Missing the Past

A.N- hey everyone! Sorry it took such a long time to update, but I've been at my Grandmas since Tuesday and she doesn't have a computer so I couldn't update from there. But I've got it done now. I hope everyone likes this chapter especially Hollywood, hope I got the personality okay. Anyway here it is chapter five....

"OH MY GOD, the runaway is back!!" a voice shouted from the doorway.

The two girls turned around to see a very tall girl of about 16. She had long curly dirty blonde hair, that fell just below her shoulders. Her wide chocolate brown eyes were full of both surprise and happiness.

"Hollywood." Sparks exclaimed, as she slowly got out of her bed. "How ya been?"

"Ah, about as good as you can get around dis joint." Hollywood answered with a smile. "but you know Prestly isn't too happy dat you came back here. I heard him telling the other boys about this plan he's got to soak ya real good.

"yea well she's got us to back her up. Prestly and those other lugs ain't gonna touch her." Milkshake said getting up off the end of the bed.

"Heyya Milkshake. Yea your right. We'll be right der for ya Sparky." Hollywood said.

"Guys, we ain't gonna soak anyone. But we'll have to argue about dis late, shouldn't we be getting our papes?" Sparks asked walking drowsily over to a cupboard.

"Crap, I forgot about de papes. We betta get going. We'll meet you out side the lodging house Sparks, so be quick." Milkshake said walking out the door.

"Yea alright." Sparks said moving over to her tattered old bag.

"You still have to tell me how Manhattan was, so hurry up." Hollywood said following Milkshake out the door. "oh and one more thing." Hollywood poked her head back in the door. "we ARE gonna soak Prestly. He hurt ya once already and for dat he's got to answer tome." And with that she closed the door.

Sparks heard the foot steps going down the stairs. She laughed to herself. Hollywood had not changed at all. She had always been very loyal to her friends, especially Milkshake and herself. If anyone bugged them or tried to soak them, Hollywood was always right there to back them up. Sparks had missed that in Manhattan. But there she had Blink and Jack to protect her and help her if she needed it. "Hey maybe when I go back I can set...." Sparks started and then stopped suddenly. "What are you talking about? Your not going back remember, never!"

She finished buttoning up her of white blouse and let her hair fall out of her so called ponytail so that it was sitting just on her shoulders. Trying hard to push the thoughts of Race and her friends in Manhattan to the back of her mind, she looked at her self in the cracked mirror. ' Good enough,' she thought to her self. ' I don't care what people think of me here.' She sighed. Opened the door to the room she was in and headed down the stairs.

Opening the lodging house door, the sun hit her eyes and made them sting. She blinked twice and looked around at te busy streets, the were worse then the streets in Manhattan. People were everywhere. Be the rich, poor or prostitutes they were strutting about the streets.

" Sparky, over here!" Hollywood called from across the street.

Sparks walked across the busy street to her friend, who was at a small restaurant called 'Diamond Dice.' "Where's Milkshake?" Sparks asked.

"She's inside getting a milkshake, haha that's ironic." Hollywood answered. "but enough about that, what was it like in Manhattan?"

" Oh...well....umm I t was nice, different, but nice." Sparks said looking at the dust floating around the street.

"Just nice?!" Hollywood asked looking confused. "That's it. Nothing about the scenery the shows, the GUYS! Its all just...nice?"

"Well the scenery was a lot like here, just less lights and less people. The shows ain't as flashy as they are here, but they are a lot of fun. And da guys are real sweet, kind, caring, funny, cute, everyting you'd ever want." Sparks said looking back up at Hollywood.

She had a huge smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye that made Sparks feel alittle worried.

" What?" Sparks asked.

"SO you found some guy and now your in love wit him. Right?" Hollywood asked.

" No...well yes but it's over now. It doesn't matter. I'm not going back to Manhattan. I just can't okay!" Sparks said getting offended. She couldn't understand why people can't just leave her alone to deal with the pain on her own.

" umm....okay Sparky. I was only asking a question." Hollywood said nervously, fiddling with her necklace. Which consisted of a white guitar pick that had three jewellery stones one it.

"Ya I know, sorry. I just miss him. Do ya wanna see a pitcha?"

"I sure as hell do!"

Sparks pulled out the old newspaper clipping she carried around in her pocket. It was the on Denton had taken during the strike. Sparks had arrived a few months afterwards and as Race and her got closer he gave her the clipping so she could see him when ever she wanted. In return Sparks had given Race a picture of her and Milkshake. It was the only picture she had of herself. But Sparks never went anywhere with out her old picture of the boys. She unfolded it and handed it to Hollywood.

"See the one right there with the goofy looking expression on his face. Dats my Racetrack." Sparks said.

"Aww he's cute Sparks. Hey who's he?" Hollywood asked pointing to Blink.

"Ah dat's Kid Blink. He's a real sweetie and real loyal, reminds me of you." Sparks said.

"well he's really cute. If you ever go back you've gotta take me wit ya." Hollywood said not taking her eyes off of Blink.

"Alright, I'll take you and Milkshake. But it wont happen, I ain't ever going back!" She said taking the picture back and putting it in her pocket, her eyes glossy.

"you alright Sparks? I'm sorry." Hollywood said looking concerned.

"Yea I'm fine!" Spark's said loudly wiping her eyes

"Sorry 'bout dat guys. The live was longer den I thought it would be." Milkshake said taking a sip from a glass cup she took from the restaurant. "what's going on?" she said upon seeing the look on her two friends faces.

" Nothing we were just ummm waiting for you, and now here you are. So lets go get our papes." Sparks said, and before any of them could say anything to her she headed down the street.

Milkshake gave Hollywood a very confused look. "Don't ask me. She just doesn't seem like the old Sparky." Hollywood said following Sparks.

Milkshake shrugged , took a sip of her drink and followed the two others down the street and around the corner.

A.N- well there you go! Hope you all liked it! Please review and tell me what you though! The next chapter will tell you how Race is holding up and after that will probably be Sunshine. Thanks a Bunch.

Sparks