Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of the Newsies, the songs, or the plot line in anyway. Anything or anyone that you recognize from the movie belongs to the movie. I am not claiming ownership in any way, shape, or form. I'm just a girl who loves the movie and wants to write about it.

Chapter 12

In a Tree

Trignifty's Point of View

I rolled over in bed, and opened my eyes, judging from the light it was early, very early. I thought I had heard someone talking, but decided it must have just been my imagination. Then I heard someone coming up the steps, I sat up.

"Well you're up late" I said as Hannah crept towards her bunk.

"What? Oh, yeah" She answered as she climbed into her bunk, "you don't wanna know."

"I wasn't asking" I said as I rolled over and fell back asleep.

"Everyone up! Come on! Up ya get! Come on! Up! UP! Up!" Katie's now familiar call rang out through the room and worked its way into my dreams. "C'mon Trig! Time to get up!"

"Alright, alright, I'm awake, I'm up" I said sitting up.

She was having even more trouble with Hannah, who had been up all night. "Mmkay Hannah! Time ta get up! Right now!" she said pounding on her bunk.

Hannah just groaned and rolled over, "fine, if ya wanna sleep through the day, be my guest, it just means ya won't get the money."

"Alright, I'm up, now quit buggin' me ok?"

"Sure, just don't fall back asleep" warned Katie "or else."

When we reached the distribution center I searched the crowd for Mush, I spotted him and headed over. "So how'd you sleep Mush?" I asked

"On me back Trig"

"Hey!" called Jack coming over, "that is a copyrighted answer!"

"What?" Mush gave him an all-too-innocent grin, newsies; you gotta love 'em.

We bought our papes and headed to our favorite selling spot, Central Park. It was a very good selling spot, because there were plenty of people there, besides it was quieter than the busy streets, and much more comfortable wandering down tree shaded avenues than crowded cobblestone streets, in the middle of August.

We wandered down to the lake and sat down.

"So, how do ya like bein' a newsie?" he asked, turning to me.

"Um, I enjoy it well enough" I said

"So, have ya rethought stickin' around a bit?"

Of course I've rethought it, I didn't need to rethink, I would stay here the rest of my life if I could I wanted to say, but I knew better, how do you explain to a kid from 1899 that you've been pulled through a computer screen…oh, that's right, you don't.

"Um, well, I'm not really planning on leaving any time soon, but" I shrugged "who knows?"

"Oh" he looked so disappointed; oh, I hated all this lying.

"Listen Mush, I really like it here, but I never know when I'm gonna 'up and leave' I just, don't like being in one place a long time."

He turned to me, "would you possibly rethink that?"

"Why?"

"Because, well, I…"

"Out with it Mush"

He turned my head towards him so that he was looking directly into my eyes, "I think I love ya Trig, I just, wanted to ask, would ya, I mean, would ya be me goil?"

I smiled, "for as long as I stay, of course," and then he kissed me, I was shocked, but in a good way, and I kissed him back.

"Mush and Triggy sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G" We turned around and saw Racetrack, Nanners, and Paloosh, who immediately ducked behind some bushes. Mush put a finger to his lips to signal me to be quiet, then crept up on the bushes and pounced.

"Hey!" I heard Racetrack yell

I ran around and saw the two of them in a small "wrestling" match. Nanners and Paloosh were cheering, and laughing, I leapt on top of Paloosh.

"What the?!?" She yelped, as she fell, soon all five of us were flopped on the ground in the sunshine, laughing, and absolutely exhausted, but happy, very happy.

It seemed that by the time we finished selling papes and were back at the lodging house, every newsie in New York seemed to know about what took place in Central Park. Oh well, whatever, better now than later I guess.

There was nothing I wanted more now than to be able to stay here forever, I loved New York, and I loved Mush, as well as everything else…except of course the scabs. Oh well, ya gotta take what your given and not complain about it.

Yeah, short, I know…sorry :( Well, at least I got a chapter up…well thanks to all you guys who have been reviewing, you are awesome!