Misery (Stateners)

[Spazz]

'When the rain falls; It's like Heaven's crying.'

The sound of the drops hitting off the window of the Lodge house. Last night Spazz didn't sleep with Sly, they got into a little bit of an argument. It was a blacked out blur, and Spazz only remember the part of the night at the bar, he wondered how he even got home as he heard the voices of his Newsies on a Saturday morning talking about the mini leader and his professionalism as they walked by his door. Spazz was probably ranting about something that pissed him off at Tibby's but he guess he must have took it home at this point. His eyes opened to his dark room. It felt as if he was alone. Spazz looked to his watch as it read 4:00 pm. Depression, it seemed as if he was laying there for hours and his assumption was true.

Spazz climbed out of bed, it was winter and there was something in the papes the night before about a big storm. He hopped Missy got all the Newsies in safe. Spazz dragged his feet as he made it to his closet looking for something comfortable to wear. He found a loose pare of jogging pants and a large long sleeved t-shirt. Spazz put them on as his eye twitched due to his mania, he didn't want to take his attitude down with him but he wanted to be in the eye of his Newsies or the ones that were home at the moment.

Spazz slowly opened his door as he walked to the stairs. He looked at the rale as it didn't seem so appealing, instead he walked down into the kitchen seeing there was hot water already boiled he got a cup and made some tea. Spazz sipped it till the sugar and milk mixture was perfect. He then walked into the living room area and looked at his chair. Spazz dragged his feet as he looked to see he had company, or in this case he was company. He took a seat listening to the rain beat on the window as he looked to those who sat around him. "Dat storm isn't no joke Ey'?" He tried to engage himself in conversation though he didn't know what to say after last night, he didn't really know what quite happened he'd be sure to ask Missy though.

[Missy]

She had woken up early as always, made the beds, made the kids food and she was up in her room now organizing her books and things as she hummed to herself. She heard footsteps in the bedroom beside hers and knew Spazz was now awake and she heard his door open and close and his footsteps heading downstairs. She placed the last book in its proper place before she decided to make her way downstairs. She left her room and walked downstairs and into the kitchen grabbing herself a glass of milk before entering the main room and sitting on the couch crossing one leg over the other,"Agreed... its like we may need ta build an ark at some point if it keeps on like this," she commented to Spazz as she took a drink of her milk. Her eyes flew up when the front door swung open and a sopping wet Sly stormed inside, removing his jacket and putting it on the coat rack before dragging his feet passed Spazz and the others as he headed straight for the kitchen. His hands were freezing, his body shaking, his clothes completely drenched. He made his way to the sink sticking his hands under room temperature water as he sighed and flipped the wet hair out of his face.

Missy looked toward the kitchen door and then to the muddy footprints on the floor,"I's hope ya know yer cleanin dat up," she hollered. Sly growled and walked to the kitchen doorway with a towel in his hands as he was drying them off,'When I's feel like it sure... but yous try cleanin up afteh bein out in dat down pour and tells meh hows you like it huh?" he copped as he sat on the other end of the couch and tilted his head back against the cushions. Missy looked at him sternly,"Get yer hind end upstairs and put dry clothes on now before ya catch cold," she told him watching him get up angrily and drag his feet up the stairs in a rage.

[Cue Ball]

The water boiled as he listened to the door open and close. Que watched Sly as he walked across the kitchen angerily. Normally he wouldn't pay it any mind as he poured some hot water into the chocolate mix he had in the mug. Cue watched in amusement as the spoon turned round and round as he got a little dizzy and giggled. Finally he put the pot back on the kennel as he watched Sly run up the stairs in a huff. Que ball laughed as he walked over to the living room and started to ramble. "The rain comes down, and then the puddles occur and its all really pointless, I's don't like the rain. it makes my hair and my shoes wet." He spoke as he sat down on the couch looking around seeing if anyone was listening to him, he did feel comfortable enough to not be mute when Missy and Spazz were around, despite anyone else present.

Que ball took a small sip as he immediately stuck out his tongue he burnt it on the cocoa as he put the cup on the table finally deciding it let it cool as he twiddled his thumbs and looked over at Missy and gave a shy smile as he fidgeted with his fingers more.

