Disclaimer: yea, that last line is from something... I think its 10 things I
hate about you. Plz don't sue.
A/N: WOO! We're back! Sorry to end the last chapter like dat... but we couldn't help it! Anyways, now we have the next chap. So its all good, rite? Hope u enjoy this next part and sorry if the accents aren't quite rite. We didn't have alotta time. O/W Read on!
Jess's POV
"I'm her boyfriend." everyone froze. Jess looked down at the ground as tears welled up in her eyes. I'm such and idiot. Why did I ever stay with him that first day? I should have just thanked him and left. Now I've put him in danger. But a part of her had always known the danger, yet she continued dating him.
"Jess, is dis true?" Oscar hissed through clenched teeth. Jess nodded, her head down with the tears dripping onto the dry street.
"Jess, what's going on?" Mush asked quietly, stepping forward. She slowly picked her head up and sucked in a quivering breath.
"Mush, these are my brothers, Oscar and Morris" Mush looked from her to Oscar and Morris then back to her. He looked at her, confused and hurt. Jess pressed her lips against his and ran. She ran as fast as she could, heading down the dark street. She heard sirens echoing down the street and the yells of both newsies and Crypts alike. She didn't turn around to see them start to run away, but she was hoping they wouldn't follow.
After running for what seemed like forever, she slowed her pace, breathing heavily. She turned around, glancing back to see if anyone followed her. Someone had. It was Bull. The leader of the Crypts. She couldn't run anymore. He was going to catch up with her anyway, so why struggle? Jess sat down on a curb and put her head in her arms. A few seconds later, she felt a strong hand grasp her shoulder. Jess's head lifted to see who it was, even though she already knew.
"Where ya goin' Delancey?" the voice quietly boomed.[1] Jess just shrugged her shoulders, keeping her eyes down.
"Not plannin' on goin' back to Manhattan, are ya?" There was no answer from Jess.
" 'Cuz dose guys ain't gonna let you back in. Dey'll prolly kill ya or dump ya in da harbor or somethin." That grabbed her attention. Jess's head snapped up and looked into the cold, brown eyes of the huge man. Her own eyes were wide, questioning, and scared.
"They wouldn't do that. They're not like that." Even as Jess spoke she heard the emptiness in her voice. Of course. She had lied to them. Why should they trust her now? She jumped up and turned down the street. She picked up the pace and fled. She found herself running down Flushing Avenue[2] and over to Knickerbocker Avenue[2]. When she finally stopped, she was standing outside of the Queens Newsgirls Lodging House. She looked up at the sign over the doorway for a moment. She could still go back. Mush would forgive her.
Jess sighed, looked around once more, and walked into the lodging house.
A/N:
[1] oxymoron?
[2] Actual streets in Queens. Aren't those just the coolest names? We found them when we were sitting in Subway, looking at the walls which are wallpapered with maps of New York. Thanks Subway!
~*~
"GOD DAMMIT MUSH!! HOW COULD YA BE SO STUPID!?!? SHE WAS A DAMN SPY!!!" Spot's roar could be heard all the way from Brooklyn to Trenton.
It had been an hour after the bulls had shown up at the fight. Once the last newsboy had finally escaped the police, everyone had gathered back at the Manhattan lodging house, except for Brooklyn. Spot was the only representative there, but he spoke enough for the entire borough put together.
"Spot, calm down," Jack said tiredly from the doorframe. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, something he always did when he was stressed.
"Calm down? CALM DOWN?!?" Spot was obviously not going to take Jack's advice. "BECAUSE OF HIM WE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT BY THE BULLS! SHE TOLD THE CRYPTS EVERYTHING ABOUT US AND-"
"You don't know that," Kid Blink interrupted.
"Oh come on. Do you really think she likes him more than her brothers?" Pie Eater retorted.
"Is that so hard to believe?" Race joked.
"She was a spy!'
"No she wasn't!"
"Of course she was!"
"I trusted her!"
"You still should!"
