A/N: Finally, the long awaited O/P story. Jesus, it took forfucking ever, but it's FINALLYFINALLY DONE! YAY! And Oracle likes it. Yes she does. So do I. Oracle's a whore. But we all knew that. So here goes....
Everything About You
For Oracle and Pie
Every time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Pie sat out by the ring, watching two semi-muscled guys beat the hell out of each other. The night prior he'd been kicked out of his girlfriend, Oracle Donovan's room, for trying to make her feel better. She'd been told by the police that her twin brother, Snoddy, had been murdered. She was also told that they had no leads, and no idea why it had taken place.
Every feeling that I get
But I haven't missed you yet
He could understand her being upset by it. What he couldn't understand was why Blink came out of her room at near four in the morning missing a shirt and with his hair ruffled up. He had yet to talk to either of him, and being the shy one, he was beginning to doubt anything could or would be brought up about it.
Every roommate kept awake
By every sigh and scream we make
"Pie," a female voice behind him said quietly. He turned around to see a short, very curvy looking girl known to him as Raven. He stared at her blankly. "Oracle sent me out hea ta find you. She wants to talk to you." He inwardly laughed; laughed to the point that tears actually came to his eyes. "Pie, I think she's going to apologize foah kickin' you out last night. I really do. She's sorrier 'n I've evah seen her."
'Leave it to Raven to assume somethin' that ain't thea.' He thought to himself as he followed her back to the Lodging House.
All the feelings that I get
But I still don't miss you yet
He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw her tear- stained face look up at him. Raven closed the door quietly behind him and he could hear her footsteps echo across the wooden floor. He shoved his hands in his pockets and watched her.
"So..." She looked away, pushing her hair behind her ears.
"Pie, I gotta talk to you about somethin-" He forced a small smile, his anger building up inside of him. She had no right to try to make it sound less than what it was. He ignored the urge to run up to her and shake her, but instead wrapped his arms around her, lowering himself to sit by her.
"It's okay that you threw me out. I know you're upset about what happened with Snoddy." He saw her inwardly wince at the name. She shook her head.
"Pie, I love you. I really do. But last night-"
"Last night I was tryin' to hard to make you feel better." he said quietly, waiting for the blown up confession.
"Pie I slept with Blink." 'Took you long enough to spit it out whore.' He removed himself and stood, walking to the other side of the room, leaning on his forehead on his arm against a wall.
"I'm not as stupid as you think Oracle." He could almost hear her face fall. "I've known this entire time. I wanted you to tell me. I didn't want to see him walk out of your room at four in the mornin. I wanted to hear it from you." He slammed his fist against the wall and turned on his heel. "'Cause now I can call you a whore to your face. Now I can tell you to follow Jackal 'n Raven to Meddas; I can tell ya to go join the two-bit whores on the corner!" He spat. He felt her eyes follow him out the door.
Only when I stop to think about it
Pie walked up to Kid Blink, who was about to leave the bunk room at seeing him come out of Oracle's room, slamming the door behind him. He grabbed Blink's shoulder, and saw him prepare for a fist to the face.
"It wasn't yer fault, and I ain't gonna blame ya for it. I ain't got nothin' against ya Blink." Blink's good eye widened in surprise. An ackward silence followed. What do you say to your friend after you've slept with his girlfriend? Blink said the only thing he could think to say.
"I'm still sorry foah it."
"You still should be."
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
A week rolled by and Pie drank like a fish for the first half of it. No one bothered to stop him because they knew that nothing could. Then he wisened up, and he just went back to his normal routine of not talking much to anyone but doing what was expected of him. He walked into Tilley's, a passive expression on his face. He slid into a chair and flagged the waiter for a drink.
"Swift, where were you last night?" Swifty looked up at a short Italian boy known as Racetrack Higgins.
"I... wasn't... anywhere...." he said nervously. Race's brow furrowed.
"I mean pokah night ya twit." The boys laughed, and Swifty just stared down into his drink. "Jackal and Spot were gone, Blink finally got that 'lizabeth girl to go out, Jack was lookin' for Ray, and then you were gone."
"Oracle wasn't there either, was she?" Mush said, taking a gulp of his drink. Race shook his head, then a grin crept across his face. The same realization dawned over Pie, but there was no joke in it.
"So Swift, ya finally got laid, eh? Be glad that her bruddah can't kill ya foah it."
