I Grew Up Around Boys

Chapter four: am i annoying

Hey, hey my peeps.

Well of course you all know I do not own any off of the outsiders. Just my cookie... Any way on with the story..

Cookie's p.o.v

I woke up to the slam of the front door. I got up and cracked opened my door. Darry was running down the steps. Hey, I shouted. He stopped and look at me. "Where are you going, Darry,I said opening the screen door."

"I got to get to work today," he said getting into his truck.

"I thought you were off today. And you said that you were going to watch Go Pony Go With me."

"When did I say that?"

"Three days ago. You were laying on the couch half way sleep and I asked you if you could, then you said go away. Then I asked you again and you said Sunday. Well I have news for you, brother. Today is Sunday and Go Pony Go will come on soon," I said half way yelling. He got out the truck and bent down to my level.

"How bout you come with me to work. I'll let you help." I thought got a second. "Cookie, I don't got all day."

"Ok. I want to go." And with that I ran to my room and got dressed in a flash. I heard Darry start up the truck.

"Cookie K. Curtis, hurry up, and tell soda and pony your going with me." I ran to Soda and Pony's room.

"Hey, you guys. Darry told me to tell you that I'm going with him to work today. So bye, bye." All I heard was a grown. I shrugged and ran out the door and hoped into Darry's truck. Most of the way there it was quite. So I decided to say something. So what are we doing today.

"Well I'm going to repair the roof of your teacher's house."

"My teacher!? And I thought you said I could help?"

"You will. You can help carry around my tools and hand me stuff." I looked at him like he had three heads, four arms, had antenna, and four legs. (yea I know. A bit to much)

"You mean be your servant." He just shook his head.

"Here. I'll even pay ya three dollars."

"Five and you got yourself a deal."

"Deal." Oh boy, am I'm good. We pulled up to my teacher's house. She was standing outside on her porch. It was a big house. Just right there around the corner from the Socs side of town. Darry and I got out of his side of the truck.

Well, hello Mrs. Mulberry, Darry said. She picked up her tray, which had cookies on it. (yum, yum, yum) She made her way down her ramp, that Darry had built for her, and smiled real big.

"Well hi cookie, and Darry. I made you some cookies And there's sweet tea on the porch." Well I'm happy I came. I love cookies.

"That's nice of you Mrs. Mulberry, but we'll have to eat them later. I want to get the roof done before it rains, Darry said." I looked at him. What did he mean we. I thought he just said he was going to fix her roof. "Cookie go get my tool box."

"Do you want me to get you a sandwitch too," I said raising up my hands.

"Cookie," he said in his scary, whisper-deep voice. I hate that voice and he knows it. I ran to the truck and got his stupid tool box, and I must say it was really heavy. I followed Darry to the back. It was very...colorful. All you could see was flowers, flowers, and trees.

"Wow. Only old people do this," I said looking around the yard.

"Don't start. It's not to late to take you back home, and you can wash the dishes that you left two days ago."

"Nope. I'm ok. Pony or soda will do them." Darry went to the shed, that had flowers all around it, and I set the tool box down.

"All I need to do is fix two sides of the shed, then I'm going to fix the roof, and you can water her flowers. And I mean all of them." I looked at him like he was crazy.

"I don't want to water her flowers for her. She has hands and feet, and she's not that old. She is capable of doing that."

"Just water the flowers. Or you won't get to eat those cookies, and I won't give you five dollars." By that I got right to work. This is lame. I don't water flowers. I stomp on them.

So I went over to get the water, and then started my mission: to water the flowers.

Me and Darry got home around 1:00. i was so stuffed from eating seven cookies, and drinking all that sweet tea. But it was so good. We walked in the house and the whole gang was there. Pony and Johnny were on the couch. Two-bit was sitting in front of the t.v, Dally was sitting in the chair, and Steve and Soda were arm wrestling at the table. "Hey guys," I said real loud so every one could hear me.

"Where have you two been," Two-bit asked. "You talked to her about the birds and the bees that long." Darry hit him up side the head. I laughed. I'm not that dumb.

"Silly Two-bit. I know 'bout the birds and the Bees. Soda told me," I said sitting by Pony. "He also said that..." I didn't get to finished because Soda cut me off.

