/I follow the night
Can't stand the light/
Justin had asked her to sing so she did. Like his little pet she did her show for the Pulitzer's. She sang the song for the next performance.
/When will I begin
To live again/
"I'm sorry honey but Medda needs my help after the show tomorrow." She had lied to get out. She needed to see her friends. She loved him didn't she?
/One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday/
Spot came to the next show. He had to see her again. She was even more amazing that night, but she looked so sad. Why was Lucky so sad?
/What more could your love do for me
When will love be through with me/
The Pulitzer's had clapped politely the night before, even as Mrs. Pulitzer whispered to her husband that she hoped Justin would settle this girl down. How Riske to be performing in a vaudeville house.
/Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends/
Lucky had on the red dress again. Medda said it gave her courage. Lucky would need it that night. She had to tell her friends goodbye. She had to leave them again, because that's what Justin asked her to do.
/One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday/
Spot stared at her on the stage. He didn't particularly care for this Justin guy. He could probably soak him in a minute, no he could definitely soak him in less, but if he made her happy. He definitely could provide for her. That was something Spot could never give Lucky, security.
/Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends/
Of course you love him. Lucky thought to herself. He's rich and handsome and...and he wants you to give up your friends. Lucky tried to concentrate on the show.
/One day I'll fly away
Fly fly away/
The audience gave their applause willingly at the end of the song, Lucky took her gracious bows and then exited the stage. As she walked back stage she saw Spot, Mush and Hades standing waiting for her to talk with them.
Lucky's eyes lit up as she saw her friends. "You're here!" she cried running over to them and giving Hades a hug.
"Hi" Hades laughed, "You were great!"
"Thanks" Just then Lucky was called over by Medda to change out of her costume. "I'll be right back!"
Spot just stared. "Well, Mush and I are gonna head on ok Spot...Spot?...Spot!"
"Huh? Oh yeah sure. I'm gonna wait on Lucky. We'll probably come back by the Lodging House once she's changed."
"Yeah ok." Hades smiled knowingly. She and Mush walked out onto the street and slowly made their way back to the lodging house. "Those two are so in love." Hades smiled as Mush put his arm around her waist.
"Oh really? And how do you know that?" He asked grinning down at her.
"Because, I've seen the look he gives her and it's the same as the look you give me." She explained matter-of-factly.
"Yeah ok so Spot loves Lucky, but Lucky is engaged to Justin."
"Yeah but she loves Spot. I've heard her talk about how he makes her feel and..." she turned to face Mush on the street in front of the Lodging House. "It's the same way you make me feel." She smiled up at him.
"Oh and how is that?" He looked smug.
"Kind of like this." She leaned up and kissed him softly. "Come on," she whispered in his ear. "The basement is free."
When Lucky came out of her dressing room she found Spot waiting for her. "Ready to go back to the Lodging House?" he asked her smiling. "There's a poker game tonight and I promise I won't beat you to badly."
"I...I can't." Lucky whispered looking at her feet.
"What?" Spot looked at her with concern.
"I can't go to the Lodging House anymore Spot. I'm not really supposed to see any of you guys anymore." Lucky couldn't look at him.
"Luck what da hell are you talking about!" Spot asked angrily.
"I just well..." the tears were welling up in her eye again. "Justin just asked that I lessen the time I spend with all of you."
Seeing how upset she was, Spot tried to calm himself down. Who does this Justin guy think he is? Spot wanted to find this guy and soak him on the spot. And since when was Lucky so easy to push around? Spot wondered to himself taking a closer look at one of his oldest friends. "Look Lucky I don't think this guy can tell you who you can and who you can't be around. We all cares about ya and I think, well I think this Justin guy is wrong."
"Alright Spot I'll talk with him." Lucky sighed. Why was life so difficult?
"All right. I've got ta go visit Brooklyn tomorrow but I'll come by and see you the next day ok?" Spot looked at her hopefully.
"Yeah ok." Lucky gave him a weak smile.
Spot gave her a hug. "Keep your chin up goil." Then he was gone.
The next night at dinner Lucky sat across from Justin quietly. He was doing paper work as usual and he liked quiet when he did his paper work.
"Umm Honey." Lucky interrupted his chain of thought.
"Yes dear." He gave her a frustrated smile over the stack of forms.
"Well I just wanted to talk to you about what you said the other day. About me not going to the lodging house." The circles under Lucky's eyes from lack of sleep and worry were emphasized by the weak candlelight on the table.
