She Has Fallen in Love

by Base2

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Disclaimers are fun. I don't think these disclaimers are legally sound.


Anybodys leapt gracefully onto the fire escape and pulled herself up in a practiced motion. She quickly ascended the ladder and swung up onto the roof. She took her customary seat, dangling her legs off the side of the building, relishing the danger of it. This was how Anybodys liked seeing the city, lit gently by the moon. Everything looked so harmless and she could imagine it was anyway she wanted it to be. Usually she imagined that she had just slipped out of Doc's for some air, and the rest of the Jets were waiting for her as one of their own. Tonight she was imagining something different.

Tonight Anybodys was imagining that her eyes weren't burning with held back tears. She was imagining that Bernardo had never stabbed Riff, that Tony had never stabbed Bernardo, and that Chino had never shot Tony. Images of Tony's lifeless eyes flashed relentlessly in her mind. Her eyes closed automatically against the sting of fresh tears threatening to fall. Suddenly she was pulled from her thoughts by the clangs of someone else climbing the fire escape. Anybodys sniffed and wiped her eyes violently to make sure no tears had leaked through.

"Who's there?" she called.

"Wouldja relax, Anybodys? It's just me," he said from behind her. It was Action.

"Jesus, Action. You can't sneak up on a guy like that," Action came up to sit beside her. Anybodys turned her face away.

"You're a girl, Anybodys," he reminded her. "Hey, why ain'tcha lookin' at me? You been cryin'?" There was a shade of genuine concern in his voice, though masked by mocking.

"No! Whaddya think I am?" Her tone was overly defensive.

"Well, I think you're a girl," There was a short pause before Action tentatively draped his arm around Anybodys' shoulders. Anybodys looked at the arm, then at Action.

"What are you doin'?" She was quiet now. He shrugged.

"I dunno, I'm comforting you?"

Anybodys hesitated for a moment. "Well... thanks," she said finally. Carefully she leaned into him and rested her head on his shoulder. She had definitely fallen in love.


My first West Side Story fanfic. I love Anybodys. Please R&R!