A/N: I know I don't usually do shout outs but for this story I think I will just really because I can. Yeah that's how I work. I'm also willing to take any ideas you might have and if you want a character in the story just tell me. I'm taking character based in the past and present.
Shout Outs:
Pyromaniacal Llama: Yeah sorry about the Jack confusion. Jack will appear though I promise. Spot's a little older it's been a few months since the strike. His personality hasn't really changed you'll see what I mean.
Angel Fish: Yep she knows it's Spot. Thanx for Reviewing.
Sapphy: Yeah I spend too much time babysitting too; thus the idea for this story. Thank you so much for reviewing.
On To the Story!
Chapter 4
"Found me out," Spot replied laughing at me.
"Wow," I was still in awe.
"Is it dat amazing?" Spot asked as if hoping he had a fan club and I was the president.
"Um no," I replied bluntly regaining as close to my norm with Spot Conlon standing in front of me.
"Oh," he muttered.
Something about him changed when I found out his name. It wasn't that I was perceiving him differently it was definitely something about his personality changing. He went from sweet, helpful Riley to well Spot Conlon, and you know what Spot is like.
It wasn't completely noticeable at first but it was there. On the walk over to the lodging house he was a little rougher. He took my hand again but not with the same gentleness that he had used before. I followed him behind the building to the fire escape.
He took John from me which was one of the signs that he hadn't completely changed yet and climbed up the fire escape. I followed and when we got to the top the lights were out and everyone was asleep. He led me to an empty bunk and I shoved my stuff under it.
Riley handed John back to me and then climbed onto the bunk above mine. I lay down with John asleep next to me. John was out cold but sleep didn't come easy to me. I had way too much on my mind.
Riley confused the heck out of me but would confuse me even more in the morning. He was such an odd boy. I didn't understand I was in 1900ish, no one had yet given me the exact date and my biggest worry was about a boy. A boy and I had a boyfriend.
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You'd be surprised after chanting a guy's name in your mind long enough you'll fall asleep. I guess it clears your mind or something.
I woke up to someone poking me in the shoulder. It was so early that John wasn't even awake yet and trust me that's early. I looked over to see a boy with fiery red hair and dark blue eyes looking me in the eye.
I was slightly disoriented and it took me a minute to realize where I was. Before that though I growled very fiercely at him, which is something you'll find I do often, and rolled over pulling the small amount of covers over my head. He poked me some more; it was irritating.
"Get up," I looked over to see Riley next to the red haired boy and I growled again. Riley laughed slightly then scowled "Mr. Clark'll be heah in a minute, get up."
I growled again getting up slowly. Riley took the stuff from under my bunk and shoved it into a drawer not to far away.
"Move it goil," snapped Riley I glared at him. I'm not a morning person. He pushed me out the window to the fire escape with the awakening John in my arms. I kind of sat down on the fire escape and heard a man yelling at the boys to get up.
"I am Julie see me yawn," I muttered to John after a particularly large yawn.
I heard laughing from the fire escape to see the red head that had irritated me early.
"Spot said ta get ya," the red head said offering his hand to help me up. I took it and his strong grip pulled me to my feet. "Flame," he introduced himself (Yes, yes, yes I know I had to put Flame in this story too. I just like his character a lot).
"Julie and this is John," I yawned mid reply.
Flame helped me through the window to a room full of newsies getting ready for the day.
"So ya the newest goil ta fall for Spot?" Flame asked leading me through the confusing dorm to where I presumed Riley was. John had my hand and was coming along too.
"Fall for Spot?" I laughed to make it seem convincing. "No,"
I wasn't sure whether I had fallen for Riley yet. Well I may have fallen for Riley but not Spot. They seemed so different. I mean he was Spot Conlon and I had to respect him for that. That and Gabriel Damon played the part so well.
"Oh usually he doesn't allow goils in the dorm it's his rule ya know, 'cept if she's his goil."
"Then why couldn't Mr. Clark see me?"
"Mr. Clark enforces it. Dey says Mr. Clark is in charge of us but really Spot is." Flame explained. "Mr. Clark is just heah for legal stuff."
I nodded; it made sense to me for the most part.
