It took Kit a while to calm down Jolly down, his nightmare had been about her dying and him falling into the East River and not being able to swim. He had been frightened beyond belief and Kit had to just sit and hold him, reassurances flowing in her words and in her actions. Finally he fell back to sleep, slackening enough for her to put him back into the bed. As she straightened Tack came over and pulled her off to the side to talk and not wake any of the kids.
"So you finally figure out where you stand with Spot?" Her voice had a hint of teasing and she began to laugh softly as she saw Kit's slow smile. "I'll take that as a yes. So is he a good kisser?"
Kit started to answer then stopped herself, "I'm not telling."
"Oh sure keep it all to yourself." Tack pretended to pout before she suddenly became serious. "Kit where are we going to sleep? The guys are all asleep, and there is no way we can carry Jolly or Bait to their bed on our own without waking them."
"Umm well one of us can sleep on the top bunk, and the other one can take the boys' bunk out there." She gestured to the main bunkroom carelessly as she began to gather her stuff to go out. "I'll stay out there if you don't mind keeping an eye on them."
Tack looked immensely relieved as she quickly climbed into the bunk before Kit could change her mind. Kit sighed then changed quickly before heading out to the main room. Tack had been right the guys had gone to bed and Kit was able to slip into Jolly and Bait's bed without any notice. She listened to everyone's snores and those who were talking in their sleep with a slight smile before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Kosei came in to wake up the boys bright and early. Guys groaning about getting up so early and the like awakened Kit. It had been months since she had woke up with the guys to do sell and it suited her just fine to lay in bed waiting for them to be done. She pulled the covers over her head trying to block out the noise and catch a couple more minutes of sleep.
The guys on the other hand, thinking she was the little boys trying to catch more sleep, came over one at a time smacking her on the rear end. She finally had enough and stuck her head out of the blanket just as Spot came over, "The next guy to smack me gets a knee in the balls got it?"
The guys stood back looking shocked and a bit chagrined. Spot on the other hand was ticked, "What the heck youse doing sleeping out here?"
Kit gave him a hurt look, "Not one of you took the little boys out of my room so I had no where else to sleep." She explained with her eyes lowered.
Spot immediately realized he had scared her and his anger quickly dissipated, "Oh okay, youse can wait till wes done then Ise meet youse all outside."
Kit glanced up, and smiled to herself, "Okay, now get so I can catch a couple more winks." She flopped back onto the pillow and pulled the covers back over her head. The newsboys all dressed pretty swiftly and flew down the stairs eager to sell. Kit peeked out and seeing that they had all left jumped out of the bed and went back to her normal room to wake the twins and the girls.
She didn't have to wake anyone, they were all up and for the most part dressed, except for Tack, when Kit got there. She looked a little surprised and when Bait saw that he answered her unasked question. "Youse woke us up when youse were yelling at the guys." Kit blushed a bit then shoed the twins and the little girls out so she and Tack could get dressed properly. While Tack looked as if she wanted to ask some questions she held her tongue and soon they were all out side and off to the distribution office to get their first batch of papers.
That day's headline wasn't a change from any of the previous days and for the first day in a while most of the newsies bought their regular number of papes. Kit decided that she at least needed a new place to sell, tired of Coney Island and all the noise that came with it. While she hadn't mentioned it to Spot the looks that the male tourists had been giving her were giving her the creeps. She hoped that a new selling spot would at least get rid of the scarier of the guys.
"Spot," She motioned to him with her head. "Can I talk to you before we head off?"
"What's going on?" Spot looked a bit concerned, wondering if he had done something to frighten her badly back at the bunkhouse.
"I think it is time for me to find a new place to sell." When Spot raised his eyebrows Kit was quick to continue. "Not on my own, I ain't that stupid, but I was thinking maybe we could find somewhere else."
"Why Coney Island is a great place to sell." Spot's concern deepened.
"It's just I feel like someone is watching me and I don't like the feeling." Kit stated with a shrug.
"Okay fine I'll talk to Falcon, he was complaining about his spot and people knowing him there." Spot said as he went to go find Falcon.
Tack came up then, "So what was that about Kit?"
"I figured you and the girls need to see more of Brooklyn. I asked Spot if he knew some other places to sell." Kit said with a shrug. Not quite hiding that she was lying, and Tack pick up on that quickly.
"Well good, I didn't like the looks some of those guys were giving us." Tack decided to dismiss her lying figuring Kit must have felt the looks too.
