We stopped at a large hoity-toity type house and the Demon spawn ran inside to get enough clothes for the next three days. Three days, just three days. I thought. She came back out about a half an hour later lugging two huge suitcases that looked as if it had taken the last half-hour to close. It took a moment for Spot to realize she was waiting for him to help her with everything when she had stopped on her steps and put the bags down. He raced up the walkway and took both bags, trying his best to make it look like they were no problem to carry.

After a few moments of trying to look like iron man and lugging the thousand pound bags to the lodging house, they started to get even heavier. He stumbled and fell to the ground at my feet.

"Ouch!" He said as he hit the ground hard.

"Oh are you okay?" I asked rushing to help him up. I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to be ignoring him.

"I'm fine." He said, hastily trying to get up. In his quick attempts to get up he didn't quite get his feet under him and he fell back down. I put out my hand to help him up, suppressing the urge to laugh. I took one of the suitcases and carried it back to the lodging house without another word to Spot.

We got back and Angel (much to my dismay) kissed Spot goodnight and then picked u the other suitcase to climb the stairs with me.

We got up stairs and I helped her unpack. And by help, I mean I unpacked her bags with her staring at me from the top bunk of a bed near the window, telling me about how she had to sleep near the window because she was prone to claustrophobia or something I was trying to block out her high-pitched shrill voice.

"You know you really don't say much." She told me. "Are you even listening to me? Spot was right about you. You really are strange." He said that? "Off in your own world, daydreaming. You know my daddy says that girls who daydream are just girls who are too stupid to talk so they avoid it." Well there are a few things I would like to say to you, unfortunately you wouldn't like the.

"You want me to talk? Try starting a conversation that's not one-sided, doesn't have to do with you, and requires actual brain-power." I said. I hadn't meant it to come out like that, but it did.

"You know, the only reason you don't like me is because you're jealous. You like Spot and he doesn't like you, he likes me."

"Did he tell you that too? I'm not jealous, I just don't like you. The only reason I'm dealing with you now is because I'm forced to. If it were up to me, you could go back to where you came fro and leave us al the hell alone."

"Someone's jeaaallllooouuusss." She said dragging out her words. How annoying can one girl be?

"You are just so irritating! There isn't a word in the world to describe the way I feel about you right now! Yes there is…God what is it?"

ANGEL

What is this feeling,
So sudden and new?

TIGER:
I felt the moment
I laid eyes on you;

ANGEL:
My pulse is rushing;

TIGER:
My head is reeling;

ANGEL:
My face is flushing;

BOTH:
What is this feeling?
Fervid as a flame,
Does it have a name?
Yes! Loathing
Unadulterated loathing

ANGEL:
For your face;

TIGER:
Your voice;

ANGEL:
Your clothing;

BOTH:
Let's just say - I loathe it all
Ev'ry little trait, however small
Makes my very flesh begin to crawl
With simple utter loathing
There's a strange exhilaration
In such total detestation
It's so pure and strong!
Though I do admit it came on fast
Still I do believe that it can last
And I will be loathing
Loathing you
My whole life long!

Suddenly we both looked and saw that all the newsies were gathered around the door listening to us screaming at each other. They began to defend Angel, to my outrage, probably because they were afraid Spot would throttle them if Angel came crying to them that everyone ganged up on her.

NEWSIES:
Dear Angel, you are just too good
How do you stand it? I don't think I could!
She's a terror! She's a Tartar!
We don't mean to show a bias,
But Angel, you're a martyr!

ANGEL:
Well; these things are sent to try us!

BOTH:
What is this feeling
So sudden and new?
I felt the moment I laid eyes on you
My pulse is rushing
My head is reeling
Oh, what is this feeling?
Does it have a name?
Yes
Ahhh

NEWSIES (BACKGROUND):
Loathing
Unadultereated loathing
For her face, her voice, her clothing
let's just say - we loathe it all
ev'ry little trait however small
makes our very flesh being to crawl
AHHH!

ALL:
Loathing!

NEWSIES:
loathing

BOTH:
There's a strange exhilaration

NEWSIES:
loathing

BOTH:
In such total detestation

NEWSIES:
loathing

BOTH:
It's So pure, so strong

NEWSIES:
So strong!

BOTH:
Though I do admit it came on fast
Still I do believe that it can last
And I will be...

NEWSIES (BACKGROUND):
loathing...

BOTH:
loathing
For forever...

NEWSIES (BACKGROUND):
loathing...

BOTH:
loathing,
Truly deeply loathing you:
loathing you
My whole Life long!

NEWSIES:
Loathing
Unadulterated loathing

TIGER:
Boo!

ANGEL:
AH!

We both collapsed on our beds and there we stayed, glaring at each other from across the room until we both eventually fell asleep.

We woke up the next morning and proceeded to elbow, hip-check, smack, kick, hit, and pull, each other around the room as we got in each other's way. It was not a pleasant morning and it became even more unpleasant when we got downstairs to see Spot waiting with the other newsies. He was probably not in a good mood seeing as it took about an hour to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan and he was waiting for us.

Angel ran down the stairs squealing with obnoxious delight as she flung herself into Spot's arms. If I wasn't mistaken I thought I could see Spot roll his eyes before greeting her with a kiss. I went down and walked right over to Race and kissed him on the cheek. I turned my back to Spot and mouthed an "I'm sorry" to him and then turned back around smiling to see Spot quickly looking away.

"Oh Spotty," Angel started. I snorted loudly and then proceeded to cover it up with a coughing fit at that. Spotty? It was probably more painful for him to deal with that me. Damn he must really like me to be putting up with this. I listened as Angel continued to complain to Spot about me and how horrible I was to her last night. When she finished Spot turned to her and said "Ummm, why don't you go and keep Race company a while, I need to talk to Tiger a minute."

"Good luck," she said. "She never says anything unless she's annoyed. Then she doesn't stop." Oh if that were true I would be talking right now until I was hoarse.

Spot gestured me to come over to him and we walked out the door, down the street, and down an ally.

"Finally!" He said sinking to the ground against the wall. "I thought I'd never get away from her. She's like a tick or a leech or something. Once she likes you she never leaves you alone! How did you deal with her last night?" He asked me and I looked around surprised he'd talk to me this way.

"Come again?" I said

"How did you deal with that cockroach?" He asked again.

"Uh, Spot have you forgotten about our little squabble yesterday? I thought we were suppose to be fighting?" I asked him.

"Oh, yeah well, it's just…God did you really think I hated you? Or that I liked…her? You'd have to be blind, dumb, and deaf to like someone so irritating. Listen, I was just trying to make you jealous, I thought you knew that, especially when you enlisted Race to help you make me jealous."

"Of course I knew that. I was just surprised you would forgive me this quickly."

"Tiger, I know I was bein an idiot earlier. But well, you know the story. Then I talked to Jack, had a real man to cowboy talk. He told me that he'd been talking to you and that I could look for years and never find a girl more in love with me. And one in love with me not my title, or power. Also that I probably couldn't find one that could put up with me or would be willing to, like you. So whaddya say? Be my goil?" He said.

"Spot…

A/N Ooooooo, cliffhanger. I know, how mean of me. But really I haven't decided what's going to happen yet. So just keep reading and reviewing and thanks to everyone who's been reviewing, aqua320, Pippa Kelly, Swindler, SilverRain1.3, ChesireMax you've all been awesome! Carrying the Banner!