*Chapter 28*
"Snap outta it, BC." Silver Fists lightly punched the girl's shoulder, sending her crashing back down from her thoughts.
"What?" She shook her head, trying to clear the thoughts away.
"Blink tol' me he saw a man followin' ya, Bottle Cap." Silver said, getting a bit annoyed at the girl's absentminded state.
"Oh, I know. Jack told Spot and now he's being really overprotective." Bottle Cap giggled.
"Do ya know who it is?" Silver asked seriously, ignoring her friend's obvious lightheartedness.
"Silver...I think it's Ben." Bottle Cap's smile faded as worry took the place of girlishness.
"Ben?" Silver echoed, "Who's Ben? Is he from 2002, too?"
"No, he's from my fanfic." Katie sat down on a lonely crate and looked up at Silver. "I know why he's after me, and I know what he's gonna do..."
"Then we can stop 'im! You already know da plot, we'll jist..." Silver was exclaiming before she was interrupted.
"Silver, I don't know what he looks like." Bottle Cap studied her feet. Silver stared at her, not able to make her mouth form words.
"But...how can ya not know?" Silver finally asked, a look of pure bafflement resting on her face. "You created 'im, didn't ya?"
"Yeah, but I never wrote what he looked like, I haven't got that far!" She stood and began to pace. "He could be anyone, and I wouldn't know it." She stopped pacing and her eyes clung to the boy stepping onto the docks.
"Well, what're we gonna do?" Silver tried to asked but received no answer.
"Don't talk about this in front of Spot, Silver. He's back." She responded softly.
*
It wasn't long after Spot returned that they all went inside for a game of poker, the boys' favorite passtime. Mush decided to stay and play, since he wanted to be where Hades was. Silver Fists and Illusion stuck around, as well, seeing that they didn't want to leave without Mush.
"Give me two." A lean, muscular boy told the dealer, his dark green eyes fixed on his hand. An attractive female with pretty blonde, wavy locks flowing over her shoulder, bent down and kissed Cards' cheek.
"You gonna win dis one fa me?" She asked, her clear blue eyes shimmering playfully. Bottle Cap had seen her around, but wasn't very familiar with her or her name. A gray cabby hat was stuffed in the pocket of her worn grey, pinstriped pants.
"I like the way she dresses." Bottle Cap whispered to Illusion, speaking of the girl.
"What?" Illusion laughed at her comment. "Dat was pretty unexpected deah BC."
"Well, that's me, full of surprises." She grinned, her eyes studying the game from where she sat at a table with Silver Fists and Illusion.
"What da hell was dat, Spot!?" The girl suddenly exclaimed as Spot showed his cards. "You'se cheatin' ovah deah, ya doity basta'd."
"Sit down, Floit." Spot laughed, "No one's cheatin'." So, finally, Katie caught her name. Flirt. Her eyes twinkled, thinking that they could be good friends since her name was what Katie had always loved to do.
"Don't worry, it ain't ovah." Cards assured Flirt, who sat back down and huffed with attitude.
"I love good entahtainment." Silver Fists smiled, and then stood up to stretch her legs. "It's gettin' dark out deah."
"Yeah, if only we could yank Mush away from Hades, we could get home." Illusion giggled, looking over at Mush and Hades, who were intertwined in one another. There were a few other Brooklyn newsgirls scattered throughout the room, much to Katie's surprise. Where had all these girls come from?
"Got a light, Cards?" Dibs asked, almost sounding desperate.
"What's dis? Dibs ain't got a cigarette?" Popper acted shocked, "What is dis woild comin' to?" He shook his head.
"Shut up, Pops." Dibs warned as Cards handed him a cigarette. Popper's eyes flashed yellow at Dibs.
"Don't call me dat." He said angrily, standing as though he was going to fight.
"Sit down, Poppah." Spot demanded, "Mush, it's gettin' dark out deah. Ya bettah get dem ladies back ta Manhattan b'foah Jacky-boy stawts ta miss 'em."
"Oh, yeah." Mush leaned back in his chair, "Guess I lost track o' time." Hades gave him a kiss goodbye, one he was sure not to forget. His lips were still tingling as he talked to the Manhattan girls.
"See ya 'round, Bottle Cap." Illusion smiled. Bottle Cap nodded and Silver Fists gave her a worried look.
"Be careful, BC." She said quietly. Illusion kissed Spot's cheek and then the three were gone, heading back to Manhattan in the the almost dark night.
