Disclaimer: I don't own RFR but I do own all the kids.

Chapter 7: Run into Action

The four kids threw their plan into action the very next day. They were all huddled around the table as they went over it once again.

"So you guys know what to do, right?" Rose asked Justin and Alex for the final time.

They nodded in unison. "Absolutely."

Rose looked to Sam on her left. "You ready?"

He gave a devious smile. "Totally."

The four turned their attention to their teacher as they waited for their opportune moment. Finally, she turned their back and Rose and Sam bolted through the nearest exit.

Justin and Alex put on fake panicked faces and yelled, "Miss Hill! Miss Hill!"

The teacher ran to them immediately and asked, surprised and startled, "What's wrong, Boys?"

They pointed to the door that the others had run through. "Rose and Sam ran away!" they shouted in unison.

She struggled to find her words and then said hurriedly, "I need to call their parents."

As she ran back to her desk, the two boys gave a secretive high five in success.

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Sam and Rose walked alongside of the road together, laughing about their brilliant plan. "I bet she's calling our parents right now," Sam said.

Rose smiled. "Oh yeah, my mom is probably going into panic mode."

He looked at her with a goofy smile on his face. "My dad's probably running red lights to get to the daycare center."

She laughed. "Oh yeah, probably."

Sam watched her intently as she laughed and kicked at a rock by her feet. It was as if he was seeing her for the first time, with the sun shining against her blonde hair and making her eyes sparkle. He shook his head, knocking the thought from his mind. "So where's your dad?"

Rose shrugged. "I don't know. I don't even know who my dad is. My mom doesn't like to talk about him." She looked at him. "Where's your mom?"

Sam looked at the ground. "She died when I was a baby."

"Oh," she replied, uncomfortably. "I'm sorry."

He shook his head. "It's okay. I don't even remember her."

An uncomfortable silence fell between them, like neither one of them had anything more to say.

"How far is this bus station?" Rose asked.

Sam took her hand in his. "Not far."

She gave him a shy smile as her cheeks burned red.

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Lily ran into the daycare center in a fit of desperation. Immediately, she found the teacher, talking to Ray. "Where is she? What happened?"

Miss Hill tried to keep her voice calm. "Miss Randall, as I was explaining to Mr. Brennan, it seems that his son and your daughter have run away."

"Run away?" Lily screeched.

The teacher nodded. "Yes."

Lily wheeled on Ray. "I'm guessing your delinquent son has something to do with this."

"Delinquent?" Ray echoed. "Please, I bet it was your daughter's idea."

"Please, Rose would never do something like this," she shot back.

"Sam wouldn't either until he met your daughter," he growled.

"I-" she began.

"Excuse me for interrupting," Miss Hill said calmly. "But I think you two should put your differences aside and focus on finding your kids."

A strained silence fell between Ray and Lily until the voices of two boys said, "We know where they are."

Ray and Lily both looked down at Alex and Justin. "Where?" they both asked quickly.

"The bus station," the two boys replied.

AN: Oh, they're good. So, sorry that it took me so long to update. I don't really have an excuse, I just couldn't get myself to sit down and write. But I'm updating now. Anyways, please R&R!