Race joked to lighten the mood, and everyone knew it. All of the boys missed Snoddy in their own way, and he was known for threatening any guy that came near his good, keeps-her-legs-crossed, sister. Swifty's face turned a deep shade of red. Pie rose, his glass slamming down on the table. His eyes were dark with jealousy and rage. He grabbed Swifty's shirt, picked him up almost effortlessly and dragged him outside. The boys faces were pressed against the glass as they watched Pie kick him in the stomach and then deal repeated blows to Swifty's face and chest.
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
Oracle had been shocked when Swifty was carried by Race and Mush back into the Lodging house. Shocked at first by the condition he was in, then second by who had done it. Swifty had refused to even talk to her after that happened for days. It pissed her off. They weren't dating, and he was still ruling her life.
Only when I stop to think about you, I know
Only when you stop to think about me, do you know
He'd tried to ignore her attempts to hang over Swifty, who had healed to the point that the bruises were turning a light yellow-green on his face and shoulders. Swifty had ignored every move she'd sent his way, and Pie'd seen about all he could take. He grabbed her wrist, despite her protests and pulled her up. He then shoved her into her room, closing the door behind him.
"PIE EATAH WHAT ARE YA DOIN!?!" She half screamed at him. He crossed his arms.
"You once told me how much ya hated that I nevah spoke up foah myself. I'm doin' it." he said, shoving his face in hers. "And if ya don't like it, too bad."
"We ain't datin anymoah!" she shot back. "So you ain't got no claims on me!"
"As much as I hate what ya doin, hate how ya fuckin' every guy in 'hattan in ordah, I still find myself thinkin' that there's still somethin you have of mine that you ain't given back yet." She crossed her own arms and stood up defiantly.
"And what would that be?" For a moment, his face looked tired.
"My heart." he said flatly, no emotion breaking through. The funny thing, he realized, was that it wasn't that he was hiding the emotion anymore, it just wasn't there.
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
"Just take it back then. Stop carin'." she said, her eyes almost pleading with him. He shrugged before turning his back on her.
"When you figure out a way how, let me know." He said, leaving her speechless and alone. She didn't come out of her room again that night.
You hate everything about me
Why do you love me
R/R please...
Carryin' the banner,
Jackal
Everything About You
For Oracle and Pie
Every time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Pie sat out by the ring, watching two semi-muscled guys beat the hell out of each other. The night prior he'd been kicked out of his girlfriend, Oracle Donovan's room, for trying to make her feel better. She'd been told by the police that her twin brother, Snoddy, had been murdered. She was also told that they had no leads, and no idea why it had taken place.
Every feeling that I get
But I haven't missed you yet
He could understand her being upset by it. What he couldn't understand was why Blink came out of her room at near four in the morning missing a shirt and with his hair ruffled up. He had yet to talk to either of him, and being the shy one, he was beginning to doubt anything could or would be brought up about it.
Every roommate kept awake
By every sigh and scream we make
"Pie," a female voice behind him said quietly. He turned around to see a short, very curvy looking girl known to him as Raven. He stared at her blankly. "Oracle sent me out hea ta find you. She wants to talk to you." He inwardly laughed; laughed to the point that tears actually came to his eyes. "Pie, I think she's going to apologize foah kickin' you out last night. I really do. She's sorrier 'n I've evah seen her."
'Leave it to Raven to assume somethin' that ain't thea.' He thought to himself as he followed her back to the Lodging House.
All the feelings that I get
But I still don't miss you yet
He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw her tear- stained face look up at him. Raven closed the door quietly behind him and he could hear her footsteps echo across the wooden floor. He shoved his hands in his pockets and watched her.
"So..." She looked away, pushing her hair behind her ears.
"Pie, I gotta talk to you about somethin-" He forced a small smile, his anger building up inside of him. She had no right to try to make it sound less than what it was. He ignored the urge to run up to her and shake her, but instead wrapped his arms around her, lowering himself to sit by her.
"It's okay that you threw me out. I know you're upset about what happened with Snoddy." He saw her inwardly wince at the name. She shook her head.
"Pie, I love you. I really do. But last night-"
"Last night I was tryin' to hard to make you feel better." he said quietly, waiting for the blown up confession.
