Bailey sneered at them. "Whudd, I tell ye?" she said cooly looking at
Oscar. "Mess wid me sister or me friends again, I'll soak ye...So whudd are
ye doin hea?" She ended menacingly.
Oscar looked steaming mad. I guessed he didn't like the idea of having been beat up by a girl and now threatened by one. But he looked away from Bailey and then turned his head towards me.
"Ye think yer so smart don ye?" he chuckled evilly,"too bad, de Crypts are on deyre way as we speak."
"On deyre way from where?" I asked him hoping we would be able to make our escape before they arrived knocking at the door.
"From no where bitch! But," Morris began,"we'd thought we'd get a head start an have some fun foist since we did tell em where ye were."
"Ye wish!" I shot at them. Then thinking they would take care of us was just plain laughable. I mean Bailey had just beat Oscar up yesterday and there were three of us but only two of them. I looked at Bailey who looked pissed off, Angel looked nervous but determined. We had just started teaching her how to fight a few hours ago.
Oscar chuckled and strutted forwards ridiculously. He was heading for Angel who always seemed to be the first person to be attacked.
"Get 'im Ang." I muttered to her.
"Remember whudd we taught ye." Bailey reminded her in a whisper.
Angel nodded and smiled cruelly as Oscar approached her stupidly. Ignorant to the fact that Angel might not be the same girl she had been the day before.
When he reached for her arm she delivered him a hard, neat upward jab to the nose. There was a nasty sound than the blood began to pour.
"Dats fer yesterday!" she yelled at Oscar, now on the floor.
Bailey and me cheered but we had forgotten about Morris. He came at Bailey and me from behind wrapping his arms around our necks.
"Rememba dis." I said to Angel then turned, to face out, and shoved my elbow into his arm in one swift movement. Bailey did the same and I took the honor of knocking Morris backwards onto the bed. He tried to get up but Bailey held him down, Angel handed me the rope she was wearing as a belt, and I tied his hands together.
"Yer gonna regret dis!" Morris said as Oscar moaned on the floor.
"Get up!" Angel commanded him nudging him with her foot. Then when he didn't she yanked him up.
"She's a whole new goil," I said to Bailey with a chuckle. "But we havta get outta hea before de Crypts show up, and we havta warn Christina."
Bailey nodded"Get yer an Race's stuff tageda, I know where we can go," she said and I knew she didn't want to say where because of the DeLancys'.
I grabbed all my stuff and wrapped it into a bundle. "Let's go dump dese bastard's inta a dumpsta."
We dragged them down the stairs and true to my word we dumped them into a nearby Dumpster then headed quickly back to Christina's shop.
We looked up and down the street then rushed across it into the shop. Christina was in the back getting out some new merchandise.
"Christina," Bailey said as we stopped in front of her.
She turned and looked at us, "Whudds de matta?"
"De Crypts are comin and we need te leave, we don know when dey'll be hea", I explained.
"Are ye guys ok?" she asked.
"We just took care o de Delancys but dey were stupid an told us de Crypts were comin", Angel told her.
"Thanks fer helpin us", I said to Christina as we turned to leave.
"Sure anytime, bye", she called after us as we rushed back outside.
We headed off swiftly for the bridge, heading for Manhattan. I knew I had to go find Race and tell him what had happened so he wouldn't go back to Brooklyn.
"Where are Jack an Spot supposed te be?" I asked them.
"Deyre in Manhattan today too. Deyre goin to a poka game t'nite in de Bronx." Bailey told me. "But dey should be at Tibbys or de lodgin house right now."
"Ok, lets go to de lodgin house foist." I decided and there was no complaint as it was closer.
We arrived breathless at the lodging house and burst in the door.
I ran straight into Mush and Kid Blink. "Geez, I've got problems wid runnin inte people", I muttered to no one in particular.
"Hey goils, whudds wrong?" Blink asked us.
"Whudd else besides de Crypts?" Angel said.
"De Crypts?" It was Crutchey who came over to join us.
"Yea, dey figured out where I was", I told them.
"Whudd!" Mush exclaimed. "Even de odda newsies, includin us, didn know where ye were. How'd dey figure dat out?"
"Did anyone tell ye whudd happened yesterday?" Bailey asked them.
"Oh yea, Jack did", Crutchey said. "But how did dey figure out where ye were?"
"I guess dey followed us," Angel said shrugging her shoulders,"but didn want te mess wid six of us."
"Dey didn come afta ya did dey?!" Blink asked, alarmed.
"Dey did t'day," I said.
"Are ye guys ok?" Crutchey asked, concerned.
