Just FYI, it's a little short because it was more of a thing to get past writers block and because, well, I love the Newsies :-) If people would like me to do a sequal please message me . . . but I doubt anyone will cause it might be lame . . . idk judge for yourself :-D

CHAPTER ONE

Starbucks and Eating Visors . . .

"Chanel, it's over!!! " I yelled, slamming my locker shut; then looking around, "Remind me why I go here?"

"Because it's law to get an education," my best friend, Chanel Hyte, laughed.

"Psh, fine," I muttered, "Mock my pain, some friend you are."

"C'mon Ash, I want to get my homework done," my other friend, Amber Greogory, whined.

"Why? It's Friday," I muttered.

"Uh so we can watch Newsies," she said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Oh yeah," I smiled. She rolled her eyes and we ran to my 'home'. "Leila, I'm home!"

"Heya there," the middle aged woman called cheerily.

"Ms. Kuuz, what're you cooking?" Amber asked, "It smells delicious."

"It's a surprise," Leila smiled.

"Guys, lets go to Starbucks."

"But home-."

"It'll be there when you get back," I laughed and Amber stuck out her tongue.

"Ashy, Ashy! Can I come?" a little boy tugged on my leg. I looked up at Amber and Chanel. They smiled and I picked him up.

"Of course Maxy." He giggled as I held him over my head. "Look out it's Maxilla!"

"Be back in time for dinner," Leila called.

"Uh, can everyone stay?" I asked, stopping at the door.

"Everyone?" she asked, raising an eyebrow, wiping her hands on a towel.

"You know," I smiled, "Kiki, Chanel, Am, and Shel." She nodded and I put Max on my shoulders, walking out the door.

"You'd think you two are related," Amber smiled.

"He's like my brother," I shrugged, looking down the street. As we entered Starbucks, I grinned, setting Max down.

"How can I help you," a bored voice asked.

"Well," I started, "We'd like six hot chocolates two with whip cream, one with chocolate sauce, two with cinnamon in it, and one with nothing extra."

"Hey Ash."

"Tired?"

"Uh yeah!"

"C'mon you're off in like two minutes."

"One," she smirked, looking up at me from under the ridiculous visors her boss made her wear. I rolled my eyes, heading back to the table Chanel had grabbed.

"Is this what I think it is?" Amber asked; we all paused then grinned at each other before busting out in Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer.

"Oh my god, it's almost Christmas!" Chanel said when the song was over.

"Wow, Chanel, just wow," I laughed, "You can be blonder than Shel sometimes."

"I resent that."

"Hey Shel."

"Psh, like I'm talking to you," my friend Michelle Landiso muttered.

"Oh c'mon you know ya luv me!" I said in a British accent.

"Oh god."

"Hey Kiki," I laughed, turning around, "Ew, Ki, take off the visor before I eat it." My friends raised their eyebrows and I laughed. "Shut up." The I paused, "Ah White Christmas!!" We all laughed but Max looked at me completely upset.

"I burnt my tongue," he cried.

"Aw, Maxy!" I cooed, pulling him into my lap, picking up his coco, "Bad hot coco! Bad!" He laughed, hugging me but then fell asleep.

"He's so cute!" Kiki whispered.

"Who Max, or Hailey Wemmix's new boy toy?" I laughed.

"Ew, you know me and my cousin don't have the same taste in guys. He's disgusting! Did you not witness the PDA at lunch today?"

"Uhm, I tried to forget it," I muttered, wrinkling my nose.

"Exactly."

"Let's get back, so we don't miss dinner," Amber said, looking at the door. I followed her stare and raised an eyebrow, letting out a sigh.

"Yeah, Maxy seems really tired." We all got up and headed out but someone crashed into us.

"God, watch were you're going," Hailey Wemmix said snottily.

"Oh don't even start-."

"C'mon Ki, let's go," I said, pulling on Kiki's arm.

"Oh yeah, run along," Hailey smirked, waving me away.

"Right-."

"Kiera!!" Chanel whined, all of them dragging her off, "Dude, she's just trying to get you into trouble."

"One day, I hope she takes a long walk off a very short pier," I growled.

"Trust me, we all do," Amber muttered, "Sorry Kiki."

"Ha, don't apologize to me," Kiki smiled bitterly, "You ain't the only one."

"Wow, okay, Kiki needs Newsies, let's go," I laughed. She smiled slightly and I linked arms with her, Shel holding Max. "We're back!"

"Dinner's almost ready."

"We'll be upstairs," I yelled but Amber smacked my arm, "He sleeps through anything!" She laughed, shaking her head and we went upstairs. I took Max from Shel and put him in his bed then we went into my room.

"Dinner!!!"

"Coming!" I yelled back, throwing my French book at the floor, "Die!!!!"

"I totally agree," Shel muttered. We were sitting in my room, doing homework, and listening to Christmas music. As we headed downstairs, I felt a hand in mine and saw Max.

"Hey Max."

"Wa Ta Ma . . ."

"Tired?" He nodded, rubbing his eyes. I smiled and we all sat down to eat. "Okay," I said as we walked back up to my room, "Leila and Max have to go out, don't ask me where Shel, I don't know, and I think we've done enough homework and it's almost eight, so let's watch Newsies!" We all squealed and then laughed, running into the living room.

"Racetrack is so mine!"

"We know, Kiki, we know."

"Yeah well Spot's mine."

"Ash, he's always yours."

"Duh!"

"Well then, Jack's-."

"Sarah's."

"She's evil," Amber muttered.

"I know! She's too nice and such a lazy ass! Stupid damsel in distress . . ." I muttered. Amber laughed and I asked, "So who will you have instead?"

"Uh, Kid Blink."

"Gah! David."

"Wow, Shel, calm down."

"Shut up Ash, he's sexy and you're jealous."

"Uhm, okay then, let's just put the movie in."

"We're such dorks."

"No shit Sherlock," Chanel laughed.

"That's not nice," Amber muttered.

"Aw, she was just kidding luver!!!" I say hugging Amber, making her laugh.

"Oh god, put the movie in, crack whore."

"Shut up betch!!"

"Guys c'mon," Kiki laughed, "It's starting." We all shut up, well except for the occasional, 'Oh my god, sexy beast' 's from Shel.

"Shut up before I pull out my sai on you!" I yelled, making Shel quiet. She gave me a 'deer in the headlights' look and I smirked, watching the movie again. Suddenly, there was a huge bang and we all screamed as the lights went out. "What!!! That was my favourite part!!!!"

"Only cause Spot was there."

"Well duh!" I yelled.

"Guys, I hear voices," Amber whispered.

"Mental institution."

"No seriously-."

"Shit, me too!"

"AH we're gonna die!!!"

"Would you guys shut up," I muttered, standing, "Someone check what it is."

"You adjust faster in the dark."

"Fine," I sigh.

"Don't forget your sai!"

"Duh!" I laugh slightly, opening the closet and ruffling through my Tai Kwan Do stuff. Finally I found them and started down the hall.

"God she's dead."

"I haven't even gone in yet!"

"Well hurry up, goddamn it!" Kiki yelled. I rolled my eyes but continued down the hall. Suddenly a door opened and out of fear, I punched the person and did a spinning outside crescent kick.

"Shit, shit, shit," I yelled, running back down the hall.