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The Song bit for this Chapter is "It's The Falling in Love Thing" By Michael Jackson. I hadn't heard this song before, I was exploring some of his music and came across this song and the lyrics fit this good. If you get a chance listen to it.

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Chapter 11: Just Another Day

You're Not Like Anybody I Ever Knew
But That Don't Mean That I Don't Know Where We Are
And Though I Find Myself Attracted To You
This Time I'm Trying Not To Go Too Far, Cause

No Matter How It Starts It Ends The Same
Someone's Always Doing Someone More
Trading In The Passion For That Taste Of Pain
It's Only Gonna Happen Again

Michael Jackson

I opened my eyes to a brightly lit room. I rubbed my eyes and stretched my arms; exhaustion still set in my bones. I turned my head and looked at my alarm clock. 12:15. "Damn I slept in a lot," I mumbled to myself. As I was moving to get out of bed, I saw a glimpse of something fall. I bent down to get what fell, then froze when I saw what it was. It was the pictures of Danny and Two-Bit. With shaky hands I set the pictures face down on the bed side table. I looked toward the door getting a bad feeling about today. I shook it off got up and left the room.

I started to notice that it was too quiet at the house. Before, I went into the kitchen I checked my brother's room and noticed that no one was there. "Hello? Pony? You in here?" I called out while heading into the kitchen. I scanned the room till I saw a small piece of paper on the table. I picked it up, noticing Pony's handwriting.

Natalie,

Saw you were sleeping, didn't want to wake you. Went to the movies with Johnny, make sure you eat something. There should be some chocolate cake in the refrigerator. We'll be back later on.

Be safe,

Pony

I smiled at his note. He didn't try to be overbearing all the time. But, he knew what to say at the right time.

I put the note down and started towards the refrigerator to get some chocolate cake. True to his word, there was chocolate cake. I took a slice out and set it out on the counter. I got a fork and started to dive into it. I could tell by the sweetness, that it was Soda's creation. I opened the refrigerator in an effort to get something to drink.

There wasn't much to drink; just milk, water, and beer. I saw the beer and I got tempted with it. I picked it up and held the bottle in my hand, memories flying through my head. I shook my head and put it back down; today I needed a clear head, but maybe later.

I closed the refrigerator and quickly retreated back into my room to get a tea bag. I had learned from Cara the art of making tea. We always made tea to clear our head or relax. And today I desperately needed that.

I came back out and got a pot of hot water; once it started boiling I dropped the tea bag in it. The aroma soon found its way into my senses. I could smell the ginseng and other flavors in the tea. I got a cup from the cabinet and poured the tea. Once I took care of the pot, I lifted the cup to my face and took a deep breath. I let the steam and heat brush my lips and took a small sip. I place the cup down on the counter and closed my eyes.

"Hey there, Natalie." Two-Bit's voice suddenly rang in my head.

I jumped at his voice and twirled around to face him. He was leaning against the wall, looking at me.

"Damn it, Two-Bit. What are you trying to do give me a heart attack?" I put my hand on my heart, feeling it racing.

He lazily walked toward me, taking his good old time. "Sorry about that, I don't want that. Anyway we got to talk." He reached out and moved a piece of stray hair away from my face. Just like Danny did the night before. His eyes serious and not comic like they normally are.

"Wow, Two-Bit Matthews wanting to have a serious conversation. What's up?" I said lightly, trying to act causal.

"What happened yesterday?" He asked also causal. However, he didn't move from where he was at.

"Which part?" I got away from my position and calmly walked out of the kitchen into the living room and sat on the couch. Once I was there Two-Bit followed me in.

"The part where you kissed me on the cheek. Why did you do it?" He asked.

I didn't want to brush it off as nothing. But I didn't know what to mean of it. It was just in the moment. I wanted to kiss him. That's all that mattered.

"I don't know. I just wanted to do that. I just wanted to kiss you." I told him honestly.

"Where are your brothers?" He asked changing the subject abruptly.

"Umm…at work and the movies." I told him as he sat next to me. Jitters now going through my leaned forward his breath near my ear and cheek.

"Would you want to do that again?" His hot breath tickled the side of my face. He soon slowly kissed my cheek and his hands found mine and held on. I felt my heart speed up as he slowly kissed my cheek.

"Perhaps," I whispered softly. He brought his hand up from mine and gently stroked my cheek. He moved his face so I could see him.

"Perhaps, I want to do this too." He whispered also.

He leaned forward and started to kiss me softly and slowly. I found myself wrapping my arms around his neck. His kisses soon became faster, but still gentle. I leaned back and let myself fall back bringing him with me. His strong arms soon encircle my waist and back and he brought me up to him. He stopped kissing my lips and we both took a breath. By this time he was half on top of me, face hanging above me.

