A/N: This is Lucky but I've now changed my name to Raider. Thanks to
everyone who reviewed!
Stage Riot Tipsy Emu Slick Rae Kelly Maniac Conlon/Timber/Pistol Stress
Aki
"Straight." Race said triumphantly, fanning his cards on the table. Several other Newsies threw down their cards.
"Damn you, Race." Jack said. Race just smiled, his cigar hanging out of the corner of his mouth and gathered up his winnings.
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"Excuse me, sir? We were told that you would have lodgings for the night." Kloppman peered over his desk at this rag tag bunch that stood in front of him. There were three boys and two girls.
"You need lodgings tonight, for all of you?" Kloppman said, looking around. The boy that had spoken before nodded. "The fee's five cents a night." He pulled out a big, brown book. "What are your names?"
"Mine's Keys." A boy of medium height and brown hair said. He looked about 5'7 and had a tough look on his face.
"Riot." The girl said. She had long brown hair and brown eyes. She had that tomboyish look about her, with black pants and a pale yellow shirt on.
"Stress." The second girl said. She had brownish, blondish curly hair. She was wearing a green patchwork skirt with a light green top on.
"Alley." Another brown haired boy said. He looked to be about 5'9, skinny but with well defined muscles underneath his red shirt.
"Decker." The last and final boy said. He was the tallest out of the five, with dark hair and bright blue eyes. He was wearing a dark blue shirt, which made his blue eyes stand out even more, with black pants.
"Let me take ya all upstairs, that's where the rest of the Newsies are. But before, are any of you running from da bulls?" Kloppman asked. The five looked at each other before Stress finally shook her head. "And I need a night's lodging fee for all of you." Scale gave him a quarter.
"I think that should pay for all of us." Kloppman nodded and led them upstairs, where a large group of boys and a couple of girls were scattered about.
"Attention everyone!" Kloppman yelled out. Every pair of eyes turned towards him. "We have some new members of the Manhattan Newsies. These people here are Riot, Keys, Decker, Stress, and Alley." After the introductions were made, Kloppman left and the five newcomers stood at the entrance awkwardly. A tall, pretty blonde girl came up to them.
"Hi! My name is True, I'm Jack's little sister." She said, cheerfully.
"Who's Jack?" Keys asked.
"You don't know Jack?" True asked, surprised.
"O'coise not. We just got here." Riot said.
"Well, I have some woik to do'se." True said. "C'mon." She took Stress' hand and motioned for the others to follow her.
"Blink, Race, David, Jack." She said, pointing off the boys who were sitting around the round, dark brown poker table. Their heads shot up as True named them. "Boys, I'd like you to meet Stress, Riot, Keys, Alley and Decker." They nodded their greetings and the boys not so subtly checked out the girls. Keys stepped closer to Riot.
"How did ya guys end up here?" Jack asked, standing up and handing his cards to Race.
"We ran away from an orphanage over in Jersey." Stress explained.
"All five of you'se?" He asked skeptically. All five heads nodded.
"See, we all met there and when Decker over there decided to break out, we decided to join him." She said.
"Hey True, are there any more Newsgirls?" Scale asked.
"There should be two more coming. There are only three of us, so we're greatly outnumbered by the guys. Their names are Aki and Mischief. They were out with their guys at Medda's."
"What's Medda's?" Stress asked curiously.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I keep forgetting that you guys don't know these things. It's a vaudeville theater, Jack and me are friends with the owner Medda, so all of the Newsies go over there a lot. Tomorrow or the next night, I'll take ya guys there." True said. Stress smiled her appreciation.
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"Mind if we join you?" Riot and Decker asked the poker boys.
"Pull up two chairs." Race said, dealing them in.
"For a change of pace how bout we play strip poker." Blink suggested. Everyone nodded eagerly and turned towards Riot.
"If its fine with everyone else, I guess its ok." She said. "I guess I'll just have to win every time." She thought privately.
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The foursome headed up the stairs to the bunkrooms.
"Do you girls wanna come us to Clayton's party in two weeks?" Specs asked Aki and Mischief while Mush looked on hopefully. The two girls looked at each other with grins on their faces.
"Do you even have to ask?" Aki said, throwing her arms around Specs' neck while giving him a kiss. He blushed a deep red rose while Mush and Mischief laughed.
