Hey guys! I'm a little stuck in the middle of the next chapter of Selected and I promised myself I would post something every night this week, so I'm stupidly deciding to start another Newsies story. But just keep in mind all three of my in progress stories will stop for a short period once Thanksgiving is over so I can write and finish my Christmas story. But don't worry. After that story is finished, I'll be back to these three.
But anyways, for some reason I keep thinking of AU stories. Usually I don't like them but for some reason I can't stop. So... yeah. Here you go! This is a modern high school AU. Enjoy!
Jack took a seat beside Katherine's desk where the girl in question was furiously typing away at her laptop. He rested his elbows on the edge of it and nestled his chin on his hands. He took her in as she worked. She had her auburn hair falling in its usual curls around her shoulders. A white tunic shirt couldn't hide her amazing curves. She had her favorite pair of skinny jeans tucked into brown leather boots. Everything about her seemed to be angelic to Jack. Even the way she was biting her lip to keep concentrated on whatever it was she was typing. "What'cha doin' Ace?" He asked her.
"Finishing my essay for history," She answered, not even looking up from her screen. "Which you should be doing too."
"I want to make history, not write about it." Jack responded.
She rolled her eyes but still didn't look at him. "You can't do that without a high school education." She shot back.
He groaned and she laughed a little at the sound. Suddenly, Jack thought of a better way to spend their time. He reached forward to lightly brush a stray curl out of her face. His fingers traced her jaw and down her neck to rest on her shoulder. She froze mid-sentence and he smirked. He was getting to her. He leaned forward in his chair to whisper in her ear, "Why don't you take a break an' we can have a little fun?"
His voice sent chills down her spine and she knew she was close to breaking but she would never show it. "Jack, I have to finish this." She insisted. He smirked at the slight tremble in her words. Moving down, he placed a small kiss on the crook of her neck. "Jack, you're distracting me." She whispered as he continued to kiss and nip at her neck.
"Am I now?" Jack retorted, getting drunk on her scent and taste. "Come on. You know you can't resist me. An' you can finish that damn essay later."
He bit down softly on her pulse point and she let out a little gasp. "Ah. Screw it." She all but moaned. She grabbed him by the collar and crashed his lips to hers. After a split second of shock, Jack relaxed and grabbed her waist, pulling her flush against him. He stood her up and brought her over to the bed, never breaking their kiss. Katherine wrapped her arms around his neck and threaded her fingers in his hair. Laying her down on the bed, Jack bit down on her bottom lip slightly, but enough to make her gasp through the kiss. Using that, Jack entered her mouth, his tongue exploring every crevice. Releasing his neck, Katherine's hands traced his chest. Jack felt her warm hands slip under his t-shirt just as he heard his ringtone go off. He tried to get up but Katherine pulled him back. "Let it go to voicemail." She murmured against his lips.
"Ace, as much as I'd like to," Jack started pulling back from the kiss, "The guys might need me." Seeing her pout, he pecked her on the lips, "We'll continue this later."
"I'll hold you to that." Katherine joked before letting him up to get his phone.
Racer's picture came up on the screen and he pressed to accept. "Hey, Race. What'cha need? I was kinda in the middle of somethin'" Katherine smirked at him from her place on the bed.
"'In the middle of somethin'?" Racer repeated, "Meaning, you were mackin' on Katherine?" Jack rolled his eyes as he heard the other boys laughing in the background. "We just found the best thing ever! Can we come over?"
"I'm over at Katherine's house right now." Jack responded. He looked over at Katherine and held his hand over the speaker to ask, "Hey can the guys come over? They got something to show us. Apparently it's the best thing ever." Katherine thought for a moment then nodded. He returned to the phone. "Sure. Her parents ain't here so we'll have the place to ourselves."
"Sweet." Race said. Then a pause, "Davey says we'll be there in a few minutes."
"See ya then." Jack clicked to hang up. He looked over at Katherine. She stood up from the bed and gave him a curious look. "Sorry, sweetheart. The guys will be here any minute." She huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. He came over and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I promise we'll continue after they leave."
"Whatever." She said indifferently. Jack leaned down and kissed her softly. Just as planned, she melted in his arms. It seemed like they hadn't even started anything when the doorbell rang downstairs. She pulled away and gave him a one-minute sign. Crossing the room to her window, she leaned out the window and shouted into the yard, "The door's open! Come up to my room!"
