Hey guys! This is our first fanfiction so it would really help if you wrote us some suggestions on how to improve. It would be greatly appreciated. We fell in love with the book after reading it at school and decided to write this. Anyways this is a story about Ponyboy's first crush and the obstacles that come between them. In this story Johnny and Dally are still alive because they're just too cool not to put in the story. This account is managed by two people and we will be switching off do the chapters so that's why the writing styles may change. This chapter was written by Tabitha (me). We hope you enjoy it! Remember to review! Thanks for reading!
-Ginger and Tabitha
Disclaimer- We (unfortunately) do not own The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton does. We only own Aurora and our twists on the story line
One week earlier...
STEVE'S POINT OF VIEW
"Please," my kid sister begged "Please Steve."
"No Rory," I told her "The answer was no then and it's still no! How many times do I have to tell you?"
"Steve please it's almost my freshman year and I don't want to go into high school not knowing anybody." she replied in a very diplomatic way. This just made me mad.
"Then make some friends when you get there! That's what everyone else had to do!" I screamed at her
"No Steve we both know thats not how it works. Everyone else had little tight knit groups and they moved through junior high with them. I missed that stage." she told me. I knew she was right. I mean look at the gang and I. We had been best friends since I was just five years old. They were my second family.
"No Aurora," I spat at her "They are my friends. Mine. Not yours and besides it's not my fault you skipped junior high drama. It's not my fault you're too smart for your own good. It's not my fault you left." I instantly felt bad after snapping at her. It's true it wasn't my fault ,but it wasn't her's either. There is no one to blame. I can't blame her for being a genius. I can't blame the science institute for offering her an internship at their base in Oregon. I can't blame her for wanting to go. If it were me I would have done the same thing. I looked at her she was close to tears.
"Listen Rors I'm sor-" I started
She cut me off "Save it Steve. I need to go anyways. Got to take my freshman year placement test at the high school. Have fun with your friends." She grabbed her book bag and stormed out of the house slamming the door behind her. This was an ongoing thing with us. The arguments and debates. In the end it's always fine because I go take my anger out in a fight and then come home and apologize. It's sort of become a routine. Suddenly Aurora came back in with an annoyed look on her face.
"I need you to drive me there," she told me. I just chuckled under my breath and grabbed the car keys.
One week later...
PONYBOY'S POINT OF VIEW
I did not want to wake up this morning. I love school ,but recently I have been feeling out of place. Don't get me wrong it's great being a sophomore at only 14 ,but lately I have gotten rather lonely. Two-Bit and Johnny go to school here too ,but aren't in my grade. For some reason Dally has been coming to school a lot more often this year than he used too which is weird. Knowing Dally he probably lost a bet or something ,but it is still really bizarre. Most kids probably don't want to hang out with me considering I am the youngest kid in my grade ,the only greaser in most of my classes ,and was involved in the killing of Bob. Oh course there is Cherry ,but even she has been rather distant lately. I'm not sure why ,but she'll probably tell me when she's ready. Ugh I don't know it must be a puberty thing. At least things at home are great. I should probably focus in class now before Mr. Synm calls me out.
AURORA'S POINT OF VIEW
Today is my first day at my new high school. I am coming a week after school has been in session ,but hey I've been busy. You see for the past two years I have been away interning at a private scientific institute and research facility. It was a big surprise when my science teacher told me I was being chosen for this special opportunity mostly because I was only twelve at the time. I knew I was good in science and math ,but I didn't know that I was that good. There was a lot to consider of course ,but surprisingly my parents were very open to the idea. In a month my things were packed up and shipped away to Oregon. My parents had signed all the papers and the institute sent over my ticket. It was good they paid for everything because my family is pretty poor. When I left only three people were there to say goodbye: my mom, my dad and Steve my brother. When I was gone my parents visited whenever they could ,but never Steve. I knew that my brother and I didn't get on real well considering I've never even met the people he hangs with ,but it still hurt. Okay I'm almost at school! Wish me luck!
PONYBOY'S POINT OF VIEW
Now it's lunch-the only time I can see any of friends. I sit down on the hood of Two-Bit's car where Cherry, Marcia, Johnny, and Dally are waiting.
"Where's Two-Bit?" I ask
"The teacher held him back to stay in for lunch because he wouldn't stop singing during class," giggled Marcia "It was real funny"
"I thought it was real annoying," Cherry states
"Two-Bit? Annoying? No never," Dally says sarcastically. We all snickered and ate the rest of our lunches in silence. It gave me a chance to think. There was supposed to be a new girl who would being joining today. Steve said it was his kid sister ,but we all think he was just trying to trick us. Steve didn't have a kid sister. If he did why would we have never heard of her before? Why wouldn't we have ever met her?
"Hey kid," someone said snapping me out of my trance. Dally was standing there waving his hand in front of my face.
I look up at him "What?"
