---You guys, two of my friends asked me a question yesterday about Rinoa. They were asking the pronounciation of her name. So, to avoid having to say it over and over I'm just going to put it right here ok? :) Ri (As in River) No uh. So it's Ri-No-Uh
Sorry, just don't wanna confuse people. :)
Chapter 13.
Casey hugged him even tighter. "Why does my life have to be like this Oscar? I can't like who I want, I can't earn trust...I ran away when I was 11 cuz I was scared and some of them still wont except it." Casey said trying to hold back more tears. "Casey...it sounds like you'd do a hell of a lot better without those Newsies. Why don't you work here? Plus, you can stay here..." Oscar told her hopefully.
"Well...I don't know..." Casey said trying to think. Then she thought about Mush and how he pushed her. She knew it was unintentional but she didn't care. The fact that it happened just tore her to pieces. She would never let Mush live it down. She even noticed that they didn't even bother coming after her. She was in love with Mush. He went to Rinoa so she was alone and unwanted. Now she found someone who wanted her.
"C'mon Casey please? I really want ya to...those Newsies are not worth your love and trust. They don't deserve you." Oscar said in a low voice. Casey bit her lip and wrapped her arms around her knees. "You cold?" He asked. "A little..." Casey said shaking a little. Oscar got up and left the room but came back a moment later with a big wool blanket. He wrapped Casey and himself in the blanket. He layed down on his bed pulling Casey down with him. Her head layed resting against his chest. Oscar put an arm around her.
"Try to sleep, it'll help." Oscar whispered. Casey smiled and closed her eyes. She felt so safe next to Oscar she felt that she was in a tomb where no one could enter and only her and Oscar existed. That no one could move her from this spot. She soon fell into a comforting sleep.
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"Terrific move Mush." Race said angrily. "Hey Race, Back off, that is a traitor! She's involved with our enemy! The Delancy brothers! That's sick!" Rinoa yelled defending Mush. "Rinoa, I am sick and tired of you treating Casey the way you do. The girl made ONE mistake and you just wont let it go will ya? You need to get over it! She was 11! No one's perfect at 11! She is always there for you. When you were in the hospital, she never even left your side. She stayed at your bed side and tried everything she could to stay calm. Truth is, she cares TOO much for you." Race said throwing his cards to the floor in anger.
Rinoa was truly taken aback. She wasn't expecting him to react like that. "If no one in this room does give a damn about Casey, well know this, I sure as hell do." He added throwing his cigar down along with the cards and walking out the door. Rinoa watched as her brother walked out the door. Everyone else just stood appalled.
"We need to get to the bottom of this...I have no idea what's goin' on with Casey and Race. But we got to figure this out." Blink said. Mush stared down at the floor. Race made the most sense in the world. He coudln't believe he had been that dumb to just hurt Casey and let her run out of his life. Who knew where she was?
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The following week the snow was clearing up atleast for a while anyway, and the Newsies were on their way to go buy their papers. "Still no sign of Casey huh Race?" Jack said looking over at Race who looked like hell had swallowed him and spit him back out. "Nah." He replied putting his hands in his pockets. "We'll find her. We always do." JAck said giving Race a smile.
Once they got to the Newspaper office they all formed a line and waited for Weasel to come to the window. The window was soon opened by Morris. Weasel came up with his book and opened it. Casey came behind him and took a place behind the papers which Morris used to do. He gladly gave the job to Casey. Now he worked with Oscar to go and keep stocking the papers for Casey.
Jack traditionally was first in line followed by Race. Jack looked at Weasel but then got a glimpse at Casey putting a stack of papers on the table. "C'mon, we ain't got till' next Christmas so let's get movin'." Weasel said with a sly smile. He knew that the Newsies were going to be shocked but he had to try to liven up the suspense.
"Casey? Why are you'se workin for these scum bags?" Jack asked his eyes blazing. "Kid, are ya gonna buy some or aint' ya?" Casey asked not looking Jack directly in the eye. "Fine, give me the usual Ma'am." Jack said his voice raising in anger. She dished out 100 and looked up. Her dark ocean blue eyes caught a glimpse of Jack's furious blazing brown ones. She couldn't tear her eyes away from them. She stood with her eyes directly connected with his. Weasel noticed Casey's tenseness so he but in.
