Newsies - Racexreader

Your erster! - 8

The next morning, Y/n woke up with the sight of a vest in her face, she looked up and saw Race who was smiling down at her with his arms around her waist. Her face turned red and she shuffled to hide it in his chest when a sudden pain shot up her right arm and she flinched.

Race loosened his arms, "Mornin'."

"There going to destroy us over this aren't they." she smiled calmly to herself as she heard shuffling around the room.

"Aww! Albert! Look at this." Elmer called to the room as he saw Y/n and Race in their hug.

"You suck Elmer!" the small girl in Race's arm raised her arm and pointed at where the voice came from.

All the boys slowly got out of bed and checked there wounds again. Y/n sat up in bed as Race changed and she looked down to see that she was still in his shirt and smiled to herself. She slowly stood up remembering her injuries and she moved the sleeve of the shirt and unrolled the bandage, blood still on the wound and a huge purple bruise covering her whole shoulder and frowned at the pain still shooting across her arm.

Albert and Specs walked over and saw the damage left from Snyder's bat, and the sharp metal that sliced into her skin, "Wow! Look at your battle scars." Albert patted her back as she pulled up Race's shirt again.

"Oh c'mon. Snyder used his bat on me." She rubbed her arm and flinched.

"Really? He used the bat?" Specs piped up as race walked over.

"Leave her alone guys... let's just get to Jacobi's Deli." Race gently slid his hand into hers and all the still grumpy newsies agreed and made their way to the deli.

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The newsies were either slumped in a chair or lying on tables, no one was drinking their water and they were just muttering to each other. Y/n still held onto Race's hand and he sat with his arm around her waist.

"Drink up, boys. And don't never say I don't give you nothing. And before you say water is nothing, just ask a fish in the desert." Mr Jacobi said before walking back to the back of the deli.

"Why do old people talk?" Finch sat up from lying on a table.

"To prove they're still alive." Race shrugged causing a few giggles around the room.

Everyone went back to silence as the door opened and in walked Kathrine with a huge smile, she held a news paper, "Good morning, gentlemen. Would you get a load of these glum mugs? Can these really be the same people who made front page of the New York Sun?"

Everyone jumped up and raced to the paper shouting something excitedly, "Lemme see Lemme see!" Mush ran over.

"Look at that!" Buttons pointed to the paper.

Race snatched it from Kathrine's hands who was laughing at their excitement, "would you lookit! Dat's me!" he pointed at it with his cigar.

"There I am!" Tommy Boy lent on race's shoulder to see.

"Where's me?! Where's me?!" Romeo snagged the paper and looked carefully at the image.

"Wait till my old man gets a load of dis. I won't be last in line for the tub tonight!" Buttons gasped and looked around the room as everyone shushed him.

Y/n snatched the paper from his hand and ran to stand on a table and started to read the headline, "Newsies stop the world! Now there's a headline even Elmer could sell." all the boys laughed at her statement as Elmer threw his arms in the air and the paper was stolen from her again.

"I heard they arrested Crutchie. Did they get Jack to?" Kathrine asked.

"The Delancey's are spreadin' a story that he took it on the lam, first sight of the cops." Albert stated, moving to Kathrine.

"Jack don't run from no fight!" Les pushed back Albert who laughed.

"take it down short-stop. I'm just reportin' the news." he pointed at Les's chest and laughed.

"Where'd he go?" Mike asked from the back.

"I checked all the usual spots. No luck." Splasher shrugged.

Race walked to the front again and grabbed the paper as he stood next to Albert, "For jumpin' Jack's sake. Can you stow the seriosity long enough to drink in the moment? I'm famous!" he pulled Albert into him with much disgust from the guy.

"What of it?" Henry asked, standing on a table.

"Are you stupid or what? You're famous, he wourld is ya erster." Race answered.

Everyone looked at him as if he had gone mad. Y/n laughed at his thick New York accent coming through.

"Your what?"

"Your erster!" Race looked around and saw everyone's still confused faces then focused on Y/n who laughed at him, "Your erster! Your fancy clam with the pearl inside." he made an oyster with his hands.

The room erupted, yelling at him how to say it and some just laughed at the still confused blonde in the middle of the room.

"How much does bein' famous pay?" henry asked another question.

"Ya don't need money when ya famous! They gives ya whatever ya want!" Race laughed and everyone started to list off things that you could get. Y/n and Kathrine started to laugh when they went on about being 'the kings of New York'. This all went on until Jacobi again pushed them outside.

Before everyone dispersed, Kathrine grabbed Y/n and pulled her from the group, "Here's your shirt. You can stop wearing Race's now." She handed her the sewn up and cleaned shirt.

"Thanks Kathrine." She smiled at her and took the shirt in her hands.

Kathrine quickly left and Y/n went back to the lodging house to change, she walked in and Albert, Elmer, Specs and Race were inside talking about the strike. She walked inside and over to her bunk, taking off Race's shirt and putting on her own.

"Oh no. Race, your girls taken' of ya shirt." Albert smirked once he saw her change.

"His girl?" Y/n retorted.

"yeah. ya datin' arn't ya?" Specs said.

"Well yeah but that doesn't make her my girl." Race stood from his seat and smacked Albert over the head with his cap.

"Yeah she's the toughest here." Elmer nudged her arm as she sat down.

"yeah well... she's cute so." Race came over and gently kissed her cheek, all the others gaged.