The girls had been traveling around with Ponyboy and Johnny for an hour or so. They had passed The Dingo and some other places that they wanted to visit later in the sometime future. Tyler was talking with Ponyboy while Asia made small talk with Johnny.
"Was it nice in Florida?" Johnny asked quietly. Asia chuckled before answering his question.
"It was very humid. Kinda boring. I dont know..here seems kinda nice." Asia smiled sweetly at the young boy. He didn't look his age which he had found out he was sixteen. She had also found out about his nasty past and about his parents, which beat him senseless. Asia already knew about all of it, but she had to pretend to be dumb and not know. It was hard, but it was a good way of acting.
"Hey, you guys know any good clothing stores around?" Tyler asked. Asia looked over at her. It then dawned on Asia they needed clothes for them to actually fit in. Otherwise they'd get nothing but stares.
"Yeah follow us." Ponyboy said, leading them downtown to the nearest and cheapest clothing store. A few minutes later they were standing in front of the Salvation Army. Going inside the boys start heading towards the women's section. Asia and Tyler exchanged glances, knowing there was no way in hell they were going to be wearing a dress or skirts.
"Um...guys," Tyler started to explain to them, "We are not wearing skirts or dresses."
Johnny and Ponyboy stared at the girls confused, "What do you want to wear then," Ponyboy asked.
"Show us the guy's section of the store," Asia said looking around, spotting jeans and shirts, and linked arms with Tyler. After browsing around for a bit, the girls went to the dressing rooms and tried on the clothes they picked out.
"Are you gals almost done in there," Ponyboy called to them, "We have to be at the drive in here soon."
"Yeah, we are almost done. Hold your damn horses," Tyler scoffed. Unlocked the door, the girls stepped out in their new attire. Asia was wearing a light blue t-shirt, a black leather jacket, tight blue jeans and black and white converses. While Tyler was wearing a light purple t-shirt, a black leather jacket, tight black jeans, and combat boots. Ponyboy and Johnny just stared at them.
"Are you guys just going to stare or are we going to go to the drive in," Tyler said smirking.
"R-right." Pony stuttered before leading himself, Johnny and the two girls out of the store. It was getting dark and the movies were soon to start.
Later at the movies...
Asia and Tyler arrived a little late at the movies with the boys, but that was okay. Luckily everyone had saved spots for them. They heard a cat whistling when they walked over to the spots reserved for them.
"Lookin good girls. Do some shopping today?" Soda asked sweetly. Asia nodded.
"Yes...cause our clothes seemed to have not fit well with society." Soda only looked at her funny but shrugged the comment off. She then grunted lightly feeling Tyler's elbow nudge her in the ribs.
"Ouch..what was that for?" she hissed.
"We're trying to keep it a secreeet? Remembeeeer?" Asia only rolled her eyes but remembered. The girls took their seats; Asia next to Two bit and Tyler next to Asia. The movie was a typical beach movie and Asia didn't understand a lick of it. She then jumped a little feeling an arm casually stretch around her, but relaxed seeing it was Two-bit's. A small blush crossed her face but she only smiled, not minding it.
"Hey darlin," Dallas said, taking a seat besides Tyler taking the only empty seat available. Tyler rolled her eyes inside her head. Of all the people in the whole wide world it had to be Dally sitting beside her. Why couldn't it be like, Steve or Sodapop or even Johnny. Even if he was quiet he wasn't annoying. He was just a sweet, innocent little kid. Tyler only ignored Dallas and focused her eyes on the movie.
"So I gotta question for you two," Tyler sighed and snapped her head toward him.
"What?" she said irritated.
"How old are you and little shy one over there?" he asked, noticing Two-bit flirt with her.
"I'm 21 and Asia's 19." Dallas nodded.
"Don't look it."
"Look, if you got a problem, take it somewhere else Winston." Dallas chuckled while lighting up a weed.
"Fiery one aint you." he took a puff of his cigarette. Tyler wrinkled her nose hating the stench of the smoke.
"Yes I am but too fiery for you piece of trash." Dallas only ignored her comment and looked over her body and then at her ears. He noticed the seven peircings that went up her ears.
"What's with all the piercings? You some kind of...freak or somethin'?" he asked. Tyler turned her body with narrowed eyes. In the background Asia heard the spat between Tyler and Dallas happening. She was carefully watching, knowing Tyler could lose her temper any second and probably deck Dallas in the face. Heck even Two-bit was even watching with her.
"So, your friend have some type of temper thing or bipolar?" Asia shook her head furiously.
"No. She just doesn't take insults lightly...and neither do I." she said chuckling watching the two of them bicker.
"You better watch it Winston, or you'll find peircings where you don't want to be peirced." she said icily, making Dally's eyes widen a little. Two bit and Asia couldn't help but let out a laugh making Dallas narrow his eyes at them.
"Shut up." he said before storming off in the direction of the parking lot, and Tyler standing up to go to the concession stand. Asia turned her head seeing Tyler run off, debating to go after her, but Two-bit placed a hand on her shoulder.
"She just needs to cool off. Don't worry about it." Asia only frowned, sensing something not good.
At the concession stand, Tyler was grabbing a coke and some popcorn when she sensed someone behind. Thinking it was Asia coming to check on her, she started to grab another popcorn.
"Asia, I'm alright..." She started to say turning around, but the popcorn and coke was smacked out of her hands. The socs from the diner were standing infront of her, the stench of alcohol was all over them.
"Well, well, well...look who we have here. The bitch from earlier," The socs leader sneered.
"Look, I'm in no mood to fucking fight with you all," Tyler said trying to go around them. Before she could get away from them, one of the socs grabbed her arms roughly, which would leave a bruise.
"Get your fucking hands off of me," she snapped elbowing the one holding her in the ribs so hard that his grip loosened. The soc grunted and held his ribs, and Tyler made a run for it, leaving him and his friends in the dust.
Asia looked up to see Tyler quickly sit next to her. She looked paleish and her wrist looked like it was starting to form a bruise.
"What happened to you?" she asked. But Tyler didn't have time to answer for the socs started "walking" their way down the isle to them. Tyler narrowed her eyes, ready to take them on. She wasn't afraid. Hell she could take on all three if she dared tried, though Asia would call her an idiot for that. And the last time she was called an idiot was when she tried to fly off a roof and use a walmart bag as a parachute.
"Let's just get out-" but Tyler's sentence was stopped when the soc's were hovering near above them. By now the boy's (Two bit, Soda, Steve, Johnny and Pony) gained their attention to the drunk socs who had roamed their way over.
"What do you want soc?" Two bit glared, holding his hand to his side where his switch was. His arm instinctively went around Asia, trying to at least protect her. The leader laughed which caused someone from the crowd to yell at him to shut up and sit down.
"We're not finished with her," he slurred somewhat, pointing at Tyler.
"Oh shit," tyler muttered and Asia rolled her eyes, face palming herself. She'd rather be anywhere but here. Two bit, Steve and Soda stood up and looked them in the eye.
"Well you aint gonna touch her freak. Now skidattle on outta here." Two bit said, "Back to your sochy car you go. Go on now," he said, Soda and Steve backing him up. The socs stood for a moment debating, but their debate was never thought out because with a quick flash a fist collided into the leader's face, knocking him down onto the ground.
"That's what you get for putting your fucking hands on me. Asshole." Tyler growled shaking her hand a little from the impact of her fist. "God that mother fucker's face hurt." she turned to Asia and jerked her up from her seat.
"C'mon lets get out of here."