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"Finally, you four lovebirds decide to grace us with your presence." True said sarcastically as a tall dark haired boy with glasses, boy with curly brown hair, a tall girl with medium length light brown hair and the shorter one of the four: a girl with long black hair came into the room. "You missed all o'da action."
"And we couldn't catch up on it?" The boy with glasses said sarcastically.
"We got five new people, all at the same time." True went on, not even blinking an eye.
"Five?" The one with the curly brown hair asked.
"Five." True confirmed. "Come and meet them. They all ran away from an orphanage in Jersey." True explained, weaving in and out of the crowd of boys until she came to the poker table.
"This is Riot." She looked up, her long brown hair falling in front of her face. "And this is Decker." The tall, skinny boy looked up.
"This is Aki, Specs, Mush and Mischief. Aki and Mischief are the two other girls here."
"Hi!" Mischief said enthusiastically while Aki muttered it and walked away with Specs.
"Umm..Why are Blink and Jack all without their shirts. And Race, are you missing your shoes?" Mischief asked, confused by the sight that was at the poker table.
"Nah." Riot said. "We're just playing strip poker. They wanted to for obvious reasons but of course that hasn't worked yet." She indicated her fully clothed body. Mischief laughed.
"Count me in." She said, grabbing a chair but Mush held her back.
"Aww..The boyfriend says no, so I guess I can't."
"That's good, there's three more people to meet. Aki, Specs! Git over here!" She yelled as she led them over to where three unfamilar people were talking with David, Dutchy and a few others.
"Stress, Alley, Keys. This is Aki, Specs, Mischief and Mush." Everyone managed to exchange hello's before Kloppman came up and yelled lights out.
"You know, Riot. I think this just might work." Stress said to her brunette companion.
"What might work?" Mischief asked, coming up behind the pair.
"What? Oh, us just being Newsies and all. When we came here, we weren't sure what we were going to do." Stress said quickly. Mischief nodded.
"Well, you'll always have a home with the Newsies." She said before going over to kiss Mush goodnight.
Stress and Riot both let out sighs of relief. "Thank the lord Chief taught us how to act and lie." Riot muttered to Stress as they climbed into their bunks.
Stage Riot Tipsy Emu Slick Rae Kelly Maniac Conlon/Timber/Pistol Stress
Aki
"Straight." Race said triumphantly, fanning his cards on the table. Several other Newsies threw down their cards.
"Damn you, Race." Jack said. Race just smiled, his cigar hanging out of the corner of his mouth and gathered up his winnings.
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"Excuse me, sir? We were told that you would have lodgings for the night." Kloppman peered over his desk at this rag tag bunch that stood in front of him. There were three boys and two girls.
"You need lodgings tonight, for all of you?" Kloppman said, looking around. The boy that had spoken before nodded. "The fee's five cents a night." He pulled out a big, brown book. "What are your names?"
"Mine's Keys." A boy of medium height and brown hair said. He looked about 5'7 and had a tough look on his face.
"Riot." The girl said. She had long brown hair and brown eyes. She had that tomboyish look about her, with black pants and a pale yellow shirt on.
"Stress." The second girl said. She had brownish, blondish curly hair. She was wearing a green patchwork skirt with a light green top on.
"Alley." Another brown haired boy said. He looked to be about 5'9, skinny but with well defined muscles underneath his red shirt.
"Decker." The last and final boy said. He was the tallest out of the five, with dark hair and bright blue eyes. He was wearing a dark blue shirt, which made his blue eyes stand out even more, with black pants.
"Let me take ya all upstairs, that's where the rest of the Newsies are. But before, are any of you running from da bulls?" Kloppman asked. The five looked at each other before Stress finally shook her head. "And I need a night's lodging fee for all of you." Scale gave him a quarter.
"I think that should pay for all of us." Kloppman nodded and led them upstairs, where a large group of boys and a couple of girls were scattered about.
"Attention everyone!" Kloppman yelled out. Every pair of eyes turned towards him. "We have some new members of the Manhattan Newsies. These people here are Riot, Keys, Decker, Stress, and Alley." After the introductions were made, Kloppman left and the five newcomers stood at the entrance awkwardly. A tall, pretty blonde girl came up to them.
"Hi! My name is True, I'm Jack's little sister." She said, cheerfully.
