My newsie ~ Spot Conlon [newsies fanfic]

7: scabbers

Spots POV

I stared at her as she ran off past the boys as they try to stop her.

She angered me in every right way which made no sense. She wasn't scared of me like everyone else was  I might've been a little bit scared of her but I would never admit that.

Why am I thinking like this. She's just a girl. A girl with pretty long brown hair that was tied back in a ribbon. I mean she's a girl who made a fool of you. But those eyes, those hazel eyes with green spotting the middle. C'mon Spot get yourself together.

I mean maybe it wouldn't be too bad if we stopped by tomorrow. Just for my hat though. Yeah that's it. My hat. Not for her. Or the 'hatten newsies. Me.

Josephine POV

I woke up the next morning before and lifted my mattress sweeping the dust off the dress before putting it back down. I walk to the bathroom before it got crowded and did my business then got dressed. It was like any normal morning expect I have only 2 pennies in my pocket instead of 2 dollars.

"C'mon boys we've gotta long day of strikeing to do" I yell hearing grumbles coming from each bed as bodies start moving out of beds.

Once everyone had left the lodging house we stood outside the gates as they opened waiting for the Newsies who weren't a part of the strike.

"C'mon you grafters cross the line." Race says to the other newsies on the other side of the gate.

"Alright. Everyone remain calm." David claps his hands together attempting to make this as civil as possible. But newsies, they don't do civil.

"Let's soak em for Crutchie!" Jack yells running towards them all as everyone follows. I walk behind them all with David as he looks at me as if I could stop this to which I shrug and walk into the gates.

I hop up on top of the trolly and watch as scabbers come on through the other side and a bull closes the other gate locking us all in here.

That's when I quickly jump to my feet watching as they circle Jack. I look around for Mush when I spot him getting held by a scabber. To which I quickly jump down and rush over to my brother.

"Josie!" He yells as I run to him punching the man holding him. Mush falls from his arms and grabs onto my shoulders so he wouldn't fall.

"Are you alright?" I ask and he just nods before running off to fight another scabber. As he runs off I get picked up off the ground into some man who was smirking at me evilly.

"Neva fear Brooklyn is here" I hear from upwards? I look up to see a bunch of Brooklynites on top of the roofs with there slingshots. The Newsies burst out in cheers as they start to shoot marbles at the scabbers.

A marble hits the guy holding me in the face and he drops me back to the ground to which I quickly get up and kick him in the groin then push him over as I walk off.

Before I could get too far Morris appeared in front of me smiling as if he has something planned.

"Well goily Whatcha gonna do now? No Jackey boy to protect ya" He asks cornering me into a wall. He picks me up by my under arm and pushes me against the wall.

But before I could do something a certain person hit him in the back of the head with a cane making me fall to the ground. Spot holds out a hand for me which I tiredly take and he pulls me back to my feet.

"Thanks" I say he nods and runs back to the crowd. I let out a sigh as I lean against a wall hoping to not get spotted by any scabbers or Delanceys. Soon enough more Brooklynites run it pushing the scabbers out the back gate.

All the boys erupt in cheers as some run up to me yelling.

"We won Josie didya see it!" Mush yells hugging me tightly.

"Ya Mush I was here too" I say laughing as he squeezed the living daylights outta me. He then lets go and runs to Jack jumping up and down.

"I think I get something in return." I hear from behind me too see Spot holding his hand out towards me. I roll my eyes and place his hat into his hand.

"Freeze! Freeze!" I hear someone yell so I look the direction to see a giant flash as my hand was still on spots hat on his hand. Oh god I probably looked terrible in that.