"Yes dear that's what I said." Justin sighed going back to his paper work. "I don't think it would be wise for you to entertain in that theater either, as long as we are on the subject. Mrs. Pulitzer was shocked that I allowed you to flaunt around that way."
"But darling Medda needs me and I love working for her. Why can't I..."Justin cut her off angrily.
"Haley this is not up for discussion. I have had a long day. All I want is some peace and quiet. Why can't you ever just give me that!" He yelled.
Lucky stiffened and held back tears. She couldn't imagine not seeing her friends anymore and not working at Medda's. She would die without singing. "Justin please!" she cried going to kneel on the ground at his feet.
He looked down at her with the look of a schoolteacher about to punish a disobedient child. "Haley I will not have my fiancé performing in a vaudeville house. We have reputations to think of dearest. I am just trying to look out for us. I'm just thinking of our future." He took Haley on his lap and held her in his arms. It wasn't a comfortable fit. It didn't quite feel right. "I've got to get back to work now darling. Why doesn't James escort you home." Justin said after a few seconds.
"But Justin I thought you would walk me..." He interrupted again.
"I'm just so busy dear. You'll be fine. I'll see you tomorrow." Justin had already gone back to his paper work.
Lucky walked quietly out the door. She didn't wait for James.
Dear Reader,
Well what do you think now? Rae don't soak Justin yet. I still need him in the plot lol. Don't worry he'll get what he deserves. Thank you all for the reviews! You're great! Thank you Gem for putting Lucky in your story! It was really great. I've read your chapter like 3 times now lol! So thank you all for reading now it's time for reviewing! You know you can do it! Thank you Mal, and Jazz, and Hades, and Morning Dew, and Sugar, and Rae Kelly. And all of you who are about to review (come on you know you want to!) Thank y'all in advance! Oh By the way. I don't own Newsies and I don't own the song above. It's from Moulin Rouge "Fly Away" sung by Nicole Kidman (trust me she sings it way better than I ever would!). I do own Lucky and Lizzy and Kris and Justin and Hades owns herself (what did you think of your little scene?) All right so review and I mean right now!
*Lucky*
Can't stand the light/
Justin had asked her to sing so she did. Like his little pet she did her show for the Pulitzer's. She sang the song for the next performance.
/When will I begin
To live again/
"I'm sorry honey but Medda needs my help after the show tomorrow." She had lied to get out. She needed to see her friends. She loved him didn't she?
/One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday/
Spot came to the next show. He had to see her again. She was even more amazing that night, but she looked so sad. Why was Lucky so sad?
/What more could your love do for me
When will love be through with me/
The Pulitzer's had clapped politely the night before, even as Mrs. Pulitzer whispered to her husband that she hoped Justin would settle this girl down. How Riske to be performing in a vaudeville house.
/Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends/
Lucky had on the red dress again. Medda said it gave her courage. Lucky would need it that night. She had to tell her friends goodbye. She had to leave them again, because that's what Justin asked her to do.
/One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday/
Spot stared at her on the stage. He didn't particularly care for this Justin guy. He could probably soak him in a minute, no he could definitely soak him in less, but if he made her happy. He definitely could provide for her. That was something Spot could never give Lucky, security.
/Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends/
Of course you love him. Lucky thought to herself. He's rich and handsome and...and he wants you to give up your friends. Lucky tried to concentrate on the show.
/One day I'll fly away
Fly fly away/
The audience gave their applause willingly at the end of the song, Lucky took her gracious bows and then exited the stage. As she walked back stage she saw Spot, Mush and Hades standing waiting for her to talk with them.
Lucky's eyes lit up as she saw her friends. "You're here!" she cried running over to them and giving Hades a hug.
"Hi" Hades laughed, "You were great!"
"Thanks" Just then Lucky was called over by Medda to change out of her costume. "I'll be right back!"
Spot just stared. "Well, Mush and I are gonna head on ok Spot...Spot?...Spot!"
"Huh? Oh yeah sure. I'm gonna wait on Lucky. We'll probably come back by the Lodging House once she's changed."
"Yeah ok." Hades smiled knowingly. She and Mush walked out onto the street and slowly made their way back to the lodging house. "Those two are so in love." Hades smiled as Mush put his arm around her waist.
"Oh really? And how do you know that?" He asked grinning down at her.
