A/N: Ok peeps, this is how it is right now...I sorta left out this part on
the previous chappie, so, here it is, and I do apologize if it confuses
you.
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Laina and Mush had talked almost all night, and had gotten to know each REALLY well, and had been holding each other rather closely (* wink, wink). They had spent all night laughing, joking, and all around, having a great time.
When they had finally stopped all the playing around, and had settled down a bit, Mush pulled her into a gentle hug, and she tightly closed her eyes as her head met his chest. She slowly opened her eyes one last time to find Mush returning her gaze.
He lightly kissed her forehead before they both settled down and "innocently" cuddled themselves to sleep. _______________________________________
When they awoke, they both knew it was moving too fast. Mush was the first to wake up, so he gingerly shook her shoulder to wake her up as well. She awoke almost instantly, and sat up, her eyes trying to adjust to the light
When she looked over at Mush, his usual welcoming grin was replaced awkward and vacant expression and they were sitting with a considerable amount of distance between them. 'This couldn't be more uncomfortable if I had a fork in my side' Laina thought wearily. Mush was leaned forward, his shoulders tense with his forearms resting on his thighs, hands clasped together.
Laina was at first confused by this gesture, then, after a moment of thinking about it, understood. Mush turned his head to look Laina square in the face. She just gazed back at him, a blank expression on her face. Mush then cleared his thoat, and said, "Um, Laina?" But before he could even begin, she shook her head and said softly, "Donts worry about it, its okay." He just exhaled and gave a small nod as a response.
After they basked in the silence, Mush asked, "You gots a place to stay?" "Uh.." She hadn't even thought about that. Laina had been so focused on just getting back to Manhattan that she forgot to plan out a place to stay. "What abouts this place?" Mush looked around the dusty, run-down antique shop with a definite look of disapproval on his face.
"Nah, you're commin' wit me to see Kloppman" "See who? Where are we--?" She said in utter confusion, but was cut off when Mush grabbed her by the wrist and started leading her out the door and up the street to the Newsboy's Lodging house.
It took about 5 minutes of walking (even though the Lodging house was on the other side of the antique shop, Laina didn't know that, and he was going to take full advantage of the opportunity to talk) before Laina stopped asking questions, and walked freely beside Mush. He decided to kill the time by playing a short version of "20 questions". When the question, " How ya's planin' on buyin' ya food an' stuff?" was asked, Laian stopped dead in her tracks.
That was another thing she hadn't even thought of. When she gave Mush a scared and concerned look, he just laughed and gave her a reassuring smile as he placed a hand on her upper back and led her into the front office of the Lodging House, and up to Mr. Kloppman's desk.
"I found a new one Kloppman, she'll be our first goil newsie," Mush said excitedly, acting like a puppy that'd just fetched the newspaper. "Oh, I see, I see. Well, alright then, what's her name?" Mush's smile slightly fell. 'She's a newsie now, so she'll need a newsie name' he thought, then begain searching his mind for a name.
'Hm,' he thought intently, 'Well, she'll need a name as beautiful as she is. Let's see..' Then suddenly, he blurted out, "Moonbeam!" His sudden outburst made Laina and Mr. Kloppman jump. Mr. Kloppman looked at Laina for a moment and said, "Alright, welcome Moonbeam. Mush, I trust you'll show your friend how things work around here. I think the room upstairs to the left at the end of the hall is empty." "Right, thanks Kloppman." With that, Mush began to walk towards the stairs, pulling Laina along by the forearm.
The last she saw of Mr. Kloppman was him opening a book and writing something in it before turning around and walking out of sight.
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Laina and Mush had talked almost all night, and had gotten to know each REALLY well, and had been holding each other rather closely (* wink, wink). They had spent all night laughing, joking, and all around, having a great time.
When they had finally stopped all the playing around, and had settled down a bit, Mush pulled her into a gentle hug, and she tightly closed her eyes as her head met his chest. She slowly opened her eyes one last time to find Mush returning her gaze.
He lightly kissed her forehead before they both settled down and "innocently" cuddled themselves to sleep. _______________________________________
When they awoke, they both knew it was moving too fast. Mush was the first to wake up, so he gingerly shook her shoulder to wake her up as well. She awoke almost instantly, and sat up, her eyes trying to adjust to the light
When she looked over at Mush, his usual welcoming grin was replaced awkward and vacant expression and they were sitting with a considerable amount of distance between them. 'This couldn't be more uncomfortable if I had a fork in my side' Laina thought wearily. Mush was leaned forward, his shoulders tense with his forearms resting on his thighs, hands clasped together.
Laina was at first confused by this gesture, then, after a moment of thinking about it, understood. Mush turned his head to look Laina square in the face. She just gazed back at him, a blank expression on her face. Mush then cleared his thoat, and said, "Um, Laina?" But before he could even begin, she shook her head and said softly, "Donts worry about it, its okay." He just exhaled and gave a small nod as a response.
After they basked in the silence, Mush asked, "You gots a place to stay?" "Uh.." She hadn't even thought about that. Laina had been so focused on just getting back to Manhattan that she forgot to plan out a place to stay. "What abouts this place?" Mush looked around the dusty, run-down antique shop with a definite look of disapproval on his face.
"Nah, you're commin' wit me to see Kloppman" "See who? Where are we--?" She said in utter confusion, but was cut off when Mush grabbed her by the wrist and started leading her out the door and up the street to the Newsboy's Lodging house.
It took about 5 minutes of walking (even though the Lodging house was on the other side of the antique shop, Laina didn't know that, and he was going to take full advantage of the opportunity to talk) before Laina stopped asking questions, and walked freely beside Mush. He decided to kill the time by playing a short version of "20 questions". When the question, " How ya's planin' on buyin' ya food an' stuff?" was asked, Laian stopped dead in her tracks.
That was another thing she hadn't even thought of. When she gave Mush a scared and concerned look, he just laughed and gave her a reassuring smile as he placed a hand on her upper back and led her into the front office of the Lodging House, and up to Mr. Kloppman's desk.
"I found a new one Kloppman, she'll be our first goil newsie," Mush said excitedly, acting like a puppy that'd just fetched the newspaper. "Oh, I see, I see. Well, alright then, what's her name?" Mush's smile slightly fell. 'She's a newsie now, so she'll need a newsie name' he thought, then begain searching his mind for a name.
'Hm,' he thought intently, 'Well, she'll need a name as beautiful as she is. Let's see..' Then suddenly, he blurted out, "Moonbeam!" His sudden outburst made Laina and Mr. Kloppman jump. Mr. Kloppman looked at Laina for a moment and said, "Alright, welcome Moonbeam. Mush, I trust you'll show your friend how things work around here. I think the room upstairs to the left at the end of the hall is empty." "Right, thanks Kloppman." With that, Mush began to walk towards the stairs, pulling Laina along by the forearm.
The last she saw of Mr. Kloppman was him opening a book and writing something in it before turning around and walking out of sight.