Chapter 3
"Blink!" she cried, rushing to his side. She gently stretched him out and he moaned in pain but slowly opened his eyes.
"What happened?" she asked urgently.
"Met.dis.guy..was talkin.ta..him..an den...Bronx." Each word came out a ragged breath.
"Okay, everyt'ing's goin ta be alright." She paused, thinking. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the other boy start to sit up.
Hellfire left Blink and calmly walked over to where the boy was standing. "What da hell did ya do ta him?" she asked fiercely as she pulled him up by his shirt. The guy's eyes watered in pain as he struggled to breathe from the position she had him in.
"I didn't do anything, I swear. I was just walking around and I saw that boy and he came over and talked to me. He asked me if I was looking for a job and I never got to answer because these three guys came at us. I wouldn't hurt him I swear, he was really nice." The boy's words started running together and Hellfire raised her eyebrows. The guy shut up.
"Well when Blink wakes up we'll see. Until den youse cin come wit me. I'se goin ta have ta take Kid ta Tibby's."
"I didn't do anything." He protested angrily.
"Okay, yea yea." She replied distractedly as she thought about how she was going to get to the restaurant. She couldn't just leave Blink here, he obviously had gotten in trouble here and who was to say that they wouldn't come back?
"Cin ya walk?" Hellfire questioned a plan formulating in her head.
"Yea, I think so." He took a moment and shakily stood up.
"Okay. Den let's go." Hellfire just watched him, not offering any help. She leaned down and helped Kid to sit up.
"Blink, I'se goin ta have ta carry youse ta Tibby's. I don't want ta leave ya heah." Blink gave no indication that he heard so Hellfire hoped that she wouldn't hurt him too much. She bent down and tried to set him on her shoulder as gently as she could.
She started down the street, glancing once over her shoulder to make sure the other guy was coming. He was, but if he hadn't she really wouldn't have cared too much. She might have found him cute if she hadn't been going out with Spot. The guy had a cute face and looked like an innocent little child in a way.
Hellfire tried to walk the best she could without jolting her shoulder and upsetting him. They walked several minutes without any talking. Finally, not able to stand the silence she started talking. "What's ya name?"
"Michael." He didn't say anything else, just kept on walking.
"Ya talk a whole lot." She remarked sarcastically.
"Fine then. What's your name?"
"Thought ya'd neva ask. Da name's Hellfire, don't shorten it. I'm not Fire an I neva will be. If ya make me mad den ya might figure out why dat's my name. I wouldn't advise you to figure it out though. You're bettah off not knowing. Other than that I think we'll get along great." She paused as she tried to figure out if she forgot anything. "Oh yea, I'm not some kind of whore."
Michael's eyes widened, in disappointment or astonishment, Hellfire couldn't tell. He increased the distance between them and didn't respond. Hellfire got impatient again and broke the silence.
"So tell me, how did ya come ta be wanderin da streets of Manhattan?"
"Family died."
"I'se sorry."
"Me too." Michael didn't say anymore and they just kept walking. The distance seemed to never shrink. Michael didn't complain once, though he had to be getting tired. Hellfire found it harder and harder to keep on going. Finally, she realized they were only a couple of streets from Tibby's.
In the next minute, Tibby's came into view. Michael was staggering along and Hellfire had almost passed out. Jack and Mush came running out, seeing Blink over Hellfire's shoulder.
Jack carefully took Blink off her shoulder and Mush helped her stand. She just shook him off, not wanting his help. Mush rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"Help Michael" she said, putting her head in her hands. Jack went inside and set Blink down, leaving Snipeshooter and Bumlets to watch him.
"What happened?" Jack asked Hellfire.
"Da Bronx. Blink was on our territory I t'ink, can't imagine why he'd go ove dere anyways knowing how precarious things are. But he supposedly found Michael and was offering him a job. Michael said dat da Bronx attacked dem." Hellfire looked knowingly into Jack's eyes. "Blink either had to be seeing some goil or Bronx is getting unhappy and is lookin fer a turf war."
"I know." Jack ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated.
"Spot's goin ta need ta know. I'll grab something ta eat and den I'll head ova dere ta let him know."
"Ya soah ya up ta it?"
"Yea, I jus need ta get something ta eat."
"Alright."
A/N: it took me forever I know. I'm sorry. Review please.
