Split

A/N: Ok, so I got this idea and decided to try it out. And since I love my characters, I'm keeping them. So same characters as The Run Away, different plot.

Disclaimor: I don't own newsies, that honor belongs to Disney. I do, however own Gossip, Flinch, Jump, Mayor, Mouse, Speed, Slush, and Ice thought they are not all in this chapter.

I got up to another day of work. I'm Gossip, I'm 17 years old and I'm a … scabber. That's what the newsies call us anyway. They are savages those kids. I prefer Oscar and Morris any day. We get paid more and life is better, they're just jealous.

"Hay Gossip." I tuned it was Oscar

"Yeah."

"So sweet face do ya' want to hang out after work""

"No." I said happily

"haha, yeah I watched but I ain't learnin'" Morris laughed from behind. Oh, that made sense, Oscar was showing off. Like that was new. We walked together to the distribution center, having to pass the newsies. God I hate them, all they do it torcher me.

They stole my hat!

"Give. It. Back" I said simply

"What if I don't wonna'?"

I kicked him in the crotch and took my hat out of his hand. Then I said
"Then I'll do that."

"FUCKEN' SCABBERS!" He growled

"Well then don't take me hat." I said calmly. Then I walked in. I don't get Newsies. I do the same as them, just get paid more. Oh well there loss. I walked to get my papes and then went to sellin'. It was a slow day, but I sold all my papes and I decided that I was going to go to Brooklyn. It was only 12:30 so as I was walking around I decided to go to my favorite store. I didn't find anything so I began to walk home. I wasn't really watching where I was going and bumped into someone, falling to the ground. I looked up to see a boy with blueish grey eyes. "What the hell" I said angrily

"You bumped into me." His smile fell.

"How would you know you would have got out of the way if you'd been payin' attention"
"You have a big mouth don't yah?"

"And you have a big head."

"What are you talkin' about?" He said confused.

"I know a womanizer when I see em'." I said simply

"What?"

"Oh sorry, I forgot to use small words" Then I continued slowly "I know" I pointed to my head "person how try so get
women to do it with them or a person who flirts when I see" I pointed to my eyes "one" I finished

"I'm not that dumb."

"So you admit you're dumb"

"No."

"But you just said..."

"Well you're just smart."

"Or you're just dumb."

"Shut-up."

"What do you know, you don't have a big vocabulary" I smiled I was still on the ground. He gave me a hand to get up I put my hand in my pocket. No! It couldn't be! My nickel was gone! I looked all over the ground, that was for my dinner. I glared at him "Did you steel my nickel."

"No I don't steel from girls."

"Well then where is it?"

"It fell down the drain I guess." He pointed to a storm drain on my left hand side. I ran over to it and stuck my hand down the drain. I didn't feel anything.

"DAMN IT" I yelled

"Sorry." He said and picked me off the ground and set me on my feet.

"Let go of me!"
He did, put his hands in the air and then said "Was that your dinner money?"

"What's it to yah?"

"Well how about I bye you dinner?" My saying is never turn down
something free.

"Ok." I half smiled

"Lets go then." he turned around, waiting for me and then started to walk. He seemed nice enough. I wasn't going to fall for his tricks, but he stoppd so I could relax.

"So where are we going?" I asked

"Redsons." He looked at me and smiled.

"But that's a newsie resturaunt" I said, wide eyed

"Don't worry." He said "They wont be done selln' for another hour or so."

"Ok." I sided relaxing a bit "that's good"

We walked up to the resteraunt that was a little worn down, but nice and empty except for the waiters. He opened the door for me "here you go" he said, smiling/

"Don't flirt" he frowned

"I'm just bein' nice"

"Really?" I asked, suspiciously.

"Yah. Why you never seen anyone nice before." He smiled

"No boy is just nice and don't won't anything back."

"I have to admit I wouldn't mind that but I'm not askin' for it."

"Ok" I shrugged, sitting down. He sat down next to me. The chairs where a bit worn, but comfortable.

