DISCLAIMER: I DONOT OWN THE OUTSIDERS
there are two songs in this ch. One is by The Beatles and to make it fit with the story, gleekragtimer96 messed with it a little bit, so if it looks funky, that's why
Kate POV
The next morning, I wake up and find myself in Soda's arms. The memories of the night before, me crying in his arms, sleeping in his arms…
"Soda?" I say softly.
"Look who's awake!" he says cheerfully, "How did you sleep?"
"…fine, actually… wow." I haven't got a peaceful night of sleep in along, long time.
"Come on, you have class, right? I'll let ya get changed." He leaves and then I get up out of bed, pick out an outfit, and walk out of my room to hear the sizzling of something. I look into the kitchen and see Soda making something on the stove. I go and sit at the bar.
"You don't have to cook me anything."
"Too late," he says as he puts a plate infront of me consisting of… blue eggs?
"Never had BLUEeggs before," I eat a forkful of it and smile at Soda which makes him smileback,"Pretty damn good, Soda."
"Don't curse, it doesn't suit you," Huh?It doesn't SUIT me?
"… oh?"
"Oh, and before I go and let you get to class, I have a question for ya…"
"What is it Soda?" he begins to get a little more jittery.
"Well, I uh, was wondering… would you like to go out to dinner sometime?" I feel myself blush a little bit. He is just so adorable.
"Yeah, Soda, I'd like that," I say with a smile. He's so happy that it looks like he's glowing.
"Really?! Okay, can't wait. Have fun today, but not too much fun, ya hear?" he says as he walks out of the apartment. He closes the door behind him, but I can still hear him yelling for joy in the hallway. I can't believe it, he ACTUALLY asked me out, on a DATE! I look over at the clock, eight thirty. At that, I leave and head to class.
Tiffany POV
I wake up that morning, don't really know what time it is but I don't really care at this point. I'm not a morning person, I'm literally am a ticking time bomb in the morning, but my mind keeps on going back to yesterday. I can't believe I actually sang that song to Dallas. At least it wasn't a major love song, and at least the swealing has gone down from the mugging. My good mood is suddenly trampled on when Two-Bit and Steve run into our apartment. Steve immediately picks me up like hewas a heat-seeking missle. I stiffen up a little.
"Let me go…" I say, kind of annoyed.
"Aww, stop, you love us," Steve says.
"Um, not right now, let me down!"
"Aw, man…" instead of letting me go, he twirls me around.
"You better put me down," I say commandingly.
"What if I don't, huh?" I instantly bite his hand that was closest to me. He instantly lets me go and grabs his hand.
"Ah! She BIT me!" I look over and Two-Bit is hysterically laughing. Kelsey then enters into the room from her bedroom.
"What the hell is going on here?" she says. Two-Bit laughs, then picks her up. Her reaction is only a sigh.
"What the hell..." she shakes her head, " I don't want to know. Just put me down, ya perv," Two-Bit laughs and twirls her around and puts her down as Darry enters the apartment with Soda and Dally.
"Thank you, Two- Bit, for putting down my girlfriend," he goes over and grabs Kelsey by the waist and kisses her neck.
"Yeah, well, at least she didn't bite HIM like this broad over here did to ME!" Steve says motioning to me. Well gee, I wonder why I bit ya, Steve…
"That's 'cuse you did it all wrong," Dally says as he comes over to me, "You gotta do it like this, see?" he picks me up bridal style. At this point, I don't care anymore, and also, it's Dally holding me.I'm perfectly okay with that.
"Can I go back down on the ground now, possibly?" I ask, a smirk on my face.
"Not a chance, doll," Dally says and he winks at me.
"No? Darn..." Kelsey, Soda, Darry, and Two-Bit begin to laugh as Dally twirls me around.
"OKAY! IFYOU DO NOT PUT ME DOWN, ALL OF YOU WILL STARVE!" at that, Dally gently puts me back down.
"Thank you." I then walk over to the fridge and get the Chinese food out, and I put it on the bar.
"Chinese food for breakfast?" Steve questions.
"Yeah, don't judge me," I say to him.
"Yeah, just don't. The Tiffany quota: Eat what is available anytime. She's a human trash can." Kelsey says. I proudly smile at her comment.
"Yes, yes I am." I see out of the corner of my eye Dally smiling at me. I look back at him and manage a smirk in my sleepy 's a couple more seconds of silence before someone speaks up.
"C'mon, guys," Kelsey begins, "let's watch some television. I can get you guys caught up on what's going on in the modern world," obviously she sees the looks me and Dally are giving each other.
"But I wanted to catch the action in here..." Two-Bit says and winks at me. Steve then laughs a little and Kelsey drags Two-Bit and Steve to the living room while Darry laughs.
