I arrived in the class and saw that Dodger was already in her seat working
away at something. I walked by and saw that she had a Walkman pretty loud
so she wouldn't hear me walk by. As I did, I saw her drawing. Trying to
take a closer look going by, I caught the words masquerade dance.
Hmm.getting the guys into the dance will be easier then I thought. I took my seat at the back of the class and soon the rest milled in. A girl came in and sat down next to Dodger and I saw that Dodger had a beautiful smile and laughter. I shook my head and focused down on my page in front of me.
"Don't get all sentimental and stuff. She's the one who said no and now has to pay. By the time I'm done with her, she'll beg me to ask her out." I thought to myself. Class soon started and for some reason it flew by. Soon it was time to go home. The entire day has gone by and I didn't even notice it. I decided to walk to apartment I was living in. Dad was renting it out for me so I didn't have to worry about payment. Once I arrived there, I pulled out my address book and looked up Christian's last phone number.
"Lets just hope he's there." Ring..Ring..Ring.
"Ello."
"Christian?"
"Yes. Who is calling?"
"It's Drake."
"Oh ello. How are you doing?"
"Pretty good. Listen, I was wondering when you and the others are coming down to where Aaron is?"
"5 days before Halloween. Why?"
"I've got a friend that would really like to meet you, Gabe, Aaron and Trey. She loves all your movies especially Newsies."
"One of those fans. Is she eccentric?"
"No. She's not one of those screaming kinds. She's very level headed. I thought maybe you guys could come to our school dance and surprise her?"
"I'll talk to the others and get back to you in a week."
"Thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
I hung up the phone smiling. Phase one of the plan was in motion. The guys would most likely come down to the school dance when they hear it's a levelheaded fan. They love those kinds. All I needed to do was now start getting their costumes together. Christian would be easy, a cowboy. Ever since he learned how to use a lariat, he's been into cowboys. Aaron would also be easy. Since the Mighty Duck films, he's taken a real liking to hockey so if I use my dad's old uniform, that should work. The others would be a bit difficult, but I still had time to figure them out.
~*~*With Dodger 2 weeks later~*~* (A/N: I know this skips time pretty quickly but nothing but planning happens in that time and I don't want to give that away. Christian, Gabe, Trey and Aaron have already called Drake to tell them that they would be there. Costumes have been found for all of them.)
I rifled through my closet, trying to find something that would look Newsie like. On speakerphone was Holly who was doing the same helping me out.
"Any luck?"
"Nope. Man, I just found my ballet outfit, who knows how long that's been there."
"Stay focused Madam Holly. I need to find a costume for tomorrow night. I can't wear my hobo costume, it's beyond repairable."
"OH! I found a vest and suspenders. Thank god I got dad's things when he died. You've got shoes right?"
"Yeah, the ones I wore last year are going to work. I just found a pair of trousers from the seminar in grade 9 and hold on a sec....they fit. All I need is a hat and a shirt."
"Ask Xander. I think he's got at least a hat."
"Okay, hold on I'll get him on the other line."(SWITCH)
"Hey Xander."
"Hey Dodge. Last minute costume right?"
"How'd ya know?"
"You've been so busy with the decorations and your English paper that I knew you'd forget about it. What do you need?"
"Let me check with Holly to see if she's found any thing and I'll be right back." (SWITCH)
"Hey Holly, have you found anything else?"
"Nope."
"Okay, I'll tell Xander." (SWITCH)
"I need a shirt, either off white or green and a hat."
"You're lucky, because I bought a new green shirt for work the other day. The hat I don't have but try calling Goodwill. They might have something."
"Thanks. Can you bring it over tonight so I can try it on? Plus Mom wants you over for dinner."
"Okay, I'll see you in a couple of hours."
I hung up with Xander and switched over to Holly. I told her what we had found and that I was going to call Goodwill. We said our goodbyes and I got off the phone. Just as I put my trousers away, a knock came at my door. Answering, I saw that it was my mom.
"So is Alexander coming to dinner?"
"Ya. He's bringing over some stuff for my costume. What are you doing tomorrow night?"
"Rob and I are going over to Isabella's for dinner. Janice is staying over at a friend of hers from her old school. What time do you think you'll be getting back tomorrow?"
"I'm staying after to clean up and then spending the night over at Holly's. I'll be back by lunch on Sunday."
"Okay, well if you need anything else, just call. I'll be in the kitchen finishing the preparations for dinner."
Mom left and I lay back on my bed. Everything has been going great the past two weeks. I hadn't had any more collisions with Drake. He seemed to be avoiding me. Him asking me to the school dance still bothered me a bit. I never told Holly because then she would just say 'I told you so' and try to get me to go out with him.
