Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original characters from the Disney movie, "Newsies." The only characters in this story that I own are Silver, Ella, Jayson, and Mrs. VanWyck.

First off, I just wanted to tell you guys that people can still go to the 2007 Newsies Rally on July 27-28, but the girl organizing it would like for people to start RSVPing as soon as they can. For those of you who don't know what it is, Newsies fans from all over are going to meet in New York City on those days and do certain newsies-related activities together. (Scream off the Brooklyn Bridge, see Irving Hall, visit the Horrace Greenley Statue, watch Newsies together, ect ect) So if you guys want the link (I'm still not sure on this sites' policy on links) Explaining everything about the 2007 Newsies Rally, let me know and I'd be more than happy to give it to you.

Okay, so long chapter here. I guess to make up for all the cliffhangers lately, haha. Here goes.

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Blink quickened his pace as he pulled me into the nearest shop, which happened to be a book store. The store had poor lighting and was extremely dim. The man at the counter seemed to be engrossed in a newspaper and didn't even notice us come in.

As soon as the bell on the door slowly stopped ringing indicating that the door was shut, Blink broke into a run, pulling me close behind him. He led me towards the back of the store and stopped near the far wall of books. "We'll jus' wait until she passes, 'nd den we'll..."

The bell on the door sounded again and Blink and I looked up at each other, terror stricken. We both turned our heads cautiously towards the door and I tensed up when I saw that it was Mrs. VanWyck. She hadn't caught sight of us yet since she was looking at the various signs on top of the book shelves stating which genre was in that section. Kid Blink grabbed my hand and tugged me behind a book shelf. "Get down..." he whispered.

I did as he said and slid to the floor, Blink quickly following suit. I noticed that Blink was still holding onto my hand when he squeezed it. I looked up at him and our gazes met. I held it there for a few seconds until we heard slow footsteps against the rug approaching us. I shut my eyes tight and leaned against his chest that was rising and falling quickly because of his rapid breathing.

I cautiously opened one of my eyes and saw that VanWyck was on the other side of the bookshelf. I could barely see her through the breaks in the rows of books. Her footsteps stopped right across from us and Kid Blink nervously squeezed my hand again.

Out of nervous habit, I reached for the bracelet on my left wrist, only to find that the chain wasn't there. It must have had fallen off on my way to see Blink. I was nearly heartbroken, but I reminded myself that I had bigger problems to deal with at the moment.

VanWyck paused for a few seconds, and I could have sworn that she had seen us. But after about a minute, her footsteps picked up again until they disappeared towards the front of the store.

The both of us exhaled and let out the air that we had been holding in our lungs. Blink turned his head and looked down at me, his usual smile returning. "Close one, huh?" he whispered. I nodded and smiled back at him.

Kid Blink realized that he was still holding my hand. He quickly let go and averted his gaze from me as his face turned slightly pink.

I barely heard Mrs. VanWyck's voice from the front of the store. "Excuse me, do you have the time?" She asked. The man behind the counter took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. "8:07, ma'am." He stated. While taking money out of her purse to pay for the book she had chosen, Mrs. VanWyck mumbled to herself. "Oh dear... Better be getting back now."

The look of terror came back to my face and I looked back up at Kid Blink. We both scrambled to our feet and I began to panic. "Oh god, Blink... She's gonna get back 'nd realize dat I ain't dere!" I exclaimed in a whisper.

He put his hand over my mouth. "Silver, calm down... Listen to me, a'right?" Blink whispered. I nodded slowly. "I'll distract her for a few minutes 'nd you slip by her. Dat'll give ya a few minutes to run back to da orphanage before she gets dere." I nodded again as Blink took his hand off my mouth.

I looked up at him and his gaze met mine. A tiny smile tugged at the corner of his mouth and I could feel butterflies starting to rise in my stomach. At the time I didn't know what possessed me to do it, but before I could stop myself I stood up on tip toe and kissed him quickly on the cheek. I turned to walk away, but he quickly grabbed my hand and pulled me back to him.

"Wait... I wanna see ya again." Blink whispered. I thought about it for a second, dropping my gaze to the floor. "Come to da orphanage tomorrow night 'round 11. Go around da back of da buildin' and stand outside da window. I'll leave me candle on so ya know which room is mine."

He thought about it and nodded slowly. "A'right..." he finally agreed. "C'mon. Let's go before we lose VanWyck." He said. We left the book store and searched for her, looking both ways down the street. Blink and I spotted Mrs. VanWyck down the block, walking in the direction of the orphanage. "Stay heah until I tell ya to go." He instructed in a whisper.

Blink transferred over to her side of the street and pretended to be walking quickly, in a rush to get somewhere. He "accidentally" bumped into Mrs. VanWyck's shoulder, making her drop her purse. The contents spilled everywhere onto the sidewalk. "Oh, excuse me, Miss! Jeez, I'm sorry..."

She sighed angrily and bent down to pick up everything. When her back was turned, Kid Blink looked over at me and mouthed the word, "go!" I started running as fast I could as Blink bent down to help her pick up the contents of her purse.

