Disclaimer: I do not own newsies. Raven owns Raven.
Title: Found and Lost and Found Again
Rating: PG13
Summary: Jack meant everything to them. Everything. And now he was well on the way of being gone. Forever.
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Found and Lost and Found Again
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A Million Years Gone By
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Sixteen year old Miracle smiled at Raven as she shouted out the days headline, her auburn hair rippling silently behind her. "BEER FACTORY GOES UP IN FLAMES! THOUSANDS OF TAVERNS CLOSED!"
They smiled at each other as five bearded men toddled up to them and handed them many more coins than needed. One hiccuped and sent the strong odor of liquor their way.
Raven turned to Miracle with her dark eyes glittering. "Come on Miracle. Let's head back to da lodgin' house befoah Spottykins stahts ta worry bout us."
Laughing, Miracle followed the nineteen year old back through the streets of New York. She poked her head into a shop and glanced at the clock.
"Crap!" Miracle wasn't one for swearing so she quickly got Raven's attention.
"What?"
"It's half past six! Spot's gonna be shitting his pants!"
She laughed.
"It's not funny."
"Ya t'is. We can jist cut across Harlem."
"No way! Raven you know how bad the territorial issues with Brooklyn and Harlem are!"
"So? Plus dat's where me brudda is but if we hoiry, we won't get caught."
"I dunno . . . ."
"Come on you wussy."
"Fine."
Raven pulled her cap over her hair before rushing into an alley.
Miracle bit her lip and after taking a furtive glance inside, followed Raven. They dashed through empty streets and condemned buildings.
Suddenly, Raven stopped moving and Miracle crashed into her from behind.
Rubbing her butt, Miracle climbed to her feet and whispered, "What was that for?"
Raven pointed in front of them. A single sign told them of their unlucky whereabouts.
'Harlem Newsboys Lodging House.'
Stifling a gasp, Miracle edged out of the alley and down the street, toward a pair of saddled horses.
'BANG!'
The door to the lodging house banged open, easily showing Raven and Miracle in contrast to the white snow behind the both of them.
"GO!" Raven screamed and darted forward, pushing Miracle closer to the horses.
Taking running jumps, the two girls launched them selves upwards and clattered away. As they reached the corner of the street, they looked back to find that the Harlem newsies that they had run from were really nuns being shoved out of the lodging house.
They laughed and as they finally reached Brooklyn, they remembered how mad Spot would be.
Miracle silently opened the door and slipped in. Raven climbed in through a back window.
Together, they made their way toward the bunkroom where silence ensued.
Raven and Miracle looked around where the usual poker rounds and drinking was going on. Spot looked up and shouted, "Hya goils! I's about time youse got back!"
Looking at each other, they shrugged and backed out of the room. Heading up the stairs to their own private room, they were silent.
As soon as the door was closed though, they erupted into many questions, none with answers.
"What is up with Spot? He hasn't acted like this since Racetrack almost got run over at the tracks and nobody was telling us."
"Maybe somethin' happened like dat again?" Raven wiped her nose on the back of her sleeve. "Could be. I mean, none of the Manhattanites (thanks Raven46 or Cerridwen4. I can't remember who.) have been over here to see us in at least two weeks."
"I tell you what."
"What?"
"In the morning, we'll go and sell our papes in Manhatten and then we will see what is going on, if anything that is."
"In dis weathah?" Raven motioned toward the window where a heavy December snow was falling.
"Duh! What? Are we going to wait until mid-April to find out what happened? Ya right!"
"Fine. But only if you treat us to hot chocolate at Tibby's."
"Deal." Miracle and Raven spit-shook.
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Early the next morning, the moonlight made its way through the heavy sheet of Frost on the window of the Brooklyn Lodging House. Although more than thirty citizens were inside, only two were awake.
In the mirror, Miracle watched with her deep brown eyes as she pulled her long, deep brown into a single braid at the back of her neck. Behind her, Raven did the same.
"Ready to go?" Miracle whispered.
"Yup."
