Alright! Hopefully this will turn out good. I own nothing except for 2 characters. " The Outsiders" is owned by S.E. Hinton.
I was able to successfully hide from Johnny's parents. Although, I could hear his father's cold words when he comes in. " Hey! Wake up, you stupid lump! Do you remember how to say hello to me this morning?!" he shouted, shaking Johnny awake. " Hey, dad....." he said with barely any emotion. " Good, you remembered how to talk! Listen, if you know how. I'm working late, so tell your mother. Got it?!" he said aloud.
I didn't understand why he kept making it look like Johnny was stupid, but I was really almost close to tears. I couldn't believe the brutality of his parents. " Yeah, dad...." Johnny said in the same tone. His dad finally left, and I came out of my hiding place. " Um......morning?" I said quietly, not knowing what to say. " Hey." he replied.
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We went out, and was heading over to Ponyboy's place. " Uh..... w-what was your dad meaning.. with the whole 'remembering' business?" I dared to ask. Johnny looked at me, and I was about to regret asking, but surprisingly he answered. " Well, in school.... I wouldn't get things as fast as everyone else. Because of that, the teachers and my parents thought I was just stupid. They don't understand." he said, looking forward.
" Well, I think that the thought of you being stupid is stupid." I said with slight anger. I could see he gave me a surprised look. " Really?" he asked. " Why wouldn't it? I mean, no one's perfect! Not everyone's gonna get something the first time!" I explained. I coulda swore I saw him blush a little. Then, I felt myself get tackled. " Surprise!" Fang yelled. " Ah, get off!" I said, wrestling him off and to the ground. " Geez! You know how to fight?" he asked as he was struggling to get up. " Why wouldn't I?" I replied.
I finally let him up, and we dusted ourselves off. " Soooo..... how was it spending the night at your boyfriend's house?" Fang asked, smiling. I punched him in the arm. " Ouch.. anyways, I got a note from Two-Bit for ya." Fang said, tossing the paper to me. I opened it up, and read it aloud only for me and Johnny to hear:
" Hey Keisha!
Heard about the fire.....
come to the Curtis's for a surprise!
Two-Bit Mathews"
" A surprise?" I asked. " Hey, don't look at us. We don't even know what it is!" Ponyboy said as I glanced at the two. " Yeah, we ran into Two-bit and he handed that to us and told us to give it to you." Fang explained. So, to find out what this " surprise" was, we continued in the direction of Ponyboy's house. When we opened the door, we saw what the surprise was.
Laying on the couch was seven, count 'em, seven groups of clothes, there were seven shirts and seven jeans. There was also the basic toiletries ( hairbrush, toothbrush, etc.), a switchblade, a hoodie and some extra things.
All of our jaws dropped. " Whoa!" Fang said quietly. There was another note, and I picked it up and read it:
" Hello again!
Well, here's your surprise!
I hope you like! There's enough clothes here to suit you for seven days, just keep washing them.
Also, you now have a way to protect yourself. Oh, and with the...uh.. extra things...I needed a girl's help getting those...
Anyway, I hope you like, and I'll be by the Curtis's house later.
With love,
Two-Bit Mathews."
" Oh.. does he mean these extra things?" Fang said, holding up something I didn't want him to hold up. I blushed and snatched them away from him. " Give me those!" I said a little fast. I heard Ponyboy start to laugh, and I could see Johnny blush. For some odd reason, I didn't really want Johnny to see that. " Ponyboy, could I use your bathroom to get cleaned up?" I asked, my blushing not ceasing.
" Yeah, sure." he answered, still chuckling. I rushed to the bathroom, taking a slightly faded blue T- shirt and dark blue jeans, the other two things I needed, and the toiletries. I noticed that I still had the gauze wrap on my arms from three days ago. I took it off, expecting to see ugly scars. Thankfully, though, only a few of the cuts were gonna be scars. Actually, I think they make me look tuff, or tough, at least.
