Whoops! I forgot to put up the disclaimer for chapters 1 and 2!! So here
goes: I don't own the newsies, Disney does! I don't own the Queen of
England either, she owns herself and the whole of England I guess! Anyways,
I only own Ellie...yep. That's it. Ok, BACK to the story!
"Boots! Specs! Skittery!" Kloppman made his rounds at the crack of dawn as usual. Blink slowly opened his eye and felt the bright, morning sun on his face. *Is it morning already?* he thought. He rolled over and saw Ellie sleeping peacefully. She looked so beautiful and he really didn't want to wake her. He knew he had to so he gently shook her shoulder. As he saw her waking up ever so slightly, he pecked her forehead and jumped out of bed to get dressed.
15 minutes later: Ellie met up with Blink at the Distribution center energized and all smiles.
"How'd ya sleep?" Blink asked the rather cheerful girl.
"Great! I've never been that tired in my whole life." She smiled some more and got her usual 60 papes. "I gotta go to my sellin spot, but we can meet up for lunch at 1 ok?" She quickly kissed Blink's cheek and ran off with a small wave good-bye.
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The day went by so fast and before they knew it, Blink and Ellie were parting ways to go to bed. Blink found it a little hard to sleep without Ellie's body heat warming him, but he managed. The next morning, Kid met Ellie at the bottom of the attic stairs.
"Mornin' El. Look, I was wonderin if maybe you wanted to sell together today?" Ellie finished tightening and buckling her suspenders and put on her cap.
"I would love to!" She grabbed his hand and they ran towards the D.C. After fighting off comments from Weasel and the Delancey's, they stood in front of Irving Hall and central park and sold all 120 of their papes about 2 hours after lunch everyday.
This little schedule went on for a few weeks and it seemed to be a success. But as Blink and Ellie got closer, the weather got colder. It was nearing the time of year when Ellie was abandoned. It was still a couple months away, but even the thought of it made her shudder.
During these few weeks, nothing really exciting had happened. Until one day...Ellie was selling a bunch of her papes to a group of business men a few yards away. Blink searched the papers for a good headline to improve. When he finally found one, he stuck a pape up in the air and opened his mouth to scream when he saw a familiar but unwanted face. Megan, his ex- girlfriend was coming straight towards him. She was a very attractive girl- tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He had broken up with her months before he even set eyes on Ellie, but she was still hung up on him. When she finally reached him, she stared into his eye.
"I would like to buy a paper, please." Blink looked away and handed her the paper. Absentmindedly, he stuck out his hand to receive the penny. Megan took the penny from her pocket and slipped it in his hand. She also placed a little sheet of paper with an address written on it in his hand. "You should come see me sometime, Blink. I really miss you." She moved closer and put her hand on Blink's arm. He shrugged it off and looked over at Ellie to make sure she was still selling.
"Megan, please leave me alone." She stepped back, looking hurt.
"Blink, please. You don't know what it's like to live without you. I just can't do it any longer!" She placed her hands behind his head and forced him into a kiss. At that moment, Ellie finished selling the papes to the business men and turned around only to be smacked in the face with a surreal image. Blink was kissing another girl. Tears stung her eyes as her voice bit the ice cold air.
"So was I just a joke this whole time, Blink?" She dropped the rest of her papes on the ground and ran. She took off towards central park because it was big enough to where he wouldn't find her right away. After Kid finally managed to unglue Megan, he ran after Ellie.
"Ellie, please!! You don't understand! I can explain! Please, Ellie, please!" She heard every word but refused to respond. By now they were running past Irving Hall where a show had let out. Fortunately, Ellie just missed the crowd, but Blink got stuck in the middle of it. After minutes of polite shoving, pushing and pape selling, he emerged from the crowd only to face an empty street. He sighed heavily and ran his fingers through his hair. He rubbed his freezing hands together and blew some hot air on them. It was getting rather cold outside and the sun was beginning to set. Blink started to worry about Ellie and what could happen to her. *Don't worry yourself Blink. She can take care of herself. She'll come back.* He searched the area once more for Ellie but there was no sign of her anywhere. He slowly turned towards the Lodging House and trudged along.