"Yeah me too. So Tack what did you think of last nights lessons?"
"I actually enjoyed them, of course I am sure Spot ain't gonna let him be your model any more though." Tack said with a smile and a laugh. Kit's eyes got a gleam as she began to giggle but before she could say anything the young man in question walked up.
"Falcon said he would exchange spots, what youse laughing at?" Spot looked that the girls with suspicion which caused them to laugh even harder. Spot rolled his eyes and just muttered "Girls" before walking off to find the twins and Two Bit and Lacy.
The day went by at a slower pace and it gave Tack a chance to try out the tricks to sell papers that the rest of the newsies used. Her sisters were a great help as they brought in sympathetic buyers. Spot didn't sell as near to the girls as he had when they were at Coney Island. He took Jolly and while they were in hearing range they were far enough away to not be placed with the girls. Bait kept with Kit but sold off on his own a majority of the time, only coming to Kit for more papers or to give her money.
It took until mid afternoon but everyone sold all the papers. The twins and the little girls had begun to whine about being hungry around noon the older newsies had not given in till now and by now their ears were grateful for the break, as were their stomachs.
Bait and Jolly after being nice to the girls for 3 days were tired of it and began to torment them with their swords, bugs they found and occasionally pulling their hair. The bugs called the girls to squeal but the girls did something the boys weren't expecting that when they began to pull their hair, they pulled back. This caused Spot to comment, "Ise guess Ise won't need to teach them to fight back." Which caused both of the older newsgirls to glare at him as they worked at separating the fighting children.
"Fine they you take the boys." Kit said as she and Tack led the girls to their bedroom, "We are officially having a girls night, no boys allowed." They left behind Spot who stood with his mouth gapping, with two very unhappy boys.
The girls on the other hand had great fun. The older girls first did the little girls hair then the little girls got to "make up" the big girls. The hairstyles were fun and the little girls had a ball getting to be included with the big girls. Kit composed herself momentarily and went through the bunkroom to go find Kosei.
The guys stopped what they were doing for a second, Kit's hair was not in its usually braids but instead it was in many different ponytails that were hung at odd angles and at different lengths. What Kit and Kosei talked about wasn't long before she came back with a kettle and mugs, and the smell of hot chocolate wafted back to the guys as she passed under the curtain. The boys were left staring at each other until they shook their heads thinking it was just part of their imaginations and went back to their card and craps games.
"So you finally figure out where you stand with Spot?" Her voice had a hint of teasing and she began to laugh softly as she saw Kit's slow smile. "I'll take that as a yes. So is he a good kisser?"
Kit started to answer then stopped herself, "I'm not telling."
"Oh sure keep it all to yourself." Tack pretended to pout before she suddenly became serious. "Kit where are we going to sleep? The guys are all asleep, and there is no way we can carry Jolly or Bait to their bed on our own without waking them."
"Umm well one of us can sleep on the top bunk, and the other one can take the boys' bunk out there." She gestured to the main bunkroom carelessly as she began to gather her stuff to go out. "I'll stay out there if you don't mind keeping an eye on them."
Tack looked immensely relieved as she quickly climbed into the bunk before Kit could change her mind. Kit sighed then changed quickly before heading out to the main room. Tack had been right the guys had gone to bed and Kit was able to slip into Jolly and Bait's bed without any notice. She listened to everyone's snores and those who were talking in their sleep with a slight smile before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Kosei came in to wake up the boys bright and early. Guys groaning about getting up so early and the like awakened Kit. It had been months since she had woke up with the guys to do sell and it suited her just fine to lay in bed waiting for them to be done. She pulled the covers over her head trying to block out the noise and catch a couple more minutes of sleep.
The guys on the other hand, thinking she was the little boys trying to catch more sleep, came over one at a time smacking her on the rear end. She finally had enough and stuck her head out of the blanket just as Spot came over, "The next guy to smack me gets a knee in the balls got it?"
The guys stood back looking shocked and a bit chagrined. Spot on the other hand was ticked, "What the heck youse doing sleeping out here?"
Kit gave him a hurt look, "Not one of you took the little boys out of my room so I had no where else to sleep." She explained with her eyes lowered.
Spot immediately realized he had scared her and his anger quickly dissipated, "Oh okay, youse can wait till wes done then Ise meet youse all outside."
