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Why is it no one understands me? Everyone treats me like I'm evil...Like I'm a demon... Like I have no heart or feelings.
And frankly, I don't ... or at least...I didn't...until I met her...
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Heya! Eh, I have one good quality. I'm true to my word. I'm updating! But, the only reason is because I'm at home sick and I have time on my hands... I'm watching Newsies too! ;pGood golly I love this movie! ((grins))
And I figured, since I'm coughing to death and everyone asked sooo nicely for me to update, I will. (Plus I promised I would) So, without further adu, the ((gasp)) DISCLAIMER!
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Disclaimer:
I don't own Newsies, the sad truth... :'( ... But I do own the Wicked cd, RENT cd, and the Newsies cd, so it's all good!
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Irish-
I snuck into the bunkroom during a conversation between some new girl and Ace. Shadow was sitting nearby supervising. Spot must have told her to. She had that look in her eye that screamed, 'I'm doing this because I'm in love with Spot Conlon!'
Don't ask how I made that connection...
So, I sat quietly listening to their conversation.
"Well, I was walking past the docks when I saw a boy sitting there gazing at the water. I love to draw, so I sat down a little ways away from him and began to sketch him sitting there. He looked so majestic. Then I saw a hint of sadness in his eyes. I sat down next to him and asked him what was wrong. At first, he ignored me, but then he started to talk to me about Audrey..." the girl I didn't know was saying...
That's when I noticed Jack was pacing in the bathroom. I knew something was up then. Jack never gets worked up over anything. I watched him pace nervously for a good twenty minutes before he finally came back.
I got off my bunk and walked straight over to him.
"What's the matter, Jack?" I asked him. He shook his head, then kissed me. "C'mere. We'll talk about it."
I followed him over to his bunk and sat down next to him.
"That goil looks just like Audrey. Remembah Audrey?" he asked me.
"Not really..." I answered, struggling to remember the girl he was talking about. Normally I had such good memory but...
"Spot's old goilfriend." Jack pushed.
"Oh, Now I remember! She was the one..."
Jack cut me off. "Yeah, dat one. I'm just afraid for dat goil's safety..."
I nodded, knowing very well what he was talking about.
"I think Spot sent her down here to protect her from him..." I whispered.
"Could be..." Jack sighed. "Not a word of what happened to Audrey to anyone, okay? Especially not to Penni." He motioned towards the girl sitting next to Shadow.
"I won't." I said, resting my head on his shoulder. Jack nodded his satisfaction and put his arm around my shoulder.
"I just have a bad feeling about this, Irish..."
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Penni-
Something about the way Jack acted worried me...he was nice and all..but...
Well, anyway... next I met Leprechaun and Dutchy. They were really sweet...
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Leprechaun-

Dutchy and I came back kind of late. (What could you expect? The headline was trash!) Jack and most of the others were already back, but Racetrack and Gamble weren't back yet, so we weren't that late.
Well, when we got back we met Penni. She was really sweet to us and was super friendly. Not rude at all! (Which kind of shocked us... Most Brooklyn newsies had a Spot Conlon attitude...Shadow was one of those people...)
Ace asked Penni if she wanted to play a game of poker with her. (Thankfully, Racetrack wasn't there! But Ace knows all of his tricks anyways...) The minute Penni was gone, Shadow told Dutchy and me about what had happened on the docks that day.
I, personally, thought Penni had handled it so amazing! She was straight forward with him and everything!
Shadow, on the other hand, thought Penni was an idiot. I'd bet my whole weeks earnings that's only because she was jealous. (Spot would never talk to her like that.) So Shadow and I got into an argument. I can't help it that I'm soo opinionated!
I can't say I like Shadow all that much anyway...
After a few minutes of bickering, Dutchy took me away from Shadow. He hated it when I fought with people. He and I went over to watch Ace and Penni play poker. The weird thing was, Penni was winning.

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Penni-

Then I met Bird, Flight, Bumlets, and Kid Blink.

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Bird-

I came back from a pathetic day of selling with Kid Blink and Bumlets. ( Not that our selling is bad, but the headline...wasn't worth even waking up this morning... Besides that, we were kind of late getting back because after selling we went to Tibby's to get something to eat.) When we got there, I noticed Shadow's coat hanging up on the wall. I have to admit me and Shadow don't get along too well...

I followed Kid Blink into the bunkroom where we met the reason for Shadow's visit. A new girl named Penni. (We met her while she was playing poker against Ace.)

Penni was really nice to us and she tried to explain what had happened that day and why she was there. (I'm just guessing that had something to do with what Jack or one of them had said to her. I'd have to talk to Jack about that...) She said she had been talking to Spot on the docks and he said she looked like someone. All of a sudden it hit me.