Raven tip-toed down the stairs with Miracle behind her until half-way down, Miracle tripped and fell into Raven. With a loud clatter, the fell onto the floor at some one's feet.
Kartman.
"Well what do we have here?" He looked down at them with his kindly wrinkled old face.
"We got up ta sell ouah papes before da guys."
"I've never had anybody get up early on their own. Good luck to you then." Kartman turned and opened the door to the boys bunkroom.
"But wait!" Miracle spoke.
"Huh?" He turned around to face them.
"Don't tell them k?"
"Sure, sure. Whatever Miracle."
Together, they slunk silently out of the lodging house and into the snow covered streets. Their shoes padded silently on the pavement as they neared the Brooklyn distribution office.
"One-hundred papes please." Miracle and Raven spoke together in a quieter tone than usual.
"What's up wit you goils? Losin' yoah voices? Good riddance to ya." Mr. Swake hissed, easily earning his nickname, Mr. Snake.
Rolling their eyes, the girls wandered down the street.
"EXTRY! EXTRY! PULITZER ARRESTS OWN SON! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Thank you sir. Thankee ma'am."
Miracle looked around. She looked at the Horace Greely statue then on to the lodging house before sending a rushed glance back at the statue.
In the arms of the statue lay Racetrack. Around the feet and on the bench nearby were Skittery, Blink, Mush, Snipeshooter, Rebel, and Dutchy.
She called out to Raven. "Raven look." When Raven didn't answer, she shouted. "RAVEN! LOOK!" That got Raven's attention.
"What are dey all doin' outside? Dey could all affoahd ta sleep in da lodgin' house a while ago."
"I know! Somethin' must be wrong."
The two girls advanced on the statue. "Racetrack!" Miracle gave a shout right under his ear.
"Huh?!?"
"What are you guys doin' on the streets?"
"Oh, well . . . We kinda . . ."
"You kinda what? Forgot ta sell yoah papes?"
"Miracle!" Raven's jaw dropped.
"What?"
"Youse talkin' wit an accent!"
"Yup!" She grinned.
"I can't wait to tell Jack!"
Racetrack's face paled.
"What?" Miracle shook Race's shoulders when she received no response. "What the hell is wrong wit cho Race?"
"Um . . . Miracle, we ah sleepin' on da streets cause we was payin' foah a doctah."
"Why!? Who's sick?!?!"
"Um . . ."
"Is it Specs? Itey? Rebel? Oh no . . . It can't be Rebel!"
All the color drained out of Raven's face as she realized who was sick.
"Miracle? It's not Rebel. I's Jack." Miracle turned to face her friend and saw the tears well up inside her eyes.
"No." She turned and walked towards the Brooklyn Bridge calmly, her braid bouncing slightly on her shoulders.
Raven sighed. "I better go make shoah she watches hoihself."
Race nodded and she left.
Raven followed Miracle down towards the bridge and watched as the girl raised herself onto the railing and sat, swinging her legs high above the river.
Sitting a few feet behind her, Raven was plopped on a crate.
Miracle sighed. "It can't be true. Jack ain't sick. He's got da best health of all of us. Plus Spot would 'ave told me."
"Actually no." The girls jumped.
"Spot." Spot placed his hand on Miracle's shoulder.
Miracle avoided his gaze. His eyes pulled her in, froze her in oblivion. "Jacky-boy told me not ta tell you. But dat was befoah he dropped into da coma."
"Coma?!?!"
"Well . . . I'm not too shoah but dat's what it looks like."
"And you didn't tell me?!?!?!"
"I couldn'!"
"Bitch! Asshole! You highfalutin' son of a bitch!"
"Watch yoah mouth! Yoah talkin' to da King o' Brooklyn heah."
"Ya! King of da Brooklyn dumpstas! Da Brooklyn scabs!"
"Get a life Spotty!"
"Dat does it! Yoah nevah allowed in Brookln again! Evah!"
"Why would I want ta go back? Huh?!?!?"
Spot huffed and turned around, stalking back to Brooklyn with his head held high, but his heart on the ground.
Miracle turned back to the river. She sighed.
