"Just to Love"
By: Laney Sanchez
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Note: I do not own any of the newsies characters except for Reina. Thank to all of you who R&R. It's nice to have comments. Even negative ones (helps me know what I'm doing wrong ...except maybe when some jerk comes by and just says "You're story SUXXX"...that certainly doesn't help...^.^;;)
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Chapter 8 ~ A Little Correction for Spot
"FOURTY FIVE MINUTES!!"
Spot looked over, lowering his slingshot. He looked a bit annoyed that the group of boys had disturbed his practice.
"What's dis all about Butters?"
"Fourty five minutes Spot! That's better than your record!"
And other boy piped up from in the crowd. "And on the first day!"
Spot glared and stepped forward glaring into Butters' eyes. "I asked what is goin on..."
Kid stepped forward and smirked. He looked rather proud and wore a "I-told-you-so-look" on his face. "THIS..." he put an arm around Reina and pulled her forward. "This is what..."
Spot looked to Reina suspiciously then back to Kid. "Yeah, what about 'er?"
"She sold two stacks of papes in fourty five minutes!"
Spot looked taken back for a moment and looked around for any sort of support. "So...?"
"I believe that beats your first day sellin' only one stack in an hour" Kid said, glancing proudly to Reina.
Reina couldn't help but smile. This had been one of the best days of her life. She had beat Spot AND was now being hugged by Kid. She didn't know if she could've asked for anything else.
Spot swallowed hard. He glared to the rest. "And what about the rest of yous?"
The excited chattering died down and the other boys glanced at one another.
"Peepers how about yous?"
A small boy with one green eye, one blue stepped forward timidly. He still had almost a full stack of papers.
Spot crossed his arms. "Dat's what I thought..." he glanced around for his next victim. "Jinx...tell me at least yous been doing your job..."
A boy about Spot's height with shaggy blonde hair and equally dirty clothes as the rest backed away.
Spot looked to all of them sternly. "Dis is pathetic! Enough celebratin! Get out dere and sell some papes yous lousey bums!"
There was a distinct mix of disgruntled murmurs about "Snooty Spot" but the crowd dispersed.
"Aw come on Spot...It IS sumthin to-"
"What about yous?" Spot turned on Kid.
Reina glared. She felt her happy mood become dampened. She was beginning to really resent Spot...
"'Ey Spot cut it out, okay?"
"Cut it out?" Spot cornered, moving closer to Kid. Kid instinctively pushed Reina behind him away from Spot. "Yous try an tell me to cut it out when you ain't makin enough to feed yous own stomach. It's all of us together here. We don't woik den we don't eat. Get it Kid?"
Reina closed her eyes and lowered her head.
.·. "No! Christ- Don't YOU understand? If there's no money, there's no food. No money, NO FOOD! Meaning we ALL starve!".·.
Reina opened her eyes and reached out and punched the first thing she could.
"NO!"
Kid was grabbing Reina back and holding her. Reina felt no struggle though. She seemed to just be zoning out.
She looked to see what she had hit.
Spot was on one knee and looked at her fiercely. His cap had fallen off as well as his grip on his cane. His dirty blonde hair hung in his face and he looked away from Reina only to feel his lip which was bleeding.
Reina knew what she had done was mistake.
She looked down immediately as Spot's glare pierced her again.
Kid pushed her aside gently once more and went to help Spot. "Spot she didn't-"
Spot however, rudely punched Kid's hand away and stood up, bothering to only grab his cain. He glared at Kid, a glare that could've scared anyone into hiding. "I suggest yous keep yous eyes on yous woik and off HER" spot said, an eerie sort of calm anger tainting his voice. As Spot passed Reina he only could glare at her. However Reina caught the few words he did say just barely as he passed.
"Yous better be careful...no tellin' what's out dere..."
By: Laney Sanchez
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Note: I do not own any of the newsies characters except for Reina. Thank to all of you who R&R. It's nice to have comments. Even negative ones (helps me know what I'm doing wrong ...except maybe when some jerk comes by and just says "You're story SUXXX"...that certainly doesn't help...^.^;;)
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Chapter 8 ~ A Little Correction for Spot
"FOURTY FIVE MINUTES!!"
Spot looked over, lowering his slingshot. He looked a bit annoyed that the group of boys had disturbed his practice.
"What's dis all about Butters?"
"Fourty five minutes Spot! That's better than your record!"
And other boy piped up from in the crowd. "And on the first day!"
Spot glared and stepped forward glaring into Butters' eyes. "I asked what is goin on..."
Kid stepped forward and smirked. He looked rather proud and wore a "I-told-you-so-look" on his face. "THIS..." he put an arm around Reina and pulled her forward. "This is what..."
Spot looked to Reina suspiciously then back to Kid. "Yeah, what about 'er?"
"She sold two stacks of papes in fourty five minutes!"
Spot looked taken back for a moment and looked around for any sort of support. "So...?"
"I believe that beats your first day sellin' only one stack in an hour" Kid said, glancing proudly to Reina.
Reina couldn't help but smile. This had been one of the best days of her life. She had beat Spot AND was now being hugged by Kid. She didn't know if she could've asked for anything else.
Spot swallowed hard. He glared to the rest. "And what about the rest of yous?"
The excited chattering died down and the other boys glanced at one another.
"Peepers how about yous?"
A small boy with one green eye, one blue stepped forward timidly. He still had almost a full stack of papers.
Spot crossed his arms. "Dat's what I thought..." he glanced around for his next victim. "Jinx...tell me at least yous been doing your job..."
A boy about Spot's height with shaggy blonde hair and equally dirty clothes as the rest backed away.
Spot looked to all of them sternly. "Dis is pathetic! Enough celebratin! Get out dere and sell some papes yous lousey bums!"
There was a distinct mix of disgruntled murmurs about "Snooty Spot" but the crowd dispersed.
"Aw come on Spot...It IS sumthin to-"
"What about yous?" Spot turned on Kid.
Reina glared. She felt her happy mood become dampened. She was beginning to really resent Spot...
"'Ey Spot cut it out, okay?"
"Cut it out?" Spot cornered, moving closer to Kid. Kid instinctively pushed Reina behind him away from Spot. "Yous try an tell me to cut it out when you ain't makin enough to feed yous own stomach. It's all of us together here. We don't woik den we don't eat. Get it Kid?"
Reina closed her eyes and lowered her head.
.·. "No! Christ- Don't YOU understand? If there's no money, there's no food. No money, NO FOOD! Meaning we ALL starve!".·.
Reina opened her eyes and reached out and punched the first thing she could.
"NO!"
Kid was grabbing Reina back and holding her. Reina felt no struggle though. She seemed to just be zoning out.
She looked to see what she had hit.
Spot was on one knee and looked at her fiercely. His cap had fallen off as well as his grip on his cane. His dirty blonde hair hung in his face and he looked away from Reina only to feel his lip which was bleeding.
Reina knew what she had done was mistake.
She looked down immediately as Spot's glare pierced her again.
Kid pushed her aside gently once more and went to help Spot. "Spot she didn't-"
Spot however, rudely punched Kid's hand away and stood up, bothering to only grab his cain. He glared at Kid, a glare that could've scared anyone into hiding. "I suggest yous keep yous eyes on yous woik and off HER" spot said, an eerie sort of calm anger tainting his voice. As Spot passed Reina he only could glare at her. However Reina caught the few words he did say just barely as he passed.
"Yous better be careful...no tellin' what's out dere..."