TITLE: Wrong Side Of The Tracks

AUTHOR: MH-AC-PL

RATING: PG-13

GENRE: Drama/Romance

PAIRINGS: For me too know and you too find out!!

DISCLAIMER: Basically, all you've ever heard of is S. E. Hinton's. The plot, Love Adderson, Kristen Matthews and J.J. are mine.

SUMMARY: Love Adderson, Randy's little sis, is a Soc who hates the rich life. Ponyboy Curtis is a Greaser with big dream. Both of them think, when it comes to life, they got dumped on the wrong side of the tracks. When they meet, they learn more about life- and themselves- then they'd ever want to know.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Oh god thanks for the reviews!!!!! I got so many good ones I posted chapter two early!! R/R!



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3rd Person POV

A WEEK LATER

Ponyboy Curtis kneeled over the girl face-down on his front yard. She was knocked out. He looked her over. Knotted, long black hair. Ripped black over-sized men's t-shirt. Dirty baggy grey sweat pants.

Greaser, definitly. Maybe beaten. Maybe running away, Pony thought as he kneeled over the girl, but definitly Greaser.

Little did he know, the girl was Love Adderson, and not knocked out, but currently thinking, Does he recognize me? Maybe. I can't see him though.

Darry came out and helped Pony to turn her face-up. Pony smothered a gasp at the way she looked. Very, very, very skinny, probably starved. Pale skin, dirty and beat up. Her sleeved had fallen up slightly, revealing many small cuts on her wrists and arms. ("Cutting," Darry explained, "it's a disease.") She blinked twice and opened her eyes. "Hello?" she said weakly.

Pony helped her to stand up and she almost gasped It's Cher's friend! The Greaser! Could he help me? Love thought.

"Who are you?" Darry asked.

"I- I- No!" she screamed as Darry picked up her fallen leather wallet and looked at her ID.

"Well. Randy's little sister huh?" Darry said quietly.

"Yeah so? What's it to you Curtis?" Love said, making her voice tough.

"What are you doing out here?" Darry asked.

"I came to find Ponyboy. Cherry Valence's friend. I thought he could help me." Love said.

"Me help you? With what?" Pony asked. Love turned around.

"I want to be a Greaser." she said.

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Pony's POV

Hold up here- Randy's sister wants to be a Greaser? She must be joking- she's a Soc!!

But- when she said the word Greaser, she didn't say it in the snotty tone Socs always say it in. No, actully.....

She said it with respect.

Hmm. Maybe I will help her.

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Love's POV

Will he help me will he help me will he help me will he help me.....

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3rd Person POV

"Get out of here kid, before I call the cops." Darry said to Love.

Love bolted.