CHAPTER TWO
Two Bit's POV
"Where y'all been?" Steve yells as we peek our heads into the Curtis' house.
"Train station…" Soda yells back at him.
Steve looks surprised and as Pony enters, he starts to look at us differently.
"Train station, why in almighty hell would y'all go to the train station?" he asks curiously.
"Scarlett… she came here" I say matter-of-factly.
"And who the hell is scar…" he snaps, but stops as Scarlett walks in slowly, as if she's in a strange home. "Steve Randle." Steve says slowly, in a different expression, looking at her differently.
"Dallas" Dally yells from the room, turning to head to the living room.
I realize that Dally starts to look at Scarlett down her dress, so I stiffen and say "What you lookin' at Dally?"
Dally smiles, knowing what he's gonna say. "At the blood on your sister's dress!" His smile turns to 'I'm completely innocent' type smiles. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Hello, I'm Scarlett." Scarlett starts slowly, shaking Steve and Dally's hands. The door slowly starts to creek open slowly.
"Johnny! Where've you been?" Pony starts. "Huh?"
"Oh, I was at the lot, then home, then here…" Johnny says slowly, and barely loud enough to hear.
Pony nods and I see Scarlett's hand extending to greet Johnny.
"Scarlett Mathews." She says happily.
"Johnny Cade…" Johnny answers shyly.
Steve and Soda walk into the kitchen to play cards and Pony and Johnny turn on the TV to Mickey.
"Oh yeah! Mickey's on TV!" I chirp happily. Scarlett slowly walks over with me and sits uncomfortably.
"Hey, Scarlett, wanna take a walk? Or something?" I ask, noticing she wasn't used to being around boys. Later, I could introduce her to Evie. Sandy was in Florida, oh and to some of my many blondes too! That would be great! Maybe Silvia, but that may end up with Scarlett wearing too much eye makeup and shorts that resemble underwear. Maybe that wouldn't be such a hot idea.
"Sure, I can go alone you seem to be really interested in Mickey Mouse." Scarlett giggles.
"You sure?" I cock an eyebrow. "It sure van be dangerous." She nods, in an 'I can take care of myself' kind of nod. I shrug, toss her my switchblade for protection, and just as Scarlett turns to head out of the door, Dally swings by.
"Where's a pretty girl such as yourself going alone? Huh, Two Bit, sure do take care of your sister. Now don't you?" He starts. "I'll take you… I'm heading out either way."
I stand still, unsure of alerting Dally hang with my sister, but quickly realize it's better than her out alone.
"Sure, Dal. You okay with it Scarlett?" she nods and heads out the door walking about three feet ahead of Dally. I turn my head to watch Mickey and out of the corner of my eye, I see them get out of my eye sight.
Scarlett's POV
I nod at Two Bit and walk in front of the Dally kid.
"Not too fast beautiful!" he yells from behind me. "Where are we heading?"
"I don't know." I tell him. "I don't know too much about this city."
He smiles, catching up to me. "Then let's head over to Buck's then. They got a real good party there."
I nod, not knowing what to say. Who is buck? Why there? Is this kid some drunk? He takes my hand and runs, I don't know why, to Buck's.
"In here little Missy!" he says in a fake polite way.
Walking in, a man that looks like he's in his 20's smiles at me and winks, Dally looks at him in a mean expression and grabs me by the waist.
"Would you like a beer, or something?" he asks ordering two beers.
"Um no, it's fine." I tell him.
"But I already ordered it!" He smiles. I look at him. He would be handsome if he wouldn't look so mean. His eyes held so much hate. Something bothered him, and I don't know what.
"What?" he asks snapping me out of my train of thought.
"Nothing..." I answer. He chuckles and gulps down his beer.
"We should get going. Two Bit here will skin me if he don't know where you're at." I nod agreeing and take one last gulp of beer.
"Leaving so soon?" a man that looked like, 20 or something asks Dally.
"Yeah, gotta get this one home fore' I get skinned" he winks at the man.
"Skinned?" he laughs. "Who's the dad or what not?"
Dally laughs with him. The man was obviously drunk. Two Bit's sister. So I recommend you lay off this one, BUCK!"
Buck stops laughing and winks at me letting us pass through.
Okay, that was weird.
"Hey, don't worry about him. He's just drunk" Dally says laughing.
Okay, so Dally obviously drank too much, I had about half of one. He was drunk, I wonder what Two Bit would say. Hmm….
The gang seems nice, Soda is the real looks of his family. Pony seems sweet. Darry is awful mature. Steve seems to be full of hate but is nice. Johnny, he seems traumatized. But nice. Dally seems cold and mean but protective of Johnny.
Soda's POV
I turn the corner with Steve to play poker.
"Scarlett," Steve smiles with mischievously. "is hot."
My stomach starts to turn, Steve and Scarlett. That can't and won't happen. "Um, Steve, what about Evie?"
"Evie?" Steve answers. "Hey, I'm half sure that little broad is cheating on me." Steve laughs.
"Oh, well…"
"DIBS, Soda!" he smiles at me
I smile back in a fake smile. I couldn't tell him that I wanted to be with Scarlett, I was over Sandy. That wouldn't be fair to me or Evie, though if he started to see Scarlett, Two Bit would skin him, and I would be, sad.
"Got to go!" Steve chirps. "Ol' man probably owes me a couple bucks for throwing me out last night!" He laughs and I just smile at him.
"Kay, see you later?" I ask.
"Yeaaahhh!" He screams. "Later y'all!"
I slowly walk to my room, to find Pony as always, stuck in a book. I just jump in bed, and grab Pony's cigarettes and lighter and start smoking. I slowly see Ponyboy's surprised expression.
"You ok?" he asks, worried. He knows the only reasons I would smoke is if I wanted to look tough, or something was bothering me.
"I'm fine." I snap at him. He slowly folds the page he's on and jumps on the bed next to me.
"TELL ME OR I'LL TELL DARRY YOU'RE SMOKING…. WORSE I'LL TELL HIM YOU'RE SMOKING IN BED!" He yells playfully I smile a small smile.
"Well… you know Scarlett." I start slowly. He nods. "Well I kinda…"
He cuts me off. "You like Scarlett Mathews." I nod. He looks at me surprised.
"Yeah, and Steve said. He said he wanted to try to get with her..."
Pony looked even more surprised at me.
"But Evie?" he asks curiously.
"I don't know, Pony. I just don't know." I reach for another cigarette but his hand stops me.
"Don't. It's bad for you" he tells me and smiles as he grabs one himself. He knew me too well!