(A/N: YES!!!!!!!! I GOT MY FIRST REVIEW!!!!)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Newsies, okay? You know that, I know that, do you have to rub it in? Besides, if you sue, all you'll get is an old notebook with pieces of stories and about *checks wallet* eight dollars, and if you're mean enough to sue, you get it all in PENNIES!!! MUAHAHAHA!!!
SO's: SparkHiggins: YAY!!! Thanx for da reviews, Sparky-goil! (Sorry, couldn't resist! I probably shouldn't do that if I want more reviews, but oh well!) Oh, and I hope you don't mind if I use you in this! If u do, tell me! If you had taken down Wish Upon A Star, I would have been very sad, and when I am very sad, I can't update! (Or review very much for that matter!) Hey, do you think Joan and I could convince u & Slider to come on the "BUS Night?" *snicker* Actually, I don't know if that would be such a smart combination - Slider and a bus? U weren't there on the bus ride to that concert with Joan, but it was so much fun, making everyone look at us like we were crazy. (Okay, so we were, but who cares?)
Chronicles Bailey: Thanks for the review! I'm not going to do that, especially since, for one thing, she doesn't even remember what her brother looks like, and for another, I'm not even sure if Spot is going to be her brother! I am currently trying to- *is cut off as random muse stuffs pizza in her mouth to shut her up, then disappears* Sorry - guess you'll just have to wait and see! (Evil, aren't I?)
(A/N: Spark, Slider, Fingers, and Mouth: sorry about not asking you guys first. If you want me to take you out or rewrite you somehow, tell me and I will.)
I woke up the next morning to an older man yelling at somebody.
"Why didn't you at least mention to me that she was here?!?"
"I tried to find you several times yesterday, but I couldn't." Blink stated calmly, as both Race and Mush agreed.
"Fine, I guess I have to believe you, but she can't stay here."
I was rather upset at this, but I didn't show it. "Excuse me, sir. If I can't stay here, where can I stay? I hope it's not the street."
"Actually, there is a girls' LH about a mile away. You can go there, unless you have any objections?"
"Uh, Kloppman?" David asked, "Shouldn't she stay here for a little while, after getting soaked like that?" 'Sheesh, rub it in my face, why doncha,' I thought.
"You're right, David, but after that, she's leaving."
"Excuse me, Mr. Kloppman, but do I not get a say in this? I would kind of like to know why I can't stay here."
"He doesn't trust all of us around you," someone piped up from the edge of the room, where I now noticed most of the LH watching us.
"I do trust most of them, it's just there are one or two I'm not so sure about yet," he said, ignoring the earlier comment, "and I don't really want to see whether or not I'm right."
"Okay, I guess I understand now." I turned away, slightly. I caught Blink's eye and, rolling my eyes, I went to go get dressed.
~ 1 week later ~
I peeked at Blink out of the corner of my eye, then returned my attention to our surroundings, in case I needed to find the boys' LH alone. I was on my way to the girls' LH, and Blink had volunteered to walk me there. Neither of us had said anything since leaving a few minutes ago, and the silence was getting uncomfortable. Finally, I asked him about the leader at this LH.
"I don't know that much about her; basically, all I know is her name and her second-in-command."
"So? Tell!"
"Well, her name is Slider and her second's Spark."
I stopped dead. 'No way! Slider... and Spark?' I managed to say, "You're sure that's their names?"
"Totally sure. Why?"
"I... I used to know some people with those names."
"Really? Wonder if they're the same people?"
"I don't know, but I do know that I want to find that out!" I started running, grabbing Blink as I passed him. We kept running for a minute or two, then Blink signaled to stop.
"Well, here we are. You want to go in first or should I?"
"You first," I said, gasping slightly from the run. "I'll be right behind you."
"Hello?" he called, opening the door. "Slider? Ya here?"
"Yeah, considering I'm standing right by you!"
"Slider, ya remember what I told you about a new girl?"
"Uh, yeah, you only told me yesterday! So what about her? The happy bunnies kidnap her?"
"Actually, Slider, I would like you to meet-"
I cut him off. "Slider? Is that you?"
"Who- wait a minute. That voice- I know ya from somewhere, I just don't know where."
"I should hope you would," I said wryly, stepping out from behind Blink. "Remember me now?"
