I grinned, as I heard the roar of the engine. Hell, this was the third time
in a month that I'd stolen a car. Man, I was in some deep trouble. But then
again, trouble was my middle name.
See, I'm from a good-sized family, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, 4 sets of grandparents, a mom, a dad, a step mom, and a step dad. Not exactly what the normal kid has. Then again, I ain't exactly normal.
The engine roared, and I slammed down on the gas, going about 85, right down the road. I must have been high to try to go that fast, but you know, I'm not exactly brilliant either.
I ran over about 5 birds, and a cat. I laughed slightly, and slowed down to avoid hitting someone. I wouldn't care if I did, but I had to get out of here unsuspected.
This town was killing everyone, and if I didn't get out of it, it would kill me too.
So, I was getting out. I was leaving for good, and no one was going to stop me.
I wasn't scared of anything. Well, hardly anything. Death somewhat scared me. But I'm overly curious; I'd done a couple of the drugs, nothing to kill. Just to give a good high.
See, when I took the drugs, I was feeling good for a while. Pretty damn good, until I needed more to keep the feeling going. But I didn't want more. So, I had to stick with the side effects, and believe me, They weren't pretty.
I ran a hand through my shoulder-length auburn hair, and studied my appearance in the mirror. For 16, I wasn't so bad looking.
I returned my gaze to the road, and sped up a little, just under the limit. The 'Come back to Pennsylvania Soon' sign, loomed in front of me. I grinned evilly, and spit my gum at it. Of course I missed it, but it was the point.
I picked up my cell phone, and punched in Mel's number.
"Hey, I did it. I lifted a car again, and I'm leaving."
"But didn't you get caught last time?" Her soft voice asked.
"Your point would be?"
She laughed slightly. "When you get sent to juevy again, I'm going to laugh."
I grinned to myself. "Yeah, I'd like to see you try."
"Ahh, But I will. Are you coming over here, or are you staying in the woods behind Bri's house." She asked.
I checked the car mirror, just to make sure the police weren't there. "Umm.Bri's woods. I can live there easily. Your closet was way too cramped."
I could hear her try to suppress a giggle. "Yeah, but at least there's air conditioning and heat. Plus, you aren't going to get jumped by anyone."
She had a pretty good point. "I'd rather stay in Bri's woods though. Besides, They'd question you first."
She sighed. "Yeah, I guess they would huh?"
I chuckled softly. "Yup. Well Hon, I gotta go. I'll call ya later." I heard her muffled reply, before clicking off. I was on my own.
I drove up to Bri's house, and then snuck into her room through a window.
"Hey Ace! How ya been?" Asked Bri.
"Howdy. You high again?" I sighed, and snatched the smoking wad from her fingers.
"Bri, Do not fool around with grass. It kills your head, man. I've done it, and I'm already psychotic, and so high-strung. Don't do this to yourself." I handed her a bottle of water, and a couple aspirin. "If you take more than 6, I'll kill you."
She grinned slightly, and went on to talk about all the shit she had done with these other guys. "Keith was tickling me, and then he gave me something to drink, and then the next thing I knew, I was in bed with him. I nearly killed him with my switch."
I shook my head. "God, Bri! Keep your mouth shut. I don't want to hear none of the stuff you're talking about!"
She raised an eyebrow, and then smiled. "I'm high again."
"Yes, The whole world knows that." I grinned saucily. "I could do so much evil..But then, when you came out of your hypnotic state of mind, you'd kill me."
She only stood there, staring at nothing. I frowned slightly, and started picking up some of her stuff, and rammed it into her backpack.
"Where are we going? Did you run again?" She was dancing around the room, and singing.
I grinned, still stuffing stuff into the pack. "You better believe it!"
She raised her eyebrows again, and I choked. "You ok?" She asked.
I rolled my eyes. "I always choke myself on air. It's nothin' new."
I got everything together, after Bri finally quit dancing around the room, I think it was partly due to the fact that I tied her to a chair also.
We had all the drugs in the backpack, a gun, about 50 bucks, a photograph, and some other personal necessities. The only thing that I needed, was a legal car to drive.
"Hey Bri, Does J.D. still have a car?" I quickly asked.
She nodded. "Yeah, Pretty sure he does."
I smiled. "Great. 'Cause I need to buy it from him, and it isn't going to be easy, 'cause J.D. only wants one thing."
Bri nodded. "Sex."
My eyes widened in horror, and astonishment. "WHAT THE HELL! NO HE...No he doesn't." I lowered my voice. "No, he wants a girlfriend, and a TON of money."
