the other side of the restaurant. Jack sighed heavily as he turned back to his food.
He looked up to see Blink grinning from ear to ear. "What's da mattea?"
"Ya jist proved yerself wrong, Cowboy." Blink began to chuckle. "So very wrong."
"Shut up KidBlink," smapped Jack. "Ya don't know what yer talkin' about." Blink just began to laugh harder.
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Hey...WHEW!!!! That took a lot of time and thought to write. Next chappie: Oscar's thoughts are revealed along with a brotherly wrestling match...hehehe.....
Coming Soon::::: Brotherly Love
~Molly
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What's Important.......
Tempest walked cautiously inside Sheepshead Races. It was her first time ever being inside. The sights and sounds of the crowd was a bit overwhelming at first. Then she spotted them. *Oh s***, I just had to find them while they're snogging,* she thought as she rolled her eyes.
She walked over to them and stood there for an awkward moment. She rolled her eyes again before letting out a loud 'ahem.' No response. She began coughing loudly which startled one nervous looking middle-age woman who started pounding her on the back. Tempest quickly stopped coughing and thanked the lady. *My back's going to be sore tonight,* she thought.
"SAPPHIRE AND RACETRACK WILL YOU STOP PLAYING TONSIL HOCKEY LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO TALK TO YOU!," she yelled angrily. Sapphire pulled away slowly from an irritated Race. Sapphire looked ready to pounce on someone. When she realized who it was, she instantly relaxed but then noticed the look of anger on Tempest's face.
"What's wron', hun?," she asked worriedly.
"What the h*** did you tell Oscar and why were you talking to him?," she raged.
"Whoa. All I did was confront 'im about da kiss," said Sapphire confused.
"I never asked you to talk to him," stated Tempest calmly.
"Are ya really mad dat I talked ta 'im?"
"No I just...well it's kinda strange since we haven't known each other that long., but I am glad to know I have someone looking out for me." Tempest smiled shyly and started shifting her weight from foot to foot.
"Newsies look out fer each oddea," annouced Race. "But what exactly 'appened 'tween you and Oscar. I don't t'ink anyone told me about it."
"Oh nothin' happened. Dey kissed. He refuses ta admit he likes her while she refuses ta admit she wants his sexy body."
"I do not want his...his...body!," cried a flustered Tempest with hands on hips and her face red with embarrassment.
"See I told you she won't admit it," she said as she turned to Race with one eyebrow cocked and a triumphant smirk.
"Ugh, this is serious Sapphire," growled Tempest.
"Wait, how did ya even know I talked ta 'im?"
"I t'ink I'll take dis moment ta put an egg in my shoe and beat it." ((A.N. Yeah it's lame but purely Race)) Race pulled Sapphire into a quick kiss and then slid her off his lap and walked over to watch the race.
"Okay where were we?," asked Tempest as she rubbed her temples.
"Ya were about ta tell me how ya knew I talked ta him," pushed Sapphire.
"Oh yeah. Well I was..talking to Jack and Oscar comes up and interrupts us. Jack gets mad and asks him what he wants. Oscar sneers and says he wants what Jack wants. Just some fun with one of the local whores."
"He said what about you?," cried Sapphire in disbelief.
"He said he wanted some fun with one of the local whores," repeated Tempest. "Don't worry I told him to go screw himself or to take his sexual frustration out on Morris."
Sapphire started laughing at this information. Race looked over at her laughter and joined the two girls. "So what did I miss as I was watchin' da race?"
"Oh nothing really. Oscar called Mattie a whore and she told him to go screw himself or his bruddea. I still t'ink ya should've hit 'im."
Race sat down next to Sapphire and put his arm around her. "No wondea da bum never 'as a goil. 'E's too busy insultin' dem ta use da ole Delancey charm. Dat's why Sapphy picked me."
"Actually Oscar is quite da charmer when 'e wants ta be. More charmin' den you," stated Sapphire with an innocent look on her face.
Race unwrapped his arm and looked at Sapphire with a mixture of surprise and disgust. Sapphire couldn't contain her laughter or her innocent look anymore. Tempest began laughing too. Race just looked as if he had been betrayed.
"Race, ya know I was jist kiddin', right?," Sapphire asked when she could control herself again. "'Sides you are a WAY better kisser den Oscar was."
Race smiled and then leaned forward as if to prove her statement. Tempest turned away for a moment, feeling a stab of jealousy run through her.
"So Tempest ya never told us what Oscar said ta yer insult," said Sapphire. Tempest relayed all the details to the conversation up to Jack defending her. "Did I 'ear ya right? Did you say Jack called you his goil?"
Tempest nodded and then realized herself what that implied. Her eyes widened in shock. "Did I happen to tell you what Jack and I were about to do when Oscar came by?"
"No, what were you about ta do?," asked Sapphire curiously.
"We were about to kiss," said Tempest as if it were no big deal. Race and Sapphire's faces were in identical shock. "What?"
"He 'asn't liked many goils since Sarah and da Jacobs' moved away a couple months ago. Anyways dat's not important. What's important is whether ya like Jack or not? So...do you?," asked Sapphire.
"Well...."
~***~***~***~***~Meanwhile at Tibby's~***~***~***~***~
"So what do ya t'ink Kid?," asked Jack cautiosly.
"You like Tempest," stated Blink as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "A lot."
"No I don't like Tempest," Jack protested. "Ya know it's probably jist the fact that I miss Sarah. It has ta be. I loved Sarah. Still do."
Blink smiled sadly, still unconvinced. "Sure Jack. Ya jist miss 'avin' Sarah around. Be careful though. I hear Tempest 'as quite the right hook."
"Dat she does Kid," Jack said on a laugh. "Spot's got da bruise ta prove it."
Just then Tempest, Sapphire, and Race walked in. Jack turned and caught Tempest's eyes with his. Tempest quickly broke eye contact and sat down in a booth with Race, Sapphire, and Mush on the other side of the restaurant. Jack sighed heavily as he turned back to his food.
He looked up to see Blink grinning from ear to ear. "What's da mattea?"
"Ya jist proved yerself wrong, Cowboy." Blink began to chuckle. "So very wrong."
"Shut up KidBlink," smapped Jack. "Ya don't know what yer talkin' about." Blink just began to laugh harder.
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Hey...WHEW!!!! That took a lot of time and thought to write. Next chappie: Oscar's thoughts are revealed along with a brotherly wrestling match...hehehe.....
Coming Soon::::: Brotherly Love
~Molly