Hey! Here's a new chapter for my loyal fans, sorry it's been so long.

Side note: Can my readers, if you like Austin&Ally, please check out my fic 'The Name On Everybody's Lips Is Goanna Be' It's my first Austin&Ally fic and I think it has real potential :)

Enjoy!

Max's POV

I was still buzzing from nearly falling onto the tram tracks, my body on edge as I watched from my perch on the roof of the tram for any of Vladimir's men. The tram was packed so I opted to climb onto the roof and wait out the ride there.

"Max?" I looked to the side to see Molly hauling herself up onto the yellow roof beside me. I grabbed her wrists and pulled, helping her up.

"Hey Molly, what's up?" I asked once she was settled.

"We're coming close to our stop, just thought you should know," she mumbled, staring at the tracks. I nodded.

"Right, so where is our stop?" I asked, just trying to keep the conversation going before it became awkward. Molly smiled at me before looking out across the city.

The sun was setting, a pink/orange hue making Rio look like one giant sunset painting. We were passing through the suburbs, a local market slowly closing up for the night.

"We're going to an amazing place Max, filled with life and excitement, music and love," she said dreamily, closing her eyes as a warm breeze blew through our hair. I watched her, never seeing her so calm, at peace.

"It sounds amazing," I mumbled. "Does it have a name?" Molly nodded, breathing a deep sigh.

"Corazon." I nodded.

"Heart," I mumbled and Molly turned to me, a shocked expression on her face.

"Yeah…how did you know?" she asked suspiciously. I smiled.

"I'm half Mexican (1) Molly, I speak Spanish almost like it was English," I said, looking out across the city.

"You've never spoken it before," she pointed out.

"Never needed to," I said simply, shrugging. Molly laughed lightly, shaking her head.

"You're a weird one Max Russo," she said.

"You're just noticing?" I replied and she laughed again. She let out a breathy sigh as she finished, her head landing on my shoulder. I blushed darkly, even though we've shared far more. This action just seemed so much more…meaningful then the rest. She was doing it voluntarily.

Draping an arm around her shoulder, I pulled her closer. She responded, snuggling against my side. These are the moments that I was starting to love, when all the excitement was dying down and our bodies just kind of…relaxed against each others.

"Max?" I looked down at Molly, her eyes closed and her blue fringe resting across her face.

"Yeah Molly?" I asked in a hushed voice, brushing her fringe away from her eyes.

"Can you…can you sing to me?" that certainly caught me off guard.

"You want me to what?" I asked in shock.

"It's just…it's nothing," she mumbled, pulling her head from my shoulder with a dark blush on her face.

"Wait Molly It's just-"

"Coming to a stop!" a voice announced cheerfully. Excited chatter emitted from the tram as it slowed to a stop.

Molly hopped down from the roof of the tram, landing neatly on the platform. I followed, watching as she walked towards the market stalls.

"Come on Max, we're close," she called, heading for the allies. I followed her, feeling uneasy. It felt like someone was watching us but every time I checked no one was there.

Soon we had left the market behind, taking turn after turn down allies.

"Molly where exactly are we going? Where is Corazon?" I asked. As soon as the words left my mouth I was knocked to the ground, the wind gone from my chest.

"How do you know about Corazon?" a deep, heavily accented voice yelled, the hand on the back of my neck pressing my face harder into the ground while the knee on my back dug harder into my spine.

"Ahhh! A friend told me!" I cried, being careful not to use Molly's name.

"No one outside of Rio knows about Corazon! How do you know about it!" the voice demanded again.

"I told you already!" I cried out again.

"If you don't tell us we will kill you! Don't think we won't!" my attacker yelled and I felt something cold and metal press against the skin of my neck. "Your move Gringo."

"Let him go!" my head snapped up, the skin of my neck getting cut by the knife slightly. I flinched from the pain but focused on Molly as she stood at the edge of the ally. My attacker tightened their grip on my neck.

"How are you goanna make us girly?" he laughed.

"Molly just go! They're just goanna kill us anyway!" I yelled.

"Shut up asno!" the voice yelled, a fist punching my jaw.

"Wait!" Molly demanded, coming closer. "Ramon?" the grip on my neck loosened slightly.

"Yeah how would a Gringo like you know?" he demanded, the grip tightening again.

"What Gringo do you know that was a part of Corazon and left Rio alive?" Molly asked smugly.

"Molly?"

The grip on my neck left completely and the knee on my back was taken away as a dark shape ran towards Molly.

"Leave her alone!" I demanded, running at them, only to be tackled to the ground by another shape.

"Don't hurt him, he's my friend," Molly ordered. Reluctantly, the grip on me loosened again and I scrambled up to see Molly hugging a buff dude in a white tank top and jeans, his black hair spiked randomly. The other guy was wearing jeans and an opened red shirt, showing off his toned stomach and chest.

I growled lowly, not liking the way she relaxed into the embrace so easily. She pulled out of the hug, laughing as this Ramon guy kept an arm around her waist.

"Max this is Ramon and Eddy. Ramon is the founding member of Corazon and protector of all its members and Eddy is our best enforcer," she said. Ramon nodded, giving me a cautious look while Eddy full on glared down at me.