Kit glanced up, and smiled to herself, "Okay, now get so I can catch a couple more winks." She flopped back onto the pillow and pulled the covers back over her head. The newsboys all dressed pretty swiftly and flew down the stairs eager to sell. Kit peeked out and seeing that they had all left jumped out of the bed and went back to her normal room to wake the twins and the girls.
She didn't have to wake anyone, they were all up and for the most part dressed, except for Tack, when Kit got there. She looked a little surprised and when Bait saw that he answered her unasked question. "Youse woke us up when youse were yelling at the guys." Kit blushed a bit then shoed the twins and the little girls out so she and Tack could get dressed properly. While Tack looked as if she wanted to ask some questions she held her tongue and soon they were all out side and off to the distribution office to get their first batch of papers.
That day's headline wasn't a change from any of the previous days and for the first day in a while most of the newsies bought their regular number of papes. Kit decided that she at least needed a new place to sell, tired of Coney Island and all the noise that came with it. While she hadn't mentioned it to Spot the looks that the male tourists had been giving her were giving her the creeps. She hoped that a new selling spot would at least get rid of the scarier of the guys.
"Spot," She motioned to him with her head. "Can I talk to you before we head off?"
"What's going on?" Spot looked a bit concerned, wondering if he had done something to frighten her badly back at the bunkhouse.
"I think it is time for me to find a new place to sell." When Spot raised his eyebrows Kit was quick to continue. "Not on my own, I ain't that stupid, but I was thinking maybe we could find somewhere else."
"Why Coney Island is a great place to sell." Spot's concern deepened.
"It's just I feel like someone is watching me and I don't like the feeling." Kit stated with a shrug.
"Okay fine I'll talk to Falcon, he was complaining about his spot and people knowing him there." Spot said as he went to go find Falcon.
Tack came up then, "So what was that about Kit?"
"I figured you and the girls need to see more of Brooklyn. I asked Spot if he knew some other places to sell." Kit said with a shrug. Not quite hiding that she was lying, and Tack pick up on that quickly.
"Well good, I didn't like the looks some of those guys were giving us." Tack decided to dismiss her lying figuring Kit must have felt the looks too.
"Yeah me too. So Tack what did you think of last nights lessons?"
"I actually enjoyed them, of course I am sure Spot ain't gonna let him be your model any more though." Tack said with a smile and a laugh. Kit's eyes got a gleam as she began to giggle but before she could say anything the young man in question walked up.
"Falcon said he would exchange spots, what youse laughing at?" Spot looked that the girls with suspicion which caused them to laugh even harder. Spot rolled his eyes and just muttered "Girls" before walking off to find the twins and Two Bit and Lacy.
The day went by at a slower pace and it gave Tack a chance to try out the tricks to sell papers that the rest of the newsies used. Her sisters were a great help as they brought in sympathetic buyers. Spot didn't sell as near to the girls as he had when they were at Coney Island. He took Jolly and while they were in hearing range they were far enough away to not be placed with the girls. Bait kept with Kit but sold off on his own a majority of the time, only coming to Kit for more papers or to give her money.
It took until mid afternoon but everyone sold all the papers. The twins and the little girls had begun to whine about being hungry around noon the older newsies had not given in till now and by now their ears were grateful for the break, as were their stomachs.
Bait and Jolly after being nice to the girls for 3 days were tired of it and began to torment them with their swords, bugs they found and occasionally pulling their hair. The bugs called the girls to squeal but the girls did something the boys weren't expecting that when they began to pull their hair, they pulled back. This caused Spot to comment, "Ise guess Ise won't need to teach them to fight back." Which caused both of the older newsgirls to glare at him as they worked at separating the fighting children.
"Fine they you take the boys." Kit said as she and Tack led the girls to their bedroom, "We are officially having a girls night, no boys allowed." They left behind Spot who stood with his mouth gapping, with two very unhappy boys.
The girls on the other hand had great fun. The older girls first did the little girls hair then the little girls got to "make up" the big girls. The hairstyles were fun and the little girls had a ball getting to be included with the big girls. Kit composed herself momentarily and went through the bunkroom to go find Kosei.
The guys stopped what they were doing for a second, Kit's hair was not in its usually braids but instead it was in many different ponytails that were hung at odd angles and at different lengths. What Kit and Kosei talked about wasn't long before she came back with a kettle and mugs, and the smell of hot chocolate wafted back to the guys as she passed under the curtain. The boys were left staring at each other until they shook their heads thinking it was just part of their imaginations and went back to their card and craps games.