She just stared at me for a second, open-mouthed, and then whirled on Blink. I covered my ears, knowing what that look meant.
"DID IT NEVER OCCUR TO YOU TO TELL ME JUST WHO THIS NEW GIRL WAS? HAVE THE HAPPY BUNNIES STOLEN YOUR BRAIN?" She turned back to me. "Firecracker! I thought you moved to Chicago! I haven't seen you in several years!"
"Well, technically, I did, but my dad decided that his business was better off back here in New York. Business, as in he found a woman here that he likes for her looks only. She's basically an ice statue in a human costume, and she's one of the reasons I ran away. They're getting married." Before Slider could say anything, we heard many feet pounding down the stairs.
"Hey Slidah, who's the unlucky victim this time? We heard you screaming at somebody, who-"
"Mouth, Fingers, Spark, there's somebody I'd like you to meet. Especially you, Spark. This is Firecracker."
"Firecracker? I haven't seen you in years! You're back from Chicago? I thought your dad said you'd never come back to NY!"
I couldn't help laughing. "It's great to see you again Spark! And as for why I'm back, well, that's a long story. I'll tell you all the full thing later."
"Am I the only one here who is really, really confused right now?" I jumped; I had forgotten Blink was there in the excitement of seeing Slider and Spark again. I had to laugh as Fingers and Mouth chorused "No." "Good, so why don't you explain exactly what is going on here?"
Slider sighed, looking at me, then rolled her eyes. "Okay, well if you couldn't already tell from our little conversation, Spark and I have known Firecracker for a long time. She moved to Chicago a couple of years ago, and neither Sparky-goil nor I knew she was back. I miss anything?" she asked, turning to us. When we shook our heads, she continued. "The three of us were really good friends, and we practically grew up together. Then, her father was possessed by happy bunnies gone bad and forced her to move to Chicago."
I grinned and shook my head slightly. Slider hadn't changed a bit. "Oh, and by the way Sli, were you ever planning on introducing these girls?"
"Probably not. I'm Mouth, and that's Fingers." Mouth was fairly tall with long, frizzy, bright red hair, and Fingers was about medium height, with long brown hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. "So, since you said something about telling us later, I'm guessing you're the new goil Sli was talking about? Come on, I'll show you the bunkroom.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Newsies, okay? You know that, I know that, do you have to rub it in? Besides, if you sue, all you'll get is an old notebook with pieces of stories and about *checks wallet* eight dollars, and if you're mean enough to sue, you get it all in PENNIES!!! MUAHAHAHA!!!
SO's: SparkHiggins: YAY!!! Thanx for da reviews, Sparky-goil! (Sorry, couldn't resist! I probably shouldn't do that if I want more reviews, but oh well!) Oh, and I hope you don't mind if I use you in this! If u do, tell me! If you had taken down Wish Upon A Star, I would have been very sad, and when I am very sad, I can't update! (Or review very much for that matter!) Hey, do you think Joan and I could convince u & Slider to come on the "BUS Night?" *snicker* Actually, I don't know if that would be such a smart combination - Slider and a bus? U weren't there on the bus ride to that concert with Joan, but it was so much fun, making everyone look at us like we were crazy. (Okay, so we were, but who cares?)
Chronicles Bailey: Thanks for the review! I'm not going to do that, especially since, for one thing, she doesn't even remember what her brother looks like, and for another, I'm not even sure if Spot is going to be her brother! I am currently trying to- *is cut off as random muse stuffs pizza in her mouth to shut her up, then disappears* Sorry - guess you'll just have to wait and see! (Evil, aren't I?)
(A/N: Spark, Slider, Fingers, and Mouth: sorry about not asking you guys first. If you want me to take you out or rewrite you somehow, tell me and I will.)
I woke up the next morning to an older man yelling at somebody.
"Why didn't you at least mention to me that she was here?!?"
"I tried to find you several times yesterday, but I couldn't." Blink stated calmly, as both Race and Mush agreed.
"Fine, I guess I have to believe you, but she can't stay here."
I was rather upset at this, but I didn't show it. "Excuse me, sir. If I can't stay here, where can I stay? I hope it's not the street."
"Actually, there is a girls' LH about a mile away. You can go there, unless you have any objections?"
"Uh, Kloppman?" David asked, "Shouldn't she stay here for a little while, after getting soaked like that?" 'Sheesh, rub it in my face, why doncha,' I thought.
