Tangled Up In Me

Chapter Nine

Stay With Me

When we got finished Darry had already tossed his shirt to the other side of the room and his pants were undone. I had to stop him there. I didn't want to go too far right then. He sat on the side of the bed and buttoned his pants.

"Sorry Babe. I haven't been with anyone for years." He explained. I understood. He was really my first everything, even kiss, I don't think he knew that. "I think I'm going to go take a shower." He said standing up. I was really sorry for stopping him, but I didn't know what to do. I pulled his journal and flipped to the next page.

Ponyboy and Johnny are gone…

Ponyboy ran off last night when I slapped him. I don't know what came over me but… It doesn't matter. He's gone. I want to go out looking for him but, Sodapop told me they're safe.

I don't know how he would know and I don't care. I want Ponyboy home, now. If he doesn't come home soon I'm going to look for him and so help me, if someone know where he is and is not telling me I'll kill them. I mean it. I need my kid brother home.

Darrel Shayne "Darry" Curtis

I remember talking to Ponyboy about when he and Johnny ran away. Ponyboy thought that Darry didn't care that he was gone. But, he was wrong. I saw the stains from Darry crying over it as he wrote. I closed it and put it on his pillow. I went out to the living room with Dally. He was sitting on the couch watching T.V. I sat down with him.

"What were you two doing in there?" He asked, flipping through the channels.

"None of your business." I said. He flipped the T.V off and looked at me.

"It is my business. I'm your father and you will do what I say." He said getting up. He went outside and I just sat back and turned the T.V on. I heard the door open and close. I knew it was Dally. He walked over and hit the side of the couch with a switch. I jumped up and ran over to Darry's room. Dally jumped in front of me and snapped my leg with the switch. I gave a small cry and ran to the bathroom door. The shower was off so, I guessed Darry was out.

"Darry! Help!" I yelled, pounding on the door.

"Are you okay?" He asked through the door.

"I'll be better if you get out here!" I felt the door being pushed opened. Darry walked out in his boxers and had shaving cream all over his face.

"What the hell?" He asked, looking from me to Dally. Dally just grinned.

"I was disciplining her…" Darry rolled his eyes and took the switch from him. He snapped Dally on the stomach. Then I felt him snap me on the butt.

"Can I finish up now?" He asked, snapping the switch in half.

Later that day Abby and Christina came over… with three bags…

"Uhm…" Darry said looking at them.

"We're going to stay here." Christina said, sitting on the couch. "Daddy's going over board and he snaps at us all the time. He had a heart attack when we came home without Molly." She explained. I kept my mouth shut. What was I going to say to him?

"Yeah. I heard about Ponyboy telling Molly that if anyone needed something then they can stay here. Even if they're 'hacked off' at there old man." Abby said. I shook my head and remembered how things were here. We're acting like spoiled brats. Compared to them we are spoiled brats.

"Abby, he means something like; they get kicked out by their dads. Or they got hit by their dads. For a smart person you don't think to much do you?' I said getting up and taking a bag. I felt Darry grab my arm.

"You guys can stay. Just… If he comes to look for you I can't hide you…" He said, taking my bag and putting it on the floor. I glanced over to him and didn't know how to feel about it. Christina ran over and hugged Darry tightly. Abby stayed put, on the couch with Dally. I crossed my arm and watched her not let go of him… I'm the jealous type I guess. Darry winked at me as he looked over her head. He let go of her and put his arm around me. I pushed it away. Then he took my hand and slipped something on my finger. It was his class ring. He always had that on. I looked at it. It was so nice looking. It had "Darry" on one side and "Curtis" on the other. The stone was a dark red. (A/N I'm kind of going off of what my mom's class ring looks like.) I hugged him tightly and felt his lips on my neck.

"Ewww… Get a room!" Christina yelled. I blushed and let him go. He held my hand and pulled me to the couch. We sat down and he messed around with the ring on my finger. Darry kissed me a few times when he knew no one was looking. It was funny when some one would look at us. Around six Ponyboy and Johnny came home. They sat on the floor. Soon after they got home Darry went to make dinner.

"Superman! Wash your hands! We don't know where they've been!" Dally yelled. We all laughed as Darry tossed a fork at him. After we ate the phone rang. Sodapop was staying at Steve's. Around ten we had to find out where everyone was going to sleep.

"Johnnycake are you staying?" Darry asked. Johnny nodded. "Okay, Johnny you can sleep with Ponyboy tonight. Abby and Christina can sleep out here. Molly you can sleep in my room." He said. Dally grinned at me. We went t bed soon after. I slept really close to Darry. He held me tightly. I felt his chest on my back. I loved sleeping with him. He was so warm that night…