Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Newsies Disney does ~pouts~ I own all my characters (the ones that aren't from the movie) im sorry if the names are your pen name or something I just took names that my friends told me so if you are offended that I used your newsie name let me know and I will change it if I can. Thanks A/N: 'blah blah' = thoughts "blah blah" = conversation said out loud (

GAME OF LIFE

Chapter 1

Cards woke up breathing heavily and covered in sweat. 'Dammit. Why can't you just forget about him? He's not coming after me.' Breathing normally again she got up and got dressed. No use trying to fall back asleep. She went up to the roof and watched as the sun came up over the horizon. 'Well, another day has begun.' she went down to the bunkroom where her newsies were fast asleep. Grinning wickedly she was about to scream when she saw someone scurry across the room. 'Well, well what have we here?' She counted the newsies still asleep and knew it wasn't one of hers. She reached down to her belt loop to make sure her blade was in place before taking off after the intruder. When they exited the Midtown Lodging House Cards realized the person she was following was a girl. 'I'll cut her off at the next alley.' She quickly and quietly ran through the shadows to get ahead of the girl. When she saw the girl approaching she jumped out in front of her. The girl's eyes went wide like she was a kid caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

"So girl what were ya doin in me lodging house?" Cards said glaring at the girl.

"I.I.your lodging house?" the girl stuttered out due to her nerves taking over as she watched the shadow in front of her. She was unsure if it was a girl or a guy at this moment.

Smirking Cards continued, "Yea my lodging house. I'se da leadah of da Midtown newsies." Spitting into her hand, she held it out to the girl. "Me names Cards 'n yers would be."

Answering but not shaking her hand, "Allison." Cards brought her hand down and stared at the girl.

"Again I'll ask. What were ya doin in me lodging house, Allison," putting stress on each syllable of her words as to stress she did not accept intruders in her house.

"I was looking for an old friend." Allison said not at all taken aback by the tone of Cards' voice.

"At this time of da day? Fer some reason I don't fully believe ya girl." Suspicion entering into her eyes and her voice.

"Well you should. I'm looking for my brother that I haven't seen in 10 years and I am running out of places to look for him." Allison's own eyes now watering at the thought of her brother. "For all I know he could be in jail, in another state, or even.even.." Allison suddenly broke down and cried out of fear, sorrow, and the frightening realization that she may never find Alexander. Cards suddenly felt uncomfortable as she picked the sobbing girl off the street and walked her to a bench. Allison looked up at Cards from the bench, "he could even be dead. I don't know what I would do if he ended up being dead."

Cards thought for a couple minutes before speaking, "Where do ya have left ta look?"

Allison's face was full of shock at this girl offering her help but replied, "Brooklyn and Manhattan. They are the only places that I haven't searched."

Cards smiled for the first time that night, "Well it jest so happens dat me friends are from dose so I can take ya ta look. N' since I gave ya such a hard time I promise ta take ya round meself till ya find'm deal." Holding out a clean hand knowing the hoity toity girl wouldn't spit shake her.

Allison took her hand saying, "Thank you."

"Well, let's be off we gots lots of territory ta covah. Ya sure is lucky ya came on a Sunday cause we don't sell taday lot easiah ta look fer a person when noone will be missin."

* Sorry so short but I couldn't think of a better place to break it up so this is where it ends. Many of the chapters are going to be short just because it's the best time to break in the story. Sorry if that annoys anyone but it also fits into my typing time but I will put up more than one chapter at a time (at least ill try () Well, I know its hard to do it on such little material but please review (I also know u haven't met any of the real characters from the movie yet but these are two of my own you'll meet them next chapter I promise..Spot, Jack, Mush, Race, Blink.they are there I swear. Thanks for reading!