Disclaimer: I don't own Jack, Mush, or any other boy newsies what-so-ever. Disney does. AndSpunk owns herself.

Summary: Spunk and Mush are friends, and they finally become boyfriend and girlfriend! A little (maybe a lot...) Mary Sueish, but sometimes it's just fun to write.

Spunk- Enjoy! It's fluffy-ish. Yay!

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"No day but today."
-RENT

Spunk sat on thecurb outsideof the DO office. This was it. It was now or never. Today was the day she would talk to Mush. She'd been meaning to for almost a month now, but every time she'd try, she'd shy away, afraid of getting her feelings hurt. She'd tried countless times to convince herself that Mush felt the same way about her as she did about him, but all that confidence went out the window themoment she saw Mush.

Why would today be any different? She looked behind her, through the gates, to see Mush was one of the next to get his papers.

"Shoot..." She was about to stand up and leave when she remembered the talk she'd had with her brother, Jack, the night before.

begin flashback

"Heya, Spunk!" Jack said, flopping onto the bunk beside her.

Spunk grinned at him. "Hey, Jack!"

"What are ya doin'?"

"Jus' thinkin'," she responded.

"About Mush?" Jack asked, and grinned when she blushed a little.

"No!" she tried to protest, but being her brother, Jack could tell she was lying.

"It's obvious, Spunk. Have you talked to him yet?" Jack asked.

"About what?"

"To see if he likes ya!"

Spunk frowned. "No, I haven't."

"You should. No use likin' him if you're not going to do anything about it." Jack answered her.

"But I don't want things to be awkward between us."

"And you don't want to get hurt."

Spunk glared at him. "Sometimes I hate having you as a brother."

Jack grinned. "I love you, too, sis." He reached out and held her shoulder, becoming serious. "Look, I can tell you like him a lot. I'd be lyin' to you if I said I didn't think he liked you. The way he looks at you... Just talk to him, Spunk. You might be surprised."

end flashback

She slowly got to her feet, holding her papers underneath her arm as Mush walked towards her with Racetrack.

When he saw her, his eyes lit up. "Hiya, Spunk!"

She smiled back nervously. "Hey Mush. Can... do you want to sell with me today?"

Mush looked over at Race. "Sure... I'll see ya later then, Race."

Racetrack grinned. "I'll be at Sheepshead. Hope you two kids have a good time." He walked off, leaving the two alone.

"Shall we?" Mush asked, gesturing to the streets already crowded with people.

"Let's go!" She smiled at him and they walked into the throng, heading for Bottle Alley. After each selling half of their stack, they decided to take a break and sit on the steps to an apartment. Spunk sat, trying to get enough courage to say what she wanted to say.

"Mush..." "Spunk..." They said at the same time. Spunk looked up at him, surprised. Mush smiled at her sheepishly.

"You go first." He offered.

Spunk shook her head. "You go first."

"I just wanted to say that I... well, I..." He stopped. "This is harder than I thought."

Spunk, however, grinned at him. From the way he was acting, she could tell what he was trying to say.

"What's so funny?" Mush asked.

"I'm sorry. I just... I think I know what you're tryin' to say." Spunk said. "'Cause I wanted to say the same thing."

"You mean... well, I'll just say it, and we'll see if it's the same." Mush said, and he picked up her hand. "I like ya, Spunk. Will you be my girl?"

Spunk threw her arms around him. "Of course I will!"

Mush laughed. "So we were talkin' about the same thing."

"Good thing, too." Spunk said, smiling up at him.

"Should we go ta Tibby's and tell everyone the good news?" Mush asked, pulling her to her feet.

"Sounds good."

"No other road
No other way
No day but today."
-RENT

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