Disclaimer: I've said it once and I'll say it again, I don't own Newsies. That right is reserved for Disney.
Hannah's POV
"Charlie are you sure this is a good idea?' I worried, leaning out the window over the fire escape.
"Come on Hannah, we're just running to the store. My parents aren't even home. They're on vacation in Hawaii and lets be honest, they're probably not coming back."
"Don't say that, they wouldn't leave you."
"They would and you know it. The only good thing about my parents is that they know how shitty your folks are, so they let you over here whenever you want. Now come on!" she hissed, practically dragging me out the window.
We sprinted down the fire escape and down to the street. Charlie grinned at me, blue eyes glowing with mischief. Her red brown hair was pulled back in her signature pigtails, which bounced as we ran.
I smiled, thinking about how often we got mistaken for each other. I'm a bit shorter and my hair is curly and dirty blonde, but my eyes are blue. Not to mention we both wear glasses. Though lately, I'd taken to wearing my contacts like I was now.
"Lets sing Newsies!" she yelled.
"Carrying the Banner!"
"That's my cigar!"
"You'll steal anudder!"
"Hey, bummers we got work to do!"
"Since when did you become me mudder?!"
"Ah, stop ya ballin!"
"Who asked you?!" we shouted together.
We burst through the doors of the shop in a fit of giggles. The clerk shushed us, annoyed at us for showing up at midnight.
"What if we could go back in time and like, meet the Newsies?" I asked, snagging a box of Cheez-Itz.
"Oh if only we had a T.A.R.D.I.S."
"Mmm, that would be amazing. I think you'd die though."
"Why?" she asked, putting our stuff on the counter for the clerk to ring it up.
"You wouldn't be able to choose between the Doctor and Jack Kelly."
"We've been through this, I would pick Jack because he's my age and we could actually grow old together!"
"Okay, calm down! So long as I can have David Jacobs, we're all set."
"You always did like older guys," she teased.
"I'm 16, he's 17, its not that bad!"
"Yeah well, Jack and I are the same age. Ha, I bet I'm older than him. God that would piss him off."
We grabbed the bags, heading out the doors. The second we stepped outside the sky opened up and it started down pouring.
"The weather report didn't say anything about rain," I said, pulling up the hood of my sweatshirt.
"Seriously, this sucks!"
The rain picked up as we ran and so did the wind. We stopped sprinting, holding on to each other for dear life and screaming. It felt like the ground was spinning faster and faster and suddenly…everything stopped.
Cautiously I opened one eye, then the other. Oh shit.
"Where are we?" Charlie asked.
"I-I think it's New York. In the late 1800's."
"Well fuck me!"