He began pulling me out the back door before I could say anything else. We keep walking, more like him walking and me being dragged on.
After five minutes of this I had had enough, "Dally, where are we going?"
He looked back smirked and said, "You'll see."
Slowly, he began to lower his pace and eventually he stopped all together.
"Well?" I asked him. Not seeing anything except a giant black building of sorts.
"Well, I wanted to show you something." He said.
"Dally?" I said as I stopped, smelling fresh hay and horse manure.
He stopped and looked at me, "What, dollface?"
"We wouldn't happen to be at a stable would we?" I asked him with worry in my voice.
I haven't been in a stable since my dad died, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to now.
"Well, yeah actually it is. I wanted to show you my horse. How I been makin my way in the world." He said with a touch of pride and irritation in his voice.
"I can't Dally." I shook my head, slowly backing up.
"What do ya mean?" he asked confused and a bit hurt, but that lasted for a few seconds till a mask went up.
I shook my head and said, "It's not what ya think Dally. I just can't go in there. You wouldn't understand." I turned around and began walking away.
He grabbed my arm and pulled me to his chest saying, "Hell woman, I think if anyone would understand it'd be me. What's got ya all upset?"
I looked up and he looked worried, I couldn't tell. He was better at putting up a mask than me.
I shook my head again and said, "I wouldn't know where to begin."
He looked down at me, and slowly stroked my cheek, "How about at the beginning. I'll listen and keep quite, promise. I would just like to know what's got my girl all sad."
"Okay, well why don't, we sit down somewhere then. It's a long story." I replied.
He nodded and led me over to a fence. He sat us down, his back up against the fence and me up against his back.
"Well let me start from the beginning then….."
As I sat there telling him my story, of my loss, love and hurt, he was quiet and at times I could tell he got upset and others he was worrying about me.
I told him everything, about Tim, the Curtis', my old gang. I just couldn't stop it when I told him; it was like word vomit, and once it started I couldn't stop it. And throughout the entire thing he just sat there twirling my hair.
"And that's everything." I finished looking back at him. It didn't feel him breathing I would of said he left, but I could feel his slightly irregular heart beating under me.
"Dally?" I said, turning to face him.
He had a distant look on his face, and it looked murderous.
I put my hand on his cheek, and he snapped out of it.
"You okay?" I asked.
He shook his head and began to get up, once he was he offered me his hand.
Once I was up he pulled me into a hug, but this hug seemed different, and it didn't feel like he pitied me but like he almost understood.
After a while he began chuckling and then looked down at me saying, "Your asking me if I'm okay?" I nodded. He began laughing harder now, and that started to scare me.
I started to back up, but he wouldn't let me.
He stopped laughing slowly and said, "I'm fine, I just didn't think my own girl would have a hell of a life worse than me. I always thought bad things were for me." He looked down at me with a look of sadness in his eyes.
"Okay we won't go in the barn, yet."
"Yet?" I asked him with a smirk on my face.
"Damn straight yes. I want my girl to see me train. And you better be damn okay with seeing the races, cause I'm gonna be wanting you there for me when I hit the winners circle after races."
I smiled and said, "I think I can do that."
He grunted and pulled me into a kiss. This lasted for I don't know how long, minutes, maybe hours or possibly even days. But when we finally pulled apart I could hear someone running towards us. I was confused and looked and saw a black figure.
"Dally, do you see that person running towards us?" I said pointing towards the figure.
He nodded and pushed me behind him.
Slowly, the figure came up to us.
It was Two-bit.
"Damn it Two-Bit. What the hell are you doing out here?" Dally asked him.
"Well I was looking for you Dal, and our new friend Sydney. But it seems your out here without her. So I like to be asking you ole' Dal what your doing out here?" Two-bit asked with a bit of worry in his voice.
Dal responsed gruffly, "That's none of your damn business."
"That so is my damn business, Sydney's my friend now and none of us want you hurting her damn it Dally. Who you out here with? Sydney wasn't putting out so you left her?" Two-bit accused.
I slowly came from behind Dally's back. Two-Bit looked shocked.
"Well Two-Bit I'm sure I'd like to know who Dally was out here with too." I said turning to Dally. I winked at him. And continued, "How could you do this to me? I thought you cared about me."
Two-bit looked stunned for a second then started to say, "Sydney, I'm.."
I held up my hand and then looked at Dally, "I mean really Dally, if you wanted to get with Two-Bit all you had to do was tell me, that you didn't like girls."
