okay this is my very first story so it's a lil rusty.. what I need is help dont be bashin my story!
Disclaimers: I dont own newsies only my characters are mine!
Okay… so here we go!

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Chapter 1 - Quite the Lady

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"Hey Skittery thanks for comin' wit me tah dah tracks tahday!"

"Sure thin' Race, anytime!"

Race and Skittery were walking home from the racetrack.  Just as they were approaching the door of the lodging house they heard a scream.  They looked at each other before taking off in the direction of the scream.  They stopped at an alley where they could see shadows moving around and then they heard muffled screams as if someone was struggling to get free from something.  Race ran over and tackled the guy who was beating the person on the ground.  Skittery ran in after him and gave the man a punch in the face.  Race jump down and began to punch the man until he finally gave up and ran away.  Skittery walked over to the person on the ground.

"Are you okay?" he whispered quietly.

The person looked up and immediately averted their eyes back to the ground.  To his surprise he saw a girl.  The girl just sat there, breathing heavy and looking at the ground.  He moved his face so he could see the girl better.  Besides all the fresh cuts and bruises on her face she was quiet beautiful.  Her hair was a tangled mess but the color was a shinny light brown that was just passed her shoulders.  She had a small nose and her eyes.  Her eyes were a shocking hazel color, but in the moonlight they looked almost like emeralds.  And he assumed that in the sunlight they could almost be gold.  Race came over and bent down to see the girl.

"Dear me, what have we here?" he finally said when he realized it was girl, "what's yer name, sweet face?"

The girl closed her mouth and looked up at him, annoyed at the nickname 'sweet face.'  "Thanks for yer help but I'se gotta go"

"Not wif outta name, sweet face."

The girl groaned, "Don't cawl me sweet face again or I'll give ya a black eye!"

"Yer quite the lady," Race and Skittery chuckled.

"Yea, if dat's what you'se cawl it."

"Fine then, if you aint gunna give us yer name then we'll gist have tah cawl ya, Lady."

"You do that, now I'se gotta be goin'" she stood up and didn't get very far before the boys jumped in front of her.

"Where ya goin' in such a rush?"

"I dunno, but away from you goons!" she hissed.

"We aint goons we're newsies." Race said with pride. "I'm Racetrack and this is me pal Skittery."

"Nice tah meet ya, now good night." She pushed passed them and walked out of the alley.

The boys looked at each other and then watched her walk out of the alley.  Skittery then realized what she had said.  She had no place to go.  He ran after her leaving Race in the alley.  Once he caught up to her he grabbed her wrist and spun her around.  She gasped when she felt a hand wrap around her wrist, but before she could react she was shot around and found herself inches away from a boy.  She didn't recognize him at first but when she did she was taken aback and almost collapsed.

"Do ya have a place tah stay?" he said in a steady voice and let go of her hand.

She looked down and shook her head.

"Well then come wif me.  To the lodging house, I'm sure the guys won't mind if a goil was dere."

She kept her gaze on the ground and swallowed hard. 'Guys?' she thought.  She looked up at him again and nodded, then said, "Only if ya tell yer guys tah leave me alone."

"Fine, I will."  He smiled and they walked back in the direction of the lodging house. "So… are ya eva gunna tell me yer name?" he said and looked down at her waiting for an answer.

"Let's just keep it as Lady, okay?" she said without looking at him.

Skittery frowned in disappointment and they continued to walk in silence.  When they got to the lodging house Race and the other newsies were already there.

"Hey Skittery, watcha got there?" Jack laughed when he saw them walk in.

Lady looked up at him and stared at him with a mean look.  He got up and walked over to her and said, "Are ya here wif Skittery or are ya just here?"

The rest of the boys started laughing.  Skittery just looked down at her hoping she wasn't going to run out.  She took a step closer to Jack and smiled evilly.

"Who do you tink you are?"

"Well they cawl me a lotta thins, including Jack Kelly."

"Is one of dose oudda thins asshole, because ya sure are one." She smiled.  The other boys in the room began to snicker at the insult. "Me names Lady, and don't try anythin' on me or I'll give ya a bloody nose."

Jack looked her up and down and said, "You'se look like too much of a goil tah hoit anyone."

Lady just stood there; listening to all the chuckles and snorting go on around the room.  She smiled again and kneed Jack in the crotch.  Skittery's mouth dropped and so did everyone elses.  He grabbed her hand and dragged her upstairs.

"What are ya doin'!?" he snapped

"He asked for it!  I'm not some kinda goily goil, ya know.  I'se gotta prove meself and he wasn't takin' me seriously."

"I think you'se proved yer point well." He laughed "Jack is pretty tough, I'se neva seen him in so much pain before."

"I told ya, I aint no goily goil and I aint gentle wif no one!" when she heard herself say that she looked at Skittery who was smiling.  "I'se didn't mean it like that!"

"Sure," he laughed "well, this is yer bunk, im right on top of ya."  Then he shock his head violently and Lady laughed "I'se didn't mean it like that!"

"So, you gunna come back downstairs?"

"Na, I'm tired.  I'se tink im gunna go tah sleep."

"Awright.  Good night, Lady."

"Good night," she whispered and soon drifted off to sleep.

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alright that's the first chapter I hope you liked it.. please review!
Ill update asap.. but dont furget this is my first story so im still thinkin up stuff.
Thanx
yours truly x33