Emily Curtis
AN) Hey, this is my first ever fanfic, so plz b nice when reviewing, all constructive criticism is welcome. I hope you enjoy the story of Emily Curtis!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Outsiders, I'm just writing about them.
Now on with the story.
Emily Curtis
Chapter One
I was sitting at my desk listening to my English teacher ramble on about something, I think she was talking about how crap the majority of the class went on the essays we just got back on Gone with the Wind. I got an 'A' though so Darry would be happy.
Oh yeah! I should probably introduce myself, my name is Emily Curtis; I'm the younger sister to Darrel, twin sister to Sodapop, and older sister to Ponyboy. I'm seventeen years old and a senior in high school. I should only be a junior but I was put up a grade somewhere along the way. I'm also the captain of the schools varsity basketball team. I work at a Diner part time as well. I have a pretty busy schedule, not much spare time. I have basketball practise straight after school til 5:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, sometimes Saturdays if it's right before a big game and the actual game on Sundays. I work at the Diner everyday except Tuesdays and Sundays from after school til about seven to eight and on Thursdays after basketball practise til about nine. I work so much because i'm thinking about the future, I want to be able to set up a good life for me and my family. Darry will only ever take money from me when things get really tight. The rest of my spare time is usually taken up by homework, because I'm a senior wishing to become a doctor once I leave school means that I'm in all the advanced classes which of coarse means a lot of homework. I try my hardest at school and basketball because I'll need to get a scholarship if I want to go to college. I have long, wavy, wheat blonde hair and big green eyes. I stand at about five foot seven and way around 110 pounds. I know I'm a little underweight, but I'm really active and stressed a lot. People tell me I look a lot like Soda, which I don't think is a bad thing, Soda's gorgeous.
It has almost been a year since mum and dad died and about six months since that tragic week Ponyboy and Johnny took off to Windrixville and Dally and Johnny's death.
I have a different relationship with all seven members of our gang.
Darry is my big strong defender. He's really protective of me, even before mum and dad died. No one was good enough to date me according to Darry. We've always got on really well though, I love him and he loves me and only wants what's best for me. I respect him and admire him for all the sacrifices he's made to keep our family together. Darry is my rock, he's strong, he can keep it together and pull through any problem life throws his way I really admire him for that. If I have a problem of any sort Darry is always there to listen to me and help me through it. Even though Darry and Ponyboy don't fight any more and get along a lot better, I don't think Pony will ever feel real comfortable confiding in him the way I do, but hey, only time can tell.
Now Sodapop, how do I describe Soda? Soda's my happy-go-lucky twin brother. He's like the peace keeper of the family, when there is a fight even though there aren't many of them these days Soda will always intervene and try to keep the explosions to a minimum. Soda is the best looking guy I have ever seen, with his golden hair and big brown eyes the girls just seem to flock to him. He has charm and is extremely jubilant. I love Soda, I can tell him anything and everything and vice versa. We're best friends. Now this is going to sound corny but it's almost like we have this special connection, like a twin thing or something. I can tell when he's hurting and he can tell when I'm hurting. Once when we were seven I was down at the lot with Darry and I fell off the old tire swing and broke my arm, Soda was at home with mum and dad and could tell that something wasn't right so he dragged them down to the lot and found me with Darry. From that day on no one has ever questioned our weird twin minds. He is the most positive guy I know, I'm optimistic as well but it's nearly impossible to be as cheerful as Soda.
Ponyboy, he's the baby and he always will be, according to me anyway. He's a real dreamer, but he's smart as well and I know he's gonna go places one day. I'm like Pony in the way that he dreams, sometimes when it's just me I can go off into this whole other world and just dream. I'm at a place where there's no socs and no greasers, my parents are still alive and everyone's just happy. But of coarse some one always has to walk in just when things are starting to get good and drag me away from my fantasy land. I also love to read and watch movies just like Ponyboy. They can take you out of your own world and implant you into someone else's, it's kind of feels like you're the only one in the world, just like nothing else matters. Anyway back to Pony, the week that he was away was almost the worst week of my entire life, I missed him so much, I worried about him so much, and it was like war at school and around town, the socs were out for revenge! He's home now though. I try not to baby him because I know he wants to be tough around the gang and all, but I just can't stand the thought of anything else happening to him. I don't think I do baby him a lot though, no one's ever said anything. I love Ponyboy a lot and I would literally die for him!
Steve Randle, he's Soda's best friend, has been ever since grade school. Steve and I get on really well too. He's kinda like my second twin brother, only more serious than Soda, whenever I'm upset about an old boyfriend or someone he always offers to go and beat them up for me and he means it! Ponyboy doesn't think Steve likes him very much, but that's just how he comes across; he can only really show affection towards his little sister, Soda and me. I really enjoy Steve's company.
Two-Bit Mathews, he's the comic relief of the gang. He's really easy going, nothing can faze him. He's a great friend to have, always there for you when you need him to be, always there to offer a sarcastic comment, or to lend a shoulder to cry on. He loves blondes, beer, Mickey Mouse and for some unfathomable reason school! Even though he's a year and a half older than me he's a grade lower than me! He can be a bit slack and irresponsible at times but I wouldn't trade him for the world.
Mary Randle is Steve's fifteen year old sister. She's one of my best friends even though she is a little younger; she's on the basketball team with me. Mary is about five foot six and 125 pounds, she has dark brown hair and brown eyes and she actually looks a lot like Steve. Mary really lives life to the full; she's always laughing and is up for just about anything. Her dad and Steve fight a bit but Mary never fights with anyone, she's to easy going.
Katherine or Katie Mathews in Two-Bit's little sister. She's sixteen and a half years old and works at the diner with me on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. She is about five foot four and 115 pounds, her dead straight light brown hair falls just below her shoulders; she's got these big blue puppy dog eyes that nobody can say no to. Her dad left years ago but she's really close to her mum. Katie is almost identical to Two-bit personality wise.
So there's the gang. I'm a mixture of all of them really. I'm hard working like Darry, Optimistic like Soda, Dreamy like Pony, serious like Steve, I can be sarcastic like Two-Bit, I'm up for anything like Mary and nobody can say no to me like Katie. We've all become a lot stronger in the past six months, we've had to. It was really tough on me and Ponyboy. I had been dating Johnny for about six months before he died and it was really hard to let him go. After the rbleum the socs backed off for a while, but for the last couple of months they've been back in action.
The bell finally rang signalling the end of school, I grabbed my books and raced out of the room. It was a Thursday, the worst day of the week; I had basketball practise, then work, then home to conquer my pile of homework!
AN) I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, I really liked writing it. I know my timeline doesn't exactly fit with the book, but it works best for my story. Please review and offer any story ideas. Thanx, I'll try and update soon, it may take a while though but i'll try.