Hey! I know it has been forever since I have updated! Please don't be mad!
Ok well I am not gonna talk much so...just a little about the story...a few
new characters & Raleigh is in New York at the beginning on the
story...ok...ENJOY!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ New York~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Raleigh walked down a hall she hadn't been through in over 6 months. She mumbled quietly to herself as she walked looking for the old apartment. She came to a well-worn door and knocked 2 times. A younger girl with shoulder length blonde hair opened the door. She had a Pepsi bottle in her hand and when she saw Raleigh she squealed and dropped it. Raleigh jumped back out of the way of the shattering pop bottle. "Italy Hanson! I haven't been in New York for more than an hour and you are already try to kill me!" Raleigh yelled as the younger girl pulled her inside. "Oh my gosh! Raleigh! Where have you been? I have been so worried about you! I can't believe you left! Where did you go? Why are you here?" Italy asked becoming very excited. "Chill out, Pepsi! Girl, don't have a heart attack! I've been in Oklahoma and I'm here because...well I don't really know why I'm here... what?" Raleigh looked at Italy. Italy's honey colored eyes had just changed to a dark green color. She looked like she had just seen a ghost. "Pepsi! Hello, you are doing that weird color thing with your eyes! What?" Raleigh said very loudly. "What? Oh sorry, Raleigh...it's just that...isn't Oklahoma where Dallas lives? I thought...I don't know I thought you weren't going to go see him." Pepsi said as she looked down and played with the hem of her khaki colored skirt. "Italy...Italy...listen...I had to. He is the only thing I have left after Scott. I needed him. I'm going back." When Raleigh said this Pepsi's head shot up and she leapt to her feet. "No Raleigh... don't go back! Stay here with me! You can live with me...I don't want you to get hurt." Italy said as she paced around the room. Raleigh stood up and grasped the younger girl's shoulders. "You don't have to worry about me getting hurt. I can take care of myself. Besides...you are coming back with me." Raleigh said as she sat back down. Italy's eyes went from dark green to blue, as she became excited again. "What!?!?! You want me to come? Are you serious?" Italy said becoming so excited that her London accent showed a little. Raleigh noticed and started to laugh. "What are you laughing at, Raleigh?" Italy asked getting annoyed. "You should hear yourself...a New York and London accent mixed together and then you talking so fast I cant understand you anyway." Raleigh said as she continued to laugh. "Well you try being born somewhere and living there until your 10 and try not to have a accent." Italy said as she grew angry and sat down with her arms folded. Raleigh made a pouty face at her and then jumped on top of her. "Raleigh get off me!" Italy screamed. "NO! Not till you tell me you will come back with me and I'm the greatest person in the universe!" "I'll go! But you are not the greatest!" Pepsi yelled as she tried to get free. Raleigh out weighed her by 30 pounds and 9 inches so she didn't have a chance. Finally the 2 girls collapsed into fits of giggles. After the 2 had regained composure they decided to go get something to eat. While they were eating a tall boy of about 18 walked up behind Raleigh and grabbed her around the waist. She tried to scream but felt a hand go over her mouth. The boy sat her down and spun her around. She looked for a long time before jumping on him. Raleigh took him by complete surprise and ended up knocking him down. She straddled his stomach and grabbed his arms. "Raleigh, I guess you remember Eric don't you?" Italy said as she laughed at all the people starring at the 2 on the floor. "Of course I remember him. How could I forget a good for nothing sorry ass like him?" She said looking at Italy. Raleigh stood up and helped Eric up. She looked up at him and smiled. "How you doing cowboy?" Raleigh asked giving him a hug. "Pretty good until you knocked the hell out of me." He replied smiling down at her. Raleigh pulled away from him and asked him to eat with the Italy and her. "So Raleigh, how long you been in town?" Eric asked through a mouthful of hamburger. Pepsi and Raleigh both looked at him with looks of disgust. Raleigh just shook her head at his awful manners and said, "About 4 hours...me and Pepsi are heading back to Oklahoma." Raleigh said the last part quieter with her head down. "WHAT?!?!" Eric said as he straightened up to look Raleigh square in the eyes. "Isn't that where Dallas is? Please don't tell you are going back just to see him." Eric said with disgust in his voice. Raleigh looked at him with anger burning in her eyes. "What do you mean just to see him? I went to go see him because I thought that he could help with the whole thing about Scott. He deserved to know about him...I mean Scott did save his life." Raleigh said. When she came to the part about Scott she felt her throat tighten up. Raleigh told them about what had happened at the dance hall, with the Socs, and then everything with Darry. The 2 friends sat awe-struck listening to her story.
"So that's pretty much how those few days went by...," Raleigh said with a big sigh. "Wow! Raleigh, I didn't know so much shit could happen in such a short amount of time." Eric said as he tried to take in Raleigh had just thrown at him. "Hey! I got an idea!" Italy suddenly yelped. "What is it, Pepsi?" Eric asked looking at the younger girl. "Why don't you come back to Oklahoma with Raleigh and me? It would be so great...you can see Dallas." Pepsi said with her eyes glowing bright. "Yeah! Come on Eric! It'll be great! Please?" Raleigh said as she looked at him. "I don't know...what if...what if Dallas still hates me?" Eric asked getting a little angry at the remembrance of Dallas and the fights they had had. "Oh Eric! He doesn't care about that! I won't let him beat you up...if you're scared." Raleigh said with a little bit of teasing in her voice. She knew she had hit a nerve. Eric straightened up and looked her straight in the eyes. "I'll go...to protect you." He said with finality in his voice. Raleigh knew that he really meant to say that he wasn't scared. "Well...ok I guess we can leave the day after tomorrow...but tonight...WE PARTY!" Italy said as she dragged the 2 out of the diner.
