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Chapter 4

When I saw Dallas standing in the door was a feeling of shock and surprise came over me. Not only because Dally was standing right there in front of everyone after running away months ago but because I finally realized who I had saw earlier. I had saw Dallas Winston walking across the street from the movie house only a few hours before. I must mot have been the only one shocked because the house was silent. No one knew what to say. Everyone stared at Dally like a complete stranger just burst in the door. He just stood there and pulled a cigarette out from behind his ear and lit it.

"Well." Two-bit said. "Dally's home lets party." With that said he made his way to the kitchen and grabbed a few beers. Then he passed on to Steve Soda and Dally. He didn't even bother trying to get one for me and Pony cause he knew Darry wouldn't go for it. And he musta not wanted his little sister to drink cause he didn't get a beer for her either instead he got us three and Darry Pepsis. "To Dally's homecoming" Two-bit said raising his glass. Everyone did the same and drank. I think Dally musta been glad to be back in Tulsa cause I thought I saw a slight grin right then but he quickly whipped it off his face and went back to his tuff looking self. Now he was walking in to the living room and sat down right next to me.

"So Dal where'd ya go?" Pony asked.

"New York." He said.

"What'd ya do in New York?" I asked.

"A little a this a little a that." He answered. And this went on for hours one of us asking a question and Dally answering. Sometimes he'd ask a question and we'd answer. About a hour after Dallas got there Darry and Pony went to bed. A little later Keira and I had fallen asleep on the couch and the guys were still up talking, drinking, and talking and drinking some more.

The next morning I was the first one up I saw everyone asleep in the living room. I figured the fell asleep like me and Keira did.

"Keira." I whispered shaking her to wake her up. She woke up and saw all the guys sleeping around us and musta had the same thought as I did. We got up and each got a pot and a wooden spoon. Then I stood on one side of the living room and Keira on the other and then a few seconds later we were banging the spoons on the pots and yelling wake up at the top of our lungs.

"Jesus Christ." Dally said as he jumped when he heard the noise. Then we heard Darry running down the hall.

"What was that noise?" He screamed and by now Keira and I were laughing so hard we were crying.

"It was these two bone heads." Dally answered

"Hey guys it's not funny." Steve said

"You should have seen your guys faces." I said between gasps for air. I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.

"The look on your faces was priceless." Keira said agreeing with me.

"Hey Darry what happened to the first one up makes breakfast rule." Two-bit said in a way that sounded like he was up to something.

"It still applies." He said. So me and Keira walked into the kitchen and started breakfast. Right away I caught on to what the guys were up to. They for some reason had bigger appetites than usual because we had to make twice as much food. When we were done cooking the guys were eating and we managed to each grab a slice of cake. Keira and I sat down on the couch.

I leaned over and whispered "Jokes on them. They have to do all the dishes." We both giggled and went back to eating our cake.

The rest of the day went by pretty fast. Everyone hung out at our house as usual and after dinner everyone went home.

"Dally you crashing here tonight?" Darry asked.

"I dunno either here or Bucks." He replied. Then Darry went to bed. A little later Pony, Soda, and I did the same and Dally crashed on the couch.