A/n: Hi guys! I'm back with a brand new story! For those of you who are like what in the world? I've been writing Outsiders fics and I'm trying my hand at Stand By Me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stand By Me or The Body. The Body is the property of Stephen King and I'm not really sure who owns Stand By Me. I also don't own the Outsiders. They are the property of S.E. Hinton.
When I stepped off the train I searched desperately for my brother. He was supposed to pick me up. I finally found him standing by one of the benches, smoking a cigarette and talking to a few other guys.
"Hi." I said. My brother looked over at me.
"It's about time you got here." He said as he tossed his cigarette down and ground it out with the heal of his shoe.
"Oh, it's great to see you too Ace." I said pretending to be mad.
"Spunky, little thing isn't she?" A boy with dark hair slicked back with swirls in the front asked.
"Yeah," Ace replied. "But I better not catch any of you morons messing with my sister, you hear me Billy?"
"Yeah."
Another boy with dark hair combed back, and curly in the front laughed.
"That goes for you too, Eyeball."
Both Billy and Eyeball started at the ground for a couple of minutes.
"How was Tulsa?" Ace asked.
I thought back to how much fun I'd had with my other brother, Buck, his rodeo partner, Dallas Winston, and some of his friends.
"It was a blast." I told him.
"What'd you do?" Ace asked.
"Hung out with Dallas and some of his friends."
"Who's Dallas?" Billy asked.
"Oh, he's Buck's rodeo partner."
"I never thought you'd hang out with a bunch of cowboys." Ace said.
I laughed. "Dal is far from being a cowboy. He's a pretty tuff guy. He spend some time on the rough side of New York."
"You were hanging out with a bunch of hoods?" Ace asked infuriated.
"Yeah, so what?" I asked not really seeing any thing wrong with it.
"I don't want my sister hanging out with a bunch of hoods." Ace said loudly.
"Then I guess I can't hang out with you guys." I said to Ace and started walking to his car.
I smiled to myself and once again started thinking about being in Tulsa.
"Who all did you hang out with there?" Eyeball asked curiously.
"Darryl "Darry" Curtis, he's the oldest of the Curtis brothers. He works two jobs in order to take care of his two brothers. Sodapop is the happy-go-lucky middle Curtis brother. He works as a mechanic at the DX station. Ponyboy is the youngest Curtis brother, he's fourteen, and he's in the ninth grade, he's also on the track team. Dallas Winston is one of the toughest guys on the east side. He spent a lot of time in New York. Two-Bit Mathews is the wise-cracker of the group. He's always making some stupid joke. Johnny Cade is pretty much the gang's pet. He has a really rough home life. Both of his parents are drunks his dad beats the crap out of him and his mom screams at him all the time. And last but not least is Steve Randle, he works with Soda at the DX and his dad beats the crap outta him too. But anyway that's the gang." I said.
I looked over and saw Ace smiling.
"What?" I asked.
"The people you hang out with." Came the reply from Ace.
I glared at him and turned my attention back to the scenery flying by.
Ace drove to our house, and the guys hung out there while I unpacked.
When I finished unpacking, I went down stairs with the guys.
"I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see you guys later."
Chris' POV-I was walking through town, not really paying attention when I ran into a pretty, young girl. She had brown hair that was pulled back into a ponytail and green eyes. She was wearing jeans and a white T-shirt.
"Sorry." I said.
"That's all right. What's your name?" She asked.
"Chris Chambers. You are?" I asked.
"That must mean you're Eyeball's brother. I'm Audrey Merrill."
"Merrill? As in Ace Merrill's little sister?" I asked nervously.
"Yep." She said. "So where ya goin'?"
"To hang out with my friends. Do you wanna come?" I asked.
"Sure."
We walked to the tree house; Gordie, Vern, and Teddy were all ready there.
"Hey guys this is Audrey. Audrey, this is Gordie, Teddy and Vern." I said and pointed to each one as I said their name.
"Hey." She said shyly.
"Do you know how to play scat?" Teddy asked her.
"No."
"I'll show you." I said. I sat down beside Audrey.
Teddy dealt the cards and placed once face up beside the remaining cards in the deck.
"Ok, it's your turn." I told her. "Discard this one." I said pointing to a three of hearts.
"What's my score?" She asked.
"You have 17." I whispered to her.
"What am I trying to get?"
"Thirty-one."
"My turn to draw?" Audrey asked.
"Yeah." I told her. She drew an Ace to add to her queen and five and discarded the two.
"I knock." Teddy said as he knocked on the table.
Audrey drew her last card, a king, and discarded the six.
"Twenty-nine." Teddy said.
I took Audrey's cards and placed them on the table. "Thirty-one."
Audrey smiled.
Audrey's POV-"It was really fun hanging out with you guys, but I have to go." I said standing and opening the trap door.
"I'll walk with you, my house isn't far from yours." Chris said.
As we were walking home the Cobras just happened to drive by. They stopped the car.
"Audrey, get in the car!" Ace ordered.
"No, I'm walking home with Chris." I said.
"What do you want to hang out with that little faggot for?" Charlie asked.
"Because I want to. Any more questions or can we go now?"
Ace and Eyeball got out of the car.
"Ace don't start no shit. Just leave him alone." I said.
Ace stopped and looked at me...
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