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After I was done, I went out into the living room and watched TV with the boys. " Hey, Two-Bit's missing Mickey!" Fang said, keeping the channel on. " I am?!" Two-Bit shouted, making everyone, especially Johnny, jump. " Man, Two-Bit! You want to send one of us to the hospital?!" Ponyboy shouted, trying not to grin. Two-Bit looked shocked, or tried to, at least. " Aw.....ya really think I would do that?" he asked, then quickly tackled Ponyboy to the floor.
" Oughtta do that now!" he shouted. " Ahem!" Fang called out. " What?" Two-Bit asked. " You. Mickey. Missing it. Remember?" he asked. " Oh, yeah!" Two-Bit said, running to the kitchen to grab some cake and a beer. " Oh, and Two-Bit?" I started, walking into the kitchen. " Hm?" he asked, looking up. After he stood up, I gave him a hug. " Thanks." I finished. " Aw.. it was nothin'." I let go, and I felt a tear roll down my face. " What th-?" I asked, wiping it away. " Oh, no. Now you gonna get me started...." Two-Bit said over- dramatically, starting to fake blubber.
" Good goin', Keisha!" Fang said in a slight sing-song voice while smiling. I gave Fang a " you're askin' for it" kind of glare, and he could see it. " Oh? You wanna get that way? Well, then...." Fang started, getting up.
I knew what he was doing... he was challenging me! I grinned, and said this: " Alright. But so we don't mess up Ponyboy's house, we'll take this outside."
Fang nodded, and headed to the door. " I can miss Mickey to see this!" Two-Bit shouted, setting the cake on the table. " Oh, by the way, Two-Bit. How did you get those things?" I asked. " I've got my ways." he said. I just shrugged. Ponyboy and Johnny looked over at each other, and I could tell that their looks basically said, " I'm a goner."
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Fang and I stood opposite of each other. We were staring each other down. " Well...ladies first." Fang said, waving his hand as a sign. " Pain before beauty." I said, standing in a defiant way. Fang grinned. We walked, circling the other. The other three seemed to be on " the edge of their seats". " I wish I brought that cake out here!" Two-Bit said. Fang finally shot out. I moved out of the way of his punch. I hit him on the back, not hard, and he fell. He did a leg sweep, and it got me down. " Whoa!" I shouted as I hit the ground.
Then, he sat on top. " Give up?" he asked. " Fat chance!" I said, rolling over.
After a few more moments, we were both too tired to try and pin the other down. Two-Bit came out and was acting like a make-shift referee. " 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! Tie!" he shouted, pulling both of us up by our arms. " I'll get you next time." we both said to each other, grinning. Fang, Two-Bit, and Ponyboy were on their way inside, but I felt Johnny tap my shoulder. To tell the truth, the kid doesn't even tap hard enough, I barely felt it.
" What's up?" I asked. " Um.... n-nice job bein' able to....hold your own against Fang." he said, as though he was choosing his words wisely. " Thanks." I replied, and smiled. He looked away, blushing slightly. " Got a fever?" I asked. " No...it's nothin'." he said quickly. I looked at the sky, it seemed like a nice day. " Hey, Johnny?" I asked. " Huh?" he said.
" Come on, let's go to the lot." I said, motioning in that direction. " Um...okay." he said quietly.
As we walked to the lot, we weren't talking much. " So, Johnny.." I started. " Hm?" he asked. " Well...... I know I shouldn't ask this...I tried to think of another place...I-" I began, but Johnny cut me off. " Hey, don't worry. You can stay over at my house, as long as you keep out of my parent's sight. If they ain't too drunk, that is." he said, trying to smile. But I could hear the pain in his voice at the last statement.
" Thanks.." I said.
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We got to the lot and sat down. " Nice day, huh, Johnny?" I asked. He nodded. We sat in silence for a while. I looked over at Johnny, who seemed to be thinking about something. After a few more silent moments, Johnny spoke.
