A/N- when I put the *'s, it means a character is thinking. Enjoy!
"Boots! Specs! Skittery!"
"I didn't do it!!"
"Yes, you did." The voice yelled back, but strangely enough, it wasn't the regular scratchy voice of Kloppman. This voice was much higher and sweeter, yet aggressive.
"Where's Kloppman?" Snitch asked drowsily. The girl whom the voice belonged to answered-
"He had some business to take care of, so he sent me to wake you guys up. Now come on!! Get up everyone!!" Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed one newsie still asleep in his bunk. The girl sighed.
"Kid Blink." She said out loud. She walked over to his bunk and stood beside his pillow, tapping him on the shoulder and calling his name.
"Time to get up! Gotta carry the banner!" She crossed her arms and waited for his reply. Blink turned over and opened his eye. He was quite surprised at what he saw.
"Ellie? Is that you?" *It couldn't be. Ellie wasn't this beautiful.*
"No, I'm the queen of England. Of course it's me. Now get up!" She smacked his head and walked off to wake the rest of the newsies up. Kid Blink rubbed his eye to make sure that what he just witnessed was real. Was that really the same girl who had showed up on the doorstep 3 years ago so sick that she could hardly speak or walk? No, that girl was scrawny and had a young-looking face. Her hair was the color of dirty water, not milk chocolate like hers. He slowly got out of bed, keeping an eye on Ellie. Yep, that was her all right. Why did she look so different? Kid shrugged it off and started his morning routine.
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2 hours later: Kid Blink had sold almost half of papes already when he heard the familiar voice of Ellie yelling, "BIG FLOOD IN QUEENS CARRIES HOMES AND DEBRIS INTO STREETS!". Blink walked up behind her, while she sold a pape to a woman and her child.
"Don't you mean 'Pond Overflows and Ducks are Evacuated Until Further Notice'?" Ellie turned around and saw the half smile on Blink's face. Shivers ran down her spine and back up. Since the moment she saw him, her heart had filled with love for him. Until this morning, he had never said more than two word to her at a time which were 'Bless you', and the occasional 'Hello' or 'Good morning'. She returned the smile and laughed a little bit.
"And just what do you think you're doing? You're scaring my customers away!" Kid Blink chuckled and walked towards her, his hands in his pockets and his eye focused on her. Ellie's heart began to beat quicker and she gulped.
"So...Ellie...would you like to have lunch with me today at Tibby's? 3:00?" Ellie cleared her throat to make any nervousness go away.
"Um, y-yeah. S-sure." It didn't work too well. Blink smiled and started to walk back to his selling spot.
"See ya, then." He turned around fully and a million thoughts raced through his head. *How come I never noticed Ellie like this before? Does she like me? Do I like her? Was my hair ok? Was my patch on straight??*
Some of the same thoughts were running through Ellie's head excluding the one about the patch. She couldn't help but smile while she sold the rest of her papes. She checked her pocket watch, anxiously awaiting the next time she would see Blink. *9:30? Man oh man.*
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At 3:05, Ellie stood 10 feet away from the door to Tibby's. She was extremely nervous, but forced herself to be confident. She quickly turned to look in the window of a nearby store to examine her appearance. Her hair was moderately straight and combed, her face was a clean as it was going to get. In fact, she didn't look half-bad. She turned on the heel of black boot and started walking towards the restaurant.
The bell rang as Ellie opened to door to Tibby's. She searched the crowd for Blink and spotted him waiting at an empty table near Skittery, Specs, Jack and Race. As soon as the door closed, Blink snapped his head in her direction and gave a huge sigh of relief. Ellie walked over and sat down across from him.
"Sorry I'm late. I wasn't...um...finished selling my papes." She gave a small smile and hid her lying eyes. Ellie was a born liar. She made them up fast and good. Plus, she was the only one to ever beat Race at poker, although he still denied it. Blink smiled and Ellie's heart dropped down to her stomach.
"It's ok. I wasn't waiting long." The waiter came over and they both ordered some food with the money they made that day. The meal lasted awhile; both stopping to talk between chews. After they finished, Blink suggested a walk in central park. Their chairs scraped the floor as they got up to leave and Jack looked over in their direction.
"Hey, do youse know anything 'bout them two?" He pointed at the couple leaving the now almost empty restaurant with his thumb while chewing some knockwurst. Skittery, Specs and Race all shook their heads and went back to talking.