I untied Bri from the chair she was in, and then let her grab a couple of the things she wanted.
"Come on Ace! We gotta take it all!" Bri was complaining again.
"No, We don't. YOU come on." I grabbed her arm, and shoved her out the window. She yelped as she hit the ground, and then glared at me.
"Did you HAVE to push me out the window?" She asked.
I grinned, as I climbed out of the window, and onto the ladder running below it. "Of course. What ELSE would knock common sense into your head?"
"You afraid to jump?" She asked.
I shook my head. "Nope, I gotta drive the car, and I don't need a broken arm or anything."
She smiled weirdly. "Of course you aren't."
I raised an eyebrow, climbed all the way back up, then jumped, doing a somersault in the air before landing on my feet.
Bri glared. "You always have to show off."
"Yep. Pretty much." I threw our stuff into the lifted car, and then switched the license plates with her dad's. "Let's get outta here."
We roared down the street, and I called Mel again. For some odd reason, I always call her. She's some kind of comforting person or something.
"Mel! This is Ace again. Ok, listen up. Bri and I are coming to pick you up, we're all leaving for Oklahoma."
She sighed. "With the stolen car?"
"Nope, With J.D.'s car. We gotta make a quick stop at his place, and trade his car for the lifted one." I replied.
"Oh, Okay. Bri is with you?"
"Unfortunately, Yes."
"HEY!!!"
"God this conversation could get bad."
"BUT I WAS INVITED TO COME!!"
"Only 'cause we needed you to sell your drugs for money."
"UHHHH!!! I CAN'T believe you guys."
Mel started cracking up, and I started laughing with her. "Bri's high again."
"Yes, I could tell. But she is fun to egg on. She happens to be very comical."
"Again with the comical shit."
"ACE!!! Don't swear around me!!"
"Do ya wanna leave or not?"
"Yes," She let out an exasperated sigh. "I want to leave."
"Then ya better get used to me cussing!"
She laughed, and I switched the phone to my other hand, and glanced into the mirror.
"Hey Mel, We have someone trailing us. Can I call ya back in a minute or two?"
"Yeah, Hey, Don't get yourselves killed. I don't need two dead friends."
"Wow, I'm touched. You actually consider me a friend?"
"Friend, Yes. Liability, No. Now hang up so you can focus on the person trailin' you."
"Ok, Mel. Bye Hon." I shut the phone off, and laughed as a tuff lookin' mustang pulled up behind me. It was a deep red, like an apple red, but cleaner. And the guys sittin' in it, Were lookers. They were REAL good- looking.
"Hey!" They called out to Bri. I stared at my friend, trying to understand what they saw in her. But then it hit me. Personality wise, I could beat her any day. But she had the beauty part down packed. And I wasn't gunna catch up anytime soon without surgery. And I ain't havin' that either.
Bri smiled at me, and ignored them, concentrating on something in a field nearby us. Sometimes she REALLY gets on my nerves.
I returned the smile, and turned on my music, letting the sounds of my mix, fill the air.
//-I'm tuggin' at my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to keep my cool
I know it shows.
I'm staring at my feet
My cheeks are turning red
And I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it-//
I glared at the cd player, and switched the song, now listening to good old Ozzy. God, his music was interesting. Plus, people don't expect GIRLS to listen to Ozzy Ozborne.
See, that's One Major thing that gets on my nerves. It's people telling me what I could do and couldn't do.
And when people tell me not to listen to a certain kind of music, I listen to it. Just to prove to them, that what they say, doesn't make ANY difference to me.
I laughed slightly, and Bri switched the song back to Avril. I glared at her. "What the hell was that for?"
She only smiled, and shook her head. "I don't get my drugs, YOU don't get your overly hyperactive music. Besides, Avril has better lyrics. You can't even hear what he's saying!"
I snarled slightly, "Obviously, You don't care, that I helped you. You can kill yourself with overdoses of grass. Chill, ok? And, You don't need to understand the words. You make them up."
Bri rolled her eyes. "Yeah, Yeah. Whatever. But remember, that in Oklahoma, YOU are getting the job."
I stared at her in disbelief. "Erm, That was random."
She raised an eyebrow. "Yes, Yes it was."
I started laughing, and got sent a weird look from the guys next to us. Instinctively, I flipped them off, and slammed on the gas, pulling in front of them, and then went back to laughing like a lunatic.
Bri grinned like a fiend, as I switched the song. Rap. I could deal with rap.
"You ok?" I calmly asked her.
She nodded, and started laughing, as she pulled out her blade. "I'm gunna have fun with you."
