I woke up to see Pony sitting over me. I let out a squeal and rolled off the bed. "Don't do that!" He smiled and said "Sorry. You okay? Darry said to check on you." I bit my lip hard to keep myself from snapping at him. Darry's sending little kid's to look after me now is he? "I'm fine Pony. Tell Darry I just need a few minutes to be fully alive." I'm half dead when I wake up. he smiled and nodded and walked out to tell Darry my message. I grabbed a a black t-shirt and a pair of tight jeans. I grabbed a towel and went into the bathroom , closing and locking the door behind me.I stepped into the hot water and let out a sigh of relief. About 20 minutes later i came out and started blow-drying my hair , then make-up. I opened the medicine cabinet and my razor fell out and hit the floor with a little clang. Oh shit. I bit my lip as I picked it up. One little cut won't hurt...I unclipped the head and pressed it against my upper leg and let out a breath as I felt the blood flow. I pulled on my pants and my shirt. They'll never know.

"Morning all!" I said cheerfully as I sat down next to Soda. "You're awfully awake." Soda grumbled from beside me. I laughed."Showers usually wake me up." I crossed my legs and tapped my fingers on the table. I get bored pretty easy. Darry and Soda were staring at me. Holy shit , why can't they trust me? "Why are you staring at me?" I asked finally. They jumped and looked away. I pursed my lips angrily and stood up , grabbing my keys as I went. "Tink...wait." That was Soda's voice. I kept going. A stronger hand grabbed my wrist and spun me around. "What the hell do you want?" I tried to brake free. Damnit Darry. "Lemme go Darry." He held me tighter. "Not right now , little girl. What's wrong with you lately?" I glared at him. "Stop treatin' me like a kid and maybe I'll tell you." I broke free and ran for it. I'm faster than all of them. I hadta get out of there. I can't stand that house.

Next thing I knew , I was knocking on Steve's door. Steve answered , thank God. I forgot how early it was , but realized it when he came out in just pyjama bottoms. Oops... " 'Ey Tink...watcha doin' here so early?" I gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry-family feud." Steve nodded , he knew what a family feud was.His Dad kicked him about about twice a week , and gave him five or six bucks in a few days to make up for it. "You can stay here for a while.If one of them comes lookin' for yah-I can't lie for shit , 'nd you know that." I nodded and fought to keep back tears. Why didn't Darry trust me? Soda believed me-why didn't Darry? I'm lying to my family. I'm a horrible person. I hate myself. How could I do this to them? I should've known when I started that I'd be hurting them to. I'm a great influence for Pony to. I closed my eyes tightly. I heard Steve say my name , but his voice was vague and far away. My head was spinning and my breath was heavy. I closed my eyes tightly , feeling the dizziness stop. I opened them again and the spinning came back , faster than before. I felt my eyes roll back and I was falling...

"Tink...Tink...TINK!" I woke up. Someone was shaking me. I groaned and opened my eyes slowly. It was Steve. "Wha' happened?" I muttered slowly , trying to sit up. Steve pushed me down. "You looked like you was daydreaming , and I tried to snap you out of it. Then you just passed out cold." I closed my eyes again and asked "How long was I out for?" Steve opened my eyes for me. "Eleven minutes." Steve pushed me up gently. "Can yah get up?" I closed my eyes again. I felt pretty weak. "I dunno..." Steve nodded. "Better not take any chances." He scooped me up and I wrapped my arms lossly around his neck. I gave him a grateful smile and closed my eyes. I was awfully tired. "Just relax , Tink. You pass out again 'nd I'm callin' Darry." I nodded and laid my head where his shoulder and neck meet. "Thanks a lot Steve..." I muttered before I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I woke up about an hour or two later , I guess.I rubbed my eyes and opened them. I was laying on Steve's bed and he was somewhere.Watch he left to get Darry. "Sleepin' beautys awake!" I grinned. "Not true-I was asleep but I ain't a beauty." Steve stared at me. "Never lie to yourself , Tinkerbelle Lyndsey Curtis." I looked up at him and smiled , trying to get up. Steve pushed me down again. "Nope. You ain't passin' out on me again. Jus' relax for a little. Get your energy back." I glared at him for a second and sighed. "What happened? You guys fight sometimes , but you never ran away before." I smiled ruefully. "Second time this week I ran away , Steve." He looked shocked. "Why's that?" I shook my head. "Ask Soda-he'll be glad to tell you." Steve nodded and the doorbell rang. "Shit..." I went under the bed as I heard Darry's voice when Steve answered the door. So discreet...not. "Darry-if she shows-I'll call yah alright?" After a few bye's I heard the car start up and crawled out. "I thought I told you to stay put..." I smiled innocently and shrugged. "Tink-you should go home. Darry's gonna go nuts if he can't find you..." I crossed my arms and shook my head. I'm awful stubborn. "Tink...you know that I have no patience for this shit. I'm an only child and was raiseed like one. Come on..." I shook my head again. "Tink.." I glared at him. "Oh , bite me." And believe it or not , Steve did. "OW! You sonova-" Steve clamped a hand to my mouth as the doorbell rang again. I peeked out the window...Soda. Damn him. I went to sneak under the bed again . but Steve caught my wist. "Come on in!" He hollered. I sent him a death glare. I pouted slightly and sluched my right hip and left my curls fall the the left when I tilted my head that way. Seduction wasn't working. Damn. Those simple moves usually sent a boy into the spins..."Ain't gonna work on me , missy." Soda opened the door and I squeaked. "Lemme go!" He shook his head. Soda came into the room. "There you are...when Darry said you wasn't here decided I'd double check..." Soda took hold of my wrist and I had the impulse to smack him. Why couldn't they leave me alone? It was my life! "Soda let go of me and stop treating me as if I were six instead of sixteen!" I wretched my arm from his grip , but he caught the other one. "Not until you act like it!" I slapped him good and hard across the cheek , my anger blinding me. Everything went silent. My eyes went wide and the tears I'd been holding back fell. Soda finally spoke up. "I know you didn't mean that...but the old Bella would never hit me , even if she did mean it...this isn't you.." I closed my eyes. "This is me Soda...I-" My voice cracked. "I'm so sorry...I was so mad..." I was practically whispering . I felt myself shaking. Soda let go of my wrist and started to the car. "Coming?" I nodded. I was going home , but I couldn't promise I'd stay.

Yay! Alright...second chapter done. Sorry if there's typo...my program doesn't have a spell checker. Anyways. Review?