Spot was sitting down in a corner booth at rex's. Across from him sat a boy taller then him with dark hair and blue eyes.
"whats the story Blade?" Spot asked him.
"Speed suggested I ask you to help me with my problem" Blade explained.
Spot nodded "so whats yer problem den?"
Blade played with the napkin " well ya see I need ya to look up an old friend o' mine. See if shes alright."
"Why do you need me to do that. Cant you do it yourself?" spot quieried.
"Well she kinda hates me right Now." Blade offered.
Spot thought about it a moment. "Alright. Where do I look for her."
"Shes at an Orphanage in Harlem." Blade informed him.
"Well do ya got a picture or sumthin'" Spot asked.
Blade nodded and grabbed out an old wrinkled picture of a small girl wearing blades hat. She had strawberry blond curls and smiling worshipfully up at a young blade. Spot studied the picture then nodded and stuck it in his back pocket.
"I'm assuming dis is a little old" Spot stated sarcastically.
Blade nodded "Bout six years but it gives ya an idea."
Spot nodded again. "Alright I'll see if I can find her." He then got up. "see ya later Blade." Now to see if my Problem is still around Spot thought and headed home.
"Blaze come on lets just walk away." Sasha pleaded.
"No sasha, he thinks he can just go around and steal from anyone he wishes and just get away with it. I don't think so." Blade said not taking her eyes off of the boy in front of her. "you just messed with the wrong person kid." She directed this towards the boy.
"No you got it wrong. Yer messin wit the wrong poison." The boy said spittin on the ground. He was a little taller then Blade with black lanky hair. He looked to be medium build. I can take this kid Blade thought to herself. She chanced a glance at Sasha to she how she was. Two other guys were restraining Sasha. One was a tall red head and the other was a blond boy a little shorter then the red head. It was a mistake to take her eyes off the boy. Once she did the boy swung out at her. She fell to her knees but stood back up again quickly and punched him back.
Spot was sittin on his crate on the pier staring into the water. He had decided to check up on the girl from earlier tomorrow. He hadn't seen them yet so he figured they had taken his warning and left. He smiled to himself thinking about the red head. She was a spitfire but it amused him and little amused him these days, and yet she also pissed him off at the same time.
"Spot!" he heard someone scream his name. He looked down to see one of his newsies, runner.
"What do ya want runna" he asked.
"tricks is in trouble again." Runner explain breathlessly. He had run all the way here as quick as he could.
Spot sighed and rolled his eyes. Tricks was always getting in trouble.
"Maybe this time he'll learn" Spot had decided he wasn't goin to help him out this time.
"But spot I think he really needs you this time. I think hes met his match." Runner persuaded. Spot sighed and reluctantly got down.
"Alright, Alright. But this is da last time."
When spot arrived he saw a girl being held by red and smug. He looked over and saw tricks being pinned by a red head who he recognized. He growled.
"Arlight break it up break it up." He shouted pulling Blaze off of tricks. When she resisted he tightened his grip. "git the 'ell of of him" He growled fiercely this time. She let him pull her off but instead quickly rounded on him punching him square in the jaw. Everyone stopped what they were doin and watched to see what would happen next. It was deathly quiet. Blaze blinked out of her haze realizing what had just happened and who she had just hit.
"You again." She whispered narrowing her eyes athim. Spot was glaring at her, his free hand clenching and unclenching.
"I tol' you to leave and your still here. I told you not to mess with me and you did. Now your goin to find out what happens when you defy me." HE growled through his teeth. Tightening his grip even more he pulled her towards the pier. He quickly picked her up and threw her in. Blaze screamed and then disappeared under water. Spot turned his back and walked over to tricks.
Blaze grasped for air but couldn't reach the top. She felt light she was bing crushed. Feintly she could hear Sasha yelling.
"she cant swim she cant swim."
Blaze emerged briefly gasping for air and flailing her arms, Then went under again. She had swalled more water then air though and started to blank out. It had seemed like forever before she heard a splash, but she went unconscious.
Spot dove in. If he had known she couldn't swim then he never would have thrown her in. he searched under water then came up for air. Nothing. Looking around he spotted a little difference in the water current. he dove under again. When he emerged this time he was holding on to blaze. there was a gasp in the crowd of newsies.
Spot pulled her onto the pier and started pushing on her chest and breathing in her mouth. Her friend Sasha had scrambled to blazes side and was holding onto her hand, pleading to her to wake up.
Finally blaze coughed and turned to her side spitting water out.
"BlAZE!! Your alive!" Sasha exclaimed happily rubbing blazes back.
"Course I'm alive Sash" she said hoarsely.
Cheers erupted through the crowd. Blaze looked up seeing them all for the first time.
"Thanks Sasha" she said.
"For what?"
"Savin my life" Blaze grinned.
"But... " sashalooked around to see spot had already disappeared.
Blaze got up and started walking away from the crowd. Sasha sighed and got up also and followed her friend. She would tell her later who she should really thank.