"Got it!" He heard Romeo's voice shout from below. A few moments later, the door to her room was opened and in came Spot, Davey, Romeo, Racer, Crutchie and Specs. Romeo smirked at the pair. "There's our favorite lovebirds."
"Shut it." Jack said threateningly. "Now may I ask, why the interruption?"
"Just the best thing ever that will blow your minds." Crutchie responded in his usual hyped up way. "Kath, can I use your laptop?"
"Sure." Katherine answered, "Just let me save my essay." She went over to the desk as the boys took seats across her grand bedroom. Spot and Specs took up to the love seat across from the bed. Romeo, Racer and Davey each found a bean bag chair on the floor. Jack took a seat on the bed. Once Crutchie had the laptop in his hand and was clicking away, she came to sit next to Jack. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she leaned into him. "So what did you want to show us?"
"This." Crutchie showed them the website he pulled up.
"Fanfiction dot net?"Jack read. (A/N Had to write it that way because of this site sorry) "You interrupted us for fanfiction?"
"Not just any fanfiction." Specs piped up, "Show 'em, Crutch."
Crutchie clicked a few buttons and a list of stories popped up. Reading some of the descriptions, Katherine and Jack's eyes widened to the size of baseballs. "Fanfictions about us?" Katherine exclaimed.
"Are your minds blown?" Crutchie joked. The couple nodded in unison. Crutchie made his hands explode next to his head and made that puff sound. Jack smiled slightly.
"None of us could believe it either." Spot chimed in. "Apparently most of the stories are set in 1899. And they led a newsboy strike against newspaper head Pulitzer just like we led the strike for fair grades towards athletes against the superintendent. AKA, Kath's daddy."
"You're kiddin' me?" Jack responded.
"Swears it." Spot told them. "But some of them are set in 'AU's'. Alternate Universes."
"And check it out." Davey said, "There's a ton about you two."
"Really?" Katherine asked. Davey nodded. She looked at Jack with questioning eyes. "Do you guys wanna… I don't know… read some of them?" She cringed as if she regretted asking the question.
"We thought you'd never ask." Racer smirked. She groaned and flopped down on the pillows. Jack patter her stomach before she swatted his hand away. She loved the boys but they really got on her nerves sometimes. Especially anything concerning her relationship with Jack. "Crutchie, read one about… Jackrine." All the boys started laughing.
"Woah, woah, woah." Jack said, "What the hell is Jackrine?"
Crutchie smiled sheepishly at him, "It's your ship name." Jack gaped at him. "The 'fansies', as they call themselves made up a name for you two for their stories."
"Okay." Jack sighed, "I'm gonna pretend that's not the weirdest thing I've ever heard and let you read one or two."
Silence enveloped the room as Crutchie scrolled down, looking for an interesting story. During that time, Katherine and Jack moved to the floor, bracing their backs against the bed frame. She sat in between his legs with his arms wrapped around her waist and her head pillowed by his chest. "Woah." Crutchie said after a few moments, "This girl is really into us." The group looked at him to continue. "Her username is 'MusicAngel98' and she's calling herself the ultimate fansie and Jackrine shipper. She only writes romance stories about them."
"Well, pull one up!" Spot insisted. "This is gonna be good. Should we get snacks?" The boys shushed him as Crutchie read more.
"Here, I found a one chapter story she did on you two. It's called 'What It Means'"
"What's the summary?" Katherine asked, actually getting into this situation.
"All it says is that 'Katherine and Jack have a lot to learn about what each gesture and kiss means'" Crutchie read.
"Oooh." Romeo said, "That sounds good read that one!" The group agreed.
"Okay." Crutchie responded. With one click, he opened the first story.
Okay. The next chapter will be up probably in about 4 seconds depending on how slow my computer wants to be. So, I hope you all like this story and if you have any fanfictions you want to see my take on the newsies reactions to, just write a review with the title and I'll look it up. It doesn't have to be a Jackrine fic, it just has to be a Newsies fic. But keep in mind, I'll have to get permission from the author to write it so even if I wanted to do it, it may not get in. So, I'm just going the easy route and starting with my own stories.
So, R&R please with suggestions and your thoughts on this story! Hugs!
Quote of the Day: When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap –Cynthia Heimel (from the amazing Jacob Kemp! He posts the best quotes on Twitter)
Song Suggestion: Storyline –Hunter Hayes