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wished I owned the Newsies, hehe. I also don't own any of the other
character's except Blue! Blue is the only thing in this story that I own,
hehe. And the girl at the very end of this chapter. That's it.
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Spitball: Yay! You get to say a lot in this chapter. Well not a lot but more than usual, hehe. Yep, Skittery likes Blue. I probably shouldn't have told you that cuz you'll find out later but you know now. Hehe. Keep reading! Hope you like this chapter.
Poker: Thanks! I'm glad you think my story has potential. It's my first one and I'm working really hard at it, hehe. I hope you like this chapter. Keep reading and reviewing! Thanks~
Cheatah: Thanks for the review! I really appreciate it!
Kane: Hopefully you'll like this chapter just as much. It's a continuation of the last chapter. This one is probably my favorite so far. I can't wait till you read the end. You'll really like the ending, hehe.
Fantasy: Thanks for reviewing! You'll find out what happened to Blue in this chapter. But remember, the titles play a part in the story, so be careful of what you read. Can't tell you anymore cuz it will give everything way. Keep reading and reviewing! I appreciate it!~ Love ya~
Trigger: Of course you got some lovin! You told me to put that in there dork! You already know what happens but read and review anyways!~ Love ya~
Revealing the Past Is Unlocking A Lie Part II
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Skittery walked back into the lodging house leaving Blue and I outside. She looked at me and looked away. I had a feeling that what she needed to tell me was pretty hard.
"Let's go to Central Park and talk about dis." She said still holding my hand. We both walked together to Central Park. Once we reached our destination we both sat down in the grass. She hesitated for a while before speaking.
"Before I tell you anythin' Blink, I just really want to apologize to you for da way I've been actin'. Skittery's right, it's not fair to you. You had no idea what would make me tick like dat and I'se really, really sorry. I guess in a way I'se really happy dat you're stayin' here because I couldn't see you go. Your very special to me and I love bein' wid you. I'se really glad dat we had all those special moments together like we did. I hated not talkin' to you. It hurt me so much but I was as angry wid you. I feel like I'se such an interference to you."
"Hey, look at me. You'll never be an interference to me or any one else for dat matter. Blue it was me decision dat I made and it's me life. I have da choice to do wid it as I please, and I want to spend me life wid you. I want to be there for you through everythin'. I want to comfort you and hold you when you cry. I want to laugh wid you when you laugh, and I want to make you smile when you're mad, but I can't do it alone. I need to understand you Blue. You know about me, why can't I know about you?" She suddenly became very quiet. Her head fell and she grabbed a hold of her butterfly necklace.
"Because me past may turn you away." She suddenly fell very quiet and didn't move. "Blink, I'm not as amazin' as you think." She took a deep breath and began her story. "I lived in Hayes Park up until recently. Me family wasn't rich at all. In fact we had no money. For da most part we had to care for ourselves. We had to find our own food and we basically had to live in an abandoned buildin'. Neither of me parents could find woik and I never had any schoolin'. I was an only child and growin' up in a situation like dat; it's hard because you don't have anyone to talk too. When I was six years old, me dad committed suicide. Da fact dat he couldn't provide for his family drove him crazy. So for a while it was just me and me muddah. At times she would send me to live wid me cousin. About a year ago she sent me away to live in 'Hattan claimin' dat she just needed time to herself to get her life back on track and she would be back for me soon. Well, a year came and went and no sign of her. So, I decided to leave and go back to find her. When I reached our old home, she was gone. I asked a friend of ours where she went and where I can find her and he said dat she left about a year ago and hadn't returned. I waited for about two weeks to see if she would return and nothin'. Now both of me parents are gone and I have no one. Da only memory I really have of them is dis butterfly necklace dat they gave to me as a young child. Me fatha said dat whenever I faced a problem or got scared, to just hold da butterfly and I could fly away from everythin' and be in a happier place. At times, I wish I was a butterfly. If I ever have to face a problem or get scared, I could fly away. Far, far away. If I was to be anythin' in dis world, it would be a butterfly, without doubt." A tear now fell down her cheek. "It's really hard at times being only thirteen years old and not havin' anyone tuck you in bed at night. Dat's only half da story; you haven't even heard da bad part yet. You know how I said dat me muddah would send me here every so often, well life here for me wasn't da greatest either. I didn't fit in wid any of these guys. Me only true friends were Trigger, Zippy and Skittery. Of course Trigger was because she was me cousin and I love her to death, Zippy has been me best friend since I was very, very young. She was da first girl, besides Trigger, dat made me feel welcome. Then there is Skittery. Dat boy has a heart of gold. He looked out of me and protected me. He showed me around 'Hattan and because of him, I'm now accepted by da boys. For some reason da boys didn't like me at first and I didn't know why. When I was eight I had me first kiss. I bet you can guess who dat was with. None other than Mush. Yes, even at eight dat boy had hormones. I hated him for it. He just came up and kissed me one day just because he felt da need too. Mush and I are great friends now but I'll never get me first kiss back. But it wasn't Mush dat stole da most precious thing from me. Me first kiss I can handle, but not somethin' else. Well you remember me tellin' you about Spot. When I first met him, I adored him. I just thought dat he was so cute. I was only eleven so I really didn't pursue anythin' wid him. I considered him to be another one of me best friends. He and I got along so well. He would visit me in 'Hattan and I would visit him in Brooklyn. Back then we didn't know dat he would turn into da jackass dat he is today, and if I would have known, I wouldn't have given him da time of day. One day I was really feelin' alone and needed to talk to someone other than Skittery, me cousin, and Zippy. So I left for Brooklyn. I was really upset and needed to talk to Spot. Once in Brooklyn, we talked and he made me feel really good. It was gettin' really late and as an eleven year old I was afraid to walk home at night, so Spot let me stay wid him. If I would have known what he was goin' to do to me, I would have never visited him. Dat night we did some drinkin' and goofin' around, nothin' major, but a little more than what an eleven year old would do. I remember he took me back to dis room and locked da door. I didn't know what he had planned because I was a little drunk anyways. I remember he started takin' off his clothes and I didn't think anythin' of it. Then he headed for me. He started to unzip me dress and dat's when I backed away. I finally realized what he was about to do. I ran to da door but it was locked, I was trapped. I pleaded wid him not to but he just wouldn't stop. It was a totally nightmare. He told me dat if I ever told anyone about dis, he would kill me. You don't want to mess around wid Spot because he will keep his word. Dat night he took somethin' away from me dat I can never get back, somethin' dat I wanted to save until I was good and ready. He raped me. Of course I came back actin' like nothin' happened. To dis day, no one knows what happened except for Skittery. Me cousin doesn't even know because I feel so ashamed and at times I hate meself for it." She was really crying now.
What was I to say? I had no idea how to respond to that. How could such a beautiful girl live such a horrible life like that?
"People often wonder why I have such a great outlook on life. It's because why should I spend me entire life dwellin' on somethin' in da past. Sure it tears me apart every now and then, but if I didn't let go of what was in da past, how could I move forward wid me life? I try to live each and everyday as if it was me last because if I knew I wasn't goin' to see me parents ever again, I would have acted differently. I never once told them dat I loved them. So dat's why I look at life wid open arms, because soon enough, me last day on earth will be here and I want to go knowin' dat I lived life to da fullest. Also it's really hard for me to love someone, especially a guy, after what Spot did to me. When I heard you say da word love, I flipped out. I was scared because I didn't want to go through da same thing again. Blink I'm so sorry!" I didn't know what to say. I was speechless. I knew that nothing I could say would dry her tears, so I took her in my arms and held her. I held her for the longest time, rocking her back and forth, stroking her soft hair, and every so often kissing her forehead. I knew at that moment there was something there. I knew I finally found the one most people spend their whole life looking for.
"I will always be here for you. I want to be dat one person dat stays by your side through everythin'. We both haven't had anyone like dat and we can be dat for each other. No matter what you say, or think, you're an amazin' girl. You have gone through so much in your life dat you shouldn't have to deal wid. You have me word dat I will never hurt you, no matter what happens. I will never do anythin' to you like Spot did. I'm really sorry for everythin'. I'm sorry for upsettin' you. I'm sorry dat I lied to you, and I'm sorry for everythin'. I'm sorry for just being me." She looked up at me.