I stiffened at the sight of the blade. "Put the blade away, Bri. You don't want to do anything with the blade."
She grinned evilly. "Scared you?" She laughed again, but shut the blade and put it back in her pocket. "You were cool though. Real cool."
I glared at her, and sprayed her with Pepsi. (*She had Pepsi to drink, sorry If I didn't classify this before!*)
She raised an eyebrow. "What are we going to do in Oklahoma?" She pulled her hair back into a ponytail.
I shook my head. "If I knew, I'd tell ya."
She grinned. "Playing it by ear?"
I looked at her, and then started laughing. "Guess who's up on the road."
Bri shook her head. "Nope, I don't want to guess. Just tell me."
I rolled my eyes. "So simple minded. It's Trent. Should we offer him a ride? Wait! There's someone else with him." I started to pull off the road. "Get your blade ready. He might be in trouble." I grabbed my blade and slid it into my sleeve, and then grabbed my glass Pepsi bottle. I put the brakes on, and then shut the car off, and got out.
"Howdy Neighbor." I grinned with false cheerfulness. "How ya been Trent?"
Trent sighed slightly, and then looked straight into my eyes, and then at my sleeve. I met his gaze, and slowly shook my head. He grinned.
"Well Howdy, Steph!" He replied.
I cringed, and glared at Trent. "Where are you headed?" The guy behind him laughed. "We're going far away, girlie. I expect YOU to do the same."
I smiled slightly. "And why is my boyfriend going this far away?" I had slipped the blade down to my fist, and my Pepsi bottle was empty now.
The guy smirked. "Because I want him to."
I broke the end off my bottle, and flipped out my blade. "Well, I, Want him to stay."
Bri did the same as me, and tossed Trent a blade, and then we attacked.
I ended up killing the guy. But, I didn't mind much. He would've killed Trent. That wouldn't have been a big deal either, but the gang would've killed me, if I'd have let that happen.
I rushed over to Trent. "You ok? You look beat. And hungry. Come on, kid. We gotta get you somewhere."
Bri and I let Trent lie in the backseat, and, we turned the station to country. "I don't know how you can listen to that stuff." I cringed, as though someone had run fingernails down a chalkboard.
Trent laughed slightly. "It ain't that bad. Remember, They listen to country in Oklahoma too."
Bri snorted softly. "Yup, They sure do. But I figure, that the music isn't the biggest problem."
I grinned at her. "You are the biggest problem."
She rolled her eyes at me, and then changed the channel. "Ok, Let's just not listen to anything for a while. It's too depressing."
So, we went straight towards Mel's house, and eventually got there. It took 3 hours. Boy howdy, I sure did pick a great friend, Huh?
We pulled up at Mel's house, and I hopped out of the car, after making Trent move over. I quickly rang the doorbell, and Mel emerged from the house seconds later with a backpack and a purse. Both were stuffed to the top.
"Jeez! What did you stuff in there?" I asked.
Mel laughed slightly, while rolling her eyes. "What does it matter to you?"
I smiled. "Never Mind. Hey, Trent is here. We had to pick him up, someone was trying to hurt him earlier on the side of the road." I took her stuff, and tossed it into the trunk.
Mel smiled slightly at Trent, and climbed into the car, her red hair fluttering slightly in the wind. Trent grinned at her, and then at me. See, He liked Mel a whole lot. But he also liked me. Bri has Keith (*hint hint*), but if Trent went with Mel, I'd have nobody. So, Trent just played around. He didn't want to screw anything up.
Mel and Trent started into a conversation, as I started the car up. Suddenly, a guy hopped in front of the car, good thing it wasn't moving, and then smiled.
I narrowed my eyes, and got out of the car, slamming the door behind me. "Get away from our..Jessie? Jess is that you?" I walked around the car, looking at the guy.
"Howdy ma'am." Jessie grinned at me, while pushing his red-blonde hair out of his face.
"JESSIE!!! How.what? Where? When? WHY???" I ran over to him, and hugged him. Then, I grinned at him sheepishly. I hadn't meant to hug him, but I hadn't seen him in sooo long.
"That was unexpected." He hugged me back, before kissing my head.
I laughed, and released him, but he took one of my hands, and started walking me back to the car. "Quite. I'm surprised at my daring."
Jessie grinned, before pushing a hand through his hair. "Now, I answer your questions. Then, You answer MINE!!"
I nodded, and braced myself for the answers he was about to deal out. See, Jessie has a knack for getting himself into trouble. He's always saying the wrong stuff at the wrong time. Or doing something wrong. It never ends. But we just ignore the stuff he says. He's one of us.