"Lunch is over we're going inside are you coming inside or are you just gonna sit there with your head in the clouds?" Dally asks me while chuckling under his breath. My ears turn red as I sit up and follow them back to the school building. I look over and notice Dally rubbing small circles on Cherry's back and for some reason she didn't seem to mind. She actually seemed like she liked it. I looked over to see if the other two noticed what was happening. Apparently not. Marcia was talking a mile a minute explaining her last family reunion to Johnny who was looking a little freaked out by her ,but was too polite to say anything. Good ol' Johnny. I chuckle under my breath and walk to Advanced Placement Math. Halfway through the lesson someone walked in. It must be the new girl I thought.
"Sorry I'm late I was getting a tour of the school," she began "I have a note if you'd like to see it"
I didn't really pay attention to the teachers answer. Instead I looked over the new girl. It was hard to tell if she was a Soc or a Greaser. She had light brown curly hair and freckles all along her nose and cheeks. She was wearing a dress that was yellow and covered in multicolored polka dots. Her thin legs were clad with vibrant red tights that went into a pair of black All-Stars. She was wearing big black rimmed glasses that she would get made fun about Soc or not. I snapped back into reality when the teacher asked her to share a little bit about herself. Here was the moment of truth. Was she a Soc or a Greaser.
AURORA'S POINT OF VIEW
"Would you care to tell the class a little bit about yourself?" The teacher asked me. I slowly nodded and turned to face the class.
"Hi" I began. The class just sat there and looked back up at me. Okay then.
"My name is Aurora Pierce Randell," I stated. One kid let out a small gasp and I stared at him giving and his ears turned red as he averted my gaze. "I recently moved back to Tulsa from Portland,Oregon where I was interning at a private science institute and research facility for two years."
When I was done speaking a girl raised her hand and asked "So how old are you 'cause you look pretty young"
"I'm fourteen," I told her
"So why are you in our grade?" another kid asked. I thought it would be pretty obvious with the internship and being in an advanced placement class. I guess it wasn't.
This is going to pin me as a total coindexter for the next three years in high school ,but I told them anyways ,"Well when I was in Portland I was being exposed to a lot of college level work so when I came back here to attend high school and I took the test for freshmen year I had got a really high score so they decided to pass me onto becoming a sophomore."
"So are you a Soc or a Greaser?" one boy chirped from the back of the classroom. Oh no. There it was. The dreaded question. I was a Greaser ,but I know that I don't really act or look your typical greaser girl. My mom says I'm eccentric and Steve says I'm just weird ,but I know he's secretly glad I'm nothing like them.
PONYBOY'S POINT OF VIEW
When she announced that her last name was Randell I nearly fell off my chair. So it was true! Steve did have a sister! Either that or it was one strange coincidence. I mean she didn't even look too much like Steve. Sure they both had brown hair and brown eyes ,but hidden behind those chocolate eyes of hers there was something else. Something different. Something that wasn't in Steve's. What was it? Gratitude? Love? Humor? Creativity? Curiousity? Bravery? Integrity? Kindness? Citizenship? Fairness? Forgiveness? Modesty? No. Steve had all those things to a certain extent. What is it? Think. Think. Think. No idea ,but I know I definitely want to find out.
"Are you a Soc or a Greaser?" one kid calls out snapping me out of my trance. She's a Greaser and I know this because she is Steve's sister and Steve is a Greaser ,but I still lean forward like all the others awaiting her answer.
She ponders this for a slight second and then smirks. "What's a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," she quoted from Romeo and Juliet. Everyone sat there staring up at her dumbfounded. She just walked up to the only empty seat in class and sat down. The class was just sitting there looking at her ,but she brushed them off and got out her books from her book bag like nothing was the matter. Gosh this girl digs alright. Just as I began thinking about clapping for her Two-Bit ,Johnny ,and Dally run into the classroom skidding to a halt.
"Ponyboy!" Two-Bit called out "We need to go. Now."
"What? Why?" I asked them.
"It's Sodapop," Johnny told me with obvious worry in his voice. I was scared too. What was wrong with Soda?
"What?" I asked hoping everything was alright "What's happened to Sodapop?"
"Superman's just called the front office and wants us all back at the house right away. Says it's real important and Sodapop is kinda having a breakdown about it. That's all he said before he hung up." explained Dally
"We really need to hurry up." Johnny said "The umm...others are changin' in the bathroom cause they wanna come too." I knew by others he meant Cherry and Marcia. We've been spending a lot more time with them ever since Cherry was a spy for us ,but we always have to keep us being friends a secret because they're Socs and we're Greasers. Also whenever they come over they have to dress like "Greasy Girls" so people in our neighborhood will leave them alone.
"Okay," I said gathering my books and turning to the teacher "Is it alright if I go?"
"Yes it's fine just come in after school tomorrow so I can give you the make up work."
"Oh course Sir." I replied as I turned to leave the classroom
"Oh and Ponyboy," my teacher began
"Yes?" I asked a little anxious to get home and see Soda
"Stay out of trouble,"
"I'll try," I told him as I turned and ran out the door behind the others. We met the girls outside the school and we all practically dove into Two-Bit's car. The drive home was a very quiet one because we couldn't wait to get home and see what was wrong with Sodapop...
okay that's all for now! What's wrong with Soda? Why hasn't Steve told the guys about Aurora? Is she to be trusted? Will I ever stop asking stupid questions that no one will read? Find out next time...