A/N-no, the plan is not a bad thing. It's just a diversion I suppose.
It's like a surprise party! Heehee. Although no one will be jumping out
to say surprise though. . . And, if you want to know how I described Fist
to my friend it would be "imagine a cross between Mush and Tyson
Ritter"(actually I said the name of the hottest guy(who does NOT look like
a gay poet Beth!) in our school who looks just like Tyson(lead singer in
AAR) *drools*). Oooh baby he is SMOKIN! And, to let you know, the next
chapter is going to be the party(I'm inviting you all so if you would like
a small cameo let me know!) and that means like about two more chapters and
then I'm DONE! I'm sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, I've just
been so preoccupied these past couple days(I got my PSAT scores and am
being bombarded with college letters! Everybody wants me!) that I wasn't
able to write. But I FINALLY got around to it today and here it is!
CHAPTER SIXTEEN:UNDER THE OAK TREE
Sugar knew Aurora well enough to know that whenever she needed to think, she could be found under the large oak tree in the only park that was in Black Fist's territory. Just as she assumed, Aurora sat there under the tree, looking rather down, and emotion rarely seen in the confident girl.
"Why da long face?" Sugar asked in greeting. Aurora looked up in surprise, hearing the familiar voice.
"Sugah!" she exclaimed, her face lighting up a little. Sugar bent down, gave her a small hug, and then sat down next to Aurora, grateful for the tree's shade. "Wheah's Fist?" Aurora asked, looking around, knowing that the couple was rarely seen apart. Not only was Sugar Fist's girl, but she was also his right-hand. . . woman. Being raised in a proper family, before disaster struck leaving her on the streets, meant that Sugar had had a decent education, and not only possessed street smarts, but common sense and wit too.
"He's doin some business" Sugar replied. "Wheah have ya been Bandit? Me and Fist haven't seen you'se round da territory foah seven months."
"Dunno" Aurora shrugged. "Jus needed ta be on my own foah sometime."
"Oh" Sugar nodded. "Fist was so worried when ya left witout a trace. . ."
"He was?" Aurora asked, a feeling of guilt sweeping over her.
"Oh yeah. He cares about you'se. But, aftah a week he sent out a few scouts and dey came back, reporting dat you'se weah stayin a borrowed apahtment and doin fine. He stopped worryin too much about you'se aftah dat" Aurora closed her eyes and nodded slowly. "Ya love him, don you'se?" Sugar asked, seeing Aurora's silent reaction.
"Of coise I do" Aurora said quickly, opening her eyes. "He's da only man I've evah trusted. He's my brothah. . . in a way. Yoah his goil, not me. I don love him like dat."
"Ok ok!" Sugar said with a small laugh. The smile soon disappeared from her face and she looked over at Aurora. "I suppose ya think I'm a fool foah bein in love wit one of da most powahful street figuahs in Brooklyn, possibly da whole city."
"Why would I think dat?" Aurora asked in confusion. "Fist's a great guy. Plus, do you'se have any idea how many goils would kill, probably you'se, ta be Fist's goil? Besides, no only do you'se love him, but he loves you'se."
"Ya shoah?"
"How could you'se doubt it?!?!" Aurora exclaimed. "You've been his goil foah. . . what? Five yeahs now?" Sugar nodded and Aurora continued on. "He wouldn't stay wit you'se if he didn't love you'se. He's not like dat. And we both know dat anybody, guy or goil, who lays a fingah on you'se in an unacceptable way is signin theah own death wish."
"Suppose yoah right" Sugar laughed in relief. "He looks aftah you'se in da same way. He's so protective of you'se. He had a guy on yoah tail all of dese past months, who reported back ta him."
"Seriously?" Aurora asked. Sugar nodded and Aurora rolled her eyes. "Dat's Fist foah ya. If theah was a guy on my tail da whole time, den wheah was he when I got dragged ta da warehouse?"
"Da guy was reporting back ta him dat you'se had jus stolen Spot Conlon's cane at da time I guess, cause da scout went back and you'se weah gone. It wasn't until Plunk reported ta him dis mornin dat he knew wheah ya weah."
