ZiggyGurl: My eyes do that a lot! They're always reading things that aren't there. Hey look at that, Aubbs and Steph love the same (or loved) and they just don't love 'em back! Silly girls!
Music Insane Doll: Johnny Depp is my God, so naturally I LOVE Pirates of the Caribbean. I have a big poster of it in my room
streetpanther: Now why didn't I ever think of that?
mischeif-maker: well it was two, the one about Dally getting hurt and in the hospital and the one that I should build up on Amanda and Belle's relationships. I hope you like the outcome
JupermanPinkInc: That is a good line isn't it lol. Back philosophy, good line lol.
Miru Amai: Who doesn't love that movie? Don't worry Dally didn't do it, but something bad is going to happen to him...
Blackmagic111090: That's like the best line of that movie, hope you like this chapter.
Mrs. Benji Madden: Now I love the movie but I would never go as fas as dubbing myself...and you'll find out about this murder business.
Dreamer for lyf: She does always seem to be sad doesn't she?

Here's the moment you've all been waiting for! Okay not really but here's chapter 20!

Chapter 20: The Problem Is, She's Not Montana


STEPHANIE'S POV

Maybe Amanda's right. Maybe I should just give up on HIM, Yes, he's back to being called HIM. I was scrubbing the Sheldon's Jacuzzi and sat in it. I really needed to think this over.

Battle of the Bands is in a week and I'm up to my neck in nerves. Now this whole "murder" is making me even more nervous. Every time I hear a cop car I think they've got him and are going to give him the death penalty! Which they can't do without a trial but whatever. HE'S done so many illegal things they'll just figure he's guilty.

My brother always told me to watch out for bad guys. "Get yourself a nice guy who doesn't do bad things, Steph. That's the kind of guy who's goin' to be able to take care of ya." I realize my brother's right. Why couldn't I be in love with like..Ponyboy? That would be MUCH easier!

I only found out that Dally's the reason my brother's in jail. He broke into a jewelry store for a bracelet to give to Montana (he never thought of buying, or steal rather, me anything) and the alarm went off. He started running and called Chachi. Of course he came running to help his sister's boyfriend. In which he got caught instead of HIM. But Chachi holds no grudge against him. Though it was only a small theft, he didn't have that much time in jail. Until a jail mate was brutally murdered and they all blamed it on him. That got him the 10 - 15 years.

"We don't need your Greasy germs on our Jacuzzi."

"I'm not a greaser Sheldon, and if you don't watch it I'm going to hit you over the head with this broom," I said to Bob not even looking at him.

He rolled his eyes, "You seem depressed."

"Why would you care?" I looked at him now.

He laughed and took a swig of whisky. "I don't."

"Can I have a sip?"

He shrugged and handed me the half empty flask. I downed the rest not even thinking. It burned as it went down and I could feel it slowly sink to my stomach.

"You must be upset," he eyed the flask as I handed it back to him.

"Got anymore?"

AMANDA'S POV

"She's disappeared again!" I banged down a bowl of fruit salad, compliments of Sage's mother,

"Maybe the Sheldon's had a party and she has a lot of cleaning to do?" Belle offered.

"I just hope she didn't commit suicide over Dally and everything. God knows where he is.." Sage thought out loud, and tickled Bethany.

"Maybe they ran away to get married or something?" Johnny suggested kissing Sage on the head and then picking up Bethany and rubbing her nosie.

"You heard what she said. She said Dally said he'd never love her, so tell me why he would elope with her?"

"I was just trying to look on the bright side of things Amanda."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm going to see if she's at the Curtis's or if Dally is. I'm going to kick one of their asses," I told them and headed outside and down the block. Belle and sage ran after me, deciding to join my AssKicking search.

We reached the Curtis's and headed inside. Steve greeted me with a warming kiss. He smelled horrible, grease, car oil, and cigarette smoke all put in one. But his bad scent had no affect on his soft lips.

"Have any of you's seen Dally, or Steph?" Belle asked, Two-Bit's arms wrapped around her.

"Dally, yes. Steph, no." Darry answered.

"You've seen Dally? Some cop was over our house the other day looking for him for murder charges or something," Sage told them. They looked pretty confused.

"Maybe he didn't do it," I spoke out loud but to myself.

"He woulda told us if he was in any trouble, ya dig?" Steve explained.

"Yeah so maybe he didn't do it..."

"So where's Steph that ya'll are lookin' for her?" soda asked.

"We don't know, if we did we wouldn't be looking. See she's supposed to be home from work about three hours ago. And she's not. We thought she might be here. Or Dally might, maybe he'd know where she is," Belle said in one big breath.

"Know where who is?" the devil himself walked through the door.

I glared at him.

"Stephanie," Sage said slowly.

"Why would I know?" he lit up a cigarette.

"Maybe because you broke her heart, and I'm going to break your nose if you don't stop being a wise ass!" I screamed at him.

"Feisty one ya got there, huh Steve?" he smiled dangerously.

"She's mine Winston," Steve smiled down at me. I was in no mood to be loved.

"Hey Dally, who did you kill?" Belle asked out of nowhere.

"Wait? I didn't kill nobody."

"Then why are there cops at our house asking for ya?" sage smirked.

"I don't know. But I didn't kill no one," he kept insisting.

"Some guy named...oh what the hell was it..." Belle searched in her head.

"It was something like...mark..no..Mitch?" Sage suggested.

"No..Matt! It was Matt!" I realized.

"It so was not Matt, it was Mitch!" Sage argued.

"No I think it might have been Mike," Belle decided to join in.

"It was Matt!" I screamed at them.

"...It was Matt.." Sage thought.

"Thank you. Some guy named Matt," I turned back to Dallas.

"Matt what?"

"Summerson. Matt Summerson," Belle said, sure of it,

His eyes lit up with anger.

"So you know him?" I pressed.

"I hate that guys fuckin' guts. I'm glad he's fuckin' dead. Only wish I could have done it myself," he growled angrily. The guys stepped back away from him, afraid of his dangerous moods. The girls and I didn't flinch. If you've lived through Belle's PMS days then you can survive the scariest people.

"Who is he?" Belle asked soothingly.

"He's about nine years older than me. He's the reason my mom left. He told my mom he was 19, cause he looked it, fucked her, and fled with her. Fuckin' asshole."

"Ah-ha. well that's not going to be good, if the cops know ya have a grudge against him."

"Whatever, I'm just glad the bitch is dead."

"Yeah but this doesn't solve our mystery. Where in James Dean's name is Stephanie?" Sage brought our attention back to the original problem.

Dally just shrugged.

"Do you not care?" Belle practically screamed.

"She's a big girl, I'm sure she's fine."

"You don't care!"

"Calm down Belle, if it was Montana he'd care," Sage bore her eyes into his. He looked away and just shrugged.

I shook my head. How the hell are we going to find her?


Okay so I lied. B.O.B (Battle of the Bands) won't be the next chapter, probably right after the next chapter. Like Chapter 22, or 23. Either one.

They call me Mellow Yellow! (That Gap Commercial Song is my FAVORITE song in the world!)