A.N. Second update in a week! Woohoo! I'm on a roll!!!! Only one chapter this time. I hope ya'll enjoy it. Thanks mucho much for all the kind words and encouragement. I have no ownership of the Newsies and not affiliated with Disney in anyway. Thanks for all the Reviews. Please Review so I can keep the story up to par. LyxnLion

Cecilia

Race was quietly worried. He, Spot, Bumlets and David were waiting outside the servants entrance of a nice apartment building for the little maid, Martha, to come and bring them to see the Missus, the Honorable Mrs. Montague. The sun was bright, the air was warm, and David was beginning to lose it. Hardly an hour asleep would pass him, when all of the sudden he would be wrenched awake. When he had started looking for Rose, David had temporarily left his home and took a bed in the lodging house because there were less stairs to climb after a day filled with walking the streets of New York. It had been two days since Martha had come to the Newsies. For two days, David had no where to look and no where to go. All their hopes were pinned on Mrs. Montague, Cecilia, knowing where to find her friend. If for some reason it didn't turn out, it looked bad for ever finding Angel. If they never found Angel, ... well, Racetrack didn't want to think about what would happen.

"Dave," Race said suddenly to the pacing David, "Ya know... we might not... she might not know where Angel is... she might not want to help us."

"What do you mean? They were like sisters," David said irritated.

"A sister she betrayed," Race thought sadly.

"But..." Bumlets began, but quickly became quiet when the door in front of them swung open.

"You must hurry Sirs," Martha said out of breath, "The Master is out for the afternoon and the Missus is alone in her room. Now is the time."

"Let's go boys," David said springing up the stairs. They were lead into the house, not meeting a soul. Martha knocked softly on a hallway door.

"Yes?" a soft voice called. David burst through the door and startled the soft brunette girl sitting at her desk.

David stood motionless, speechless, not sure what to say and hoping with all his heart. Spot caught his shoulder and Race came forward quickly.

"Hello Miss, we're sorry to startle you. We... uh, are friends of Thorns and we really need to find her. Can you help us please?" Racetrack asked in his most polite voice. The girl just sat there a little frightened, staring blankly at the boys.

"I believe you know her as Rose," David said quietly his voice quivering with emotion. At the name of her friend, the girl had a flash of recognition and she pushed out her hands as if warding off a blow.

"R..R..Rose is better off where she is...It's F..F..Fate...De..e..estiny," the girl stammered.

"I thought you were friends. How can you say that? How CAN YOU SAY THAT?????" Bumlets flushed.

"I...I...I...," the girl blushed and then like magic, she paled, straightened, and regained speech, "She is more than just a friend. She is my sister. And my sister deserves the best, the best..." she continued coldly. The boys were shocked by the transformation.

"Even if she is unhappy?" Spot asked.

"Just because someone is unhappy doesn't mean that they are really unhappy. Just look at me... at night, I find tears in my eyes, but when my husband allows me to wait on him...it's the way it should be, like nature intended."

"Did nature intend for you to be black and blue?" Racetrack asked intensely.

"I...I..." the girl faltered.

"Cecilia! Look us in the eyes! We are not angry with you. We don't believe you. Your friend NEEDS help." Race said sharply and she jerked, but remained stoic. David could not take it any longer; he finally spoke into the silence.

"Please...Please...I don't know what I'd do without Rose. I couldn't think of a day longer without her. Don't you understand? I love her!" And then, David realizing what he said whispered again in an awed voice, "I love her." Then with a stronger voice, "And I can't ever give up, I'll never give up."

Cecilia looked into David's eyes. Her eyes were red and bright with tears. She took a deep breath and then said, "Maginties."

"Maginties?" David asked confused.

"Ya mean the department store? The one with hundreds of people shopping there every day?" Race asked sarcastically.

"Yes," Cecilia answered simply, "In the upper levels, behind the employees only doors."

"You're serious?" Spot asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes... I don't know if this is the right thing...What will Mr. Montague say??? And, if Anthony found out! You won't tell him, will you?" She asked anxiously.

"No," Bumlets answered quietly and sincerely, "Never."