Author's Note: Last chapter! Hope it lives up to…whatever! Just thought I'd warn you, though…it's slightly long.

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Chapter 15

The Best Surprise

Bill, the nice waiter who seemed to always be around someplace in Tibby's, walked up to Olivia and Spot.

"Miss?" he asked her.

"Bill!" she exclaimed. "Do you know where Mush is?" After all, he's the one she came to meet.

He nodded. "Why yes, I'll get him for you. Would you wait back here while I fetch him?" he asked, leading her and Spot to the back room that was used for banquets and whatnot.

Olivia and Spot looked at each other questioningly. They walked in and Bill turned on the light for them. He exited quickly, closing the door behind him.

"Surprise!!" all of the Newsies jumped up from behind tables and chairs.

She gasped. "What the…" she started.

Jack walked up to her and gave her the biggest hug she'd ever received. "Happy Boithday!" he said, picking her up off the floor. Then he noticed Spot. As did Kid Blink.

"Whatta you doin heah?" Kid asked Spot. "Nobody invited ya!"

Spot threw up his hands defensively. "I ain't heah for no party, I jus wanted ta talk ta Olivia."

Jack shook his head. "Don't start anything, Blink. Not heah."

Blink waved him off. "Foist ya breaks Olivia's liddle heart, den ya steals my Maybelle from me, now ya try ta ruin Mush's chances wid Olivia, an dis party. Ya needs ta be stopped!" He waved his fist at him threateningly.

Olivia looked around the room, her eyes searching for Mush. He wasn't there. "Where's Mush?" she asked no one in particular. Her question went answered.

Spot looked at Kid with amusement. "Ya kiddin? Whatta ya gonna do, nag me ta death?" he asked.

Kid was getting madder by the minute. "You wanna take dis outside?"

"Wid you an what army?" he retorted, still cool as a cucumber.

Olivia sighed. "Fellas, come on!"

Blink was about to say something, but Jack pushed himself between the two of them. "Stop it, stop it! You blockheads, why don'tcha stop an look around ya? Ya ruinin a party, heah."

"Jack's right," Racetrack finally piped in. "Dis party is for Olivia, an look at her. She's crying!"

Everyone in the room looked at Olivia, who was indeed sobbing away in the corner. When she noticed everyone's eyes on her, she wiped her face. Best actress in Manhattan, ya know. "Now that I have you'se all attention, anyone care to tell me where Mush is?"

Racetrack sighed. "Dis ain't right. Ain't right at all."

"It ain't how Mush wanted it, anyhow," Jack nodded in agreement.

"Whatta ya think we should do?" Race asked him.

"Excuse me!" Olivia exclaimed. "Anyone wanna explain what's goin on?"

"Yeah, I'se gonna explain it to Spot right now!" Kid Blink said, lunging towards Spot's throat. The two collapsed onto the floor in a vicious wrestling match at Olivia's feet.

"Boys," she sighed, walking away from the brawl. "Now will someone…" she looked around. All of the Newsies stood around Blink and Spot, egging them on. "I don't believe this," she shook her head, looking at the cake on the table in front of her. It said "Happy 17th To Our Favorite Newsgirl!" She grabbed Racetrack by the arm, pulling his attention away from the altercation. She saw that he had a notepad and pencil in hand. "You ain't takin bets on this, are ya Racetrack?!" she exclaimed.

Racetrack shrugged. "It's a livin," he said with a grin.

She groaned. "Where the hell is Mush?"

"He shoulda been behind da door about five minutes ago, I dunno if he's still dere," he told her, looking preoccupied.

Olivia rolled her eyes. "Thanks a bunch, Race."

Suddenly his eyes lit up. "I jus remembered!" he pulled a bouquet of red roses out of a box that was under the table. "They're from Mush. Read da note."

She pulled a small piece of paper out of the flowers and carefully placed the flowers down on the table. On it was written, "Remember the card I gave ya? If you feel the same way about me, there's a surprise hiding for you behind the door. –Mush" She smiled to herself. Not much of a surprise anymore, was it? She found herself pushing her way through the crowd that had gathered around Blink and Spot. Finally she made it through the door, which she could only open enough to let herself out.

"Mush?" Olivia called quietly. She didn't see him anywhere. She peaked around the corner and saw Bill.

"Bill, do you know where Mush is now?" she asked him.

He nodded. "Outside, but you didn't hear it from me."

She squinted at him. "Why not?"

Bill shrugged. "I've always wanted to say that."