Raven closed her eyes. Memories of Spot and Miracle together flooded her mind.
Miracle laughing as Spot lost a bet and performed at Medda's in a dress and makeup. It was all gone now. She opened her eyes.
Oh No.
Miracle was gone.
Raven jumped to her feet and ran to the ledge, peering downward, she noticed the identical bandana of Miracle's, the one her brother gave her, floating on the frozen water.
"God no!"
Sulkily, she headed back to the lodging house. Pushing her way through the newsies blocking the door, she entered the bunkroom silently.
Sitting there with her back to Raven was Miracle. Her brother's pale hand pressed gently to her cheek.
Raven watched in silence as Miracle began to sing to the pale and unmoving brunnette that was Jack.
"All alone I, do not like the feeling." Tears poured down Miracle's cheeks and chin. "All alone I, sit and cry. All alone I, have to find some meaning, In the center, of the pain I feel inside."
Raven entered and sat down next to the teen. She opened her mouth and sang, "All alone I, came into this world. All alone I will, someday die."
She reached over and patted the girl on the back sullenly. "Solid stone is just, sand and water baby, sand and water, and a million years gone by."
Miracle leaned forward and smoothed the hair on Jack's forhead. His breathing slowed. Miracle quickly covered her mouth until she was sure his lungs were filling. "We will see you, in the light of a thousand suns."
Miracle's eyes closed in an effort to stop the cascading salt water rain. "We will hear you, in the sound of the waves. We will know you, when we come, as we all will come, through the doors beyond the graves."
Raven pulled the long brown hair out of the braid, letting it fall down the young Sullivan's shoulders. Miracle opened her mouth and began slowly, "All alone I, heal this heart of sorrow."
Raven swallowed to prevent the tears. "All alone I will, raise this child." She rubbed Miracle's back, pausing to finger Spot's spare suspenders. "Flesh and Bone, he's just bursting towards tomorrow, and his laughter, fills my world and wears your smile."
Miracle smiled her brothers famous half smile. "We will see you, in the light of a thousand suns." Her voice rang out. "We will hear you, in the sound of the waves. We will know you, when we come, as we all will come, through the doors beyond the graves."
Raven opened her mouth to replace Miracle's voice with her own. "All alone I, came into this world. All alone I will, someday die. Solid stone is just, sand and water baby, sand and water, and a million years gone by."
Miracle swallowed then pulled a green emerald pendant off of her neck. In fact, it was the same one Spot had given her the week before when they had gotten together.
Sliding it over her brothers head, she sat down and held his hand. Miracle watched slowly as Jack's rhythmic breathing began to slow.
Behind her, the door opened and Spot entered. He paled at the two sobbing girls and watched as Miracle stood.
She leaned over and kissed Jack on the forehead. "Goodbye Jack. I'll see you in heaven, with mother. And I'll never forget you. I love you Jack. I love you and I always will."
She turned and pulled Spot, her eyes franticaly urging him to leave Raven and Jack alone.
Once in the hall, she collapsed, sobbing into his arms. "I'm so sorry Spot. I wasn't thinking. My brother was dying and everybody kept it a secret. How do you think I felt."
"I undastand. I came to apologize foah not tellin' you 'bout Jacky-boy."
Miracle's jaw dropped and despite her present situation, began to laugh.
"What?"
"Y-you? Apologize? Ha!" She cracked up.
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Inside, Raven looked up at Jack. His breathing was halting and his lips were slowly changing color.
"I love you Jack." She leaned over to kiss him.
When she stood up, she screamed with her eyes wide open and screamed, "MIRACLE!! SPOT!! EVERYBODY!!"
A sudden thunder of footsteps were heard and the door burst open.
"What?" Miracle tried to avoid looking at her brother.
Raven smiled. "I kissed 'im an'-."
"What does dat have ta do wit dis?!?!?" Skittery gave a shout.
"Shaddup!" Miracle smacked him from her position.
"Now wheah was I? Oh yes. I kissed 'im an'- you'll never believe dis but - he kissed me back!"
