"Fine hate me." Jack started "But even if I'd stayed I would 'ave been thrown in a local refuge or somethin'. Dani it was a lose or lose situation for me I had no choice I had to go, and ya wouldn't come wit' me." Dani was about to respond when they heard noises coming from upstairs in The Lodging House. "Looks like my newsies are up." Jack almost whispered. Spot being the only one in grasp of his emotions, took Dani by the hand, and motioned for Jack to follow him to a near by park. Dani had now temporarily stopped crying and was holding onto Spots hand like if she let go she would fall into a pit or something of that sort.

"Why didn't you make me go? I was only seven. You were ten you could have easily forced me go." Dani's eyes were pleading with his. Neither of them were sure what for though.

"I didn't want ta go myself. I wasn't about ta drag someone who also didn't want ta go." Jack said, the guilt he was feeling showed up in his face.

"Jack I was seven I didn't know what I wanted. If you had told me I could have a piece of candy if I went with you I would have gone."

"Now I would do thing differently, but I was also only a little kid Dani I didn't know how ta raise you. I had to raise myself."

"Well you could have at least helped me instead of leaving me all alone in the streets of Charleston. You were a boy, which gave you another advantage. You were stronger, but don't worry; now I can take care of myself. Though don't go believing that I didn't get my share of black eyes, or as you say it soaked. So many times I wished I had a brother who cared about me. Then maybe he would go soak those guys for me when I couldn't fight anymore." Dani looked up looking for a response, but Jack didn't give one. She wasn't crying out of sorrow anymore. She was crying out of anger for all those nights she went with out food or a place to go, and here he is, the Manhattan newsies leader livin' the high life. And now he wouldn't even respond to her questions? Who did he think he was? "Say something Jack," Dani commanded. He didn't he just stared at he ground. "Say something." Dani was quieter this time, as if the thing that had keep her going all this time had just died.

"What do you want me to say Dani? Nothing I say can or will make you fell better. You came all the way up here to yell at me and I'm going to let you do it. Yell Dani; yell as loud as you want so the whole world can hear. I don't care." Dani's face was covered in the tears flowing freely her eyes. "I'm sorry Dani, that's all I can say." They sat in silence for a few minutes before Jack got up to go.

"I didn't mean it," Dani whispered. Surprised that she was going to say this, and even more surprised that she thought this.

"Didn't mean what?" Jack asked looking back.

"That I hated you." Jack stood there and looked at her for a minute and then began walking again. "You're going to leave me again?" She asked this time only to be heard by Spot.

Spot really know how to reply to this comment so he just held her, letting her cry on his shoulder. They sat their for almost forty-five minutes, not all of it was spent crying, but most of it he was holding her.

"Let's go home Spot." Dani finally said. They walked for the most part in silence. They walked over to a small bagel shop for lunch. Their encounter with Jack hadn't taken to long but walking back and forth from Manhattan to Brooklyn was extremely time consuming. Spot bought two bagels one chocolate for Dani and a plain one for himself. He was running out of money and they were going to have to go back soon. On their way back to Brooklyn very few words were exchanged between the both of them. When the neared The Lodging House Dani turned and looked at Spot.

"How do I look?" Dani asked trying to put a normal face on.

"Beautiful as normal," Spot replied

"No, I mean is my face red, tear streaked, something?"

"No, ya look fine." With that Dani thanked him for everything and ran up the stairs of The Lodging House.

She ran straight in the bathroom. She was a wreck. Her hair wasn't wavy anymore and it was flying all over the place, and in her eyes you could see how exhausted she was. She sat on the counter top thinking. They really should put a chair in here. She thought. When she decided what to do she jumped down from the counter and went into the lodging room. Spot was lying on his bunk with his eyes closed. Dani got a blanket and a pillow and before she knew it she was asleep. She didn't bother waking up for dinner either. She slept till the next morning, when she heard someone getting ready in the bathroom she didn't even bother to see if it was Spot. She just got up and headed for the girl's bathroom.

i'm sorry it's really short. it sounded longer when i was writing it. Shout outs to my loyal reviewer LegallyRed and AngeryPrincess13. you really should read their stories:)

i'll write more next time

rachel