Bitty's Secret

Chapter 1

Coming Home

Disclaimer : I own nothing...although I have an interesting connection to the newsies that my uncle pointed out to me today...more later

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Bitty stood outside of Tibby's looking through the window at her old friends. "Has it really been six months since I'se been back? Well best get dis over with!" Bitty shoved open the door.

"Bitty!" yelled Jack and Racetrack.

"Of all da tings I expected to walk in dat door, you'se was on da bottom of me list," said Spot.

"Nice to be wanted, Spot! How've ya been, guys? Didja miss me?"

"Nah, we'se loined how'se ta get along witout ya," said Race. Bitty walked over to him and grabbed the front of his shirt.

"Looks like someone's forgotten that Bitty can soak ya, ey, Race?"

"Woah, down, goil!" She glared at him. "I mean, boy..."

Just then, Blink walked in with some other newsie that Bitty didn't recognize. Bitty looked at Race with a look that said "we'll finish dis latah."

"Bitty! Wud are you'se doin' back?"

"Whatsamatta, Blink, didn't ya miss me?"

"Nah, we'se sure did! We coulda used ya last month, wherevah have ya been?"

Bitty stared at Blink then turned around to Jack. "What was last month? What'd I'se miss now?"

"We went on strike last month." Bitty turned around quickly to face the unknown newsie.

"Oh, yeah? Yeah? Wud is dis, Jacky boy, some kinda walking mouth?"

Everyone burst out laughing. Bitty glared at them. "Wut is you'se problem? You'se all wanna get soaked or sumting?"

"Naw dat's Davey," Spot said as he walked over o David and punched him lightly in the shoulder. "And we'se all laughin' cause I gave him dat name already. Davey, dis here is Bitty. He up and left us about six months ago, now, isn't dat right Bitty."

"You'se make it sound like I'se abandoned you'se or sumting! I had tings tah do! And, besides, you'se knew I couldn't stay away for long!"

"Relax, Bitty," Jack said. "Spot's just playin' wit ya. You remembah how's he is, or have ya been gone too long tah remembah dat much?"

Bitty sighed, "Aight, I give, I'se sorry I left, obviously you'se can't do much witout good ole Bitty, so let's move on. So Davey, how'de you get sucked into this little coicle ah misfits?"

"Actually, Bitty, that's a long story, and I have to go back to my house to help with dinner."

"Yeha, and Bitty, me boy, we'll hafta catch up latah, I'se gotta go meet up wit Mush so I can take all his money."

As they both turned to leave Tibby's, Davey turned around and said, "Jack, don't forget, Sarah is expecting you tonight for dessert."

"Tanks, Dave, I'll see you'se den."

As soon as they left, Bitty turned to Jack and said quietly, "Ooooh, has Jacky boy found himself a goil?"

"Yeah, but right now I'se abit more concoined wit da one standin' in front ah me. How long are ya gonna keep dis up? How long before dem uddah guys realize?"

"Well, Cowboy, it has been six years, so I'm tinking dey're not gonna catch on dis late in da game."

"You'se nevah know, Bitty," Race said. "I'se found out by accident, dah same ting could happen again!"

"You'se know what, guys? I'll worry about crossin' dat bridge when I'se come to it. Right know, I wanna go - "

"Okay, Bits," Spot interrupted, "Here's da deal. Even before ya left six months ago, we'se was talkin' about dis. We'se wanna tell someone else."

"What? What are you'se all, nuts? You'se can't do dat! I means - "

"Bitty," Jack interrupted, "just hear us out, fer yer sake, sake!"

"We don't tink it's gonna make dat much more of a difference to you'se if dere's one more poysin out dere dat can watch your back. Da tree of us can't be dere all da time, and wit da Delancy bruddahs out dere soakin' every newsie dey see by demselves... It just makes more sense, Bits."

Bitty looked at her three closest friends and sighed. "Okay, fine, but you'se bettah tell me who you'se are gonna tell, before you do, cause I wanna know! Okay?" She pulled them into a quick hug. "Tanks for looking out for me, guys, I dunno what I'se woulda done witout you'se all dese yeahs."

"Okay, you'se," Jack stood up. "I'se gotta go to Dave's house now, or I'll be late."

Spot and Race stood up as well. "We've gotta go ovah to meet Blink and Mush," said Spot.

"Bits, why don't ya come wit me, you'e can meet the Jacobs'. Dey're real nice, and might as well meet new friends before ya see old ones, right? And den, you'se can also get to know Davey bettah, you'll be seein' a lot of him."

Bitty shrugged. "Sure, why not? I'se wanna meet dis goil who seems tah have captured me buddy's heart!"

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A/N: How did Race find out? Who will the guys tell? Why is Bitty hiding her identity? Who will be her love interest? After all, this is a Drama/Romance, right? Tune in next time to find out! Lol, ignore me. I have the ending planned out, I just don't know how to get there yet. Bear with me, and I will update as often as I can! Please r/r, cause I'd do it for you! Love you'se all!