"But Blink, dat's what makes you so special, da fact dat you are who you are. You did nothin' wrong! It was me. I've been a screw up all me life, but it changed since I met you. You were me first boyfriend and da best one dat I will ever have."
"I'm your boyfriend? I didn't think I was after what happened." I looked at her surprised.
"Blink, you always were." She then leaned in and kissed me. "Come on. Let's go back." She grabbed my hand and we headed back to the lodging house, hand in hand.
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The guys all had gone to Tibby's to grab a bite to eat. The girls remained at the lodging house. They were talking to Trigger about her night out with Snitch.
"See, I told you, you weren't comin' back." Tag giggled.
"Hey guys, it wasn't like I planned on it." Trigger said.
"Yeah right." Taps said nudging Cheatah.
"I can't believe you guys don't believe me. It was dat damn carriage."
"Okay sure, da next time me guy brings a carriage to da lodgin' house, I'll know what he wants." Cheatah said laughing.
"Fine you guys don't believe me. But it really wasn't planned." Trigger said getting a little upset.
"We're just kiddin' ya Trig." Tag said reassuring Trigger.
"So what was it like?" Soaker asked.
"I don't know. It was really special and romantic. It was dat damn carriage!" She shouted.
"Trig, da carriage had nothin' to do wid it! Honestly, come on, tell us what happened!" Tag demanded.
"Please!?!" The rest of the girls said in unison.
Trigger rolled her eyes and took a big breath. "Alright, I'll tell ya some of it. Well, it all started out when Snitch told me he had a surprise for me. So, we flirted for a little while an' stuff. Den he takes me out an' shows me dis humongous carriage! I mean, it was huge! It was real nice an' pretty an' I absolutely loved it! Da thing dat really got tah me was dat he actually remembered and listened to what I had tah say when we foist met. 'Cause I told him dat I always wanted tah ride in a carriage an' stuff, ya get it?" The girls nodded. "Well, den he drives me around 'Hattan an' intah Central Park. We get dere an' just stopped for a while. We talk an' stuff, an' just goof off. So, den da stupid hoise has tah decide tah go crazy an' start jumpin' around. Snitch gets really worried an' stuff an' decides to yell at da hoise, actually thinkin' dat he's gonna listen tah him. Da hoise decides tah run away aftah dat. Well, Snitch bein' da guy dat 'e is decides dat he has tah get 'im back. So, he starts tah run aftah him an' I stop him. So, I says tah 'im "which is more important tah you, da hoise or me?" I was kinda just luring' him in an' stuff, 'cause he did somethin' for me an' now I gotta do somethin' for him, ya know." The girls giggled. "Well, so we goes back tah da carriage an' just do some harmless snoggin'. Snitch says tah me dat dis night nothin' can go wrong. Well, 'e spoke too soon. Suddenly, da damn wheel breaks off an' rolls down da hill. But, den it just gets bettah." She smiled.
"Well?" Eire asked.
"Well, what? Dat's da story?" Trigger replied.
"Well, how was it??" The girls laughed.
Trigger just shrugged as she smiled and began to blush. "It was
good."
"Just good? C'mon Trig, I know you bettah den dat." Tag winked.
"What do ya want me tah say? It was awesome! Da best experience of me life! Totally unbelievable! It was so exhilaratin'.." She said sarcastically right as Blue and I walked into the room.
"Well, well, well, look who it is." Taps said.
"Looks like someone's back together." Trigger said walking over to Blue. "Where have you been, I've been lookin' all over for you."
"Oh, we were in Central Park. Sorry about dat. Where are da guys?" Blue asked.
"They are down at Tibby's grabbin' a bite to eat, like always." Cards said.
"Oh I see. So what are you girls up too?" Blue looked around the room.
"You just missed it. Trigger spilled da beans about her night wid Snitch." All the girls started laughing.
"No fair, I missed it?"
"Yep." Tag said.
"Dang it, I always miss everythin'."
"Hey Blink, you're a guy, maybe you can answer dis question. Do guys plan ahead of time when it comes tah gettin' laid?" Spitball asked.
"Yeah usually, why?" I asked kind of confused.
"No reason." Trigger jumped in. "Aren't you guys hungry? Let's go tah Tibby's." Trigger headed for the door.
"But Trig, we want tah hear more." Eire pleaded.
"No more tah tell." Trigger went out of the door and the rest of the girls followed. That just left me and Blue in the girl's common room.
"So are you hungry?" I asked.
"Not really." Blue replied.
"Me either. What do you want tah do?" I asked.
"Well we do have da whole common room tah ourselves. Are you gettin' a picture?" She pulling me over to one of the beds.
"You really know how tah intimidate a guy don't you?" I said laying on the bed beside her.
"Damn right." She then pulled me close and started kissing me. Her hands were on my face, then in my hair. Guys love it when girls run their hands through a guy's hair. Things started to pick up a bit when we heard someone giggle. "Shh!" She whispered. Someone was over in the boy's common room, and apparently had the same idea we did. "Wanna go see who's makin' out over there?" She said getting up.
"Don't you find dat a little rude? You wouldn't want people tah be spyin' on us when were makin' out would you?" I still sat on the bed.
"We don't, so it doesn't matter. Come on." She said pulling me off the bed. We tiptoed over to the door, walked across the main room and snuck over to the door that led to the boy's common room. We looked around the corner and could faintly see.
"It looks like Mush." I whispered.
"It is Mush, but I can't tell who da girl is. It doesn't look like Cards because da girl has blonde hair and Cards has brown."
"You think Mush is cheatin'? Why would he cheat on his anniversary?"
"You like askin' questions don't you?" She still whispered trying to get a better look at the girl.
"Dat's me job. Come on; let's move in a little closer." I slowly pushed her around the door into the room. We inched our way over to the bed. That's when I suddenly tripped over Mush's shoe, pushing Blue towards the bed. Blue hit her head on the top bunk bed. Mush jumped up quick, hitting his head on the top bunk bed and exposing the girl that wasn't Cards.
"Mush!" I yelled.
"Blink!" Mush yelled.
"Ouch!" Blue yelled.
"Ah, what are you guys doin' here?" Mush said getting very nervous.
"What are you doin' here wid another girl?" Blue said rubbing her forehead.
"Another girl?" The mysterious girl asked.
"Oh they don't know what they are talkin' about." Mush lied.
"Yeah we do. Dat girl isn't..." I suddenly put my hand over Blue's mouth, cutting her off.
"Who we thought. I'm sorry Mush, go along wid your business." I started pulling Blue out of the room. She was yelling something under my hand. Once back in the girl's common room, I let go of her.
"Blink, what da hell was dat? You can't let Mush cheat on Cards?"
"Look Blue, it's better if we keep dis tah ourselves. Dat way Cards doesn't get hurt. She doesn't have tah know about dis."
"Oh yes she does!" She headed for the door.
"No Blue! It will only mess things up."
"Things are already messed up."
"I know Cards is your friend, but you have tah let them handle dis. It's their business, and Cards will find out sooner or later. Just not right now. She's already upset as it is."
"Fine, but if I get into trouble it's your fault." She pointed her finger at me.
"Now you're startin' tah sound like an old woman."
"Hey!"
"I'm just kiddin', don't go get your undies in bundle."
"Now you just sound gay."
"Get movin'." I said laughing. We walked out of the lodging house holding hands. We were on our way to Tibby's to find the rest of the gang.
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After everyone was finally done eating, we all went back to the lodging house. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary that night, just the same old thing. The only strange thing though was that we got a complete surprise from someone we never expected.
We were all outside just playing one of our games that we always played. It was the older guys like always. The 'youngsters' were inside because they were too young to play, especially with the kind of questions that we asked. Right in the middle of the game Boots comes running out.