"Yeah so you'd better have been good to our Molly," he said warningly. I gulped, only to have Molly start laughing again.

"Ramon don't scare him, we've had a tough journey," she said before a serious look appeared on her face. "Which is why I came looking for you guys once we got here." they looked down at her worriedly. "Can we stay with you? We've been running for a while and we need a safe place. I can think of a place no safer then with you guys," she said, smiling up at Ramon.

"Of course Chica, you're always welcome," he said with a grin that was a little too seductive for my liking. "But your friend here?" he said, looking over at me. I glared back. "He's not a member so he's not allowed." Molly's brow furrowed

"But Ramon…I-I can't leave him," she said, her eyes big and pleading. Ramon's stern gaze wavered slightly before he sighed.

"I guess we could do a quick test to see if he's worthy," he said, sharing a look with Eddy, who was smiling sickly. Molly looked between them before he eyes widened.

"No! Not that!" she pleaded.

"Sorry Molly but you know our rules better then anyone," he said firmly. "Eddy?" he asked.

"If the Gringo's up to it?" he said with a smirk.. I really wish someone would tell me what was going on. They all looked at me, Molly's expression considerably more worried then the others.

"Uhh…sure?" I said.

"Alright…Eddy?" Ramon asked again. Before I could blink Eddy leaped at me, his fist connecting with my stomach. I toppled over in pain, clutching my stomach.

"What the hell!" I coughed out, using one arm to keep myself up.

"It's our way of testing you Gringo," Eddy hissed as he circled me. "Now get up and fight back," he ordered.

Standing up, I faced Eddy determinedly. I'm not about to let Molly go off with these people alone. Eddy jumped at me again but I was ready this time. As his fist came at my stomach again, I grabbed his wrist and spun him with all my strength. He toppled over from the momentum, landing heavily on the ground.

I leaped on his back, punching it heavily to keep him down. I felt his foot hit the back of my head, forcing me forwards and onto the ground. Again I felt a knee dig into my spine, this time harder.

"Ahhh!" I cried out painfully.

"Give up?" Eddy laughed.

"Max just let him win!" Molly yelled fearfully. I grit my teeth, using all of my strength to push myself up. Eddy toppled from the shock and I leaped up onto my feet. Eddy scrambled up, panting heavily. I was tired to, not surprised that this Eddy guy was strong. I glanced at Molly. Her eyes were wide, tears even building in the corners as she watched us.

Eddy was watching me, waiting for me to make a move. He wasn't going to move until I did so I had to make this count. His right leg was shaking at the knee, his body completely supported by his left side. Finding my target, I dashed towards him, sliding out and striking his knee with my foot. He screamed, tumbling to the ground and holding his knee.

Grabbing his arm, I flipped him onto his front then wrenched it behind his back as hard as I could. He cried out some more as I continued to pull.

"Max!" Molly cried and I stopped. The tears were falling now, her eyes on Eddy as he lay under me with his eyes squeezed shut. Sighing, I let him go and stepped back. Eddy sat up, holding his arm.

"Are you ok?" I asked him, holding out my hand. He glared at me, muttering something in Spanish before standing up on his own. As I watched him go, another body slammed into mine, a pair of arms wrapping around my waist. Molly held onto me tightly, shaking. I was surprised to see her this worried.

"Max that was incredible! No ever beats Eddy!" she said. I could feel her hand on my neck and hissed when she came into contact with the cut Ramon had made. She gasped. "Your neck," she whispered.

"It's nothing," I grunted.

"I think the Gringo wins," Ramon said, smiling at me as I wrapped my arms around Molly.

"But I let him go. Doesn't that mean I loose through forfeit?" I asked. Ramon shook his head as he checked over Eddy.

"Corazon isn't all about who's the strongest. It's about protecting the ones who have know one to protect them. Compassion is a key part to," he said once he was sure Eddy was ok.

Someone is going to have to tell me what Corazon is sooner or later.

"Come on now, you two must be tired." I glared at Ramon, not enjoying the irony like he was. Molly just giggled, the arm around my waist pulling me with her as she followed Ramon and Eddy. We walked for a while, passing a marina at one point. Boats lined it, waiting to be taken out in the morning. Finally we came to the end, a bunch of boxes and crates thrown into a pile. Ramon walked over to one, covered by a blanket but stopped.

"What you're about to see is not to be repeated. Ever," he said, his voice dark as he stared at me. I nodded and he smiled, pulling back the blanket and crawling through the pipe it concealed.

Eddy followed and then Molly. I was last, crawling on my hands and knees until light came into view. As soon as I was out I sat back in awe, staring up at what lay ahead.

A boat, an old cruise ship, lay with a part of it's hull smashed open against some rocks with a sheet covering the opening. Lights lit up all the windows, flashing all colours while fast paced music blasted all around. I could see shapes dancing and laughing in the windows while others walked along the deck.

Ramon turned to us, the lights on his face highlighting the excitement in his eyes.

"Welcome to Corazon."

(1)-I don't know if the Russo kids are half Mexican, Spanish or Latina but I think only Mexicans have Quinceniras so I guessed.

There you go...what's goanna go down in Corazon? Will Molly want to leave? Will Max admit what he's feeling? So many questions and there's only one way to answer them all...

Review!