Flex :: Not Receiving An Event Fired From An .AS Class

I have 2 files, 1 to dispatch the event and 1 to receive it (of course in addition to the event class itself).

I've done this before with both dispatching and receiving files being mxml, but this time the dispatching file is an actionscript class, and it's not working this time. Is it different for actionscript classes?

Here's a dumbed down version

The dispatching class dispatches the event as soon as it's created.

public class ASClass extends UIComponent{
public function ASClass(){
dispatchEvent(new MyEvents(MyEvents.FIRE_EVENT));
}
}

in my main mxml app, I instantiate the ASClass which automatically dispatch the event as soon as it's created and the main mxml app should receive back.

protected function appCComplete(event:FlexEvent):void{
addEventListener(MyEvents.FIRE_EVENT, gotEvent);
var asClass:ASClass = new ASClass();

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