Heya,
Yay so the filter is finally fixed so I can update again!!!!! Woo hoo!!! Ok, so ducky and me had a lot of fun writing this chapter, mainly because we had to choreograph the fight scene...and I think that we had half of our dorm wondering why we were beating each other up (not seriously though, just play fighting) but yes we had a ton o' fun!!! Enjoy!
And thank you to my reviewers!!!
Spades, Mouse, and Dodger!!! And to dreamer, let me know if you still wanna be in it!
And last but most definately NOT least, Ducky, who helped me drive my roommate crazy with writing this chapter!!!
Since I thought I would be sleeping in on Tuesday, I stayed up until 4 when I finally dozed off from sheer exhaustion. But I awakened at 8 with Spot poking me, not gently.
"Angel get outta bed, ya gotta go ta woik!" He said as he tried dragging me out by my feet.
"I'll give you to the count of three to let go before I soak ya!"
"Whatevah wake up!"
"But it's Tuesday, I don't even work today!!!!!" I protested.
"Not accordin ta Dad."
"Does he just enjoy seeing me stumble around blindly?" I asked no one in particular.
"No, someone called in at da last minute, now get up befoh I tickle ya!"
"ARGH fine I'm up!" I growled.
"Easy dere Tigah!" he laughed.
I narrowed my eyes at my brother and said in a low gravely voice, "Get out!"
"I'se leavin I'se leavin!" he said backing out of my door.
I got dressed quickly and rushed downstairs to get some food before my dad rushed me out. I plopped down at the table and just sat there waiting for either food or my dad; fortunately the food came first.
"Here you are sweetie, your favorite, eggs and bacon." My mom said setting a plate in front of me.
"Thanks Mom." I slurred, further evidence that I am not a morning person.
"Good morning Angel." Spot said sitting down.
"UNGH"I groaned. "Mornings are the spawn of Satan!"
"He he" Spot laughed earning him a glare from me.
"Shut up dork." I said.
"Angelica are you ready?" My dad asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"As ready as I'll ever be!" I grumbled. I really didn't want to be anywhere near the hotel right now, especially around the idiot known as my ex-boyfriend.
A half hour later we arrived at the hotel and climbed out.
"Uh, dad, where am I working today?" I asked since he had yet to tell me.
"Didn't Sean tell you?" he asked. I shook my head no. "Ah, you'll be working with Maria in housekeeping."
"Ok, that's cool." I told him and then added under my breath, "At least my chances of seeing the Idiot are extremely slim."
"What was that?" my dad asked.
"Oh, I said, at least I'll be on my feet?" I said looking around.
"Okay, see you this evening sweetheart."
"Bye dad." I said turning into the maid's quarters. Spades, Spot and I all were trained in every single job at the hotel and had uniforms in each department so that if we were suddenly needed, we'd be ready. I changed and headed out with the rest of the maids. I was working in a haze until I came upon a certain room that held a picture of Jack with several other people. Curiosity got the better of me and I poked around a little too much. I saw a brochure lying on the dresser that advertised Medda's theater with pictures and biographies of the cast and crew. Picking it up I started skimming through it when the door opened revealing a guy of about 22 with fair complextion, dark curly hair and piercing blue eyes.
"What do you think you're doing?" he asked quickly striding across the small room to where I stood.
"I-uh I do I know you?" I asked hastily.
"No you don't, which is why I want to know why you were going through my things!" he said harshly.
"I apologize sir, but you see, well this is going to sound really weird, but that picture you have over there, my boy-I mean ex-boyfriend is in it and I was wondering how you knew him."
"What was his name?" he asked skeptically.
"Jack Kelly." I spat.
"Oh, so you're the reason he won't come back to New York?"
"Not anymore, if I never hear his name again it's all the same to me."
"Okay, I'll leave that between the two of you."
"So how long have you known him?" I asked.
"Uh, let's see, we've known each other for 5 years or so." The stranger said. "I'm David by the way." He said extending his hand.
"Jacobs?" I asked.
"The one and only."
"Ah so you're the walkin mouth!" I said shaking his hand.
"I really wish he'd stop introducing me like that." He grumbled.
"You don't like being called the walkin mouth?" I asked the obvious.
"Not really. I have a tendency to speak my mind and it's earned me that title."
"If you don't mind my asking, how many other girlfriends has he had since you've known him?" I asked sitting down in one of the chairs.
"Uh let's see, he's had a few, mostly on again off again with one girl, Sarah." He said sitting in the opposite chair.
"I see, so why on again off again."
"Sarah would get bored with him and break up and then want him back and go after him. He had tunnel vision when it came to her until lately."
"Why?"
"Well, he just snapped out of it. She tried to get him back but he wouldn't take her back. She's actually still trying to get him." For some reason I felt jealous.
"Angelica, are you here?" Maria, the head maid called.
"Yes Maria, I'm in here." I said.
"If your father finds you here he will be angry no?" she asked.
