"Just to Love"
By: Laney Sanchez
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Oki doke time for the round of well deserved thank yous :D
...Princessred, there won't be some kissing for a while and I'm not saying who it's with. Heh heh...I know you're all saying "Yeah right it's gunna be Spot and Reina!"
We'll see :D
...Tiger I'm so glad you're interested in the story :D
Thanks for the compliment. I hope you stay interested. As for the minor cliff hangers... you'll just have to read on to see.
...AngelicOne, your comment meant a lot! I'm so glad to hear that you think I've captured Spot's attitude. That was one of my main goals and I'm glad I accomplished it. I hate dragging characters OUT of character. It's a pain in the arse and it makes the storyline go downhill. Even the transition of Spot being cool and cocky to soft and caring has to be done carefully or else it just looks silly :D
Thank you SOOO much =)
Also I'm glad so many people seem to like Reina. I didn't want to make her the typical "Ah!! I'm hurt...save me!" heroine that the movies seem to portray. It makes me glad so many people seem to like her. Personally I disliked Sarah (I believe that was her name) in the movie as a love interest. She just didn't stand out as a character to me. She didn't have much dimension. I wanted Reina to be better than that. To have more dimension if she was going to fall in love with a character. Not just be there and POOF be in love.
Okay that's just my humble opinion. *hides* Don't flame me! o.o
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Chapter 11 ~ Like a Knight in Newsie Clothes
Reina returned to the harbor, tired but successful. She had managed to sell her papers...in one hour. It had taken tactics such as lying, moving around a bit and even engaging in nice little conversations with random people, just to sell a few lousy papers.
However she HAD managed to do it in an hour. Maybe about ten minutes over but Spot could just go shove it.
She had been close enough to REALLY murdering him that morning.
So by this point, she could've cared less about whatever smart comment he had to say.
Reina knew in her heart she had done a damn good job by selling the papers in ONE HOUR. She wasn't going to hide her feeling of proudness.
She found Spot with a stack of papers beside him and sitting on a pillar, looking far off into the horizon. Reina paused.
She would've never believed her eyes, but Spot actually looked...peaceful.
"He's up to something..." she thought and her eyes fixed him a suspicious glance.
Then as if sensing someone watching him, Spot turned around. He shot Reina a casual "what do you want?" look.
"Yous have a lot of papes da sell Kitten. I wouldn't think dat-"
"My hour is up." Reina said, matter of factly. Spot raised an eyebrow and hopped off the pillar, moving closer to her.
"And here comes the wolf..." Reina's mind mused. It suddenly struck her as very odd that Spot WAS intimidating. He certainly had a reputation. She knew that much by now. She would occasionally hear in the lodging house, whispers like "Yous know what dat Spot's like when he's angry!" or "Spot Conlon is da boss"
The rumors were all very impressive. But not to Reina's standards. And even now as Spot stood, sizing her up with his stoniest look...
Reina found it hard to be intimidated.
"Yous mean ta tell me...dat yous sold ALL dem papes...in one hour?" he asked. A spark of genuine surprise flickered across his face. Reina noted that he forgot to do his usual gesture of wiping it off quickly and acting nonchalant.
"I'm here aren't I?"
Spot eyed her incredulously.
"Dis is just swell..." he said, turning away. He had clearly become disgruntled.
"Look...I did it fair and square like you asked" Reina said quite calmly.
"Ah baloney! Me ass yous sold dem papes in one hour" Spot snapped. He didn't face her. He didn't even have to. Reina knew he was seething.
"What are you suggesting?" she shot back readily.
"Dat yous is a cheat" he said simply and rather coldly.
Most girls would've probably been shattered by this. Reina just simply eyed him, annoyedly and fought the urge to kick him this time.
"Oh get off your high horse and come back down to reality already!" Reina spat. Spot turned hotly, his temper raging. He was amazed a GIRL had the nerve to talk like this to HIM.
"I know what this is all about Spot and it's just pathetic! Can't you just ONCE say 'Good work' or 'You did a good job'. Why does it always have to be a challenge to please you!?"
Reina stopped immediatly. Her own voice seemed to shock herself. Then for the moment she had lost her words.
It was scary at that moment how much she sounded like her father.
For a moment neither said anything nor did anything.
It was an uncomfortable presence for both of them...
"Ey what's goin on here?!" someone interrupted, jogging over. Reina looked down. She suddenly felt ill. The memories of her father and her past had penetrated her defenses and flooded her mind yet again. They always made her so sad.
"Please...just take me away" she whispered.
She didn't think she had said it loud enough to hear, but Spot's head turned back to her and oddly enough his look softened, if only for a moment.
Reina looked down. She just wanted to rest.
She wasn't aware that two hands were gently shaking her. "'Ey! Reina...yous dere?"
She looked up slowly into Kid's jade green eyes and felt her legs go out. She didn't feel well...
Dizziness and naseau seemed to attack her mercilessly until she thought she would lose her grip on consciousness.
She faintly heard arguing. "Dat many papes ain't possible!"
"She ain't a cheat Spot!"
"Yeah? Prove it"
"Yous is low Spot...real low..."
All Reina remembered was being ushered away by Kid. She was greatful he had been there. For more reasons than one...
"My hero..." she said. Only she wasn't sure if she had said it or merely thought it. It didn't matter though because shortly after, Reina fell unconscious.
