Sorry it took me so long to update, its been crazy. I'm leaving tommorrow but come back next Tuesday so I'll be back. Plus I've also found another obsession-RENT. sighs I. Love. RENT.
I also remembered I forgot a disclaimer, but really everybody knows I don't own Newsies. As depressing as it is, I don't.
During the night while I was awoken by somebody touching me. I drowsily opened my eyes, I had to wait for my vision to focus and un-blurr. I saw Blink, he was pushing my bangs out of my eyes.
"Mid? Did I wake ya up?" He whispered.
I nodded, "Its okay, what time is it?"
" 'Round two thoity."
"What are you doing over here? Did Race keep kicking your bunk?"
He laughed quietly and leaned on my bunk, "Yeah, dat an' I wanted to watch you sleep."
"No I'm not weirded out now." I said sarcasticly.
"Hey, you look beautiful when ya sleep." He rubbed my cheek with his thumb.
I winced, his hand was really cold. "Blink, your hands are freezing." I grabbed his hand with both of mine.
"If you've been standin' here for fifteen minutes den your hands would be like ice too."
We heard this thumping sound, I leaned up to see what it was. It was Racetrack kicking Blink's bunk pretty violently.
"Is this what you had to deal with all night?" I asked looking at him.
He smiled and nodded, "Yeah he's been doin' dat all night. So I either gotta freeze or hava bad back tommarah."
"Which one are you going to choose?"
"Freeze, I hafta sell papes tommarah and I can't do dat with a bad back."
"No, get in bed with me." I said without thinking.
He looked at me, shocked. "Mid? You suah?"
I nodded, just now noticing I was still holding onto his hand. I let go and attempted to help him up into my bunk.
We both tried to stay as far apart from each other as we could. Its always been awkward for me to share a bed with anyone, but especially Blink. His foot touched my foot.
"Blink your feet are freezing too."
"Hmm?" He replied. He was almost asleep.
I watched him fall asleep. The steady rhythm of his breathing helped me fall asleep.
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The next morning I woke up. I opened my eyes and looked around. My head was on Blink's chest and one of my arms was draped around his stomach. That wasn't all, a group of the boys were around my bunk. Jack, Race, Mush and Skittery.
"Mornin' Midnight." Mush said.
"What'd you two do last night?" Jack asked, both him and Mush has a joking sort of tone.
"Race kept kicking Blink's bunk, so he either had to freeze or get his back beaten up." I sat up.
"I don't kick 'is bunk!" Race exclaimed.
"Yes you do."
"No I don't."
"Yes, you do."
"Yeah Race ya do kick my bunk." Blink mumbled. I looked over at him, he was still half asleep.
"Deah me." Race muttered, shaking his head and walking to the washroom. Mush laughed and followed him. Jack and Skittery were still standing by my bunk. I caught Jack's eye, looking at him, hoping he'd take the hint.
Thankfully, he did. "Heya Skitts, I gotta talk to you 'bout somethin'."
"What 'bout?" Skittery crossed his arms.
"Uh, come ovah here and I'll tell you." He put his arm around Skitt's shoulders and dragged him over to the washroom.
I looked over at Blink, who fell back asleep, I guess. I laid back down next to him, he looked so peaceful and happy when he slept. I ran my fingers through his short, blonde hair.
"Blink, wake up." I said, lightly shaking his arm.
"Hmm?" He replied, opening his eye.
"Morning."
"Its mornin' already?"
"Mhm."
"I'se say we skip sellin' taday." He mumbled, pulling the sheet over his head. I propped myself up on my arm, smiling at him.
I pulled the sheet off. "Come on Blinky."
"Don't call me Blinky." He tried to pull the sheet back over his head.
"Come on! Get up!"
"No." He replied, turning over.
"Fine, then I'll jump on you."
"No ya wouldn't."
I flipped my bangs out of my eye and threw myself on him. He groaned, and rolled back over.
"Okay Okay! I'll get up." He got off my bunk and buttoned his pants. "I can't believe ya did dat." He mumbled as he walked into the washroom. I smiled as I reached for my locket, I played with it on its chain. At this time of year I always missed my family more than ever. I could remember spending Christmas with my family, one of the few memories I could remember almost clearly.
"Mother can I help you make Christmas bread?" I asked. Two weeks ago my father died, all of us were trying to get over it. My mother dealt with the pain by helping others and keeping herself busy.
"Of course dear, make sure you put on an apron. Oh and put flour on your hands so the dough doesn't stick." Her brown hair was falling out of her bun.
