Title- Trying to Adjust

Chapter Title- Is Everything Okay?

Chapter Number- 7

Disclaimer- I do not own The Outsiders or "The Wizard of Oz"

Reviewers-

Eternal Dragon101- I don't think older brothers are supposed to be that nice.

Tikagem- Only 8? Damn! There's close to two hundred or something of us ninth graders! I don't even know half of them. Oh, let me go on with my bragging. I'm in an 11th grade Chem. Class, a 10th grade math class, a 10th grade Spanish class and a 9 enriched History class (since it's a 2 part class you can't do tenth grade without passing ninth grade). Now, that I am done with my rambling, she spends the night at her friend's house in this chapter.

QTpie4- Well, I'd rather have my parents around (which is saying something 'cause in all honesty... I don't like my parents a lot)and a mean brother, not the other way around. And, it isn't even that my brother is so mean, he just ignores me.

Tessie26- I think you'll see that eventually.

oOoDancingQueenoOo- True, and now a days, you see women marrying men twice their age. I just think it'd be weird if she was, say, fifteen because then he'd be 23, and that's odd. And illegal.

JamesDeanismygod- Thank you, and here's your update!

XAmberX- Did ya honestly think that Steve wasn't gonna be in here? And if he was, did ya believe he'd be nice? Great to have ya back though!

Note- No school for three more days! We have the weekend and than Chris Columbus Day, god… I love you Chris Columbus!

I woke up, feeling bad that I was mad at my mom last night. She wouldn't have left us if she didn't think we were capable. And, okay, maybe Two-Bit isn't the most mature adult, but mom knew what she was doing.

After school that day, things were quiet. Steve didn't say anything. Two-Bit informed me that Kathy was coming over. That wasn't a problem to me. She was cool. It was her brother that scared me. Two-Bit ordered a pizza pie and Kathy came over. We watched my favorite movie: "The Wizard of Oz". I always loved the cowardly lion, he was kind of funny. Two-Bit put me to bed after the movie and went to hang out with Kathy.

Two-Bit woke me up earlier than usual. He said he had to go to work early. He dropped me off at Ponyboy's house and then took off. I climbed into Steve's car, grateful that Ponyboy was there. He never treated me like a problem and maybe Steve wouldn't around him either.

After school, Steve picked me up as usual. I briefly looked at him, but he only stared straight ahead. I coughed a little, to break the silence.

"Don't let your brother kid ya, you're a problem," he commented. I tried to shut him out. "When was the last time he saw Kathy?" He smirked after I was silent for a bit. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"Just last night," I mumbled. Steve couldn't argue with that.

"Yeah, but all they did was watch the television or watch you. It's not like they did anything interesting," he countered. I wanted to cry. He made me feel so bad. I wasn't going to tell Two-Bit, he wouldn't be very happy. I slammed the car door when we got to the station. "Hey, watch it," he yelled. I turned around and stuck my tongue out at him. I went into the station and slammed the door behind me.

"Are you okay?" Soda asked. I nodded and tried to do my homework. It was really hard with Steve on my mind.

I set up plans to sleep over my friends house so Two-Bit could hang out with Kathy without worrying about me. Two-Bit drove me to her house. I brought a change of clothes and a pair of pajamas. My friend Sue-Ann lives five minutes away. She's able to walk home from school because she lives pretty close to the school. We got to her house pretty quickly, so I dropped off my bag and she said we should go to the park. I agreed because sometimes Sue-Ann can be a boss.

We sat on the swings seeing who could swing the highest. Then, Sue-Ann had an idea to see who could jump off the farthest. She went first because she thinks it's better to go first. I could see how far she jumped and I judged how far I would need to jump. I ended up beating her.

We went back to her house for dinner. It was nice to eat a home made meal. Okay, Two-Bit made me meals, but I was going to get sick of pancakes, macaroni and cheese, pizza and sandwiches. I liked Sue-Ann's mom, she was really nice. She didn't mind watching me. And I wasn't a problem, so there.

Sue-Ann and I slept in the living room. I lay sprawled out on the couch and she was on the recliner. We stayed up as late as we could. I stayed up later than her. I stared at the ceiling. It wasn't the same as mine and I wondered what it would be like if the man decides I can't live with Two-Bit. I would be looking at a different ceiling. The thought made me shiver, so I pulled the blanket higher up. The blanket didn't even feel like mine.

I started to get scared. I got off the couch and went to their phone. I dialed our number. It rang so many times and nobody picked up. I feared that something happened.

"Sue," I whispered, shaking her.

"Huh?" she asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"I'm scared," I mumbled. "What it something bad happens while I'm here?"

"Go to sleep," she groaned and rested her head back down. I whimpered and got back on the couch. Silently, I prayed that everything was okay. Nothing bad would happen, it couldn't. I stayed up a few more moments and then I went back to the phone. I stared at it, expecting it to ring. Finally, I picked up the phone and dialed our number. I loved the noise the dial made as it spun back to the original number.

"Two-Bit?" I asked when the phone was answered.

"No, this is Kathy; may I ask whose calling?" Why was Kathy answering the phone?

"Kathy, it's me, Liz. Is Two-Bit there?" I questioned. She sighed.

"He's asleep right now. Why aren't you? Are you okay?" she quickly asked.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I was just checking to see if he was okay. Is he okay?"

"Uh-huh, I think you should get to sleep. Good-night Liz," she said.

"'Night, Kathy," I replied. I went back to the couch and closed my eyes. Knowing Two-Bit was fine, sleep came much easier than usual.

I woke up tot he sounds of somebody stomping their feet on the porch steps. I wiped my eyes and looked at the clock. It was difficult to read, but it was nearly ten. Two-Bit was coming to get me in a half an hour! I got up to see Sue-Ann eating pancakes and her mom standing in front of the stove making more. I sat down next to Sue and watched as her mom placed a plate of pancakes in front of me. I pushed them away, I wasn't hungry.

After breakfast, I got changed. I put all of my dirty clothes into my bag and placed it near the door. Than, Sue and I played with our dolls. Her doll was better looking than mine. But, Sue had a mom and a dad. She didn't have any other brothers or sisters. I had Two-Bit, and I loved him so much.

I would love some feedback. Thanks for all the reviews. This is the most reviews I got for a story this close to the beginning. My new goal: a hundred! (I'm such a dreamer!)