I couldn't help it, I started laughing and so did Dally. We laughed so hard I couldn't breathe after a while.
I looked over at Two-bit who looked shocked and angry at the same time.
"Aww, Two-Bit I'm sorry. I just couldn't let you throw all those accusations at my guy." I said with smile. "Am I forgiven?" I asked bating my eyelashes with my famous puppy dog eyes.
"All hell girl. When you start making that face it makes it hard to stay mad at you." Two-bit said.
I enveloped him in a hug, and lowly whispered, "Thanks for looking out for me though." When I pulled back I winked at him and turned to Dally who still looked slightly amused.
"So I thought we came to Buck's for a party, or are you planning something else?" I asked Dally.
He shook his head and said, "Well if it's a party your wantin." He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. I had to start laughing again.
He carried me all the way to Buck's and even inside.
Once inside I could hear greasers whistling and cat calling, I didn't like that.
"Dally come on please put me down." I asked. Two- Bit was standing behind Dal, so I also pleaded with him.
"Ya man, might be a good idea to put her down." agreed Two-Bit.
"Yeah I also think it'd be a good idea to put down my baby sister, Winston." I heard someone say. Suddenly everything moved a bit fast, and I was standing on my feet. Everything kind of swirled and then Sylvia was helping me stand right.
"Opps, guess all the blood rushed to my head for a second." I said laughing.
My brother was looking at Dally murderously, Dally was staring straight back at him.
'Uh oh.' I thought.
"Well Ry, what are you doing here?" I asked him, trying to break the almost deadly silence.
Without even looking at me he replied, "Me and Sylvia wanted to get a beer, and we got Pony to look after Ruby. So we thought best come to the famous Buck's. I suppose it was a good idea we came."
Dally and him just kept staring each other down. Damn, there gonna kill each other.
"Well then big brother go get yourself a beer. I think Dally was just about to take me home. Right, Dal?" I said.
They kept staring at each other. I looked at Sylvia, she nodded in understanding and started pulling Ryan away, at the same time I started pulling Dally out of the door.
"Fuck," I heard Dally mutter when we got outside.
"Your telling me." I said back to him.
He smirked and started chuckling.
"So I'm taking you home am I?" he said, "And what might we be doing when I get you home."
I shook my head and continued to my car. "Not what you think Winston."
He raised his eyebrow, and said, "Winston now am I?"
I sighed, "No, just it's. I'm not ready for something like that Dally. I just.."
I never finished my sentence because he silenced me with his finger on my lips.
"Shhh. It's okay. I understand. And I don't want to pressure you, for some reason I don't want to rush this with you. I want you to be my girl, and treat you right, but I might not always do it right." He said.
I smiled at him, "Thanks, Dally."
He smiled, a true and genuine smile. Till he looked up and saw Tim coming our way, with a murderous look on his face.
'Can this night get any worse?' I thought.
"Winston!" yelled Tim.
Dally grunted in response and ushered me slowly to the car.
He gave me my keys and said, "Go home, I'll meet you there. Promise." He kissed my forehead, then my nose, and finally my lips. That kiss said a lot, but it was regretfully cut short when he was ripped from me, by Tim.
Tim threw the first punch, then another and another.
I couldn't let this continue. I stepped in, "Tim, stop!" He pushed me out of the way, with some force. I hit the side of my car and fell to the ground with a thunk.
Little did I know, that my brother was watching outside the window and was going to let Tim continue till he saw Tim push me out of the way and keep hitting Dally.
I got up and walked back up to Tim tried to grab his shoulder and pull him away, Dally was on the ground. Why wasn't he getting up I thought?
Tim turned and swung at me, I blocked it and then came another that hit me straight in the ribs. I was winded for a minute, I never got to throw one back to him, because then he was on the ground with my brother on top of him.
"Oh my god. Sydney are you okay?" Said Sylvia.
I nodded, "I think I'll just have some bruised ribs, guess I never really understood how hard the boy really can hit." I grimaced.
I looked down and Dally was groaning and trying to stand up.
"Dally, are you alright? Shit, your nose is bleeding pretty bad. Why the hell didn't you fight back? Does that cut have glass in it?" I said in one breath.
"One question at a time woman. And I'm fine. I didn't fight back cause he needed to get the anger out. I just didn't expect him to push you. Are you alright? Wait why the hell are you hold your side?" he said finally looking up at me.
Then I heard police sirens and saw my brother stand up and wipe off his hands. Tim was lying on the ground unconscious.
My brother walked over to me, hugged me and said, "You alright?"
I nodded, "But Dally ain't."
