"No. Oh hell no. Not her. Please not her" Atlas thought as he saw the darker haired girl, around 19 preforming simple card tricks, awing the people around her. She had a tattered old top hat in front of her, which people threw bills and coins into when the performance was done.
"Guys, shes just a street magician, she can't possibly have enough talent to one of us." Daniel stated, trying his hardest to drive them away from the younger girl.
"Hey! I was a street magician too y'know and look at me now! I got accepted into The Eye" Jack piped up, defending his past. "I say we recruit her ."
Daniel looked at the othe two, of course they agreed with Jack. After a few seconds he reluctantly walked over to her, tarot card in hand. They slipped with a large crowd of tourists walking up to her. He silently slipped the card into her hat and squirmed to the back with the others. He liked preforming for big crowds, not being in them. All four of them slipped away, heading towards 45 East Evans Street New York, NY, where their new horsemen would soon meet them.
She arrived at 1:00 pm the next day. She wore a red t-shirt and ripped jeans. She held up her tarot card, The Magician, and flipped it over, showing the address of the newly renovated apartment.
"You wanted me here?" She asked, almost sounding bored, "If this is a trap I know self defense. Living on the streets can teach you a lot." She said, raising her fists in front of her face.
Jack's face lit up once he found out that there was going to be another street kid with them. He walked forward, reaching out his hand to her.
"This isn't a trap. We're the Four Horsemen. We pull off amazing heists and give all the money back to people in need, not keeping any for ourselves." Jack explained, walking toward her, arm outstretched. She looked at the others' faces and once she saw Daniel's bored face she slowly reached out her hand and took up Jack's. She knew who that guy was. He was the man who made her want to continue on with magic, preforming the 7 of Diamonds trick about a year ago. When she was going to go up to him and compliment him after his show, he saw him and the girl who he did the trick to, holding hands and running toward an apartment building.
As she walked into the apartment, letting go of Jack's hand and instinctively started looking for ways out. She didn't care about the potentially expensive furniture or how nicely the room was decorated, if things went wrong, she needed a place to flee.
"I thought I told you this wasn't a trap uh..-"
"Dakoda"
"-Dakoda" Jack said, obviously noticing her looking for a way out.
"S-sorry habit," Dakoda explained, shaking her head.
"Why doesn't Danny show you your room?" Henely offered.
"What? N-" Daniel began to say but got interrupted by Henely's elbow hitting his ribs.
"Fine," Daniel grumbled,"and NEVER call me Danny again." he half yelled. He put on an obviously fake smile and words dripping with sarcasm, "Right this way," he sighed, swinging his arms in the direction of the hallway.
As both magicians walked down the hallway, Jack slumped his shoulders, looking depressed.
"Im going to go get changed for the show," Henely said, walking down the hall to her room.
"If you like her so much, why don't you ask her on a date?" Merritt asked, noticing the sleights odd behavior.
"How did you-" Jack had begun to ask but Merritt raised his eyebrow, answering the question.
Down the hall, Dakoda had put her hat and cards down on her bed and layed down. Daniel saw this, rolled his eyes and sat down at the edge of her bed.
"So, you ready for the show tonight?" he inquired, assuming she knew.
"Show?" Dakoda asked sitting up, "What show? A magic show? No. Not tonight. I'm not ready!"
"I thought you knew..." Daniel stated, eyes widening at her reaction.
"WHY THE HELL WOULD I KNOW?! I JUST FUCKING MET YOU GUYS TODAY!" she screamed, getting up and starting to pace.
Daniel grabbed her shoulder to stop her.
"Look, if you preform ANYTHING like what I saw yesterday, you'll be fine. And don't you dare tell anyone I said that. Dont even think about it. Merritt can read minds." he almost yelled, trying to be reassuring. The last thing he needed was for one of the others to screw up and ruin the show.
Dakoda sighed.
"You're right. As long as I think positive, everything will be okay. "
"That's not what I said at all" Daniel muttered under his breath.
As both of them walked down the hall, they saw that the other three were all dressed. Henely shoved some clothes into Dakoda's arms and pushed her toward the bathroom. She dressed quick and came out dressed in a fancy tank top, black skinny jeans and some black flats. Jack' eyes widened at the sight of her. When out she found that everyone was dressed and ready to go, including Daniel.
The limo ride there was short but fun. When the limo finally stopped, the chauffeur opened the door and led them to the backstage door of the building.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Please welcome the new Horsemen, Dakoda Collins!" The crowd roared as her name was announced. "And now, give it up for The Five Horsemen!"
