Alright so hopefully I'll get another chapter of FAH up tomorrow, but until then enjoy my first attempt at Newsies modern AU! Also it's a one-shot but I might expand it if everyone likes it :D Oh yeah it's in a college setting...
"Gosh the home work load today is intense! I mean I know College Algebra is important and all, but isn't 150 problems overdoing it?" Katherine's eyes widen dramatically at the very thought of it.
Sarah wrinkles her nose in distaste. "My thoughts exactly, but maybe Davey will give us a hand you know he's really good at this sort of stuff…"
"The day I get help from a tutor is the day I change my last name back." Katherine exclaims indignantly.
"Alright Kath, don't blow your top. It was just a suggestion."
"Thanks Sarah, but I'll get through this mess by myself like I always have." To herself she mutters, "And like I always will."
"Fine suit yourself." Sarah glances down at her watch and grimaces. "Ugh it's already a quarter till two, I'm gonna be late for geography again! See you later Kath!" She calls over her shoulder as she runs down the hallway.
I can't help but laugh it's not the first or the last time I've seen Sarah running frantically off to her classes. As much as I love my roommate I have to admit that Sarah is far from organized. Not to say that I'm some sort of neat-freak, my half of the room isn't that much cleaner than hers… Still at least I have one facet of my life organized; my journalism. Everyone keeps telling me that I should switch majors, but writing is just my hobby and I would hate for some over-bearing teacher to come between me and my love for writing. I'm actually a business major, which is a much more 'practical' choice especially in my father's eyes. Not that he made that decision for me, I chose that major and he had nothing to do with it. If I was letting him run my life than I would have given up writing by now, I guess that's one of the reasons I changed my name one of the many reasons…
"Can you believe they actually gave out that assignment? I mean I know this is college an all, but still do they really think that anyone is actually gonna spend their weekend writing an essay when they have that big dance planned?"
"I know right? But hey speaking of the dance you got a date yet Jack?"
"Nah, not yet but I ain't worried."
"Why not?"
Jack chuckles to himself. "Romeo, Romeo, I've got nothing to worry about. Most of the girls swoon at the sight of me, heck I bet some them would even beg me to go to the dance with them."
"You saying that you could ask any girl out and she would say yes?"
"Uh yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying."
"Alright then Mr. Confident prove it. Go ask that girl over there, the one with the brown book bag and the orange skirt."
I look over to see who he's talking about. I catch sight of her and feel my grin widen. After all she's pretty, doesn't notice my presence, and doesn't seem to be on her way to class, I'm sure that I have this in the bag.
"Watch and learn Romeo, watch and learn."
He grabs a newspaper off of a nearby stand and then with his characteristic swagger and cocky grin he makes his way confidently over to Katherine. Without even an ounce of hesitation he taps her shoulder and offers her the paper using one of his favorite pick-up lines. "Good day Miss, can I interest you in today's headline?"
So there I am minding my own business getting ready to head back to my dorm to study, when some boy walks over and startles me. He asks "can I interest you in today's headline?" Humph, just because I don't have a boyfriend doesn't mean I don't know a pick-up line when I hear it. He is standing there grinning cockily waiting for my response. I bet he thinks he knows exactly what I'm going to day well he's dead wrong.
She smiles sweetly, puts one hand one his shoulder and uses the other to take the paper from his hands.
"Mmm maybe…"
He smirks confidently. She thumbs through the paper and opens it to a particular page.
"Oh look here's a good one, CHEEKY BOY GETS NOTHING FOR HIS TROUBLE." Katherine rolls up the paper and uses it to swat him none too gently over the head.
"Now go use that stupid line on someone who cares! And take your paper with you newsboy!"
His cocky smirk falls his face faster than you can say 'rejected'. Mumbling something incomprehensible her snatches back the paper and makes his retreat amid the shards of his shattered ego.
She said no?! How could she say no? No girl has EVER said no before.
Romeo laughs at Jack's dejected face, "You struck out lover boy back to the benches I thinks the lady needs to be handled by a real man."
Jack makes a face at him, but before Romeo can make his move Katherine interrupts him. She overheard their little conversation, accordingly she pats him on the head and retorts condescendingly, "You 'thinks' wrong Romeo."
Romeo scowls while Jack laughs right back at him.
"I swear" he says before punching Jack playfully in the arm to stop his laughter. "I swear that there is no such thing as privacy anymore; every woman on the face of this earth already knows my name!"
Keep reading and reviewing and I'll keep on writing!
K. Kelly
