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The next day, all the girls woke at a normal time, dressed, showered, whatever it was they did, then headed outside. They had managed to make it to the gate where the newsboys who worked for Pulitzer would come through every day before they blinked in surprise. Amanda, Danielle, and Renee had all been expecting it, but in the heat of Danielle's dream last night, they had forgotten it was the day after the ralley. So, as the newsgirls walked over to join some of the newsies, the look of slight shock on the three girls' faces were sincere, not forced or acted upon.

The girls picked through the crowd, searching for a vaguely familiar face. When they heard a fight between two boys break out, they remembered David asking for help to break it up. So, they pushed their way rather forcefully there, where Danielle spotted Spot. She walked briskly over to him, grabbing his arm tight. He looked at her, smiling before kissing her cheek. She blushing a light pink, but did nothing more to recognize it then to look at Amanda.

Renee was already gone, searching for Blink. Sure enough, she found him with Boots, breaking up a fight while another broke out. Blink sighed as Boots made his way over to the newer fight. Renee lightly brushed his shoulder with his fingers, and he turned around. He smiled at her as he recognized her and pulled her in for a brief hug. When the hug ended, he kissed her softly on the lips before pulling her to his side. She smiled, then looked up at him. "Blink? What's going on?"

She knew, of course she did, but she wanted to talk to him. So as he explained about what David had said to them last night, she pretended to be shocked and listened to him. Her arm found its way around his waist seeing as his rested on her shoulders, and she hugged him for a bit as he paused. However, she heard everything fall silent, which meant that Jack had been seen.

And sure enough, Blink pulled away from her after a short glance at her to see what it was. Amanda soon appeared at her side, obviously Mush had gone as well. Soon, before the girls really knew it, they were shoved aside slightly as Spot was pulled back, him still yelling obscenities under his breath. Danielle was doing her best to calm him down, but it only seemed to be half working. The girls had thought the moment to be intense in the movie, but never did they expect the tension in the air to be this thick.

Once Jack was led away, and the boys shouted their last words to him, they departed. Spot took Danielle with him to his newsboys, while Mush and Amanda and Renee and Blink headed towards the town square. "How could he betray us like that? After all he said!" Blink shouted, ranting and raving. Renee only glanced at Amanda before she kissed his cheek.

"I know, Blink. It sucks." But he wasn't satisfied with that, so he and Mush began to talk about it. Meanwhile, Amanda and Renee joined each other and talked about it as well.

"Do you think Spot'd be keen on having Elle with him now that Jack's 'betrayed' them?" she asked, making air quotes on 'betrayed'. Renee nodded, taking her friend by the arm and pulled her with her as they followed the boys.

"I think now he'd be more keen on it. It's obvious he cares for her, which is great, so he'll more than likely want her with him now more than ever." Amanda nodded, and they followed Mush and Blink some more as the two boys continued on their ranting.

A few minutes later, they met up at the Newsboys Lodging House, where the boys sat on barrels and the girls greeted Danielle. Spot came out of the lodging house a few seconds later, carrying his cane with him. "So, d'you ask him?"

She shook her head, and the other two girls sighed. "Oh come on, you saw him. Now's not the time to ask him. Once he's cooled down a bit more I will, and I won't have to worry about him ranting and raving again. So as they began to talk, the boys began discussing something. It was a bit before Spot took off, muttering a quick goodbye to the girls. They nudged Danielle, signaling her that now was the best time to ask him.

So, blushing a bit and her hands shaking some, she walked after him, leaving her friends with their own guys, to ask him the most important question she was ever going to ask in her entire life to someone she just started to get to know.

A/N: I know, pretty pathetic, but I wanted to get something up before I got away to New Jersey for a week. However, since I'll be watching the movie up there with my nana, I should have at least two more chapters to put up when I come back. Please please please bear with me until I'm out of this little funk. Thanks.

Mistress Natalia: Thanks, I always love to hear people compliment my story. Hope this suffices until I get back.

Moonlights Sundance: I'm glad it was okay with you that it was short. Now, I just hope that this isn't a huge disappointment for you. This chapter is definitely one of the worst I've written, in my opinion anyways, for this entire story, so I might change it when I get back. Thanks for always reading and reviewing my story. It does mean a lot to me to know I've had one reviewer for the entire story. If that's all I ever manage, is to just keep one person coming back to read it, I'll be doing good.

specs-65: I know, I can't wait to write what happens to Spot. That's pretty much the only reason I put this chapter up, was so I can get one step closer to writing that. I hope this is good enough at least until I come back.

Enjoy it as best as you can!

--renee--