Chapter 6

Meetings

"Here we are!" Mimik squealed as they stepped into a small house. Inside was a small room with a little table. All around were drawings and artwork that apparently Mimik had drawn.

"Nice place." Boots said in awe looking around.

"Yah seem kind of anxious." Mimik said looking up at Snipe.

"Oh well we can't find our friend."

"I see well is he in Da Bronx?"

"Not sure he kind of ran off." Just then the door opened again and a girl with straight brown hair and brown eyes walked in dragging a small boy.

"Hey!" Mimik said running over and throwing her arms around the girl. The boys stared for a moment then ran towards each other.

"Les you look horrible." Snipe laughed. Les just punched him.

"Okay yah proved your point!" He said rubbing his arm.

"Uh guys do you know each other?" Mimik asked raising one eyebrow.

"Yeah this is our lost friend."

"Who is this Tears?"

"Who is this Mimik?" The boys asked at the same time.

"Sorry, I'm Tears and I'm Mimik we are twins!" they said lunging toward the boys and pulling them upstairs to the bathroom.

Over in Brooklyn an intense meeting was taking place.

"So Jack tell the boys what's going on." Spot said standing on a couple boxes on the LH stairs so all could see him.

"Alright by younger boys the oldest being 11 have disappeared. " Jack said plainly.

"Wait." Scab said. "They just disappeared?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Okay first of all Cowboy how could they just DISAPPEAR?"

"I don't know! They are smart!"

"WELL JACK WE AREN'T GONNA STAND HERE AND WAIT TILL YOUR RESPONSIBILITY COMES BACK!" Scab yelled.

"SHUT IT SCAB YOU DON'T HAVE TO HELP YET IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB AT BROOKLYN YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK THAT OVER." Spot yelled. Everyone got REALLY quiet not one person moved.

"That's what I thought NOW I want the Harlem boys to check out of New York City like Jersey and Jacks boys stay here. Everyone else SEARCH ALL OF NEW YORK." Spot finished newsies moved around each other to head off in their respected direction.

"Spot? Why are my boys staying here?" Jack asked slowly.

"Because if any news comes back you should be here." Spot answered patting Jack on the back and heading towards Da Bronx with Scab and a few others.

Little did Scab know something would be waiting for him in Da Bronx when he got there.

"Jack?" Race said walking over to him. "You don't think it was my fault they disappeared do you?"

"Race I'm really not sure."

"Jeez Jack I feel so bad." Jack looked down at him.

"Maybe you should." Jack walked away to talk to Davey who was standing with Sarah who was crying.

"Jack's right." Race said to no one. "I have to go find them myself." And with that he left with his head down hoping he would find one of his brothers.

Up in Da Bronx Les, Snipe and Boots were snuggling down under a blanket. Tears and Mimik had allowed them to spend the night then they would hang out for a while until they were rested and fed then they would head out toward Manhattan. Not that the older people cared because no one was out looking for them so what did it matter?

Inside the LH Jack paced not knowing what to do. What if they found them and they were dead? What would happen if one of them was killed? What would Davey do to Race if he realized Race was probably the reason they left? How were any of them going to get over not having them if they did die? Jack snapped out of his thoughts when a small boy grabbed onto his legs. It was Tumbler Snipe's little friend he was seven. He had come a few days before Snipe and them had left. Jack picked him up and held him in his arms while Tumbler cried he knew what was going on he wasn't that stupid. He was probably smarter than some of the older people in the room.

"Hey Tumbler its going to be okay." Jack whispered in his ear as he put him down and let him run back to the corner where he had been. Just then Jack noticed some one was gone. A loud poker playing someone.

"Hey is Race here?" Jack said out loud still trying to spot the short Italian.

"No Jack." Mush said who was losing the poker game he was playing with Pie Eater and Blink.

"Hmm where did he go then?"

"We aren't really sure, you don't think he went looking do you? He never really had a good sense of direction." Blink noted.

"No he didn't guys I think he went looking because he felt bad." Jack said spilling Race's secret.

"Why would Race feel bad?"

"Well remember that night we were playing poker and he yelled at Snipe." Mush said.

"Yeah I remember that." The other newsies said is unison.

"Maybe he thought it was HIS fault they left." Jack answered trying to put the pieces together.

"Guys we can't all wait here. What happens IF the boys ARE dead and we are letting Race die waiting here for them?" Mush asked actually being smart for once.

"He's right. Mush and Blink you guys come with me everyone else stay here we will be back by… whenever." Jack finished leading the boys out into the cold night.

A/N So this story is going to be 10 chappys long 4 more w00t! Anywho that was a REALLY random ending soo um yeah lol!

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