Disclaimer: I don't own the Newsies. I never have and I never will. I can wish, but it's never going to happen. If I use any Newsie names you have written in your stories, I apologize in advance. I'm trying to be creative, but sometimes I think I am, and I really end up using a name from somebody else's fic. I only own Pup, Matthew (who would want to?), Knack, Tops, Squirt, Butterfly, Gambler and Domino so far. Raven owns herself (I'm just borrowing her).

Shout Outs:

Raven: Thanks for reviewing! I'll definitely try and get everything in there. Thanks for all the information! It makes my job a lot easier.

Brooke Lyn: As for the how everyone knows her – I'm not even sure of that at the moment. So I guess you'll find out when I do! Hehe. But thanks for the review, and I hope you keep reading!

Kat: Thanks for the information. I'll fit you in. And hey, maybe you'll get a bigger part in my story than I got in yours! Let's see, I was mentioned what, once? Twice? Just kidding. But you probably will be in here more.

Cynic: Thanks for sending me that e-mail! I replied back. So you should get it soon. I gave you all that I could think of, I think. And please don't forget to keep that one thing quiet for the moment… I haven't written that part yet, and I don't want it given away. Thanks!

Dreamer: Sorry about leaving you there, but I thought it was a rather good place to stop… I guess you didn't agree? Hehe. Thanks for the advice. I'll try and keep it descriptive!

Author's Note: Sorry it's taken me a few days to update. I've been extremely busy. But here's an update. Thanks again for all the reviews, and if you still want to be in this, let me know! I need more people! I've only got three at the moment, and information only on two! So help me out here! Please!

A Dream Come True

Chapter Two

"All right! Everybody up! It's time to get up!" The lodging house owner called, as he made his way up the rickety old steps. Pup rolled over, and remembered what it had been like here. She certainly didn't miss the 5:00 wake-up calls. She preferred the 6:30 wake-up calls of the orphanage. Mind, that was mainly because she was considered the leader, and no one wanted to have the job of waking her up.

Deciding that reminiscing was too dangerous to do at the moment, Pup finally stood up. All of the boys had already headed to the washroom. She slowly made her way over there, and headed to the sink. Once the boys had realized she was there, they all dived for some sort of cover.

"Relax, I'm not looking at nothing." She said, and went back to getting ready. Slowly, and reluctantly, the boys continued to get ready as well. Spot soon came in the door dressed in his typical red suspenders, and had his cane by his side. His hat was already on his head, and you could see his slingshot sticking out of his pocket.

"Good morning Spot." She said, as she headed over to her bunk to get her hat, and some money to pay for her papers that morning.

"Morning." He said gruffly. He wasn't exactly a morning person, and Pup almost laughed remembering the last time she had tried to actually wake him up in the morning. She wasn't sure why he was up so early today. It wasn't normal.

"So why are ya up so early? I thought I remembered hearing that ya never woke up until after most of the boys left." She said. She wanted to tell him why she knew he never woke up. And she wanted to tell him who she actually was, but knew that that would never settle well with him. If he knew… well, it's best not to think of that.

"Not true." He said simply, and moved towards the door. He headed down the stairs, and Pup moved to follow him. However, Knack stopped her.

"I wouldn't do that if I were ya." He said.

"Why not?" She asked confused. She had never been told by anybody not to follow Spot before. She had always followed him to the DO.

"He doesn't seem to be in too good a mood today." He said, as if this should explain everything to her.

"I was just on my way to get my papes. I wasn't planning on following him there. Although, it would be nice to know which direction I need to head. Could ya possibly point me in the right direction?" She asked. In all actuality, she knew exactly where the DO was, but she knew that they didn't know that. And it needed to stay that way.

"I'll do ya one better, I'll walk ya there." He said, and offered her his arm. She took it, and together, they headed off towards the DO.

When they got there, many of the boys had already bought their papes and had begun selling. Pup began heading back over towards her old selling spot.

"Have ya ever sold before?" Knack asked.

"Yeah, plenty." She said.

"Oh really? Where?" Knack was curious now. He had never met her before, and normally he remembered the girl newsies, seeing as how there weren't too many of them in Brooklyn. There were more in Manhattan, and ever since Raven had left the Bronx, there weren't any over there. He couldn't remember any in Midtown, Harlem, or Queens right off the top of his head, but he knew they probably had a few.

"Around." She said simply, and shrugged her shoulders. Knack looked frustrated, but she wasn't going to elaborate on her vague answer. He didn't need to know who she really was. He was Spot's second-in-command, and she sure as well wasn't going to walk right into a trap. If she told Knack who she was, she knew he would head straight to Spot.

All of a sudden, Pup froze.

"What's the matter?" Knack asked confused at her sudden stop.

"No…nothing." She stuttered. *I can't believe I didn't see it before! Knack is Spot's second-in-command. Where did Gambler go? What happened to him? He had been Spot's second-in-command when she had last been in Brooklyn. Where did he go?* She wondered.

By the time Pup had gathered her thoughts, she realized she was at the DO. She stepped up to the window, and took her money out of her pocket.

"One hundred-fifty papes, please." She said. She heard several of the newsies around her gasp, and murmur among themselves. The only other person who sold that many around here was Spot himself. Pup knew that, but this was how many she needed to sell. It was how many she always sold, and she was going to continue to sell that many. She headed over to her selling spot that had been hers when she was last here, and found a girl sitting there waiting for her.

"Hey there." The mysterious girl said.

"Can I help ya?" Pup asked confused.

"Yeah, I think ya can." She said.

"Well, can I know your name first?" She asked.

"The name's Raven."

"Okay, Raven, how can I help ya?"

"Well, first of all, you can tell me why exactly you're here." She said.

"Why are any of us here? We're all dirt poor, we don't have any family, and we're trying to make a living selling papes. That's why I'm here, that's why pretty much everybody who's a newsie is here." She snapped. She didn't know why, but she didn't like this girl. She didn't trust her, and didn't like the gleam in her eye.

"Well, stay away from Knack." She said.

"Is that a threat?" Pup asked.

"You said it, not me."

"Why do you even care? He your boy toy or something?" Pup asked.

"No, he's my brother. And so is the leader of the Bronx newsies, Hunter, so if you don't want both me and the rest of the Bronx after ya, stay away from Knack."

"Okay, fine, whatever. I'll stay away from Knack." She said, backing away. "Now, can I get back to selling my papes, or what?" Pup asked, irritated. She was irritated because this girl wouldn't go away, and she wasn't going to be able to sell her papes with her still hanging around.

"Yeah, go ahead, but this is my spot." She said.

"No, this has been my spot before, and it still is." Pup said.

"No, this guy, Pup, gave it to me before he left, said he wasn't coming back, and said I could sell in his place." Raven said.

"Whatever. Fine, I'll go find another spot." She said, and started walking away.

"No, I'll leave. I don't have any papes to sell today anyway." She said, standing up as she did so. Pup just shrugged, and watched as Raven walked away. When she got a little ways from Pup, she paused, and turned around.

"Oh, and don't forget to stay away from Knack." She said.

"Fine, I'll stay away from Knack." She said. Pup waited until Raven was out of sight, and then pulled her hair up inside her hat. It was easier to sell her papers as a guy. She started calling out the headlines, when she heard a loud gasp from behind her.

"Pup?!" She heard a very recognizable Brooklyn leader's voice say from behind her.