A Second Prince

"What's going on?" Jake made his way to Leo's office within the New York Embassy. All of the other affinity leaders stood around a table with Leo at the head.

"Better late than never." Bianca said with as much playfulness as she could muster. Jake knew if she couldn't be as sarcastic as she usually was, something must be horribly wrong.

"Now that everyone is present, could you tell us what happened, Ava?"

Jake looked at a girl he hadn't noticed earlier. He had an inclination of who she was. Even before he saw her in formation, he knew of her.

When he took his corner where he pan handled, Ava was always nice to him, bringing food to him from the bar and making sure he had enough money for something later. It was as much a surprise for her as it was for him to see her in morning formation one day.

Though they hadn't become friends right off the bat, they still had respect for each other. They both knew just how hard it was outside of the crusade.