Summary: Akasha is feared by most students and bullied by others,
what will happen when Ponyboy begins to talk to her.
A/N: I do not own anybody or anything besides the ones you do not know of. . . I am only doing one POV now (Akasha's) not Pony's as well. . .thanks for the reviews!
Chapter two
I walked into the house and was invited by the smell of chocolate and lasagne. I walked into the kitchen to see my cousin standing at the oven, cooking lasagne and there was a chocolate pudding in the oven.
"How was school, Akasha?" I shrugged then laughed,
"It was great! I have finally made a friend, Zara! His name is Ponyboy and he is real good looking"
"You know you could have had a friend if you just dressed the same as them" I knew that Zara always wanted the best for me and she didn't like me so unhappy. I grinned,
"You know I hate being the same, I would rather be a loner than dress the same as them!" Zara shrugged, she never really understood me.
"Why are you home so early?" I suddenly asked. Zara laughed,
"I was waiting for that! The boss gave me the day off, he said I needed a break. So here I am"
"Working! I could have made tea, you should have just put your feet up! Here, I'll finish this all off while you go into the lounge and put your feet up!" I had to practically force her to. In the end she gave up though and sat down, flicking on the TV. I went into the kitchen and finished off what she had started. I then went up to my room while Zara and Uncle Greg ate the tea. They asked me if I wanted any but I said I will have some later, although I wouldn't. I was tired and had lots of homework to do. I sat at my desk and struggled to keep awake as I worked through my homework. I then turned off my lamp and lay down on my soft mattress. Just before I fell asleep Uncle Greg came into the room.
"Have you had tea?"
"I'm not hungry" I replied, sleepily. I heard Uncle Greg sigh,
"You have been getting awfully thin lately"
"No I haven't, I'm not turning anorexic if that is what you are implying"
"Are you sure?"
"You saw me eat tea last night, I assure you I am not"
"Well if you're sure. . ."
"I am"
"Zara said you made a friend today" I smiled at him,
"Yeah I have. His name is Ponyboy and he is real nice"
"Ponyboy? What a weird name" I grinned,
"I know but it's so unique and not like the rest"
"You seem to have an obsession with not being the same, that is why everyone stays away from you" Uncle Greg said carefully. I sighed,
"I know I do but I am different and I want to stay different!"
"I know, but you seem so unhappy"
"I am happy, Uncle, happier than what I would be acting the same and having friends"
"Akasha I am really worried about you, you haven't been eating as much and you seem more drawn back than usual" I got out of bed,
"I said I am fine! Is that not enough for you? Stop worrying about me!"
"Akasha. . .Zara has been noticing it as well, you need to-"
"Stop trying to be like my Dad! If I want to be anorexic I will be and if I want to be different then I will be!" Uncle Greg took the hint and closed the door. I changed into some other clothes and then ran out the door, not wanting to be stopped by Zara and Uncle Greg. I ran to the park, which was my favourite place to go, when I was upset. I ran into the block of trees and climbed one, sitting there with my head bowed and my shoulders hunched as if I was defeated. I felt sobs wrack my body through and through. This Saturday, two days away, a gang would have killed my family a year ago. I should have been in the grave with them but I had let my temper get the better of me and ran to the lake. When I got back to the house an hour later, it was too late. I found my family lying in blood and their insides were scattered here and there. I shuddered remembering the site. Three innocent lives taken just for the joy of others. I had moved from New Zealand to Tulsa shortly after to live with my Uncle and cousin. I blocked it out of my head,
"Don't think about it!" I commanded myself, angrily.
"Akasha?" I looked down to see Ponyboy. I wiped away my tears and climbed down to meet Pony. Pony looked at me,
"What were you crying about?"
"Nothing, just had a fight with my Uncle" I said, not untruthfully. Pony nodded,
"Hey want to come and see my brothers" I smiled,
"Sure, why not?" I felt quite honoured because Pony wanted me to meet his brothers.
"Sodapop, Darry, this is Akasha, the girl I was telling you about" Sodapop held out his hand for me to shake. I smiled and shook it and then Darry's. I think Soda was expecting someone different to me but he didn't say anything.
"So how are you, Akasha?"
"Ah. . .good" I said although my voice told a different story. Soda grinned and then he splashed some water at Pony from the fountain that they were sitting at. I laughed. Pony splashed me,
"Think it's funny now?" Pony said not unkindly. Soda grinned and pushed Pony in,
"Don't treat the nice lady like that!" I laughed as Pony came up and pulled Soda in. I stayed away from the side. Pony grinned, got out of the fountain and then quickly caught me and with the help of Soda they got me in. I was glad I wasn't wearing any make up because that probably would have smeared everywhere and it wouldn't have been a pretty site. I emerged laughing,
"What about Darry?"
"Oh no one messes with him!" Soda said, grinning. Darry laughed and flexed his muscles, showing why no one messed with him. I grinned and then tackled Pony in the pool. Soda, Pony and I all spent half an hour just mucking around in the fountain. Finally I started to get cold and decided to get out. I shivered slightly in the cool night air,
"I'll see you tomorrow at school, Pony?"
"Probably not. I'll have a cold by then!" He grinned and so did I as I turned to leave.
