Title: The Life of Kelly
Chapter: Revelations
Ships: Race/Courtney and Spot/Jo
Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies, the Strike, or anything dealing with the movie. That's all Disney. But I do own Courtney and Jane, as well as their Newsie names.
Correction:The name Jane in chapter one's header should be Jo.
A/N: Chapter two! Thanks to those who R&R'ed! It was a great influence. Keep it up, and you'll get more!

"Jackie…"

Spot looked between the newsie and the beauty. "youse two kno' eachotha?"

Jack held his arms out to the girl and cradled her when she ran into them.

"Dis is mah little sistah Jo. Josie, dese be da Newsies. Ise see yah met Spot and Race already."

Jo nodded and laid her head in the crook of his neck.

"Youse gotsa sistah? Since when?"

Jack looked at Blink over Jo's dark hair.

"Ise gots two. Ise gots a twin sistah named Courtney. Josie got our faddah's 'air and our muddah's eyes. Me and Cowgoil gots hoi 'air." He turned all his attention onto his sister. "'ow is she? Where is she?"

Jo turned and looked at the girl struggling for life and still being supported by Racetrack's arms. Jack followed her gaze and the boys watched as a sad realization crossed over his eyes.

"Cowgoil…. Race, lay hoi down 'nd put hoi undah a blanket. Someone go get a woim wet towel ta lay ovah hoi foi'ead. 'urry!"

Race and Mush quickly went to taking care of the girl while Jack went to grab a second blanket to wrap Jo in. After everything settled, all eyes fell on Jack, whose eyes turned towards Jo.

"Josephine Elizabeth Kelly, wha' 'appened?"

"Foinst of all, must ya use mah full name?"

"Dis is impoitant!"

She curled up her fist. "I'll show yah impoitant!"

"Josie, think of yah sistah."

"Our sistah…. Jackie, Dad's back outtah jail. Aunt Doris foiced us ta live wit 'im. Ya know 'ow much she 'ated us."

"I kno'. Wen did 'e git out?"

"Aftah ya left."

"Did 'e hoit yas?"

Jo pulled up her sleeve to show a raw handprint as well as some burn marks on her neck.

"Oh God Josie!"

Pulling her clothes to hid the marks she grunted and glanced at the other girl.

"Courtney got da woist of it. 'e did things ta hoi Jackie, terrible things. She'd wake up in da middle of da nite from nitemahes of 'im, 'nd 'e'd come in 'nd beat hoi til s he blacked out. She foiced me ta leave a month back, sayin' I didn't desoive it…"

"Neitha of youse desoived that Jo."

"I know. Wen dad found out dat nite, it got woise. 'e 'it hoi twice as 'ard, sayin' dey were foi meh but she wus 'stoopid' so she desoived dem. She ran tonite. We'd been plainnin' it foa weeks. 'e chased hoi into da alley where Spot found us. 'e almost killed hoi… 'e still mite. 'e woulda already but Ise 'it 'is 'ead wit a rock 'nd 'e chased meh. Dats 'ow Ise got dese marks. I gots away 'nd 'e started ta chase meh until Spot came." She turned to Spot. "You saved mah life. 'nd Courtney's."

She got up and kissed his cheek before she fell towards the ground from weakness.

"Jackie, .ya need ta kno'.. She blames ya. She loves ya, but boi does she blame ya."

With that, Jo passed out on the floor at Spot's feet.

A/N: There ya have it. Those are our girls. The next chapter's gonna be based more on Courtney (who, fyi, is me in real life... yes my name is Courtney. lol), and her relationship with Jack... as well as possibly a small spark between her and Race.