Seeing her brother’s smile Jenny almost sighed in relief. It was unusual of her to get attached to a material possession so quickly. But even if all members of her little family called themselves streetrats they weren’t as poor as others and definitely weren’t starving. But having a regular place of work among humans was difficult, especially during the first part of an underling’s life as the lack of growth often raised suspicions. So having one or two precious luxury articles was in the range of possibility. With lifted spirits she grabbed Paul’s sleeve, dragged him on his feet and started hurrying out of the hideaway and towards Hyde Park. With the rain having let up people were filling the streets again but Jenny paid no heed. Even with the wet clothes and still having a hold on Paul’s sleeve she was maneuvering through the streets at almost running speed. Her Brother easily kept up with her, in fact he could probably outrun almost everyone if he really wanted to. They didn’t have to go very far and as soon as she rounded the last corner a loud laughter was to be heard. [i]That has to be Nina[/i], Jenny thought and looked around. Nina’s presence wasn’t easily missed, with her height already challenging that of a human adult, flaming red hair and all-around noisiness. And as if that wasn’t enough her voice easily carried dozens of feet.  Jenny’s eyes spotted Nina, some distance away and surrounded by other teens. They seemed to be having a great time as they were all laughing and some were even holding their bellies. But Jenny also noticed that their behavior didn’t just attract amused looks. A few of the people in the park, who obviously thought themselves beyond such brutish behavior, cast more and more looks of discontent in their direction. Soon Nina became aware of the approaching siblings. Jenny finally let go of her brother and waited for him to pass her and take the lead. [b]“Heeeey!”[/b] Nina shouted while waving wildly. She started running in their direction. Though running wasn’t really what it looked like. Nina had a way of moving that looked like a baby deer taking its first steps.  [i]A wonder she doesn’t fall down more often. That looks dangerous.[/i] Jenny always had the same thoughts when seeing Nina move. The human 15 year-old wore a blue overall and a red scarf that matched her short hair. Her face had even more freckles than Jenny’s and there was always a wide grin on it. She was a streetrat like the siblings and one of the people they were closest to. Not that her way of treating everyone as a friend left you much of a choice in the matter. The teenager with too many elbows and knees reached the pair and immediately started with her usual salutatory speech. How she was, who she met since their last meeting and how they were feeling, what happened today, who said what and so forth. All the while she was still laughing about the joke that someone called Will told just now and didn’t even wait for a second if one of the two newcomers had anything to contribute to this conversation. She was used to the silent behavior of Paul and Jenny and apparently thought that they’d speak up if there was something important. Jenny appreciated that very much as she wasn’t one to talk a lot but liked listening to Nina even if only with one ear. It gave her time to take a closer look at the others present. The group that Nina left to greet the two looked at them, now that they were approaching. Jenny knew most of them from seeing them here and there but there were also some new faces. They all waved or at least showed a slight smile in greeting. Except for one guy. Jenny immediately noticed him. His face showed a bruise a few days old and he stared at Paul with more than just a little resentment. As he wasn’t familiar to her she glanced at her big brother and then remembered that just two days ago he came home looking as if fresh from a fight but didn’t want to talk about it. Not even to her. Recalling that evening, her eyes started to sparkle with irritation and just a bit of curiosity. [b]“Guys, for those of you that don’t know, this is Paul and the little one is Jenny. Everybody, say hi!”[/b] Then Nina began pointing at one after the other while calling their names. Jenny noticed that the grumpy one apparently was the teller of that oh so funny joke with the name Will. When she finished even Nina began to notice Will’s starring and looked at Paul with slight confusion.