Sorry I've been very behind on updating this I totally forgot about it since high school started but now I am back into this and no planning on stopping anytime soon :)

I was getting tired of Vern looking behind him and me jumping behind the nearest object. What a paranoid kid, I thought. Then I remember the cruelness of Ace in the movie and I let it go. I followed him all the way the rough terrain of that hill and over, ducking nearly a dozen times. Until I saw it.

That tree house.

I had been in this movie for at least an hour already, but it never really hit me how strange this was until I saw it. I heard the familiar "Chris and Gordie look at each other" laugh and a nervous pit formed in the bottom of my stomach.

Me! Payton Hendrix! Scared of..movie characters?

Vern entered the tree house (after struggling to remember the secret knock).

After much thinking and after bracing myself I knocked on the tree house.

"What the hell?"

"I thought nobody knew?"

"Vern! Who'd you tell you asswipe!?"

"It wasn't me, sincerely!"

With that, the head of Chris Chambers poked out of the house.

"Okay, whoever the hell you are--"

His eyes met mine.

He just looked so, in the flesh. And he was cute alright, very cute.

It was almost baffling. His blue eyes glistened in the sun and his blonde hair glistened. I know this was way back then but this kid was simply adorable. Had he been placed in the 21st century, he probably would have fit in with ease.

"Uh, you. Girl. Just come up here. I don't feel like yelling." Mr. Chambers said without any eye contact. He slipped his body back inside the house and opened the door for me. I made my way up the ladder.

There it was. The table, the comic books, the junk. The tree house.

Chris introduced them. "I'd be Chris Chambers, this here is Gordie Lachance," He waved. Gordie had an innocent look to him. His brown hair slicked to the side. He looked at me with friendly big brown eyes.

"Teddy Duchamp," Teddy smiled. A smile so mysterious it almost scared me. I could tell things went through this kids' head a mile a minute. I wanted to know more about him.

"And Vern." All Vern did was look at me for two seconds then he put his head down again. He looked younger than all the rest. His porky little face made me smile.

"So, what's your name again?" Chris stared at me intently. As if he was the cop and I was the suspect.

"Payton." I paused. "Hendrix."

Vern whined, "Yeah, and why did you follow me?! Are you one of the Cobras?"

This was my chance to get on there good side.

"Hell no, I hate those dick-sucking, mother-fucking, piece-of-shit assholes!"

Chris and Gordie did the signature "look-at-each other-pause-and-laugh" move. Vern's mouth gaped open with shock.

Teddy cackled, "I've never heard a good-looking girl speak that way!"

I laughed and blushed before seeing the expression on Teddy Duchamp's face change so different, so quickly, that it sent me chills. It went from a glad, happy teddy, with wide eyes and a big smile, to an intense smirk with his head tilted a bit forward and his eyebrows narrowing.

He purred. "I like it."

"Alright Teddy lets not scare her away too fast. So your not an asshole Cobra and you're obviously not from around here, so what are you doing here?" Chris's arms crossed.

I bit my lip trying to think a valid story that made sense.

"I--um, well.."

"Well?"

"I'm.. running away. Okay. Happy?"

The surprised looks and the questions flooded in. It was then when I realized I was going to make the most of my adventure because for all I knew it could end any second. The number one thing I was afraid of was messing up my story so I tried to be as truthful as possible.

"Why?"

"I can't deal with my family anymore. My dad's a drunken asshole and he left years ago (True). My mom's a drunken asshole since my dad left (True). My sister's in her own little princess world and she doesn't care about me (True), and school, fuck that (False. I strongly care about my academics). "

"When?"

"Three weeks ago, I live at the next couple of towns over."

"How have you survived so long, like.. You're a girl."

"No shit, thanks for the reminder. I'm probably more capable of living on my own then you four. I had my own stuff till it was gone then sometimes I'd steal."

Vern's eyes opened wide.

"I only stole because it was last resort Vern, don't shit yourself."

The boys laughed and Vern made an embarrassed look on his face then it was back to Chris's questioning. He lit a cigarette.

"You know those can really damage your health, right?"

He ignored my question.

"So what led you here?"

"I've seen you guys around here a couple times, decided to check out why you were always coming here yesterday. Once I realized there was a tree house I figured I'd check it out, see if I could crash here."

"Okay one last question. Why are you dressed like that?"

I couldn't hold it in. I laughed and I laughed and I laughed. My eyes even started tearing. I don't even know why but I thought that was the funniest question in the world.

"Why are you laughing?" Chris's eyebrows raised.

"Nothing, It's just hilarious!"

"Why?"

"Those are mighty short -shorts you got there. Usually girls wear skirts or dresses here. Are you some kind of tomboy or something? Hey and how old are you?" Vern asked innocently.

"No I'm not a tomboy. Well, sooner or later this will be normal, trust me on that one! And I'm fourteen."

"I think you look good fourteen-year-old-Peyton-Hendrix" cooed Teddy.

"Well thanks Ted. So, Whaddya' say ? Would you boys mind if I stayed here for a while? Maybe hang out with you guys?" I asked it in a voice as innocent as possible, smiled, and batted my eyes.

"If ya' think you can handle hanging out with us, then sure."

"Oh," I giggled. "I know I can. One question?"

"Yeah?" Gordie responded.

"Do any of you remember a Jayna Connor?"

They looked at each other. "Nope."

I was disappointed. "Oh. Alright."

A little rough I know but I'm jsut starting. This stories gonna get more wild, don't worry. REVIEW!