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Post by Asher on Sept 17, 2009 18:03:30 GMT -5
Broadway sat at the bar, trying to get a very heavy drink out of the bartender, but no go. Ringley's had gotten a new guy, a guy who took the 'no under-age drinking' thing way too seriously. Broadway snuck a glance around. Why did it have to be so crowded with Newsies today? Of all days! The day he realized... No!
Broadway narrowed his eyes. "Please, just give me anything, anything with alcohol in it!" Broadway just about begged. The other bartender told the strict bartender to 'just give the kid something, he looks like hell'. Broadway thanked him sincerly.
He commenced to down the glass, and another. He seriously hoped that what he realized today was nothing but a serious mistake... He was going to try and solved his problems like men and boys had down for hundreds of years, he was going to get dead-drunk, and crawl into a bed somewhere with a girl from the nearby brothel. That would solve everything...
"Yeah, that will solve everything." He repeated firmly, causing the bartenders to give him weird looks. He was fourteen years old and completely and utterly alone in the world.
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Post by Ace on Sept 18, 2009 14:51:25 GMT -5
Her sparkling eyes wondered the bar and fell on the lad at the stools. She ran a hand through her shining blond waves of hair and walked toward him. Ace slid into the seat next to Broadway,"Hey hun....whats on yer mind?"she asked him sweetly as she waved over the bartender,"Scotch please,"she told him and he walked away to get it for her. She looked back at Broadway her eyes full of concern,"ya look like ya need someone ta talk to mon cheri,"she said softly. She leaned against the bar and rested her head in the palm of her hand her elbow resting on the bar as she tilted her head,"Ya can tell meh anything I won't tell a soul,"she assured him.
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Post by Asher on Sept 18, 2009 15:51:37 GMT -5
Her sparkling eyes wondered the bar and fell on the lad at the stools. She ran a hand through her shining blond waves of hair and walked toward him. Ace slid into the seat next to Broadway,"Hey hun....whats on yer mind?"she asked him sweetly as she waved over the bartender,"Scotch please,"she told him and he walked away to get it for her. She looked back at Broadway her eyes full of concern,"ya look like ya need someone ta talk to mon cheri,"she said softly. She leaned against the bar and rested her head in the palm of her hand her elbow resting on the bar as she tilted her head,"Ya can tell meh anything I won't tell a soul,"she assured him.
Asher felt a stab of annoyance when the girl spoke and sat next to him. Just what he needed... Then an idea went through his mind. This was exactly what he needed. Broadway turned to her. "I have a question to ask you, and it may seem a little odd, but I don't mean much by it..." Asher told her, in fact, he meant a lot by it. His whole future resided in this question.
"Can I um... kiss you?" Asher asked suddenly. Say yes, say yes, he begged in his mind. Asher fiddled with the glass in front of him, then he smacked his forehead. "I'm Asher Cromwell by the way, but everyone calls me... Broadway." He felt embarassed by his nickname for the first time since reciveing it.
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Post by Ace on Sept 18, 2009 16:36:10 GMT -5
Ace tilted her head as she looked at him,"I'm Ace, I've seen you around.....and as fer yer question sweety may I ask you why you want to?"she asked as she looked up at the bartender as he handed her her drink,"thanks,"she told him as he nodded and walked away. She swirled her glass in one hand and looked him up and down, she could tell he was younger than her but not by much. She smiled abit he was quite cute too and she was abit flattered that he asked her if he could kiss her. She blushed slightly but hid it quickly as she waited for him to answer her question before she would say yes or no. She took a drink of her scotch and let the burning sensation fill her throat before she swallowed.
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Post by Asher on Sept 18, 2009 16:51:29 GMT -5
Ace tilted her head as she looked at him,"I'm Ace, I've seen you around.....and as fer yer question sweety may I ask you why you want to?"she asked as she looked up at the bartender as he handed her her drink,"thanks,"she told him as he nodded and walked away. She swirled her glass in one hand and looked him up and down, she could tell he was younger than her but not by much. She smiled abit he was quite cute too and she was abit flattered that he asked her if he could kiss her. She blushed slightly but hid it quickly as she waited for him to answer her question before she would say yes or no. She took a drink of her scotch and let the burning sensation fill her throat before she swallowed.
