A/N So you see it wasn't over. No this isn't the last chapter, I just can't let this story go. So here's chapter number 13!

Disclaimer: Yes okay I admit it, I'm keeping the newsies hostage and have no plans on releasing them any time soon. Mwahahahaha! Okay seriously I'm not holding them hostage and I don't own them, not one little piece of them sadly. Now on with the show!

We got back to the Manhattan lodging house and collapsed into chairs that were strewn across the room downstairs. It had been a very full day and I owed all the newsies for giving up a day of selling to come break Spot out of his prison…on second thought, they all wanted to help them as much as I did.

"Well Tiger. Looks like your plan worked," said Race. He was still a bit annoyed with me for making him be the minister.

"Yeah, it did." I said, a smile tugging at the corners of my lips. I looked over at Spot who was just looking at me with the softest expression, I think its safe to say, he'd ever worn. "What are you staring at?" I asked him after everyone had gone about there own business.

"Who else, Tiger. You." He said taking my hand. Okay, what happened to the old Spot? The one who didn't make gushy remarks that make me want to gag. "C'mon, lets go back to Brooklyn." He said getting up and pulling me along behind him.

We walked along for a bit in silence, just taking in the moment together. A few days ago we thought we'd never be able to do this again but now look at us. Strolling along the Brooklyn Bridge, hand in hand. Angel was out of the way and as far as we knew had been scared out of ever getting married.

After a while I broke the silence. "Spot, I love you." I said, hoping for a certain response in return. This time it came without hesitation.

"Tiger, I love you too." He said turning to face me. He bent down a bit and kissed me softly on the lips. If you knew Spot Conlon you'd have never suspected he was capable of being this gentle, yet he was. He place his hand on the back of my neck and kissed me again, deeper this time. I placed my hands on his shoulders and kissed him back. We stayed like this for a while. When we finally broke apart again he whispered in my ear, "Let's get to the lodging house before we keep going okay?" I shivered thinking about what that could mean.

The whole walk back was probably the sappiest and most perfect moment of my life. After my mother died I thought I'd never get through it. Then I found I had a brother and hope came through. I found him and then fell in love with Spot. When he was forced back to his parent's house I felt the sadness and anger I'd felt when my mother died. And now I was here, kissing Spot, on our way to the Brooklyn lodging house to do God knows what and I was happy. Just happy. There was no other word in the world to describe it.

"Sing for me," Spot said suddenly snapping me out of my flashbacks.

"What?" I asked not sure I fully comprehended what he'd asked of me.

"Sing for me." He repeated. I looked around and realized we were standing right outside the lodging house. Just feet from where he'd first heard me sing. Where we'd had our first kiss, as meaningless as it had been. It was where I'd first realized I was in love with him. And as cliché as that sounded, it was completely true.

"Umm okay, what?" I asked him.

"I don't care, anything. Just sing for me." He said.

I took a deep breath to begin but before I could I heard someone behind me start in. I turned and saw Skittery coming forward. Not just him, all the newsies.

There Is No Future - There Is No Past

This is where Spot jumped in. I hadn't even sung a note yet.


Thank God This Moments Not The Last

Finally I came in with him.


There's Only Us
There's Only This
Forget Regret Or Life Is Yours To Miss

No Other Road No Other Way
No Day But Today

Aqua came forward and we sang together for a moment.


I Can't Control

My Destiny

I Trust My Soul

My Only Goal
Is Just To Be


This is where the boys all came in and me and Aqua sung in counterpoint to the rest of them.

Girl's counterpoint-

Without You
The Hand Gropes
The Ear Hears
The Pulse Beats
Life Goes On
But I'm Gone
Cause I Die
Without You
I Die Without You
I Die Without You
I Die Without You
I Die Without You
I Die Without You

Boy's counterpoint-
Will I Lose My Dignity
Will Someone Care
Will I Wake Tomorrow
From This Nightmare

There's Only Now
There's Only Here
Give In To Love
Or Live In Fear
No Other Path
No Other Way
No Day But Today

No Day But Today
No Day But Today
No Day But Today
No Day But Today
No Day But Today

All
No Day But Today

All my life I'd been searching for a way forward. A way to find something, someone to make my life seem less pointless. My brother, I'd wanted to find him more than anything. I'd wanted to find a boy to love me for me, and I'd wanted my father back. Then I'd found it. Spot, my brother, everything I'd needed. Then Spot was ripped away from me and I'd felt empty again. It had occurred to me what a waste of a life I'd been and that I needed to do something for good. I'd hoped and prayed for a second chance with my mother and father and for a while I'd been searching for a way back to then. Now…now I'd found it. I'd found a way back to then. That is…the Newsies.

A/N And cut. That's a rap folks. It's been great. Special thanks to all my readers and reviewers. Especially the reviewers if that tells the rest of you anything. Hope you all liked it. Please let me know if the end was okay or not. Also let me know if I should write a sequel or not because I would like to but only if you want it. With that said…THE END!