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Diclaimer Newsies aren't mine, sadly, but the ones you dont recognize, yep those are mine . Oh Oh and shout out to Aaron Lohr. Happy three days late birthday! dreams of him actually reading this okay back to reality now. Lol
"Oh sorry Blink…. I didn't know youse had anysone in here.." The newsie said with a sly smile. "Shut up Skits, its not what it looks like, she had a run in with the Delancys and some Brooklyn thugs, she needed my help!" Blink said, almost sounding offended at the thoughts that were obviously going through the boy he called Skits mind already.
"Well excuse me for not being good enough for you!" Shay said trying to put her shirt back on. "You weren't so denfense when you were trying to get my shirt off a minute ago now where you?" Shay knew that this would only aide the boy in the doorways ideas. Blink had yelled at her a told her what to do. The two things she couldn't stand the most. Now it was time for payback. She tried to conceal her smile as she though of more things to say to get Blink back even more. She sat up and adjusted her shorts. She was about to open her mouth to speak when the boy in the doorway suddenly screamed "SHAY RENEE LORENZO!" in a threatening and shocked tone. For the first time Shay really looked at the boy in the door way. How did he know her? She did not think she had seen him before….. And then it clicked. "PARKER!" She screamed! She ran to her brother and wrapped him in the biggest hug she had ever given in her life. Shay held onto Parker for a moment, forgetting the world. If it hadn't been for Blink clearing his throat, she may have never let go…. "Um pardon me…. But is there something Ise missin?" He asked a look of utter confusion playing out across his face. Shay and Parker both laughed and Parker started to explain the situation. When he got to the part of the story about the night he had left anger started to build in Shay. He cheeks got redder and redder as he spoke until she couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't help her self, she steeped in front of Parker, the look in her eyes immediately silencing him. She stared straight into his eyes trying to lok as mean and pissed as possible. Parker began to open his mouth to say something but before he could Shay slapped him hard across the jaw. "You dick! How could you leave us like that? Donny was 14 years old Parker! You think he could take care of us! He's startin' to drink now Parker. Hes becoming no better than pa! You did this!" She paused momentarily to slap him even harder, before again screaming "YOU DICK!"
Parker just sat there gently rubbing the spot where Shay had slapped him, which was already turning red, no emotion showing on his face at all. "Okay…." He finally said, "I'se probably deserved that…". Still not even the tiniest hint of emotion found anywhere on his face, which only made Shay angrier. "YES YOU DID!" She screamed slapping him again. "And that1 And this is for when I had to tell Matty where you had gone (slap) and this is for when Pa beat me for not stopping you (slap) and this is for all the times I had to clean up Donnys puke, because he came home drunk cause he couldn't handle the stress of taking care of all of us." Instead of slapping this time, Shay reared back her fist and hit him square in the cheek bone knocking him backwards into the door. "Damn!" Blink shouted taking a step to see if Skittery was okay. He quickly waved him back and began to laugh "So, you've been practicing that left hook I taught you?" Kleio couldn't help but smile "Couldn't have gotten by with out it." Parker smiled to and hugged Shay again. "I'm so sorry sis, I didn't mean to leave you like that. Donny really took it that hard?" He asked finally a look of concern falling across his eyes. Shay smiled. She had cracked him! Finally! "Yeah Don took it pretty hard, most of the time he is either drunk, passed out from being drunk, or getting drunk." Parker nodded, seeing how hard it was for Shay to answer his questions. He could ask more about home later.
The three just kind of stood there in a awkward silence for about a minute before Blink started laughing out of no where. "Whats so funny?" Skittery asked, staring at the laughing newsboy. "Well… its just… who ever would have though, Skittery and Twitch are realated." Shay started to laugh to but Parker was still confused.
"Twitch?" He asked looking at her questioningly. Shay put on a fake smile and pulled her hand out of her pocket showing Parker her hand, and how she got her name. "Uh, about 3 months ago, Pa went to the tracks, lost a lot of money, almost everything. He got drunk, came home pissed, I was there, no one else was. He worked me over pretty good. Well.. Yah you get the picture.' Shay said shoving her hands back down deep in her pockets and taking her stare from Parkers face, down to her shoes. "That rat bastard. If I ever get my hand on him I swear….." Parker said suddenly furious "Park relax, I did what you said before I left his sorry ass." Parker got the confused look back on his face. "How can you not remember our perfect knock out combo?" Shay sked clutching her heart, faking a hurt look. Parker still looked confused. "Left hook, Right Jab, kick to the shins, run like hell." Parker smiled and Blink laughed.
Blink laughing was a mistake. For the first time since Skittery had first opened the door, he realized what he had witnessed between Blink and Shay. "You…" He said pointing an accusing finger at Blinks face. "What the hell where you in the storage room with my sister for?" He asked taking a step forward. Blink put his hands up in defense, "Skits I was just trying to get her to take her shirt off.." "Wrong answer" Skittery cut him off taking another step towards him. Now you have to remember that the three are in a storage room of a Newsies lodging house, isn't exactly the most spacious place you can be. So by now Blink was backed up against the wall, trying to get away from Skittery. "Shay, can you help me out a little here?" Blink asked, looking pleadingly over at Shay. "I dunno…" Shay said stroking her chin "I might enjoy this… I havent gotten to see my brother in action for a long time." Parker shot Shay a smile and then turned back to blink. He brought his fist up, like he might punch Blink, and only laughed when Blink started to cringe.
"I wont hit yah Blink, I know nothing happened. She is way to happy to watch if anything did happen." Shay mentally kicked herself for opening her big mouth. " But seriously.." Parker said, disrupting her mental beating, "What were you two in here for."
"It was like I said…" Blink said angrily fixing his shirt. "I was trying to help her." Parker looked over to Shay
"Dat true?" He asked. Shay didn't answer. "Shay, is dat true?" He asked again. Shay rolled her eyes and said "Yeah its true, he was trying to clean this up." She said as she lifted up her shirt to show Skittery the cut across her stomach. "Did….. Did Pa do that to you?" Parker stammered. "No, it was those stupid Brooklyn boys that I met with last night. Pa only hits my arms." Parker nodded, remembering the beating his father used to give him as well.
Again the three stood in awkward silence. It again was Blink who finally spoke up "Uh, guys….. Can we get out of the storage closet now?" Parker nodded, and began to walk towards the door. Blink followed but Parker just turned around and shoved him by his forehead back into the middle of the storage room. "No, you stay. Fix her first. And don't try anything!" He said pointing another menacing finger at Blink face. "Okay, okay I promise" Blink said, sounding like a child who had just been scolded. Parker closed the door to give Shay some privacy. She started to lift up her shirt again but Blink stopped her, "Why don't we just keep it on this time." He said his hand resting lightly on her arm. She smiled and only pulled her shirt up enough to show the wound. Blink leaned down and softly dabbed the alcohol soaked cloth against the cot. When he finished he looked up at Shay and politely asked "You okay?" Shay smiled and said "Well, Jack was right, youse really are good with your hands." With that she threw her shirt back down, ruffled Blinks hair and walked out the storage room door.
Not sure I like how this one turned out, I promise better stuff later. It gets better I promise! Will update soon as I can! Review it if you want