It Always Gets Better Ch 2  ~ Spot's POV

Disclaimer: SLASH… if ya don't like it, don't read it!  … and I don't own the newsies… Disney does.

A/N – YEAH! I'm finishing a fic in two days!!  Hehe… enjoy!

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Spot's POV

I hate being the new kid in town, especially at a time like this; my senior year.  Everyone already has their group of friends and probably has had the same group since they were freshman.  When you're new, you have to make sure your first impression is a good one.

That's the one thing I liked about being new.  The first impression.  I totally reinvented myself and new opinions were formed about me.  You see, at my old school, I was known as Spot Conlon, the gay kid.

Yes, you heard right.  I'm gay.

So when I moved here, I didn't want people to immediately judge me because of that.  I wanted them to see me for who I am, not my sexual preference.

My first day… a lot happened then…

Denton's class.  I received an okay welcome but the one person who intrigued me was Race.  How can someone not like him?  First of all, he's hot.  Plus he's funny and sarcastic.  Also, he has all the same interests as me. 

It wasn't until Jack-something-or-other said, "look who's FAG boy's new crush" that I realized Race was gay too.

I, at first, immediately thought they were talking about me, since I had endured some jeering before.  I was about to say something nasty to them, but then I saw Race.  He deliberately had turned away from me, so I couldn't see his face.  He was also starting to shake a bit.  Plus, the whole class was pointing and laughing at him.

I tried to catch Race when he bolted out the door, but in the swarm of faces in the crowd, I lost him.  I passed Jack in the hall then and said to his face, "You fuckin' bastard." Then ran ahead to my next class, pushing and shoving my way through the halls.  But before I had passed him, I saw Jack's face, and he was definitely stunned at my outburst. 

Once in second period, I again had to go through the lame routine of introducing myself.  This time I was sat next to a bubbling girl with pigtail braids and glasses, named Braids.  We talked for a bit and she told me the story behind Race's reputation.  This just made me hate Jack even more than I did already.

Over the next periods, I racked my brain over ways to show Race I don't care about his reputation.  Then an idea popped up.  I had forgotten that we both have the same lunch period.  I would make sure I talked to him then.

Finally, the bell rang at the end of fifth period, signaling lunch for me and a third of the population.  But of course, being new, I didn't know the shortcut on avoiding the traffic while going to the cafeteria.  By the time I got there, the period was already five minutes old. 

I scanned the cafeteria with my eyes.  I finally found Race sitting all alone on the back corner table.

As I walked toward him, I saw Jack glare at me from his crowded table of people who I had come to know as Pulitzer High's most elite.  When he realized I was walking toward the 'no man's land' corner, he immediately whispered to his friends, pointing toward me.  I didn't care; I wasn't gonna let them get to me.

Ignoring the stares and whispers, I approached Race's table.  I guess he didn't realize I was coming because he jumped at my greeting.

"Hey Race."

He looked up quickly and stuttered a reply.  "Um, hey Spot."

"I'm sorry for what happened earlier."

He dropped his eyes.  "Oh… that…"

"Don't worry.  I don't care."

His lifted his eyes.  "Really?  You're not disgusted?"

"No!  Of course not.  In fact, I'm just like you."

Incredulously, his eyes widen in amazement. "You mean…"

"Yupp.  I'm gay too."

He blinked a few times and said, "Wow… finally, something good has happened to me.  I mean, when I first saw you, I thought that there was no way someone as hot as you…" He slapped a hand over his mouth.  "Did I just say that out loud?"

I laughed and nodded

He smiled sheepishly.  "So I guess you can say I like you."

My heart skipped a beat when he said that.  "I was just thinking the same thing, only opposite.

His smile grew bigger and he took a deep breath and sighed.  "Well, ya know what they say… Seize the day!"

Before I could think, he captured my lips into an amazing kiss.  It was over quickly, but its effect lasted.  As he pulled away, my lips tingled.

I vaguely heard the cafeteria quiet and whispers being said, but I ignored it.

"Wow…" Race said after a few seconds.

"You're tellin' me."

"um… do ya wanna come to my house tonight?"  Race asked shyly.

"Hell yes!"  I said, moving in for another explosive kiss.

This time, it lasted longer.  When I ran my tongue over his lips, I was immediately allowed entrance.  At that moment, all thoughts vanished from my head and were replaced with thoughts of him.  All I could think of as we kissed and I ran a hand through his brown hair was that no matter how bad anything may seem, it always gets better.

The End

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A/N – WOOT! Finito! 

*While proofreading this, I noticed that Spot is really OOC…. Forgive me!

*OH! and sorry for making Jack such a bastard!  It's for the sake of the plot!! Hehe…

Shoutouts

Thank you all SOO much!  12 reviews! Woot! Hehe…

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~Braids