"Who's Jack?" Keys asked.
"You don't know Jack?" True asked, surprised.
"O'coise not. We just got here." Riot said.
"Well, I have some woik to do'se." True said. "C'mon." She took Stress' hand and motioned for the others to follow her.
"Blink, Race, David, Jack." She said, pointing off the boys who were sitting around the round, dark brown poker table. Their heads shot up as True named them. "Boys, I'd like you to meet Stress, Riot, Keys, Alley and Decker." They nodded their greetings and the boys not so subtly checked out the girls. Keys stepped closer to Riot.
"How did ya guys end up here?" Jack asked, standing up and handing his cards to Race.
"We ran away from an orphanage over in Jersey." Stress explained.
"All five of you'se?" He asked skeptically. All five heads nodded.
"See, we all met there and when Decker over there decided to break out, we decided to join him." She said.
"Hey True, are there any more Newsgirls?" Scale asked.
"There should be two more coming. There are only three of us, so we're greatly outnumbered by the guys. Their names are Aki and Mischief. They were out with their guys at Medda's."
"What's Medda's?" Stress asked curiously.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I keep forgetting that you guys don't know these things. It's a vaudeville theater, Jack and me are friends with the owner Medda, so all of the Newsies go over there a lot. Tomorrow or the next night, I'll take ya guys there." True said. Stress smiled her appreciation.
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"Mind if we join you?" Riot and Decker asked the poker boys.
"Pull up two chairs." Race said, dealing them in.
"For a change of pace how bout we play strip poker." Blink suggested. Everyone nodded eagerly and turned towards Riot.
"If its fine with everyone else, I guess its ok." She said. "I guess I'll just have to win every time." She thought privately.
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The foursome headed up the stairs to the bunkrooms.
"Do you girls wanna come us to Clayton's party in two weeks?" Specs asked Aki and Mischief while Mush looked on hopefully. The two girls looked at each other with grins on their faces.
"Do you even have to ask?" Aki said, throwing her arms around Specs' neck while giving him a kiss. He blushed a deep red rose while Mush and Mischief laughed.
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"Finally, you four lovebirds decide to grace us with your presence." True said sarcastically as a tall dark haired boy with glasses, boy with curly brown hair, a tall girl with medium length light brown hair and the shorter one of the four: a girl with long black hair came into the room. "You missed all o'da action."
"And we couldn't catch up on it?" The boy with glasses said sarcastically.
"We got five new people, all at the same time." True went on, not even blinking an eye.
"Five?" The one with the curly brown hair asked.
"Five." True confirmed. "Come and meet them. They all ran away from an orphanage in Jersey." True explained, weaving in and out of the crowd of boys until she came to the poker table.
"This is Riot." She looked up, her long brown hair falling in front of her face. "And this is Decker." The tall, skinny boy looked up.
"This is Aki, Specs, Mush and Mischief. Aki and Mischief are the two other girls here."
"Hi!" Mischief said enthusiastically while Aki muttered it and walked away with Specs.
"Umm..Why are Blink and Jack all without their shirts. And Race, are you missing your shoes?" Mischief asked, confused by the sight that was at the poker table.
"Nah." Riot said. "We're just playing strip poker. They wanted to for obvious reasons but of course that hasn't worked yet." She indicated her fully clothed body. Mischief laughed.
"Count me in." She said, grabbing a chair but Mush held her back.
"Aww..The boyfriend says no, so I guess I can't."
"That's good, there's three more people to meet. Aki, Specs! Git over here!" She yelled as she led them over to where three unfamilar people were talking with David, Dutchy and a few others.
"Stress, Alley, Keys. This is Aki, Specs, Mischief and Mush." Everyone managed to exchange hello's before Kloppman came up and yelled lights out.
"You know, Riot. I think this just might work." Stress said to her brunette companion.
"What might work?" Mischief asked, coming up behind the pair.
"What? Oh, us just being Newsies and all. When we came here, we weren't sure what we were going to do." Stress said quickly. Mischief nodded.
"Well, you'll always have a home with the Newsies." She said before going over to kiss Mush goodnight.
Stress and Riot both let out sighs of relief. "Thank the lord Chief taught us how to act and lie." Riot muttered to Stress as they climbed into their bunks.