"Spot? Can We talk?" Lily asked from behind Spot and Soda. "Sure....go ahead and talk." Spot said. "Well..." Lily began but she stopped immediatly when they heard a bunch of stomping that must of been the Bulls.

"Mush! Take Soda and hide her ok? The Bulls are probably coming after her so hide her and hide her good. " Spot told him. So Mush took Soda by the arm and pulled her inside. He pulled her throughout the bunk room and he hid her in the hallway storage closet.

Spot had to quickly think of something to draw the bulls away so he grabbed Lily and kissed her. A cop stopped and looked at them in disgust.

"eww, Street Rat love..... Move out!" He yelled and they stomped away in disgust. Spot broke off the kiss and sighed. "Phew, that was so close. " Lily smiled and laughed. "Please, don't take that kiss the wrong way. I had to think of something and that did it, so please don't take it wrong or anything." Spot told her.

"Oh don't worry about it Spot." She said with a smirk. Spot saw Mush come back out with Soda. "That was close huh?" Spot said and gave her a kiss. Soda sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder.

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"Soda........you gotta do it." Mush told her holding out some type of dye. "No.....NO! i will not dye my hair or cut it!" Soda yelled crossing her arms. "Look Soda, you'se got to, the bulls can't recognize you if you change your hair. If you keep it this way....they'll know." Mush was explaining.

"Does Spot know about this?" Soda asked. Mush shook his head. "I really don't want to do this." Soda pouted.

"Look, let me try something ok? If you hate it you can personally soak me ok?" Mush told her. Soda smiled. "Ok."

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"Good lord!" A bunch of the Newsies excalimed as Soda stepped out of the wash room. "Soda? Is dat you?" Some of them were saying.

Soda looked in the mirror and saw she had a lot of blonde streaks in her hair. She would let Mush dye it all. So there were blonde streaks and her hair came to just under her arms.

"Hey guys!" Spot called walking through the door. "I'm here to pick up me goil." He added.

He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw what they were all staring at.

"Soda?" He asked in shock. Soda smiled. "You'se look beautiful." He said and he meant it. He thought it made her look even more beautiful then normal.

"I'se didn't know there was anything beyond absolute beauty for you." He said in shock.

"Well now you know." She shot back and smiled.

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"Anyone up for Medda's tonight?" Jack asked. Everyone grinned and looked at their girlfriends if they had any. "Well, I guess that's a yes then now isn't it? I'd beeter send the invite to Spot." Jack said.

Soda layed in bed but realized the time so she ran out of the bunkroom but she ran into Mush on the way out. "Sorry Mush but could you deliver a message for me?" Soda asked.

Sure. What?" He replied. "Could you tell Spot I'll meet Spot at Medda's in a little? Tell him to go ahead and I'll be there soon.

Mush nodded and Soda smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks!" She called and ran down the stairs.

What Spot or anyone didn't know was that Soda had a secret.

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"Where do you think Soda is?" Spot asked sitting at the table. "Well, she said she'd be here soon." Mush replied simply. Until there was singing starting and they were all abdorbed into darkness and some girl stepped up to the stage and started to sing.

"Uh huh, life's like this

Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is

Cause life's like this

Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is

Chill out whatcha yelling' for?

Lay back it's all been done before

And if you could only let it be

you will see

I like you the way you are

When we're drivin' in your car

and you're talking to me one on one but you've become

Somebody else round everyone else

You're watching your back like you can't relax

You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

And you fall and you crawl and you break

and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

no no no

You come over unannounced

dressed up like you're somethin' else

where you are and where it's at you see

you're making me

laugh out when you strike your pose

take off all your preppy clothes

you know you're not fooling anyone

when you've become

Watching your back, like you can't relax

Trying to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

and You fall and you crawl and you break

and you take what you get and you turn it into

honesty

promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

no no no

Chill out whatcha yelling for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

And if you could only let it be

You will see

Somebody else round everyone else

You're watching your back, like you can't relax

You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

and You fall and you crawl and you break

and you take what you get and you turn it into

honesty

promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

no no

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like your somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

You fall and you crawl and you break

and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

no no no."

-Avril Lavigne Complicated.

The song finished and the lights turned back on and they noticed it was Soda. Soda got down from the stage and came over to the table. "Hi guys!" She called but she noticed Spot was no where to be found. "Hey guys? Where's Spot?" She asked.

They all looked at eachother and Mush cautiously pointed over to Spot. Spot was standing over by the wall and he was hitting on some girl. Soda felt the world drop beneath her. Spot was over there hitting on some other girl. She saw her lean forward and kiss him. Soda felt tears burn into her eyes and she went back up to the stage and spoke.

"This will be the last song for tonight. I'm making this song out for a boy I USED to like." Soda said and looked over and saw Spot looking up at the stage in pure fright to see her up there. She looked away quickly and started to sing,

You held my hand and walked me home I know

While you gave me that kiss it was something like this it made me go ooh ohh

You wiped my tears, got rid of all my fears, why did you have to go?

Guess it wasn't enough to take up some of my love

Guys are so hard to trust

Did I not tell you that I'm not like that girl?

The one who gives it all away

Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?

Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?

Don't try to tell me what to do,

Dont try to tell me what to say,

Your better off that way

Don't think that your charm and the fact that your arm is now around my neck

Will get you in my pants I'll have to kick your ass and make you never forget

I'm gonna ask you to stop, thought I liked you a lot, but I'm really upset

Get out of my head get off of my bed yeah thats what I said

Did I not tell you that I'm not like that girl, the one who, throws it all away

Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?

Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?

Don't try to tell me what to do,

Dont try to tell me what to say,

Your better off that way

This guilt trip that you put me on won't, mess me up I've done no wrong

Any thoughts of you and me have gone away

Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?

Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?

Don't try to tell me what to do,

Dont try to tell me what to say,

Your better off that way

Better off that way

I'm better off alone anyway

-Avril Lavigne, Don't Tell Me

Soda finished the song with a bunch of applause. She felt tears run down her face and she took one glance at Spot who looked shocked. Soda jumped down from the stage and ran out of Medda's not heading in any direction just running and letting tears fall the whole way.