Disclaimer: I do not own Newsies. I own Knots. Milkshake is owned by C.M Higgins.

" Alright quiet down, quiet down." Jack yelled.

The lounge of the Newsboys house was filled with tons of Newsies. Most were buzzing like crazy. Jack the leader had just woken them up from their sleep. It was now almost 3:30 A.M and the Newsies did not know why they had been so rudely disturbed.

"Alright fellas. Now ya'll are probably wondering why your awake."

" Yea would ya fill us in Jack. Ise mean I just got to sleep about an hour ago." Blink yelled.

" Ise getting to that. Now most of ya all know that wese got ourselves to lil kids stayin with us. Coily and Splash. Knots and I were gonna go for a walk when we met up with dere fadda. He's looking for them and we don't wanna let him have em back."

"Why not Jack?" Mush asked innocently.

" Ya obviously didn't hear." Knots cut in. "That Racetrack and Milkshake rescued them from him. He was beatin them in an alleyway."

Mush and the others looked disgusted.

" So anyway. We need you guys's help, to make sure he cant find em."

Through the lounge you could hear Newsies saying things such as, "We'll help ya Jack." And "Anything for the kids."

Jack finished up the meeting giving a description of the man.

Knots, Racetrack, and Milkshake all stood in the corner looking on as Jack gave the Newsies information. The whole time Milkshake was listening, she couldn't help shake the feeling that she had seen the man before, that she knew him some how.

She was so deep in thought that she didn't realize the meeting was over until Racetrack grabbed her hand.

She jumped a little.

" Gah Race don't do that to me!" She said hitting him playfully.

" The meetin is over Milkshake. You alright?"

" Um, yea I'm ok. Ise just thinking about something."

" Ya wanna tell me what it was?"

" Nah its silly. I just, I cant help feeling like I've seen Curly and Splash's dad before."

" Well we did see him before doll. When we rescued them." He said wrapping his arm around her waist.

" No. I mean before that. He just seems so familiar. It really creeps me out."

" I think this whole ting is creeping everyone out. Its late, everyone's minds are a little paranoid right now."

" Yea it must just be because I haven't slept."

" We better get to bed. We gotta sell papes in a few hours."

Racetrack led Milkshake up the stairs to the bunkroom to get a few hours of sleep before it was time to sell the morning newspaper.

Milkshake lay in bed restlessly.

" Knock it off Milkshake." She said to herself. "You're freaking yourself out. Just go to sleep."

Milkshake closed her eyes and tried to go to sleep. But she just couldn't with every minute that passed she became more and more restless. She couldn't take it anymore.

She crept silently into the boy's bunkroom. She spied Racetrack laying peacefully in his bunk. She walked over to him and climbed into bed with him.

" Are you ok Milkshake?" He whispered groggily.

" Yea. I just need to be held right now."

Racetrack didn't hesitate. He wrapped his arms around Milkshake and the two fell asleep together.

End of ch. 27! It turns out there are gonna be more chapters left in the story than I thought because well, I thought up a new bunch of ideas! There will still be a sequel however. Thanks so much for reading this!

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