I guess I fell asleep because the next thing I knew, Xander was pouring water on my forehead in droplets.
"You're lucky I'm too tired to fight, or there would be another glass of water being used and this one would be on you."
I said laughing as I sat up.
"Well your mom sent me up to wake you and you weren't getting up so I used the next best thing. Dinner's ready and it smells gooood!"
We ran down the stairs to see Mom setting the table and Rob sitting at the head of the table. I took my regular place as far away from him as possible, which was the other end of the table. Just as we sat down, Janice came in running from the front door. Now if I were late, Rob would automatically ask why I was late and say that I shouldn't get dessert though I snuck it out when he wasn't looking. But if Janice is late, she doesn't get any penalties. Mom finished setting the table and we started eating. It was Mom's fried chicken recipe, which tastes so good.
"So what are you and Lucy doing tomorrow Janice?"
Janice came out of outer space and looked to her dad. She then put on a bittersweet smile. (A/N: You know the ones of people who are so sweet you want to hurt them.)
"Well we're like going to watch horror flicks and make popcorn then go to bed. Since I can't party there's like no point in staying up."
When she said can't go partying, she glared daggers at me. Hey, it's not my fault she can't go. She brought that on herself. Dinner was finished in silence until the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it."
I ran for the door and ended up sliding and crashing into the door. (A/N: I actually do that too.) When I opened it, I saw Holly standing there laughing.
"Nice crash. I give this one an 8/10. You didn't make the screen door rattle this time."
I let her in and she handed me the bag with stuff in it. She also had a bag with her meaning she and her mom got into a fight. Just as I closed the door, I caught a glimpse of something reflecting from across the street but dismissed it.
'Probably some kids playing on Devil's Night.'
Xander finished eating and the three of us headed up the stairs to my room. I flopped onto my bed, Xander on the blow up couch and Holly on the large chair.
"So Xander, are you coming over here first tomorrow before the dance?"
"No, I'll be heading over with Drake. Since it's his first dance, I have to let him in since he doesn't have a card."
In the bag Holly brought, I found besides the suspenders and vest, a hat.
"How did you find this?"
"Right before I left for here, this was on the doorstep. Must have been some kid's hat that chickened out on Nicky-Nicky nine doors."
I looked at it and then along the rim. There was some piece of paper sticking out of the rim. I pulled it out to read, "For Dodger from the Newsies."
"Did you put this here?"
She shook her head and before I could ask Xander, he too shook his head.
"Maybe it's from someone who knows you like the Newsies a lot?"
"Maybe."
We sat there talking about the next night and whether or not there would be a judging of costumes like last year. Just then the phone rang. I pounced on it, thinking that it was one of the co-decorators saying that something was wrong with the decorations.
"Hello?"
Silence. Great a prank call.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
Still silence.
"If this is some damn prank, you had better watch it cause I'll use *69 and find out your number. Then I'll call the police and don't think I won't."
I waited a bit longer and still there was silence. I then hung up and looked at Xander and Holly.
"Damn pranksters. Did we ever do this?"
"No. We were always out egging houses remember?"
We laughed and then the phone rang again. I reached for it. This time there wasn't any silence. At first it wasn't familiar, it was all distorted, but then I recognized it. It was King of New York from the Newsies.
" A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces. A permanent box at sheep shed races."
Then it stopped but a voice came on.
"A rooftop high with lots of viewing, time for a dance is what we're cueing. Look at me; I'm the king of High school. Suddenly, I'm respectable, starin' right at ya, lousy with chatta."
And then it stopped. Laughter soon filled the earpiece and I threw in onto the ringer. Holly and Xander just looked at me.
"What was that about?"
"Some creep was singing King of New York, but it was distorted and after sheep shed races, the words changed. It was freaky."
The phone rang again and this time Xander picked up the phone.
"Hello? Oh, hey Drake. Okay, I'll be home in about 20mins."
"Mom wants me home now so I've got to jet. She had the car so I had to walk here. Better get going."
I looked over at the clock to see that it was coming onto 9:00pm. Man, I didn't realize how late it was getting. I'm surprised that Rob hasn't come pounding on the door yelling at me to send my friends home. We walked Xander to the front door and we said our goodbyes. As I closed the door, I noticed another glimpse of light.
"We better get some sleep. We've got to be at the gym to make sure the decorations are finished and maybe add some extra things."
Heading up the stairs, we grabbed a sleeping bag for Holly out of the hall closet and then headed for my room.
A/N: YEAH! I finally updated this story. I don't know how long I've gone with not doing so. Well anyways, thanks to all those who have reviewed it so far. I do not own any of the guys, Christian Bale and such. I just own Dodger, Xander, Holly, Janice, the parents and Drake. Thanks for reviewing. The more I get, the faster I'll update. I promise.
