The Outsiders II: The Outcasts

by

~Miriah~of~the~Wind~

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Chapter 1: The Vasquez sisters

(A/N: Yay! It's the disclaimer time! The Outsiders crew belongs to S. E. Hinton.)

"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold." Johnny said. He closed his eyes and layed back onto the hospital bed.

"Never could keep his hair back, the little punk." Dally said moving it back, "Johnny, don't die. Damnit Johnny! Please don't die." Dally was on the verge of crying and was about to leave when Johnny stirred.

"He's still alive but barely." I stated, "Johnny, hold on. You just gotta hold on. Don't worry about anything but breathing.

"Ponyboy, if I don't make it, show Dally a sunset." Johnny replied as though he was stating his final wish. It had been a year and a half ever since that conversation had occurred. Johnny had to stay in that hospital for six more months until he made an almost full recovery. Although his skin and breathing had fully improved the doctors couldn't do anything for his spine and legs so Johnny had to use a wheel chair. You should've seen the look on everyone's face when Johnny could leave the hospital. Dally helped Johnny improve his arm strength so that if he was to remain crippled all his life he could be independent. It was sometime during the end of the school year when our lives changed again. I remember it as though it were yesterday....

It was six moths ago when the whole gang was there. Dally was only let on the campus on lunch break.

"Well, well, well. Looks like we have a few new Socs." he nodded toward the limo. Everyone including us, rushed over to see who it was. The chaffer got out and opened the car door. The first girl who came out had flowing red hair that looked a lot like Cherry Valence. She was very built though which reminds me of Dallas. She dressed like a Soc but from the sour look on her face I could tell her parents probably forced her. The next girl who came out was pure Soc. She had blond hair and looked happy the way she dressed. The last girl who came out had brown hair and hazel eyes yet she was different from her sisters. She came out on two steel crutches.

The blond girl turned to the red-head and started whispering, "I know what you're going to do Janet so don't do it. You'll ruin our reputation!"

"Oh, for God sakes Claudia! Look at me! I look like a Soc!" Janet lamented. I was use to Socs talking about not dressing like Greasers or Middle class and do it right in front of us as if we weren't there but this time it was actually getting interesting.

"That's because we ARE Socs! This is what we look like." Claudia snapped, "And why would you want to look like a Greaser anyway? Look what that filth did to Miriah!" She pointed to the brown headed girl on crutches.

"You shouldn't judge all Greasers like that. That's like saying all Socs are stuck up." Miriah pointed out.

"Yeah, and look what that kind of thinking did to you? It's not like you weren't asking for it!" Claudia said madder than ever. Miriah's eyes went as wide as the moon and I couldn't help but remember:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~small flash back, don't worry it's small~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Gee, I always thought you and Darry and Soda got along real well."

"Well, we don't! And you can shut your trap Johnny Cade because your not wanted at home either and you can't blame them!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~see that wasn't so bad!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SMACK!!!! Janet had gave Claudia was great punch right across the face.

"You shut your mouth! You know she wasn't asking for it! She was walking down the street minding her own business when she got into that mess. Don't you dare talk to your own flesh and blood that way!" Janet then cussed Claudia out and then turned to Miriah, "She didn't mean that Wind-girl."

"I'm sorry," Claudia apologized, "It's just....just. I just can't stand it! We moved from L.A. to get away from trouble and now we're in Oklahoma where it's swarming with Greasers!"

"We should just stay away from them. Don't make waves girls." Janet advised.

"Well, you must be the Vasquez sisters." the Principle said as he came up, "Welcome to Tulsa High, welcome." Miriah looked around at the other kids as they stared at her. She noticed Johnny sitting in his wheelchair and looked a little happy for she knew that she wasn't the only one who had a disabled problem. The principle led them to his office with Claudia in the front looking at the other Socs smiling, Janet in the middle looking bored, and Miriah was in last place looking at us as though we were going to attack us. Before she went through the office door she took one look at Johnny and then left.

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