Asher nodded. "Nice to meet you, Ace. I've seen you around to..." He shrugged, not really wanting to tell her the truth. But then he leaned in and whispered, "'Cause today I met this boy and... and... Please just let me kiss you!" Asher begged, trying not to think about the feelings he had felt when he saw that boy. "I-I have to make sure that... That what I felt wasn't true... That... That it's girls I-" Asher stopped suddenly, he shook his head vigorously, and swallowed his drink whole.
"Never mind, you can't help me, no one can help me." Asher murmured sadly, he laid his head on the counter, feeling very much like crying.
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Post by Ace on Sept 18, 2009 17:00:27 GMT -5
Ace tilted her head and she knew what he was talking about. She felt bad for the poor boy. She set her drink down and brought her hand to him, she lifted his face so he looked at her and she brought her lips to his. She would do it to help him, to prove that he liked girls, or to prove that he was feeling the way he was. She lie her hand on the back of his neck as she kissed him and figured he could be the one to pull away if he wanted to.(sorry it's short)
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Post by Asher on Sept 18, 2009 17:15:35 GMT -5
Ace tilted her head and she knew what he was talking about. She felt bad for the poor boy. She set her drink down and brought her hand to him, she lifted his face so he looked at her and she brought her lips to his. She would do it to help him, to prove that he liked girls, or to prove that he was feeling the way he was. She lie her hand on the back of his neck as she kissed him and figured he could be the one to pull away if he wanted to.
Asher was surprised, so surprised he fell out fo his chair. Unconcious of what he was doing, he wiped the back off his hand across his mouth and sat back on his chair. "Thanks, but no go..." Asher muttered sadly. He placed his forehead heavily on the counter and sighed. "Why me? Do you know what all the other boys are going to say? I mean, I get enough teasing because I'm an actor instead of a Newsie, can you imagine what they'll do to me now?" Asher banged his head off the counter once, then turned his head slightly to look at her.
"But he was so cute... He had short black hair and he was tan. He seemed to be about as old as you, Ace. He was with Street-in the park. I saw him and then I ran, afraid of what I had felt..." Asher turned his head to look at the counter again.
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Post by Ace on Sept 18, 2009 17:21:18 GMT -5
She took another drink of her scotch and looked down shrugging slightly,"I honestleh don't know what ta tell ya kid....maybeh it'd be best ya keep it to yerself fer a little while though, I won't tell anyone I promise, but you may not wanna let anybody else know cause like you say, it could cause problems for you..."she said. She felt bad for him, she was glad that she wasn't in his position though, she looked around for a moment wondering if anyone else she knew was here. When she didn't see anyone she looked back at him and ruffled his hair with her hand,"you'll be ok I promise and if ya eva need anything you can come to meh,"she assured him.
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Post by Asher on Sept 18, 2009 17:31:41 GMT -5
She took another drink of her scotch and looked down shrugging slightly,"I honestleh don't know what ta tell ya kid....maybeh it'd be best ya keep it to yerself fer a little while though, I won't tell anyone I promise, but you may not wanna let anybody else know cause like you say, it could cause problems for you..."she said. She felt bad for him, she was glad that she wasn't in his position though, she looked around for a moment wondering if anyone else she knew was here. When she didn't see anyone she looked back at him and ruffled his hair with her hand,"you'll be ok I promise and if ya eva need anything you can come to meh,"she assured him.
Asher nodded, but he nodded sadly. "Yeah, best to keep to myself. But how in the hell do I tell Brooke?" he murmured, then he realized she already knew. Somehow, he knew that she knew. They must've been closer then he realized. "Oh yeah, Brooke already knows. I think we're like twins, even though she's older then me." Asher shrugged. "Thanks for helping me, Ace. It means a lot to me. But... I still don't know what to do. Should I just accept it, or try and find myself a girl?" Asher asked her quietly, looking at her carefully. "I mean... well, you know what I mean."
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Post by Ace on Sept 19, 2009 13:27:40 GMT -5
Ace shrugged and finished off her drink and waved over for another one. "it's realleh up to you mon cheri, I mean if you don't think you can handle finding someone ya may jus' wanna wait til yer sure you know whatcha wanna do,"she said. She pulled out a pink candystick from her pocket and put it in her mouth as the bartender handed her another drink. She took the candy out of her mouth and stirred her drink with it as her gaze fell on him again,"jus' follow yer heart hun, nobody can make you do something, it's all on you and what you believe,"she told him.