"Don't worry about my dad, Maria, I can handle him. Will you be okay with out me for a few minutes?"
"Si, si, come when you get finished though." She said kindly as she walked toward the door.
"Yes ma'am." I said with a smile.
"Now, where were we?" I asked turning my attention back to David.
"Sarah." He said.
"Right, what does she look like?" I asked squinting my eyes.
"Uh, well, she's 5'4", long brown hair, a little on the curvy side. Why?"
"Oh, just curious." I said avoiding eye contact. "Well, I need to be going. It was nice meeting you David." I said standing up.
"Uh yeah you too, what was your name?" he asked suddenly realizing I hadn't introduced myself.
"Oh, Angelica Conlon, Angel for short." I said turning to leave.
"Conlon? As in the Hotel de Conlon?" David asked jaw wide open.
"One and the same. Now if you will excuse me." I said leaving.
MEDIA'S POV:
"MMM, cappuccino is so good!" I thought to myself while eavesdropping on Blink and Jack.
"What's goin on wit ya Jack?" Blink asked.
"Nuttin"
"Bull crap!"
"I'se really don't wanna talk bout it." Jack said trying to rush off.
"Ya ain't yaself, what's wrong wid ya?"
"It ain't me it's Medda!" Jack said irritably.
"What did Medda do?"
"She wants me ta go back ta New Yawk."
"I'se tought ya loved New Yawk?"
"I do, I just wanted ta wait foh da right time's all."
"And now ain't da right time?"
"No, it ain't"
"Why?"
"Ask hah" Jack said storming off.
"Who's hah?" Blink shouted after him.
"Men are so stupid sometimes! It's Acorn!" I thought, as another customer came up.
"Hello, welcome to the Hotel de Conlon," I said as cheerily as I could this early in the morning.
"WHAT?" the elderly lady standing in front of the counter yelled.
"Hello-welcome-to-the-Hotel-de-Conlon." I said slower and louder.
"I DON'T WANT A TRIP TO HOLLAND, I WANT TO CHECK INTO MY ROOM!" she said angrily waving her cane at me.
"OKAY WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" I asked her trying to match her volume.
"YOU'RE NOT GETTING MY CANE!"
"If she keeps shouting at me I'm going to go deaf!" I told Blink.
"Heah, I'll get dis one." He said taking over for me.
"Good, you can shout louder." I laughed.
"Hey Blink, cover me, I'm gonna take a break!" I said running off.
"MY TEETH AREN'T FAKE YOU LITTLE WHIPPERSNAPPER!" the old lady yelled at me as I ran. "NO RESPECT ANYMORE, WHAT'STHE WORLD COMING TO?"
I sprinted around a couple of floors until finally I saw the little jerk.
"Hey, Jack, ya got a minute?" I panted.
"Yeah" he said turning around.
"So uh have you seen Acorn today?"
"No, and if ya don't mind, I'd really raddah not talk bout it right now."
"So do you wanna talk about it when you're getting ready to leave?" I asked, my sarcastic nature kicking into full gear.
"YA DA ONE WHO TOLD HAH I WAS LEAVIN?!" he said angrily.
"Well clearly you weren't going to!" I said.
"Because I wadn't gonna leave just yet!"
"When WERE you going to leave? Tomorrow, next week, next month?" my sarcasm was turning into anger.
"I don't know, I hadn't decided yet."
"Ah but you had already decided that you were gonna hurt her right?"
"NO-"
"IT SURE DID LOOK LIKE IT JACK!!!!!!!!" clearly my anger had turned to rage.
"Dat's da last ting on eahth I wanted ta do!"
"Well you're doing it now!"
"Because a you!"
"YOU have the audacity to blame ME?!" I shrieked.
"You had da audacity to tell Angel sumptin dat didn't concoin ya!" he countered.
"She's my best friend, not to mention cousin you bastard!" I yelled, I really wanted to hit him.
"She was my goil befoh you said anytin!"
"Yeah, WAS!" Jack's arms and fists started tensing; I could tell he was straining not to hit me, which only fueled the fire in me.
"If you wanted to hit me, and I'm just hitting nerves, would you actually hit Acorn if she got you mad?" The image of that in my head caused me to lash out physically. I planted my right fist in a right hook into Jack's left cheekbone. He looked a bit stunned for a moment so I rushed him. He reached out and grabbed my wrists and twisted them inwards.
"AHH" I yelled out in pain before reversing them in an outward motion that broke his hold. He once again took a defensive stance so I snap kicked him in the knee.
"OW" he screamed. Taking advantage of his weakened state I jumped on his back and hooked my right arm around his neck before punching his head with my left. Jack reached up and threw me to the floor before stepping on my stomach.
"OH" I growled as I grabbed his foot and twisted him around to get him off of me. I jumped up and we both took a fighting stance. Glancing at his ankle I slammed my heel into it making him keel over where his face met my knee. He fell backwards and in a brief moment of gloating I stood unprotected and unexpectedly knocked to the floor with one swift motion of his leg.
