Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies because Disney is mean and won't give them
up. I don't own Sapphy, Zippy, Lil' Italy, HotShot, Taffee or Trigger
either. I only own Tag and Melody. *nods proudly*
All righty, it's another chapter! I don't really know when the song is coming into play...so don't ask. LoL. All right, it's time for some shout outs!
Gamester Cladsl- LoL! It's ok that you asked me that...I was a little bit flattered actually! Usually, no one cares about me and my two lines! :D I know it, this song is the BEST!
Fye R Fly- Thanks for reviewing! I'm ecstatic that you like it so far! :D
Lil' Italy- "I'm in the depths of despair, Marilla. Have you ever been in the depths of despair?" LoL. I'm glad you like it so far! ;) I love Moody!
Matchin' Laces- *squeals* I love Clay to death! Isn't his CD one of the best ever? That's really cool that you saw my story right after the song came on! It must be fate. ;D
Sapphy- Stupid dad! Just take the rum and drink it! *crosses arms* Some people... Yeah, I figured you were like Melody, being independent and such, so that's why I said MOST girls. Besides, I'm making you Melody's best girl friend b/c you're that way. Whoo hoo! I'm glad you like your description! 'Goin' to Sheepshead Bay constantly...' Heh heh heh.
Blinknskater- Oooo you said "wow"! That's all anyone needs to say to make ME happy.
SnitchsLins- You said 'wow' as well! Man, you guys really know how to make me happy!!! LoL! I LOVE details, too so that's why I try to make everything as descriptive as possible! So, it's like you're there, in the story. All right, all right *throws hands up in surrender* You got me. I'll put some Snitchyness in. :D
Poker- *throws confetti* Congratulations! The very first one to give a review! Whoa, withdrawl symptoms? That's tough...I need to write more so you won't die or something. Ok, I'll help you up from the cliff and start writing.
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Melody flipped through the pages of that morning's newspaper, looking for a headline to "improve". *Hmm...'Governor has cold; Must stay in bed for several days.' What kinda headline is that? Oh, well, guess I'll have to work with it.* She cleared her throat and started yelling out her version of the headline.
"Governor sick with fatal illness! Must stay in hospital for several weeks! Extra, extra! Governor is possible of dying!" She sold a few papes and found another headline to improve.
Meanwhile, Jack was selling HIS papes a few blocks away and could hear Melody's loud voice cutting through the air. For such a quiet girl, she could really yell. He watched her every move as she looked through the articles and yelled out some fake headlines.
"Heya Jack!" Mush called to his friend from across the street. He waved excitedly before walking off with his girlfriend, HotShot. She was a 15- year-old newsie with brown hair and natural blonde tips at the end. Her eyes were a nice, soft hazel that turned yellow in the middle when she got mad, which was not that often. She had a bit of a tan and was short; almost a inch shoter than Spot.
Jack watched as the couple walked off, hand-in-hand. He scanned the area and saw Swifty with his girlfriend, Taffee.
"Hey Jack!" She yelled to him. Her and Swifty made a nice couple, Jack always thought. She was a tall girl that stood at about 5 foot 7, but still a little shorter than Swifty. Her curly hair was brown with some red in it and rested at her shoulders. Her grey-blue eyes could sometimes look silver in the light and really complemented her pink shirt. They both walked off to meet up with Zippy and Skittery; yet another couple at the Lodging House.
Zippy was short as well; about 5 foot 3 and had thick, brown, curly hair down to her shoulders. She almost looked like a shorter version of Taffee. The only difference between them, besides the height, was Zippy's small, almost unnoticable bump between her silver eyes, on top of her nose. You could only see it if she was turned sideways, though.
If he didn't know any better, Jack could see a pattern forming here. Many of his friends had paired up with a girl. Swifty had Taffee, Race had Sapphy, Spot had Poker (although they fought constantly), Specs had Tag, Snitch had Trigger, Blink had Italy and Mush had HotShot. *I'm da leadah of dese guys! Why don't I have a goil?* He thought. Melody's voice was streaming into his ear and he looked at her. She was pretty, but they were just friends. He would never like her in that way...would he? He slowly started to walk over to her, watching her sell her papes.
Melody could feel someone was sneaking up on her. She didn't know if it was Oscar or Sapphy, but whoever it was, would not be successful.
"I know you're there!" She said, her voice raised, yet calm. Jack stopped suddenly.
"How?" Melody turned around quickly, her face surprised to see Jack.
"Good, it's just you. I thought maybe you were Oscar or someone. So, how's it been?" Melody rambled while trying to hide something on her arm. Jack stepped closer and took hold of her arm gently. "Jack, stop. It's nothing, ok? Don't worry about me." Melody assured him.
