Here you go! This chapter is a bit sad, so...don't kill me. XD

The following windy day in Granike, Fae and Gabby were sitting on the roof of their house, as their father walked towards his car. "I'm going out for a while...or should I stay and watch you...or do I need to bring you two with me?" Vincent questioned, confused. "Dad." Vincent looked up at Gabby. "Just go. We ain't babies no more. We can take care of ourselves," she said. "Yeah, I figured. Sorry, girls. My parenting can sometimes suck real bad," Vincent admitted. "Dad?" "Yeah, Faith?"

"If I told you that we're in terrible grave danger, because mysterious people with evil souls are going to do horrible things to us and ruin our lives and possibly kill us for their own self satisfaction while causing mayhem to the city and probably to the world since they have the power to demolish innocent people as it is caused by their greed and acquisitiveness, would you think I'm crazy?"

Vincent stared at Fae for a moment before saying, "Um...no? I don't think I would." Gabby scoffed, as she lay on her back. "I would." Vincent shook his head, as he climbed up the ladder. "Listen, Faith. You have your...opinions. We all have opinions, and just because most people have different opinions doesn't mean that they're loco. It just means that you believe in your outlook on certain things."

"What if it's not an opinion? What if it's actually true and you just don't believe me?" Fae asked. Vincent smiled. "Then keep on proving it to make me see what you see, chica. Don't give up on what you believe in." Vincent climbed down the ladder, as Fae asked, "Can I borrow one of your guns for my shooting practice?" "I don't see why not. You know where it is. Just be careful."

That's when Gabby quickly sat up. "Can I borrow one of your guns, too?!" "No." Gabby groaned, as she lay back down. "I'll be back soon. Don't wait up," Vincent said once he got in his car. He drove out of the driveway and onto the street, as Fae looked out the poverty-stricken city she called home.

"I just know something bad is going to happen. I can feel it..." she whispered to herself. Gabby sat up once more. "If whatever the hell you talking about that important, why don't you just talk to your boy, Huey, about it? Hell, he's crazy as you. I bet he'll believe you," she advised. Fae looked down. "Huey and I aren't on speaking terms anymore." "Why?" Gabby asked, confused. Fae closed her eyes. "It's...complicated." There was a long silence between the two sisters for a while. "Fae?" "Yeah?" "Do you think I'm stuck up?"

Fae looked at Gabby, as the younger Walker stared into space. "Why would you ask that question?" "It's...complicated." Fae sighed. "Gabby." "Yeah?" "You're violent. You're a pain. You can be annoying at times. You're very rude. You're also demented. All in all, you're just a crazy motherfucker."

Silence. "Did you hear me say anything about you being stuck up?" "No." "Exactly. Gabby, you can be a lot of things. A lot of things that no one can't handle. However, one thing I know about you all my life is that you're no where near stuck up. Mom didn't raise you like that. Dad didn't raise you like that. Half of our lives, I didn't raise you like that. Believe it or not, you put others before yourself, because you know how it is when people needs a helping hand. You never show it, but you're always considerate. Maybe not to me, but to all these people that live here. So I believe stuck up is not in your vocabulary. Whoever called you that must not know who you really are and where you came from. Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings. - Nelson Mandela."

It was silent for a moment, as Fae and Gabby observed a man being harassed by a couple of younger males not too far from their home. "Those guys are messing with him again," Gabby stated. Fae shrugged her shoulders. "If you want to stop them again, go ahead. Bring your gun with you," she instructed. Gabby stood up and walked towards the ladder. As she climbed down, Gabby said, "Fae?" "Yeah?" "You still a bitch."

Gabby started running while she laughed, as Fae shook her head at the younger one. Just as Fae climbed down the ladders, she heard her name being called once again. "Fae?" The older mixed Walker turned around, seeing Cairo walking up to her. "Cairo," she responded in her usual monotone voice. "I didn't know you live around here," he said. "Now you do. What of it?" Fae questioned. "Nothing. It's just I live in this neighborhood, too. A coincidence how we suddenly seen each other again, huh...or possibly, fate," Cairo responded. "I highly considered it was just a mere coincidence."

That's when Fae looked at him that she noticed something different about him. "Judging by the black eye, I assumed you met with our local criminals here?" Fae guessed. Cairo chuckled. "Naw, ain't nobody did this to me...except Huey." Fae was slightly surprised. "Huey? What for?" "Don't get me started. After you left his house, I just wanted to ask him what was the problem between the two of you. I was just being concern, but he just suddenly snapped and punched me in the eye. It was like he was blaming me that you left like that."

Fae was baffled at what she heard. "No...Huey is not like that. He would never do harm on someone for another person's actions," she told him. Cairo shrugged. "Guess you don't know Huey like you thought you did...the same way I didn't know him when he left Chicago. Do you know what it's like for him to be cool with you and believe you were both tight and the next thing you know, he's suddenly cool with someone else and just instantly forgot about you?"