Jessie started, once we were back at the car. "Ok. I was in the slammer. I got out for good behavior. Then, I tried to find you, Ace, and get you to come with me to California. BUT, you weren't there. Instead of meeting you, I met your dog, and then your dad's shot gun." He held up one arm, that had a bandanna bandage on it, And then rolled up a pant leg, to show a large bite just below the knee.
"Then, I got out, cleaned 'em up a bit, before running over to Bri's woods. Saw the window open, and the license plate, and then rushed over here. By the way, Who killed that guy?"
I grinned, "Me. See, Trent was being kidnapped or something. The guy wouldn't leave him alone, So, I killed him with my switch. But, We got here. You wanna go with us to Oklahoma?"
Jessie smiled. "Sure. I'll ride in the back."
I rolled my eyes. "You would have had to anyways."
He nodded. "Yeah, I knew that."
Trent gave Jessie a playful shove, and Mel let out a loud snort-laugh, as Jessie punched Trent back.
"Will the girls in the back please quit fighting, so this vehicle can move?" I inquired.
Jessie grinned at me, while Trent sobered, and leaned his head against Mel. "Yes Mother." They both replied, before laughing hysterically.
"Ok, The world is officially doomed." I covered my face with my hands, and pretended to sob in horror.
Jessie stopped laughing, and put his hands in my shoulders. "Don't cry. We were just kidding."
I raised an eyebrow, as I revealed my face, and then burst into laughter. "God, You're gullible." I then pushed his hands away, and started the car up. "Any other unexpected people showing up?"
Jessie smiled and removed his hands, before nodding. "I think Cody and Kim were planning on stopping by."
I rolled my eyes. "We need a van."
Bri smiled at me, reassuring me slightly. "We can manage Ace. Oh, by the way, Trent. When we were back with the guy that was abducting you, Why'd ya call Ace, Steph?"
Trent raised an inquiring eyebrow at me, and I nodded. "'Cause her real name's Stephanie Alison. Doesn't much match, eh? So, We all call her Ace. Just Ace."
I nodded at Bri, who started making weird noises. Only then, did I realize, that a couple of people were standing in front of the car again.
"Howdy." I called out.
Three guys and a girl stepped forwards. I smiled, as I shook my head. "Cody, Kim, Dime, and Johnny. Imagine meeting you here."
They grinned. See, Kim, Jessie, and Cody, are brothers and sister. Scary huh? Kim leads up our gang, so, we are kinda like that one book.
The Outsiders. Kim as Darry, Cody as PonyBoy, and Jessie as Sodapop. Dime is different from most of us. He's loud and sarcastic, but he's really caring. He's like Two-Bit Mathews. Trent's like Dally. Mel's like that Cherry girl. Bri's like Steve. And Johnny, is well, Johnny. Me? Well, I'm a
mixture of everyone.
See, I'm like Ponyboy, 'cause I read and write. I'm like Sodapop for my extreme love of horses. I'm like Two-Bit for my sarcasm. I'm like Darry for my seriousness. I'm like Johnny, for my childhood abuse. I'm like Steve for my extreme hatred of my parents. And like Dally, 'cause I ain't afraid of nothing. I'd jump off a building, if someone told me to. Probably just 'cause it looked neat.
"You guys comin' with us? There's room in the car, if we all squish together. Mel, Sit on Trent's lap. Cody, sit on Kim's, Dime, erm., Dime, sit by yourself. Johnnycakes can squeeze up here between Bri and I, and then the rest of you, fend for yourselves. AND NO MAKE-OUT SESSIONS IN MY CAR!!" I yelled.
The gang did as I instructed, before they bombarded me with questions. "Where'd ya get the car?" Someone asked.
I grinned. "I lifted it."
Dime grinned, and patted me on the head. "Brilliant. And who taught ya how to do that, Genius?"
I glared at him through the mirror. "I ain't brilliant, nor, can I call myself a genius. Shut your trap."
The rest of them stayed silent, until we got to J.D.'s house. I pulled up into the drive way, fixed my hair, and then turned around to look at the gang.
"Ok, I have to get us a new car, Since I can't drive the stolen one around. BUT, J.D. is a little, erm, weird. Persuasion is the best way to get what I want. Some one needs to have the gun ready, in case I can't get away from him." I started talking to them.
Jessie smiled slightly at me. "You sure you wanna do this?" His eyes were so trusting, that it made me feel horrible to think that my plan might not go through.