"He couldn't have." Miracle shouted. "Look at 'im! He's almost dead!"
"No I'm not." A very weak voice silenced the two girls.
"Jack?" Miracle fainted into Spot's arms.
"I love ya Jack!" Raven screamed as tears of happiness flowed freely down her cheeks. "Don't ya ever do dat to me again, ya heah?!?!"
"I love ya too, and ya know what Raven?"
"What?"
"If I ever do do it again, I want you ta be the foist poison ta know. Will you marry me?"
"Huh?" Raven sat down. "Somebody pinch me. Tell me I'm not dreaming. Anythin'."
"Yoah not dreamin'. Will. You. Marry. Me?"
"YES! YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!"
"I knew a simple yes wasn't good enough foah you."
"Jack Kelly. As my first act as yoah wife, I will see to it dat you get dis accent straight into yoah head. Poimanently so you won't be switchin' it on an' off any moah."
Racetrack smirked and said, "Yoah stuck now Jack." Which resulted in rounds of laughter from all the spectators.
"I like dat idea." More laughter.
"And secondly, no moah smart remahks ta me. Unless I'm askin' foah it."
"Okay."
"What did I miss?" Miracle sat up.
Spot leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Your brudda's getting' married."
"Without consulting me? Are you crazy Jack Kelly?"
"Yup."
"Now, with no foitha adeu, I have a announcement to make." Spot had risen to his feet and pulled Miracle up alongside him.
"What announcement Spot?" Miracle shook her wavy hair out over her shoulders.
"I want you ta marry me when ya toin 18. Will ya?"
"Dat's in two yeahs Spot! You'd really wait dat long foah me?"
"O' coise. Unless you want ta get married taday."
"No way Spot Conlon." Jack sat upright in his bed. "Two years oah nevah."
"Two yeahs."
"Now foah da big finale." Miracle and Raven smiled and winked at each other. Unanimously, they both kissed their guys.
~*~A/N~*~ I hope you liked it. Just a sad story based on my cousin's best friends and their boyfriends which went through the same dilemma in Toronto, though on a different bridge.
Title: Found and Lost and Found Again
Rating: PG13
Summary: Jack meant everything to them. Everything. And now he was well on the way of being gone. Forever.
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Found and Lost and Found Again
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A Million Years Gone By
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Sixteen year old Miracle smiled at Raven as she shouted out the days headline, her auburn hair rippling silently behind her. "BEER FACTORY GOES UP IN FLAMES! THOUSANDS OF TAVERNS CLOSED!"
They smiled at each other as five bearded men toddled up to them and handed them many more coins than needed. One hiccuped and sent the strong odor of liquor their way.
Raven turned to Miracle with her dark eyes glittering. "Come on Miracle. Let's head back to da lodgin' house befoah Spottykins stahts ta worry bout us."
Laughing, Miracle followed the nineteen year old back through the streets of New York. She poked her head into a shop and glanced at the clock.
"Crap!" Miracle wasn't one for swearing so she quickly got Raven's attention.
"What?"
"It's half past six! Spot's gonna be shitting his pants!"
She laughed.
"It's not funny."
"Ya t'is. We can jist cut across Harlem."
"No way! Raven you know how bad the territorial issues with Brooklyn and Harlem are!"
"So? Plus dat's where me brudda is but if we hoiry, we won't get caught."
"I dunno . . . ."
"Come on you wussy."
"Fine."
Raven pulled her cap over her hair before rushing into an alley.
Miracle bit her lip and after taking a furtive glance inside, followed Raven. They dashed through empty streets and condemned buildings.
Suddenly, Raven stopped moving and Miracle crashed into her from behind.
Rubbing her butt, Miracle climbed to her feet and whispered, "What was that for?"
Raven pointed in front of them. A single sign told them of their unlucky whereabouts.
'Harlem Newsboys Lodging House.'
Stifling a gasp, Miracle edged out of the alley and down the street, toward a pair of saddled horses.
'BANG!'
The door to the lodging house banged open, easily showing Raven and Miracle in contrast to the white snow behind the both of them.