Fae looked down, remembering what happened yesterday between Huey and Jazmine. Cairo touched her shoulders. "Listen, whatever is going on, I'm sorry for the problems with your and Huey's relationship," he said. Fae looked up at him, menacingly. "He's not my boyfriend..." Cairo let go of her while he backed away a little. "Oh...sorry. I assumed, because you're really attractive." Fae was shocked, hearing a compliment to her for the first time. "You...think I'm attractive?" she asked, amazed. Cairo looked confused. "Why wouldn't I? Any guy would be stupid not to see how pretty you are," he pointed out.

It was then that Fae felt like everything about Huey had been washed away as she viewed Cairo in a whole new light.

Meanwhile in the city, a boy with cornrows was walking around, observing the destitute borough. Riley Freeman knew he shouldn't be here, especially when Granddad strictly told him not to go, but if his friend was upset about something, he would do anything to make her feel better.

Suddenly, he saw some males running towards him in fear. He quickly got out the way as they continued their pace. Once he heard gun shots, he quickly got down, preventing himself from being the target. Just as he observed a figure far away from him, he knew he found who he was looking for.

"Thanks for helping me out, Gabs. Those niggas just can't seem to leave me be," An African-American man said, wearing dirty clothes and looking repulsive. "Eh, it ain't nothing, Ted, but you gots to move to another street where these niggas won't be bugging you, man. It's summer vacation. You know when they out of school, they gon' try to be either messing with you or some old dudes. You can't just let them be doing that to you, dawg," Gabby advised.

Ted sucked his teeth. "Man, it's hard in life, Gabs. We all struggling and shit. I don't even know how to get the hell out of The Hood, how much more getting off this street. Hell, it's all good. I still got my health. I ain't dead or nothin'." "But if you don't get up out of here, you probably will be, Ted," Gabby reminded.

"As long as I got you and all these nice people that I can call family, then I can die happy. Thanks again, Gabs."

Ted walked away as Gabby sighed. "Lil G?" The foreign girl turned around, seeing Riley. "Reezy? What you doing here? Your granddad probably don't want you come to this side of the neighborhood." "When the hell do you think I ever listen to Granddad?" Riley pointed out, "Besides I wanna know what's up with you. What did C-Merph tell you that got you heated?"

Gabby sighed. "Yo, it ain't nothing. I got over it already," she said. "Naw, if it wasn't nothing, you wouldn't walked out on us like that. Just tell me what happened," Riley insisted. "Reezy, I told you it ain't nothing so just drop it. It ain't a big deal, a'ight?" Gabby said, walking pass him. Riley grabbed her arm. "Ay, I didn't come here just to hear all that shit! You gotta tell me something!" "Man, what's your problem?! Why can't you just drop this shit and let it go?!" Gabby asked, getting irritated.

That's when Riley took both of her arms and shook her around. "Cuz I care about you, dammit!" Gabby was surprised at what she heard, as Riley continued. "You think I'll just forget the way you look when you're upset? You think I could just turn the other way and act like there's nothing wrong with you? I ain't stupid! I told you a long ass time ago, you got me and you're my homie. Homies stick together. Gabby, you're my girl and I just want to be there for you. Just let me know what's the issue and I promise I'll take care of it..."

Gabby looked at Riley wide-eyed, as the younger Freeman realized what came out of his mouth. "Uh...I mean...I just want to know, real talk. Cuz y'all were near my house and I didn't want no fights and shit breaking out cuz I didn't want Granddad blaming me," he covered, turning away from the younger Walker. Gabby smiled, as she wrapped her arms around Riley from behind. "You care about me?"

"Naw, it ain't like that. I must be on that stuff, you know. Just ignore what I said," he said. Gabby lay her head on his back. "I'll tell you what happened...on one condition." "What?" "Tell me you care about me again."

That's when Riley freed himself from her grasp and started running. "Hell naw!" Gabby laughed as she chased after him.

"I care about you, Reezy!"

"Stop chasing me!"

"I love you, too!"

"Shut up!"

"I wanna be with you forever!"

"Leave me alone!"

I was walking to Granike or as they preferred it, The Hood, with Caesar and Hiro. A few hours ago, I fought with Cairo when he came to my house. I was never going to do any harm, but he got me really pissed off once he was talking about Fae as if she was an object. Unfortunately, that didn't work out for me once Granddad saw not only me fighting with Cairo, but also his good glass smashed in pieces on the floor.

Coincidentally, I got grounded. However, I told Granddad I would go see Cairo and apologize for my behavior and just like that, he let me out of the house. Of course, I wasn't going to apologize nothing to that ignorant nigga. I actually wanted to see Fae. Before the chaos broke out, she left with a distress look and that wounded me. I need to know what was upsetting her.

As for Caesar and Hiro...they just wanted see what The Hood looked like.

