Disclaimer: In this chapter, again, I own everything that's not familiar. Read on!
The girls stood, with their arms crossed, wondering if they were going to be noticed at all. They were watching the guys sing and dance, every once in a while a few of the girls would roll their eyes. However, in the front, Shadow and another newsie named Winter were nodding their heads. They were completely for the strike, and would even offer their help if the guys wanted it.
Renee followed Blink intently. He had always been her favorite, and she'd never gotten to see him up close. Once, while he was off to the side, she could've sworn he was looking for her, but then realized it was stupid. He was a guy, guys did stupid things.
Danielle watched everyone, basically. She didn't really have a favorite. Her favorite in the movie was usually Spot, and since he wasn't from Manhattan, she wasn't as interested as she normally would've been.
Amanda watched Mush. He was cute, yeah, but she also liked Spot a bit more. Which usually caused some not-so-real-fights between her and Danielle. However, the fights usually ended in both of them laughing. Besides, she did like Mush, so she could get along just fine with him.
Before anyone knew it, the guys were done, and were all gathered around Jack and David as he announced that he wanted the guys to go to the different cities and talk of the strike. Renee, Amanda, and Danielle held their breaths as they heard the guys announce where they would take. They started to laugh lightly as they heard Jack ask why no one wanted Brooklyn. Amanda and Danielle were both thinking, "we'll take it," but they knew they couldn't interfere, so they stayed out.
Renee, she didn't care about Brooklyn. Now, Harlem seemed much more interesting…..
Kid walked between the group and towards Renee. "Hey, Ray, wanna go ta Harlem with me?" he asked, his hands in his pockets.
Renee smiled, but looked back at the other girls. They all motioned for her to. Turning back around, she nodded. "Sure."
So they took off, both walking side by side with their hands in their pockets. After a bit of silence, Kid looked over at her. "So, ya plannin' on sellin' papes?"
Renee looked at him oddly. "Um, the strike? 'Member, hello? Where you been?"
Kid laughed. "Well, ya neva know wit some people," he said, momentarily scratching his nose.
Renee smiled and looked forward. "I'm not sellin' papes."
Kid looked at her. "You'se educated or somethin'?"
Renee raised her eyebrows and looked at him oddly again. "Why?"
"'Cause ya's always talkin' properly, an' ya ain got da same way of speakin' as we normally do," he explained, not looking away.
Renee looked at the ground, then back ahead. She squinted a little from the sun. 'If ya mean did I go to school, then yeah. Since I was about six."
Kid's eyes widened. "An' ya's how old now?"
"'Round sixteen."
Kid looked away. "I aint never met anyone who's been educated for dat long."
"Yeah well, my parents wanted me to know my stuff."
"Where're you'se parents now?"
"Dunno."
"Why?"
"Because I just don't."
Kid blinked and wiped his forehead. "Sorry. Sometimes I don't know when ta shut up," he apologized.
Renee shrugged. "Forget it."
The rest of the way out of Manhattan was filled with silence.
Once in Harlem, Kid took to walking faster. He took his hands out of his pockets and made sure he could see Renee the whole time.
The newsies watched them the whole time as they made their way to where one newsie stood higher than the rest. Kid approached him, holding his hand back to motion Renee to stop.
She did, and watched as Kid looked up.
"Well, well, well, if it aint the famous Kid. Back for more?" the newsie asked, a smirk coming about his face.
Kid didn't budge. "I'm here ta tall ya somethin' from Jack."
"Oh yeah? What's dat?"
"We's goin' on strike, and we need udder newsies to join."
The newsie laughed. "Strike? What, are ya's all nuts?"
Kid sighed. Renee rolled her eyes. The newsie, just now noticing Renee, nodded in her direction. "Who's dat?"
Kid looked back at her. "Her? Dat's Ray; she's a new newsie."
"A goil newsie? Haven't seen many of dem before," he said, slowly getting down. He walked over to her, his eyes scanning her from head to toe. "Will she be joinin'?" he asked, his voice sounding like he was trying to use a pick up line.
Kid stepped in front of her, almost protectively. "Leave her out of this, Storm."
