Modern AU

"C'mon! There's gonna be a blizzard, half the city has shut down, so quit takin' bout Christmas sales and just get to the part where you say which the schools close!" Jojo yelled as he chucked a pillow at the TV. The newsies, plus Brooklyn, Katherine and the Jacobs brothers were all in the Lodging house's living room, either sitting on the couch or sprawled on the floor. The weather channel playing on the TV as they all waited for the list of schools being shut down due to the blizzard.

"I don't know why anyone would want the school to close just because of a little snow," Davey said in a plain tone. This prompted the newsies to look at Davey as if he actually lost his mind this time. "What?" Davey asked innocently. "Education is important for the mind."

"Big whoop!" Race scoffed as he waved a hand in the air. "If it were up to me, I'd say we skip the whole learnin' thing and do whatever we want, when we want!" the blonde boy exclaimed while standing up on the couch. The newsies all cheered in agreement, causing Davey to groan.

"And now for the lists of schools that will be closed until further notice," the news anchor said before listing off the schools that would be closing. But with each name came with disappointment. It felt like a lifetime as they all waited endlessly for their school to be listed off.

"How many schools are in this stinking city?" Sniper huffed as he slumped into the couch. Davey was about to open his mouth when the younger boy cut him off, "That was a rhetorical question Mouth!"

"Lower Manhattan Middle," the news anchor said.

"YYEESS!" Les and Romeo both yelled as they jumped up on the couch and high fived each other. The two boys did a little happy dance as they bounced up and down on the couch.

"Shut it dimwits," Albert grumbled at the two boys. "An' stop jumpin' while you're at it. It's makin' me sick an' I's ain't drivin' ya to the hospital in this weather, if ya bang your head," the redhead stated in a grumpy tone.

"Oh put a sock in it ya Grinch," Romeo replied as he plopped back down on the couch. "Just cause you still have to go to school that don't mean ya gotta rain on my parade."

Before anything else could happen, the news anchor said, "And that's the end of the list folks." needless to say, the newsies, and the girls were disappointed, Davey was happy, while Les and Romeo taunted them about having to go to school on a snow day while they get to stay home and do nothing productive "Just kidding," the news anchor said, catching everyones' attention. "There's one more school closing, and that's you World High!" while everyone was happy about this new found information, Davey was sad about it.

"We really need to get him a life," Race said as he watched Davey whack himself with a pillow while mumbling the periodic table of elements. Or maybe it was math. Either way, Race stood by his statement. Davey needs a life that doesn't involve dangerous chemicals or big numbers you have to remember.

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"And there's our pretty ladies," Romeo beamed as the two girls (finally) walked into the kitchen that morning. "You two sure took your sweet time. But, then again, it does take a long time to get your pretty princess faces all dolled up," the thirteen year old romantic said with a flirtatious tone.

"Call me "princess" again, and it'll be the last thing you Casa-NO!" Feister snapped as she walked to the cabinet to get some food.

"Yeah!" Mush agreed. "Cause that's my job."

"No it's not," Feister replied while pulling out a box of cereal. She didn't bother to make any sort of eye contact with her boyfriend whatsoever and went about to get some food into her stomach ASAP. The morning went on with the usual jokes, and trying to work their way around the kitchen to get some breakfast while making sure no one bumps into anyone else. Only this time, Christmas music was playing in the background as everything happened. And soon enough it was done with breakfast and off to the park for a fun snow day. The whole city seemed to stand still as the group of boys and two girls made their way to the park. The snow was the kind that stuck to everything, so New York looked absolutely beautiful cover in white. Stores were still closed, and the roads were closed off. So it was hard tracking through the sidewalk since it also wasn't cleared yet. But it was still a sight to see. It was a rare sight for the city that never sleeps.

"C'mon ya slow pokes!" Sniper yelled as he started running towards the park. "Last one there is dumber than a Delancey!"

"Eat snow!" Finch yelled as he threw a snowball at the younger boy. Before you knew it, all the boys started running as fast as they could to the park while Brooklyn lagged behind a bit. She was more of a sit down and watch on the sideline girl, rather than be in the middle of the action. Of course, someone just had to turn around and run up to her.

"Quit bein' slow, will ya doll face" Albert said as he ran up to the smaller girl. "Brighten up! There's no school for awhile and we get to run this city like it's ours!"

"I'd rather cozy up with a good movie playing with some hot coco in hand," Brooklyn replied with a shrug as she kicked up a little ball of snow. It was nice Albert was trying to include in her the snowy activity. But she would rather be all cozy with a nice fluffy blanket and cute Christmas movie playing. "You know what, I think I'm just gonna head back. You go on and have fun Red." just as Brooklyn tried to turn around, Albert grabbed her by the hand and dragged her to the park.

"C'mon, snow days are full of fun!" Albert exclaimed happily "Just look at the smiles on Elmer and Henry's faces."

"LOOK OUT!" Elmer yelled as he and Henry crashed into the snowman Crutchie and Tommy boy were making. A bunch of snow chunks sored up into the air, before slowly starting to fall back down. "Take cover!" Elmer yelled before anyone was chucked in the head.

"Ok, bad example," Albert quickly added. "Take a look at Jack and Feisty. They're havin' a fun snowball-"

"EAT SNOW KELLY!" Feister's voice rang through the air as she tackled Jack into the frosty white snow that covered the ground. Oh..that's right. Albert completely forgot about the little rivalry Jack and Feister had when it came to snowballs. Usually when there would be a team up, all hell would break loose in that park. It was every man, or woman for themselves.