" Hey, uh.... Keisha?" He started. " Hm?" I asked. He seemed to be fidgeting with a button on his jacket. " Um... the drive-in's showin' a movie tonight...I don't know what, but....uh..." he looked as though he was about to give up asking. I already knew what he wanted to say, however. " Sure, I'll go with you." I said, leaning back. I noticed his eyes widened, but before he turned in my direction, I turned to look up.
" How'd you know?" he asked. I chuckled. " What?" he asked defensively. " Nothing. I'm not trying to sound mean or anything, just you made it a little obvious." I answered. He chuckled a bit himself.
" You two just goin' by yourselves?"
We both jumped. I turned and got red with embarrassment, frustration, and slight annoyance. " Why did you three follow us?!" I asked. Ponyboy leaned up against the tree. " We noticed you two were gone." was all he said. I looked over at Johnny. He wasn't looking at the others, so I guess he was redder than I was and didn't want to show it. " Alright, alright. We know when we're not wanted. C'mon guys." Two-Bit said, as he headed in the direction of Ponyboy's house.
After they left, my cheeks got their regular color back. " Sorry.." Johnny muttered. " 'Bout what?" I asked. " The guys. They always rip on someone if they're with a girl." he explained. " Pfft. I've had friends that's done worse. Don't ask." I replied.
We spent a few moments in slightly uncomfortable silence. Then, I asked him if we were still going tonight. He seemed surprised, but said that as long as it's alright with me. So we spent the rest of the afternoon at the lot.
That evening, we ended up not having enough money to get in, so we snuck in. We sat near the front, and waited for the movie to start. " This is nice." I said, looking around. Then, the movie started. " Aw, man. Scary movies.." I whispered. " We can go..." Johnny suggested. " No, I'm a big girl. I can watch these." I said, giving him a reassuring smile. " Alright." he said, and turned back to the movie.
It was about a boy and girl out on a date at night, one of 'em's a were-whatever, your basic, cliche scary movie. It was actually kinda stupid.
" Man, I thought this was actually gonna be scary!" I whispered.
" No kiddin'." he said back. We both laughed quietly.
" Gotcha!" someone yelled. " Ah!" I said slightly loud, jumping as I did so. " Fang...." Johnny said a little impatient. Fang and Ponyboy sat down next to us.
" You better be lucky the movie was over!" I shouted. " Whatever. Hey, there's another movie comin' on over there." Fang said, pointing in that direction. " What kind?" Johnny asked. " Ugh. Beach Party..." I said with disgust. " Well, we can make fun of it." Ponyboy suggested.
" Sure, why not?" I said, getting up. We all headed over and took our seats.
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A/N: Alright, this will be set up in a "mystery science theater" type of way. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up. The movie dialogue will be normal, the group will be in italics.
We open to "Universal Pictures."
Keisha: Right....this will be set in space. Oh no? False advertisers!
Fang: Seriously..
Directed by Todd Morack.
Ponyboy: More like Todd Moron.
Johnny: Yeah. Who in their right mind would direct one of these movies?!
Opens to people partying.
Fang: When doesn't one of these beach movies open to people partying?!
Random Girl: Whoo! Spring Break!
Keisha: Oh, that's new...it's not summer break, but spring break!
Johnny: It's twice as exciting!
Pans over crowd, cheesy music in the back, stops at a group of mean looking kids.
All: Dun, dun, dun!
Mean Boy: Hey, Johnny. You see that broad over there?
Johnny: Out of all the names in the world, it had to be mine..
They walk over and start hitting on her.
Keisha: ( in a real breathy voice) You better leave me alone or I'll smack you silly!
Girl smacks the leader and walks off.
Keisha: ( breathy voice) I warned you!
Johnny ( on screen): I'll get 'er...one of these days.
Johnny: ( depressed voice) Yeah, keep tellin' yourself that, big guy.
Screen goes black.
Fang: Hallelujah!
Opens on new scene.
All: Aw, crap!
More people are dancing.
Keisha: You know, I wonder if any of them sprained anything yet?
Johnny: I dunno.
Someone sits down.
Ponyboy: Looks like he did.
Fang: My leg!
Girl walks up to guy sitting.
