Part 4



"Hey guys, I'd like ya to meet Joey." Jack anounced once they arrived
at the lodging house.
"Joey dis here is Blink, Mush, Racetrack, Crutchy, Specs,........" Jack introduced
the rest of the newsies.
"Now Joey here is a friend of our othah peculiar friend, Sky. She is also
lookin' for our lost friend."
"Hey Jack, don't talk about 'er like dat." Said Blink.

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Days and weeks went by without so much of a word as to where Zoe might
be and everyone were about to give up, but none actually did. They still
believed she would come back.
Joey got use to living with the newsies and became really good
friends with the three musketeers: Blink, Mush, and Racetrack. She also
got closer to Jack.
One morning, she woke up earlier then usual, the lodging house was
colder then ever. She decided to go up to the roof and watch the sun rise.

"Hey I though I's would find youse up 'ere." Startled I jumped and
turned around.
"Oh it's jist you. Man youse almost scared me to death Jack." I said, (after
being in newsie land I picked up the accent, which I might say I's like way
much bettah den da nice english accent*yick* it's too ... ah well ya know what i's mean)
"I's sorry." He said and hung his head playfully, as if he really was.
"Whatcha doin' up so early for, Jack." I asked him seeing as how dis
was an usual and rare thing for Jack.
"Um, well I's hoid ya git up and I tought I's could ask ya something."
"Shoa, whatcha wanna ask me?" I was curious now. Boy he looked nervous. Another
rare sight. Haha.
"Uhh.. well ...Ummm.. Joey ...um would youse be me goil?" he finished in a rush.
It took a minute to register before I realized what it was he just asked me.\
"Yea, Shoa. Took ya long enough. You know how long I've been waitin' for youse
to ask me?" I replied. Jack looked shocked. The look on his face made me laugh.
"Really, oh gosh. I'se was so noivous and worried you'd say no."
He actually sounded really surprised. Imagine that and after all that hard
work and flirting I did. I swear men are so niave. The next thing I knew I was
grabbing him and kissing him.
"Now does that clear any questions up?" I asked him. He was still surprised
by what just happened and to tell you the truth, so was I. I've never done
anything like that before. I kinda liked it. *wink wink*
"Ummmm... not yet do you think youse can refresh me memory some more?"
"You rat! I's should get youse for dat!" I screamed.
"Oh please do, be my guest."
We started wrestling and rolling around on the roof. Soon we found ourselves
kissing again.
"Well we bettah get down before dere ain't no watah or papes left." I said.
"Good idear"

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"Spot, I think we'se should go to Manhatten. I think I'm ready."
"Youse think your ready, but your not shoar."
"No.....no... I am ready. I know I'm ready. I have to see dem."
"Okay, get yer things ready. We leave tonight."

I just hope I'll be able to straighten things out wit everybody.
I love you Spot, If only I's could tell youse. But I'm so confused
right now. Oh shut up Zoe, what are you saying, your talking to yourself again.
"So Spot what are youse goin to do in Manhatten when we git dere?"
"Stay wit you. What else would I do."
I just shrugged.

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I was a little worried when we arrived at the Manhatten lodgin house. Actually
to tell you the truth I was scared out of my wits. I wasn't sure how dey
would react. I felt Spot squeeze my hand to reassure me, which it did a little.
"It's gonna be fine, youse can do it." he encouraged me.
"Tanks, I sure hope so."

When we opened the door we saw most of the
newsies huddled around engaged in watching Blink, Race, Mush, Snipeshooter,
and Crutchy playing poker. Jack was sitting on the couch with.... I blinked, wiped my eyes,
and blinked again. no it couldn't be. I walked forward.
"Joey?" I asked hopefully.
The girl turned around.
"Zoey is dat you?"
"Is dat you?"
"Yes silly of course it's me." I reached out and touched her arm to make sure
my eyes and ears weren't decieving me.
Soon we were hugging each other and crying and laughing at the same time.
"Oh my gosh it really is you. I'm so glad your here, I've missed youse so much." I said.
"I was so worried to. When I hadn't seen you for a couple days I was afraid they had done
something terrible to you. Then one day I ended up here and they said you had run away."
Joey said in a big rush.
"Well I'm here now and so glad to see you, I have so much to tell you."
I looked up to see people staring at us. I saw Mush get up and walk over toward us and
Spot sat down in his place for the game. I met up with him and hugge him
"Hey Sky, where ya been?"
"I'll tell ya later." I said still holding onto him and burrying my face into his shoulder.
I looked up and saw Jack still sitting on the couch. He still looked sore about what happened.
I'll wait till later to talk to him I think.