The boy looked at him. "Gotta answer for her? Can't she speak?" he asked, almost laughing.
"I can speak for myself," Renee said, stepping forward to look Storm in the eye.
Storm smiled. "Yeah? Den tell me, why should I join dis nonsense?"
She glared. "First off, refer to it as nonsense again and you'll regret it," she said, earning a few "ooohs" from the other newsies. "And you wanna know why you should join? Okay, I'll tell ya. There aint enough newsies now to strike, we need more. Pulitzer and the others have no right to raise the price. There are child labour laws that should be coming into play in this case. If you wanna keep sellin' and lose money, go right ahead. You should join, but I'm not gonna waste time and make ya," she said, her voice persuasive and her words oozing that she knew what she was talking about.
Storm backed off a bit, looking from one newsie to another. He then looked back at Renee. "All right, I'll join."
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imaginelet: okay, thanks for bringing it up. I know it gets boring reading something that you've seen a thousand times already. I have experience there. however, here's the deal. I'm trying not to change the movie much, and that is going to be the only time I'll be quoting the movie word for word. And about just adding girl characters, more happens later on, and more people are introduced.
-and to fix the whole "not until I get 5 reviews," I meant to say that I'd like to see if I get 5 reviews before I post. I do enjoy writing this story, very much, as I like writing in general. I won't stop updating until more people review, it's kinda just a contest for me here, to see if people review so many times before I update. sorry for the confusion. you've also got to remember, I wrote that at 1:30 in the morning.
p.s.- thanks for the reviews. you really do give good help, by bringing things up. I deeply thank you for it. again, THANK YOU!
BabyXtreme: thanks for the review! I'll be sure to look for your email!
Blackstardust: thank you also for your review. however, the girls do become more important characters. I'm not exactly sure why I put them in the back, I guess "back" was just the first word that popped into my mind when I was writing. I'll be sure to make them seem more important.
thank you all for the reviews, hope to see more soon!
btw, if you could help out my sister, I'd appreciate it if you'd try some of her stories. I'm not too sure if she'll be adding a newsies story, although I know for sure that she's writing one. her pen name's sierra thorn. Thanks!
The girls stood, with their arms crossed, wondering if they were going to be noticed at all. They were watching the guys sing and dance, every once in a while a few of the girls would roll their eyes. However, in the front, Shadow and another newsie named Winter were nodding their heads. They were completely for the strike, and would even offer their help if the guys wanted it.
Renee followed Blink intently. He had always been her favorite, and she'd never gotten to see him up close. Once, while he was off to the side, she could've sworn he was looking for her, but then realized it was stupid. He was a guy, guys did stupid things.
Danielle watched everyone, basically. She didn't really have a favorite. Her favorite in the movie was usually Spot, and since he wasn't from Manhattan, she wasn't as interested as she normally would've been.
Amanda watched Mush. He was cute, yeah, but she also liked Spot a bit more. Which usually caused some not-so-real-fights between her and Danielle. However, the fights usually ended in both of them laughing. Besides, she did like Mush, so she could get along just fine with him.
Before anyone knew it, the guys were done, and were all gathered around Jack and David as he announced that he wanted the guys to go to the different cities and talk of the strike. Renee, Amanda, and Danielle held their breaths as they heard the guys announce where they would take. They started to laugh lightly as they heard Jack ask why no one wanted Brooklyn. Amanda and Danielle were both thinking, "we'll take it," but they knew they couldn't interfere, so they stayed out.
Renee, she didn't care about Brooklyn. Now, Harlem seemed much more interesting…..
Kid walked between the group and towards Renee. "Hey, Ray, wanna go ta Harlem with me?" he asked, his hands in his pockets.
Renee smiled, but looked back at the other girls. They all motioned for her to. Turning back around, she nodded. "Sure."
So they took off, both walking side by side with their hands in their pockets. After a bit of silence, Kid looked over at her. "So, ya plannin' on sellin' papes?"
Renee looked at him oddly. "Um, the strike? 'Member, hello? Where you been?"
Kid laughed. "Well, ya neva know wit some people," he said, momentarily scratching his nose.
Renee smiled and looked forward. "I'm not sellin' papes."