"Boots! Specs! Skittery!" Kloppman made his rounds at the crack of dawn as usual. Blink slowly opened his eye and felt the bright, morning sun on his face. *Is it morning already?* he thought. He rolled over and saw Ellie sleeping peacefully. She looked so beautiful and he really didn't want to wake her. He knew he had to so he gently shook her shoulder. As he saw her waking up ever so slightly, he pecked her forehead and jumped out of bed to get dressed.
15 minutes later: Ellie met up with Blink at the Distribution center energized and all smiles.
"How'd ya sleep?" Blink asked the rather cheerful girl.
"Great! I've never been that tired in my whole life." She smiled some more and got her usual 60 papes. "I gotta go to my sellin spot, but we can meet up for lunch at 1 ok?" She quickly kissed Blink's cheek and ran off with a small wave good-bye.
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The day went by so fast and before they knew it, Blink and Ellie were parting ways to go to bed. Blink found it a little hard to sleep without Ellie's body heat warming him, but he managed. The next morning, Kid met Ellie at the bottom of the attic stairs.
"Mornin' El. Look, I was wonderin if maybe you wanted to sell together today?" Ellie finished tightening and buckling her suspenders and put on her cap.
"I would love to!" She grabbed his hand and they ran towards the D.C. After fighting off comments from Weasel and the Delancey's, they stood in front of Irving Hall and central park and sold all 120 of their papes about 2 hours after lunch everyday.
This little schedule went on for a few weeks and it seemed to be a success. But as Blink and Ellie got closer, the weather got colder. It was nearing the time of year when Ellie was abandoned. It was still a couple months away, but even the thought of it made her shudder.
During these few weeks, nothing really exciting had happened. Until one day...Ellie was selling a bunch of her papes to a group of business men a few yards away. Blink searched the papers for a good headline to improve. When he finally found one, he stuck a pape up in the air and opened his mouth to scream when he saw a familiar but unwanted face. Megan, his ex- girlfriend was coming straight towards him. She was a very attractive girl- tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He had broken up with her months before he even set eyes on Ellie, but she was still hung up on him. When she finally reached him, she stared into his eye.
"I would like to buy a paper, please." Blink looked away and handed her the paper. Absentmindedly, he stuck out his hand to receive the penny. Megan took the penny from her pocket and slipped it in his hand. She also placed a little sheet of paper with an address written on it in his hand. "You should come see me sometime, Blink. I really miss you." She moved closer and put her hand on Blink's arm. He shrugged it off and looked over at Ellie to make sure she was still selling.
"Megan, please leave me alone." She stepped back, looking hurt.
"Blink, please. You don't know what it's like to live without you. I just can't do it any longer!" She placed her hands behind his head and forced him into a kiss. At that moment, Ellie finished selling the papes to the business men and turned around only to be smacked in the face with a surreal image. Blink was kissing another girl. Tears stung her eyes as her voice bit the ice cold air.
"So was I just a joke this whole time, Blink?" She dropped the rest of her papes on the ground and ran. She took off towards central park because it was big enough to where he wouldn't find her right away. After Kid finally managed to unglue Megan, he ran after Ellie.
"Ellie, please!! You don't understand! I can explain! Please, Ellie, please!" She heard every word but refused to respond. By now they were running past Irving Hall where a show had let out. Fortunately, Ellie just missed the crowd, but Blink got stuck in the middle of it. After minutes of polite shoving, pushing and pape selling, he emerged from the crowd only to face an empty street. He sighed heavily and ran his fingers through his hair. He rubbed his freezing hands together and blew some hot air on them. It was getting rather cold outside and the sun was beginning to set. Blink started to worry about Ellie and what could happen to her. *Don't worry yourself Blink. She can take care of herself. She'll come back.* He searched the area once more for Ellie but there was no sign of her anywhere. He slowly turned towards the Lodging House and trudged along.