I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE NEWSIES!!! ONLY CECILE, LUCKY, SULLIVAN, TROUBLE, CANYON AND ANY OTHER NEWSIES THAT DON'T APPEAR IN THE MOVIE!!!! ERRONN, CAITLYN, RAE, MOTH AND CRYSTAL OWN THEMSELVES!!!
Spot Conlon: Yeah. Sure you can be a Manhattan Newsie. Just send me a whole little bio thing with looks and personality and the guy you want. I'll tell you if they're taken. Or if you have IM my IM thing is FrostyGrl721 and that's my email at AOL.
Ice Dancer: Yeah. I agree with you, even if it is my story. It was a little boring at the beginning but that had to happen so you would understand what's going on now. You'll find out if Lucky likes Cecile, he does have a girlfriend though, she was briefly in chapter 11.
Moth: You can put the club away now. I'm going to tell why she did that and like I said before you're a pretty good guesser. * Applause *
Rae: Yeah. Guys CAN be brilliant at times.
Explanations
"This is your room Cecile. You'll be sharing it with Caitlyn." Medda said, closing the door. Cecile smiled at the girl sitting on the opposite bed.
"How do you like all of the Newsies?"
"They all seem really nice." Cecile said.
"Like any of them?" A face flashed across Cecile's mind.
"No. Not right now anyway. How are things with you and Crutchy?" She asked, changing the topic.
"Same as always. I think he only thinks of me as a friend and nothing more." Caitlyn sighed, rolling over on her side. "Good night."
"Good night. Hey, Caitlyn?"
"Yes?"
"Are the Newsies forgiving?"
"Depends. Why?"
"No reason. Thanks. Good night." Cecile got up and turned off the light then went back to sleep.
(~~)
"Get up now, Cecile." Spot growled. Her very angry twin brother shook Cecile awake.
"What? Ugh. What time is it?" She asked, putting the pillow over her head.
"11:30. Some of us have to actually get up at the crack of dawn to do work and don't get the privilege of sleeping in, Cecile. Now get up and get dressed!! You have some explaining to do." He said.
"What? Are you calling me a spoiled rich snob Spot? And what do you mean, I have some explaining to do?" She asked puzzled.
"Maybe I am. And I don't like it when anyone, including my sister, plays with my friends' minds." She sat up.
"Huh?"
"You know what I'm talking about, don't play dumb." He commanded. "Kissing Jack, Blink and Mush last night."
"Oh they told you?"
"Yeah, they told me. They figured it out when Mush accidentally let it slip, and it's a good thing too."
"Ok." She said cautiously.
"Now get dressed, the I'll take you to lunch." He said and left the room. Cecile took a quick bath and put on her only dress. She looked in the mirror and brushed her hair. It was straight today. She left her room.
"What took you so long?" Spot asked.
"I had to bathe, Cedric Andrew Pulitzer. Some of us like to keep our hygiene up." She shot back irritably.
"Fine. Let's go!" He said. She followed him outside and down the street. They walked for a while in silence.
"Hey!" Cecile exclaimed suddenly. "Isn't this the way to the restaurant that the Newsies always go to, Tibby's I think."
"Yes."
"Can we go someplace else?" She pleaded. "I really don't want to go there now."
"No. You made a mess of this and you're going to fix this mess by apologizing and telling them why you did it. No lies, Cecile."
"I refuse to apologize."
"You will apologize or this time I really will go and get our Grandfather." He threatened. They reached Tibby's, and Spot pushed her into the restaurant.
"I refuse to apologize, Cedric!" She said as she entered Tibby's. "You can't make me do anything!" She looked around. Dozens of eyes bore into her head. All of the Newsies had an angry look on their faces.
Well, I guess all of them know. She thought, looking around nervously.
"I believe Cecile has something to tell you." Spot said, breaking the silence. She shot him a dirty look.
"Go on." He coaxed.
"Fine. Some of you know that I lived for a while in France. While I was there, I met this great guy." Her icy blue eyes had a far away look to them. "His name was Olivier de Bauret. As soon as I got there, he wooed me with his charm and good looks. He took me everywhere and was a perfect gentleman. Everyday he brought me a red rose in the morning and another at night. It was like a dream come true. Soon I began to fall in love with him and life was perfect. After a couple of months, he proposed and of course, I accepted. A couple of weeks after our engagement became official, I started to learn that he was involved with other girls, people like some of my really good friends and some maids. I was furious. When I complained to his sister, who was one of my good friends. She said that she thought I knew that he was one of the biggest womanizers in France and what he did to me was what he did to all the new girls who came. I was outraged and he was the reason I cut my stay short. Ever since then, I have vowed to take revenge on all womanizers who came my way. When Lucky, Sullivan, and Spot were telling me that you guys are the biggest players in New York, I thought to get my revenge. I am very sorry for leading you on, I do not have any feelings for any of you and again I am sorry. Just next time you think of playing another girl, remember how it's like to be on the receiving end of things." She finished and there was silence among everyone. Even Spot stared at her in amazement because she didn't tell him this.
Suddenly, there was laughing. Everyone turned around and saw Rae sitting at her booth laughing.
"What's so funny?" Cecile asked.
"It's just that you're right. These boys play girls all the time and finally someone taught them a lesson. It's about time." She replied.
"I agree with her." Moth spoke up. "So many of my friends have been hurt by one of you guys."
"Yeah." A bunch of girls agreed and started to look at the boys threateningly.