We were quiet for a couple of minutes the only sounds were our breathing.

Soon he got up from his position and leaned back against the other side. I slowly sat up, trying to regain my balance.

"Wow." I stated. I didn't know what to say. I had always wanted to do that. So I didn't have a lot to say.

"I like you, Natalie. I like you a lot. I want to be with you." He continued. "I know your brothers will probably disapprove, but I will prove that to them." He paused. "Just think about what I said

I suddenly felt a déjà vu feeling creeping on me. Over the words that were just spoken to me. The main components were the proving and the thinking. I still however, couldn't say anything. I was still in shock from just everything in general. He moved toward me again and kissed me once, lightly on the lips.

"I…I think I'm going to get dressed. Maybe we could go out somewhere." I stuttered trying to get back my footing.

Funny, how this is just like what happened the night before.

He kissed me on the cheek. "Hurry back."

Again, a funny thing.

I got up slowly and walked quietly to my room. Once I got to my room, I closed the door and leaned back. Closing my eyes I took deep breaths. I had major problems. I had an ex-fling, telling me he wanted me. I had my best friend who I liked, just tell me he likes me and was kissing me. Then I had Curly, continuing to flirt with me, even though I keep shooting him down. And to top it all off Falcons were messing around….again. I took another deep breath. Yep, I had major problems.

I quickly got dressed in jeans and a t-shirt and put my butterfly handled switch in my back pocket. Once I was halfway presentable I went back out where I found Two-Bit watching TV. He turned around and looked at me.

"Ready?"

"Yea, I'm ready. Where is your car?" I asked, as Two-Bit held open the front door as I got my jacket and walked out.

"Over at my house, we can walk there." He joined me at the porch.

All of a sudden I heard a faint cry in the distance of the lot. I shrugged it off thinking it was probably just a bunch of kids just playing. Then I heard it again, a faint cry.

"You hear that?" I asked Two-Bit who was still standing on the porch.

"Yea, I do hear that." He answered.

Again the faint sound happen and this time I recognize it.

It was Ponyboy.

"It's Pony!" I yelled out while running down the stairs and jumping over the fence.

"Natalie! Wait up; you don't know what is going on." He ran after me.

"Well come on!" I yelled behind me, while he was catching up to me.

I kept on running faster every time I heard his faint cry.

Soon Two-Bit gain my speed and ran with me toward the lot. A lone figure suddenly emerged stumbling around. I recognize the greasy hair and face as Johnny.

"Johnny!" I yelled out to him. He jumped and stumbled back to the ground. We ran over to him kneeling beside him.

"Johnny, Johnny are you ok? Where's Pony? What happened?" I asked quickly, the words rushing out of me.

"I'll be ok, I think. Pony sent me to get help. You gotta go and help him there are some greasers that we don't know off jumping him. He's in the lot." Johnny's quiet voice squeaked.

"Johnny, go back to the Curtis's and stay there, so you don't get hurt." Two-Bit's voice soothed him.

We helped him up slowly, careful not to hurt him.

"Go to the house, we'll take care of Pony." He told Johnny again.

Johnny started to run to the house when I remembered something. "Johnny!" He stopped and looked at me. "I need you to call this number. 666-666-666 you got that?" He nodded. "Call that as soon as you get in the door. Whoever answers tell them that Natalie Curtis needs help in the lot. Explain that she needs fighters, quickly." I told him, he nodded quickly and started to run toward the house.

I started to run past Two-Bit and called back to him. "Come on." He soon gained my speed, and we ran side by side. The lot came into view, and I saw Pony and the Falcons. Pony was on the ground with a Falcon ready to pummel him. I saw Travis, one of Billy's friends, about to do major damage to Pony's already bruised face. Seeing that image made my blood boil, and made me run quicker. Soon I was close enough to start fighting.

"Get the hell away from my brother." I growled while pushing Travis away from him.

He stepped back from me. "Natalie Curtis. Well I'll be damn." He said causally.

I felt movement behind me and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Two-Bit helping Pony up. I also took a quick glance at how many Falcons there were. I took in five falcons and there were three of us. Actually one, since the others didn't know their style.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kick your ass right now." My dangerous cold tone coming into play.

"Because if you attack, I have all rights to make you learn a hard lesson." He took a step toward me.

"It's your face and ego in danger here. And it would be my pleasure to make you learn a lesson you soon won't forget." My tone was still cold and dangerous.

