(A/N: There are a lot of Soda's twin sister fics. I'll try to make my character not so Mary sue though. I don't like Mary sues….They scare me….-cringes-)

Disclaimer: ForgottenSoul77 looked at her watch and sighed. She still had an eternity before she owned the Outsiders. So no…she doesn't own it, S.E Hinton does.

Homecoming – Chapter 1

Soda yawned and stretched as the morning light drifted in through the window. He looked over to the sleeping form of his twin sister, whom he liked to gloat he was older than. It was true. Soda was about 5 minutes older than her.

"Katie," he said gently shaking her shoulder. "Katie, wake up."

There was a murmured reply from under the covers as the girl turned her back to her brother.

"C'mon, Kat." said Soda tugging the blankets off of her. There she was exposed in a black pair of sweats and a white t-shirt. Soda looked over his sister, noticing she was his exact opposite. He had pondered this for years.

Katie looked at him. They both had the same kind brown eyes. Her tousled black hair was in a messy ponytail and she stretched her long tan arms.

"Morning Soda." She said smiling at him.

"G'morning." said Soda grinning. He watched as she slowly stood up and walked over to their dresser. The tan girl opened the bottom drawer and pulled out a pair of jean shorts and a gray T.

"Do you notice people are always comparing us?" asked Soda as he too went over to search for clothes. It was Saturday after all. He decided on a white shirt, with the D/X logo on it and jeans.

Katie nodded, absently as she slipped into the bathroom and pulled on her clothes. She exited putting her hair into a neat ponytail.

"My classmates always ask the stupidest questions." She said sighing. 'Why are you tan? Why do you have black hair? You're supposed to be Soda's twin but you're the exact opposite, why?'

Soda chuckled. "They're just curious, Katie." He said ruffling her hair.

Katie nodded. "If they ask one more time I'm going to put them in a headlock and threaten that Steve'll beat'em up."

Steve and Katie were friends, but that's only because she was Soda's sister. Katie knew her blonde twin was trying to hook her and Steve up though. Katie would just shake her head, and say she just wanted to be friends. Which was true. Her real interest was Johnny. He was quiet and shy like her but a good man in a rumble.

Soda smiled, snapping his fingers, which broke the teen out of her daydreams. The 17 year old looked around and her tan cheeks were dusted with a light pink. "My bad." She said as she walked out.

She smiled as Soda put an arm around her shoulders and they walked into the kitchen. Darry had to leave for work and Ponyboy was at the movies with Johnny.

A note caught the blonde's eye and he curiously looked at it. Katie looked at the mysterious note over his shoulder. It read:

Pepsi-Cola and Kittykat,

Made ya guys breakfast, in fridge. Don't burn the house down or you'll get it and please stay outta trouble. Be home at 7. – ♥ Darry

The two grinned and looked at each other. "Cake!" they called before opening the ice box. To their disappointment, only eggs and milk were present.

"Well that won't do…" said Soda, heading off towards the cabinet and opening it. He grinned as he extracted a box of chocolate cake mix.

Katie smiled and began getting out the bowls. "I knew you were my brother." said the black haired girl as she got out some eggs.

"Wouldn't be anyone else, Kat." He said measuring out the mix with a smile. Soda poured it in the bowl before Katie cracked two eggs in it, and began stirring the chocolate mush.

Soda added a bit of milk as Katie set the timer on the oven. As they waited they tasted the cake batter and smiled.

Soda planted a bit on Katie's nose, and she smudged some on his cheek. This soon turned into an all out chocolate war as they kept smudging the batter on each other. When the timer finally set off, there was about ¼ of the mix missing.

Katie had suffered several smudges to her nose, cheek, forehead, and chin, while Soda had damage on his arm, forehead, chin and neck.

Soda finally put the cake in and set the timer. The two traveled into the living room to watch TV until the cake had finished baking.

Mickey, of course was on so the twins had no choice but to watch that. As the mouse that swept the nation danced on the screen, Soda put an arm around his sister and she snuggled into him. It was Spring of 66.

"I wish I looked like you." said Katie suddenly, though her eyes were still on the screen.

Soda cocked an eyebrow in surprise. "Why?" he asked, taken off guard by the statement.

"So then people would stop bugging me."

The blonde shrugged. "Why don't you jut tell them the truth?"

Katie frowned. "I do. But then they go behind my back and twist my words around, the bastards."

"Don't swear." said Soda.

"Sorry…" muttered Katie.

Soda smiled and squeezed her shoulder gently. "I know it's hard." He said. "But you're a tough little greaser, you'll get through it."

Katie snorted. "Doubtful." Just then the buzzer rang and they jumped off. Katie was the first to the cake because Soda had decided to turn off the TV, even though chocolate cake was on the line.

The tan skinned greaser got an oven mitt and gently removed the cake from its chamber. She gasped and quickly out it on the counter however, when she discovered it was purple.

"Soda!" she cried.

Soda quickly slid in with a grin on is face. As he was setting the cake in the oven he had slipped a few drops of purple food coloring into it, hoping to freak his sister out.

Katie sighed and handed a plate to him, she had gotten out of the cupboard. She hid a small smirk by covering her mouth and acting like she was going to sneeze as she started giggling.

Soda looked at his plate and there, was a big hairy spider. He screamed and dropped the plate with a clatter to the counter.

"Get it, Katie! Get it!" he whined.

Katie started cracking up just as Johnny and Ponyboy stepped in.

Ponyboy looked around confused. "Um….what'd we miss?"

"Soda was just freaking over a plastic spider!" Katie choked out as she continued to laugh. Pony and Johnny joined with her as Soda hit her head.

"That wasn't nice." He said pouting. "Scaring your own flesh and blood like that!"

Johnny looked around and noticed the cake. "Is that cake purple?" he asked in disbelief.

Ponyboy nodded. "Yup…." He noticed out of the corner of his eye Soda grab Katie in a headlock and start tickling her. The tan skinned girl started laughing again and only stopped once Soda had lowered her to the ground. The blonde grinned as he picked himself up and cut a hearty piece of purple Chocolate cake before setting it on his plate.

Pony chuckled before helping himself to a piece and cutting one for Johnny and his sister. She and Soda were the only ones he could open up to, besides Johnny.

Johnny was sweet and listened to everyone's problems even if they didn't listen to his.

Soda was just so happy-go-lucky and caring that he naturally listened.

And Katie? Katie was like him and Soda combined. She loved to read and was usually quiet and shy. She never needed liquor; she always said she could have a good enough time without puking her brains out. And aside from that, she put up with all the comments the gang made. 'She's not like Soda.' They would say. 'She doesn't look like him, why is she his twin again?' 'She's a girl; she wouldn't be of much use in a rumble.'

Pony shook his head, watching as his sister smiled eating her cake. He smiled. Katie was apart of the gang just like everyone else, and Pony wouldn't have it any other way.

(A/N: The next chapter will explain Katie's history and why she looks the way she does.)