Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original characters from the Disney movie, "Newsies." The only character in this story that I claim ownership over is Shadow.

Hi there. I'm sorry about not getting this chapter out yesterday. I was really busy. But here it is now. It's kind of short, because it's pretty much just summing up everything that happens. Okay, here goes. last chapter.

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I sat upright in bed and looked around the room. "Dammit!" I muttered, realizing it was empty except for me. I threw my blankets off and stumbled out of bed.

10 minutes later I excited the washroom and grabbed some change off the dresser for my papes. I attempted to put my shoe on and run for the door at the same time. It resulted in me hopping directly into a wall.

Kloppman looked up from his desk as I jumped down the last three stairs. "What time is it!?" I asked frantically. "It's near 7. What are ya doin' heah, Shadow? I thought I woke ya up dis mornin'..."

"Ya did... but I guess I fell back asleep." I explained. Kloppman shrugged. "Well, ya better get a move on! C'mon, goil... Papes ain't gonna sell themselves."

I was out of breath by the time I reached the circulation stand. The guys had already bought their papes and were sitting on the steps next to the distribution desk. They were talking loudly and searching through their papers for good headlines.

"Heya guys..." I said, jogging over to them. "Look who decided to show up dis mornin'..." Race said, smirking. " Dats da last time we believe ya when ya say '5 more minutes.'" The guys laughed.

"He's right, ya know..." Cowboy chimed in. "Ya sleep like a rock...When Dutchy tried to wake ya up dis mornin', ya smacked him real hard in da head." Jack said, pointing over at Dutchy who was rubbing his forehead.

"Sorry Dutch... I don't remember doin' dat." I apologized, laughing. Someone hugged me from behind and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Heya, Shadow." Skittery said.

I smiled. "Mornin, Skitt." I said, turning around and giving him a peck on the lips. "Would da two of ya get a room?" Cowboy said, grinning. I shot him an angry look. "I thought ya would've gotten used to it by now." Skittery answered.

"Yeah, he's right, Jack. What's it been? Two weeks since you'se and Shadow been togedda'? Woah, da two of you are like an old married couple." Racetrack replied sarcastically.

"Hey... I wouldn't be talking if I was you, Race. You 'nd Anne seemed pretty cozy at Tibby's last night." Skittery said back, smirking. Anne was the girl Race had recently been dating. She was the one at Medda's that night who refused to go without her best friend. At first, Race thought that would be a problem because her best friend, Sophie, didn't seem too into Mush that night. As soon as Sophie met Blink, however, that wasn't a problem anymore.

I quickly bought some papes and all of us started heading towards the gates. "So ya actually gonna come to poker tonight at Conlon's, Shadow? Or ya gonna bail out on us like last time..." Jack teased. I shrugged. "Sure... But I gotta warn ya, I still don't really know how to play..."

"Oh! Dat reminds me, Jack. I ain't gonna be able to go tonight..." Mush said. "Why not?" Cowboy asked. "I-I got somethin' else planned..." he stuttered, looking down at the ground.

"Oh yeah! His date!" Racetrack said, grinning. "Race!!" Mush growled, blushing and smacking Race in the shoulder. That didn't stop Race, though. He kept going. "Mush scored himself a date wit dat waitress he's had his eye on for a while. Grace, right? Is dat her name?" The rest of the newsies laughed and congratulated Mush, whose face was still bright pink.

The newsies split up, yelling out their headlines while going in different directions towards their angles. Skittery laced his fingers with mine and we walked down the street, enjoying the beautiful summer morning.

I looked over at the vendors, setting up for the day. My eyes lingered on a particular man, in his 50's or so. I recognized him as the vendor I used to steal from when I lived out on the streets. Luckily, he didn't recognize me.

It made me think back to my old life, before the newsies took me in and I became one of them. It made me remember the conversations Skittery and I used to have on the roof, before we knew anything about each other. It also made me realize how much I had changed for the better over that summer.

"It's Kaitlin." I said, breaking the silence between the two of us. He looked over and raised his eyebrow at me. "What?" Skittery asked, unsure what I was talking about.

"When we first met, you used to ask me all the time who I was... That's my name. Kaitlin Harris." I said. Skittery smiled and stopped walking in the middle of the sidewalk, taking me in his arms. The crowded streets of New York City paid no attention to us. They just bustled around us, intent on getting where they needed to go.

He pulled me close to him and tilted his head down so he could look me in the eye. "Well, guess what, Kaitlin Harris?" He said. I smiled. "What?" I asked. He brought his face down close to mine so I could hear him over the sound of the city streets. Then he whispered, "I love you."

THE END.

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Yeah, I know. The ending was kinda mushy and cliche and whatever...

Anyway, thanks so much to the people who have read and reviewed throughout this story, especially: ktkakes, peculiarjuliar, ImaSupernaturalCSI, Pippa Kelly, Trignifty, -BeeVee-THEEAmazing, Anonnee-moose, Joker is Poker with a J, and NarniaRulz, who reviewed often and were very helpful.

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I remember that, out of all the fanfictions I've written, I had the most fun writing this one and I hoped you guys had fun reading it. I'm working on another at the moment and, if I have some time, I should be able to post the first chapter tonight. Thanks again for reading!