Morris Delancey X Reader

Chapter 2

Y/N POV

(Next day)

I awoke the exact same way as yesterday with Crutchie first trying to be gentle then Jack ripping the blankets off of my warm body.

"Albert can I have a shirt" "Um Why?" He asked "Yours fit me and also mine are really really dirty" I said "Yeah just wash yours later" "ok". I went to where he kept his small amount of clothes and grabbed a grey shirt and tucked it into my brown pants.

We stopped to say Hi to the nuns and also have a bit of breakfast before making our way to the circulation gates. Again I was standing with Racer but then the Delancey's came up and started just sort of eyeing me. I was really confused so I asked "Race do I have food in my face or something" he looked at me then the Delancey's "No but something up with them stick close to me" he said and grabbed my hand. "OOOOH THE RACER AND SWEET ARE GETTIN FRIENDLY" Finch screeched which made Race whack him with his hat. We got in line and Race got his papes without ever letting go of my hand. Then it was my turn yesterday I made enough to buy 100 papes but then I spent some on food so I had to fumble through my pockets to see what I could spare. "Morning Sweet" Wiesel said "Morning Mr Wiesel I'll take uh" I looked at my hands and saw I had enough for only 70 papes "70 please" "70 FOR SWEET" both Delancey's rolled their eyes and Race grabbed my papes for me and stuck them in my bag. "Thanks" I said "No problem but let's get out of here I ain't liking the looks the Delancey's are givin ya" I nodded as he pulled me to bottle alley.

After Selling

Race had just finished selling and I had 3 papes left. "Im gonna go exchange these" I told him "I'se coming wit youse I don't trust the Delancey's" I nodded and as we neared the Gate he grabbed onto my hand.

Mr. Wiesel wasn't there just the two brothers. I put the papers on the counter and said to Morris "I want the money back for these please" I told him. He grumbled and stared at me. "Can you hurry it up please" Race said snapping Morris out of his trance. "Yeah Yeah" he handed me 3 pennies. "NOW SCRAM" Oscar yelled "Wait Y/N" Morris said, before I could even turn around Race picked me up bridal style and brought me out of Newsie square. Once we rounded the corner where we knew they wouldn't be able to see us he set me down.

"What was that about I feel like you know something I don't" I said suspiciously. "Yeah I do" he said "WHAT" I yelled at him. "Wait did I say that out loud?" "YES NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW" i screeched. "Nothing Y/N" he grumbled. "Well it is something if you won't tell me" I snapped back. "Just come on please, I'll tell you at the lodging house" he told me. "Fine" we walked silently back to the lodging house.

Once Race got in the door he practically disappears. I was annoyed no doubt I look for him but I didn't find him so I decide to look for Albert or JoJo. They were both with each other so I pulled them outside. "Okay so do either of you know something about the Delancey's including me?" I asked "huh" Albert asked but Jojo looked like he was keeping something. And we all knew for the life of Jojo he couldn't lie. "Jojo what do you know?" I asked "NOTHING" he yelled. Albert and I glanced at each other. "Jojo don't make me tell her that thing you told me not to tell her" Albert smirks at me. I didn't know what that meant but he was helping me so I didn't really mind.

Jojo stayed quiet for a minute. Before beginning to talk "Well have you looked at the Delancey's they look kinda like they wanna you know what you." He said "Huh" now it was my turn to be quiet. "I- who told yo- how do you know- that isn't right I-" I started spit balling but he just cut me off "Race, he was venting to me about how worried he was for you". Race is worried about me? Now is not the time I thought.

"He could be wrong" Jojo started "You know what he's probably wrong!" He decided. "I-". "Seriously Man you told her" Race said coming up to us. No wonder I couldn't find him he wasn't even in the loding house I thought.

"What is he talking about what are you talking about?" I asked "Look I heard them talking about you and it didn't sound good". He said.

"Exactly what were they saying?" I asked starting to panic. "They we're just talking about how you look and stuff but I got worried" he said looking at his shoes. "When was this?" I asked "yesterday" he said not breaking eye contact with his shoes.

"Let's go inside so everyone can unwind a bit hopefully" Albert suggested and I nodded and grabbed his arm as he brought inside. Albert and I stayed on the couch as we watched some of the other boys play poker. I rested my head on his shoulder as we watched I was drifting off into sleep a bit before we heard a knock on the door. I didn't pay too much attention to it and just went back to my head on Albert but when I glanced at the door what I saw was not good.