Disclaimer: I own my sock, my rings, my blue watch, and my notebook, but i don't own the newsies. *tear* or any other upcoming OC's appearing in this ff.
A/N: Yes, I am posting this again... just to refresh your little minds. lol. That, and so everything won't be a confusin' jumble with the CC before. (CC RESULTS ARE IN PREVIOUS CHAPTER - changed the whole chap and shout-outs at the bottom!) don't worry, the next chap will come in a few hours - or days, depending on whether or not i can write tonight seeing as how i'm talking to five different people. that, and i'm taking the advantage of the fact that my mom isn't telling me to get off the computer so she can play minesweeper.
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Los Costelos
Chapter One - Temptations
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Patches of clouds moved against the sky, the wind passing giving a gentle cool breeze as shades of orange and yellow burst throughout, showing the change of course from night to day. The sun was here and everyone would know its glory. Streams of sunlight pierced the sky and landed on the small huts of the inhabitants, giving them the light they needed to make it through the day. Although silence was broken, peace and quiet soared throughout the air as the waves crashed against the rocks and reefs along the beach, making a simple but complex melody made by the ocean. It was another day in the islands of Costelos.
Carlos rubbed his eyes and stared out into the blue ocean that was known as Perlas. He had looked at that ocean for seventeen long years and the stories and myths never cease to amaze him. Although everybody knew it wasn't just a simple silly myth made up by the locals to amuse kids and scare the fishermen. What was different about these islands were the myths were true. And it wasn't strange at all.
"You still lookin' out there, Carlos?" asked a boy with curly dark brown hair, his hands stuffed into his pockets as he tried to picture what his friend had in mind.
Carlos simply nodded, running his hands through his dirty blonde hair and his dark brown eyes still gazed upon the ocean.
"They'll never let you. You know that, right? It's against the law, Carlos. There ain't nothing we can do about it."
"You tend to give up so easily, don't you, Luis?" muttered Carlos.
"I'm not giving up," answered Luis, "just looking at this realistically."
Carlos smirked. Realistically. The word gave off a different meaning the moment you stepped on these islands. How you were supposed to look at things realistically was an interesting task for anybody.
"Did you… did you ever think about what would happen if we actually…"
"How many times do I have to tell you? They're dangerous – and the fishermen around here proved it already. Do you remember what happened to Fernando? He couldn't eat or talk for weeks! Poor man didn't even recognize his own family. He eventually went crazy! Is that what you want to be?"
"He took a risk," said Carlos, shrugging off the amount of evidence that Luis just laid before him. "Who knows what he would've seen, or heard, or… felt."
But Carlos' words stayed to himself as Luis left Carlos to his own views and beliefs on the myths of the island. His thoughts swirled about him, causing him to become more in a trance with the picture before him. How can something so peaceful hold something so dangerous but at the same time be so… tempting?
"Hey! Stop daydreamin' and get ready! The Elites are going to be here any minute! You know how they get when anybody comes late…" came a shout from the doorway.
"Yeah, yeah, I heard you," muttered Carlos, taking one last glance at the ocean before getting ready for another day. Little did he know that while the sound of waves echoed in his head, a small pair of beady eyes stared back at him through the layers of ocean that separated the two different worlds.
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Shout-outs
Tree: thanks for the suggestion! i couldn't help myself from turning it into a newsies fanfic.. it was tempting me!!! lol.
Eire: whoot! i just realized that you read the ff when i first asked for suggestions! hahha, thanks! ^^ aren't ya glad you're in my ff? i know you are! hahah! *wink*
Lil' Italy: *jumps* see? i made it newsieness! hahaha! thanks for readin' my ff when i asked for suggestions. ^^ love ya, dearie!
Emu: lol, the only reason i went teeny font mode was 'cause i was worried the ff was going to take up so much space in people's inboxes! hahah, i worry like that! its hard to write original shtuff, right? especially when you have your own newsie muses influencing you! my characters were probably going to end up modeled after newsies anyway! lol.
