Diclaimer: Um, I don't know if I really have to do this. Does it really say ne where that we all have 2 do this? Or did one person just do it and then now everyone does it? Oh, well, I guess I'll do it just so I don't get sued. I don't own newsies. There.

Helooooo everyone! I am very sorry to anyone who has been reading this because I haven't updated in forever! I have been so busy at school w/ my play and stuff and then when school ended my computer wouldn't work for the longest time. (mutters bloody computer). But I am here now and will hopefully keep updating after this, but we'll see. You all know whats really weird? No one reviewed chapter 5! Isn't that odd? O well.

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Splashey- aaahhhhh, thank you splashey! I know! Isn't jack mean- but not to worry he'll get what he deserves in the end! Hahahaha(evil hahas).

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Chapter 7

I knew my dress would be a shock to everyone, but I wasn't expecting everything that happened that night. I walked through the lobby unnoticed, which was pretty easy considering there wasn't a single soul in there. I paused at the entrance to the hall debating whether or not it would be better to just go back to the lodging house.

No, I went through the trouble of getting down here and crying my eyes out, I deserve to have some fun. Besides, it will be great to see the look on everyone's face when they see me.

So I walked down the center isle and as I passed each head turned to goggle at this girl that no one had seen before. The room's din slowly ebbed as more and more saw me then the noise mounted again as they began to talk about me. You see, there weren't really many girl newsies. Probably 10 at the most in all of New York, and out of the few that there were, not all of them were here, and out of the ones that were here none had a dress like mine to wear.

The boys I knew were sitting around tables in the front. Most were Manhattan newsies, but some were from Brooklyn. Spot and his "court", Buck and Spark, were sitting with Jack, Race and Blink. They were obviously discussing something funny because they were all laughing so hard at something no one saw me walk up except Jcak, but he quickly averted his eyes and pretended he hadn't seen me.

I couldn't bring myself to go up to the table when Jack was sitting there so I headed up the stairs of the stage. Medda was leaning against the railing talking to Toby. I made my way towards her and when she and Toby finally saw me they had to do a double take to make sure it was really me.

"Leila! How are you? You look vonderful!"

"Just fine Medda. An yur self?"

"Good, good." Because of this quite loud, at least on her part, conversation the boys looked up. I unfortunately, and unconsciously, had put my right hip out and my left leg out of the slit with my back towards Spot, bad idea. A loud whistle snaked through my ears. Up and down. My eyes raised up in a roll and I slowly turned around to find Spot's face alight with glee at seeing me in "his" dress.

"Hello doll face. And hows you doin ta night? You sure are lookin mighty fine."

"Oh, hey Conlon. I'se doin jus fine. And yous?"

"Much bettah now that yous heah."

"Thanks Conlon. Oh," I pulled out of my bag the little pouch of marbles I had brought for him. "Here's a present fer ya." I tossed it to him and he caught it with oen hand and a cocky grin. "Sorry it ain't much."

"Ah, that's okay... I could thinka a few things that you could gimme ta make up for it." He smiled slyly and gave me a wink. I was about to open my mouth and shoot back with some insult or good comeback, but then I glanced around the table and saw Jack's face. He was laughing along with the rest of them at Spots previous comment. An idea crept into my head and it soon turned into an extravagant plan.

"Really?" The laughter stopped. I started sauntering towards him swinging my hips seductively, back and forth, slowly down the stairs. "Can you now?" I looked at him from beneath my lashes and continued my slow swaying steps until I finally reached him. I smoothly move around to the back of him. I rested my forearms on his shoulders clasping my hands in front of his neck. I bent my head down until my mouth was next to his ear and whispered very quietly, "So can I."

I straightened up, unlocked my fingers, and like water flowing moved one arm off and walked away letting the finger of the other hand slide up his collar bone. When my fingers couldn't keep contact any more I let my hand drop to my side and continued to walk away. Spot's head turned in my direction with a look of pure amazement. I grinned and walked over to a table part way across the room, but not before I caught a glimpse of Jack's obviously angry face.

This is going to be an interesting evening. With me mad at Jack, Jack mad at me/Spot, Spot trying to come onto to me and me leading him on, and a whole bunch of guys who really like how I look in this dress

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