"Yes 'm." I replied running over to the cupboard where she kept her aprons.
"Oh Rose, your hair is getting in your eyes again." She wiped her hands and pulled my hair back into two braids.
Normally I'd say something against her treating me like I was a baby, but we were all still hurt and I didn't want to hurt her worse.
She started humming Christmas carols and I joined in with her as it snowed outside.
"Mid, hey Mid!" Blink came over to my bunk poking my knee.
"Hmm?"
"You ain't even ready yet!"
"Give me a minute and I'll be ready." I hopped off my bunk and ran into the washroom. I brushed out my hair and put it carelessly at the back of my neck. My bangs fell out from the bun, I buttoned my pants and put my shoes on.
"Blink, I'm ready."
"A'right, lets go." He put his arm around me.
"Wait, I forgot something." I ran back to my bunk, underneath the bottom bunk was my small bag. I pulled out the small chest and found my father's wedding ring. I un-did the chain on my necklace and then put the ring on next to where my locket was. I picked up my cabby hat and put it on as I ran over to Blink.
"Now I'm ready."
He smiled and put his arm around my waist. His arm now has a permanent spot there.
"Heya Blink!" Race called out, "When are ya goin' ta get hitched?" He laughed and then ran down the stairs before Blink could reply.
"Yeah Blink, when are we?" I asked sarcastically.
"Shuddup Mid." He mumbled as we walked down the stairs and out the door.
"Aw, Blinky I'm sorry."
"Don't call me Blinky."
"I'm sorry Blinky Bear." I smiled.
He stopped walking and stared at me, "Blinky Bear?" He asked. "Does Blink jus' not woik fah you?"
"No, it does. Its just fun to see your reaction. Besides all the other couples have pet names for each other, why can't we?"
"Fine. Let's see a good pet name fah you would be..." He trailed off as we started walking again.
"Would be what?"
"I'm thinkin'." He clenched his jaw in thought.
"Don't hurt yourself."
"I ain't gonna hoit myself. I jus' can't t'ink of one fah Midnight."
In the distance we heard the circulation bell start ringing.
"Aw, crap. Mid we gotta hurry so dat way our papes'll still be dere." He started running and I ran behind him. Unfortunantly he ran into somebody I didn't want to see at all. Amber.
"Watch it stre..." She was cut off when she looked up and saw Blink. "Why hello." She pulled this sweet and innocent act whenever she saw a guy. It was sickening.
"G'mornin'." Blink replied, I caught up to him and Amber glared at me.
"What are you doing here?"
"She's my goil."
"Oh, you're this week's man?"
He looked at me, "Mid, what's she mean by dat?"
"Nothing Blink."
She gave me an icy stare and then turned back to Blink and smiled. "I'm Amber." She stuck out her hand daintily.
"Blink." He gave a small nod to her.
Her face almost made me crack up. She had a look of disgust, annoyed and embarrassment all in one.
"So." She smiled this completly fake smile, "How did you two meet?"
"We ran inta each othah one day when she was 'round ten. An' den I'd come and meet her when she'd sneak outta..." I knew what he was going to say and I poked him in the ribs before he could finish his sentance. "Ow! What was dat fah?"
"Where'd she sneak out of?" Her smile was still on her face.
"When I'd get in trouble and had to do the chores outside he'd come by and see me."
"Oh so you saw each other often?"
I ignored her comment and looked over at Blink, "Blink don't we need to go to the Distribution Office?"
"You are a newsie?" She pretended like it was new news to her. I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah, uh we gotta go and carry da bannah! 'Bye!" He grabbed my arm and we ran off towards the office.
"Mid, who was dat?" He asked, once we were away from her.
"Remember that girl I was telling you about from the orphanage?"
"Yeah."
"That's her." We went over and stood in line.
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Again, today I wasn't focused while selling. After I ran into the third person, Blink turned around.
"Mid, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing at all. I'm fine." I lied. He frowned and took my hand, leading us into an alley.
"What's wrong? Tell me da truth."
I didn't want Blink to be worried over me, this is something I had to deal with. "Nothing, really Blink!"
He crossed his arms, "I can tell when you're lyin' ta me."
"Blink, its nothing. I promise."
"Tell me da truth."
"I am. I'm fine, lets continue selling."
I walked out of the alley, holding up a paper. "Trolley catches on fire!" Before I could finish the rest four people came over to me, giving me four pennies.
"Nice headline." Blink commented.