"I was only gone a day!"
"It's Fist. . ." Sugar pointed out and Aurora sighed.
"But still. He's not really my brothah. Shoah, he took me in, and theah's the pledges and all, but I gotta be allowed ta live."
"He loves you'se, ya know" Sugar stated.
"Yeah" Aurora replied. "Him and apparently Spot Conlon."
"WHAT?!?!" Sugar exclaimed in shock.
"Some of da newsies ah sayin dat Spot's had his eye on me evah since I got 'captured'."
"Oooh, wait'll Dist gets a load of dis" Sugar giggled and Aurora rolled her eyes yet again.
"So, why ahn't you'se wit Fist if he's doin business?"
"Uh. . ." Sugar stalled. She was guessing that she was supposed to be keeping Aurora occupied for a reason, so it would probably be a bad idea to tell her the complete truth. "Well, Loot reported ta him dat you'se weah really mad about somethin so he sent me ta check on you'se. Guess I knew ya would be heah in yoah thinking spot."
"And you'se weah right" Aurora let out a sigh, and looked thoughtfully at the sky. "What if Spot really does like me?"
"I say go foah it" Sugar replied, after a little thinking, with a grin. "Den we'd be da queen's of Brooklyn. Spot and Fist ah quite da powahful boys."
"Dat dey ah" Aurora agreed. "It's jus that. . . well. . .it's Spot and we always have dese lil feuds. Plus I made dis bet wit Spot. . . but I haven't been able ta find out anything about him. Howevah, it's not like he would know wheah ta find anything about me, so I guess we'ah about even."
"What'd you'se bet?" Sugar questioned.
"Ugh" Aurora spat out. I don even wanna think about it. I jus have ta win or I'm gonna have a do somethin I really don wanna."
"Oh" Sugar decided not to press the matter, observing the disgusted look on Aurora's face. "Why don we go to da theatah?" Sugar asked with a smile, knowing that Aurora loved the vaudeville theatres, especially their special one, where the people knew them, and they had mezzanine seats. "I promised Fist I'd meet up wit him tanight on da docks and he wants you'se ta come too cause he wants ta see you'se but til den, we'ah free ta do as we please!"
"Shoah" Aurora complied, getting up and then helping Sugar up. "I haven't seen a good show in a while" the two girls walked out of the shade of the tree, and into the bright sunlight, onto the street, both happy to be with each other.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN:UNDER THE OAK TREE
Sugar knew Aurora well enough to know that whenever she needed to think, she could be found under the large oak tree in the only park that was in Black Fist's territory. Just as she assumed, Aurora sat there under the tree, looking rather down, and emotion rarely seen in the confident girl.
"Why da long face?" Sugar asked in greeting. Aurora looked up in surprise, hearing the familiar voice.
"Sugah!" she exclaimed, her face lighting up a little. Sugar bent down, gave her a small hug, and then sat down next to Aurora, grateful for the tree's shade. "Wheah's Fist?" Aurora asked, looking around, knowing that the couple was rarely seen apart. Not only was Sugar Fist's girl, but she was also his right-hand. . . woman. Being raised in a proper family, before disaster struck leaving her on the streets, meant that Sugar had had a decent education, and not only possessed street smarts, but common sense and wit too.
"He's doin some business" Sugar replied. "Wheah have ya been Bandit? Me and Fist haven't seen you'se round da territory foah seven months."
"Dunno" Aurora shrugged. "Jus needed ta be on my own foah sometime."
"Oh" Sugar nodded. "Fist was so worried when ya left witout a trace. . ."
"He was?" Aurora asked, a feeling of guilt sweeping over her.
"Oh yeah. He cares about you'se. But, aftah a week he sent out a few scouts and dey came back, reporting dat you'se weah stayin a borrowed apahtment and doin fine. He stopped worryin too much about you'se aftah dat" Aurora closed her eyes and nodded slowly. "Ya love him, don you'se?" Sugar asked, seeing Aurora's silent reaction.
