Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. I'm just gunna say that straight out, ok?
I own Rachel, Olivia, Smokey, Max and Trout.
Thanks to all my reviewers! I love each and every one of you! *hugs reviewers and gives them chocolate*
Rachel sluggishly got out of bed and got dressed. She had never woken up this early in her life and now was not a good time to start. She looked in the mirror of the washroom and jumped, scared of what she saw. Her hair was rumpled, her make-up smeared and her eyes bloodshot. Suddenly, Specs came up behind her and grabbed her waist. She quickly covered her face and elbowed Specs in the stomach.
"No! Don't look at me, Specs! Please, I beg of you, just go and I'll...I'll meet ya downstairs!" Rachel whimpered.
"Rach, come on. How bad can it be??" He seized her wrists and pulled them away from her face. He leaped back at the sight of her. "Whoa! What happened to you!"
"SPECS!" Rachel turned around in horror and started to cry.
"Aw, come on sweet face! I was just kidding! You look absolutely beautiful! I mean it. I really, truly do. A work of art." He closed in on Rachel, wrapping his arms around her.
"Really?" She mumbled.
"Of course." Specs bit his lip and made the look every boyfriend makes when he knows he's in trouble.
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After some major fixing and help from Olivia, Rachel bounced down the stairs of the Lodging House with perfect hair, beautiful black eyes and flawless skin. She skipped down to the distribution center, found Specs and ran into his arms.
"Wow! Is this the same girl I saw today in the washroom?" He smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Oh, hush your mouth and buy your papes, ok?" She lightly shoved Specs in the direction of the window and laughed as she walked towards the gate. He bought his papes and jogged up to where Rachel was standing. She seemed to be looking for something.
"Hey, whatcha lookin' for?" Specs asked, looking around as well.
"I heard a 'meow' come from somewhere...but I can't seem to find a cat anywhere." Specs smiled and handed his papes to Rachel. He walked into a small alley way, disappearing for a few seconds. He came back out with a grey, speckled kitty in his arms.
"THIS, is what you heard. Her name is Trout. She's the Lodging House cat." Rachel dropped the papes on the ground and walked over to Specs and the small kitten purring in his arms.
"Oh my goodness! She's so cute! Did you say her name was...Trout?" Rachel asked quizically.
"Yeah! We found her one day near a dumpster eatin' trout. So, we took her in and tried to feed her everything in the kitchen. Milk, bread, soup, you name it. She wouldn't touch any of it. So finally, Snitch went down to the harbor and stole some trout outta a fisherman's net and she ate it. Then we named her Trout." Specs scratched the kitten's head and rubbed her chin. Trout purred happily in Specs' arms and licked his finger. Rachel stared at the kitten and tears started to well up in her eyes. Specs looked up and saw Rachel trying hard not to cry.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, looking at this kitten makes me think of...well, it makes me think of my own kitten back home. Down in Georgia." A tear gradually made it's way down her face.
"Aw, don't cry, honey. You can have Trout." He picked Trout up by her stomach, making her meow and hiss at him.
"It's not the same! I like Trout and all, but she's not MY cat. She's not Smokey."
"What's so special about Smokey, though? A cat's a cat." Specs jammed his finger into his mouth to ease the pain from Trout's bite. He let her down and watched as she ran back into the alley way.
"No, Specs. Cat's are just like humans! They have different personalities. Ok, take this for instance: a couple months ago, I was having a really bad week. One day I came home, locked myself into my bedroom and just started crying. Smokers popped out from my closet and jumped up next to me. I started to pet him and then..." tears were now pouring out of Rachel's eyes, making them bloodshot again. "...and then, he put his paw up on my cheek to stop the crying. Do you think any other cat would do that to me? Smokey loves me just as much as I love him." She buried her face into her hands and started sobbing. This seemed like a familiar episode that had just been played out earlier this morning. Specs once again encircled his arms around Rachel.
"It's ok, Rachel. I know how you feel. I once had a dog named Max, and whenever I was sick, he would always lie right next to me and stay there the whole day. When he died, my parents tried getting me new dogs, but it just wasn't the same without my ole Max." Tears then started to fall down Specs' face as well. Rachel pulled away and wiped a tear out from under Specs' glasses. He smiled and leaned down, kissing Rachel's tears away.
"Am I a good alternative for Smokey?"
"You're definitely close." The couple stood there in each other's arms, both were crying and thinking of the lives they used to have. Maybe it wasn't too late for Rachel, but it was for Specs.
*wipes tear from eye* Oh, wasn't that so sad? The thing with Rachel and her cat, Smokey...yeah, that's all true. I have a kitty named Smokey and he's my baby!! Back in October, I had the worst week of all. I had a horrible cold, my favorite British show was taken off American air and, worst of all, Dan Snyder had just died. I seriously cried every day of that week when I got home from school until I went to sleep. One day, I locked myself in my room and burst out into tears. My kitty was hiding in the closet and came up to my bed and nestled right next to my face. He watched me for a while and put his paw up on my cheek. That made me cry even more cuz it was so sweet. He always sleeps in my bed at night and sits in my lap when I'm at the computer and I just love him to death. He means the world to me and I dunno what I would do without him. He's gunna be FIVE in April and I won't believe it. He's gettin old! Oh, man I dunno what I'll do when he leaves me!! He's really the sweetest kitty in the whole world once you get past the biting. *really wipes tear from eye* Ok, enough of that. Hope you enjoyed and I'll try to have the next chapter up soon.
