Thieves and Beggars

5: Did he just-

"Ready?" i asked Evie as we walked down the stairs to the limo "yeah, love your outfit by the way"

"Not as much as i love yours," i said " Jay, keys. Remote." Ben said tossing them to Jay

"Wait! Something's wrong." Evie said everyone turned to look at her before she looked at Ben and fixed his hat "There." Evie said and we all started walking towards the limo "Marilyn" Jay said holding the passenger door open for me. "I rather not," i said before i heard someone said "Shotgun!" looking back it was Dude on the steps "No, Dude. Stay the Isle is way too dangerous." i said and Dude sighed.

"Did he just-" Jay started "Talk? Yeah. I know... tell you later." Carlos said to Jay. "Let's go," I said hopping in the back seat with Evie and Ben. "Okay, once we cross the bridge, park under the pier in the old garage. Got it?" Evie said to Jay and he nodded heading towards the isle.

My goddess i haven't been back here in so long i wonder would anyone know me from here. I wonder would he remember me after all these years after all we just became teenagers when i left. Looking out the window i saw us going through the barrier and down an alley. Turning off the limo we hopped out "Ben, help me with the tarp." i said as I and Carlos grabbed it putting it over the limo. "Jay!" i called out and he turned his head fast running over to me "is everything alright?"

"Yeah just grab the tarp," i said handed it to him as E, Carlos, and i help finish covering the limo.

"Hey, what's in here?" Turing around i saw Ben looking through a tunnel, i remember this tunnel me and a few of my friends you to come through here to get to my dad ship, i wonder if the ships still there i heard it's in a bottle now. "Ben!" Carlos said grabbing him and taking me out of my thoughts. "You don't want to know," Jay said walking over to Carlos

I didn't realize i was standing there until E pulling me back and towards the guys. "Hey, guys keep it chill, all right? The last thing we need is our parents figuring out we're here." Carlos said and i nodded if my mother finds out then it's all bad for everyone including my father.

We started walking but then i heard E turning around i saw her holding too little kids' hands, pickpockets "Just take it go on." i heard E said and she looked at us sighing before she looked back at us before looking behind us "Ugh. Ben." she said looking behind us. Come on Ben this is not a place to wonder off.

"Ben, stop. Just stop." E said grabbing Ben "Watch yourself," i said pushing the guy back away from Ben "Marilyn" Jay called out to me before pulling he back, pushing off his hands i walked next to E. "Ben this isn't a parade It's the Isle," i said walking up to him. "Keep your hands in your pockets unless you're stealing," Jay said towards Ben before glancing at me. "You either slouch or strut." Carlos said, "And never, ever smile."E said grabbing Ben closer to her.

"Okay, thanks."

"No! No "thank you's," and drop the "please," too. Just...chill." I said relaxing my body.

After teaching Ben how to act like a VK and after getting his stuff stolen a million time he finally got it. "How about you Marilyn do you go this?" Carlos said hanging his arm around my shoulder "I already have this, it's in my blood" i said and Carlos smiled "Okay fine don't want to mess with you" Ben said before we started laughing. "Hey, I know you!" I looked up and it was Gil damnit.

"Uh, no don't know you, either, man," Ben said trying to be low-key not with Gil, Gil doesn't understand what low-key is.

"Uh, yeah, you do come on, man really? Huh? Dude, I'll give you a hint. My dad is quick, slick and his neck... Huh? is incredibly thick."

Gil said Ben looked at us but we kept our head down. "Come on, man. I kn-- Huh? Huh. Huh? Huh." Gil said looking from the poster of Ben, Mal, Jay, and i. "Oh! You're King Ben and Queen Marilyn...Marilyn. It's great to see you again Marilyn, Harry's going to be so excited to know you're here" Gil said looking over Ben's shoulder where i stayed.

"Okay, let's go." I said pulling Ben and started walking away fast. "Yeah, yeah, you totally are King Ben and Queen Marilyn and you're J-Jay, Carlos, Evie. Hey, guys."

"Come on." Jay said picking up a rock and shooting it at a sign that said falling rocks as i went back the fence open to a stairway. "Wish me luck." Ben said looking back at all of us "All the way up." Jay said pointing up "Good luck." i said towards Ben "Marilyn can i ask you something," E said as she pulled mine away from the guys. "I want to know why do you know Gil"

"What?"

"I heard you say his name when you saw his face and i know by the way he looks at you that he remembers you, you can trust me, Marilyn"

"I know i can E it's just i haven't said it to anyone, never out loud" i said shaking my head and felt E lean her head on mine "you don't have to but whenever your ready I'll be here so you can talk to"

"Thanks, E" i said smiling at her and leaning my head on hers, looking up we saw Ben coming down but without Mal. "So? Where's Mal?" I asked as Ben made it down to the last step. "She's not coming back."

"What? I'll talk to her." E said walking over to an intercom that i didn't notice at all "M? Mal, it's Evie let me just talk to you for a second. Mal, come on."

"Go away!" Mal yelled through the other side of the intercom "Let's give her a couple of hours to cool off." Jay said to E, looking at Jay she sighed but agreed, grabbing E's hand i squeezed it a little bit trying to comfort her "Guys! Where's Ben?" Carlos said we looked at each other, no Ben not again.

"Ben? Ben! Ben, don't scare us like that." i said looking at Ben as he walked back towards us. "Don't scare you? but that's my specialty" i voice replied. oh no this is who i tried to avoid looking over at E she was already looking at me.

"Harry?" i called out in disbelief. His eyes shift from E and Jay towards me and his eyes widen.

"Marilyn" he said staring at me for a moment with those beautiful blue eyes before walking over me.

As Harry got closer to me Jay pushed him back. "it's okay Jay I got this" I said stepping from behind him and walking over to Harry as we stared at each other for a moment Harry pulled me into a hug. "Oh I've miss you I thought you left me for good" Harry whispered and I shook my head no "I've missed you too" I whispered back before pulling him into the hug tighter than before.