Disclaimer: I don't own the newsies nor will I ever so this gets really old after a while! But I do own the characters that I make up =)

A New Start:

Four years later:

"Hey boss, I got another recruit here!" A boy of about 17 yelled as he walked into an old worn looking building.

"Another one? What do you think this is, the pound?" a boy of about 18 yelled as he slowly walked down the stairs. His black hair framed his face perfectly showing off all of his features. His eyes, they where something else, they were yellow and they glowed as if they were on fire.

"This one seems like he'll be an excellent addition to our group", The first boy said hoping that his leader would believe him.

"You better pray that you're right Pockets" The leader said as he looked past Pockets at the new boy. His eyes traced up and then down the body of the new boy sizing him up (a/n: yes I know that sounds horribly wrong). He took in his bright green eyes and his dark blonde hair.

"What's your name kid?" He said when he was done.

"Tucker" The kid with out looking away from the leader's eyes.

"Alright, I'm Irish", He said while he stuck his hand out. Tucker returned the gesture. "Welcome to the Bronx newsies"

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Fifteen-year-old Nova pulled her knees up to her chest and took in her surroundings. The alley she was in was damp, cold and dirty. She could hear the rats rummaging through the endless pilled of trash and could feel the water seeping through the bottom of her pants. Her dirty blonde hair was sopping wet from the rain and clung to her face. Her once fiery green eyes where now nothing but cold and hard.

This city was new to her and she was lost beyond all belief.

"Ugh! Where the fuck am I?" She yelled out in frustration.

"Manhattan" A voice came from the opposite end of the alley.

"Huh?"

"I said you were in Manhattan, you asked didn't you?" the voice said.

"Yea" Nova said not sure if she should be talking to this stranger.

"I'm Blink by the way", The voice said as he stepped out of the shadows revealing a boy of about 15 with an eye patch over one of his eyes.

"Well its not hard to see how you got your name" Nova said under her breath.

"What?" Blink said.

"Oh I just said that my name's Nova"

"You got a place to stay for the night?"

"Yea I'm just hanging out here on my own free will, no I don't have a place to stay" Nova said using her usual sarcasm.

"Care to join me and my boys for the night?"

"Yea I guess" Nova said, anything was better than staying out here.

The two walked out of the alley and began to make their way to the lodging house. With every step she took Nova looked around making sure that there was no one watching her.

"You alright?" Blink asked noticing her paranoia.

"I'm fine" Nova snapped.

"Okay then" Blink said holding his hands up in defeat.

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A/N: I know that was a crappy chapter, I promise the next one will be better! Thanks to all my reviewers!!!!!!!!!! Now tell me what you think and review.