Unfortunately I do not own the outsiders..

I stretched my arms up above my head as I mounted the steps to my house, yawning widely. Damn, it felt like I hadn't slept in weeks- which, sadly, was pretty close, if you didn't count my little half- assed nap last night.

I didn't, still felt like I'd collapse any second. Which I sort of did as I slammed my foot into the couch and crashed onto the floor, managing to take a lamp down with me.

"Ow," I muttered, rolling off my stomach and onto my back staring up at the ceiling. Jeez, maybe Max was right, I am clumsy.

No, I thought, the floor just hates me...and the grass, and the stairs, and the rocks...not to mention the air, which I also somehow manage to trip over. Whatever.

I put my hands under me, carefully avoiding the shards of the broken lamp that were scattered across the floor. I wandered into the kitchen, glancing around myself the broom, wherever that had ended up. No sign of it so far. I could just leave it, or brush it under the carpet.

No, I am a mature adult, and mature adults clean up the messes they make, not just temporarily get rid of it. But the couch looked so comfy..

Eh, I've got hours before the boys come home, I thought, wandering back into the living room, kicking my boots off as I colapsed back on the couch, closing my eyes, sighning in contentment as I slipped into the warm embrace of sleep...

Then the god damned phone rang.

"Really? Now, now you decide to ring, why not when I was up you stupid, retarded phone!" I growled, reluctantly getting up. Whoever was on the other end of the phone was dead, dead as dirt.

"What?" I snapped into the phone.

"KARA!" Tyler's relieved yet panicked voice shouted over the other end.

"Tyler, what is it, whats wrong?" I asked, I could ask why he wasn't in school later.

"Me and Pony and Johnny thought that we would skip school so we could catch an early movie, but on our way there, Ponyboy was counting the money to make sure he had enough for the three of us, cuz' we didn't want to sneak in, but then a group of five or six socs saw us and told us to give us our money, we said no and told them to go to hell, and there chasing us! Kara, one has a knife! I'm so so-"

"Where are you, I don't care about the rest, where are you?" I gripped the phone so tight that my knuckles turned white.

I could here him exchange a few panicked words with Ponyboy before he came back on. "Near the old abandoned building!"

"Tyler, there are more then one abandoned building your going to have to be more-" I was cut off as the phone died in my hand.

I spun around and sprinted out the the house slamming the door open so hard that it crashed against the side of the house, I jumped off the porch and onto the sidewalk, my feet pounded against the cold cement of the cement as I ran. If they were going to the movies and they had ran, the closet place I could think off was the old DX station. And still there were no guarantee's that's where they were, but I had to look. It was the only place I could think of.

So with the bright sunlight shinning down on me, causing sweat to run down my back, I ran, as fast as I could, barely noting the startle glances of the few people that I past.

I shoved my hair out of me face, my breath coming in short puffs, I skidded around the corner to the old abandoned DX station, fear making me run must faster then I ever had before in my life. Seconds turned into minutes and minutes turned into hours as life took on and unreal quality.

I could feel my heart pounding and all I could hearing was my blood pounding through my veins as I took in the heart stopping scene before me.

Five socs towered over Ponyboy, Tyler, and Johnny, back them into a corner like a wolf did their prey.

Then, one lifted a gun that had been invisible until that very moment, and pointed it at my brother, who was standing in between Ponyboy and Johnny.

"Get the hell away from them!"

"Get away from them!"

Two horror struck people shouted hoarsely out at the same moment, both filled with anger, horror, and fear.

Gut- wrenching fear as the soc pulled back the trigger, seemingly in slow motion, and it went off with a final bang.

I know, this chapter that really short, but I'll start working on the next one today or tomorrow. So you shouldn't have to wait so long for an update. :)

THANKS SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING:

anon

GreaseMonkey014

Moonlite 880

idk smiley face

WhatWouldTwo-BitDo

Thanks so much, please R&R! Your reviews are my motivation to write!