"Hey! Don't kill us!" Blink pleaded jokingly. "In fact, Cecile, you are one of my new best friends!"
"What?"
"I like the way you work. We need to hang out together, we can teach each other some moves."
"That was supposed to teach you not to play girls, not encourage you to learn new moves!" She said in disbelief.
"I know. I think I've learned my lesson, this is just to sell more papes." He replied.
"Alright." She said.
"I agree with Blink." Mush said, putting out his hand to shake Cecile's. She smiled and took it.
"We still haven't heard from Jack yet." Mush said. Everyone turned towards him.
"Yeah. And you ain't going to." He said and hurried out of the restaurant. Cecile took one look at the closing door and followed him. She ran out of the restaurant and looked to her left. She saw the familiar cowboy hat and red bandanna.
"Jack!" She called, running down the street. "Jack! Wait! Let me talk to you!" He turned and looked at her and then continued walking. A boy in a pink shirt stopped Cecile.
"Hello. You new around here?" He asked. She didn't answer and continued walking on, slower this time.
"The name's Morris Delancy and that is my brother Oscar." He said, motioning to the boy who currently blocked her path.
"Nice to meet you Morris and Oscar. Now if you will excuse me, I need to catch up to someone."
"Not so fast, pretty." Morris said. "You see I have a feeling that you could be very useful."
"No, I'm sure I couldn't be." She replied stubbornly and walked around Oscar. When she was almost by him, he grabbed her arms.
"Let me go!" She screamed.
"No. You see, you are gorgeous and I need myself a girl. And you would be the perfect person." Morris said.
"Thank you very much for that generous offer, but I'm afraid I'll have to pass." She said struggling against Oscar's grip.
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I hope she's still not following me. I am not in the mood to talk to her right now. Jack thought was he walked down the street, occasionally calling out headlines. He turned around and saw her with the Delancy brothers. What is she doing with them? He took in the picture around him and noticed that Oscar had her arms pinned behind her back and that Morris was looking at her with a leering expression. Spot would never forgive me if I let something happen to her. He sighed and turned around.
"Hey Oscar! Morris!" A call came from in front of them. They looked up.
"Great. Here comes the little Cowboy. How's Santa Fe?" Morris asked teasingly as Jack came up to him.
"It's pretty good, Morris." He said, ignoring the sarcastic comment. "I see that you've met my new girl, Cecile Conlon."
"New girl? Conlon, as in Spot Conlon?" Morris asked surprised.
"That's right. So Oscar, you can take your paws off of her." He said, pulling Cecile away from Oscar and putting his arm around her waist.
"So now you know to stay away from her, right? 'Cause if she mentions anything about you bugging her, her brother will be at your throats along with me?" Jack said. "Bye!" The Delancys backed away.
When they were a couple of feet away, Morris called out, "Hey! If he ever mistreats you, come find me baby."
"I don't think that will be a problem." Jack yelled and leaned down and kissed her. He pulled away to find Cecile with a very surprised look on her face. He smirked and started walking away.
"What was that for?" She asked touching her lips.
"To show Oscar and Morris that they will have trouble if they mess with you. They have pretty thick skulls so it takes a while for things to register." He said. She ran to catch up with him.
"I really am sorry, you know." She whispered softly after a while.
"I know."
"Then why did you run out of the restaurant?" She pried.
"I don't want to talk about it." He replied.
"Tell me Jack. I had to tell everyone about why I kissed all of you." She shot back.
"Fine. After the strike I got together with David's sister, Sarah. She was perfect and she was the first girl I had ever fallen in love with. If you ever tell that to anyone I'll soak you."
"Alright."
"Anyway, we went out for about 6 weeks. She was interested in nursing and was sent an offer to come and study at a Virginia School of Nursing. She couldn't pass it up, it was too good of an opportunity for her to get a real job and get out of New York, so I broke up with her. I haven't talked to her since then. I don't know why I took you kissing me so hard. I think it was because that you were the first girl to actually show some interest in me since Sarah left, two weeks ago."
"Jack. I'm sorry, I didn't know." She said, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"It's alright. These things just happen, just like you and Olivier."
"Yeah, they do. That's why life is so hard." She said thoughtfully.
"Well, what do you say we go back and have the lunch that you never did get?"
"Sure." She said smiling.
"You know, you and Spot sort of look alike."
"Really? How?"
"Well that smile for one thing. You both have the same, to-die-for smile. I have seen so many girls melt over Spot's. And your eyes are exactly the same. And the hair color."
"Alright. I get it, don't tell me anymore!" She said, punching Jack in the arm.
"Hahaha. So what's the deal with you and Sullivan and Lucky?" He asked curiously.
"Lucky is like my big brother. He is the only one that knows my whole history besides Spot. There is nothing romantic between us at all. He is so in love with his girlfriend, April. You should've heard him talking about her to me on the way here. And Sullivan, he just makes catty remarks. Any romance there is strictly one-sided." Jack laughed.
"Sounds like Sullivan."
"I'm sure that many girls are interested in you Jack. You probably just haven't found them out yet." She said, again changing the topic away from herself.
"Yeah. I already know some but it's just the matter of me liking them. Well here we are." He said holding the door open for her. "Ladies first."
"Thanks." She said smiling again.
"Finally, you guys are back!" Rae exclaimed. "Are things all good now?" Cecile looked at Jack.
"Yeah."