Memories and Newsies
"I can't believe this I just can't believe this! My best friend whom I've known for the past 11 years has a cousin that I've never met before or even seen a picture." I said to myself as I drove around the city. I didn't feel like going home because mom would have bugged me about what was wrong and I really didn't need that at the moment.
"That big JERK!" I screamed inside my head. I look towards the dashboard clock and see that it was 9:00pm.
"She probably thinks I'm over at either Holly's or Xander's. Like I would go there right now. Drake the Dork is probably there right now." I pulled onto a deserted road and drove for about 5 more minutes. I pulled off to the side of the road and got out. The weather was a bit cold but I had my leather jacket on so I didn't feel it so much. I laid down on the hood and looked up at the stars. October was my favorite time of year. Not only was my birthday in that month but also the stars came out sooner and Halloween was always fun. As I thought these thoughts, I started to drift to sleep.
~*~*Drake's POV~*~*
I asked my aunt if I could borrow her truck so I could cruise around the city for a while and to my surprise, she let me. Xander didn't want to come because he wanted to finish up his article for the newspaper. I said quick good byes to my twin cousins, Sandy and Alison and then left. I drove around the streets that Xander had shown me when we were driving back to his place. I saw a deserted road and decided to see what the truck could do.
I drove for about 5 minutes to when I saw a jeep off to the side of the road. No lights were on so I didn't know if someone was stranded or not. I slowed the truck down and slowly pulled up beside it. I saw that someone was lying on the hood of it. I pulled up ahead of it and got out of the cab. I walked back to the jeep and before I said anything, I saw that it was Audrey lying on the hood. I took a closer look and saw that she was sleeping. The moonlight fell on her a bit and I saw that she looked a bit like an angel.
"Why does someone so beautiful have to be so tough like?" I decided not to wake her in case her attitude to being woken up was sour. I walked back to the truck and got in. I then turned the truck around and squealed away. Looking in my rearview mirror, I saw a head shoot up.
"At least I don't have to feel her wrath again." I chuckled to myself and headed back to my aunt's.
~*~*Dodger's POV~*~*
As soon as I heard the squealing of tires pull away, I bolted up and ended up falling off my jeep. Rubbing my sore bum, I looked down the road to see who had stopped by where I was parked. All I could see were distant taillights towards the end of the road that led to the city.
"Probably some gravel hungry 4x4 driver getting kicks by squealing away." I looked at my watch and saw that it was coming close to 10:00pm.
"I'd better get home before mother dearest sends out the cavalry and it'll probably be Rob." I shivered at the thought of my step-dad coming out to find me. If he did, he would end up giving me a dad like lecture that would end up going in one of my ears and out the other.
~*~*Flashback 3 years~*~*
"You're WHAT!" I screamed at my mom.
"I'm marrying Rob in 3 months and I want you to be my maid of honor." I flopped down on my bed. I couldn't believe what I had just heard. My mother was getting married to Rob who since he started dating my mom had tried to be a dad to me but unfortunately never succeed. My biological father had died two years prier leaving me with just my mom. I guess I was in shock because my mom had to shake my shoulders to get my attention again.
"So what do you say? Will you be my maid of honor?" I stared at her in disbelief.
"No." That took my mom completely off by surprise and I liked that.
"What? You don't want to be my maid of honor? That is the most honorable position when someone's getting married. Why won't you?" I got up from my bed, took a bag from underneath it and started to through clothes in it. My mom was too preoccupied with me saying no to realize what I was doing.
"No I won't be the maid of honor. I don't want to because I don't want you marrying Rob. He tries to be a father to me which he never will be and I just don't like him." I finished packing and was heading for the door. By now mom has realized what I'm doing which is finishing up packing.
"What were you just doing? We are not done talking young lady. You get back here this instant." I was down the hallway and at the front closet getting my coat when she yelled that.
"I'm going over to Xander's until you and Rob either marry or decide to break it off. I don't want any part of this whole wedding thing." I grabbed my house key just in case I had to come back for something.
"You get back here young lady. You are going to be the maid of honor and you are going to help me plan this wedding and that's final." Unfortunately I was halfway down the street when she said this.