He nodded and said, "Take him to our house. I'll explain things. Who would of thought my first job as Chief would revolve around my baby sister." He said shaking his head.
I grimaced, and said, "Never thought I would have to have you break up a fight for me, between my ex best friend and my boyfriend."
I walked over to Dally, draped his arm over my shoulder and helped him to my car.
As soon as he hit the seat he was out cold.
'Damn, I think I broke a rib,' I thought, 'and my head is killing me. Well no blood. I don't think I'll have to worry about a concussion.'
We got to my house in silence and rather fast.
"Come on Dally. I don't think I can carry you." I said trying to get him up.
He shook his head and groaned getting up.
"Remind me never to let him take his anger out on me when your around. Not only do I get beat the shit out of. You get a broken rib or two. And don't lie to me I can tell. I've had a few in my days."
I chuckled and said, "Wouldn't dream of it sweetheart."
He chuckled back, "Sweetheart, eh?"
I shrugged and we went inside. He started to collapse on the couch.
"No you don't come on I don't want your blood all over my couch. Go pass out on a bed, while I go get the first aid kit out of a box."
I grabbed the first aid kit out of a box full of pots and pans, not where it was supposed to be.
I walked down the hallway to the guest bedroom. "Where is he?" I thought out loud.
I walked back into the hallway and down to my room, and there he was passed out on my bed.
Had I known how right he looked laying in my queen size bed, with my faded blue comforter I would have had him pass out on the couch.
"Dal." I said, no response. "Hump. Guess I'm gonna have to do this the hard way with you passed out. Hope you don't wake up to pain. I don't think I could handle another broken rib."
I heard a grunt, and "I would never hit you."
I looked down and he was awake.
Wrapping, bandaging, and taping was always something I was good at. Being the little sister of a low down hood, you learn a thing or two about putting people back together after a fight.
I picked up a bottle of Vodka and handed it to him. "Your gonna need it." I told him.
"Two broken ribs, a sprained wrist, why the hell did you just let him beat you?"
He started to stand and grimaced, I pushed him back down onto my bed.
"Stay, your not gonna be able to get very far. You take my bed, I'll crash with Ruby in the next room." I told him, seeing he'd get no where fast or at all.
He shook his head, "No I'm not taking your bed. I'll go stay at Buck's or the Curtis' couch."
It was my turn to shake my head, "Trust me Dally. Your gonna be barely able to move let alone walk all the way across the street to the Curtis'. Just stay." He sighed and said, "Fine." And laid back down.
"Good, now I'm gonna go shower and then try to wrap my ribs."
He tried getting up again, "Let me help you, you'll never wrap those yourself."
I shook my head, "No Dally, I got it. 'Sides you can barely stand."
He sighed, "Damn, the things I do for you."
I chuckled, "And what things are those, sweetheart?"
He glared at me coldly, "Sit." He stood up, and grabbed me pushing me to sit on my bed.
"Lose the shirt."
I raised my eyebrow at him, "Excuse me?"
"I need to wrap your ribs, and doing it over your shirt causes problems. Now do it."
I listened, trying to take it off slowly. Lucky, for me I wore a flannel button down.
He slowly wrapped my ribs. "Tighter." I told him.
He nodded, in concentration. Trying not to hurt me.
"There." He said, standing slowly. "Hmmm.. We may not be sleeping with each other, but at least I get to see you in your underwear. And man do you look sexy."
I blushed, having never received these comments before.
He raised my chin to look in his eyes, "What is it? I wrap it too tightly?"
I shook my head, and patted the spot next to me on my bed. He obeyed. Slowly, I moved to lay down and he followed me, pulling me close.
"It's not my ribs. I've just never gotten that kind of comment before." I told him.
"Why is it? Look at you." he asked.
(Dally's POV)
I saw her take a deep breath, and push all her emotions away. Like a wall.
She looked at me, and said, "I've never been looking for those kinds of comments, and I grew up being one of the guys."
"Well your defiantly not one of the guys to me." I told her.
'I know that wall all to well. I have so many of those. But she's different, she sees through them. Why can she see through them, better than anyone I've ever known? Is it because she has the same ones? Or is it because I'm feeling for her?'
I fell asleep next to her thinking of all those different questions.
(NORMAL POV)
Slowly I fell asleep, and I woke up later again to hearing him talking. But not coherently. He kept mumbling, he was sleep talking.
"Sydney….too good…walls…..sees me.." I kept hearing the same thing, and there were two words I heard him say before the night was officially silent, "maybe..love"
'What does he mean maybe love? He may love me?' I thought.
