Juliet sighed heavily and placed a hand on the cool window pane. They were all there. Rae, Stress, Aki, Writer, Blue and Jack.

"Jack," whispered Juliet "I swea god, you git me outta here and I'll be nice at him."

"I didn't tink you was comin," said Blue looking at Cords.

"Ya kiddin me?" asked Cords slapping the taller boy on the shoulder and looking around "I neva pass up da chance at help out beauties like Miss. Lynch ova dere."

Cords walked away as Blue lunged at him.

"Don't." said Aki as she valiantly tried to restrain the much larger boy "He's always like dis."

Blue smiled at her and nodded.

"All Right," he replied.

"Sides," Aki exclaimed "Stress is ya goil."

Blue looked at Stress as she handed out orders to some of the others, he smiled. Stress possessed grace unlike any other girl Blue had ever met, She stood in front of the group with Rae and Jack, her chin up and smiling. He was proud to call her his girlfriend.

"Yeah," he whispered "She is."

Rae held onto Spot's hand as they walked towards City Hall. Spot looked at her as her eyes darted from building to building.

"Don't worry," he whispered "Jay'll be fine."

Rae kissed his hand and bit her lip.

"Hope so," she replied.

Spot looked at her again. His girl was tough, he had always known that one; always willing to go to the lion's den for her friends or his.

"Go 'head!" yelled Rae "Touch him again and I'll show ya jus how much of a lil goil I am."

Mini Cooper cowered behind Rae as she stared down a much larger Midtown newsy. Mini was only thirteen and he was adored by all.

"What ya gonna do?" asked the Midtown newsy "Kiss me?"

He puckered up. Rae looked at Mini then reached back and swung as hard as she could.

"She'd be proud," he whispered.

"I hafta git outta here," Juliet exclaimed pacing the floor.

"Sorry kid," said Morris "dis is ya home now."

Juliet looked around the tiny room and glared at Morris.

"Don't ya eva git tired of makin mah life a livin hell?" she asked plopping down on the chair next to the window.

"Nope," he replied.

She looked away from him and sighed heavily.

Stress and Rae walked up to steps of City Hall and turned around to face outward towards the ragtag group in front of them.

"Listen Up!" yelled Stress.

"Juliet has been missin for a day now!" yelled Rae "We don't know where she is, but we tink dey do! Oliva has got big time friends! We jus gotta stay here until someone tells us sump tin!"

"Dey really tink dat's gonna woik?" asked Skittery.

Fearless elbowed him.

"It's da only ting dey got," she whispered.

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