The boys began to argue amongst them selves, and the noise grew so loud that no one could be understood. "EVERYBODY SHUT UP!" Jack's roar made all the newsies hush. He glared at the boys. "I think that Jess was on our side, and I don't blame her for hiding who she was. Besides keeping who she was related to from us, she never did anything to make us distrust her." He added quietly, "You can't blame her for not liking where she came from."
"Yeah, I can." Spot had finally stopped yelling, but he was still visibly fuming. "They're her family, and if there's one thing I learned from being on the streets, its that family is everything."
"But look at hers." Snitch protested.
"It don't matter. Family's family." Skittery said harshly.
Once again the newsies began to argue with each other. They seemed equally divided; half thought Jess had sold them out to her brothers, and the other half thought that she honestly liked to be with Mush.
One newsie had remained silent the whole time.
Mush quietly got up and slipped out of the bunkroom. No one would notice he was gone. They were too busy fighting. He walked down the stairs and up to the front desk, picking up a pen and piece of paper. He didn't want to waste time wondering whether Jess had loved him or not. He had to know for sure. He hoped so much that she did. Because even after all she'd done, he didn't hate her. Not even a little bit.
Not at all.
It was a long time before anyone realized Mush wasn't in the bunkroom. By the time they came downstairs, he was long gone. All they found of him was the note.
Gone to find her.
Shoutouts:
Nani: Im glad that someone like the end to the last chapter! Hope u liked this one.
NadaZimri: Whoa, u think this is great! AWESOME! Sry to keep u waiting... we'll try harder, promise!
Lauren: Yes, we are very evil. We're both glad you found our story and thx for your review. Plz keep it up! Hope you enjoy.
Istalksirius: There you have it. MANLY!Mush ran off to find LEADSADOUBLELIFE!Jess, but will he find her? And will bull find him first... find out next week on The Young... and the Dirty. (whoa, this is a soap I could actually watch!)
We need Queens newsies... send in your character with:
Name(or nickname):
Appearance:
Personality:
We'll try to include as many people as we can!
A/N: WOO! We're back! Sorry to end the last chapter like dat... but we couldn't help it! Anyways, now we have the next chap. So its all good, rite? Hope u enjoy this next part and sorry if the accents aren't quite rite. We didn't have alotta time. O/W Read on!
Jess's POV
"I'm her boyfriend." everyone froze. Jess looked down at the ground as tears welled up in her eyes. I'm such and idiot. Why did I ever stay with him that first day? I should have just thanked him and left. Now I've put him in danger. But a part of her had always known the danger, yet she continued dating him.
"Jess, is dis true?" Oscar hissed through clenched teeth. Jess nodded, her head down with the tears dripping onto the dry street.
"Jess, what's going on?" Mush asked quietly, stepping forward. She slowly picked her head up and sucked in a quivering breath.
"Mush, these are my brothers, Oscar and Morris" Mush looked from her to Oscar and Morris then back to her. He looked at her, confused and hurt. Jess pressed her lips against his and ran. She ran as fast as she could, heading down the dark street. She heard sirens echoing down the street and the yells of both newsies and Crypts alike. She didn't turn around to see them start to run away, but she was hoping they wouldn't follow.
After running for what seemed like forever, she slowed her pace, breathing heavily. She turned around, glancing back to see if anyone followed her. Someone had. It was Bull. The leader of the Crypts. She couldn't run anymore. He was going to catch up with her anyway, so why struggle? Jess sat down on a curb and put her head in her arms. A few seconds later, she felt a strong hand grasp her shoulder. Jess's head lifted to see who it was, even though she already knew.
"Where ya goin' Delancey?" the voice quietly boomed.[1] Jess just shrugged her shoulders, keeping her eyes down.
"Not plannin' on goin' back to Manhattan, are ya?" There was no answer from Jess.
" 'Cuz dose guys ain't gonna let you back in. Dey'll prolly kill ya or dump ya in da harbor or somethin." That grabbed her attention. Jess's head snapped up and looked into the cold, brown eyes of the huge man. Her own eyes were wide, questioning, and scared.