"Boots! Specs! Skittery!"
"I didn't do it!!"
"Yes, you did." The voice yelled back, but strangely enough, it wasn't the regular scratchy voice of Kloppman. This voice was much higher and sweeter, yet aggressive.
"Where's Kloppman?" Snitch asked drowsily. The girl whom the voice belonged to answered-
"He had some business to take care of, so he sent me to wake you guys up. Now come on!! Get up everyone!!" Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed one newsie still asleep in his bunk. The girl sighed.
"Kid Blink." She said out loud. She walked over to his bunk and stood beside his pillow, tapping him on the shoulder and calling his name.
"Time to get up! Gotta carry the banner!" She crossed her arms and waited for his reply. Blink turned over and opened his eye. He was quite surprised at what he saw.
"Ellie? Is that you?" *It couldn't be. Ellie wasn't this beautiful.*
"No, I'm the queen of England. Of course it's me. Now get up!" She smacked his head and walked off to wake the rest of the newsies up. Kid Blink rubbed his eye to make sure that what he just witnessed was real. Was that really the same girl who had showed up on the doorstep 3 years ago so sick that she could hardly speak or walk? No, that girl was scrawny and had a young-looking face. Her hair was the color of dirty water, not milk chocolate like hers. He slowly got out of bed, keeping an eye on Ellie. Yep, that was her all right. Why did she look so different? Kid shrugged it off and started his morning routine.
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2 hours later: Kid Blink had sold almost half of papes already when he heard the familiar voice of Ellie yelling, "BIG FLOOD IN QUEENS CARRIES HOMES AND DEBRIS INTO STREETS!". Blink walked up behind her, while she sold a pape to a woman and her child.
"Don't you mean 'Pond Overflows and Ducks are Evacuated Until Further Notice'?" Ellie turned around and saw the half smile on Blink's face. Shivers ran down her spine and back up. Since the moment she saw him, her heart had filled with love for him. Until this morning, he had never said more than two word to her at a time which were 'Bless you', and the occasional 'Hello' or 'Good morning'. She returned the smile and laughed a little bit.
"And just what do you think you're doing? You're scaring my customers away!" Kid Blink chuckled and walked towards her, his hands in his pockets and his eye focused on her. Ellie's heart began to beat quicker and she gulped.
"So...Ellie...would you like to have lunch with me today at Tibby's? 3:00?" Ellie cleared her throat to make any nervousness go away.
"Um, y-yeah. S-sure." It didn't work too well. Blink smiled and started to walk back to his selling spot.
"See ya, then." He turned around fully and a million thoughts raced through his head. *How come I never noticed Ellie like this before? Does she like me? Do I like her? Was my hair ok? Was my patch on straight??*
Some of the same thoughts were running through Ellie's head excluding the one about the patch. She couldn't help but smile while she sold the rest of her papes. She checked her pocket watch, anxiously awaiting the next time she would see Blink. *9:30? Man oh man.*
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At 3:05, Ellie stood 10 feet away from the door to Tibby's. She was extremely nervous, but forced herself to be confident. She quickly turned to look in the window of a nearby store to examine her appearance. Her hair was moderately straight and combed, her face was a clean as it was going to get. In fact, she didn't look half-bad. She turned on the heel of black boot and started walking towards the restaurant.
The bell rang as Ellie opened to door to Tibby's. She searched the crowd for Blink and spotted him waiting at an empty table near Skittery, Specs, Jack and Race. As soon as the door closed, Blink snapped his head in her direction and gave a huge sigh of relief. Ellie walked over and sat down across from him.
"Sorry I'm late. I wasn't...um...finished selling my papes." She gave a small smile and hid her lying eyes. Ellie was a born liar. She made them up fast and good. Plus, she was the only one to ever beat Race at poker, although he still denied it. Blink smiled and Ellie's heart dropped down to her stomach.
"It's ok. I wasn't waiting long." The waiter came over and they both ordered some food with the money they made that day. The meal lasted awhile; both stopping to talk between chews. After they finished, Blink suggested a walk in central park. Their chairs scraped the floor as they got up to leave and Jack looked over in their direction.
"Hey, do youse know anything 'bout them two?" He pointed at the couple leaving the now almost empty restaurant with his thumb while chewing some knockwurst. Skittery, Specs and Race all shook their heads and went back to talking.