"C'mon, you pervs. Let them have a moment," she then winks at me as they leave the kitchen.
"Why does EVERYONE have to wink at me..." I begin to say with a sigh.
Dally smirks at me, and I retort, "What are you lookin'at?" I return a smirk of my own.
"Well, I'm LOOKING at my doll eating Chinese food."
"YOUR doll...?"
"Yeah," he then traps me against the counter, "got a problem with that?"
"Maybe, maybe not, you perv."
"Hey, I ain't a perv!"
"Said the one who is trapping me against the counter," I laugh.
"Maybe you're the one trapping me, doll," He smirks again.
"I'd rather die than trap you."
"Oh, it hurts, it HURTS!" He then dramatically holds the area where his heart is.
"Good."
"It's not nice to hurt people ya know, doll."
"Said the one who-,"
"Will ya stop?!" He says.
"Maybe, maybe not," I grin mischievously.
"God I hate you…" he says, still with a smirk on his face.
"Naw, ya love me," I say to him with the biggest, cheesiest smile I could produce. He bites his lip.
"Maybe I do..." he whispers. I could barely hear him. My eyes go wide.
"What did you just say...?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out," he then walks over to the rest of the group and Two-Bit runs over to me.
"SO, what did I miss?" Two-Bit says to me. I shake my head and walk over to the guys and Kelsey.
"Why does no one love me?!" Two-Bit screams, as he follows me back into the living room.
"Just get over here, ya big baby," I tell him. I go over to sit on the couch but I feel hands pulling my hips back and suddenly I'm sitting in Dally's lap.
"Get a room, will ya?" Two-Bit chuckles.
"Maybe we don't want to," Dally says seductively behind me. I feel myself blush so I try to hide my face but Dally doesn't let me.
"How come no one says that to us?" Kelsey says, motioning to her and Darry.
"Cause I know how Dally's sexual tendencies are," Two-Bit says with a grin at Dally.
"Big word, wow..." I say jokingly to Two-Bit.
"Hey," Darry begins to say, "I have sexual tendencies," he then kisses Kelsey's neck. She moans a little and smiles.
"Yeah, well Dally shows'em a LOT more and satisfies them a LOT more than you do." Two-Bit says to him.
"That, and God you two are perfect for each other," I say to the couple.
"Aw, thanks. I think he's the perfect boyfriend," Kelsey says as she smiles at her Superman. She then leans in and kisses him softly.
"PDA!" Steve says.
"Never thought I'd say this to you, Darry, but GET.A. ROOM," Two-Bit says as Darry and Kelsey continue to kiss.
"When she's ready," Darry smiles at Kelsey. She smiles back.
"See, Dallas, this is the kind of boyfriend you should be to my sister," Kelsey says over to him.
"Not my kind of style," Dally says. Then, a blush forms over my whole face.
"Damn, your cheeks can get red!" Steve says to , everyone looks at me.
"Will ya all stop starin' at me?! Jeez…" I say, frustrated. Kelsey laughs a little.
"Point and laugh!" she says. Aw, thanks Kelsey, best friend of mine, thanks.
"Fine," Dally says. Oh, good God, where is he going with this? "We know when we're not wanted," he then picks me up and he carries me toward the gang's apartment.
"Put me down now!" I say to the greaser.
"I don't think so, doll," he says back to me. We enter the room to see Pony overtop of someone on the couch.
"Get it, Pony! So, who's the lucky-…" they both stop and stare like deer in headlights. It's not a girl he's over top of, it's…Johnny. Dally puts me down.
"What's going on here…?" Dally says.
"I think you already know…" Pony says as the pair sits upright on the couch. I go over and kneel next to it.
"Why haven't you told us, guys?" I ask them in a very calm and sincere voice, which I think threw back Dally a little bit.
"We thought, maybe you guys wouldn't approve of us…together…" Johnny says quietly.
"Are you kidding?! Being in a same sex relationshipis sort of accepted in this time period! Hell, in some states you can evenget married! Really, guys, honestly, this is SO adorable!" They both blush a little bit.
Dally just stands there silently, staring at Johnny in particular, "C'mon Dally, lets' leave these two lovebirds alone," I wink at the two.
"Wait," Dally says. I immediately stop and stare athim, "Why didn't you tell me, Johnny?" a sound of hurt went through his voice.
"… well… I know ya Dal, I wasn't TOO sure that youwould… accept this…" Johnny says, scared.
"Well don't worry 'bout it, I do," Johnny and Ponyboy smile at Dally's remark.
I sigh. "Come on Dal, lets' let them continue their fun."
"What about our fun we were gonna have!" Dally says, pouting.
