A/N: Aright, here is your peoples long awaited update. I have a few things to point out.
One, this is MY story. I take suggestions and consider them, but in the end MY STORY. I tell it the way I want it to be told.
Two, I'm sorry, but not all of you can be from manhattan. Ain't happenin. I might get some of my own original characters thrown in there, but there's no way in hell that I can have 10 MORE Manhattan newsies. So I'm going to split you into boroughs myself. If you don't 'like' the borough you end up in, review with a better option for me okee days?
THIRD AND FINALLY. I got an email complaining that there's too much Jackal and Raven in the story. I have two words to that specific person. FUCK. OFF. I repeat the FIRST thing I pointed out. MY story. I'm including a lot of people that I'd like to get to know eventually, so don't bitch. You don't' like my story, you can either a.) go to hell, or b.) not read it or C) Read it and don't bitch.
Sorry, that's not for all of you, just for one specific. Anyway, on a happier note, here's the chapter. (YES IT STARTS OUT WITH JACKAL AND RAVEN BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF PEOPLE)
Chapter 3
"Jackal. Stop it now." he said in a deadly voice. She stood breathing heavily as she watched Spot pull the girls head into his lap. "She ain't gonna hoirt you no moa." Raven attacked him.
"YOU IDIOT! SHE'S FIGHTIN FOR YOU! WHAT THE HELL DO YA THINK YA DOIN!?!?!?!?"
With Spot out of her way, Jackal leapt on top of girl, straddling her waist. She clamped her hands down on Sweetstuff's throat, squeezing tighter and reveling in the girls struggles to get air.
Coda, seeing everyone empty out of the building in a rush, took the side door and got out and into the crowd, leaving Sylvan by herself. She watched him go and sighed.
"EVERYBODY STOP!" he yelled. Jackal's grip loosened a tad bit, but didn't let go. Raven on the other hand kept going at Spot, even if it was getting her bruised and bleeding. Coda grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her back. She was airborne for a second, but was caught by Race and Mush. Spot stood and looked at Jackal, his shirt ripped and his hands bloody. "Do not touch them Michael." He hooked an arm around Jackal's waist and pried her hand from the girls neck, then he held her other arm twisted behind her back.
Hate shined in Jackal's eyes, at Spot and at the girl he knelt by. Sirens flared, and the newsies scattered, all except for those involved. Jackal and Raven were thrown into the coach and locked in. Coda got the trial time from one of the officers, then told Jack and Spot.
Spot glared and picked up Sweetstuff with an arm under her knees and the other around her back. He didn't look at the retreating coach once as he began walking towards Brooklyn.
"Tell Tabloid to round the boys up, bring them back to our lodgin house. Are you gonna show?" he said to Jack. His answer was a solemn nod.
Jack and Coda walked back in, not paying attention to each other. Coda walked right into Medda.
"What happened out there!? Where's Cassandra and Michelle? They're supposed to be in charge of the girls!" Medda said. Coda just rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Jackal had a jealousy attack on Sweetstuff, who's now in Spot's care. Raven jumped in and tried to soak Spot. Both of 'em are in jail tonight. They got a trial tomorrow at noon." Medda's eyes darkened. "No one was seriously hurt, and Sweetstuff got it worst. Spot'll keep her safe though." Medda just shook her head.
"I told these girls in the beginning, never get protective over one man. They'll be the undoing of you. As soon as Jackal gets out of jail, she's to be informed that she lost her position here." Coda nodded but went to where he left Sylvan, who was staring at the ceiling leaning back on the stairs.
Sapphire had just settled into Race's lap and gotten comfortable when she saw Crow beckon her into the shadows backstage. She rolled her eyes.
"Race, I'll be back huh? I gotta go take care of some stuff." He shrugged non-committedly.
"Whatever." He let her up and continued dealing. She stalked backstage, passing a mixture of boroughs playing truth or dare.
"My turn. Mouth, truth or dare?" A girl said. She pushed a few strands of light brown hair behind her ear. Mouth gave her a good-natured glare.
"Truth." Broadway rolled her eyes.
"Aright, fine. Be a chicken." David said laughing. Mouth snapped her head around to look across the circle at him, blushing furiously. The circle laughed. Starting from Mouth, there were Alaska, Mush, Flare, David, Broadway, Skittery, and Em.
"Dare." She said firmly.
"I dare you . . ." Broadway said, thinking and glancing around, "To go and steal a dollar from Crow." Mouth's eyes widened.
