Warning: Rating for cursing, eventual slash and suicidal tendencies.

Disclaimer: I don't own the newsies. I don't even own my muses...they own me.

Author's Note: HELLLO there! I wanted to write a Jack/Itey fic because it's one of my favorite pairings...I haven't seen it written before- only one by me in Survey Says and one in my friend Nakia-Aidan Sun's story, One Long Night. This was supposed to be a Christmas fic but it turned into a New Years Eve fic when my muses went on vacation...

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Itey sat in his dark house, staring out a frosted window. He was a forlorn figure, his arms wrapped around his knees, his head resting ontop of them. Flurries were falling silently from the thick clouds above only to die on the streets below, warmed by the subways lying beneath them.

A sigh escaped his lips as tears slowly started to cloud his vision. Life wasn't fair. It wasn't fucking FAIR! Nobody should have to be alone on Christmas...

His phone began to ring shrilly, harshly cracking the silence that had fallen over his house. Itey didn't move, listening to it ring three times. It was probably his mother calling to wish him a merry day...or his boss telling him he was fired as he hadn't been to work in three days...

The answering machine clicked on and, as the outgoing message came on, his face began to crumple. His recorded voice bounced off the walls.

"Hi! You've reached Giueseppi and Rob-"

Another voice added

"Or Itey and Pie Eater-"

"Depending on your mood."

"That makes no sense Ite."

"I know! Leave your name-"

"Number-"

"Any personal information we can sell over the internet-"

"Itey!"

"And we'll call you back-"

"If you're not too afraid to leave a message now."

"Leave one and get a llama!"

"We gotta stop now."

A sharp BEEP filled the house and Itey sighed, waiting for the message to begin.

"Um...hey Itey, it's me..."

Itey's face hardened as Pie Eater's familiar voice came on.

"I just wanted to say...uh...merry Christmas..."

Itey got up and began to make his way downstairs to the phone.

"You must be out or something...I guess I'll-"

"What do you want?"

Pie Eater stopped abruptly. Itey's usual smiling, goofy voice was bitter. He was gripping his portable phone, slightly shaking as he heard his ex- lover take in a deep breath.

"Listen Itey, I don't know what else I can say-"

"Because there's nothing."

"Why are you so MAD at me? It's not like just LEFT you without telling you!"

"So I guess you think you deserve some sort of 'breaking up' medal because you did it KINDLY," Itey said, his voice thick with sarcasm.

"Well, no but-"

"But what Pie?! I thought you loved me, I didn't think that you would just decide to be STRAIGHT-"

"I'm BI-"

"Big fuckdidoo! You just left me!"

"Please understand-"

"Understand WHAT? How could just leave me, just LEAVE to be with some fucking STRANGER?"

Pie Eater's voice hardened. "Itey I love her-"

"Some fucking BITCH?!"

"DON'T CALL HER THAT!" Pie Eater yelled, his voice startling Itey into silence, making him cry. Hot tears coursed down his face. Pie had never yelled at him before, not for the fifteen years he knew him or the six they were together.

The silence stretched over the phone, making Itey sick. He couldn't believe what was happening, couldn't believe how Pie Eater didn't care...

Itey broke the stony stillness, taking in a shuddering breath. When he spoke, his voice was angry and sarcastic, missing any sign of the quiver he had just had moments before.

"Well I hope you're happy together. I hope you two get married, grow old and die together but I pray to God you never have kids because I pity the kids who would be raised by some retarded family breaking heart stomping mother fucking bimbo!"

"How could you say that you don't even KNOW her."

"I know enough!"

"You know nothing-"

"I KNOW enough. Now do me a favor ROBERT and go to hell because you're dead to me."

"Wait-"

"I HATE YOU!" Itey screamed, losing the little composure he had been holding onto. "I HATE YOU! NEVER call MY house again!" Itey fumbled to press the "off" button but, in his rage, couldn't find it. He threw the phone across the room and, with a sob, collapsed to the floor, sobbing into his arms. Because he knew that Pie Eater hated him. He knew he loved somebody else. But most of all, Itey knew that he had lost.

END CHAPTER ONE

Author's Note: Eek, I love crazy, rampaging Itey...ANYway, I hope you all like this and go read the next chapter.

Shameless Plug: Go read "Romance Night at the Karaoke Bar" by Liams Kitten. It's the funniest story EVER, multiple pairings of everybody's favorites, great songs, wonderful storyline. You'll be happy to read it, I promise.