Here is the beginning of my revamped story. Please read and enjoy.

I don't own anything remotely connected to The Black Donnelly show.

Theodora Ann Donnelly, she was named after her great grandmother, was the youngest and only sister in the Donnelly family. Her brothers were used to getting themselves into trouble and keeping her out of it. They had been doing it for so long it was like second nature to them.

Her nickname, Teddy, came about because of her older brother Jimmy. He was never fond of Theodora and when he began calling her Teddy so did everyone else. The only time she ever heard her full name was usually when she was in trouble.

Teddy always tried to do her best in school, make everyone happy and to make her brothers see her as an equal. She knew they kept her out of a lot their business. She knew that no matter how old she got they would always see her as the little girl their mother would tell them to keep and eye on when they were outside together.

They always showed her a side of themselves that no one else saw, but when their father was killed they vowed that she wouldn't be like them and have to hide her emotions. Teddy's brothers knew she was as tough as any one of them, but she had a soft side that would escape at times when she didn't want it to.

Today was a day that was going to push some people to the edge.

Teddy was walking down the hall talking to her friend Shelby; they were headed to science class.

They turned the corner and saw Gabriella Russo as they liked to say she was queen Italian bitch. Gabriella spotted them as they walked by, "Look who it is Teddy Donnelly and Shelby Donahue."

"What do you want, Gabby?" Teddy scowled; you would swear she perfected it watching Jimmy.

"I've told you not to call me that."

Teddy smirked, "Maybe if you said please I wouldn't." She turned to Shelby, "Let's go or we'll be late for class."

"You make sure to keep going to class or you'll end up like your brothers, dead beats and hustlers." Gabriella said behind them.

Teddy stopped and turned around, "You don't talk about my brothers like that."

Gabriella smiled knowing she was getting to Teddy, "By the way, are you going to the father/daughter dance?" She shook her head, "That's right your daddy is dead."

Teddy looked at the floor, "Don't you ever talk about my father either."

Gabriella looked at her friend, "Did you know, Teresa, that Teddy's daddy was murdered?" She looked back at Teddy, "I heard from my cousins that he was beaten to death."

Teddy looked up, "Shelby go to class I don't want you to get in trouble." After she said this, she dropped her books and punched Gabriella in the face.

The two of them were rolling on the flooring punching and scratching until two teachers pulled them apart.

Sitting in the principal's office Teddy kept thinking, 'Please let Kevin be home. Please let Kevin is home.' But when it came to some things she had luck like Kevin's.

"Theodora, your brother is here."

When she walked out of the office she heard her principal talking, "We have been having a problem with Theodora fighting more and more. She's a smart girl, but colleges will not look at her if she can't get along with other students."

"What if I don't want to go to college?" Teddy inquired.

Tommy looked at Teddy, "You won't have to worry about her anymore. I'm sure our mother will straighten this out for good."

"Thank you Tommy." The principal turned to Teddy, "You will not be allowed back in class today and you are suspended for three days."

Teddy shrugged, "Whatever."

Tommy grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the office, "How many times…"

Teddy pulled her arm away from him and said mockingly, "Do I have to tell you if you keep fighting you're going to get in more trouble then I'll be able to get you out of. I've heard it all before, Tommy."

Tommy grabbed her arm again, "Our other brothers might let you get away with talking to them like that, but not me. You will respect me little girl."

"I'm not a little girl anymore and you are not my keeper." She tried to pull her arm away again, "Let go!"

"No, you're coming with me."

They continued to walk, or for a better word Teddy was dragged, to the Firecracker. Teddy know Jimmy would be standing behind the bar talking to Joey Ice Cream, Kevin would be losing at solitaire and Sean would probably be out hitting on some girl who had just smiled at him.

She was right it was exactly the way she pictured it.

Jimmy looked at the door when they walked in. Every time Jimmy saw his little sister it amazed him how grown up she was getting. He remembered when she would tag along behind him and his brothers pigtails flying. Now she was 5'7, the shortest of the Donnelly siblings, she had dark brown hair with natural reddish, blonde highlights and emerald green eyes. Her eyes always sparkled with subtle mischief behind them when she smiled at you. Jimmy shook his head sending the memory back where it belonged and returned to the present, "What did you do?"