"Yea, were fine. Ye should be askin de Delancys dat question." Bailey said smirking.
"Ang broke Osca's nose" I said proudly, laughing. "Dey busted inte Christina's apartment when me an Bai were teachin her how te fight."
"Dose bullys", Crutchey said looking livid. "I'll soak em."
"Oh I on think ye need te worry 'bout dat, we took care of it", Bailey said smugly.
"Ye wanna show us some moves?" Blink teased Angel.
"Hey ye betta not piss her off, she'll soak ye", Mush joked.
"No time guys, sorry." Angel said with mock disappointment. "Besides, I'm betta in action." she added with a wink.
"Hey, don get too full o yeself", Bailey scolded only in a way an older sister would.
"Like ye aren't", Angel retorted.
"Ok, ok", I stepped in, I didn't want them to get into one of their fights, we didn't have time. "No time fer dat eidda."
Bailey and Angel rolled their eyes at each other then got over it.
"So have ye guys seen Jack or Spot around hea?" I asked them.
"Dey were at Tibbys' last I seen em", Crutchey offered. "And Race was headed fer de tracks", he added with a sly smile.
I blushed. I forgot I hadn't seen them since me and Race got together. "Uh... thanks" I said for lack of better words.
"Man!" Blink complained to Mush and Crutchey. "Wheneva a goil comes around she's taken by someone else."
Mush nodded dejectedly. "Oua day will someday come", he said in mock seriousness. "Not dat I've got a problem wid de ladies or nuthin," he quickly added and we all laughed at him.
"Ye too!" Mush said slinging his arms around Blink's and Crutchey's shoulders.
"Yea...well we gotta go," Bailey said laughing at them.
"See ya," they all said to us as we walked back out into the light and onto a crowded, noisy street. On the short walk to Tibbys we discussed what our next plan of action was to be after we talked to Jack, Race, and Spot.
"Oh yea," Bailey said suddenly. "We could probably stay at Medda's t'night. I was gonna say eoilia but I didn't want de bastard broddas te hea where we might be."
"Ok, sounds good te me," I agreed with her.
"Were gonna have te figure out whudd te do dough. I mean we can't save you and keep runnin fer de rest of oua lives," Angel said logically.
"Yea, I wudd hope not..." I said than trailed off. "But I still can't figure out whudd de solution is. I guess we'll haveta discuss dis lata. We're hea anyhow," I said as we walked up to the door of Tibby's restaurant.
Oscar looked steaming mad. I guessed he didn't like the idea of having been beat up by a girl and now threatened by one. But he looked away from Bailey and then turned his head towards me.
"Ye think yer so smart don ye?" he chuckled evilly,"too bad, de Crypts are on deyre way as we speak."
"On deyre way from where?" I asked him hoping we would be able to make our escape before they arrived knocking at the door.
"From no where bitch! But," Morris began,"we'd thought we'd get a head start an have some fun foist since we did tell em where ye were."
"Ye wish!" I shot at them. Then thinking they would take care of us was just plain laughable. I mean Bailey had just beat Oscar up yesterday and there were three of us but only two of them. I looked at Bailey who looked pissed off, Angel looked nervous but determined. We had just started teaching her how to fight a few hours ago.
Oscar chuckled and strutted forwards ridiculously. He was heading for Angel who always seemed to be the first person to be attacked.
"Get 'im Ang." I muttered to her.
"Remember whudd we taught ye." Bailey reminded her in a whisper.
Angel nodded and smiled cruelly as Oscar approached her stupidly. Ignorant to the fact that Angel might not be the same girl she had been the day before.
When he reached for her arm she delivered him a hard, neat upward jab to the nose. There was a nasty sound than the blood began to pour.
"Dats fer yesterday!" she yelled at Oscar, now on the floor.
Bailey and me cheered but we had forgotten about Morris. He came at Bailey and me from behind wrapping his arms around our necks.
"Rememba dis." I said to Angel then turned, to face out, and shoved my elbow into his arm in one swift movement. Bailey did the same and I took the honor of knocking Morris backwards onto the bed. He tried to get up but Bailey held him down, Angel handed me the rope she was wearing as a belt, and I tied his hands together.
"Yer gonna regret dis!" Morris said as Oscar moaned on the floor.
"Get up!" Angel commanded him nudging him with her foot. Then when he didn't she yanked him up.
"She's a whole new goil," I said to Bailey with a chuckle. "But we havta get outta hea before de Crypts show up, and we havta warn Christina."
Bailey nodded"Get yer an Race's stuff tageda, I know where we can go," she said and I knew she didn't want to say where because of the DeLancys'.
