Do You Swear You Won't Forget Me?
*Warnings: VERY SAPPY. That's all. for now anyway.
Disclaimer: I OWN THEM ALL!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! v.v;; sorry. Disney owns 'em. But I own Sparkles!!! No stealing!!!
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Chapter 01- If I Found You Would You Let Me Come and Stay?
*** I bounded up the steps to the boarding house, softly rapping at the door with my fist. After a few agonizing minutes, Kloppman slowly opened the door, clearly not used to anybody actually _knocking_ on it. He recognized me in an instant and his eyes widened in surprise. I grinned.
"Hey Kloppman. Is Jack here?"
He nodded, still in shock, and motioned toward one of the back rooms.
"Thanks." I said, pushing my way past him and heading eagerly down the hallway. I held my breath a little as I got closer to the door and was suddenly all too aware of my heart beating wildly in my chest.
Slowing to a halt in front of the open doorway, I leaned against the frame and surveyed the scene before me
Jack was sitting in a chair in front of a small table, which Racetrack was sitting on. There was a battered old couch pushed up against the far wall, and on it sat a dark haired boy and two girls, none of which I recognized. I remained invisible on the threshold of the entrance for a few precious moments before one of the girls with long hair noticed me.
"Who's 'at?" She asked curiously, causing everyone to turn and look.
"Sparkles!" Jack cried, leaping from his chair with an astonished look on his face. I grinned.
"Hey Jacky."
His eyes continued to grow wider as he stared at me disbelievingly.
"Sparkles," he said again, "what are you doin' hea'? I thought you was in Santa Fe!"
"I was, but when you never came I though I'd just." My voice trailed of as I noticed the uncomfortable look on Jack's face. "What's wrong?
"N-nothin'. Hea' let me introduce you to dese guys. and, er, goils," he said, motioning to the three stranger on the couch, "dis," he began pointing to the dark haired boy, "is Spot Conlon."
"Right," I said, recognizing his name. "From Brooklyn."
"Yup." He grinned, "an' dis is my friend Tot." he added, referring to the girl that had pointed me out earlier. He playfully threw his arm around her shoulders, and she laughed and stood up.
"Hey ya Sparkles, glad to meet ya" She said, smiling. "I'd like for you to meet Mouse."
The second girl smiled and held out a hand. I smiled back and shook it politely.
"So, uh why'd ya come back again?" Racetrack asked, leisurely jumping from the table.
"Oh yeah" I said, turning to Jack. "Why didn't you come, Jacky?"
"I, uh, well, um, er."
"Sparkles!"
I turned to see Bumlets grinning at me from the doorway.
"Hey!" I said, grinning back. Bumlets and I Had become petty good friends when I lived in Manhattan. As a matter of affect, it was my friendship to him that introduced me to the newsies and, more importantly, Jack.
"Why'r ya back?" He asked
"I came to see Jack." I replied, realizing that I would have to explain that many more times.
"Oh," he said, seeming a bit worried for a moment, but the feeling quickly vanished as he grabbed my wrist and pulled me out the door," you'll never believe what happened!
I heard everyone follow behind us; down the aisle, down the stairs, and out the front door.
He finally stopped once we reached the street, kicking up dirt as we suddenly skidded to a halt. Letting go of my wrist, he turned and grinned at me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Tot and Mouse and take a seat on the boarding house steps. Jack stopped close to me, facing me and Bumlets. Spot wasn't far behind.
"So what happened?" I asked breathlessly, turning my attention back to Bumlets.
"Well, - "
" Hey, let me tell 'er!" Jack cut in, "she's my girlfriend." His words ended in a hollow silence and Spot coughed lightly behind him. Bumlets stared at Jack coldly.
"She's my best friend; I'll tell 'er" he spat back.
There was another awkward silence between us for a moment. 'What was that all about?' I thought as a shiver passed through my body. Ignoring it, I smiled at Bumlets. "Well.?"
"Well," he continued, "ya know ol' Pulitza?" He jerked his head toward the World building. I nodded. "He raised the pape's price a whole dime." he said, and promptly sat next to Mouse on the steps.
I stared at him in disbelief.
"W-what?! That's crazy!" I yelled.
"Don' worry, we took care a it." Spot assured me.
"What happened?"
"Jacky-boy hea started a strike."
I whirled around and stared at Jack, eyebrows raised. "A strike?"
He shrugged. "It worked."
I grinned. "Tell me."
~.~
Mwaha. Too lazy to re-tell the WHOLE strike story; besides I'm sure everyone knows it. So, waddya think? It gets better, I promise. I'm still working on chapter 2, and it'll be a while before it's done, but don't give up on me! r+r!
Flames, compliments, and teddy bears always accepted!!!