"No, it's not nuttin'. If it was nuttin', then ya wouldn't be coverin' it up, now would ya? Just lemme see. I'm not gunna try and make it bettah, I just wanna see." He finally was able to take her hand off her arm and saw a big, black and purple bruise; half of it was hidden underneath her red sleeve. "Mel, what happened? Do I even have to ask?" Melody slowly shook her head and rolled her sleeve down.
"Pa just got a little mad because I ran off. What time is it? I'm starving?"
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Sapphy jumped from her chair to greet her friend as she walked in the door.
"Mellie! Come sit with me so we can talk and I can try to ignore Race while he begs to let him pay for my lunch." Sapphy scoffed as she led Melody over to the big table in the center of Tibby's.
Jack waved good-bye and sat down with Bumlets, Specs and Crutchy. Surprisingly, Specs was without his girlfriend.
"Heya fellahs. Good sellin' day, tahday?" They all nodded and starting talking about headlines, food...Jack wasn't really listening. He was mainly paying attention to Melody. He concentrated on her as she talked to Sapphy; the way she smirked at the things Race said, the way she laughed at a joke, even the way her long eyelashes curled back. Jack was rudely interrupted when Specs shook his shoulder.
"You ok, there Jack? You look like you're in a trance or somethin'." Specs looked in the direction Jack was staring in and got the jist of what was going on. "Oh, you like Melody, don't you?" Jack punched Specs in the arm and gave him a dirty look.
"What do you know, eh?" Specs glared at Jack and rubbed his arm.
"Well, if you really wanna know, I know a lot about getting a girl."
"Wow, ya got Tag. What's the surprise in that? Everyone knew she liked ya. Except you of course." Jack chuckled.
"Ha ha. For your information, I've hooked up a lot of these couples in this very restaurant. So, do you or don't you like Melody?" Jack stared at Specs, then stared at Melody. He kept looking back and forth at them before finally focusing on Specs.
"Ok, I do like 'er all right. It's really weird, I never felt anythin' until earliah tahday. So what should I do?"
"Well, a good poem is always nice. You know, Tag reeled me in with a poem." Jack stared at his friend as if telling him 'Does it look I care?' Specs got the point and moved on.
"Ok, tonight, I'll help you write a poem, ok?" Jack nodded slowly, not knowing what he was getting himself into.
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That's the end of chapter two! Yeah, it's not nearly as good as the last one...but I've had a rough day and I got a lil bit of a headache...thank god for Excedrin! *praises Excedrin* All right sorry again for this sucky chapter but it'll get better! Just cut me some slack!
All righty, it's another chapter! I don't really know when the song is coming into play...so don't ask. LoL. All right, it's time for some shout outs!
Gamester Cladsl- LoL! It's ok that you asked me that...I was a little bit flattered actually! Usually, no one cares about me and my two lines! :D I know it, this song is the BEST!
Fye R Fly- Thanks for reviewing! I'm ecstatic that you like it so far! :D
Lil' Italy- "I'm in the depths of despair, Marilla. Have you ever been in the depths of despair?" LoL. I'm glad you like it so far! ;) I love Moody!
Matchin' Laces- *squeals* I love Clay to death! Isn't his CD one of the best ever? That's really cool that you saw my story right after the song came on! It must be fate. ;D
Sapphy- Stupid dad! Just take the rum and drink it! *crosses arms* Some people... Yeah, I figured you were like Melody, being independent and such, so that's why I said MOST girls. Besides, I'm making you Melody's best girl friend b/c you're that way. Whoo hoo! I'm glad you like your description! 'Goin' to Sheepshead Bay constantly...' Heh heh heh.
Blinknskater- Oooo you said "wow"! That's all anyone needs to say to make ME happy.
SnitchsLins- You said 'wow' as well! Man, you guys really know how to make me happy!!! LoL! I LOVE details, too so that's why I try to make everything as descriptive as possible! So, it's like you're there, in the story. All right, all right *throws hands up in surrender* You got me. I'll put some Snitchyness in. :D
Poker- *throws confetti* Congratulations! The very first one to give a review! Whoa, withdrawl symptoms? That's tough...I need to write more so you won't die or something. Ok, I'll help you up from the cliff and start writing.
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Melody flipped through the pages of that morning's newspaper, looking for a headline to "improve". *Hmm...'Governor has cold; Must stay in bed for several days.' What kinda headline is that? Oh, well, guess I'll have to work with it.* She cleared her throat and started yelling out her version of the headline.
"Governor sick with fatal illness! Must stay in hospital for several weeks! Extra, extra! Governor is possible of dying!" She sold a few papes and found another headline to improve.
Meanwhile, Jack was selling HIS papes a few blocks away and could hear Melody's loud voice cutting through the air. For such a quiet girl, she could really yell. He watched her every move as she looked through the articles and yelled out some fake headlines.