"GO!" Raven screamed and darted forward, pushing Miracle closer to the horses.
Taking running jumps, the two girls launched them selves upwards and clattered away. As they reached the corner of the street, they looked back to find that the Harlem newsies that they had run from were really nuns being shoved out of the lodging house.
They laughed and as they finally reached Brooklyn, they remembered how mad Spot would be.
Miracle silently opened the door and slipped in. Raven climbed in through a back window.
Together, they made their way toward the bunkroom where silence ensued.
Raven and Miracle looked around where the usual poker rounds and drinking was going on. Spot looked up and shouted, "Hya goils! I's about time youse got back!"
Looking at each other, they shrugged and backed out of the room. Heading up the stairs to their own private room, they were silent.
As soon as the door was closed though, they erupted into many questions, none with answers.
"What is up with Spot? He hasn't acted like this since Racetrack almost got run over at the tracks and nobody was telling us."
"Maybe somethin' happened like dat again?" Raven wiped her nose on the back of her sleeve. "Could be. I mean, none of the Manhattanites (thanks Raven46 or Cerridwen4. I can't remember who.) have been over here to see us in at least two weeks."
"I tell you what."
"What?"
"In the morning, we'll go and sell our papes in Manhatten and then we will see what is going on, if anything that is."
"In dis weathah?" Raven motioned toward the window where a heavy December snow was falling.
"Duh! What? Are we going to wait until mid-April to find out what happened? Ya right!"
"Fine. But only if you treat us to hot chocolate at Tibby's."
"Deal." Miracle and Raven spit-shook.
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Early the next morning, the moonlight made its way through the heavy sheet of Frost on the window of the Brooklyn Lodging House. Although more than thirty citizens were inside, only two were awake.
In the mirror, Miracle watched with her deep brown eyes as she pulled her long, deep brown into a single braid at the back of her neck. Behind her, Raven did the same.
"Ready to go?" Miracle whispered.
"Yup."
Raven tip-toed down the stairs with Miracle behind her until half-way down, Miracle tripped and fell into Raven. With a loud clatter, the fell onto the floor at some one's feet.
Kartman.
"Well what do we have here?" He looked down at them with his kindly wrinkled old face.
"We got up ta sell ouah papes before da guys."
"I've never had anybody get up early on their own. Good luck to you then." Kartman turned and opened the door to the boys bunkroom.
"But wait!" Miracle spoke.
"Huh?" He turned around to face them.
"Don't tell them k?"
"Sure, sure. Whatever Miracle."
Together, they slunk silently out of the lodging house and into the snow covered streets. Their shoes padded silently on the pavement as they neared the Brooklyn distribution office.
"One-hundred papes please." Miracle and Raven spoke together in a quieter tone than usual.
"What's up wit you goils? Losin' yoah voices? Good riddance to ya." Mr. Swake hissed, easily earning his nickname, Mr. Snake.
Rolling their eyes, the girls wandered down the street.
"EXTRY! EXTRY! PULITZER ARRESTS OWN SON! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Thank you sir. Thankee ma'am."
Miracle looked around. She looked at the Horace Greely statue then on to the lodging house before sending a rushed glance back at the statue.
In the arms of the statue lay Racetrack. Around the feet and on the bench nearby were Skittery, Blink, Mush, Snipeshooter, Rebel, and Dutchy.
She called out to Raven. "Raven look." When Raven didn't answer, she shouted. "RAVEN! LOOK!" That got Raven's attention.
"What are dey all doin' outside? Dey could all affoahd ta sleep in da lodgin' house a while ago."
"I know! Somethin' must be wrong."
The two girls advanced on the statue. "Racetrack!" Miracle gave a shout right under his ear.
"Huh?!?"
"What are you guys doin' on the streets?"
"Oh, well . . . We kinda . . ."
"You kinda what? Forgot ta sell yoah papes?"
"Miracle!" Raven's jaw dropped.
"What?"
"Youse talkin' wit an accent!"
"Yup!" She grinned.
"I can't wait to tell Jack!"
Racetrack's face paled.
