3. Heart Breaker

I stayed with my brothers for an hour, but I got bored really quickly. When both of their backs were turned, I slipped out the door and headed through the gates into the streets.

On many corners I saw various newsies selling, but I didn't recognize any of them, that is until I saw blind boy.

He was selling with a beautiful girl around his own age. As he sold, he kept glancing at her lovingly, and it was easy to see he would much rather be somewhere with her instead of on a hot street waving papers in the air.

When she looked back at him with the same sense of love, I decided that this looked promising, and I found a good hiding place nearby and watched them.

Sure enough, this girl-her name was Cupid I learned- was Kid Blinks girl. She had apparently been away, and they had missed each other greatly.

They looked so happy together, and a strange sense of rage filled my insides.

If these two deserved to be together, then I should have been with Morris. He was a cheater and a two timer, actually a one timer if you get technical. If I deserved to be cheated on then this newsgirl deserved to have the same.

I was more than willing to make sure this happened

Watching the couple all day was the tricky part, but I was ready to do anything for my vengeance.

I was very depressed to not be able to get my chance today, but no matter, I'll just wait for another time.

I found my moment the very next day. Cupid told Blink she'd meet him at the lodging house that night, with a kiss she left.

I walked up to the blind boy and gave him a shy smile. "Yoah Kid Blink right?"

"Ya dats right, come tah make fun of me as well." He asked sharply.

"No, I'se came tah say I was sorry foah what me bruddahs said to yah," I said as I gave him a hurt look.

Kid Blink looked me straight in the eyes, but soon looked away. He was a suck for puppy eyes, I could easily tell that.

"Dats ok."

"Day ain't nice to nobody, I'se only wit dem 'caus I can't survive wit out dere support." I winced when I realized what I was telling him was the truth about me. "So any ways, I was hopin we could be friends."

I looked at him hopefully, and I sure wasn't acting either. I was truly hoping he would say yes, other wise my plan would fail and I would have to find another way.

"Shoah we can be friends," Kid Blink finally said.

"Good," I bubbled, "So how bouts we 'ave dinnah togedda? So we'ze can get tah know each udda and all that."

I was extremely pleased when Kid Blink agreed, and I stuck around to help him sell his papes.

Surprising to both Blink and me was that I was actually good at selling them. I was already great at acting, so I guess convincing people to buy my papes wasn't so from that.

But my finest act was to come after dinner, and I couldn't wait to perform it.

We had dinner together and I actually found Blink quite interesting to talk to, but my job had the higher priority to making friends.

As Blink and I left the dinner, I expressed a desire to see the lodging house, and he agreed to show it to me.

I began to feel jittery when I saw the building in the distance, but I pushed all emotions aside and kept walking.

I looped my arm though Blinks, anticipating my moment.

Then I saw her, sitting in the doorstep waiting, and my heart skipped a beat, it was time.

I swung my self around kissed Blink. Of course he tried to struggle away, but my first and only kiss had been from Morris, and I knew how to hold some one tight. What can I say, I'm a fast learner.

It wasn't until poor little Cupid screamed at him did Blink manage to break free.

He shoved me away, and I winced at the pressure put against my recently acquired bruises.

"...I'se can explain!" called Blink running after his girlfriend.

"You stay away from me Blink!"

When I heard those words I smiled, I had succeeded.

Blink glared at me, but I it didn't scare me, I was enjoying every moment of this.

"Oops," was all I could say, and it explained everything.

I felt Blink's eyes burning holes in my back as I walked away, but I didn't care, I was victorious!

Once again, I was kicked awake in the night by Karl.

"We'ze seein Jim?" I asked groggily.

"No, othah business," Said Karl.

I got up quietly and with out any complaint. It was only on rare occasions that Karl would share so much information with me, so I wanted to be on my best behavior for him.

As I followed my brothers, I realized that we were walking the same route we went every day to get to work. We stopped at an alley not far from the distribution center, and Karl told me to keep watch.

I nodded and crouched at the end of the alley, watching the streets for any signs of activity.

"Do ya 'ave me money?" Karl asked.

"I don't 'ave all of it, I really need moah time," sniveled the voice of another male.

"No." was all Karl said. I could hear scuffling in the alley, and I squeezed my eyes shut as if in pain. I knew this guy wouldn't leave this alley alive, and I began to lose my breath at the thought of it.

There was one last cracking noise and Karl walked out, tossing a bundle at me.

"Dere's dah money, go take it tah Jim. He likes you, an' if he wants more, you can change 'is mind."

"I'se don't know wheah Jim lives." I held the bundle as Karl told me where to go, and my eyes wandered into the alley and I quickly looked the away.

The man had been hit on the head, his blood gleaming in the streetlights.

" You bettah stop dah bleedin Karl. It will be hahdah foah them to tell what 'appened to him dat way." Karl grunted at my advice, and I dashed off down the street, the bundle of money tucking under my arm.

As I was walking, I heard a crashing noise behind me. I jumped around my heart pounding, and I let out a breathe of a relief when I realized it was Anders. That boy didn't know how to stay quite.

" Why you heah?" I asked him, my hand on my heart.

"Karl sent me. 'e decided he don't trust yah, and I'se gonna take dah money dah rest of the way."

Without a word I tossed him the money. I didn't want to be here any way, I wanted to be asleep, not with either of my brothers in the early hours of the morning.

Watching people die scared me. I didn't like having anything to do with death, even just hearing about it made me sick.

The next day, some one found the body, and they all crowded around. Finally the dead collector guy came with a girl. They both inspected the body and I walked away, feeling like I was going to puke.

What was even worse was when Jack showed up at the front of the line, the morgue girl with him.

"Heya cowboy, why ya hangin wit dah dead poison feelah?" I called out, no longer able to keep silent.

Jack looked angry, but instead of him saying anything, the auburn haired girl marched up to me.

"I'd be cahful if I was you deary, or one day it will be you I'm loadin in ta that wagon."

I almost bit my tongue when she said that, I was just afraid of dying as I was about seeing it, but I didn't let it show.

Jack seemed to enjoy what that girl had done and I glared at him. I saw him and his girl the other day; I was now just waiting for the right moment to take action.

He wouldn't be enjoying himself then.

Dun Dun Dun Dun. Isn't Loki just wonderful? This has been my shortest chapter yet, but i hope you enjoyed it any way. Since i've gotten so many reveiws i'm gonna try what every one else does.

Shout outs

koodles4you: Thanks for being my first reviewer. I'm glad that you liked the Morris twist. When i was looking through a name book i saw the scandinavian name Loki (pronounced Low Key i think ) and it did say Trickster God. Of course then i really had to make a scandinavian character lol.

Green Cricket: I totally agree with you that people are dumb for not reading my story;) Actually i'm always telling my family i suck at writing, they always scream back at me that i am. I still need a lot of work, and i am kinda cliche some times as you could see.

bitemytoemrmoe: Wow you love my story with 6 loves! I didn't think anyone but myself would feel that way. Good job.

Shrieksy: Even though your my sister you still love my stories and like to reveiw them even if other suckers don't. Thanks.

Southern Spell: Nobody had ever called any chapters i've written 'lovely' so thats awsome. I hope you enjoy some of my later chapters and think they are also 'lovely'.

Tale Chaser: Oh no! Don't implode and be sucked into a black hole! I didn't notice that my story was nearing Mary Sue, and i can't think of what part your talking about either. I guess i'm just a cluless Mary Sue kinda person. Thanks for telling me any way.