- Chapter 13 - I'd Rather Be Me -
Ships: Spot x Race x Albert, Smalls x Sniper
Warnings: Talks of Bullying
Third Person POV

(A/N I do use the head cannon that Smalls is female, since she was mainly played by a female, and Race (in this, though people do head cannon him as Trans, from girl to boy) is male.)

Race and Smalls pushed past the Delanceys, somehow, since the Delancey brothers were a good bit bigger than them.

The two Newsies ran to the middle of the cafeteria and jumped on a table. They had had enough of the bullying, and they knew most people were getting bullied by the Delancey brothers.

Race: So your best friend screwed you over
Acted nice when she's not nice

Smalls: Well, I have some advice
'Cause it's happened to us...

She looks at Race, who was counting. He couldn't figure the actual number out, so she just said 'twice'

Race: Here's our secret strategy
It always works because

Smalls bitterly smiles at Oscar and Morris.

Smalls: The world doesn't end
It just feels like it does

Race: So raise your right finger

Race and Smalls raise theirs.

Race: And solemnly swear,

Race, Smalls: "Whatever they say about me
I don't care!"

Smalls: I won't twist in knots to join your game

Race rolls his eyes at past memories.

Race: I will say, "You make me mad."

Smalls: And if you treat me bad
I'll say,

The two Newsies point to Oscar and Morris.

Race, Smalls: "You're bad."

Race: And if we eat alone from this moment on

He looks at Smalls, smiling. She smiles back, taking his hand in hers. They were siblings, brother and sister, and although they annoyed the heck out of each other at times, they loved each other.

Smalls: That's just what we'll do
'Cause I'd rather be me

Race: I'd rather be me

"Always have to out-do me, don't you?" Smalls playfully whispers to Race, smiling.

Race sends her a cheeky smile. "That's me."

Race, Smalls: I'd rather be me than be with you

Smalls: We're supposed to all be ladies

Smalls points to all the girls.

Race, mockingly: And be nurturing and care
But, is that really fair?
Boys get to fight,

Smalls, rolling her eyes: we've to share
Here's the way that that turns out
We always understand
How to slap someone down

Race, Smalls: With our underhand

They put their fingers up again.

Race, Smalls: So here's our right fingers

Smalls, rolling her eyes: To how girls should behave

Race: 'Cause sometimes what's meant to break you

Race, Smalls: Makes you brave

Smalls, mockingly: So I will not act all innocent

Race: I won't fake apologize

Smalls, smirking: Let's just fight

Race, jumping in as he subtly glares at Smalls: and then make up

Race, Smalls: Not tell these lies

Race: Let's call our damage even

Smalls: Clean the slate till it's like new
It's a new life for me

Race: For I'd rather be me

Race and Smalls hold hands and raise them in the air, smiling at each other.

Race, Smalls: I'd rather be me than be with you

Race, pumping his fist in the air: I'll say, "NO!"

Smalls, doing the same: NO!

Race: I'll say, "Knock it off, with your notes
And your rules and your games."

Smalls, pointing to a Oscar: And those sycophants who follow you
I'll remember all their names

Race: And when they drag you down

Smalls: Like they inevitably do

Race, shaking his head: I will not laugh along with them

Smalls, mockingly: And approve their palace coup

Race, Smalls: 'Cause that's not me

"Yes, Smalls! Race!" They hear shouts from the Newsies, cheering them on, making them smile.

Smalls: I don't need their 'good opinions'

Race stifles a laugh at Smalls air quotes and sarcastic tone at 'good opinions', causing Smalls to smile.

Smalls: I have plenty of opinions

Race: Everybody has opinions but it doesn't make 'em true

Smalls, pointing to herself: What's true is being me

Race: And I'd rather be me

Race, Smalls, holding hands in the air again: I'd rather be me than be with you

Smalls: So raise them high
'Cause playing nice and shy
Is insulting my IQ

Race bursts out laughing, as Smalls snickers a bit. Some of the Newsies were laughing a lot as well.

(Race is in the () parentheses)
Smalls, Race: I'd rather be me
(I'd rather be me)
I'd rather be me
(I'd rather be me)
I'd rather be me than be with you
(I'd rather be me)
I'd rather be me
(I'd rather be me)
I'd rather be me
(I'd rather be me)

Race, Smalls: I'd rather be me than be with you

The two Newsies end their songs, hands in the air, as all of the kids, including the Newsies (and not Oscar and Morris) cheer.

Even some of the teachers were clapping for them.

As Race and Smalls hugged, they saw a teacher lead Oscar and Morris out of the room.

Oscar and Morris looked defeated and a bit worried about what was gonna happen.

That made Race and Smalls extra happy.

They hugged each other tighter. "No more Oscar and Morris. No more bullies. No nothing."

Race smiles. "No nothing."

Smalls smiles, too.

930 Words
If you have suggestions and one-shots you want to read, comment them and I'll write them, I'm always looking for new ideas, though I have a lot of ideas right now. (If I don't know the song, I'll try my hardest to still write one.)