Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Newsies. Disney owns them. I did wish I owned Spot.

AN: I'm so sorry I haven't updated. I haven't really been thinking about my story lately. My grandpa died on November 18 and I've been caught up in school. My grandma fell and broke her hip too. Without wasting anymore of your time here is the new chapter. I hope you like it.

Chapter 4

Soon they stopped in front of a small restaurant. Kate looked at the sing above the door. It read Tibby's Restaurant. Kate had passed by it a couple of times but thought nothing of it. Before she knew what was happening Spot pulled her into the restaurant. There were a lot of Newsies in the small restaurant. Kate recognized some of the boys from before. Spot pulled her over to a group of guys.

"Kate, this is Jack, leader of Manhattan. Over there is Kid Blink, Racetrack, Mush, Boots, Les, David, Specs, Dutchy, Pie Eater, and Snipeshooter. Guys this is Kate." Spot said.

"Hi everyone." Kate said. The guys responded with nods. Then it hit Kate.

"Did you say Manhattan?" Kate asked Spot.

"Yeah" Spot answered calmly.

"You asshole!" Kate screamed. Everyone turned and looked at them. "I told you I never wanted to come back to Manhattan. Well I didn't say never but just not for along time. I can't you took me over here when you knew full well I didn't want to come." Kate screamed at him. Spot was mentally kicking himself.

"I'm sorry." Was all Spot was able to say before Kate ran out of the door crying.

Kate ran as fast as her legs would go. She ran all the way to Central Park. When she got there, she sat on a bench and cried. She had trusted him. She couldn't believe he had done that to her.

"I'm really sorry." Came a voice from behind her. She turned around to see Spot standing behind her. He had followed her when she had run out of Tibby's

"I don't know what I was thinking." Spot continued.

"You weren't thinking." Kate said.

"I thought I was trying to help." Spot said sitting down next to her.

"Before you try and help someone you might want to get the full story first." Kate said angrily moving away from Spot.

"I know I should." Spot replied moving to try and comfort her.

"I'm sorry Spot but I need some time to think. I just can't talk to you right now." Kate said standing up and walking away.

When Kate walked into the lodging house later that night, she found Spot waiting for her with a not to pleased look on his face. Kate stared at Spot for a moment then turned and started up the stairs. Spot grabbed her arm and spun her around so that she was looking at him.

"Where have you been?" Spot asked.

"Why should I tell you?" Kate replied.

"I've been worried about you." Spot said.

"Yeah right." Kate responded.

"I thought something bad had happened to you"

"Why do you care so much about what happens to me? If you found me dead on the floor with cuts in my wrists, would you actually care or just pretend to care?" Kate asked yelling at him.

"Let me see your wrists." Spot replied.

"You didn't answer my question." Kate responded.

"Let me see your wrists damn it", yelled Spot. Kate sighed pulling up her sleeves and revealed her wrists. Spot was horrorified to see them all cut up.

"Why do you do this?" Spot asked.

"Is it any of your business?" Kate replied.

"Answer the question damn it. I want to know why you do this to yourself." Spot yelled.

"Answer my question first then I might answer yours." Kate yelled back. Spot sighed.

"Of course I would care. I love you. Now will you please answer my question?"

"What did you say?"

"I said would you please answer my question."

"No before that."

"I said I love you."

"Do you mean that?"

"Of course I do. I love you a lot. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't care if you were cutting your wrists. Will you please answer my question now? Why do you do that to yourself?" Spot asking pointing to her wrists. Kate sighed. She knew she would have to tell him her past sooner or later. She preferred later. Kate walked over to the couch and sat down. Spot sat down next to her.

"My family was very rich. My father worked hard to support us. He had been in a gang in Chicago when he was younger. He moved to Manhattan to star a new life when he was 18. He changed his name so that no one would be able to find him and he married my mom. Everything was fine until one of the gang members was here visiting someone and found out that my father was here. My father and the guy had been good friends when my father was in the gang. The guy came to the house to talk to my father. They started arguing. I was curious and the door had been left ajar so I went to watch. All of a sudden the guy took out a gun and shot my father. The guy felt horrorible for shotting him I guess because the guy then shot himself. I had seen the whole thing. That's why I ran away. I couldn't live in that house anymore. I couldn't live in Manhattan anymore. I wrote my mom a letter telling her that she should come looking for me and that I would be fine and not to worry. I started cutting my wrists a week after it happened. I couldn't get the nightmares to go away. See cutting takes away the pain I feel inside."

When Kate had finished she was crying her eyes out. Spot wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. When Kate had stopped crying, Spot gentally lifted her from the couch to a standing position and led her up the stairs. He gentally laid her down in her bed and stayed with her until she had fallen asleep. Spot then moved to his own bunk and fell asleep.

Kate woke up in the middle of the night wondering how she had gotten up the stairs and in bed. Then she remember early that night and the conversation she and Spot had had. She looked over to see Spot slepping peacefully. He looks so adorable, Kate thought. Kate laid there for a while thinking. She knew she couldn't stay there. She was afraid he would get seriously hurt like her father had. She risk losing someone else she loved. Kate quietly packed her things and wrote a note to Spot.

Dear Spot,

           I can't stay here anymore. I can't risk losing someone I love. I love you with all my heart. Please understand. I will be well taken care of where I'm going. Take care of yourself Spot. Remember that I love you with all my heart and that I will never forget you.

                                                                                                 Love,

                                                                                                 Kate

Kate placed the letter next to Spot then quietly slipped out of the lodging house and headed straight for Manhattan.

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