FOREVER IN YOUR EYES
by sheena and trish
Chapter Six
Kris, Mush, Race, and Blink all came much later than the others; except for Jack, who walked Sarah home. They walked towards the Lodging House speechless. They entered the Lodging House, seeing that Kloppman had waited up for them. They all ignored Kloppman, who knew that something was going on. Each of them walked up the stairs towards their bunk beds except for Race, who looked at Kloppman.
"Where's… Emily…?" Kloppman asked. They wouldn't just leave her out there…
Race shook his head. "Klop… I gots to tell you something…"
I can't believe she's gone… just like that… How can she leave? She was the most wonderful person I've ever… Blink's thoughts were darting around in his head. The fact that Emily was gone was too much for him too handle. He kept fighting back the tears that wanted to fall freely from his eyes. Everybody else was asleep while he was sitting up in his bed, looking out the window. Even in her final moments, she smiled…she smiled…Blink felt tears running down his face, he didn't bother wiping it away. He suddenly heard footsteps and saw that it Kris, he noticed that she still hasn't changed her clothes.
"Blink… I found this on the floor when we were dancing…" She handed him a silver bracelet, on it hung a tiny ballerina. "I knew it was Emily's… I was going to give it to her after the dancing… I guess I forgot, but you can have it…" She looked up at Blink who was staring at the only token that would remind him of Emily.
"Thanks, Kris… for everything." He pulled her towards him and hugged her tightly.
Kris stood up and left Blink to his thoughts. He was already caressing the bracelet as if it were Emily. She walked over to her bed and saw that there was another bed next to hers. That was supposed to be Emily's… she stood frozen to the spot. She looked around and saw Mush. He was sitting up too, and he seemed wide-awake. She walked over to Mush and sat on the edge of his bed.
"Do you mind if I stay here for a while?" she asked.
Mush shook his head, "No… not at all…" He took her in his arms as she laid her head down on his shoulder. For a moment, time stood still. Mush and Kris were together, holding each other. Race was telling Kloppman what had happened. Blink, however, was still sitting up, holding Emily's bracelet as tears fell from his eyes. What he didn't know, was that Emily was right there, sitting next to him, holding his hand. Emily whispered, "I'll always be with you Blink, always…" but Blink didn't hear her. And with that, Kris slept peacefully in Mush's arms.
I want you to stay, never go away from me, stay forever
But now, now that you're gone, all I can do is pray for you to be here beside me again.
Why did you have to leave me, when you said that love would conquer all?
Why did you have to leave me when you said that dreaming was as good as reality?
And now I must move on, trying to forget all the memories of you near me.
But I can't let go of your love that has taught me to hold on.
I want you to stay, never go away from me, stay forever…
Kris woke up hoping to find Mush right next to her. But instead of the bare walls of the Lodging House, the several bunk beds that had filled the room, with clutter and clothes everywhere, Kris saw her poster-filled room, her computer, her television, and her bed. She was nowhere near 1899 anymore. She was back home, back in her time. "No…" she whispered. She ran to the bathroom and looked at herself. Her hair was in a mess and seemed to go everywhere. Her face seemed normal, although her eyes looked much more droopy than ever. "It can't be a dream… it couldn't have…" Kris found herself crying. I felt his touch… and his kiss… he was real! She leaned against the wall and slid down to the tile floor. She couldn't help herself and ended up crying louder. Her sobs echoed throughout the house. And Emily…it can't have been just a dream! No…no! It can't be! But, it was…it was…Emily is already gone…She's been gone for awhile already…
"Krissie… darling… are you alright?" It was her mother who came to the rescue. She was wearing a pink bathrobe and no slippers. There were traces of makeup on her face, and a pair of glasses was perched atop here nose. She pulled Kris towards her and hugged her.
Through all the emotion all she could say was, "Mush… Emily… gone…"
Kris' mother still held her in her arms. "Honey… you need to know how to handle this. I can't see you crying in the bathroom everyday. Ever since Emily's death a month ago, you haven't been doing too well. She wasn't strong enough to fight off the cancer... We'll get through this together." Kris hugged her mother tightly. She plainly nodded and wiped the tears that came from her eyes, this didn't help, because more and more tears came streaming from her face.
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Mush was walking down towards the park. It's been a week since Kris and Emily had been gone. Nobody really knew what happened to Kris. She was just gone. But Mush knew she couldn't have disappeared like that. She was real. He felt her. He put his hands in his pocket and started walking to the place where they kissed. She was right here… people saw her… if only the trees could talk and tell me where she went… But as he dug his hands in his pocket, he felt something circular. What is that? He dug deeper and finally came out with Kris' ring. The stone glittered as light hit it. Kris… Mush found a piece of string sitting motionless on the bench. He picked it up and looked at it thoughtfully. He put the string through the ring and tied the ends around his neck. He grinned and walked away, with Kris' ring hanging from his neck.
Disclaimer: The movie "The Newsies" and its characters all belong to Disney. The following songs: "Just My Imagination" by Gwyneth Paltrow and Babyface, "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce, "We're in Heaven" by DJ Sammy and Yanou, and "Stay" by Carol Banawa all have their rightful owners (which obviously isn't us.) We have claims on the characters Kristanna, Emily, and Kristanna's mother. Please take into consideration that this is only fanfiction and written purely out of fun. Thank you.
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