Thank you for all the reviews! I would have had this up sooner but I didn't have any internet connection for like the whole day!

Miru Amai: I'm taking it, you don't like Darry's girlfriend huh? Lol. I hope you do like this chapter though!
Banana4422: Changes are baaaad.
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horrorpop: What shall we do with these beyotchy people? Tsk tsk. Lol. Hope you like this chapter.
Dark-Celeste: Yeah I gotta think of a flaw for her, any ideas lol. Those flawless people never let us normies have a chance! Grr! Hope you likey this chappie!
ITStheBOATshow: That definitely would be..different lol.
hannah: Don't ya just hate those perfect people?
blackmagic111090: Jumping in puddles is fun! Hope you like this chapter.
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Eternal Dragon101: The name Summer is just evil lol. Hope you like this chapter!
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Onto the feature presentation!

Chapter 3: You Know The Saying: Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll.

I kept on unpacking, and thinking. A lot of things have changed for us too. Sage was still the same happy little girl as always, but that's because of Johnny. He makes sure she stays out of trouble. As for the rest of us?

Belle starting drinking more, and more. She always got drunk before she went to bed, and always woke up ready to nauseate. We knew she was heading down the toilet, but there was nothing we could do. She kept insisting it was "just a little drink", and she that she would be fine. But we knew she wouldn't be..especially when she brought Eric on the bus for four months. He was a druggie, alcoholic, and abusive. I don't even want to think about him.

Thanks to Eric, Amanda got hooked on Coke. I know for a fact she has a stash in her suitcase. I tried to throw them out once but she went crazy, and the next day had three more pounds. It was like her and Belle were completely falling apart. And I hated being a bystander and watching.

I'm not much better, but I don't let my problems leak out into the open. I grabbed my make-up bag and opened out, pulling out the small baggy of pills. I walked into the bathroom and locked the door, popping the pill in my mouth. I didn't have to wait to long until it looked like I was seeing through a kaleidoscope.

JOHNNY'S POV

"I'm gonna go back home, and start unpackin'. You gonna stay here Sage?"

She nodded, and went back to teaching Soda how to change Bethany's diaper.

"Anyone want to come?" I asked.

"I'll come," Pony stood up.

"Me too."

"Alright," I said to them and headed out, waiting for Dally to say goodbye to Summer.

"So how was the road?" Pony asked as we started walking, smokin' cigarettes.

"It was real nice. Every state was different and all, and I got to see a lot of things I never thought I would."

"That sounds cool," Dally replied coolly. Now he was his regular, tough self. But back there, was he not as soft as whipped cream?

"Girls have a lot of fans huh?"

I laughed, "You have no idea. What's the deal with this Summer girl Dal? She doesn't seem like the type of girl you'd normally go out with. And for ten months? Boy that's a long time."

Dally shrugged, "She's nice, and pretty. I don't know, I ain't tired of her yet."

"You were tired of Steph?" I muttered, not really wantin' him to answer.

"No. But she was gone."

"Ya couldn't wait for her?" I pressed on. Pony shook his head, they've obviously had this conversation before.

He shrugged.

"So...did they hook up with a lot of guys?" Dally asked after a few minutes, but I knew he was really asking about Stephanie.

I shrugged, "Steph hooked up with a few, but nothin' serious. She really wanted to come back home. I did too. I don't think I'll be leavin' Tulsa ever again."

"We missed you too Johnnycakes," they assured me, and I smiled. It felt good to be missed.

I opened the door and walked in. "Hey Steph, you here?" I asked noticing how deathly quiet it was.

I looked around and didn't see her.

"Maybe she went out for a walk," Pony suggested.

"Maybe."

We went into my room and started unpacking. I had one suitcase, Sage had two, and Bethany had a billion. We had to buy more for all the stuff we got for her. I really loved her, more than anything. Even though I had her young, I want to be a better dad than mine was.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom," Pony wiped his brow and headed out.

"So is this Sage's?" Dally held up a pair of black undies. I snatched them from his hand and he chuckled.

"Hey guys..I can't get the door open. It's locked," Pony came back. We got up and followed him to the bathroom. Dally tried to open it but it was indeed locked.

"I think I know where the key is," I mentioned, as Dally tried to open it again. I went to the kitchen and looked. In the knife drawer there was the key. I promptly brought it back to Dally.

He stuck it in the whole and turned it so it unlocked. He opened the door and there was Stephanie.

Her head was against the toilet bowl and she was sitting on the floor. I think she was sleeping. I'm guessing she was, considering she was quietly snoring.

Dally shook his head and scoop her up easily in his arms, he turned around and walked into her room.

"I wonder why she fell asleep in her," I said to Pony.

"I think this might be a clue," he picked up a baggy of pills, some spilled into the sink.

I knew they were LSD pills.

Hope you liked it! They have many many problems, and it's only gonna get worse. : ). But don't worry it might brighten up...Toodles!