"Who said anything about that?" I say as I sprint into the hallway. I bump into Two-Bit who is standing outside thedoor. He trips into the apartment and I stop running when I'm inside.
"Good job, Matthews," Steve laughs, "This is why we don't spy RIGHT OUTISIDE THE DOOR." Two-Bit scratches his head.
"Oh, whatever, Steve-O, I didn't want to miss the action." He says. Then, I feel a pair of arms slither around my waist. Kelsey laughs.
"Oh no, the lovebirds are back," she says.
"I thought they already were." Darry says, obviously talking about him and Kelsey. She blushes.
"You're so adorable." They kiss and Soda then plops on Kel's lap almost making her fall. Soda laughs.
"Darry, I'm gonna go wake up Pony, okay? He's still asleep..."
"Okay-," he begins to say, but I cut him off, remembering what me and Dally had just witnessed.
"Oh, no, he's already awake, Soda. It's fine, he and Johnny are just..." I stop myself. Shit, I can't tell them what they were REALLY doing…
"Hanging out, just hanging out, man." Dally to the rescue! Soda stands up and sits on another chair.
"Oh, okay," Soda says, then he looks over at Kelsey and Darry, "you guys can continue now." Steve then looks at me with a puzzled look on his face.
"What are you lookin at Randle…?" Dally says to Steve.
"What the hell happened? You two seem... jittery."
"Did you two do it!?" Two-Bit asks us.
"You think we could have done that THAT quickly?" I blush.
"Ya never know with him," Two-Bit motions to Dally, who's blushing as well.
"You also never answered my question…" Steve continues.
"We told ya, Pony and Johnny were just hangin' out, that's all," I tell him.
"So it involves Pony and Johnny…"
"Shit…" I say out loud. We've been caught, damn it! Kelsey looks straight at me.
"Tiff, can I talk to you in the kitchen for a moment?" she says to me. Here we go, more questioning. Dally looks at me, but I just squirm away from him and meet her on the other side of the bar after she gets off of Darry. Kelsey shakes my shoulders and excitedly jumps up and down.
"What happened, what happened, WHAT HAPPENED?" She asks me.
"So you don't think me and Dal did it?" She smirks.
"Hell no. I would've killed you both by now," I gasp, my violence must be rubbing off on her, "Kidding. No, I mean what were Pony and Johnny doing?"
"Well, please don't tell the guys. I think Pony and Johnny would want to tell 'em…"
"Ok, no problem!"
"Pinky swear?" I hold out my pinky to her and she locks hers into mine.
"Pinky swear."
"Okay," I suddenly get a lot more excited, "we walked in and they were making out on the couch. I thought some girl was under Pony but it wasn't, it was Johnny!" She jumps up and down excitedly.
"OMG, that's so adorable! I always thought they would be cute together. And they're so close..."
"SHHHH! Chill, now, lets' be a LITTLE more quiet so no one-…" I look over and see Pony and Johnny standing in the doorway. Pony looks over and motions me to come over to him and does the same with Dally. We walk over and stand close to them.
"Why don't we move into the kitchen," I suggest. Everyone, including all the guys in the living room, move to the kitchen and sits at the bar except me, Dally, Pony, and Johnny.
"Now, you guys are PROBABLY wondering what happened," Pony begins.
"Sure as hell we are," Darry says to him in a stern voice. Kelsey nudges him, probably telling him to ease up.
"Okay, well..." I can see him getting nervous, I whisper to him.
"Don't worry, we'll back ya up if we have to," I whisper, and he smiles a tad.
"Me and Johnny are gay," he announces quickly. Youc ould hear a pin drop in the room. All jaws are dropped to the floor, except me and Kelsey's.
"Pony, are you really..." Soda says, too shocked to even finish.
"Yes, Soda," Pony says back to him, looking so nervously at Darry in particular.
"Wh- why didn't you tell us?"
"Same reason I told Dally; we didn't know if you guys would accept it or not." Darry looks at Kelsey and nods.
"I'm fine with it." He says. All the guys look at Darry, because usually, he would flip over something like this.
"Really?" Pony asks in amazement. Darry nods.
"I trust you and Johnny. Like my baby said," he takes Kelsey into his lap again, "You guys are good kids." Pony looks like he's gonna cry, so Soda and Darry go over and hug him.
"Awww, no love for Johnny? Come a'here!" I say and give Johnny a big hug and he gently returns one. Dally then hugs me from behind.
"Um, we're hugging JOHNNY here," I say to him.
"I still am, you just happen to be in the middle," he says to me.
"Kinky," I hear Two-Bit say.
"I swear..." Really, Two-Bit? Really?
"Oooh, which to hug? You know what?" Kelsey then brings the two groups together, "GROUP HUG!"
