Heya! This my first fanfiction ever. I just wanted to get this down on paper before it was forgotten. Please read and enjoy!
Angel
Chapter One
"Katlin Annabelle James! Get your sorry little butt out of bed and downstairs right now!" A rather annoyed Frank James stood at the bottom of the crude stairs glaring up at his little sister's bedroom. She was the heaviest sleeper of the family that caused problems for her brothers when they tried to wake her up. A muffled groan answered his demand letting him know that she would be joining them shortly. Smirking to himself at a job well done, Frank returned to the kitchen to enjoy a second cup of coffee with his brother.
Buried beneath a pile of downy quilts and sheets, Kat James groaned an oath against her darn alarm clock brother and the sunshine that had somehow made its way through her tightly closed curtains. She was definitely not a morning person. With another groan, she threw the covers back and stepped onto the cool wood floor. Her bright violet eyes blinked, clearing away the sleepy haze that covered them. How she hated getting up early on a Saturday!
With a sigh, Kat trudged over to her bureau to find some clothes for the day ahead. After dressing in a dark blue shirt and brown pants, she quickly ran a brush through her long black curls and pulled them back into a French braid. To finish off her outfit, she added a gray plaid newsies' hat. If she was going to sell papers today while her brothers and cousins worked the ranch, then she was going to look the part. Three years ago, her parents were killed in a trolley accident. Ever since, Frank, Jesse, and Kat had been on their own. Frank and Jesse dropped out of school to work at the Younger's ranch, which was owned by her three cousins: Cole, Bob, and Jim.
Summertime had now come to New York City. Meaning that Kat could get a job that was fun and let her be outside the house all day. She was even going to bunk at a newsboy's bunkhouse. Her brothers had reluctantly given in to that idea so they wouldn't have to keep coming back into the city every night after working all day. It seemed the easiest solution.
Kat's eyes shone with excitement as she packed her small bag and bounded down the stairs to grab some breakfast before Jesse ate it all. Jesse and Frank were sitting at the table with her cousin Cole drinking their second cups of coffee before heading out. When Kat skipped through the doorway, Cole swallowed a big gulp of coffee in surprise at her outfit. She could barely keep from laughing as his eyes filled with tears as the hot liquid scalded his throat the whole way down. Jesse just grinned at her. He always said that she should have been a boy, and now she pretty much was. Frank chuckled at Cole's surprise and Kat's outfit. He was still a little nervous about his baby sister out on the New York streets all by herself. Especially, after he had promised his parents to raise her right. What would they say now if they could see their daughter in a pair of trousers?
Kat flashed the three fellows a grin before grabbing three pieces of bacon, stuffing them in her pocket to eat on the way. She sat in one of the kitchen chairs to put her shoes on before going to the bunking house where she would be staying till school started. When she was completely ready she turned in a 360-degree circle for her brothers' approval. Jesse nodded and gave her a hug and kiss before hurrying away to get the last of his things together.
Frank also approved her appearance. He handed her a wallet with some money in it to help if anything came up. He also gave her the address of the farm if she wanted to write or needed to come out there. Feeling at a loss at what to do next, he grabbed her into a bear hug wishing he never had to let go. With a final kiss on the cheek and hug from Cole, Kat turned to open the door that would lead her on an amazing adventure.
Before she rushed down the outside stairs, Cole grabbed her arm, "Listen, Katty, if you need anything at all, anything, you just let us Youngers know. We will be at your side in an instant."
Kat flashed him a bright mischievous smile, "Thanks Cole! I'll remember that!" She bounded down the stairs to the street.
"Oh, and Kat?" Kat turned to face her cousin, "Don't get in ta too much trouble!" This warning was given with a wide grin knowing that she would get into plenty of trouble. That was just who Kat was.
I know that this first one was really short, but trust me, they get better. Please read and review. Go easy on me though. Thanks again!