[Spazz]

He completely ignored me, Spazz thought as he watched Sly walk into the kitchen. When he did Spazz pointed to Missy mouthing 'What happened?' Spazz was quite serious as he watched Sly reenter the room and sit on the couch end. Missy scolded him, as Missy would do anyone in Staten even Spazz himself at times, it just meant she cared as Spazz stood up walking over to the kitchen. When he got there he grabbed the mop. Spazz ran it under some water with a little floor cleaner as he walked back cleaning up the mess Sly made. Spazz could feel himself over analyzing the situation, did they break up? Now he was curious and he was forced to ask Missy.

When the mess was clean he brought the mop to the sink and cleaned it out ringing it dry. Spazz put it in the bloom closet and walked back into the room listening to Cue Ball go off about the rain, the boy always rambled off, not as if he meant to. "It does wet shoes is horrible, listening to the squishy sound all the way home." Spazz explained as he walked over sitting directly next to Missy. "What I's do last night, what Sly do Ey'?" He asked in a whisper as he looked to her for an answer before Sly came down

[Missy]

Missy looked to Cue Ball when he burnt his tongue and set the cup aside. She reached over taking the cup and bringing her lips to the edge of it, she blew on the hot cocoa for a minute before handing it to him,"Try it now sweetheart," she told him before Spazz sat between them and she looked to Spazz now. She ran a hand through her hair and sighed, she knew this was gonnna happen, she knew he'd ask and she'd have to explain,"Yous a mean Drunk Spazz... I aint fully sure, I know ya were both drunk and ya were accussing him of flirtin with some bartender and he was tryin to tell ya he didn't do nothin and ya insisted he did... ya notice his eye is more swollen again where he was beat up before by dem boys... I think ya swung at him and knocked him square in da same spot... I don't think he swung back, ya look fine, but I think dat was when he left yer room afteh he brought yer hind end all da way home and he left yer room in tears and cried hisself ta sleep," she explained to him as she looked passed him now to Cue-Ball,"Dat betteh darlin?" she asked him as Sly came down the stairs now in dry clothes with a towel in his hand drying his hair before he flipped it to the side and sat back down on the other side of Cue-Ball and leaned back in his seat resting his head on the cushion and closing his eyes for a moment.

[Cue Ball]

The hot cocoa was bad, it wasn't nice it had to go and create this hot feeling on his tongue as he let it out a tiny bit looking at Missy as she took the beverage. His eyes watched her blow on it and Cue-Ball mimicked her blowing a little as his cup was passed back. He listened to Missy explain to Spazz what had happened the night before. Cue knew Spazz was Bi-Polar but he never got that angry. Que took his attention back to himself as he took a sip off the top. It was perfect, Missy always knew how to blow the heat away from hot cups of chocolate. Cue nodded as she addressed him going off topic. "Missy you's always do everything right, make it perfect you's a saint?" He asked as he brought the drink to his lips again and sipped in happiness.

Cue-Ball always liked how Missy knew everything, she cared about so many of the Stateners but whom care for her? "Missy who cares for you, you's do too much around heah." He said raising his eyebrow not aware of his surroundings really as tension took the room with Sly now in it.

[Spazz]

When she spoke his jaw dropped, his heart stopped for a minute as he analyzed what had happened. Spazz was stubborn but he couldn't disagree with Missy. This is why he rarely drank, he knew he got angry and this time jealousy must have got the best of him. "I's..I's didn't mean to Missy you'd believe me right?" Spazz stood up allowing Missy to sit with Cue-Ball as he ran his fingers though his hair with his head down. And suddenly he felt sick to his stomach. He vowed to protect, love, be loyal not destroy this boy. The footsteps seemed to walk closer as he now felt presence. Spazz walked into the kitchen not know exactly what to say. When he got there he reached into his pants pulling out his flask. He brought it to the sink letting each drop out as he returned it back to his pants.

Drinking was the last thing on his mind as he walked into the pantry. It was a small room branched off from the kitchen the door was barley cracked as he leaned against the wall letting himself fall to the floor slowly. Spazz brought his knees to his chest as he rested his head on his knees and began to cry softly. He never wanted to hurt Sly, he knew he had a bit of a temper but that's only when he felt insecure or jealous, or like something was hurting him. Spazz couldn't quite remember but the boy's black eye was on his hands as he cried a little more not being loud.

