(Sierra's POV)

The guy on the ground is clutching his now broken knee, and the next thing I know I'm moving into a fighting stance, raising my fists. Whatever they're going to throw at me, I'm ready for it. I can't yell for help, because anyone around here decent enough to help me would want me to go back to my foster home and my whole plan would fall apart.

The smaller one tries to grab me, and I jump back. Unfortunately, now I'm backed against a wall and before I can even think he punches me in the stomach, and I can't breathe. All of my air is gone.

I'm gasping like a fish out of water and double over, gripping my stomach, trying to breathe. He grabs me by my hair and pulls me up so I'm standing again. "Well, what do we have here?" he snarls, grinning.

"Get your hands off of me!" I croak, still gasping for air. Then I punch, weakly hitting him in the jaw. "I see we have a feisty one," he snarls. With his free hand he smashes his fist into my face, he hits me just above my left eye, and I see stars. The next hit is an uppercut to my jaw, and even though he's got me by my hair, my head snaps back. My mouth had been open in my struggle for air, and as my jaw snaps shut I end up biting my lip, hard enough to make it bleed. My vision is going black around the edges, and all I can think is; stay conscious, stay conscious, stay conscious.

As the second creep steps forward to join in, raising his first, suddenly some guy tackles him to the ground. Regaining some of my air, I pull back my arm and jab him in the hollow of his throat. He makes a noise that sounds like a barfing cat, releases my hair, and I pull away from him. I take the opportunity to see some kid with dirty blonde hair, beating on Creep #2.

I'm moving so I can run away more easily when the guy whose knee I broke, who is still on the ground, grabs my foot and I fall, and because today nothing is going my way, a part of a broken glass bottle cuts right above my right eyebrow.

Blood pours down my face, making it difficult to see and everything is tinted red. I lunge forward to punch the creep who just recovered from my throat jab, and get he twists sideways so I punch him in the kidney. He punches my ribs, and I pull back and knee him in the place where no guy wants to be kneed.

Just as he starts to double over, I put my hands behind his head and bring his face down and my knee up. He moans as my knee connects with his face a second time, then I pull back my elbow and get him right in the temple. He goes limp and collapses on the ground, unconscious.

The blonde is stepping away from a groaning guy on the ground, and he grins at me. "Let's get outta here," he says. I follow him down the street, while pressing my hand to my bleeding forehead. "We should get you to a hospital," he notes, he's got an already swelling up eye, that will no doubt soon turn black and blue, and bleeding lip but that's it.

I know I must look like a mess, eye swelling up, bleeding lip, bruised jaw, bleeding from my forehead, but I can't go to a hospital. "No, I'm not going to a hospital," I say forcefully, and he just nods, which surprises me. "I take it your not going home either," he says, his dark brown eyes meeting my green ones. "I don't have a home," I mutter, and he doesn't seem fazed at all. "Then come with me, I know some people who can clean us up a little. I'm Collin, by the way."

"I'm Sierra," I told him, smiling.

(Skylar's POV)

"Uhh.... yeah," I admit, "How could you tell?"

She grins, "Just something about you, it isn't hard to spot one, once you know the tricks. I ran away too."

"Think you could help me get out of Detroit?" I ask, hoping she'll say yes.

"Sure, where you really heading?"

"Chicago. I wasn't lying."

"Ooh, you're an ambitious one, aren't you?" she says jokingly and I grin, "I can help you get there, on one condition."

I raise my eyebrows, what does Autumn want?

"I can come with you."

I nod, and I feel reassured. I mean, sure, I just met this girl, but now I have a friend, a guide, someone to help me. I'm not alone anymore.

Notes

Sorry Skylar's part is so short.
Also, One Direction will come in eventually, just not right now.

Also, thanks for almost 150 views! I really hope you guys like it!