When Piper entered the kitchen to get some breakfast she was greeted by Soda holding out a blue coat to her. He didn't say as word just held out the coat.

"What's this?" Piper asked him. Soda gave her a wide smile.

"You're uniform!" He announced. For a moment Piper didn't know what he was talking about, still caught up in thoughts of the dream she had the night before and the words of her dead brother. Though when she did realize what he was talking about she let out a squeal of happiness.

"You got me a job?" She asked him. He nodded.

"Not just A job THE job! You get to be working with me and Steve!" They both hugged and Piper put on her jacket. Steve come out of the living room where he had been talking with Dallas. (Two-Bit, Johnny, and Pony had already left for school and Darry had left for work after much teasing from the boys.)

"Now come on, or you're going to be late for THE job." The trio laughed and got in Steve's car and were at work in under two minutes thanks to Steve's insane driving.

When all three got to the DX they went their different ways. Steve went to the garage while Soda took Piper to the store where she would be working.

"Okay, so I'm pretty sure you know how to work in a store, right?" Soda asked. Piper nodded, "Good. And... if you see anyone stealing anything, just leave it." Piper, still a bit unsure, nodded once more and Soda went out to go give the crowd of girls (who had seemed to memorize his work pattern.) some attention before they jumped to conclusions that he was seeing Piper and start a riot. With one last wave Piper's only company was gone.

The day went by slow. It seemed that the only people who came into the DX were crazy girls looking for a date with Soda. Though after about one hours something did happen. A certain swirly haired dunderhead thought it would be so funny to dump water all over Piper.

"YOU'RE A DEAD MAN STEVE RANDAL!" Piper screamed, dripping wet, running after Steve who was laughing like a maniac and trying to make a quick get away. Soda, who was momentarily free of girls, laughed at the picture. Piper chased Steve around the DX four times before she finally managed to tackle him behind the garage.

"Why....did....you....do....that?" Piper asked him between breaths. Steve gave a snort.

"I was bored and I wanted something to do!" He told her, he then put on a sly grin, "Plus, you looked good wet." Piper wasn't sure if her was joking or not, but blushed anyways. She looked down in horror to see that she, sadly, was wearing a white shirt. She climbed off of Steve in a huff and wrapped her coat around her exposed torso and stormed back into the store where she spent the rest of the day sulking.

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"Hey, Piper! Time to go!" Soda called to her. Piper sighed in relief as she ran out to great Soda and Steve. (whom she had forgiven)

"Hey, you don't mind if we drop you off at home and then head over to a party, do you?" Soda asked. Piper shock her head.

"Not at all." He jumped in the car and next thing Piper knew she was wandering into the kitchen of a house which she had figured would be crowed with people. (It wasn't.) Piper looked at the note on the table.

Piper,

I'm pretty sure the others are at a party and Pony is sleeping over at a friend's to work on some project in Math. I'll be home later, I got a sudden call and had to go to the site. Feel free to have some dinner. Oh, and don't bother saving anything for me or the boys, I'll grab a sandwich on my way to the site and I'm sure the other's are going to have food at the party. I hope you'll be okay sleeping on your own. I'll try to be back as soon as I can so you can wait up for me if you really want to. (Though I wouldn't advise it.)

-Darry

Piper sighed at the note. It was very.... Darry-ish. She could tell from the many eraser marks that it had taken him a few tries to get the right thing. He probably wanted to sound concerned without sounding like a stalker.

Piper went over to the bread box and took out a piece. She leaned on the door frame while she munched, thinking about the dream. Once she was done she traced her fingers over the blue half heart the would now be permanent on her skin. (She had taken her lunch brake to get it tattooed onto her skin so she could forever remember Sean, Mum, and Dad.) Piper didn't know how long she stood there, tracing the heart over and over again with her fingers as the sounds of night passed through the windows. She must have been there for over an house because by now her legs were asleep.

Suddenly her face was forced to snap up at the loud banging noise of the screen door slamming shut. With a sigh of relief though Piper saw the figure was Steve. Though the relief was shot lived because as he stumbled over to her, letting out a slurred, "Hey, hot stuff." Piper knew that he was drunk. He got much to close for comfort. He leaned his forehead against hers and Piper was forced to inhale the stench of his intoxicated breath.

"S-Steve. Back u-up." She told him in a quiet voice. He laughed.

"Not when I have you all to myself." His laugh was cruel, not humorous, but lust filled. Piper wished with all her might that he would snap back to himself and apologize and they could forget it. Though when he didn't Piper changed her wishing to cursing that she couldn't move. She couldn't move to two reasons, Steve was pressing up against her and he was very heavy and the fact that her legs had just started coming back to life and they were in a terribly painful state where any movement cased her great pain.

"Steve!" Piper tried to yell but it came out as a squeak. He laughed again. (When Piper winced at the coldness of the laugh the horrendous cackle lasted even longer to a point where it could be viewed as an awkward moment filled with laughter.)

Steve slammed his mouth onto hers with such force that Piper felt it in the back of her skull. So this was it? She had survived through so much and now she was going to be able to put rape on this list. She prayed that she wouldn't have to. She prayed and prayed again. Let someone, anyone, come! Please!

Piper's prayers seemed to be answered. After a few moments of Steve sucking on her face and yelling at he to respond while she desperately tried to get him off of her, Darry's car pulled into the drive. Whistling to himself Darry walked up the steps. He had his eyes closed to the picture in the kitchen door frame as the silently closed the door. Though when he did open his eyes he was shocked. He was meet with the stunning picture of Steve, his brother's best friend, kissing Piper! For a moment it looked to Darry as if Piper was doing just as much as Steve and he planned to let them suck face in peace though when he saw Steve place his hands in rather, private, areas and Piper trying to push him away though failing the context became clear.

"STEVE!" Darry yelled, Steve didn't do anything, though Piper looked over with one large pleading eye and sent the most horrifying plead for help to him. Darry marched over and pulled Steve off of Piper. (Though he did but a quiet a fight, clinging on to everything that he could.) Darry punched him in the face. There was a loud cracking noise as blood flew from the attacker's face.

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU SLIMY PIECE OF SHIT!" He yelled at him again. Steve this time seemed to get the point and ran out of the house. Darry then turned around, knowing that he was not going to get to sleep very soon, to see a shaking Piper in the corner hugging her knees, tears streaming down her face.

Okay! Let me know what you think! I liked his chapter! It was a bit hard to write though, so sorry if it's a little confusing.

-Jasmine