"Maybe we should get ya into another line of work Angel. There seems to be
a lot of people that run into youse." Jack laughed.
"Jack's right," David said earnestly, "I can't believe you are laughing! This is serious!"
I just sat there open mouthed. Okay, so maybe 3 out of 5 days running away from cops was not a great record. But I was still free wasn't I?
"The last time was too much. If I hadn't come along, you would have been gone before you could blink!" David continued with passion.
"I didn't mean to leave her alone!" Bumlets burst out.
"No one is blaming you Bum," I said softly.
"But you could have been just a little more careful..." David trailed off and blushed, "I mean, no of course, no one is blaming you. I'm sorry Bumlets." His eyes were locked on mine.
"Dave, would ya please stop staring at Ang like she was gonna fly away. She ain't goin nowheres. Oggle when ya got downtime." Spot said walking up to the group and hitting Dave upside the head.
"Spot, where did ya come from?" Jack asked.
"Brooklyn, Brain. As to why I've come, well, it's gotta do with Angel here. It seems she has another name. Dontcha kid?" Spot smirked.
"I'm not sure what you mean Spot," I said confused, shrinking inside. How well did I know this boy anyways?
"Ya don't? Yeah, ya do," he said simply and quickly lunged at me. I reacted faster than I could think. I threw Spot off me, and spun around on the defense.
"Angel? Where did ya learn that?" Jack asked slowly.
"From a friend of mine, from the past..." I whispered.
"Boys, met Dethrons." Spot answered.
"Is this true?" Bumlets asked incredulously.
"Well I guess I can't hide it now. Only I meant it to be the Thorns, not any Dethrons stuff." I said with a grin.
"You bested the bullies of New York?" Jack asked with a look of terror.
"It was mostly luck. They didn't see me coming. They didn't know my little tricks, they are all defensive." I said apologetically.
"It don't matter Ang... or Thorns... or whatever. Ya still did it. And, ya just flung Spot like a doll. Is this why ya are such a hot commodity?" Jack said seriously.
"No, that is for money reasons. If you want to know, I am worth a lot of money to quite a few people." I explained stoney voiced, "I was pretty careful to not be too obvious. I was on the run."
"Not the last time," Dave said suddenly, "That's how Spot found out, huh? One of your little birds?"
"That's right Dave. Ya got to be more careful, Thorns. From one leader to another."
"Me? A leader?" I scoffed.
"Yeah, you. You are a notable in the Newsie woild now. Ya can never be a common newsgoil again. I guess ya never was." He said seriously.
"Well, that settles one question. You need a new line of work Angel." David said quickly.
"Heroes attract danger Thorns. Heroines even more. But, Mouth, ya are wrong. Didn't she just prove she can take care of herself? That is still her choice." Spot answered.
"Let's get some papes!" I cried. Well it wasn't what I wanted, but at least that part of my life doesn't have to be in the dark anymore.
"Jack's right," David said earnestly, "I can't believe you are laughing! This is serious!"
I just sat there open mouthed. Okay, so maybe 3 out of 5 days running away from cops was not a great record. But I was still free wasn't I?
"The last time was too much. If I hadn't come along, you would have been gone before you could blink!" David continued with passion.
"I didn't mean to leave her alone!" Bumlets burst out.
"No one is blaming you Bum," I said softly.
"But you could have been just a little more careful..." David trailed off and blushed, "I mean, no of course, no one is blaming you. I'm sorry Bumlets." His eyes were locked on mine.
"Dave, would ya please stop staring at Ang like she was gonna fly away. She ain't goin nowheres. Oggle when ya got downtime." Spot said walking up to the group and hitting Dave upside the head.
"Spot, where did ya come from?" Jack asked.
"Brooklyn, Brain. As to why I've come, well, it's gotta do with Angel here. It seems she has another name. Dontcha kid?" Spot smirked.
"I'm not sure what you mean Spot," I said confused, shrinking inside. How well did I know this boy anyways?
"Ya don't? Yeah, ya do," he said simply and quickly lunged at me. I reacted faster than I could think. I threw Spot off me, and spun around on the defense.
"Angel? Where did ya learn that?" Jack asked slowly.
"From a friend of mine, from the past..." I whispered.
"Boys, met Dethrons." Spot answered.
"Is this true?" Bumlets asked incredulously.
"Well I guess I can't hide it now. Only I meant it to be the Thorns, not any Dethrons stuff." I said with a grin.
"You bested the bullies of New York?" Jack asked with a look of terror.
"It was mostly luck. They didn't see me coming. They didn't know my little tricks, they are all defensive." I said apologetically.
"It don't matter Ang... or Thorns... or whatever. Ya still did it. And, ya just flung Spot like a doll. Is this why ya are such a hot commodity?" Jack said seriously.
"No, that is for money reasons. If you want to know, I am worth a lot of money to quite a few people." I explained stoney voiced, "I was pretty careful to not be too obvious. I was on the run."
"Not the last time," Dave said suddenly, "That's how Spot found out, huh? One of your little birds?"
"That's right Dave. Ya got to be more careful, Thorns. From one leader to another."
"Me? A leader?" I scoffed.
"Yeah, you. You are a notable in the Newsie woild now. Ya can never be a common newsgoil again. I guess ya never was." He said seriously.
"Well, that settles one question. You need a new line of work Angel." David said quickly.
"Heroes attract danger Thorns. Heroines even more. But, Mouth, ya are wrong. Didn't she just prove she can take care of herself? That is still her choice." Spot answered.
"Let's get some papes!" I cried. Well it wasn't what I wanted, but at least that part of my life doesn't have to be in the dark anymore.