I nodded. "Yes. I have to. Besides, Life in Tulsa will be good! You'll see. Now, someone back me up!"
See, I'm from a good-sized family, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, 4 sets of grandparents, a mom, a dad, a step mom, and a step dad. Not exactly what the normal kid has. Then again, I ain't exactly normal.
The engine roared, and I slammed down on the gas, going about 85, right down the road. I must have been high to try to go that fast, but you know, I'm not exactly brilliant either.
I ran over about 5 birds, and a cat. I laughed slightly, and slowed down to avoid hitting someone. I wouldn't care if I did, but I had to get out of here unsuspected.
This town was killing everyone, and if I didn't get out of it, it would kill me too.
So, I was getting out. I was leaving for good, and no one was going to stop me.
I wasn't scared of anything. Well, hardly anything. Death somewhat scared me. But I'm overly curious; I'd done a couple of the drugs, nothing to kill. Just to give a good high.
See, when I took the drugs, I was feeling good for a while. Pretty damn good, until I needed more to keep the feeling going. But I didn't want more. So, I had to stick with the side effects, and believe me, They weren't pretty.
I ran a hand through my shoulder-length auburn hair, and studied my appearance in the mirror. For 16, I wasn't so bad looking.
I returned my gaze to the road, and sped up a little, just under the limit. The 'Come back to Pennsylvania Soon' sign, loomed in front of me. I grinned evilly, and spit my gum at it. Of course I missed it, but it was the point.
I picked up my cell phone, and punched in Mel's number.
"Hey, I did it. I lifted a car again, and I'm leaving."
"But didn't you get caught last time?" Her soft voice asked.
"Your point would be?"
She laughed slightly. "When you get sent to juevy again, I'm going to laugh."
I grinned to myself. "Yeah, I'd like to see you try."
"Ahh, But I will. Are you coming over here, or are you staying in the woods behind Bri's house." She asked.
I checked the car mirror, just to make sure the police weren't there. "Umm.Bri's woods. I can live there easily. Your closet was way too cramped."
I could hear her try to suppress a giggle. "Yeah, but at least there's air conditioning and heat. Plus, you aren't going to get jumped by anyone."
She had a pretty good point. "I'd rather stay in Bri's woods though. Besides, They'd question you first."
She sighed. "Yeah, I guess they would huh?"
I chuckled softly. "Yup. Well Hon, I gotta go. I'll call ya later." I heard her muffled reply, before clicking off. I was on my own.
I drove up to Bri's house, and then snuck into her room through a window.
"Hey Ace! How ya been?" Asked Bri.
"Howdy. You high again?" I sighed, and snatched the smoking wad from her fingers.
"Bri, Do not fool around with grass. It kills your head, man. I've done it, and I'm already psychotic, and so high-strung. Don't do this to yourself." I handed her a bottle of water, and a couple aspirin. "If you take more than 6, I'll kill you."
She grinned slightly, and went on to talk about all the shit she had done with these other guys. "Keith was tickling me, and then he gave me something to drink, and then the next thing I knew, I was in bed with him. I nearly killed him with my switch."
I shook my head. "God, Bri! Keep your mouth shut. I don't want to hear none of the stuff you're talking about!"
She raised an eyebrow, and then smiled. "I'm high again."
"Yes, The whole world knows that." I grinned saucily. "I could do so much evil..But then, when you came out of your hypnotic state of mind, you'd kill me."
She only stood there, staring at nothing. I frowned slightly, and started picking up some of her stuff, and rammed it into her backpack.
"Where are we going? Did you run again?" She was dancing around the room, and singing.
I grinned, still stuffing stuff into the pack. "You better believe it!"
She raised her eyebrows again, and I choked. "You ok?" She asked.
I rolled my eyes. "I always choke myself on air. It's nothin' new."
I got everything together, after Bri finally quit dancing around the room, I think it was partly due to the fact that I tied her to a chair also.
We had all the drugs in the backpack, a gun, about 50 bucks, a photograph, and some other personal necessities. The only thing that I needed, was a legal car to drive.
"Hey Bri, Does J.D. still have a car?" I quickly asked.
She nodded. "Yeah, Pretty sure he does."
I smiled. "Great. 'Cause I need to buy it from him, and it isn't going to be easy, 'cause J.D. only wants one thing."
Bri nodded. "Sex."
My eyes widened in horror, and astonishment. "WHAT THE HELL! NO HE...No he doesn't." I lowered my voice. "No, he wants a girlfriend, and a TON of money."
I untied Bri from the chair she was in, and then let her grab a couple of the things she wanted.