The night was silent, but my mind wasn't.
I awoke later that morning, with Dally's arm tightly around me.
I slowly tried to extract myself from him, but he was too strong.
"Your not going anywhere, I'm not done sleeping yet." I heard him whisper in my ear.
"But I need to get ready for school." I responded.
"It's only five. School doesn't start till 8." He said, "It's like you said, it doesn't take you that long to get ready." He smirked.
"Well then I suppose I'll go back to sleep." I said, closing my eyes.
"Or…" he started to say.
"Or what?" I asked, turning to face him.
He was smirking. He started to kiss me.
"Ohh or that." I said giggling. "Well I won't oppose to that."
He smiled. And began kissing me again.
Soon we both needed air, and I started kissing his neck, his chest, almost anywhere I could reach. He pulled me by the arms gently back up to his face and kept kissing me.
Soon we flipped and he was on top, slowly his hand began to work its way up my shirt. It got to my ribs, and he felt the wrap and pulled away sighing.
He shook his head, "Sorry. I went too far."
He started to get up, "Where do you think your going?" I asked.
He looked down at me shocked, "Don't you want me to get out?"
I shook my head, chuckling. I pulled him back into my bed, "I wasn't done with you yet."
I started kissing him again. But this time we went a little further. He had my shirt off in record time. He kissed my neck and slowly made it too my chest.
I sighed and he looked up. Nodding he pulled away.
He started chuckling, "Now I think I took it too far." He began stroking my hair, "But you're so soft. It's hard not to go too far."
I looked over at his eyes and smiled.
I kissed his forehead, his nose, and finally his lips, slowly.
"I think I'm going to go shower, real quick. Are you planning on still being here when I'm done?" I asked.
"Do you still want me around when you're done?" he shot back.
"Ohh, I think I can find a couple of reasons to want you to still be here." I responded, leaving my room.
I heard him chuckle behind me.
I had finished my shower and came back in my room to see him asleep again. I looked through my drawers to find some clothes to wear to school.
"Well I thought you looked good in a bra, but you look in even better in that towel." I heard from behind me.
I looked over my shoulder, and saw him lounging, smirking on my bed.
"Do I now?" I asked him.
He nodded and motioned me closer to him. I went closer and he lifted his hand to my face and stroked it softly then his hand trailed down my neck, to my shoulder, and he stroked my arm, up and down up and down. It gave me the chills.
Finally, he stopped and said, "I think I should step out of the room while you change." He winked and began walking out.
"And why is that Dally?" I asked, curious.
He turned and said, "Well dollface I might not be able to stop myself from jumping you if I don't walk out now."
I chuckled, and he closed the door behind him.
I was dressed and ready to go for school in twenty minutes.
I began walking out my bed room door, only to be met by my brother and Sylvia walking out of the bathroom together, smiling.
"Eww. Don't tell me I'm going to regret choosing the room next to the bathroom?" I said.
They both looked up and blushed.
"Sorry," they both muttered and ran to Ryan's room.
"Don't forget to lock the door. " I called after them, laughing.
I walked out into the living room.
"Well hello. I thought you would have left by now." I said, smiling.
"Well I was considering it but then I remembered your famous breakfast's and couldn't leave, plus I wanted to do this." said Dally and he came up and kissed me. But it seemed different than other kisses, there seemed something forced about it.
I pulled away and looked in his eyes, "Dally what's wrong?" I asked him.
He looked me in the eyes, and said, "You have a visitor sitting in your kitchen. Who says he's your boyfriend."
I was shocked, "Boyfriend?"
I walked into the kitchen and than I regretted it.
"Why hello there darling." Said, Duncan.
"You! You sick sadistic bastard, how dare you come in my house. How did you even get out of prison. "I yelled.
"Wait! He's not your boyfriend?" I heard Dally ask behind me.
I barely shook my head, "No, he's the sick person who killed my mother, and killed my whole being too."
I looked back, "He's Duncan."
Dally looked shocked at first, but than he looked murderous.
"Sydney, I think you should go get your brother." Dally told me.
"Why should Sydney come get me Winston?" asked my brother walking into the kitchen also.
"Duncan?" my brother asked increnduously, then he got over the shock and looked like he could kill.
I got in his way before he could get to Duncan. He looked at me like I was crazy.
I shook my head, "You killing him will do nothing for mom, or dad. It will only make things worse. Let me get him out of here, then I'll kill him." I told him winking.
