Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. I only own Rachel, Olivia and Smokey.
The bell jingled as Blink opened the door to Tibby's. He had spent the whole day thinking of Olivia and what he should say. He searched the restaurant, but she was no where to be found. He sighed and walked back out the door into the warm weather. The clouds were a bit grey and the sun was barely giving off any light. *Olivia better get here before it rains. My hair's looking good today.* He ran his fingers through his hair and smiled. (A/N: Now can you see why I put them together?) He waited about five more minutes before he turned to open the door. She would have to find him inside because he did NOT want to risk getting his soft, silky, shiny hair rained on. His hand rest on the door handle and he was about to push it open when he heard a voice screaming his name.
"BLINK! WAIT!" Olivia was sprinting down the sidewalk, her hair breezing behind her. She stopped about 5 yards away from him, breathless. "Good, you waited."
"Well, you were screaming at me to wait. I wouldn't want to disobey you, master." Blink said sarcastically, but just a little angrily.
"Blink, WHY are you mad? All I did was tell you the truth. I thought that's what you wanted to hear, but you obviously couldn't handle it." Olivia pleaded and swung her arms up in the air.
"I'm not MAD at you, Olivia. I just don't get you! One moment, you're holding my hand and the next, you won't even kiss me. You...UGH! You're the biggest tease I've ever met in my entire life!"
"For someone who's not mad at me, you sure act like it. Maybe this was a mistake, I never should have run after you." Olivia turned around in a huff. "I just want to go home!"
"Wait, what was a mistake?" Blink asked.
"Coming after you." She said as she turned back around. "I came after you because..."
"Because what?" A little drop of rain had splattered on Blink's shoe.
"Because I thought I was...WE were ready to..."
"Olivia, just tell me already!" The rain had started to fall a little more harder now, but it wasn't pouring...yet.
"I thought it was time that we kissed, ok?" Olivia brushed her hair out of her face and sighed. "Maybe it isn't, though." Blink walked towards her, an imploring look in his eyes.
"Why not? Why isn't it time? I thought you were supposed to 'just know' and, well, you know now."
"Yeah, I know. But, maybe we just...shouldn't."
"Olivia, can you just hear me out for a second?" She nodded. "Ok, all day today, I was thinking about you and how I could apologize. I know that you're still young and you're not ready to get in the game, so to speak. I understand that you're afraid of getting close to someone...that if you do, then you'll just end up getting hurt...again." Olivia moved forward.
"How did you know that, Blink? I never told you any of that stuff."
"You didn't have to tell me. I know that you feel like that because...I do too. I've never kissed a girl and none of the guys know that. Every person I've ever gotten close to has hurt me. My parents, my sister, the friends I used to have. I shared my deepest thoughts with each and every one of them, and they all let me down. This new life I've led for so long is what I know now and I trust all the guys, but I just can't be as close to them as I was with the people I used to know. Did you get any of that?" Olivia, once again, nodded. "I know I'm just rambling on and on here, so I'll get to the point. I like you more than any other girl I've met in my life. You're fun to be around, you're sweet, you're cute and you just have that essence that makes people want to be around you. But you also lead a double life, like me. On the outside, you're the girl who can get any guy she wants. But on the inside, you're scared and afraid. Just like me. That's why we're perfect for each other, Olivia. And if you can't see that, then there's no use in me trying to win you back." Olivia stood there, her mouth open.
"Ok, first of all, I'm not a prize and you can't win me back. Second of all, if you had listened to me, you would have known that I knew we were right for each other. Did you get any of that?" Blink nodded. "I've known that ever since I saw the mov- -...ever since I saw you yesterday morning. I'm really sorry if I was a tease and I want to make it up to you." Olivia walked up to Blink and kissed him. It had been slightly raining all this time, but the heavens opened up and poured profuse amounts of precipitation on the lip locking couple. *No! My hair!* Both thought simultaneously.
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Specs and Rachel sat in a booth in Tibby's watching the whole scene play out between Olivia and Blink. Rachel's eyes were still puffy and red from crying and Specs still had to sniffle once and a while. Specs had decided to treat them both to some sasparilla to help them recooperate.
"And again, Olivia always gets what she wants." Rachel sighed and gulped down the last of her drink. "I just wish that for once I can have something on my own. Ever since I started kindergarten, it seems that Olivia always has to do everything I do. I know she doesn't do it because she admires me, she does it because she's evil."
"I'm sure she's not evil. Deceptive, maybe. But evil, no." Specs watched Olivia and Blink walk through the door, soaking wet. Olivia spotted them and bounced into the seat next to Rachel.
"Hey guys! What's the haps? Rachel, you look horrible!" Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Thanks, Livvy. And how are you?"
