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Dally

I kicked the door of the Curtis's house open and stepped inside. I gently laid Bri on the couch as the other guys filed in behind me. A loud thumping came from above as Darry and Ponyboy thudded down the stairs to see what was going on. Johnny, who had been snoozing in the armchair, jolted awake and stared as I smoothed back Brianna's hair and knelt by her side: completely oblivious of their curious stares. I saw the shallow cut on her forehead from the pavement, and her bleeding lip. I sighed thankfully. She wasn't hurt, just extremely hungry and tired. I fixed her sweaty long sleeved shirt and felt her flinch under my touch, though she remained unconscious. Fearing the worst, I pushed her sleeves up and hissed. The others leaning around me jumped back with muttered curses of "shit", "holy crap" and "oh my god".

For along Brianna's stick like arms, were blotches of green, black, and purple bruises, some of them even crusted over from blood. My breathing quickened and I steadied myself. I had already ruined my tuff guy image enough tonight, I didn't' need the guys to see me loose it any more. I pushed up the sleeve on her other arm and then pushed up the legs of her jeans. The bruises were there too, some not as bad as others, but they still looked like they hurt like hell. I knew then that the rest of her body was covered in bruises too. Even when I looked at her face, I saw a very light shadow of a recent black eye. Darry moved next to me.

"What the hell happened to this broad Dal?" I looked at him, and saw nothing but concern on his face.

"How should I know?" I snapped, irritated. "Can you just go and get the first aid kit?" Darry drew back and walked out of the living room. I felt stares on the back of my neck and I turned around, meeting the guys curious glances with a glare. They all looked away and I turned my gaze back to Brianna. Danny came back and knelt beside me.

"Uh, Dal?" I glanced at him. "It would be a lot better if I had more space to treat her and see what's wrong. How about you go into the kitchen with the rest of the guys and wait till I'm done." My eyes narrowed and I opened my mouth to refuse. But I looked at Bri's sad little face, sighed heavily, and slumped out into the kitchen. I sat in one of the chairs at the table and heard the whispering coming from the other room.

"So what's with Dally?" Asked Ponyboy curiously.

"I don't know," whispered Two-Bit. "He was fine all evening, but then we found that broad on the road and he got all concerned."

"Yeah since when has Dally cared about anyone, especially some random girl?" Agreed Steve.

"Well, were not getting any closer to figuring that out, and I doubt that Dal is going to tell us anything until this girl is okay." Said Darry reasonably. "So why don't you guys go into that kitchen?" The guys filed in and arranged themselves comfortably, none of them thinking that I had overheard them talking. We were all quiet listening to Darry in the other room. The air felt heavy with tension, and I just wanted to yell or hit something to make some noise to break the silence. Finally Darry came in, smiling.

"She's going to be fine. She's tired and underfed, so we'll just let her sleep then give her something to eat." I leaned back in my chair, relieved. She was okay. It was just then that I heard stirring from the other room. I flew out of my chair and bolted into the living room to kneel beside Brianna. Her eyes flew open at the sudden noise, and she gave a surprised cry at where she was. She tried to get up, but I pushed her gently back down, and her eyes flickered to me. Surprise was shown in her frightened face, and then a soft sigh escaped her lips.

"Dally?" She whispered softly. I smiled weakly and stroked her cheek.

"Yes Bumblebee it's me. She smiled at the nickname I used to call her and leaned toward me.

"I'm sorry Dally, I'm sorry I left… its just it was so awful there and-"

"You don't have to apologize Bri, you didn't do nothin' wrong. I shouldn't have left you." She smiled softly.

"No you shouldn't have." She pressed her face into my chest and I kissed her matted hair.

"Oh good god!" Said Two-Bit behind me. I turned to him and saw his eyes open in shock with the others looking as surprised as him. "You…her… " He trailed off, his eyes popping in surprise.

"Look at her eyes," said Johnny to a confused Ponyboy. "They look just like Dals."

"She looks exactly like him." Said Darry. "Look at her hair…" He was cut off by Two-Bit who was the first to get over the shock.

"So Dally, how come you never told us you had a sister." He asked grinning. He looked at Brianna. "What's your name?"

"Brianna Winston." She said softly, looking at the guys with a bewildered expression. "What's yours?"

"My name is Two-Bit; this is Steve, Johnny, and the Curtis's, Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry. This is their house." He said, gesturing around him. Brianna smiled at them all, but then looked back at me, her eyes filled with wonder.

"I can't believe I found you Dally." She said, her eyes sparkling.

"I can't believe you're here Bumblebee." I answered. Her eyes fluttered as she tried to stay awake. "Go to sleep Bri." I whispered in her ear. Her eyes closed on command, and she fell asleep almost immediately. I looked around and realized that everyone else had gone to bed, Johnny, Steve, and Two-Bit stretched out on the floor. I moved Bri over so I could snuggle with her. I closed my eyes, knowing that Bri being here could only mean big shit. But for now, I let myself drift away to times when Bri and I were little, with not a worry at all.

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