Chapter Nine

If you haven't noticed already, I have put up a new fanfic. It is called Surreptitious. It isn't really a romance story like this one is, but rather a drama. It is The Outsiders as well. I only have one chapter up atm, but I would apprieciate if you took the time to check it out and leave a review or a follow.

On with the story I guess!

Emily didn't know how much stuff Two-Bit had to pack, but it seemed like a lot jodging from how long it took him to get back to her house. Luck for her, she already had everything she needed in a suitcase already, so all she had to do was wait.

And wait, and wait.

Finally, after what felt like forever, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" She shouted. The door flew open and in came Two-Bit Mathews with two plastic bags, one in each hand.

"You should really lock that door, ya know. I know some people who walk around all night looking for houses to break into."

"Well, they are out of luck because I don't own anything." She replied with a smirk. She got up and closed the door anyway. The idea of someone breaking into her house scared her. "What's in the bags?" She asked, making her way back to the mattress.

"Food! What else? I figured since we were gonna be here a few hours that we need to eat, because I know that you don't have anything to eat here, so I went home and brought some food from there and bought some at the gas station." Two then proceeded to empty the plastic bags of their contents, putting the food on the ground.

Chocolates, chips, sodas, and more now littered the floor of Emily's new home. It was unhealthy, for sure, but she had been feeding on diner food for the past few weeks and it was a relief to see something different.

She grabbed a candy bar from the floor and opened it up. She had never been so happy to see a chocolate bar in her life. She scarfed it down quickly, leaving her face and hands covered in the delicacy.

Two-Bit stared at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe that this small girl had just made that chocolate bar virtually disappear. He mustered a laugh.

"What's so funny?" She asked while wiping her mouth.

"Nothin'." He paused and looked at her. He pointed to the corner of her lip. "You have something right there." She wiped it away with a smile.

"Thanks."

The pair sat in silence, eating the food that Two-Bit had brought. Occasionally, they would stop and pace around the room before sitting back down and continuing with their "feist". It was a sight to see. However, food didn't last forever, and after a while, they ran out of it.

Emily laid back on the mattress and sighed. She was thankful that he had brought all this food now, but she knew that in a few hours, she wouldn't feel so well. However, Emily believed in living in the moment, even if the moment was a large pile of junk food.

Two-Bit laid down too, though he did it a lot more dramatically, as if he was an actor in a play.

"I've never seen a girl eat as quickly as you just did." He said.

"I like food. All I've ate for the longest time was grease. It's nice to eat something else for a change."

"This food ain't much better than grease." He responded, raising an eyebrow.

"I guess…" Emily replied, licking chocolate off of her fingers.

The pair sat silently in the living room before Two asked, "How come your dad lived in Pennsylvania and not here?" Emily gave him a funny look. "It's fine if you don't wanna answer and all…"

"No, it's ok." Emily answered with a deep sigh. "Me and my brother were born up there. He's a year older than me. When I was eight, my mom wanted to file for a divorce, but my dad wasn't having it, so she took me and left to defy what he wanted. There was a ton of legal stuff but I was too young to really get it." Emily looked at the ceiling and sighed. "I haven't seen James or my dad for twelve years."

Two-Bit looked at her with a pitiful look in his eyes. "Gee, I'm sorry Em."

"Nah, it's ok." She gave him a reassuring smile. "I would much rather live here than there. There are some things here in Oklahoma that I just couldn't leave behind. It was easy to leave there. I had nothing there. The only thing I miss is my family. I have so much more here."

"Hmmm.." Two hummed as he lay his head down. "And what would that be?"

Emily smile at him, but the look in her eyes was one of sadness and remembrance. "A good job, a house. I have my friends. Julia, Robert, Barb. I have you." Emily didn't realize what she had said till she saw the look on Two's face.

There was a long silence. Emily's stomach started to hurt. She couldn't tell if it was because if all the food she had ate or because of how nervous she was for Keith's response…Or if he would respond at all.

Suddenly, Two looked at her. Emily was surprised to see a smile. "What?"

"You know…" He started running his hand through his hair. "I don't think I've met a girl as nice as you."

"Really?"

"Really."

"I wasn't all too nice to you when we met." Emily replied, thinking back.

"That's true. But you are so… different, you know?" Emily nodded in response. She could feel herself falling asleep, laying there. "Hey Em… guess what?"

"What?" She replied groggily.

"Are you a banana?" Emily raised her eyebrows. "Because I find you a-peel-ing."

Emily frowned at the stupid pick up line he just told her, but she wasn't able to hold in a giggle. "That was so stupid Two!"

He laughed with her. "Stupid is my specialty." Two smirked.

Emily was tired and she knew they needed sleep if they wanted to stay up for the long trip the next day, but she enjoyed staying up with Two and talking. Nevertheless, she didn't want any delays the next day.

"Hey, Two-" She started, only to be cut off by his voice.

"I'll be right back." He announced, sitting up and rushing out the door. He arrived a moment later, holding a book of sorts. He waved it in the air. "Map." Emily sat up and sat next to him.

He observed the map, tracing roads with his finger. She watched him do this for a while before letting out a yawn. Two looked over at her.

"You need some rest. Go to sleep."

Emily raised an eyebrow. "You are the one who needs sleep. You're going to be driving for a long time!"

"Don't worry. I'll be done in a sec… do you have a pen?"

"Yeah." She yawned once more. "In the kitchen somewhere."

He got up and left the room in search of a pen. Emily lay her head on the mattress, grabbing a blanket from the corner of the room. She laid it over herself and shut her eyes.

She hadn't been lying down for more than a minute when she felt a nudge in her shoulder.

"Hey Em." Two-Bit whispered to her. She didn't even bother to open her eyes, and replied with a hum. "Lift your head up." She complied. Two sat down next to her once more. She set her head back down, and was surprised to find she was laying on Two's legs.

Emily looked up at him for a moment and whispered "Good night.", before falling asleep with a smile.

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