Important A/N: I'm going to start formatting the book as I'm doing below to prevent confusion of time skips, where we are, and what the date is to make it easier on all of this. Yes, these are the actual dates in 2014. Another thing is I'm going to put all my other Newsies on hold so I can put most of my focus on this one and I'm also thinking of changing one of them to be an actual x reader like with (Y/n) where you can insert yourself. If you would enjoy that tell me so I can get a head start and probably start publishing it in August and it would probably be Newsies on tour insert and x Ben Cook or Josh Burrage so comment how you'd feel and enjoy this chapter. Follow me @e_onbroadway if you wanna see what I'm up to. Also I will be rewriting some of the chapters to make it better so keep an eye out for any chapters that say rewritten it won't change the plot but will be more realistic. 

Another thing, I've been taking into consideration and thought about this so I was wondering if any of you would want your own character or yourself in the story. For now I'm only going to take three one will be an antagonist and has to be a girl, another has to be a girl for reasons I can't tell you, and the third can be a girl or friend so comment here the name of your character, their description from hair to personality and I need to know if you're okay with being an antagonist. I'm picking three and you can submit as many characters/people as you want. It's fine if you don't want to. So comment here. All the love ~SPecs

Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Date: November  27, 2014 (Thanksgiving Thursday)

Ben's P.O.V.

A month. Well actually thirty four-days since Evalina has started avoiding us. Thirty-five days since she mysteriously disappeared then reappeared without a word. Weird how I would know this but it's common knowledge to all of us. Sitting here in the three person dressing room with Josh and Sky at the Benedum theater and I can't help but ask myself what went wrong. One minute she's joking around with all of us and the next she's like a ghost around the dressing rooms, haunting us from city to city, state to state, whispered about but never really talked to. It's funny how things can change in one day. It's taken a toll on all of us. Even Wren is sad. 

Ever since Evalina came back she's been different. Avoiding us at all costs, rarely answering her phone, not answering our texts, not coming along on our usual journeys. All we can ask ourselves is what went wrong. She left once or twice this month, she told us though. She went to New York at the beginning of November for a day and just four days ago went to Florida and came back with a bruise on both of her shoulders. Why? Well none of us have had the chance to ask her. Luckily it's Thanksgiving, we have one show today then we're all going to celebrate Thanksgiving all together and some of our families are here, including my own. Emma, my dad, and my mom were here. 

Emma has yet to meet Evalina but is really eager to do so. I sighed as I got out of my costume getting ready to stage door. I looked into the mirror and frowned slightly but then smiled remembering that my family is out there at the stage door. I pulled out my phone and saw that I had missed a couple of texts. 

Twin:I'm at the stage door, you 
were awesome 😀

Me: I'm so excited to see you, 
it's been forever😊

Twin: I know, even though we face
timed just this morning😂

Twin: Josh says you've gone crazy
without me 😂😂

Me: Only slightly, I can't wait
you get to meet everyone again😝

Twin: Yeah, tonight's the big 
party/dinner thing 😃

Me: I gtg, see you at the stage door😘

Twin: Byeee 😙

I grabbed my sharpie and turned out the light in our dressing room since I was the last one. Just as I stepped out I bumped into someone. "Oh my gosh I'm so so sorry." A voice said. I looked to see who it was. "Hey Evalina." I said with a slight smile, this is probably the most she's said to me all month. "Hey Ben." She said with a smile. There was an awkward pause for a moment, she was getting ready to leave before I stopped her. "You wanna go out and stage door with me then walk to the hotel together?" I asked. She hesitated to answer. "... I... can't." "Why?" I asked. "I have to take pictures, I don't want you to wait on me." She said. "It's fine." Evalina sighed. "Only if you're sure." I smiled giddily, this'll be my only chance to talk to her. "Of course I am, let's go." 

Evalina's P.O.V.