"Pie I slept with Blink." 'Took you long enough to spit it out whore.' He removed himself and stood, walking to the other side of the room, leaning on his forehead on his arm against a wall.
"I'm not as stupid as you think Oracle." He could almost hear her face fall. "I've known this entire time. I wanted you to tell me. I didn't want to see him walk out of your room at four in the mornin. I wanted to hear it from you." He slammed his fist against the wall and turned on his heel. "'Cause now I can call you a whore to your face. Now I can tell you to follow Jackal 'n Raven to Meddas; I can tell ya to go join the two-bit whores on the corner!" He spat. He felt her eyes follow him out the door.
Only when I stop to think about it
Pie walked up to Kid Blink, who was about to leave the bunk room at seeing him come out of Oracle's room, slamming the door behind him. He grabbed Blink's shoulder, and saw him prepare for a fist to the face.
"It wasn't yer fault, and I ain't gonna blame ya for it. I ain't got nothin' against ya Blink." Blink's good eye widened in surprise. An ackward silence followed. What do you say to your friend after you've slept with his girlfriend? Blink said the only thing he could think to say.
"I'm still sorry foah it."
"You still should be."
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
A week rolled by and Pie drank like a fish for the first half of it. No one bothered to stop him because they knew that nothing could. Then he wisened up, and he just went back to his normal routine of not talking much to anyone but doing what was expected of him. He walked into Tilley's, a passive expression on his face. He slid into a chair and flagged the waiter for a drink.
"Swift, where were you last night?" Swifty looked up at a short Italian boy known as Racetrack Higgins.
"I... wasn't... anywhere...." he said nervously. Race's brow furrowed.
"I mean pokah night ya twit." The boys laughed, and Swifty just stared down into his drink. "Jackal and Spot were gone, Blink finally got that 'lizabeth girl to go out, Jack was lookin' for Ray, and then you were gone."
"Oracle wasn't there either, was she?" Mush said, taking a gulp of his drink. Race shook his head, then a grin crept across his face. The same realization dawned over Pie, but there was no joke in it.
"So Swift, ya finally got laid, eh? Be glad that her bruddah can't kill ya foah it."
Race joked to lighten the mood, and everyone knew it. All of the boys missed Snoddy in their own way, and he was known for threatening any guy that came near his good, keeps-her-legs-crossed, sister. Swifty's face turned a deep shade of red. Pie rose, his glass slamming down on the table. His eyes were dark with jealousy and rage. He grabbed Swifty's shirt, picked him up almost effortlessly and dragged him outside. The boys faces were pressed against the glass as they watched Pie kick him in the stomach and then deal repeated blows to Swifty's face and chest.
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
Oracle had been shocked when Swifty was carried by Race and Mush back into the Lodging house. Shocked at first by the condition he was in, then second by who had done it. Swifty had refused to even talk to her after that happened for days. It pissed her off. They weren't dating, and he was still ruling her life.
Only when I stop to think about you, I know
Only when you stop to think about me, do you know
He'd tried to ignore her attempts to hang over Swifty, who had healed to the point that the bruises were turning a light yellow-green on his face and shoulders. Swifty had ignored every move she'd sent his way, and Pie'd seen about all he could take. He grabbed her wrist, despite her protests and pulled her up. He then shoved her into her room, closing the door behind him.
"PIE EATAH WHAT ARE YA DOIN!?!" She half screamed at him. He crossed his arms.
"You once told me how much ya hated that I nevah spoke up foah myself. I'm doin' it." he said, shoving his face in hers. "And if ya don't like it, too bad."
"We ain't datin anymoah!" she shot back. "So you ain't got no claims on me!"
"As much as I hate what ya doin, hate how ya fuckin' every guy in 'hattan in ordah, I still find myself thinkin' that there's still somethin you have of mine that you ain't given back yet." She crossed her own arms and stood up defiantly.
"And what would that be?" For a moment, his face looked tired.
"My heart." he said flatly, no emotion breaking through. The funny thing, he realized, was that it wasn't that he was hiding the emotion anymore, it just wasn't there.
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
"Just take it back then. Stop carin'." she said, her eyes almost pleading with him. He shrugged before turning his back on her.
"When you figure out a way how, let me know." He said, leaving her speechless and alone. She didn't come out of her room again that night.
You hate everything about me
Why do you love me
R/R please...
Carryin' the banner,
Jackal