"Ya got you're papes now beat it. Next!" He said. Jack shook his head and turned away from her. Race looked more upset then she'd ever had seen him. It looked like he couldn't breath and the world had collapsed beneath him. "I wont believe it." He whispered and just walked after Jack not bothering to buy papers. Mush was up and he couldn't even stand it he burst out crying and walked away. (Guys, I'm starting to put some of the old Mush in the story, if you can remember, he's EXTREMELY emotional. This also did take place the same year of the movie so Mush didn't grow out of his emotional stage.)
This carried on until only few Newsies bought papers. Once ever one was gone Weasel started to close up. A little later Casey started to feel sick. "I feel sick." Casey said holding her stomach. "Oscar!" Weasel yelled. Oscar came running. "Yes Mr. Wiesel?" Oscar asked. "Casey's not feeling well. Would you kindly help her off to her room? There's a good lad." He said with a smile and picked up his book.
Oscar picked her up and carried her off to her room. He layed her down on her bed and stroaked her hair. "Get some rest. That'll do ya good. You were tossing and turning all night, I don't want ya to get really sick so rest ok? I got more work ta do so I'll come and check on ya in a bit ok?" Oscar said giving her a light kiss on the lips.
"Ok." She said closing her eyes. He wrapped the blankets around her and left to go help Morris with some last minute things.
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"How could Casey do this to us?" Jack yelled. "C'mon Jack...maybe she'll come to her senses...clearly she just ain't thinkin'..." Blink said trying to calm him down. Mush was still crying. Rinoa just scowled and kept her eyes on the ground. They were hanging around by the Horace Greeley statue. The traditonal Newsie hangout besides Tibby's.
Rinoa was sitting on a part of the statue. Her hair was blowing in the wind. "Should we try to get her to come back?" Skittery asked. He was secretly crushing on Casey. He didn't want her to go. "Sorry Skit, but I don't think so." Jack said. "C'mon, who knows what Oscar might do to her...who knows if he even loves her?" Skittery demanded standing up.
"We don't know." Race said putting his cigar in his mouth. "Race, could you live a day without cigars?"Boots asked. "Nope." He said chewing on the end of it. He didn't light them as often as he used to. "Point is, we got to save Casey from him ok? End of story." Skittery said. "Oh, and how do ya plan to do that huh?" Rinoa asked jumping down from the statue.
"We need to talk to her. we couldn't do it when Weasel was in the way, so we got to get to her somehow..." Blink said trying to help Skittery out. "Exactly." Skittery said in a way of thanking Blink for seconding his emotion. "They're right. We can't just stand here we got to take action..." Bumlets said.
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The next morning Casey opened her eyes to rain. She sat up and fell back down. She felt extremely weak. Oscar came in. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "Not good. I can't even get up." Casey said. "Well, I guess I can take your place today." Oscar said rubbing a hand against her cheek. It was ice cold.
"Why are you so cold? Weren't you warm last night?" Oscar said trying to fix her blanket. "No, it's ok." Casey started but Oscar was already out of the room and back with another blanket. He placed it on her. She immediatly felt 10 times warmer. "Is it warm enough?" He asked. "Yes, it is. Thanks." She said with a smile. "You rest. I don't want you doing anything." He said giving her a kiss.
He started toward the door once he got to the door way he turned back. "I love you." He said placing his hand on the door knob. "I love you too..." She said and drifted off to sleep. Oscar smiled and closed the door. He walked into the room and helped Morris get some papers to the table. Weasel walked in with his book.
"I'm gonna cover for Casey today. She's still feeling sick. Poor girl can't even get up." Oscar said lifting a pile of papers onto the table. "Alright. If she get's real bad we'll get it checked out ok?" Weasel said. "Thanks." Oscar said opening the window. Jack was first in line. He was suprised to not see Casey.
"Where's Casey huh?" Jack demanded at Oscar. "She's sick Kelly, so kindly buy your papes and go find something to do with your life." Oscar said. Jack rolled his eyes and paid for his papers and moved on. They were going to get Casey back whether they liked it or not.