A month. Well, actually, thirty-four days since I started avoiding them. Thirty-five days since I left Natalie, Sean, and Cassandra. Guilt, sad, angry, upset, disheartened, lost, confused, dazed, a mess, stressed, hurt. All those words describe how I've been feeling. I did it, in one day. Funny, I thought it would be like ripping off a band aid. I was wrong. It was like ripping out stitches a few weeks early or just getting stabbed in the gut and having surgery performed on you without pain medication. It hurt me so much. They had become family in the short time I knew them and now it was like I was running away. I avoid them, I've stopped going out on excursions, I've used every excuse in the book. 

I did keep to my word and told them when I would be leaving. I left to New York once to get a couple of interviews so I could animate for them. The clues have continued on and the boys still don't know which is good... I think. Four days ago I went to Florida because my parents had a business meeting and I had to be there. I feel terrible, I've gotten less sleep and have started eating less because of all the stress. It's not even my jobs that are stressing me out it's the boys. Not them exactly but I feel so bad for just suddenly stopping talking to them but I just don't want what happened to Veronica to happen to them. I'm scared. That's all there is too it. I'm coming closer and closer to an edge of the cliff. I either fall or fly. The last time I was on the edge I fell and didn't think I'd get back up, yet here I am. 

I sighed pulling my hood up and grabbing my camera. Uncle Jeff has been worried about me and that makes me feel worse. He was able to convince me to go to the thanksgiving function thing we're having tonight. So all we have today was one show. I haven't taken any pictures out at the stage door in a while so that's where I'm headed. It's funny, the fans didn't know who I was at first but apparently on the live the boys brought me up an there was this whole conversation thing and now fans have started bringing me stuff. It's all super sweet and it warms my heart. Especially since they bring me sour patch kids. 

I made my way out of the dressing room and began my trek down towards the stage door. That's when I bumped into someone. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry." I looked up. "Hey Evalina." "Hey Ben." Another reason that I feel worse. Ben. He's tried everything to try and talk to me or get me to hang out with him and the others and I feel absolutely terrible. I still don't understand why they don't hate me yet. "You wanna go out and stage door with me then walk to the hotel together?" Ben asked pleadingly. He had puppy eyes. I flinched and hesitated. I badly wanted to say yes but... "... I... can't." "Why?" He asked as soon as I answered. "I have to take pictures, I don't want you to wait on me." PRETRUTH! I do have pictures but it won't take that long. "It's fine." He said quickly. "Only if you're sure." I said trying to convince him to say no. "Of course I am, let's go." Ben exclaimed. 

I smiled slightly, I really missed this. "So err, I've been meaning to ask you. How did you get those bruises on your shoulders?" Ben asked, his voice filled with curiosity and concern. "I had to go to this meeting with my parents. That's why i was in Florida. We umm, we had a disagreement and they got upset and it resulted in my mom put her hands down on my shoulders really hard and shaking me and I got bruised. She apologized and then I left." Wait no! Why'd I say that. I sighed. Ben looked really sad then hugged me. "I'm so sorry." "It's fine, it's not your fault and I'm fine anyways." I muttered into his shoulder since Ben still hadn't let go. 

"Anyways..." I trailed off. "Are you going to the party tonight?" "Yeah, my uncle said it'd be good for me since I'm always working." I said. As soon as I said that we came to the stage door. "Well, back to work." I said as I opened the door as soon as I did we heard a bunch of people screaming. I chuckled. The fansies are really dedicated. I began taking pictures walking down the line. I heard screaming again as two more people walked out. It was Julian DeGuzman and Mike Ryan. I took some pictures of them with some fansies and some pictures of just the two of them when I heard my name being called. 

It was Ben. "Hello." I said to Ben and the fansie."What's you're name?" Ben asked. "I'm Abigail." "Nice to meet you Abigail. I'm Evalina." "I'm Ben."  "I know." She said chuckling slightly. "So um, I wanted to give this to you two." Abigail said. "I just wanted you to both know you inspire me so much and you're both amazing. You guys are so sweet, kind, and just amazing people in general. You're good morning posts and everything else just make my day brighter. So first I wanted to give you guys these." She reached into a bag and pulled out four spoons and handed them to us. Upon further inspection I realized that they had special designs and our names were engraved on them. "Oh my gosh. Thank you so much. You're so sweet." Ben said with a bright smile. My eyes watered. "Thank you." I breathed out. "Then I wanted to give you guys these because on some of the lives I've seen you guys both snatching food from the others." She said with a smile. 

