AAAHHHH!!!! I know, I wanted to update earlier. SORRY!!!

Irish Fury, thanks again for reviewing. (like always ;) ) I don't know what this is with me, but for some reason I seem to have this little button in my head which hits himself when I'm writing and I'm killing people in my stories which I originally liked alive. *sighs* well, there can't be happiness all the time, right?

Ali, When I saw your review I just thought WOW! That's the longest review I ever got! Wouldn't it be boring if Hazard would just say "Hey, he loves you" and then they would kiss and the story was over? *thinks for a minute* no, definitely not! So I guess you have just to read on and find out if they'll make it some day ;p

falco, mh, Spot helping nineteen girl, each crazier than the others??? We'll see. ;p

okay, now enough with keeping you in the dark here's the next chapter:



~~ "Earth to earth, ash to ash, dust to dust. The lord gives it and he takes it again. Rest in peace Fiona McAlester." ~~

It was one week after Flame's death and a few days after her funeral. Nightshade lay on the bed. Her hands under her head, her eyes open staring at the ceiling. She hadn't thought that her life could change so drastic in such a short time. The girls had been parted into two groups. To keep them safe. At first, she had wanted to move on. Try another city. But Hazard had been right when she had said that he would find her anywhere. So they stayed in New York. Witch had suggested to stay in Manhattan, well, actually Race had, but Witch was just as enthusiastic.

~~ "You don't want to go to Manhattan, right?" Nightshade looked up to look at Hazard. "No, not really. It would just put people in danger who don't have anything to do with it. But." "But?" "Maybe if the rest of you would go. When I leave New York alone, and Maniac would follow me, you would be save here!" "I thought we made obvious that we don't let you alone?!" Nightshade and Hazard turned around to see Fury leaning in the doorframe. "But you're right. Manhattan is out of question. These guys are the.noia.the boredom in person. They don't have fuoco in them!" "No what?" "Fuoco.Fire!" ~~

Spot had suggested to let some of the girls stay in his lodging house. Under the condition that they had to be newsies. So Fury, Dash, Fight, Dagger, and Snake had stayed in Brooklyn with Nightshade, while the rest of the girls were staying in Manhattan with Hazard and Witch as representative leader.

Nightshade wasn't sure how long she would be able to take this. The girls weren't allowed to leave the lodging house alone. And Spot had even insisted in her staying in his room with him, in case that Maniac would try anything at night.

Nightshade let out a heavy sigh and rolled around on her stomach. If there wouldn't happen anything interesting soon she would die on boredom!

"Night? Are you doing anything or can I come in?" She looked up to see Snake standing in the door. "No, come in." Snake sat down on the bed next to Nightshade and rolled also on her stomach. "So?" "So what?" "Anything heard from the others?" "No, how should I? I can't make one move without Mr. High-and-mighty-Conlon watching me. And he has no time to go to Manhattan right now!!!" "I've heard there shall be a poker game tomorrow with Manhattan." "That's the first good news I've heard in the longest time!"



I know it's not much. But I'm trying to write the next chapter before the weekend. Because I have already something in mind for the poker game and the night after it.