Sorry it took me so long to update, I've been extremely busy. I'm sorry if it seems extra fluffy/cheesy. I promise the next chapter will be more active in Mid's past and have more action.

thanks to Eruptingfender9 for the review. )

I don't own Newsies. (trust me if I did there'd be reuions and special editions dvds right now.)

David nodded and walked in front of me, I trotted along behind him. Neither one of us said a thing, I played with a loose string on my shirt. Then he stopped quickly, making me run into him.

"Sorry." I mumbled, it didn't seem to faze him.

"Where do you want to sell at?" He asked.

"I don't care." I replied.

"How about Harlem?"

I nodded, "That works."

We walked down to Harlem and sold our papers, I sold half of mine and David sold half of his.

"I told Jack we'd meet them at Tibby's." David walked in front of me leading me to Tibby's.

I trotted along behind him, again. I walked faster up next to him.

"So how's your family?" I asked. David never said anything so I decided to keep a conversation going.

"Good, they're good. Sarah went to college, you know that. So her and Jack well uh broke up. She never did love him like he did so he's still heartbroken."

I felt bad for Jack, as he was like a brother to me. I knew how a broken heart felt.

There was more silence, David really wasn't that fun to be around when he was with me. I knew he was fun when he was with Jack but not with me. Must be because I'm a girl.

We walked up and into Tibby's, David walked to one of the tables that was almost always full of newsies and sat down. I found a seat in between Racetrack and Kid Blink, both of them knew how to cheer me up. I plopped down into the seat, leaned back and sighed.

"Davey bein hard on ya?" Blink asked.

I closed my eyes and nodded. "We have nothing in common and I think he hates me."

"How could anybody hate you?"

"David can."

"Aw don't feel bad, if he can't find out how good you are well then he ain't woith it."

"Is it just because he's shy?"

Blink shook his head, "Naw, I don't know what 'is problem is. He suah ain't treatin you like you deserve to be treated. Why dontcha sell papes wit me aftah lunch?"

"Can I?"

"Ah course."

"T'anks Blink."

We ate our food and got ready for the rest of the afternoon selling.

"David, I need to talk to you." I walked up to him.

"Yeah?"

"I'm selling with Blink for the rest of the afternoon."

David nodded, "I'm gonna sell with Les and Jack so that works."

Blink ran over and grabbed my hand. "C'mon Mid we better get a head staht!" Together we ran out the door, I couldn't help but notice David watching us as we left.

We walked up and down the streets of Manhatten, My heart and soul just wasn't in it. I had too many things to worry about half of them I couldn't remember which was bothering me. I kept running into people and their small stands on the sides of the street.

"Mid, yous okay?"

"I dunno Blink, I'm not really feelin up to selling."

He stepped in front of me to stop me from walking. "Do ya want me to take you back to the lodgin house?"

I shook my head. "No, I'll be okay." I tried to walk past him but he stopped me again and tilted my chin up so I was looking into his eyes.

"Mid, look me in the eyes and tell me that." My eyes went to their normal level so I was staring at his mouth instead of his eyes. "Mid I know you too well, tell me what's wrong, we're best friends! Are you mad at me?"

My eyes looked back up at him in shock. "Kid Blink there is no reason for me to be mad at you!"

He smiled, I noticed a spark of mischief in his eyes. "Maybe after this ya will." He leaned down and tilted my chin up so that way his lips met mine. His kiss felt soft and wonderful, exactly how I imagined David kissing me but this wasn't David, it was Kid Blink. My best friend-like a brother Kid Blink. He pulled away and looked into my eyes, obviously waiting for a reaction.

"I don't know if I should smack you or thank you." I flipped my bangs out of my eye, in which they fell back into my eye again. Before I flipped them back out he reached out and tucked them behind my ear. He put his hands on either sides of my face and stroked my cheek with his thumb.

"Well if yous askin' for my opinion I think that you should thank me, but I'd understand if ya smacked me."

I smiled, "Your opinion matters to me Blink and I know a way how to thank you." I leaned up onto my toes and kissed him, I could feel him smile as his hands went from my face and wrapped around my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck and we just stood there, kissing. I completly forgot about David and the troubles of the day. We pulled away and again he looked into my eyes.

"What's wrong Mid?"

I shook my head, "Nothing, nothing at all. I'm fine, really Blink."

"You're lying."

"How can you tell?"

"You won't look me in the eye. I know ya too well Mid." He looked down at where my locket was and picked it up so he could look at it better. "Mid, is this what's botherin ya?"

I nodded, "Blink I'm so scared about my family! I want to know if my mother and my brother and sister are alive, I want my mother to know I'm alive and alright."

"You said you came from Minnesota?"

I nodded again trying to blink away the tears.

"Mid, I wanna help you find your family. This means so much to you, you mean so much to me so I wanna help 'cause I don't like seein you like this."

"Blink, you're so sweet. Thank you."

He pulled me into his chest and hugged me. He pulled back and we both smiled. I looked over across the street and saw a woman, who looked strangely familar looking over at us. She must've heard her name because she turned and walked down the street into the crowd.

"Mother?" I said in barely a whisper.

dun dun dunn...please review and again I promise next chapter will be better!