"Come on Ace! We gotta take it all!" Bri was complaining again.
"No, We don't. YOU come on." I grabbed her arm, and shoved her out the window. She yelped as she hit the ground, and then glared at me.
"Did you HAVE to push me out the window?" She asked.
I grinned, as I climbed out of the window, and onto the ladder running below it. "Of course. What ELSE would knock common sense into your head?"
"You afraid to jump?" She asked.
I shook my head. "Nope, I gotta drive the car, and I don't need a broken arm or anything."
She smiled weirdly. "Of course you aren't."
I raised an eyebrow, climbed all the way back up, then jumped, doing a somersault in the air before landing on my feet.
Bri glared. "You always have to show off."
"Yep. Pretty much." I threw our stuff into the lifted car, and then switched the license plates with her dad's. "Let's get outta here."
We roared down the street, and I called Mel again. For some odd reason, I always call her. She's some kind of comforting person or something.
"Mel! This is Ace again. Ok, listen up. Bri and I are coming to pick you up, we're all leaving for Oklahoma."
She sighed. "With the stolen car?"
"Nope, With J.D.'s car. We gotta make a quick stop at his place, and trade his car for the lifted one." I replied.
"Oh, Okay. Bri is with you?"
"Unfortunately, Yes."
"HEY!!!"
"God this conversation could get bad."
"BUT I WAS INVITED TO COME!!"
"Only 'cause we needed you to sell your drugs for money."
"UHHHH!!! I CAN'T believe you guys."
Mel started cracking up, and I started laughing with her. "Bri's high again."
"Yes, I could tell. But she is fun to egg on. She happens to be very comical."
"Again with the comical shit."
"ACE!!! Don't swear around me!!"
"Do ya wanna leave or not?"
"Yes," She let out an exasperated sigh. "I want to leave."
"Then ya better get used to me cussing!"
She laughed, and I switched the phone to my other hand, and glanced into the mirror.
"Hey Mel, We have someone trailing us. Can I call ya back in a minute or two?"
"Yeah, Hey, Don't get yourselves killed. I don't need two dead friends."
"Wow, I'm touched. You actually consider me a friend?"
"Friend, Yes. Liability, No. Now hang up so you can focus on the person trailin' you."
"Ok, Mel. Bye Hon." I shut the phone off, and laughed as a tuff lookin' mustang pulled up behind me. It was a deep red, like an apple red, but cleaner. And the guys sittin' in it, Were lookers. They were REAL good- looking.
"Hey!" They called out to Bri. I stared at my friend, trying to understand what they saw in her. But then it hit me. Personality wise, I could beat her any day. But she had the beauty part down packed. And I wasn't gunna catch up anytime soon without surgery. And I ain't havin' that either.
Bri smiled at me, and ignored them, concentrating on something in a field nearby us. Sometimes she REALLY gets on my nerves.
I returned the smile, and turned on my music, letting the sounds of my mix, fill the air.
//-I'm tuggin' at my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to keep my cool
I know it shows.
I'm staring at my feet
My cheeks are turning red
And I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it-//
I glared at the cd player, and switched the song, now listening to good old Ozzy. God, his music was interesting. Plus, people don't expect GIRLS to listen to Ozzy Ozborne.
See, that's One Major thing that gets on my nerves. It's people telling me what I could do and couldn't do.
And when people tell me not to listen to a certain kind of music, I listen to it. Just to prove to them, that what they say, doesn't make ANY difference to me.
I laughed slightly, and Bri switched the song back to Avril. I glared at her. "What the hell was that for?"
She only smiled, and shook her head. "I don't get my drugs, YOU don't get your overly hyperactive music. Besides, Avril has better lyrics. You can't even hear what he's saying!"
I snarled slightly, "Obviously, You don't care, that I helped you. You can kill yourself with overdoses of grass. Chill, ok? And, You don't need to understand the words. You make them up."
Bri rolled her eyes. "Yeah, Yeah. Whatever. But remember, that in Oklahoma, YOU are getting the job."
I stared at her in disbelief. "Erm, That was random."
She raised an eyebrow. "Yes, Yes it was."
I started laughing, and got sent a weird look from the guys next to us. Instinctively, I flipped them off, and slammed on the gas, pulling in front of them, and then went back to laughing like a lunatic.
Bri grinned like a fiend, as I switched the song. Rap. I could deal with rap.
"You ok?" I calmly asked her.
She nodded, and started laughing, as she pulled out her blade. "I'm gunna have fun with you."
I stiffened at the sight of the blade. "Put the blade away, Bri. You don't want to do anything with the blade."
