Winter's ball and Helpless (chapter 7)

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Yey, two birds with one stone. Also, the fact about Martha Washington naming a tomcat after Hamilton? Started by the British, making it highly unlikely. Now Americans, learn Finnish history since I have learned yours.
~Eko.
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How does the bastard, orphan, daughter of a whore Go on and on... Grow into more of a phenomenon? Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother, be seated at the right hand of the father! Black hires Testaburger right on sight. But Testaburger still wants to fight, not write! Now Testaburger's skill with a quill is undeniable But what do we have in common?

"Okay. If you're so great, do the men love you," I say jokingly.

"Oh I'm very popular with the-," Wendy says.

"Men," we all say.

There is a noticeable silence from Nichole. Her father has said she had a disinterest in men and devoted attention to females instead. That's not as accepted as me liking men, actually, not at all. But as a feminist, I support.

"We've got looks! Proximity to power," I say.

Token laughs.

"Men!" The others say.

They delighted and distracted her... they always did. Token's wife named her feral tomcat after her.

"1780," Everyone says.

"A winter's ball! And those boys are the envy of all. Yo, if you can marry one, you're rich, kid," I tell Wendy.

"Is it a question of if, Tucker or which one?" Wendy asks.

Nichole falls flat. Wendy smiles at her.

"Read my letters," Wendy says kindly.

Nichole blushes, nodding softly. I won't tell, they deserve the privacy here.

~POV change to Stan!~

We laugh at Kyle as he is dazzling in the room until some people walk in. I spit out my drink at the sight. The girl is a fucking angel. Beauty in human form! Goddamnit Eros! Could have spared me?

"Ohh, I do I do I do I—," I sing, putting a hand on my heart.

Leo looks over and smirks.

"Hey hey hey hey," He sings back.

"Dooo!" I sing.

"Hey! Hey hey hey hey!" Leo sings again.

We do this when someone is absolutely gorgeous! Oh my Goodness!

"Ohh, I do I do I do I—," I sing.

"Hey hey hey hey," Leo sings.

"Dooo!" I sing.

"Girl you got me," I sing.

"Hey hey hey hey," Leo sings.

"Helpless," I say.

I point to the girl, smiling oh so brightly.

"Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit! I'm helpless!" I say.

Leo laughs.

"Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em," I say.

The girl waves and I actually fall off my chair.

"You aren't girl crazy. Is she special then?" Leo asks.

"Do you not see how-?" I ask.

Leo laughs and gets me up.

"But like you said," I say.

"I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight," I say.

Both of my hands are over my heart.

"She must be so special!" Leo says.

Absolutely! We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night! That's exactly what I'll call it when we are together! That I'll tell her! She's so fucking beautiful!

"Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room! Then you walked in and my heart went boom!" I say, dancing slightly.

Leo smiles.

"I'm just.... tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume," I say, looking at her smiling.

Kyle comes back, smiling.

"Stan has a crush," Leo says.

"Fill me in, Leo!" Kyle says.

Grind at the rhythm as we wine and dine! Oh my goodness! I don't believe in love at first sight but.... she's just... she's making me so helpless!

I grab my 'brother' and whisper, pointing,

"Yo, this one's mine!"

"Okay then!" Kyle says.

He makes his way to her... oh no no no no. I'm screwed. I'm getting so nervous.

"Don't worry," Leo says.

Some man ask him to dance and he smiles to me and leaves to dance with this stranger.

"Ooooh," I sing softly.

Kyle grabs her arm. I'm through.

"Oh no," I let out quietly.

I keep looking at the direction until she looks back at me and suddenly I'm helpless yet again! I'm so into her! Oh, look at those eyes! Look into her eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em! I'm helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit! I'm helpless!Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em.

"Where are you taking me?"

Her voice is gorgeous.

"I'm about to change your life!"

"By all means, lead the way!"

I smile at them as they come.

"Stanley Marsh! It's a pleasure to meet you," I say, smiling.

"Marsh?" He asks.

"He's my adoptive brother.... kinda," Kyle says.

"Thank you for all your service," I tell the girl.

"If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it," the girl says.

I can't help swooning just a little.

"I'll leave you to it," Kyle says, laughing.

~One week later.~

I'm writing a letter nightly! Now my life gets better every letter that she writes me!

I'm laughing at Kyle because he wants to form a harem.

"I'm just saying if you really loved me you'd share her," Kyle says.

"Hah," I let out.

He's married. Admittedly, not completely in the best marriage and they are both cheating but married.

~Two weeks later.~

In the living room stressin'! My father's stone-faced while Wendy's asking for his blessin'! I'm dying inside, as she wines and dines and I'm tryin' not to cry 'Cause there's nothing that your mind can't do!
My father makes his way across the room to her. I panic for a second, thinking we're through. But then he shakes her  hand and says,

"Be true"

And she turns back to me, smiling, and I'm.... Helpless

"I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit," I say.

She laughs.

Helpless.... down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em.

"Stan, I don't have a dollar to my name! An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame! All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain, a couple of college credits and my top-notch brain! Insane, your 'family' brings out a different side of me! Leo confides in me, Kyle tried to take a bite of me! No stress, my love for you is never in doubt! We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out, I've been livin' without a family since I was a child! My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild! But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real and long as I'm alive, Stan, swear to God... You'll never feel so," she says.

Helpless! I've never left so—

"My life is gon' be fine 'cause Stan's in it," She says.

"I do I do I do I do," I say.

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

"In New York, you can be a new woman! In New York, you can be a new woman! In New York, you can be a new woman!" Kyle says, smiling at us just slightly.

Helpless

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