Alright let's be happy kids....(i own sparks btw) and the drama continues...
Chapter 15: A Terrible, Wonderful Mistake
A week later, America pulled out of the war-the soliders were returning home...Jack and Spot, along with all the other newboys that had already returned due to wounds, were anxious to see if all their friends had made it back. The day they arrived, the streets of New York were littered with rugged soliders-young and old-finding their ways back to their loved ones.
One by one the newsies returned, each one causing more and more uproar. Gabrielle and Claire had joined them to welcome the boys home-they were their friends too after all. Jack and Spot both made sure the girls held high. Claire seemed okay, and Gabrielle was even smiling to an extent. Gabrielle was watching all that was going on around her on the streets outside the lodging house, when a boy about her age approached her. She didn't know him-he was one of Spot's boys...
"Exscuse me, um, Gabrielle?" he asked, arm in a sling.
"Yes, can I help you?"
"Actually, I owe you a really, well-large apology..." she looked at him in confusion, "Well, I was out on the field when I got shot, and I fell next to a boy that was already passed. He had a white glove on one of his wounds, and I knew from Mush that it was yours. His face was so distorted I assumed it was him...But-I've come to tell you I've made a-terrible mistake..."
Her eyes grew wide when he stepped aside-there was Mush, limping down the walk towards her. She thought her heart would burst as she ran full force in his direction. It wasn't real-it couldn't be. She ran, tears rushing behind her in the wind. He walked as fast as he could. Claire covered her mouth in shock as she watched her friend from inside.
Gabrielle lept into Mush's arms and he lifted her off the ground. He kissed her deeply, hands lost in her hair. She forced herself to pull away...
"We all thought you were dead!"
He brushed a curl away from her face, "I know...all I had to cover a friend's wound was your glove, but just after he died I had to run again. When Sparks over here saw the glove and couldn't recognize the face, he thought it was me. I had told him and Spot about how you were in Spain. Apparently Sparks ended up in the hospital and...well you know the rest from there..."
"Mush I..." she couldn't find any words.
Finally he just smiled and whispered,"I love you Gabrielle...I'm never letting you go again...."
For the first time in mothns, she smiled honestly and sincerely, before plungning back into what had become her oxygen. Tears streamed down her face as she finally allowed herself to be happy.
Jack smiled to himself and left the couple alone as he walked back into the lodging house. He saw Claire looking out the window and feared seeing Mush back would cause her more hurt. He made his way over to her...
"Can you believe it?" she asked, smiling.
"Crazy isn't it?" he said as she laughed slighlty, "But...are you gonna be okay?"
She looked over at him, "I think so Jack Kelly....I think so..."
He smiled and pulled her into a hug from behind. She fought back tears, knowing she would have to find a way to move on with her life. She couldn't live like this forever-Blink wouldn't want her to...
A/N: seeeeeee?????? i told you to trust me!!! yesi know-Blink. its okay loves. Calire willll be fine. omg im almost done with my 1st posted story...one more chapter, then ill have to move on, i have 3 stories in my head right now...REVIEWS PLEEASSSEE....