I grew up around boys

chapter one: The gang and me

Disclaimer-I own nothing from the outsiders. I wasn't even born yet when the movie came out, but I own my character: Cookie K. Curtis.


The first thing you should know is, My name is Cookie K. Curtis. Yes, Cookie is my real name. Even say so on my birth certificate. My mama and daddy died about five months ago, and I was left in the care of my oldest brother, Darrel Curtis or Darry. Tuff and cold. He's tuff like a rock, and his eyes as cold as ice. If he could, he would glare a hole in your head. He can be nice at times, but mostly to me, since i'm only 12. Stil not sure what to do with my life. But what kid is when their 12. Well, really I just turned 12 today. Darry had sent me to the store to buy some stuff for the guys. Some birthday, hun? He's the leader of the gang. He was really popular in high school. He could have been a soc,if it wasn't for us. His family. We suffered a lot after mama and daddy died. He didn't want us to get split up. So he stayed to take care of us. Unlike the whole gang, eccept for me, he doesn't smoke at all. Weird, huh? He can be scary sometimes when he yells, but I love him any way, but not his yelling. I get all jumpy.

I have two other brothers. Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis. I love them as much as I love Darry. Their Both older then me. (no fair) My 2nd eldest brother is Sodapop. He's 17 years-old, and what most people say he has is, A happy-go-lucky, not a care in the world personality. He has light-golden brown hair slapped with grease all over. His eyes are dark brown that likes to dance everywhere. To me, he's like the movie-star handsome. Unlike my other brother, Ponyboy. He doesn't really smoke. Only to look tuff or to calm his nerves. He has a girlfriend named Sandy. She might be pretty, but under that pretty face of hers is a demon. When Soda is around she acts all nice to me, but when Soda leaves to go do something, she's like a nightmare that has just begone. She tells me that 'I'm just the puppy that wants to hang around the big dogs, the tag-a-long.' But, I don't let it get to me. I just let it blow away. Sometimes she would even trip me, but I don't say nothing. Soda wont even believe me. 'nuff 'bout him.

My thrid eldest brother is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy, HAHA. He's a bookworm. Always has his nose in a book. He use to read to me, but since mama and daddy is gone, he don't do that no more. He's 14, but only by a few weeks. Like me, but i've only been 12 for a few hours. His best friend Is Johnny Cade. Good ol' Johnny. When you first see him, he looks to be the lost puppy that has been kicked around to much. He can be real nice, if you get him to talk to ya. He lives with his mother and father that likes to hit on him and likes to kick him out of the house. Some times he sleeps in the lot, but we let him stay at our house when ever he wants. Shoot. Most of the guys spend their time at our house. If it's not where ever they are at the time, they come on over to stay at our house.

Now the guy you really want to stay away from is Dallas Winston. Or known as Dally. He use to live in New York City. He's real mean and he scares me like a 12 year-old should be, but sometimes he can be cool to hang with. He's 17 years-old, and has been in the cooler more times then you can count. He mostly hangs around Johnny and Ponyboy a lot. He really cares for Johnny. He sees him like a little brother. He has white blond hair with an elfish face. He can be really wild and sometimes dangerous.

The funnist guy is Keith Mathews, but as you can guess he's know as two-bit. Some of his jokes are funny. Not all of them. He is very proud of his 10-inch black-handled Butterfly knife. He keeps in with him at all times. Never leaves his person. It's kept well-oiled. I've seen it lots of times, even though Darry doesn't let me go near him when he has it out. He can steal anything that isn't nailed to the floor. He has gray eyes and rusty colored sideburns, and stands around 6 feet tall. Oh, and I forgot. He's 18. The 2nd oldest of the gang, and has a girlfriend named Kathy. She's real nice.

Last but not least is Steve Randle. He works at the DX with my brother Soda. Their best friends. Steve don't like Pony and me much. He calls us the-tag-alongs. I already get that from Sandy. I don't need it from him, but I steel like him. I can joke around with him sometimes. To me he's known as the Car Whiz, when it comes to auto mechanics. He really likes to steal hubcaps. He is a tuff fighter. I've seen him fight before, but later I got in trouble with my mama for going to see the boys in a fight with them socs. Gosh. I really do miss them. A lot. I mostly cry myself to sleep after Darry, Sodapop, and sometimes Ponyboy tuck me in. I just can't help it.

Well now that you the gang, you need to know about me. As I already told ya I just turned 12 today, I'm mostly considered as small. I can fight, but not a lot. I can get one good hit in and that's it. I hate school. I wish I could drop out like Soda did. But he had a good reason to. I don't. It's mostly 'cause of the socs. They hate me. Even though they never met me, they hate me still. 'Cause I'm a greaser. They don't care if I'm smart, funny, got the looks, fun to hang with. All it's got to do with is that I'm a greaser. But I don't care. I love being a greaser. Being a greaser is every thing to me. Even though I'm not tuff like a greaser or look like one, but I'm still consitered to be one.

Out of all my brothers, I look mostly like Soda. I have his eyes, but mine is a litter lighter. I have straight jet black hair that goes to my shoulders, but i mostly have it in a pony-tail.I put only a little greace in it. I also have his cheeks. Sandy really hates me for that. I have Soda's skin color. Beautiful olive skin color, but It gets me in some trouble. The socs get me up in a corner, and I can see in their eyes that they are all jealous. They push me around, laugh, pick at me, anything that can get me crying and running out the class room. And yes, as you can see. I'm mostly a cry baby. My mama taught me it's ok to cry, and I should let it all out, but look where it got me.

The teachers see my as a boy, but what can I say. "I grew up around boys."


So tell me hoe you liked it. I tried to make it long as I could. I wanted a good ending for the first chapter. I get really picky when it comes to my stories. I want the best chapter title, and the best ending.

Please REVIEW!!! I'll love you forever. Oh, and this story might not follow the book. Just to let you know. Sorry if there were any spelling errors. I was in a hurry when I was writing this. PEACE OUT YO