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"hmmmmm, Sky, nice name. How'd ya get it?" Joey asked me.
We were upstairs in the bunk room talkin together alone.
"Well it's my newsie name actually, Mush thought of it."
I went on telling her how it happened.
"So what's your newsie name?" I asked.
"Actually i'se don't know. They never gave me one. Guess dey forgot
about it. Everyone were too worried bout you."
"Oh." I looked down and fiddled with my shoe strings.
*silence*
"Wow it's been awhil. So whaddaya think of me dream woild?" I asked
looking around.
"I like it, It's really nice, specially a certain someone here." she said blushing.
"So who's da lucky apple of yer eye?"
"Oh I don't know, someone."
"Aww come on. Joey youse can tell me. I told you bout Spot."
"Ya I'se know. Oh ya youse still hafta introduce us. I've never seen him before."
"Ya ya now tell me quit changin the subject." I prompted.
"Oh alright. It's Jack."
I went still.
Me best friend was goin wit me woist enemy(well right now anyway).
I'se hope she hasn't told him me story yet. Dat wouldn't be good.
"Joey..' I started. 'I'se know dis might not be what youse want to hear but.."
"Den don't tell me. I'se dont wanna hear it. I'se like him a lot Zoey."
"Ok, but promise me you won't tell him anything about me. Please, I'd like
to tell him my self."
"I'se promise."
"Thanks Joey."
*knock* *knock*
"Who is it?" We called out at the same time.
Then Jack popped his head in the door.
"Hey Joey. Could I'se talk to Sky alone for a minute?"
"Shoa, Jack."
After she hugged and kissed Jack she shut the door and walked downstairs
leaving me and Jack alone. Now I have to talk to him.
"Umm. Hey Jack. Hows it rollin'?" I said breaking the silence.
"Alright I guess."
*silence*
"Jack I ...."
"Sky I....."
We started at the same time.
"Oh I'm sorry, youse can go first," he offered.
"No thats alright you can,, I insist."
"Well ok. tanks. .......Umm. Sky youse remember da last time we talked
we didn't really leave off on a good note?"
"Ya I'se remember. Whatcha trying to say Jack. Whatcha gettin at.?"
"Well what I'm trying to say is that.. well . well dat I'm sorry bout everything."
"Well Well Jackyboy youse 'ave a heart afterall." I guess he didn't pick up
the jokingness in my voice because he got a little angry.
"Hey now, I'se come up 'ere to appolagise, an' youse go an' get mouthy and
start makin' fun 'a me."
I started to laugh, but he put on a really pissed look, which just made me laugh harder.
"I'se sorry Jack, really I am. I was just joking, seriously. I forgive you. I was
goin to ask you to forgive me. What i'se mean is I'm sorry I'se jist didn't tell
youse what me story was in the beginning and saved us and everyone else all this hassel."
"Well do youse think youse can tell me now." He asked.
"Ya I guess.."
All of a sudden the room was spinning and the next thing I knew I was back in my room.
Someone was pounding on my door.
"Oh Zoe, come out come out Derek's here to see youse, said it's been awhile since he's
seen ya last." Jye yelled at my door.
Oh no, was my last thought before the door crashed down.

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"Sky, Where are youse?" I heard Jack yelling upstairs.
Me, Spot, Mush, Race, and Crutchy were playing cards. Spot, of course, was winning.
Then Jack came running down the stairs.
"Hey has anyone here seen Sky come down here?"
"No, she was upstairs wit youse."
"Well she was but den she wasn't." Jack looked worried.
Spot was on his feet in a flash, fast walkin over towards Jack.
"What do youse mean shes not up dere wit youse no more? She's gotta be, she hasn't
been down' here." Spot said angrily.
"Jist what I's said. She's no where up there. I looked, honestly."
"Well, we'se gotta find her." I said.
"But where do we start Blink?"
"Well we'll break up and search everywhere until we find here." I said and started
issuing orders.