[Tizzy]

The little girl had been playing marbles upstairs for quite some time before she skipped downstairs and headed straight for the kitchen, her little tummy rumbling as she thought to herself allowed,"Cookies where are ya?" she mummbled as she climbed ontop of the counter looking through cabinets, her big wide eyes disappointed every time she opened a cabinet where there was no cookie jar. She huffed and hopped off the counter, her little dress poofing up abit before she straightened it and looked toward the pantry door, that would be where they would hide them huh? She saw the door cracked and she walked over pushing it open and she looking down at Spazz who was in tears. She did not say anything to him at first as she finally saw the jar of cookies and she reached up grabbing it, opening the lid and reaching into the big jar with her little hand pulling out a cookie. She brought it to her lips about to bite into it before the ten year old girl looked back down at Spazz sadly and shoved her cookie in front of his face,"Cookies make sadness go away," she said her voice cute and her eyes wide and sparkling as she offerred her leader a cookie and a smile.

Missy looked to Cue Ball and tilted her head at his question, he had a point and at this she looked down abit sad, she never really noticed how alone she was without someone to care for her until now. She fiddled with her hands in her lap and allowed her hair to fall into her face,"I's got myself ta take care of meh I guess Cue... I's neveh thought bout dat, nobodeh takes care a meh I takes care a myself I spose," she replied softly.

[Cue Ball]

"Yourself? I's take care of me and you's take care of me, but the less I's take care of me, the mores you;s take take of me." Cue said as he smiled a little moving closer he put his head on Missy's shoulder as he pushed her head up. "Not sad Missy, Be happy I's help take care of you's." Cue-Ball smiled a little he was naive but at this time he was the one to ask the question that upset her. It wasn't really a stupid question he giggled. "Missy there is no stupid questions only stupid people askin' the questions." Cue laughed for a bit as he opened his eyes and looked down sad, he thought for a moment at his remark. He couldn't really feel much pain for others, it wasn't the fact that he was selfish more of a one track mind as he looked back to Missy. He felt kind of hyper and a little dumb at this point as he gave her his big green eyes resting his head on her lap letting his finger go up to her nose and poke it as he giggled. "I's got cha nose!" He said grabbing it lightly as he positioned his fingers holding the tip of his thumb as he teased childishly.

[Spazz]

The little girl entering the pantry scared Spazz a little as he jumped watching her grab the cookies. He watched her turn around as he wiped the tears from his face. Then she was shoving cookies at him. Spazz couldn't help but to look up wide eyed as he got to his feet. He looked down at Tizzy and hugged her picking her feet off the ground. She actually cared and it meant a lot to Spazz at this moment where he felt most alone. She'd probably hate him as well if she knew what he did to Sly. Spazz smiled as he walked out of the pantry with Tizzy he went to the cabinet and grabbed two cups. Spazz poured two cups of milk sliding on to Tizzy before he took a seat.

The cookie she had handed him in the closet was the first to dip in the milk as he moved his chair directly next to hers sitting with her as he took the first bite. "Tizz that was the best bite in the whole world!" He said as he boasted to her. He giggled as he took another."You's wannah know why cause it was given with la..la..love.." Spazz stopped himself from talking as he leaned over looking into the room at Sly. Spazz sighed as he took a cookie out of the pack. He giggle childishly as he took a sip of milk walking into the living room looking at Sly with big golden eyes holding out the cookie to him. "Cookies make sadness go away." Spazz quoted as he held it to Sly looking down as he moved his toe against the floor flipping his hair out the way.

[Tizzy]

Tizzy was lifted from her feet and she smiled and when he put her down she took the glass he poured her and sat with him for a moment smiling as she ate her cookie. When he got up and walked in the other room, she followed dragging her feet and trying to keep up as she stood in the kitchen doorway now, hugging the cookie jar with a death grip, daring someone to try and take it from her. She looked between Spazz and Sly and she huffed abit at Spazz's words,"Dose be my woirds dey is," she said as she munched on another cookie now shaking her head.

Sly looked up at Spazz and to the cookie and back to Spazz, he was upset but he wasn't sure he could be for much longer with that look Spazz had in his eyes,"Cookies make cavities and cavities hoirt like you do," he said folding his arms over his chest and standing his ground abit longer, he owed him more than a cookie and a cute quote from a ten year old girl.

