Venice Beach High School

Umi looked at her search blankly. "What the helll,"She thought. "Jacope theres nothing on the Latin kings in this search,"UMi said. She showed Jacope.

::Jacope types the Latin kings again and there was many results on them.::

Jacope: It says here, "The Latin Kings started out as a social organization for the advancement of the Puerto Rican community in the Chicago area in the 1940s. The organization spread nationally, and by the 1970s it came to be dominated by individuals engaged in criminal activity, in particular, narcotics trafficking.

Members of the Latin Kings identify themselves with the colors gold and black, the five pointed star or the initials ALKN (Almighty Latin King Nation). Some have tattoos of royal crowns (a common symbol for the gang) on their bodies. The Latin kings also use a symbol called "The Master" which is a picture of a Kings head with one tear drop. The Latin Kings wear beads around their necks in a pattern of five black and five gold.

Today, the Latin Kings are associated with the People Nation and is one of the most violent street gangs in the United States. The Chicago Crime Commission estimates that there are over 20,000 Latin Kings in the Chicago area alone. Latin Kings are also found on the East Coast, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, and Madrid. This last set has proven controversial, however, as many Puerto Ricans regard Spaniards as white European oppresors rather than part of the "Latino brown" community. Still it should not be forgotten that there are Latin American barrios even in Madrid."

"Oh I just remembered,"Umi said. "I want to give you my cell number if you need me,"Umi said and smiled. Umi told him her number. Umi frowned. "I hate them,"Umi said. "I can see how they will be comming back....theres a huge population of them,"Umi said examining the search.

Shinji was hanging from watching them. "Leaveing me out huh." He said and flew down from the Tree with his Skateboard. "Hey on my way over here. I seen one of those Latin King Basterds i think." He said and stretched his head.

::Jacope turns to her and takes his cell phone ready to push the buttons for the number::

JAcope: iight wut is it....

"Hey Shinji you want my cell number?"Umi asked watching Shinji comming out of nowhere. "So I guess you feel better?"Umi asked watching him.

She said loud enough for Shinji to hear too. "Why won't they give up on you?"Umi asked.

"No i feel like crap. I just snuck out the Hospital. And yea sure." Shinji said and reached in his pocket. "Crap i must have lost my Cell Phone. It took me 6 weeks to get that thing." He said and reached in his shoe and pulled out a Two-way. "Ok what is it?" He said hitting some buttons on the Two-Way.

Umi repeated the number. She shutted down her laptop and stood up. "You all want sodas?" Umi asked smiling.

"Sure!" Shinji yelled smileing and walked over to her Labtop. "Can i tell you guys something?" He said sighing and folded his arms, as he looked into the moon. Should i tell them? He said to himself paceing.

"Uh what is it?"Umi asked before going inside. She looked at him with interest.

Jacope: Do you have inca cola? If not then ill just have a coke

Umi nodded. She still stood there waiting for an answer from Shinji.

"Ok just saying. What if i said i was in a gang?" Shinji said smileing hiding his true feelings. He leaned back on the Bench.

Umi just looked down. "I...I..,"Umi said studdering. She couldn't really answer that question. They were good friends and if he was in the gang she wouldn't know what to do. Umi ignored answering the question and went in her house. She grabbed 2 cokes and a bottle of water for herself. She came out and gave Shinji and Jacope their sodas.

Jacope: What hell.....you are....?

Shinji nervously snatched the coke and chugged it. "No just asking." He said smileing but behind that smile he was lieing. He tossed his Coke on the ground and turned to Umi. "Can i have another one."

Umi looked at Shinji. "Oh no. Not again!"Umi cried. She fell to her knees. She covered her ears. "Stop!"Umi yelled. Umi looked around She slowly got up and ran past Shinji through the park.

Shinji jumped up and ran after Umi. "What?!" He yelled grabbing her by her hands. "What happened?" He said looking at her in the Eyes.

:;Jacope jogged behind them two to see if everything is alright probably gonna lose them:;