|| Side-By-Side || A Sprace Love Story

Chapter 15 - Turf War

Warnings: Injuries, crying, abuse, kidnapping
Third Person POV

Jack was laying with Race, having a quiet conversation with him.

That was, before JoJo came running into the bunk room, looking startled and panicked. "Jack!" He exclaims.

Jack looks up from where he was cuddling Race, who was about half asleep and half awake.

Race also looks up, slightly curious.

Jack had been helping Race since Race had had a nightmare again after Spot had helped him fall back asleep earlier.

Concern flooded Jack when he saw JoJ0's obvious panic. "Yeah, Jo?" He asks, turning over, towards JoJo, and laying on his back.

Race hugs Jack from behind him, trying to fall back asleep.

"They're here!" JoJo exclaims, grabbing Jack and trying to drag him up.

Jack sits up, slightly confused. "Who?" He asks, pulling his arm away from JoJo.

"The twins!" JoJo exclaims, getting more panicked by the second.

He looks over at the door, trying to hurry up.

"Mike and Ike?" Jack questions, clearly not understanding.

JoJo facepalms. "No!" He exclaims. "They've been here all day!" He felt slightly defeated and questioned why his leader was so oblivious. "Bullet and Blade are here!" He shouts.

Jack and Race freeze, Jack almost immediately feeling Race tense up.

"JoJo, help Race walk outside." Jack tells him, standing up. "Keep him in the back, so that if something happens, someone can get him out of there quickly." He states.

JoJo nods, helping Race up.

Jack watches JoJo sling Race's arm around his shoulder, his arms helping him walk.

Race was staring off into the distance, definitely startled and tense.

Jack sighs softly, heading outside.

The two boys followed him.

Bullet/Caleb noticed Jack first. "Well, Kelly. Glad you could finally show up." He snarls.

"What do you need, Bullet, Blade?" Jack asks, glaring at the two boys.

Annoyed, Bullet crosses his arms. "You know what we came for." He sneers.

"First of all, if I may interrupt," Buttons turns to Jack.

Jack nods.

Buttons turns back to face the Higgins twins. "Race is not a 'what'." He tells them. "He is a human being, never mind a boy. He's not just something that you can control." Buttons states, crossing his arms. "He's Race, he's perfect, and he's not going with you." He adds.

Bullet scowls at Buttons as Blade/Carson frowns to himself.

A bunch of the other Queens Newsies make fists and crack their knuckles, silently threatening Buttons.

The other Manhattan boy jump in for Buttons.

Jack high-fives Buttons behind their backs.

Spot leans towards Jack, his eyes still fixated on the Higgins twins. "Is Race okay?" He asks quietly.

Jack nods.

Spot let's out a breath in relief he hadn't known he was holding in.

"He's a little shaken up, but he's in the back with-" Jack looks behind him at JoJo, Race, and Albert. "-JoJo and Albert, who are helping him stand."