Hello everyone! I finally have a fic out! does happy dance I know it's not in the Anime section, but I will have one out there soon. Unfortunately, I have a sinus infection right now so my work progress is going rather slow. This is my first time posting anything on FF, but I have been around the site quite a bit. So, now that that's all said and done, let's get underway with things!
Warning – There will be mature language used in this story and possibly some slash. Not gonna tell with who though.
Disclaimer – Unfortunately, I DO NOT OWN The Outsiders, they belong to S.E. Hinton. I do however own Alyssa, Maxwell, Donald, Darryl (not Pony's older brother), Cindy, Loren and Steven. Oh! And I also don't own Cloud and D.C. TTTT Stupid copy right law!
Chapter 1 – The Beginning
Darkness. That's it. I was dreaming about darkness. That tends to be all I ever dream about now. The darkness coming and taking over, eating away at my body. Scary, I know, but I'm used to it. I do deal with death on a regular basis.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! CRASH! Ssssssssss.
"Alyssa! Did you break another alarm clock?" That's my mother. She can be really annoying sometimes, but she's really sweet.
"Ugh… yeah, I'm so sorry mom, I'll pay for a new one" sigh, I always have to be so sweet and perfect. I wish I could be myself but if I did, they would hate me.
"Oh, sweetheart, we have something that we need to tell you. Could you come down to the kitchen when you're ready?"
"Of course, just give a few more minutes and I will be down momentarily." Always so polite! God! One of these days, I am going to go insane having to be so nice to people.
As soon as I walked into the kitchen, I knew that something was seriously wrong. My mom, dad, and my 6 brothers-including the two who don't even live with us anymore- were sitting around the kitchen table.
"Mom, dad, guys, is something wrong? I mean, um, sorry to sound rude, but Cloud, D.C., you don't live here, what on earth is going on?" I can't believe I'm being so forward but, this is starting to scare me. Me, someone whose job is scarier then anything else in the world!
"Well, honey, your father has been transferred to another branch. One that is in… well, Tulsa, Oklahoma. I know, it's a big move and-
"YES! WE'RE FINALLY GETTING OUT OF HERE!" That would be my, Darryl. He hates living in the city and our huge house. It has so many rooms that when we first moved here, I got lost looking for the bathroom.
"Yahoo!" Now that would be my other two brothers, Donald and Maxwell. Donald, Maxwell and Darryl are triplets; they are 16 years old and get along great. The two boys that don't live with us, Cloud and D.C., are my oldest brothers. Cloud is 31 and D.C. is 19. Cloud is the principal of my current high school. D.C. has just started University. Because of the move now though, I guess they're going to be transferring.
"Yes Ally, me and D.C. are going to be transferring to schools in Tulsa so that we can all stay close. I will be the principal at Tulsa High and D.C. is going to the University of Oklahoma City. He'll be farther away, but still close enough to see on a regular basis." I swear, sometimes I think that he can read my mind.
I love my brother Cloud. He understands me. So does D.C., but we're not as close.
"Oh. O.K., no problem, I don't see how this merits a family meeting." I don't believe I just said that! This could totally blow my cover!
"Well, sweetie, there is one more thing… we're going to be living in a much smaller house. And when I say much smaller, I mean much smaller. It's only a four bedroom house, so that means that everyone is sharing a room, except you Alyssa, seeing as how you are the only girl in the house, aside from me, so you do deserve your own room." My mother is so sweet. She's also extremely laidback. She has never yelled at anyone, even when Donald, Darryl and Maxwell broke our front window.
My father, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. He can get upset rather easily. Unlike mom, when my 3 brothers broke the window, he freaked out! You have to be real careful around him when he's angry. But when he's not, he's a real great guy. Easy to get along with too. He's always playing video games with us, or getting into the new trading card games coming out of Japan. He's also a computer wizard. He can program any type of computer and can fix any kind of problem you may have on it.
"But mommy! Why do we have to move? I'm starting grade 7 in 2 months! I don't want to leave here! And besides, Tulsa is, like, a million miles away! I'll never be able to see my friends ever again!" Steven whined.
