Chapter 2

Flashback

Alex looked around the club and noticed at every exit and around all the walls that tiger members watched. Of course Damian and Seth would never let her out of there sight during the agreement. They would abide by the rules until the Chains made the first move to break them.

For years the Tigers and the Chains were neck and neck for the streets. They fought for control and to own New York's territory. The battle had been going on for years and they were both known as the most feared gangs in New York. But too many Chains and Tigers had been killed or sent to jail do to the fighting. So Mace the leaders of the Chains proposed a two part agreement. One to split New York's streets strait down the middle. One gang ruling the east and the other ruling the west. That seemed fair to everyone seeing as both groups had just lost some of there members do to a territorial battle. But the second part was a little sketchy. The second part was more of an arranged marriage type thing. The gang world needed to know about the Chain and the Tiger agreement. So they needed a way for it to be known to the public that they had a pack. Hence Alex and Jason's part. They were to in public show the join of the two gangs. The sister of the leader of the Tigers together with the brother of the leader of the Chains. They both had a rocky past with each other and everyone knew that which made it an even better match. The perfect plan. All that was in the plan was to be scene together a few hand gestures and some kissing that's all. And that's why people from the tiger gang were at the club to make sure that Jason keep that agreement. Damian made it very clear that if he stepped outside of that line then there would be hell to pay.

Jason's arm was casually draped around Alex's shoulder. They were sitting in the back of the club talking to a member of a weaker gang. He was telling them all about the new hot spots due to all of the excess cops. He was now talking about the West side witch was the Tiger territory. He said the cops were watching Cob street more now, and Alex new that was bull. Just yesterday she didn't almost get arrested on Cob street but on Black street. She went to say this but was cut off by Jason. "Don't worry baby I got this" he said to her. She had the sudden urge to slap him because of that comment but instead she took another drink.

"Come on I want to talk to you" Jason said to Alex as he looked around at the club. Probably counting to see how many Tiger's were in the club. He led Alex to the back room. And when she walked in she saw nothing but Chains in the room and she knew something was definitely up. "Ten tigers guarding all exits and Damian and Seth" Jason said as he grabbed Alex by the arm and led her up the stairs. Alex knew that she could break his grip but for some reason she couldn't. Her vision was going all blurry and stuff. She was seeing double and stumbling. The only thing holding her up was Jason so ripping her arm out of his grip was not going to end well.

Jason shoved her in to a room and locked the doors. Alex looked around and saw she was in a bedroom with Jason in front of the locked door. Oh she definitely knew what was going on. "When Dam…..when Damian gets his hand….hands on you he'll kill you" Alex sputtered out. But before she could say anything else Jason was right in front of her. She didn't even see him coming so she now knew that she had been drugged. His mouth was on hers in and instant and his hand had her pinned to the wall. She tried to hit him but she was seeing double of him so it was hard. He forced her to the bed and was about to take his shirt of when the door was kicked in. She didn't remember anything after that just waking up the next morning and being told that Jason was dead.

Flashback end

If Alex said that that didn't freak her out or scar her for life she'd be lying to herself. She knew what could have happen and what would have happened if Damian and Seth hadn't come. But she was a Winston and things could not scar her for life or freak her out. So she lied to herself.

Tulsa, Oklahoma was actually not that much different then when she had left. To the right of her was still soc territory so she immediately turned left. Greaser territory wasn't much different. There were still run down houses. Still cars on blocks and odd stuff in the front yards. Nothing had changed in Tulsa. It was just same old Tulsa with a new hard colder Winston walking through it.

The bell chimed as Alex walked into her first stop, the DX. She recognized Steve behind the desk writing something and not even looking up to see who it was. She took a little look around and couldn't spot Soda anywhere a. She decided for once in her life to abide by the law and actual buy a sneakers instead of stilling one. She took it up to Steve and bought it. Alex was kind of pissed off that Steve didn't even recognize her then thought about it a little more and realized that she had changed a little. She had long blond hair to the middle of her back (all Winston's had blond hair kind of a trademark). She had gotten taller but was still classified as short. She dressed differently showing more of her curves in tight back jeans and a short black top that's showed off her belly button ring.

She decided to lay small hints about who she was. So she went a bench that she always set at and laid down facing the ceiling. Steve was still working on whatever he was working on until finally he put it away and she could feel his glaze on her. "Ok" he said "I haven't seen you around her are you knew". If Soda was here she thought he would know who she was right away. Why wasn't Soda her she thought. She never counted on him moving away before she got back, but of course he would seeing as him and that Sandy girl had something together. But she ignored that and focused back on Steve.