"Hey Cookie. What did you do today," he asked me.

"Well I went with Darry to fix up some stuff for my Teacher, and I got stuck watering the flowers. But I did get to eat some cookis and drink lots of sweet tea. Oh and that reminds me, Pony. I saved you a cookie."

"Yea really," Pony said getting a little to happy.

"Yea I did, but I got hungry and ate it in the way. Sorry."

"Gee, thanks."

"Your welcome."

"I didn't mean it like that."

"Well then, don't say thank you." He just rolled his eyes at me.

"Yea. That would make it her eighth cookie," Darry said walking to the kitchen and getting a beer.

"And you couldn't save me one," Pony said, well yelled.

"Chill. I was really hungry," I said with a big smile. I decited to get more on his nerves. "They were chocolate chip. It was really warm and soft." Everybody gave me that look that said 'stop messing with Pony.' Well who cares. Not me. "Oh and the sweet tea was so sweet."

"Thats it," Pony said tackling me to the floor. "Shut up!" He hit me in the face. But not too hard.

"Get oof of me you big monkey. Your too tall to be 14." I pushed him off and sat on his tummy. "That'll teach you to hit me!"

"Then don't make people mad."

"Then ignore. Duh."

"It's kind of hard not to."

"Cut it out you two," Darry said. "And don't hit your sister." I stuck my tongue out at him. Pony got up and sat where he was before I made him mad. I just went to my room to lie down and listen to the boys shout and laugh and talk 'bout girls. Tomorrow was school and I was not felling it. School was slow. The time didn't go fast enough. Well Pony going to the movies afte school so i'll just stick with him. If he lets me.

After thinking for a few minutes. I got up to go get some grapes. "Hey Darry can you get me some grapes," I shouted, but he wasn't there. Nobody was. They were outside playing football. Without me. I guess I got on all of their nerves. I"m I really that annoying that they would just go and play football knowing that I love and live for football. But it's my job to be annoying. Don't they know the brother sister guide. Whatever that is.

Well fine. they can do whatever they wanna do. I'll get my own grapes, and with that I did then went back to my room. It was 2 now. I thought on back when I was the most annoying.

flash back... ten days ago

Hey. Hey. Hey.Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

"What Cookie!? I'm trying to watch the track team."

"Hey Pony. Can you go get me a hotdog."

"In a minute." One minute later.

"Pony it's been a minute. Can you go get it now? I'm real hungry, and I want a coke 'cause I'm thirsty too."

"Here. Go get it yourself."

"But I'm scared. What if somebody snatches me up, then you wont see me no more."

"Then that's a good thing."

"Pony!! I want my hotdog and coke. I'm hungry and thirsty and your not getting it for me!"

"Fine. Just get sit down and stop yelling."

"Thank you Pony. Your the best. Hurry back." Five minutes later.

"This is it floks. Tom Dutch is going to brake the record. Aaaand he does by six seconds."

"Yeaaaaaa! Oh Pony you missed it."

"Well yea 'cause of you."

"Not my fault."

"What do you mean, not your fault?"

"You should have ran faster."

"Your so annoying."

Gee. I guess that was kind of me being annoying. That else did I do that was annoying.

flashback... yesterday

"Dally I'm cold."

"Yea so what, kid."

"I'm cold. I need a coat. Now."

"What do you want me to do 'bout it."

"You could get me a coat."

"From who?"

"You. Duh. I thought you would catch on a long time ago."

"Well your not getting this jacket."

"Why not. Do you want me to die from the cold."

"Sure. Why not."

"Well. If you don't give me your coat. I'll tell Darry what you did yesterday. And I'm not bluffing."

"Fine. Here. Take it. And don't you dare say what you saw yesterday."

"Don't worry. I won't."

"You are one annoying kid."

end flashback

Gee. Did I really do that. I should do it more often. If it's that easy to get what I want. Hehe. Any way, time for my nap.

I looked at my bed. It had homework on it. "Oh well. I'll do it later." And with that I went stright to sleep.

Sorry people. I've been to lazy to write, so i have gotten in the habbit to write again. next chapter will be up in one or two days.