Girl: What's wrong, Leotus?
Keisha: What kind of name is Leotus?
Leotus: A lotta things.
Fang: ( in a sad voice) Yeah, I gotta go to the Mental Institute after this.
Some random guy runs across.
Ponyboy: Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!
Car: Vrrrrooom!
People are asking what and looking around.
Keisha: ( sarcastically) Yeah, what was that sound that was obviously a car?
The car seems to have jumped over something, cause it literally hit the beach.
All: Whoa!
Fang: That's new!
The mean kids get out and head over to Leotus.
Johnny ( on screen): C'mon sweetie!
Johnny grabs the girl and starts to run.
Ponyboy: It's the end of the world! Beach movies are starting to have a plot!
The girl is screaming, Johnny's running to the car, and Leotus runs after him.
Johnny's breathing hard, from running.
Johnny: ( mimicking the breathing) Wheeze, wheeze! Dang girl, lose some weight! I was just fine 'till I picked you up!
All: ( laughs)
Leotus tackles him.
Fang: Hi-ya!
Ponyboy: Leotus has him down at the Twenty yard line!
They get into a fight.
Keisha: Why is it always two guys literally fighting over one girl?
Leotus wins, girl kisses him.
Johnny: Of course...
Keisha: ( breathy voice) I just met you like....five minutes ago, but I feel I must kiss you!
Credits roll.
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A/N: Back to Keisha's POV.
" I just gotta few words for that movie!" Fang said as we left. " Terrible?" I asked. " Horrible?" asked Ponyboy. " Weird?" Johnny asked. " All of the above!" Fang shouted, laughing. We walked a little ways just making jokes about the movie and laughing.
" Alright. Johnnycake, Keisha, we'll see you tomorrow." Ponyboy stated as we parted ways. Once Fang and Ponyboy left, me and Johnny were walking to his house. We didn't want to get there as soon as possible, so we took our time. " Well, tonight was really great. Even if we had some unexpected company." I said, trying to break the silence. " Yeah. Hey, Keisha?" Johnny asked. " What?" I replied.
" Why did you agree?" he asked. I looked at him weird. He noticed and blushed a little. " Never mind.." he said. " No, no. It just surprised me a little. I've never seen anyone ask why the other agreed to go with them before." I explained. " Ah." he said, still looking ahead. " Anyway, I agreed 'cause for one thing, I thought it would be fun. Also, no one's ever asked me to go anywhere with them...so I took the chance." I answered.
" Well, I'm glad I asked you. I really had fun." he said, looking over at me. I blushed a little. " Although, I gotta say, that scary movie doesn't even count in the genre it was in!" I said, looking forward. I didn't hear anything. I looked around, but it was pitch-black almost. " Johnny?" I asked. I heard a howl, and felt the hairs on my neck rise. " Uh, oh..." I said quietly.
" RAWR!" someone growled, grabbing my shoulders. " Ah!" I screamed, jumping three feet almost. I turned, ready to fight. Although, I don't think I could hit the kid standing behind me...
" Johnny! Why you...." I said, doing my best not to smile. Johnny laughed, and said sorry. " Don't apologize, I was playing. I'll tell you what, you scared me more than that movie ever would!" I said, and we laughed. As we walked on, we heard shouting coming from his house. " The lot?" I asked. " The lot." He replied with a sigh.
We headed to the lot, and a faded red Chevy slowed down next to us. " Hey, greasers!" one of them shouted, obviously a Soc. We slightly turned to look at them. " I guess it's true what they say....we Soc's have our girls...and you Greasers have your dirt!" he shouted. I couldn't keep a surprised look coming onto my face. They drove off laughing. " Dang Soc's..." Johnny muttered. I stayed silent all the way to the lot.
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When we got there, he showed me the spot he stays at, then started a fire. He sat by the fire while I looked at the stars overhead. " Johnny?" I asked. " Huh?" he asked back. I took in a quavering breath, and Johnny must've heard it, cause he seemed to have his full attention on me. " Do you think...I'm.....just dirt?" I asked, tears starting to form in my eyes. He got up and sat next to me, and put his arm over my shoulders. " No... don't listen to them Soc's..they don't really know much." He said, trying to comfort me.
