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Sweets Conlon#1: ummm little long but ok then lol

Iguana2: sure I'll take that under consideration lol.

~*Vamp*~: ok well I do have to jump to your defense ladies Vamp aint all that bad trust me I wouldn't hang with her so please understand that she isn't all that bad. sometimes kidding you know you're my girl and here's to a new year as the Graduating class of 2004.'(

Sweets Conlon#2: hey I told you I would finish a new chapter .well this was vamp really but.

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*Saiorse was walking through the grounds of her school. A school that she was soon to lose. If the Lawyers only knew that this is where she was meant to be- they would never force her to give up this property. Saiorse was just turning the corner when she saw her least favorite person in this city or even the country. Vamp came walking up the little hill and towards Saiorse. She looked particularly angry today, and in some way Saiorse had a feeling that she was to blame for her mood.

"Good morning, Vamp. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" Saiorse asked politely. Vamp walked up to her and stood about two feet in front of her. Now that Saiorse had a good look at the girl - who had bitten and beaten her- she saw that Vamp had a hand mark upon her cheek that was incredibly red and looked fresh and sore.

"What happened to your face? Who hit you?" Saiorse asked again taking a step toward Vamp.

"None of your business. I want you outta here tonight." Vamp said crossing her arms over her chest.

"What? You want me gone?" Sairose asked in disbelief. Vamp just nodded.

"Why? What authority does an impolite Newsie have over me?" Saiorse asked, her hands now on her hips.

"Me impolite? That would be you. You're the one who came walking into our city, and started conducting things. It seemed like you were trying to be Spot. Think again. There aint no other Spot, only one. If I'm just some Newsie then why are you after a Newsie?" Vamp asked and shoved Saiorse back a step. Saiorse made sure that she didn't fall, and looked at Vamp's highly amused face.

"I am not attracted to a Newsie. I already know there is only one Spot Conlon. Which Newsie would I be going after?" Saiorse said in a very tight voice.

"My Newsie. Puppy. Everything was fine and routine before you got off the boat and started playing with fire." Vamp said coming close to Saiorse again. Anger shot through Saiorse veins before she even thought it through. Just the thought of herself with that young Newsie made her sick to her stomach.

"What makes you think that I would want anything to do with him? I think that you become angry with anyone who threatens your position of first girl with that boy of yours. Why do you hate me so much Vamp?" Saiorse asked seriously.

"I have my reasons. Just remember that you have to be outta here tonight, or else you will have to deal with me in the morning." Vamp said defiantly and Saiorse snapped.

"Grow up Girl. I have a school to prepare and so I don't have time to deal with a petty girl who can't handle her boyfriend." Saiorse said and began to turn and walk away. Vamp grabbed her arm and turned Saiorse around and made her fist connect with Saiorse jaw. That is when Saiorse retaliated by punching Vamp again on the same cheek that had the handprint. Vamp's head snapped to the side but Vamp was quick to recover by sending her knee into Saiorse's tight bodice. While Saiorse was soughing, Vamp took that as an opportunity to tackle the milksop into the muddy ground. They both went down with a thud.

"Get off" Saiorse yelled, but Vamp didn't listen. Saiorse continued to curse but Vamp continued to let her fists fly. Suddenly Saiorse had gripped Vamps hair and had enough leverage to flip them both over. Now blood was drizzling out of both noses and Vamp's lip was split as well. There was more yelling and punching till two sets of hands gripped Saiorse's shoulders and pulled her off. Saiorse looked up and saw another Newsie and one of her own. Sweets and Princess. Ashamed of how she looked, and how she was acting. Saiorse got up and tried to brush off her torn, filthy dress but to no success. Princess pulled Vamp up off the ground and held her back as she tried to lunge again.

"What is going on here?" Sweets asked breathless. Vamp spat some blood on to the ground and said nothing; she just continued to stare at Saiorse. Saiorse ignored Vamp's stares and smoothed her messy hair. "Well, it seems that Vamp and I are not very keen on each other."

"You can say that again," Princess said sarcastically, still having a tight grip on sister's arms.

"We were coming here to see if you had heard anything from Katlyn and her wedding. But then we heard yelling. There were rumors around the lodging house, about how Vamp was in a horrible mood, and that she was on her way here." Sweets said quickly looking at her 'proper' teacher, then at Vamp- who unlike Saiorse- liked the way the mud suited her.

"I'm sorry Sarah. I'm sorry that you had to see me this way again," Saiorse whispered. "I must go and freshen myself up. Good day Ladies, Vamp."

"Don't forget about our friendly chat!" Vamp yelled while Saiorse walked to the door.

"Vamp, Puppy is looking for you all around Brooklyn. He said he was sorry about something when he left. What happened?" Princess asked shoving Vamp to the gates.

"He screwed up." Vamp said, resisting the urge to touch her cheek, which still stung from his hand.