Thanks to all my reviewers! I love each and every one of you! *hugs reviewers and gives them chocolate*
Rachel sluggishly got out of bed and got dressed. She had never woken up this early in her life and now was not a good time to start. She looked in the mirror of the washroom and jumped, scared of what she saw. Her hair was rumpled, her make-up smeared and her eyes bloodshot. Suddenly, Specs came up behind her and grabbed her waist. She quickly covered her face and elbowed Specs in the stomach.
"No! Don't look at me, Specs! Please, I beg of you, just go and I'll...I'll meet ya downstairs!" Rachel whimpered.
"Rach, come on. How bad can it be??" He seized her wrists and pulled them away from her face. He leaped back at the sight of her. "Whoa! What happened to you!"
"SPECS!" Rachel turned around in horror and started to cry.
"Aw, come on sweet face! I was just kidding! You look absolutely beautiful! I mean it. I really, truly do. A work of art." He closed in on Rachel, wrapping his arms around her.
"Really?" She mumbled.
"Of course." Specs bit his lip and made the look every boyfriend makes when he knows he's in trouble.
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After some major fixing and help from Olivia, Rachel bounced down the stairs of the Lodging House with perfect hair, beautiful black eyes and flawless skin. She skipped down to the distribution center, found Specs and ran into his arms.
"Wow! Is this the same girl I saw today in the washroom?" He smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Oh, hush your mouth and buy your papes, ok?" She lightly shoved Specs in the direction of the window and laughed as she walked towards the gate. He bought his papes and jogged up to where Rachel was standing. She seemed to be looking for something.
"Hey, whatcha lookin' for?" Specs asked, looking around as well.
"I heard a 'meow' come from somewhere...but I can't seem to find a cat anywhere." Specs smiled and handed his papes to Rachel. He walked into a small alley way, disappearing for a few seconds. He came back out with a grey, speckled kitty in his arms.
"THIS, is what you heard. Her name is Trout. She's the Lodging House cat." Rachel dropped the papes on the ground and walked over to Specs and the small kitten purring in his arms.
"Oh my goodness! She's so cute! Did you say her name was...Trout?" Rachel asked quizically.
"Yeah! We found her one day near a dumpster eatin' trout. So, we took her in and tried to feed her everything in the kitchen. Milk, bread, soup, you name it. She wouldn't touch any of it. So finally, Snitch went down to the harbor and stole some trout outta a fisherman's net and she ate it. Then we named her Trout." Specs scratched the kitten's head and rubbed her chin. Trout purred happily in Specs' arms and licked his finger. Rachel stared at the kitten and tears started to well up in her eyes. Specs looked up and saw Rachel trying hard not to cry.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, looking at this kitten makes me think of...well, it makes me think of my own kitten back home. Down in Georgia." A tear gradually made it's way down her face.
"Aw, don't cry, honey. You can have Trout." He picked Trout up by her stomach, making her meow and hiss at him.
"It's not the same! I like Trout and all, but she's not MY cat. She's not Smokey."
"What's so special about Smokey, though? A cat's a cat." Specs jammed his finger into his mouth to ease the pain from Trout's bite. He let her down and watched as she ran back into the alley way.
"No, Specs. Cat's are just like humans! They have different personalities. Ok, take this for instance: a couple months ago, I was having a really bad week. One day I came home, locked myself into my bedroom and just started crying. Smokers popped out from my closet and jumped up next to me. I started to pet him and then..." tears were now pouring out of Rachel's eyes, making them bloodshot again. "...and then, he put his paw up on my cheek to stop the crying. Do you think any other cat would do that to me? Smokey loves me just as much as I love him." She buried her face into her hands and started sobbing. This seemed like a familiar episode that had just been played out earlier this morning. Specs once again encircled his arms around Rachel.
"It's ok, Rachel. I know how you feel. I once had a dog named Max, and whenever I was sick, he would always lie right next to me and stay there the whole day. When he died, my parents tried getting me new dogs, but it just wasn't the same without my ole Max." Tears then started to fall down Specs' face as well. Rachel pulled away and wiped a tear out from under Specs' glasses. He smiled and leaned down, kissing Rachel's tears away.
"Am I a good alternative for Smokey?"
"You're definitely close." The couple stood there in each other's arms, both were crying and thinking of the lives they used to have. Maybe it wasn't too late for Rachel, but it was for Specs.
*wipes tear from eye* Oh, wasn't that so sad? The thing with Rachel and her cat, Smokey...yeah, that's all true. I have a kitty named Smokey and he's my baby!! Back in October, I had the worst week of all. I had a horrible cold, my favorite British show was taken off American air and, worst of all, Dan Snyder had just died. I seriously cried every day of that week when I got home from school until I went to sleep. One day, I locked myself in my room and burst out into tears. My kitty was hiding in the closet and came up to my bed and nestled right next to my face. He watched me for a while and put his paw up on my cheek. That made me cry even more cuz it was so sweet. He always sleeps in my bed at night and sits in my lap when I'm at the computer and I just love him to death. He means the world to me and I dunno what I would do without him. He's gunna be FIVE in April and I won't believe it. He's gettin old! Oh, man I dunno what I'll do when he leaves me!! He's really the sweetest kitty in the whole world once you get past the biting. *really wipes tear from eye* Ok, enough of that. Hope you enjoyed and I'll try to have the next chapter up soon.