"I swear I'm gonna-, Steve, get your armpit out of my face!" I yell.
"You love it, don't deny it," he says to me.
"Your sweaty armpit hair isn't good at all, just sayin." This breaks everyone out of the hug and into an all-out laugh fest. Dally pulls me into a sort of protective hug.
"The only armpit she is having in her face is mine!" he says. I look up at him, kind of disgusted.
"Um, no."
"Alright, break it up now. No one is going near ANYONES' armpits, ya hear me?" Darry says to everyone.
"Yes m'am," Two-Bit says. We all try not to laugh, but it doesn't work. Me, Two-Bit, Steve and Dally all burst into even more laughter. Darry sighs.
"Haha, oh wow, sorry, hehe, Superman," I try to say.
"Hey, what about me!" Dally says to me.
"What about you, do you want me to give you unnecessary attention?" I ask him.
"YES!"
"HA! Nope." Dally picks me up bridal style again.
"How 'bout I give YOU some unnecessary attention, hmm, doll?"
"God I hate you... I would LIKE, to BE, on the GROUND!" I yell at him.
"Not until we're where I'm taking you," he enters my room and shuts the door but doesn't lock it. He instead passes by my bed and goes out onto the balcony and sets me down.
"Wait, what are we doing out here?" I ask him.
"You didn't think I would take advantage of you like that without knowing if you want to do it, did you?" He says.
"Well..." Dally smirks and takes my hands in his,"Dal, what are you-,"
"Holding your hands, is that too much to ask?" He says, looking kind of nervous, which stuns me to no end.
"…no... Actually, it feels... kinda nice," Dally wraps his arms around me and comes closer, his lip sin close proximity to mine, I stand there frozen not knowing what to do. He just chuckles a little.
"Here," he takes my arms and wraps them around his neck and puts his back around my waist.
"Dal, I don't know-,"
"Shh, don't worry. Lets' just keep this moment clean."
Dallas POV
I don't know what to think about right now. I'm in such close proximity to her that I'll probably scream if I don't kiss her soon. Me and Tiffany's relationship is different in comparison to the ones I have with most broads. Usually, we would meet up at a party, go to my room, that'd be it , I just don't know. I don't want to pressure her almost. I've never felt anything like this before. I might actually… love her.
Tiffany POV
Who would've thought I'd be holding hands with Dallas Winston? I never saw him as the holding hands-type. I always saw him as the"lets' go back to my place and do it" type. I've only had one other relationship in my life, and that went down the drains.
I feel nervous when I see him, like I… love him or something. I want him, but I don't. Is it that I don't want to get TOO attached and get hurt? I don't even know. I look over and see the time on one of the skyscrapers in Times Square.
"Oh, shit, I gotta get ready for class," I say, kind of saddened.
"What class?" he asks me.
"Um, COLLEGE," I say.
"No, WHAT class?"
"Oh, well, today's Monday, so Graphic Design and Advertising."
"What time will ya be back?"
"'Round five thirty," he makes the cutest pouty face after I say the time, "Come on, you can pick out what I wear today," I say, starting to drag him back into the apartment.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah!" We walk back in and I close my eyes as hegoes through my closet. I hear him dropping some things on my bed.
"Got it, it's on your bed," I turn around and see a pair of jeans, a v-neck, the lowest one I own with Elvis on it, a pair of black high top Converse and…
"Dal, that isn't-…"
"I know, wear it," he says, smiling at me.
"I can't just take your leather jacket…"
"Yes, you can, now go and get changed, I'll be with the guys out there," he leaves and I get changed into the clothes he picked out for me. I can't believe he is letting me wear his leather jacket! I put it on and a smell wafts up to my nose. It smells… it smells… well, I can't really tell. It just smells like him. I walk out with my bag with my books in it, as everyone stares. Kelsey smiles and winks at me.
"See ya later guys," I say to the group and get a chorus of "see ya later Tiff's" and good byes as I walk out.
Darry POV
Once Tiffany leaves for college, I rally up the guys.
"Okay, let's have some lunch. Soda and Kate got us food in the fridge, so let's go eat!"
I look at my girlfriend. "You wanna come too, Superwoman?" She grins, but shakes her head.
"Maybe later, hun. I just gotta get some work done for my classes today, and work on something." I pout a little, and pull her in for a kiss. She leans into my mouth, loving the feel of my lips on hers.
"Eh-hem, Superman, some of us are getting hungry over here." I reluctantly pull away from Kelsey and frown at Two-Bit.
"I'll kiss my girlfriend if I want to, Matthews." Pony's stomach growls like it usually does, and I grin."Guess we should get going then." I give Kelsey one last kiss andwalk out of her apartment and back into ours.