Hmm.getting the guys into the dance will be easier then I thought. I took my seat at the back of the class and soon the rest milled in. A girl came in and sat down next to Dodger and I saw that Dodger had a beautiful smile and laughter. I shook my head and focused down on my page in front of me.
"Don't get all sentimental and stuff. She's the one who said no and now has to pay. By the time I'm done with her, she'll beg me to ask her out." I thought to myself. Class soon started and for some reason it flew by. Soon it was time to go home. The entire day has gone by and I didn't even notice it. I decided to walk to apartment I was living in. Dad was renting it out for me so I didn't have to worry about payment. Once I arrived there, I pulled out my address book and looked up Christian's last phone number.
"Lets just hope he's there." Ring..Ring..Ring.
"Ello."
"Christian?"
"Yes. Who is calling?"
"It's Drake."
"Oh ello. How are you doing?"
"Pretty good. Listen, I was wondering when you and the others are coming down to where Aaron is?"
"5 days before Halloween. Why?"
"I've got a friend that would really like to meet you, Gabe, Aaron and Trey. She loves all your movies especially Newsies."
"One of those fans. Is she eccentric?"
"No. She's not one of those screaming kinds. She's very level headed. I thought maybe you guys could come to our school dance and surprise her?"
"I'll talk to the others and get back to you in a week."
"Thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
I hung up the phone smiling. Phase one of the plan was in motion. The guys would most likely come down to the school dance when they hear it's a levelheaded fan. They love those kinds. All I needed to do was now start getting their costumes together. Christian would be easy, a cowboy. Ever since he learned how to use a lariat, he's been into cowboys. Aaron would also be easy. Since the Mighty Duck films, he's taken a real liking to hockey so if I use my dad's old uniform, that should work. The others would be a bit difficult, but I still had time to figure them out.
~*~*With Dodger 2 weeks later~*~* (A/N: I know this skips time pretty quickly but nothing but planning happens in that time and I don't want to give that away. Christian, Gabe, Trey and Aaron have already called Drake to tell them that they would be there. Costumes have been found for all of them.)
I rifled through my closet, trying to find something that would look Newsie like. On speakerphone was Holly who was doing the same helping me out.
"Any luck?"
"Nope. Man, I just found my ballet outfit, who knows how long that's been there."
"Stay focused Madam Holly. I need to find a costume for tomorrow night. I can't wear my hobo costume, it's beyond repairable."
"OH! I found a vest and suspenders. Thank god I got dad's things when he died. You've got shoes right?"
"Yeah, the ones I wore last year are going to work. I just found a pair of trousers from the seminar in grade 9 and hold on a sec....they fit. All I need is a hat and a shirt."
"Ask Xander. I think he's got at least a hat."
"Okay, hold on I'll get him on the other line."(SWITCH)
"Hey Xander."
"Hey Dodge. Last minute costume right?"
"How'd ya know?"
"You've been so busy with the decorations and your English paper that I knew you'd forget about it. What do you need?"
"Let me check with Holly to see if she's found any thing and I'll be right back." (SWITCH)
"Hey Holly, have you found anything else?"
"Nope."
"Okay, I'll tell Xander." (SWITCH)
"I need a shirt, either off white or green and a hat."
"You're lucky, because I bought a new green shirt for work the other day. The hat I don't have but try calling Goodwill. They might have something."
"Thanks. Can you bring it over tonight so I can try it on? Plus Mom wants you over for dinner."
"Okay, I'll see you in a couple of hours."
I hung up with Xander and switched over to Holly. I told her what we had found and that I was going to call Goodwill. We said our goodbyes and I got off the phone. Just as I put my trousers away, a knock came at my door. Answering, I saw that it was my mom.
"So is Alexander coming to dinner?"
"Ya. He's bringing over some stuff for my costume. What are you doing tomorrow night?"
"Rob and I are going over to Isabella's for dinner. Janice is staying over at a friend of hers from her old school. What time do you think you'll be getting back tomorrow?"
"I'm staying after to clean up and then spending the night over at Holly's. I'll be back by lunch on Sunday."
"Okay, well if you need anything else, just call. I'll be in the kitchen finishing the preparations for dinner."
Mom left and I lay back on my bed. Everything has been going great the past two weeks. I hadn't had any more collisions with Drake. He seemed to be avoiding me. Him asking me to the school dance still bothered me a bit. I never told Holly because then she would just say 'I told you so' and try to get me to go out with him.
I guess I fell asleep because the next thing I knew, Xander was pouring water on my forehead in droplets.