"Hey guys. I just wanted tah warn you, Kloppman is very drunk. You know how he gets sometimes, but he really over did it dis time. I'm just warnin' ya, be careful and watch out for him." Boots said running back inside. I looked around at everyone because they went back to watch they were doing before, like nothing happened.
"What's Boots talkin' about?" I asked.
"Oh, well see Kloppman tends tah get drunk at times, and when he's drunk, he tends tah act really weird. Nothin' really big, just a drunk old man." Soaker said.
"Oh okay." I said as we went back to playing our game.
"Oh it's a wonderful life! Yes, what a wonderful life it is!" Kloppman was singing in the common room. He was so loud that you could hear him a mile away. We all just looked at each other and laughed.
"Just ignore him." Jake said.
"Oh praise da Lord in heaven above! I's got tah find me a goil tonight! Gotta get me freak on!" That's when we all lost it. We just started cracking up laughing. Then we heard a loud fall. I looked around at everyone again wondering what was happening in there. Race saw me looking and responded.
"He tripped over Mush's shit."
"Oh." I replied.
"There's me best friends! Come give papa a hug." Kloppman said holding his arms out towards us.
"Get away old man. You're drunk, go take a rest." Race said not looking at him.
"Never. I'm tah horny right now tah take a rest. Any one of you fine lovely lookin' ladies want a piece of me tonight?" Kloppman stood at the door.
"No thanks Kloppman, I think we'll pass." The girls said looking at one another.
"Heya pretty." Kloppman said coming over to Tag.
"Hey Kloppman." Tag said starting to get a little worried.
"Is your fatha a bakery cuz those sure are some nice buns." Kloppman said putting his hands on Tag's shoulders. Everyone just started busting up. I felt kind of bad that everyone was letting Kloppman hit on Tag like that. "Call da police!! It has tah be illegal tah look dat fine!" No one could help themselves, not even Tag. We were all just busting up. I mean, there's nothing funnier than watching a drunk old man hit on a beautiful young girl. "Can I make your bed rock?" That's when Specs got up and went over to Kloppman.
"Alright Kloppman, I think we've had our laughs. You can go now." Specs said nicely as he showed Kloppman to the door.
"Hey dog, don't touch me alright. I'm leavin', let me just go and tell her somethin' quick." Kloppman said as he walked over to Tag. "I'll be waitin' in your bed." He whispered in her ear as he leaned in to kiss her. She turned quickly as he kissed her ear.
"Gross Kloppman! Get away from me." She got up and walked away.
"Alright big fellow, time tah go." Specs said pushing Kloppman towards the door.
"I said don't touch me four eyes." And with that Kloppman left.
"Boy, you guys live an interestin' life here." I said.
"Yes we do." Blue said putting her arm me.
"So ah Tag, he's waitin' for ya, in your bed!" Jack said laughing.
"Shut up Jack!" Specs and Tag said together.
"I don't even sleep here." Tag said, and with that, they both sat down and we finished our game.
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The next morning we all woke up to the sound of someone other than Kloppman.
"Wake up fuckers! Da shits in town!" The voice yelled. No one said anything or moved. "I said wake up and get your asses movin!"
"Shut da fuck up Kloppman!" Mush yelled from his bed.
"Get your horny ass out of dat bed right now Mush and it's not fuckin' Kloppman. It's Spot you dick head!" That's when everyone's heads popped up. When I heard that name Spot I remembered what Blue had told me. I looked up expecting to see this huge dude with big muscles, almost like a giant. Instead I saw this small, short and stick figured little boy. What's so scary about this dude other than he has a bad mouth. I was shocked to see everyone hopping down from their beds and running over to Spot.
"Heya Spot, how's it rollin?" Race came up to Spot shaking his hand.
"Mighty fine. How's life at da tracks?" Spot said being surrounded by guys.
"Can't complain." Race was being pushed out of the way by Jack.
"Well, well, well, if it ain't Jackie boy."
"Sup Spot?" Jack said giving him a spit shake.
"How's da chick?"
"It's woikin' man, its woikin'." Jack said. Spot than looked over at me.
"Looks like we have a recruit not wantin' tah get out of bed." Spot said walking over to me.
"Dat's Blink." Skittery said in the background. Everyone turned to look at him except Spot.
"Nice patch ya got there." I didn't say anything to him. I just looked at him. I wanted to beat the shit out of him so badly because of what he did to Blue.
"Dat's Blue's boy in case you didn't hear." Skittery said getting smart.
"Oh really. A girl actually found you attractive?" He said leaning in towards me. "She tastes sweet." That's when I jumped out of my bed and grabbed him.
"Get your fuckin' hands off me boy!" He said pushing me away. "Don't worry, you can have her. I got what I wanted." He turned around and faced the guys. "Come on boys! Lets go get da chicks!" I looked up and over at Skittery who was leaning against the bed post. He looked at me and I looked at him. Neither one of us said anything. Finally he talked.
"Don't pay attention tah him." He said moving closer to me.
"Aren't there times where you just want to beat da shit out of him?" I said sitting back on my bed.
"Always, but I don't. See dat's da thing about Spot. You have tah learn and observe him, see what makes him tick, makes him strong, and makes him weak. Spot thrives on attention. Da more you give him, da stronger he becomes. He knows dat he intimidates people, and when he gets attention, he has power over them. But if you just ignore him, he becomes weak and just like da rest of us. So do yourself favor and don't start anythin' wid him. It's not worth it because you're not goin' tah win. Da only way tah beat him is tah be him." Skittery began to walk away.
"Wait, hold on. What do you mean by be him?" I stood up walking over to him.
"Like I said, he thrives on attention. When I say tah be him, I mean dat you should thrive for attention as well. Da more attention dat you get, da smaller he becomes." I watched Skittery leave the room. I sat in the boy's common room alone. Why is Spot such a jerk? And why does Skittery always know the answer to everything? Well I got tired of thinking so I headed next door to see Blue. When I got into the girls room, most of the girls were sitting on their beds, along with certain guys.
"Heya pretty ladies. How's it rollin?" Spot said looking at all the girls. "Oh, in case you guys didn't know, dis here is me girl Poker." Spot pulled Poker over to him and kissed her on the cheek. I had to admit, she was a pretty girl. She had very long red wavy hair. Green eyes, fair skin, pretty short and very petite. "If you girls don't mind, she'll be stayin' wid you girls until we leave."
"Dat's no problem." Zippy said getting off her bed. "Hi, I'm Zippy."
"Hi." Poker said shaking Zippy's hand. The rest of the girls followed. Trigger, Cards, Cheatah, Taps, and Eire.
"Da only girls dat aren't here right now are Soaker, Tag Along, which is Specs girl, and Spitball, which is Race's girl." Jack said to Spot.
"Ah, so there's more. Alright." Spot said getting a smile on his face. Spot looked around and noticed one girl still sitting on her bed, who hadn't gotten up to greet him. "Well, if it isn't da lovely and easy Blue." He started walking over to her. She didn't say anything. "Long time no see there Blue. Maybe we should get together sometime soon tah check up on things, you know, like maybe you can come visit me and spend da night. We'll have lots of fun."
"Fuck you Spot." Blue said walking past him.
"What's da matter Blue? Are you jealous dat I have a new girl in me life? Because I'll tell you what, she's a lot better than you." Spot stepped in front of her. Now he was up in her face.
"Why did you really come here Spot? Did you run out of girls tah fuck, huh? Is dat it? Is dis girl over here your last opinion?" She went to walk away but Spot grabbed her arm.
"Don't you ever talk about me girl like dat because I swear on your fuckin' fatha's grave dat you'll be joinin' him in hell."
"Oh no! Did I hit a soft spot? You don't have tah worry, because for da remainder of da time dat you're here, you won't be seein' much of me." She walked over to me. "I'm goin' outside."
"But you still have your night clothes on." I said.
"I don't care; I just can't stay in here." She turned to walk out and I followed her.
"Dat's right; you go join her one eye." That's when Blue ran in, right at Spot. "You fuckin bastard! Don't you ever say dat again!" Spot backed up. That's when Skittery and I grabbed her before she hit Spot.