"Because, I've seen the look he gives her and it's the same as the look you give me." She explained matter-of-factly.
"Yeah ok so Spot loves Lucky, but Lucky is engaged to Justin."
"Yeah but she loves Spot. I've heard her talk about how he makes her feel and..." she turned to face Mush on the street in front of the Lodging House. "It's the same way you make me feel." She smiled up at him.
"Oh and how is that?" He looked smug.
"Kind of like this." She leaned up and kissed him softly. "Come on," she whispered in his ear. "The basement is free."
When Lucky came out of her dressing room she found Spot waiting for her. "Ready to go back to the Lodging House?" he asked her smiling. "There's a poker game tonight and I promise I won't beat you to badly."
"I...I can't." Lucky whispered looking at her feet.
"What?" Spot looked at her with concern.
"I can't go to the Lodging House anymore Spot. I'm not really supposed to see any of you guys anymore." Lucky couldn't look at him.
"Luck what da hell are you talking about!" Spot asked angrily.
"I just well..." the tears were welling up in her eye again. "Justin just asked that I lessen the time I spend with all of you."
Seeing how upset she was, Spot tried to calm himself down. Who does this Justin guy think he is? Spot wanted to find this guy and soak him on the spot. And since when was Lucky so easy to push around? Spot wondered to himself taking a closer look at one of his oldest friends. "Look Lucky I don't think this guy can tell you who you can and who you can't be around. We all cares about ya and I think, well I think this Justin guy is wrong."
"Alright Spot I'll talk with him." Lucky sighed. Why was life so difficult?
"All right. I've got ta go visit Brooklyn tomorrow but I'll come by and see you the next day ok?" Spot looked at her hopefully.
"Yeah ok." Lucky gave him a weak smile.
Spot gave her a hug. "Keep your chin up goil." Then he was gone.
The next night at dinner Lucky sat across from Justin quietly. He was doing paper work as usual and he liked quiet when he did his paper work.
"Umm Honey." Lucky interrupted his chain of thought.
"Yes dear." He gave her a frustrated smile over the stack of forms.
"Well I just wanted to talk to you about what you said the other day. About me not going to the lodging house." The circles under Lucky's eyes from lack of sleep and worry were emphasized by the weak candlelight on the table.
"Yes dear that's what I said." Justin sighed going back to his paper work. "I don't think it would be wise for you to entertain in that theater either, as long as we are on the subject. Mrs. Pulitzer was shocked that I allowed you to flaunt around that way."
"But darling Medda needs me and I love working for her. Why can't I..."Justin cut her off angrily.
"Haley this is not up for discussion. I have had a long day. All I want is some peace and quiet. Why can't you ever just give me that!" He yelled.
Lucky stiffened and held back tears. She couldn't imagine not seeing her friends anymore and not working at Medda's. She would die without singing. "Justin please!" she cried going to kneel on the ground at his feet.
He looked down at her with the look of a schoolteacher about to punish a disobedient child. "Haley I will not have my fiancé performing in a vaudeville house. We have reputations to think of dearest. I am just trying to look out for us. I'm just thinking of our future." He took Haley on his lap and held her in his arms. It wasn't a comfortable fit. It didn't quite feel right. "I've got to get back to work now darling. Why doesn't James escort you home." Justin said after a few seconds.
"But Justin I thought you would walk me..." He interrupted again.
"I'm just so busy dear. You'll be fine. I'll see you tomorrow." Justin had already gone back to his paper work.
Lucky walked quietly out the door. She didn't wait for James.
Dear Reader,
Well what do you think now? Rae don't soak Justin yet. I still need him in the plot lol. Don't worry he'll get what he deserves. Thank you all for the reviews! You're great! Thank you Gem for putting Lucky in your story! It was really great. I've read your chapter like 3 times now lol! So thank you all for reading now it's time for reviewing! You know you can do it! Thank you Mal, and Jazz, and Hades, and Morning Dew, and Sugar, and Rae Kelly. And all of you who are about to review (come on you know you want to!) Thank y'all in advance! Oh By the way. I don't own Newsies and I don't own the song above. It's from Moulin Rouge "Fly Away" sung by Nicole Kidman (trust me she sings it way better than I ever would!). I do own Lucky and Lizzy and Kris and Justin and Hades owns herself (what did you think of your little scene?) All right so review and I mean right now!
*Lucky*