"Have you been crying? Your eyes are red and puffy... and your cheeks! They're so blotchy! You've definitely been crying. Why?"
"I just miss Smokey. That's all." Now it was Olivia's turn to roll her eyes.
"Oh my gosh! Forget about your stupid cat for once! Smokey's mean! He bites me all the time."
"Maybe that's because you always shove him out of the way. You could be a little more polite."
"He's a CAT! He doesn't know that I'm being 'unpolite', or whatever. All I'm saying is that we're in New York City, in 1899, with two HOT...well...one hot and one...nice guy, and all you can think about is your stupid, fat cat?" At this, Rachel's face turned red and her fists balled up with rage. She pushed Olivia out of the seat and got out herself.
"Smokey is NOT stupid! He may be fat, but he's not stupid! I'm tired of you hating on everything I love. My cat, my clothes and now my boyfriend. Why did I have to get stuck with a sister like you?" Olivia got up and dusted herself off before shoving Rachel.
"Is it my fault that all the things you like are corny, dull and out of style???" Rachel shoved Olivia back, making her fall over a few chairs. All the newsies watched as the fight began to grow.
"Well, you could at least not make fun of them and let me like them in peace! I hate you, Olivia Katherine Banks. You're the worst sister that was ever put on Earth." Rachel stormed out of the restaurant and Olivia's eyes filled with tears and anger. Specs ran after Rachel as Blink went to help Olivia off the floor.
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"Rachel, just calm down. I know you probably didn't mean anything you said back there, but..."
"Oh, no. I meant every word of it. Olivia's a horrible sister and she deserved that."
"That's a little harsh, honey. How 'bout we go back to the Lodging House and discuss this." Specs rubbed Rachel's back and brushed a piece of wet hair behind her ears.
"All right, fine."
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"She's...I...and you..." Olivia's words stumbled out of her mouth as tears ran down her cheeks. "What did I do to deserve that?" Blink bit his lip.
"Do you really wanna know?" Olivia nodded intently. "Ok...all you did was step into Rachel's territory. You made fun of the two loves of her life. Her cat and Specs. You were just a little...mean to her."
"But I've been saying things like that to her forever, but she's never pushed me or shoved me or talked back to me. She just took all my...verbal abuse...wow I'm really mean, aren't I?"
"To Rachel, yeah, you are." Olivia started to cry even more as she thought about how she's treated her sister, her own flesh and blood, all these years. It was time to make amends.
The bell jingled as Blink opened the door to Tibby's. He had spent the whole day thinking of Olivia and what he should say. He searched the restaurant, but she was no where to be found. He sighed and walked back out the door into the warm weather. The clouds were a bit grey and the sun was barely giving off any light. *Olivia better get here before it rains. My hair's looking good today.* He ran his fingers through his hair and smiled. (A/N: Now can you see why I put them together?) He waited about five more minutes before he turned to open the door. She would have to find him inside because he did NOT want to risk getting his soft, silky, shiny hair rained on. His hand rest on the door handle and he was about to push it open when he heard a voice screaming his name.
"BLINK! WAIT!" Olivia was sprinting down the sidewalk, her hair breezing behind her. She stopped about 5 yards away from him, breathless. "Good, you waited."
"Well, you were screaming at me to wait. I wouldn't want to disobey you, master." Blink said sarcastically, but just a little angrily.
"Blink, WHY are you mad? All I did was tell you the truth. I thought that's what you wanted to hear, but you obviously couldn't handle it." Olivia pleaded and swung her arms up in the air.
"I'm not MAD at you, Olivia. I just don't get you! One moment, you're holding my hand and the next, you won't even kiss me. You...UGH! You're the biggest tease I've ever met in my entire life!"
"For someone who's not mad at me, you sure act like it. Maybe this was a mistake, I never should have run after you." Olivia turned around in a huff. "I just want to go home!"
"Wait, what was a mistake?" Blink asked.
"Coming after you." She said as she turned back around. "I came after you because..."
"Because what?" A little drop of rain had splattered on Blink's shoe.
"Because I thought I was...WE were ready to..."
"Olivia, just tell me already!" The rain had started to fall a little more harder now, but it wasn't pouring...yet.
"I thought it was time that we kissed, ok?" Olivia brushed her hair out of her face and sighed. "Maybe it isn't, though." Blink walked towards her, an imploring look in his eyes.
"Why not? Why isn't it time? I thought you were supposed to 'just know' and, well, you know now."
"Yeah, I know. But, maybe we just...shouldn't."
"Olivia, can you just hear me out for a second?" She nodded. "Ok, all day today, I was thinking about you and how I could apologize. I know that you're still young and you're not ready to get in the game, so to speak. I understand that you're afraid of getting close to someone...that if you do, then you'll just end up getting hurt...again." Olivia moved forward.
