The Newsies walked out of the hospital until they realized someone was missing. "Where's Mush?" Skittery asked glancing around for Mush. Rinoa ducked behind Blink. She knew he wasn't there. After he found her with Blink he made a run for it. She wiped a tear away quickly. How could she have been so stupid. Am I slut? Rinoa asked herself. She realized that she was. That was the sluttiest thing she could of done. Kissed another boy instead of her own. She looked around hopefully to find Mush leaning against a tree smoking a cigarette or something.....no luck.

"Rinoa...where did Mush go?" Skittery asked her.

"To tell you'se da truth Skitts....I'se don't know...."
Rinoa admitted still glancing around for Mush's usual beaming face. His two gorgeous brown eyes...so deep and passionate....Rinoa could always get lost into his deep eyes....full of love. to think she just through it away. Mush meant everything to her. She soon ducked out from behind Blink and ran down the road ignoring the Newsie's shouts for her to come back. She kept running glancing around for Mush. There was no sign of him. She ran through crowds of people...big, small, kids holding their mothers hands as they caught sight of her.

She had no time to make a second thought to the children's reactions around her. She just wanted to find Mush and fast. She was nearly fresh out of clues until she found her way back to the graveyard. She hadn't been there since the day she met Casey...when she was only nine years old. She entered through the gate and glanced around at the graves as she passed them. She soon found her way into the center of the graveyard where she spotted something she wasn't expecting.

Jonathan Higgins
November 24, 1856 - December 24, 1894

and right next to that was....

Susan Higgins
April 14, 1863 - December 24,1894

Rinoa fell to her knees in front of the graves that stood side by side she placed a hand on her father's grave first and ran a finger down the side of the grave and then she let her hand to the ground. "Five years ago," Rinoa muttered looking at the ground and then right back at the graves again. She wished things were how they were but she knew it wasn't going to be that way. It was funny to her as she was a well raised girl in the Higgins family. If only her parents could see her now. Nothing more than a street rat. All the money that was spent into bringing her and Anthony up right was a waste.

"Mom....dad...I wish you were still here..." She muttered softly. She stood up on two feet and went over and picked two flowers from a flower garden at the end of the graveyard and brought them back. She placed each one against each headstone. She sighed and soon memories came flooding back to her.
"Rinoa! Are you ready to go?" Came a voice up the stairs as Rinoa's handler, Kristen tied a blue ribbon into her hair. Her long black hair fell to her waist. She has a blue ribbon on the top of her hair. Her bangs fell into two deep blue eyes. The little seven year old smoothed out her blue velvety dress. Her little black boots were shining proudly in the light. "Coming mommy!" The little girl called jumping off the stool and skipping down the hallway and into her mother's arms. "Mommy...where's daddy?" Rinoa asked.

"I'm here sweetie." Her father said coming into the room with a smile. Anthony stood behind him in a suit and tie. "Are we ready to go?" Her mother asked. "Let's go!" Rinoa shouted pulling her mother's hand trying to make her go faster. "Easy sweetheart." Her mother said with a bright laugh. Her voice flew into the wind on the cloudy morning sky. They climbed into their carriage and made their way to the races. It was a usual Saturday event for the Higgins family.
Later on that night there was some shouting from downstairs. Rinoa looked away from the book Kristen was reading to her and Anthony. "Krissy...what's going on?" Rinoa asked confused.

Soon there were gun shots from downstairs. Rinoa screamed. She was scared to death. Kristen threw her arms around her and Anthony until their mom ran into the room. "Kristen....hide Rinoa and Anthony...please!" She pleaded before there was pounding coming up the stairs. "I love you...." She said giving Rinoa and Anthony a kiss on the forehead before they were pulled away by Kristen. A few more gun shots were fired as Anthony and Rinoa were shut up into the closet.

Rinoa snapped out of her memory and wiped away a tear running down her face. That had to have been the worst day of her life. She was never going to forget it either. Kristen made it out of the house too. She always wondered what happened to her. If only she could see me too.... Rinoa thought to herself with a slight laugh. She soon made up her mind and took one last glance at the graves and then got up and exited the grave yard.

Casey sat with Race in the park. They were happy until Casey looked up into the tree....there was Mush. "Mush what are you doing up there?" Casey called up to him. "Well...what else are heart broken people supposed to do?" Mush asked. He was sitting in the tree with one leg bent up close to his chest the other hung down and he had his arms crossed. "Well....are you going to come down?" Casey asked standing up and crossing her arms.

"Why would I'se do that?" Mush asked. "Please Mush don't be like that....will you please come down?" Casey asked. "No....I never want to come down." He replied back. "Mush knock dat shit off....now what happened?" Race asked standing next to Casey and lighting up a cigar. "Rinoa kissed Blink alright?" Mush said sharply. "Oh...are you sure it wasn't an accident?" Casey asked. "Casey....how can you'se accidently kiss someone?" Mush asked raising an eyebrow at her. "Did you even talk to her afterward?" Casey asked.

"Ofcourse not...I'se had nothing to say...so I'se just ran." Mush replied throwing a rock into the pond. "I think you'se two need to talk...but hey dat's just me..." Race said taking a drag off his cigar. "I'll think about it." Mush replied. Not one more word was said.

Casey, Mush, and Race walked back to the Lodging House they went up the stairs Casey ahead of the two boys. She walked into the bunkroom and screamed. So Mush and Race came running up and into the room and their eyes widened at the scene that stood in front of them.

---- Alright yeah I am evil! Lol this wont be a long cliffy at all lol...I just got to update on other stories too...I'm already working on another chapter to this story...it'll be up within the next day or so I think....Sorry it took like almost 3 weeks to post again...I'm trying hard :) Hope you enjoyed what I have of the chapter!

-Casey