Looky looky, I got hooky. hehe. I don't know, don't ask. I'm excited, two chappys in one night! like ten mintues apart! Well ok that line isn't mine it's from Hook. so there was the disclaimer for that. Hehe. Here it is!

Chapter 9: I'm sorry. I was stupid

Jenna had heard a commotion downstairs and decided to check it out. She walked down the stairs careful of what was suppose to come. She held her gun in her right hand because she always felt safe with it. It had been her father's when he was younger and gave it to her. She heard some voices but couldn't figure out who it could be, no one was home. She then felt a force hit her in the back of the head and knocked her down. her gun flew out of her hands away from her reach.

"So we're finally alone." she heard a voice say. She turned around slowly on the ground and saw McClaire. She was frightened. No one was home. She was down and he was sure to have some men around here. The next thing she knew he was walking towards, she backed up against a chair. He brought up his right hand with his gun and hit her in the head.

"AHHHHH" she woke up screaming. She didn't know where she was. She felt a hand touch her shoulder she could only think but to punch the person who's hand it belonged to.

"Ow!" the person said. Accent looked to see who was ready to defend herself and see saw Jack holding his face.

"Jack! Why did you do that! You practically scared me to death!" she practically yelled.

"How was I suppose to know you were going to punch me. I was just trying to help." he said.

"I'm sorry. I really am, if there's anything I can do to make it up just ask." she said. With an opps face. "But wait what am I doing here?" All the newsies that were in the room were now gathered around the bunk.

"Accent. Do you remember what happened?" asked FC.

"Um, I remember being attacked by a guy. Then Jack came by and then I saw Race and Davy. But that's all I remember." she said sitting crossed legged on the bed.

"Well you collapsed after I got to you." Race said, sitting to the side of her.

"Oh." she said lightly, scratching her head, looking down at the bed.

"Accent. Why were you screaming?" Entice asked. She was kneeling down in front of her.

"Huh?" Accent said snapping her head up, to look at her.

"Why were you screaming when you woke up?" she said again.

"Oh, It was because I didn't know where I was. That's all. I was scared." Accent said. She looked down and the newsies looked around to each other. Knowing that there was something she wasn't saying. Everyone was silent for a moment. All mostly looking at Accent. "Um, what happened to the guy?"

"O, Oscar. He ran after I beat up pretty good." Jack said.

"Do you know him?"

"Ya the Delancy's. They go around town giving the newsies a hard time and try to rape every girl in New York." Race said.

"O." was all she said. She shifted slightly and held her upper left arm with her other hand. "Um, I need to be alone for awhile." She got up and started walking away. Everybody was watching her. "Um where can I go?"

"Oh, follow me." Race said and he walked over to her. They walked out of the bunkroom and he took her to the sick room. He opened the door for her and left.

"What just happened?" Mush said. He had been there the whole time but like everyone else he couldn't figure out what just happened.

"I don't know." responded Jack.

"Jack, what was she saying before she woke up?" FC asked.

"She just kept saying 'No. Don't hurt me, get away.'" he said. All the newsies looked at each other wondering what was happening. "Something has got to be up because she wouldn't have punched me if she just didn't know where she was." The newsies were stumped. They started drifting apart, going and doing something that might be of more of interest to them.

"Hey Jack. Did Blink tell you what had happened earlier?" FC asked.

"Ya. I can't believe that."

"I know."

"But when do you plan on telling Spot?"

"Tomorrow. It's my day off." FC said. Not knowing how she was going to tell Spot.

In Brooklyn

The sun was setting and Spot was sitting at his normal seat. In the makeshift tower with some crates as seats. He couldn't but help feel like something had happened but he couldn't put his finger on it. He couldn't wait to meet up with Accent. He liked her and knew she would be good in his life. He was just worried if he would be good for her. She seems so innocence about everything after hearing her talk a little about McClaire, she seemed different. The way the guys acted around her made her seem as if she was a different person. Was she? Or was she trying change? Spot didn't know and all he could do about it for now was trying to get her off his mind. Not that he would want to but had some business he needed to take care of with his boys. With that final thought, he shook his head. He jumped off his perch and landed on the docks gracefully, like a cat jumping from a fence. And he headed off to the lodging house.

The next morning

FC had just gotten up. She saw Accent still asleep and decided not to wake her quite yet, she needed rest. She went out to the front room and started warming up water to make some tea. She leaned against the table with her arms crossed. Her eyes were closed. She was thinking about the night before. Blink, Jack, Mush and Race all walked the girls home after they picked up Enticed from Medda's. They wanted to make sure they got home ok. They didn't want the Delancy's to attack them. She heard the water boiling now and took it off the stove. It was her day off and she was going to Brooklyn. She needed all the strength she could muster and drinking tea always made her feel better. She walked back to her room after she made herself a cup.

