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Fly Me To the Moon
Chapter 7
All right. When I count to three and open my eyes, I'll be back where I belong. Alex thought one morning while lying on her bunk. It had been a week since the incident with Spot and he seemed to be avoiding her. Nothing had been going right and all she wanted to do was go home. She cursed herself for letting an opportunity like Mush slip away. She knew that she liked him but her thoughts of Spot had prevented her from acting on her feelings. Now Mush had found someone else. A tough girl with dark, almost red eyes named Hades had stolen his heart. Alex liked Hades fine, but couldn't help thinking that she could have been in her place.
She must have looked strange wither her eyes squinted shut because someone nudged her shoulder and asked, "What're you doing?" Alex recognized the voice of Timber.
"Nothing, Tims. Just wishing I were somewhere else," she replied, whispering the second part so quietly that she didn't think Timber heard.
"Well could you hurry up? You're gonna be late if you don't get up now."
Groggily, Alex sat up and got out of bed. She got ready quickly due to the fact that most of the others were already gone and met Timber and Skittery in the lobby where they had been waiting for her.
"Thanks guys," she yawned, grateful that they had waited for her.
"No problem. Have a late night?" Skittery asked as they were walking out the door.
"I couldn't sleep. I think I woke up about ten times." She yawned again.
"Thinking about Spot?" Skittery asked. His question made her stop mid yawn. She almost growled at him as he laughed at her reaction.
"You act like I don't have a thought in my head that isn't about Spot."
"Do you?" he asked before Timber smacked him lightly, warning him to stop. "What? I was just kidding!" he defended himself.
"It's not best to kid with the monster of the morning." She started to laugh but stopped when she caught the look that Alex was throwing her.
"Fine. Make fun of me." Alex said, only half serious. Timber just laughed as Skittery put his arms around both of their shoulders and leading them to the distribution office.
Once in line, Alex noticed that Spot was also there. Standing in the front of the line with Jack, he threw a glance back at her. She quickly averted her eyes, not wanting him to see her looking at him. She was immensely glad that Skittery's arm was still snugly around her shoulder. Wanting to look like she didn't care that he was there, she pretended to laugh at something Timber had said, though she had said nothing. This only succeeded in getting her a few strange looks from Timber and Skittery. Timber then looked to the head of the line and noticed Spot, and nodded knowingly, understanding Alex's actions.
"Go talk to him," she said.
"Are you crazy?" Alex asked incredulously. Skittery too had noticed Spot and removed his arm from its spot around Alex's shoulders, not wanting Spot to think it meant more than something simply friendly. He knew how Spot could be when he thought people were moving in on his girls.
"No. He obviously came here to see you. Just go talk to him!"
"What am I gonna say to him?"
"Tell him you're madly in love with him and you can't sleep without him." This comment came from Skittery.
"Eww! Skitts! Does everything have to be about sex?" Alex said, smacking him playfully on the arm.
"Yes," was his only reply.
"Men," Timber and Alex said together, causing giggling from both.
Mr. Wisel lifted the board covering the window and the line soon began to move as the newsies got their papes. Alex couldn't help but notice that after Spot got his, he stood on the stairs leading down from the platform and waited, staring at her. Alex also couldn't help but turn bright red and glance over at him every few seconds. As the seconds passed, Spot's smirk grew at her obvious discomfort.
When she had purchased her papers she made to walk down the stairs, completely ignoring him until he caught her arm, forcing her to turn and look him in the eye.
"You got a minute?" he asked. She nodded and he practically dragged her out through the gates and around the corner, pulling her into a nearby alleyway. Backing her into a wall, he placed his hands on either side of her shoulders and leaned in, staring straight into her eyes.
"Mist, do you want to be with me?"
"I thought I was 'damn confusing'"
"I'm not confused anymore."
"Then yes."
"Good." With that, he stepped forward and lowered his face to hers, pinning her against the wall in a slow and sweet kiss. She responded by wrapping her arms around his neck and deepening the kiss, while all thoughts of going home disappeared from her mind.
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Gah, short I know but I wanted to get something out. Please review! Chocolate covered nekkid newsies to all that review!
Also, I'm not so good at writing the kissing stuff. Any suggestions?