"Alright. We gotta get back to Brooklyn before Spot gets mad" Princess said giving Vamp another hard shove. And the three Newsies left the beautiful school, and started their walk back to Brooklyn in silence. *

Puppy face watched them walk in silence, and when they were a safe distance from them, he ran to catch up with Saiorse " WAIT!" he cried and Saiorse turned around

" Nick!" she cried, "what are you doing here?" she asked with a smile on her face, a smile that soon disappeared when he did not return it.

"Spot need to talk to you."

" Can't it wait? I was on my way to freshen up and bath so maybe I could stop by tonight when I'm-"

" No, he needs you now!" he snapped causing Saiorse to withdraw.

" Oh, alright." She replied meekly " do I have time at least to change my clothes?"

" Fine, but hurry"

She seemed even meeker as she entered with her head down; she ascended the stairs without shedding a tear. That she was used to, but it hadn't happened since she left home. Her father had often found pleasure in belittling her in front of family and even possible husbands; it wasn't to show her as a troublemaker but to show that she was obedient and listened to those in control of her life. It never really worked, when she climbed the stairs with pride they knew she could never be tamed. But here in her new world it was not supposed to be like that. This was the first person to befriend her and treat her with some humanity; he was like all other men that she knew, demanding, controlling and overbearing. Well all except one, god how she missed him.

He sat there, god why did she take so long, thanks to vamp and her little outburst they were already late and fuck, he was not in the mood to deal with spot's temper. Then he heard a soft padding on the stairs, he looked up and saw her in the same green and black dress he had first met her in. he smiled as he thought of how lost she looked when they met.

"Alright, I'm ready to go."

"Good."

They left with out much more conversation and continued on until Sairorse noticed that they were not in fact walking to Brooklyn.

" Nick? She asked timidly and he mentally kicked himself, " where are we going? You said spot needed to see me."

" He does, but he wanted to see you in Central Park."

" Oh"

As Central park drew closer the question Nick had been dreading came up, " umm Nick? I saw vamp today," for this re received nothing but a nod " well she had a bad welt on her cheek, do you know where it was from?

"Yeah, I hit her."

"What why ever did you do that?"

" She had to learn her place."

"You can't actually mean that can you?"

" Of course, a woman should know from birth that she belongs in two places the kitchen and the bedroom."

Thankfully they had approached a small café in central park and there inside sitting by the glass was Spot himself. He looked anxious and almost as if he didn't belong. He didn't, it was the way the waiter was looking at him, and it was most obviously his first time in a place like this. It was the most endearing this she had ever seen; she couldn't help but smile at his paranoia. As she came to the door, Nick stopped.

" Are you not coming in as well?"

" No, Spot said he wanted to talk to you alone. Take care."

She entered and the little chimes rang out a simple but relaxing tune, it was putting Spot to sleep. He had been waiting for near half an hour and now he looked up for what had to be the fifteenth time and a smile crossed his face. It was her. She saw him and came to sit down across from him, but as she came closer, he stood and pulled out her chair and then pushed her back into the table. The shock on her face made his smile grow.

" So," she began once he was seated and she received her tea " I was told I was to meet you but I was never told why, so if you would be so kind as to inform me."

"Well... You see." fuck he hadn't thought about that what should he say what should he oh shit he was taking too long think Conlon THINK! He mentally scolded himself, then, it hit him. Oh wanted to have one of those teacher student conference things." He smiled at his quick thinking but stopped at her giggles. " What's so funny?"

"Mr. Conlon unless you are keeping something from me and the rest of the world regarding the preferred color of skirt, I do think you meant a parent teacher conference." She giggled; he hated it when girls giggled. They made him fell smaller then he already was and then it happened . he blushed he hadn't blushed since . well he couldn't remember but it was a Damn long time ago, she saw SHIT.

"Mr. Conlon its no reason to be embarrassed it's a common mistake"

" I knew I never should have sent Sweets to you, she's gonna end up all stuck up like you and so will all the other girls I'm pulling her out on Monday." He got up and stormed out of the café, leaving Saiorse alone.

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She walked back on that solitary winter's day and couldn't help the tears from flowing why was it that he affected her so? She never really knew him but as she came to her school she saw a figure standing outside and began to run to him he had clamed do , she was more than ready to apologize to him. But as she drew near she found the figure to be far too tall to be Spot. Then she knew who it was "Andrew?" she asked and the figure spun to meet her. It was him she ran to his arms and was enveloped in one of the most passionate kisses they were to share. She was at last at piece as the tears changed from ones of confusion to those of joy and passion.

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Kay look ya'll I'm in my senior year and I'm going to try and update as much as possible but I won't have much time so yeah.

And I again bow down and worship the ground that Vamp walks on because every thing inside the*'s is all her doing love ya girl