"What?" Miracle shook Race's shoulders when she received no response. "What the hell is wrong wit cho Race?"
"Um . . . Miracle, we ah sleepin' on da streets cause we was payin' foah a doctah."
"Why!? Who's sick?!?!"
"Um . . ."
"Is it Specs? Itey? Rebel? Oh no . . . It can't be Rebel!"
All the color drained out of Raven's face as she realized who was sick.
"Miracle? It's not Rebel. I's Jack." Miracle turned to face her friend and saw the tears well up inside her eyes.
"No." She turned and walked towards the Brooklyn Bridge calmly, her braid bouncing slightly on her shoulders.
Raven sighed. "I better go make shoah she watches hoihself."
Race nodded and she left.
Raven followed Miracle down towards the bridge and watched as the girl raised herself onto the railing and sat, swinging her legs high above the river.
Sitting a few feet behind her, Raven was plopped on a crate.
Miracle sighed. "It can't be true. Jack ain't sick. He's got da best health of all of us. Plus Spot would 'ave told me."
"Actually no." The girls jumped.
"Spot." Spot placed his hand on Miracle's shoulder.
Miracle avoided his gaze. His eyes pulled her in, froze her in oblivion. "Jacky-boy told me not ta tell you. But dat was befoah he dropped into da coma."
"Coma?!?!"
"Well . . . I'm not too shoah but dat's what it looks like."
"And you didn't tell me?!?!?!"
"I couldn'!"
"Bitch! Asshole! You highfalutin' son of a bitch!"
"Watch yoah mouth! Yoah talkin' to da King o' Brooklyn heah."
"Ya! King of da Brooklyn dumpstas! Da Brooklyn scabs!"
"Get a life Spotty!"
"Dat does it! Yoah nevah allowed in Brookln again! Evah!"
"Why would I want ta go back? Huh?!?!?"
Spot huffed and turned around, stalking back to Brooklyn with his head held high, but his heart on the ground.
Miracle turned back to the river. She sighed.
Raven closed her eyes. Memories of Spot and Miracle together flooded her mind.
Miracle laughing as Spot lost a bet and performed at Medda's in a dress and makeup. It was all gone now. She opened her eyes.
Oh No.
Miracle was gone.
Raven jumped to her feet and ran to the ledge, peering downward, she noticed the identical bandana of Miracle's, the one her brother gave her, floating on the frozen water.
"God no!"
Sulkily, she headed back to the lodging house. Pushing her way through the newsies blocking the door, she entered the bunkroom silently.
Sitting there with her back to Raven was Miracle. Her brother's pale hand pressed gently to her cheek.
Raven watched in silence as Miracle began to sing to the pale and unmoving brunnette that was Jack.
"All alone I, do not like the feeling." Tears poured down Miracle's cheeks and chin. "All alone I, sit and cry. All alone I, have to find some meaning, In the center, of the pain I feel inside."
Raven entered and sat down next to the teen. She opened her mouth and sang, "All alone I, came into this world. All alone I will, someday die."
She reached over and patted the girl on the back sullenly. "Solid stone is just, sand and water baby, sand and water, and a million years gone by."
Miracle leaned forward and smoothed the hair on Jack's forhead. His breathing slowed. Miracle quickly covered her mouth until she was sure his lungs were filling. "We will see you, in the light of a thousand suns."
Miracle's eyes closed in an effort to stop the cascading salt water rain. "We will hear you, in the sound of the waves. We will know you, when we come, as we all will come, through the doors beyond the graves."
Raven pulled the long brown hair out of the braid, letting it fall down the young Sullivan's shoulders. Miracle opened her mouth and began slowly, "All alone I, heal this heart of sorrow."
Raven swallowed to prevent the tears. "All alone I will, raise this child." She rubbed Miracle's back, pausing to finger Spot's spare suspenders. "Flesh and Bone, he's just bursting towards tomorrow, and his laughter, fills my world and wears your smile."
Miracle smiled her brothers famous half smile. "We will see you, in the light of a thousand suns." Her voice rang out. "We will hear you, in the sound of the waves. We will know you, when we come, as we all will come, through the doors beyond the graves."