"Besides we both know I'm the better one at getting out of trouble."
He looked at me, then he looked at Duncan. He shook his head.
"Dallas, I want you to go with my baby sister and Duncan. She's taking him to the train station and leaving Tulsa." He looked at Dallas, and then at me.
Dally just nodded and said, "I think I can do that." Then he looked at Duncan and I thought he was going to kill him.
"Oh and Winston, before you leave I would like for you to give your blade to my sister. I know she has more control, even with the scum who killed our family." Ryan said.
"Awee come on everybody, it just your no good momma. Ya'll didn't love her that much." Replied Duncan.
Before he even finished his sentence he had me on top of him beating every living fiber out of his worthless body.
"You bastard!" I said, as I was ripped away from his motionless body. He was unconscious.
"Dally get her out of here!" yelled my brother. "Get her to the Curtis'. She's not going to school today."
Dally nodded and picked me up, and threw me over his shoulder.
"I can walk. "I told him as soon as he had me out of the house.
"Your brother said.." he started to say.
"My brother said get me to. Not take me there, I can walk by my own damn self Winston." I yelled at him.
He dropped me on the ground, and stared down there at me.
I got up and stalked away from him.
He grabbed my wrist and turned me around, "It's not me your mad at, so don't take it out on me, Sydney." He pulled me to him and wrapped his arms around me.
"I can't handle this. He killed her. Right in front of me, then he has the nerve to come back, I just I can't." I said, and pushed away.
"I just, I gotta talk to Tim. You may not understand but I know your trying. And that means soo much. You have no idea how much, but I really have to talk to him before I try and kill Duncan. Please understand Dally?" I looked up at him as I finished talking.
He began softly stroking my cheek, searching my eyes for any way he could help me, but he couldn't find any that wouldn't result with me in jail.
"Please." I pleaded softly.
He nodded and asked, "No sharing?"
I nodded my head and said, "No sharing."
I leaned up and softly kissed his lips. "I promise."
He nodded and said, "Go."
I ran all the way there.
Bursting through the door way, I saw Angel and Curly sitting on the couch.
They both looked at me like I was crazy.
"Sun. What are you doing here, don't you have school soon?" asked Angel.
I nodded and got the one word I could at the moment out of my mouth, "Tim."
They looked at each other than me and pointed upstairs.
Angel called up as I was running up the stairs, "Your not going to kill him are you? Because if you are I'd like to not get any blood on the carpet." She was laughing of course the entire time she said it.
I burst through his door and he was laying in bed staring at the ceiling.
"Sydney, what are you doing here?" he asked not even looking at me.
"Duncan." I said.
He looked at me, "What did you say?"
"I said Duncan. As in he's here, as in if you don't stop me, I'm going to kill him. Please Tim I need you." I said, softly as the only tears I had ever shed over my parents fell.
He quickly stood up and pulled me to his chest. "Damn it. He's here? Where?"
"House. I just kept beating him over and over. Each time I hit him though I saw my mothers face, like I was the one beating her and not him. Why Tim? I need to know why he would come back to haunt me like this. Was it because I think I was happy with someone? Because I finally thought it was safe to take down my walls and barriers? Why?" I cried into his chest.
"I don't know why Sydney, but I do know he shouldn't control you. He killed your mom, and you could never stop that. He killed her out of vengeance. Even if you would have gone with him and let him hurt you, what did that mean for later on? He catch you of guard one night and rape you and get you pregnant like he did Sylvia? No. Because no matter what he would have killed some part of you. He just decided to kill one of your most treasured parts." He told me, while I kept crying in his chest.
Suddenly I remembered something and gasped.
"Tim, we have to get back to my house. The bastard is going to tell Ryan about Ruby. He'll kill him. He wasn't there because of me, he was there because of Ryan and Sylvia. I thought I saw him yesterday at the park watching those two, but I cast it aside because why shouldn't I he was supposed to be in jail."
He nodded, "Let's go."
We ran out of the house, and down my street. I heard one single gun shot and then a female scream.
I looked at Tim and ran faster.
I got to the house in time to see my brother on the floor bleeding, with a gun shot in his shoulder. I kneeled down by him and he shook his head, "I'll live, go get him. Dallas ran after him. GO!"
And I did. I ran after him like my life was at stake. Because this time I didn't lose my life, but the other part was still at risk. With Dally running after Duncan.
I finally caught up with them at the vacant lot. 'We played football here,' I thought, 'just like any other normal day. Now something bad is going to happen, I can feel it.'
"Dally!" I yelled.
