Snitch scrunched up his nose. "I just don't get it." He announced settling him self next to Lute. "There isn't any reason for it." He continued.
Lute started at him for a second before realizing he was talking to her. "Oh, what?"
"Why am I in love wid Skittery?"
"Uh because um, I dunno ." Lute said. "You're just special like that."
"I dun wanna be special."
"But special is good! If your not special den uh, you'se da same as every one else." Lute said lamely.
"Wonderful argument." Snitch said lazily pulling out a pocket watch and dangling it around.
"I didn't know you had a pocket watch." Lute said suspiciously. "Did you…"
"Snitch!" Skitter said loudly and sat down next to the forlorn pickpocket. "Nice watch."
"Tanks." Snitch said putting on a happy face, trying to soak in the nervous Newsies' presence. "I got it off a real rich guy a while back."
"You did steal it!" Lute said a little put off. Snitch replaced it in his pocket and as he looked away Lute tugged it out and played with it.
"So how did ya do today?" Skittery said looking at Lute funny.
"Uh," Snitch said, trying desperately to remember how he had done, but it seemed that the only thing he could think about was that Skittery's hand was only inches away from his own they were so close it physically hurt him. Not breach the gap and clasp Skittery's newsprint covered hand in his own. "I did pretty well, how 'bout you?" he said.
"I did okay." As Skittery shrugged , doing so forced a clump of hair into his eyes, he blew at it, drawing Snitch's attention to the boy's lips and the hair he was trying so desperately to get away from his face. Finally Snitch reached across quickly and placed the hair back in its proper position.
"So whada gunna eat?" the owner of the restaurant said.
"Da cheapest ting ya got!" Lute said, as she craned to see how Skittery was reacting to the "Hair swipe" move.
"Yeah!" The two boys chorused. The looked at each other and laughed. "So whadda we do till the slop get here?"
Lute giggled and hopped away to go to the bathroom, but in reality she hid behind a wall with her head peaking out to see what the boys were going to do.
They had no clue she was watching them as they cautiously leaned in and shared a brief kiss.
Lute Squealed and jumped up and down. "I knew it!" She said. "I knew it I knew it I knew it!"
Author's Notes: Well this is for Lute's 16th birthday! Sooo!…
-Spotmuse comes on with a cake, the frosting read "Happy Brithday Lute! And has a newsies hat above the L in Lute. Specsmuse and Dutchymuse come on with presents and Bumletsmuse starts the rousing song of "Happy Birthday by the Beatles"- HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUTE!!!!
Cards on:
Cake- Erm, its yummy!