A/N: No shout outs. Sorry, just know I love you all...or both... Well, this chapter is the beginning of the end. Only 2 more! Thank gawd, because I am really getting sick of this story...
Disclaimer: I do not own newsies (Disney does), or the characters in newsies. I do own MY charactors, and this plot...blahblah you know the drill
The Queens newsies were beginning to disperse, muttering to themselves about how much they hated Stretch, what fools they had been, etc.
The Manhattan newsies knew their job was done. Lynnette had come back, from wherever she went with Race and Spot and explained to them that Stretch was gone.
They all started to head their separate ways.
Abby, Mush and Rob headed, as usual, to Tibby's
Abby laughed at something Mush said. That's one thing she loved about Mush. He could always make her laugh.
She looked over to her brother. He looked incredibly mad. She knew why. Yet he hadn't said anything all night. An enormous amount of gratitude swept over her.
"Mush," she said, "Go on, we'll catch up to ya."
Mush shrugged and set off.
Abby grabbed her brother by the wrist and turned him to face her.
"Rob." She got right in his face, nose to nose, and smiled the biggest, most happy smile she could muster, "Look at me. I'm happy. And do ya know why?"
Rob tried to turn away. He was sick of getting lectures from his baby sister.
Abby grabbed his shoulders and squared them to her.
He kept his face turned.
Abby took his chin, and forced his face towards her.
His eyes still looked away.
"Rob." She said pleadingly.
He rolled his eyes as they shifted back towards her.
Abby laughed.
"Rob, I'm happy because of you. You let me have this. Just like I asked."
He shrugged pretending not to care.
She hugged him.
He didn't hug back.
She patted his stomach before she left.
"Thanks, Rob."
And then she smiled the most genuine smile Rob knew he had ever seen on his sister.
He watched her walk away.
Then he turned around and walked the other direction. He didn't need to go to Tibby's anymore.
That's not to say that Rob wasn't bothered at all by his sister's seemingly sudden transition into a mature young woman.
But anything that can make her smile like that, is worth keeping around. Even if I'm not entirely ready for it yet.
Abby trotted the last few steps to the restaurant.
She saw Mush sitting on the curb, obviously waiting for her.
"I don't think Rob's coming." She said.
"Good," Mush smiled and leaned in close to Abby.
To any outsider looking in, their kiss was plain and uneventful. It was short, and sweet, their lips barely touched.
But to Abby it felt like an eternity, yet it still wasn't long enough.
Though to others the kiss may have been boring, to the participants it was as full of passion and purity as any kiss could ever be.
Disclaimer: I do not own newsies (Disney does), or the characters in newsies. I do own MY charactors, and this plot...blahblah you know the drill
The Queens newsies were beginning to disperse, muttering to themselves about how much they hated Stretch, what fools they had been, etc.
The Manhattan newsies knew their job was done. Lynnette had come back, from wherever she went with Race and Spot and explained to them that Stretch was gone.
They all started to head their separate ways.
Abby, Mush and Rob headed, as usual, to Tibby's
Abby laughed at something Mush said. That's one thing she loved about Mush. He could always make her laugh.
She looked over to her brother. He looked incredibly mad. She knew why. Yet he hadn't said anything all night. An enormous amount of gratitude swept over her.
"Mush," she said, "Go on, we'll catch up to ya."
Mush shrugged and set off.
Abby grabbed her brother by the wrist and turned him to face her.
"Rob." She got right in his face, nose to nose, and smiled the biggest, most happy smile she could muster, "Look at me. I'm happy. And do ya know why?"
Rob tried to turn away. He was sick of getting lectures from his baby sister.
Abby grabbed his shoulders and squared them to her.
He kept his face turned.
Abby took his chin, and forced his face towards her.
His eyes still looked away.
"Rob." She said pleadingly.
He rolled his eyes as they shifted back towards her.
Abby laughed.
"Rob, I'm happy because of you. You let me have this. Just like I asked."
He shrugged pretending not to care.
She hugged him.
He didn't hug back.
She patted his stomach before she left.
"Thanks, Rob."
And then she smiled the most genuine smile Rob knew he had ever seen on his sister.
He watched her walk away.
Then he turned around and walked the other direction. He didn't need to go to Tibby's anymore.
That's not to say that Rob wasn't bothered at all by his sister's seemingly sudden transition into a mature young woman.
But anything that can make her smile like that, is worth keeping around. Even if I'm not entirely ready for it yet.
Abby trotted the last few steps to the restaurant.
She saw Mush sitting on the curb, obviously waiting for her.
"I don't think Rob's coming." She said.
"Good," Mush smiled and leaned in close to Abby.
To any outsider looking in, their kiss was plain and uneventful. It was short, and sweet, their lips barely touched.
But to Abby it felt like an eternity, yet it still wasn't long enough.
Though to others the kiss may have been boring, to the participants it was as full of passion and purity as any kiss could ever be.