I was shaken awake a second time by a hungry looking Two-Bit.
"Can you make us breakfast?" he whines.
"Pour some cereal. It's in the cabinet," he pouts and I groan. "Ugh," and I hoist myself up to get ready for the day.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" Darry asks.
"I have a delayed opening for a teacher's inservice so I slept in. Did you guys sleep okay?" I asked and a chorus of groans and yea's answers me I really can't stop smiling at them. I watched this movie every weekend in eighth grade when I had no friends and now that I have friends to watch it with, meeting them just feels so surreal. They finish and I clean up after everyone. I almost make my way out the door when I hear Soda say, "What about us?"
"What do you mean, what about you?" I answer confuzzled.
"What are we gonna do all day?" he responds.
"Oh! I'll teach you how to work the T.V. We can work on teaching you how to use the internet when I get home, it's really cool-" I get cut off.
"What about Mickey?" Two-Bit asks with a frown. I frown too remembering that he's not gonna be happy without his Mickey. The rest of the guys cheer.
"No more of that godforsaken mouse!" Dally says dryly. I chuckle sort of depressed.
"Mickey isn't on like it was in your time. You might like some other shows like Zeke and Luther, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Drake and Josh, and a few others I'll write down for you once I think of them. I know you'll miss Mickey, I have too, but I'll make a chocolate cake later just for you." I hope that sort of makes him feel better.
"Okay, I'm gonna go back to bed," I feel bad for the poor guy. I taught Ponyboy and Johnny how to work the T.V since I knew they were the only two that would've remembered how to and made my way out the door.
I walked outside with the rest of the girls for gym, third period to Owen's Park. I hate gym, I just stand around and as the ball goes by I think, There is goes, along with all the fucks I give.
I happen to look over and see Soda and Steve talking on the football field. I wait until the teacher isn't looking and I break away from the group to talk to them.
"What are you doing?" my friend, Tiff, asks me as I make my way over to them.
"Come to my house after school," I tell her, "Cover me." I run over to the smirking guys.
"What?" I ask.
"Nice get-up," Steve laughs.
"It's the new style," I say giggling and spinning around giving them a show. We all start laughing real hard, we're almost crying.
"So how did it go once I left?"
"Two-Bit's still depressed so we went to go get him ingredients to make him a chocolate cake, but we then noticed we didn't know where we were going so we thought maybe we could catch you here," he responds.
"Seems legit," I say and they give me a questioning look, "I believe you is what I meant." They nod. I see the girls going back in and Tiffany motioning for me to hurry up.
"I have to go now, don't wander too far. There will be girls coming out all day so sit here and gawk if you want," I run back and hide myself in the crowd so no one will ever notice I'm gone.
I go through the long, boring day and the even longer, painful dance rehearsal with Tiffany. I walk her to my house and she almost flips when she sees the guys, especially when Dally caught her eye.
"How does this happen?!" she screams excitedly.
"I don't know," I scream louder and we hug. She reaches out to touch Dally and I smack her hand away.
"Suffer in silence," I whisper through clenched teeth. This seems to catch Johnny's ear and he gives me a look.
"I'll explain later," I mouth and he nods.
"Tiff! Make the guys chocolate cake!" I exclaim. I know she will; I don't feel like doing it and since this is so new to her she will be willing to. She mixes all the ingredients and puts it in the oven. Twenty minutes later I heard the door open and Two-Bit emerges looking a little happier.
"Do I smell chocolate cake?!" Two-Bit asks ready to jump out of his skin into the oven to get it.
"Yes, but you have to do thirty push ups to get it," Darry laughs.
"Two-Bit hasn't done a push up since ever. HA!" he slaps his knees. Everyone chuckles except for Dally and Tiffany frowns at that. I poke her in her tickle spot and she snaps out of it.
I serve the cake and once everyone gets a piece it's all gone.
"Who's on cake duty tomorrow?" I ask. Darry raises his hand, "Do you know how to work an electric oven? I'll show you," I proceed to show him and he picks it up fast.
I tell the guys Tiff and I need to go do "homework" really we are just going to talk about them in my room. We walk in and she squeals.
"How the hell did you get the best people in the entire world into your house?!" she asks.
"I have no clue," I shake my head. We continue to gush about them and divide them up. I permanently have Ponyboy and Johnny and she permanently has Dally. We will switch up the other guys on weekends and holidays. Tiff is going to stay the night to try to get closer to Dally.
I'm in the middle of my shower when I hear the door open. "Tiff?" I ask.
"I'm so sorry! I was just leaving," I recognize that as Johnny's strained voice and I instantly get embarrassed. If it were any of the other guys, I wouldn't of cared, but it was Johnny. He's gonna be awkward about it and maybe not talk to me. Why do I always like the shy guys? I ponder this as I get out of the shower and go to sleep next to Ponyboy. He would maybe know what to do but we have to be close first. I feel a plan brewing.