I grabbed all my stuff and wrapped it into a bundle. "Let's go dump dese bastard's inta a dumpsta."
We dragged them down the stairs and true to my word we dumped them into a nearby Dumpster then headed quickly back to Christina's shop.
We looked up and down the street then rushed across it into the shop. Christina was in the back getting out some new merchandise.
"Christina," Bailey said as we stopped in front of her.
She turned and looked at us, "Whudds de matta?"
"De Crypts are comin and we need te leave, we don know when dey'll be hea", I explained.
"Are ye guys ok?" she asked.
"We just took care o de Delancys but dey were stupid an told us de Crypts were comin", Angel told her.
"Thanks fer helpin us", I said to Christina as we turned to leave.
"Sure anytime, bye", she called after us as we rushed back outside.
We headed off swiftly for the bridge, heading for Manhattan. I knew I had to go find Race and tell him what had happened so he wouldn't go back to Brooklyn.
"Where are Jack an Spot supposed te be?" I asked them.
"Deyre in Manhattan today too. Deyre goin to a poka game t'nite in de Bronx." Bailey told me. "But dey should be at Tibbys or de lodgin house right now."
"Ok, lets go to de lodgin house foist." I decided and there was no complaint as it was closer.
We arrived breathless at the lodging house and burst in the door.
I ran straight into Mush and Kid Blink. "Geez, I've got problems wid runnin inte people", I muttered to no one in particular.
"Hey goils, whudds wrong?" Blink asked us.
"Whudd else besides de Crypts?" Angel said.
"De Crypts?" It was Crutchey who came over to join us.
"Yea, dey figured out where I was", I told them.
"Whudd!" Mush exclaimed. "Even de odda newsies, includin us, didn know where ye were. How'd dey figure dat out?"
"Did anyone tell ye whudd happened yesterday?" Bailey asked them.
"Oh yea, Jack did", Crutchey said. "But how did dey figure out where ye were?"
"I guess dey followed us," Angel said shrugging her shoulders,"but didn want te mess wid six of us."
"Dey didn come afta ya did dey?!" Blink asked, alarmed.
"Dey did t'day," I said.
"Are ye guys ok?" Crutchey asked, concerned.
"Yea, were fine. Ye should be askin de Delancys dat question." Bailey said smirking.
"Ang broke Osca's nose" I said proudly, laughing. "Dey busted inte Christina's apartment when me an Bai were teachin her how te fight."
"Dose bullys", Crutchey said looking livid. "I'll soak em."
"Oh I on think ye need te worry 'bout dat, we took care of it", Bailey said smugly.
"Ye wanna show us some moves?" Blink teased Angel.
"Hey ye betta not piss her off, she'll soak ye", Mush joked.
"No time guys, sorry." Angel said with mock disappointment. "Besides, I'm betta in action." she added with a wink.
"Hey, don get too full o yeself", Bailey scolded only in a way an older sister would.
"Like ye aren't", Angel retorted.
"Ok, ok", I stepped in, I didn't want them to get into one of their fights, we didn't have time. "No time fer dat eidda."
Bailey and Angel rolled their eyes at each other then got over it.
"So have ye guys seen Jack or Spot around hea?" I asked them.
"Dey were at Tibbys' last I seen em", Crutchey offered. "And Race was headed fer de tracks", he added with a sly smile.
I blushed. I forgot I hadn't seen them since me and Race got together. "Uh... thanks" I said for lack of better words.
"Man!" Blink complained to Mush and Crutchey. "Wheneva a goil comes around she's taken by someone else."
Mush nodded dejectedly. "Oua day will someday come", he said in mock seriousness. "Not dat I've got a problem wid de ladies or nuthin," he quickly added and we all laughed at him.
"Ye too!" Mush said slinging his arms around Blink's and Crutchey's shoulders.
"Yea...well we gotta go," Bailey said laughing at them.
"See ya," they all said to us as we walked back out into the light and onto a crowded, noisy street. On the short walk to Tibbys we discussed what our next plan of action was to be after we talked to Jack, Race, and Spot.
"Oh yea," Bailey said suddenly. "We could probably stay at Medda's t'night. I was gonna say eoilia but I didn't want de bastard broddas te hea where we might be."
"Ok, sounds good te me," I agreed with her.
"Were gonna have te figure out whudd te do dough. I mean we can't save you and keep runnin fer de rest of oua lives," Angel said logically.
"Yea, I wudd hope not..." I said than trailed off. "But I still can't figure out whudd de solution is. I guess we'll haveta discuss dis lata. We're hea anyhow," I said as we walked up to the door of Tibby's restaurant.