"Blue, it's not worth it. Remember what I told you." Skittery said still holding on to Blue. "Blink, take her out." I was still holding her as I pushed her outside.
"Well, now dat da drama queen left, let's go get some breakfast. Come on Poker." Spot said grabbing Poker.
After everyone got dressed and ready, we all headed for Tibby's for breakfast. This time Soaker, Tag and Spitball joined us.
"Why are you eatin' a hotdog for breakfast?" Spitball asked Race as he shoved the hotdog into his mouth.
"Because dat's what I wanted." He spit some food out of his mouth as he talked.
"Eww gross, Race. Don't talk wid your mouth full."
"You're not me muddah Spitball; I can talk wid me mouth full if I want too." He said spitting hotdog pieces at her just to make her mad.
"Race, I'm serious, stop dat." She said wiping the crumbs off her.
"You use tah like it when I spit food at you." Race said going back to eating.
"Race we were like seven." She said still cleaning up his mess.
"So." Across the table sat Soaker, Cheatah and Jack.
"Race your spittin' food all over me!" Soaker said looking over at Spitball.
"What's wrong wid you girls, I'm just eatin'!"
"Then stop talkin'!" Soaker and Spitball said in unison.
"Eww, me eggs aren't done." Cheatah said looking at her eggs.
"Here, than eat me roll." Jack said giving up his roll.
"No, I'm not really hungry." Cheatah said pushing her plate away.
"Suit yourself." Jack said shoving his roll into his mouth. Blue and I sat at the table right behind Race's.
"Would you look her, she looks so sad." Blue said pointing at Cards who was sitting at a table with Taps and Snoddy.
"I know Blue but it's not our business. Hopefully it was just a one time thing." I said eating my roll.
"But Blink, I'm her friend. I have tah tell her. I look out for her." She said.
"Alright fine, you can tell her, but not right now. Wait till later tonight. Were all going to Medda's this evening so you can tell her then."
"Why not now?" She asked looking at me.
"Because you don't want tah mess up her whole day."
"Oh okay. Can I eat half of dat?" Blue asked as I was about to put the last half of my roll into my mouth.
"Whats wrong wid yours?" I said pointing down to her roll.
"It's shaped funny."
"Blue, it's just a roll."
"Fine, don't share." She said as she started picking at her roll.
"Well don't pick at it. I'm sure someone will eat it." She handed me her roll and got up to go over to Triggers table.
"Heya Trigger, what's up?" She said sitting down beside her cousin.
"Not much. Just don't cause too much trouble while Spot's here okay?" Trigger said.
"I promise I won't, but did you see da way he talked tah me and Blink? I know dat he just wants tah start somethin'."
"What did he say?" Tag asked.
"He just said some really mean things, like he called Blink one eye and some other things." Specs told her.
"Oh I see. Trigger's right though Blue, he's not worth da fight." Tag said while Spot and Poker walked up to their table.
"Who's not worth da fight?" Spot asked.
"Oh no one Spot. Who's da girl?" Tag asked.
"Dis would be me girlfriend Poker."
"Hi Poker, I'm Tag. You have very pretty hair."
"Thanks, I woik hard at it." She said flipping her hair.
"So ah Blue, are you sure you want tah leave Blink all alone? He might get lost tryin' tah find his way out beings as he only has one eye." Spot said laughing. Poker joined in. Blue just pushed her chair back and came over to me. Eire, Zippy and Skittery were now sitting with me.
"God I hate his fuckin' guts. I can't stand it! I just want tah rip his small balls off and shove them down his throat sometimes." She said sitting down beside me.
"Please don't. Dat's one sight I wish not tah see." Eire said. "But don't worry about him. Everyone here has your back. We'll look out for you. Just don't let your anger take over."
"Argh!" Blue said putting her face in her hands.
"It's okay Blue; we'll keep you as far away from him as possible. I'm sure Blink will keep you busy." Eire said giving me a wink. Everyone finished eating and went on with their day. The day went on and soon it was evening. Since Spot was in town and he loved going to Medda's, everyone headed down there. This was my first time there so I was pretty excited.
The theatre was huge! There were so many people there it was unreal. Old and young alike. There were seats by the stage and then tables that people could sit at. Most people were just walking around talking to one another.
WHAM! Snoddy was accidentally pushed by someone into someone else. He turned around to apologize only to find a familiar face.
"I'm sorry about dat miss."
"Dat's okay. Hey, isn't your name Snoddy?" The girl asked.
"Yes, how did you know dat?" Snoddy asked.
"Because it's me, Susan."
"Oh me God, Susan!" Snoddy went over and gave her a big hug. "How have you been?"
"I've been great, how about yourself?"
"Not too bad. So what have you been up too? I haven't seen you in what seems like forever."
"Yeah, I know. I've been really busy. I was plannin' on comin' tah see you but I completely forgot which lodgin' house you stayed at. Plus I just met dis guy." She started to blush.
"You met a guy? Dat's awesome! Where did you meet him at?"
"Oh I meet him along da streets. He was sellin' papes and asked me if I wanted tah buy one and it just went from there."
"Dat's great, I'm really happy for you. When did you meet him?"
"Yesterday."
"And does dis boy have a name?"
"Oh yeah." She giggled. "It's..."
"There you are Snoddy, I've been lookin' all over for you." Taps said coming over to him and wrapping her arm around him. "Who's dis?"
"Oh Taps, dis is me ex-girlfriend Susan. Susan, dis is me girlfriend Taps."
"Hi Taps! Nice tah meet you."
"Pleasure." The tone of Taps voice wasn't a very happy one. She didn't like the whole idea that Snoddy had run into his ex-girlfriend.
"Susan and I were just talkin' about how she has a new guy in her life." Snoddy said trying to make the situation more comfortable.
"Well dat's reassurin'." Taps said.
"She was just about tah tell us his name. Susan, why don't you finish."
"Ok, his name is..."
"Have you guys seen Mush? I really need tah talk tah him." Cards came over to Snoddy, Taps and Susan. You could tell that Susan was getting really annoyed.
"No Cards, we haven't seen Mush. Sorry."
"Wait, Mush?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, what about him?" Cards looked over at Susan.
"Well you see, I um, I'm confused." Susan asked.
"Why, I'm just lookin' for me boyfriend."
"Wait, Mush's your boyfriend?" Susan asked.
"Yes." Cards snapped back.
"How do you Mush, Susan?" Snoddy asked.
"Because he's..."
"There she is guys." Mush came over not even noticing Cards, Snoddy, and Taps. He was pulling over Race, Jack, Blue and I. "Dat's Susan, da girl I was tellin' you about. Hey Susan."
"Who's dis Mush?" Susan pointed to Cards. Cards turned around and looked at Mush.
"Cards!" Mush yelled.
"Who's dis Mush?" Cards pointed to Susan.
"How do you know Mush, Susan?" Snoddy asked.
"Snoddy dis isn't good, let's go." Taps started pulling Snoddy, but he didn't budge.
"It's a, um, yikes." Mush babbled on.
"I'm Mush's girlfriend." Cards said turning to Susan.
"Mush I thought I was your girlfriend." Susan asked.
"What?" Cards asked. "No see Mush is me boyfriend. We had our two month anniversary yesterday."
"You slept wid me on your two month anniversary!" Susan yelled at Mush.
"You slept wid me ex-girlfriend!" Snoddy yelled.
"You cheated on me on our two month anniversary!" Cards yelled. All Mush was able to get out was...
"Oh shit."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ DUN, DUN, DUN! Looks like Mush is in big trouble now! Shows that you shouldn't go sleeping around. Hehe. Well guys, if you want to find out what happens, you'll have to wait for the next chapter. Here's what to expect:
~~~ What happens between Mush and Cards?
~~~ Is there jealously between Snoddy and Taps now that the ex is in the picture?
~~~ Can Blue and Blink keep their cool until Spot and Poker leaves?
~~~ The girls have a sleepover. Do the boy's have something planned?