Then I saw Travis nod and all of a sudden I felt movement on one side of me. I turned and saw an incoming swing. I ducked and moved back. I didn't pay attention to my back side, which was a mistake. A pair of hands grabbed my forearms and yanked me to the ground. I started to kick and hit the people who were bringing me down. I turned my head to get a glimpse of Two-Bit and Pony. Both of them were getting tag teamed by the others. They were trying to move in my direction but the Falcons kept moving them away. I soon was completely on the ground with Travis above me looking down at me. I felt a hard kick that landed on my ribs and tried to move away from the foot that was continuing to kick me. Travis reached down and put his hand on my mouth to stop me from cursing. I bit his hand till I felt the flesh break. He ripped his hand from my mouth using his other hand to punch me in the cheek. In the faint distance I heard some people running toward us. Soon the running became louder and I heard shouts. In just minutes I felt myself getting lifted up. I was quickly turning to help my brother when someone stopped me.

"Blade and Wes got your brothers." I realized the voice was Jack's and his arm was holding me back.

I saw that the two of them were pushing back the Falcons while Two-Bit was helping Pony up. Then all the Falcons huddled together while we got together.

"Well that was quick help; I wonder how you got here so fast. We should have done something quicker to you, Natalie." Travis hinted at us.

I felt a movement behind me and grabbed Wes's shoulder before he could go in for the kill. "Shh…calm down." I whispered briefly to him.

"Let's just say, we know when one of our own is in trouble." Jack bantered back.

I heard a car stop and doors opened. I turned to see Soda and Steve running toward us. I wanted to yell at them. Tell them to leave, to take Two-Bit and Pony with them. None of them should be here. They shouldn't be involved in this. They ignore my silent pleas and joined us standing by Pony.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you far from your own streets?" I calmly asked.

"Well this is a free country, isn't it?" He playfully said to me.

"Well most people don't venture out and try to beat other people up," I said using the tone he used.

"I like the fact that the boys rescue you just like the incident. With you and Caleb. But not in time for Caleb right?" Travis said.

I felt my eyes widened and my blood stop cold. I felt everything stop around me.

I growled. "You son of a…" I started to run toward him, only to have someone's arms stop me. "Let me go." I growled again. I struggled against them.

I felt someone's breath tickle me ear. "Shadow, calm down. Come on, calm down." Wes whispered to me.

I slowly died down and Wes lowered his arms to encircle my waist and pulled me to him.

"If I were you, I would not be talking about that here." Jack threatened. He continued. "What is going to happen if I tell Mickey what happened today? He is already pissed about yesterday. He'll be sure as mad about today."

"Well how about we have a war council about it. Tonight at nine," Travis said edging the others on in agreement.

"You got a deal." I said in a cold tone, finally able to stand up for myself.

"And bring your brother's gang. I'm sure they would love to see your true colors." Travis said as they back away and started to go their own way.

Everyone stayed quiet till they were gone. Once they were gone, Wes released me from his hold.

I turned around to face Pony. His cheek was slightly bruised and he had a split lip and a small bruise on his temple. I gently lifted my hand and lightly went over the bruise on his cheek.

"Are you hurt real bad?" I asked quietly.

"Not too bad. What about you? They were kicking you real hard." Pony asked.

"They were kicking you?" Soda exclaimed. "Those son of a-" He started to curse.

"Soda," I stopped him. "Soda, calm down." I reassured him. "I am fine."

"Shadow." Jack stated. "Let me see, your ribs make sure you didn't break anything again."

I walked over to him only to hear Soda said quietly "Again?"

Jack knew what he was talking about and I trusted him. I lifted part of my shirt where I got hit. He soon put his hand on my ribs and put pressure on it. I slightly tensed as he moved up and down checking for broken ribs. After a few seconds he put his hand down and I lowered my shirt.

"Your ribs are just bruised, nothing got re broken in the fight," Jack said. "You'll be fine." I nodded.

"Will you be here tonight?" I asked, even though I knew the answer.

"Of course we'll be here. What's a war council without us?" Blade said with an excited holler while ruffling my hair. I lightly slapped his hand away as he laughed.

Jack and Wes came over to me. "We'll be here and you guys will be here as well. 8:45 sound good?"

I shrugged. "That's good, we'll be here." They soon walked away going back to let the others know.

"What the hell was that about?" Soda asked as I turned to face him.

"A fight and a challenge." I responded.

He continued. "Again Natalie, what the hell is going on? Who were they, how do you know them and who is Caleb?" He sounded agitated, which I understood.

I saw something glimmer in the grass and went over to it. I bent down to where it was and grabbed it. It was an large coin, a picture of a falcon going for a kill.

"What's that?" Pony asked.

"A warning." I held it in the air to the sun.

A warning of things to come.

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