Ok wow! I didn't realize how short of a chapter this was. Oh well, next chapter will be longer. (and the last)

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Disclaimer: Oh my gosh, the newsies aren't mine! Minnie, however, if mine Muhahahaha!

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"Come on Min! Wake up!" Skittery shook the poor girl awake.

Minnie groaned, "Skit it's 6 o'clock, try wakin' me up at a normal hour."

Minnie rolled over and pulled her covers up. Skittery began poking her.

"Come on! We get up at dis time every mornin'." Skittery announced.

"Even on Christmas?" Minnie rolled over, but held her covers tight.

"Well, no," Skittery admitted, "we get the mornin' off for Christmas, so we made a rule dat we can' go downstairs until 8."

Minnie groaned again, "so you 'ave all mornin' ta sleep in an' ya wake up earlier anyway? Yer sick kid, go back ta bed, we got at least another hour!"

"No," Skittery complained, "I'll get bored." He began poking her again.

"Bah!" Minnie jumped, "fine! I'm up, I'm up!" Minnie climbed out of bed, "now outta me room, I need ta git dressed."

"Fine," Skittery huffed and left her room.

Skittery sat on the couch, and waited. After 15 minutes of waiting he was anxious and was close to dragging her out himself. But she walked in, fully dressed.

"Alright me anxious friend of mine, what are we gunna do for da next couple hours?" Minnie asked.

"Walk with me." Skittery stood up.

Minnie sighed, "let me get me coat." The duo left the apartment building.

"Yaye!" Minnie cried, "it's still snowing."

Skittery smiled, "Dis will get old in a couple of days."

"Yeah, probably," Minnie agreed, "so where are we goin'?"

"You'll like it." Skittery repeated her words.

The two trudged through the snow, until finally Skittery stopped. It was a building. The store was closed for Christmas.

"I know dis place." Minnie looked in awe, "dis, dis, dis is where da firah was." She stuttered.

"Minnie?" Skittery asked.

"yeah?"

"I remember Margaret very well, she'd always be at our apartment, but I don't 'member you. Fact Margaret nevah mentioned she had a sistah, but you two gotta be related, ya look jist like 'er…maybe shorter."

Minnie smiled. "Margaret an' me, we'se were close, closer den sistahs. But we were 8 years apart, sometimes she'd leave to escape her problems, doesn't surprise me dat she wouldn't mention me, not many people knew 'bout Minnie." Minnie looked at the building.

"I'm sure she loved ya Min." Skittery attempted to cheer her up.

Minnie smiled and shook her head, "No, I know she loved me, jist, that Christmas, Margaret got in a fight with mom an' dad, an' she left. We didn't know where she was. Mom an' Dad sent me ta bed early, they must've been so worried, so I snucked out an' looked for 'er, when I came back, the buildin' was gone."

Skittery sighed, preparing himself for what he was about to say. "Min? Margaret was in our apartment dat Christmas, she was wid me."

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