~*~*End of Flashback~*~*
And I stuck to what I said. I did not part take in any of the arrangements and I didn't even go to the wedding. I look at pictures every now and then but I'm glad that I didn't go. It rained the entire time. I ended up staying with Xander for 4 months since it took 3 months to plan. Then Rob and mom ended up going on a 2-week honeymoon. The last 2 weeks I stayed there so Rob could 'adjust' to the house along with his daughter Janet who just happens to be the same Janet from the beginning of the story.
I occupy the whole attic as a room and that just bugs her, which suits me just fine. We have different last names because I refused to change mine from Holmes to Throw. Would I ever have the name Audrey Anne 'Dodger' Throw? I think not! I looked at my watch again and realized that it was coming close to 10:30 and I knew that I had better get home soon or else Rob would be coming out to find me. I hopped in my jeep (which Janet never gets a ride in. She has to take a bus. HAHAHA!) and rushed home. Just as I pulled into the driveway, Rob was getting into his car. He noticed I was home and waited till I turned off the engine before marching up to the jeep.
"Where have you been young lady? You're mother and I have been very worried about you. She nearly called the police to file a missing persons." Gag me. Like she would ever do that. I walked into the house with him coming up behind me.
"I was out for a drive to clear my head. All right?" I put my backpack down by the front door and went straight to the fridge to see what they had had for dinner. As it turned out they had my favorite, Taco Salad. Yum! I grabbed the Tupperware and scooped some out to eat since I hadn't eaten anything.
"Well that's not all right. The least you could have done is called to tell us you weren't going to be home." I realized Rob was trying to do the whole dad lecture now. I heated the food and let Rob drone on about how it was my responsibility to set a good example for Janet (She's a year younger but tries to act older) and so on and so forth.
"Are you done? Because I've got to finish up some articles for tomorrow." Rob just stood there and I walked away knowing that I got to him once again. I carried my food up to my room and noticed that Janet was snooping around in it... yet again! I set the food down on a bookcase near the door and snuck up behind her. Just as she was about to look in my journal, I tapped her on the shoulder. This made her jump so high that she hit her head on a rafter. I laughed so hard I had to sit on my bed to try and stop.
"That is like so not funny."
"Well what are you doing in my room huh? You know you're not supposed to be in here unless I say you're allowed." Watching her stand there and squirm was pure fun.
"Well I was um looking for your history notes from last year." Yeah sure she was. She just wanted to get some info on me to spread around school. She was never good at lying and another thing, she's not taking history this year!
"They are over there in my desk and I really don't think they would be in my journal. Now get OUT!" Janet scampered off down the stairs. Satisfied that she was long gone from my door, I shut it and went straight for my stereo system. I had my all time favorite CD in there and pushed play.
"In 1899, the streets of New York City echoed with the voices of Newsies. Peddling the newspapers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hurst, the Newsies were a ragged army without a leader. Until one day, all that changed."
My burnt CD of soundtrack songs consisted of my all time favorite movie and Broadway play, THE NEWSIES! Christian Bale, Gabriel 'Gabe' Damon, Aaron Lohr, Trey Parker. Man all those guys were cute in the movie and in other movies that they had done since 1992 when the movie had come out. Some were easier to keep track of then others because they did more movies such as Christian doing Little Women and American Psycho and Aaron doing 2 out of 3 Mighty Ducks movies.
I ate up my dinner, finished up my article on high school sports and got ready for bed. I had to pick up Holly the next day since her mom had to leave early and couldn't give her a ride to school. I got under the covers and looked up through my skylight. I had convinced my real dad to put it there since I loved the stars. Around the window were picture of the Newsies in their costumes. Some were in mid dance while others were of them just standing around.
As my eyes started to close, my mind turned to Xander and Drake. I quickly forced those thoughts out and focused on the song playing on the stereo. As I did, my eyes slowly closed and I landed myself in the dream world once again.
"So this what they call a family. Mother, daughter, father son. guess what you heard about is true.
So you ain't got any family Whose to say you needed one
Ain't you glad, nobody's waitin' up for you"
A/N: I guess a disclaimer and recognition is in order. I do not own the Newsies music or the following people: Christian Bale, Gabe Damon, Aaron Lohr or Trey Parker. I also do not own Mighty Ducks, Little Women, or American Psycho. I would also like to thank Fastdancer, Crunch, Sappier and anyone else who has reviewed my other story, "Katelin's Trials and Tribulations." I would just like to say that I'm going to need a few more people in the next few chapters so please email me (it's on my profile) on whether or not you want to. Until then KOW! (Keep on writin'!)
