20"WHaT?" Feister asked while shaking her head. She rubbed her eyes before opening them again to see the annual Newsies Year Eve party was in full swing as usual. The Lodge was full of life, the TV was playing the countdown special, and all was well. Kloppman watched everything from his desk with a smile, while making sure nothing got out of hand. It's one thing dealing with teen boys and two girls, it's another to deal with a room full of teen boys and girls! But, thankfully nothing bad happened. "I called ya like a thousand times!" Mush exclaimed. "I was askin' what soda ya wanted, but you spaced out on me. What gives?"
"Sorry," Feister replied quietly. "I must've zoned out. Anyways, you were saying somethin bout soda?" Feister asked changing the subject. "Just surprise me." Mush nodded knowing now wasn't the time to push Feister into talking. While getting up from the couch Mush said a quick "I love ya" and placed little peck on Feister's lips before running off to get something to drink. Feister smiled to herself as she lightly bit her lip. "Love ya too," she thought. "Idiot."
"So was it worth the wait or what?" Kid Blink asked as he slid into the empty spot next to Feister, who gave him a confused look. "Ya know, havin' to watch Mush go out with other girls in the past and waitin' for him to finally come clean bout his true feelings. Was it all worth waitin' for?"
"And why do you care," Feister asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ya weren't very subtle durin' all those long rants-"
"Would ya stop takin' my spot next to my girlfriend every time I leave Blink," Mush said when he came back with two cups of soda in hand.
"Hope to do this again sweetheart," Blink said to Feister with a wink while getting up and left the Lovebirds alone.
"Why can't everyone just lay off my girl already," Mush asked out loud while sitting down. Though it was obvious Kid Blink and pretty much all the boys flirted with Feister just to get on his nerves, that didn't mean Mush took it as a simple joke. This was his girlfriend for crying out loud! Only he could flirt with her.
"Your girl, huh?" Feister asked as she wrapped her arms around Mush and laid her head on his shoulder. A small blush crept across her cheeks. It didn't matter if was four months or four years. She would never get used to that term. It all felt like a dream, and she was going to wake up at any moment. "You're cute when you get all jealous. Ya know that right?"
"For the last time Feisty, I ain't jealous!" Mush replied.
11:58 P.M.
"Oh I'm sorry. I meant to say protectively jealous. You're cute when ya get like that," Feister replied as she moved her hand up to the back of Mush's neck and started to play with the ends of hair that were there. Before anything else was said some girl walked up to the two of them, shot Mush a flirty look while saying, "Hey hot-"
"BACK OFF TWENTY POUNDS OF MAKEUP!" Feister shouted while giving this random girl the code red Z 100 raging fire apocalypse glare. Feister quickly hugged Mush as tightly as she could while forgetting all about the fact that he was holding two cups of soda. The girl was clearly a freshman from The World High School. Feister could just tell by the "trying too hard to get a guy" look. "HE'S MINE! AS IN OFF THE MARKET. NOT INTERESTED IN YOU ANYWAY POSSIBLE. AND IF YOU TRY TO STEAL HIM AWAY FROM ME I WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE AN ACTUAL LIVIN' HELL! CAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M EVEN REMOTELY CAPABLE OF YOU LITTLE PIECE OF FRESH MEAT. OR SHOULD I SAY, STALE MEAT. SO HOW BOUT YOU GO BACK TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAVE A LITTLE NAPPY TIME WHILE YOU LET THE BIG KIDS HAVE FUN! OR BETTER YET, YOU CAN SHOW YOUR DESPERATE LITTLE BUTT RIGHT OUT OF HERE. I HOPE THE DOOR KICKS YA INTO A SNOWBANK ON THE WAY OUT AND GIVES YA FROSTBITE!"
"Please," the girl huffed. "Like I'm scared off-" before she could finish, Feister went into attack. But of course Mush (who had put the sodas down) held his very aggressive and obviously angry girlfriend back from doing any damage. By this point, people were looking, and the newsies were already loving it. They've waited a long time to watch Feister tell a girl that hits on Mush off like no tomorrow. And boy, was it the most entertaining thing ever.
