Azure's POV
I had an awful dream last night, I was in the Newsies movie and met Jack and tried to stop him from meeting Sarah and failed. I opened my eyes to see David's ugly face, I screamed
"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
"What's your problem, I was just trying to wake you up!"
It wasn't a dream, it actually happened!
"If you're planning on selling papers with us, you have to start getting ready, Les and I are leaving in a half a hour"
I didn't know what to do; I was so confused. I got up, I saw that there was a mirror on the wall, I didn't want to look at myself, I probably looked like crap like I usually do in the mornings not perfect like Sarah. I looked in the mirror and couldn't believe my eyes! I looked…I looked…great even perfect as Sarah! This was beyond a perfect hair day! Not a single hair was out of place, my hair looked like it was professionally styled, and my face, I had make up on, perfectly done make up making my blue eyes brighter! I LOVE THIS WORLD!
I turned around to see Sarah with some clothes.
"What's this?" I asked
"Clothes"
"Yes I know they're clothes, but what for?"
"For you to wear of course, you can't go around in dirty clothes you slept in"
"Thank you then" I took the clothes and went into the bathroom to change clothes. She had given me a plain long black skirt and a white blouse. I put them on, they're so uncomfortable, but I'll manage. I looked over to my boot, I don't want to put them on they hurt so badly especially dancing and the thought that I will have to dance so more! Which isn't the worst thing in the world considering that I get to dance with a bunch of hot guys but still, Theses boots hurt like hell!
I walked out of the bathroom after I put on those dreadful boots. David and Les were standing out by the door, waiting for me.
"What took you so long? We were waiting for ages for you…by the way your hair looks nice"
"Why thank you," I said as we descended out of the apartment with great confidence from my unreal appearance. With this hair I can do anything, with this hair I can rule the world!…well at least the newsies world that is…but then I though of Sarah, even with this hair I still couldn't beat her…Jack probably won't even notice me no matter what. That's when my newfound confidence faded. How am I going to do this?
"Are you alright?"
I looked towards David, I didn't notice that he was there.
"Don't worry, I fine, just a little sad"
"About what"
"You wouldn't understand"
"Why wouldn't I understand, it's not like we live in different worlds"
Oh yes we do!
"I'm from Venus and you're from Mars!" I yelled as I ran to where the other Newsies, who were outside the World building. They were all yelling and ranting, obviously about the new price of papes. As I entered the group they all went silent in awe…of me? They were all looking at me like I was some goddess or something. It couldn't of been the hair, could it? I was standing there confused until Loud Mouth came forth.
"Listen we need to talk" she said pulling me away from the crowd and into a little corner.
"What the hell's going on here Loud Mouth?"
"That's part of why I need to talk to you, by the way how was it yesterday?"
"Horrible, nothing went right, he met her. It's over Loud Mouth!"
"I wouldn't say that" She said smiling
"Why the hell are you smirking…Loud Mouth what did you do?!"
"It's not what I did, it's more of what I said…all I know it that he's not going to pay much attention to Sarah anymore" she said grinning more.
"My God, Loud Mouth! What did you tell him?!"
"Nothing really…except that you're a cowgirl from Santa Fe," she mumbled fast
" Excuse me, you said what?"
"Well you see, I felt bad for you after Jack told me what had happened, so it was then that I thought of your fan fiction, The Cowgirl from Santa Fe, and that's when I got the idea to tell him that you're a famous Cowgirl from Santa Fe, Azure Blue Eyez…and remember the time when you broke your arm in soccer"
"Yes, what the hell does that got to do with anything?
"A lot. I told him that you broke your arm in this great bull roping tournament and couldn't be a cowgirl again and then you fled to New York in hop of perusing a career as a Newsie"
I stood there stunned. I could hug and yet I could kill her for what she said! She saved me and yet she put me in even more trouble.
"I can't pretend to be a cowgirl from Santa Fe! What do I know about Santa Fe? I've never been there!"
"Neither has he. Trust me he'll buy everything you say. Just be thankful he's not interested in Sarah anymore, you know there's no way she could beat you on that. Who do you think Jack would rather be with? A daring cowgirl from Santa Fe, his dreamland, or a prissy girl from New York, his dreaded reality?"
She was right and I loved her to death for doing that for me. Which reminded me…
"Did you make it Brooklyn?"
