Disclaimer- I do not own any Outsider character but I do own Texas and Dakota Winston, Chick Curtis, and Tyler.

Rating- PG13 for cussing and violence, and some abusive behavior.

Chapter Three

Tex sat quietly across from his sister watching her devour her hamburger. He figured that she might have been hungry since she hadn't had lunch but he didn't know that she handle a whole Dingo Special with extra ketchup.

"Hungry, kid?" Texas teased as he took a sip of his Coke.

Dakota glared at her older brother, "I didn't eat breakfast or lunch."

Texas nodded. Tyler had gotten stabbed pretty early in the day so Dakota was probably busy trying to help out with that. Dakota never really ate much when people were in trouble.

"Ya think Sylvia'll be doin' better when we get home?" Dakota asked as she downed her Coke.

Texas shrugged, "Don't know. Randy might be there and if he is I want ya to go on over to Uncle Johnny's joint." Dakota nodded in understanding.

Johnny was Tex and Dakota's father's best friend. When Dally left Johnny started helping out and taking the kids for weeks at a time while Sylvia went out and did whatever. Texas loved Johnny's place. It on a nicer side of the North side and it was pretty nice looking compared to his dump.

"Hey, D," Tex turned to see a very pretty girl walking toward both him and Dakota. She was dressed differently than any other girl that he had ever seen; she had on a nice red plaid skirt that fell just before her knees, a red and white polo to match and brown loafers. Her light blonde hair was pulled back into a braid with a few strands hanging around her face. Tex liked her instantly. Her greenish almost gray eyes made her look so familiar.

"Hey, Chick," Dakota replied as Chick walked up to their table. Tex stared at her intently. She was gorgeous and he was falling for her.

"Who's this guy?" Chick pointed her thumb in the direction of Tex who sat in space.

"That's my older brother, Texas," Dakota replied, "Tex!" she waved her hand in his face.

"Huh? What?" Tex looked from the window to his little sister.

"This is Chick Curtis, the girl who baby-sits Tyler," Dakota replied.

"Hey," Tex said flatly. He didn't want to give any hints that he liked this girl. Though she was good-looking she was also preppy and liking her might ruin his image.

"Hi," she said cheerily as she held out her hand for him to shake. Making it look reluctant Tex shook her hand but lingered his fingers across her smooth pale skin. She smelled of vanilla.

"Well I was just here with my Dad and brother. I better get goin'," she waved good-bye and walked back over to the order area where her father and older brother stood.

"What's her Dad's name?" Tex whispered.

"Something funny like horse or donkey," Dakota replied.

"Well Chick isn't very normal either, D," Tex said.

"I know but naming your kid after an animal is just wrong," Dakota said smiling at her friend as she walked out with her brother and father.

"I'm named after a city. And you're named after a state," Tex said as he leaned down further into his seat.

"I am?" Dakota asked.

"Yea. There's a North Dakota and a South Dakota," Tex replied surprised by his remembrance of the two states. He hardly went to school let alone learned all fifty states.

"That's two states!" Dakota cried.

"Yup," Tex nodded, "Now can we please go?"

"Yea," Dakota nodded as she stood up from the booth.

The two walked outside into the cold. Dakota clung to her brother since she had no coat. Tex tried to walk with a little kid wrapped around him but he was slow. The two passed by many gangs and bon fires and even a few Socials that were screwing around. But no one went near them. The gangs were too hung up in their own business and the Socials were just plain drunk.

Tex walked through the rusty old gate that led inside to their house. Dakota was right behind ready to run if she were told to. She looked like a small mouse hiding behind Tex's back.

"Sylvia? Randy?" Tex hollered into the house. No one replied. He stepped in a bit further still keeping D outside just in cases Randy was hiding or something, "Sylvia?" he cried once again. And yet there was still no reply.

"I think it's okay," Tex said to his sister. Dakota wandered into the house wearily.

"It's alright, kid," Tex said pulling her into the house.

"I gotta pee," she said in a panic. Tex pushed her toward the bathroom in annoyance. The kid knew where the bathroom was and she knew that she was potty trained.

Tex walked back into the kitchen to find a big pile of pill packages spread through the sink. Thinking his mother had flipped out he threw them away.

"TEX!" D screamed. Tex jumped at the scream of his name and ran into the bathroom….

Sorry guys but I have to leave at least one cliffy and at this rate I figured this was a good spot for one. Hopefully you have no idea what the secret is…I pray! But I do have a quick warning: the next chapter will contain some thick details on things that some people may find revolting. So the rating might go up a bit.

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Margaret Ames- Yes they will meet their Dad soon, just hold on, lol!

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