Now that was my youngest brother, Steven. He whines so much I just want to strangle him sometimes! But, I can't, that would completely blow my cover. Plus, my family, and even I, love him too much to do that.
"So when do we leave?" my brother Maxwell, the practical one, asked. Although, when he's given sugar, he becomes crazy and hyper with so much energy, we're surprised he doesn't explode.
"As soon as we can pack everything. Your father and I are hoping that we could arrive there 2 weeks before school starts so that we can learn our way around and get to know the people in our neighbourhood. What do you guys think?"
"That's fine with us!" My brothers all chorused.
"What about you Alyssa?" My mother asked me.
Whatever works, I have no objections." God! I'm in such a good mood! I guess I'm just happy to be getting out of here. I can't stand it here in Toronto. Everyone is so fake. All my so called 'friends' are as fake as their 'fur' coats and 'crocodile' boots. When they smile, they're not really smiling. Their smile never reaches their eyes. Of course, mine usually doesn't either, but I do sometimes. Like when one of my brothers does something funny, I have a very sincere smile. My 'friends' don't. I know, I've spied on all of them. Yeah, yeah, mean thing to do but I really don't care. I'll do what I want.
"Alright, so now that everyone's agreed, let's get packing!" my mother exclaimed in an over excited voice.
"O.K.!" My 6 brothers chorused as they ran off to their rooms to start packing. Or in Cloud and D.C.'s case, went to their apartment/dorm room to pack the majority of their things. Since that left me all alone in the kitchen, which is extremely boring, I left to pack up my stuff as well.
SCENE CHANGE
'Ahh, my last day in this pitiful school with my fake 'friends.' Thank any God who is listening to me. Even my brothers, Max, Don and Dare are excited. On the car drive there Max gets to have a little sugar. That would be why he's so excited. Don and Dare on the other hand, are excited because they finally get to leave this stupid place. They hate it as much as me; even thought we grew up here.
I don't know about Cloud and D.C., but I think that they're excited too. Yes, Cloud loves working as a principal, but he's not too thrilled with the school (my school) he's at now. D.C. loves his University, but he doesn't really have any friends. So I believe he's pretty excited too.
When my 'friends' found out that I was moving, they made a fuss but got over it by the next period of school. See what I mean?
Me, Max, Dare and Don just sort of cruised our way through the last day of school. All the teachers made a big fuss about us moving and how they were going to miss us and all that. Each of our classes gave us moving gifts that they all chipped in for. It was nice of them but when everyone said "We'll miss you," their smiles didn't reach their eyes.
Usually, me, Max, Dare and Don walk to Steven's Elementary school to pick him up and then walk home, but today, Cloud left his office early and picked us all up, including D.C. at his University.
Once we arrived home, we grabbed a snack, and whatever else we wanted for the car ride to the airport and made out way to the van. We were going to have the van transported to Tulsa through the company that does that.
On the car ride, Max was going crazy. He couldn't wait until we got on the airplane, even though it was going to be almost a 16 hour flight, as well as being overnight. As I told you before, he's crazy.
"Now, let's go over some rules for the airport guys, ok? First off, Maxie, there will be absolutely no jumping around, got it? Darryl, Donald, D.C., no arguing. None, do you hear me? Cloud, you and Alyssa are going to keep an eye on everyone, make sure that no one runs off." When she said this, my mother looked sharply at Steven.
"So, does everyone understand the rules?" my mother asked us.
"Yes mom" Max, Dare and Don once again chorused.
"Yeah mom" both Cloud and D.C. said.
"Of course" I said.
"Yes, now can we go mom?" Steven once again whined.
"Yes, as of now, we are officially out of here!" My father screamed.
Well, that's the end of Chapter 1. As the story progresses, you will find out more about Alyssa's past and why she has to hide behind a mask. You'll also find out a little more about her family as well. I hope that you all enjoyed this and that you will leave me a review! Please? - It would be greatly appreciated. Just so you know, constructive criticism is welcome, as there is always room to improve, but flames will be shown to my friends so that we can all laugh and poke fun at the person who sent it to me.
Once I have some reviewers I will answer each of them at the end of the chapters. So, I think that's it. Ja ne!
- D.S.