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Chapter 13 - Spralbert (Spot x Race x Albert)

- Chapter 13 - A Fight -
Warning: Fighting
Canon Era
Third Person POV

Disclaimer: This is based off of a One-Shot I made in my 'Musical Newsies' book. The One-Shot is when Jack was telling Race he was leaving.

Spot had been talking to Hotshot and Red, inside the Brooklyn Lodging House, when Ace came running to him, looking really worried.

"Spot." Ace starts, making Spot, Red, and Hotshot turn to him. "You need to come outside, now."

"Why?" Spot questions, as Ace stops trying to drag him outside. Ace sighs, turning around to face him.

"Albert is outside, crying. We don't know what happened. His knees and arms are a big bloody, it looks like he tripped a few time" Ace informs Spot, who gets worried fast.

"Take me to him, now" Spot instructs Ace, who nods.

The two rush outside, Red and Hotshot following them.

When they get outside, they see Smokes, Waves, and Cloth kneeling down, trying to comfort Albert, who was on the ground, sobbing.

"Al!" Spot exclaims, rushing over to him. Albert doesn't look up. "Hey, hey, breathe with me, Al. It's okay, I'm right here."

Spot bends down to Albert's level, as the other boys back away. They knew Race, Spot, and Albert's relationship.

"Spotty- Race- we had a- a fight" Albert whispers to Spot, who mentally curses.

They had been together for about a year. They had a few fights, but nothing serious. Albert usually stayed out of the fights, since he hated fighting the most out of the three of them, but none of them liked fights.

"Come here Al, do you think we can go to my room?" Spot questions. Albert weakly nods.

Spot helps Albert up, and together they slowly walk up to Spot's room, making it after a few minutes.

The other Brooklyn boys, although worried, stayed downstairs. They knew it was better to leave it until Spot or Albert needed them.

When they made it upstairs to Spot's room, Spot set Albert down on the bed, while he grabbed bandages.

"Can you explain what happened?" Spot asks Albert, who nods.

"I was trying to help Race- he's definitely stressed, but you know how he does with help when he's stressed. He's stubborn." Albert and Spot laugh a bit. It was true. "Since he's only been the leader for a month, and Ro just got- just got jumped, Mush, Lucky, and Sniper are sick, and Crutchie's leg is acting up. Plus, he's selling twice as many papes as before since he needs to get food for some of the others, and he won't let us help him. He doesn't want to rely on us, since he's the leader, but he forgets that we're older than him, and we're- we'll always be there for him. He was panicking, and something happened that set him off. I tried to- to help him, but he exploded on me. We had a fight, and both said things we shouldn't have, so I came here."

By the time Albert had finished explaining, Spot had finished bandaging his injuries.

"Sounds like him. I'm sorry Al, but I get it. I've accidentally exploded on people when stressed, especially when I first became the leader; ask Ace." Spot and Albert laugh. "I don't blame him-"