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Post by Asher on Sept 19, 2009 13:48:39 GMT -5
Ace shrugged and finished off her drink and waved over for another one. "it's realleh up to you mon cheri, I mean if you don't think you can handle finding someone ya may jus' wanna wait til yer sure you know whatcha wanna do,"she said. She pulled out a pink candystick from her pocket and put it in her mouth as the bartender handed her another drink. She took the candy out of her mouth and stirred her drink with it as her gaze fell on him again,"jus' follow yer heart hun, nobody can make you do something, it's all on you and what you believe,"she told him.
Asher sighed and downed another drink. His words were beginning to slur. "It's hard to believe in things now a day." He muttered angrily. "I have no idea what I want to do. I just want... To be happy," He almost sobbed. "How hard is it to let someone be happy." Asher fixed a slightly glassy gaze on her. "I mean, you wanna be happy, right? Everybody wants to be happy, it just depends on what makes them happy. If a guy makes me happy, then well, there's nothing I can do about, right?" Asher asked, nodding vigorously.
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Post by Ace on Sept 19, 2009 14:18:42 GMT -5
Ace took his glass from him and looked into his eyes,"sweety you don't need any more to drink, do you wanna go fer a walk somewhere where we can get some air and be alone?"she asked noticing that some strangers were beginning to stare. She put some change on the counter as she stood and pulled him to his feet,"you'll be alright, lemme walk ya home ok?"she asked him softly.She was concerned about him, she really didn't want him to feel like the world would hate him for being who he was, she knew that feeling.
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Post by Asher on Sept 19, 2009 14:31:08 GMT -5
Ace took his glass from him and looked into his eyes,"sweety you don't need any more to drink, do you wanna go fer a walk somewhere where we can get some air and be alone?"she asked noticing that some strangers were beginning to stare. She put some change on the counter as she stood and pulled him to his feet,"you'll be alright, lemme walk ya home ok?"she asked him softly.She was concerned about him, she really didn't want him to feel like the world would hate him for being who he was, she knew that feeling.
Broadway tried to grab the glass back but gave up. He shook his head when she grabbed his arm. "I don't wanna go home. I especially don't wanna go back to the Lodging House..." He said, trying to pull his arm out of her grasp. "I just wanna got to sleep and not wake up until I figure this damn thing out." Broadway grumbled. He looked into her eyes. "Help me Ace, I think I've turned into a blasted drunk." he laughed uneasily, stumbling a little.
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Post by Ace on Sept 19, 2009 19:24:29 GMT -5
Ace looked at him,"Sweetheart.....ya can't sit hereh all night, do ya wanna come back tah Manhattan with meh?"she asked him, she wanted to help him, she just didn't know how to. She tilted her head,"if not we can go see a show, anything but sittin' hereh, ya need tah be in a better environment doll,"she told him her eyes sympathetic and concerned for him. She still stood, she wasn't going to sit back down.
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Post by Asher on Sept 19, 2009 19:29:37 GMT -5
Ace looked at him,"Sweetheart.....ya can't sit hereh all night, do ya wanna come back tah Manhattan with meh?"she asked him, she wanted to help him, she just didn't know how to. She tilted her head,"if not we can go see a show, anything but sittin' hereh, ya need tah be in a better environment doll,"she told him her eyes sympathetic and concerned for him. She still stood, she wasn't going to sit back down.
Asher fixed his unsteady gaze on her. "Maybe I'll go sleep in the gutter like the other drunks." He grumbled, trying to pull away. He stumbled and fell to his knees this time. He clutched her sleeve. "I think I'm gonna be sick, Ace. I really think I'm gonna be sick..." And then he was. The bartender looked at Ace and told her to get Asher out of the bar. "Take me anywhere, anywhere but here." Asher sobbed. Tears streamed down his face. "I think I'm gonna be sick again," He clutched his mouth and ran out into the street in the nick of time. "God, I'm never drinking again. Brooke'll kill me." He said, the words came out slurred as he clung to a random barrel. Then he slipped off the barrel was passed out before he hit the street.
((Asher's a drunk now. He goes from being gay to alcoholic in about five sentences, lol. J/K))
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