"Audrey..." I whispered. "Audrey."I said louder. Kid Blink stared at me inquistively.

"Audrey's dead now, Em. Remember?"

"I know she's dead. But that's who she reminded Spot of." I replied.

Penni nodded. "Yeah. Did everyone know Audrey?"

"No. Only some of us. Mostly the one's who were with Spot after Audrey was killed." Kid Blink answered. Bumlets elbowed him in the ribs.

"What!" Kid Blink asked, a bit upset. Bumlets just stared at his feet.

"Oh..right..." Kid Blink murmered, suddenly getting to be quieter. I sighed. Why in the world did they have to bring up the fact that she was killed...

"Wait a minute! Spot said she drowned swimming after their argument." Penni objected.

"Yeah, that's what he meant!" Okay, I lied. But I didn't want her knowing the truth...

Penni nodded.

"Blink! Bumlets! C'mere!" Jack called to the two boys standing with me. Kid Blink and Bumlets headed over to talk to Jack.

"You like Spot, don't you?" I asked Penni once the others were gone. Her eyes grew wide. "What!"

"You like Spot." I repeated. She looked at her feet. "So!" she asked quietly.

"It's a dangerous thing." I warned her. She nodded. "I guessed maybe..."

I smiled at her.

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Penni-

I talked to Bird for a good while. Really, I talked. She listened mostly.

(I kept an eye on Jack out of the corner of my eye. He kept using wild motions.) I had to see what Jack was talking about... "If you'll excuse me for a moment, Bird, I just have to ask Jack something..."

I walked stealthily over to where Jack was talking to Kid Blink, Bumlets, Skittery, and David.

"...watch ovah her. If somethin' happens Spot'll have me head." Jack was saying.

"You wouldn't be talking about me now would you?" I asked. Jack stopped talking immediatley.

"No. Nevah." Jack tried to cover for himself. "I was talkin' about...erm..."

I smirked. "Of course. Just curious. Can I go for a walk?"

"Alone? In the dark! No. Absolutely not. I refuse to..." Mush cut Jack off.

"Rain and me could take her!"

Jack sighed. "I don't want you out after dark."

Mush looked at him inquisitively. "Jack..."

Jack shot him a death glare. Mush frowned, something he rarely did. "Fine."

I smiled at Mush. "Thanks for trying at least." I said as we walked away.

"No problem. I'm Mush. Mush Meyers." he smiled, shaking my hand. "And you are...are... AUDREY!"

I sighed."Nope, I'm Penni. Penni O'conner."

"Oh. Sorry for the mix-up. You just look so much like..." Mush paused. "Well, you know."

"Yeah. Whose Rain?" I asked, remembering the person he had been talking about to Jack.

"Rain is me goil friend." He explained. "Rain! Come here for a minute!"

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Rain-

I went over to see Mush. ( I had been talking to Ace.) "Yup?" I asked, brushing a lock of black hair out of my eyes.

"This is Penni." he smiled motioning towards the girl standing next to him. I waved. "Hello."

"Hi." She said quietly.

"She's stayin' here for a while." Mush explained. I smiled. "That will be nice. You'll love it here. Except it's kind of loud at night and hectic in the morning. But once you get past that, it's a great place. "

Mush smacked his forehead. "It isn't that bad here! You make it sound awful!"

"Sorry." I appologized. I never think before I act. I'd have to work on that one...

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Flight-

I came in pretty much last. (Race and Gamble weren't back so I wasn't totally late.) When I got home, I saw a new girl standing with Mush and Rain.

"Heya, Flight! Come here!" Mush called to me. I walked over and stood next to him.

"This is Penni." Rain introduced the girl. I shook her hand. "Hello."

I let Penni do most of the talking. She told Mush, Rain, and me all about what had happened on the docks that day. I was very quiet and didn't state my opinion. Though I thought she was pretty outgoing to talk to Spot Conlon like that, but I suppose she handled to the best of her capability... Anyways, she was kind to me and didn't ask me alot of questions. Which is good. It's not that I'm anti-social like Skittery, it's just that I don't feel that I have to voice my opinion everytime. I'm not too outgoing...

"You look sooo much like Kid Blink..." Penni mused aloud.

"Yeah, I'm his twin sister. My actual name is Josephine Caden." I explained.

"Oh!" Penni exclaimed."That's interesting. Why don't you sell with him?"

"I prefer to sell alone." I admited."Sometimes..."

I was cut off by a familiar and loud voice.

"Did me and Gamble miss anythin' important?" Racetrack asked.

