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

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

Chapter Seven

Tex sat in Johnny's living room sullenly. He was upset at the moment. Next to him laid his baby sister in a deep slumber…Tex knew she was afraid of what would happen to her and Tex. The truth was Tex was too.

As he leaned back against the cushiony pillows he could hear the voices of Johnny and Dallas. They were talking about what to do with the two children. Dally was talking about taking them back to Kentucky with him. Johnny was disagreeing. Johnny wanted them to stay in Tulsa.

Tex couldn't take much more. He needed out. He needed a few moments to think. Everything had happened so fast; one minute he's the nasty Texas Winston and the next he's a soft woosie. What was happening?

Standing up he made his way into the kitchen where Dally stood and Johnny sat, both fighting against the other. Anger gleamed in Dally's eyes. He wanted his way and he wouldn't stand for anything less.

"Thy'remy ki- Tex?" Dally stopped yelling and immediately softened up.

Tex sighed a deep sigh, "Y'all are gonna wake up D."

Sorry," Johnny whispered.

"Yea, whatever," Tex replied sullenly. What did he care? "Can I go out for a little bit?"

Johnny nodded, "Yea. Don't be gone too long though."

"Whatever," Tex replied as he walked out of the house. He was tired and confused. What was he doing? What was happening?

He continued walking along the street until he reached old neighborhood. Looking around he could see that it looked exactly the same. There was nothing different about it. There were still people yelling and fighting and still troublesome boys running around. But there was one thing that was different; there was a FOR SALE sign on his house. His house. The house that he was born and raised in. They were selling it. Those bastards!

Tex didn't know quite how to react. Sure, this was his house. And sure, he didn't want it to be sold…but there was a feeling inside of him that seemed to be exploding and killing everything in its sight. Anger? Sadness? Anguish?

"Tex!" cried a girl's voice.

Tex turned to see the pretty girl from the Dingo from the night before, Chick. "Hey."

"Ya 'member me?" she asked slightly shocked.

Tex nodded, "Yea," he noticed her eyes only grew bigger, " 'Cause you're all D talks 'bout."

Chick nodded, "She's a sweetheart."

"Yea," Tex agreed, "How's Tyler?"

"Uh…she's doing better," Chick, replied, "She's still in the hospital though."

Tex nodded. Her being stabbed seemed like forever ago when it was really just the day before, "So what ya doin' today?"

Chick sighed in a bored tone, "Nothing. Absolutely nothing."

Tex nodded.

"What 'bout ya?" she asked.

Tex shrugged, "Got nothing planned. Just plannin' on hangin' out."

Chick nodded, "Oh! I was so sorry to hear 'bout your mother."

"That was random," Tex replied in a laugh.

"I'm a very random person," Chick flirted.

"I can see that," Tex replied as he fished a cigarette out of his pocket, "Want one?"

Chick shook her head, "Got a brother that died of that shit."

"Huh?" Tex looked up at Chick.

"I used to have two brothers, Mark and Bryon. Bryon's sixteen and Mark shoulda been eighteen last month but died a year ago lung cancer."

"Wow," Tex was shocked, "That's pretty young to be dyin'."

"Yea," Chick agreed, " He started smokin' when he was six."

"Wow. I started when I was nine," Tex replied.

Chick rolled her eyes, "Well I better get off."

"Thought ya said ya had nothin' goin' on today," Tex stopped her.

"I don't," Chick replied.

"Then why ya runnin' off so quickly?" Tex asked.

"Don't know. Figured ya were bored of me," she replied.

Tex nodded, "I ain't."

Chick's eyes widened a bit. She looked really cute when she was shocked. But it was Tex's turn to be shocked and Chick surely did, "Ya wanna come over for dinner tonight?"

Tex nodded yes. Chick smiled and the two began to walk down towards her neighborhood.

I know that was pretty short and boring…I'm SO SORRY! Next chapter will be better, I promise. But I needed to create the Chick/Tex part…plus the next chapters coming up will be interesting, lol.

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