Hands Open, Eyes Open
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the situation and Patience.
Chapter: "They'll Love You"
"I don't know, Mush. What if they don't like me?"
Mush looked over at the girl in the passenger seat. She was twirling her red hair around her fingers and biting her lip. Mush grinned. He'd known her long enough to recognize her nervous habits.
"Don't worry, Patience. They'll adore you. Just like I do," he said, giving her a reassuring smile. Mush knew that his smiles had the power to relax anybody.
"And even if they don't adore you," Blink added from the backseat, "they'll at least tolerate you. Just like I do." He smirked when Patience turned around to give him her best evil glare. "Relax, Red. I'm just kidding. There's no way they won't love you," he laughed.
"Behave," Mush said sternly, even though the effect was ruined by the affection in his voice. He looked back at his boyfriend lovingly. "I mean it," he grinned as Blink blew him a kiss.
"Eyes on the road, Romeo." The lovesick stares were too much for Patience. Really, if Mush and Blink weren't her best friends, they would make her sick.
"Yeah, you wouldn't want to drive into a parked car like Red here," Blink offered, ruffling Patience's hair.
"Okay, you know that wasn't my fault."
"Yeah, that damned car moved right into your way, right?"
"One more word from you, Blink, and I'm going to let you fail your next Trig test."
"Okay, you two," Mush sighed, as Blink opened his mouth to retort, "I'll settle this little dispute. Blink, you're a jerk. Patience, you're a bad driver." Both passengers opened their mouths to protest, but Mush cut them off. "And not another word about it." Mush loved those two. He really did, but sometimes they could go on for hours if no one intervened.
The car's occupants rode in silence for a while, just enjoying each other's company. Mush kept glancing over at Patience; she kept fiddling with the radio and smoothing down her hair. He could tell how nervous she was. Finally, Mush pulled into a driveway and turned off the ignition.
"We're here."
"Here" happened to be the home of the infamous Jack Kelly, and apparently, one of his even-more-infamous parties was going on inside. Mush noticed that Patience was staring up at the house with dread. He put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"They'll love you, Red," he whispered in her ear as he knocked on the door.
Four hours later, Spot turned to Mush and said matter-of-factly:
"I don't like her."
So, I thought I would try my hand at Newsies fanfic. This is fairly new to me, so if youwant toleave a comment telling what you think and if I could do better, please do. Comments of all kinds are appreciated. So, do you see that little blue button? Know it. Love it. Use it.