"Now you ask me! No, Race, Kid, and Mush kept me away saying that a little girl like me shouldn't go to Brooklyn. Can ya believe that?! They think they could keep me away from Brooklyn! Ha! If they pull that again I'll soak them! Except Mush his face is too adorable to smash and his abs are too fine, I wonder if Spot has abs like that?"
Loud Mouth always has a one-track mind. I let her go on her constant babble on Spot. I look over. Jack has arrived looking gorgeous as usual. The newsies are in a frantic.
"They jacked up the price! You hear that Jack? Ten cents a hundred! You know, it's bad enough that we gotta eat what we don't sell, now they jack up the price! Can you believe that?"
As the newsies were talking, Jack looked at me he smiled at me and I smiled back, my stomach was doing flip-flops, how am I going to face him now? We continue to smile at each other talking to each other with our eyes.
"Jack ya listening? Jack?" Race said waving his hands in front of Jack's face.
"What did ya say?" Jack asked still starring at me.
"The jack up"
"Oh the jack up!" he suddenly realized and walks over to Weasel's window not taking his eyes off me.
" So, why the jack up Weasel?"
That was strange, I thought. I stood there watching the scene unfold.
"Give him some room, give him some room. Let him think."
He looked up to me and I swear my heart skipped a beat, "Sit down," he motioned to me.
I sat down next to him, trying not to faint.
" Well, listen. One thing's for sure, if we don't sell papes, then nobody sells papes. Nobody comes through those gates until they put the price back to where it was."
"Like a strike," I accidentally said out loud from mouthing the words.
"Yeah, like a strike! Good Idea Azure!"
David glared at me, wanting to strangle me. "Are you out of your mind?" He said
"It's a good idea!"
"Jack, she was only joking. We can't go on strike, we don't have a union."
"Not if we go on strike, dummy," I said, now taking Jack's line.
"No, we're just a bunch of angry kids with no money. Maybe if we got every newsie in New York, but…"
Jack was silent for a second as if waiting for me to speak and then said his line."Ahhh...organize...we organize! Blink, you take up for collection!"
Crutchy looked puzzeled. Oh my god he got his line wrong!
"I'll take up for collection!" Crutchy then said.
"Right! You do that. Sorry. We get all the newsies of New York together."
Crutchy goes around with his hat, He then gets to me.
"Will the Cowgirl be willing to donate?"
"Noce save there," I smirked, "I'm not going to donate to you, you're just going to put the hat back on and forget about the money, so what's the use?" I said as we're heading out.
Oh no we're going to have to dance, I don't think I could bare it with theses shoes, platforms would be more comfortable than these!
"Alright. Let me think about it. Listen. Dav---I mean Azure's right. Pulitzer and Hearst and all them other rich fellas, I mean, they own this city, so do they really think a bunch of street kids like us can make any difference? The choice has got to be ours--I mean yours. Are we just gonna take what they give us, or are we gonna strike?"
"Strike!" Les yelled, David then grabbed him and it looked like he was about to kill the poor thing!
"Easy on him David, he's just a kid!" I tell him, wanting to say that for so long, and now I get too.
David gared at me yet again and took Jack aside and whispered something to him, Jack shook his head mouthing "No" to him.
The music started but Jack wasn't saying his lines yet.
"This is weird," I heard Loud Mouth say.
Then suddenly Jack picked up from "the working boys of New York line" and it picked up.
And the dancing started. Note to all you fellow Newsies fans the actors on Newsies were telling the truth, dancing on cobblestone with heavy shoes hurts! But it's worth it to be with Jack! So f-ing worth it!
The song ended. And Jack climbs down. He walks over to me and takes off his Cowboy hat and puts it on my head without saying a word or even looking at me.
"What the hell was that?" I swore I heard David say to Jack.
"Time for my lines," Loud Mouth micheviously smiled to me.
OH NO!
"We gotta get word out to all the newsies of New York. I need some of those….what'dja call 'em?"
"Ambassadors?"
"Yeah, right. Okay, you guys, you gotta be am-bastards and go tell the other that we're on strike."
Loud mothe got to the front, "I'll take Brooklyn!" She jumped up and down like an ADHD kid after seeing Harry Potter.
Jack looked at her, worried, not sure what to say.
"Say, Jack, I'll take Harlem."
