"Where are you from?" Two-Bit asked me with a friendly smile.

"Las Vegas." I answered watching Landon stare out in space.

Ponyboy asked the next question, "It nice there?"

I answered since Landon was staring out in space, "Yeah, lots of coloring and lights. It can get crazy though."

Two-Bit smiled, "What can't handle a little partying?" he teased.

I smiled back at him, "I was the one making everything crazy." I joked back at him.

I looked at Landon again who was still starring out into space. I tapped him and I watched him jump, he looked at me then shook his head and fixed his hair.

"So what is it with you guys and your hair?" I asked.

Ponyboy opened his mouth to answer but the bell rang and lunch was over. I gave Two-Bit a hug mostly because he begged for one, and I gave a Ponyboy a wave because he looked to shy to hug. Landon waved bye because he's to cool for hugs, I started walking to my class.

Room 2-D. I thought as I found the room, I walked in the teacher seated me in between Jace and Ricky.

Jace smiled as I walked towards him, "Hey again." he greeted.

"And hey to you too." I responded faking a smile. He grabbed one of my curls as I sat down, "You have pretty hair." he said looking at my hair, then gave me a big smile as he dropped it and looked at me.

I stared at him then looked forward, ignoring him was the best way to deal with him. I sat quietly waiting for the bell to ring, getting annoying at Jace staring at me the whole class went on.

When the bell rang I shot out of my seat and walked out the door going to the place Landon said to meet him.

I found the spot and waited again quietly, I spotted Jace look at me then walk over. "Hey," he said coming to a stop, "you left class fast."

"I did." I tried to sound surprised, he nodded. "I'm just tired that's all." I said he smiled at me again. "You can also rest on my shoulder." he said with a smirk.

"Aurora, come one." Landon's voice said from behind me. I turn around and saw Ponyboy and Two-Bit next to him. I opened my mouth to say bye to Jace because it was polite, but he cut me off with "Can't you see I'm talking to her?"

Landon stared at him, "So?" he replied.

"It's rude to interrupt." Jace shot back.

"Does it look like I care?" Landon said looking at him with no emotion.

I stood there unsure of what to do until Landon spoke again, "Come on Aurora, Mom's waiting." I looked at Jace.

"I'm sorry I really gotta get home." I said to Jace then waved bye but he pulled me into a hug.

Landon, Ponyboy, Two-Bit and I walked home turns out we all live in the same neighbor hood, well Ponyboy and us do.

Landon laughed at me, "Aurora is he your boyfriend or something?" he teased. I rolled my eyes, "NO. I can't stand Jace."

Two-Bit joined the mocking too, "You know Jace gets every girl he likes." Ponyboy smiled at me I smiled back, he was kind of cute in a my little brother way.

"Yeah so I should date Ponyboy so he won't get me shouldn't I?" I joked making Pony blush at my comment. We laughed and joked the whole way until we got to Pony's house.

"Wanna come inside and meet my brothers?" he asked us, I looked at Landon for approval. I hoped for yes because he real nice and I curious to meet his brothers.

"Sure why not." Landon aproved I smiled and we followed Pony inside.

When we watched inside the two brothers were play fighting, but stopped and stared at Landon and I.

"Soda, Darry this is Landon and Aurora."

Soda smiled at me and walked to us and gave us a smile, I smiled back as friendly as I could. "Nice to meet ya." he said with a excited tone.

Darry spoke up now with a deep voice, "Sit down." he suggested, I took a sat on the couch, Landon did the same.

This house was very same, well for me anyways, Landon and I had anyways lived in big houses. I looked around and saw Soda was staring at me... This made me uncomfortable I don't like people looking at me, I may look confident on the outside but on the inside I hate the way the I look.

"Aurora?" I jumped at the sound of Landon's voice as if he screamed in my ear, I looked at Soda only he was gone... I cleared my throat.

"Yeah?" I said to him, he shook his head and continue to talk to Darry. I stood up and walked to where Soda was, in the kitchen. When I walked in he smiled at me, "Hey." he said to me.

"Hey." I replied to him, looking at the mess that was in the pot. I laughed "Nice." I said to him giving him a small smile.

"Oh you wanna try it?" he asked me getting a spoon full of whatever it was, I backed away pushing his hand towards him. "Oh come on!" he said to me smiling real big now. I shook my head and he kept shoving it in my face, I was laughing. I found this funny I found how childish he was the most funny thing in the world.

"Could be poison." I said joking pushing the spoon away, Soda pretended to look offended. I giggled like a school girl with crush, I tried to shut that part of me up. "I'll try it first if you really think it's poison." he said then shoved the spoon with the whatever it was down his throat. I stared and he fell to the ground pretending to be dead, only I didn't find it interesting or entertaining.

"Cute." I simple said with my attitude completely changed to annoyed, I looked back at Landon he had his attention to Darry. I returned to looking at Soda on the ground he was now sat up, "You don't think that's funny?" he asked.

I stared at him not knowing what to say, "Aurora?" said Landon saving me from answering this horrible question. "We gotta go Mom gonna be home soon." he then turned to Darry, "I'll come by tomorrow." Darry nodded and Landon and I were on way out. For some odd reason I couldn't wait to be back.