Disclaimer: I do not own the Manhattan newsies, but I DO own the Chicago newsies! BWAHAHA! All mine! Well…except ToT, Dottie, Sparkles, Red, Skitch, Beamer, and Belle. They all own themselves.
Opening Comments: _!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! IT AIN'T THAT HARD TO LEAVE A REVIEW! ::smacks repeatedly with newspapers and newsboy hats::
Rae Kelly: Thank you~~~
Skitch: o_O Might want to cut down on your sugar intake, there.
Title: Miles Away
Authors: Stage and ToT
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"Ah, something smells good this morning!" Penny exclaimed from his seat. He was on the end. From his end to the other it ran Belle, ToT, Red, Ivy, Dart, Rascal, Cheese, Crackers, and Tag. Opposite—Penny to Tag—it was Skittles, Sparkles, Beamer, Skitch, Stage, Mop Top, Baygel, Tea, Dottie, and Windy.
Dart was around sixteen and loved to gamble. His favorite game was—of course—darts. He was brunette with dark eyes. Dart was spunky but tended to keep to himself since not too many of the other newsies liked to gamble. Besides, he always won.
Ivy was Scottish with red hair and livid green eyes. She was rather quiet and had been in an orphanage her whole life. When Ivy had arrived at the lodging house, she had been given her name because her eyes matched the color of the plant.
Rascal was from Iceland with dirty blonde hair. His gray eyes were sharp and Rascal could spot anything shiny from a distance. Rascal was also quite pale as he didn't like the heat much.
Tag was short for his age. He was from Romania and was dark haired and green eyed. Tag was a troublemaker and lived for wrecking havoc upon unsuspecting people and boarding house members.
A mere glance from Penny would make most girls swoon. A girl who didn't have to live with him, that is. Being Gypsy, he wasn't lacking in the looks department. In fact, Penny was exceptionally good-looking. He had wavy copper hair and deep green eyes.
Skittles had finally gotten over his morning crankiness. Most had discovered it was safer to just avoid the boy in the morning. He was quite a sight in the morning, amplified by his strange looks. One eye was green, the other blue and he had raven hair that didn't seem all that uncharacteristic for his Czech background. From his left ear hung a gold hoop and Skittle's hair was ruffled. It gave him a "tough guy" appearance.
Baygel ate his namesake every morning, no matter what. He was from out west, a Native American. Baygel had been separated from his family somehow and had ended up in Chicago. Baygel never talked about his background, but his looks showed exactly what his ethnic background was.
Tea was eighteen and the female version of Penny. She was Chinese, tall, and had long glossy-black hair. Tea's eyes were brown and she was a bit on the quiet side. She prepared all the newsies's meals.
"So what happened this morning?" Skitch asked everyone.
"Tag pushed me down the stairs." Stage answered.
"What about the rest?"
"Chain reaction, pass the syrup."
"Ouch!" ToT said suddenly, jumping a little. "What was that for?"
"What was what for?" Beamer asked innocently. Yeah, right. "Ow!"
"Hey! That's my leg!" Red snapped, kicking back.
"Watch it." Skittles growled, lashing out himself.
"Don't kick me!" Sparkles whined.
"Ah, that's me!" Dottie jumped.
"Hey, what'd I do?" Tea spoke up.
"Cut it out!" Baygel muttered.
"Silly children." Penny said in an annoying tone. Splat. Penny made a disgusted face as a piece of very syrupy pancake slid down his forehead. He glared down the table at Stage who was eating her pancakes. The kicking had stopped. Windy froze…this was not good.
Mop Top jumped up, a room-temperature stick of butter in his hand. "FOOD FIGHT!" He yelled, slamming it to the table top. The dairy product splattered everywhere and over everyone. Soon all of them were throwing uneaten breakfasts at each other. Windy and Tea had retreated underneath the table.
"Never a dull moment." Windy commented. "Y'all going to sell those papers or what? I'm not letting you stay for free, you know!"
"Yes, you are!" Crackers shouted back.
"You two are an exception."
"Hey, that's not fair!" Baygel shouted.
"She's right, ya'know." Skittles replied. "We should get going. But first, I call the bathroom!" He took off and out of the kitchen. The others stampeded after him, each making a separate claim to the bathroom.
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Closing Comments: ^^ Stage loves Skittles. ToT wants the hottie know as Penny! XD XD I know short chapter. Eh, what can you do? ::shrugs::