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"Spot?"
"Ya?"
"Youse and Joey can look at da park, kay."
"Wait, Wait. Who's Joey?" I asked Blink.
"OH sorry, hey Joey come'ere. I'se got someone for youse to meet." Blink
bellowed over all the noise.
"Ya" came a reply from a pretty blonde coming towards us.
"Joey dis here is Spot and Spot dis is Joey. Now you two will be searchin'
for Sky in Central Park." Blink said and then left to go where he was goin.
"Hi." I'se said.
"Hi." she said back. She extended her had and I took it and kissed it.
I looked into those beautiful eyes and time just seemed to have froze. Wow she her eyes
were pretty, dey looked like da ocean.

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Dis was Spot. God he's hot. (hehe love saying thatit rymes sorry back to the story) And those
eyes are so mezmerizing and entcing. They are the prettiest blue I've ever seen
and that smirk, boy oh boy. I could could just melt right now in front of everyone.......
"HELLOOOO. Time to go..." Mush yelled to everyone, breaking the spell.
"Okay lets go." Spot said and pulled me along by my arm. I was still a little shaken by
just meeting him. When Sky said he was cute, now that was an understatement. I never
expected this. Ok hold your thoughts, he's still your best friends boyfriend. Oh drats.

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Come on Sky where could youse be.
"Hey Blink, ovah here. I'se think I see somethin'." Mush called out to me from an alley.
Oh please let it be her. When I got over by him he pointed to a dark bundle.
"I's haven't checked yet cause I'se thought youse might want to do it foist."
"Tanks Mush." I bent down to see what it was, but was disappointed. All it was a heap of
dirty cloths.
"Nothin'."
"Don't give up hope Blink,' Mush patted me on the back, 'We'll find 'er."
"I sure hope so."

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I jumped off the bed and quickly hid under the bed. They were too drunk to think
so when they didn't see me, they left. I quickly got out and climbed out my window.
When I got to the ground I ran as fast as I could into the woods.
It was getting dark and I couldn't see where I was going to good.
Before I knew it, my foot hit something and I crashing down, falling fallling falling.........

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"So, ah. Joey, how long ya known Sky?" Spot asked me.
We were sitting on the bench in the park. We had searched high and low, with no sign
of Zoe.
"All me life, We're like sistah's."
"That's nice. So what do youse like to do?"
"Well I'se like to read, listen to music, have fun, ya know etc.etc.
Stuff like dat. Oh ya and I's like poetry."
"Really, whats yer favorite poem?"
"Well actually Me and Sky's are da same. It's called nothing gold can stay and it goes like dis:

Nature's first green is gold
her hardest hue to hold,
her early leaves a flower
But only so an hour.
Then leaves subsides to leaf,
so Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down today.
Nothing gold can stay.

'Jack Frost wrote it, but I always remembered it cuse I'se didn't quite
know what he meant by it."
I noticed Spot had moved closer to me, but for the life of me I couldn't
move away, actually even if I could I don't think I would want to.
When I looked up and locked eyes with him everything became oblivious to me
except for Spot. He leaned closer and our lips met. It was incredible, I've
never been kissed like dis before. I felt a whole bunch of explosions go off like
fireworks, it was magic. When we parted I asked.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Not 'til now." He replied and kissed me again.
I got a guilty feeling wash over me and then I remembered one important
detail that I had forgotten. I pulled away from him.
"Wait we can't do dis."
"Why not?"
"Why not? WHY NOT! I'll tell you why not, because we are suppose to be
looking for Sky, who just happens to not only be you girlfriend, but my
best friend!" After I finished yelling Spot put his arm around me and hugged
me.
"It's alright. Just calm down. We'll work something out. She'll understand."
We started to walk back when Spot tripped over something, or rather someone.
"What da 'ell."
*moan*
Spot bent over and rolled them over.
"Oh my God, it's Sky!" I exclaimed
Spot picked her up and we took her back to the lodgin' house.

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