More, more, more! He. Yes! My life so good! I've had this chapter written for the longest time! I couldn't wait to put it up. It's one of the best. AAAAAAAwwwwwwwwwww!!!!! I love love!
Disclaimer- I don't own Newsies or the song in here, it's by Billy Gilman and it's called I think she Likes Me, but I changed it to suit my purposes.
Shout Out-
Gryffin- I just thought Olivia needed to be more interesting in looks, man she looks normal and it scares me! Life at my house does rock, weird.
Lys- Well, check, I don't tell people I update, I'm just weird.
Lucky- Don't worry about reviews, just read! I love you mushly! Hehehe, Danger Zone, Tom Cruise, yunny J
Kristan- You are a retarded idiot, never review again. Oh and you love Swing Kids. Nazi Nic! Yay!
She left her mother and went into her room, grabbing her lyric book and writing what she thought. This whole ordeal had taken effect and Olivia had gotten the feeling back into her fingers and she wasn't as sad thinking that her mother was better off. Now she had to worry about herself. 'Where am I going to live?' she asked herself.
Jack watched from her doorway.
"Hey, where ya gonna stay tanite?" he asked.
"I don't know."
"How bout ya come ta da newsie lodge? We could find ya a place in dare," Jack offered. Her head shot up and she stared at him.
"Thank you," she whispered.
"Olivia?" Julie called from the downstairs.
"Yes?" Olivia said as she and Jack went downstairs.
"Where are you staying? I wouldn't mind taking you in for a while," Julie stated.
"Thank you, but I'm staying with Jack and the other newsies."
"Tell my brother Skittery that he's welcome to come home at anytime." Julie left the house then.
"I'll go get my stuff." Olivia disappeared upstairs.
Jack waited, wondering how the other boys would react. Probably with shock, especially since a girl hadn't lived with them for years. Olivia didn't take long, perhaps five minutes at most.
The lodging house was rowdy that night. Race had decided that one poker game a week wouldn't suffice, so he asked the Brooklyn boys to come. Kloppman put Olivia in a separate lodging room for the girls and Jack went to hang with the boys while she settled in.
"Hey Jack where ya been?" Blink asked when Jack sat next to him.
"Olivia's livin' wit us," Jack said. Everyone went silent.
"What?" Race said. "Jack, she gots a house ta live in already."
"Huh moddah died last night." The boys all looked down. "She gots no where ta live."
All the Manhattan boys nodded.
"Who's Olivia?" a Brooklyn newsie named Smiley asked.
"She's Jacky boys goilfriend," Spot said. The boys snickered at the idea of Jack another girlfriend. Jack was like Spot with girls, he couldn't go 6 months without a girl on his arm, but Jack always had trouble keeping his girls once they met Spot.
Morning came to find Olivia sprawled out in a bunk towards the nearest window. Her hair was mangled and dirty, making her feel ugly. Kloppman had told her that she could use a separate washroom from the boys. She changed and brushed her hair out and tied it up. A knock came at the door. Jack was on the other side.
"Hey, ya want ta learn ta be a newsie?" he asked. Olivia considered for a second. Either she stay in the lodging house with no one and nothing or she go with Jack and work. Working sounded like a lot of fun.
"Yes," she ran at him. He extended his arm and she took it.
At the distribution center Jack bought 100 papers and went to sell with Olivia and Snitch.
"Ok, now da foirest t'ing ya learn is dat ya gotta pick da right customer, go ahead Snitch, show huh," Jack explained. Snitch went up to a man with a blue bowler hat and gray trench coat.
"Hullo suh, how are ya taday? Did ya know dat da convict is Brooklyn was almost caughts yestaday?" Snitch said. The man looked at him and bought a paper.
"It's dat easy," Jack smiled and handed Olivia some papers.
"Mornin' suh, how are ya on dis fine day? Some interestin' stuff in da papahs taday, ya should have a look," Olivia looked hopefully at the gentleman she had stopped. He looked at her and took the paper. "Thank ya." She sauntered back to where Jack and Snitch stood. "Was that good?"