Loud mouth contined jumping,"ME ME ME! PICK ME! Me, right here! I'LL TAKE BROOKLYN!"
"Yeah, I got Midtown."
"BROOKLYN! OVER HERE! BROOKLYN!!Ooh ME BROOKLYN!"
"I got the Battery, Jack."
"I GOT SPOT!! PICK ME!!! PLEAASSEEE!! I'll take Brooklyn!!" She screamed like a rabid groupie.
"Hey, I'll take the Bronx...yay."
"Alright. And Bumlets, and Specs and Skittery, you take Queens. Pie Eater! Snoddy! East Side! Snipeshooter, you go with 'em. So, what about Brooklyn? Come on, Spot Conlon's territory. What'sa matta? You scared of Brooklyn?" Jack said anyways, ignoring Loud Mouth.
"I'M NOT AFRAID OF BROOKLYN! I LOVE Brooklyn! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PICK ME!!!!"
"Anybody?" he looked past her waving her arms in his face.
"ME, Loud Mouth! I'll take it! I'm SO on it like butter to FINE rice!!"
"Anybody that's not jumping up and down like a lunatic?"
"Me! Please pick me!"
She's really trying hard.
"Anybody else? Anybody that's a boy and is NOT in love with Spot? Anybody that's not Loud Mouth? Come on, this is pathetic to have a goil be the only one that's not afraid of Brooklyn!"
"Hey, we ain't scared of Brooklyn. It's Spot Conlon that makes us a little nervous."
"Spot doesn;t make me nervous, I LOVE him!"
"WE KNOW!!" they all yelled.
"Well, he don't make me nervous. So you and me, Boots, we'll go to Brooklyn. And Dave and Azure here can keep us company."
"What about me!"
"No! Not her! Anybody but Loud Mouth! She's obsessed with Spot, she'll scare him off!" Boots said
"That won't happen! I promise! I'll keep my distance…for a while that is. But please let me come! I swear I'll be good! I'll keep my hand off!'
Hands off, my ass!
"Alright, but youse got ta swear ya won't do anything that might scare Spot," Jack reasoned.
David cut in, "We should leave--" he was suddenly pushed down by Loud Mouth.
"Don't worry I won't! I promise"… her fingers were crossed.
"Sure, just as soon as you delivery our demands to Pulitzer."
WHAT?!
"Me? To Pulitzer?" Loud Mouth asked confused.
"Yeah, do that and we'll let you come with us to Brooklyn."
Is she crazy?!
"I don't think that's a good idea!" David got up. "You're the leader, Jack."
"Well, maybe the girl'll soften him up."
"Fine, I will," she said before leaving.
The newsies go off in different directions. Denton enters and approaches David. Oh great.
"Did you ever think there was something more going on between them?" I jokingly ask Boots.
"What are ya kidding me?" he said raising an eyebrow...
"An editors desk for the star reporter..." I say imitating David.
Loud Mouth walks out dancing,"I can't wait! In less than an hour I'm meeting my prince! I can't stop shaking, I'm so excited! Nothing can stop me now!" she looks around for a moment, Good they're not here. I going for sure!"
"They didn't throw you out the door?" I said.
"No they nicely told me to get lost," she said.
"Let me go in there," Jack said appearing from out of nowhere.
Two minutes laters...
"Well, so's your old lady! You tell Pulitzer he needs an appointment with me!"
Jack looks at me embarresed.
"Hey Azure, Loud Mouth"
"So what happened? What did they say?" we ask him
"I can't really tell you, goils. Something I should say in front of a lady"
"Hey Jack, Denton willing to treat us to lunch at Tibby's, he's interested in our strike. You girls can come too"
We accept mostly because we're hungry and we want to see the famous Tibby's. We enter the restaurant ant we're seated in a large booth.
"So, what would you like to order?" the waiter asked. I looked at the menu, not a lot to choose from. Everything seems cheap, well to me that is. I decide I'll order a cold-cut sandwich, they all order too.
"So what happened to you and Les when you went into the world building?"
"Les and I enter and go to the front desk and politely ask if we can talk some business with Joe, so this snooty mug says to me, 'You can't see Mr. Pulitzer. No one sees Mr. Pulitzer.' Real hoity-toity, you know the type?"
"Real hoity-toity."
"So that's when I says to him, 'Listen, I ain't in the habit of transacting no business with office boys. Just tell him Jack Kelly's here to see him now!'"