"You've GOT to be kidding me. I can't do that! No one can!"
"So you chicken." Flare said smirking. Mouth followed her eyes to David, who just looked at her and shrugged. Mouth stood defiantly and walked backstage. Broadway grinned and got up, following her.
"What do you want Crow?" She said, snapping her gum. Crow looked at her expectedly. "What?!" Jade hopped off of the box that he'd sat next to Crow on. He circled her.
"Where's yer income for tonight, huh Sapphy?" he said warningly. "You know dues to Crow are tomorrow right?"
Sapphire stood her ground, not letting herself be intimidated.
"Yeah, I know I owe her two bucks."
Amethyst stepped out from behind the curtains.
"Sapphire, you ain't got two bucks. I paid for you already. I've been watchin ya, and all ya do is spend your time with Race or hangin' with Jackal. We hafta be able to count on you."
"You'se been SPYIN on ME?" She exclaimed in anger. Amethyst shrugged.
"I follow the rules. When Crow asks me ta do something, I do it. That and I had to watch out for you 'cause of your heart. I don't want another attack when I aint' around."
"So you follow me EVERYWHERE to ensure my 'safety'? That is NOT going to happen Amethyst."
"Sapphire." She looked up at Crow. "This was ya first night out. I woulda forgiven you for not havin the money by tomorrow. But you didn't even pick ONE pocket.at all tonight."
"I'll get ya the money. Give Amy back her money." Crow shook her head.
"You keep this up and you'll be out. I mean fa good." She said flatly. Sapphires eyes flashed with rage.
"I've only been out fa one night. I've been in BED fa the past two weeks. Ya gonna punish me fa havin' a heart disease?" she retorted through clenched teeth. Amethyst put a hand on her shoulder. Sapphire turned around, pulling her shoulder out of reach.
"You got two heart diseases, not one. You're in love." She said, choosing her words carefully. Sapphire glared at her. "It's true Sapphy, you know it is." Jade hoisted himself up next to Crow.
"I'm stayin' a gem. Don't doubt that."
"I hope so." Crow said evenly, then watched Sapphire stalk back to Race.
A/N: I hope you liked it cause that's all I got for now... R/R please 5 and I'll update
One, this is MY story. I take suggestions and consider them, but in the end MY STORY. I tell it the way I want it to be told.
Two, I'm sorry, but not all of you can be from manhattan. Ain't happenin. I might get some of my own original characters thrown in there, but there's no way in hell that I can have 10 MORE Manhattan newsies. So I'm going to split you into boroughs myself. If you don't 'like' the borough you end up in, review with a better option for me okee days?
THIRD AND FINALLY. I got an email complaining that there's too much Jackal and Raven in the story. I have two words to that specific person. FUCK. OFF. I repeat the FIRST thing I pointed out. MY story. I'm including a lot of people that I'd like to get to know eventually, so don't bitch. You don't' like my story, you can either a.) go to hell, or b.) not read it or C) Read it and don't bitch.
Sorry, that's not for all of you, just for one specific. Anyway, on a happier note, here's the chapter. (YES IT STARTS OUT WITH JACKAL AND RAVEN BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF PEOPLE)
Chapter 3
"Jackal. Stop it now." he said in a deadly voice. She stood breathing heavily as she watched Spot pull the girls head into his lap. "She ain't gonna hoirt you no moa." Raven attacked him.
"YOU IDIOT! SHE'S FIGHTIN FOR YOU! WHAT THE HELL DO YA THINK YA DOIN!?!?!?!?"
With Spot out of her way, Jackal leapt on top of girl, straddling her waist. She clamped her hands down on Sweetstuff's throat, squeezing tighter and reveling in the girls struggles to get air.
Coda, seeing everyone empty out of the building in a rush, took the side door and got out and into the crowd, leaving Sylvan by herself. She watched him go and sighed.
"EVERYBODY STOP!" he yelled. Jackal's grip loosened a tad bit, but didn't let go. Raven on the other hand kept going at Spot, even if it was getting her bruised and bleeding. Coda grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her back. She was airborne for a second, but was caught by Race and Mush. Spot stood and looked at Jackal, his shirt ripped and his hands bloody. "Do not touch them Michael." He hooked an arm around Jackal's waist and pried her hand from the girls neck, then he held her other arm twisted behind her back.