Two-Bit nudges me on the shoulder.
"Speaking of doing it...when are you going towith her, Superman?" My jaw drops a little, and I frown at the smart-ass greaser.
"I've only been dating her for a couple days now, Two-Bit. And unlike you and Dally, I actually respect my lady and will WAIT UNTIL SHE'S READY." He grins.
"She looked ready to me, buddy-boy," he mutters. I look over at him, stunned.
"What did you say, Matthews?" He grins again, just as annoyingly as Dally's smirk.
"Did you see the way she was kissing you? And always laying on your lap? She loves you, Superman." He then grins one last time at me and goes to join the guys in the kitchen for lunch.
She loves me...
Kelsey POV
I breathe a sigh of relief as the guys and Darry leave my apartment, and quickly run into our rec-room to my piano. I take out the sheet music I've been writing for my latest song and stare at it blankly. Ever since I've been dating Darry, I've been having so many good song ideas. I write my own original songs, and most of them are about me. Most of them I just write down in my journal and write sheet music to later, but this one...
This one is special.
I call it, "I'm Your Kryptonite", and obviously it's about me and Darry. It's a play on his nickname, Superman, and I've been working on it ever since I first met him. It's probably my best song yet. The only problem is that I couldn't find the right music to it. I have some of it done; the intro, the first verse,and half of the chorus. But it's really hard, because I want it to be PERFECT.
Because I'm gonna be playing it for him soon.
I have a gig on Thursday night, with my band at our favorite restaurant, Arizona Sunset, and I want to ask Darry to come. It's very nerve-wracking, which is why I've been trying to figure this out.
I sigh to myself and look at the sheet music I have layed in front of me. Thank God Pony's stomach alarm went off; I can'thave Darry sneaking around here while I'm trying to work. I sighed again. C'mon, Kelsey, focus. It's just another song, another amazing song that you're going to perform to your usual crowd at Arizona Sunset.
Another crowd...that'll happen to include my boyfriend.
"Gah!" I say to myself. "Focus!"
I finally get my head straight, and go straight to playing the intro. Once I start playing, all of my coherent thoughts fade away and all that's left is me and my piano, making beautiful music the introduction ends, I start to softly sing the words to myself, loving the feel of the notes and my singing blending together in total bliss. I get to the chorus, and I sing through all that I have written, and then stop. Ugh, what to write for the last part? I sit there, staring at the music before me, the black and white keys before me.
I chew on the ballpoint pen in my mouth anxiously. What could I do...
I look at the lyrics. Look back at the sheet music...
Suddenly, a melody. I feverishly write on the paper, it all coming to me at once. A melody. A harmony. A bass line. Chords. I get tothe second verse, the music coming at me full force. Another chorus, different words, mostly same notes, some altered. Bridge in half a second. Final chorus,outro, and…
DONE.
I sigh in relief. That's done. I'll play it later. Let's see..what to do now... I see my sheet music for "Only Hope" from the movie A Walk to Remember, and I smile. My mantra, my favorite song. I play it for every show I do. A crowd favorite. I take it out, even though I've had it completely memorized since I first received it from my piano teacher. I smile as I look over the chords and music, and start playing.
There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours,
I pray
To be only yours,
I know now, you're my only hope
Sing to me the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours,
I pray
To be only yours,
I know now, you're my only hope
I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs, I'm giving it back
I sing the high note as hard as I can, and it feels so good. I go on with the final chorus strong and proudly.
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours,
I pray
To be only yours,
I pray
To be only yours
I know now, you're my only...
Hope.
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ,ooh ,ooh...
"Ooh."
I hear a voice behind me, singing the last "ooh". I wonder who could've sang that well, and...
"That was beautiful. Encore, my love." I smile at Darry as I kiss him, my way of thanking him for the comment. He just smiles as he looks at my sheet music. Thank God, "I'm Your Kryptonite is behind everything so he won't see. I want it to be a surprise."You are amazing," he says, kissing my neck. "Play again." I laugh as he nuzzles my neck, making me happy. I kiss his cheek and say,
"I can't play if you're nuzzling my neck. Here," I say, motioning to a spot on my bench where I'm sitting. He smiles and sits down next to me, putting his arm around my waist.
"Is this okay?" he says. I smile and nod.
"Yeah, let's see..." I go through my music, carefully making sure not to expose my song for Darry. Finally, I find one I haven't played in a while. I pull it out and smile.
"You've heard of The Beatles, right?" I say to him. He thinks.
"Those English guys with the funny hair?"I nod. "Yeah. They're good. Why?" I pull out the sheet music I arranged myself and smiled at him.
"'Yesterday', from the album 'Help!'. Recognize it?" He grins.