Teddy pulled her arm away from Tommy again, "Jimmy, tell Tommy he's overreacting. It was just a little fight."

Tommy raised his voice, "Just a little fight that got you suspended for three days."

Kevin turned in his chair; people didn't think that Kevin was all that smart but when it came to Teddy he was the voice of reason, "What was the fight about?"

"Nothing. It was about nothing." Teddy sat down at the bar.

Tommy walked up behind her, "Don't start the nothing bullshit. What was the fight about I hope it was worth the suspension?"

"It was about dad." She spoke quietly so no one heard her.

"What was that?"

Teddy looked at Jimmy because she couldn't look at Tommy, she felt if what Gabriella said was true he had betrayed her by lying to her all these years, "It was about dad."

Jimmy walked over so he was standing in front of her, "What about dad?"

"Gabriella said he was beaten to death."

Tommy spoke, "How many times do I have to tell you not to listen to other people?"

She turned around and looked at him, "Tell me it's not true."

Tommy couldn't answer her.

She looked between Jimmy and Kevin, "Tell me. Come on tell me it's not true."

Kevin looked at his cards and Jimmy grabbed another beer.

Teddy stood up and pushed Tommy, "Ma had Sean and I believing that dad choked on a peanut butter sandwich. When we questioned that, you…" She put her finger in Tommy's face, "You said his heart gave out. Yea know what, maybe it gave out as someone's foot was stomping on his chest? Why did you lie to me?"

"To protect you."

"You really did a good job doing that. Instead of hearing the truth from my brothers I had to hear it from that bitch Gabriella!" She began pacing, clenching and unclenching her fists, "I trust you to tell me the truth and you lie about our father's death. What else have you told me that's a lie?"

"Nothing, we were trying to save you from feeling more pain then you already had." Tommy walked toward her, but she wouldn't let him touch her. He stood looking at her, "Do you remember what you were like after dad died?"

She stopped pacing, "No."

"You were so young all you did was hang on ma like she was going to leave you. You wouldn't talk to anyone except Sean. For about a year you slept with ma, you had to know where we all were and you screamed if one of us left without telling you. Do you remember?"

"Vaguely, but so what?"

"We didn't want to see you like that ever again, so we lied."

Teddy looked at him, "I'm not a child. You could have told me the truth."

Tommy shrugged, "We made a mistake, you should know by now that we are far from perfect. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner, but if you want to hate me that is your choice. I was only doing what I always do, trying to protect you."

She shook her head, "I don't hate you, but I can't forgive you right now either."

"I understand how you feel, but we still have to get down to you not fighting anymore."

Teddy rolled her eyes, "What's my punishment?"

He looked around, "I think the bar needs a good cleaning, you can do that."

"What? You can't make me clean this place."

Tommy nodded, "Yep, from top to bottom. You aren't going to sit at home on your butt for the next three days like you're on vacation."

As she stormed out she yelled, "We'll see what ma has to say about this!"

Joey, who had stayed quiet the whole time, spoke, "Damn she's feisty."

Jimmy smiled, "Yes she is."

Kevin gathered up the deck of cards and put them under the bar, "We shouldn't have lied to her for so long."

Tommy turned to Kevin, "What did you want to do Kevin? Did you want us to come right out and tell her? Oh by the way Teddy, our dad didn't die from a heart attack. He was beaten to death, just thought you might like to know."

Sean walked in, "What's up with Teddy? She was running down the street when I asked her what was wrong she told me to bug off."

Kevin finished his beer, "She got into a fight at school and got suspended for three days."

"That's all?" Sean shook his head, "Nope, it's got to be something bigger. She is really upset."

"They told her what happened to your dad." Joey said while sipping his beer.

"You what?" Sean looked surprised.

Tommy sat down and sighed, "Gabriella Russo told Teddy at school and she wanted us to tell her, so we did."

"Whoa, no wonder she's so mad."