~~~ A newsie goes nude. Find out who, wink wink*
~~~ Skittery and Blue's relationship grows stronger.
SO:
Spitball: Yay! You get to say a lot in this chapter. Well not a lot but more than usual, hehe. Yep, Skittery likes Blue. I probably shouldn't have told you that cuz you'll find out later but you know now. Hehe. Keep reading! Hope you like this chapter.
Poker: Thanks! I'm glad you think my story has potential. It's my first one and I'm working really hard at it, hehe. I hope you like this chapter. Keep reading and reviewing! Thanks~
Cheatah: Thanks for the review! I really appreciate it!
Kane: Hopefully you'll like this chapter just as much. It's a continuation of the last chapter. This one is probably my favorite so far. I can't wait till you read the end. You'll really like the ending, hehe.
Fantasy: Thanks for reviewing! You'll find out what happened to Blue in this chapter. But remember, the titles play a part in the story, so be careful of what you read. Can't tell you anymore cuz it will give everything way. Keep reading and reviewing! I appreciate it!~ Love ya~
Trigger: Of course you got some lovin! You told me to put that in there dork! You already know what happens but read and review anyways!~ Love ya~
Revealing the Past Is Unlocking A Lie Part II
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Skittery walked back into the lodging house leaving Blue and I outside. She looked at me and looked away. I had a feeling that what she needed to tell me was pretty hard.
"Let's go to Central Park and talk about dis." She said still holding my hand. We both walked together to Central Park. Once we reached our destination we both sat down in the grass. She hesitated for a while before speaking.
"Before I tell you anythin' Blink, I just really want to apologize to you for da way I've been actin'. Skittery's right, it's not fair to you. You had no idea what would make me tick like dat and I'se really, really sorry. I guess in a way I'se really happy dat you're stayin' here because I couldn't see you go. Your very special to me and I love bein' wid you. I'se really glad dat we had all those special moments together like we did. I hated not talkin' to you. It hurt me so much but I was as angry wid you. I feel like I'se such an interference to you."
"Hey, look at me. You'll never be an interference to me or any one else for dat matter. Blue it was me decision dat I made and it's me life. I have da choice to do wid it as I please, and I want to spend me life wid you. I want to be there for you through everythin'. I want to comfort you and hold you when you cry. I want to laugh wid you when you laugh, and I want to make you smile when you're mad, but I can't do it alone. I need to understand you Blue. You know about me, why can't I know about you?" She suddenly became very quiet. Her head fell and she grabbed a hold of her butterfly necklace.
"Because me past may turn you away." She suddenly fell very quiet and didn't move. "Blink, I'm not as amazin' as you think." She took a deep breath and began her story. "I lived in Hayes Park up until recently. Me family wasn't rich at all. In fact we had no money. For da most part we had to care for ourselves. We had to find our own food and we basically had to live in an abandoned buildin'. Neither of me parents could find woik and I never had any schoolin'. I was an only child and growin' up in a situation like dat; it's hard because you don't have anyone to talk too. When I was six years old, me dad committed suicide. Da fact dat he couldn't provide for his family drove him crazy. So for a while it was just me and me muddah. At times she would send me to live wid me cousin. About a year ago she sent me away to live in 'Hattan claimin' dat she just needed time to herself to get her life back on track and she would be back for me soon. Well, a year came and went and no sign of her. So, I decided to leave and go back to find her. When I reached our old home, she was gone. I asked a friend of ours where she went and where I can find her and he said dat she left about a year ago and hadn't returned. I waited for about two weeks to see if she would return and nothin'. Now both of me parents are gone and I have no one. Da only memory I really have of them is dis butterfly necklace dat they gave to me as a young child. Me fatha said dat whenever I faced a problem or got scared, to just hold da butterfly and I could fly away from everythin' and be in a happier place. At times, I wish I was a butterfly. If I ever have to face a problem or get scared, I could fly away. Far, far away. If I was to be anythin' in dis world, it would be a butterfly, without doubt." A tear now fell down her cheek. "It's really hard at times being only thirteen years old and not havin' anyone tuck you in bed at night. Dat's only half da story; you haven't even heard da bad part yet. You know how I said dat me muddah would send me here every so often, well life here for me wasn't da greatest either. I didn't fit in wid any of these guys. Me only true friends were Trigger, Zippy and Skittery. Of course Trigger was because she was me cousin and I love her to death, Zippy has been me best friend since I was very, very young. She was da first girl, besides Trigger, dat made me feel welcome. Then there is Skittery. Dat boy has a heart of gold. He looked out of me and protected me. He showed me around 'Hattan and because of him, I'm now accepted by da boys. For some reason da boys didn't like me at first and I didn't know why. When I was eight I had me first kiss. I bet you can guess who dat was with. None other than Mush. Yes, even at eight dat boy had hormones. I hated him for it. He just came up and kissed me one day just because he felt da need too. Mush and I are great friends now but I'll never get me first kiss back. But it wasn't Mush dat stole da most precious thing from me. Me first kiss I can handle, but not somethin' else. Well you remember me tellin' you about Spot. When I first met him, I adored him. I just thought dat he was so cute. I was only eleven so I really didn't pursue anythin' wid him. I considered him to be another one of me best friends. He and I got along so well. He would visit me in 'Hattan and I would visit him in Brooklyn. Back then we didn't know dat he would turn into da jackass dat he is today, and if I would have known, I wouldn't have given him da time of day. One day I was really feelin' alone and needed to talk to someone other than Skittery, me cousin, and Zippy. So I left for Brooklyn. I was really upset and needed to talk to Spot. Once in Brooklyn, we talked and he made me feel really good. It was gettin' really late and as an eleven year old I was afraid to walk home at night, so Spot let me stay wid him. If I would have known what he was goin' to do to me, I would have never visited him. Dat night we did some drinkin' and goofin' around, nothin' major, but a little more than what an eleven year old would do. I remember he took me back to dis room and locked da door. I didn't know what he had planned because I was a little drunk anyways. I remember he started takin' off his clothes and I didn't think anythin' of it. Then he headed for me. He started to unzip me dress and dat's when I backed away. I finally realized what he was about to do. I ran to da door but it was locked, I was trapped. I pleaded wid him not to but he just wouldn't stop. It was a totally nightmare. He told me dat if I ever told anyone about dis, he would kill me. You don't want to mess around wid Spot because he will keep his word. Dat night he took somethin' away from me dat I can never get back, somethin' dat I wanted to save until I was good and ready. He raped me. Of course I came back actin' like nothin' happened. To dis day, no one knows what happened except for Skittery. Me cousin doesn't even know because I feel so ashamed and at times I hate meself for it." She was really crying now.
What was I to say? I had no idea how to respond to that. How could such a beautiful girl live such a horrible life like that?
"People often wonder why I have such a great outlook on life. It's because why should I spend me entire life dwellin' on somethin' in da past. Sure it tears me apart every now and then, but if I didn't let go of what was in da past, how could I move forward wid me life? I try to live each and everyday as if it was me last because if I knew I wasn't goin' to see me parents ever again, I would have acted differently. I never once told them dat I loved them. So dat's why I look at life wid open arms, because soon enough, me last day on earth will be here and I want to go knowin' dat I lived life to da fullest. Also it's really hard for me to love someone, especially a guy, after what Spot did to me. When I heard you say da word love, I flipped out. I was scared because I didn't want to go through da same thing again. Blink I'm so sorry!" I didn't know what to say. I was speechless. I knew that nothing I could say would dry her tears, so I took her in my arms and held her. I held her for the longest time, rocking her back and forth, stroking her soft hair, and every so often kissing her forehead. I knew at that moment there was something there. I knew I finally found the one most people spend their whole life looking for.
"I will always be here for you. I want to be dat one person dat stays by your side through everythin'. We both haven't had anyone like dat and we can be dat for each other. No matter what you say, or think, you're an amazin' girl. You have gone through so much in your life dat you shouldn't have to deal wid. You have me word dat I will never hurt you, no matter what happens. I will never do anythin' to you like Spot did. I'm really sorry for everythin'. I'm sorry for upsettin' you. I'm sorry dat I lied to you, and I'm sorry for everythin'. I'm sorry for just being me." She looked up at me.