"I love that song." I smile at him and kiss him softly for a moment and pull back.
"Yeah, you're definitely my boyfriend if you like The Beatles." He pouts.
"What, you would evict me if I didn't?" I laugh, and ruffle his beautiful hair.
"Of course not. I would just force you to listen to The Beatles until you understood the awesomeness." He fakes gasping.
"Oh, ruthless, aren't we? I didn't know you could be so devious, my Superwoman," He says, nuzzling my neck again. I laugh.
"I get it from Tiffany." I push him off my neck. "C'mon, you said you wanted an want to sing with me? Some of the words are different, because I changed them, but you should be able to follow along…" He grins shyly.
"I can try. I'm not the best singer..."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" I yell at him nicely. "I heard you sing at the end of my song, and you didn'teven know it. You were amazing. C'mon," I say, and start playing my arrangement of the song. At first, it's just me singing...
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Cause you promised me you'd always stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday, and everyday, with you
Now, suddenly, I'm not half the woman I used to be
There's no shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday, was the best day, with youDarry joins in, singing the melody along with me…
I'm so glad that you came my way,
Forever to this day, oh
You say everything so perfectly to me,
Now I long for everyday with you
Then, all of a sudden, Darry starts adding his own harmony, and our voices blend together beautifully. I smile, and we keep singing.
Today, love is such an easy game to play
No need to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday, today, everyday
I'm so glad that you came my way,
Forever to this day, you're here to stay
Now I long for everyday with you
For us, love will always be such an easy game to play
We'll never need to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday, today, everyday
With you
I'm totally stunned, and I sit there for a moment, dumbfounded at the beautiful music me and Darry have just created. He just smiles, in that adorable way that I love, and kisses me.
I lean into him, putting my arms around his strong neck,loving him even more. I never thought I would feel this way about a fictional character; I guess fairy tales do come true, I think as me and Darry continue to kiss on the bench. Finally, I pull back for air, both of us panting lightly. I smile at him.
"Well, I think I've just found someone to record this song with me," I say, giving him a wink.
He blushes, which makes him look SO CUTE. "Me? I don't know…"
I kiss him again, and whisper in his ear, "You're amazing. Those harmonies? The best I've ever heard, maybe even better than my own." I look him in the eyes. "You're so much like me…"
He grins, and we kiss again, falling for each other even more. In between kisses, we have little conversations.
"So-" *kiss* "what did you-" *kiss* "leave the guys-" *kiss* "up to in there?" I get out, loving the feeling of his lips on mine, but concerned that one of those greasers will come in and ruin our fun.
He grins and kisses me more passionately. "Oh-"*kiss* "well, Pony and Johnny-" *kiss* "are probably up to the same thing we're doing-" I stop kissing him for a moment, and wink at him, and he pulls me back and we continue. "As for the rest-" *kiss* "They're busy eating mac and cheese-" *kiss* "And I found Mickey Mouse cartoons-" *kiss* "for Two-Bit on the television," He finishes.
Once again, I pull out and smile at him. "Devious. Smart plan, finally getting that perv off our backs," I laugh. Darry laughs as well, and we both stand up to move to the couch, which is much more comfortable for kissing on.
He smiles, and picks me up bridal-style like Dally kept doing to Tiffany this morning. I squeal as he takes me to the couch, and puts me down softly, laying himself over top of me. I grin.
"Being like Dally, now aren't we, Darrel?" I say,seeing him shiver at my use of his full name.
"Well, not exactly like him," he says.
"True," I say. "Because I actually love the feeling of being picked up, especially by my Superman."
"Your Superman?" he grins. "What made me yours, doll?"
I laugh and pull him towards me by the collar of his shirt. "Oh, don't be a Dallas Winston. He just gets on my nerves," I say, kissing his neck.
"What, you don't like tuff, annoying, wise-ass, and cocky?" He says, shivering from the pleasure of me nibbling his neck. "At least he's treating Tiffany right."
I pull away for a minute, sighing. "Yeah. And he has shown me that he can be trusted. But…I don't know, Darry. There's just…this nagging feeling in the back of my head, that's all. I support them, but…"
"It's okay, hun. I'm here with you, and I'll do whatever I can to keep Dally in line," he says, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
I smile at him, and cup his face in my hands. "You are just so…amazing, Darrel. I've never had a real boyfriend that I can call my own, and you're just…perfect." I kiss him lightly. "Thank you, for…everything."