She grinned evilly. "Scared you?" She laughed again, but shut the blade and put it back in her pocket. "You were cool though. Real cool."
I glared at her, and sprayed her with Pepsi. (*She had Pepsi to drink, sorry If I didn't classify this before!*)
She raised an eyebrow. "What are we going to do in Oklahoma?" She pulled her hair back into a ponytail.
I shook my head. "If I knew, I'd tell ya."
She grinned. "Playing it by ear?"
I looked at her, and then started laughing. "Guess who's up on the road."
Bri shook her head. "Nope, I don't want to guess. Just tell me."
I rolled my eyes. "So simple minded. It's Trent. Should we offer him a ride? Wait! There's someone else with him." I started to pull off the road. "Get your blade ready. He might be in trouble." I grabbed my blade and slid it into my sleeve, and then grabbed my glass Pepsi bottle. I put the brakes on, and then shut the car off, and got out.
"Howdy Neighbor." I grinned with false cheerfulness. "How ya been Trent?"
Trent sighed slightly, and then looked straight into my eyes, and then at my sleeve. I met his gaze, and slowly shook my head. He grinned.
"Well Howdy, Steph!" He replied.
I cringed, and glared at Trent. "Where are you headed?" The guy behind him laughed. "We're going far away, girlie. I expect YOU to do the same."
I smiled slightly. "And why is my boyfriend going this far away?" I had slipped the blade down to my fist, and my Pepsi bottle was empty now.
The guy smirked. "Because I want him to."
I broke the end off my bottle, and flipped out my blade. "Well, I, Want him to stay."
Bri did the same as me, and tossed Trent a blade, and then we attacked.
I ended up killing the guy. But, I didn't mind much. He would've killed Trent. That wouldn't have been a big deal either, but the gang would've killed me, if I'd have let that happen.
I rushed over to Trent. "You ok? You look beat. And hungry. Come on, kid. We gotta get you somewhere."
Bri and I let Trent lie in the backseat, and, we turned the station to country. "I don't know how you can listen to that stuff." I cringed, as though someone had run fingernails down a chalkboard.
Trent laughed slightly. "It ain't that bad. Remember, They listen to country in Oklahoma too."
Bri snorted softly. "Yup, They sure do. But I figure, that the music isn't the biggest problem."
I grinned at her. "You are the biggest problem."
She rolled her eyes at me, and then changed the channel. "Ok, Let's just not listen to anything for a while. It's too depressing."
So, we went straight towards Mel's house, and eventually got there. It took 3 hours. Boy howdy, I sure did pick a great friend, Huh?
We pulled up at Mel's house, and I hopped out of the car, after making Trent move over. I quickly rang the doorbell, and Mel emerged from the house seconds later with a backpack and a purse. Both were stuffed to the top.
"Jeez! What did you stuff in there?" I asked.
Mel laughed slightly, while rolling her eyes. "What does it matter to you?"
I smiled. "Never Mind. Hey, Trent is here. We had to pick him up, someone was trying to hurt him earlier on the side of the road." I took her stuff, and tossed it into the trunk.
Mel smiled slightly at Trent, and climbed into the car, her red hair fluttering slightly in the wind. Trent grinned at her, and then at me. See, He liked Mel a whole lot. But he also liked me. Bri has Keith (*hint hint*), but if Trent went with Mel, I'd have nobody. So, Trent just played around. He didn't want to screw anything up.
Mel and Trent started into a conversation, as I started the car up. Suddenly, a guy hopped in front of the car, good thing it wasn't moving, and then smiled.
I narrowed my eyes, and got out of the car, slamming the door behind me. "Get away from our..Jessie? Jess is that you?" I walked around the car, looking at the guy.
"Howdy ma'am." Jessie grinned at me, while pushing his red-blonde hair out of his face.
"JESSIE!!! How.what? Where? When? WHY???" I ran over to him, and hugged him. Then, I grinned at him sheepishly. I hadn't meant to hug him, but I hadn't seen him in sooo long.
"That was unexpected." He hugged me back, before kissing my head.
I laughed, and released him, but he took one of my hands, and started walking me back to the car. "Quite. I'm surprised at my daring."
Jessie grinned, before pushing a hand through his hair. "Now, I answer your questions. Then, You answer MINE!!"
I nodded, and braced myself for the answers he was about to deal out. See, Jessie has a knack for getting himself into trouble. He's always saying the wrong stuff at the wrong time. Or doing something wrong. It never ends. But we just ignore the stuff he says. He's one of us.