He looked at me, and looked shocked.
Duncan just laughed. I got next to them.
"So you realized why I was here than? Took you long enough Sydney. Seeing as it happened to you too." He said.
Dally looked at me, and I just stared coldly at Duncan.
"What do you want? To tear my life away from me again? Kill my brother or just kill me? Because I don't know if I can handle much more Duncan." I told him.
He began to circle us, like a predator circles his prey.
But only I knew his game better now, and he was the prey. He just didn't know it yet.
"So tell me Sun, have you told him about our entire history? And I don't just mean your brother, and this trash you seem to be calling a boyfriend now. I mean your sweet Timmy. The one you loved so much, for so long. The one you used to come to me all teary eyed about. 'Oh Dunc, he's with another girl. How can I ever get over him if he keeps parading them in front of me.' You were so weak back than. But I made you stronger, my girl is stronger." He said, with a sadistic twinkle in his eye.
"Sydney, what does he mean?" I heard from behind me, I turned and it was Tim.
I looked at Dally and I looked at Tim. Then finally I looked at the boy that killed my world at the age of 12 years old.
"Sydney." Dally said softly to me.
I looked at him, and tears began to fall.
"I never told anyone about this, not even Sylvia. Tim, you remember when Sylvia got pregnant. She didn't remember who she got pregnant by, she let my brother think she cheated on him?"
Tim nodded, and looked shocked, "It was you! You sick bastard. They were going to get married." He said, as he realized that it was Duncan who got her pregnant.
"But what does that have to do with you Sydney?" Dally asked me, his eyes slowly growing cold as he imagined the possibilities.
"Sylvia didn't have sex with him, he raped her. Just like he raped me when I was 12." I said slowly, and my eyes filling with tears. "I just didn't get pregnant because I was too young. That's why I could never be with a guy."
Tim and Dally looked at each other than at Duncan, who looked self satisfied.
"So, you never told your great protector Timmy than. Wow, Sunny I'm disappointed in you." He said smirking.
"What do you want with me," I said, looking at him, tears falling from my eyes, "You took my virginity, my mother, unknowingly my father, you killed my heart, what else can you take from me?"
"The one you loved instead of me." He said and pointed the gun at Dally, and than at Tim. "But it seems I'm going to have to kill them both, won't I. Can't have my girl falling for a low down hood."
"I'm not your girl, and your not going to kill them. Your going to let them go." I said.
He laughed and said, "And why would I do that?"
"Because I'll go with you, wherever you want. If you just don't shoot anyone else. Anywhere Duncan, just don't hurt them." I said.
Both Dally and Tim started to protest, but I said," I know what I'm doing. I want to go with him."
Dally looked at me, like I had pulled his heart out.
Tim understood though, but he played it cool.
I turned to Duncan, "Dunc, just put the gun on the ground and I swear anywhere."
He looked at me, and then nodded. He slowly put the gun down. And I walked over to him.
Before he could realize what happened, I punched him right in the head. He was down like a light.
I just stood there and stared at his unconscious body till Dally wrapped his arms around me and said, "You don't want to be here when the fuzz shows. Let me take you to the Curtis'."
I nodded.
"Come on, babe," he said trying to lead me away, but I couldn't move. My body wouldn't work, I couldn't see him get away again.
"Tim," I said quietly.
Dally stiffened and let go of me.
Tim walked up to me questioningly.
"You'll stay, please and make sure he doesn't get away. And don't kill him, you being in jail and him not won't help me any," I said all this just staring at his body.
"Course Sun, but I better tell you Winston's walking away. You better catch him before he thinks you chose me instead of him, and we're talking later. You never told me," he said, upset.
I finally looked up at him, "I couldn't. I felt like trash and I just couldn't tell anyone."
I started walking away, I couldn't find Dally. 'Where did he go?' I thought.
Then I saw the mustang. It didn't belong in this neighborhood. I walked away toward my house and the Curtis'.
I got onto our street before the car pulled in front of me and four Socs got out. They surrounded me.
"Well what do we have here boys? New grease girl in town?" one said.
And they all laughed.
"I don't want any trouble boys, just want to get home. Leave and you won't get hurt," I said to them, knowing I couldn't take them all but also knowing the gang was two houses away.
They all started laughing and moved to get around them. They wouldn't let me through.
"The girls right you need to leave now," said Dally dangerously from behind me.
I turned, he wasn't looking at me. But I could see the look in his eye, it was murderous.
They all laughed but got in a closer circle around me and Dally.
