Title- The Return of Jess

Chapter Title- Best Friends

Disclaimer- I do not own The Outsiders

I collected about 20 dollars in tips, it was busy. I walked home but I decided to go see Soda. I hadn't seen him since that morning. I saw Steve at lunch that day, and I missed Soda. I walked into the house to surprisingly find only Darry, Soda, and Pony. They didn't hear me come in, so I took a running start and jumped onto Soda's lap. I'm just weird like that.

"I missed you too honey," he said and I kissed his cheek. He pushed me off of his lap and I was falling to the floor. I don't think he meant to push me off that hard. I grunted as I hit the floor and then I groaned. He was staring at me.

"Are you okay?" I started laughing.

"I'm fine, my head just hurts a little," I told him and got up. I sat next to him and he put his arm around me.

"I can kiss it to make it feel better," he said and I looked at him.

"What? My mom used to do that all the time."

"Okay," I told him and he kissed me. Somebody knocked on the door. I answered it because everybody was too wiped out from work, it wasn't like I worked or anything.

"Hey girls, how'd you know I was here?"

"We went to the house you gave us directions to and a boy answered the door and gave us directions to here."

"Oh, that was my brother Steve. Well, technically he's my half-brother but who cares? Um, come on in. This is my boyfriend Soda, and his brothers Ponyboy and Darry. Guys, this is Michelle, Anna and," I can't remember her name!

"Sara," she said quietly.

"Sara, that's right! Sorry I can't tell you two apart," I said pointing to Michelle and Anna. Then, they told me which one was which. Anna was wearing a bracelet. I was going to notice that?

We left the house talking. Sara lagged behind us.

"Your boyfriend is really cute," Michelle said.

"He's mine," I replied. We started to talk about everything and everybody. Sara didn't talk a lot, but Michelle got her talking. It was hard to believe they were a year younger.

"What're we gonna do 'bout that blonde waitress?" Sara asked. We started to think of all sorts of pranks to pull on her. We even made it so the pranks couldn't get me in trouble, but might get her into trouble.

We walked by The Dingo and decided to grab a bite to eat. We went back to Sara's house. The girls only lived their on the weekends because their parents divorced. The girls have four younger sisters. I'd have to kill one of them, or four. I ended up staying the night because I didn't want to get in trouble with the fuzz. I called Steve to tell them he didn't know where I was, and I didn't tell him where I was. I didn't want him to get in trouble for lying. We slept in the basement, the basement! I was really cold.

We got up early because the three had school. We didn't sleep much, we kept talking. Well mainly sharing our evil plans. My favorite was to provoke Lisa in a way that I couldn't get in trouble. Michelle, Anna, or Sara would call the police just as she started to beat the shit out of me for no apparent reason. I would have to look like a baby in public. It had to be public for witnesses. I would have to be a baby, but if it got Lisa in trouble then I was fine. I really considered these girls my best friends. I walked over to the Curtis house, because I knew I could get some sleep and Soda would wake me up with a phone call.

"Did ya have fun last night?"

"Yeah, I finally got to hang out with girls."

"Now I'm hurt."

"Sorry Soda," I said.

"That's okay." He came over to me and kissed me. I kissed him back.

"If you two do this when people are here, whatta ya do when people aren't?"

"Well, actually, we do nothing. It's something you're quite good at Two-Bit," I told him.

They all left and I fell asleep on the couch and woke up when Soda called.

"Soda, what time is it?"

"9:50; why?"

"Soda, you woke me up an HOUR EARLY!"

"Oops, come down to the DX then."

"Okay," I said and hung up. I took a shower and ran over to my house. Nobody was home, that was good. I grabbed a new outfit and walked over to the DX.

"Now that I have some time, will you tell me what Lisa said to you an' Steve at The Dingo?" I sat down on the ground. It was fairly nice out.

"Do you really wanna know?" I nodded and he sat down next to me.