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Gamble-

As usual, Race and I were last getting back. It's a long ride to Sheepshed and back from here! Besides, the selling was kind of slow. (I suppose I'm at fault too. I was betting on every race. And I didn't do too bad. I made $7.00 total. Ha, eat that Higgins!) Anyways, I followed Racetrack inside. (He was grinning, only because he had sold all of his papers and won $5.50 on one race.But he lost in most of the others so...) He waltzed strait over to Jack and flashed the five dollar bill in his face. "See dat, Kelly? For once I bet on da right horse."

"Only because I told you to!" I stepped in.

"Oh, please! You only told me tah because you believed dat handsome blonde boy who said dat number 14 was goin' tah win. For sure. So youse gave me da other number." Race contradicted.

"So!" I asked.

"So you lost!" Race smiled smugly. "Meaning Mr. Blondie was wrong." Race could be soo full of himself. I sense the next Conlon...

"Okay, I was wrong. Happy?" I asked.

"Yup." Race beamed. Then I noticed the new girl standing with Mush, Flight, and Rain.

"Hello, I'm Kateland Erickson. But call me Gamble." I said, shaking the girl's hand.

"Don't call her Kateland unless you want tah get your face re-arranged!" Race warned.

"And this smart ass is Racetrack Higgins." I explained, motioning at Race.

"Please tah make your acquaintence!" Race said, shaking the girl's hand.

"Um...I'm Penni." She replied, smiling.

"Penni. Pretty name. Have you ever played poker?" Racetrack inquired.I rolled my eyes.

"Race, I'm sure she doesn't really want to play poker against the first-class cheater!"

"I don't cheat! You're the one who cheats!" Race exclaimed.

"I do not!"

"Do to!"

"Not!"

"To!"

Jack intervened. "You two argue like an old married couple."

Race and I laughed.

"I'd say he's the old one!" I laughed. Race rolled his eyes. "Of course."

"You all have to be getting to bed. You'll have to be getting up early tomorrow to carry the banner!" Kloppman yelled. "Gamble, show Penni where she can sleep. And Shadow, you can have your old room. Goodnight, everyone!"

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So, the next two chapters will be up soon. I appologize for the suckiness of the last two chapters, but I promise the next two will be better! I already know what's going to happen in them. GO ME! lol. So R&R,everybody!

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Shout outs!

Doubleheartpenni-

Thanks for the review andconductice criticism. I fixed the problem. Aww! I make you smile! That's good! Yes, long and difficult papers suck. Especially school ones for Greek history. And I used to like Greek History and Mythology... ((Sigh))

And they almost called you Aubrey! That's a weirrddd coincidence! lol. And, I updated!

I know, it's quite the miracle.-Spot

CONLON! MUST WE GO OVER THIS AGAIN!

No. I'm just helping you with her shout out...-Spot

((Sigh)) Seriously, you can keep him.

R&R!

Kitty-

Oh, my dearest darlingiest-is that a word!- Galinda! ((hugs)) What's up? Wait... no! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT! lol.

Your a weirdo... dancing with Kenny are we? Are you having fun? lol.

Much love for the review!

Aww, I love you too!-Spot

Not you, blondie!

R&R, dearest!

Madmbutterfly713-

I know! I love that line! My favorite! And thanks sooo much for the conductive criticism! I fixed that chapter up!

That's good. It's about time they got you fixed! I knew there was always something wrong with you mentally...-Spot

CONLON! ((warning glares))

Eh, I was just leaving...-Spot

Bye bye, Spottie dearest!

So, thanks for the review! Hope you liked this chapter! R&R!

Kiki-

KIKI! YOU REVIEWED! YEAHH! ((hugs)) Yes, I gave you a shout out. Cuz you're cool like that! lol. Thanks for reviewing all of the chapters. You better review this one! lol. Rock on!

((comes out carrying electric guitar))-Spot

what are you doing!

I'm rocking out!-Spot

Oh my gosh... Kiki... whispersHe's a bit out there...

I HEARD THAT!-Spot

No you didn't!

R&R, too!

Ccatt-

yeahh! Review! IT DIDN'T SUCK! ((shocked looks))

So you like the way I put the views in first person? I wasn't sure if people would like that or not. I was thinkin' they would hate it...

I UPDATED! YEA ME! lol. Please keep reveiwing!

If you do, I'll give you five bucks!-Spot

Spot, I don't think she needs to be bribed to read this story. She's been reading it on free will so far...

Who says I haven't been paying her?-Spot

You've been paying her! VHAT!

Just kidding! ((innocent grin))-Spot

((sigh)) Would you like to buy a blonde munchkin for $5?

HEYY!-Spot

R&R!

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