"Blink!" she cried, rushing to his side. She gently stretched him out and he moaned in pain but slowly opened his eyes.
"What happened?" she asked urgently.
"Met.dis.guy..was talkin.ta..him..an den...Bronx." Each word came out a ragged breath.
"Okay, everyt'ing's goin ta be alright." She paused, thinking. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the other boy start to sit up.
Hellfire left Blink and calmly walked over to where the boy was standing. "What da hell did ya do ta him?" she asked fiercely as she pulled him up by his shirt. The guy's eyes watered in pain as he struggled to breathe from the position she had him in.
"I didn't do anything, I swear. I was just walking around and I saw that boy and he came over and talked to me. He asked me if I was looking for a job and I never got to answer because these three guys came at us. I wouldn't hurt him I swear, he was really nice." The boy's words started running together and Hellfire raised her eyebrows. The guy shut up.
"Well when Blink wakes up we'll see. Until den youse cin come wit me. I'se goin ta have ta take Kid ta Tibby's."
"I didn't do anything." He protested angrily.
"Okay, yea yea." She replied distractedly as she thought about how she was going to get to the restaurant. She couldn't just leave Blink here, he obviously had gotten in trouble here and who was to say that they wouldn't come back?
"Cin ya walk?" Hellfire questioned a plan formulating in her head.
"Yea, I think so." He took a moment and shakily stood up.
"Okay. Den let's go." Hellfire just watched him, not offering any help. She leaned down and helped Kid to sit up.
"Blink, I'se goin ta have ta carry youse ta Tibby's. I don't want ta leave ya heah." Blink gave no indication that he heard so Hellfire hoped that she wouldn't hurt him too much. She bent down and tried to set him on her shoulder as gently as she could.
She started down the street, glancing once over her shoulder to make sure the other guy was coming. He was, but if he hadn't she really wouldn't have cared too much. She might have found him cute if she hadn't been going out with Spot. The guy had a cute face and looked like an innocent little child in a way.
Hellfire tried to walk the best she could without jolting her shoulder and upsetting him. They walked several minutes without any talking. Finally, not able to stand the silence she started talking. "What's ya name?"
"Michael." He didn't say anything else, just kept on walking.
"Ya talk a whole lot." She remarked sarcastically.
"Fine then. What's your name?"
"Thought ya'd neva ask. Da name's Hellfire, don't shorten it. I'm not Fire an I neva will be. If ya make me mad den ya might figure out why dat's my name. I wouldn't advise you to figure it out though. You're bettah off not knowing. Other than that I think we'll get along great." She paused as she tried to figure out if she forgot anything. "Oh yea, I'm not some kind of whore."
Michael's eyes widened, in disappointment or astonishment, Hellfire couldn't tell. He increased the distance between them and didn't respond. Hellfire got impatient again and broke the silence.
"So tell me, how did ya come ta be wanderin da streets of Manhattan?"
"Family died."
"I'se sorry."
"Me too." Michael didn't say anymore and they just kept walking. The distance seemed to never shrink. Michael didn't complain once, though he had to be getting tired. Hellfire found it harder and harder to keep on going. Finally, she realized they were only a couple of streets from Tibby's.
In the next minute, Tibby's came into view. Michael was staggering along and Hellfire had almost passed out. Jack and Mush came running out, seeing Blink over Hellfire's shoulder.
Jack carefully took Blink off her shoulder and Mush helped her stand. She just shook him off, not wanting his help. Mush rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"Help Michael" she said, putting her head in her hands. Jack went inside and set Blink down, leaving Snipeshooter and Bumlets to watch him.
"What happened?" Jack asked Hellfire.
"Da Bronx. Blink was on our territory I t'ink, can't imagine why he'd go ove dere anyways knowing how precarious things are. But he supposedly found Michael and was offering him a job. Michael said dat da Bronx attacked dem." Hellfire looked knowingly into Jack's eyes. "Blink either had to be seeing some goil or Bronx is getting unhappy and is lookin fer a turf war."
"I know." Jack ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated.
"Spot's goin ta need ta know. I'll grab something ta eat and den I'll head ova dere ta let him know."
"Ya soah ya up ta it?"
"Yea, I jus need ta get something ta eat."
"Alright."
A/N: it took me forever I know. I'm sorry. Review please.