Newsies Middle School - High School AU

Chapter 9 - February

"Well, I completely forgot today existed," Davey looked at his calendar app, it was February fourteenth, Valentine's Day. In all the excitement, from Jack trying to run away to Ms. J getting the Delancey's suspended, it had completely slipped his mind. 

"Davey, look at my shirt!" Les said from his side of the room, Davey looked over and saw les wearing a red hoodie with a heart-shaped pizza on it that said 'you have a pizza my heart.'

"Oh no..." Davey looked at the foot of his bed, and just as he suspected, he had one, too.

"We're going to be twins!" Les smiled.

"Yeah we are," Davey nodded. He got dressed and put the hoodie on, then he and Les went out to the kitchen.

"Aw, look at you two!" Mrs. Jacobs smiled, "I need a picture of this, do super hero poses or something,"

Les immediately puffed out his chest and put his hands on his hips, Davey just stood with his hands at his sides.

"Come on Davey, at least do SOMETHING," Mrs. Jacobs rolled her eyes.

"Fine," Davey half-heartedly pointed finger guns.

"I'll allow it," Mrs. Jacobs shrugged and took the picture, "This is going on Facebook,"

"What? Mom, no!" Davey protested.

"It'll be fine, it's not like any of your friends will see it," Mrs. Jacobs pointed out.

"Fine, whatever," Davey sighed and got some bread out of the cupboard to make toast.

"You should see what I made your sister wear," Mrs. Jacobs chuckled.

"What?" Davey asked.

Mrs. Jacobs turned her phone around to show Davey a picture of Sarah in a pink sweater with an owl on it that said 'Owl always love you.'

"Well at least she doesn't have to match with anyone," Davey shrugged, "but I think it evens out,"

At school, Jack and Crutchie were holding a headband with pair of heart antennas, but instead of arguing over who got to wear it, they were arguing over who didn't have to wear it.

"I wore it last year, you should get a turn," Crutchie tried to hand it to Jack.

"No, it's fine, they suit you, and I REALLY don't want to wear them," Jack shook his head.

"For real?" Crutchie asked.

"For real," Jack nodded.

"Fine, just tell me if you change your mind," Crutchie put them on.

"Where's Maine? I feel like we would have seen her by now," Jack looked around.

"I'm right here, moron," Maine was sitting at the table just a few feet away from them.

"Oh... you're not wearing as much... pink as I thought you would," Jack pointed out, Maine was wearing the shirt her mom got her for the pride parade over a black long-sleeve shirt, a pink skirt, white and red polka-heart long socks, and pink high-top converse shoes. 

"Well, I figured that I ought to make this the one day I don't wear very much pink, just to be ironic, as this is the day where EVERYTHING is pink," Maine shrugged, "I do have these, though," Maine got a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses out of her backpack and put them on.

"YES YES YES!!!" Race was looking at his phone and smiling.

"What? You better not have beat my high score in flappy bird," Jack looked over.

"No, Spot Conlon just agreed to meet me on the Brooklyn bridge after school," Race explained.

"WOOAH!" Maine chuckled, "what are you two gonna do THERE?"