I Never Would've Guessed

By:Aaliyah-Charity

A/N: Hey, I've had this story idea in my mind for awhile, and wrote a previous version of it, but it was way too short and it wasn't good enough for an Outsiders fic so I revised it as good as possible. It's about Steve having a lot of stress and problems in his life, and finally resorts to developing an eating disorder, something no one eould've guessed he would do.... (Sorry if you don't like this story line, but Health class gets me thinking.) Oh, I apologize for the shortness of it! It looked alright on paper!^_^!

Disclaimer: "The Outsiders" belong to S.E. Hinton, and not me!

Prologue

"Hey, Randle!" Soda called out to me. He was my best friend ever since grade school.

"Yeah?" I asked, busy trying to fix up a car with a flat tire. It was very nice car, a red Corvette. What I wouldn't do for a car like that....

"Hi, Soda," a female voice from behind called out. I turned around to look and saw two Socs from school, Marcia and Kelly. Marcia was Cherry Valance's best friend, but Kelly O'Malley and Cherry hated each other ever since Kelly spread some stupid rumor about her. And don't think I have no life, keeping up with that crap, but I get to sit with a bunch of Socs in my Trigonometry class, and to them, that's the highlight of their lives.

"Hey girls, how ya doin'?" Soda started to flirt with them, giving them a huge grinny smile that chicks seemed to love. Sometimes it got so annoying, I felt like throwing something at him, to tell him to stop saying the same jokes, comments, and laughs, and to come up with something original. But I wouldn't - he is my best friend. Besides, this is a huge improvement from him being depressed after his ex-girlfriend, Sandy left him. Thank God he listened to me and his family and friends and lightened up.

Once, Two-Bit, one of my best friends, asked me if I ever got jealous at work since all those girls crawled all over Sodapop. Sometimes, I really do get jealous, but I'm no looker. I've had girlfriends tell me how ugly I am compared to Soda. Now that gets me mad! even if it is right, but it doesn't affect me like it used to. I'm too used to it now.

"So, how's them girls?" I teased him when he came over to help me.

"Well....," he smirked, "You get the idea."

"I'm meeting up with Evie later," I told him, "Can't wait since I finally got enough cash tot ake her out."

"Good luck, then," he grinned, and went back to help an impatient customer. I turned back to the car, smiling and happy. Everything was going great.

Please review, but please don't flame me!