"But Blink, dat's what makes you so special, da fact dat you are who you are. You did nothin' wrong! It was me. I've been a screw up all me life, but it changed since I met you. You were me first boyfriend and da best one dat I will ever have."
"I'm your boyfriend? I didn't think I was after what happened." I looked at her surprised.
"Blink, you always were." She then leaned in and kissed me. "Come on. Let's go back." She grabbed my hand and we headed back to the lodging house, hand in hand.
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The guys all had gone to Tibby's to grab a bite to eat. The girls remained at the lodging house. They were talking to Trigger about her night out with Snitch.
"See, I told you, you weren't comin' back." Tag giggled.
"Hey guys, it wasn't like I planned on it." Trigger said.
"Yeah right." Taps said nudging Cheatah.
"I can't believe you guys don't believe me. It was dat damn carriage."
"Okay sure, da next time me guy brings a carriage to da lodgin' house, I'll know what he wants." Cheatah said laughing.
"Fine you guys don't believe me. But it really wasn't planned." Trigger said getting a little upset.
"We're just kiddin' ya Trig." Tag said reassuring Trigger.
"So what was it like?" Soaker asked.
"I don't know. It was really special and romantic. It was dat damn carriage!" She shouted.
"Trig, da carriage had nothin' to do wid it! Honestly, come on, tell us what happened!" Tag demanded.
"Please!?!" The rest of the girls said in unison.
Trigger rolled her eyes and took a big breath. "Alright, I'll tell ya some of it. Well, it all started out when Snitch told me he had a surprise for me. So, we flirted for a little while an' stuff. Den he takes me out an' shows me dis humongous carriage! I mean, it was huge! It was real nice an' pretty an' I absolutely loved it! Da thing dat really got tah me was dat he actually remembered and listened to what I had tah say when we foist met. 'Cause I told him dat I always wanted tah ride in a carriage an' stuff, ya get it?" The girls nodded. "Well, den he drives me around 'Hattan an' intah Central Park. We get dere an' just stopped for a while. We talk an' stuff, an' just goof off. So, den da stupid hoise has tah decide tah go crazy an' start jumpin' around. Snitch gets really worried an' stuff an' decides to yell at da hoise, actually thinkin' dat he's gonna listen tah him. Da hoise decides tah run away aftah dat. Well, Snitch bein' da guy dat 'e is decides dat he has tah get 'im back. So, he starts tah run aftah him an' I stop him. So, I says tah 'im "which is more important tah you, da hoise or me?" I was kinda just luring' him in an' stuff, 'cause he did somethin' for me an' now I gotta do somethin' for him, ya know." The girls giggled. "Well, so we goes back tah da carriage an' just do some harmless snoggin'. Snitch says tah me dat dis night nothin' can go wrong. Well, 'e spoke too soon. Suddenly, da damn wheel breaks off an' rolls down da hill. But, den it just gets bettah." She smiled.
"Well?" Eire asked.
"Well, what? Dat's da story?" Trigger replied.
"Well, how was it??" The girls laughed.
Trigger just shrugged as she smiled and began to blush. "It was
good."
"Just good? C'mon Trig, I know you bettah den dat." Tag winked.
"What do ya want me tah say? It was awesome! Da best experience of me life! Totally unbelievable! It was so exhilaratin'.." She said sarcastically right as Blue and I walked into the room.
"Well, well, well, look who it is." Taps said.
"Looks like someone's back together." Trigger said walking over to Blue. "Where have you been, I've been lookin' all over for you."
"Oh, we were in Central Park. Sorry about dat. Where are da guys?" Blue asked.
"They are down at Tibby's grabbin' a bite to eat, like always." Cards said.
"Oh I see. So what are you girls up too?" Blue looked around the room.
"You just missed it. Trigger spilled da beans about her night wid Snitch." All the girls started laughing.
"No fair, I missed it?"
"Yep." Tag said.
"Dang it, I always miss everythin'."
"Hey Blink, you're a guy, maybe you can answer dis question. Do guys plan ahead of time when it comes tah gettin' laid?" Spitball asked.
"Yeah usually, why?" I asked kind of confused.
"No reason." Trigger jumped in. "Aren't you guys hungry? Let's go tah Tibby's." Trigger headed for the door.
"But Trig, we want tah hear more." Eire pleaded.
"No more tah tell." Trigger went out of the door and the rest of the girls followed. That just left me and Blue in the girl's common room.
"So are you hungry?" I asked.
"Not really." Blue replied.
"Me either. What do you want tah do?" I asked.
"Well we do have da whole common room tah ourselves. Are you gettin' a picture?" She pulling me over to one of the beds.
"You really know how tah intimidate a guy don't you?" I said laying on the bed beside her.
"Damn right." She then pulled me close and started kissing me. Her hands were on my face, then in my hair. Guys love it when girls run their hands through a guy's hair. Things started to pick up a bit when we heard someone giggle. "Shh!" She whispered. Someone was over in the boy's common room, and apparently had the same idea we did. "Wanna go see who's makin' out over there?" She said getting up.
"Don't you find dat a little rude? You wouldn't want people tah be spyin' on us when were makin' out would you?" I still sat on the bed.
"We don't, so it doesn't matter. Come on." She said pulling me off the bed. We tiptoed over to the door, walked across the main room and snuck over to the door that led to the boy's common room. We looked around the corner and could faintly see.
"It looks like Mush." I whispered.
"It is Mush, but I can't tell who da girl is. It doesn't look like Cards because da girl has blonde hair and Cards has brown."
"You think Mush is cheatin'? Why would he cheat on his anniversary?"
"You like askin' questions don't you?" She still whispered trying to get a better look at the girl.
"Dat's me job. Come on; let's move in a little closer." I slowly pushed her around the door into the room. We inched our way over to the bed. That's when I suddenly tripped over Mush's shoe, pushing Blue towards the bed. Blue hit her head on the top bunk bed. Mush jumped up quick, hitting his head on the top bunk bed and exposing the girl that wasn't Cards.
"Mush!" I yelled.
"Blink!" Mush yelled.
"Ouch!" Blue yelled.
"Ah, what are you guys doin' here?" Mush said getting very nervous.
"What are you doin' here wid another girl?" Blue said rubbing her forehead.
"Another girl?" The mysterious girl asked.
"Oh they don't know what they are talkin' about." Mush lied.
"Yeah we do. Dat girl isn't..." I suddenly put my hand over Blue's mouth, cutting her off.
"Who we thought. I'm sorry Mush, go along wid your business." I started pulling Blue out of the room. She was yelling something under my hand. Once back in the girl's common room, I let go of her.
"Blink, what da hell was dat? You can't let Mush cheat on Cards?"
"Look Blue, it's better if we keep dis tah ourselves. Dat way Cards doesn't get hurt. She doesn't have tah know about dis."
"Oh yes she does!" She headed for the door.
"No Blue! It will only mess things up."
"Things are already messed up."
"I know Cards is your friend, but you have tah let them handle dis. It's their business, and Cards will find out sooner or later. Just not right now. She's already upset as it is."
"Fine, but if I get into trouble it's your fault." She pointed her finger at me.
"Now you're startin' tah sound like an old woman."
"Hey!"
"I'm just kiddin', don't go get your undies in bundle."
"Now you just sound gay."
"Get movin'." I said laughing. We walked out of the lodging house holding hands. We were on our way to Tibby's to find the rest of the gang.
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After everyone was finally done eating, we all went back to the lodging house. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary that night, just the same old thing. The only strange thing though was that we got a complete surprise from someone we never expected.
We were all outside just playing one of our games that we always played. It was the older guys like always. The 'youngsters' were inside because they were too young to play, especially with the kind of questions that we asked. Right in the middle of the game Boots comes running out.
"Hey guys. I just wanted tah warn you, Kloppman is very drunk. You know how he gets sometimes, but he really over did it dis time. I'm just warnin' ya, be careful and watch out for him." Boots said running back inside. I looked around at everyone because they went back to watch they were doing before, like nothing happened.