I buried my face in my arms. " But what if they're right? I mean, why do you think I'm here? Why do you think my greedy family took everything I had after my parents died?!" I shouted. Johnny's eyes grew wide when I said the last part. I realized I said something I didn't want to say, and I turned away. " Oh...what do you care?" I started, trying to wipe my tears away. " My life has no importance, why should I even say anything?" I said.
Johnny scooted a little closer to me. " Well, I don't know why your family would do that, but.. you've got the gang now, and, well...it seems to me they'd make a better family. They've practically been mine for years.." he finished. I looked at him, and he had a comforting look in his dark eyes. I couldn't help but smile. Then, I noticed something I didn't see before. " What's this?" I asked, lightly touching a mark on his face.
He slightly flinched, but relaxed, and explained. " A few months back.....I was out here at the lot. I was looking for the football that me and the gang use. As I looked, a blue mustang pulled up....and a bunch of Socs got out. They beat me up, maybe almost killed me..." I could see he was starting to shiver, but he went on. " One of them had some rings on, and when he punched me....well, this is a painful reminder." he finished.
I put my hand on his, to let him know I was there if he needed me. I can understand a little of how scary it must've been. " The stars are pretty.." I said, leaning back. " Yeah...." Johnny replied, doing the same.
It wasn't long before sleep claimed me.
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The next morning, I awoke to someone giggling. I opened my eyes to find none other than Ponyboy and Fang, staring down at me. " What?" I asked drowsily. Fang pointed his eyes upward a little. I turned and saw something that made me blush. Somehow, during the night, I had "cuddled" or whatever you call it next to Johnny. He woke up a second later, and it seemed we both jumped a little away from each other. We both blushed, and it seemed both Fang and Ponyboy were literally rolling on the grass laughing. " Johnny and Keisha, sittin' in a tree..." Ponyboy started. " K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Fang finished. I smacked them both on the back of the head. " Real mature, guys." Johnny said to the two.
" What time is it?" I asked. " Well, it was about 11:30 when we left to find you." Ponyboy answered. Johnny and I got up and dusted ourselves off. " Let's go see what the gang's doing." Johnny suggested. We headed over to the Curtis's, as usual. As a slight surprise, everyone was there. " Hey, guys. Ain't you three supposed to be workin'?" Johnny asked, looking over at Darrel, Sodapop, and Steve. " I got a call, and my boss is letting me have the day off." Darry explained. " Yeah, and Steve and I here already have the day off. The guy who's supposed to work with us finally came to work." Soda explained.
" Yeah...who does he think he is, leavin' all the work to us?!" Steve asked. " Dunno." Soda answered with a shrug. " Oh, hey. Pony, Fang, Johnny, and......" Dallas started. " Keisha?" I asked. " Yeah, you, too. I was thinkin' about goin' to the drive-in tonight. You guys wanna come?" he asked. " Sure, we'll come. Right, guys?" Fang asked. We all nodded. " Alright. I'll see you four later. Meet me at the usual spot." Dally said as he made his way to the door.
" Okay. See ya, Dally." Johnny said before Dally left.
Later that day, we met up with Dally earlier than expected, so we killed some time. We stopped at a gas station, and a fight started. Although, one of them pulled out a switchblade, so we beat it when the fuzz showed up. We chased some kids, then made our way to the drive-in. " Oh yeah, Johnny." Dally started. " What?" he asked. " If, uh...... you and your girlfriend over there want to do whatever, don't do it in front of me." he said, grinning. Fang and Ponyboy were trying to suppress their laughter.
Both Johnny and I blushed, and Johnny just muttered: " Dally, not you, too."
Although everything seemed fine, I couldn't help feeling that something was gonna happen tonight. Something bad.
Yay! Chap. 2 is up! Hope you liked reading it and your reviews are appreciated!