He finally looked at me, his eyes cold, but that's all I could see in them.
"Run," he said.
I shook my head, and motioned him to go right and I'd get the other side. He shook his head. "Leave. Go."
I sighed, he wasn't going to let me help.
He threw a punch and they all started paying attention to him and I ran.
I ran all the way to the Curtis' house and inside they all looked at me like I was crazy.
"Dally, Socs down street. Help," I said, not really out of breath.
They all looked at me then I pointed out the door and Darry, Two-Bit and Steve got up and ran out the door.
I sat down in between Soda and Pony.
"Sylvia came by, they took Ryan to the hospital," said Pony.
Soda just put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me tight. I put my head on his shoulder and started to cry.
That was a first in a while, things must really be changing.
He rubbed my back and rocked me slowly.
"It'll be okay, we'll take care of it," he whispered in my ear.
Soon I heard the door bang open and several foot steps come in. I looked up, no Dally.
"Where's Dally?" I asked.
Darry looked at me, "He stormed off, said something about needing a beer and he'd be at Buck's."
I nodded, "I have to talk to him."
They all let me go, so I went and got in my car and drove there remembering the way from last night.
When I got there it was almost deserted.
There was a guy behind the bar wiping out glasses.
"I'm looking for Dallas, you know where he is?" I asked him.
He looked up and said, "He's upstairs, but he's with someone."
"What do you mean he's with someone?" I asked.
"Some girl," he said walking away.
"Which room?" I asked after his retreating form.
"Third on the right," he yelled back.
I walked up those steps and to his room, I knocked.
"I'm busy go away," he yelled back, then I heard a soft moan.
I opened the door and was met with the sight of Dally and the girl from last night.
"Bastard!' I yelled.
He looked shocked and then said, "What are you doing here? I thought you'd go back to you're dear Timmy."
I looked at him, starting to cry, "I called him because I wanted him to make sure Duncan wouldn't leave. You think I wanted him, I told me no sharing. Obviously that was only one way."
I turned and walked back down the hall way. I heard him stumble and come running after me.
"Sydney wait, wait," he caught up to me at my car and tried to pull me to his chest.
"Just get away from me," I yelled pulling away.
He tried to pull me back and I swung a right hook at him, hitting in the jaw. He stumbled back and fell. I had enough time to get in the car and lock the door.
I drove all the way to the Curtis' house and ran in the door. Everyone was there, and Tim. I ran into Soda's arms and started crying.
He wrapped his arms around me, "What happened?"
I looked up, I had tears in my eyes. "I punched him. He was with some girl,- they-they were having sex."
I buried my face back into Soda's shirt he stiffened when I said it.
"Sydney, I need to give you to Pony is that alright?" he asked me softly.
I nodded and he picked me up and set me in Pony's lap.
I buried my face in his shirt, and then I heard the door open and Dally yell, "Guys we have to find her, she ran off."
He had his shirt on this time, and Pony tightened his arms around me.
"You cheated on her, Winston?" asked Tim, very calmly.
I sniffled and said, "Tim don't. I know what you want to do, just don't."
I got up and walked over to Dally. I just stood there in front of him.
"I knew you wouldn't feel bad about this babe," he said.
I looked up at him, "Don't call me babe, don't call me kid, and don't even talk to me ever again. Or I'll beat you till your eyes never open."
His eyes widened and then he smirked, "Now darlin' don't be like that."
My hands made fists and I was starting to shake from rage, Soda came up behind me and wrapped his arms around.
"You should leave Dally, or I think she might actually try to kill you," he said.
Dally looked at him and then past us and into the house and looked at everyone. He turned and walked away.
I let out a breath and then took two deep breaths to calm myself. Slowly I unclenched my fists and put my hands on top of Soda's.
"I think I'll be okay now Soda," I said to him.
"You may but I'm not, holding you is all can do to not go kill Dally," he said tightening his hold.
I pated his hands, "Well can we at least go sit down."
He sighed and let go and sat down on the couch.
I turned and everyone was staring at me, particularly Tim.
"You never told me," he said again.
I shook my head, "Not here please."
He shook his head this time, "They need to know."
I sighed, he was right.
I nodded, "Well just remember, Duncan is going to prison. Isn't he Tim?"
He nodded.
I went and sat down at the couch, in between Soda and Pony. Soda grabbed my hand and kissed it. He was sweet.