"Of coise I do" Aurora said quickly, opening her eyes. "He's da only man I've evah trusted. He's my brothah. . . in a way. Yoah his goil, not me. I don love him like dat."
"Ok ok!" Sugar said with a small laugh. The smile soon disappeared from her face and she looked over at Aurora. "I suppose ya think I'm a fool foah bein in love wit one of da most powahful street figuahs in Brooklyn, possibly da whole city."
"Why would I think dat?" Aurora asked in confusion. "Fist's a great guy. Plus, do you'se have any idea how many goils would kill, probably you'se, ta be Fist's goil? Besides, no only do you'se love him, but he loves you'se."
"Ya shoah?"
"How could you'se doubt it?!?!" Aurora exclaimed. "You've been his goil foah. . . what? Five yeahs now?" Sugar nodded and Aurora continued on. "He wouldn't stay wit you'se if he didn't love you'se. He's not like dat. And we both know dat anybody, guy or goil, who lays a fingah on you'se in an unacceptable way is signin theah own death wish."
"Suppose yoah right" Sugar laughed in relief. "He looks aftah you'se in da same way. He's so protective of you'se. He had a guy on yoah tail all of dese past months, who reported back ta him."
"Seriously?" Aurora asked. Sugar nodded and Aurora rolled her eyes. "Dat's Fist foah ya. If theah was a guy on my tail da whole time, den wheah was he when I got dragged ta da warehouse?"
"Da guy was reporting back ta him dat you'se had jus stolen Spot Conlon's cane at da time I guess, cause da scout went back and you'se weah gone. It wasn't until Plunk reported ta him dis mornin dat he knew wheah ya weah."
"I was only gone a day!"
"It's Fist. . ." Sugar pointed out and Aurora sighed.
"But still. He's not really my brothah. Shoah, he took me in, and theah's the pledges and all, but I gotta be allowed ta live."
"He loves you'se, ya know" Sugar stated.
"Yeah" Aurora replied. "Him and apparently Spot Conlon."
"WHAT?!?!" Sugar exclaimed in shock.
"Some of da newsies ah sayin dat Spot's had his eye on me evah since I got 'captured'."
"Oooh, wait'll Dist gets a load of dis" Sugar giggled and Aurora rolled her eyes yet again.
"So, why ahn't you'se wit Fist if he's doin business?"
"Uh. . ." Sugar stalled. She was guessing that she was supposed to be keeping Aurora occupied for a reason, so it would probably be a bad idea to tell her the complete truth. "Well, Loot reported ta him dat you'se weah really mad about somethin so he sent me ta check on you'se. Guess I knew ya would be heah in yoah thinking spot."
"And you'se weah right" Aurora let out a sigh, and looked thoughtfully at the sky. "What if Spot really does like me?"
"I say go foah it" Sugar replied, after a little thinking, with a grin. "Den we'd be da queen's of Brooklyn. Spot and Fist ah quite da powahful boys."
"Dat dey ah" Aurora agreed. "It's jus that. . . well. . .it's Spot and we always have dese lil feuds. Plus I made dis bet wit Spot. . . but I haven't been able ta find out anything about him. Howevah, it's not like he would know wheah ta find anything about me, so I guess we'ah about even."
"What'd you'se bet?" Sugar questioned.
"Ugh" Aurora spat out. I don even wanna think about it. I jus have ta win or I'm gonna have a do somethin I really don wanna."
"Oh" Sugar decided not to press the matter, observing the disgusted look on Aurora's face. "Why don we go to da theatah?" Sugar asked with a smile, knowing that Aurora loved the vaudeville theatres, especially their special one, where the people knew them, and they had mezzanine seats. "I promised Fist I'd meet up wit him tanight on da docks and he wants you'se ta come too cause he wants ta see you'se but til den, we'ah free ta do as we please!"
"Shoah" Aurora complied, getting up and then helping Sugar up. "I haven't seen a good show in a while" the two girls walked out of the shade of the tree, and into the bright sunlight, onto the street, both happy to be with each other.
