Whoa, I'm I dreaming? | By : litlbit Category: M through R > Newsies Views: 1444 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I don't make any money from this fic and I don't own Newsies, but I do own Morgan Jacobs aka Lit'l Bit |
Chapter two
The next day I am awaken by an old man shouting, I rub my eyes and grab my glasses and look around, my newsie cap had fallen off, but I was able to get it on and fixed before anybody saw it off of my head. Yup I'm still there and I need to get ready, so I get up and go to the washroom. I finish and adjust my hat in one of the stalls, making sure my hair is tucked in except for the back, so I look like a boy.(trust me I have been mistaken for a boy, I don't have much up there anyway)
Morgan: There.
I come out and watch the newsies get ready, I notice there isn't any singing, and darn it would have been nice to watch them sing. Carry'n da banner and I could sing and dance too. Nope, nothing of such, which is ok with me I guess. Half naked guys don’t faze me at all. Everyone gets done so we head to the D.O to buy papes. I'm really nervous so I don't talk to anybody.
Race: Here, pay me back when you sell all your papes.
Race hands me two bits.
Morgan: Thanks, so can we go somewhere to eat after we sell our papes?
Race: Sure, but for breakfast we get bread and stuff from the nuns up ahead and we usually go to Tibby's for something to eat...
He was right and we get some bread, coffee or milk. So I take the bread and milk with a little bit of coffee in it, so I can at least have some caffeine. We finally get to the D.O and stand in line. I of course look around to notice two ugly looking guys. Well one of them isn't really that ugly, but being mean makes you ugly in my book. It's my turn so I ask for 50 papes and Morris is behind the counter and I quickly count my papes before I take them. Fifty right on the dot. He's lucky. I take my papes and sit down to scan the headlines. I am scanning the headlines when I recognize the voice of David and his little brother Les. I don't look up until I finish looking at a headline and see them with Jack. They're talking.
Jack: Ok ready to sell?
David: Of course and Les remember what I told you about drinking beer for quarters.
Les: But David, it's the only way I can make extra money for us.
Jack: Les, you can do it, just don't get caught ok?
David: Jack.......you know my parents......
(David is cut off by Jack now).
Jack: Hey let the kid have some fun.
David: Ok, but he better not get caught, because if he gets put in the refugee I'm gonna.........
Jack rolls his eyes and then finally tells Les.
Jack: Hear that Les?
I listen to the conversation and smile. I have to its so funny listening to it, even if I'm not suppose to. I stand there after I'm done scanning to find a selling partner. Nobody, until I'm about to throw down my papes and Jack comes up to me.
Jack: Come on you can sell with us.
Morgan: Thanks.
Jack: David and Les this is Lit'l Bit, he's new.
David: Hi, I'm David and this here is my brother Les.
I am about the same height as Les.
Morgan: Hi.
Jack: Ok how about David you take Les and I'll take Lit'l Bit, since it's his first time selling.
David: Ok, come on Les and no drinking beer.
I watch them leave.
Jack: Ok first thing first, headlines don't sell papes, newsies sell papes ok?
Morgan: Ok.
I have to smile, because I know the whole movie by heart and I know what he's gonna probably say, so I listen to him anyway, because I love his voice.
Jack: Second you have to improve the truth if the headline is bad, think you can do that?
Morgan: Sure, I guess I can try.
Jack: Ok come on and follow me.
We get to an area I recognize of course, which is the boxing ring and we start. I am shouting out really good headlines and sell 5 papes in one spot. Occasionally I watch Jack selling, but mostly I just do what I do to sell them. One headline was really stupid so I took it and improved it using a scene from the movie Lost Boys, it was great. As we were selling I was trying to concentrate on not staring at Jack. You see you gotta understand he isn't Christian bale, but looks just like him and well I've been a fan of Christian’s since Empire of The Sun (in 1987) and well I remember going to the movie theatre to see Newsies (in 1992) 5 times and collected a "few" nice collectables of the movie. So I just took a lot of the headlines to improve from movies, mostly the ones I loved the most and I am a big movie buff. I had two more papes left. I had noticed Jack had one. I looked at an article and knew just what headline to scream out. As soon as I did it, my two papes were gone in a flash. I walked over to Jack smiling.
Morgan: Can we go get something to eat soon?
Jack: Sure, just let me get rid of my last pape.
Jack tried and tried, but it was no use until I notice a small article.
Morgan: May I?
I took the pape from him and screamed out a headline from the movie a demon movie and the pape was snatch out of my hand and the man handed me a dime. I just shrugged my shoulders and gave him the dime.
Jack: How did you do that?
Morgan: I have an over active imagination.
Jack: Come on let's go get something to eat; we made enough to eat at Tibby's today.