"Oh…ok Bill," she said with a nod. Strange man. She walked to the front door of Tibby's and peering out saw Mush pacing back and forth. He looked worried. She opened the door quietly. "Quite a party going on in there."

"Olivia!" Mush looked surprised.

She smiled and walked over to him. She held up the message that he had put in the roses. "Got your note," she grinned shyly.

He sighed. "This ain't how it was s'posed to be. There ain't s'posed to be no fight goin on. It's all a mess!" he babbled nervously. "And why was you wit Spot?" Mush was discouraged and somewhat perplexed by everything that had gone so miserably wrong.

"He wanted me to be his goil," she shrugged.

"His goil?!" he exclaimed. "You ain't gonna be his goil, for the love'a god! You'se s'posed to be mine!" He looked down sheepishly, his face turning a pretty shade of red. Had he really just said that?

She smiled at him. "Ya wants me to be ya goil?"

Mush nodded slowly, not knowing what to say.

Olivia knew that he was shy, and she'd have to take matters into her own hands. She tilted his chin up and looked into his eyes. "I think I loves ya, Mush." Before he could say anything, she did something that girls never did, at least not in public. She kissed him…boy did she kiss him! When they finally pulled apart, they became aware that they had an audience. The Newsies clapped and cheered. Jack shouted, "Atta boy, Mush!" and Racetrack shouted, "Atta goil, Olivia!" She grinned and looked at Mush, who looked sloshed. She giggled when she saw the look on his face.

"So does this mean ya wanna be my goil?" Mush asked her seriously.

Olivia smiled. "I think I am ya goil, Mush."

Jack smiled. "Now dat's what I likes ta heah!" he whispered to Racetrack, who nodded his approval.

THE E…

Wait a minute!!

Beaucoups of Blues: (looks around the room suspiciously) Um, who said that?

Me! The voice in your head!!

Beaucoups of Blues: (sighs) Not you again, Voice…

Yes me again. Haven't you forgotten something in this so-called "story" of yours?

Beaucoups of Blues: I…don't…think so?

Come on, think about it knucklehead! You forgot to tie up a loose end. You know your English teacher would be appalled!

Beaucoups of Blues: (thinks hard) Oh, you mean the, uh…

Yes, the…

Beaucoups of Blues: Right. I'll get on that immediately.

See that you do.

Beaucoups of Blues: Thanks, V-Dawg.

Don't mention it. See ya in therapy.

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And now, the loose end…

So whatever happened to Blink and Spot?

The group walked back inside, Mush and Olivia hand-in-hand. When they opened the door to the party room, lo and behold! Not only had Spot and Blink stopped fighting, but they had also fallen asleep. And not just in any position. They were leaning against a wall, Blink's head was on Spot's shoulder, and they're arms were around each other. Their faces were red and bruised and eyes were already swelling, but they were smiling contentedly. If there were Kodak moments in 1899, this surely would have been one of them. Not wanting to disturb the boys, the rest of the Newsies partied quietly and saved two well-deserved pieces of cake. Would they ever have a funny story to tell people tomorrow!

(Ok, now it's)

THE END!

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Author's Note: I sure hope this party scene turned out ok, actually it was the most fun chapter to write. It's not as big an event as I'd pictured it, but I hope it comes across well anyway. So that's the end of my story, it was tons o' fun to write! Now I'm going to start another one because I miss writing about the Newsies already. Sigh

Now that this, my first Newsies fan fiction, is completed, I'd like to thank some people for their continued support…
Sapphy: Thanks for reviewing right from the beginning. You're very kind to review for a brand new person on the site! I've been looking forward to your reviews all along, thanks again! You and Racetrack would be a perfect pair, by the way.
shinigami nanoda: Your reviews were so positive! Thanks so much, they made me so happy! I hope this last chapter was worth reading haha. Waiting for your review!!
Dreamer110: Thank you for reviewing when I asked silent readers to come out, hehe, it boosted my confidence quite a bit! I hope you get a chance to read and review the rest of the story, I'd love to hear from you!
Puck: I sure would love to hear what you think about the rest of the story. I can't wait until I get to see your website all finished! It'll look great!
DuncanAndTheSpork: Thanks for the review! I hope you read the rest of the story and let me hear what you think! I've tried hard to make Olivia less Mary-Sue, hope it worked. Thanks for the warning! Actually, pointers on how to make a character not be a Mary-Sue (or Gary Stu) would be well appreciated, and that goes for everyone! I'm somewhat new to this all, so I'm waaayyy open to suggestion.
Beana: That was a wonderful compliment, thank you so much! I hope to hear your reviews for the remaining chapters, hopefully my future stories also? Thanks again!