Disclaimer: I do not own newsies. I do own Corey aka Guess, Mina aka Mute, and Luke aka Tiny.

Corey took a deep breath. She was getting off the train with her sister Mina who refused to talk after witnessing their parents' death. Corey had had a little boy two years ago and sent him back to New York to Racetrack last year. Corey wasn't going to come back to New York for a couple more years, but seeing Racetracks picture in the newspaper made her long to talk to him. Since Corey had gone away to her aunt's house where her sister lived her aunt had died. So Corey decided to talk her ten-year-old sister with her to New York with her.

Corey had longed for New York since she became lost there when she four. Now coming back brings back so many memories. Corey almost started crying when she saw her son in the arms of his father selling papers. They decided to go find Jack knowing he would tell her how her son was doing. She smiled as she walked down the street. Her sister tapped her on the shoulder. She moved her hands asking where they were going.

"To see an old friend," was Corey's only reply. Corey had changed a lot in two years so when she found Jack he didn't recognize her. Corey went up to buy a pape' from him.

"Thank you miss," He smiled and was about to turn around. When Corey tapped him on the shoulder.

"Do you know who I am?" She asked him curiously.

"Um, sorry miss I don't know who you are," Corey smiled and hugged him.

"Jack Kelly, you haven't changed a bit." Corey said as she let go of him. He gave a scared look as another kid walked up by him.

"Jack, who's this?" Jack gave the boy a glance than turned back to Corey.

"Um, sorry I didn't catch your name," Jack said looking at Corey.

"Corrine Madeline Daniels," She smiled at her.

"Um David this is," Jack paused and looked at Corey, "Corey!" He screamed and twirled her around. "I missed you girl, man Race is going to be so happy your back."

Corey's smile went away when he said Race's name.

"Listen Jack I don't want Race to know who I am. I want a fresh start with him and want to see Luke." She said to him. He looked at David then back at Corey.

"Well if you wait I can take you back to the Lodging House when I'm done selling papes." Corey shook her head.

"No thanks I need to go on my own. I thinking of getting there before everybody else so my sister and I can talk to Kloppman.," Corey turned around to leave when Jack grabbed her by the arm.

"Your sister?"

"Yes Mina, she's over there waiting for me, so see you later. I'm going to give myself a new name so don't call me Corey when you get okay?"

Jack nodded and Corey grabbed Mina's hand and left. She knew she would be seeing him later where she could explain it to him. Corey and Mina walked to the Lodging House she was relieved that none of the newsies were there. She walked in there to talk to Kloppman.

"Excuse me sir, but my sister and I are really needing a place to stay. The orphanages are to full and won't take us. We were wondering if maybe we worked here we could stay?" Kloppman looked up to see Corey smiling at him.

"Corey?" he looked at her.

"In the flesh, oh and this is my sister Mina," Kloppman looked over to see a girl standing right beside Corey.

"Hello Mina," Kloppman smiled. Mina didn't respond.

"She doesn't talk only uses her hands for sign language." Corey explained. Kloppman nodded and grabbed a key out of the drawer.

"Here's a key to your room, do you want me to tell people you're here?" Kloppman asked he knew everything that had happened to Corey and that she left in a hurry.

"No, actually tell them my name is," she paused. Corey hadn't thought of a name yet. "tell them my name is Guess," she smiled and went upstairs to her old room. It was the same as she left it except there was a letter on the dresser by the bunk bed.

It read:

Dear Corey,

I just wanted you know if your reading this letter your back in New York or at least passing through. I just wanted to tell you I missed you and I hope if we meet again we can talk about that day so long ago. I guess it wasn't long ago when I wrote this letter because I'm writing this the day you left. If those guys come after you though me and the rest of the newsies will be there to protect you. I hope you do read my letter some day. I miss you so much.

Racetrack Higgins

Corey looked at the letter then shoved it under her pillow. She then told Mina she was going to go downstairs to see how many newsies she knew. Mina just nodded and went back to putting whatever close they had on the bottom bunks of their beds.

Corey walked downstairs to see the one and only Racetrack Higgins coming through the door with the little Luke is his arms.

"Tiny I think your getting to big, for a two year old your heavy," Race joked. Luke was really small for his age he looked like his father, but Racetrack couldn't tell. He turned around to see Corey looking at Luke.

"Excuse me miss, would you mind watching Tiny here while I pay my rent?" Corey nodded and picked up Luke as Racetrack made his way over to Kloppman.

"So they call you Tiny now huh?" Corey looked at her little boy. He was so small and barely weighed anything in her arms. Racetrack walked back and smiled as he saw Luke had fallen asleep in Corey's arms.

"I think Tiny likes you," Race smiled.

"He reminds me of a little boy I knew," Corey said then hand him back to Racetrack.

"My names Racetrack Higgins and you are?" He asked.

"Guess," she smiled.

"Like I know who you are," he said not getting what she said.

"No, my names Guess because people always guessed I was somebody's girlfriend when I am only an orphan who is looking for work while watching her little sister."

"You got a sister?" He asked curious.

"Yeah she upstairs he names Mina," Corey then turned around and walked upstairs leaving Racetrack guessing about the rest.