"I can't believe this I just can't believe this! My best friend whom I've known for the past 11 years has a cousin that I've never met before or even seen a picture." I said to myself as I drove around the city. I didn't feel like going home because mom would have bugged me about what was wrong and I really didn't need that at the moment.
"That big JERK!" I screamed inside my head. I look towards the dashboard clock and see that it was 9:00pm.
"She probably thinks I'm over at either Holly's or Xander's. Like I would go there right now. Drake the Dork is probably there right now." I pulled onto a deserted road and drove for about 5 more minutes. I pulled off to the side of the road and got out. The weather was a bit cold but I had my leather jacket on so I didn't feel it so much. I laid down on the hood and looked up at the stars. October was my favorite time of year. Not only was my birthday in that month but also the stars came out sooner and Halloween was always fun. As I thought these thoughts, I started to drift to sleep.
~*~*Drake's POV~*~*
I asked my aunt if I could borrow her truck so I could cruise around the city for a while and to my surprise, she let me. Xander didn't want to come because he wanted to finish up his article for the newspaper. I said quick good byes to my twin cousins, Sandy and Alison and then left. I drove around the streets that Xander had shown me when we were driving back to his place. I saw a deserted road and decided to see what the truck could do.
I drove for about 5 minutes to when I saw a jeep off to the side of the road. No lights were on so I didn't know if someone was stranded or not. I slowed the truck down and slowly pulled up beside it. I saw that someone was lying on the hood of it. I pulled up ahead of it and got out of the cab. I walked back to the jeep and before I said anything, I saw that it was Audrey lying on the hood. I took a closer look and saw that she was sleeping. The moonlight fell on her a bit and I saw that she looked a bit like an angel.
"Why does someone so beautiful have to be so tough like?" I decided not to wake her in case her attitude to being woken up was sour. I walked back to the truck and got in. I then turned the truck around and squealed away. Looking in my rearview mirror, I saw a head shoot up.
"At least I don't have to feel her wrath again." I chuckled to myself and headed back to my aunt's.
~*~*Dodger's POV~*~*
As soon as I heard the squealing of tires pull away, I bolted up and ended up falling off my jeep. Rubbing my sore bum, I looked down the road to see who had stopped by where I was parked. All I could see were distant taillights towards the end of the road that led to the city.
"Probably some gravel hungry 4x4 driver getting kicks by squealing away." I looked at my watch and saw that it was coming close to 10:00pm.
"I'd better get home before mother dearest sends out the cavalry and it'll probably be Rob." I shivered at the thought of my step-dad coming out to find me. If he did, he would end up giving me a dad like lecture that would end up going in one of my ears and out the other.
~*~*Flashback 3 years~*~*
"You're WHAT!" I screamed at my mom.
"I'm marrying Rob in 3 months and I want you to be my maid of honor." I flopped down on my bed. I couldn't believe what I had just heard. My mother was getting married to Rob who since he started dating my mom had tried to be a dad to me but unfortunately never succeed. My biological father had died two years prier leaving me with just my mom. I guess I was in shock because my mom had to shake my shoulders to get my attention again.
"So what do you say? Will you be my maid of honor?" I stared at her in disbelief.
"No." That took my mom completely off by surprise and I liked that.
"What? You don't want to be my maid of honor? That is the most honorable position when someone's getting married. Why won't you?" I got up from my bed, took a bag from underneath it and started to through clothes in it. My mom was too preoccupied with me saying no to realize what I was doing.
"No I won't be the maid of honor. I don't want to because I don't want you marrying Rob. He tries to be a father to me which he never will be and I just don't like him." I finished packing and was heading for the door. By now mom has realized what I'm doing which is finishing up packing.
"What were you just doing? We are not done talking young lady. You get back here this instant." I was down the hallway and at the front closet getting my coat when she yelled that.
"I'm going over to Xander's until you and Rob either marry or decide to break it off. I don't want any part of this whole wedding thing." I grabbed my house key just in case I had to come back for something.
"You get back here young lady. You are going to be the maid of honor and you are going to help me plan this wedding and that's final." Unfortunately I was halfway down the street when she said this.