I follow Jack to Tibby's and we sit down. I order something small, because I'm too nervous to eat in front of Jack. I shouldn't be and well I am. I order a sandwich and coffee, which I'm getting use to drink there. I don't say much as I end up staring out of the window for a few minutes.
Jack: What's wrong?
I look at Jack.
Morgan: Um, nothing I just was thinking.
Jack: Oh, well you looked like you were miles away.
Morgan: Sorry, I was just thinking about back home.
I was thinking about it alright I was thinking I should be in a coma right now and this is just like in the TV show "THE ODDESSY". It's about this kid who's in this coma and he travels to this alternate world of no grownups and well it was a really good TV show. I shake it out of my mind and look at Jack.
Morgan: So Jack what do you do after you sell papes?
Jack: Play poker; go to medda's or go visit Sarah.
Morgan: Sarah?
Jack: Yeah, she's my girlfriend.
Morgan: Oh.
I am thinking to myself, how the hell could he with miss virgin, unless they did it. No way there is no way little Bo peep would lose her virginity until after she is married and why is Jack still with wussy Sarah? I don't even want to know. I just know that I can't wait for our food. I notice Jack staring at me and I look at him.
Morgan: What?
Jack: Nothing.
Morgan: So how was selling guys?
David: We did good, except Les here almost got caught with beer.
Les: Did not, don't lie David.
David: Ok, ok I was just kidding, but one of these days he's gonna get caught.
Jack: Yeah and it's not gonna be good for your family Les.
I notice Jack was being what's that word?
I just listen to them as they talk away, finally David asks me about my day.
David: So how'd you do on your first day?
Morgan: Great, sold all my papes, even before Jack.
David: Is that true?
Jack: Yeah, first time that ever happened to me.
Morgan: It's probably beginner's luck.
Les: What's that?
Morgan: It's when you get lucky on the first try.
Les: Oh.
Our food came and I got my food and started eating it, I was actually enjoying it, it's weird that the food would be this good for so much less then back home, but that's cause it's only the time I'm in right now. I watch Jack as he talks to David, in-between bites. I just listen. I find out that Jack's still with Sarah even after the strike and that they are getting pretty serious and well whatever. I then look at Les as they mention mushy stuff.
Les: Can't I eat without hearing so much mushy stuff?
Morgan: Yeah, we're like trying to eat here.
I notice Jack's face and I smile then nudge Les and he nudges me and then we laugh. As we are walking back and dropping off David and Les I got to meet his parents, Sarah wasn't there, so I'm kind of glad about that, other than that, it was ok. They think I'm a guy anyway. As we are walking back to the L.H I'm quiet and don't say anything. Jack is the one who tries to make conversation.
Jack: So what did you think of the Jacobs?
Morgan: Seem like decent people.
Jack: They are, they helped me a lot during a rough time.
Morgan: That was nice of them.
I don't say much else and when we get to the L.H Jack ends up playing poker with a few newsies, I just go to my bunk and lye down and stare at the ceiling. I remember the roof and end up going up there. I watch as the sun goes down and the sky gets all pink, purple and other beautiful colors and sigh. It's so neat to watch it all get different colors. I must have been up there for awhile when someone taps me on the shoulder and I look around to see that it's Mush.
Morgan: Oh hi Mush.
Mush: So you found the roof again.
Morgan: Oh yeah, I just had to find a place where I could be with my thoughts.
Mush: This is a nice place for that.
Morgan: Yeah.
Mush: So how do you like it so far selling papes and being here?
Morgan: It's nice, different then where I'm from, but I like it.
Mush: Can't be that different.
Morgan: It is, but its ok I like it that way.
Mush: Well are you coming down soon, it's getting late and lights are out at 10pm and last time I checked it was 9:30pm.
Morgan: Sure I'll walk with you down.
I walk with Mush to the bunkroom and then go to the washroom to wash up a little bit, getting the ink off my hands and making sure my teeth are brushed. I was given a toothbrush by Mr. Kloppman, he hands them out to all the new ones that arrive at the L.H. I finish and finally get in my bunk. I lay there for a few minutes to think and then take my glasses off and put them on the nightstand. I lay on my side and soon I can't keep my eyes open. I wonder how they will feel when they find out I'm not a guy, but a girl, dressed up like a newsie and far from home. Oh whatever. I don't even care if they do find out I'm a girl, because maybe I'll just have to teach them a few things the future way. I finally drift off to sleep, not even caring what tomorrow might bring. I just know that I'm happy here and I can't wait to and believe it or not "lay a few newsies". As I'm drifting off to sleep I can hear the soft snores and the breathing of newsies. I just hope everything turns out the way I want it to and that I can be here as long as I can and make some wishes come true.
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