"DON'T MESS WITH ME SWEETHEART! I MAY BE TINY BUT I CAN SURE AS HELL KICK YA ALL THE WAY TO LA BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BLINK! MESS WITH ME AND IT'LL BE THE LAST THING YOU EVER DO!" Feister shouted. Needless to say, the girl got her stuff and ran out of the Lodge. Mush continued to hold Feister back while she yelled out a few last...choice of words to say.
"Pen-" Elmer started, but Mike and Ike had covered the older boy's mouth before he could finish. This wasn't the time to be calling Feister out on her strongly word choice. While that was happening Davey told Les to never repeat the words he just heard.
"Nothin' to see here people! Go on with the party!" Jack shouted after a long silence. And in a split second, everything was back in full swing. Mush was able to calm Feister down enough so she'd stop struggling, but was still tense with anger that he had to keep a grip on her. "And you say I'm protectively jealous," Mush chuckled. "And it's too cute."
"Yeah, whatever ya idiot," Feister grumbled.
11:59 P.M.
"Well that was...intense," Brooklyn said slowly before she took a sip small of soda.
"Yeah...well, Feisty has always been like that," Albert replied while shaking his head. "She just couldn't say all that out loud in the past or risk losin' your brother as her best friend."
"And now that they're dating?" Brooklyn asked as she looked over to the couch to see Mush was cupping Feister's face and saying something most likely sickeningly sweet to her. Albert only smirked as he said, "She's gonna mouth off to any girl that gives him a tiny glance." Brooklyn nodded as her eyes glanced away from Albert and back to where Mush and Feister were now apparently making out. Obviously not caring about the crowd in the room at the moment. "Get a room ya Lovebirds!" Albert shouted at Mush and Feister.
"How bout you shut up and get away from my sister!" Mush yelled back. Albert rolled his eyes and turned back to Brooklyn. Only to see she wasn't there anymore. Curious, he started to look around for her. She wasn't in the main room, or the dining room. Albert walked into the kitchen which wasn't occupied with many people, he found her snacking on some chips. "Where'd ya run off too?" he asked while walking up to her.
"I needed to ease my stomach after that sight of PDA by my love sick twin," Brooklyn replied.
"Did you just make a joke?" Albert asked with a raised eyebrow and a cocky smirk on his face. Brooklyn started to blush, giving Albert his answer. In the past few months he's noticed how Brooklyn slowly started to settle into life at the Lodge. When she first came she was quiet, and preserved. But as time slowly went by, she started warming up to the point where more than a few words would come out of her mouth. As the time went by, his feelings for her grew. The night they went to Homecoming was unforgettable and Albert learned so much about Brooklyn that night. What she likes to do, her favorite songs, and all those things.
10 seconds to midnight.
Meanwhile Race was practically losing his mind as he watched yet another hopeless couple not act out on their feelings. Or at least having to watch Albert not make a move of any sort. Brooklyn however, he didn't expect anything less from that oblivious girl. "If ya keep that up, smoke is gonna come outta that head of yours," Crutchie said. "I ship it too, but ya don't see me gettin' worked up over nothin'. Sides, remember what happened last year-" "Ya mean two seconds ago?" Jojo asked cutting in with a little smirk. Crutchie sent a glare to Jojo before saying, "Mush and Feisty were in the same situation as Al and Freckles are. Give it some time, will ya. And fore ya know it, there's gonna be another sappy couple for you to make fun off."
9 seconds to midnight
"This is not how I raised Al to act with the ladies!" Race said as his face turned red. "I taught that kid everythin' he knows bout women."
"Everythin'?" Jojo and Crutchie both asked with not only a raised eyebrow, but also a rather disturbed face at the thought of Race...yeah that wouldn't go down well.
8 seconds to midnight.