Jessie started, once we were back at the car. "Ok. I was in the slammer. I got out for good behavior. Then, I tried to find you, Ace, and get you to come with me to California. BUT, you weren't there. Instead of meeting you, I met your dog, and then your dad's shot gun." He held up one arm, that had a bandanna bandage on it, And then rolled up a pant leg, to show a large bite just below the knee.
"Then, I got out, cleaned 'em up a bit, before running over to Bri's woods. Saw the window open, and the license plate, and then rushed over here. By the way, Who killed that guy?"
I grinned, "Me. See, Trent was being kidnapped or something. The guy wouldn't leave him alone, So, I killed him with my switch. But, We got here. You wanna go with us to Oklahoma?"
Jessie smiled. "Sure. I'll ride in the back."
I rolled my eyes. "You would have had to anyways."
He nodded. "Yeah, I knew that."
Trent gave Jessie a playful shove, and Mel let out a loud snort-laugh, as Jessie punched Trent back.
"Will the girls in the back please quit fighting, so this vehicle can move?" I inquired.
Jessie grinned at me, while Trent sobered, and leaned his head against Mel. "Yes Mother." They both replied, before laughing hysterically.
"Ok, The world is officially doomed." I covered my face with my hands, and pretended to sob in horror.
Jessie stopped laughing, and put his hands in my shoulders. "Don't cry. We were just kidding."
I raised an eyebrow, as I revealed my face, and then burst into laughter. "God, You're gullible." I then pushed his hands away, and started the car up. "Any other unexpected people showing up?"
Jessie smiled and removed his hands, before nodding. "I think Cody and Kim were planning on stopping by."
I rolled my eyes. "We need a van."
Bri smiled at me, reassuring me slightly. "We can manage Ace. Oh, by the way, Trent. When we were back with the guy that was abducting you, Why'd ya call Ace, Steph?"
Trent raised an inquiring eyebrow at me, and I nodded. "'Cause her real name's Stephanie Alison. Doesn't much match, eh? So, We all call her Ace. Just Ace."
I nodded at Bri, who started making weird noises. Only then, did I realize, that a couple of people were standing in front of the car again.
"Howdy." I called out.
Three guys and a girl stepped forwards. I smiled, as I shook my head. "Cody, Kim, Dime, and Johnny. Imagine meeting you here."
They grinned. See, Kim, Jessie, and Cody, are brothers and sister. Scary huh? Kim leads up our gang, so, we are kinda like that one book.
The Outsiders. Kim as Darry, Cody as PonyBoy, and Jessie as Sodapop. Dime is different from most of us. He's loud and sarcastic, but he's really caring. He's like Two-Bit Mathews. Trent's like Dally. Mel's like that Cherry girl. Bri's like Steve. And Johnny, is well, Johnny. Me? Well, I'm a
mixture of everyone.
See, I'm like Ponyboy, 'cause I read and write. I'm like Sodapop for my extreme love of horses. I'm like Two-Bit for my sarcasm. I'm like Darry for my seriousness. I'm like Johnny, for my childhood abuse. I'm like Steve for my extreme hatred of my parents. And like Dally, 'cause I ain't afraid of nothing. I'd jump off a building, if someone told me to. Probably just 'cause it looked neat.
"You guys comin' with us? There's room in the car, if we all squish together. Mel, Sit on Trent's lap. Cody, sit on Kim's, Dime, erm., Dime, sit by yourself. Johnnycakes can squeeze up here between Bri and I, and then the rest of you, fend for yourselves. AND NO MAKE-OUT SESSIONS IN MY CAR!!" I yelled.
The gang did as I instructed, before they bombarded me with questions. "Where'd ya get the car?" Someone asked.
I grinned. "I lifted it."
Dime grinned, and patted me on the head. "Brilliant. And who taught ya how to do that, Genius?"
I glared at him through the mirror. "I ain't brilliant, nor, can I call myself a genius. Shut your trap."
The rest of them stayed silent, until we got to J.D.'s house. I pulled up into the drive way, fixed my hair, and then turned around to look at the gang.
"Ok, I have to get us a new car, Since I can't drive the stolen one around. BUT, J.D. is a little, erm, weird. Persuasion is the best way to get what I want. Some one needs to have the gun ready, in case I can't get away from him." I started talking to them.
Jessie smiled slightly at me. "You sure you wanna do this?" His eyes were so trusting, that it made me feel horrible to think that my plan might not go through.
I nodded. "Yes. I have to. Besides, Life in Tulsa will be good! You'll see. Now, someone back me up!"