By: Laney Sanchez
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Oki doke time for the round of well deserved thank yous :D
...Princessred, there won't be some kissing for a while and I'm not saying who it's with. Heh heh...I know you're all saying "Yeah right it's gunna be Spot and Reina!"
We'll see :D
...Tiger I'm so glad you're interested in the story :D
Thanks for the compliment. I hope you stay interested. As for the minor cliff hangers... you'll just have to read on to see.
...AngelicOne, your comment meant a lot! I'm so glad to hear that you think I've captured Spot's attitude. That was one of my main goals and I'm glad I accomplished it. I hate dragging characters OUT of character. It's a pain in the arse and it makes the storyline go downhill. Even the transition of Spot being cool and cocky to soft and caring has to be done carefully or else it just looks silly :D
Thank you SOOO much =)
Also I'm glad so many people seem to like Reina. I didn't want to make her the typical "Ah!! I'm hurt...save me!" heroine that the movies seem to portray. It makes me glad so many people seem to like her. Personally I disliked Sarah (I believe that was her name) in the movie as a love interest. She just didn't stand out as a character to me. She didn't have much dimension. I wanted Reina to be better than that. To have more dimension if she was going to fall in love with a character. Not just be there and POOF be in love.
Okay that's just my humble opinion. *hides* Don't flame me! o.o
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Chapter 11 ~ Like a Knight in Newsie Clothes
Reina returned to the harbor, tired but successful. She had managed to sell her papers...in one hour. It had taken tactics such as lying, moving around a bit and even engaging in nice little conversations with random people, just to sell a few lousy papers.
However she HAD managed to do it in an hour. Maybe about ten minutes over but Spot could just go shove it.
She had been close enough to REALLY murdering him that morning.
So by this point, she could've cared less about whatever smart comment he had to say.
Reina knew in her heart she had done a damn good job by selling the papers in ONE HOUR. She wasn't going to hide her feeling of proudness.
She found Spot with a stack of papers beside him and sitting on a pillar, looking far off into the horizon. Reina paused.
She would've never believed her eyes, but Spot actually looked...peaceful.
"He's up to something..." she thought and her eyes fixed him a suspicious glance.
Then as if sensing someone watching him, Spot turned around. He shot Reina a casual "what do you want?" look.
"Yous have a lot of papes da sell Kitten. I wouldn't think dat-"
"My hour is up." Reina said, matter of factly. Spot raised an eyebrow and hopped off the pillar, moving closer to her.
"And here comes the wolf..." Reina's mind mused. It suddenly struck her as very odd that Spot WAS intimidating. He certainly had a reputation. She knew that much by now. She would occasionally hear in the lodging house, whispers like "Yous know what dat Spot's like when he's angry!" or "Spot Conlon is da boss"
The rumors were all very impressive. But not to Reina's standards. And even now as Spot stood, sizing her up with his stoniest look...
Reina found it hard to be intimidated.
"Yous mean ta tell me...dat yous sold ALL dem papes...in one hour?" he asked. A spark of genuine surprise flickered across his face. Reina noted that he forgot to do his usual gesture of wiping it off quickly and acting nonchalant.
"I'm here aren't I?"
Spot eyed her incredulously.
"Dis is just swell..." he said, turning away. He had clearly become disgruntled.
"Look...I did it fair and square like you asked" Reina said quite calmly.
"Ah baloney! Me ass yous sold dem papes in one hour" Spot snapped. He didn't face her. He didn't even have to. Reina knew he was seething.
"What are you suggesting?" she shot back readily.
"Dat yous is a cheat" he said simply and rather coldly.
Most girls would've probably been shattered by this. Reina just simply eyed him, annoyedly and fought the urge to kick him this time.
"Oh get off your high horse and come back down to reality already!" Reina spat. Spot turned hotly, his temper raging. He was amazed a GIRL had the nerve to talk like this to HIM.
"I know what this is all about Spot and it's just pathetic! Can't you just ONCE say 'Good work' or 'You did a good job'. Why does it always have to be a challenge to please you!?"
Reina stopped immediatly. Her own voice seemed to shock herself. Then for the moment she had lost her words.
It was scary at that moment how much she sounded like her father.
For a moment neither said anything nor did anything.
It was an uncomfortable presence for both of them...
"Ey what's goin on here?!" someone interrupted, jogging over. Reina looked down. She suddenly felt ill. The memories of her father and her past had penetrated her defenses and flooded her mind yet again. They always made her so sad.
"Please...just take me away" she whispered.
She didn't think she had said it loud enough to hear, but Spot's head turned back to her and oddly enough his look softened, if only for a moment.
Reina looked down. She just wanted to rest.
She wasn't aware that two hands were gently shaking her. "'Ey! Reina...yous dere?"
She looked up slowly into Kid's jade green eyes and felt her legs go out. She didn't feel well...
Dizziness and naseau seemed to attack her mercilessly until she thought she would lose her grip on consciousness.
She faintly heard arguing. "Dat many papes ain't possible!"
"She ain't a cheat Spot!"
"Yeah? Prove it"
"Yous is low Spot...real low..."
All Reina remembered was being ushered away by Kid. She was greatful he had been there. For more reasons than one...
"My hero..." she said. Only she wasn't sure if she had said it or merely thought it. It didn't matter though because shortly after, Reina fell unconscious.