Kid looked at her. "You'se educated or somethin'?"
Renee raised her eyebrows and looked at him oddly again. "Why?"
"'Cause ya's always talkin' properly, an' ya ain got da same way of speakin' as we normally do," he explained, not looking away.
Renee looked at the ground, then back ahead. She squinted a little from the sun. 'If ya mean did I go to school, then yeah. Since I was about six."
Kid's eyes widened. "An' ya's how old now?"
"'Round sixteen."
Kid looked away. "I aint never met anyone who's been educated for dat long."
"Yeah well, my parents wanted me to know my stuff."
"Where're you'se parents now?"
"Dunno."
"Why?"
"Because I just don't."
Kid blinked and wiped his forehead. "Sorry. Sometimes I don't know when ta shut up," he apologized.
Renee shrugged. "Forget it."
The rest of the way out of Manhattan was filled with silence.
Once in Harlem, Kid took to walking faster. He took his hands out of his pockets and made sure he could see Renee the whole time.
The newsies watched them the whole time as they made their way to where one newsie stood higher than the rest. Kid approached him, holding his hand back to motion Renee to stop.
She did, and watched as Kid looked up.
"Well, well, well, if it aint the famous Kid. Back for more?" the newsie asked, a smirk coming about his face.
Kid didn't budge. "I'm here ta tall ya somethin' from Jack."
"Oh yeah? What's dat?"
"We's goin' on strike, and we need udder newsies to join."
The newsie laughed. "Strike? What, are ya's all nuts?"
Kid sighed. Renee rolled her eyes. The newsie, just now noticing Renee, nodded in her direction. "Who's dat?"
Kid looked back at her. "Her? Dat's Ray; she's a new newsie."
"A goil newsie? Haven't seen many of dem before," he said, slowly getting down. He walked over to her, his eyes scanning her from head to toe. "Will she be joinin'?" he asked, his voice sounding like he was trying to use a pick up line.
Kid stepped in front of her, almost protectively. "Leave her out of this, Storm."
The boy looked at him. "Gotta answer for her? Can't she speak?" he asked, almost laughing.
"I can speak for myself," Renee said, stepping forward to look Storm in the eye.
Storm smiled. "Yeah? Den tell me, why should I join dis nonsense?"
She glared. "First off, refer to it as nonsense again and you'll regret it," she said, earning a few "ooohs" from the other newsies. "And you wanna know why you should join? Okay, I'll tell ya. There aint enough newsies now to strike, we need more. Pulitzer and the others have no right to raise the price. There are child labour laws that should be coming into play in this case. If you wanna keep sellin' and lose money, go right ahead. You should join, but I'm not gonna waste time and make ya," she said, her voice persuasive and her words oozing that she knew what she was talking about.
Storm backed off a bit, looking from one newsie to another. He then looked back at Renee. "All right, I'll join."
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imaginelet: okay, thanks for bringing it up. I know it gets boring reading something that you've seen a thousand times already. I have experience there. however, here's the deal. I'm trying not to change the movie much, and that is going to be the only time I'll be quoting the movie word for word. And about just adding girl characters, more happens later on, and more people are introduced.
-and to fix the whole "not until I get 5 reviews," I meant to say that I'd like to see if I get 5 reviews before I post. I do enjoy writing this story, very much, as I like writing in general. I won't stop updating until more people review, it's kinda just a contest for me here, to see if people review so many times before I update. sorry for the confusion. you've also got to remember, I wrote that at 1:30 in the morning.
p.s.- thanks for the reviews. you really do give good help, by bringing things up. I deeply thank you for it. again, THANK YOU!
BabyXtreme: thanks for the review! I'll be sure to look for your email!
Blackstardust: thank you also for your review. however, the girls do become more important characters. I'm not exactly sure why I put them in the back, I guess "back" was just the first word that popped into my mind when I was writing. I'll be sure to make them seem more important.
thank you all for the reviews, hope to see more soon!
btw, if you could help out my sister, I'd appreciate it if you'd try some of her stories. I'm not too sure if she'll be adding a newsies story, although I know for sure that she's writing one. her pen name's sierra thorn. Thanks!