Yea there were the times when we would go out and have to "work" to get money and food. Work meaning stealing. There were also times where we had to deal with the Devils. There were fights and people came back bruised and bloody but nothing that meant the hospital. But there were also times back in the hide out where we could just be kids. I was told by Joanne, that I brought out the kid in a lot of the older members. I know now that was a good thing because they were just kids too.

For my 14th birthday everyone pitched in and actually BOUGHT me a CD walkman. They could have stolen it but they bought it. They showed me the receipt to it and everything! They couldn't afford a CD with it so Jacob gave me one of his. It meant a lot to me. That night when I was getting ready to go to sleep all I could think about was Nick. I wondered where he was and if he was ok. I took out the photo album and looked through the pictures of him and I.  Tears began to roll down my face.

"What's wrong?" Jacob asked me. I quickly wiped away my tears.

"Nothing." I said simply looking down. I had yet to tell anyone about Nick.

"That's not true. I've known you for three months and I have never seen you cry." Jacob persisted. "What do you have there?" he asked.

"A photo album." I said still looking down.

"Of your family?" he asked.

"Yea he was my family." I said holding back more tears. He put an arm around me.

"Was? What happened?" I looked up at Jacob and debated on telling him about Nick. But I did want to tell some one.

"His name is Nick." I said and opened up the album for him to see. "He is a year older then me. We were at the same orphanage until his half sister talked her mom into adopting him." I said sadly. "I mean I'm glad he is with his sister but her mom didn't want him she only did it to make his sister happy."

"Oh. I know that can be tough Tazzy. I had a friend like Nick once and I don't know where he is either." Jacob said.

"His name was Greg. We were best friends and he helped me through the shit my folks put me through. He cleaned me up after the beatings and his folks loved me. They never knew what went on at my house because they never saw the marks. But then him and his folks moved away and that was it. I was on my own and I had to run away from home or my folks probably would have killed me." Jacob never shared his past with anyone. That brought us closer.

Two days later Jacob and I went out to "work". Jacob said he was going to get us some food and to go back so I headed back to our hideout. I heard a voice behind me.

"Hey you! Stop!" I looked back and it was a member of the Devils. This guy was bigger then me so I ran. He ran too. I turned the corner to come face to face with two other members of the Devils, a guy and a girl. I turned to run the other way but the guy grabbed me as the first Devil caught up. The three looked around to make sure the coast was clear then dragged me in to an alley way behind a dumpster.

"Well if it isn't the baby Dragon." The bigger of the two guys said I knew his name, Joe.

"What do you want?" I said fear finally starting to hit me.

"We know it was you that stole our flag. And for 3 months we were trying to find you alone." kandie said with an evil grin. I looked at the 3 of them. I didn't know what to do. I could fight John, the smaller of the 3, but I couldn't take all three at once. She hit me in the stomach suddenly and I fell to the ground.

"We want you to send a message back to your gang." Joe said.

"What...is... it?" I asked trying to catch my breath. He laughed.

"It will be written on you." He said then the 3 started to hit me. This continued until someone entered the alleyway then they took off. Whoever it was didn't find me though. I waited a few minutes and slowly got up. I covered my face and head with my hood from my sweatshirt so I wouldn't be stared at. About 10 minutes later I walked into the hideout.

"Taz! Where have you been?" Jacob asked. "I was looking all over for you." He said and trailed off when he saw the hood over my head and I was looking down. "Are you ok? Your limping." That got the attention of the few that were in the hide out, Chase, Joanne, Amy, Mike and even Snake looked up. Jacob pulled back my hood and made me look up by putting his hand on my chin.

"Oh my God." He sighed and everyone gasped. Then Jacob got really angry. "Who did this to you?" Before I knew it everyone was around me.

"The devils." I whispered "Kandie, Joe and John. They said they were waiting to get me alone cause they knew I stole the flag. This is their message to you not to mess with them." I said wincing in pain. Joanne helped me over to where I slept and took care of me.

"I knew I shouldn't have left you. It is all my fault!" Jacob said getting up set.

"It isn't your fault. You didn't know." I said.

"They will pay for this." Chase said patting Jacob on the shoulder. I was suddenly tired so I closed my eyes and tried to get away from the pain. I wound up passing out from it.