"Ok, maybe not everythin'," Race replied with an eye roll. "But enough to know when it's time to make the perfect move! And standin' there like a frozen icicle ain't it! It's been two months already! They went to Homecomin' together, spent the entire Night Of Frights wrapped round each other, and for the whole painful month of December, Al has been lookin' at that girl with the big puppy dog eyes! He's head over heels for her! And yet, doesn't do a single thing about it! What happened to the Albert who makes a move without a worry in the world?!" Race asked while throwing his hands in the air. "Actually I think the bigger question is how the hell does Romeo. Romeo of all newsies, get himself a girl before me or Al! The kid's thirteen for cryin' out loud!" Race added as he gestured to where Romeo was standing with Juliet, who was laughing happily with a big smile on her face. "It just doesn't make any sense!"
7 seconds to midnight.
Not too far away on the couch Mush and Feister were all comfy cozy as time seemed to slow down. The sounds, the people, and everything else seemed to disappear as they looked at each other. "So...what're you gonna wish for at midnight?" Mush asked. Even though he wasn't one for wish making...it wasn't such a terrible thing to do. After all, his came true last year. Even if it was just wishful thinking.
6 seconds to midnight.
Feister sat up straight and pretended to think for a moment. Her face then went from thinking to smug as she said, "Well...if you really must know..." she started to lightly run her fingers through the tips of his hair. "There's this boy I kinda have a crush on, but I'm not sure how he feels bout me. So you can see the little problem I have here."
5 seconds to midnight.
"That guy's an idiot for not makin' his move then," Mush replied playing along. "Besides, you've got me! Best friend for nine years strong baby! and going onto the big ten soon!"
4 seconds to midnight.
"I guess that's true," Feister said with a little smile on her face. "I'd definitely take my weirdo bestie than some guy who doesn't know I even exist." Feister could tell that Mush was trying hard not to burst out into laughter. And she was too for that matter, but she kept the little charade going on anyways. "Besides, I think it's time to move on from that blind idiot and focus on doing stupid things with you," she added while leaning a bit closer.
3 seconds to midnight.
"Look on the bright side Racer," Crutchie said with a wide smile on his face. "At least Mush and Feisty are finally together!"
"Who cares bout those lovebirds," Race said while waving his hand to the side. "My new mission is to get Alblyn together. And I won't stop until they do! I'll even take this ship to my grave haunt 'em of I have too!"
"I can hear you!" Albert yelled as he sent a glare in Race's direction.
2 seconds to midnight.
"Stop shipping my sister with a tomato!" Mush added as he gave Race the death glares of all death glares.
1 second to midnight.
"Hello to another year of chaos," Jack said while rubbing his forehead. It seemed like as time went by, things only got harder, and more chaotic than easier. You would think that these boys would have grown out of their middle school ways and act more like-
12:00 A.M.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" everyone shouted. Needless to say Feister smashed her lips onto Mush's and pulled him into a deep kiss. Race was yelling like a mad man at Albert for not making a move on a blushing red Brooklyn. And Jack? Well, Jack was a little busy stopping the nightmare twins from yet another fight while he really should be kissing Katherine.
Yup. It looks like another hectic year is in the making.
Author's note
So...jealous Feister is something I shouldn't have enjoyed writing as much as I did. And obviously there was a little protective/slightly jealous Mush (which is basically what I've been doing for years now, but it was still enjoyable). Kid Blink better know what he's doing before a soakin' happens. Ya gotta love it when Race ships Albert and Brooklyn together (Which I will make ship sooner than later. I promise Alblyn isn't going to be a slow burn!) I have a bunch of new stuff coming in 2020, including my younger Feister story. Which you can still put in a request for something. There's more info about that in my profile. Any who, it's New Years Eve and I don't know about you guys but it's almost 2020 and it's bittersweet for me. I'm sad this entire year is ending so soon, but who knows what the new decade will bring. So, all I have left to say is I hope you guys enjoyed this one shot, thanks so much for reading, and lastly, a happy new year!