Sparks: hey! you are my ultimate savior! hahah! *hugs* y'know why? 'cause right when i needed two more characters, you came along and gave me what i needed! hahah! thanks so much for answerin' my CC!
geometrygal: that was alright that you left your CC in a review, since i didn't give out my email. *nod* i was actually really grateful that you added your email - i was runnin' around lookin' for your email, when i realized that you wrote it down on the bottom. lol. hahah, and i love CC's too! ^^
Cat: wow, y'know, you have really good ideas! especially the one about the blind mermaid? i never would've thought! i hope you like your part! i just thought it fit you so much since your nickname was cat and your description about being a prowler - i luv it.
Frenchygoil: hahah, yeah, you're right! i couldn't help myself! i was just so excited to have it up and running... and besides, i needed more characters! y'know, if you didn't send in a CC, i was going to ask you to be in it! hahah. lol, and it wasn't a surprise that you wrote mush for your guy! *wink*
Holly Rose E: aw, thanks for the compliments! *blush* i'm so glad you sent in a character! for some reason my best ideas come during night - mostly sometime during midnight. i just can't seem to think during the morning. lol.
Inquisitive: free to kill you? maim you? torture you? *evil grin* lol, i'm just joking! ^^ i write out of pure whim, so we'll see what happens with your character! thanks for adding your email or else i wouldn't have gotten the chance of contacting you for more info! tsk, ink's just too smart for me. :P
Duck: hey! *hugs* i was wonderin' where you ran off to! haha, don't worry, i'm not planning on making the mermaids a disney version. i tweaked them a bit and added my own style. ^^ lol, the other part just made me want to laugh! hey, you know you're still in my 10 dames of xmas ff! hahah! i'll love you so much if you'll at least read the chapter in your POV! i have somethin' great planned for ya!
Cerridwen: hahah, thanks so much for sending in your other OC's! ^^ i was actually wonderin' whether someone was going to send in a GUY OC. lol. hope to see ya online, mmk? ^^
Matchin' Laces: since you said you didn't really care which part you got, i hope you liked what you got - erm, that didn't make sense did it? hahah. point is, i can imagine your character playing her. *nod*
klover: ^^ thanks for answerin' my CC and email! 'twas so glad! *deepens voice and moves into serious mode* i have big plans for you, my child... *lol*
Strider: wow, haven't heard from ya in a while! *nod* yes, fantasy is uber-kewl. hahha, and you're in my ff again! and i'm in YOUR ff! lol. i love that movie - the underworld. its just so damn kewl. *pause* now, i want the dvd. lol. i can't wait to see your ff when it comes out! ^^
Riley: *takes crumpled newspaper* ooh! ^^ thanks so much for replyin' back! i wasn't actually lookin' for something specific, just really different characters that blended together - which i got!
Eire: hmm, i really like your character - i needed a bit of those instead of happy-go-lucky people that i see so often. *nod* hope ya like being a warrior, being all tough-like! lol.
Lady: what i meant by quirks was habits or things that you do often. *nod* if anything comes to mind, just tell me in a review, mmk? also, thanks for answerin' my CC! ^^ you're the greatest!
Whisper: lol, right when i saw your nickname, i thought - SPIRIT! hahahh. it was just too perfect. thanks for sendin' in your character! ^^
Cards: psh, of course i'm gonna use you! lol. ooh, and what i meant by quirks were habits - so if anything comes to mind, just tell me, alrighty? oh, and if you can tell me more about the silver locket, that'd be great. ^^
Lute: bell just rang? were ya at school or somethin' when you were filling this out? hahah, i do that sometimes - check my email and shtuff, but the bad thing about it is, the school records what you do - which is a bummer. :P when ljs and xangas suddenly became popular, everybody checked it out at the library - then a month later, the upper school head talked about the dangers of having one. lol. :P but anyways, thanks so much for answerin' my CC!
Audrey: thanks for sendin' in your character! y'know, she sounds a bit like one of my friends... just can't put my finger on it. anyways, luv ya lots! ^^
Striker: hahah, that's right, i got the idea from myth! well, only the temptress part. *nod* well, drr, 'cause you saw me write it down in my notebook. lol.
Rain: my first character! hahah, i was so excited when you answered my CC! y'know, you were the first one! ^^ thanks so much for answerin' it! i hope ya like your character, i could really imagine you being one! ooh, you're gonna have to explain to me how close you and tumbler are, being brother and sister. *nod* i need a bit of that too. ack, i know i should've asked before, but i can be forgetful!