I didn't think I would actually make friends throughout my years, but sure enough, I met Caesar in eight grade. He shares my political and economical views, whereas no one could understand my beliefs. He's cool to hang out with, despite his positive aura. As well as Hiro, who Caesar and I met in our freshman year. Hiro is pretty decent and he's interesting to talk to. Plus, he also makes his own music which is also entertaining. From Jamaican descent, Caesar is from Brooklyn, and Hiro is Japanese-American.

By coincidence, they were just about to come to my house, as I was about to leave, so I told them all about what happened from Cairo's visiting to Cairo's beatings. Despite the short time of meetings, they were also concerned of Fae's behaviors. I hope those mysterious miscreants didn't get to her already.

It was easy to find Fae's house, since practically everyone knows of the Walkers. However, what got my blood boiling is when I actually made it to her house. I saw her outside pointing a gun at a mannequin, as Cairo put his arm around her from behind.

I quickly walked towards them, then pulled him off of her. "Get away from her!" "Ay, man! What the hell is your problem?! Nobody didn't ask you to be here," Cairo said. I was so enraged that I was about to give him another black eye.

"No! Stop!" Fae called out, holding my fist, "What is wrong with you, Huey?!" I looked at her in disbelief. "What are you talking about? Wasn't he bothering you?" I questioned. "Of course not! He was helping me how to hold a gun properly," she explained. "Why was this nigga here in the first place?" Caesar asked what I was thinking. Fae crossed her arms. "He lives in this part of the neighborhood."

She went inside her house as I followed her. "If you need any help with your position, you should've let me know. Not getting help from him!" I told her. "I don't understand why it matters so much to you, Huey. He just helped me with one thing. What is the situation?" Fae asked. "The situation is that you're associating with him. I told you what happened back in Chicago," I explained. "Well, that was before I found out how cruel you are." I looked confused. "What are you saying?"

"Did you give him that black eye?" I was a bit surprised. I didn't know she was going to ask that question. "Yes or no, Huey." I sighed as I rolled my eyes. "Yes." "Just as I thought."

"But you don't know why I did it-" "I do and frankly, I'm shocked. I thought you were sweet and kind. How foolish of me to think that, huh?" she responded. That's when I got angry at her unfairness. "If I was ever so much as to be cruel, why the hell do you think I'm here to find out what was troubling you?" I asked. Fae shook her head. "You just don't get it, do you...?" I sighed, frustrated, as I rubbed my forehead. "God, Fae! You're being unreasonable and confusing! Why can't you be more..."

"Like Jazmine?" I looked at her once she said that. "Is that what you're implying? Why can't I be like perfect Jazmine? Happy, sweet, and pretty?" I was distraught. "No...that's not what I was trying to say." Fae turned her back on me. "I think you should just go. I don't want to argue with you anymore," she said. "That's all you do now, Fae. You just push me away! Why can't you just talk to me?! Or would you rather talk to that idiot out there?!" I said, clearly full of emotions. "At least that idiot notices how I look unlike some people..." she mumbled.

I just sighed, tired of her games. "Whatever. If you want me to go, I'm leaving...but we're not through with this," I stated. "Yes we are," she responded, "Just go, Huey."

I shook my head, as I walked out of her house, furious. Caesar, Hiro, and Cairo noticed my expression. "Did you guys kiss and make up?" Cairo ridiculed. I went up to him, then grabbed him by his collar.

"If you ever do anything to make her upset, you're going down...even if I have take you down all by myself with my bare hands."

I pushed him, then walked away, having Caesar and Hiro trailed behind me. "What happened, Huey? Is Fae okay?" Hiro asked. "She's fine," I responded, still full of anger. "Then what's bothering you?" he pushed some more. "What's bothering me is that she rather be with Cairo than be with me!" I snapped.

It was silent for a moment, as Caesar and Hiro stared at each other, having a silent communication.

"You're in love."

I looked at Caesar, trying to make sure if I heard him correctly. "What?" "You heard me, man! You falling mad hard for her. Everybody can see it except for you and her," he said. I rolled my eyes. "That is the most idiotic thing I ever heard." "Come on, Huey! You have feelings for Fae and Cairo knows that, so he trying to get with her just to get under your skin," Caesar explained.

"I hate to say it, but Caesar's right, Huey. If you want to make things right with Fae, you must tell her how you feel," Hiro advised. "There's nothing to tell, because it's not true," I said.

"Dude, are you serious? You don't have any type of feelings for her?" Caesar asked, confused. I was silent for a moment until I shook my head.

"It doesn't matter. She doesn't want to speak to me anymore, so it's over." Caesar and Hiro shook their heads at my response.

At least I was being honest. Whether I like Fae or not, she hates me. Therefore, my feelings towards her was not important anymore.

Don't be angry with me! I'm telling you, everything will be okay and more interesting! :D