A/N: I haven't written in a while so it is very cheesy. But I guess it CAN be a fun read. I gave you guys the first 2 chapters because nothing really happens in the first one. It's just an introduction to my characters I suppose. Anyways, REVIEW PLEASE!
Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. Just Rayanne, William, and other characters not in the movie.
Building Bridges
"I wish I remembered this place." Rayanne breathed in deeply and jumped off the train, her brown shoulder length hair bouncing behind her.
"You do know," She heard a voice say behind her, "That I am NOT your packhorse, don't you?" She smirked and turned around to face her best friend, William, and watched as he attempted to climb out of the train with both their bags. He set down the bags and wiped his brow with his sleeve before casting his gaze towards her.
"Do you have anything to say for yourself, Ray?" He asked her seriously though she could clearly see the playfulness in his eyes. She stepped closer to him and locked her hazel eyes with his green ones, though he was nearly a foot taller than her she held her own against him.
"You may not be my 'packhorse' as you so called yourself, but you, my dear, are supposed to be a gentleman. I know just as well as you do that any gentleman will carry a lady's bag for her." William's eyes widened at her reply.
He quickly glanced around the train station before setting his eyes on hers once more, "Lady? I see no lady here. I just see Rooftop Ray." They both smiled at the nick name but William's quickly turned into a frown as Rayanne hit him playfully on the shoulder.
He feigned a look of shock and regained his composure. "So, where to, Miss Rayanne Winter?"
He picked up all the bags again as he followed Rayanne out of the train station onto the busy streets of Manhattan to jump into a taxi.
Once inside Rayanne pulled out the letter and read it to herself for the millionth time, still letting the information sink in. She sighed and folded the letter placing it back in her bag. She looked up and found William looking at her oddly.
"What?"
William quickly shrugged, "I don't know about this. Are you sure that coming to Manhattan was a good idea?"
Uncertainty crossed Rayanne's features and she looked down at her hands that were neatly rested on her lap. "I'm not sure about anything anymore." She raised her eyes to meet his, "But I am sure that I want to find out if everything in this letter is true or not."
They rode the rest of the way in silence, both immersed in the sounds New York had to offer as they made their way to see someone Rayanne had never met, and never even knew was still alive.