~*~*End of Flashback~*~*
And I stuck to what I said. I did not part take in any of the arrangements and I didn't even go to the wedding. I look at pictures every now and then but I'm glad that I didn't go. It rained the entire time. I ended up staying with Xander for 4 months since it took 3 months to plan. Then Rob and mom ended up going on a 2-week honeymoon. The last 2 weeks I stayed there so Rob could 'adjust' to the house along with his daughter Janet who just happens to be the same Janet from the beginning of the story.
I occupy the whole attic as a room and that just bugs her, which suits me just fine. We have different last names because I refused to change mine from Holmes to Throw. Would I ever have the name Audrey Anne 'Dodger' Throw? I think not! I looked at my watch again and realized that it was coming close to 10:30 and I knew that I had better get home soon or else Rob would be coming out to find me. I hopped in my jeep (which Janet never gets a ride in. She has to take a bus. HAHAHA!) and rushed home. Just as I pulled into the driveway, Rob was getting into his car. He noticed I was home and waited till I turned off the engine before marching up to the jeep.
"Where have you been young lady? You're mother and I have been very worried about you. She nearly called the police to file a missing persons." Gag me. Like she would ever do that. I walked into the house with him coming up behind me.
"I was out for a drive to clear my head. All right?" I put my backpack down by the front door and went straight to the fridge to see what they had had for dinner. As it turned out they had my favorite, Taco Salad. Yum! I grabbed the Tupperware and scooped some out to eat since I hadn't eaten anything.
"Well that's not all right. The least you could have done is called to tell us you weren't going to be home." I realized Rob was trying to do the whole dad lecture now. I heated the food and let Rob drone on about how it was my responsibility to set a good example for Janet (She's a year younger but tries to act older) and so on and so forth.
"Are you done? Because I've got to finish up some articles for tomorrow." Rob just stood there and I walked away knowing that I got to him once again. I carried my food up to my room and noticed that Janet was snooping around in it... yet again! I set the food down on a bookcase near the door and snuck up behind her. Just as she was about to look in my journal, I tapped her on the shoulder. This made her jump so high that she hit her head on a rafter. I laughed so hard I had to sit on my bed to try and stop.
"That is like so not funny."
"Well what are you doing in my room huh? You know you're not supposed to be in here unless I say you're allowed." Watching her stand there and squirm was pure fun.
"Well I was um looking for your history notes from last year." Yeah sure she was. She just wanted to get some info on me to spread around school. She was never good at lying and another thing, she's not taking history this year!
"They are over there in my desk and I really don't think they would be in my journal. Now get OUT!" Janet scampered off down the stairs. Satisfied that she was long gone from my door, I shut it and went straight for my stereo system. I had my all time favorite CD in there and pushed play.
"In 1899, the streets of New York City echoed with the voices of Newsies. Peddling the newspapers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hurst, the Newsies were a ragged army without a leader. Until one day, all that changed."
My burnt CD of soundtrack songs consisted of my all time favorite movie and Broadway play, THE NEWSIES! Christian Bale, Gabriel 'Gabe' Damon, Aaron Lohr, Trey Parker. Man all those guys were cute in the movie and in other movies that they had done since 1992 when the movie had come out. Some were easier to keep track of then others because they did more movies such as Christian doing Little Women and American Psycho and Aaron doing 2 out of 3 Mighty Ducks movies.
I ate up my dinner, finished up my article on high school sports and got ready for bed. I had to pick up Holly the next day since her mom had to leave early and couldn't give her a ride to school. I got under the covers and looked up through my skylight. I had convinced my real dad to put it there since I loved the stars. Around the window were picture of the Newsies in their costumes. Some were in mid dance while others were of them just standing around.
As my eyes started to close, my mind turned to Xander and Drake. I quickly forced those thoughts out and focused on the song playing on the stereo. As I did, my eyes slowly closed and I landed myself in the dream world once again.
"So this what they call a family. Mother, daughter, father son. guess what you heard about is true.
So you ain't got any family Whose to say you needed one
Ain't you glad, nobody's waitin' up for you"
A/N: I guess a disclaimer and recognition is in order. I do not own the Newsies music or the following people: Christian Bale, Gabe Damon, Aaron Lohr or Trey Parker. I also do not own Mighty Ducks, Little Women, or American Psycho. I would also like to thank Fastdancer, Crunch, Sappier and anyone else who has reviewed my other story, "Katelin's Trials and Tribulations." I would just like to say that I'm going to need a few more people in the next few chapters so please email me (it's on my profile) on whether or not you want to. Until then KOW! (Keep on writin'!)
