Declaimer: I don't own the Outsiders, SE Hinton does. But I do own Valarie Martian.

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Ch. 2- That Girl

October 1966

It's was whole new month, Johnny walked down the street kicking an old can. That was lying around the ground. He had gotten released from the hospital a week before, as for Dallas had gotten out a few days before him.

Johnny felt a warm breath breathing down on him, his big dark brown eyes widen in fright. A hand came down on his left shoulder. Johnny gulped and his face got a little pale.

"Alright, greaser, you're going to get it!" A heavy angry voice shouted. But then suddenly the heavily voice, became a familiar chuckle.

"Two-bit." Johnny said under his breath in relief. Two-bit put an arm around Johnny's shoulders.

"Why'd you walking by your lonesome, kid?" Two-bit asked, while cocking one eyebrow up and the other down.

"Just wanted to go for a walk." Johnny told him, giving the can a hard kick, and watching it roll down into the road.

"I weaken, you, didn't bother asking anyone to join you. You know nobody likes you, walking by yourself. Since what happen last time." Two-bit reminded him. Johnny looked down, hard at the ground. That's a memory he wants to forget, but he knew it'll haunt him for the rest of his life.

As the two boys walked, Two-bit kept giving people sarcastic comments as they walked by. Especially the girls, Johnny didn't feel too hot about the glares the girls gave to him. He wasn't telling them nothing, but although he was walking next to Two-bit.

Two-bit laughed hysterically, as him and Johnny made it to street where the Curtis's household stood.

Johnny stopped once he heard a loud crash coming from the Curtis's neighbor's house. Two-bit had notice as well. They both heard a women hollering at someone. The heard someone running to the front door.

Then suddenly a girl about thirteen or so came out, a woman probably her mother. Chasing after her, cursing at her daughter. Two-bit notices that the women had a broom in her hand. She looked like she was about to hit her daughter with it.

The young girl ran in fear, she was so scared that she didn't watch where she was running. She tripped on an old coke bottle. Once she fell, her eyes gazed up at her mother who was getting to swing at her.

The girl covered herself, baring her face between her knees and began to shake in fear. Two-bit didn't like what he was seeing, so he ran over quickly catching the broom which was inches away from hitting the girl.

"Whoa, lady, calm down!" Two-bit yelled. Grabbing hold of the broom and throwing it to aside. The women didn't bother with Two-bit. She looked right down at her daughter and glared coolly at her.

"Like I told you before, get out! I don't want you coming back now! So get!" She yelled lastly before making her way into the small house.

The girl stared at the ground tears began to well-up in her dark chocolate like eyes. Two-bit looked down at her, giving her his hand to help her up. She looked up at him wide eyed she gladly took his hand and got up.

She wiped a tear away, and gave Two-bit a soft "Thank You." Before she took off running.

With the corner of his eye, Johnny got one glimpse at her as she quickly passed him. What Johnny had seen, made him think more about that some girls might have it ruff on them. Especially at home.

Two-bit walked over to Johnny, once he saw no sight of the girl anymore. "Geez, I always thought a geezer and an old broad lived in that house. Pony and Soda never said anything about a girl."

Johnny nodded in agreement to what Two-bit said. Ponyboy never mentioned a girl, living in that house. Two-bit let out a small chuckle, Johnny looked at him puzzled. What so funny? Obviously what they both saw, wasn't funny, well to Johnny it wasn't.

"Glory, now you, never see that every day. Now do you? A girl getting chased out of her own house." Two-bit said, before he made his way over to the Curtis's. Johnny looked at him, and looked back to where the girl had run to. He let out a sight, jamming his thumbs into his jeans pockets. And quickly walked over next to Two-bit.

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