Hate shined in Jackal's eyes, at Spot and at the girl he knelt by. Sirens flared, and the newsies scattered, all except for those involved. Jackal and Raven were thrown into the coach and locked in. Coda got the trial time from one of the officers, then told Jack and Spot.
Spot glared and picked up Sweetstuff with an arm under her knees and the other around her back. He didn't look at the retreating coach once as he began walking towards Brooklyn.
"Tell Tabloid to round the boys up, bring them back to our lodgin house. Are you gonna show?" he said to Jack. His answer was a solemn nod.
Jack and Coda walked back in, not paying attention to each other. Coda walked right into Medda.
"What happened out there!? Where's Cassandra and Michelle? They're supposed to be in charge of the girls!" Medda said. Coda just rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Jackal had a jealousy attack on Sweetstuff, who's now in Spot's care. Raven jumped in and tried to soak Spot. Both of 'em are in jail tonight. They got a trial tomorrow at noon." Medda's eyes darkened. "No one was seriously hurt, and Sweetstuff got it worst. Spot'll keep her safe though." Medda just shook her head.
"I told these girls in the beginning, never get protective over one man. They'll be the undoing of you. As soon as Jackal gets out of jail, she's to be informed that she lost her position here." Coda nodded but went to where he left Sylvan, who was staring at the ceiling leaning back on the stairs.
Sapphire had just settled into Race's lap and gotten comfortable when she saw Crow beckon her into the shadows backstage. She rolled her eyes.
"Race, I'll be back huh? I gotta go take care of some stuff." He shrugged non-committedly.
"Whatever." He let her up and continued dealing. She stalked backstage, passing a mixture of boroughs playing truth or dare.
"My turn. Mouth, truth or dare?" A girl said. She pushed a few strands of light brown hair behind her ear. Mouth gave her a good-natured glare.
"Truth." Broadway rolled her eyes.
"Aright, fine. Be a chicken." David said laughing. Mouth snapped her head around to look across the circle at him, blushing furiously. The circle laughed. Starting from Mouth, there were Alaska, Mush, Flare, David, Broadway, Skittery, and Em.
"Dare." She said firmly.
"I dare you . . ." Broadway said, thinking and glancing around, "To go and steal a dollar from Crow." Mouth's eyes widened.
"You've GOT to be kidding me. I can't do that! No one can!"
"So you chicken." Flare said smirking. Mouth followed her eyes to David, who just looked at her and shrugged. Mouth stood defiantly and walked backstage. Broadway grinned and got up, following her.
"What do you want Crow?" She said, snapping her gum. Crow looked at her expectedly. "What?!" Jade hopped off of the box that he'd sat next to Crow on. He circled her.
"Where's yer income for tonight, huh Sapphy?" he said warningly. "You know dues to Crow are tomorrow right?"
Sapphire stood her ground, not letting herself be intimidated.
"Yeah, I know I owe her two bucks."
Amethyst stepped out from behind the curtains.
"Sapphire, you ain't got two bucks. I paid for you already. I've been watchin ya, and all ya do is spend your time with Race or hangin' with Jackal. We hafta be able to count on you."
"You'se been SPYIN on ME?" She exclaimed in anger. Amethyst shrugged.
"I follow the rules. When Crow asks me ta do something, I do it. That and I had to watch out for you 'cause of your heart. I don't want another attack when I aint' around."
"So you follow me EVERYWHERE to ensure my 'safety'? That is NOT going to happen Amethyst."
"Sapphire." She looked up at Crow. "This was ya first night out. I woulda forgiven you for not havin the money by tomorrow. But you didn't even pick ONE pocket.at all tonight."
"I'll get ya the money. Give Amy back her money." Crow shook her head.
"You keep this up and you'll be out. I mean fa good." She said flatly. Sapphires eyes flashed with rage.
"I've only been out fa one night. I've been in BED fa the past two weeks. Ya gonna punish me fa havin' a heart disease?" she retorted through clenched teeth. Amethyst put a hand on her shoulder. Sapphire turned around, pulling her shoulder out of reach.
"You got two heart diseases, not one. You're in love." She said, choosing her words carefully. Sapphire glared at her. "It's true Sapphy, you know it is." Jade hoisted himself up next to Crow.
"I'm stayin' a gem. Don't doubt that."
"I hope so." Crow said evenly, then watched Sapphire stalk back to Race.
A/N: I hope you liked it cause that's all I got for now... R/R please 5 and I'll update