Trying to Adjust Chapter 8: I Wanna Go To The Zoo, an outsiders fanfic

Title- Trying to Adjust

Chapter Title- I Wanna Go To The Zoo

Chapter Number- 8

Disclaimer- I do not own The Outsiders

Reviewers-

DallysGurl4ever- Thanks for the compliment

oOoDancingQueenoOo- You can do that plot typeish thing. ;-)

QTpie4- I didn't mean you didn't like your 'rents, I was saying I didn't like mine.

XAmberX- Is she gonna read this story or is she gonna attempt to sing whilst annoying you?

JamesDeanismygod- I don't think I could ever hurt Two-Bit. He's too cool

Eternal Dragon101- I have an older brother and a younger sister. Yep, I'm a middle child. Steve's mean in this chapter again, but I'm thinking of having him act nicer towards her.

Note- Uck, sorry for the wait. I wanted to wait for a review, but I decided to forget about it. I loaded my Sims back in and I'm trying to make a Sims story (which was my hobby before Fanfics). It's not flowing as easily as this. I hope you guys enjoy.

I heard Two-Bit come in. I ran into the living room to give him a hug. I tried to get him to pick me up, but he shook his head. I picked up my stuff and headed to the car. I saw Kathy in the front seat, so I put my stuff in the back seat.

"Hi," I said and smiled. She smiled and said 'hi' back. I watched Two-Bit say 'good-bye' to Sue's mom. He opened the door.

"You hungry, kiddo?" Two-Bit asked, putting his seatbelt on.

"Uh-huh," I replied. He drove away from the street and pulled into a Dairy Queen. I got out of the car when it was stopped. I grabbed Two-Bit's free hand. His other arm was around Kathy's waist. When we sat down, I climbed onto Two-Bit's lap. "I missed you so much," I whined. "I was afraid something happened to you."

"Oh, nothing happened to me," he assured me. He gave me a squeeze and pulled me off his lap. The waitress looked down at us and cleared her throat. I ordered chicken nuggets and French fries. For a drink, I ordered a chocolate milkshake. "Did ya have fun last night?"

"Yeah," I said, slightly lying while dipping a fry in my shake. I couldn't have any fun. Sue-Ann was a boss and I didn't like to leave Two-Bit. "What are we doing today?" Two-Bit shrugged. "Can we stay at home? I'm kinda tired. I didn't sleep much."

"Sure," Two-Bit answered. He looked at Kathy. "Do you want to join us?" he asked her.

"Oh, no, I don't want to be a bother," she answered. I liked Kathy a lot. She was really nice. She didn't swear a lot and she had this really long, dark blonde hair that was really curly. She spoke the way the teachers in school do, you know? With the words separated exactly how they should be.

After lunch, Two-Bit drove her home. He got out of the car and walked her to the door. He went to kiss her, but she back up and held out her hand. She started to talk while moving her hands. I tried to roll down the window to hear what she was saying, but they were too far away. After awhile, she turned and opened the front door. Two-Bit came back in the car and didn't say a word. I didn't ask.

Two-Bit and I went home. He sat on the couch, watching the television and drinking a beer. I decided to go unpack my bag and clean my room up a little bit. I was starting to make my bed when somebody knocked on the door. I peaked into the living room, to see Two-Bit peak out of the curtains.

"Shit," he whispered roughly. He went into the kitchen and took his beers out of the ice box and hid them under the couch. He did this rather quickly and then opened the door. There was a nice dressed woman standing there. I decided to go finish making my bed.

"Mr. Mathews?" I heard the woman say. She sounded more like a teacher than Kathy did.

"Yes, ma'am," he answered.

"I'm from the State, may I come in?" Two-Bit didn't answer. He must've let her in, because a few seconds later he was bringing the lady into my room. Two-Bit left the two of us alone for a few minutes, maybe a half an hour. She asked me all sorts of questions.

'Was I happy?' Yes.

'Was I eating?' Yes.

'Was I bathing and brushing my teeth?' Yes.

'Was I going to school?' Yes.

'Was I being left alone?' No.

After she finished questioning me, she left. She went to go speak to Two-Bit. She asked him a bunch of questions.

'Was he working?' Yes

'Was he feeding me?' Yes

'Was he making sure I got to school?' Yes

'Was he making sure I was being watched carefully?' Yes.

Then, she said some stuff I didn't understand and they spoke about income and finances and other big words. She asked to look around the house and I hoped she didn't check under the couch. Two-Bit wasn't supposed to have beer. I remember mom yelling at him once about it. She eventually gave in.

"Well, Mr. Mathews, everything seems okay. We will see you next visit," she said. She shook his hand and walked out of the house.

Two-Bit watched through the window until she turned down the street. He reached under the couch and pulled out his beer. He placed it back into the icebox.

"What was that about?" I asked Two-Bit.

"She was just making sure I was taking proper care of you," he answered. "Do you wanna go see what Pony, Darry and Soda are up to?" he asked.

"Will Steve be there?" I asked in return, scrunching my nose.

"I don't know," he answered. I couldn't tell if he was lying or not. I figured he wasn't, so I got my doll and my shoes. I put my shoes on and went into Two-Bit's car. "You really don't like Steve," he commented.

"It's not that I don't like him, he just doesn't like me." The rest of the ride was silent.

When we got there, Steve's car wasn't in the street. I got out of the car and walked into the house. I just walked right in; nobody locks their doors in this neighborhood. Mom used to, she was afraid of crooks. Everybody else didn't mind.

I sat on the couch next to Ponyboy. He was reading a book.

"Whatchya readin'?" I asked. He didn't look up at me. I wasn't sure if he heard me, but then, he answered me.

"The Catcher in the Rye," he answered.

"Is it good?" I asked him.

"Yeah," he responded. I poked the side of his head with my finger.

"You're boring," I answered. I couldn't tell if he was mad or anything, so I didn't care. I got up from the couch and switched the television on. I sat right in front of it, blocking anybody else's view. "Two-Bit," I called. "This is boring. Can we do something else?"

"Like what?" he called back. I think he was in the kitchen.

"Um, uh, can we go to the zoo?" I asked.

"The zoo's closed," he responded. I got up and went into the kitchen.

"Are you lying?" I asked him.

"No," he answered. I crossed my arms across my chest and stomped my right foot a few times.

"I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo, I wanna go to the zoo," I whined.

"Oh shut up," somebody from behind me said. I turned around to see Steve. I got mad and tried to push him back. That didn't work so I kicked his shin a few times.

I kept kicking him in his shin. He must've gotten tired of this because he walked into the living room and raised the volume on the television. I stomped out of the house and into the car. I sat in the passenger seat of the car, complaining about not being able to go to the zoo.

That last part took forever to write. Not really, I typed 'I wanna go to the zoo' about five times and copy pasted a lot. What did you guys think about it?