"You're lucky I'm too tired to fight, or there would be another glass of water being used and this one would be on you."
I said laughing as I sat up.
"Well your mom sent me up to wake you and you weren't getting up so I used the next best thing. Dinner's ready and it smells gooood!"
We ran down the stairs to see Mom setting the table and Rob sitting at the head of the table. I took my regular place as far away from him as possible, which was the other end of the table. Just as we sat down, Janice came in running from the front door. Now if I were late, Rob would automatically ask why I was late and say that I shouldn't get dessert though I snuck it out when he wasn't looking. But if Janice is late, she doesn't get any penalties. Mom finished setting the table and we started eating. It was Mom's fried chicken recipe, which tastes so good.
"So what are you and Lucy doing tomorrow Janice?"
Janice came out of outer space and looked to her dad. She then put on a bittersweet smile. (A/N: You know the ones of people who are so sweet you want to hurt them.)
"Well we're like going to watch horror flicks and make popcorn then go to bed. Since I can't party there's like no point in staying up."
When she said can't go partying, she glared daggers at me. Hey, it's not my fault she can't go. She brought that on herself. Dinner was finished in silence until the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it."
I ran for the door and ended up sliding and crashing into the door. (A/N: I actually do that too.) When I opened it, I saw Holly standing there laughing.
"Nice crash. I give this one an 8/10. You didn't make the screen door rattle this time."
I let her in and she handed me the bag with stuff in it. She also had a bag with her meaning she and her mom got into a fight. Just as I closed the door, I caught a glimpse of something reflecting from across the street but dismissed it.
'Probably some kids playing on Devil's Night.'
Xander finished eating and the three of us headed up the stairs to my room. I flopped onto my bed, Xander on the blow up couch and Holly on the large chair.
"So Xander, are you coming over here first tomorrow before the dance?"
"No, I'll be heading over with Drake. Since it's his first dance, I have to let him in since he doesn't have a card."
In the bag Holly brought, I found besides the suspenders and vest, a hat.
"How did you find this?"
"Right before I left for here, this was on the doorstep. Must have been some kid's hat that chickened out on Nicky-Nicky nine doors."
I looked at it and then along the rim. There was some piece of paper sticking out of the rim. I pulled it out to read, "For Dodger from the Newsies."
"Did you put this here?"
She shook her head and before I could ask Xander, he too shook his head.
"Maybe it's from someone who knows you like the Newsies a lot?"
"Maybe."
We sat there talking about the next night and whether or not there would be a judging of costumes like last year. Just then the phone rang. I pounced on it, thinking that it was one of the co-decorators saying that something was wrong with the decorations.
"Hello?"
Silence. Great a prank call.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
Still silence.
"If this is some damn prank, you had better watch it cause I'll use *69 and find out your number. Then I'll call the police and don't think I won't."
I waited a bit longer and still there was silence. I then hung up and looked at Xander and Holly.
"Damn pranksters. Did we ever do this?"
"No. We were always out egging houses remember?"
We laughed and then the phone rang again. I reached for it. This time there wasn't any silence. At first it wasn't familiar, it was all distorted, but then I recognized it. It was King of New York from the Newsies.
" A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces. A permanent box at sheep shed races."
Then it stopped but a voice came on.
"A rooftop high with lots of viewing, time for a dance is what we're cueing. Look at me; I'm the king of High school. Suddenly, I'm respectable, starin' right at ya, lousy with chatta."
And then it stopped. Laughter soon filled the earpiece and I threw in onto the ringer. Holly and Xander just looked at me.
"What was that about?"
"Some creep was singing King of New York, but it was distorted and after sheep shed races, the words changed. It was freaky."
The phone rang again and this time Xander picked up the phone.
"Hello? Oh, hey Drake. Okay, I'll be home in about 20mins."
"Mom wants me home now so I've got to jet. She had the car so I had to walk here. Better get going."
I looked over at the clock to see that it was coming onto 9:00pm. Man, I didn't realize how late it was getting. I'm surprised that Rob hasn't come pounding on the door yelling at me to send my friends home. We walked Xander to the front door and we said our goodbyes. As I closed the door, I noticed another glimpse of light.
"We better get some sleep. We've got to be at the gym to make sure the decorations are finished and maybe add some extra things."
Heading up the stairs, we grabbed a sleeping bag for Holly out of the hall closet and then headed for my room.
A/N: YEAH! I finally updated this story. I don't know how long I've gone with not doing so. Well anyways, thanks to all those who have reviewed it so far. I do not own any of the guys, Christian Bale and such. I just own Dodger, Xander, Holly, Janice, the parents and Drake. Thanks for reviewing. The more I get, the faster I'll update. I promise.