"That's when he threw us out."
"Does he scare you? You're going up against the most powerful man in New York City."
"Oh yeah, look at me. I'm trembling."
"It not like he's god or something" I mumbled, they all look at me.
"Alright, keep me informed. I want to know everything that's going on."
"Are we really an important story?"
"Why wouldn't we be? Kids going up against a big newspaper," I blurt out. Damn it!
Denton continued as if I didn't say anything. "Well, what's important? Last year I covered the war in Cuba. Charged up San Juan Hill with Col. Teddy Roosevelt. That was an important story. So, is the newsie's strike important? That all depends on you."
"So my name's really gonna be in the papers?"
"Any objections?"
"Not as long as you get it right. It's Kelly, Jack Kelly. Oh, and Denton? No pictures." and yet he the only one who smiles for the picture.
"I don't see that happening!" Loud Mouth muttered.
"Sure Jack." Denton then leaves the restaurant.
"Time to go to Brooklyn, now what about Les, you know we can't take him David" say Jack
"I know," says David
"Why can't I come? It's not fair!"
Jack knelt down next to him "Sorry, kid, but you better stay here. You never know what's going to happen in Brooklyn. Especially when you're dealing with Spot Conlon." He brushed a lock of hair out of Les's eyes. "Cheer up. We'll tell you all about it when we get back."
We leave the restaurant and walk to David's apartment and drop Les off. We then head to the Brooklyn bridge, where we're suppose to meet Boots at. While we're walking across the bridge, Jack and I get some time to talk to each other.
"So is it true, are you really from Santa Fe?"
"You caught me," I laugh sheepishly.
"Your story… it's amazing… I mean…you're amazing. I'd give anything to be like you and to go where you've been," he sighed.
"I wouldn't say that…anybody could be a cowboy," I shrug.
"I guess you're right," We smile at each other. I could die!
We then catch up to the rest of the gang. Loud Mouth is humming Zippidy-Do-Dah and can barely control her excitement.
"I've never been to Brooklyn, have you?"
"I spent a month there one night."
"I live there in my dreams," Loud Mouth sighes.
They all stare at her like she's crazy.
Jack and Boots lean over the side and scream at the top of their lungs and Loud Mouth screams "I love you Spot" at the top of her lungs as well. And let me tell you, yelling of the Brooklyn bridge is actually so much fun.
"So, is this Spot Conlon really dangerous?" David said.
"You shouldn't worry, we have the Cowgirl here to protect us," Jack says winking at me. I couldn't help but blush. This is what cloud 9 feel like.
"So, have you ever shot a gun before?" asked Boots.
Suddenly I was out of my dreamy trance. Think!
"Honey, I was the fastest shot Santa Fe has ever seen! That how I got the nickname of Quicksilver!" I said on the top of my head.
"Where did they get the sliver from?" David asked me knowing I was lying.
Now I wanted to pound him!
"I shot with my fathers old sliver gun, it was solid sliver and beautiful too! …Unfortunately I had to sell it after the accident to pay for my train ticket," I let out a big over-acted sigh.
Beat that David!
"Oh! Can you teach me how to shoot?" Les asked excitedly
"Where the hell did you come from?!" I gasped.
Holy shit, he literally came from nowehere!
"She can't Les, she broke her arm and can't aim any more. Isn't that right Azure? So how did you break your arm? I didn't get to hear the story," David challenged. Shit! I don't know exactly what Loud Mouth told them!
"You don't want hear it, it's a dumb story," I laugh. I'm so screwed!
"Oh but I do," David smiled.
"Yeah we want to hear it from your point of view," Boots said
"Well it was happened during a tournament on a rainy day…" I started.
"Loud Mouth said it was a sunny day," Boots interrupted me.
"Well Loud Mouth wasn't there, now was she?" Good comeback…I don't know what else to say! I look forward, were there…oh no!
Where's Loud Mouth?!
Suddenly I saw her running like hell shoving everybody out of her way.
"Loud Mouth! Slow down!" I yell.
Like that's going to help.
"Going somewhere, Kel……." Loud Mouth pushes him back in the water before he could finish, running to her prince.
"Out of my way!" She screamed.