*Hey guys I know that was short! I not writing till I get reviews tell me if u like or what!*
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ New York~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Raleigh walked down a hall she hadn't been through in over 6 months. She mumbled quietly to herself as she walked looking for the old apartment. She came to a well-worn door and knocked 2 times. A younger girl with shoulder length blonde hair opened the door. She had a Pepsi bottle in her hand and when she saw Raleigh she squealed and dropped it. Raleigh jumped back out of the way of the shattering pop bottle. "Italy Hanson! I haven't been in New York for more than an hour and you are already try to kill me!" Raleigh yelled as the younger girl pulled her inside. "Oh my gosh! Raleigh! Where have you been? I have been so worried about you! I can't believe you left! Where did you go? Why are you here?" Italy asked becoming very excited. "Chill out, Pepsi! Girl, don't have a heart attack! I've been in Oklahoma and I'm here because...well I don't really know why I'm here... what?" Raleigh looked at Italy. Italy's honey colored eyes had just changed to a dark green color. She looked like she had just seen a ghost. "Pepsi! Hello, you are doing that weird color thing with your eyes! What?" Raleigh said very loudly. "What? Oh sorry, Raleigh...it's just that...isn't Oklahoma where Dallas lives? I thought...I don't know I thought you weren't going to go see him." Pepsi said as she looked down and played with the hem of her khaki colored skirt. "Italy...Italy...listen...I had to. He is the only thing I have left after Scott. I needed him. I'm going back." When Raleigh said this Pepsi's head shot up and she leapt to her feet. "No Raleigh... don't go back! Stay here with me! You can live with me...I don't want you to get hurt." Italy said as she paced around the room. Raleigh stood up and grasped the younger girl's shoulders. "You don't have to worry about me getting hurt. I can take care of myself. Besides...you are coming back with me." Raleigh said as she sat back down. Italy's eyes went from dark green to blue, as she became excited again. "What!?!?! You want me to come? Are you serious?" Italy said becoming so excited that her London accent showed a little. Raleigh noticed and started to laugh. "What are you laughing at, Raleigh?" Italy asked getting annoyed. "You should hear yourself...a New York and London accent mixed together and then you talking so fast I cant understand you anyway." Raleigh said as she continued to laugh. "Well you try being born somewhere and living there until your 10 and try not to have a accent." Italy said as she grew angry and sat down with her arms folded. Raleigh made a pouty face at her and then jumped on top of her. "Raleigh get off me!" Italy screamed. "NO! Not till you tell me you will come back with me and I'm the greatest person in the universe!" "I'll go! But you are not the greatest!" Pepsi yelled as she tried to get free. Raleigh out weighed her by 30 pounds and 9 inches so she didn't have a chance. Finally the 2 girls collapsed into fits of giggles. After the 2 had regained composure they decided to go get something to eat. While they were eating a tall boy of about 18 walked up behind Raleigh and grabbed her around the waist. She tried to scream but felt a hand go over her mouth. The boy sat her down and spun her around. She looked for a long time before jumping on him. Raleigh took him by complete surprise and ended up knocking him down. She straddled his stomach and grabbed his arms. "Raleigh, I guess you remember Eric don't you?" Italy said as she laughed at all the people starring at the 2 on the floor. "Of course I remember him. How could I forget a good for nothing sorry ass like him?" She said looking at Italy. Raleigh stood up and helped Eric up. She looked up at him and smiled. "How you doing cowboy?" Raleigh asked giving him a hug. "Pretty good until you knocked the hell out of me." He replied smiling down at her. Raleigh pulled away from him and asked him to eat with the Italy and her. "So Raleigh, how long you been in town?" Eric asked through a mouthful of hamburger. Pepsi and Raleigh both looked at him with looks of disgust. Raleigh just shook her head at his awful manners and said, "About 4 hours...me and Pepsi are heading back to Oklahoma." Raleigh said the last part quieter with her head down. "WHAT?!?!" Eric said as he straightened up to look Raleigh square in the eyes. "Isn't that where Dallas is? Please don't tell you are going back just to see him." Eric said with disgust in his voice. Raleigh looked at him with anger burning in her eyes. "What do you mean just to see him? I went to go see him because I thought that he could help with the whole thing about Scott. He deserved to know about him...I mean Scott did save his life." Raleigh said. When she came to the part about Scott she felt her throat tighten up. Raleigh told them about what had happened at the dance hall, with the Socs, and then everything with Darry. The 2 friends sat awe-struck listening to her story.
"So that's pretty much how those few days went by...," Raleigh said with a big sigh. "Wow! Raleigh, I didn't know so much shit could happen in such a short amount of time." Eric said as he tried to take in Raleigh had just thrown at him. "Hey! I got an idea!" Italy suddenly yelped. "What is it, Pepsi?" Eric asked looking at the younger girl. "Why don't you come back to Oklahoma with Raleigh and me? It would be so great...you can see Dallas." Pepsi said with her eyes glowing bright. "Yeah! Come on Eric! It'll be great! Please?" Raleigh said as she looked at him. "I don't know...what if...what if Dallas still hates me?" Eric asked getting a little angry at the remembrance of Dallas and the fights they had had. "Oh Eric! He doesn't care about that! I won't let him beat you up...if you're scared." Raleigh said with a little bit of teasing in her voice. She knew she had hit a nerve. Eric straightened up and looked her straight in the eyes. "I'll go...to protect you." He said with finality in his voice. Raleigh knew that he really meant to say that he wasn't scared. "Well...ok I guess we can leave the day after tomorrow...but tonight...WE PARTY!" Italy said as she dragged the 2 out of the diner.
*Hey guys I know that was short! I not writing till I get reviews tell me if u like or what!*