- Chapter 9 - You Will Be Found -
Ships - JoJo x Buttons, Blink x Mush, plus Race in here and the other boys
Modern AU
Song: You Will Be Found - Dear Evan Hanson (the Broadway Musical)

Race sits down on his bed, next to JoJo and Mush who were sitting on the other side of his bed.
"I don't know, they just seem so sad. Their smiles are definitely fake, and I'm not sure how to help them."

"We can't actually help them until they tell us what's wrong" JoJo points out. Race nods.

"For now, we just have to show them that we're there for them" Mush adds. Race and JoJo nod.

Race calls Blink and Buttons to come over to his house, where JoJo and Mush already were.

They come in, looking nervous. "What do you guys need?"

"Are you guys okay? You seem off?" JoJo asks, hugging Buttons, who hugs him back.

"You're smiles are fake, and you seem sad" Mush adds. Blink and Buttons share a look.

Jack, Crutchie, and Elmer come into the room, as Blink and Buttons start singing.

Blink: Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?

Race, Mush, and JoJo share a concerned look.

Blink: Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?

Race takes a deep breath, knowing how they were feeling. He had gone through this before, and Jack had helped him.

Race: Well, let that lonely feeling wash away

Blink, Buttons, and everyone other than Jack turns to him, shocked.

Race: Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand

Jack: And oh, someone will come running
And I know, they'll take you home

Jack gives Race a hug, as Race continues.

Race: Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found

Mush: So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again

Race smiles at Mush, as JoJo continues.

JoJo: Lift your head and look around
You will be found

Elmer: You will be found
Mush: You will be found
Jack: You will be found

Race: You will be found
There's a place where we don't have to feel unknown

Crutchie sits next to Blink and Buttons, who were sitting on one of the bunks in the room. He grabs one of each of their hands, squeezing them.

Crutchie: And every time that you call out
You're a little less alone

Elmer smiles at them.

Elmer: If you only say the word

Crutchie, Elmer: From across the silence
Your voice is heard

Race: Even when the dark comes crashing through

He smiles at them, as Mush continues.
When you need a friend to carry you

JoJo: When you're broken on the ground

Jack, Crutchie, Elmer: You will be found

Elmer, Crutchie, Mush, JoJo: So let the sun come streaming in

Race, Jack: 'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around

Elmer, Crutchie: You will be found (You will be found)
JoJo, Mush: You will be found (You will be found)
Jack: You will be found

All of the boys: Out of the shadows
The morning is breaking
And all is new, all is new
It's filling up the empty

Blink: And suddenly I see that
Buttons: All is new, all is new

Elmer: You are not alone

He puts his hand on the bunk, in front of everyone.

Crutchie: You are not alone

Crutchie does the same thing Elmer does, and Elmer smiles at him.

Jack: You are not alone

Then Jack.

Mush: You are not alone

Then Mush.

JoJo: You are not alone

Then JoJo. Then Race.

Race, Jack: You are not alone (You are not alone)

Crutchie, Elmer, Mush, JoJo: You are not
You are not alone (You are not alone)

Blink: Even when the dark comes crashin' through

He turns to look at Buttons, as he starts to smile. He puts his hand with the other boys' hands.

Buttons: When you need someone to carry you

Buttons puts his hand with the boys too.

Blink, Buttons: When you're broken on the ground

Elmer: You will be found

Jack, Crutchie, Race, Blink, Mush, JoJo, Buttons, Elmer: So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around

Crutchie: You will be found

Race, Buttons, Elmer, Blink, Mush, JoJo: Even when the dark comes crashin' through

Jack: You will be found

Race, Buttons, Elmer, Blink, JoJo, Jack: When you need someone to carry you

JoJo: You will be found

Mush: You will be found

Race: You will be found

"Thanks guys" Blink thanks them. They all nod, smiling.

"Yeah, thank you. It means a lot" Buttons adds. They nod again.

"You promise you'll talk to us next time?" Mush questions. Both boys nod. The other boys smile.

"And you," Crutchie turns around, and points at Race. Race looks at him confused, "you need to talk to us too."

"Why? I'm fine" Race responds. Crutchie throws him a look.

"Talk to us" Crutchie whispers, as he slowly walks out of the room, disappearing from sight.

"He doesn't think I'm fine? Why not? And since when was this about me? This was about Blink and Buttons before!" Race exclaims, pointing to them.

"Since you admitted that you know what they're dealing with. We understand, but one can only say stuff like that if they've been dealing with it or have dealt with it!" Crutchie shouts from downstairs. Race rolls his eyes a bit.

"I'm fine, Crutchie!" Race shouts back to Crutchie, who rolls his eyes, not that Race could see that.

"Define 'fine', Racer!" Crutchie shouts back. Race freezes, thinking for a moment.

"I don't cry myself to sleep every night" Race whispers. Crutchie walks back into the room, a smug, but concerned look on his face.

"See, not fine" Crutchie states. Race groans, as Crutchie drags Race out of the room.

"He's very strong for someone who has a crutch" Blink states. Jack chuckles.

"He is. He'll do this with Race since Race usually keeps secrets from us about his feelings when he probably needs help" Jack explains. The other boys nod.

"Well, thank you again. We'll all leave you and El to help Crutchie with Race, since Race trusts you two as his brothers the most, and El is his boyfriend" Buttons decides, getting up.

Jack nods, and they leave.

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Sorry if this doesn't make sense.