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This isn't good... Minutes—no, seconds—before Kid Blink was supposed to be coming, I heard footsteps approaching the door. I began to panic. VanWyck would ask tons of questions, as to why the candle wasn't blown out or why I wasn't ready for bed at that hour.

I thought about quickly blowing the flame, flooding the room in darkness so maybe she couldn't see me. But without the lit candle, Blink wouldn't know which room was mine. I didn't have any extra matches in the room, so relighting it wasn't an option.

Clink. Something tiny and solid hit my window behind me, making me nearly jump out of my skin. Oh God... I hope he's not old fashioned enough to throw rocks at the win—

Clink.

I froze as the footsteps stopped outside my door. All I could do was stand completely still, facing the door with a look of guilt written all over my face. The door creaked open, and to my relief, Ella stepped in.

She raised an eyebrow when she saw me. "Uh, Silver... It's near 11 at night. Why are ya still dressed in yer normal clothes and why are ya... starin' at me like I've got three heads?" She whispered.

I shook the look of alarm off my face and stiffly sat down on the bed. "No reason." I stated, silently cursing myself because that was the best excuse I could come up with. "What're ya doin' heah?" I asked, my voice coming out more squeaky and nervous than I had planned.

She raised her eyebrow even higher at me, but ignored how anxious I seemed. She took a few steps towards me and held something up, letting it dangle from her fingers. The gold glinted in the light from the candle. My bracelet.

"Found dis outside near da stoop. Would've been pretty bad if VanWyck was da one to find it... You'se been sneakin' out again, Silver?" Ella asked, tilting her head and looking at me worriedly. "Thanks, El." I said, avoiding her question. I reached out for the chain and she dropped it in my hand, sighing softly. Clink.

Ella blinked a few times and peered over at the window, but I quickly stood up to block her view. "Ya better be gettin' back, El... VanWyck might catch ya outta bed."

"I think dere's someone at da—" Clink. "Window..." Ella muttered suspiciously, moving past me towards the glass. "No, don't look out dere!" I said quickly, sounding a lot more jumpy than I had wanted to. "Why not?" She asked in puzzlement.

I sighed. There was no use lying to her. "There's..." I paused, knowing the two reactions that my best friend would have. "A boy out dere." I finished. Her eyes grew wide. "A boy!?" Ella exclaimed in a whisper. "You mean... ya like him!?" Reaction number one, I counted in my head. I shrugged and pretended to be struggling with the clasp on my bracelet while I tried to put it on again.

Ella didn't wait for a real answer before realization struck her. "Wait... You mean you'se sneakin' out again!?" She said, louder this time. Reaction number two. "Shh!" I reminded her. "Yes." I added.

She bit her lip and her face fell. "Silver..." She begged. "You're gonna get caught!" Ella warned. "Don't worry, El... It's gonna be fine." I reassured her. Clink. Another pebble was thrown at my window. "Now I gotta go before da rocks alone wake VanWyck up." I said. I pulled Ella in for a quick hug, reassuring her once more and thanking her for bringing the bracelet back to me. After nodding slowly in defeat, she turned and left, tiptoeing back to the girls' sleeping hall.

I opened the window and stepped out onto the roof, crawling cautiously to the edge. Kid Blink, pebble in hand, was just about to try again to hit my window. His arm froze in mid-air when he saw me. "Jeez... You'se determined, ain't ya?" I whispered, loud enough for him to hear me from the ground.

Dropping the pebble into the grass, he shrugged and flashed his usual grin. "How ya plannin' to get down?" he asked. In response, I disappeared from view and the next thing he saw was a heavy rope falling towards him. "Woah!" Blink exclaimed, jumping out of the way so it didn't hit him.

I laughed as I got ready to climb down. "Now I'se only done dis once before... So don't laugh if I fall." I said, grasping onto the rope as my feet slowly walked down the wall. "You fall 'nd I'll catch ya." Kid Blink told me. I felt my face growing hot and it was all I could do to keep my knees from going weak.

It was becoming extremely hard to hold onto the rope. The slight moisture that had collected on the roof once the sun went down was now on the soles of my shoes, making it especially hard to climb down. I was roughly 7 feet from the ground when I slipped, same as last time. I went plummeting towards the ground, but unlike last time, Blink was at the bottom.

As promised, he caught me safely, yet awkwardly, in his arms. I cautiously opened my eyes when I didn't feel the hard dirt under the back of my head. A shy smile spread onto my face. "Thanks." I whispered. Blink just grinned at me for a couple of seconds before he put me back on my feet. "Don't mention it." He whispered back.

We started walking towards the gates of the orphanage. I cleared my throat softly to tried and get rid of the uneasiness around us. "So uh... Where we headed?" I asked.

Kid Blink shrugged and shoved his hands into his pockets. "Actually, I was thinkin' we'd go to dis little diner near heah called Tibby's, if dat's okay wit you." I nodded and shrugged as well, indicating that it didn't matter to me. "Dere's some people I want you to meet." Blink told me.

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