"What's Boots talkin' about?" I asked.
"Oh, well see Kloppman tends tah get drunk at times, and when he's drunk, he tends tah act really weird. Nothin' really big, just a drunk old man." Soaker said.
"Oh okay." I said as we went back to playing our game.
"Oh it's a wonderful life! Yes, what a wonderful life it is!" Kloppman was singing in the common room. He was so loud that you could hear him a mile away. We all just looked at each other and laughed.
"Just ignore him." Jake said.
"Oh praise da Lord in heaven above! I's got tah find me a goil tonight! Gotta get me freak on!" That's when we all lost it. We just started cracking up laughing. Then we heard a loud fall. I looked around at everyone again wondering what was happening in there. Race saw me looking and responded.
"He tripped over Mush's shit."
"Oh." I replied.
"There's me best friends! Come give papa a hug." Kloppman said holding his arms out towards us.
"Get away old man. You're drunk, go take a rest." Race said not looking at him.
"Never. I'm tah horny right now tah take a rest. Any one of you fine lovely lookin' ladies want a piece of me tonight?" Kloppman stood at the door.
"No thanks Kloppman, I think we'll pass." The girls said looking at one another.
"Heya pretty." Kloppman said coming over to Tag.
"Hey Kloppman." Tag said starting to get a little worried.
"Is your fatha a bakery cuz those sure are some nice buns." Kloppman said putting his hands on Tag's shoulders. Everyone just started busting up. I felt kind of bad that everyone was letting Kloppman hit on Tag like that. "Call da police!! It has tah be illegal tah look dat fine!" No one could help themselves, not even Tag. We were all just busting up. I mean, there's nothing funnier than watching a drunk old man hit on a beautiful young girl. "Can I make your bed rock?" That's when Specs got up and went over to Kloppman.
"Alright Kloppman, I think we've had our laughs. You can go now." Specs said nicely as he showed Kloppman to the door.
"Hey dog, don't touch me alright. I'm leavin', let me just go and tell her somethin' quick." Kloppman said as he walked over to Tag. "I'll be waitin' in your bed." He whispered in her ear as he leaned in to kiss her. She turned quickly as he kissed her ear.
"Gross Kloppman! Get away from me." She got up and walked away.
"Alright big fellow, time tah go." Specs said pushing Kloppman towards the door.
"I said don't touch me four eyes." And with that Kloppman left.
"Boy, you guys live an interestin' life here." I said.
"Yes we do." Blue said putting her arm me.
"So ah Tag, he's waitin' for ya, in your bed!" Jack said laughing.
"Shut up Jack!" Specs and Tag said together.
"I don't even sleep here." Tag said, and with that, they both sat down and we finished our game.
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The next morning we all woke up to the sound of someone other than Kloppman.
"Wake up fuckers! Da shits in town!" The voice yelled. No one said anything or moved. "I said wake up and get your asses movin!"
"Shut da fuck up Kloppman!" Mush yelled from his bed.
"Get your horny ass out of dat bed right now Mush and it's not fuckin' Kloppman. It's Spot you dick head!" That's when everyone's heads popped up. When I heard that name Spot I remembered what Blue had told me. I looked up expecting to see this huge dude with big muscles, almost like a giant. Instead I saw this small, short and stick figured little boy. What's so scary about this dude other than he has a bad mouth. I was shocked to see everyone hopping down from their beds and running over to Spot.
"Heya Spot, how's it rollin?" Race came up to Spot shaking his hand.
"Mighty fine. How's life at da tracks?" Spot said being surrounded by guys.
"Can't complain." Race was being pushed out of the way by Jack.
"Well, well, well, if it ain't Jackie boy."
"Sup Spot?" Jack said giving him a spit shake.
"How's da chick?"
"It's woikin' man, its woikin'." Jack said. Spot than looked over at me.
"Looks like we have a recruit not wantin' tah get out of bed." Spot said walking over to me.
"Dat's Blink." Skittery said in the background. Everyone turned to look at him except Spot.
"Nice patch ya got there." I didn't say anything to him. I just looked at him. I wanted to beat the shit out of him so badly because of what he did to Blue.
"Dat's Blue's boy in case you didn't hear." Skittery said getting smart.
"Oh really. A girl actually found you attractive?" He said leaning in towards me. "She tastes sweet." That's when I jumped out of my bed and grabbed him.
"Get your fuckin' hands off me boy!" He said pushing me away. "Don't worry, you can have her. I got what I wanted." He turned around and faced the guys. "Come on boys! Lets go get da chicks!" I looked up and over at Skittery who was leaning against the bed post. He looked at me and I looked at him. Neither one of us said anything. Finally he talked.
"Don't pay attention tah him." He said moving closer to me.
"Aren't there times where you just want to beat da shit out of him?" I said sitting back on my bed.
"Always, but I don't. See dat's da thing about Spot. You have tah learn and observe him, see what makes him tick, makes him strong, and makes him weak. Spot thrives on attention. Da more you give him, da stronger he becomes. He knows dat he intimidates people, and when he gets attention, he has power over them. But if you just ignore him, he becomes weak and just like da rest of us. So do yourself favor and don't start anythin' wid him. It's not worth it because you're not goin' tah win. Da only way tah beat him is tah be him." Skittery began to walk away.
"Wait, hold on. What do you mean by be him?" I stood up walking over to him.
"Like I said, he thrives on attention. When I say tah be him, I mean dat you should thrive for attention as well. Da more attention dat you get, da smaller he becomes." I watched Skittery leave the room. I sat in the boy's common room alone. Why is Spot such a jerk? And why does Skittery always know the answer to everything? Well I got tired of thinking so I headed next door to see Blue. When I got into the girls room, most of the girls were sitting on their beds, along with certain guys.
"Heya pretty ladies. How's it rollin?" Spot said looking at all the girls. "Oh, in case you guys didn't know, dis here is me girl Poker." Spot pulled Poker over to him and kissed her on the cheek. I had to admit, she was a pretty girl. She had very long red wavy hair. Green eyes, fair skin, pretty short and very petite. "If you girls don't mind, she'll be stayin' wid you girls until we leave."
"Dat's no problem." Zippy said getting off her bed. "Hi, I'm Zippy."
"Hi." Poker said shaking Zippy's hand. The rest of the girls followed. Trigger, Cards, Cheatah, Taps, and Eire.
"Da only girls dat aren't here right now are Soaker, Tag Along, which is Specs girl, and Spitball, which is Race's girl." Jack said to Spot.
"Ah, so there's more. Alright." Spot said getting a smile on his face. Spot looked around and noticed one girl still sitting on her bed, who hadn't gotten up to greet him. "Well, if it isn't da lovely and easy Blue." He started walking over to her. She didn't say anything. "Long time no see there Blue. Maybe we should get together sometime soon tah check up on things, you know, like maybe you can come visit me and spend da night. We'll have lots of fun."
"Fuck you Spot." Blue said walking past him.
"What's da matter Blue? Are you jealous dat I have a new girl in me life? Because I'll tell you what, she's a lot better than you." Spot stepped in front of her. Now he was up in her face.
"Why did you really come here Spot? Did you run out of girls tah fuck, huh? Is dat it? Is dis girl over here your last opinion?" She went to walk away but Spot grabbed her arm.
"Don't you ever talk about me girl like dat because I swear on your fuckin' fatha's grave dat you'll be joinin' him in hell."
"Oh no! Did I hit a soft spot? You don't have tah worry, because for da remainder of da time dat you're here, you won't be seein' much of me." She walked over to me. "I'm goin' outside."
"But you still have your night clothes on." I said.
"I don't care; I just can't stay in here." She turned to walk out and I followed her.
"Dat's right; you go join her one eye." That's when Blue ran in, right at Spot. "You fuckin bastard! Don't you ever say dat again!" Spot backed up. That's when Skittery and I grabbed her before she hit Spot.