"I think she needs to get laid." Joey said nonchalantly.

Jimmy slapped him upside the head, "That's our baby sister you're talking about."

Rubbing his head Joey said, "I'm just saying."

Jimmy looked like he was going to hit him again, "Well don't."

Joey shrugged, finished his beer in one drink and left.

The brothers decided to go home. When they got there they could smell something cooking outside the door.

"Good suppers cooking." Kevin was hungry as usual.

They went in, the table was set, there was laundry folded on the chair and they could hear Teddy whistling in the kitchen.

Kevin walked in the kitchen, "Need help?"

"You could stir the veggies."

He stirred the vegetables in the pan on the stove, "Green beans, cool."

She nodded, "Potatoes, meatloaf and rolls. It should all be done when ma gets home from work."

"Ok." He turned toward her, "You ok with what you heard?"

"I will be, so stop worrying about me." She hugged Kevin, "I'll be fine."

Helen got home from work at five and she was surprised when she walked in, "What's all this?"

Teddy took her coat, "You work so hard that I made supper tonight. I also did some laundry for you."

"That's sweet, Teddy. Now tell me what you did."

"I got into a little fight at school, but it was nothing big."

"Is that how you got the scratches on your neck?"

Teddy smiled and rubbed her neck, "Yea, some girls can't fight like I do."

"Some girls didn't have the advantage of having four older brothers to teach them how to fight either and that is a good enough reason for you not to fight. With the way your brothers taught you, you could really hurt someone." Helen rubbed her forehead, "How much trouble are you in?"

"Not much, I only got three days suspension." Teddy began walking away.

"Theodora Ann Donnelly, don't you dare walk away from me."

Teddy turned around immediately, "But ma, it's only three days and Tommy already told me that I have to clean the bar from top to bottom. Which I don't think is fair, but I'll do it."

"You don't think that's fair?"

Teddy nodded.

"You're right, that is unfair."

Teddy looked at Tommy and stuck her tongue out.

"I think not only will you clean the bar, you will also make supper and do the laundry for the next three days."

"But…" Teddy was disappointed that her ploy did not work on her mother.

Helen put her hand up, "I don't want to hear it. You will learn not to fight, do you understand?"

"Yes ma."

"Now what did you make for supper?"

They all sat down and began eating. When everyone was done and the table was cleared, Helen excused herself to get a shower.

Sean and Teddy were doing the dishes when Tommy walked into the kitchen, "Thanks for not telling ma what we talked about earlier. She doesn't need to know that you know."

Teddy nodded in agreement, "I know."

Jimmy yelled from the table, "I don't want starch in my underwear."

"And I don't want to wash you skid marks, but what ma says goes." Teddy spat back.

Tommy put his hand on her shoulder, "You'll be fine. Just get it done and quit fighting in school and you won't have to worry about it."

"I'll try not to, but if Gabby says anything to me I'm going to push her head in the toilet."

Jimmy laughed, "Don't forget to flush."

Tommy turned quickly to look at Jimmy, "Don't encourage her!"

"She's a Donnelly, it's in her blood."

Teddy smiled, but didn't look at Tommy, "Yea Tommy, it's in my blood."

Tommy turned back to Teddy, "Don't you start either."

She batted her eyes at Tommy, "But I'm cuter then Jimmy."

Sean laughed, "Well who isn't?"

"You're one to talk there, pretty boy." Jimmy yelled.

"You're just jealous."

Teddy came out of the kitchen, "Jimmy, did you want a drink?"

"Yea, that'd be nice."

"Here." Teddy poured a glass of water over his head and laughed, "You said you wanted a drink, you never said it had to be in a glass."

Jimmy grabbed her and started tickling her mercilessly, "Say uncle. Come on say it."

"Uncle! Uncle!" Teddy was laughing so hard she was crying.

When she was finished laughing and could finally stand on her own, she looked at all her brothers, "I need to go to bed I have an early day cleaning." She kissed Jimmy's cheek, "'Night."

"Good night, try to get some sleep."

Teddy went to her room and closed the door.