"First, I need a shower. I'm sure you can find a way to entertain them while I'm gone." She grinned. "Just don't terrorize them, Kelly. They're still pretty confused. Oh, and I know you want to jump Jack, but you're going to have to stay away from him. He's fallen for Jenny's impeccable beauty." Kelly made a face.
"As if I'd want to jump Jack…" she muttered as I bounded up the stairs. I laughed, and got in the shower.
When I came down stairs, Kelly was playing Poker. Apparently, all the other newsies had folded, and there she sat, facing Race and Spot, holding her cards. They were betting crayons, but still…Poker is important, no matter what you're betting.
Slowly, I inspected Race's hand. He had a pair of Jacks, and a pair of fours, King high. Spot was even better off. He had a full house, two Jacks and three Queens. Slowly, staring at the boys, her face showing no emotion, she picked up a handful of crayons and placed them in the pile.
Their confidence flickered. I could see it, even past Race's notorious poker face. They were doubting whether they had good enough hands. Perhaps she had a flush, or even—heaven forbid—a royal flush. Perhaps Spot Conlon and Racetrack Higgins had finally met their match, and it came in the form of a sixteen-year-old girl.
"Fold," they chorused, setting down their hands. There was an audible gasp from the newsies.
A sixteen-year-old girl who bluffs for all its worth.
"Pair of twos," she declared, setting down her cards.
Dead. Silence.
"WHY YOU—" Both boys lunged at Kelly, but I was waiting for this. I grabbed them each by the collar of their shirts, striking them immobile.
"Tsk, tsk, boys. You two need to keep your cool. Kelly has obviously outsmarted you, so you must accept it coolly, and in a dignified manner." Kelly grinned, cheekily, at them, and they glared at her.
"Cheer up, fellas! You win some, you lose some!" Kelly said, cheerfully, adding insult to injury. "So, Tory, what shall we do? I'm bored as heck!" Kelly added, dropping the British accent. I shrugged.
"I'm sure you can figure something out," I replied. "Frankly, we could be lazy all day long, and I wouldn't care one bit."
"How 'bout we go to the mall, instead, and how off our overly sexay newsies to all those skankwhores," Kelly whispered in my ear. I frowned at her.
"You stole my word!" I replied. "But the mall sounds good. Maybe we'll run into someone we despise." Kelly grinned, maliciously.
"Oh, yes. That would be most wonderful." She glanced at the boys, who were watching us, looking rather confused. "Besides, we need to get them some clothes." I rolled my eyes.
"The mall is not the place to get clothes for them. There's twelve of them!"
"Alright, alright! Sheesh! We'll go to Goodwill or something." I grinned.
"Thank goodness for Goodwill!"
YAY! Chapter ten is up! It makes me laugh that this is my most popular! Heh heh...It's one of my firsts! Review!
Shoutouts!
Petals: Thanks!
ducks-go-quack-00: I would absolutely love to do that to Kelly...She's so gullible!
Buttons14: That's absolutely HILARIOUS! Oh my gosh! I DIED laughing when I heard that!
TheAngryPrincess13: I know...Life would be SO sweet!
HAZZAGRIFF: Wow, aren't we the eloquent one? JK!
koodles4you: Sorry. But I'm a selfish bastard. LOL!