"You're right, David, but after that, she's leaving."
"Excuse me, Mr. Kloppman, but do I not get a say in this? I would kind of like to know why I can't stay here."
"He doesn't trust all of us around you," someone piped up from the edge of the room, where I now noticed most of the LH watching us.
"I do trust most of them, it's just there are one or two I'm not so sure about yet," he said, ignoring the earlier comment, "and I don't really want to see whether or not I'm right."
"Okay, I guess I understand now." I turned away, slightly. I caught Blink's eye and, rolling my eyes, I went to go get dressed.
~ 1 week later ~
I peeked at Blink out of the corner of my eye, then returned my attention to our surroundings, in case I needed to find the boys' LH alone. I was on my way to the girls' LH, and Blink had volunteered to walk me there. Neither of us had said anything since leaving a few minutes ago, and the silence was getting uncomfortable. Finally, I asked him about the leader at this LH.
"I don't know that much about her; basically, all I know is her name and her second-in-command."
"So? Tell!"
"Well, her name is Slider and her second's Spark."
I stopped dead. 'No way! Slider... and Spark?' I managed to say, "You're sure that's their names?"
"Totally sure. Why?"
"I... I used to know some people with those names."
"Really? Wonder if they're the same people?"
"I don't know, but I do know that I want to find that out!" I started running, grabbing Blink as I passed him. We kept running for a minute or two, then Blink signaled to stop.
"Well, here we are. You want to go in first or should I?"
"You first," I said, gasping slightly from the run. "I'll be right behind you."
"Hello?" he called, opening the door. "Slider? Ya here?"
"Yeah, considering I'm standing right by you!"
"Slider, ya remember what I told you about a new girl?"
"Uh, yeah, you only told me yesterday! So what about her? The happy bunnies kidnap her?"
"Actually, Slider, I would like you to meet-"
I cut him off. "Slider? Is that you?"
"Who- wait a minute. That voice- I know ya from somewhere, I just don't know where."
"I should hope you would," I said wryly, stepping out from behind Blink. "Remember me now?"
She just stared at me for a second, open-mouthed, and then whirled on Blink. I covered my ears, knowing what that look meant.
"DID IT NEVER OCCUR TO YOU TO TELL ME JUST WHO THIS NEW GIRL WAS? HAVE THE HAPPY BUNNIES STOLEN YOUR BRAIN?" She turned back to me. "Firecracker! I thought you moved to Chicago! I haven't seen you in several years!"
"Well, technically, I did, but my dad decided that his business was better off back here in New York. Business, as in he found a woman here that he likes for her looks only. She's basically an ice statue in a human costume, and she's one of the reasons I ran away. They're getting married." Before Slider could say anything, we heard many feet pounding down the stairs.
"Hey Slidah, who's the unlucky victim this time? We heard you screaming at somebody, who-"
"Mouth, Fingers, Spark, there's somebody I'd like you to meet. Especially you, Spark. This is Firecracker."
"Firecracker? I haven't seen you in years! You're back from Chicago? I thought your dad said you'd never come back to NY!"
I couldn't help laughing. "It's great to see you again Spark! And as for why I'm back, well, that's a long story. I'll tell you all the full thing later."
"Am I the only one here who is really, really confused right now?" I jumped; I had forgotten Blink was there in the excitement of seeing Slider and Spark again. I had to laugh as Fingers and Mouth chorused "No." "Good, so why don't you explain exactly what is going on here?"
Slider sighed, looking at me, then rolled her eyes. "Okay, well if you couldn't already tell from our little conversation, Spark and I have known Firecracker for a long time. She moved to Chicago a couple of years ago, and neither Sparky-goil nor I knew she was back. I miss anything?" she asked, turning to us. When we shook our heads, she continued. "The three of us were really good friends, and we practically grew up together. Then, her father was possessed by happy bunnies gone bad and forced her to move to Chicago."
I grinned and shook my head slightly. Slider hadn't changed a bit. "Oh, and by the way Sli, were you ever planning on introducing these girls?"
"Probably not. I'm Mouth, and that's Fingers." Mouth was fairly tall with long, frizzy, bright red hair, and Fingers was about medium height, with long brown hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. "So, since you said something about telling us later, I'm guessing you're the new goil Sli was talking about? Come on, I'll show you the bunkroom.