Front Row

[angel]

Angel quietly walked into the church with her hat pulled low over her eyes. She had heard about the war and was trying not to be seen. She kneeled on the front pew and began to pray.
"...and please, Lord, help us get through this without any fighting. Please let the war just be over..."

[Prince]

"Ya know kid, it's real sweet of you to come and pray for the war to be over... but I dun think it's gonna be quite that easy," Prince said standing in the door way. She walked up to the front of the church. "If it were I woulda done it a long time ago."

[angel]

Angel didn't look up. "Ya gotta have faith, though."
She slowly opened her eyes. "I mean, it's worth a try, right?"

[Prince]

Prince sighed a bit. "I guess..." she still looked and sounded like a boy as she looked down at the new girl in the area. "Hey... what's ya name? Where ya from?" she asked folding her arms a bit, and hoped the girl didn't say Brooklyn.

[angel]

Angel stood up and dusted off her skirt. She looked carefully at the person infront of her, not knowing if it was a girl or boy. "Names Angel." She took off her hat. "I'm from the Bronx."

[Prince]

Prince looked her up and down once and nodded. "Name's Prince," she took off her hat as well, letting her hair fall down around her shoulders. "I'm da leadah of Queens, and also a goil... just don't go tellin' no one who ain't a newsie that," she said with a smile. She spit in her hand and offered it to the girl by means of peace.

[angel]

Angel's eyes widened slightly when Prince took her hat off. She'd always thought the leader of Queens, or any leader for that matter, would automatically be male. She smiled and nodded. She spit in her hand and shook Prince's.

[Prince]

"Nice ta meetcha," Prince said with a smile. "So, you from the Bronx huh? Ace tells me there's been a bit of drama around dere wit' all da goils. You like it dere?" she asked sitting down in a pew and looking up at the elaborately painted ceiling.