Sorry, just don't wanna confuse people. :)
Chapter 13.
Casey hugged him even tighter. "Why does my life have to be like this Oscar? I can't like who I want, I can't earn trust...I ran away when I was 11 cuz I was scared and some of them still wont except it." Casey said trying to hold back more tears. "Casey...it sounds like you'd do a hell of a lot better without those Newsies. Why don't you work here? Plus, you can stay here..." Oscar told her hopefully.
"Well...I don't know..." Casey said trying to think. Then she thought about Mush and how he pushed her. She knew it was unintentional but she didn't care. The fact that it happened just tore her to pieces. She would never let Mush live it down. She even noticed that they didn't even bother coming after her. She was in love with Mush. He went to Rinoa so she was alone and unwanted. Now she found someone who wanted her.
"C'mon Casey please? I really want ya to...those Newsies are not worth your love and trust. They don't deserve you." Oscar said in a low voice. Casey bit her lip and wrapped her arms around her knees. "You cold?" He asked. "A little..." Casey said shaking a little. Oscar got up and left the room but came back a moment later with a big wool blanket. He wrapped Casey and himself in the blanket. He layed down on his bed pulling Casey down with him. Her head layed resting against his chest. Oscar put an arm around her.
"Try to sleep, it'll help." Oscar whispered. Casey smiled and closed her eyes. She felt so safe next to Oscar she felt that she was in a tomb where no one could enter and only her and Oscar existed. That no one could move her from this spot. She soon fell into a comforting sleep.
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"Terrific move Mush." Race said angrily. "Hey Race, Back off, that is a traitor! She's involved with our enemy! The Delancy brothers! That's sick!" Rinoa yelled defending Mush. "Rinoa, I am sick and tired of you treating Casey the way you do. The girl made ONE mistake and you just wont let it go will ya? You need to get over it! She was 11! No one's perfect at 11! She is always there for you. When you were in the hospital, she never even left your side. She stayed at your bed side and tried everything she could to stay calm. Truth is, she cares TOO much for you." Race said throwing his cards to the floor in anger.
Rinoa was truly taken aback. She wasn't expecting him to react like that. "If no one in this room does give a damn about Casey, well know this, I sure as hell do." He added throwing his cigar down along with the cards and walking out the door. Rinoa watched as her brother walked out the door. Everyone else just stood appalled.
"We need to get to the bottom of this...I have no idea what's goin' on with Casey and Race. But we got to figure this out." Blink said. Mush stared down at the floor. Race made the most sense in the world. He coudln't believe he had been that dumb to just hurt Casey and let her run out of his life. Who knew where she was?
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The following week the snow was clearing up atleast for a while anyway, and the Newsies were on their way to go buy their papers. "Still no sign of Casey huh Race?" Jack said looking over at Race who looked like hell had swallowed him and spit him back out. "Nah." He replied putting his hands in his pockets. "We'll find her. We always do." JAck said giving Race a smile.
Once they got to the Newspaper office they all formed a line and waited for Weasel to come to the window. The window was soon opened by Morris. Weasel came up with his book and opened it. Casey came behind him and took a place behind the papers which Morris used to do. He gladly gave the job to Casey. Now he worked with Oscar to go and keep stocking the papers for Casey.
Jack traditionally was first in line followed by Race. Jack looked at Weasel but then got a glimpse at Casey putting a stack of papers on the table. "C'mon, we ain't got till' next Christmas so let's get movin'." Weasel said with a sly smile. He knew that the Newsies were going to be shocked but he had to try to liven up the suspense.
"Casey? Why are you'se workin for these scum bags?" Jack asked his eyes blazing. "Kid, are ya gonna buy some or aint' ya?" Casey asked not looking Jack directly in the eye. "Fine, give me the usual Ma'am." Jack said his voice raising in anger. She dished out 100 and looked up. Her dark ocean blue eyes caught a glimpse of Jack's furious blazing brown ones. She couldn't tear her eyes away from them. She stood with her eyes directly connected with his. Weasel noticed Casey's tenseness so he but in.