Flame led me back to the bunk I had been in that night and Riley was in the drawer he had shoved my stuff in. I was tempted to grab my stuff but figured it would be safer there. Riley pulled out a shirt buttoned it up. I sighed he had great abs. Then he pulled out the gold tipped cane and I couldn't have been more excited about the reality of it. I felt ignored standing there watching him get ready for the day.
"Fine ignore me," I said just loud enough for him to hear.
He whirled around to meet me face. He was a good inch taller than me. Not as small as Gab was when he played Spot but close. He looked about five' five" or so. I swore I saw Riley staring at me for a moment then he went back into Spot mode.
"I weren't ignoring ya," he said defensively. "Just didn't know ya were dere."
His response seemed to startle Flame a little. I wasn't sure why he had startled by the response but let it go. I didn't really want to ask him.
"Ya need a job right?" Riley asked me turning to finish shaving.
"Yeah," I replied.
"And ya need someone ta watch de boy?"
"Yep," I said as we followed Riley to the bathroom place in the lodging house with a bunch of sinks. Flame and Riley began to shave.
"I know just de place," he said throwing a glance over at me. "Ya prolly could get a place ta stay dere too,"
"Really," I replied hopefully maybe Spot and Riley weren't all that different.
Riley tossed me an evil smile. I immediately didn't like that smile. It scared me. Flame shot Riley a glare and the evil smile ended. No wait I spoke to soon Riley seemed a lot different than Spot. I looked to Flame because he seemed like the guy I should be talking too.
"I wasn't t'inking dat," Riley said to Flame.
"Well wid dat smile I could have sworn ya were," Flame replied.
"Naw I wasn't why would I do dat?"
"Ya were to thinking dat and I won't let ya,"
I felt ignored again.
"Stop arguing you two," John yelled.
The two older boys looked down at him. It was always good to know that John had a strong pair of lungs; they made sure he was heard. I nodded in agreement.
"I don't care what Spot was or wasn't thinking, let's get back to subject. I need a need a job and he needs a babysitter." I said trying to get things done. '
"Ya t'ink he's old enough to sell papes?" Riley asked.
"Yeah," Flame replied.
"Good, he can sell wid you," Riley ordered and Flame nodded.
I felt ignored again, they finally got back to me but as if I wasn't in the room.
"What 'bout heh?" Flame asked.
"Ok listen boys, I know you're trying to be helpful but I can help in the conversation really I can. I'm completely capable of speaking." They were stunned for a minute about my response but got over it.
"Well what can ya do?" Riley asked speaking directly to me.
"What kinda jobs are there and I'll tell you if I can do them," I replied determined to get this conversation over with.
"Ya know stuff right?" Riley asked taken aback that he was being talked to like that by not only a girl but a girl younger than him.
"Yeah I know stuff; it's hard not to know stuff." I replied getting annoyed with him.
"Have ya been ta school?"
"Yeah, I've been ta—" I cut myself off from saying the governments day care because is 1900 it wasn't yet. "—school"
"Well den ya prolly could get a job as a teacher or somet'in'," Riley suggested.
"Yeah," I could do that. I'd always liked teaching although I'd never do it in the present as a job. No offense to teachers someone has to do your job. I'd just rather it not be me.
"Thanks," I said handing John to Flame. "John you're going to chill with Flame today okay."
"Yeah," John replied nodding.
"You be needin' a place ta stay tonight?" Spot asked.
"We'll see," I replied in hopes of finding a place for John and myself before then.
I exited the bathroom place and stood by the wall to listen for a moment.
"You've nevah been dat nice ta a goil before," Flame's voice said I guessed to Riley.
"Yeah, ya'll see why latah. Dere's somet'in' different 'bout hah and I need some questions answered." Riley's voice replied.
"Ya want ta bed hah," it was more of a statement than a question.
"I nevah said dat," Riley replied not even raising his voice.
"Yeah but ya were t'inkin' it," Flame replied.
"Is dat a challenge Flame?" Riley asked now raising his voice.
"Spot ya're me best friend and da leadah, I'm not gonna challenge ya," Flame replied calmly.
That was all I hung around to hear. I had a mission to find a job and that since I had never done it before could not be easy.