*Warnings: VERY SAPPY. That's all. for now anyway.
Disclaimer: I OWN THEM ALL!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! v.v;; sorry. Disney owns 'em. But I own Sparkles!!! No stealing!!!
***
Chapter 01- If I Found You Would You Let Me Come and Stay?
*** I bounded up the steps to the boarding house, softly rapping at the door with my fist. After a few agonizing minutes, Kloppman slowly opened the door, clearly not used to anybody actually _knocking_ on it. He recognized me in an instant and his eyes widened in surprise. I grinned.
"Hey Kloppman. Is Jack here?"
He nodded, still in shock, and motioned toward one of the back rooms.
"Thanks." I said, pushing my way past him and heading eagerly down the hallway. I held my breath a little as I got closer to the door and was suddenly all too aware of my heart beating wildly in my chest.
Slowing to a halt in front of the open doorway, I leaned against the frame and surveyed the scene before me
Jack was sitting in a chair in front of a small table, which Racetrack was sitting on. There was a battered old couch pushed up against the far wall, and on it sat a dark haired boy and two girls, none of which I recognized. I remained invisible on the threshold of the entrance for a few precious moments before one of the girls with long hair noticed me.
"Who's 'at?" She asked curiously, causing everyone to turn and look.
"Sparkles!" Jack cried, leaping from his chair with an astonished look on his face. I grinned.
"Hey Jacky."
His eyes continued to grow wider as he stared at me disbelievingly.
"Sparkles," he said again, "what are you doin' hea'? I thought you was in Santa Fe!"
"I was, but when you never came I though I'd just." My voice trailed of as I noticed the uncomfortable look on Jack's face. "What's wrong?
"N-nothin'. Hea' let me introduce you to dese guys. and, er, goils," he said, motioning to the three stranger on the couch, "dis," he began pointing to the dark haired boy, "is Spot Conlon."
"Right," I said, recognizing his name. "From Brooklyn."
"Yup." He grinned, "an' dis is my friend Tot." he added, referring to the girl that had pointed me out earlier. He playfully threw his arm around her shoulders, and she laughed and stood up.
"Hey ya Sparkles, glad to meet ya" She said, smiling. "I'd like for you to meet Mouse."
The second girl smiled and held out a hand. I smiled back and shook it politely.
"So, uh why'd ya come back again?" Racetrack asked, leisurely jumping from the table.
"Oh yeah" I said, turning to Jack. "Why didn't you come, Jacky?"
"I, uh, well, um, er."
"Sparkles!"
I turned to see Bumlets grinning at me from the doorway.
"Hey!" I said, grinning back. Bumlets and I Had become petty good friends when I lived in Manhattan. As a matter of affect, it was my friendship to him that introduced me to the newsies and, more importantly, Jack.
"Why'r ya back?" He asked
"I came to see Jack." I replied, realizing that I would have to explain that many more times.
"Oh," he said, seeming a bit worried for a moment, but the feeling quickly vanished as he grabbed my wrist and pulled me out the door," you'll never believe what happened!
I heard everyone follow behind us; down the aisle, down the stairs, and out the front door.
He finally stopped once we reached the street, kicking up dirt as we suddenly skidded to a halt. Letting go of my wrist, he turned and grinned at me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Tot and Mouse and take a seat on the boarding house steps. Jack stopped close to me, facing me and Bumlets. Spot wasn't far behind.
"So what happened?" I asked breathlessly, turning my attention back to Bumlets.
"Well, - "
" Hey, let me tell 'er!" Jack cut in, "she's my girlfriend." His words ended in a hollow silence and Spot coughed lightly behind him. Bumlets stared at Jack coldly.
"She's my best friend; I'll tell 'er" he spat back.
There was another awkward silence between us for a moment. 'What was that all about?' I thought as a shiver passed through my body. Ignoring it, I smiled at Bumlets. "Well.?"
"Well," he continued, "ya know ol' Pulitza?" He jerked his head toward the World building. I nodded. "He raised the pape's price a whole dime." he said, and promptly sat next to Mouse on the steps.
I stared at him in disbelief.
"W-what?! That's crazy!" I yelled.
"Don' worry, we took care a it." Spot assured me.
"What happened?"
"Jacky-boy hea started a strike."
I whirled around and stared at Jack, eyebrows raised. "A strike?"
He shrugged. "It worked."
I grinned. "Tell me."
~.~
Mwaha. Too lazy to re-tell the WHOLE strike story; besides I'm sure everyone knows it. So, waddya think? It gets better, I promise. I'm still working on chapter 2, and it'll be a while before it's done, but don't give up on me! r+r!
Flames, compliments, and teddy bears always accepted!!!