Hey! This is a new Outsiders fix! This one isn't really centered around one of the boys like my other one is. It is also a lot more dramatic. It was inspired by a prompt sent by Emolichic1… thanks for the awesome idea! Anyway, on with it!

Cherry Valance had everything. She had a large house in a nice part of Tulsa. She was a cheerleader at her high school. People loved cheerleaders. She had exquisite grades, which got her constant praise from peers and teachers. And above that all, she had the best boyfriend a girl could ask for.

His name was Ponyboy Curtis.

He was also intelligent, ranking near the top of his class. He was pretty tough too. Ano he was attractive. Heck, his whole family was attractive. But… he was also a greaser.

People always whispered when they were together. How could such a beautiful girl date such a dirty, good for nothing greaser boy?

The couple had gotten used to the talk that followed them around town, though. It was nothing more than annoying at this point. Everyone knew that they were a thing, and they were a thing that was not to be messed with. It wasn't like Cherry was the first Soc girl to date a greaser, right?

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It was a sunny, spring day when everything started. Flowers bloomed in reds, pinks, whites. People walked around shorts eating ice cream and drinking Coke. The air was filled with the sound of birds chirping and children laughing. It was a perfect day hangout with friends at a diner and drink as many milkshakes as ones heart desired. So that is exactly what Cherry did.

It was just her and Pony in this run down diner in the middle of town. It wasn't the cleanest place, but they served the best milkshakes in Oklahoma, and that's all that mattered.

They sat in the corner booth that they always took, talking about school, family, even more school, and even more family. They drank shake after shake after shake, occasionally ordering something different, like a basket of French fries that they ate in a minute or so.

"My cousin moving in to Tulsa today." Cherry said after finishing off another milkshake.

"Cool." Pony replied, mouth full of French fries. Cherry looked away in disgust. "What's their name?"

"Oh, right. Her name is Korey." Pony nodded before looking down at his food.

"I think I'll bring her out to lunch one day." Cherry blabbered on. Pony sighed. He loves the girl, but she talked so damn much. "You know, so she can get a feel of the place. You will be there, of course. You can probably even bring one of your friends. Not that Dallas Winston though. I don't think that those two would get along all too well."

"Alright, Cher. Give me a time and a place and I will be there." He replied.

And with that, their conversation ended, leaving them to the peace and quiet of milkshakes and the springtime.

••••••

Cherry had a very pink bedroom. Pink walls, pink bed sheets, pink blankets. Everything in her room was an array of pink-tinted galore… But Cherry didn't like it one bit. Her parents didn't want her to change the room, because in doing so, it would "lower the house value", but Cherry knew the family was in no rush to move.

The red-headed girl sat in her pink room painting her toe nails. They were not going to be pink. Instead they were a lilac, because that was a color Cherry liked quite a lot. It reminded her of springtime, which was convenient because it was spring.

So Cherry sat, carefully painting her nail with delicacy and precision, careful not to get one drop on her skin or the floor. This, however, failed to happen, because a poor Cheryl Valance was startled half to death by the ringing of the phone. She didn't have time to worry about her messy nails as she picked up the phone, though, because on the other end was none other than Korey Valance, Tulsa's new sweetheart and wild child.

"Hey hon!" Said the Korey. Cherry's cousin had a distinct voice. It was very southern, but only at certain times with certain words.

"Korey! Hi!" Cherry said with much delight. "Have you guys moved in yet? Well, I mean, you must've if you are calling me right now!"

"Yeah. We are just settling in now. You know the family, all hard working and whatnot. We've already finished unpacking!"

"Wow!" There was a pause for a moment before Cherry continued. "Hey, are you busy tomorrow?"

"Not at all."

"Good, because I want to take you out to lunch and show you around."

"Sure!" Replied Korey enthusiastically. "Could you meet me at my house at eleven?"

"Sure thing Korey! I'll be bringing my boyfriend with me, if that's alright."

"Of course! Bring the whole town if you'd like!"

"Ok. See you tomorrow!"

The pair said their goodbyes and hung up on each other. Cherry proceeded to call Pony, giving him the details about their planned day. He agreed, as any good boyfriend would.

Cherry was happy. Despite her bright pink room and messy nails, she was quite content with life and where it was going. Nothing can go wrong, she thought.

Little did Cheryl Valance know that that one interaction with her cousin would be what changed her life in Tulsa forever, and it can be said now that it was not changed for the better.

I really hope you enjoyed this first chapter of a new series. It wasn't as long as I hoped it would be, but this wasn't exactly the most eventful chapter, so to speak. I can assure that it can only get better from here, and that it will. My posting schedule may be a bit weird because I have two docs to work on now, but don't worry about it too much. I'll try and keep up.

That's all I have to say. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and review. If you haven't already, go ready my Two-Bit+OC fanfic, "Strange Things Will Happen". It had 8 chapter atm and will keep you busy for the time being.

Thanks for reading!