A/N: This is a collaboration between me and Skippy. We figured this was a better way to do it then our other version, because these were already written out, and really, much cuter. The chapters will be short, but we already have 34 of them typed and we're not done yet. So really, isn't it worth it?
Disclaimer: We do not own Newsies, or any of the characters mentioned in the movie. Skippy owns Babydoll, Mousers owns Doll, and the loverly Rose owns Lightning.
short
I'm new. Manhattan is odd to me. I've spent a little time selling for Brooklyn, but this…this is just odd. People are playing loudly, it's more like what I would expect a family to be like. I'm twelve, but I feel younger here. Mainly because I'm a good four inches shorter than a lot of the boys. Like the tan one that stops to give me a look over. He calls me short and I glare at him.
Jack, my new leader, claps me on the back and gestures to the boy. "This is Mush."
I hesitate for a moment before saying, "Hey. I'm Babydoll."
He laughs, "What kind of name is that?"
"A good one! Better than Mush! Who'd want to scream that from a train as it rolls away? No one. It would be weird."
"Same with Babydoll."
I roll my eyes and let Jack lead me away to show me the bunks. I walk on the tips of my toes to seem taller so Mush won't call me short anymore.