"They wouldn't do that. They're not like that." Even as Jess spoke she heard the emptiness in her voice. Of course. She had lied to them. Why should they trust her now? She jumped up and turned down the street. She picked up the pace and fled. She found herself running down Flushing Avenue[2] and over to Knickerbocker Avenue[2]. When she finally stopped, she was standing outside of the Queens Newsgirls Lodging House. She looked up at the sign over the doorway for a moment. She could still go back. Mush would forgive her.
Jess sighed, looked around once more, and walked into the lodging house.
A/N:
[1] oxymoron?
[2] Actual streets in Queens. Aren't those just the coolest names? We found them when we were sitting in Subway, looking at the walls which are wallpapered with maps of New York. Thanks Subway!
~*~
"GOD DAMMIT MUSH!! HOW COULD YA BE SO STUPID!?!? SHE WAS A DAMN SPY!!!" Spot's roar could be heard all the way from Brooklyn to Trenton.
It had been an hour after the bulls had shown up at the fight. Once the last newsboy had finally escaped the police, everyone had gathered back at the Manhattan lodging house, except for Brooklyn. Spot was the only representative there, but he spoke enough for the entire borough put together.
"Spot, calm down," Jack said tiredly from the doorframe. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, something he always did when he was stressed.
"Calm down? CALM DOWN?!?" Spot was obviously not going to take Jack's advice. "BECAUSE OF HIM WE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT BY THE BULLS! SHE TOLD THE CRYPTS EVERYTHING ABOUT US AND-"
"You don't know that," Kid Blink interrupted.
"Oh come on. Do you really think she likes him more than her brothers?" Pie Eater retorted.
"Is that so hard to believe?" Race joked.
"She was a spy!'
"No she wasn't!"
"Of course she was!"
"I trusted her!"
"You still should!"
The boys began to argue amongst them selves, and the noise grew so loud that no one could be understood. "EVERYBODY SHUT UP!" Jack's roar made all the newsies hush. He glared at the boys. "I think that Jess was on our side, and I don't blame her for hiding who she was. Besides keeping who she was related to from us, she never did anything to make us distrust her." He added quietly, "You can't blame her for not liking where she came from."
"Yeah, I can." Spot had finally stopped yelling, but he was still visibly fuming. "They're her family, and if there's one thing I learned from being on the streets, its that family is everything."
"But look at hers." Snitch protested.
"It don't matter. Family's family." Skittery said harshly.
Once again the newsies began to argue with each other. They seemed equally divided; half thought Jess had sold them out to her brothers, and the other half thought that she honestly liked to be with Mush.
One newsie had remained silent the whole time.
Mush quietly got up and slipped out of the bunkroom. No one would notice he was gone. They were too busy fighting. He walked down the stairs and up to the front desk, picking up a pen and piece of paper. He didn't want to waste time wondering whether Jess had loved him or not. He had to know for sure. He hoped so much that she did. Because even after all she'd done, he didn't hate her. Not even a little bit.
Not at all.
It was a long time before anyone realized Mush wasn't in the bunkroom. By the time they came downstairs, he was long gone. All they found of him was the note.
Gone to find her.
Shoutouts:
Nani: Im glad that someone like the end to the last chapter! Hope u liked this one.
NadaZimri: Whoa, u think this is great! AWESOME! Sry to keep u waiting... we'll try harder, promise!
Lauren: Yes, we are very evil. We're both glad you found our story and thx for your review. Plz keep it up! Hope you enjoy.
Istalksirius: There you have it. MANLY!Mush ran off to find LEADSADOUBLELIFE!Jess, but will he find her? And will bull find him first... find out next week on The Young... and the Dirty. (whoa, this is a soap I could actually watch!)
We need Queens newsies... send in your character with:
Name(or nickname):
Appearance:
Personality:
We'll try to include as many people as we can!