New Kid On the Block

Arianna's POV

I was biting my nails to calm my nerves down. Thinkng about him and his friends just made me more nervous and excited at the same time. It's my first time going to his neighborhood. Would they treat me as one of them or an outcast...that thought stayed in my mind for a long time. I looked outside my window to keep my mind off of what was coming up ahead, meeting new people wasn't my favorite thing to do. As i passed under a tunnel i was thinking about all the good times i had with my cousin while he visited me in my neighborhood. Everyone liked him, even my gang. They treated him like one of us; a Ryker. The Rykers are from the East side of my town, while we faced the West side scums called the Mongrels. I was in a couple of rumbles before, and i never leave my house without my blade in my pocket. He told me to always carry a blade with me when i walk around his neighborhood because he says that the west side gangs, i think he called them "Socs" or something like that, would jump me at anytime. As the train made a hard break, i noticed that i finally arrived to my stop. I grabbed my bag and headed out the door. I looked around the train station, hoping to find my cousin as quick as possible, since i hate staying on my lonesome when i have no idea where i am. Then from way behind i heard some yell my name.

"Arianna! Hey, over here!" The voice yelled.

I swirled around and tried to track the person who yelled my name. It sounded familar to me though. I stood still hoping that the person would find me first instead of me running around finding it. Then from behind a crowd of people i saw him! I was so happy to see him again, it's been about a month since the last time i saw his face. I dropped my bag, and pushed through the crowd and when i reached him i gave him a huge bear hug.

"How ya been Keith-- I mean Two-Bit." I almost forgot about his nickname.

"I've been better." He said. I pushed by some people trying to get my bag again.

"So where is your so called gang?" I said looking around trying find a group of people to crowd around us, like how my gang crowed around Two-bit when he came to my neighborhood.

"Some are working and others are just being bums." he said jokingly.

"I wanna meet 'em already!" I said cheerfully.

"You will..soon." We reached his car. I tought to myself, geez even the hoods back in my town had better 'wheels' then this. But being the sweet person that i am, i didn't bother to critize. Two-Bit grabbed my bag and dumped it in the trunck of his car and it landed with a loud thump!

I was watching out the window where these weird ape faced kids who were picking on other kids who seemed to have dumped a whole bottle of grease on their hair. I thought to myself, that this place isn't as different as i thought it would be from my town. We finally arrived to a stop. I opened the door and looked around. It seemed pretty quiet at the moment, then i looked ahead and saw two kids playing cards on the porch.

"Hey y'all!" Two-Bit said cheerfully as he got my bag out of the trunck of his car.

"Oh, hey Two-Bit." They froze for a minute and starred at me. "Who's she?" a darked haired boy said taking a long drag on his ciggrette.

"This is my cousin, Arianna. Arianna this is Ponyboy and Johnny" Two-Bit said opening the gate to the house.

"Your cousin! You never told us your family would come and visit..." Ponyboy said

"Well it's nice to me ya" I said looking at the baffled boys.

"Same here" they both said. "You guys wanna a ciggrette?" Johnny asked.

"No thanks" i said

"I'll have one, Johnnycake" Two-Bit pipped up. Johnny tossed him one, and Two-Bit caught it but dropped my bag on the ground.

"I hope you don't have anythin' fragile in there, 'cause we dropped your bag like 10 times already." Two-Bit said laughing at his remark. Ponyboy got up and picked up th bag for me.

I giggled and said "Don't worry, all i got is my clothes in there."

"Hey look who's coming." Johnny said getting up from the porch.

"Hey Dal" Ponyboy and Johnny said in unison.

"Hey, who's this?" a guy from behind me spoke up.

"Oh, hey Dally. This here is my cousin, Arianna." Two-Bit finally lit up his ciggrette. "Arianna, this is Dallas."

I turned around and saw a tall guy with blonde hair standing behind the gate. "Hi" was all i said.

"Hey, baby" He said smoothly. "What brings you 'round here?" he said roughly.

"Came by to visit Two-Bit, what's it to ya..." I said looking straight at him.

Two-Bit interruppted quickly "Let's show Arianna 'round, whatta say?"

"Good idea" Ponyboy said. Two-Bit grabbed my bag from Ponyboy and threw it on the porch. "Let's go" Two-Bit opened the gate and Ponyboy and Johnny followed him out. I stood there for awhile staring at Dally who was starring at me back with is deep blue eyes. I finally moved and ran up to catch up to Two-Bit. I looked back, curious to see what Dally would do, but he was already walking down the other way.