Disclaimer: I do not own the song and I'm not making money off of it.I don't exactly know who does own it. All I know is that it is sung in Moulin Rouge.

Chapter 6

Friday night was approaching fast and Kate had been working hard to make her first performance great. She had practiced for hours on end to get the song perfect. Medda had bought her a brand new dress that was a ruby red color with a low-neck line. The days seemed to go by too fast.

It was the day before the show and Jack decided that Spot should know about the show at Medda's, so he let Snipeshooter bring the message to him. Jack told him the time and he also told him a special message. As soon as Snipes had gotten his papers, he made his way to Brooklyn.

As he was walking, he decided to look at the docks first. He only knew of two places the Brooklyn leader could be, the docks or the lodging house. When Snipes was close to them, he noticed that there was no one there so he went to the lodging house. If Spot wasn't there, he didn't know where he was.

Every head turned towards the door as Snipes opened it and walked in. He scanned the faces in front of him looking for Spot. He spotted him in the back of the room talking with some of his newsies. Snipes made his way through the mass of newsies who had gone back to what they had been doing before he had come in. Spot had seen him, and dismissed the others so he could talk to Snipes without them listening.

"Hey Spot." Snipes said when he came up to the Brooklyn leader. Snipes then spit in his hand and held it out to Spot.

"Hey Snipes." Spot said and spit shook with Snipes.

"I got a message for ya from Jack. Medda's havin' a show tomorrow night at seven. Jack says that you should be there because there's someone you should see."

"I'll be there." Spot said with a smirk playing on his lips.

Friday seemed to fly by for Kate. She had so much to do before seven. Kate was so nervous, but by seven o'clock Kate was all ready though. She had her make-up on and she was laced up in her dress. Kate became even more nervous as she looked out at the audience. What if I forget a line or I miss a note? She thought. Suddenly Kate was brought out of her thoughts when she felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned around to see Jack standing there.

"Hey Jack." Kate said.

"Hey Kate. Don't worry, you're gonna do great. We're all rootin' for ya. We'll see ya after the show." Jack said trying to encourage her.

"Thanks Jack."

"Kate, you're on in five seconds." Said the stage manager.

"All right. See you after the show."

"You're on Kate."

"Now give a warm welcome to our new performer, Kate." Medda said then walked off stage. The lights went off so the theater was completely dark. Kate walked carefully to the center of the stage. A few chords of the song were played and the spotlight came up on her. She couldn't see anyone but she could feel their eyes on her.

Spot had enjoyed the rest of the show and had been getting a drink when he looked up at the stage and saw Kate. She was wearing a ruby red dress that fit her quit well. Spot stopped in mid-order and just stared at the stage. He couldn't do anything.

Kate heard another chord of the song and began to sing.

I follow the night
Can't stand the night
When will I begin?
To live again
One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday
What more could your love do for me?
When will love be through with me?
Why live life from dream to dream?
And dread the day when dreaming ends
One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday
Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends
One day I'll fly away
Fly, fly away

When she was done, the audience erupted into cheers. Kate smiled sweetly, took a bow, and then walked off the stage. Spot couldn't do anything. He just stared at the stage wide eyed.

"I thought you would wanna be here." Jack said appearing out of nowhere and pulling Spot out of his daze.

"Thanks Kelly." Spot said and started backstage.

"One minute!" Kate called after she heard a knock on the door. She quickly checked her make-up then stood up to open the door. She gasped when she saw who was there. Everything left her head. Every word left her mouth. She couldn't do or say anything.

"Hi Kate." Spot said trying to break the awkward silence.

"H-hi." Kate stuttered.

"You did great. I never knew you could sing like that."

Kate just stared at him.

"Can I come in?" Spot asked. Kate moved slowly away from the door still stunned. Spot walked in and she closed the door behind him.

"Who told you I was here?" Kate asked suddenly finding her voice.

"No one told me. I was here for the show and I saw ya. I thought I would come backstage and tell ya that ya sounded great," Spot explained with his infamous smirk across his lips, "So why'd ya leave?"

"I thought I explained why in my note." Kate replied.

"Ya kinda did, but I still don't understand. What could I possibly be at risk for?"

"I don't want you to get hurt or even killed."

"But why would I get hurt or killed?"

"The rest of the gang is still out there and they're probably looking for me. They know my family lives in New York and that's another reason why I ran away." Kate explained. Spot could understand her point and he could see that she was on the verge of tears so he decided to change the subject.

"You did great tonight."

"Thanks, again."

"Are ya singing at the next show?" Spot asked moving a little closer to her and looking into her crystal blue eyes.

"I hope so." Kate replied moving toward Spot and looking in his eyes. They were now standing only inches away from each other, memorized by each other's eyes. They stood like that for a few minutes. Then Spot leaned forward and before Kate could do anything she felt Spot's lips brush hers. Kate felt a chill go down her spine. Spot wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss and to his surprise she didn't pull away but deepened the kiss even more and wrapped her arms around his neck. After a few minutes, Spot pulled away and stared into her bright blue eyes.

"Do you forgive me?" Spot asked still holding her.

"Of course I forgive you." Kate replied. Spot kissed her sweet lips again.

"Go ask Medda if you're singin' next Friday." he said after breaking the kiss. Kate gave him a quick peck on the lips then went to find Medda.

"Medda said I wouldn't have to sing but I told her I would. I have a song in mind." Kate said coming in the room a few minutes later. Spot had had a plan to show Kate just how much he loved her, but it would have to wait.

"Ok." Spot looked at the floor in thought for a couple of minutes and Kate went back to getting ready to leave.

"Kate?" Spot asked suddenly.

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask ya something?"

"Sure."

"Would you be me girl?"

Kate stopped what she was doing and stared at him. She had wanted him to ask her that for days. Kate could see Spot's cheeks turning red with embarrassment.

"Of course I will. I'd love to be your girl." Kate replied with a huge smile on her face.

"You would?"

"Of course! Why wouldn't I? I love you. I've wanted you to ask me that for a long time." Kate replied. Spot just stared at her. I can't believe she said yes. He thought. A sudden knock on the door brought Spot out if his thoughts.

"Come in." Kate yelled and the door flew open as a bunch of boys came bursting through.

"You did great!" Blink exclaimed.

"Yeah ya sang like an angel." Race said.

"I hope ya sing every week." Mush said with a huge smile on his face. Everyone stopped short though when they realized Spot was there.

"Are we interruptin' somethin'?" Jack asked.

"No." Kate and Spot said at the same time.

"It's getting late. We should head back to the lodging house." Kate said after thanking everyone for their compliments.

"Yeah, it is gettin' late. Spot, you stayin' over tonight or are ya headin' back to Brooklyn?" Jack asked. Spot looked over at Kate and smiled.

"I'll stay over. It's too late to head back now." Spot said.

Jack looked between the two of them and smiled. Finally. He thought. He was getting tired of hearing about Kate dreams of him. Now there would be peace and quiet at the lodging house; things could get back to normal, but what Jack didn't know was that earlier that day, Spot had gotten news that could disturb the peace for months.

AN: I hope you all like this chapter and I hope you're enjoying the story so far. Please review and tell me what you think. Constructive critism is welcome.