Disclaimer: I own Elle, and all Brooklyn newsies other than Spot. Everything else is Disney's.
Also note: I've gotten comments on how short the "first chapter is". This is not the first chapter! I wouldn't make something that short for a chapter. My limit is at least 3 Microsoft Word pages long. No, this is just the introduction, meant to be a mood-setter for the story. So don't worry! Thank you…
Introduction
October 12, 1990
It was a rather cold evening in Brooklyn, New York. The sun had just begun to consider turning in for the night, and already temperatures were far below comfortable. Night was not welcoming to the street-dwellers, or to those who had no place else to go.
One of these unfortunate souls, a young woman by the name of Isabelle Lauren Hart, was oblivious to the chill around her. She walked slowly down the street, aimlessly wandering. She owned nothing but the clothes on her back and a small silver cross, which she clutched in her right hand. Isabelle wasn't quite sure how far she'd come or how long she'd been walking, but one with no destination doesn't measure the steps they take to get there.
She came to a roughly paved road, running alongside the East River. After following it for some time, a few docks came into view, and she headed onto the first one to rest. She walked a ways down, then sat, hanging her legs over the edge, and leaning her head against a wooden post. Staring off into the water, with nothing to see but the stars' reflections, and nothing to hear but the river flowing and a few stray alley cats in a fight over a rat… she had never felt so alone.