"Hi is Two-Bit there please?" Emily said suddenly pausing slightly and then giggling. "No this is Emily Matthews, Two-Bit's sister," Emily giggled clearly waiting for an answer, "I'll have you know I am no longer a baby Sodapop Curtis! I am fourteen!" Emily rolled her eyes at me, I could imagine the stupid things my twin was saying but I smiled all the same. "So is Two-Bit there? He is? Okay great, thanks."

Running my hand through my hair I hoped my brothers wouldn't be mad. You know me just taking off like that. I've kinda of been gone for about two hours I think. I didn't want to upset or annoy them but well I just wanted to get away, that's all. I swear not to make them mad or nothing. I hope they understand.

"Hey Two-Bit," Emily said suddenly, "Look do you think you could crash at the Curtis' tonight? Like not come home tonight?" she asked him when her eyes suddenly widened and her mouth dropped open and I could hear Two-Bit on the other end, not clearly but gosh he sure was talking loud or something! "Keith Matthews how dare you even suggest that!" Emily cried out looking peeved. "I do not want you out of the house because a boy is here! I am not like you!" Emily snapped pulling a face at me. "I'll have you know Pixie's come round and we don't want you or any other idiotic guy here."

Emily looked ready to fire out a couple more things that I'm sure she'd regret and probably even Two-Bit would too so I got up and snatched the phone off her before either could say anymore. I think this annoyed Emily a bit but I gave her a look so she didn't protest much other than glare at me slightly.

"Look Two-Bit I don't know what you said but get over it and learn to trust your sister," I said into the phone. "Put Darry on the phone." I then demanded.

"I won't trust my sister with boys ever!" Two-Bit grumbled slightly as I heard the phone be passed around slightly. "She's fourteen!" I could still hear him moaning loudly.

"Darry?" I asked giggling slightly.

"Yeah it's me. Where are you?" So here kicks in Big Brother Mode. Something quite a few of the gang have this installed in them.

"I'm at the Matthews' house," I told him sitting down in an armchair. "I'm with Emily, Two-Bit's little sister, you know."

"Do you want one of us to get you?"

"No, Em asked if I wanted to stay over," I said nervously. I don't know why I was nervous but I was, mainly because I thought he was mad at me. "So can I? I just you know need air…and to talk to a girl Dar."

"Okay," Darry said easily. Woah that was a bit of a shock. "Just get Two-Bit to drop you off okay in the morning,"

I snorted slightly. "He's coming over isn't he?"

"Yeah,"

"He really doesn't trust her does he?" I asked and then Emily moaned loudly about how annoying and idiotic he was if he didn't trust her and went on to rant and Darry laughed through the phone.

"No I don't think he does," Darry told me and I could hear him stifling his own laughter. "But she is only fourteen,"

"Same age as Ponyboy," I reminded him and watched Emily leave the room sill carrying on, "And Dar trust me," I said in a low voice. "She's grown up quite a bit from the looks of it since we all last saw her that I know just by looking at her."

"Mmm yeah well I suppose that's to be expected." Darry sighed. "I've gotta go make sure Sodapop don't go kill Dally, he seems to have got it in his head Dal knows too."

"Oh really?"

"And we all know you tapped it into him, I'm not an idiot," I held back my comment then and I think her knew. "Whatever you think little sister. Bye."

"Bye." I said placing the phone back on the stand and standing up.

Walking out of the Matthews' lounge room I heard Emily upstairs still muttering about how annoying her brother was and I had to smirk. Hearing a sudden screeching of a car outside my head spun around my green eyes studying the door and the boy who just came in cussing rather loudly until he spotted me and stopped and started grinning at me.

"Hello Two-Bit," I said dryly. "Do you speak to your mother with that mouth?"

"He wouldn't dare," Emily announced from the top of the stairs smirking. "Because his mommy would tell him off."

"Yeah well this is different Pixie," he answered glowering up the stairs to his little sister. "There's a boy ain't there?"

I rolled my eyes and Emily scowled. "Two-Bit Matthews learn to trust your little sister," I said loudly giving him a little shove. "There ain't no boy and if you had've listen to Em here you woulda learnt that I was the person over dummy,"

"So it's just you and you only?" Two-Bit asked suspiciously. I had to wonder why, I mean Emily I would've guessed to be rather trustworthy as a little sister but then again I don't know what goes on behind closed doors now do I? "No boys hidden in your closet?"

Emily giggled slightly. "You can check if you want,"

"And have him touch your clothes!" I cried out dramatically. "Emily you'll get Two-Bit cooties!"

"Oh my god I would!" Emily gasped pretending to swoon. "How awful Pixie!"

"I know," I nodded agreeing turning my nose up at Two-Bit, "Emily watch out we might catch his disease just breathing the same air!"

Emily nodded in agreement sighing loudly. "True, come on Pixie don't stay down there too long I don't want you ill!"

"Okie dokie," I giggled as she grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs after her. I glanced back to Two-Bit who was staring at us as if we were visitors from another planet and I grinned and blew him a kiss. "Sorry Two-Bit but girl talk is calling us; we did advice you not to come."

Emily laughed at her brother's blank expression and pushed me into her little bedroom shutting the door behind her. Smiling at me I sat down on her bed and Emily lay down on it propping her head up with her hands her blue eyes sparkling as they rested on my face with curiosity.