Chapter 5- Two Tribes (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

It had been just over a week since Ryan and Madonna's second meeting and they had seen each other almost every day since. Ryan would finish school, drop off his things at home then head off towards wherever they had chosen to meet up (Madonna still had his phone). Sometimes it was harder for him to get past his parents, they wouldn't ask too many questions but could tell when Ryan was lying.

It was now Monday and Ryan had just left his house. About two streets away from the dump, Ryan saw some of the Zone Boys.

"Oh there he is, Ryan!" Charlie shouted

"Um, hey guys, what're you all doing here?" Ryan asked

"We could ask you the same thing. You're never around anymore, where d'ya go?" asked Peter

"Oh you know, I've just been really busy. Speaking of, I've got to go" Ryan then walked off, making sure none of the others were watching and carried on his way to meet Madonna.

Eventually he got there and saw Mads (her new nickname). They both said an unusually quiet "hi" then just walked, weaving in and out of rubbish piles. Some days they would talk a lot, others they would mostly stay silent, and this, it seemed, was going to be one of those days.

After a while both Ryan and Madonna stopped to sit down on a couple of old boxes.

"You know what?" Ryan said, finally breaking the silence

"What" asked Madonna, watching him curiously

"This place is so much more peaceful than the city. No people, no music, just quiet"

Madonna just smiled, which funnily enough made Ryan smile.

It wasn't until then that they realised how close their faces were, until they looked each other in the eyes, when their faces started getting closer.

It was now that Ryan had his first kiss, Madonna had been kissed before but only once and that was by one of the other Bohemians, Geo, and he'd been drunk at the time. This, she thought to herself, was much better. It wasn't until someone spoke that they broke apart.

"Well, well, look what we have here boys" Ryan turned around and saw Charlie, along with all the other Zone Boys and surprisingly a couple of Teen Queens.

"Ugh, and I thought you had better taste than that!" spat Claire

"Wow, and here I thought I'd never see a Teen Queen down here. What were you girls thinking, you could've broken a nail" said Madonna sarcastically.

"You bitch!" Claire screamed, starting to walk towards her but the others held her back.

Whilst the Teen Queens and Madonna threw insults back and forth, Ryan was being yelled at by the Zone Boys. It wasn't long until Charlie turned on Madonna.

"And You, why Ryan would want to be around a slut like you is beyond me"

"Shut the hell up Charlie!" Ryan shouted, standing in front of Madonna.

"Oh come on, how can you not agree with me? Look at how tight those clothes are, mind you, I reckon I'd like to have a go with…" he didn't get to finish his sentence as Ryan had punched him right in the jaw.

Seeing how angry Ryan was, all the Zone Boys and Teen Queens ran off towards the fence, Charlie stumbling around slightly dazed,leaving Ryan and Madonna on their own.

"You ok" asked Ryan, watching Madonna rub her slightly red cheek.

"Yeah I'm fine, just where one of those bitched slapped me" she said pointing at her face.

They both sat down in another awkward silence but it was Madonna who broke it this time.

"If I remember rightly, before those idiots came down here, we were in the middle of something" she said, smirking at him.

"You know what? I think you're right" Ryan smirked back then once again leaned in to kiss her. It lasted longer this time but eventually Ryan felt himself being pulled away by the neck of his jacket.

"What the flaming hell's going on here!"