"Hey!" Jack follows trying to stop her. David, Boots and I follow as well, "Loud Mouth! Wait up!" Jack yells
Then suddenly Loud Mouth stops at the sight of her beloved, tough, Brooklyn leader. She looks like she about to have a heart attack.
"Well, well, well, who's this pretty goil?" Spot says standing high and mighty on his perch.
Loud Mouth is in a state of shock and can't even form words.
"Sp…Spo… Spot," she pointed.
"That's me," he said cooly.
THUMP! Suddenly Loud Mouth faints and collapses right there at his feet..
"What's wrong with her?" Spot asks
"You don't wanna know," I said back
Spot jumps down from his perch.
Jack walks over to the dock and takes his bandana off and dips it in the water, then walks over to where Loud Mouth is lying and pours the water on her face.
She cringes "Don't wake me mom, not during one of my Spot dreams…" then opens her eyes and looks around not quite knowing where she is and then she sees Spot and realizes immediately where she was. The sun was shining on Spot making him look like some angel sent from God. Loud Mouth started to laugh.
"HALLELUJAH! I DIED AND GONE TA BROOKLYN!!"
She bolts up, and put her arms around Spot and kisses him. Jack, Boots, and I stood there stunned that she would do something like that! Spot was, well I can't really tell what Spot was feeling, he's so mysterious, I don't think anybody can tell what Spot is thinking. Loud Mouth was beaming, I never seen her this happy before.
"You're real! You're actually real! Oh, Heaven is where I am!"
Jack leaned over to me and whispered, "You have to stop her, she scaring Spot!"
"I'll try my best" I whispered back, it wasn't going to be easy. I walk over to where Loud Mouth is standing and slowly pull her away.
"Come on Loud Mouth, just leave him alone for a moment."
"Am I dead?"
"Noooo," I smiled to her.
"Heya Boots. How's it rollin'?"
"I got a couple of real good shooters."
Spot takes the marbles and takes out his sling-shot. Loud Mouth can shoot better than him...so she claims.
"Yeah. So, Jacky-boy. I've been hearing things from little birds. Things from Harlem, Queens, all over. They been chirpin' in my ear. Jacky-boy's newsies is playing like they're going on strike."
"Yeah, well we are."
Loud mouth steps forward in front of David.
"We're not playing! We are SOOO going on strike! But we so totally can't do it alone, so we're like talking to newsies all around the city! They're waiting to see what you're doing, because you're like HOT! And the key, the key to the strike… and my heart! That you're the most respected and famous newsie in all of New York… and my dreams! Look at you! And if you join the strike, then they join and we'll be like unstoppable! So you have ta join!"
Oh my God! I can't believe Loud Mouth said that! What was she thinking! That's David's line!
"Huh?" he looked at Jack, "What is this, Jacky-boy? Some kind Loud Mouth or somethin'!"
Loud Mouth froze, "He said my name!" she said, I thought she was going to faint for a second time!
"Yeah, it's a mouth. A Loud Mouth with a brain, and if you got half a one, you'll listen to what she's got to say."
"You're right Jacky-boy, brains. But I got brains too, and more than just half a one.
"And you have gorgeous baby blue eyes that pierce my heart!"
"Ah...Right...whatever...How do I know you punks won't run the first time some goon comes at ya with a club? How do I know you got what it takes to win?"
"Because I'm telling you, Spot."
"That ain't good enough Jacky-boy. You gotta show me."
"I'll show you! I got what it takes! Let me stay here and I'll show you! Please! Spot!" Loud Mouth pleaded, "I'll show you anything!"
"C'mon Loud Mouth, we have ta go," I said. Jack and I started dragging her away, she obviously wasn't going to leave without a fight.
"NO!! Leave me!!No, let me stay! Spot! I love you!" she jerked,
"Don't worry you'll see him again, I promise."
"No! Leave me! Don't take me from my Spot!"
"Azure's right, you'll see him again" Jack said that with such confidence, it was like he knew what was going to happen next.
"I'll be back Spot! You're my destiny!!"
"What a strange girl," Spot said as we were leaving. As I looked back at him I saw that he was smiling, laughing almost, touching his lips. He must have liked that kiss. Up Next: Loud Mouth finally met Spot! But can she prove to him that she's tough enough and has what it takes to become the Queen of Brooklyn… and his heart!
Tune in next time in…
Azure & Loud Mouth's Excellent Newsies Adventure!