Thanks soooo much to my six reviewers so far! Because of you're input, I'm feeling encouraged and will continue on with the story. Oh, and for NOADS--don't worry about Steve. I have plans for him :)

Oh, P.S.-- quick disclaimer-- I don't own The Outsiders. I know, big shock...note sarcasm lol Anywho, the fabulous S.E. Hinton has the ownership of our favorite characters...I just own Violet, and anybody you didn't meet in The Outsiders.

Chapter 2

Two-Bit's POV

When we left the Curtis' place we went over to my house. Mom and Kelly went nuts when they saw Violet walk in.

"Violet!" Kelly squealed, before hugging her.

"Hey, Kell. How are ya?" Violet asked her.

"I'm fine."

"Violet, honey, what brings you here? I didn't know you were coming to visit," Mom said, giving Violet a hug as well.

"Just needed to get away," Violet said simply.

"Did you fly out here?"

"No, I drove."

Mom's eyes bugged out and I laughed. "You drove from Maine all by yourself?"

"Hey, I made it. Not a scratch on me."

"Yeah, Mom, relax. Violet's a tough little girl," I said slinging an arm around her shoulder.

"Hey, I'm not a little girl," she protested.

"Of course you're not."

"You're only a couple years older than me, Keith."

"Hey, what's with this calling me 'Keith'? That was uncalled for."

Violet rolled her eyes.

"Keith, leave her alone," Mom said. "Come on, Vi. Let's bring your things in from the car and get you set up."

"Sounds good to me," Violet said.

Mom and Kelly went with Violet to bring her bags in from the car. Mom put her in our little guest room. It wasn't much, but it had a twin bed, a closet, and a little dresser. It was enough to make Violet happy anyway. After we got Violet unpacked, Mom insisted that we all sit down for a bit and talk. Kelly dominated most of the conversation, telling Violet all about her fourth grade adventures, with a little commentary from me, of course. Mom asked Violet how long she was visiting for and Violet just shrugged.

"I'm not sure yet..."

"Well, you're welcome here as long as you want," Mom said.

Violet smiled. "Thanks, Aunt Lizzie."

"It's no trouble, sweetie. Your mom would've said the same to Keith or Kelly in a second."

"Mom, I'm gonna steal Violet for a while. I wanna take her on a tour of the town," I said. While this was true, it wasn't the only reason for leaving at that point. Violet didn't like talking about her mom. It was tough on her and I didn't want her to have to think about it too much.

"Sure, honey. Will you kids be home for dinner?"

"Probably not. Soda's making dinner tonight."

"Is he making purple mashed potatoes again?" Kelly asked and giggled.

Violet raised a questioning eyebrow in my direction. "Purple mashed potatoes?"

I laughed. "He's made stranger things. Trust me though, you'll love it."

"Alright..."

"Well, let's go, 'cos," I said.

Violet grabbed her car keys and followed me. "Bye, see you guys later," she said to Mom and Kelly.

We got in the car and Violet just started driving. As we drove, I pointed out the movie theater, the Dingo, the strip mall, the lot, and one more place.

"Take a left up here, go forward for a couple blocks and then turn right," I said.

She followed my intructions and when we arrived at our destination, she gave me a confused look. "The jail?"

"This is where we visit Dallas every few months or so," I told her, only half-kidding.

Violet laughed and rolled her eyes. "How do we get back to the Curtis place?"

Within minutes we arrived back at the Curtis house and we went inside. Soda was in the kitchen making dinner and Steve was helping him, Darry was relaxing in his arm chair and reading the paper, Pony was sitting in the corner of the room reading a book, and Johnny and Dallas sat on the couch watching TV and smoking. When the door slammed shut Darry looked up and glared.

"Two-Bit, how many times do I gotta tell ya not to slam the door?" Darry said.

"Sorry, won't happen again," I said. Darry rolled his eyes because he knew better.

Dallas looked up at me and then over at Violet. He gave her the once over. "Who's your friend?" he asked without looking away from her.

"This is my cousin Violet. Violet, that's Dallas, Johnny, Darry, and Pony hiding behind the books again," I said, pointing to each of them.

"Nice to meet you all," Violet said with her famous smile.

"It's nice to meet you too, Violet," Darry said.

"Dinner's ready!" Soda called.

"What's on the menu, Sodapop?" Pony asked, getting up from his reading spot.

"Blue chicken, pink dinner rolls, purple mashed potatoes and green beans," Soda said happily.

Violet gave me the eyebrow raise again and I just laughed.

"Trust me," I said as we all went to sit down to dinner.

Okay...that's the end of chapter two...Sorry that it was short and sucky...lol. Anyway, please review and let me know what ya think!

Love, SillyPixieBaby