Zeke came back upstairs while Shao was trying to arrive and depart still, "Yo, what was all that, man?" Ra asked as Zeke walked around the back of the turntables next to Shao. "She wanted me to help her with some song 'cause she's got some music guy coming." Shao looked at him cautiously and curiously, "Yeah, and what'd you tell her?"

""Fuck, no" is what I told her."

"Good for you, man. Sometimes you just gotta teach these-" Zeke cut Shao off with a warning tone, "Don't." I raised my eyebrow before finishing Shao's sentence, "Hoes." Zeke glared at me before arguing. "Why do you always gotta say something about her? What did she do to you, Kari?" I stood up crossing my arms over my chest, rolling my eyes, I walked a little closer to the turntables. "I can list a number of reasons, Ezekiel. One, she doesn't deserve you. She's a bitch to you and only comes running back when she needs something from you. Two, she thinks she's better than me. Three, she acts like I'm trash. Four, she thinks she's hot shit because her uncle is 'Papa Fuerte'. Four, she's a fucking bitch. And finally, she acts like she's holier than thou and we both know she would do anything for a record deal because she wants to be a disco singer. And you know what? Here." I grabbed my knapsack and pulled out 100 dollars, I threw it on the floor and continued my sentence, "I bet that by the end of the year, she'll get her record deal but she'll be smoking dope, drinking and doing drugs. I'm calling it right now. So sorry, brother. I love you, but fuck you."

I sat back down and grabbed my pack of cigarettes, I pulled one out and lit it, Zeke didn't say anything or even move. Boo went over and picked up my 100 and sat back down. It was deadly quiet, Shao cleared his throat and started trying to spin again. I stared at the ceiling then took a puff of my cigarette. Ra asked Zeke to follow him, they left the room and I looked at Shao and shared a look with me.

A few hours later, I was fading in and out of sleep; I woke up for what seemed like the third time before I stood up and walked over to Shao, still trying to arrive and depart. "Shao, slow it down, think about what Flash said. Never in disarray, arrive and depart on time." He nodded and kept going, he was sweating up a storm. I turned my back listening to the mess that he was making and after a few mintues, I heard the sound of a successful arrive and depart. Whipping around, I smiled at him and Zeke turned over, "Yo, you just arrive and depart? Right on time? Yo, yo! Yo! Hey, hey! Hey, wake up." He ran around the room waking up Ra, Boo and Dizzee. They all came in and were freaking out happily. He stopped and I smiled at him, "Y'all wanna go get some food?" Shao asked, taking his headphones off, everyone agreed and started walking out of the apartment. I stayed back and grabbed Shao's arm. "You did it. I knew you would."

"Yeah, do I get a reward?" He asked waggling his eyebrows, I shook my head and laughed at his stupidity, "Boy, if you don't. Completing arrive and depart should be reward enough." He made a face and put his hand on my forearm, I put my hand on his neck and brought my lips to his. He

reciprocated making the kiss deeper. "Y'all coming-oh shit, my bad." We heard Ra say, I pulled away and looked at him, "You didn't see shit, Ra." We started walking out the door, he said a 'Alright' a little scared of what I would do if he told anyone.

"Y'all straight?" Zeke asked as me, Shao and Ra came out of the building, I nodded my head before Shao confirmed, "Yeah man, we good. She was just giving me some tips on spinning." Ra made a incredulous face as we started walking to this food joint down the road. We walked in and sat down at a table, the boys ordered some food and I told them I wasn't hungry. "Kari? Not hungry? That's a shocker." Boo said sarcastically, Shao raised an eyebrow as the boys started laughing. "Fuck ya'll niggas."

The waitress brought out the food and the boys started eating, I picked at some of Shao's and Zeke's food, Shao tried to swat my hand away and I laughed, he smiled and Zeke congratulated Shao. "You finally cracked the code, Shao. Tonight, you earned that holiday, nigga."

"Your hands was lightning flashy shit. But where you gonna go? " Boo asked, Shao was chewing on his chicken wing, before looking at me then back to Boo. "Cooling it here."

"I'd go to Montego Bay, Jamaica." He smiled, Ra made a face and looked at him, "Man, what you gonna do down there, Boo?" Boo grabbed a piece of chicken and took a bit, "In my kingdom I motorboat big-ass Jamaican titties on a motorboat." I grimaced and swallowed my food, "Okay, I'm done with this conversation." Boo made a face at me and laughed, rolling my eyes I started tapping Shao's leg with my foot. He looked at me as the boys continued to talk, I came back to reality when Ra was talking about throwing a party.

"Shao's gonna spin. Books is gonna rhyme. Boo-Boo's our record boy. Dizz can make some fly-ass fliers. Kari is gonna be our pretty face to attract the dudes and girls. And we gonna charge." Rolling my eyes and pushed Ra out of his chair as the guys laughed, "Boy I ain't your poster girl, I'm my own artist, nigga."

We were walking back to Shao's place and we saw a building burning, the boy started talking about how landlords pay people to burn their own buildings so they can collect the insurance money, when Ra realized what building that was, "Yo, is that our spot?"

