Rose's P.O.V- a few days later

Tom places a hand on the small of my back to lead me through the town. "So that was your brother?" Tom asks. I nod. "Your real brother or someone you took in?"

"My real brother. He's 18." I see Benny race up.

"Why didn't you tell me!?" he shouts at me. I look at him in surprise.

"Tell you what?" I ask, stepping slightly closer to Tom. Tom tightens his grip on my waist.

"You're a legend, Rosie!" He says. He's holding 2 cards. I look at him curiously. "You're on a zombie card! You're Karma! The girl who's only seen by wrong doers!"

"Obviously not. Someone saw her and put her on a card idiot" Tom says. Benny turns a shade of red.

"Are you feverish? You look overheated. I'm gonna go get some Cinnamon to help with that." I start to race off but Tom chuckles and pulls me tighter against him.

"He's fine. He's just realizing how stupid he is." Tom says. I laugh.

"My brother still hasn't figured out how stupid he is yet. I keep hoping he will. But he hasn't yet and I don't think he ever will." I say with a smirk. Tom chuckles. A boy named Chong races up.

"Where's your brother? I want to meet him!" he demands. I shift my weight, uncomfortable with the two boys. All of a sudden Charlie Pink-Eye comes out of the shop next to us and tries to grab the cards from Benny. I dart in between them.

"You don't touch them!" I shout. Charlie raises a hand to hit me." Do it and die." I snarl. "You don't screw with my boys. No one does." Charlie brings his hand towards my face. I flinch back as all of a sudden i'm shoved behind someone. I open my eyes to see Shinku there, gripping Charlie's arm with a murderous face.

"You don't touch my sister. I let him," jerks his head towards Tom," because he is hers, but you have no right. Next time, you're dead."