Disclaimer: I don't own YW, the newsies, HP, Daine, or my friends who will be in this chappie.
Warning: Part of this chapter is for the gratification of my friends from school. They will be appearing with their respective Newsies. The real story continues some paragraphs later.
Notes: Sorry this took so long, I was on a trip for a while and I just haven't had time to write lately. Please forgive me!
Shoutouts! To...
Elven Kagome: I don't know a lot of the things you requested, but I'll put in Daine! She's in this chapter. Toodles!
Sapphire Sprite: Sorry... I didn't mean to take so long; I just got really busy.
FluffytheDerangedElf: shrieks Someone who knows about Newsies!
bbllgirl4ever: Sorry, I can't remember what I was going to say to you, my mom made me get off the computer before I could write it down.
Sage: (heehee, used your newsie name) Thanx for reviewing! You'll be in here!
My friends: Emilyanne, Erin, Ellen, Amber, Lora, Jewell, Beckett, Christin, and Gypsie; y'all are going to be in here, so look out. laughs evilly
Anyone else who requested stuff: I'll try to work your characters in, but I didn't know a lot of them... heh..
Two Rivers Goldeneyes: Erm... you're looking way too far into the story I respect other people's opinions, but I think you're thinking a bit out of context. This isn't a UN resolution you know. :)Thoughts I had reading your review: Yes, I am somewhat hyperactive and enthusiastic. Nita was using a hyperbole when she said it had been years since they'd been to the beach, you know, exaggerating. And about the over-enthusiastic-ness of the characters; this is a comedy. The characters are exaggerated on purpose. The stuff about the sunscreen was interesting but this is a fiction! Repeat after me... It's. Not. Really. Happening. I put Hermione's obsession about UV rays in there to make it funny! Anyway, in my opinion you should just stay away from comedic stories; you take them way too seriously.
shruiken15: sighs I'm sorry you feel that way... you're the second person I've had to explain this to. com/e/dy (kom'i de)n., pl -dies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending. There's more to the def, but well, you get the point. If I'd made Hermione like that as an accident, I would thank you for the correction, but I did that on purpose. I completely respect your opinion, but as I said to TRG above, it was to make the story more funny.
Yeah, a lot of shoutouts... here's the chappie (finally, I know)
By the time our deranged author had gotten back to the original spot on the beach, Nita and Kit had been sucked into a rowdy game of poker.
"Four queens! Read 'em an' weep!" Racetrack crowed, laying down his cards.
"Hey, you cheated! I've got a queen too!" Kit shot back, indignant.
"So?" Race responded, raking in his winnings and dealing out more cards. "Ante up!" Suddenly, a slavering pack of Hogwarts girls appeared over the sand dune.
"Omigod! Newsies!" they screeched and ran into the throng of confused newsboys, smothering their favorites with affection. Several grouped around a tall brown-haired newsie wearing pink longjohns under his pants and suspenders. They never got their chance to embrace him however, because a teenage girl with her brown hair pulled into a half-ponytail appeared between them.
"What the..." she said, startled looking around wildly. "Skittery!" she exclaimed, ecstatic. Then she noticed the other girls stalking her boyfriend and attacked them wildly, punching, kicking, and gouging out eyeballs.
Ten minutes later the sand dunes were covered with unconscious newsie fangirls.
"Emilyanne! What're you doing here?" Ashley asked, surprised.
"My Skittery needed me!" she responded, half strangling him with love and affection. By this time, many other modern-day girls had appeared on the beach. Amber pounced on Racetrack, who looked somewhat annoyed at having his poker game interrupted, Lora sidled over to Snitch, Gypsie and Christin fought over Jack who looked on in amusement, Erin embraced David, Beckett admired the muscular Mush, and Ellen jumped at Crutchy, knocking his crutch out from under him, while Nita and Kit observed these strange occurrences with confusion.
Jewel looked around in disappointment. "Where's Ironsides?" she asked the air plaintively, and of course an extremely muscular, body-builder style blacksmith appeared beside her. She squeaked and began to smother him with affection.
"Well," Kit said, clearing his throat as he stood up from the scattered poker game, "I guess we should be going!"
"Ahhh... are you sure?" Nita asked, widening her eyes and looking at him beggingly.
"But we're supposed to be learning stuff, right?"
"But I just learned seven card draw!" Just then, she looked over and saw the pandemonium behind her. "Then again, maybe it is time to leave." Cautiously, the pair sidled away from the group and walked back up the beach and caught up with the Hogwarts crowd. A large bunch of people, including Harry, Ron, and Hermione were gathered around an older woman.
"And that's what cats really want," she was finishing, as she stroked Crookshanks. "Oh, hello. I don't believe I've met you," the woman said to Nita and Kit as they joined the group. "I'm Daine, a wild mage."
"Uh... hi! I'm Nita and this is Kit," Nita answered, pointing to her right.
"Who's Kit?" Daine asked, somewhat confused. Nita looked to both her sides; he wasn't there! Looking down at the surf, she sighed. Once again, Kit had yielded to his passion for swimming. He was apparently trying to bodysurf. "So... what is a wild mage anyway?"
"It's a little hard to explain, but I can turn into animals, talk to them, heal them, and my presence seems to make them more sentient."
"Wow. Kit and I can talk to animals, and we've turned into whales, but your magic seems more specialized."
Meanwhile, Harry and Ron were discussing Crookshank's presence with Hermione.
"Why. Is. That. Cat. Here!" Ron was asking furiously. "I thought this was a chance to get away from that menace... uh, I mean..." he broke off at the scathing look Hermione was giving him.
"Well, I couldn't just leave him there you know!" she argued indignantly, "So I put him in my bag!"
"Would you two just stop fighting for once!" Harry protested, glaring at them. Ron and Hermione just scowled at each other. Suddenly, screams sounded from down the beach...
"Great, what now!" Nita shouted turning towards the commotion. For a second she was struck dumb by what she saw, "Come on Kit, I think we have more work to do."
A.N: Ha! I love cliffies... I'll try to update quicker than normal. Really, I will!