This is my first FanFic so I'm sure it sucks but thanks for reading it anyway. Special thanks to Kathryn Randle for convincing me to put this story up.

Oh! Soda is still in school at this point just to clear things up.

Disclaimer- I own Taylor, her parents, and Mr. Vector

All others are S.E Hinton's so don't sue me!

Chapter 1

It was a normal day in school, nothing special. There was nothing that seemed to change this day from all the others that went by. Still, Sodapop had to admit, there seemed to be something different about that day. Soda walked through the empty halls, on his way to the office. He was sent there by his English teacher, for disrupting the class. It wasn't his fault, when the teacher had asked him to read aloud he just wanted to put a little enthusiasm into it. Okay, maybe he didn't need to stand up on the desk yelling at the top of his lungs, screaming the words of the book, but he didn't think he should get into trouble. He opened the door to the assistant principal's office. His secretary did not seem surprised to see him.

"Sodapop not again? Alright, have a seat."

Soda took a seat near the wall. An open backpack was next to the chair, and Soda figured that someone must be in the office. He heard Mr. Vector, the assistant principal yelling from inside the office.

"Never in all my years teaching-"

"I told you before, I wasn't smoking!" Soda was surprised to hear that the voice sounded like a girl.

" It's your first week of school and you're already in trouble. Rest assured I will contact your parents about this."

"And I care? They don't."

"DETENTION!" Mr. Vector yelled, "You need to learn to show respect."

A minute later, the door opened. Soda expected to see a drabby girl come out but was surprised to see that this girl was well, pretty. There was no other word to describe her. Her chestnut brown hair fell down past her shoulders and the top half was pulled up in a clip. Her clothes were not too tight or too showy and her soft brown eyes, despite her anger, held a beauty that Soda couldn't describe. She looked about his age or a little younger.

"Curtis," Mr. Vector said, nearly trembling with rage, "Please escort this young lady to her next class."

Surprised, Soda nodded. He bent down to pick up the girl's backpack but she scooped it up before he had a chance.

They walked out into the hall, Soda decided that since she was new he would try and be friendly.

"So what's your name?" he asked cheerfully.

"Go away," she told him, so much for friendly conversation. Soda wasn't going to give up.

"That's an original name. I have an original name too. I'm Sodapop Curtis." He extended a hand, but she didn't shake it.

"That is an original name," she agreed. Well he was getting somewhere.

" So you're new here? Where'd you move here from?"

"New York City"

"Hey my friend Dallas Winston is from New York City. Do you know him?"

A spark lit in her eyes but she quickly covered it up.

"You expect me to know everyone in New York?'

Soda was taken aback by her rudeness. Otherwise he wouldn't have said what he did.

"I heard you got caught smoking"

She turned to face him, "Do you believe everything you hear?"

"I don't believe your name is 'Go away'," he said simply. A hint of a smile began at the corners of her lips. She looked into his eyes, seeing if he could be trusted.

"I'm Taylor Johnson," she said slowly.

"So how come you moved here?"

"You're never shy are you?" she pointed out.

"Nope," he said, smiling. Slowly, she smiled too. The smile lit up her face, making Soda's insides burn with happiness.

"My dad's job got him moved here," She told him.

"So do you know your way around town and stuff?"

"Why?"

" I was just gonna offer to show you around town," he said quickly, afraid he'd offended her. Her bright eyes turned grave.

"I can find my own way," she told him.

"Okay, well here's your class. So I'll see you around?"

"Looks like it," Taylor said before disappearing into the classroom.

Okay I know that was short but I haven't gotten totally into it yet. Please Review!