I didn't even realize when the boys were living way back when I just meant to grab a snack. She handed us each a huge bag of sour patch kids. "And lastly I wanted to give you guys these." She handed us each a couple of papers. "They have notes on them from me and a few of my friends and there's a drawing I did of the two of you together and another of each of you in character then one of just you guys." She said. I shuffled through the papers. "Oh my gosh thank you so much." I said quickly. "You're so sweet." "These are amazing." Ben commented looking through the drawings. 

"Oh I forgot, do you want a picture." Ben asked her. "Could I get one of me with each of you then one of all of us together?" She asked. I smiled. "How could I say no to such a sweet person?" I said with a smile. I took a quick picture of her and Ben. Ben took one of her and I. Then all three of us took one of us smiling together then a silly one. "It was great meeting you two." "Same here." "I agree. Bye." I said with a smile as I continued down the line snapping pictures quickly. I eventually got  past Ben and began taking pictures of Josh and Zach. I saw Josh laughing with someone he appeared to know. I smiled and snapped a picture. As they continued talking I took pictures before I reached the end. 

Ben's P.O.V.

I smiled like a little kid who had just gotten a new toy when I saw Evalina acting like her old self. Evalina walked away to take more pictures. "Can I have a hug?" Abigail asked. "Of course, thank you so much for everything." I said as I gave her a hug. "I ship Bevalina." She whispered. I backed up. "Wait what?" She smiled brightly. "I, and a lot of other fansies ship you and Evalina. But a lot of them also ship her with Josh as well." She said with a smile. Someone called her name before I could question her. "I have to go, my mom is calling for me. It was nice meeting you. And make a move before somebody else does!" She shouted. 

I was slightly dumbfounded, then I blushed. I continued down the line when I felt someone hug me. "Oh! Uhh, nice to meet you too." I said. "Ben! I missed you so much." I felt happy tears come to my eyes as I realized who it was. "Emma!" I picked her up and spun her around. "It's been too long." She laughed as I put her down. "It's only been a month." "Actually about two or three months." Ben corrected. "A dreadful two or three months." Emma said as she hugged him. "How are you doing?" "I'm doing better now that you're here." "Are you excited for the party/dinner thing tonight?" "We should just call it the thing, and yes I'm very excited." 

"Mom! Dad!" I hugged them tightly. "Nice to see you too." My mom said with a laugh. "You know a text on how you're doing wouldn't hurt too much." My dad said. I chuckled. "At least I call almost everyday." "Just don't forget about your old man." "Or your mom." "I could never." I said smiling brightly as we talked catching up. "How's dance school going?" "It's going good. My form's improved a lot and I've made a lot of friends." "That's great." We continued catching up when I remembered something. 

"I forgot there's someone on tour you haven't met yet." I said with a smile. "Is it your girlfriend." Emma teased. My face burst into flames. "No." I said quickly. "Oh, but you like her." "Shush! Just let me introduce you two. Evalina!" I shouted. I looked to see her down at the end of the stage door line looking through her photos. She looked up quickly, her glasses sliding down her nose slightly. She pushed them up and looked at my direction confused. Aww she's so cut- wait what am I talking about? I shook my head to clear my thoughts and gestured for her to come over. She looked around then pointed at herself. I chuckled then nodded. 

She hesitantly came over, her camera around her neck. Boy is she in for a surprise.

To be continued...

Hello, hello, hello lovely fansies, readers, and Spectators. Like I said important author's note at the beginning so please read it. The last line, you'll probably understand if you know what I mean ;) Mentors am I right? Please vote, comment, and follow me. My instagram is @e_onbroadway all the love. ~Specs