"Yea, ya a natural!" Jack smiled. They sold until around 12 then they headed to Tibby's for lunch.
"Well now dat da mornin' aditions sold, I get da rest a da day off, what ya want ta do?" Jack said in that pompous way that he used when he was being blatantly obvious of his leaderdom.
"Can we go see my house?" Olivia asked after considering her options. Jack didn't expect this answer but he nodded slowly. "Oh and can we find Skittery? I have to tell him what Julie said." Jack nodded again. Snitch had left by then to pick up the next edition of the World. Olivia finished her meal and Jack followed her out onto the sunlit street. She was leading the way to her house, totally meandering actually, she really didn't seem like she wanted to go.
"What's wrong?" Jack asked.
"I'm a little afraid, Theryn might be there," Olivia replied.
"Theryn?"
"My father." Jack looked ahead, he still wasn't sure that he believed her. She knew he didn't but she really didn't care. They continued walking down the ever-filling streets.
"How'd ya dad get a name like Theryn?" Jack asked.
"It's actually his newsie name, he was a newsie too. Then he met my mother and they got married, had me and he left," she answered as they came upon the tree where they had met. The house was dark, foreboding. Olivia almost feared her own home.
"Do ya want ta go inside?"
"Let's stay here." Olivia drifted into her own past being in the house; Jack into his own about his life outside of this place. The looks some the neighbors were giving were making him nervous. "Jack, are you alright?" Olivia's voice broke him from his thoughts.
"Yea, fine," he answered unconvincingly.
"Are they making you nervous?" she motioned toward the passersby. Jack nodded without looking at her. "We should give them hell," she whispered. He was about to ask her what she meant when she slipped a hand in his and put her head on his shoulder. "Just play along, I've seen lots of people do this, it should be fun." Jack smiled a little before actually catching on to the meaning of this new game. He pulled Olivia's hands over his head, wrapping them around his neck. He arms crossed behind her back and he looked into her chocolate brown eyes with his evergreen ones. The light of the dimming sun gave her a somewhat halo from the reflection off the windows and Jack just couldn't help but stare.
"Olivia, what'dja t'ink if I kissed ya?" he asked. Jack's eyes seemed darker then before and Olivia barely heard his words. She felt like she and him were the only two people around, and she hoped it would stay that way.
"I'd kiss back," she answered. Jack pressed his lips to hers and she felt warm and fuzzy inside. Jack felt like he was in heaven, this was perfect, until the bull decided to ruin it all.
"Young man, young lady, do you know that you are loitering?" he said tipping his hat to Olivia and glaring at Jack.
"No sir, you see, I used to live here, like two days ago and my mother just died," Olivia began. Jack left an arm around her waist as they separated and he made his stare hard and emotionless.
"Well ma'm I'm sorry but you and your friend will have to leave. Ma'm, was he doing anything unkind to you?" the bull asked in a low voice.
"No sir, I'm sorry for our inconvenience. Come on, let's go," Olivia pushed at Jack and they walked down the now streetlamp lit street to the lodging house.
It was around 9 when they arrived back and most of the boys were upstairs. Bumlets, Crutchy, and Jake were downstairs on the couch.
"Hey ya Jack, hey Liv, ya want ta play a game a pokah fore bed?" Jake asked.
"No, I'm tired, I think I'll go to bed," Olivia declined running up the stairs. To tell the truth her stomach was doing flip-flops still. She couldn't believe that Jack had kissed her; it was a highlight of her life. She sat on her bed and closed her eyes trying to relive it.
I think he likesAnd I know I like him
It's kind of frightening
Because it's too soon to be sure
I think he likes me
It maybe even might be love
Our first kiss
Said more then goodnight
Wow! I'm so proud of that chapter! The kiss finally! Have nay of been waiting, well since I started this story I never knew where to put a kiss but this part was just flowing, so I did it. I hope you like it as mush as I do! R&R please! Oh and warm and fuzzy is for you Lys and the song is for Jessi! Jessi! Nic might like me! AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Hence the might word though, hehehe, he was bitched at by Bednar's little sister that's funny.
Kristan
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