"Accent. Come on. Wake up, sweetie." FC said softly. She knew Accent wanted to keep sleeping when she tired to pull her overs over her head. "No, now come on. You got to work." She said a bit louder now and pull the covers off Accent.

"Fine. I'm up. I give." Accent said opening eye at a time.

"Good, now get ready and I'll walk you to work."

Within 10 minutes FC had finished her tea and Accent was ready to go. Or as much as she could be. They both walked in silence to the store.

"Hey, me or one of the guys will come pick you up alright?" FC said.

"Ya."

"Are you sure, you're ok? I can stay with-"

"I'm sure." Accent gave a small smile and headed into the store.

FC was nervous. She was nervous for Accent and for herself. She had to tell Spot Conlon what every newsies probably dreaded telling him and they were relieved they didn't get suck with the messenger's job. She thought of so many ways to tell. "How should it come out? How should I tell him? Should I make it seem like nothing really happened or that it's the end of the world? Ya, the end of the world for him." she thought. She gave a small laugh to that thought. "Why did I say I would tell him?" she complained. She then finally saw it. What she came here to do. She saw Spot sitting on his perch. She walked onto the docks. There weren't many newsies there because it was only eleven thirty. She then stopped right in front of her destination.

"Hey, Spot." She yelled just to make sure that he could hear her. She saw him look over the edge.

"Hey FC. What is it?" he said.

"I need to talk to you."

"Ok, I'll be right down." he disappeared for a moment. FC was pacing still not knowing how to break the news. She then heard him land on the dock behind her. "What it is." he wasn't smiling or smirking but you could tell he was in a pleasant mood. But when he saw how she was acting he knew something had happened. He knew it did because he felt it yesterday. "What is it?"

"Spot. Don't get mad. But Accent was attacked yesterday."

"What! By who?" he said concerned.

"Oscar."

"What! I'm going to kill him." he was ranting and raving about it. "What. You said yesterday. Why didn't you tell me." He said looking at her.

"I did tell you." FC said trying to make a joke and he glared at her. "Look Spot. I thought this could be a time I also tell you something."

"What more could you possibly tell me." he said.

"Ok, Spot, you're going to have to calm down because I'll walk away and I won't have to tell you." she said raising her voice.

"Fine." he said. He sat on a crate closed by with his arms crossed pouting like a little child. She walked in a circle a couple of times. Trying to think of the best way to say it.

"Ok, since I don't know the best way to tell you this, I'm just going to say it. Spot, that wasn't the only thing that happened yesterday."

"What do you mean." he said trying to remain calm.

"What I'm saying is. Yesterday when Accent's friends came to say goodbye to her, Nathan and her got in a argument about her staying and he proposed to her." She said looking at him. His eyes got wide with the words that he was hearing.

"What!" he couldn't believe it. "What did she say?" he hoped that that she didn't say yes. "Wait. Why am I getting so worked up about this? She's not even my girl. But how dare Oscar think of doing something like that to her. I'll kill him. She's not answering. O no don't have let her say yes." he thought to himself. He held his breath.

"She said no." she answered. He breathed out the air he was holding in, relieved. "She was quite upset about him asking her. I tried talking to her and then she blew up. Saying 'how dare he ask her. It's that when he loses her he finally declares love for her. She said he did something he knew that she would have agreed to awhile ago.' I have a feeling that she liked him at some point, in the recent past. Probably even loved him." She said. He looked up at her in surprise.

"Look Spot." she said walking over to him and sitting next to him. "The last night we were at Medda's we were talking about Accent and you. Green and me commented on how she was kissing you on the cheek. She told us she does that with all her guy friends." she paused. "I thought I should just let you know. I can see it in your eyes Spot. You're falling for her. I don't know if it's love but I can tell she is something special to you." She looked out at the water. "Spot. Please tell me you aren't going to play her though. I know you, even if she's something special you'll still care about your reputation to uphold."

"Look, FC. I'm sorry."

"No Spot. Don't"

"No. I have to." he said turning to face her. "I know that you were hurt. I'm sorry. I was stupid. I shouldn't have done that."

"No Spot. I understand but I think deep down I knew that we wouldn't be together forever even if I hoped so. But Spot, you're going to have to find some way to charm her, if you really want her. I'll help, that's why I came. To tell you what's happening and to help you." she said looking at him.

"Thanks."

"O by they way. She told me before she was attacked that she was giving up on guys." FC said.

"O great. Thanks for telling me." trying to act cheerful but FC knew he wasn't.