"Hey look over there!" Albert exclaimed as he turned Brooklyn around. "Racer's apparently doin' snow angels...face first in the ground. Seriously Racer?!" Albert yelled. "And you say I do stupid stuff!"

"I want the angel to have my good looks," Race said proudly as he stood up and admired his snowy art work. Only to have it ruined in a matter of seconds thanks to Les and Buttons' sled. "Why you little-" Race was cut off by Davey, who threw snowballs at him before anything else was said. "Ok, you asked for it." and so, Race went in and tackled Davey into the snow as payback.

"Ok all bad examples, I'll admit that," Albert said as he quickly stood in front of Brooklyn. Both his hands were placed on her shoulders as he leaned down to look her in the eye. "But, it can still be a fun snow filled day!" the redhead exclaimed as he once again grabbed Brooklyn's hand and started to pull her somewhere. Brooklyn soon figured out that Albert's plan was a sled ride down the hill. "Um...it's pretty high up," Brooklyn said as she watched Albert angle the sled just right. "And...is it really safe to sled down this hill? I mean what if we crash into something or kill an innocent snow angel?"

"You're not scared of a little sled ride, are ya?" Albert asked with a raised eyebrow and a little smirk across his mouth.

"I-ah. No..." Brooklyn stammered.

"Then let's go!" Albert exclaimed as he patted the front of the sled for Brooklyn to sit down on. In a matter of moments the blue eyed girl sat down and held onto the rope with her hands. "Hang on tight!" Albert yelled as he pushed the sled before quickly jumping onto it with ease. The two of them went down the hill at a high speed. Or at least to Brooklyn it was a high speed. "We're gonna crash!" Brooklyn exclaimed as the sled quickly approached the new snowman Crutchie and Tommy boy were trying to make.

"Move outta the way ya traffic cones!" Albert yelled. Which sent Crutchie and Tommy running before they were buried in the snow. The sled soon crashed into what was supposed to be the snowman's base. Chunks of snow went flying into the air and landed back down on the ground. Brooklyn fell off as soon as the sled slowed down while Albert managed to stay on...before falling off a few feet away from her. "Let's do that again," Albert said as he sat up with a wide smile on his face.

Brooklyn lifted her head up from the ground and spit out some snow before saying, "I'd rather not, thank you very much." she sat up straight and wiped the remaining snow off her face. Albert couldn't help but smile as he watched Brooklyn wipe the snow off her face to reveal that cute freckled face of hers. Her blue eyes seemed to shine with the snowy white background. "What're you looking at?" Brooklyn asked.

"Your pretty face," Albert replied simply, which caused Brooklyn's cheeks to turn a frosty pink.

"How bout you take it easy on the new kid Tomato Soup and go crash into somethin' with Blueberry Pie," Feister said as she walked up to Brooklyn and helped her back onto her feet in one swift move.

"Aww, but Freckles is SO much more fun to hang round with than little Blueberry Muffin," Albert replied with a disappointed face.

"I take offence to that!" Race yelled as he threw, not a snowball, but a snow chunk at Albert to show just how annoyed he was. Before long, Race stormed right up to Albert and said, "I am not becomin' a third wheel lover boy!"

"Put a lid on it Little Boy Blue!" Albert exclaimed as he tackled Race into the snow. "And quit callin' me "lover boy", do I look like Romeo?!" the two boys started to go at it while exchanging insults to one another. This was nothing new considering that one second Race and Albert are like two peas in a pod, and the next they're ready to kill each other.

"You-"

"Get used to it," Brooklyn finished before Feister could. "Yeah...I don't think I ever will," the older girl laughed. It was true, Brooklyn wasn't sure if she would ever be used to all the craziness that happens all the time. Feister was obviously used to it since she's grown up with these boys. But Brooklyn is a different story. She was only brought to the Lodge since siblings can't be separated. And while it's nice being with her brother again, the newsies were one wild bunch. Brooklyn is a fish out of water. She isn't sure what to expect from these boys, and her natural reaction is that something bad would happen.

"Give it time," Feister replied as she watched Race and Albert roll around in the snow like the five year olds they are. "Before ya know it Freckles, you'll love these suckers. As, annoyin' as they are." Brooklyn let out a little laugh, hoping what Feister said was true. While Brooklyn wished she was more like Feister sometimes. By the end of the day, she was glad to have a friend like Feister to help her navigate through life with these boys. "So, you wanna go shove snow down your brother's back?" Feister asked in such an innocent tone that it made Brooklyn question how that was even possible.

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Author's note

Welp, there's another one shot for you. A few Race and Davey moments for those of you who enjoy that odd friendship. There were also more Alblyn moments, yay! Is that progress? Maybe? I don't know. You'll just have to wait and find out. And while Race wasn't fanboying over the ship, it was still funny when he was griping about his best bro abandoning him for a girl. But never fear my friends, fanboy Race will make a few more appearances. I can't forget about about the sisterly moments with Feister and Brook. I love writing moment for them so much! Little heads up for the next one shot, it's full of chaos, and is one of my very favorites. But until then, I hope you enjoyed this one shot, thanks for reading and I'll see ya next week!