Secrets Beneath Teenage Love: A Mighty Ducks and Newsies Story

Chapter 12 | Broken Hearts

Spot Conlon, Racetrack Higgins, Anastasia Vlanterrin, and Ms. Fortes all climbed into her car. It is a very quiet, twenty minute, car ride to the Fortes house.

As they climb out of the car Ms. Fortes pops the truck of her car. Can you help Ana with her bags ? I have to be up early tomorrow for work. Make yourself at home. Ms. Fortes yawns as she walks to the front door, unlocks it, and steps inside.

Yes, mom we got it Race says as Anastasia grabs her purse.

I'll take your bookbag inside Spot offers.
Thanks Conlon, Anastasia smiles.

Racetrack and Anastasia reach for the suitcase at the same time as their hands lightly brush against each other.

I've got it. Race says looking away and grabbing the suitcase as Spot smirks at them making their way inside.

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Race turns on the light to the room. So, this is the guestroom. The bathroom is the first door down the hall to the right. If youse need me or Spot our room is right past the bathroom. I'll let you unpack.

Okay, thanks Race, Anastasia smiles.

She puts her suitcase on the bed and unzips it.
What a day.

She begins to unpack her clothes and hang them in the closet. Then she takes out her bathroom supplies and shoes and places them on the shelf taking the empty suitcase and putting it in the closet.

She decides to get ready for bed and grabs her toothbrush and clothes and walks to the bathroom. Before she closes the bathroom door she hears Spot and Racetrack talking.

I can't believe Lion came to see Jack.
Well wese grew up togetha it wouldn't seem right if she didn't.
Like wese missin' a piece of the Newsies.

Are ya gonna tell her how youse feel now?
I might, but do ya think she likes me. She has that guy Adam Banks.
No, theyse just friends and I kinda think she like ya.

Don't you like her though?
I did but I ain't doin' no long distance.

Anastasia quickly but softly closes the door. She changed her clothes and brushes her teeth and goes back into the room.

Ding! She hears coming from her purse. She grabs it and takes out her phone to see a text from Adam Banks.

Adam Banks:
Hey, Julie told me what happened to your friend Jack. I'm so sorry I'll be here if you want to talk about it 😟

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Anastasia turns in her sleep as a nightmare plays in her head. She is jolted awake crying as lightning echoes through the house. She looks at the clock on the bedside table as 11:30 is displayed in red. She picks up her phone.

Race, you awake?

Race:

Yea it's 11:35

Can you come here?I can't sleep

Race:

I'll be there in a sec

Soft steps are heard on the other side of the wall. As they abruptly stop a creak is heard from the door. Lion? Race whispers as he pops in head through the crack.

Come in, Anastasia answers.

Race goes into the room and sits on the bed. Youse okay?

Had a nightmare and now I can't go back to sleep. Can you lay down with me?

Sure Racetrack walks to the other side of the bed and moves the covers sliding in.

Anastasia moves closer to him so that her head lays on his chest. Race begins to play with her hair. I'll always be here for ya.

Anastasia looks up at him promise? tears begin to fall as thunder is heard.

Promise. He leans down a bit wiping her lingering tears. Lion Ise gotta tell youse somethin'..

Anastasia looks up wiping her eyes

Ise got feelins for ya. It's okay if ya don't Ise just wanted to tell you.

Anastasia takes a look into Race's brown eyes and tilts her head up as she softly connects to his lips. Race softly kisses back as he cups her face.

After a few moments Anastasia pulls away taking in a deep breathe smiling.

She begins to relax as Race plays with her chestnut brown hair. Five minutes later, Anastasia falls asleep as Race continues to play with her hair whispering I love you.

Authors Note:
I wanted the newsies to be book smart and street smart as they are enrolled in school while their personality is intact. That's why the newsies dialect is stronger in certain chapters than others ..... Does it make sense or should I stop doing that? But I feel like if I stop are they really newsies??

Also, all the houses used for the fanfic are ones up for sale. So it's not bad to use them right? 🤷‍♀️ It's not like there is addresses and names attached. Also, there usually more than one house that look the same. So, it's not like anyone could find them anyway. Right? Right.