"Ya crazy goil, what da ya tink ya doin?" Jack asked.
"What do you think?" I snapped.
"Uddah dan beatin me up I don't know!"
"Just giving you a sample physically of what Acorn is feeling emotionally."
"Ah we still on dat?" he asked as I pulled my self off the floor and kicked him in the shin. "Jerk!" I said limping off.
ANGEL'S POV:
I was working down the hall from when I had talked to David when I heard Jack's voice in the hall, followed by Media's screaming at him.
"NO-" Jack yelled.
"IT SURE DID LOOK LIKE IT, JACK!" Media yelled back.
After that their voices faded for a moment and was soon replaced by thumps and groans. "What on earth are they doing to each other out there?" I wondered. Paying it no mind I turned back to my work. Soon the thumps ceased and heard Media coming closer.
"Jerk!" she said as she moved on her gate obviously off from what it usually was. I ducked out of the room and looked around, relieved that Jack was nowhere in sight. I turned the opposite direction and headed after Media to see if she was all right. I caught up with her in no time flat because she was walking with an obvious limp.
"Media!" I called as she turned around. "What just happened?"
"Uhm, what do you mean by what just happened?" she asked.
"I heard the whole thing!" I said lowering my eyes at her.
"The whole thing?"
"Ok, mostly just thumps and a few groans…and name calling."
"Oh, he was just mad at me."
"Ok, even though I'm not happy with the idiot at the moment, I know he wouldn't get mad at someone for no reason, or without them provoking him first. Now what did you do?" I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"I told you the truth. Which apparently is frowned upon by both of you." She said in a martyred tone.
"You told the truth yes, but not the whole truth Media." I said not budging.
"Oookay, we got into an…argument which escalated to a little 'tussle'."
"'Tussle'?" I asked not convinced. "What I heard was much more than a tussle."
"Fine Acorn, we got into a full out fight and not the little play fights we do!"
"Over what?"
"Over you smart one!"
"Oy, Media what did you say?" I asked.
"Why is it what I said?" she asked defensively.
"Because Media love, I know how you are, and I know that you are fiercely loyal."
"So are you really that surprised that I got into a fight with him?"
"No, just upset that you didn't let me help." I smiled.
"If I had known you were there, I would have asked you to help."
"So how bad did you soak the idiot?" I asked my eyes blazing.
"Well, bloody nose, bruised cheek oh and he'll be limping worse than I will be." She smiled the fierce fire evident in her green eyes.
"And you pulled me off when I tried to beat him up." I scoffed.
"I didn't know he deserved it then." She said her smile growing larger.
"Neither did I." I said remorsefully.
"Aww, come here!" she said grabbing me. "Hugs all around!"
"I love hugs!" I said embracing her.
"Ah," she protested, "Back, really sore!"
"Oh sorry" I said wincing.
"It's okay." She said turning around. "All right, I gotta get back to the desk, Blink is gonna start looking for me, especially when Jack comes limping by."
"Ok, bye Media." I laughed and turned back to my work.
JACK'S POV:
Aftah Media finished beatin me inta a bloody pulp, I foiced meself ta get up and downstahs. I limped off in soich a Blink, and got some doity looks from suma da customahs on the way, but at dat point I didn't cah. Me head, knee, ankle, and troat hoit from what dat crazy goil had done. It was like fightin Angel, only woise! At least Angel hadn't put me in a chokehold and beat on my head until I flipped hah ovah. I finally reached da front desk aftah what seemed like an etoinaty.
"Ya look tehable!" Blink said da minute he saw me.
"Tanks Blink, you fend off a crazy goil and I'll tell ya da same ting!" I said sarcastically.
"What happened ta ya Jackie Boy?"
"Media."
"She did alla dat?!" Blink said in surprise.
"Yea, I don't know why eiddah!"
"And ya tink I do?"
"No." Right den Davie walked up.
"Geez Jack what happened to you, did Brooklyn turn against ya?" he laughed.
"No, my goilfriend's crazy cousin beat me up."
"Oh how big is he?"
"She's tiny, 5'3"."
"You got beat up by a girl who is 7 inches shorter than you, and half your weight?" David asked.
"I don't hit goils unless dey provoke it!" I said almost growling at him.
"I know I know, just usually the girls who pick fights with you are at least close to your height!"
"Watch it Dave, he ain't in such a good mood right now." Blink cautioned.
"I can see that." David said.
Just then Media came limpin by, I looked at hah and she just glahed at me with hah most vicious "Go-to-hell" look.
"I'll nevah undahstand goils!" I said rolling me eyes.
"If we were meant to understand them God would have given us smaller brains." David laughed. Blink and I chuckled noivously looking around for any sign of Media, Angel or Dodgah who would tear us ta shreds if dey hoid us talk like dat.