"I was 12, when Sylvia got pregnant. She didn't tell me who it was. It was Duncan but she didn't want to have sex with him. He raped her. I didn't know it, and went to him. I was upset, Tim had a new girlfriend and she came over with him and was telling me and Sylvia all about how he and she just had the best make out session ever. So I went to talk with him, I wasn't sure why I just did," I started.
"When I got there he was drunk, I was going to leave but he said I should stay and we could talk. I was a kid, well I walked in and he locked the door. And well had I been older I might have had my own Ruby," I finished, not realizing how quiet I and everybody else had gotten.
Soda was squeezing my hand so tight I thought he was going to break my hand. I put my other hand on top of his and his hold softened.
"You never told me, because of that girl," said Tim.
I just kept looking at mine and Soda's hands and nodded.
I heard him mutter a curse and then he was kneeling in front of me.
He lifted my chin, and said, "I am so sorry, I never knew that affected you so bad."
I tried to smile but it failed sadly.
He stood back up and started walking to the door, "Killing him isn't going to do anything Timmy," I said after his retreating form.
He turned and said, "Ohh I'm not gonna kill him, maybe break some ribs and put him in the hospital for a while but I won't kill him. I'd rather not be stuck in the cooler."
I shook my head, "I'm not going to be able to stop you am I?"
He shook his head and I sighed.
He was out the door and then everybody stood up and started after him. Darry got to the door first and then said, "Pony and Johnny and Soda you three stay with her."
Pony and Johnny nodded and came back and sat on either side of me, Soda stood there staring at his brother.
"I'm coming, I'll leave if the fuzz shows. I need a swing at him," he said, through gritted teeth.
Darry nodded and they all left.
I sighed, "Tell me they won't kill him?"
Johnny was usually silent but now he said, "They won't, but can I ask why you are worrying about him? He cheated on you."
I looked at him and smiled slightly, "It's not him I'm worried about. I'd rather not have to bail out most of the gang from jail, because they killed Dally. Of course I don't think the fuzz would mind Dally being dead. Ryan told me all about what the cops down at the station think of him."
After I said that I fell asleep in Pony's arms, and woke up several hours later in Soda's arms, with him asleep also.
I started to stretch and then noticed everyone was asleep in the living room.
It was me, Soda and Pony on one couch. Steve, Two-Bit and Tim on the other. Darry was in his chair but he wasn't asleep he was reading the paper.
"Anything worth reading in there Dar?" I asked.
He looked up shocked, "Well welcome back to the world sleepy head."
I laughed slightly. "How long was I out?"
"Not long."
I nodded, "I need to go see my brother, and I need to get home. I should have gone to school today."
He nodded, "Just wait until everyone is up. They won't want you leaving without them, especially Soda. He beat Dally before any of us got to him."
"How bad is he?" I asked worriedly.
"He'll live," he said.
"That's not what I asked Darry," I said starting to get angry.
"He's probably in the hospital. He looked pretty bad," he said honestly.
I sighed, "Great. I didn't want any of you to do that. I could have taken care of it myself."
His booming laughter woke the entire house, "That's the thing you shouldn't have to take care of it. You're a girl; take no offense when I say this but girls shouldn't be fighting. But you knowing you can take care of yourself don't mean you have too."
"Still doesn't mean you should have done it," I muttered, Soda's arms tightening around me.
I looked at him and he was waking up, everyone was.
"Well seems everyone is almost up, tell them I'm in my car waiting to leave for the hospital. I can take four people or whoever wants to drive with me, though I might stay for a long while," I said getting up and walking out the door.
I still had my keys in my pocket so I got them out and out them in the ignition and turned on the radio, waiting for them to come out.
They all came out and a couple of the guys came to get in my car but Tim stopped them.
"Guys you all mind if I drive with Sydney alone? I need to talk to her," he said.
They all nodded and got in the back of Darry's truck.
I started driving, and fast.
"Slow down Sydney," he said.
"So what do you want to talk about?" I asked.
He sighed, "Just answer me this. Would you have eventually told me?"
"I might have, I don't know. I might have tried to avoid it at all costs, I mean never even told Syl," I said.
He said, "Would you have told Sylvia before me?"
I nodded, "Had I told anyone I would have told her first, and if she urged me to tell you I might have."
He grabbed my hand from sitting on the arm rest and held it in his own.
"I wish you would have," he said lowly.
"It's not like you could have done anything about it," I said quietly. His hand tightened on mine.
"I could have killed him sooner, hearing you say that it killed a part of me. Because I always told myself you would get the best, you'd go to college become a doctor, and something like that would never happen to you. But it did, and I wasn't able to protect you like I should," he said.