"How would that be our spot when we live over there?" Boo asked sarcastically pointing to where the Kipling household was, all of sudden Shao took off screaming, "My fucking records!" Zeke called after him before I took off after him. "Shao! Wait!" I saw Dizzee pass by me, and I started sprinting after Shao. He was a fast motherfucker.

I caught up to Shao, slowing down and stopping next to him. He was crying, he quickly wiped his eyes before walking away. "Shao, stop. Seriously." He stopped and looked at me, wiping his face again. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Shao."

"It's just supply and demand, Queen. It's all good." I shook my head and hugged him, he hugged me back and started shaking, I felt some tears hit my shoulder. I rubbed his back a little, "I'm sorry." I whispered kissing his cheek, he let me go and started walking; I walked next to him as I heard Zeke calling for Shao. He caught up to us, "At least Dizz got a turntable, you see that? I mean, it's kind of crispy, but right? You okay, Shao?"

"Never better, B. Never better. You tender-hearted, Books. I like that about you. But that shit back there ain't nothing more than supply and demand. Now we the ones in need of supply of cash for our new equipment. And we gotta go out there and demand it." Shao stopped walking and Zeke smiled, "Shaolin, I should've known you was already on - to masterminding a new master plan."

Nodding, Shao asked Zeke what he thought; "So, what you think? Tomorrow, go to Les Infernos, see Fat Annie. She give us some work, we make crazy loot. Quick fast, in a hurry." Zeke grimaced, "I don't like that place. Definitely don't like that motherfucker, Cadillac."

"Yo, it ain't about what you like. You down for the cause or not?" Shao asked incredulously, Zeke walked ahead of him and turned around to face us, "I'm down by law, B. Fantastic Four Plus One all day, but yo I mean, our uncle, he-he's a handyman, you know? He's always hustling. He could hire us for some extra help. We could make money, replace everything we lost without selling our asses - to Fat Annie and -" It was like a switch flipped inside Shao and started getting mad that Zeke really just said that Shao was selling his ass to Fat Annie. ""Selling our ass"? Yo, who the fuck is selling they ass? Not me."

Shao started stepping towards Zeke, Ezekiel started backing up gradually, "No, I'm saying-" Shao cut him off walking faster towards Zeke. "Not me, nigga." Zeke held his hands up, trying to reason with Shaolin. "I'm saying let's go see our uncle." I tried to grab Shaolin's arm and he pulled it away. "I ain't counting pennies with your damn uncle."

"Well, I ain't working for Fat Annie."

"Then get out my way. Step aside, nigga." Shao shoved Zeke out of the way, "Shao! Stop!" Zeke came back infront of Shao and put his hand on his chest, "No, I can't. 'Cause you and me, we a team, remember? I got your back. And not in that fake, corny, "wherever you go, I go," mack-bullshit kind of way. No, I mean for real. Me, you and the crew. Tonight, Shao, man, we were the fucking Fantastic Four Plus One. And I quote my DJ when I say one day we're gonna be bigger than the Yankees, biggest thing in the whole Bronx, biggest thing in the whole world. Fantastic Four Plus One has our own plan of attack. We don't need to sell out to no gangster motherfuckers." Shao made a fist and shoved Zeke to the ground angrily, "Shut the fuck up, man! I'm Shaolin Fantastic, B. I make magic, you make excuses-" I grabbed Shao and shoved him, "Stop, Shao." He pushed me back pointing a finger at me.

"This ain't Disneyland, this shit is the fucking Bronx. Either you be strong, or you be gone. All I find, all I keep. Either you beat the world, or you get beat. Yo, you ever see me again nigga, cross the street." Shao started walking away, I helped Zeke up and hugged him. "I'm gonna go talk to him, tell Wanda I'll be home soon. Okay?" He mumbled a 'whatever' and started walking home, I ran after Shao, and grabbed his arm. "Yo, what the fuck, Shao?"

"What man? Don't fucking start, bitch." I looked at him incredulously, I was mad; almost seeing red, "Nigga, who the fuck are you talking you? You wanna be back on this shit? Calling me a bitch, because why? Your records got burned up, you mad that my brother doesn't want to fuck with a dirty ass gangster like Annie?"

"You fuck with Annie! So what the fuck?"

"Yeah, I fuck with Annie because I am trying to get my money up so I can get the fuck out of my Aunt's house. Sleeping on a goddamn cot, sharing a corner of the living room with my brother. Ezekiel doesn't know, so you don't know shit." I replied, glaring at him with the force of a thousand daggers.

"You have no god given right to fucking put your hands on my brother, do it again, nigga. You're gonna regret that shit." I turned around and start walking away when Shao grabbed my forearm, stopping me. "What man?"

"Hold up, Queen. I'm sorry, alright? I just got a little worked up. I didn't mean to call you a bitch, alright? Let me make it up to you." Rolling my eyes, I let him embrace me. He kissed my forehead and smiled. I kissed him on the lips and he let me go. "Now come on, girl. Let's go cause trouble."

A/N: So this was really hard to write because I'm trying to figure out how to add speech into it and switch back and forth between actions and speech. It's so hard for me ;-;