He smiles, and kisses me back. "I'm the one who should be thanking you, hun. You're the one who took us in, made us feel at home." He grins. "I'm just the one who fell in total love with 're beautiful, you're sweet, you sing like an angel…"
That reminds me of Arizona Sunset. "Oh, Darry, speaking of singing, I was thinking…" I swallow, kind of nervous. He sees this and takes my hands in his, making me more confident. I go on. "I have a gig Thursday night, at this restaurant called Arizona Sunset, with my band. I was thinking…would you like to come? I can get you seated right in the front, and…"
He smiles. "Of course I'll come, my love." He kisses me again. "Anything for my Superwoman. Besides," he kisses my nose lightly, that makes me laugh, "I love listening to your voice."
I smile, and pull him down and kiss him. Our tongues swirl together, and I just want to stay here forever, just me and Darry. But suddenly…
My alarm goes off.
I sigh, and Darry pulls away. "What was that?" he asks.
He gets off of me, and I stand up and sigh again,and look at him sadly. "My alarm. I have to get going to college." I give him a quick kiss on the lips. "Let me go get changed real quick."
He nods, and I run to my room. I put on a fresh pink shirt and deodorant, and put on my signature pink Uggs over my skinny jeans, and grab my tote and walk back into the living room, where Darry is waiting, his hands in his pockets.
I smile, and walk up to him, pull him down, and kiss him on the lips. We pull away after a couple moments, and he asks, "What time do you get back?"
I sigh. "Not until 7:30. I'm sorry, hun."
He smiles, a little disappointed. "It's okay. I can wait." He kisses me again, and reassuringly pats my shoulder. "I'll be right here, welcoming you as you come back. Have a good class, hun."
I smile at him, thinking, Yeah, I love him. "Thanks, Darry. You have fun looking after the guys until the girls get home."
He sighs. "Ugh, don't remind me of that task."
I laugh at him as he walks me to the door, and we kiss one more time. I then walk out the door, and quickly say a goodbye to the guys in the other apartment, and make my way to Julliard.
Darry POV
Tiff storms into theapartment. She looks over at me, Two-Bit, Soda, and Dally.
"Hey Tiff!" Two-Bit says to her. She breathes heavily and glares at him.
"Don't talk to me," she says forcefully. His smile turns into a frown. What crawled up in her ass and died?
"You okay?" I ask her.
"I'm tired, I'm pissed, I have to piss, YOU!" she points directly at Dallas and he jumps a little, "get your ass in there," she points to her room. He then runs into her room and she follows him in and close the door.
After a couple minutes, Kate walks in.
"Can you be nice-," Two-Bit begins to say as he gets cut off by her.
"NO!" she walks over to Soda, "Soda, can you come with me please?" she says softly.
"Well, sure, anything for you," he says as Kate grabs his hand and pulls him to her room and shuts the door. I look over at Two-Bit.
"So, how's your day Two-Bit?" I ask him, trying to cheer him up.
"No one loves me…"
"Well, I love ya," he looks up at me.
"Hug?"
"No."
"Awww…"
Tiffany POV
I lay spread out, taking up, literally the whole bed. Dally is standing closer to the door. I look up at the ceiling.
"This would be so sexy if you-,"
"Just shut the fuck up, alright…!?" I scream at him. He makes his way over towards the bed.
"What did I tell ya for sayin' words like that?"
"I've been sayin' 'em all day."
"Why?" he asks me.
"I've had the worst day and you probably don't wanna hear 'bout it…"
"Don't you EVER say that again. Now," he sits next to me on the bed and takes my hand in his, "Tell me."
"What's wrong with you?" I ask him. I thought he would act the opposite towards me.
"What's wrong with YOU?!"
"I punched a kid in the face and shoved him in a locker 'cuse he said dancing was stupid. I was sent to the Dean's office but he let me off with a warning since I was never in his office before…"
"Oh, really, maybe you could dance for me someday," he says and he wiggles his eyebrows. I get up and pin him aggressively to the bed. I start to breath heavily, my hair hanging in his face. He looks partially afraid of me.
"Don't test me, ass wipe, I'm not in control when I'm angry, and I don't think you want your face splattered on the wall, now do ya?"
"No sir- I mean ma'm, I mean- DAMN IT!" I let him go, get up, and barely punch one of the walls.
"… thanks Dally, I needed that…"
Kate POV
I walk into my room and plop on the floor and Soda sits down next to me.
"What happened?" he asks me cautiously. I feel tears start cascading down my face, I know these tears, and they are tired tears.
"What's wrong?" he asks as he caresses my face, wiping my tears.
"I'm tired, last night was the only night I've actually slept thanks to you," I grab his hand and smile a little, "I had school today and it was the beginning of tech and I'm in every dance number that we do, IN CHARACTER SHOES! And-," Soda cuts me off.
"Lie on your back and just relax," he starts massaging my shoulders and back. This is what I needed all day. I hear myself moan and feel a tad embarrassed.