"Heya Jack!" Mush called to his friend from across the street. He waved excitedly before walking off with his girlfriend, HotShot. She was a 15- year-old newsie with brown hair and natural blonde tips at the end. Her eyes were a nice, soft hazel that turned yellow in the middle when she got mad, which was not that often. She had a bit of a tan and was short; almost a inch shoter than Spot.
Jack watched as the couple walked off, hand-in-hand. He scanned the area and saw Swifty with his girlfriend, Taffee.
"Hey Jack!" She yelled to him. Her and Swifty made a nice couple, Jack always thought. She was a tall girl that stood at about 5 foot 7, but still a little shorter than Swifty. Her curly hair was brown with some red in it and rested at her shoulders. Her grey-blue eyes could sometimes look silver in the light and really complemented her pink shirt. They both walked off to meet up with Zippy and Skittery; yet another couple at the Lodging House.
Zippy was short as well; about 5 foot 3 and had thick, brown, curly hair down to her shoulders. She almost looked like a shorter version of Taffee. The only difference between them, besides the height, was Zippy's small, almost unnoticable bump between her silver eyes, on top of her nose. You could only see it if she was turned sideways, though.
If he didn't know any better, Jack could see a pattern forming here. Many of his friends had paired up with a girl. Swifty had Taffee, Race had Sapphy, Spot had Poker (although they fought constantly), Specs had Tag, Snitch had Trigger, Blink had Italy and Mush had HotShot. *I'm da leadah of dese guys! Why don't I have a goil?* He thought. Melody's voice was streaming into his ear and he looked at her. She was pretty, but they were just friends. He would never like her in that way...would he? He slowly started to walk over to her, watching her sell her papes.
Melody could feel someone was sneaking up on her. She didn't know if it was Oscar or Sapphy, but whoever it was, would not be successful.
"I know you're there!" She said, her voice raised, yet calm. Jack stopped suddenly.
"How?" Melody turned around quickly, her face surprised to see Jack.
"Good, it's just you. I thought maybe you were Oscar or someone. So, how's it been?" Melody rambled while trying to hide something on her arm. Jack stepped closer and took hold of her arm gently. "Jack, stop. It's nothing, ok? Don't worry about me." Melody assured him.
"No, it's not nuttin'. If it was nuttin', then ya wouldn't be coverin' it up, now would ya? Just lemme see. I'm not gunna try and make it bettah, I just wanna see." He finally was able to take her hand off her arm and saw a big, black and purple bruise; half of it was hidden underneath her red sleeve. "Mel, what happened? Do I even have to ask?" Melody slowly shook her head and rolled her sleeve down.
"Pa just got a little mad because I ran off. What time is it? I'm starving?"
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Sapphy jumped from her chair to greet her friend as she walked in the door.
"Mellie! Come sit with me so we can talk and I can try to ignore Race while he begs to let him pay for my lunch." Sapphy scoffed as she led Melody over to the big table in the center of Tibby's.
Jack waved good-bye and sat down with Bumlets, Specs and Crutchy. Surprisingly, Specs was without his girlfriend.
"Heya fellahs. Good sellin' day, tahday?" They all nodded and starting talking about headlines, food...Jack wasn't really listening. He was mainly paying attention to Melody. He concentrated on her as she talked to Sapphy; the way she smirked at the things Race said, the way she laughed at a joke, even the way her long eyelashes curled back. Jack was rudely interrupted when Specs shook his shoulder.
"You ok, there Jack? You look like you're in a trance or somethin'." Specs looked in the direction Jack was staring in and got the jist of what was going on. "Oh, you like Melody, don't you?" Jack punched Specs in the arm and gave him a dirty look.
"What do you know, eh?" Specs glared at Jack and rubbed his arm.
"Well, if you really wanna know, I know a lot about getting a girl."
"Wow, ya got Tag. What's the surprise in that? Everyone knew she liked ya. Except you of course." Jack chuckled.
"Ha ha. For your information, I've hooked up a lot of these couples in this very restaurant. So, do you or don't you like Melody?" Jack stared at Specs, then stared at Melody. He kept looking back and forth at them before finally focusing on Specs.
"Ok, I do like 'er all right. It's really weird, I never felt anythin' until earliah tahday. So what should I do?"
"Well, a good poem is always nice. You know, Tag reeled me in with a poem." Jack stared at his friend as if telling him 'Does it look I care?' Specs got the point and moved on.
"Ok, tonight, I'll help you write a poem, ok?" Jack nodded slowly, not knowing what he was getting himself into.
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That's the end of chapter two! Yeah, it's not nearly as good as the last one...but I've had a rough day and I got a lil bit of a headache...thank god for Excedrin! *praises Excedrin* All right sorry again for this sucky chapter but it'll get better! Just cut me some slack!