"So what's your name anyway?" he asked

"Gossip. And yours?"

"My name is Spot Conlon." He put his head up proudly.
"Is that supposed to mean something?"

"You don't know how I am?"

"Yes your Spot Conlon."

"No, you know what I mean."

"No and I don't care."

"So what brings you to Brooklyn?" he asked, changing the subject

"Shopping, food." Boys, they make em' better in Brooklyn. But I didn't say that, his head seemed big enough as it was.

"Oh, speaken' of food." He handed me a menu. "What do ya' want."
I looked at it for a minute and then said "I'll have a hot dog, haven't had one in a while" They where considered newsies food so I didn't like lettin' people see me eat them, but I loved them.

"Ok so will I." He smiled

"Are you our your not flirting?" I asked

"Yah, hay where are you from anyway"

"How do you know I not from Brooklyn?"

"Because you already said you where visiting"

"Right."

"So..."

"Manhattan, so you are from Brooklyn."

"Yeah. Born and raised." He smiled and I repeat, they make em' better in Brooklyn. We got are food, it was really good and I ate it slow. I could tell now Spot really was just being nice.

When I was done I said "Its gettin' late I got to go."

"Oh ok see yah soon?" Ha asked

"Yah." I smiled "I will visit the next time I get a chance, or mabye you can visit me."

"We will see." He laughed
"Ok." I smiled "Bye"

"Bye!" he waved and I walked away. On my way back I thought about the day, it had turned out fun.

When I walked up the stairs Flinch, my sister, was waiting for me. "where have you been?" she asked

"Brooklyn." In the "Scabber's" (as the stupid newsies called us) lodging house, we had double beds. It was nicer than the newsie's place, bigger and less worn down. I sat down on my bed and said "And I met a boy." I smiled.

"oooh"

"Shut-up."

"Tell me." she sat next to me and shook my arm.

"Well he bumped into me, literally, and I lost my nickel. He offered to
by me dinner and I said yes, we tacked and that's it."

"Boring! The truth."

"THAT IS!"

"What did he do, you do, he say?"

"He tried to flirt then I told him to stop so he did." I shrugged

"Well then, what does he look like."

"They make em' better in Brooklyn" I smiled, then we both started laughing.

"Yeah! So tell me!"

"He had grayish/blueish eyes, longish blond hair a little taller than me, strong and over all GORGUS!"

"Wow."

"Yah."

"How do you know he is strong?"

"He picked me off the ground like it was nothing, when I was trying to get my nickel from the drain."

"So it fell down the drain? How?"
"Yeah, when I fell it must of fell out of my pocket or sometin'." I thought about it for a minute and then shrugged. "Oh well."

"When where you done sellin' anyways?"

"Um...about 12:30"

"Good sellin'?"

"Yah but the day still seemed to go slow."

"Anyway I'm going to bed." She walked over to her bed and lay
down. I lied down and before I know it I was asleep.

I woke up and went to work. The newsies where annoying as ever. Especially Cowboy, he was always testing Oscar and Morris. It annoys me, only Flinch and I are allowed to do that. Anyways, I sold with Flinch today and when I was done she said. "Why are you still hear?"

"What?" I said

"Why aren't you in Brooklyn with you lover?"

"He is not, he is a friend."

"He bought you diner."

"After he made me lose my money."

"Fine, ok you just don't like him that way."

"Yep."

"Even though you're breaking his heart"

I hit her "Will you shut up, go on a date will Morris."

"What?!"

"You LOVE him."

"No I don't!"

"And I don't love Spot!"
"Ok fine but are you going to Brooklyn?"

"I always do when I have the time." I smiled

"Ok see you later"

"Bye." And I walked off. I walked over the bridge and a few minutes later I saw Spot. He was walking away from me. I ran up and said

"SPOT!"

He wound around and when he saw me he smiled. Ok so I had a little crush, but seriously how couldn't you. "Hey ya' Gossip."

"Hay Spot so where ya' heading." I asked

"Now where just walkin' around." He smiled back "Come ova' hear!" he waved

I ran up to him "So what's up?"

