So. I forgot to include the disclaimer and warnings. So here they are.

I OBVIOUSLY DON'T OWN ANYTHING. EVER.
IF I DID, WOULD I REALLY BE DOING THIS?

This little story involves domestic violence/abuse, adult language and violence.Maybe some smut later, whoooo knows.
ye be warned.

This story takes place after the movie.
And Teddy's father was never institutionalized, just jailed shortly.

UN

"Sincerely! God damn it, Ace! Why are you always picking on those poor boys? They're so much smaller than you!"

"Why are you always defending them, Natty?"

The way he said the nickname she hated with such disgust made her pull back for half a second before getting even closer to his face. Her features darkened and she stared with such intensity she probably could have convinced the sun not to rise. But she wasn't glaring at the sun. She was glaring at Ace Merrill. Anybody but him would have backed down, but not Ace. Especially not to a girl. He matched her fury with his own. Grabbing her upper arms, he tried to shove her away. Her feet were firmly planted on the ground, so it wasn't an easy task. However, she was a bit on the small side- only reaching about five foot three and weighing a whopping 115 pounds. Needless to say, Ace could take her if he wanted to. But there was a certain point that even Ace Merrill would stop at. He would never hit a girl. But this one was pushing his limits.

"Because they are my friends. Would you stand by and watch as someone beat the shit out of Eyeball?"

"Eyeball can hold his own."

"You're a prick. I will not tolerate a bully like you."

"Fuck, I would love to-"

"What? Knock some sense into me? I wish you would try. No, I wish you would do it. See what happens then you fucking, low-life hooligan."

Natalie Hayward acted tough, like she could take anything Ace dished out. But in reality, a lot of the things he said to her got under her skin and she would end up awake half the night, crying because the things he was saying to hurt her were true. But she would never show that to him. He didn't know the shit he was saying sometimes was actually true. But here he was now, gripping her arms so tight she was sure to have bruises tomorrow. They were already sore, but she wasn't about to ask him to stop. She was use to worse anyway. She really was quite tough for a girl. She stood up for herself and her friends. There one only one person she was truly afraid of...

Before Ace completely lost control and did something he would regret, he released his hold on her and pushed her backwards, away from him and into Chris. He snarled before walking off. After a few steps, he turned back. He looked straight passed her, pointing his finger menacingly at the boys when he spoke. "This isn't over."

Once he was back in his car and driving off, Teddy ran up to her side. He immediately grabbed hold of her wrist, turning her arm slightly to see the fingerprint bruises that were beginning to form. She didn't look at him, never moving her sight from Ace's car until it was impossible for her to see him anymore.

"Talie, these are definitely going to be bad. Are you ok? He's never bruised you this awful before." Teddy was like her little big brother. He and Chris both. They always worried about her, sometimes more than her own father even. Well, actually that wasn't hard. He was never home.

"I wish you wouldn't do that."

"Do what, Chris?"

"Aggravate Ace. You shouldn't have to fight our battles. I don't like to see you get hurt. None of us do."

"Ace won't hurt me. He won't hit a girl."

"Than what's this?" Teddy interrupted loudly as he pointed out the new bruises.

"Relax Teddy. That's far less than any of you would have gotten. I'll take a few bruises over my friends getting beat to death any day."

Talie was closer to the Cobra's age, but got along better with Chris and his little gang of four. She was actually best friends with Gordie's older brother, Denny Lachance. Everyone always said they would end up together. They never were, although it did start to look promising. But now no one will ever know because he died a few months back. She lost her best friend in a freak accident. And to make things worse, she should have been in that Jeep. If it weren't for the horrible circumstances of her life that made her stay, she probably wouldn't even be here. That day changed from being just a bad day to the worse night of her life.

After that, she had become closer to with Gordie. She was there for him when his parents weren't. They bonded over shared memories. Soon the others came into the picture too- Chris, Teddy and Vern. Now she was close to all of them. Even if they were over four years younger, they were some of the best friends she ever had- aside from Denny of course.

"What's this, Talie?"

"What are you talking about, Teddy?"

"These marks."

She finally tore her eyes away from where Ace's car had been to see what Teddy was going on about. He had rolled up the sleeve of her t-shirt to get a better look at her new bruises and saw the back of her shoulder. Once she realized that's what he was asking about, she quickly shrugged out of his grasp and pushed her sleeve back down.

"It's nothing Teddy. Don't worry about it."

He immediately adopted a look of worry. They all did. But before anybody could say anything, she spoke up. "Come on, guys. Let's go and get some ice cream. The Cobras are not going to ruin this beautiful day." She smiled widely before turning and running off towards town, but not before turning and yelling back at the still boys over her shoulder. "Come on!"

They all forgot about their worry, smiling and running out of the woods after her.

New story.
Couldn't help it.
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Thanks. =]