"How did you know that, Blink? I never told you any of that stuff."
"You didn't have to tell me. I know that you feel like that because...I do too. I've never kissed a girl and none of the guys know that. Every person I've ever gotten close to has hurt me. My parents, my sister, the friends I used to have. I shared my deepest thoughts with each and every one of them, and they all let me down. This new life I've led for so long is what I know now and I trust all the guys, but I just can't be as close to them as I was with the people I used to know. Did you get any of that?" Olivia, once again, nodded. "I know I'm just rambling on and on here, so I'll get to the point. I like you more than any other girl I've met in my life. You're fun to be around, you're sweet, you're cute and you just have that essence that makes people want to be around you. But you also lead a double life, like me. On the outside, you're the girl who can get any guy she wants. But on the inside, you're scared and afraid. Just like me. That's why we're perfect for each other, Olivia. And if you can't see that, then there's no use in me trying to win you back." Olivia stood there, her mouth open.
"Ok, first of all, I'm not a prize and you can't win me back. Second of all, if you had listened to me, you would have known that I knew we were right for each other. Did you get any of that?" Blink nodded. "I've known that ever since I saw the mov- -...ever since I saw you yesterday morning. I'm really sorry if I was a tease and I want to make it up to you." Olivia walked up to Blink and kissed him. It had been slightly raining all this time, but the heavens opened up and poured profuse amounts of precipitation on the lip locking couple. *No! My hair!* Both thought simultaneously.
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Specs and Rachel sat in a booth in Tibby's watching the whole scene play out between Olivia and Blink. Rachel's eyes were still puffy and red from crying and Specs still had to sniffle once and a while. Specs had decided to treat them both to some sasparilla to help them recooperate.
"And again, Olivia always gets what she wants." Rachel sighed and gulped down the last of her drink. "I just wish that for once I can have something on my own. Ever since I started kindergarten, it seems that Olivia always has to do everything I do. I know she doesn't do it because she admires me, she does it because she's evil."
"I'm sure she's not evil. Deceptive, maybe. But evil, no." Specs watched Olivia and Blink walk through the door, soaking wet. Olivia spotted them and bounced into the seat next to Rachel.
"Hey guys! What's the haps? Rachel, you look horrible!" Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Thanks, Livvy. And how are you?"
"Have you been crying? Your eyes are red and puffy... and your cheeks! They're so blotchy! You've definitely been crying. Why?"
"I just miss Smokey. That's all." Now it was Olivia's turn to roll her eyes.
"Oh my gosh! Forget about your stupid cat for once! Smokey's mean! He bites me all the time."
"Maybe that's because you always shove him out of the way. You could be a little more polite."
"He's a CAT! He doesn't know that I'm being 'unpolite', or whatever. All I'm saying is that we're in New York City, in 1899, with two HOT...well...one hot and one...nice guy, and all you can think about is your stupid, fat cat?" At this, Rachel's face turned red and her fists balled up with rage. She pushed Olivia out of the seat and got out herself.
"Smokey is NOT stupid! He may be fat, but he's not stupid! I'm tired of you hating on everything I love. My cat, my clothes and now my boyfriend. Why did I have to get stuck with a sister like you?" Olivia got up and dusted herself off before shoving Rachel.
"Is it my fault that all the things you like are corny, dull and out of style???" Rachel shoved Olivia back, making her fall over a few chairs. All the newsies watched as the fight began to grow.
"Well, you could at least not make fun of them and let me like them in peace! I hate you, Olivia Katherine Banks. You're the worst sister that was ever put on Earth." Rachel stormed out of the restaurant and Olivia's eyes filled with tears and anger. Specs ran after Rachel as Blink went to help Olivia off the floor.
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"Rachel, just calm down. I know you probably didn't mean anything you said back there, but..."
"Oh, no. I meant every word of it. Olivia's a horrible sister and she deserved that."
"That's a little harsh, honey. How 'bout we go back to the Lodging House and discuss this." Specs rubbed Rachel's back and brushed a piece of wet hair behind her ears.
"All right, fine."
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"She's...I...and you..." Olivia's words stumbled out of her mouth as tears ran down her cheeks. "What did I do to deserve that?" Blink bit his lip.
"Do you really wanna know?" Olivia nodded intently. "Ok...all you did was step into Rachel's territory. You made fun of the two loves of her life. Her cat and Specs. You were just a little...mean to her."
"But I've been saying things like that to her forever, but she's never pushed me or shoved me or talked back to me. She just took all my...verbal abuse...wow I'm really mean, aren't I?"
"To Rachel, yeah, you are." Olivia started to cry even more as she thought about how she's treated her sister, her own flesh and blood, all these years. It was time to make amends.