"Nothin' much, just wanderin' around to pass the time. Hey, wanna' go to Redsons?"

"Sure but I will pay for myself today."

"Fine." He said sounding disappointed. Then he began to walk towards Redsons. There where still no newsies, so I relaxed. "So all I know about you is your name. Can you tell me some more?" We sat where we had sat before.

"Ok, I have a sister named Flinch."

"Really?" He said, surprised.

"Yah she's nice … to me anyway"

He laughed "if you come tomorrow you should bring her"

"Ok. I will." I smiled

"I would like to met her, even if she is only nice to you."

"Yah, she might not like you." I looked away.

"That's fine."

I finished my soup and said "I better go"
"Ok bring Flinch tomorrow, or next time"

"Ok." I said, and left Redsosn. I decided to take a short cut and head for an alley to my left.

On my way down I heard something fall behind me. I turned to see a tall, scrungy looking guy with black hair behind me. I turned to run but there where two more, a shorter blond and a red head. I had no choice but to fight. The one with black hair took a swing at me, I ducked and aimed a punch to his gut.. He took a step back, but besides that didn't react. This was scary. No one who knew us would mess with me and Flinch, but these guys didn't and I was alone. Then the tree of them jumped at me. The cowards! They won't even take a girl by themselves. I was being hit and kicked left and right with no end in sight. Then it stopped, I looked up to see, Spot! He was fighting them, and he was wining. I sat up and leaned against one of the buildings bordering the alley. I was so sore, I could only watch. He was amazing, the best fighter I had ever seen. The blond tackled him, Spot twisted and landed three swift punches to the head. He was down. Spot punch the black haired one in the gut five time and they all ran.

"YEAH! RUN! AND DON'T-CHA COME BACK!" Then he turned to me, I was in a daze. The black haired one had nailed be in the head "are you ok?!" he asked frantically

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." I tried to get up but couldn't "ow"

"Stay hear for a minute." He ran around the corner. A few minutes later he came back with a damp cloth and started dabbing at some of the worse cuts. I twinged. "Its ok, I won't hurt ya'."

I relaxed a bit "How did you find me?"

"I was walking back and saw you being pumbled."

"IT WAS THREE AGAINST ONE!"

"I know, calm down. Wasn't sayin' anything like that"

"Oh, ok."

"So do you won't me to walk you home?"

"No." I said a little too quickly. I wasn't ready for him to bump into Oscar and Morris yet.

"Is something wrong?"

"No I just, want to walk myself"

"Ok. But let me at least walk you to the bridge."
"Ok." We started to walk. I fell and he caught me and shifted my arm over his shoulders, so he was helping me walk. I kept telling myself I don't like him like that. No, or do I ….?

When we got to the bridge I said "Ok I can go from hear."

"Yah sure?"

"Positive."

He frowned, but nodded "fine, see you later"

"Good bye." And I walked off down the bridge. When I got to the house or what ever you wont to call it I walked straight into mine and Flinch's room. A shocked looked crossed her face when she saw me.

"What happened to you?" she asked

"I got jumped."

"And where was your lover."

I glared at her "Spot was still at Redsons. But he beat up the guys before they could do more than this, he's an amazing fighter"

"Aww, Gossip's got a knight in shinning armor." she said in a baby voice.

"You could say that." I laughed "Oh and will you go with me tomorrow?"

"Ok. Under one condition."

"What?"

"Tell me do you like him?"

"Yeah he's nice."

"No, do you like him?" she repeated, emphasizing the word 'like'.

"Kind of, a little, I guess, but I have known him for like, two days. I need to know him for a little wile longer before I know for sure."

"That makes sense." she was thinking, always a dangerous thing.

"Yah well I'm tired.'
"Ok I'm going to stay up a little longer."

"Ok. Good night." and I didn't even hear Flinches reply.

A/N: Ok so this chapter is kind of rushed but it was needed and after this its going to get better. (I hope P) Remember to R&R. All reviews welcome, anything helps