This is the beginning to my new story!
"Eh uh, Spot?" Spot snapped out of his revere and looked up at the girl in front of him. Shadow had been in Brooklyn one year now, like most of the girls, but in that short time she had become one of the few people Spot trusted. It was quite the accomplishment for anybody, especially a 14 year old girl from Queens. She earned her name by being exactly what it said, a shadow. Her black hair was always pulled back into a ponytail, so as not to give her away when she made quick movements. Shadow was swift and silent often you wouldn't know she was in the room until she spoke. She was a master of spying, just as long as she kept her head down. If she raised her head to high you would see her brilliant green eyes and know exactly who was hiding there.
"Ya," he asked wearily. He could tell by the apprehensive look on her face that whatever he was about to be told was not good news.
"It's Freckles," she paused to look down. Spot motioned for her to continue although he knew what was coming next. "'e was beaten pretty bad, it ain't lookin' good." Spot shook his head in despair, not caring that Shadow was still present. Freckles was the third guy this month to be beaten. Someone had it out for the Brooklyn newsies, Spot just didn't know who. But he did know that if he didn't fix it, mutiny would spread fast. Nobody liked a weak and useless leader, particularly people from Brooklyn. Already many of the newsies were losing faith.
"Right, well, didcha get anythin' out ah 'im?"
"Just da same old, but 'e did mention da goil 'e was wid had brown hair. Then 'e lost consciousness." So the girl behind this had brown hair that was useless. Brooklyn was filled with brown haired girls, that would get them nowhere. It least they had something. It bothered Spot more and more that it was a girl behind all this. What did she have to gain? The story was always the same. Some doll face lures the boys down to the Brooklyn Bridge and when they arrive she suddenly disappears, leaving the boy to be beaten. It didn't make any sense, according to the other two boys she wasn't a newsie. She was a normal hard working seamstress. Neither boy had met her until recently so she wasn't acting out of spite or for revenge.
"Thanks Shadow." She nodded and left Spot to think. Some how he'd have to get the girl and punish her. She'd lost him two of his best boys and a third was an inch from death. Tomorrow, if Freckles was still alive, they would go looking for her. Freckles would identify her and then Shadow would track her, maybe Runner would go with her. Later that night he'd send Romeo and Razor to 'borrow her'. Borrow her, kidnap her…same thing.
So things are going to be a little angsty at first but that'll ease up and then it'll get lighter and more happy!