"Ya havin fun there?" I feel myself blush.
"Yes…" I can feel him pick me up and put me on his lap.
"No, I'm gonna crush you," I start to get up and he stops me.
"Shhhh," he says.
"Can I at least get up and take a shower?" I ask, pouting a little for good measure.
"I guess," he smiles and that's when I realize, I haven't told him I love him yet. Ehhh, I'll tell him on our date, make it special.
"Lie in my bed and wait for me," I demand of him. As I shut the bathroom door, I see him getting comfortable and smile to myself. I really do love him.
Kelsey POV
I walk into the apartment all happy and cheerful as usual. I see Darry and Two-Bit.
"Thank God you had a good day…" Darry says to me. What is that supposed to mean?
"Okay, I'm leaving now," Two-Bit says as he scurries out of the apartment.
"Yeah, leave! Haha, just kidding," I yell at him.
"I didn't know you could be so forceful," Darry says as he starts to kiss my neck.
"Like I said before, I get it from Tiff, and where's everyone at?" I ask him.
"Well, Tiff is pissed, Kate is, I don't even know what Kate is really and you could guess where Dally and Soda are."
"Yeah, well, I'll ask'em later," I say then kiss him. We stay like this for a couple minutes, and then I pull back.
"Speaking of where Dally and Soda are…" I wiggle my eyebrows at him, "Would you like to go to the same place…only in my room…?"
Darry grins. "I thought you'd never ask." I take his hand and we jog to my room, and I shut the door behind us.
"Oh," I say, looking at him, still in his day clothes. "You don't have pajamas…"
He shrugs. "It's fine. I can just sleep in my boxers…" He looks at me, concerned, "As long as that's okay with you…"
I blush. "It's fine, Darrel, it is." I go over and kiss him on the cheek, and grab my signature Grouchy Bear pajamas (a spaghetti top and short shorts, of course) off of my nightstand. "Let me go get changed, okay? You can get…stripped…in here while I go in the bathroom."
He blushes. "Okay." I laugh at him, and quickly change in the bathroom. Before I exit, I brush my hair, and put on some lip gloss…just to make kissing more fun. Since I know we're not going farther than that, of course. Though that would be fun…
No, you've only been dating him for a couple days, not even a week. Chill, Kelsey, he's not going anywhere.
I smile to myself as I exit the bathroom, and go back into my room, finding Darry on my bed, only in boxers.
Okay, now that's just plain hot, I think, and then mentally kick myself. Don't lose your head…
He wouldn't do that to you anyway. He respects you, not like Dally or Two-Bit.
I sigh, and muster a smile at him, and walk over to my bed.
"Done waging an inner war with yourself?" He says, noticing my dueling expressions.
I blush. "You have no idea what's going on in here," I say as he motions for me to get in the bed next to him.
As I get in the bed, he laughs. "I have an idea; it's probably the same one going through my head. Two-Bit was teasing me about it earlier..." He looks at my pajamas. "That, and you in those pj's…" And when I look into his eyes, they've darkened into…lust?
He loves me. I laugh at him. "What, these?" I run a hand through my hair and shake my hips a little, making him shiver, and take me by the waist, kissing my hair and holding me close.
"You just love to tease, don't you, Superwoman?" He says, continuing to kiss my hair.
"What, like this?" I say, and splay my hands on his chest, not bothering to touch anywhere else. He shivers, and growls a little bit. I laugh at him again, and he looks at me, kind of annoyed.
"You're lucky I'm not Dally, or I'd definitely be fucking you right now," he says, not joking.
I shrug. "You just have such great control, babe." I kiss his nose, and tangle my hands in his hair. "Don't worry. Good things come to those who wait." I wink at him.
"I think something good has already come," he says, his brown eyes looking into mine lovingly. I gasp, and his lips come down on mine softly. I sigh happily, and lean into him more, loving this. Finally, we come up for air.
Our faces are still inches apart, and I caress his cheek with my right hand. "I love you, Darrel Curtis."
He smiles, and takes my hand on his face in his hand, squeezing it gently. "I love you too, Kelsey." We then kiss again, and I pull back after several minutes, and smile.
"Well, we better get to sleep. I imagine, by the way you were saying Tiffany was acting, that we're going to have a rough day ahead of us."
He laughs. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
I smile, and sit up to pull the covers over us both. I then clap my hands twice, turning off the lights. I then lay back then, and Darry wraps his arms around me, holding me close, his back to me. I wrap my hands around him as well, and put my head in the crook of his shoulder.
I whisper to him, "Sweet dreams, Darrel."
I feel him smile, and he kisses me on the cheek. "They'll always be sweet when you're around."
I smile, and we fall asleep together in total bliss and content.