I turned around, "Thanks." He started talking about something, I think it had to do with a headline but I wasn't focused. I was looking over at a lady with her daughter, who was about three or four. She fell down and her mother picked her up, trying to calm her down. Her daughter smiled and the lady put her down and she started walking again.
Memories are funny things, you can't control them, they just happen. Like that reminded me of my family and how much I missed them. And then these streets, they reminded me of the times the boys and I would play and have fun on them. The time that we pulled a joke on Mush, making him think cats could read your mind and then tell other people. The only way you could make the cats not read your mind is if you spun around in a circle and made this one face that I can't even describe. Poor Mush fell for it and believed it for a year and a half.
"Are ya payin' any attention ta what I'm sayin'?" Blink's voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Hmm?" I looked up at him.
"Mid, you've been really unfocused lately. Whatsa mattah?"
I shook my head and ran away from him, I knew I couldn't keep running from my problems but I felt like I didn't have a choice. Just if my day could get any better I literally ran into Oscar and Morris, the thirty papers I still had left to sell flew to the ground and landed in the snow. They were ruined, that was fifteen cents I didn't need wasted.
"Heya dollface, whatcha runnin' from?" Oscar smirked. I really wasn't in the mood to deal with either one of them, I tried walking past, until I felt one of their hands grab my hand. "Aw, dollface ya don't wanna leave me do ya?"
"Where's One Eye doll?" Morris taunted, so he actually can talk. First time I heard him in awhile.
"Let me go." I growled, trying to get away but instead Morris grabbed my arms.
"Aw, poor t'ing. Too bad we ain't." Oscar said.
I pulled one of my arms out of his clutch and punched Morris in the stomach. I ran away, except Morris jumped back up and tackled me. We both hit the ground, hard, I hit my head on the hard sidewalk. I shook my head, trying to get the little colorful dots to go away. Oscar picked me up by my arm, I think I'll stop running away from things because when I do I get hurt. He punched me, I could tell that I would have a black eye the next day. I pushed away from him and started to run again. They both followed me, I tried to turn around a corner but slippd on the snow and fell. Morris picked me up, I swung a few punches to try and get out of his grasp but couldn't. Blink ran around from the corner, tackling Oscar. I elbowed Morris in the stomach and he dropped me.
"So One Eye ya came ta help your goil didn'tcha?" Oscar taunted, standing back up.
He ignored him and walked over to me, "You okay Mid?" I nodded as he helped me up. "Leave 'er alone Oscar." He told him. While they were talking I started walking across the street.
"Mid! Wait up!" Blink called out, he caught up to me.
"You know I'm not helpless, I could've done that myself."
"What?"
"I don't need your help all the time! I'm not helpless, I know how to fight and I know how to take care of myself."
"Yeah ya really had it under control ovah dere." He gestured back to the street.
"Blink, that was one time..." I stopped walking.
"What 'bout da night, when ya got a broken leg?" He turned around to face me.
"I wasn't paying attention!"
"And dat one time, when we were youngah? Ya almost got yourself soaked by Spot!"
"I didn't know any better!" I was nearly yelling.
"So its been more den one time."
"That's not fair you're taking all of my mistakes and putting them into one!"
"So?"
"I could do the same to you!"
He crossed his arms, "Lets hear it den."
I shook my head, "I can't handle more of this." I walked down the street.
"Mid, where ya going?" He followed me. "You're bein' stubborn!"
"To the Lodging House and I don't care!" I yelled back at him.
"Well anybody could've guessed dat."
"So now you're saying I'm predictable?"
"Why are ya actin' like dis?" He asked as we reached the Lodging House. I ignored him and ran up the stairs. Kloppman was fixing some papers on his desk, I took the stairs two at a time to get into the bunkroom. I walked over to my bunk and bent down by it.
"Mid?" I should've known, Blink followed me. I took out the small bag that held everything I owned, I began stuffing things into it.
"What're you doin'?" He got down next to me.
"Blink, I don't really belong here."
"What do ya mean by dat?" He took one of my hands and held it in his.
"You know what I mean. I shouldn't be a newsie." I took my hand from his and continued putting stuff into my bag.
"Yes you should."
"Blink, the reason why I've been unfocused lately is always around Christmas I miss my family more than ever."
"Dat's all?"
"No, I've decided to go back to Minnesota and see if I can find them."
"Mid, do ya know how unrealistic dat is? Its a big state, what if dey ain't dere?"
"At least I tried, its better than sitting here not doing anything."
He pulled me closer to him, he put his arms around me as we sat there holding each other.
I can't believe that I'm actually leaving. How could I leave Blink, my Blink, behind?
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