"Blue, it's not worth it. Remember what I told you." Skittery said still holding on to Blue. "Blink, take her out." I was still holding her as I pushed her outside.
"Well, now dat da drama queen left, let's go get some breakfast. Come on Poker." Spot said grabbing Poker.
After everyone got dressed and ready, we all headed for Tibby's for breakfast. This time Soaker, Tag and Spitball joined us.
"Why are you eatin' a hotdog for breakfast?" Spitball asked Race as he shoved the hotdog into his mouth.
"Because dat's what I wanted." He spit some food out of his mouth as he talked.
"Eww gross, Race. Don't talk wid your mouth full."
"You're not me muddah Spitball; I can talk wid me mouth full if I want too." He said spitting hotdog pieces at her just to make her mad.
"Race, I'm serious, stop dat." She said wiping the crumbs off her.
"You use tah like it when I spit food at you." Race said going back to eating.
"Race we were like seven." She said still cleaning up his mess.
"So." Across the table sat Soaker, Cheatah and Jack.
"Race your spittin' food all over me!" Soaker said looking over at Spitball.
"What's wrong wid you girls, I'm just eatin'!"
"Then stop talkin'!" Soaker and Spitball said in unison.
"Eww, me eggs aren't done." Cheatah said looking at her eggs.
"Here, than eat me roll." Jack said giving up his roll.
"No, I'm not really hungry." Cheatah said pushing her plate away.
"Suit yourself." Jack said shoving his roll into his mouth. Blue and I sat at the table right behind Race's.
"Would you look her, she looks so sad." Blue said pointing at Cards who was sitting at a table with Taps and Snoddy.
"I know Blue but it's not our business. Hopefully it was just a one time thing." I said eating my roll.
"But Blink, I'm her friend. I have tah tell her. I look out for her." She said.
"Alright fine, you can tell her, but not right now. Wait till later tonight. Were all going to Medda's this evening so you can tell her then."
"Why not now?" She asked looking at me.
"Because you don't want tah mess up her whole day."
"Oh okay. Can I eat half of dat?" Blue asked as I was about to put the last half of my roll into my mouth.
"Whats wrong wid yours?" I said pointing down to her roll.
"It's shaped funny."
"Blue, it's just a roll."
"Fine, don't share." She said as she started picking at her roll.
"Well don't pick at it. I'm sure someone will eat it." She handed me her roll and got up to go over to Triggers table.
"Heya Trigger, what's up?" She said sitting down beside her cousin.
"Not much. Just don't cause too much trouble while Spot's here okay?" Trigger said.
"I promise I won't, but did you see da way he talked tah me and Blink? I know dat he just wants tah start somethin'."
"What did he say?" Tag asked.
"He just said some really mean things, like he called Blink one eye and some other things." Specs told her.
"Oh I see. Trigger's right though Blue, he's not worth da fight." Tag said while Spot and Poker walked up to their table.
"Who's not worth da fight?" Spot asked.
"Oh no one Spot. Who's da girl?" Tag asked.
"Dis would be me girlfriend Poker."
"Hi Poker, I'm Tag. You have very pretty hair."
"Thanks, I woik hard at it." She said flipping her hair.
"So ah Blue, are you sure you want tah leave Blink all alone? He might get lost tryin' tah find his way out beings as he only has one eye." Spot said laughing. Poker joined in. Blue just pushed her chair back and came over to me. Eire, Zippy and Skittery were now sitting with me.
"God I hate his fuckin' guts. I can't stand it! I just want tah rip his small balls off and shove them down his throat sometimes." She said sitting down beside me.
"Please don't. Dat's one sight I wish not tah see." Eire said. "But don't worry about him. Everyone here has your back. We'll look out for you. Just don't let your anger take over."
"Argh!" Blue said putting her face in her hands.
"It's okay Blue; we'll keep you as far away from him as possible. I'm sure Blink will keep you busy." Eire said giving me a wink. Everyone finished eating and went on with their day. The day went on and soon it was evening. Since Spot was in town and he loved going to Medda's, everyone headed down there. This was my first time there so I was pretty excited.
The theatre was huge! There were so many people there it was unreal. Old and young alike. There were seats by the stage and then tables that people could sit at. Most people were just walking around talking to one another.
WHAM! Snoddy was accidentally pushed by someone into someone else. He turned around to apologize only to find a familiar face.
"I'm sorry about dat miss."
"Dat's okay. Hey, isn't your name Snoddy?" The girl asked.
"Yes, how did you know dat?" Snoddy asked.
"Because it's me, Susan."
"Oh me God, Susan!" Snoddy went over and gave her a big hug. "How have you been?"
"I've been great, how about yourself?"
"Not too bad. So what have you been up too? I haven't seen you in what seems like forever."
"Yeah, I know. I've been really busy. I was plannin' on comin' tah see you but I completely forgot which lodgin' house you stayed at. Plus I just met dis guy." She started to blush.
"You met a guy? Dat's awesome! Where did you meet him at?"
"Oh I meet him along da streets. He was sellin' papes and asked me if I wanted tah buy one and it just went from there."
"Dat's great, I'm really happy for you. When did you meet him?"
"Yesterday."
"And does dis boy have a name?"
"Oh yeah." She giggled. "It's..."
"There you are Snoddy, I've been lookin' all over for you." Taps said coming over to him and wrapping her arm around him. "Who's dis?"
"Oh Taps, dis is me ex-girlfriend Susan. Susan, dis is me girlfriend Taps."
"Hi Taps! Nice tah meet you."
"Pleasure." The tone of Taps voice wasn't a very happy one. She didn't like the whole idea that Snoddy had run into his ex-girlfriend.
"Susan and I were just talkin' about how she has a new guy in her life." Snoddy said trying to make the situation more comfortable.
"Well dat's reassurin'." Taps said.
"She was just about tah tell us his name. Susan, why don't you finish."
"Ok, his name is..."
"Have you guys seen Mush? I really need tah talk tah him." Cards came over to Snoddy, Taps and Susan. You could tell that Susan was getting really annoyed.
"No Cards, we haven't seen Mush. Sorry."
"Wait, Mush?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, what about him?" Cards looked over at Susan.
"Well you see, I um, I'm confused." Susan asked.
"Why, I'm just lookin' for me boyfriend."
"Wait, Mush's your boyfriend?" Susan asked.
"Yes." Cards snapped back.
"How do you Mush, Susan?" Snoddy asked.
"Because he's..."
"There she is guys." Mush came over not even noticing Cards, Snoddy, and Taps. He was pulling over Race, Jack, Blue and I. "Dat's Susan, da girl I was tellin' you about. Hey Susan."
"Who's dis Mush?" Susan pointed to Cards. Cards turned around and looked at Mush.
"Cards!" Mush yelled.
"Who's dis Mush?" Cards pointed to Susan.
"How do you know Mush, Susan?" Snoddy asked.
"Snoddy dis isn't good, let's go." Taps started pulling Snoddy, but he didn't budge.
"It's a, um, yikes." Mush babbled on.
"I'm Mush's girlfriend." Cards said turning to Susan.
"Mush I thought I was your girlfriend." Susan asked.
"What?" Cards asked. "No see Mush is me boyfriend. We had our two month anniversary yesterday."
"You slept wid me on your two month anniversary!" Susan yelled at Mush.
"You slept wid me ex-girlfriend!" Snoddy yelled.
"You cheated on me on our two month anniversary!" Cards yelled. All Mush was able to get out was...
"Oh shit."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ DUN, DUN, DUN! Looks like Mush is in big trouble now! Shows that you shouldn't go sleeping around. Hehe. Well guys, if you want to find out what happens, you'll have to wait for the next chapter. Here's what to expect:
~~~ What happens between Mush and Cards?
~~~ Is there jealously between Snoddy and Taps now that the ex is in the picture?
~~~ Can Blue and Blink keep their cool until Spot and Poker leaves?
~~~ The girls have a sleepover. Do the boy's have something planned?
~~~ A newsie goes nude. Find out who, wink wink*
~~~ Skittery and Blue's relationship grows stronger.