Newsies Short Stories

Javey- My Santa Fe

Thank you so much for jellicles- for this idea!!

Jack sighed. He stared at the painting he did inspired my Santa Fe but something did feel right. It didn't look right. It not longer looked like he thought Santa Fe would. Jack just couldn't work it out. Crutchie had come up to the rooftop by this point so Jack decided to go to sleep but he couldn't.

He closed his eyes and all he saw was Davey's eyes but he didn't know they were Davey's eyes. He opened his eyes and stared at the stars for a while before closing them again but yet there they were. Jack spent the whole night staring at the stars.

At the circulation gate in the morning Jack looked like hell. He had bags under his eyes and he was constantly yawning.

"Up late?" Race teased.

"Ise was but not what youse think Ise was up for." Jack hit Race playfully.

After a few minutes Davey arrived. Les dragged him straight over to Jack.

"Morning, Jack." Les and Davey said at the same time.

"Mornin' fellas." Jack smiled making eye contact for the first time.

That's when it hit Jack. Those eyes he kept seeing last night weren't any fandoms eyes. They were Davey's. Why was he dreaming about Davey's eyes?

Jack spent the whole day avoiding Davey. He even got Crutchie to take him with him. Whenever Les would question where Davey was or why was Jack avoiding him Jack would just pass it off.

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Jack had started getting up early to get his papes. He managed to convince Oscar to give them to him early but he'd have to pay more. So he did. He didn't even sell in Manhattan anymore. Spot let him sell in apart of Brooklyn away from Race. But no matter how far Jack distanced himself from Davey he still thought about him and his eyes.

And they do say that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

When ever Jack got back to the lodging house he'd check on the boys who'd be asleep, but today it was different. Even though he came back at the same time he had been coming back all the older boys were awake. They were sat in the middle of the room, with Davey. Jack popped his head round expecting them to be asleep but when he saw they wasn't he tried to go back. Unfortunately, for Jack, Crutchie was right behind him and pushed him into the room.

"Jack." Race started. "First you avoided Davey and then youse stared avoiding the rest of us. Youse even started sellin' in Brooklyn. What's goin' on?" Race said getting up from his spot in between Albert and Spot.

Race came over and stood in front of Jack and crossed his arms.

"Ise...uh...could Ise speak to Davey on the rooftop?" Jack stuttered and Jack did not stutter.

"Sure." Davey said and smile forming on his face.

Jack sat down on the rooftop sighing. Davey sat next to him.

"What's wrong? Did I do something?" Davey said nervously.

"What? No! Of course not, youse could never do anything wrong." Jack said looking into the eyes.

That's when it hit him.

"Ise like you...like more than friends." Jack swallowed.

"Me too." Davey smiled. "Is that why you was avoiding me?" Jack nodded. "But you're going to Santa Fe."

"Not anymore." Jack admitted. "Ise don't need to. You're my Santa Fe. Santa Fe is right in front of me. That's all Ise need, you." Jack smiled.

Davey leaned in and cupped Jack's cheek before kissing him lightly. Jack had definitely found his Santa Fe.

A/N- so this is slightly trashy but I'm sort of having writers block. Also rant time- it really annoys me that people think dental anxiety is just people being a baby or anxiety in general. PLUS I have a new Javey book out go check it out