"Ya got you're papes now beat it. Next!" He said. Jack shook his head and turned away from her. Race looked more upset then she'd ever had seen him. It looked like he couldn't breath and the world had collapsed beneath him. "I wont believe it." He whispered and just walked after Jack not bothering to buy papers. Mush was up and he couldn't even stand it he burst out crying and walked away. (Guys, I'm starting to put some of the old Mush in the story, if you can remember, he's EXTREMELY emotional. This also did take place the same year of the movie so Mush didn't grow out of his emotional stage.)
This carried on until only few Newsies bought papers. Once ever one was gone Weasel started to close up. A little later Casey started to feel sick. "I feel sick." Casey said holding her stomach. "Oscar!" Weasel yelled. Oscar came running. "Yes Mr. Wiesel?" Oscar asked. "Casey's not feeling well. Would you kindly help her off to her room? There's a good lad." He said with a smile and picked up his book.
Oscar picked her up and carried her off to her room. He layed her down on her bed and stroaked her hair. "Get some rest. That'll do ya good. You were tossing and turning all night, I don't want ya to get really sick so rest ok? I got more work ta do so I'll come and check on ya in a bit ok?" Oscar said giving her a light kiss on the lips.
"Ok." She said closing her eyes. He wrapped the blankets around her and left to go help Morris with some last minute things.
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"How could Casey do this to us?" Jack yelled. "C'mon Jack...maybe she'll come to her senses...clearly she just ain't thinkin'..." Blink said trying to calm him down. Mush was still crying. Rinoa just scowled and kept her eyes on the ground. They were hanging around by the Horace Greeley statue. The traditonal Newsie hangout besides Tibby's.
Rinoa was sitting on a part of the statue. Her hair was blowing in the wind. "Should we try to get her to come back?" Skittery asked. He was secretly crushing on Casey. He didn't want her to go. "Sorry Skit, but I don't think so." Jack said. "C'mon, who knows what Oscar might do to her...who knows if he even loves her?" Skittery demanded standing up.
"We don't know." Race said putting his cigar in his mouth. "Race, could you live a day without cigars?"Boots asked. "Nope." He said chewing on the end of it. He didn't light them as often as he used to. "Point is, we got to save Casey from him ok? End of story." Skittery said. "Oh, and how do ya plan to do that huh?" Rinoa asked jumping down from the statue.
"We need to talk to her. we couldn't do it when Weasel was in the way, so we got to get to her somehow..." Blink said trying to help Skittery out. "Exactly." Skittery said in a way of thanking Blink for seconding his emotion. "They're right. We can't just stand here we got to take action..." Bumlets said.
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The next morning Casey opened her eyes to rain. She sat up and fell back down. She felt extremely weak. Oscar came in. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "Not good. I can't even get up." Casey said. "Well, I guess I can take your place today." Oscar said rubbing a hand against her cheek. It was ice cold.
"Why are you so cold? Weren't you warm last night?" Oscar said trying to fix her blanket. "No, it's ok." Casey started but Oscar was already out of the room and back with another blanket. He placed it on her. She immediatly felt 10 times warmer. "Is it warm enough?" He asked. "Yes, it is. Thanks." She said with a smile. "You rest. I don't want you doing anything." He said giving her a kiss.
He started toward the door once he got to the door way he turned back. "I love you." He said placing his hand on the door knob. "I love you too..." She said and drifted off to sleep. Oscar smiled and closed the door. He walked into the room and helped Morris get some papers to the table. Weasel walked in with his book.
"I'm gonna cover for Casey today. She's still feeling sick. Poor girl can't even get up." Oscar said lifting a pile of papers onto the table. "Alright. If she get's real bad we'll get it checked out ok?" Weasel said. "Thanks." Oscar said opening the window. Jack was first in line. He was suprised to not see Casey.
"Where's Casey huh?" Jack demanded at Oscar. "She's sick Kelly, so kindly buy your papes and go find something to do with your life." Oscar said. Jack rolled his eyes and paid for his papers and moved on. They were going to get Casey back whether they liked it or not.