A Troubled Family || Newsies Soulmates AU

Chapter 22 - Anthony

- Chapter 22 - Chaos -
Warnings: Ear drops? Chaos?
Third Person POV

When Anthony slowly gained consciousness, he noticed a few things.

1. He was really warm.

2. He felt two people holding him.

3. He felt loved.

Anthony slowly lifts his head up, before his eyes widen and he blushed.

And then, Anthony literally rolled off of the bed.

"Geesh, why do you do that every single time?" Albert questions, looking over at Anthony, who laid on the floor, red as can be.

"What happened?" Spot groggy voice asks, as he sits up.

Spot looks from Albert, who was still staring warily at Anthony, and then he looked at Anthony, who was bright red and laying on his back on the floor.

Anthony rubs his eyes, trying to force his face to cool down, but it wasn't working.

"Anthony just rolled off the bed?" Albert answers, with a tad bit of questioning in his voice.

"You okay, Anth?" Spot questions, a bit concerned.

Anthony forces himself to nod, crawling to the door. "Fine." His voice sounded very uncertain.

"You sure?" Spot questions, raising an eyebrow.

Anthony internally groans. Please leave it be.

Anthony opens the door, leaving the room.

He walks to his room, leaving a confused Albert and Spot in Albert's room.

Anthony ignores the four boys in his room, laying down on Mush's top bunk, since Mush and Blink were sat on his bottom bunk.

"Uh," Mush shares a look with Blink. "You okay, Anth?"

A muffled 'mm-hm' came from Anthony in response. "Though, if Albert and Spot come in here, I'm not here."

The boys exchange glances.

"Why?" Mush questions. "If I need to murder them, I will."

Anthony laughs a bit, sitting on the edge of the bed, swinging his feet over the edge. "Let's not kill them. I'm fine."

"Then, what happened?" Mush asks, getting confused.

"I'm just flustered." Anthony admits. "I apparently fell asleep on them when we did drops, and they fell asleep. I woke up in the middle of them."

The boys laugh.

"Is that why you have cotton balls in your ears?" Tommy boy questions, gesturing to the cotton balls in Anthony's ears.

Anthony puts his hand up to touch the cotton balls. "Oh. I didn't know Jack put these in, but- uh- yeah."

The boys laugh again.