Disclaimer: (can't believe I forgot this) I Don't own newsies. Anyone you
don't recognize I probably own.
Chapter 2
John and I sat watching the moon rise. I liked to do this a lot by rarely John got to watch it with me. I being pretty much Mom's number one choice for John's babysitter either that or it's because I'm next to always available. John and I have always been especially close.
My thoughts wandered to the moonless night and the mysterious Riley. Every time this happened I'd just chant Adam to myself and he would drift out of my thoughts just as quickly as he wandered in. Not tonight though. With the full moon rising I couldn't get my thoughts off him.
"'Ey," I jumped.
"Riley," John said hopping up to greet him.
"Didn't hear you coming," I said
"Me neidah," he replied spit shaking with John. "I looked ovah and dere ya were; figured ya must have snuck past me."
He was once again in his 'newsies era' garb, and it didn't seem so normal this time.
"Why do you/ya dress like that/dat?" We said it in perfect unison. I blushed and he laughed.
"Jinx," John called out.
I turned to him.
"Who taught you 'bout jinxing?"
"You're not supposed to tawk," John pouted.
I raised an eyebrow at him, and smiled. Running over to John I began to tickle him.
"Julie," he whined trying to squirm away.
"I win," I said thrusting my arms into the air. "You said my name."
Riley was watching us laughing.
"So is he yeh kid?" Riley asked.
"Kid!?! Excuse me what?"
"Riley you're not allowed to tawk," John said getting up.
"You just said his name bud, the Jinx is off." I reminded him. John pouted.
"Well ya're his muddah aren't ya?" he asked.
"Julie isn't my mommy, silly you." John said matter-of-factly. "Julie is my sister. She is too little to be a mommy."
"Oh," Riley responded.
"Aren't'cha a little old ta be his sistah?" Riley asked clearly confused.
"Tell that to my mom, our oldest brother is 18 years older than John here," I said ruffling John's hair.
"Wow, so how old are ya?" he asked.
"Almost 15, You?" I lied trying to appear older. It was still half a year still my birthday.
"15," he said his striking blue eyes sinking into mine. I turned away in breaking away from his powerful gaze.
Looking out onto Brooklyn I noticed something for the first time. Sure the building directly next to me were the same but some how newer. What really struck me as odd were the streets. They were empty as usual for this time of night, but the streets didn't look like pavement. Last time I had checked, streets weren't made of cobblestone.
I turned to Riley eyes wide, I was more scared than surprised. I didn't know what was going on but this was not right. I walked over picking up John and putting him on my hip. The younger boy clearly didn't understand.
"Time to go home?" He asked yawning. "I don't wanna yet."
"What's going on here?" I asked seriously to hind the fact that I was shaking slightly.
"What are ya talking 'bout?" His strong New York accent seemed even more evident now.
I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Nope. There was definitely something wrong here. Well if I was in the past then it's never smart to tell someone that you're from the future because then they might think you were insane. Hmm story quick, I'm a writer I should have been able to come up with something. Got it.
"I was just joking," I said putting John back down.
"'Bout what?"
"Nuthin'" I replied not sure what to do now.
"Alright," Riley seemed fairly confused now.
"Julie can we go home now, I'm tired," John asked looking up at her.
"Sorry John we can't." I replied.
"Why not," he asked not understanding.
"We just can't bud," I responded sitting down where I had been standing. "I need to think."
"Hey John," Riley said coming to my rescue by pulling out some marbles. Then he gave me some time to think by teaching John to play.
I didn't understand; how could I be in one time one moment and another the next. It didn't make sense and Riley didn't seem responsible. Ugh, things were supposed to make sense and this certainly didn't.
"Riley?" He looked up at me with those gorgeous blue eyes. "Do you have a place we could stay tonight?"
He smiled. "Yeah I have a place, but I is gonna have to ask if ya can stay."
Chapter 2
John and I sat watching the moon rise. I liked to do this a lot by rarely John got to watch it with me. I being pretty much Mom's number one choice for John's babysitter either that or it's because I'm next to always available. John and I have always been especially close.
My thoughts wandered to the moonless night and the mysterious Riley. Every time this happened I'd just chant Adam to myself and he would drift out of my thoughts just as quickly as he wandered in. Not tonight though. With the full moon rising I couldn't get my thoughts off him.
"'Ey," I jumped.
"Riley," John said hopping up to greet him.
"Didn't hear you coming," I said
"Me neidah," he replied spit shaking with John. "I looked ovah and dere ya were; figured ya must have snuck past me."
He was once again in his 'newsies era' garb, and it didn't seem so normal this time.
"Why do you/ya dress like that/dat?" We said it in perfect unison. I blushed and he laughed.
"Jinx," John called out.
I turned to him.
"Who taught you 'bout jinxing?"
"You're not supposed to tawk," John pouted.
I raised an eyebrow at him, and smiled. Running over to John I began to tickle him.
"Julie," he whined trying to squirm away.
"I win," I said thrusting my arms into the air. "You said my name."
Riley was watching us laughing.
"So is he yeh kid?" Riley asked.
"Kid!?! Excuse me what?"
"Riley you're not allowed to tawk," John said getting up.
"You just said his name bud, the Jinx is off." I reminded him. John pouted.
"Well ya're his muddah aren't ya?" he asked.
"Julie isn't my mommy, silly you." John said matter-of-factly. "Julie is my sister. She is too little to be a mommy."
"Oh," Riley responded.
"Aren't'cha a little old ta be his sistah?" Riley asked clearly confused.
"Tell that to my mom, our oldest brother is 18 years older than John here," I said ruffling John's hair.
"Wow, so how old are ya?" he asked.
"Almost 15, You?" I lied trying to appear older. It was still half a year still my birthday.
"15," he said his striking blue eyes sinking into mine. I turned away in breaking away from his powerful gaze.
Looking out onto Brooklyn I noticed something for the first time. Sure the building directly next to me were the same but some how newer. What really struck me as odd were the streets. They were empty as usual for this time of night, but the streets didn't look like pavement. Last time I had checked, streets weren't made of cobblestone.
I turned to Riley eyes wide, I was more scared than surprised. I didn't know what was going on but this was not right. I walked over picking up John and putting him on my hip. The younger boy clearly didn't understand.
"Time to go home?" He asked yawning. "I don't wanna yet."
"What's going on here?" I asked seriously to hind the fact that I was shaking slightly.
"What are ya talking 'bout?" His strong New York accent seemed even more evident now.
I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Nope. There was definitely something wrong here. Well if I was in the past then it's never smart to tell someone that you're from the future because then they might think you were insane. Hmm story quick, I'm a writer I should have been able to come up with something. Got it.
"I was just joking," I said putting John back down.
"'Bout what?"
"Nuthin'" I replied not sure what to do now.
"Alright," Riley seemed fairly confused now.
"Julie can we go home now, I'm tired," John asked looking up at her.
"Sorry John we can't." I replied.
"Why not," he asked not understanding.
"We just can't bud," I responded sitting down where I had been standing. "I need to think."
"Hey John," Riley said coming to my rescue by pulling out some marbles. Then he gave me some time to think by teaching John to play.
I didn't understand; how could I be in one time one moment and another the next. It didn't make sense and Riley didn't seem responsible. Ugh, things were supposed to make sense and this certainly didn't.
"Riley?" He looked up at me with those gorgeous blue eyes. "Do you have a place we could stay tonight?"
He smiled. "Yeah I have a place, but I is gonna have to ask if ya can stay."