A/N: Review please. . .thank you!
A/N: I do not own anybody or anything besides the ones you do not know of. . . I am only doing one POV now (Akasha's) not Pony's as well. . .thanks for the reviews!
Chapter two
I walked into the house and was invited by the smell of chocolate and lasagne. I walked into the kitchen to see my cousin standing at the oven, cooking lasagne and there was a chocolate pudding in the oven.
"How was school, Akasha?" I shrugged then laughed,
"It was great! I have finally made a friend, Zara! His name is Ponyboy and he is real good looking"
"You know you could have had a friend if you just dressed the same as them" I knew that Zara always wanted the best for me and she didn't like me so unhappy. I grinned,
"You know I hate being the same, I would rather be a loner than dress the same as them!" Zara shrugged, she never really understood me.
"Why are you home so early?" I suddenly asked. Zara laughed,
"I was waiting for that! The boss gave me the day off, he said I needed a break. So here I am"
"Working! I could have made tea, you should have just put your feet up! Here, I'll finish this all off while you go into the lounge and put your feet up!" I had to practically force her to. In the end she gave up though and sat down, flicking on the TV. I went into the kitchen and finished off what she had started. I then went up to my room while Zara and Uncle Greg ate the tea. They asked me if I wanted any but I said I will have some later, although I wouldn't. I was tired and had lots of homework to do. I sat at my desk and struggled to keep awake as I worked through my homework. I then turned off my lamp and lay down on my soft mattress. Just before I fell asleep Uncle Greg came into the room.
"Have you had tea?"
"I'm not hungry" I replied, sleepily. I heard Uncle Greg sigh,
"You have been getting awfully thin lately"
"No I haven't, I'm not turning anorexic if that is what you are implying"
"Are you sure?"
"You saw me eat tea last night, I assure you I am not"
"Well if you're sure. . ."
"I am"
"Zara said you made a friend today" I smiled at him,
"Yeah I have. His name is Ponyboy and he is real nice"
"Ponyboy? What a weird name" I grinned,
"I know but it's so unique and not like the rest"
"You seem to have an obsession with not being the same, that is why everyone stays away from you" Uncle Greg said carefully. I sighed,
"I know I do but I am different and I want to stay different!"
"I know, but you seem so unhappy"
"I am happy, Uncle, happier than what I would be acting the same and having friends"
"Akasha I am really worried about you, you haven't been eating as much and you seem more drawn back than usual" I got out of bed,
"I said I am fine! Is that not enough for you? Stop worrying about me!"
"Akasha. . .Zara has been noticing it as well, you need to-"
"Stop trying to be like my Dad! If I want to be anorexic I will be and if I want to be different then I will be!" Uncle Greg took the hint and closed the door. I changed into some other clothes and then ran out the door, not wanting to be stopped by Zara and Uncle Greg. I ran to the park, which was my favourite place to go, when I was upset. I ran into the block of trees and climbed one, sitting there with my head bowed and my shoulders hunched as if I was defeated. I felt sobs wrack my body through and through. This Saturday, two days away, a gang would have killed my family a year ago. I should have been in the grave with them but I had let my temper get the better of me and ran to the lake. When I got back to the house an hour later, it was too late. I found my family lying in blood and their insides were scattered here and there. I shuddered remembering the site. Three innocent lives taken just for the joy of others. I had moved from New Zealand to Tulsa shortly after to live with my Uncle and cousin. I blocked it out of my head,
"Don't think about it!" I commanded myself, angrily.
"Akasha?" I looked down to see Ponyboy. I wiped away my tears and climbed down to meet Pony. Pony looked at me,
"What were you crying about?"
"Nothing, just had a fight with my Uncle" I said, not untruthfully. Pony nodded,
"Hey want to come and see my brothers" I smiled,
"Sure, why not?" I felt quite honoured because Pony wanted me to meet his brothers.
"Sodapop, Darry, this is Akasha, the girl I was telling you about" Sodapop held out his hand for me to shake. I smiled and shook it and then Darry's. I think Soda was expecting someone different to me but he didn't say anything.
"So how are you, Akasha?"
"Ah. . .good" I said although my voice told a different story. Soda grinned and then he splashed some water at Pony from the fountain that they were sitting at. I laughed. Pony splashed me,
"Think it's funny now?" Pony said not unkindly. Soda grinned and pushed Pony in,
"Don't treat the nice lady like that!" I laughed as Pony came up and pulled Soda in. I stayed away from the side. Pony grinned, got out of the fountain and then quickly caught me and with the help of Soda they got me in. I was glad I wasn't wearing any make up because that probably would have smeared everywhere and it wouldn't have been a pretty site. I emerged laughing,
"What about Darry?"
"Oh no one messes with him!" Soda said, grinning. Darry laughed and flexed his muscles, showing why no one messed with him. I grinned and then tackled Pony in the pool. Soda, Pony and I all spent half an hour just mucking around in the fountain. Finally I started to get cold and decided to get out. I shivered slightly in the cool night air,
"I'll see you tomorrow at school, Pony?"
"Probably not. I'll have a cold by then!" He grinned and so did I as I turned to leave.
A/N: Review please. . .thank you!