Tessa

I still remember the first time I saw you...

I was on my way home from visiting a friend. As I walked by the square in the center of Manhattan, I saw you and your friends coming out from a gated entrance to The World distribution center.

All the boys around you were laughing and joking around with each other. Then one of them saw me. A smile lit his face as he removed his hat, giving a low whistle that I could only assume was directed toward me. A few of the others followed his gaze, including you. As soon as you saw me, you gave the kid who whistled a swift smack to the back of the head. I caught your apologetic smile as I began to turn away. The next thing I knew I was winking and blowing you a kiss. I don't know what made me do it. Perhaps it was the way you had defended my honor in your own, small way.

The boys went crazy. You looked mortified, but I can't help thinking you had to be pleased too. A few of the others pushed you forward, away from the group and toward me. I paused, wanting to know what you would do. You glanced back at them before taking another step forward of your own free will. As you neared me, you held out a paper. "Buy a pape, Miss?" you asked, avoiding my eyes. You looked so adorable with the slight pink darkening your cheeks in embarrassment.

I still remember the first time I saw you. Little did I know how that one day would come to signify the beginning of my changed life.

A/N: I don't own the newsies, and this is my first time writing this kind of fic, so go easy on me, but please tell me how I can improve or even if I should keep writing. I have a few chapters of this written, and I know where the story's going. I've read a lot of fan fics from this site and I'm not going to make this cliche, so don't worry. Also, I'll be posting 2 chapters at a time for the first few updates, and then (if you guys say I should keep going) we'll see. POV's change with each chapter. The person talking will be bolded at the top. Thanks for reading, guys! Don't forget to drop a review if you feel compelled!

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