"You've seen me before" was all she said knowing that it would piss Steve off. There was a silence before he started asking more questions. "How do I know you" he asked. "Come on Steve" Alex said knowing that her knowing his name was going to make him even madder. "Try a little harder you can think of it" she finished. "Did I date you" he asked kind of hesitant. "You wish" she said. There was another silence "Did Two Bit date you" Alex and Two bit actually thought about it once but decided that dating would be too weird. "Try again but good guess" she said smiling at that point. He was getting really mad now and it was pretty funny. It's always great to see Steve pissed off , she thought, because it tells you that everything in the world could change but one thing would always be the same Steve not being able to control him temper.

Alex got up and walked up to the counter. "Hint" she said "I'm 16 bad as hell and am a girl" but before she could say anything else Soda screamed her name and practically slammed Alex into the wall. "O my Gosh (I know he wouldn't say that but o my God but I hate saying that so you can substitute that in) Alex" he screamed. "One guess Stevo, one guess" Alex taunted "You really need to work on that memory" she said looking over to Steve as Soda helped her up and saw him practically plastered to the wall with the strangest surprised expressed ever.

After Steve and Soda got off of work they decided to take Alex back to Soda's house. "You sure you don't want me to carry that bag" Soda asked for the millionth time and just to shut him up Alex handed over the bag. "So what's changed in Tulsa" she asked. Steve finally getting over his shocked ordeal decided to speak "The usual Socs still getting the breaks and Greasers still at the bottom. Two bit still dating blonds, Darry still over working. Ponyboy still tagging along and Dally still being Dally" he said. Alex looked away at the mention of her brother. No matter how hard she tried she would always love Dally and she new seeing him again would probably test her Winston coldness more then anything. Soda realized this and put and arm around her shoulder. If any other guy did that Alex would probably knee him in the groin. But this was Soda he was an exception, and it was only because he was Soda nothing else Alex thought nothing else.

They finally made it to the Curtis's house and Soda took his arm off of Alex and whispered in her ear "I want to introduce you" She smiled but couldn't help but feeling a little empty without his arm around her. But she was a Winston she brushed it off and followed him into the house. "Hey look who I found wandering around the streets" Soda yelled as he walked through the door. Two bit jumped up and walked over to them and Ponyboy looked up but Darry stared at the paper not even giving his brother a first glance.

"Who is she" Two bit asked looking me up and down. Alex smiled and said "Guess". He thought for a moment then asked "Did I date you" he said kind of skeptical like if she said yes then the whole world would crash. "No" Alex replied. "Did Steve date you" Ponyboy asked. Now she was getting really made and all but screamed the last part "I didn't date anyone". Everybody was smiling with the exception of Soda who was one the ground laughing his ass off. "Come on Darry your guess" Steve said. "Ok" he said laughing a little "Uh….Alex" he said as if he knew he was wrong. "Aw man Darry do you always have to ruin the fun" Soda asked as he got off the floor. And the silence and stares Alex got were hilarious. Darry whipped his head around so fast that he probably got whip lash. Ponyboy just stared as if he couldn't believe it and Two bit had this goofy smile on that only he could pull off.

After they got over there shock they set down and got to talking. "So where have you been" Ponyboy asked her. "Mostly in New York" She replied. "Where in New York" Soda asked. She new they were going to ask all these questions but so soon. "Staying with my brothers" before she had come she had decided to tell them everything. "There's more of you" Two bit asked. Alex laughed a little then answered "Ya a whole clan of us, four all together". "Why you come back" Soda asked bluntly then realized how blunt he was and continued, "Not that I didn't wait you to come back or anything" she smiled listening to him try to cover it up. "nah its ok" she replied. Yah she had decided to tell them everything, everything except that. "I just needed a new change of scene you know" Alex could tell that no one believed her but was glad when no one questioned her. "do you have a place to stay" Darry asked. No she didn't but with the reason she came she didn't want to stay here. "I'll probably stay at Buck's or something" she replied trying to sound convincing. "Your sixteen I'm not letting you stay at Buck's" Alex and Darry spent who knows how long arguing over that until they heard the door open and in walk Dally Winston.

He took one look at Alex and instantly knew who she was. They stared at each other for a while with no one talking until Dally turned and walked back out. Alex was a Winston she keep having to tell herself. She didn't love she didn't care and she didn't cry. But no matter what she said to herself she couldn't pretend that what Dally did or has always done didn't effect her. She got cold and she got hard for one reason and one reason only so she could be like him.

That night she slept on the couch thinking about everything that had happen in the last few years. What she had gone through to get to this point and what Darry had said to her earlier. "Your going to have to tell us ,Alex what happen" she knew she had to but she didn't know if she could. Could she risk there lives and others just to keep herself alive. Everything was running through her head: Dally, the Gang the Tigers and the Gang war. Everything she knew and believed was questioned but one thing she knew above all others was that for this war to end, no matter what Damian said, for everybody to be safe again a Winston had to die.

AN: how do you like it and can someone tell me the ages of the outsiders in the book. And thanks to all the reviews and comments. I'm really going to try to work on my SPELLING big time ok. So how did I do this time. And I know that girls didn't were pants back then but I really want her not to were dresses ok