Author: Hey guys next chap. I'm sorry but you won't find out who the master is until the boys do… but if you review asking me who you think it is I will tell you how close you are. Hehe…

Thanx NewsieFreak172, Misty (where ya been goil?), and Jockey

Love Across Time

Chapter 27: Secrets & Kisses

Spot let us stay the night. Mush and Ben slept the night away but I had more important things to do. I spent quite a while checking out what Spot had done to his territory. I found several shield charms around the LH which I enforced with my own magic and a couple recently emptied vampire nests.

As I walked back to Manhattan with Mush and Ben I decided that I wasn't going to sell today. I decided this because in the past few weeks I have had a maximum of 4 hours of sleep a night. I made Ben promise that head would watch over my boys before I left tho.

I went up to the Loft. I changed into more comfortable clothes and fell into bed. Almost as soon as I was under the blankets I was out. No dreams just darkness…

…Then next thing I knew it was 3 in the afternoon. I lay their for a while then I decided that I better go and see the Newsies. So I forced myself out of bed and into the Newsie clothes which I have so often worn. It was cooler out now that fall was upon us. So I decided to wear a jacket for the first time since I arrived.

I walked slowly to Tiddy's. I doubted that many Newsies would be their at this time but hey it was something to do. When I got their my boys had long gone. But I did find Skittery sitting with Dutchy and Specs.

They gestured for me to sit down. "So were ya been Beast?" Asked Skittery.

I shrugged. "I haven't gotten much sleep lately and I guess it just all caught up with me today."

"But you haven't done anything lately." Said Dutchy.

Forgetting who I was supposed to be I gave him an ice cold glare. "I have other business outside the Newsies ya know." After a second they all recovered from this blow and Specs asked me...

"Do ya have any idea what could be bothering Jack lately?" Asked Specs half heartedly.

I forced myself to be clam but my insides froze when I heard this. Then I let them see the concern I was feeling. "Yes Specs I might just know what's wrong… do you know where I can find him?"

They all looked surprised that I might know something about their friend that they did not. Then Skittery answered slowly. "Yeah he's selling down on Wallstreet…" I nodded then started to leave. "… Can ya tell us what ya think it is?"

I paused. "A girl"

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I hurried through the streets till I found Wallstreet. I knew the kind of places Jack sold so it didn't take me long to find him. He was near a Boxing match on a street corner. After he had sold all the papes he could I came up behind him and tapped him no the shoulder.

"I'm all sol…" he started... Then he saw who it was. He looked moderately surprised. "What are you…?"

I cut him off. "We need to talk."

I then lead him into an alley not far away. Once we were away from others eyes he pulled me into his arms and kissed me. I could tell by the way he lovingly cradled me in his arms that he had missed me.

The only thing wrong with this picture was that I was still dressed as a boy. A homeless man just a little way away saw us. In his mind he was seeing to teenage boys making out. Since this sight greatly disturbed him he called, "Hey you two fags can't you do that someplace else?"

We broke apart. When we realized what that had looked like to the man we laughed.

"Wha's so funny?" he grunted. I smiled then removed my hat causing all of my blond hair to flow down around my face. The man looked shocked. "I'm sorry I thought…"

I smiled. "Yeah we know what you thought and we understand." I then looked at Jack. "At least we know that I'm that convincing."

We left the man wondering why I was pretending to be a boy. We entered another alley. We checked that no homeless men were around before Jack pulled me back into his arms. The kiss lasted longer than I had thought it would.

It just felt sooo good to be in his arms. I have never felt such things in all these years. I don't think either of us wanted to let go. I finally pulled back. I ran my fingers down his jawline, cradling his face in my hands. "I hear that someone was in a bad mood this morning…"

The smile that had been on his face was now gone. He seemed unwilling to elaborate. So I lightly brushed my lips against his and ran my fingers through his hair. This unspoken message let him know that he could tell me what was on his mind. I pulled back… he sighed… then he explained.

"It's just that yesterday you sold with Mush and Blink when I had expected you to sell with me, then you took Mush and that new boy Bumlets with you to Brooklyn even though you know how close me an Spot are, and when you didn't come back this morning I just thought the worst. I worried that Spot would try to woo you like he has done to so many other girls that had been with the Newsies."

"Oh Jack." I then held him close to me. I then whispered into his ear. "I'd never do that Jack, never. I would never even dream about it."

When he pulled from my arms I saw tears in his eyes. Guilt unwanted and unnecessary filled me. "Oh Jack, I sold with Mush and Blink because I wanted to keep an eye onMush to make sure everything was alright, I went to Brooklyn to speak with an old friend… I didn't want you to get hurt by some creature while we were over their, and I was up all night so I was exhausted by the time I got back home. When I got home I fell into bed and the next thing I knew it was 3 o'clock. I had no idea that you would feel this way. If I had I would have explained myself sooner."

Even tho I had explained myself the tears still leaked from his eyes. As the fell down his cheeks I kiss then away. He smiled at this act of affection. I sighed. "I guess if we want this to work their can't be any secrets between us."

W sat down on some crates. I then explained most of the story. But I did not tell him about my plan to destroy Tombs' master or that Mush, Spot, and Bumlets were all in on what was going on.

"… But you must understand Jack that I have to keep some things from you. It's dangerous for you to even know this much."

"But why is it dangerous?"

I cradled his face in my hands. "Because I would die if something happened to you."

: AHHHHHAAAA! Wasn't that sooooo cute? I loved it. Anyway what did you think of it? And no Jessie did not lie when she had told him were she had been. If you look closely at her explanation you will find that it is all true… she just wasn't specific…: