A/N: a lot of abrupt scene changing this chapter.

Chapter 7

"Work? First I have to sleep in this in this horrid……place and now I have to work." Emily said outraged at what Dag had said.

"Fine don't work then," Dag replied washing her face.

"Good I won't,"

"And you won't eat, or get any money for postage to mail yeh pops. Oh and you're lucky Spot isn't making ya pay board."

"Who put him in charge?" Emily sulked knowing she would have to work.

"Doesn't matter, he's de leadah."

"De last leadah, put him in charge." Docs said answering Emily's question.

"Why?" asked Why rubbing her eyes.

"'Cause he knew Spot would keep us in line."

"And dat he has," Dag said giving Docs a playful shove.

"Does he have a lady friend?" Miracle asked shyly.

"Ya mean like a goil?" Docs asked trying to interrupt the girls proper form of speech.

"I guess," She replied.

"Yep, he does." Dag answered for Docs.

"He does?" Docs clearly didn't know this.

"Yeah he does. He may deny it if you ask him yehself but he does." Dag informed Docs. "Doesn't he Flame?"

"Doesn't who what?"

"Spot have a goil."

"Yeah."

"Who is she?" asked Miracle.

"Okay so you is gonna have to find yehself jobs. Don't wander Brooklyn alone and I suggest you older ones pair up with the littler ones." Dag said changing the subject.

"I have to find my own job?" Emily said staring at Dag like she was insane.

"What ya think. I'd find one for ya?"

All the girls but Emily nodded, she pouted. The girls exchanged glances and it was clear that who would be paired with who. Dag shook her head and realized there was an odd man out.

"Dag can I go with you?" Why asked looking up at her.

"Sure, I could use a sellin' partnah Dag replied nodding.

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"What's de goil doin' comin' wid us?" Spot asked pointing at Why.

"She's me sellin' partnah?"

"A goil newsie?"

"I'm a goil."

"Yeah but you is different."

"Deal wid it Spot," Dag said patting him on the back.

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"Why do you think Dag changed the subject when I asked who Spot's lady friend was?" Miracle asked Kelsey as the wandered trying to find a job.

"She got impatient?" Kelsey suggested.

"Yeah she's not a very patient person is she." Miracle sighed stepping onto a very large bridge.

"Do you know where we are going?"

"To find a job," answered Miracle leading the girl across the bridge.

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"Dag has Miracle gotten back yet?" Angel asked walking up to where Dag sat on the dock.

"Not dat I knows of," Dag replied yawing.

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"I refuse to swim in that," Emily insisted as the boys tried to get her to come into the water.

"Ah come on, it's not gonna hoit ya." Rocket said splashing her a little from where he was in the water.

"You're getting me all wet." Emily whined moving her skirts back and force trying to dry them.

"Dat's de point," Rocket replied Splashing her playfully again. "If yeh all wet den, you can't say you don't wanna get in de wader cuz ya don't wanna get wet."

"You boys are…… are—" Flame pushed her in. "Are irresponsible street rats." She pulled herself out of the water and stormed off into the warehouse wringing the water out of her jet black curls.

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"Excuse me, where are we?" Miracle asked stopping a newsie on the street.

"Youse in Manhattan lady," The boy replied. "Wanna buy a pape."

"No thank you," Miracle replied. "Which way is it to Brooklyn?"

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Jack heard Les talking to a brunette and a younger redhead. Turning he heard the brunette mention Brooklyn.

"Why do ya want to go to Brooklyn?" He asked butting in.

"We're staying with a friend there, and we got lost." The brunette explained.

"I'll show ya dey way if ya want miss." Jack offered.

"We would greatly appreciate it,"

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"Calm down," Dag instructed the extremely worried Angel. "I is sure she's fine. Look at Why she's having a blast and Kelsey's wid Miracle."

Dag shook her head Angel was much to worried. The girl needed to loosen up. Sure they were best friends. Dag decided she shouldn't try I know how you feel bit, she didn't. She'd never had a best friend, excluding Stev. He was her brother he didn't count. Then Dag rethought and realized Spot was kinda like a best friend.

She looked up at Spot on his perch shooting his new slingshot. Dag smiled.

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"Youse is staying wid de newsies?" Jack asked as Miracle explained were she had been staying.

"Dag convinced Spot to let us." Kelsey informed him matter-of-factly.

"Ah, Dag I understand now."

"You know Dag?" Miracle asked surprised.

"Yeah, she and Spot stayed in Manhattan for a while when hah pops was after 'em."

"Her father was after Spot too?"

"Yeah, some dumb-ass convinced hah pops Spot kidnapped hah."

"Why did he do that?"

"Spot kissed hah."

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Miracle, Kelsey and Jack Kelly stepped onto the Brooklyn newsies dock.

"Miracle!" Angel exclaimed, and sounding a lot like her mother, ran up to her friend. "It's practically dark where have you been."

"Kelsey and I wandered all the way over to Manhattan," Miracle explained. "And Jack here showed us the way back."

"Thanks Jacky-boy," Dag said spit shaking with him.

"Jacky-boy, ah ya gonna walk all de way back to Manhattan?" Spot asked walking up.

"Prolly." Jack replied.

"If ya don't mind sleepin on de floor ya could sleep heah." Spot suggested.

"Danks Spot."