A/N: Hey guys, I'm back. And it didn't take me five years to update. Yay! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mercutioslover for writing this chapter. I really don't know what I'd do without her and her brilliant ideas.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter because it's one of my favorites.
Chapter 7: Sir Pretty Gloves"Elle, do you love me?" Radbeary sang looking at Elle.
"What do you want?" Elle demanded.
Radbeary put his arm around Elle and whispered. "See, I left my keys at my house."
"AGAIN?!" Elle shouted.
"Yes, well, and I would just be in your debt forever if you would be a dear and you and your friends could hang out for a bit while I run home and get them." He smiled toothily at Elle; his overly white teeth standing out against the orange of his fake tan.
"I expect an extra twenty-five dollars in my next paycheck," Elle retorted.
"Done." Radbeary said heading out the door.
"Are we going home now?" David asked looking at Elle.
"You just want to take my clothes off." Elle said.
"I do not. I wanna go home. I'm tired and I wanna go to bed." David whined rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah, well, we're staying for a bit." Elle said angrily, sinking into a chair.
"Why?" David asked with a whiney tone.
"Because I'm being nice to my boss." Elle said looking at her nails.
"But you hate your boss." David said.
"Shut up, David." She said.
Izzy squirmed in Race's lap for a moment before settling against his shoulder with her eyes half closed. She sighed.
"So, how long is this gonna take?" Blink asked.
"About an hour, provided he knows where the keys are." Elle responded crossing her arms over her chest that was, thanks to her corset, about twice it's size.
"Great," Blink groaned. "Wait, why are we staying?"
"So that should someone burst into this place, I'm not raped and murdered," Elle responded.
"What about Davey?" Blink asked.
"What about Davey?" Elle asked, pointing to David who was snoring lightly. "He's not waking up anytime soon."
"Oh." Blink said sinking back into his place.
Everyone lapsed into silence for a few minutes, suddenly there were footsteps in the outside corridor.
"Holy crap! Someone really did come to rape and murder Elle!" Blink screamed, scrambling to his feet and rushing to cower behind Shelley.
"What are you hiding for?" She demanded. "If they came to rape and murder Elle, I highly doubt that they'll take you instead."
The door opened to reveal not a rapist or a murderer (As far as anyone knew), but Steve.
"Isabelle, I was worried about you," He declared, glancing around the room for Izzy before spying her in Race's lap. "GET. AWAY. FROM HER!" He demanded.
Izzy came fully awake and leapt to her feet, trying to maneuver in between the two boys.
"Step aside, Isabelle." Steve ordered.
"Yeah, Izzy, move." Race agreed.
Elle and Shelley both reached over and pulled Izzy out of the way.
While she was being pulled, Elle and Shelley heard her comment, "Did anyone hear a 'Please'? I didn't."
"My money's on Race!" Katie yelled, slapping a five down on the table.
No one offered a counter.
"Fine then, you guys are no fun." She said grabbing her five and putting it back.
Steve pulled out a glove from his sleeve and shook it out before smacking Race across the face with it. "I challenge you to a duel."
"Do you always keep that with you?" Race asked looking at the glove.
"I challenged you to a duel, you idiot." Steve said.
"Oh, yeah, right." Race looked down at the table beside him and picked up a knight's gauntlet and whacking Steve across the face. "I accept."
Steve rubbed his cheek and glared at Race. "All right, Sir, right here, right now. A duel for Isabelle's affections. Let us arm ourselves accordingly." Steve marched off looking smug.
Alison bit her bottom lip. "Race is gonna die isn't he?"
"Not if I can help it." Izzy grumbled, storming after Steve.
However, Elle had an idea. "Well, what if he did?"
"I knew there was a reason why I didn't trust you," Race said, scooting away from Elle.
Elle frowned, "That's not what I meant."
Shelley grinned, catching on. Her eyes grew wide in mock innocence.
"Oh, you see, Mr. Policeman. My friend Izzy here has been engaged to a guy that she doesn't even like, but her old boyfriend comes back and they were just hanging out with us as we're all friends, and in he storms and starts screaming. And then he challenges Race to a duel, and Race accepts of course, cause he really likes Izzy. But we didn't know Steve was gonna go off and use a real blade. I'm afraid Race was just really no match for Steve and now you see the results." She sniffed dramatically. "Poor Race. He was so young!"
Elle grabbed Race's wrist and dragged him out of the Great Hall. "Come on, we got work to do."
David chose that moment to wake up.
"Did I miss something?" He asked groggily.
"No, David, nothing at all." McKenna sighed.
"You're going to die," Izzy told her boyfriend. "You have no idea how to fence."
"Fence? I though we were sword fighting." Race looked up confused and scared.
"You're so dead," Izzy groaned rubbing her temples. "Fencing is sword fighting, and he's got trophies for it."
"Oh." Race suddenly felt a little sick to his stomach. "But don't worry, we have this all figured out. Now kiss me."
"What?" She asked.
"You heard me. Sir Pretty Gloves over there is staring at me and I like to remind him that you like me more," Race ginned and pressed his mouth against Izzy's. "Not that I need a reason to kiss you," Race grinned. "But watching his face turn purple is a real bonus."
Izzy smirked and went to join the rest of the Newsies on the table.
"I can't watch." Ariel moaned, clapping her hands over her eyes but immediately separating her fingers to watch.
Steve began with a series of thrusts that Race had no hope of catching so he merely ducked and occasionally managed to wave his sword around like he actually knew how to use it.
And then Steve's sword hit Race's chest and a blush of red began creeping across Race's shirt, and he fell to the ground.
"Oh happy dagger, this is thy sheathe, there rust and let me die!" Shelley quoted, grinning.
Alison reached up and smacked the back of Shelley's head. "Ow."
Izzy stood and screamed bloody murder. "You killed him!"