Missy smiled and ran a hand through Cue Ball's hair,"Ya aint stupid, yer cute and sweet and I's take care of ya...ya dont gotta take care of meh unless ya's wanna Cue Ball..." she muttered. When he shifted and played with her nose she giggled abit and did the same thing back,"Nah I's got yers now too..." she told him scrunching her nose and sticking her tongue out too.

[Cue Ball]

No importance the stuff going on around him was only that he had Missy's attention that was enough and when she spoke be giggled "I's want to you's can't do it alone!" Que Ball said as he watched and crossed his eyes watching her hand take his nose. Que laughed out loud as he got up sitting on her lap yet facing her. The boy was small for his age as he reached for his nose back giggling trying to catch it from Missy why he held her captive. Que carefully put her nose back to her face, it really being his thumb but he made it look good as he turned it a little adjusting it. "Perfecto, You's perfect again!" Que announced loud as he reached for his nose and when he was done struggling he rested his face against Missy's neck breathing a little heavy as he smiled nuzzling. "You's too much Missy!" He said scolding in a joking way.

[Spazz]

The small voice followed by the crunch of a cookie made Spazz smile as he looked at Sly wide eyed as Sly spoke Spazz's smile turned straight then he didn't allow himself to make a sad face. His manic wouldn't let him, pride was a huge part of mania and not being able to admit your wrong. "I's hoit Ey'?" Spazz asked raising his eyebrow as he could feel the tension building up. "The thought of you's with someone else does dis to meh." Spazz took the cookie and squeezed his fist crumbling the cookie between his fingers as he watched them fall into Sly's lap.

Spazz spit on the floor and walked back into the kitchen he knew he;d be in trouble by Missy for spitting later but she seemed to be occupied and a little happy for once. Spazz walked over to a candle picking it up as he light it off the stove. Spazz then walked to the pantry as he closed the door, it never seemed to fail leaving a small crack. Spazz watched the fire dance as he brought it to his hand burning it slightly as he smiled letting out a small giggle and then just let it entertain him once again as he hummed.

[Tizzy]

Her eye twitched as she watched the scene and she set the cookie jar on the floor when Spazz walked back into the kitchen and she walked right up to Sly and stomped her foot on his in her anger,"Yous made him waste a perfectly good cookie, what is wrong witchu? Cookies make sadness go away! I's kill you I's will, I...I.. F***... Da..Da.. Dam***," her tourettes and stutter kicking in along with her anger. Sly had groaned when she stomped on his foot and he flipped his hair out of his eyes glaring at her,"Ya lil..why I outta..." he groaned. She shook her head shaking her finger at him,"Why yous outta what? I's kick yer hi..hi..hind end inta da doirt ya punk...Sh**," she spat in his face and stomped off into the kitchen and into the pantry sitting across from Spazz as she shook her head and clung to her cookie jar again,"Fa..fa Fu**... Sh..Sh...Sh**...a**" she stuttered and cursed.

Sly got up and followed her swinging the pantry door open seeing Spazz burning himself with the candle, he snatched the candle from Spazz and blew it out,"I's sorreh ok? I's sorreh if ya thought I's was flirtin wit someone else but I's wasn't ya should know yer da one fer meh Spazz," he said confused about everything at this point.

Missy grinned and wrapped her arms around Cue Ball's waist and rested her head against his shoulder too as she smiled,"Dat sounds nice Cue... real nice, and I's glad yer so nice ta meh," she muttered to him ignoring the mania around them, she knew the problem would mend itself, they were capable. She looked up at Cue Ball and smiled kissing his cheek,"Yer too cute" she muttered.

[Cue Ball]

Cue felt Missy's face on his shoulder as he smiled and nuzzled a little more listening to her words bothered by voices. "Can't you's selfish kids see I's trying to talk!" Cue shouted getting a little upset that he wasn't the center of attraction. His eyes watched as Tizzy and Sly left. They seemed mad but at this point Cue didn't know what about. It might have not caught his interest but he didn;t like the swearing that was for sure. Finally the loud was gone and he could listen more to Missy. "And why wouldn't I's be nice to you? All you's do is for everyone else, tis time to take notice and give gratitude and say someone can care about your booboos too!" Que said innocently as he clung to Missy. She kissed his cheek and he pulled away just enough to look at her as he traced her top lip with his pointer finger and smiled. "I's like that." He turned a light shade of pink.