Raven opened her mouth to replace Miracle's voice with her own. "All alone I, came into this world. All alone I will, someday die. Solid stone is just, sand and water baby, sand and water, and a million years gone by."
Miracle swallowed then pulled a green emerald pendant off of her neck. In fact, it was the same one Spot had given her the week before when they had gotten together.
Sliding it over her brothers head, she sat down and held his hand. Miracle watched slowly as Jack's rhythmic breathing began to slow.
Behind her, the door opened and Spot entered. He paled at the two sobbing girls and watched as Miracle stood.
She leaned over and kissed Jack on the forehead. "Goodbye Jack. I'll see you in heaven, with mother. And I'll never forget you. I love you Jack. I love you and I always will."
She turned and pulled Spot, her eyes franticaly urging him to leave Raven and Jack alone.
Once in the hall, she collapsed, sobbing into his arms. "I'm so sorry Spot. I wasn't thinking. My brother was dying and everybody kept it a secret. How do you think I felt."
"I undastand. I came to apologize foah not tellin' you 'bout Jacky-boy."
Miracle's jaw dropped and despite her present situation, began to laugh.
"What?"
"Y-you? Apologize? Ha!" She cracked up.
~~~~****~~~~****~~~~
Inside, Raven looked up at Jack. His breathing was halting and his lips were slowly changing color.
"I love you Jack." She leaned over to kiss him.
When she stood up, she screamed with her eyes wide open and screamed, "MIRACLE!! SPOT!! EVERYBODY!!"
A sudden thunder of footsteps were heard and the door burst open.
"What?" Miracle tried to avoid looking at her brother.
Raven smiled. "I kissed 'im an'-."
"What does dat have ta do wit dis?!?!?" Skittery gave a shout.
"Shaddup!" Miracle smacked him from her position.
"Now wheah was I? Oh yes. I kissed 'im an'- you'll never believe dis but - he kissed me back!"
"He couldn't have." Miracle shouted. "Look at 'im! He's almost dead!"
"No I'm not." A very weak voice silenced the two girls.
"Jack?" Miracle fainted into Spot's arms.
"I love ya Jack!" Raven screamed as tears of happiness flowed freely down her cheeks. "Don't ya ever do dat to me again, ya heah?!?!"
"I love ya too, and ya know what Raven?"
"What?"
"If I ever do do it again, I want you ta be the foist poison ta know. Will you marry me?"
"Huh?" Raven sat down. "Somebody pinch me. Tell me I'm not dreaming. Anythin'."
"Yoah not dreamin'. Will. You. Marry. Me?"
"YES! YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!"
"I knew a simple yes wasn't good enough foah you."
"Jack Kelly. As my first act as yoah wife, I will see to it dat you get dis accent straight into yoah head. Poimanently so you won't be switchin' it on an' off any moah."
Racetrack smirked and said, "Yoah stuck now Jack." Which resulted in rounds of laughter from all the spectators.
"I like dat idea." More laughter.
"And secondly, no moah smart remahks ta me. Unless I'm askin' foah it."
"Okay."
"What did I miss?" Miracle sat up.
Spot leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Your brudda's getting' married."
"Without consulting me? Are you crazy Jack Kelly?"
"Yup."
"Now, with no foitha adeu, I have a announcement to make." Spot had risen to his feet and pulled Miracle up alongside him.
"What announcement Spot?" Miracle shook her wavy hair out over her shoulders.
"I want you ta marry me when ya toin 18. Will ya?"
"Dat's in two yeahs Spot! You'd really wait dat long foah me?"
"O' coise. Unless you want ta get married taday."
"No way Spot Conlon." Jack sat upright in his bed. "Two years oah nevah."
"Two yeahs."
"Now foah da big finale." Miracle and Raven smiled and winked at each other. Unanimously, they both kissed their guys.
~*~A/N~*~ I hope you liked it. Just a sad story based on my cousin's best friends and their boyfriends which went through the same dilemma in Toronto, though on a different bridge.